The pebble had not yet struck Wen Yi Tong when she sensed it. Before dodging, she glanced towards Lin Yan.
But Lin Yan had already evaded before Wen Yi Tong looked.
Wen Yi Tong had not yet reached her peak. When she was close to Level 10, that would be the time for these children to feel defeated.
Since their martial arts had achieved minor success, they had become increasingly daring. This was the apocalypse, and in the original story, there was the awakening of the Zombie Emperor, as well as mutated plants and mental-type zombies.
This apocalypse was extremely dangerous. She couldn't always come out with them, and they couldn't always have so many people together.
If they continued to be so bold, they would be in danger if they encountered an enemy they couldn't resist one day.
Now, facing the female protagonist was precisely the opportunity for them to hone their skills.
After the base stabilized, many people formed families, but the next generation was less than a year old. Thus, these youths might be the main force for clearing zombies in the future.
Every single one of them had been trained by her. She could not bear for any of them to have an accident.
Lin Yan's current abilities were more than enough to defeat Wen Yi Tong, but she still wanted to leave this person for these youths. The female protagonist might be their most challenging mountain to overcome.
Once they conquered her, all future difficulties would not be able to stop them.
Wen Yi Tong's subordinates were on their way back to the base, but without Wen Yi Tong's material assistance, they had to stop to resupply.
They had not eaten for a long time, so after they felt they were far enough from that building, they began to study the map, looking for places where they could find food.
They chose a residential complex on the outskirts of the city, as such complexes would surely have supermarkets.
The sound of the car attracted many nearby zombies, but these people were not afraid, as they all had abilities, and their abilities were not low.
They quickly found a supermarket. A few people went inside to get goods, while the rest remained outside to keep watch.
The surrounding zombies were all killed by their abilities. However, using their abilities like this made them realize that their energy was draining rapidly. But they didn't pay it much mind, thinking it was perhaps because they were too tired.
After they obtained some edible items from the supermarket, they returned to the car.
Back in the car, they used the cores of the zombies they had just killed to replenish their abilities. But strangely, they couldn't absorb any energy from the cores at all.
These few people were extremely surprised and simultaneously remembered the girl's words.
No, it was impossible! How could such an agent exist!
They didn't let others see their abnormality, quietly putting the cores into their pockets, acting as if nothing had happened.
"Let's eat something. I'm starving!" He picked up a bag of instant noodles, opened it, and prepared to eat it dry.
"Right, we're all starving!"
They didn't know if others were like them, but they absolutely couldn't let anyone discover the problems they were experiencing.
Qian Ping's situation was even worse. After waking up in the city center, he found himself in a shop, but both the front and back doors were locked.
He had woken up from hunger. After waking up, he found he was the only one there. However, being able to wake up again was enough to make him very satisfied.
Qian Ping walked to the glass door of the shop, wanting to see clearly where he was. But he was too unfamiliar with this city to tell where he was.
Seeing the zombies wandering outside, Qian Ping's brow furrowed tightly. But feeling that his abilities were still present, he felt slightly relieved.
Only then did he have time to examine the shop he was in. It should be a milk tea shop, but now it was covered in dust, and the entire shop was filled with a musty smell and the faint odor of decaying food.
Qian Ping was grateful that he was still alive. They not only didn't take his life but also found a relatively safe place for him, not throwing him directly into a pile of zombies.
He carefully broke the lock on the glass door. He had already seen that there was a convenience store opposite this shop, and there should be food there.
After he came out, his scent attracted many zombies. He immediately used his abilities to kill zombies while running towards the convenience store.
He no longer had the energy to pick up those cores, let alone that these cores could help distract the zombies.
When he reached the convenience store, he immediately closed the door. But the zombies inside lunged at him. He quickly used his abilities to kill them.
He walked carefully through the convenience store. Only after confirming there were no other zombies did he relax.
After digging out the cores from the zombies in the shop, he washed them with bottled water from the shop, then put the cores into his pocket. He drank the remaining water and then searched the shelves for edible food.
Once Qian Ping no longer felt hungry, he found a place to sit down and then took out the cores, preparing to absorb them.
It was still too dangerous here. He had to recover his abilities as quickly as possible.
But holding the cores for a long time, he couldn't feel any energy from them.
He tried many times, but he couldn't absorb the energy from the cores.
Why, why! He thought of Sui Sui's words, but he could still use his abilities, and his abilities were slowly recovering when they were in operation, although the recovery speed was slow.
Qian Ping stared at the cores in his hand. It was fine even if he couldn't absorb energy from the cores. As long as his abilities could recover, he wouldn't fear the zombies outside.
He put the cores away, deciding to try again later. Perhaps he was too nervous just now.
After Qian Ping's abilities had recovered halfway, he prepared to see if he could find transportation. It was too dangerous here, and the food in this convenience store wouldn't last long. He had to return to the base as soon as possible.
But Qian Ping was destined not to return to the base. After using his abilities again, his recovery speed became even slower, and furthermore, his ability level dropped by one.
Why was this happening? He had never known that an ability level could actually drop! He became more and more afraid to use his abilities, fearing that his abilities would disappear completely.
During this time, he kept the cores in his hand, hoping for a moment when he could feel the energy in the cores again, allowing him to replenish his abilities. Even if he couldn't return to Level 6, maintaining Level 5 would be acceptable.
However, in this environment, unless Qian Ping didn't leave the convenience store, how could he avoid using his abilities!
A small plastic bottle, not fully covered, was thrown to the entrance of the convenience store. Because the bottle was light, it made no sound and did not alert the person inside.