Reborn in the Apocalypse: A Commoner's Survival Log

Shen Zechuan reached the bottom of the cave without incident. He shone his flashlight on the zombie on the ground and found that the zombie was quite clean and had no ice or snow on it. It was just lying there with its eyes closed.

Although he found it a bit strange, he didn't have time to think about it. He first released enough lightning to stun the zombies, and then began to tie them up tightly.

After tying them up, untie the ropes from your body and tie them to the zombie, then shout to the person above:

"Alright, pull it up."

Upon hearing Shen Zechuan's words, Chai Jin and the others pulled with all their might and quickly lifted the zombie up.

After setting the zombie aside, they untied the rope and threw it into the cave.

"Brother Chuan, tie the rope on, I'll pull you up!"

Chai Jin shouted down, waiting for Shen Zechuan's reply before pulling the man up.

While Chai Jin and the others were still focused on pulling Shen Zechuan up, Yan Fei walked around the zombie that was lying quietly.

Then he suddenly squatted down, looked at the zombie's exposed skin, and his face darkened. He had some guesses in his mind, then took off one of his gloves and probed the zombie's body.

Upon hearing this, Yan Fei's expression turned even more grim.

As soon as Shen Zechuan arrived, having just untied the ropes and walked over, he saw Yan Fei's icy expression and couldn't help but ask:

"Don't you also think this zombie is weird? I thought it was weird when I first saw it too."

Yan Fei said with a grim face, "This zombie wasn't frozen at all; its body was actually warm! Luckily, you stunned it with electricity as soon as you went down."

Shen Zechuan: ? ? ?

Do zombies have body temperature?

Lu Xingye curiously leaned closer, wanting to reach out and touch it, but Yan Fei stopped him.

Zhou Yang thought for a moment and said, "Or perhaps this zombie has evolved superpowers? Like fire-based ones?"

Yan Fei and the others: "..."

Chai Jin scratched his head: "How can we prove that it has evolved superpowers? It's already passed out... Should we just wait until it wakes up?"

"How about we give it a little kick, like a beating? Or maybe some kind of chicken blood or something..."

"Let's just beat them up, that'll be easier. Where are we going to get any chicken blood in this godforsaken place?!"

Shen Zechuan and the others chose the former directly.

Then they grabbed the zombies and started a full-blown brawl.

The zombie was soon covered in bruises and swelling, and was no longer recognizable as human.

However, it was effective. The zombies that had fainted woke up shakily, and when they opened their eyes and saw so many fresh food rations, they were so excited that they rolled around on the ground.

Seeing that he couldn't get any food, he became anxious and angry. Then, suddenly, a brilliant idea struck him, and he spat out a fireball at Lu Xingye, who was closest to him.

Startled, Lu Xingye hurled several water balloons at the zombie, extinguishing the fireball and soaking it completely. The water then instantly froze in the low temperature.

The zombie seemed unaccustomed to having fire powers, and it took it a long time to realize that it could use its powers to melt the ice on its body.

The people who watched the whole thing didn't look too happy.

Even zombies have evolved superpowers, making survival even more difficult in the future.

Chai Jin even cursed out loud: "What a fucking bastard!"

Lu Xingye still didn't quite understand: "Then why does Pea want this zombie?"

Just as Zhou Yang was about to suggest that the zombie's head might contain what Pea wanted, Yan Fei stepped forward and sliced ​​off half of the fire-type zombie's head.

Then he bent down and picked out a red glass bead the size of a broad bean.

"It must be for this thing. Like that mutated plant before, it condensed into an energy body."

Lu Xingye stepped forward to take a look, his face full of curiosity: "Is this the kind of crystal core from novels?"

"Probably. Because Pea has fire abilities, she's more sensitive to zombies that also have fire abilities? So, if Pea uses this thing, will she level up? Pea seems really eager to eat it." Chai Jin looked at the red crystal, then at Pea, who was staring at the red bean in Yan Fei's hand, practically drooling, and asked curiously.

Yan Fei picked up the red crystal in his hand and looked at it again: "Possibly. I just don't know if the other zombies have evolved as well?"

"We'll know once we dig out a few more!" Shen Zechuan said, his gaze drifting towards the other snow-covered areas.

Zhou Yang touched his nose, stroking the pea's fuzz.

My dear son, you have such a good eye! You even picked a fire-type zombie, saving him the trouble of explaining. Just wait a little longer, I'll definitely find you lots of candy later.

So, to verify this, they used the old method to dig up several more.

However, although these zombies also had crystal cores in their brains, they were all transparent, probably because they hadn't evolved any special abilities.

Yan Fei put the excavated crystal cores together, pondered for a moment, and then looked at Zhou Yang.

"Did the novels you read ever explain how to use this thing?"

"..." Zhou Yang paused for a moment, then stammered, "Um, it seems like... it's about sensing with your hands... Why don't you give it a try?"

"Ah."

Yan Fei nodded, then took the crystal cores and tried them one by one.

Red, no, no response, probably due to mismatched attributes.

Transparent... Hmm? I can feel the energy!

Yan Fei opened his eyes and looked at the palm of his hand that was holding the crystal core. After a few seconds, he opened it again and found it filled with debris, and the fragments were dull and lifeless.

"I can absorb the energy in this transparent crystal core. I can feel the energy in my body increasing, but I don't think I've reached the point of upgrading yet. I guess the energy is not enough and I may need more crystal cores."

Upon hearing that this thing could be used for upgrades, the others immediately became excited, wishing they could dig out all the zombies below and knock their heads off.

However, digging blindly would be too much work, so Zhou Yang suggested that Pea help them find it. After all, the dog's sense of smell is very keen, and it has become even more powerful after evolving. This less than ten-meter-long layer of snow is no problem for the dog at all.

So, the pea then became a zombie radar, searching for zombies all over the place and finding them every time.

Zhou Yang and the others were responsible for digging.

After half a day, they dug up nearly a hundred crystal cores, including one golden metallic crystal core.

Yan Fei tried absorbing it and immediately leveled up, now possessing Level 1 Metal Ability.

This made others quite envious.

However, the remaining items are all transparent and have no attributes, but they should be enough for two people to level up.

Yan Fei suggested that half of it go to Shen Zechuan and half to Xu Zhiyi. As for the earliest fire-type crystal core, since it was found by Wandou, it naturally belongs to Wandou.

No one had any objections, and the decision was made amicably.

It was getting late, and no one wanted to linger in the wild any longer, so they put the peas on a sled and headed back to base.

After returning the sleds at the base gate, the group hurriedly went home.

At this moment, Xu Zhiyi was leisurely preparing dinner at home.

As expected of someone from a scholarly family, he was meticulous and serious in every move. If you knew he was cooking, you would think he was conducting an experiment.

Gu Yaoyao sat quietly on the small stool, watching Xiao Huang sway and dance the hula on the coffee table.

The little dress was made by Xu Zhiyi and Gu Yaoyao together with colored paper that afternoon.

Then they had the Huang family take turns dancing the hula for Gu Yaoyao to cheer her up.

As soon as Zhou Yang and his group entered, they witnessed this hilarious scene.

Upon seeing so many people, Xiao Huang immediately covered his eyes, jumped off the coffee table, and ran away.

Lu Xingye laughed until his stomach hurt. He put down his backpack and moved closer to Gu Yaoyao: "Pfft, Yaoyao, how did you come up with the idea of ​​having Xiao Huang wear a skirt and dance for you?"

Gu Yaoyao scratched the little tuft on her head: "Brother Zhiyi asked me to. He said that teaching me to read was too boring, so he taught me to do paper cutting."

Alright, the mastermind has been found.

Meanwhile, the mastermind was slowly emerging from the kitchen, carrying a plate of food in one hand. He only raised his eyelids slightly when he saw the group standing in the living room.

"Hmm, not bad. I got back quite early, and I've just finished cooking. Let's wash our hands and eat."

After saying that, he placed the dishes on the table and then turned around and brought out two more dishes and a soup from the kitchen.

There were four dishes and a soup on the table, each one leaving one speechless.

"Brother, what are you doing?"

"Can't you tell? Pan-fried shrimp and pork heart rolls, stir-fried tripe and pork intestines with vinegar, cucumber salad with sugar and tomatoes, and noodle soup with pickled cabbage and radish."

Several people:……

Looking at the four dishes, Lu Xingye was a little doubtful: "Brother Zhiyi, did we run out of food in our refrigerator?"

"No, there are plenty of dishes. I just wanted to try making some different new dishes. I think I have a pretty good talent for it; I've tasted them all myself, and they taste pretty good."

Xu Zhiyi was clearly very confident in his cooking skills. He turned around and set out the bowls and chopsticks for the group, then stared at them.

Seeing this, everyone had no choice but to bite the bullet and sit down, picking up their chopsticks and taking one item each.

They initially thought it was some kind of culinary disaster, and they ate it with their eyes closed, but unexpectedly...

This actually tastes pretty good!

The group stared wide-eyed at Xu Zhiyi as he gave them a thumbs up.

No wonder he's a top student; he can apply what he's learned to other dishes after just a few cooking lessons!