Xu Qian glanced back at the warehouse, where small cages were stacked inside.
It turned out to be an animal warehouse. Most of the animals in the cages were dead, while a few had broken free and become zombie animals.
With zombie animals appearing even in City C, it was likely that City G also had them.
Since her rebirth, she had felt that the timeline this life was progressing faster than before. Zombie animals hadn't appeared this early in her previous life. She had asked the system about it, but the mute system had only coldly replied that it didn't know and that she should find out herself.
Xu Qian recalled the characteristics of zombie animals. Their primary food source was zombies, and their secondary food source was humans. If they were truly starving, they would also eat people.
Thinking of this, she took out the pager from her waist and pressed a channel.
"Everyone, be careful. There are zombie animals on the loose."
The pager had been found in a small county town. It came with a matching headset and could be used by inserting batteries. It had a range of about 50 meters.
Everyone in the Dawn Brigade was equipped with one; it was more convenient than having nothing.
If there were zombie animals, then there would surely be Level 2 zombies.
Xu Qian's dark eyes flickered. She hadn't seen a Level 2 zombie in a long time.
She walked into the office building. The interior lobby was vast, and many people in smart attire, who were on their way to work, had turned into zombies and were wandering around.
The zombies looked up at her briefly, then silently walked past.
Xu Qian made her way up the stairs. Suddenly, Mei Yuebai's voice came through her earpiece: "Where did you go?"
"Just wandering around, inside the office building. Don't worry."
Mei Yuebai fell silent, suddenly feeling envious of her immunity to zombies.
The higher she went, the more reactive the zombies became. One lunged at her and was repelled by her protective shield.
Xu Qian had a premonition that as she went higher, Level 2 zombies would appear.
As expected, she reached the top floor, the CEO's office. The moment she opened the door, three orange-eyed zombies bared their teeth and lunged at her.
A look of excitement spread across Xu Qian's face. Finally, she could kill Level 2 zombies.
With a thought, the Basak knife materialized in her palm. She swung her right arm, and the head of a Level 2 zombie fell off. Then another, and a third.
It was as easy as slicing tofu.
Xu Qian couldn't help but wonder if she was actually slicing Level 2 zombies. She crouched down, pried open their skulls, and took out their crystal cores. After confirming, she realized they were indeed the crystal cores of Level 2 zombies.
However, they didn't have special abilities. Level 2 zombies were fast and had quick reflexes. With her current strength, dealing with large numbers of Level 2 zombies was not a problem.
As she descended, the zombies at the entrance had mostly been cleared out.
Xu Qian narrowed her eyes, looking at the tall, slender figure of a young man. Ah Bai had come to find her after all.
Electricity crackled around his hands. He now primarily used his special ability and rarely his weapons.
With a flash of lightning, at least 10 zombies would be electrocuted. Lightning-type abilities were as overbearing as ever, the most powerful among many abilities.
Seeing that Xu Qian was safe, Mei Yuebai breathed a sigh of relief. "Did you go to the upper floors? The signal was lost just now."
"Yes, these are the crystal cores of the Level 2 zombies I took down earlier."
She kept one for herself and handed the remaining two to Mei Yuebai. He rarely encountered Level 2 zombies. If she didn't leave some for him, relying solely on Level 1 zombies would not be enough.
"Senior Sister Xixi, you should keep them for yourself."
He knew how difficult it was to fight Level 2 zombies. Finding one was not easy. Although he didn't have a Level 2 crystal core, his ability could only remain at Level 2.
But... he was a man. How could he let a woman support him?