“Ranran, how about we go back to the top of the water tower to rest for a while? We can come back down after sunrise and continue?” After more than an hour, Jia Wu felt that his whole body was starting to go numb.

The others agreed as well, since maintaining the same headshot stance for so long was quite tiring.

Moreover, it was deep into the night, and the zombies’ hearing and sense of smell were very sensitive. Their gathering speed was astonishing, and everyone had no chance to rest.

“Let’s deal with all the remaining mutated zombies in the crowd, and then we’ll go back and rest.”

On one hand, the mutated zombie cores were very useful to them, and on the other hand, they were worried these mutated zombies might evolve into new zombie kings later.

It was dangerous for such a large-scale zombie horde to continue erupting on roads humans had to pass through.

After hearing Nan Muran’s words, the eight of them began to work in sync with their closest partner, forming four teams to search for mutated zombies within the horde.

After Nan Muran and Si Ye dealt with the Level 5 mutated zombies, they proceeded to eliminate several Level 4 mutated zombies.

Nan Muran, having absorbed two Level 5 mutated zombie cores in a row, had now broken through to Level 5 in her psychic abilities.

Fighting above their level, handling Level 4 mutated zombies became almost effortless. After their continued quick kills, the remaining mutated zombies in the horde were at most Level 3.

For the lowest-level mutated abilities, which were all Level 3, solving these Level 3 mutated zombies was nothing difficult.

Everyone quickly eliminated the zombies while also extracting the cores.

In less than half an hour, with everyone working together, all the mutated zombies were eliminated.

Afterward, only regular zombies remained in the horde. Without a target, the regular zombies started wandering aimlessly around the base of the water tower.

However, due to the sheer number of zombies, it still appeared to be densely packed, making one’s hair stand on end.

At Nan Muran’s signal, Xiaobai quickly led everyone back to the top of the water tower.

“Sister, my control abilities have reached the mid-stage,” Qi Jin said excitedly as he rushed toward Nan Muran the moment they returned.

“Qi Jin is amazing,” Nan Muran praised the little guy without hesitation.

The others were also happy for Qi Jin. Having control abilities as cover was a good thing for him.

Since everyone needed to rest, they returned to the platform inside the water tower and laid down in their previous spots to sleep.

Fifteen glanced at the time and took it upon himself to stand guard outside.

Meanwhile, Xiaoliu and Xiaobai jumped down from the water tower in Nan Muran’s hands.

“What are they doing?” Han Yingtian was a bit confused.

“There are so many cores on the ground, they can’t bear to leave them behind,” Nan Muran smiled and said.

As expected, after reaching the ground, Xiaoliu and Xiaobai began to crawl along the ground, wildly picking up the cores. In no time, the two little ones had gathered a large pile.

Zhou Ling and the others watched Xiaobai and Xiaoliu hopping around, feeling puzzled.

“Are they plant-type ability users?” The boy with black-framed glasses whispered.

Although he knew that Nan Muran was a plant-type ability user, he couldn’t tell how strong she was.

Zhou Ling nodded silently but then shook his head. He had seen plant-type ability users before, but none of them were like this, nor had he ever seen such agile plants.

“She…”

The boy with black-framed glasses’ words were cut off by a cold glare from Jia Wu.

The five people, afraid of death, wisely kept quiet, not daring to disturb the rest of the group.

Nan Muran found a more comfortable spot in Si Ye’s arms and soon fell into a deep sleep. Everyone was exhausted, and with someone on guard outside, they slept soundly.

As the first light of dawn appeared, Qi Jin suddenly opened his eyes.

He sat up and gently poked the back of Nan Muran’s hand, which was exposed outside her military coat.

However, Si Ye gently pressed him down, shook his head, and quietly asked, “What’s going on?”

“There’s an ability team from Lan City, twelve people. They’ll be here when the sun rises, looking for them,” Qi Jin whispered in Si Ye’s ear after glancing at Zhou Ling and the others.

Zhou Ling had mentioned that his father was Zhou Gang, the second-in-command of the Lan City safe base. It seemed that this wasn’t a lie.

“Got it. It’s still early, let’s sleep a bit longer.” Si Ye reached over to pull the thick blanket over Qi Jin.

Perhaps because the motion was a bit too big, Nan Muran, who was resting in his arms, frowned in her sleep.

Si Ye quickly lowered his hand and returned to the previous position, seeing her furrowed brows slowly smooth out.

The girl in his arms was a little flushed from the warmth, which made him want to reach out and touch her.

It was hard to reconcile this Nan Muran with the one who fought fiercely in the zombie horde without retreating.

Si Ye tightened his embrace, leaning against the wall, feeling a warmth that filled his world.

After the sun rose, sure enough, the zombie horde below the water tower began to stir.

“Something’s happening outside,” Han Yingtian, who was on watch, came in to warn those eating breakfast.

After Nan Muran woke up, Si Ye had already told her the situation, so she naturally understood where the zombie horde’s movement was coming from.

“Are they attacking us?” the old eagle asked nonchalantly while chewing a piece of jerky.

“Not really. The horde is clearly gathering towards the west side of the overpass,” Han Yingtian replied, sitting down and pulling out a small loaf of bread and some milk for breakfast.

The group sat together, not planning to go outside and take a look.

Zhou Ling and the others secretly admired the calmness of the group.

Suddenly, a man’s voice from afar called out.

“Ah Ling.”

“Ah Ling…”

Then a woman’s anxious, almost tearful voice followed.

“It’s Sister Yuan,” Zhou Ling heard the woman’s voice clearly and, obviously agitated, got up to look out from the railing of the water tower.

The woman below the tower had attracted a gathering of zombies with her calls. She was handling them, but still appeared overwhelmed.

From the railing, Zhou Ling watched her and felt his heart skip a beat. “Sister Yuan, stop calling! We’re here!”

“Sister Yuan…” Wen Wen, lying next to Zhou Ling, looked at Ling Yuan below and for the first time realized how important this usually sharp woman was.

“Sister Yuan, help us! We almost died…” Huang Mao began to cry and beg at the railing.

Seeing the familiar faces below, Zhou Ling and the others felt grateful to be alive.

Ling Yuan, looking up at the five of them, sighed in relief and immediately began calling her teammates with the intercom to gather at the water tower.

Soon, the twelve-person ability team from Lan City gathered under the water tower.

The metal door at the base of the water tower was opened by a metal-type ability user, only to find that there was still a barrier inside.

A spatial ability user directly passed through the wall and saw the thick earth wall inside.

Soon, the metal door at the base of the water tower was opened, and the twelve-person team began climbing up the narrow stairs inside, only to feel a very strong pressure near the platform.