Everyone had to adapt to everything in this new world.

After eating and drinking their fill, they left a messy table, and everyone helped clean up.

By the time they finished, it was already 10:30 PM.

So everyone returned to their own homes.

Xu Duoduo also returned to her little nest, which she had only stayed in for one night before.

She busied herself taking things out of her spatial storage to decorate this small home.

She put out cute dolls and various small ornaments, changed the curtains to her preferred warm colors, and replaced the carpet with a light green one.

The bathroom doormat had to be made of water-absorbing diatomite material, and various toiletries were placed in the cabinet above the bathroom sink.

The kitchen refrigerator magnets were also replaced with cute ones, and some daily seasonings were added.

The whole little nest finally felt like home.

Xu Duoduo was busy running around, moving the living room cabinet to a new position one moment, changing the bedding and sofa covers the next.

Since her fingers couldn't do very delicate work, it took her a long time just to put on a duvet cover.

Finally, after she finished, she sat on the bay window in the living room, staring blankly outside. The outdoor broadcast had been turned off, and the entire residential area was left with only dim lights, enough to illuminate. It was quiet below, with no one staying outside.

The huge wall was very conspicuous, standing in front, yet it made people feel secure.

The little zombie hugged her tablet again, browsing the forum. She saw quite a few bizarre posts, which were unfortunately locked, but that didn't prevent her from viewing the content.

The latest research report had become a hot topic on the forum, with everyone discussing it.

-I heard rumors before that ability upgrades relied on mutation cores, but I didn't quite believe it. I can't believe it's actually true??

-Damn, mutation cores are so hard to get. What are the lower-level combat teams supposed to do?

-Another serum, and it's something injected into the body. Is this really okay?

-Laughing to death, if you're afraid, don't use it! So many researchers worked day and night to develop it, and you're still not brave enough to use it?

-Whoever wants to use it can use it. I'm going to wait and see. Who knows what will happen after the injection?

-Mind your own business. Do you think this stuff is for anyone to use? I just got first-hand information that the first batch of serums won't be available to us ordinary teams. They're prioritizing the top teams.

-Oh, you don't want it? In the future, you won't even be able to find a way to buy this stuff even if you want to. Just wait and see. After the apocalypse, the gap between humans will only get bigger and bigger.

...

Seeing everyone arguing in this post, Xu Duoduo quickly switched to another post, turning her attention to real-time disaster situation reports.

It wasn't just their country suffering; other countries around the world were experiencing terrible disasters.

A certain country R had suffered a super-strong earthquake, causing seawater to flood in. It was estimated that few people were left. International rescue efforts were willing but unable to help. Everyone was struggling to cope with their own problems. Who had the energy to worry about others? They were all busy trying to save themselves.

The whole world was in chaos.

Xu Duoduo scrolled through videos. The zombies abroad were several times more ferocious, truly creating scenes of zombie sieges, running crazily to catch and eat people.

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The videos were full of screams and the sounds of biting.

Country M even had huge monsters appear, plus versions of ordinary zombies, their entire bodies wrapped in zombies, like a giant humanoid furnace.

Those swallowed up didn't even leave a splash of blood.

People screamed and fled in all directions, most only able to rely on themselves to escape.

There was no order at all.

Most satellites in various countries had malfunctioned, planes couldn't take off, parts of the sea were covered in fog, and even ships couldn't sail.

Communication between countries had almost completely broken down.

They could only fend for themselves.

It wasn't just various monsters, but also weather disasters, tornadoes, blizzards, and suddenly rampant tumbleweeds, almost enough to submerge entire countries.

Xu Duoduo looked at those mutated tumbleweeds, feeling they were like spiky balls, running wild on the streets of a certain country, with many people stuck on them.

It was chilling.

The comments under these videos weren't even enabled. People could only watch.

They couldn't comment.

In the face of disaster, humans seemed so small. Of course, this was no time for jokes!

After watching these videos, one could only be grateful that the order in their own country hadn't collapsed.

They quickly established three major bases in the three most solid and reliable mega-cities.

Then, with these three solid backings, they went to support other cities. Currently, more than half of the fallen areas had been rescued, and chaotic areas were being stabilized with great effort.

They strived to develop the chaotic areas into other small bases. The location for becoming a base was also crucial - it had to withstand natural disasters and be far from the coastline.

Coastal areas had all been moved towards the central regions.

They also strengthened the management of ability users and mutants, re-planning new regulations.

Xu Duoduo tried hard to digest everything, feeling that although the apocalypse hadn't started long ago, the previous stable life seemed like something from many years ago.

It made the little zombie feel dazed.

...

Early the next morning.

Outside, the typhoon was coming, but because it hadn't arrived yet, it just felt stuffy and hot.

The sky was very bright.

There was no sign of rain at all, but now it seemed more like the calm before the storm.

Xu Duoduo was woken up by Qin Luo, gathering to go to Professor Ji's place. He said the diluted mutation core serum had just arrived, and the professor wanted them to come over to try its effects.

When they arrived at the research center, Professor Ji was still explaining the usage to other combat teams. Seeing them arrive, he immediately waved to the five of them.

"Come over, let me tell you about the situation first, then you can decide whether you want to take this serum or not."

They entered a conference room, where Professor Ji showed them a PowerPoint presentation first. Currently, this serum couldn't be widely distributed, so they could only conduct private education.

"Everyone's body is different. After the injection, various side effects may occur, such as dizziness, fever, vomiting, and so on. Even entering a state of heat is possible."

Professor Ji explained to them one by one, "But the effects are also significant. After the injection, everyone's absorption situation is different. If you can use it well, it will lead to a great breakthrough in your physical constitution."

After he finished, he clicked to the next page, which showed pictures. "The mutation cores extracted from each type of creature have different effects. After the injection, you can temporarily gain the ability of that mutation core."

The picture showed an elephant, with the extracted mutation core being earth-yellow in color.

"For example, this strength-type mutation core, after injection, can provide a temporary strength boost. The test subject was a 17-year-old girl from a martial arts school. After using it, her explosive power in one strike could kick the head off a two-star mutant lizard person. It's an amazing burst of power, isn't it?"

There were many such cases, all results obtained through day and night experiments by the research institute.

Qin Luo and the others were already shocked beyond words. Xu Duoduo also stared with wide eyes, dumbfounded.

"Wait, that girl just now, and the uncle after, and this young man, why do they look so strange? Are they cosplaying?! With elephant tails and leopard ears and all."

Qin Luo pointed this out, and Chen Xiaofei and the others nodded vigorously in agreement.

Professor Ji coughed awkwardly, "Well, as I mentioned, this serum currently has some side effects. Partial animal-like mimicry of the human body is one of them. It's more obvious in some people, less so in others."

"But these mimicries will disappear as the serum is metabolized by the body. They won't stay like this forever."

Qin Luo and the others fell silent, feeling strangely that this side effect was a bit perverted. What if a grown man ended up with cat ears or something...

The image was too beautiful to imagine.

The faces of the four men turned black, looking as if they had lost all hope in life.

The little zombie's eyes, however, were bright and shining, secretly glancing back and forth at the four of them.

She was actually a bit excited, what should she do?!