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

Fan Jian's focus shifted slightly. "A primary school student? What are they eating?"

What kind of feed are kids eating these days?! They're growing so fast!!

Damn! Why didn't I have such a good time? If I had grown another ten centimeters, I wouldn't have needed to wear height-increasing insoles!

Zhang Wenjing cared more about the compensation that the man with the squinty eyes mentioned than about her height.

She stepped forward and said in a very good-natured manner, "Fine, we don't like to argue with children, but you, as guardians, are negligent and should compensate us with something to teach us a lesson."

After saying that, Zhang Wenjing saw that the boy looked constipated, but dared not speak out because of his squinty eyes.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Wenjing's glasses flashed, and the corners of her mouth turned up. "We're not after these material possessions; we just want to teach the child a lesson so that he won't act impulsively in the future."

"I'll give you a list later. We're not greedy; we'll just compensate you for the damaged items."

Hearing her tone, he felt inexplicably annoyed, and the kid roared angrily, "Fine, I'll pay! Do you think I can't afford to pay? I've killed way more zombies than you guys!"

The more zombies you kill, the more crystal cores you get. Crystal cores can be exchanged for basic supplies, so you don't have to worry about not being able to compensate Lu Yize and his group for their meager earnings.

Zhang Wenjing lowered her head, hiding the smile on her lips. "That's good. Don't worry, I definitely won't make things difficult for anyone."

Since Lu Yize appeared with his squinty eyes, he has actually restrained his supernatural abilities.

The two people who had just clashed and exploded with their supernatural abilities both calmly pretended that nothing had happened.

If it weren't for the cracks in the wall, Xian Wenrui would have doubted whether he had just imagined it.

Lu Yize was wiping Jiang Yue's hands. Jiang Yue had cut off the plant's attack, and her fingertips were covered in green sap, which became somewhat sticky after drying.

Jiang Yue is less aggressive when she is with Lu Yize.

As it continues to upgrade, its skin color gradually approaches that of a human, though it still has a slight bluish tint, and its nails are completely black.

The dark blue veins that were originally on his forehead are now hidden under his skin and are no longer visible.

Zheng Lin could tolerate everyone else because they were human, but when he looked at Jiang Yue, his eyes were filled with indelible disgust.

Most of the people in the central base were grateful to Lu Yize and his group. Although they were somewhat afraid of the zombies around him, they did not harbor much hostility.

However, the group from the Donggu base were clearly much more wary and fearful of Lu Yize and his group. A large portion of them harbored great malice towards zombies, and Zheng Lin was one of them.

"You're a third-tier ability user, and instead of protecting humans, you're protecting a zombie! You even attacked my sister for this zombie! Aren't you in cahoots with the zombies?!"

Lu Yize didn't even bother to respond to the shouting of an eleven or twelve-year-old child.

Fan Jian, whose mental age was probably similar to this kid's, couldn't stand it any longer and jumped out to retort, "Who's going to spend time with zombies?! I'd say it's you guys who're going to spend time with zombies!"

Furious at being wrongly accused, Zheng Lin trembled with anger. "You're talking nonsense! How could I possibly be with zombies! I haven't gone so far as to raise zombies!"

Fan Jian's mouth stretched out, and he looked like he was asking for a beating. "What, so you're the only one who can spout nonsense, and I'm not allowed to say anything?"

Zheng Lin opened her mouth to refute, but Fan Jian interrupted her first, "And you keep saying that Lu Yize hurt your sister, don't wrong her. He has a family, and he didn't go to see your sister in the middle of the night!"

Upon hearing Lu Yize's name, Jiang Yue twitched her ears.

She turned and stared at the two elementary school kids bickering for a while, as if she understood, and immediately grabbed Lu Yize's arm, baring her teeth at Zheng Lin to assert her dominance.

"Look, look, see? Our Brother Lu and his wife have a deep and unbreakable bond, transcending species. He's not involved with your sister at all."

"You, you're talking nonsense! My sister has nothing to do with him. My sister is just spying on him..." As soon as he said this, he realized his mistake and stopped abruptly.

Fan Jian sneered, "Ha, surveillance, what a fine surveillance! And you still have the nerve to cry 'stop thief' like a thief."

After letting the cat out of the bag, Zheng Lin's face turned pale. He smiled and explained, "We were just trying to ensure the safety of everyone in the base, since zombies do pose a threat."

When Jiang Yue was involved, Lu Yize raised his eyes with a cold glint in his eyes and looked at the seemingly easy-going squinty-eyed man.

"So you deliberately put a zombie that's about to advance in rank in the same room as a superhuman who's currently advancing in rank?"

"Why would you think that? Of course, it was just an accident," he explained, his narrowed eyes revealing no flaw.

Lu Yize gave a mocking smile. "Oh, I misunderstood. I just wonder if that superhuman with the pipa is still alive?"

The reason why Xian Wenrui and the others couldn't hear the sounds inside the room was because the room where Lu Yize and the others were located was shrouded in supernatural power by the sonic ability user.

After waking up, Lu Yize was provoked by Jiang Yue's condition and realized that this supernatural power was at work. In a fit of rage, he retaliated almost without reservation.

The opponent will likely be seriously injured, if not killed.

As expected, after hearing Lu Yize's words, the corners of his smiling, narrowed mouth gradually tightened, and he opened his eyes.

The gray eyes seemed veiled in mist, but instead of being obscure, they reflected a clear sense of danger, like the calm before a storm.

Lu Yize's dark eyes met his gaze, and a powerful pressure emanated from him, creating an invisible threat.

However, he quickly composed himself and smiled, saying, "Thank you for your concern, I'm still alive."

"That's incredibly lucky."

Lu Yize's words were like hitting cotton; the other party didn't seem to care and even smiled as he asked, "I wonder if those two crystal cores and two ability cores were of any help to you?"

Lu Yize knew that his words were a reference to the favors he owed.

He held Jiang Yue's hand, calming the somewhat restless little zombie, and stared at her with narrowed eyes, replying coldly, "You've been a great help."

"That's good. I can rest assured now. After all, our Donggu Base has always valued talent."

He squinted and let out a long sigh, his tone light and humorous, but he deliberately emphasized the word "talented person".

"If possible, why don't we sit down and have lunch together, and have a good talk while we're at it?" A gentle smile curved the corners of his narrow-eyed lips.

“Okay.” Lu Yize did not refuse.

The two elementary school kids, still bickering, were completely unaware of the hidden confrontation between Lu Yize and the squinty-eyed man.

"I still have some trivial matters to deal with at the base, so I won't bother you any longer." With a squinty-eyed smile, he led Zheng Lin away.

In the instant he turned around, the smile on his squinty face vanished.

Back in the base office, he squinted as he processed the mountain of base documents. The central base had become a complete mess since the second-in-command took control.

He hadn't finished his work when his subordinate knocked on the door, looking troubled.

"Come in."

"Captain, this is the compensation slip that group gave us."

He squinted at it and glanced at it, then his usually perfect smile cracked, and the veins on his head throbbed.

"She means that Xiao Lin damaged one of their doors, two walls, three beds, five strange beasts, ten generators, twenty refrigeration units, seventy chickens, ducks, and geese, and more than one hundred first-tier crystal cores?"