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

At this point, they were unaware that the greater the danger of each advancement, the stronger their power would be after the advancement.

When Lu Yize advanced to the sixth rank, his superpower caused the surrounding earth to shake violently, which further demonstrates that his strength would be more stable after advancing.

However... the higher the risk factor, the better. For example, the negative emotions that kept popping up in Lu Yize's mind and the amplified senses all affected his advancement.

Lu Yize opened his eyes and found that Jiang Yue had moved from the bed to his side, probably having woken up during his advancement.

Lu Yize looked unwell, fiddling with Jiang Yue's stray hairs, and glancing down at the power ring on his wrist.

Three whole days have passed, and during these three days, his mind has been blank, and he has completely lost consciousness and fallen into a coma, which is not a good thing.

In the past, although advancing to the next level would take a relatively long time, he would still be conscious even if he kept his eyes closed the whole time. Unlike this time, it was more like he was falling asleep than using his mental power to perceive everything with his eyes closed.

However, after this advancement, the world in Lu Yize's eyes changed further. His five senses were upgraded to the point where he could see extremely small particles with the naked eye, and some turbid black impurities were expelled from his body.

The filth that had been clogging his blood vessels was expelled once again, and Lu Yize could clearly feel that his physical fitness had improved further. His wrist strength, grip, and bone density were all stronger than before.

The white short-sleeved shirt was stained with black grime, but fortunately there was no foul smell. Lu Yize glanced at Jiang Yue, who was also not clean, and simply picked her up and carried her to the bathroom.

The sound of water continued in the bathroom. The two sat together in the bathtub. Jiang Yue sat in Lu Yize's lap and was showing signs of waking up, but she was probably just being lazy and let Lu Yize do whatever he wanted.

Jiang Yue did not struggle, but simply receded into the bathtub and bent upwards. After entering the fifth level, Jiang Yue's skin color had basically returned to the whiteness she had when she was a human, with her knees tinged with red.

Lu Yize leaned back in the bathtub, tilted his head back, and let out a long sigh, all his fatigue gone. Water droplets dripped from his knuckles outside the tub.

The entire bathroom was enveloped in a misty, damp fog. In just three short days, the previously hot weather had dropped rapidly, and the warm fog was particularly noticeable in the cold weather.

Jiang Yue sat in the bathtub, gradually waking up, but still leaned lazily against the edge of the tub, not saying a word, just splashing the water in the tub with her hand, and occasionally stealing a glance at Lu Yize.

However, she always quickly looked away. Although she hid it well, Lu Yize could still clearly feel that Jiang Yue had gradually returned to normal.

Lu Yize personally helped her clean up the mist inside the crystal core, so how could he not know that she had returned to normal? Logically speaking, she should have regained all her memories of being human.

She should have been able to recover at level six, but because of Lu Yize's intervention, she was able to expel the mist from the crystal core ahead of time, so she should have returned to normal by now.

At least from the outside, she is no different from a human being, but Jiang Yue seems to be continuing to feign madness.

She wasn't without a history of such behavior, and Lu Yize watched it with a mocking attitude, not wanting to expose this rare source of amusement.

Jiang Yue quietly turned her head and glanced at Lu Yize. Her gaze slid down from his Adam's apple before quickly looking away. Alone, she sat on the edge of the bathtub, her hands pressed against the back of her hands, her head resting on the back of her hands, silently growing warm.

Her face was flushed, and she recalled the scenes she had just witnessed with embarrassment, repeatedly experiencing what she had seen as a zombie. The heat on her face never subsided, and her body was still trembling with excitement.

Lu Yize leaned against the bathtub, his eyes half-closed, watching Jiang Yue curl up into a ball, pressed against the edge of the tub, keeping a little distance from him, but her skin underwater would occasionally touch his.

He was going to keep peeping, but he didn't dare to turn his head completely. Lu Yize felt that Jiang Yue might not yet have a clear understanding of her own identity.

Lu Yize wasn't one to tease zombies, but Jiang Yue was an exception. Lu Yize stepped forward, put his arm around Jiang Yue's waist, and pressed his chest against her back.

He could clearly feel Jiang Yue's body stiffen, her arms instinctively covering her chest, and her neck instantly flushed red with blood. Lu Yize's throat went dry. Sure enough, Jiang Yue with her memories was more interesting.

"Why are you hiding?"

Lu Yize's voice was completely normal, and Jiang Yue was unaware of his intention to tease the corpse. Her face flushed red, and she didn't dare to look back at Lu Yize.

Lu Yize's left hand reached behind Jiang Yue's back, grasped her hand, and slipped between her fingers, caressing the ring she always wore on her ring finger. He wore the same style of plain ring in the same spot.

With her hands clasped together, the metallic clanging sound was hidden underwater as Jiang Yue's body was confined to a corner with little room left.

With her hair tied up, revealing the back of her fair neck, Jiang Yue felt Lu Yize's casual caresses as her fingers curled slightly, grasping Lu Yize's fingertips.

Lu Yize didn't pull his hand away, but instead asked, "Do you need to pick out a new pair of rings?"

Jiang Yue shook her head without hesitation. Perhaps afraid that she might not have expressed herself clearly, she looked up and met Lu Houyi's gaze. "This is enough. It's very good."

Lu Yize had no taste, so since Jiang Yue liked it, he didn't ask any more questions. Looking at Jiang Yue's bright eyes, her almond-shaped eyes had lost their zombie-like blackness, and when she looked at him, her eyes only saw his image.

There was nothing about Jiang Yue that he didn't like, especially her eyes, which only looked at him.

Through repeated questioning, he determined the extent of her consciousness. Now, Lu Yize estimated that she had regained all her memories, remembering his embarrassing moments in high school and his unbearable childhood.

With all her memories returning, Jiang Yue realized that Lu Yize wasn't the only person in her world. This realization displeased Lu Yize, as she had too many choices and her connections with society extended beyond him.

Lu Yize stared intently at Jiang Yue, curious about her attitude towards him after she regained all her memories.

Jiang Yue had no idea what was going on in Lu Yize's mind. Normal people wouldn't have such dark and convoluted thoughts all the time.

Jiang Yue only felt Lu Yize's hand on her waist tightening, and his chin resting on her shoulder.

Jiang Yue's stray hairs were damp and clung to his shoulders and neck. Lu Yize glanced at Jiang Yue, who was tense and holding her breath, and said softly, "What's there to be nervous about?"

She stiffened at these words, her mind racing back to everything they had done before—what she needed to see, she had already seen, touched, and been intimate with…

Even the wound between their legs hadn't fully healed yet; except for the final step, they had already done everything they needed to do.