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

She was somewhat uneasy after saying this, as it was her last bargaining chip in the negotiation.

Everyone present remained silent.

Fan Jian, the only one who didn't know how to mince words, scratched his head and said sincerely, "But Lu Yize knows that too, you don't need to tell me."

Zhang Wenjing: "..."

"Lu Yize knew too?"

After a brief moment of mental blankness, Zhang Wenjing felt a sense of confusion.

“Yes, he knows, otherwise how could he be so strong?” Fan Jian looked at her as if she were an idiot.

Although he didn't have any special abilities, he knew that it would normally take the fat boy and the elementary school student several days to absorb a single crystal core.

After learning Lu Yize's method, I was able to absorb crystal nuclei efficiently in a short period of time.

However, there's no need to tell this crazy woman these things; they're secrets of their base.

"No need to waste time talking to her." Lu Yize didn't have that much patience.

Xian Wenrui understood Lu Yize's meaning, shook his head and sighed at Zhang Wenjing, "Why did you have to provoke her for no reason? Now look what happened, you finally got in, and now you have to leave."

"Let's go, let's go, I'll see you out."

After Xian Wenrui finished speaking, he tugged at the mutated dog. Seeing that Zhang Wenjing didn't move, the mutated dog also didn't move.

It seemed they intended to stay there shamelessly. Sheng Xue stepped forward and kindly reminded them, "Go out, or you won't be able to leave later."

Lu Yize is the boss here; this is his territory. If you don't leave on your own, you'll be thrown out by Lu Yize.

If it were a few days ago, when they were at their peak, the mutated dog and Zhang Wenjing, who is mentally-based, might have been able to hold out for a while longer.

But now, they are all seriously injured and have not yet recovered, which is why Jiang Yue was able to easily break through her mental detection and attack her in return.

Although unwilling, Zhang Wenjing had no choice but to leave the base with the mutated dog, as she was under someone else's roof.

This time it was relatively better; they stayed on the outskirts of the base, in the place where Xian Wenrui used to live.

Out of consideration for the meat of those exotic beasts, Xian Wenrui even kindly provided them with his own dilapidated doghouse.

"Here, this place can still be lived in after some repairs. I'll give it to you. There are a few pieces of exotic beast meat inside, so you shouldn't go hungry."

Xian Wenrui and Lu Yize have always had a clear division of labor, with one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop.

The mutated dog could only fit its head into the kennel, but fortunately, it was strong and had thick fur, which allowed it to survive in the cold conditions.

But recently the weather has started to warm up again, and I'm afraid that the temperature will reach 50 or 60 degrees Celsius in a while.

"Thanks."

Zhang Wenjing was not ungrateful. After thanking Xian Wenrui, she moved into the rough house.

Before leaving, Xian Wenrui glanced at the bloodstains scattered outside. As the snow melted, the bloodstains gradually evaporated, becoming thick and solidified, sticking to the ground along with the fragments of clothing.

To prevent the smell of blood from attracting more mutated plants and animals, Xian Wenrui used his supernatural ability to create a water sphere to clean the ground.

His gaze fell on two intact pieces of clothing and a silver cane.

Xian Wenrui recognized that these were Cui Yingying's clothes, which had been blasted into a bloody mist by Lu Yize's superpower. Cui Yingying had almost killed him before, but he never expected her to end up like this.

It's really... gratifying, but it's a pity I didn't do it myself, which is a little disappointing.

After cleaning up the bloodstains outside the base, Xian Wenrui also sent some zombie and human remains to the superhuman dog as spare food.

When he returned to the base, his powers were depleted, and he was covered in sweat. Lu Yize and Fan Jian were talking to each other.

Noticing his return, Lu Yize tossed him a crystal core as a reward.

Xian Wenrui immediately smiled. That's why he likes to do things for Brother Lu; he's always so generous.

Xian Wenrui sweated a lot, and Fan Jian avoided him with disgust. However, when he saw Xian Wenrui pull up his clothes to wipe his sweat, he immediately exclaimed in surprise.

"Fatty, have you lost weight? I haven't seen you eat less alien beast meat, damn, you look like you've lost a lot of weight."

"Lost weight? Really? I tried to lose weight before, but I always failed. Some ugly people even called me a fat slacker. Damn it."

"You've really lost weight! I didn't notice before because I was wearing thick clothes, but now you look like you've lost a lot of weight. What kind of weight loss method do you use that's so effective?"

"I didn't know. I didn't even realize I'd lost weight until you told me. At this age, who would even notice that?"

Lu Yize used his mental power to examine Xian Wenrui's superpowers and found that he had twenty-one superpower cores, and had successfully connected to seven of them.

It's probably because he's been absorbing a lot of crystal cores lately, plus he's been using his powers frequently, that he's been able to light up these power core fragments.

As superpowers continue to improve, toxins in the body will be gradually eliminated.

When Xian Wenrui first awakened his superpower, it was only to eliminate the acne on his face. The changes in his physique now are all due to the influence of his superpower.

In the later stages of the apocalypse, experimental reports from the large base indicated that the lifespan of superhumans was approximately 3 to 5 times that of ordinary people.

However, Lu Yize had no idea what actually happened.

After all, he didn't survive the fifteen years since the apocalypse.

After Jiang Yue finished another treatment, she was not escorted out by Sheng Xue as usual. Sheng Xue had overused her powers today and needed to rest.

Lu Yize took Jiang Yue away. He needed to take advantage of the opportunity today when Jiang Yue used her superpower to check the state of Jiang Yue's crystal core.

After bringing her back to the room, Lu Yize had Jiang Yue sit on the bed. He gathered his supernatural power at his fingertips and carefully touched her forehead.

As if sensing danger, Jiang Yue instantly changed her usual affectionate demeanor, leaning her entire body backward, revealing the zombie's claws, adopting a defensive and attack-ready stance.

"Let me check it for you."

Lu Yize clamped down on her claws, and Jiang Yue's sharp teeth pressed against his approaching neck. The sense of danger made her want to bite off his throbbing pulse.

The hunter reveals his weakness in the manner of his prey.

Just as Jiang Yue was about to bite Lu Yize's carotid artery, Lu Yize took out a custom-made dental brace that he hadn't used in a long time from his spatial storage and skillfully put it on her.

As Jiang Yue's abilities improved, it was noticeable that her bite force was also increasing.

The dental stopper that Lu Yize specially customized is almost unable to stop this zombie and may not be able to be used more often.

Seeing that she was unwilling to cooperate, Lu Yize grabbed her chin and adjusted her position, his black eyes surging with anger.

She resisted Lu Yize's approach because Jiang Yue could clearly feel the supernatural power wrapped in Lu Yize's hand heading towards her brow.

Although she didn't know what was inside her brow, just like people tend to seek advantage and avoid harm, Jiang Yue, as a zombie, knew the importance of the crystal core to her.

The crystal core is probably a zombie's second heart that doesn't beat.

Jiang Yue's avoidance displeased Lu Yize, who had a strong desire for control.

He tightened his grip and chuckled, "What are you afraid of? I'm not going to bully you."