Lu Chuan noticed the hulking zombie pounding its chest and letting out deep roars after consuming the white Crystal Core.
Lu Chuan could hear the extreme excitement in those roars.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
It seemed this white Crystal Core contained considerable power, making this brawny zombie incredibly excited, and he wildly smashed the surrounding parked cars.
The zombie stood in place roaring a few times, its voice exceptionally loud.
Some ordinary zombies nearby stopped in their tracks upon hearing the noise, then all chose to back away, instinctively feeling fear toward this brawny zombie.
After a brief outburst of emotion, the brawny zombie walked into a store opposite.
Lu Chuan waited a long time but never saw it come out, though he could faintly hear the zombie's roars from inside the store.
Lu Chuan guessed that this zombie had probably hidden away to digest the power of that white Crystal Core.
Though Lu Chuan didn't know what this white Crystal Core was, seeing this situation, he was entirely sure that the Crystal Core was beneficial to zombies.
Recalling the primal desire within him earlier, Lu Chuan felt somewhat agitated now.
After becoming a zombie, Lu Chuan had felt that craving for flesh and blood.
Upon seeing humans, he instinctively wanted to bite, but for some reason, Lu Chuan retained human consciousness.
Faced with human willpower, this desire for flesh was nothing to fear.
Over time, Lu Chuan had nearly lost all sense of desire for flesh.
Yet just now, Lu Chuan found that upon seeing the white Crystal Core, that primal desire far surpassed his dependency on flesh!
Lu Chuan guessed that eating other zombies' Crystal Cores would surely bring tremendous benefits.
Perhaps these Crystal Cores could enhance abilities gained from zombie evolution!
If so, it would explain why such terrifying battles erupted between these two vastly different-sized zombies with unique powers.
That is, they both wanted to enhance their strength by devouring each other!
Reflecting on the desire that white Crystal Core stirred within him, Lu Chuan narrowed his eyes.
"If I could eat this big guy's Crystal Core, maybe I could control more zombie followers!"
Currently, Lu Chuan's telekinesis wasn't powerful, with the limit being controlling only these two zombies.
Having now witnessed the changes in the post-apocalyptic world, Lu Chuan earnestly wanted to increase his own strength.
Even if not for himself, he had to strive to become strong for Qiqi.
But the problem was, the special ability gained from his evolution was controlling zombies.
Though his physique had changed somewhat, it couldn't compare to the two downstairs at all.
The hulking zombie had an incredibly strong build, containing tremendous power, its arms as tough as steel.
And the zombie whose spine and head it crushed had a rather skinny frame, yet was extremely quick, especially those claws that made Lu Chuan shudder.
Compared to these two zombies clearly enhanced for physical and combat capabilities, Lu Chuan was obviously no match.
Lu Chuan had no doubt that if he took a punch from that zombie, he'd be done for...
Brute force confrontation was certainly unwinnable, and the current approach could only rely on wit to win.
Lu Chuan fell into contemplation, but when his gaze shifted to the kitchen's gas tank, his eyes lit up, a plan taking form.
Yet Lu Chuan didn't act rashly; plotting for the Crystal Core had to be done slowly.
After all, his desire to become strong was to ensure Qiqi could continue to grow healthily in this world.
If he messed up and died at the hands of the big guy, Little Qiqi would have no one to care for her, and he couldn't put the cart before the horse.
...
Lying on the bed, Ji Ruxue naturally heard the tremendous commotion outside.
Although constrained by her current body, inhibiting sight of what was happening downstairs, she could guess the general situation after her rebirth.
After the Blood Moon night, the world ushered in an evolutionary climax.
Not only did humans awaken their innate talents, but some powerful beings were also born among the zombies.
The other animals that survived the Corpse Tide began transforming into Fierce Beasts following the Blood Moon.
To continuously evolve, zombies and Fierce Beasts started to slaughter and devour each other.
And human survivors no longer just fled in panic; post-Blood Moon, they had developed the ability to confront zombies.
At the same time, humans began to acquire Crystal Cores from zombies and Fierce Beasts for studying and developing genetic potions to enhance themselves.
However, these genetic potions for enhancing Extraordinary Genes were merely the early products of the global Blood Moon Mutation.
Before Ji Ruxue's past life's rebirth, humanity had developed far more powerful cultivation techniques.
With these cultivation techniques, humanity could more perfectly and efficiently enhance their own strength.
And Ji Ruxue, as the Unparalleled Empress among humans, practiced the topmost cultivation technique in her past life—the Glazed Breathing Technique!
In her past life, after going through an extremely difficult and prolonged struggle in the initial stages, she relied on her formidable innate talent to repeatedly carve a bloody path.
And then, through this powerful cultivation technique, step by step, she achieved the status of Empress.
Now that the wave of evolution had begun, Ji Ruxue knew well that relying on her zombie father's ordinary low-tier zombie power,
it was nearly impossible to survive in an increasingly cruel environment.
Ji Ruxue understood that she had to quickly enhance her strength.
She needed to both protect her zombie father and have enough strength to safeguard herself.
Fortunately, the memories and cultivation techniques from her past life weren't forgotten due to rebirth.
While she was currently a baby, she could still practice the Glazed Breathing Technique.
After the Blood Moon night, the world went through mutations, and the air was filled with a large amount of Energy Factors.
These Energy Factors floated in the air, subtly transforming many creatures.
For instance, the various evolutions after the Blood Moon were related to these Energy Factors.
However, human survivors in the early apocalypse were still stuck in pre-apocalypse thinking, focusing on genetic potions research without learning to harness this power.
Later, appropriate breathing techniques were developed to absorb the Energy Factors in the air.
As Ji Ruxue engaged in the Glazed Breathing Technique, her small body began a subtle tremor.
Her breathing became rhythmic, steady, and long, with the Energy Factors in the air slowly entering her body with her unique breathing technique.