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nChapter 37

nDay 14 of the Apocalypse Calendar, Saturday, Back-Training Day.

nEarly in the morning, Wang Xiong, Zhang Chengcheng, and the others got to work.

nZhang Chengcheng stood on the street in high spirits and said to Wang Xiong, Zhang Lixin, Yang Guan, Qin Lie, and Wei Jiming in a clear voice, “We’ve already made the design plans yesterday. We’ve also prepared sandbags, bricks, wire mesh, and everything else. Let’s all work hard and strive to complete it by today!”

n“Okay!”

n“No problem!”

nThe five men responded enthusiastically, showing that they were also very focused on this matter.

nThere was no choice but to be focused…

nThe advancement of an Awakened was related to everyone’s safety. This defensive line that Zhang Chengcheng called the Zombies Strike Array came from Mr. Lu Ming. It was also to better ensure everyone’s safety. No one would take it lightly.

nThe five men and one woman worked in full swing.

nLu Ming, who was at home, also began his daily back training. memorization exercise.

n“Crack.”

n“Crack.”

nHis attributes increased rapidly.

nHowever, as a result, the equipment was continuously worn out.

nThe lifespan of the equipment would be greatly shortened if the weight was too heavy, but if the weight was reduced, it would reduce the training effect. It might not even stimulate muscle growth and increase the attributes—Lu Ming did not have a good solution to this either.

nHe could only place his hopes on the soldier.

nAn hour and a half later, Lu Ming finished his exercise for the day.

nName: Lu Ming.

nAge: 25 years old.

nStrength: 30.4 (31.3) ↑.

nPhysique: 30.9 (31.8) ↑.

nAgility: 30.3 (31.2) ↑.

nFitness Lv4 (350

/400).

nHe opened the window on the second floor and saw the busy crowd and a half-completed Zombies Strike Array.

nThe name Zombies Strike Array sounded imposing, but in reality, the structure of the entire line of defense was just a low wall.

nThe height of the low wall was limited, only about 1.3 meters, so as not to obstruct Lu Ming’s line of sight for shooting. But the disadvantage of such a low wall was that it could not really stop the zombies.

nThey could easily cross it with a leap.

nOn top of the wall, there was an additional layer of wire mesh. The overall height was less than 1.7 meters, which was practically useless.

nHowever, the ingenuity was that the low wall was not sealed. Instead, there were two openings that were two meters wide.

nOne opening was directly in front of Lu Ming’s house and front window.

nThe other opening was directly in front of the back window on the second floor of Lu Ming’s house.

nThe Tier 0 zombies had no brains, and the giant zombies and hunters were not very intelligent either.

nIn Zhang Chengcheng’s plan, she and Wang Xiong, the two Awakened, would each block an opening. By the attraction of the Awakened to the zombies, it was enough to lure the zombies to the openings and prevent them from crossing the short wall.

nWhether it would work or not was still unknown.

nThere were no designers or architects among the survivors, and there were limited materials. There was only so much they could do.

nIn the afternoon, the main part of the Zombies Strike Array was completed.

nFollowing Lu Ming’s suggestion, Wang Xiong and the others built a nearly fully enclosed small fortress in front of Lu Ming’s house. This was the second line of defense for the survivors.

nWhen he was building this, Wang Xiong was puzzled. This thing was an eyesore at Lu Ming’s doorstep. Why not let the ordinary survivors hide inside Lu Ming’s house?

nLu Ming could not be bothered with him, but Zhang Chengcheng provided a reasonable answer.

n“The smell of the living attracts the zombies.”

n“If the survivors stay here, the zombies will only attack Brother Lu’s door and not the back window. In that case, Brother Lu only needs to guard one window.”

nWang Xiong came to a realization.

nThat’s right. Although Brother Lu is strong, he can’t clone himself. It’s convenient to have survivors as bait for Brother Lu to kill the zombies. There’s nothing wrong with that!

nBy nightfall, the entire construction work was completed.

nStanding by the second-floor window, Lu Ming examined the entire defensive structure and nodded slightly.

n“It’s not bad.”

nHe was not exactly satisfied, but he was not disappointed either.

nWhen the horde of zombies attacked, Zhang Chengcheng and Wang Xiong each blocked an opening to attract the zombies so they would not claw at the windows or break down the door.

nAnd if Wang Xiong and Zhang Chengcheng could not hold on, it would buy enough time for Lu Ming to escape to the basement.

nJust as Zhang Chengcheng looked up at Lu Ming, their eyes met, and Lu Ming nodded slightly while Zhang Chengcheng was smiling.

n“Brother Lu, is everything okay?”

nLu Ming gave Zhang Chengcheng a thumbs up.

nWhether he was satisfied or not was another matter. It was basic courtesy to affirm the fruits of someone else’s efforts, and Lu Ming had always been very polite.

nZhang Chengcheng continued, “By the way, Brother Lu, Wang Xiong and I are preparing to level up tonight.”

nLu Ming nodded again. “Okay.”

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n21st day of the Apocalypse Calendar, 8 p.m.

nWang Xiong and Zhang Chengcheng sat at the dining table in the safe house. In front of each of them were 10 Tier 1 Corpse Crystals.

nZhang Lixin, Meng Jie, and three others stood around, their gazes filled with concern and envy as they looked at Wang Xiong and Zhang Chengcheng.

n“Let’s begin,” Wang Xiong said, and he was the first to pick up the corpse crystals.

nHe stuffed them into his mouth one by one.

nThere was no taste to speak of, but it melted in his mouth.

nSoon, Wang Xiong and Zhang Chengcheng had finished consuming the corpse crystals.

nA surge of heat welled up from within their bodies.

nAll of this was no different from when Zhang Ye advanced.

nBut there were subtle differences.

nWhen Zhang Ye advanced, his body heated up and his skin turned red. However, although Wang Xiong and Zhang Chengcheng felt the heat in their bodies, their skin did not turn red.

nOn the contrary, Wang Xiong’s skin had a metallic luster, and when he tapped it gently with his nails, it made a metallic sound.

nAs for Zhang Chengcheng, her skin showed no abnormalities, but the surrounding dust strangely floated up and then slowly descended, repeating this cycle.

nMeng Jie’s eyes lit up.

n“Different superpowers!”

nLevel 2 Awakened have different types of superpowers, and the external manifestations during advancement might indicate the types and functions of superpowers!

nAbout ten minutes later, the advancement of the two was completed!

nTheir physique doubled on top of their original foundation..

nWang Xiong had a better foundation, so his physique had improved more than Zhang Chengcheng.

nHowever, this was not important. What mattered was the superpower that the two of them had awakened.

n“My skin has become much harder.”

nWith that, Wang Xiong activated his superpower. His entire body turned ashen, like an iron lump.

n“Steel Skin. I call my superpower Steel Skin.”

nThe Steel Skin superpower increased Wang Xiong’s resistance to attacks, which was quite compatible with Wang Xiong’s combat style. It was like adding icing on the cake.

nEveryone turned to look at Zhang Chengcheng.

nThey saw Zhang Chengcheng stretched out her hand thoughtfully, and a twisted wave emanated from Zhang Chengcheng’s hand and landed on Wang Xiong.

nWang Xiong’s expression changed.

n“I feel like I’ve become heavier.”

nMeng Jie said, “No, it’s gravity.”

n“Chengcheng’s superpower is gravity!”

nZhang Chengcheng nodded. “I should be able to control gravity. Not only increase it but also reduce the gravity attached to the target’s body.”

n“As for the upper limit of the superpower’s effect, it’s hard to say for now, more testing is needed.”

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