Yi Xiaodong said calmly, "Thank you for your praise, sir."
Xu Jie stood behind Yi Xiaodong, remained silent from start to finish, and none of these people had ever looked at her. It was quite strange because she was very beautiful, and any man would glance at her twice.
But no one cared about this issue, it wasn't important.
Shortly after they left, the one-armed man in the trench coat began to reflect, glancing at his companion and said, "Did you notice a woman just now?"
"Who?"
"The woman standing behind that person called Yi Xiaodong. She didn't speak the whole time, but she seemed quite pretty."
"Did we?"
"Yes!"
Apart from him, no one seemed concerned about this issue either, and it truly wasn't very important. Later, he just let the matter slip from his mind.
...
Su Changxing sat cross-legged on the rooftop, slowly opened his eyes, as the Divinization Ability continually strengthened, his Perception also experienced unusual changes.
The world unfolded before his eyes in a completely different fashion, with some differences but many similarities too.
He could see a blurry shadow behind each zombie, with similar appearances, probably representing their human form.
He wasn't sure what this meant, but one thing was certain; these zombies no longer retained human consciousness or memories.
They are a new species, a brand new life form.
"This probably belongs to the unseverable past."
He turned his head toward Big Horn and also saw a blurry shadow, but it was so indistinct it couldn't be discerned, just a dark shadow.
Big Horn had many differences regardless of the aspect; Su Changxing suspected he might retain some human consciousness or memory.
The tranquility in this area didn't last long; not long ago, a few powerful Extraordinaries were spotted near the Tentacles, unfamiliar faces not seen before.
"More Extraordinaries than anticipated; the depth of humans is beyond imagination."
Su Changxing couldn't figure out where these powerful Extraordinaries came from, hadn't seen them before; perhaps they came from other places, due to the Tentacle Monster's appearance.
With this thought, he retrieved the Extraordinary Crystal, the size of two fists, from his backpack, attempting to shove it into his mouth but failed; it was much bigger than his mouth, trying to force it in might dislocate his jaw.
"······"
Big Horn watched as he performed strange actions, with a serious expression, "Ha ya."
He indicated he could offer help.
"Forget it, don't mess things up······it's the only way."
Su Changxing thought, using a short knife to open a gap in his abdomen sufficient to insert the Tier Seven Crystal, believing once inside his body, it should be absorbed, then sewed up the wound with needle and thread.
The method might seem odd, but it worked.
After placing the Extraordinary Crystal in his belly, he felt a burst of coldness, spreading from the abdomen throughout his body, every pore stood upright.
There was a significant difference between the Tier Seven Crystal and Tier Eight, just after placing it in the stomach and sewing it up, his body began to undergo noticeable changes.
Within half an hour, he could perform another enhancement on the Undead Tide, still the Marching Speed.
Marching Speed v4—Marching Speed v5
Marching Speed v5: The Undead Tide moves faster, every zombie's Speed in the undulating mass increases by 30%, Agility increases by 30%, resilience increases by 30%.
He thought if the Undead Tide could run fast enough, that would be really impressive.
Really impressive.
...
Another Law Enforcement Team arrived quickly; they were in District Four, so they got here quickly.
The team leader was also a powerful Extraordinary known as the One-Armed Ghost, Ximen Long, who was the godfather of an underground gang before the apocalypse, mastering Extraordinary Power, a natural Extraordinary.
Chen Tiannan saw him, only nodded slightly, and said casually, "You came quickly."
Ximen Long laughed loudly, stepped forward and put a hand on Chen Tiannan's shoulder, "Why the reaction when meeting an old friend, you were the one who called me over."
"You were much more enthusiastic when you caught me back then."
Chen Tiannan's face twitched hearing this, he slapped away the hand on his shoulder, and replied unemotionally:
"I don't like people who lack boundaries."
"Our team suffered heavy losses, ambushed by those raiders. I hope your team can cooperate with us in eliminating them."
Ximen Long sized him up, smiled, and shook his head, "There's no time for that. You shouldn't let hatred blind you; our primary goal is still that Divine Creature, even a drop of blood is worth it."
"Lead the way, we'll go directly."
Chen Tiannan was shocked by the decisiveness: "Going now?"
"If not now, then when?"
"You might want to hear the intel we've collected."
"Just tell me on the way. I heard you've succeeded once already, this Divine Creature is merely strong in appearance, just a paper tiger." Ximen Long said disdainfully, with a hint of excitement in his eyes.
Chen Tiannan considered and said, "We succeeded previously through a surprise attack while the creature wasn't paying attention."
"Attempting another sneak attack may not be as easy; it might respond swiftly this time."
Ximen Long dismissed it, saying: "It's just a beast; how smart can it be? We'll just use a different tactic."
Chen Tiannan shook his head in resignation, "You're still so arrogant, how have you not died yet."
Ximen Long laughed heartily, saying, "Seems I'm not arrogant enough; you've been even more brazen, haven't you?"
"Leading a team to directly attack that Divine Creature without knowing anything, and you actually succeeded."
Chen Tiannan sighed, "That's why our losses were so severe; it was too forced."
Including Chen Tiannan's team, there were over thirty people advancing toward the Tentacle Monster's territory.
"All ruins, the destructive power is immense." Ximen Long commented on the field of ruins ahead, his expression turning serious.
Chen Tiannan glanced at him and cautioned, "This Divine Creature is not simple. I guess it might be stronger than the one from District Thirteen back then; it's in some semi-dormant state lacking clear self-awareness."
Ximen Long chuckled, "Isn't that better?"
Su Changxing immediately noticed Chen Tiannan and the others approaching, more numerous than last time, "Indeed crazy, preparing to act so soon again."
It could be anticipated that not only Su Changxing was watching this area; those raiders must be lurking, unable to seize blood alone, waiting for others to do it first, then swoop in and take advantage.
The same tactic worked well the first time; the second might not be as effective. Chen Tiannan and others had prepared for it this time.