Ivory Tower

Seeing how defeated they looked, Bai Yaoyao told everyone, "Psychic Zombies mainly attack through Mind Control. Just be more careful from now on. If you're on your guard, it's very hard for them to succeed."

"Okay, got it, Sister Yao."

After everyone left, Black Shadow appeared again.

Black Shadow stared for a long time at the zombie whose head had been smashed to pulp, then raised a hand, intending to restore it. After a moment's hesitation, Black Shadow gave up in disgust...

The group found a relatively clean little restaurant and had lunch.

Dada Juan and Monkey watched everyone happily eating lamb hot pot, then looked down at the inferior cuts of roasted Mutant Dog meat on their own plates. They couldn't help shedding "tears" of regret.

Why did even Dog Brother's Large Bone and Little Crook's Shuishui seem so much better than what they had...

After lunch, everyone began exploring H University together. That morning, Bai Yaoyao had sensed several places inside with fairly strong energy fluctuations and planned to investigate them again.

Once they entered the campus, she led them to the athletic field first. The fluctuations were strongest there.

They had barely reached the edge of the field when a zombie spotted them. A powerful gust sent nearby bicycles and trash cans hurtling straight at the group.

"Watch out, everyone! It's a Wind Ability Zombie!" Bai Yaoyao warned.

Everyone quickly dodged. Peiqi was on the outermost edge and couldn't get clear in time, so Stone hurriedly stepped sideways to shield her, instantly activating Skin Hardening.

Stone felt that, at this stage, his Earth Ability wasn't as useful as Skin Hardening, so he had prioritized upgrading Skin Hardening yesterday.

He punched the trash can, but the powerful momentum drove his entire arm through it.

"Fuck, that kinda hurts!" Stone grumbled, a rare occurrence.

"Big Brother Stone, looking sharp! Trash Can Superman!" Even as Xiaomi dodged, he didn't forget to tease Stone about his bizarre appearance.

"A-Dai, Xiaomi, Doggie, let's charge! Everyone else, pour on damage from a distance."

"Roger!"

"Woof, woof!"

Three people and a dog rushed forward simultaneously from four directions. While Lulu fired lightning from a distance, Chenxuan added Skill Amplification.

Little Crook had restrained the zombie ahead of time with Willow Branches. Although it lasted only a second, that was enough with this lineup.

Bai Yaoyao went for its neck, driving her dagger in before the zombie could react.

A-Dai rushed over and unleashed the Dark Ability's Black Mist Entanglement. Without even getting a chance to react, the zombie was killed by their combined assault.

Fighting as a team really was satisfying. The Level-Three Wind-Type Zombie was torn limb from limb in a single exchange.

Bai Yaoyao dug out the Crystal Core and put it away. "There should be four more Level-Two Crystal Cores on campus... ah, no, four more Level-Two Zombies. Let's go slaughter them."

"Hahaha, Sister Yao, that 'ah, no' really says it all." Xiaomi nearly sprayed out his water laughing.

"I think we could practice several attack patterns for different zombies. Our coordination just now was great. If we linked our attacks more tightly, that Wind Ability Zombie wouldn't even have had a chance to use a skill," Lulu said after some thought.

"Lulu's right. It's mostly about learning to work together in combat. Keep it up, everyone," Bai Yaoyao said.

"Have you noticed it's way hotter today than yesterday? Is it because of my Fire Ability? My clothes haven't been dry since we left today, and I've already downed four or five bottles of water," Dada Juan couldn't help complaining.

"I have a water ability, and I'm hot too! Damn, we freeze to death at night and roast to death during the day," Monkey chimed in.

"Sister Yao, what's going on?"

Bai Yaoyao replied, "I'd have forgotten if you hadn't mentioned it. There's a week of especially hot weather, with midday temperatures reaching 60°C. When that happens, we'll go out at night and sleep during the day."

Almost ten years had passed, and she couldn't remember many of the details. If Dada Juan hadn't mentioned the heat, she really wouldn't have recalled it. The zombies' first increase in strength seemed to have come after seven days of Extreme Heat.

After that, Level-One Zombies became much more common. Many people who couldn't endure it and died in the Extreme Heat would also become infected and turn into zombies.

The good news was that the authorities had already adapted quickly. Almost every province had established bases, where basic social order could still be maintained.

Still, the strong preying on the weak was inevitable. Never mind the Apocalypse-it had been the same before it, too.

Huaguo had responded faster than any other country in the world. Many countries had simply become zombie paradises or Valleys of Villains. No one cared whether the weak lived or died. Without an ability, survival was impossible.

Only Huaguo had chosen not to abandon anyone, organizing rescues, coordinating food and shelter, and assigning work to give ordinary people hope of staying alive.

After using her psychic power to confirm there were no more level-three zombies on campus, Bai Yaoyao split the team into three groups again. Everyone was a capable fighter, and taking everything upon herself wasn't necessarily a good thing.

They needed to endure hardship and experience danger when necessary. Otherwise, she would only limit their growth.

Bai Yaoyao's group chose to head to the dormitories, where there should be the most zombies and people.

As soon as they reached the foot of the Women's Dormitory, they saw a small team of students. The boy leading them had clearly awakened an ability, a fire ability at that.

When he set a zombie on fire, the boys behind him battered it with sticks. Their coordination was quite good.

Seeing Bai Yaoyao's group of four people and one dog, he took the initiative to ask, "Which department are you from? How come I've never seen you before?

"I've already cleared the passage from here to the cafeteria. There's food there too. Hurry over!"

Bai Yaoyao raised an eyebrow. Though the boy sounded rather arrogant, he meant no harm and was mainly trying to give them a helpful heads-up.

"Brother Liang, they definitely aren't from our school. There's no way I wouldn't know a girl that pretty!" said a boy behind him holding a stool.

Bai Yaoyao suddenly smiled. Since someone had complimented her looks, she ought to be polite.

"Exactly. Their family must be loaded if they still dare to keep a Husky. They definitely aren't from our school."

The boy called Brother Liang suddenly grew nervous and led everyone a step back. They were all from the Martial Arts Department and had more experience with such things. They hadn't seen clearly from a distance, but after looking closely, he realized that the people before him were clearly trained fighters.

"Don't be nervous. This pretty big sister isn't going to beat you up." Bai Yaoyao thought this school was really quite nice. The kids were all adorably clueless.

After Bai Yaoyao said that, the boys became even more frightened.

Brother Liang said bluntly, "Do you need something? My classmates have things to do. I'll talk to you."

As he spoke, he gestured behind his back for the other boys to leave first. Not only did they stay, they edged forward, moving closer to Brother Liang, stubbornly lifting their heads and pretending to be calm.

Bai Yaoyao couldn't help rolling her eyes. She stopped teasing them and pointed at the level-two water-type zombie outside the fence. "We're taking that zombie."

"We only managed to trap it outside after a lot of effort. It can shoot water! We can't get anywhere near it. It..." Brother Liang had wanted to say more, but when he saw how relaxed Bai Yaoyao and the others looked, he fell silent.

Especially that Husky. Its face practically screamed, I'm number one in the world. I'm not afraid of anyone...