A cute, timid mushroom mistakenly takes the zombie king for her boyfriend and sticks close to him.

With the big zombie's permission, the little zombie fawned over its new mother for a while, then lowered its head and focused intently on gnawing on the crystal core, eating with great relish.

Suck, suck, suck...

Actually, the timid mushroom "doesn't" care much about its appetite, but... just like some cats, it has a mischievous urge to sniff at other people's food, regardless of whether it's edible or not, it wants to try a couple of bites.

So, she... stole glances at them.

Glancing left and right, it secretly extended its mushroom claw and touched a crystal core.

Little did she know, all her little expressions were under Pei Sinian's watchful eye. Pei Sinian's eyelids twitched, and just as she was about to smell the crystal core, he instantly grabbed the back of her neck and snatched the crystal core from her with his other hand.

The timid mushroom, who considered herself to be very secretive, exclaimed: "Huh?"

On her fair face, her big eyes were wide open, with the corners of her eyes drooping slightly, giving her an innocent puppy-dog look. "I'll just smell it, I won't eat it."

Not asking for it.

The man's thin lips curled into a cold laugh, which came from his chest: "Heh~"

Did she think zombies were as stupid as her?

Meng Xiaoyou lowered her head, defending herself: "I'm not stupid, of course I wouldn't actually eat it. After all, it's zombie food, what if I turn into a zombie if I eat it..."

The man retorted, "Not stupid?"

Meng Xiaoyou: "???"

She belatedly realized, "What do you mean?"

Pei Sinian casually tossed the stolen crystal core to the little zombie without answering Meng Xiaoyou's question. Mushroom, however, understood: Pei Sinian was mocking her for being silly!

How abominable!

Mushrooms are very clever!

"I'm breaking off all ties with you."

Pei Sinian: "A few minutes?"

Meng Xiaoyou puffed out her cheeks and huffed, "Ten minutes!"

"it is good."

Meng Xiaoyou: "?"

Those wretched humans, what kind of tone do they use when talking to mushrooms?

Add another ten minutes!

Twenty minutes later, the little zombie had finished gnawing on the zombie crystal core, its belly bulging. Then it tilted its head to the side and lay flat, startling Meng Xiaoyou. Pei Sinian put his arm around her and checked her.

"It's alright. Kids are just greedy for food and sleep. Isn't it normal for them to sleep after they've eaten? Let's keep watch down here for a while."

They all need to enter a state of dormancy to advance in their zombie level, and the duration of this dormancy is uncertain. Pei Sinian asked her to take out the food from the space to eat. Due to environmental constraints, the mushrooms were not picky. After a twenty-minute break, they began to accept the hateful humans' food, and occasionally they would deliberately make things difficult for the humans by rubbing their teeth against their hands.

Her strength wasn't great; she wouldn't bite through the zombie's skin or get infected with the zombie virus, so Pei Sinian let her do as she pleased.

The underground was very dark, with only a small hole overhead allowing light to shine down. The people above were worried and called out, "Are you alright?"

Mr. Zombie couldn't bring himself to do something as unseemly as a human shouting at the top of his lungs, so he threw an ice pick upwards to prove that the people below were still alive.

Zhou Ziming breathed a sigh of relief and stopped paying attention to what was happening below. Instead, he directed everyone to set up a shed and move the wounded who were not suitable for movement inside.

When they moved to Xiao Yuan's place, Zhou Ziming couldn't help but gasp: "Him...?"

His teammate shook his head: "It's probably ruined for life. His legs have been corroded by the secretions of the mutated plant and he needs to receive treatment immediately."

In the post-apocalyptic world, many people have abandoned traditional medical methods and rely on healing-type superhumans.

No need to prepare medical equipment or carry large bags of medicine; nothing could be more convenient.

Using superpowers to solve superpowers is unscientific; let's leave it to unscientific methods.

Xiao Yuan lay on a stretcher, his legs below the knees covered in blood, just bones. The superhumans they brought had barely saved his life, but he would never be able to walk again.

Zhou Ziming felt a pang of sadness, but still said, "Fortunately, it wasn't caused by a zombie. Let's observe it for a while longer, then we'll bring the next person over."

If it's a zombie, Xiao Yuan has to execute it.

However, since this was the first time people had discovered mutated plants, no one knew whether being injured by them would result in infection with a virus, just like being a zombie.

During this special period, it's best to take extra precautions.

Of those rescued from underground, only the two who had gone down were conscious; the others were unconscious due to the toxins.

The two healing-type ability users brought with them were busy and overwhelmed. "The mutated plant must be of a high level, and its toxins are potent. Our ability level is not high enough, so we can only suppress the spread of the toxins first, and then go back to the base to deal with it."

Zhou Ziming sighed, "Since things have come to this, let's eat first."

Everyone: "..."

They silently took out the dry rations they had brought and found a corner to eat them.

The rescued people slowly woke up at night. Although they had survived the ordeal, some of them did not feel the joy of being alive. Just by looking at them, you could feel their lifelessness.

Since they were all at the same base, Zhou Ziming naturally recognized Su Lanyue and Mu Qingfeng. The former prodigies, for some reason, looked like drowning dogs, their faces pale and ashen.

The other one, a girl who used to be gentle and kind, is now in tears, her sorrow beyond words.

Zhou Ziming was completely baffled, but some people, not wanting to miss out on the fun, were grinning and chuckling. Wang Gang had several fractures and couldn't even sit up.

"What else can happen? Some men seem high-spirited on the surface, but in reality, they're completely manipulated by their women. They're being cheated on without even realizing it. If they hadn't caught in the affair, they'd have to raise someone else's child in the future. Haha, if I were him, I'd go out and hang myself from a crooked tree."

He just didn't like the young masters and ladies of wealthy families, so he deliberately raised his voice, as if he was afraid others wouldn't hear it.

Zhou Ziming never expected that a casual question would lead to such a shocking revelation.

Sure enough, after Wang Gang finished speaking, Mu Qingfeng's face turned even greener, and Su Lanyue was no better off, her face as pale as paper.

In this awkward atmosphere, a curious child's voice suddenly broke out.

"Wow? So what if it's green on its head? Clover, cabbage, and lettuce have green heads, and they still look good!"

As darkness fell, Meng Xiaoyou was pulled up from the hole by the scruff of her neck.

She clung to Pei Sinian's hand, blinking her bright eyes as she scanned everyone present, especially Mu Qingfeng's face, gesturing earnestly: "You could actually dye that thing on your head green; it would match your complexion perfectly and wouldn't look out of place."

The little girl has a delicate and lovely face, and when she gets serious, it's impossible not to soften your heart.

However, no one could understand how she could say such things with that innocent face.

Look, that person's face has turned even greener. Mu Qingfeng clutched his chest, almost spitting blood in anger. He stared intently at Meng Xiaoyou, saying each word slowly and deliberately, "Sharp-tongued!"