Chen Xiaofei hid behind his tablet for a moment, “I’ll just watch for a bit.”

Qin Luo was also looking through the data, feeling a headache coming on, “Why are there more and more of these monsters?!”

It was so exhausting.

Xu Duoduo was also looking into it, studying things like mutant pink grasshoppers, mutant earthworms, mutant mole crickets, millipedes, and even lemurs, owls, etc. It felt like once the night of Black Sun arrived, many nocturnal creatures came out.

It was tough.

Shishi also felt her brain was about to crash, not paying attention to what people were saying on the forum.

Chen Xiaofei, however, found time to slack off, laughing away, “Hahaha, some people say we bought this 10-billion-dollar war vehicle so easily, it’s hilarious! We nearly emptied our savings, and they think we have hundreds of billions!”

It would be nice if they were that wealthy.

Qin Luo put down his tablet, closed his eyes and sighed helplessly, “If we were really that rich, it would be great.”

He would definitely buy a bunch of little skirts for Xu Duoduo.

And buy more equipment.

Wang Weihuo also said, “What do they think we are? Do they really believe we’re invincible?”

He was just too shy to say it.

They were all privately being childish.

On the forum, 3A was becoming more and more idolized, it felt like they were seen as invincible big shots.

In reality, it was just four normal young people plus a little zombie with a brain that occasionally malfunctioned.

Chen Xiaofei was really enjoying it.

Before Bai Shu completely lost his temper, the four of them obediently began studying.

Xu Duoduo, however, was watching the commotion, and after that, she continued to focus and absorb knowledge.

“Ahhh, this is so annoying, the mutant millipedes and centipedes are almost the same, why do their weak points differ?” Chen Xiaofei had his hair all messed up in frustration.

His face was full of pain.

He couldn’t help but complain like a slacker.

Qin Luo, holding his tablet, argued with Chen Xiaofei, “Are you blind? The millipede is round and cute, while the centipede is way more disgusting, okay? Where are they the same? Tell me, where are they the same?!”

He was shocked that his dumb teammate couldn’t tell the difference.

Wang Weihuo, on the other hand, was diligently memorizing the information: “Before mutation, these things were harmless, they couldn’t be handled directly, and they secreted toxins. Severe cases could lead to rashes, blisters, and necrosis. After mutation, the toxins increase, and low-star mutant millipedes don’t actively attack humans, but they can accidentally bump into us, so we need to be careful. High-star ones will eat each other and attack other creatures.”

Bai Shu calmly considered, “This pattern seems to apply to most mutant creatures, right? They evolve by devouring others to level up, but don’t you think they retain some of their basic nature before they star up? Once they reach a certain star level, they become obsessed with devouring to grow stronger?”

Xu Duoduo, expressionless, summarized the issue, “So, we need to eliminate them before they go crazy!”

Wow!!

The four of them all looked at her, and there was a bit of excitement in their expressions.

“Truly a historic moment!”

“The little squad leader is getting involved now, truly a cause for celebration, congratulations!”

“This feels awesome!”

“Xu Duoduo, you’re really something!”

“Let’s all clap for the little squad leader!”

The four big men put down their tablets and clapped loudly.

Then, they picked up their tablets again and continued studying the strategies.

Xu Duoduo: …

It seemed like she was briefly praised.

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In the few days of rest at the base, life was quite ordinary but also rare and peaceful.

When there was nothing to do, they studied, did homework and strategies, sometimes exercised in the gym, or stocked up on food.

Xu Duoduo made a lot of shrimp and crab roe buns, which had become 3A’s favorite staple food, so delicious they couldn’t stop praising it.

Then she made some rice balls.

She also added fried dough sticks, meat floss, sausages, and cucumbers.

Bite into it, and it could make you happy all day.

Chen Xiaofei followed Xu Duoduo around, constantly asking her to make more, afraid there wouldn’t be enough to eat.

“Little squad leader, you’re the best little zombie in the world, really.”

He begged for more food, and Xu Duoduo just made sure to prepare extra.

Qin Luo and the others admired her cooking skills, constantly talking about the food they wanted and asking her to make it with them.

Yes.

They would all pitch in, basically every time they did something, the four men and a zombie would do it together.

When Qin Luo peeled salted egg yolks, he had to praise her, “My wife is amazing!”

When Wang Weihuo made fried peanuts, he asked, “Little squad leader, can I save some peanuts to eat with alcohol next time?”

Chen Xiaofei immediately disagreed, “The rice balls need to have fried peanuts! No saving!”

Xu Duoduo was in the kitchen wrapping rice balls, and upon hearing that, she said, “Don’t argue, we can fry more later.”

Shishi often didn’t understand why they liked to argue, but sometimes, she seemed to get it. Anyway, their friendship seemed fine no matter how much they argued.

There was no need to worry too much.

Sure enough, Wang Weihuo showed a satisfied smile, and Chen Xiaofei also said, “Little squad leader is the best! Just a bit tired though!”

Xu Duoduo didn’t feel tired at all. Compared to fighting, the days at the base were quite relaxed and happy.

As for Bai Shu.

He was constantly immersed in his studies, and out of everyone in 3A, Bai Shu was the only one who could keep going.

Xu Duoduo wasn’t quite up to it anymore, her brain wasn’t enough, but she learned fast. The “study nerd aura” hadn’t completely disappeared, which was lucky.

Qin Luo was also quick-witted. He just didn’t bother with things he wasn’t interested in, but for combat and missions, he still focused and studied seriously.

Wang Weihuo and Chen Xiaofei were okay, even though they got distracted, they would still participate in the learning. They figured they would do their best and see how much they could learn.

But for the three of them to study all the time, none of them could handle it.

Xu Duoduo could, but Shishi had other things to worry about, so this huge task had to be left to Bai Shu, the walking encyclopedia.

If anything came up that they didn’t know, they’d ask him.

It was really the perfect division of labor!

After staying for three or four days, a new mission was finally released.

Bai Shu perked up, “The latest mission is from M City, do we go? It’s a bit far?”

This wasn’t a mandatory mission from headquarters, so they could choose to participate based on their situation.

Qin Luo and the others immediately perked up, and even Xu Duoduo’s eyes lit up!

“Damn, just what we wanted! Didn’t we say we wanted to go to M City? Let’s go, let’s go!”

Qin Luo said, “Let’s accept it. If we stay home any longer, we’re wasting our new equipment!”

Chen Xiaofei was also excited, “Let’s go, go, go!”

Wang Weihuo didn’t want to stay holed up at home, eating food, he wanted to go out and do missions.

3A really lived up to being battle maniacs.

When Xu Duoduo first arrived at H City’s base, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao had told her that following 3A meant they’d always be on the front lines. At the time, she just wanted to stick with familiar people and go out to stock up on supplies.

But now, she could understand the thrill of battle and the sense of accomplishment from completing missions.

She could also relate to the excitement of wanting to go on missions because now she felt the same way—they all wanted to go out and do missions!!