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

In addition, they also need to find a way to locate the Zerg hidden among the population.

Chen Mingzhang looked at Jiang Yue and asked, "Is there a way for psychic beings to distinguish Zerg?"

Jiang Yue understood Chen Mingzhang's words, but she didn't know how to distinguish the Zerg, so she simply remained silent and ignored him.

Lu Yize had been with Jiang Yue for so long and could see what she was thinking. "Psychic types can distinguish Zerg, but they can only distinguish Zerg of lower rank than themselves."

Like Noah, who had previously possessed Fan Jian's body, because his class was higher than all of them, not only Jiang Yue, but even Lu Yize couldn't detect anything unusual using his mental power.

Noah was exposed not because they saw through his disguise, but because Sheng Xue, who had known Fan Jian for many years, sensed an invisible barrier of ignorance through his habits and attitude.

Chen Mingzhang sighed silently. Their fragmented understanding of the Zerg came from Zhang Wenjing's reading of Noah's memories. Even with these few precious images, they still couldn't change their passive situation.

Just then, Sheng Xue's calm voice came from behind them.

"Blood can distinguish between humans and insectoids."

Sheng Xue, who had been keeping herself locked in her room, was now standing behind them. The people present were all level four or above ability users with heightened senses.

They all turned around after hearing the noise and looked at Sheng Xue, who was saying these words.

Sheng Xue took out two bottles of reagents. One bottle contained blood that was so red it was almost black, and the other bottle contained red blood mixed with green.

"This is blood extracted from me and Fan Jian. Fan Jian's blood is not the same as that of a normal person."

Chen Mingzhang asked with doubt, "Fan Jian was also injured when he was with us, but his blood color was normal then, not like this."

If it were truly this blood mixed with green, the fact that he was possessed by the Zerg would probably have been discovered long ago.

Sheng Xue shook her head. "Such blood will only lose its disguise and appear after the host dies. At other times, the Zerg must have some kind of superpower that allows them to possess a person when they are on the verge of death."

She calmly uttered the words "the host is dead," but only she knew how to silently process the sudden, sharp pain in her heart.

"Then how do you distinguish them when they're alive?" Morse pressed.

Sheng Xue handed two test tubes to Chen Mingzhang, saying, "Have someone study them and take some more samples. You should be able to find a way to differentiate them."

Chen Mingzhang didn't stand on ceremony. He accepted the test tube from Sheng Xue and said he would go back and find someone he could trust to conduct the research.

The matter had already been discussed to a near conclusion, and with the added stimulation of the two vials of blood, Chen Mingzhang and the others decided not to linger any longer, as they still had much to do.

After Chen Mingzhang and the others left, Lu Yize looked at Sheng Xue, whose personality had almost completely changed.

Sheng Xue's gaze was lifeless, completely different from the gentle and kind girl she used to be. If Lu Yize hadn't known her true nature beforehand, he probably would have thought that her body had been taken over by the insectoids.

Lu Yize knew from the beginning that all of Sheng Xue's gentleness and warmth were just a facade she put on because Fan Jian liked her.

Deep down, Sheng Xue was actually the same kind of person as him. Having witnessed her parents biting each other and then being crippled in both legs, how could her temperament be gentle, kind, and understanding?

She simply concealed her dark side; she just wanted to live well in this rotten world with the people she cared about.

"My brother left something for you."

As Sheng Xue spoke, she rubbed the object in her palm with a hint of reluctance and nostalgia, but in the end she opened her palm and presented the black crystal lying in her hand to him.

The black crystals emitted a cold, austere light, and the dark halo reflected the surging power of the supernatural energy emanating from the curved mercury surface.

Even from a distance, one can sense the immense amount of supernatural power hidden within this crystal.

“This is my brother’s crystal, which he hid in his heart before he died. He didn’t know what the black crystal was for, but he could feel the supernatural power flowing within it, so he hid it in his broken body and asked me to give it to you.”

When Sheng Xue said these words, the pain in her eyes was almost suffocating her. Fan Jiantai knew her well and knew that she would try to save him and use her supernatural abilities to fight back in her death throes.

As long as she used her supernatural abilities, she could discover that there was such a black crystal hidden in his heart. In the very short time he was conscious, he made arrangements for his affairs after his death.

From the moment he regained consciousness, he never thought he would survive!

The moment Sheng Xue saw the crystal core, she finally understood what Fan Jian had said when he carried her on his back for the last stretch of the journey.

“If you ever run into trouble in the future, you can go to Lu Yize. I know him. He may seem cold on the outside, but he's not cold on the inside. He remembers my casual investments from the past and saved my life a few times. So, I have some influence with him.”

As he spoke, Fan Jian suddenly grinned smugly, "Besides, this time he might owe me a huge favor. Aren't I awesome?"

At that time, Sheng Xue was immersed in the joy of reunion and did not understand his implied meaning until she tried in vain to repair his body and call back his soul.

The supernatural energy flowed through his internal organs until it stopped at his heart, where the black gem he had hidden inside his heart was stained blood red.

This was an opportunity for advancement that Fan Jian provided for Lu Yize, and also the last way out he left for Sheng Xue.

It's incredibly difficult for Sheng Xue to survive alone in this apocalyptic world. Trying to protect this black crystal is like a child holding a precious treasure in a bustling city.

So it's better to let her hand it over to Lu Yize. He actually thinks about such things with his simple and straightforward mind. If he were alive, he would definitely brag about it.

Even in death, their souls are probably still gloating.

Looking at the black crystal, Lu Yize understood Fan Jian's unspoken words.

Even without this crystal, Lu Yize wouldn't have stood by and watched Sheng Xue die, out of respect for Fan Jian.

After all, it was Fan Jian who gave him his first start-up capital when he was at his lowest point. He was naive, rich, and kind-hearted, so Lu Yize considered him a friend.

Sheng Xue handed the black crystal core to Lu Yize, her eyes filled with reluctance and longing. It wasn't that she was reluctant to part with the crystal, but rather that she was reluctant to part with Fan Jian's connection in this world, as another connection had been lost.

He didn't have much to leave behind, that's one point. Although he didn't leave anything for her, Sheng Xue knew better than anyone his purpose in doing so.

If you ask Fan Jian if he has no regrets, he definitely does. He couldn't see his elderly parents one last time, and he couldn't see Sheng Xue stand up. His regrets are countless.

But if he had to do it all over again, would he make the same choice?

He thought, "It will happen."