While the fierce beasts like Taowu were watching the twentieth episode of Grey Wolf, Bai Yifan made two more attempts to break through to the Second Rank of Superpower.

All ended in failure.

Perhaps it was just an illusion, but Bai Yifan felt that the energy within him had become purer, and it seemed like if he concentrated all his energy in his hand, he could kill a cow.

The energy burst level didn’t change, but the lethality increased considerably.

"Sis, do you think this situation is also kind of a golden finger? The male protagonists in novels are always weak chickens at the start, and can’t level up no matter what..."

Bai Yifan looked up excitedly at Bai Xiqin but abruptly stopped talking.

His elder sister was already asleep on the lounger.

She was even lightly snoring.

Bai Yifan: ...

Figuring he might as well, Bai Yifan felt he’d completed his assigned task and curled up silently on the couch, closing his eyes as well.

Without an afternoon nap, he was a bit sleepy.

Not long after Bai Yifan closed his eyes and drifted into dreamland, Bai Anhai and others came over.

"What time is it?"

Bai Xiqin’s lazy voice sounded, accompanied by a long yawn.

"It’s four o’clock. If you’re tired, sleep a bit more, we can visit their base tomorrow, it’s no big deal."

Bai Anhai spoke gently.

"Never mind, let’s go today!"

Bai Xiqin stood up from the lounger, stretching lazily.

"Wake up, wake up! You’re supposed to be absorbing the crystal core! Why’ve you started napping?"

Bai Anhai looked at Bai Yifan lying on the sofa, sleeping with his limbs sprawled out and drooling, and disdainfully woke him up.

Bai Yifan’s previously stunning image as a girl was completely gone.

Who has ever seen a stunning girl who grinds her teeth, farts, and drools in her sleep?

Bai Yifan rubbed his eyes, "I saw sis taking an afternoon nap, so I thought I’d nap a bit too."

"Your sis is a Fourth Rank Superpower User! What about you?" Bai Anhai firmly jabbed.

Bai Yifan: ... I’m still a First Rank Superpower User! Sis isn’t First Rank, no one in the family is, only I am, am I supposed to be proud of that?

Bai Yifan thought to himself, but he didn’t dare retort.

Fearing for his life.

Leng Yebai looked dotingly at the drowsy Bai Xiqin.

The freshly awakened Xiao Niu looked so cute, he wished he could see her lazy expression every day.

After four o’clock in the afternoon, there was still a heatwave outside, which was much better than the noon sun.

Bai Xiqin’s drowsiness quickly faded, and with a slight wave of her fingers, several sets of protective suits and oxygen tanks appeared in front of everyone.

Each person took a set and put it on.

Once outfitted in the protective suits, everyone placed a finger on Bai Xiqin’s shoulder.

"I’ll be back for sure!"

As the three fierce beasts energetically shouted Grey Wolf slogans, the Bai Family left the space.

For the first time, the three fierce beasts didn’t feel reluctant when Bai Xiqin left them, like abandoned children.

Indeed, neither humans nor fierce beasts can resist the allure of cartoons.

Wolves and sheep, mice and cats, dominated most of her childhood.

The moment they exited the space, Bai Xiqin felt the heat surging all around them.

The temperature inside the space was always maintained at the ideal level for human skin adaptation.

Outside, the sun was scorching, and even inside the bus, there was a heatwave.

Bai Xiqin took some ice cubes out of the freezer on the bus and distributed them to everyone.

After putting the ice cubes into the pockets of their protective suits, the heat dissipated quite a bit.

Once they donned the oxygen masks and were fully geared up, Bai Xiqin pondered for a moment, then took some skateboards out of the space, and the family finally got off the bus.

After locking the bus door, the family skated towards the town.

They didn’t want the bus to get stained by the village’s black blood, so the family resolutely chose to skate.

The visibility in the protective suits wasn’t great, but luckily the Bai Family had excellent skateboarding skills, having practiced diligently before the apocalypse, so this level of difficulty was no big deal.

Even Bai Zhengxuan’s elderly parents skated better than some young folks.

The skateboards made a swishing sound as they glided over the ground, and being specially made, they produced very little noise.

In the quiet town, even this slight sound seemed somewhat abrupt.

The journey was a bit bumpy, not because of uneven surfaces, but due to the many zombie remnants scattered on the ground.

The zombies’ rotten flesh had been hacked into pieces and thrown onto the streets, black blood everywhere.

On the dark ground, a layer of black skin had dried, and even with oxygen tanks, the Bai Family felt a bit repulsed psychologically.

It was as if they could already smell the nauseating odor.

Everywhere was eerily silent, devoid of any small animals, not even ants on the ground, only occasionally some small boneless bugs were crawling.

Forget about zombies entering the town, even regular people wouldn’t want to venture into this place.

A gentle breeze passed, picking up pieces of the dried black blood on the ground, which stuck to the clean white protective suits.

With the naked eye, one could see the small black particles.

No matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t shake them off.

"Living here, wouldn’t they turn into zombies?"

Bai Yifan looked at the black particles on the protective suit and hurriedly brushed them off, but to no avail.

"No, after being roasted by the sun at high temperatures, the black blood leaves only the blood part, with the virus still present. The amount inhaled is too small to turn into a zombie, but it will make people more irritable."

Bai Xiqin gently shook her head.

As long as you don’t intentionally eat a big chunk, it’s generally fine.

Still, it’s dangerous; if accidentally scratched, the wound touching this congealed black blood can turn you into a zombie too.

In the apocalypse, many people used zombie blood to evade zombie tracking. Accidentally becoming a zombie is far better than being torn apart by one.

Looking at the endless black blood, Bai Yifan said in a somewhat speechless voice, "The boss here is really a ruthless person."

Anyone who can smear black blood all over the town is definitely no ordinary person.

Everywhere was inundated with thick black—on rooftops, walls... not a single spot missed.

Someone who periodically gathers so many zombies to bleed them must be incredibly powerful, totally unafraid of zombies.

But why choose to live in such an environment?

Bai Yifan didn’t understand, and neither did the entire Bai Family.

Swish swish swish—

The skateboards glided towards the town center.

The closer they got to the central area, the more they could hear the faint strains of music.

Yes, music.

It was rock music, with a strong rhythm; the Bai Family was already swaying to the beat.

"Xiao Niu, over there!"

Leng Yebai pointed in a direction. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Bai Xiqin followed Leng Yebai’s long finger and immediately spotted a courtyard distinctly different from the others at the center.

The roof of that courtyard wasn’t black; it had the normal color of rooftop tiles.

And the rock music was coming from that direction.

"Let’s go!"

Bai Xiqin decisively led everyone towards the central spot.

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