20 Opening the Ecological Space
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Li Xiaoxiao took out a bowl and handed it to Xu Zixuan. Although Xu Zixuan didn’t understand why, he obediently placed the crystal core into the bowl, then carried it back to the female zombie. Sure enough, this time the female zombie reached out her hand, her long black nails scraping harshly against the bowl. She tossed the crystal core into her mouth, crunching and swallowing it in a few bites. But the energy still seemed insufficient. Li Xiaoxiao flipped her hand and dropped the five crystal cores she had just acquired into the porcelain bowl, signaling Xu Zixuan to give them to the female zombie.
Obediently, Xu Zixuan held the bowl before the female zombie again, and she swallowed them all in one gulp. Then she jumped onto the roof of the off-road vehicle and sat still.
“Sister, what’s wrong with Mom?” Xu Zixuan’s eyes showed worry.
“Don’t worry. She should evolve soon. Then she’ll be able to protect us better, Xuanxuan.” Li Xiaoxiao gently stroked the child’s head and lifted him into the car.
Leaving the logistics park, the car took a turn, and Li Xiaoxiao headed straight for the water treatment plant. She first collected all the water in the purification pool into her spatial pocket, completing the task of gathering fifty thousand cubic meters of water. Then she stored all the purification equipment, water treatment devices, and control systems from the plant into her space. Even the various devices and filters from the laboratory were taken in. After a thorough sweep to ensure nothing was left behind, Li Xiaoxiao finally drove off.
Next was the brewery, which she didn’t spare either, sweeping it clean. Afterward, Li Xiaoxiao drove out of the city toward the outskirts.
Since there was a zombie in their car, they couldn’t reunite with the main group. She had already activated the doomsday base, and the urgent task was to upgrade the base to level five. Only then could it be deployed and become their own stronghold. So she chose to move in the opposite direction from the gathering point.
The city was full of concrete and cement, making it difficult to find soil. They had to head toward the suburbs where there was more land.
More and more vehicles passed by in the opposite direction, some speeding past, others suddenly losing control and swerving like snakes or crashing headlong into the car in front. Some even veered off the road entirely. Inside these cars, either someone had been bitten by a zombie and turned, or the driver themselves had become one.
After collisions, some people struggled to open their doors and crawl out, but no sooner had they taken a few steps than zombies appeared from nowhere, pounced on them, and sank their teeth into their necks.
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No one dared to rush forward to save them. Everyone kept their windows tightly shut, desperately weaving through the congested traffic. At this moment, no one followed any traffic laws; every person had only one goal: survival.
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