After the typhoon finally ended, the entire base was in shambles. The roads were filthy everywhere, covered with dismembered limbs and blood from mutant animals.
Trees uprooted by the wind, scattered branches and leaves, sheets of metal, and other debris littered the ground.
The logistics team led the citizens in starting to clean up.
Meanwhile, the entire combat team collapsed from exhaustion, each heading home to catch up on sleep.
They had successfully defended their home.
The death toll among ordinary citizens in the entire base was less than two hundred, which was considered low. The combat team suffered zero deaths, with over a thousand seriously injured, but fortunately, none were life-threatening.
In the apocalypse, as long as ability users still had a breath left, they could be saved.
Their vitality was incredibly tenacious.
The new humans' lifespans were also different from ordinary people, having been greatly extended.
The stronger one's abilities, the longer they lived.
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When the little zombie woke up, she opened her eyes to a ceiling both familiar and strange.
She could hear people moving and talking in the living room.
"Do you think the little squad leader will be overjoyed? She'll definitely be shocked, hehe."
"Alright, stop talking nonsense. Get to work quickly."
...
Rustling sounds.
But more importantly, she was suddenly attracted by something shiny!
Xu Duoduo turned her head to look, and the little zombie directly sprang up like a carp, sitting up on the bed in a daze...
Mutation cores!
Shiny mutation cores!
Mutation cores piled up as high as a small mountain! Her dulled sense of smell had also recovered.
The light pink mutation cores seemed to give off a fruity fragrance!
The little zombie shamelessly widened her eyes, feeling like she must be dreaming.
These mutation cores filled up half of her room!!
"How are you feeling? Is your body uncomfortable? Shocked?"
Qin Luo's dog nose was now very sensitive, and his hearing was good too. As soon as he discovered she had woken up, he walked over and pushed open the half-closed bedroom door.
Leaning against the doorframe with his arms crossed, he smiled at her, "These are the mutation cores from last night's mutant bats. Twenty-three thousand in total."
All of them were one-star.
After completing the mission, each person was rewarded with ten thousand points, plus ten boxes of marble bombs.
"And these are from Xiao Fei as an apology for bumping into you. Old Wang and Xiao Bai also joined in and bought some for you."
A total of ten two-star mutation cores. Chen Xiaofei bought three for Xu Duoduo, Wang Weihu and Bai Shu each bought two, and Qin Luo also bought three as a reward for her rapid progress with her ability.
Last night, the base encountered a rare attack by mutant animals, all flying types - bats, various birds, and even moths from the insect category.
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But it was also a blessing in disguise, as they obtained a large number of various mutation cores through the slaughter.
Now the price of mutation cores in the base had skyrocketed. A single one-star mutation core was inflated to five thousand points, not to mention the higher levels.
Especially with the appearance of serums, the uses of mutation cores had been greatly explored.
They were more valuable than gold.
Qin Luo told her to put them all away, "We discussed it and decided to leave them all to you."
The little zombie needed nutrition.
Even after storing all the mutation cores in her space, Xu Duoduo still hadn't reacted to the fact that they were really all given to her? All these mutation cores were really gifted to her?
Twenty-three thousand!
So many fragrant mutation cores all for her? But they had also killed many mutant bats last night!
The little zombie was stunned.
Qin Luo could tell what she was thinking with one look. "What are you thinking? If they're given to you, just accept them with peace of mind. Good things like this don't happen often. We were lucky this time. It's perfect to keep them for you to eat. In the future, we can use zombie mutation cores for spending. After all, you don't eat zombie mutation cores."
It was rare to find food she could eat, so the four of them unanimously agreed to leave it all to her.
Mainly because the team members all had enough points to spend, and they weren't big spenders in daily life. They didn't need to rely on this to earn points.
The points from missions alone were enough for them to use, so it was better to leave the mutation cores for her.
Qin Luo looked at her dazed expression, already used to the after-effects of her overusing her ability. Last night, he urgently asked Xiao Qiao to come over and change her clothes. There was no choice, since all four teammates in their squad were men.
Xiao Qiao was very interested in this and took the opportunity to bring over equipment for testing. She discovered that Xu Duoduo's speed had increased to 3.0 times normal.
She could become a first-level speed-type ability user, just like Chen Xiaofei was initially.
Qin Luo had a sudden inspiration to cover up Xu Duoduo's spatial ability, so he let Xiao Qiao define her as a speed-type ability user and directly update her personal information.
Therefore, Xu Duoduo's personal information in the ability section was no longer [None] but had been updated to [First-level Speed-type Mutant].
Xiao Qiao first praised Xu Duoduo for growing so quickly last night, "Her speed was only 1.5 times before, and now it's 3.0? Captain Qin, you're quite good at training newcomers, huh?"
She didn't suspect anything.
After all, Xu Duoduo was currently the only zombie-mutated baby in the base.
And zombies, well...
Weren't their habits to pounce, bite, scratch, and suddenly speed up to chase people?
Therefore, Xu Duoduo's speed ability didn't raise any suspicions from Xiao Qiao.
Because it made sense.
As for the after-effects...
After examining her body, Xiao Qiao found that the coma was just one of the common after-effects of ability overuse. The temporary regression in intelligence was rare but not unheard of. "There have been cases of emotional sensitivity after ability overuse before. There was even a middle-aged man who cried for his mother!"
Now no one could give a definitive explanation, as the after-effects were varied and strange.
However, the after-effects of ability overuse would subside on their own, so it wasn't a big problem.
"But too much energy is very dangerous! Extremely, extremely dangerous. Exploding to death is no joke. You guys must remember, don't be foolish, okay?"
After Xiao Qiao gave her final instructions, she pinched the little zombie's cheek once more before happily leaving, pleased to have provided door-to-door service for the little zombie.
Very good.
End of reminiscence.
After learning that Xu Duoduo's after-effect didn't harm her body, Qin Luo was no longer worried about it. After all, she just became a bit clingier.
No big deal.
Then he urged her to go wash up, because they had to go receive their awards later.
Their team's elimination of the bat swarm last night had earned them another great merit. Since all the firepower had been directed at their team, who knows how many more people those bats would have injured otherwise. Adding to their previous achievement with the mutant snake-people, headquarters decided to give them a unified reward and have them attend an award ceremony.
"Sigh, officials just love these superficial things. Can't be helped, we'll just go through the motions and come back."
Seeing her still dazed, Qin Luo simply picked her up and personally took her to the bathroom. It would be faster this way.
Chen Xiaofei, Bai Shu, and Wang Weihu were all writing their acceptance speeches for the award ceremony later!
It was giving them headaches.
Today, their mimicry had completely receded. The little zombie saw this and felt a bit disappointed. She turned to look at the top of Qin Luo's head, and the dog ears were gone too.
The little zombie was sad!
When Chen Xiaofei saw her, he grinned and said, "Yahoo, good morning, little squad leader! Did you sleep well? Are you surprised to see the mutation cores?!"
Wang Weihu and Bai Shu also had smiles on their faces. "Is the little squad leader feeling alright?" "Her condition after this ability overuse seems much better than last time."