They were naturally aware of the function of energy crystals.
When they first fought off the zombies, they used fuel from the oil storage base.
After burning a large number of zombies to death, the crystals left behind became their spoils of war.
However, they had never seen so many energy crystals before.
If they absorbed all of them, how powerful would they become?
"Boss, so many zombie crystals!"
"We're going to make a fortune!"
"Where did so many zombies come from? The area within a few kilometers had already been cleared before we left."
"They must have gathered here on their own after hearing the explosion, right? We're lucky!"
Lu Chen was excited and quickly called his men to pick up the energy crystals on the ground.
"What are you waiting for? Everyone come and get sacks to fill with crystals!"
With so many energy crystals, he and his men can increase their superpower levels at full speed.
Next, they will continue to recruit other survivors. At that time, who in the entire city of Shanghai will be their match?
Lu Chen had already begun to fantasize about the wonderful scene of him and his men controlling all the resources of Shanghai, and that anyone who disobeyed him would be subdued by him.
Bang!
A gunshot shattered his reverie, causing his pupils to contract sharply.
A survivor running at the front, bending down to pick up energy crystals, suddenly had his head explode.
A strong sense of crisis washed over him, and Lu Chen rolled over like a donkey.
A crater suddenly appeared in the ground where he was standing.
If he hadn't dodged quickly, that blow would have hit him.
"Take cover! Someone's firing a sniper shot!"
Without Lu Chen having to shout, the other survivors who heard the gunshots had already begun to look for cover.
In one attack, more than ten of them were hit by bullets.
However, most of them were alerted and avoided vital organs, and only 2 people died.
Lu Chen was extremely angry at this moment. If it weren't for his naturally keen sense of danger, that bullet would probably have pierced his head.
Given his current physical condition, he is not worried about suffering a fatal injury unless he is hit in a vital spot.
"So what if you have a gun? It's not like we haven't dealt with armed survivors before!"
Lu Chen and his two other subordinates who had awakened Level 3 flesh system abilities exchanged glances.
They then tacitly rushed towards the location from which the gunshots came at an extremely fast speed.
As soon as they charged out, a continuous barrage of machine gun fire erupted, but they could only watch helplessly from behind.
Even if the bullets hit, they would only slightly affect their speed, and the three rushing out quickly closed in.
"Baka! How come these Chinese people also have super soldiers?!"
"Send the samurai squad up and hold them off!"
This is on the other side of the fuel storage base, where Colonel Mei Chuan and his team are also collecting energy crystals.
The scouts scattered around spotted Lu Chen and his group picking up crystals on the other side and launched the first attack.
However, the attack had an unexpected effect; only a dozen or so people were hit by bullets during the volley of fire.
Lu Chen and his group were so agile that they seemed inhuman, exceeding their expectations.
A group of men wielding samurai swords charged towards Lu Chen and his two companions.
After the brief clash, Lu Chen discovered his opponent's identity and roared angrily:
"It's actually someone from Xiao Rizi!"
"Damn it, how dare they!"
"I was wondering before, how could the base catch fire when we had all the security measures in place? Was it these bastards who did it?"
"Brothers, these bastards dared to cross the line! Scatter their ashes!"
Hearing Lu Chen's shout, more survivors rushed out from behind their hiding places.
They charged fearlessly toward the soldiers armed with guns.
The samurai squad sent by Colonel Mei Chuan was easily killed by Lu Chen and his group, offering almost no resistance.
Their fleet was trapped at sea when the apocalypse occurred.
The chaos was caused by the soldiers on the ship turning into zombies, and the sea monsters from the bottom of the sea drove them to the East China Sea of the Dragon Kingdom.
During this period, they hardly absorbed any energy crystals; most of them remained ordinary people, with the strongest only reaching the level of a level one superhuman.
Once Lu Chen and his group got close, they were killed with almost no power to resist.
Dozens of soldiers were killed by Lu Chen and his men in close combat, and Colonel Mei Chuan hurriedly ordered his soldiers to retreat.
After leaving the fuel storage base complex, Lu Chen and the others dared not approach it casually because the terrain was open and there was no cover.
After all, even if they can withstand the damage, they are not immune to gunfire.
The two sides remained deadlocked inside and outside the fuel depot.
On Lu Chen's side, many people were hit by bullets.
Every now and then, a flash of white light would illuminate among their injured members.
This is one of them, a member who has awakened a healing ability, using their power to heal them.
This is also the source of their confidence to charge straight at armed troops without fear of injury.
After all, with the apocalypse upon us, if there's no way to heal their injuries, death is the only outcome awaiting them.
During the stalemate, one of Lu Chen's subordinates approached him and asked:
"Boss, their firepower is too strong, it's not easy to charge in."
Lu Chen, without changing his expression, pried out the two bullets embedded in his muscle and spat.
"If I had known, I should have robbed Sun Dehai's gang. I would have had a few shotguns."
Upon hearing this, the subordinate's eyes lit up.
"Yeah, boss, we should go and call Captain Sun and the others over. They should be the ones to do the hard work in dealing with these scoundrels!"
“I remember their settlement moved not too far away, I’ll take the dog to look for it.”
After a moment's thought, Lu Chen agreed to his younger brother's suggestion.
Sun Dehai was the director of an armed police base outside the fuel storage base, and he had a considerable number of firearms.
Because they wanted to obtain fuel, they had a conflict with Lu Chen and others, but were forced to retreat by their superior individual strength.
Although an agreement was later reached to exchange supplies, the relationship between them was not very good.
Upon learning that the fuel storage base might explode, Sun Dehai led his survivors to evacuate the area.
The two then broke away from the group and ran in the direction Sun Dehai had retreated.
After one of them used his ability, he twitched his nose and awakened a beast-type hyena ability.
Inside the fuel depot, two groups of people were monitoring each other.
Meanwhile, most of the people continued to collect the energy crystals on the ground.
Lu Chen watched this scene and sneered inwardly: "Go ahead and pick them up, they'll all be mine in a minute!"
Neither side wanted to easily start another fight, and they planned to collect all the energy crystals before engaging in combat.
This is what Huang Zhao saw when he arrived at the fuel depot at dusk.
Huang Zhao was somewhat surprised: "Did I... get robbed of the opportunity?"
Unexpectedly, what attracted him was not the mutated beasts or zombies he had imagined, but other survivors.
Inside the fuel base, a large number of survivors were conducting a thorough search to collect energy crystals.
The three sacks containing level zero energy crystals were already full, with tens of thousands of crystals in each sack.
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