What's wrong with being a little arrogant in the apocalypse just to support my wife?

Immediately afterwards, layers of metal, each half a meter thick, appeared outside the base, falling down one after another and enveloping the entire base.

The falling metal barriers blocked the light coming in from outside the base, plunging the entire base into a sealed, dim atmosphere.

Even the air inside the base is supplied by a few ventilation holes, making it difficult to distinguish between day and night.

The green light flashed across Lu Yize's power ring as he answered the call. Chen Mingzhang's voice came from the other end of the line.

"Temperature changes are sudden, so please prepare in advance."

Chen Mingzhang abandoned his usual leisurely speaking manner and spoke in a serious tone.

Recently, people from other smaller bases have been coming to the central base seeking refuge, and Chen Mingzhang is currently dealing with various matters concerning the central base with great concern.

"After the heavy snow, there may be heavy rainfall, so be careful of flooding."

Lu Yize made the call only to give Chen Mingzhang a reminder; otherwise, he couldn't offer any further assistance.

Chen Mingzhang was a smart man and knew that Lu Yize wouldn't make such a assumption without reason. "Okay, I understand. Thanks for reminding me."

He's always very perceptive. "If what you say is true, your reminder has been a great help to me. Feel free to contact me if you need anything in the future."

"Just a small favor will do."

"What?" Chen Mingzhang sat up.

"Help me find a few people. If they are still alive, they should be at your Donggu base. I'll send you their names and general appearance later."

That's it? Chen Mingzhang thought Lu Yize was going to use such a big favor to get something in return, but it turned out to be such a small matter.

"Sure, I'll let you know the result after I finish what I'm doing," Chen Mingzhang readily agreed.

"Okay, thanks."

Lu Yize said no more and ended the call.

Chen Mingzhang originally just wanted to remind Lu Yize and the others to prevent the hard-won third-tier ability users and healing ability users from dying.

As a result, he was reminded of something, but after receiving the news, Chen Mingzhang didn't dare to delay.

Although it's unclear how Lu Yize found out, since he dared to say it so confidently, there's a very high probability that it happened.

"Zhu Lei, let the defense team do some public relations work and calm the crowd down."

"Starting today, the base will be closed, the advance team will be recalled, the drainage system around the base will be thoroughly inspected, and dams will be built in advance."

"Yes."

After Zhu Lei left, Chen Mingzhang looked at the data in front of him. The central base had recently received a lot of people, and food storage was being consumed at a huge rate.

The original supplies at the central base were squandered by the former base leader.

When Chen Mingzhang took over, the warehouse was empty, and the existing supplies were brought from the Donggu base.

The twin brother among the spatial ability users also kept taking out food from his space, as well as what his team had recently obtained from hunting alien beasts.

As he watched the heavy snow begin to fall outside, Chen Mingzhang's heart sank.

Not only in their area, but also in the northern city where the Donggu base is located, extreme weather and earthquakes are frequent.

Earthquakes, tsunamis, extreme cold, extreme heat... and the bases built by humans are not only targeted by zombies, but also coveted by mutated plants and animals that have gained the ability to think after constantly upgrading.

Faced with the power of nature, humans, zombies, and mutated plants and animals are all utterly vulnerable.

The sudden drop in temperature made everyone in the base pull out their heavy cotton-padded coats that they had recently put away.

Jiang Yue was wrapped up in layers upon layers of clothing, wearing a woolen hat, with half of her face covered by a scarf, only her eyes showing as she blinked. Even her hands were covered with mittens.

She squatted on the ground, playing with the little bit of snow that had appeared in the base because of the cold.

Lu Yize, Xian Wenrui, and Fan Jian were sitting around the stove, but even so, Fan Jian was still shivering from the cold.

"Jiang, Jiang Yue is so healthy! It's so cold, but she still has the energy to play in the snow."

Fan Jian's teeth were chattering, and he even sneezed while speaking, accidentally dispelling the supernatural power around him. The cold air instantly swept over him, chilling him from his spine to his tailbone.

"I can't take it anymore, this awful weather is freezing! Fatty, Fatty, come on, we're like brothers, let's keep each other warm."

As he spoke, he tried to move closer to Xian Wenrui, but Xian Wenrui retreated in disgust.

"Get lost! You're like a block of ice, who would dare come near you? And how can an ice-type ability user be afraid of the cold? Aren't you ashamed?!"

"Why is there discrimination against people with superpowers? Why can't ice-type superpowered individuals be afraid of the cold? Who's been using me as an air conditioner every day when it's hot!"

Just as he was feeling so cold he was about to shut himself off, a warm, supernatural power suddenly enveloped him. The familiar power made Fan Jian turn around abruptly, "You're all better?!"

Sheng Xue was pushed out by Zhang Wenjing. Both of them were dressed conservatively, but it was not hard to see that Sheng Xue had a smile on her face and looked quite well. She called out, "Brother."

"You've advanced? Are you alright?" Fan Jian stood up and asked anxiously.

"It's okay, everything's fine, everything went smoothly, thanks to Wenjing's help."

Upon hearing this, Fan Jian immediately looked up and smiled at Zhang Wenjing, "Thank you so much. I still have some exotic beast meat stored away. I'll send it to you later."

"No need, keep it for yourself, I have plenty more."

Zhang Wenjing declined Fan Jian's polite remarks and turned her gaze to Xiao Bai, who was playing in the snow with Jiang Yue not far away. Only after confirming that it was lively and energetic did she look away.

The group walked to the fire and sat down. Zhang Wenjing glanced at the changes in the base and rubbed her hands together.

"I didn't expect the weather to change so much. I should have known better than to shave Little White's fur."

Everyone glanced at Xiaobai, whose hair was still bald in an irregular pattern.

Zhang Wenjing's gaze fell on Jiang Yue's hair. She frowned and asked, "What happened to Jiang Yue's hair? Did Xiaobai chew it?"

Xiao Bai, who has excellent hearing, turned his head sharply upon hearing this, his face filled with shock.

It seemed as if she was accusing her with her expression, how could someone with a 37-degree mouth say such cold and heartless words?

“No, she cut it herself,” Lu Yize explained simply.

"Oh, I knew it..."

Zhang Wenjing glanced at her dog with relief and said, "If it really was Xiaobai who did it, why is it still alive?"

Lu Yize turned to Sheng Xue and asked, "What changes do your abilities undergo after advancing to the next level?"

Sheng Xue sensed her superpower: "The healing speed has improved, and I should have the ability to regenerate."

"What? That sounds pretty awesome."

Fan Jian pointed to his own head and asked, "If I cut my head off now, can you grow another one back for me?"

Sheng Xue: "..."

Xian Wenrui couldn't stand it anymore and patted Fan Jian's head, "I think your brain doesn't need to be cut off and regenerated. It would be faster to just put it back into the womb and reshape it."

Not far away, Jiang Yue, who had been playing in the snow, suddenly appeared behind Lu Yize and pounced on his back.

Lu Yize didn't even lean forward due to inertia, as if he hadn't noticed the corpse on his back at all. He let Jiang Yue hang on him and calmly said to Sheng Xue, "Tell me, what's the new use of your superpower?"