Reborn in the Apocalypse: A Commoner's Survival Log

The two of them worked together in the space for most of the day, and by the time they went outside, it was already afternoon.

After eating a little something, Zhou Yang took out a large piece of black pork and handed it to Yu Jing, asking her to cook a big meal for her that evening.

Yu Jing chuckled and accepted the invitation. Then she began planning the dishes for dinner, rattling off a string of pork dishes. Just hearing them made Zhou Yang's mouth water.

When evening came, Yu Jing indeed prepared a large table of meat dishes, each one looking and smelling delicious. The group ate until the bottom of the bowls was sloshing before they stopped.

When Xu Qingtang and He Shanshan returned, they were so full that they could only walk around the living room hand in hand to digest their food.

Zhou Yang and the others weren't that full, but they still sat on the sofa chatting.

Just then, Zhou Yang overheard Xu Qingtang and He Shanshan talking about a big project the base had undertaken that day. They were saying they were going to dig another underground shelter and were recruiting earth-type and metal-type ability users from the base to participate in the construction.

He was stunned for a moment before realizing that Yan Fei must have convinced his father to build a shelter similar to the underground granary near Baiji Mountain.

This design is both waterproof and heat-insulating, so that in the event of a major flood, as long as the entrances and vents are sealed in time, there is no need to worry about flooding.

This would make the project quite large, but there are many talented people in the capital, so it shouldn't be a big problem to finish it before the extreme heat.

In the dead of night, as soon as he lay down on the bed, Shen Zechuan wanted to pull Zhou Yang into his spatial dimension for a little snuggling, but Zhou Yang slapped him away, saying she wasn't feeling well.

Although he had recovered quite well after soaking in the spring water, he certainly couldn't let Shen Zechuan know about it, and he couldn't let Shen Zechuan run wild, otherwise he would be the one to suffer.

Seeing this, Shen Zechuan didn't dare to act rashly and could only whine and obediently go to sleep with his wife in his arms.

When Zhou Yang opened her eyes again the next day, she felt completely refreshed. The slight discomfort from yesterday was completely gone. Shen Zechuan, who was beside her, also opened his eyes the moment Zhou Yang woke up and then pulled her closer to him.

"Stop hugging me, get up and have breakfast. You're not hungry, but I am!" Zhou Yang lifted her hind foot and lightly kicked Shen Zechuan backward.

"Hmm..." Shen Zechuan buried his face in Zhou Yang's neck and took a deep breath before letting go of her and getting up, pulling Zhou Yang up with him as well.

When the two finished washing up and went out, only Yu Jing and Xu Zhiyi were having breakfast, while Xu Qingtang and He Shanshan had already left for work.

As soon as the two of them came out of the room, Xu Zhiyi raised his eyebrows and smiled, "You two didn't sleep in until noon today? Tsk, Shen Zechuan, are you impotent?"

Before Zhou Yang and the other person could react, Yu Jing slapped them across the face.

"You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth! Eat your breakfast!" Yu Jing glared at Xu Zhiyi, then turned to Zhou Yang and Shen Zechuan, "You two ignore this useless single dog and come eat your breakfast!"

Xu Zhiyi protested, "Mom, how am I useless? I even made this breakfast today!"

Yu Jing rolled her eyes at him: "So what if you can make breakfast? If you're so useful, why haven't you confessed to Shanshan yet? You've been back for so many days now, and you haven't improved at all!"

Xu Zhiyi was immediately put on hold: "I'm just waiting for the right opportunity..."

"Tsk, useless single dog!" Shen Zechuan smiled and led Zhou Yang to the dining table. As soon as they sat down, he began to mock Xu Zhiyi.

Xu Zhiyi: "..."

Zhou Yang ignored the two childish kids and started eating breakfast on his own.

Before he could even take a few bites, there was a rapid knocking at the door.

Having finished eating, Xu Zhiyi put down his chopsticks and got up to open the door.

He hurriedly returned shortly afterward, followed by Lu Yanwen, who was equally anxious.

Seeing that something might have happened, Zhou Yang and Shen Zechuan both put down their chopsticks and looked over.

"Yanwen, what brings you here? What happened?"

Lu Yanwen nodded: "Yes! Yan Fei is going to be promoted. He called me this morning to tell me. I just sent Xiao Ye and Chai into the Yan family first before coming over to inform you."

Upon hearing this, Shen Zechuan immediately stood up: "Then let's go take a look together now."

“Okay.” Lu Yanwen nodded.

Zhou Yang and Shen Zechuan quickly finished their porridge and pancakes, said goodbye to Yu Jing, and then went out with Xu Zhiyi, getting into Lu Yanwen's car and heading to the Yan family.

Just a few minutes later, the four of them arrived at the entrance of Area A. Since Lu Yanwen was already a regular at the Yan family's residence, they only had to register before they were allowed to enter.

Upon arriving at the Yan family's gate, they saw a group of soldiers surrounding the area, several of whom were Level 4 ability users. It seemed that Chief Yan also attached great importance to his youngest son's advancement.

But it makes sense, considering he is the first known superhuman to reach level 5, and the capital is not peaceful in private; it's hard to guarantee that someone won't take this opportunity to plot against Yan Fei.

After getting out of the car, the group went through a security check by guards outside, and then Mother Yan came out to greet them before they were able to enter the house smoothly.

"Auntie, how is Yan Fei now?" Shen Zechuan asked as soon as he entered the door, his worry evident in his tone.

"After making the call to Yanwen, I've been absorbing crystal cores and am currently trying to break through the upgrade threshold." Mother Yan's eyes showed some worry.

“Then let’s go up and take a look,” Shen Zechuan nodded.

Mother Yan nodded: "Go ahead. Xiao Ye and the others are upstairs too. I'll wait for his older brother."

The group nodded and went straight upstairs to Yan Fei's room.

Inside the room, Yan Fei, who was absorbing crystal cores, smiled slightly as he saw the four people who had entered: "You're here too. Find a place to sit down."

Seeing that Yan Fei could still talk and laugh, Shen Zechuan and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother Lu came to call for people in such a hurry, I thought you were in a real rush... but you haven't even gotten close to the door yet?" Shen Zechuan pulled Zhou Yang to sit on the sofa and glared at Yan Fei.

Yan Fei glared back: "Who said I didn't get there? Yesterday, I helped build the shelter and used up all my superpowers. When I came back and absorbed the crystal cores to recover, I felt like I had touched the threshold. Didn't you say that you had to invite everyone to watch when you leveled up? I could only suppress my energy and slowly absorb the crystal cores until you came."

Upon hearing this, Shen Zechuan rubbed his nose: "Alright then. You can begin your performance."

Yan Fei rolled his eyes at him and was about to start absorbing the crystal core with all his might when Zhou Yang called him back.

"Wait a minute, this upgrade might take longer in terms of stamina and time than level 4, so you'd better eat something to replenish your stamina before upgrading?" As he spoke, he took out a roasted chicken made from chickens raised in the space and a cup of pure spring water.

This was a decision Zhou Yang had considered all along. The risk of leveling up to level 5 was already quite high, so he decided to use the spring water to give Yan Fei an extra boost.

Yan Fei looked at the exceptionally delicious roast chicken and a glass of water in front of him, hesitated for only a second or two, and then took the chicken and started eating it in big bites.

The enticing aroma of roasted chicken made even those who had eaten breakfast around the area swallow hard, but everyone's attention was still focused on Yan Fei's upgrade, so no one spoke.

After eating a large roasted chicken, Yan Fei instantly felt his already pent-up energy surge even more. He thought he had just eaten a smaller, mutated chicken. After drinking the water, his energy reached its peak, to the point where he had to upgrade. At the same time, he also had a vague feeling of being purified.

Surprised, Yan Fei didn't dare to delay. Holding the level 5 crystal core, he closed his eyes and began to attempt to break through the upgrade threshold.

As the energy within his body washed over and over again, every inch of progress felt like being slowly sliced ​​to death, and then having to rinse the wound with salt water. It was no exaggeration to say that the pain was unbearable.

However, after gritting your teeth and enduring the pain, you can clearly feel new and stronger power being generated in the places where you were in pain, as if you were being reborn from the ashes.