The Ming Lei team couldn’t help but praise when they saw this scene, “As expected of 3A!”

They immediately reported back to headquarters, “The target has been eradicated by the 3A special combat team.”

The staff at headquarters immediately thanked them for their hard work and mentioned that professional personnel would later retrieve the lizardmen’s bodies.

Due to the extremely low temperature, the lizardmen, having lost their vitality, were frozen solid in no time.

The Ming Lei team briefly exchanged greetings with 3A before mentioning they needed to head back to patrol. “Since the headquarters hasn’t canceled the mission yet, we have to continue patrolling to prevent other lizardmen from launching a surprise attack. But you 3A guys are really amazing. You managed to handle the two-star lizardmen all by yourselves.”

They were so strong!

The team members all gave thumbs up.

Qin Luo smiled and said, “It’s okay. Without some real power, you wouldn’t survive in the apocalypse. Your Ming Lei team’s record isn’t bad either.”

They were also within the top 30 in rankings.

The Ming Lei team leader modestly replied, “We still need to learn from you big shots. At least, there’s still room to improve our coordination. You 3A have such great chemistry.”

The most important thing for a battle team was trust and coordination, and 3A had this down perfectly.

As the saying goes, “outsiders watch the excitement, insiders see the essence.” The coordination and trust in 3A were truly impressive. When Bai Shu, the sniper, took a shot, everyone else in the team perfectly cooperated, dodging when necessary and attacking when needed, allowing him to shoot without worrying too much.

This also influenced their judgment.

The rest of the 3A team were just as efficient, filling in with their abilities wherever necessary, seamlessly cooperating.

Many teams would privately study the tactics of other battle squads to learn from them.

What made 3A truly unbeatable was that they really trusted each other and could confidently rely on their teammates.

However, human nature is complex.

Having such trusted teammates by their side up until now was truly a stroke of luck.

It was hard to know how many people envied 3A.

In the apocalypse, the probability of losing a teammate was very high. There weren’t many teams that hadn’t lost a member.

3A might be small, but they were invincible!

The Ming Lei team leader also said, “Your new team member is quite impressive! What’s their codename?”

Qin Luo was taken aback. The warriors with codenames had these names from before the apocalypse, which were carried over. New recruits who joined after the apocalypse didn’t really care about codenames.

Xu Duoduo, who had previously spoken hesitantly, wasn’t something they paid much attention to.

The main purpose of codenames was:

1. To avoid exposing one’s real identity and personal information, thus reducing potential security risks.
2. To strengthen discipline and organization, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality in communications.
3. To distinguish between different units and teams, avoiding confusion and misunderstandings.

However, after the apocalypse, when the enemies became non-intelligent otherworldly creatures, it didn’t matter if they knew their real identities! What could those monsters understand? They didn’t attack their own kind.

Since the topic was brought up, Qin Luo roughly explained the matter.

When the Ming Lei team leader heard that Xu Duoduo had trouble speaking before and was now able to communicate, he felt a bit sorry for the girl but was glad she could speak now. “I received word that later on, there may be some international missions. Some countries have discovered large quantities of power stones.”

Big nations were eyeing them.

Everyone wanted resources. Whether before or after the apocalypse, resources were still crucial.

Now that the base was mostly stable, the primary task was to defend it. If they could survive the current challenges, future goals would fade away, and some bad intentions might start to emerge.

The Ming Lei team leader reminded Qin Luo, making him realize he needed to come up with a codename for Xu Duoduo. “Thanks, buddy. Us big guys may overlook things, and if you hadn’t reminded me, I wouldn’t have noticed.”

Xu Duoduo’s forum identity was listed as “The only little zombie in the base.”

It was time for a change.

However, Qin Luo, being a bit of a slacker, couldn’t come up with a better codename.

After dealing with the lizardmen, headquarters allowed 3A to rest. Qin Luo approached Bai Shu, who was the more reliable one.

The two-star lizardmen’s mutated core was sold to the base, earning them five million points.

When the 3A team returned to the Ability User District, they were still discussing the codename issue.

Chen Xiaofei suggested several options. “Isn’t the little squad leader called Xu Duoduo? Why not just call her Duoduo? Xiao Qiao and Mu Enya always call the squad leader ‘Bao’er,’ how about calling her Duobao? Sounds nice, right?”

These codenames were really hard to agree on.

Qin Luo couldn’t help but twitch his mouth, “Xiaofei, we’re pretty much the same, so let’s drop it.”

Bai Shu pushed his glasses and said, “Codenames are supposed to be serious. Do you think what you said sounds appropriate?”

It was just hard to admit.

The name Qin Luo came up with was so childish that for a time, even his teammates felt awkward saying it.

But once they got used to it, it was fine.

This time, however, he had enough self-awareness not to give his wife a random codename.

Xu Duoduo found the whole thing troublesome and said she was fine with just being called by her name. “Shishi” thought she didn’t need to change her name, and “Xu Duoduo” was fine.

It was the name her grandparents gave her.

Although it was simple, she had nothing when she was found. Other orphans might have had clothes or blankets or even a note with their name and birth date, but she had nothing.

Her grandparents said, “Let’s call her Duoduo. We’ll have everything in abundance—good fortune, love, everything.”

It was the simplest and most sincere blessing from her grandparents.

So when people teased her name as not being pretty or meaningful, she didn’t feel inferior at all.

Xu Duoduo felt incredibly lucky to have grandparents who gave her such a name.

But now, the codename was a problem.

Wang Weihuo scratched his head and suggested, “How about we ask Professor Ji to help us come up with one?”

They had just randomly picked one before, but at least it was somewhat fitting for the team. Now, the mutated direction and codename were oddly similar.

Bai Shu had been scrolling through his tablet for a while before finally deciding. “Let’s call it ‘Zouyu.’ Isn’t there a Taotie in the base? We’ll call ourselves Zouyu, named after a beast from the Classic of Mountains and Seas—Zou Wu. It’s also called Zou Wu.”

It’s a mythical beast known for its benevolent nature.

According to legends, it had the body of a tiger and the head of a lion, with white fur and black stripes. It was so kind-hearted that it wouldn’t even step on grass, only feeding on creatures that had naturally died.

Bai Shu said, “It fits the squad leader’s personality perfectly. Even after becoming a zombie, she remains upright. She’s the most upright zombie I’ve ever seen. Zouyu’s character aligns with her, and it’s a mythical beast that doesn’t die.”

Zombies are also called the undead, or living dead.

It was a good fit.

Qin Luo and the others were a bit confused, but they nodded in agreement. They turned to Xu Duoduo and asked what she thought about it.