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After calming himself down, Brother Gou made this decision. Others said Su Luo was powerful, but that was just what they said. They hadn't seen it with their own eyes, so how could he believe it? In addition, his strength had improved a lot in the past few days. Even if he faced Xu Qiang last time, he was confident that he could win. So he was still a little arrogant.

Of course, this is just what Dog Brother thinks. In reality, he is no match for Xu Qiang at all; it's just his overconfidence.

Su Luo frowned as he listened to Dog Brother's words. He really didn't know where these small fry got their confidence from, and why they always came to provoke him. He was really fed up.

(Tianjin)

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Chapter 403 The Harvest Day Has Arrived

"Haha, Blackie, you're finally out of food, aren't you? There's still food left. I think you're about to give up. And don't think I don't know, you're trying to cheat with your spatial stomach again." Soon, Su Luo was drawn to the scene before her. Looking at the nine-tailed cat and the treasure-hunting rat with their round bellies, Su Luo glanced at the treasure-hunting rat and knew what it was up to. It was definitely trying to cheat with its spatial stomach again.

Upon seeing Su Luo's gaze, the treasure-hunting rat, who had been planning to pretend to eat and then secretly put the food into its spatial storage, froze instantly. It was clear that it had been seen through, and the rat slumped down, looking utterly dejected, which was quite adorable.

These days have been quite boring, so I've been looking for some fun, like competing with the treasure-hunting rats to see who can eat more, and fighting in the space, etc.

The space for practicing cooking skills is especially the Treasure-Hunting Mouse's favorite place, because it has all kinds of food, which greatly satisfies its appetite. With Su Luo's cooking skills, it's even more perfect.

Even though the Treasure-Hunting Rat is a glutton and can eat terrifying amounts of food, it still can't be a match for Su Luo. After all, it has incorporated gourmet cells into its body, giving it a frighteningly large appetite. Furthermore, after being baptized by gourmet food made from mutated ingredients, the demon that was originally dormant in its body has finally awakened. At the same time, both its physical attributes and everything else have been upgraded to a higher level. Its lean body hides a terrifying power.

This initial awakening brings tremendous improvement, elevating one's physical abilities to a whole new level. Generally, the physical abilities of an average person are around level F, but reaching level C means surpassing the average person.

Once he reaches that level, his physique is comparable to that of Gon from the Hunter x Hunter series.

Reaching the level 1 is another level altogether. Although it doesn't achieve immortality, it is still incredibly terrifying. Even if you put it in outer space, it would still be able to survive.

Of course, even so, food is still indispensable. After fusing with gourmet cells, food is essential, otherwise, in the end, it may lead to self-cannibalism.

Another point is that the food made in the space has no function; it only satisfies people's taste, but it is not actually real food and has no purpose whatsoever.

Perhaps because the awakened demon is an ice demon, the food that suits it best is cold dishes, or even shaved ice, which are relatively cold foods.

"Did you hear that, ghost inside? If you don't come out soon, I won't be polite." Hearing no movement from inside, Dog Brother outside felt a bit more confident, thinking that Su Luo was scared and that's why she was silent.

"What a nuisance." Su Luo was annoyed by the shouting of Dog Brother outside. After saying this, he unleashed a burst of energy that swept outwards. He simply didn't have time to deal with these thugs.

Hearing no movement from inside, Dog Brother immediately tried to kick the door open. But just then, a terrifying pressure swept over him from inside, causing Dog Brother to stagger and collapse to the ground. His eyes widened in disbelief. The pressure was simply too strong; it felt as if a mountain was pressing down on him, rendering him unable to move.

Then, he heard the same word again: "Get out."

"Brother Gou, what's wrong?" One of the henchmen came out and asked as he saw Brother Gou suddenly slump down.

"No, it's nothing." When Dog Brother came to his senses, he realized that his back was drenched in sweat, which soaked through his clothes.

Su Luo had no interest in this kind of idiot, so he put some pressure on Dog Brother. Of course, even that was enough for him to handle. If the other party still didn't back down after all that, then Su Luo really wouldn't be polite.

Honestly, I was in a pretty good mood at first, but being disturbed made me a little annoyed.

"Brother Gou, should we still kick down the door? We heard the ghost inside is having some trouble..." Everyone was confused by Brother Gou's slumped posture, because Su Luo was only targeting him, so only he could sense it.

"Kick it? Kick your head, hurry up and run!" After hearing his brother's words, Dog Brother punched him, rolled his eyes, and said, "In this situation, you still want to kick the door? Isn't that just courting death?" If it were about escaping for his life, that would be more like it. He had already witnessed Su Luo's terror. That feeling, the feeling of losing his heartbeat and breathing in an instant, was truly terrifying.

"What are you standing there for? Come and help me up." Dog Brother said irritably to his stunned subordinate. He had been so intimidated by Su Luo's aura that he almost couldn't stand up.

"Yes, yes, yes." They dared not disobey Dog Brother's words in the slightest.

These things were unclear, but Zhao Weiwei seemed to understand something. In fact, aside from being a sanctimonious hypocrite, her intelligence was quite good. Now that she had gotten rid of the sanctimonious hypocrite mentality, she naturally saw many things clearly and had come to her senses.

After being helped up by his brother, Dog Brother left Su Luo's room somewhat disheveled.

"After today, the time should be about right." Su Luo muttered to herself as she calculated the time. The evolution of zombies will begin on the seventh day. At that time, zombies with different levels will start to appear. Of course, the most important point is that the evolution of zombies means the appearance of Treasure Meat, which is currently the most mainstream method for humans to advance.

The current zombies are only at a basic level, with questionable intelligence. They can't even do some things they couldn't do in life. After evolution, their various systems will evolve, and even superpowered zombies may appear. This villa yard may not be able to stop them.

Most importantly, while you see nothing but zombies, don't forget that there are also many mutated plants and animals. The dangers don't stop there. You also need to guard against attacks from your own kind. In this apocalypse, many people with evil intentions will be exposed. After all, this is no longer the lawless society of the past.

After the zombies evolved in Kashgar, their evolutionary speed could no longer be changed by a single moment, because they could also evolve through devouring and other means. This meant that no one could be certain about the evolutionary progress of these zombies, beasts, and mutated plants.

Therefore, as they evolve, they naturally need to be more careful in their actions, because if they accidentally encounter a terrifying being, it would be a very dangerous situation.

Once the zombies begin to evolve, that will be the time for Su Luo to take action. After collecting the necessary items for the mission, he can leave this world. Of course, this world will also become one of his food-producing dimensions, which he can return to at any time.

Therefore, he didn't want to spend too much time here.

Not long after, some noises came from outside. No one knew what had happened, but Su Luo didn't want to know or care about it.

Time flew by, and another boring day passed by.

The next day.

After Su Luo woke up, he started getting ready. He knew that Su Yefeng and the others would also start their operation today. The appearance of leveled zombies meant that they had seen a path to power. As a reborn person, Su Yefeng naturally knew that treasure meat was the main item that humans could use to advance. Naturally, he would not feel confused like those who did not know. Instead, he had started preparing long ago to hunt zombies to obtain treasure meat and then strengthen himself.

"Oh, looks like I'm not the only one who got up early." After Su Luo went out, she saw Su Yefeng and Zhao Weiwei. They were obviously already prepared.

Looking at Zhao Weiwei, she is completely different from before. It's as if she has become a different person. She must have come to her senses after this ordeal.

Furthermore, Zhao Weiwei's change wasn't just in her demeanor; it was as if something else had changed about her. Just by looking at Su Luo, one could tell that Su Yefeng had given her the Blood Spirit Mushroom. It seemed that Zhao Weiwei had already been subdued by Su Yefeng.

As for those who remained here, perhaps because of what happened yesterday, they seemed much more obedient, looking at Su Yefeng with some fear, timid and hesitant, without any of the fierce aura they had yesterday.

Hearing the sound coming from behind, Su Yefeng and Zhao Weiwei looked over and saw Su Luo with a treasure-hunting rat on her shoulder and a nine-tailed cat in her arms, stroking it from time to time. The nine-tailed cat even showed an expression of enjoyment.

Seeing this scene, Su Yefeng felt heartbroken. Was this really the nine-tailed cat he had painstakingly subdued? But what was this all about? Did the nine-tailed cat belong to Su Luo or to him? It didn't even glance at its owner. It was truly resentful.

The nine-tailed cat seemed to sense something, glanced at Su Yefeng, yawned, and then continued to enjoy Su Luo's caresses.

Su Yefeng was completely bewildered. It had attacked Su Luo before, so what was going on now? It was just that the food tasted a little better.

"You also get up very early," Su Yefeng greeted him.

As for Zhao Weiwei, she looked somewhat embarrassed when she saw Su Luo again, after all, what she had done before was... really... truly unbearable to recall.

"It seems we have similar goals." Su Luo naturally knew why Su Yefeng got up so early. As a reborn person, he naturally had to be one step ahead of others. The effect of the precious flesh would not be discovered for a long time. Besides, who would know that such a precious thing would be in the minds of these fierce and ugly guys?

Treasure meat can only be formed in the brains of zombies at least at level one. After evolving to level one, all of the zombie's abilities will be greatly improved, and it will no longer be as slow as a snail. If it is a zombie with superpowers, then it is even more so. Zombies, like humans, have superpowers.

Of course, sometimes there are special zombies that appear, those that are intelligent, yes, intelligent.

"Want to come along?" Su Yefeng naturally understood the meaning behind Su Luo's words and extended an invitation. He knew that Su Luo was no ordinary person and had terrifying strength. If it weren't for Su Luo, it would be a question whether he could have come back alive. So, if this guy could help, things would definitely be much easier.

Just as Su Luo was about to answer, a sound suddenly came from outside, which immediately alerted the group. At this point, the zombies had already begun to evolve, so it wouldn't be surprising if they managed to get in through the fence.

Soon, everyone recognized the newcomer as Xu Qiang. However, he was quite different from before. His muscles were noticeably fuller and he was no longer as thin as before. His eyes were deep and he was wearing a black leather jacket, looking very tough and handsome. His entire demeanor had changed drastically, as if he were a completely different person. It seemed that he had experienced a lot in the past seven days.

He held a machete in his hand, which was covered with some unknown liquid that kept dripping down. He looked travel-worn and was breathing heavily, so he must have just arrived, having killed quite a few zombies along the way.

"Master Luo." Xu Qiang strode over and soon arrived in front of Su Luo, speaking very respectfully. At the same time, he took out several marble-sized objects from his person and handed them over.

Upon seeing those marble-sized objects, both the Treasure-Hunting Mouse and the Nine-Tailed Cat's eyes lit up, clearly indicating that they were valuable items.

"Precious meat." Su Yefeng, who was standing nearby, naturally saw it as well and immediately recognized what Xu Qiang was holding, so he couldn't help but exclaim.

Su Luo glanced at it and took it without much thought. This kind of ordinary treasure meat was almost exclusively for ordinary people. Of course, Su Luo and Su Yefeng could also use it, but considering that it was dug out of a zombie's brain, Su Luo really had no desire to eat it. Besides, it wouldn't improve Su Luo's strength, so he didn't care much about it. It was just an item to complete the mission. Of course, if there were any lightning-type elements inside, he would naturally give them to Xu Qiang.

Su Luo had discussed the treasure meat with Xu Qiang a long time ago, but she didn't expect that Xu Qiang had already collected several pieces before the zombies had even started evolving.

"Well done." Su Luo hadn't even had time to tell Xu Qiang about the collection before she started collecting on her own. Master Luo was very satisfied. She was hundreds of times better than Zhao Weiwei. Fortunately, he hadn't found Zhao Weiwei before, so there was no point in trying to subdue her. He didn't have Su Yefeng's patience to train and hone her.

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Chapter 404 The Plan

Of course, it's not to say that Zhao Weiwei is really bad; after all, she was one of the strong ones in the apocalypse. It's just that her mindset hadn't changed before.

Judging from Zhao Weiwei's current state, she seems to have come to her senses. However, even so, she still cannot compare to Xu Qiang, not only in terms of strength, but also in terms of mentality, mindset, and so on.

With Su Luo's presence now, and Xu Qiang consuming the Blood Spirit Mushroom, a treasure of heaven and earth, from the very beginning, his achievements are naturally far greater than before.

"I won't go out. Let Xu Qiang go with you." The zombie evolution has only just begun, and the number of high-level zombies appearing is extremely small, almost negligible. It's clearly not the right time to collect treasure meat. Besides, at this point, the zombies have basically only evolved to level one, while the highest level the mission requires is level three.

Su Luo thought it would be better to wait a while before going out to collect the zombies. At that time, she could gather a large number of zombies and then wipe them all out in one fell swoop. This seemed to be the simplest way to collect the treasure meat. Gathering zombies was something that others would naturally not dare to do, but for Su Luo, it was no big deal.

The zombies are only just beginning to evolve, so Jiangcheng is still relatively safe. However, in a month, Jiangcheng will fall completely. After all, there are countless zombies, strange beasts, and mutated plants in the river, forest, and other places. Their evolution rate is too fast, and the loose and undisciplined people of Jiangcheng simply cannot stop them.

As for the idea that mutated fish in the river won't come ashore, that's really naive. In later generations, even whales that can fly in the sky have appeared, so it's nothing for some mutated fish to come ashore.

Moreover, creatures like turtles, crabs, giant salamanders, and frogs can all move around on land, so naturally, they won't lose their ability to move around on land after mutation.

"Okay," Su Yefeng nodded and said.

Although Su Luo was somewhat disappointed that she didn't go with them, Xu Qiang's addition was still a good thing, as he was at least a strong person whose methods were not to be underestimated.

Even he himself cannot say that he can absolutely defeat Xu Qiang. At most, he only has the advantage of being a reborn person, and of course, he also has a cheat code.

Of course, this is only true for now, since the protagonist's cheat ability is absolutely heaven-defying.

Time flies, and several weeks have passed. By this time, Jiangcheng is no longer so safe. The zombies are evolving quite quickly, and it is said that level four zombies have appeared. Of course, this is just hearsay. After this, Su Luo knows that it is time.

Over the past few weeks, Xu Qiang has continuously submitted a lot of treasure meat, almost reaching the required amount to complete the task. However, even so, Su Luo is already eager to go out and farm some more.

That day, Su Luo discussed a plan with Su Yefeng and the others: to gather zombies. When Su Luo brought up this crazy idea, everyone thought she had gone mad. After all, zombies were not easy to deal with these days, and to gather them together was just courting death.

However, considering Su Luo's strength, Su Yefeng hesitated for a moment but still agreed. After these days of training, Zhao Weiwei began to exude her charm and looked much more mature. At least she no longer had that kind of brainless thinking.

To be honest, Su Luo didn't actually need Su Yefeng and the others' help to gather zombies; Xu Qiang alone would have been enough. But after some consideration, she still called on Su Yefeng and the others. After all, he was Su Luo's older brother, so it was only right to give him some benefits.

At the same time, Su Luo knew that the time was ripe, and she should be able to complete the mission and return today.

Today, in an empty square in Jiangcheng, Su Luo and her group stood here.

It's almost impossible for anyone to come to this place. It's too empty and would easily attract zombies and monsters. Unless someone is particularly reckless, no one would choose to come here or just pass by.

"Let's begin." Su Luo stood in the middle of the square, occasionally attracting some zombies and strange beasts. He really didn't care about these scattered ones. He turned his head and said to Xu Qiang and the others.

According to the plan, the group split up to lure the monsters, which would attract the most zombies. The number of superhumans among the zombies was not as small as among the humans, so this was relatively fair, since superhumans needed to absorb meat of the corresponding attribute to advance.

After hearing Su Luo's words, the group nodded solemnly, took a deep breath, and ran off in three different directions to lure the monsters.

Honestly, gathering zombies and monsters is such a crazy thing that no one can imagine it. Even though they all agreed to help, they still felt a lot of pressure.

Although their strength has undergone tremendous changes in the past few weeks, they are still no match for a horde of zombies and monsters. Even though they are indeed very powerful, they are not capable of dealing with them now. Moreover, as their strength improves, so do the zombies and monsters.

However, trusting in Xu Qiang's abilities, Su Yefeng still chose to proceed. If they succeeded, the benefits they would reap would be unimaginable.

Keep in mind that several weeks have already passed, and they haven't collected much treasure meat yet. This shows that obtaining treasure meat is not easy, especially the higher the level of treasure meat, the more difficult it is to obtain.

Su Luo and his group's actions were aboveboard and their large-scale operations would inevitably attract the attention of curious individuals or organizations. Su Luo paid no attention to these, as everything was meaningless in the face of absolute power.

After waiting for about ten minutes, a considerable commotion came from ahead, indicating that someone had brought over the zombie beasts. Not long after, noises also began to rise from the other two sides.

The massive group drew closer, and it became clear that each of Xu Qiang's men was accompanied by a horde of zombies. Xu Qiang's group, in particular, seemed to have a number of high-level zombies, whether by luck or by his own actions. One of them even reached level four, which was quite unexpected, since seeing a level three zombie at this time was already a rare occurrence.

Currently, Xu Qiang and his companions are all around level two in strength. Xu Qiang is struggling to kill a level four zombie. If it were an ordinary level two expert, they would probably have been killed by the level four zombie long ago.