The little zombie didn't know, the little zombie wanted to hug the big tail, but couldn't right now.

Xu Duoduo was craving it.

It felt like he smelled even better now~

Professor Ji happened to come back looking for Qin Luo, but found that all four of them had completed their mimicry. He exclaimed in delight, "You all! Quick! Come with me, let's do an ability monitoring test. You're not feeling too uncomfortable, are you?"

Qin Luo and the other three obediently shook their heads. They did feel a bit uncomfortable and uneasy, but it was bearable.

Professor Ji led the four of them away and asked Xiao Qiao to play with Xu Duoduo for a while.

To prevent the little zombie from getting bored.

"Don't worry, the childcare service in our research center is very good. Your little zombie teammate won't get lost, and no one will bully her."

Professor Ji, concerned they might be worried, specifically mentioned this, then ushered the four of them into the ability monitoring clinic, smiling.

Xiao Qiao indeed received the order and came bouncing over. She was wearing a white coat and had her hands behind her back. Seeing the little zombie, she smiled and said, "Little baby, you're here again? Come on, let sister take you to play for a while?"

The little zombie didn't really want to move. She sat on the long bench in the waiting area, swinging her feet.

Her eyes looked a bit conflicted.

Seeing her hesitation, Xiao Qiao simply plopped down beside her, "Oh, it's okay, if you don't want to walk around, we can just wait for them here!"

She was very considerate!

The little zombie happily swayed her body. Xiao Qiao's heart was almost melted by the cuteness, "How is it? Is it tiring following Captain Qin and the others on missions?"

......

When Qin Luo and the other three came out, they saw Xiao Qiao chatting enthusiastically with the little zombie.

Basically, Xiao Qiao was doing all the talking.

"Yes, yes, yes, so that old baldy was transferred away, and Professor Ji came to replace him. Our Professor Ji is really super gentle and super nice."

"Baby, you haven't been to the city center yet, right? It's quite lively over there. You can go take a look when you have time, as long as you follow the base rules, there's no problem."

"I heard that the higher-ups are going to hold an award ceremony for your team, and they're planning to have the TV station record the news. It'll be broadcast on the big screen in the city center, but it's been delayed because of the typhoon."

"Da Qiao's house is on the first floor of the residential area. She planted another batch of little man-eating flowers, you know, the seeds from that man-eating flower baby. As a result, when she went out that day, they spat saliva at her, hahaha, a bunch of naughty kids."

Qin Luo and the other three were stunned. Are girls' conversations this dense?

The little zombie couldn't speak but could use a tablet. Her little paws tapped away and then held it up. Xiao Qiao would then chatter on endlessly, all gossip.

It was interesting to listen to. Who doesn't love to hear gossip?

Finally, Qin Luo walked over and coughed twice, "Xu Duoduo, let's go."

After saying this, he also politely said to Xiao Qiao, "Thank you for your trouble, for helping to watch her. Did it take up your time?"

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Xiao Qiao watched the little zombie jump off the chair and scurry to Qin Luo's side, following him. She sighed helplessly, "After all, she's closer to you."

Qin Luo was on high alert, one hand instinctively wrapping around the little zombie, "What!? Are you saying you want to take her away?"

No wonder!

No wonder such a busy researcher would have time to accompany Xu Duoduo!

His protective manner was so silly.

Xiao Qiao looked at him with disdain, "Of course I want to take her away, who wouldn't like such a cute zombie baby? But I was really just working. It's almost my lunch break, what's wrong with keeping her company before I get off work?"

If she really wanted to take her for research, would she need to trick the little zombie like this? She could just tie her up and take her.

Her ability was vines, after all.

"Baby, if you ever don't want to follow this silly Captain Qin, come find sister, okay? Love you~"

Xiao Qiao made a heart sign at the little zombie, then glanced at Qin Luo and made a "tsk tsk tsk" sound. These guys sometimes had such strange thought processes.

After saying this, she walked away with a click-clack sound.

Qin Luo: ......

He felt like he'd been played!

Chen Xiaofei also ran over, "The little squad leader is so popular, everyone wants her."

Wang Weihu asked in confusion, "Baby??" Although the little squad leader looked young, how could she have any connection to a child?

Bai Shu understood, pushing his glasses, "It's a term of endearment between girls. But it's not wrong to call the little squad leader that, isn't she immortal?"

If we're talking about her current lifespan, she is indeed a baby still in the growth stage.

Wang Weihu understood!

Qin Luo poked the little zombie's cheek, "How do you manage to be so lovable?"

The little zombie didn't understand. In her eyes, all she saw were the grey wolf ears twitching on top of his head.

She wanted to pinch them!

Qin Luo saw her staring at him and felt a bit embarrassed, "I know you like me the most, but stop staring. People will laugh if they see."

Chen Xiaofei and the other two made an "Eww~" sound. It was really hard to watch.

After the check-up, they prepared to go home.

Professor Ji had already given them the diluted mutation core serum, one small box each, containing six doses of serum. For now, they were to take one dose every three days.

Xu Duoduo hadn't gone in just now, so she didn't know.

As they walked, Qin Luo explained to her, "The assessment system for ability levels has been perfected now. They use ranks to represent them, divided into levels one to ten."

Corresponding to the one-star to ten-star mutant monsters.

Bai Shu added, "Currently in our team, only Qin Luo is at mid-third rank. Old Wang and Xiaofei are both late second rank, and I just broke through to second rank."

He was a bit slower because he was previously a long-range shooter and hadn't been seriously injured by the mutant snake people, so he fell behind a bit. But after today's injection, he broke through.

You can see how powerful this mutation serum is, great for improving levels!

Wang Weihu also said, "After taking the serum, you can understand what Professor Ji meant by an empty frame. Your body is full of energy but you don't know how to use it."

They also hadn't fully adapted to the mimicry yet.

Professor Ji told them to explore the advantages of their own mimicry to adjust their training.

For example, Qin Luo's lightning Tibetan wolf mutation core was the most special. This serum was extremely compatible with him, with a genetic match as high as 95%.

The genetics here don't refer to one's own genes, but the compatibility of gene fusion between the two.

After taking the serum, not only did it enhance the strength of the lightning storm, but it also added a speed-increasing buff.

Wolf claws could also be weapons.

Professor Ji said that if he could achieve full mimicry without losing control in the later stages, he would be invincible. It's just that this kind of special mutation core is hard to come by.

If Qin Luo needs to take more serum later, he can only try to exchange other mutation cores for lightning ones.

Chen Xiaofei's gyrfalcon mutation core was also a speed type, but he was also lucky. It came with wind system abilities, which could help each other to achieve faster speeds, and it also meant he could research his own killing moves.

Professor Ji said that wind can be gentle or fierce. For example, a tornado could attack a large area.

He even joked, "Isn't this like the games you young people play, what's it called, area of effect attacks?"

In short, he encouraged them to explore their own abilities more and research techniques, saying that this shouldn't be difficult for young people like them.

It might be harder for middle-aged and elderly people to understand, but for young people who had played plenty of games before the apocalypse, they should learn quickly.