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

Although Lu Yize remained silent, his aura turned cold.

But the one whose emotions fluctuated the most was not Fan Jian, nor Lu Yize, but Zhang Wenjing, who had remained silent the whole time.

The resentment emanating from Zhang Wenjing was impossible to hide, and she even harbored hostility towards Chen Mingzhang.

Chen Mingzhang took in all their reactions, which actually made him relax his guard a little.

Before things got any worse, he explained, "The superpower core must be dug out of a person, and the person whose superpower core is dug out will surely die."

"After the apocalypse, order was chaotic but barely maintained. It was only after the emergence of superpowers that it gradually developed into extremes."

"Some people have gone mad and conducted research on people with superpowers. Some people with superpowers have lost their humanity and used every means to enhance their superpowers."

"In the North City, the first way to enhance one's abilities was not by absorbing crystal cores, but by absorbing ability cores."

When he said this, his face was expressionless, as if all his emotions were deliberately suppressed, leaving only a cold look in his eyes.

His words triggered terrible memories for Zheng Lin, who sat down to drink water, his face turning pale, which prevented him from vomiting on the spot.

Zheng Lin was young and couldn't keep things to himself; he couldn't hide his hatred when he mentioned those people.

"Those people deserve to die! They dare not attack the zombies, so they attack the superhumans who are also human!"

"They killed so many superhumans fighting against zombies, backstabbing and ambushing them with despicable methods. I only regret that I didn't kill them with my own hands!"

Zheng Lin hated those beasts who dug out superhuman cores because his family members were brutally murdered by them.

Zheng Lin's family members did not die at the hands of zombies and were extremely lucky to awaken supernatural abilities. He thought that he would have the ability to fight back in this apocalypse and survive.

In the end, he died at the hands of humans!

Thinking of this, Zheng Lin clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turning white from the force, and his breathing became rapid, each breath seeming as if he was suppressing the anger in his heart.

The hatred manifested in the body cannot be faked. Lu Yize and the others temporarily put aside their prejudices, and at least for the moment, they stood on the same side as Chen Mingzhang and the others.

Seeing that Lu Yize and the others looked unwell, Chen Mingzhang quickly composed himself, squinted his eyes and smiled, saying, "But don't worry, none of us are that kind of people."

“I killed all those who extracted other people’s ability cores to advance their own power. The two ability cores I gave you before were extracted from them.”

"I only have five ability cores in total. I gave you two before, so giving you one more shouldn't be difficult."

Although he smiled warmly as he said these words, the content of his speech was not as gentle as his tone.

He used the same method to make those people die in extreme agony.

No one present thought his behavior was cruel.

Zhang Wenjing glanced at Jiang Yue, who had been working on the whole thing, and then thought of those ability users who dug out people's ability cores. A mocking smile appeared on her lips. "Some people live less humanely than a zombie."

Jiang Yue looked up and met Zhang Wenjing's eyes, pondering what she meant by "humanity."

However, Jiang Yue's eyes widened when Chen Mingzhang took out a second-tier ability core.

The superpower core emitted a pale purple light, which unconsciously drew her gaze.

The moment Lu Yize saw the superpower core, his pupils constricted, his heart clenched, and the image of Jiang Yue digging out the crystal core in his previous life flashed through his mind.

The same purple glow, but Jiang Yue's crystal core was even more dazzling than this superpower core, but Lu Yize didn't want to look at it a second time.

Chen Mingzhang's voice rang out at the right moment, "This is the power core of a psychic ability user. If I'm not mistaken, this person should also be a psychic."

He politely addressed Jiang Yue, "Being of the same type, the absorption effect will be better. I hope this power core can play its greatest role."

Of course, his current accommodating attitude is not only a way to win over Lu Yize, but also a way to compensate Jiang Yue.

When Jiang Yue saw the superpower core, her eyes lit up with greed that she couldn't control, but she didn't take any action.

It wasn't until Lu Yize loosened his grip on her hand and said, "Keep it safe, it's for you."

Only then did she take action, stepping forward and retrieving the superpower core with lightning speed.

Chen Mingzhang looked at Jiang Yue with some surprise, as if someone could actually raise zombies to be so obedient.

However, he didn't investigate further and took out another bag of crystal cores.

"These are the one hundred Tier 1 crystal cores on the list. In addition, the beast meat, beds, and other poultry have been sent to your residences."

Xian Wenrui and Fan Jian remained silent like quails, afraid of accidentally delaying their sister Jing's extortion, no, compensation claim.

Zhang Wenjing was much calmer than them, accepting the hundred crystal cores without any hesitation.

Fan Jian and Xian Wenrui didn't dare to catch their breath until they returned to their dilapidated temporary shelter.

Fan Jian clutched his head in shock, "No way, sis! Are you some kind of capitalist?! A hundred crystal cores?! Holy crap, you're amazing!!"

Xian Wenrui clicked his tongue and shook his head, "I actually thought that I was already a shrewd businessman for trying to swindle him out of ten crystal cores, but it turns out he took a hundred crystal cores without even a second thought!"

"Hiss... Just how much resources do these large bases have? They don't even blink at the sight of a hundred crystal cores."

"And this whole room is filled with the meat of strange beasts, and mutated chickens, ducks and geese running around everywhere!"

Fan Jian felt as if he had returned to the pre-apocalyptic era and was still a rich second-generation heir.

Looking at the mutated chickens, ducks, and geese running around on the ground, Xian Wenrui cursed, "Damn it, that kid must have done it on purpose, stuffing these shit-producing things into our house."

"Forget it, although I also dislike that squinty-eyed guy, he's rich and powerful, so I'll let it go for the sake of a hundred crystal cores."

Fan Jian rubbed his hands together, intending to take all these live poultry back to their base. By a rough calculation, their base could be considered to have escaped poverty.

Zhang Wenjing sneered at the two of them, "You'll be the ones being sold out one day, and you'll still be counting the money for the other party."

"Sister Jing, why are you suddenly making personal attacks?" Xian Wenrui asked, puzzled.

Zhang Wenjing tossed him a hundred crystal cores, saying, "You really think you can extort a hundred crystal cores? Do you think crystal cores are like pebbles on the ground? So easy to get?"

"Then what is this?" Fan Jian pointed to the crystal core and asked uncertainly.

"That's the money you got from selling yourself!" Zhang Wenjing rolled her eyes in annoyance.

Fan Jian crossed his arms and stepped back, saying, "You can't say things like that. I'm an innocent person, and I can't stand such slander."

Jiang Yue, who is currently in a period of exceptional learning ability, quickly learned a new word.

Zhang Wenjing ignored Fan Jian and turned to ask Lu Yize, "How do we divide these crystal cores?"

"Divide it into five equal parts. Including Xiaobai and excluding Jiang Yue, each person gets one part." Lu Yize decided on the distribution method in a few words.

"Once they're sorted, absorb them as soon as possible. We should be able to pinpoint the location of the zombie king by tonight."