After Xu Mumu woke up, she took Yin Yang to lie down in the room and then walked out to separate the people showing signs of zombification at the Yin Family, to prevent them from turning into zombies and biting others.
Once Xu Mumu had settled everything at the Yin Family’s main house, she didn’t bother with the others. Yin Yang’s other uncles’ families, on his part, felt there was no need to intervene, letting them experience it as they usually act recklessly. This may make them listen better in the future.
After everything was tidied up, Xu Mumu returned to the room and took out the weapons she had prepared long ago. She placed two Tang Blades in Yin Yang’s room, planning to later pretend they were collected by him.
These Tang Blades were bought specially by her and Yin Yang to deal with the initial zombies, which was completely sufficient. Regarding later stages, she wasn’t very clear on it; she only knew that the zombies evolved faster than humans.
She herself never lived to see the end of the apocalypse, so she was unaware of what happened later. All she knew was that after two more years, normal zombies would rarely be seen, and high-level zombies would be everywhere equipped with superpowers, mutations, of all kinds imaginable.
By the time Xu Mumu had finished all of this, people outside were gradually waking up. Hearing the commotion outside, Xu Mumu opened the door, and a faint stench of decay greeted her.
Xu Mumu instinctively furrowed her brow. After being away from this world for so many years, suddenly smelling this odor again made her slightly uncomfortable.
However, this was just the beginning. In the future, as the number of zombies increases, this smell would become increasingly foul.
Only when zombies evolve and their flesh becomes more complete would this odor gradually fade away.
"Mumu, you’re up. How is Yang?" Mrs. Yin asked worriedly when she saw Xu Mumu come out alone. In the room were Yin Peng and his brother, and both families had arrived without becoming zombies.
Seeing this result, Xu Mumu quietly let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, if these people had all turned into zombies, the people of the Yin Family probably wouldn’t have the heart to resolve them.
"He is still sleeping, showing no signs of turning into a zombie," Xu Mumu said seriously.
"It’s good as long as he’s alright." Mrs. Yin sighed with relief, having already witnessed how terrifying the family’s servants had become after transforming into zombies, though Yin Peng and his brother teamed up to eliminate them.
"Sister-in-law, you must have woken up before us, right? Those people were all separated," Yin Chuchu asked curiously. Initially a bit scared, she was no longer that frightened.
"Yes, I woke up a bit earlier than you all. I noticed their conditions were kind of abnormal, so I separated them," Xu Mumu nodded, directly acknowledging.
"Mumu did well," Yin Peng said seriously. He didn’t expect the apocalypse arrival to actually be true. Now communications were cut off, but given the capabilities of the Yin Family, they already had a rough understanding of the situation outside.
"Since you guys came here, it’s a good time to discuss what to do next," Yin Peng said looking at his family members, completely uninterested in dealing with the collateral burden of others. He already had a bunch of matters to handle on his side.
It was fortunate to have heeded Yin Yang’s advice previously to prepare plenty of supplies. At the very least, they had enough for the entire family to eat for several decades.
Their materials and weapons were not in short supply for now. The apocalypse might be an opportunity for the Yin Family.
Xu Mumu and the others discussed what needed to be done next, and by evening, Yin Yang finally woke up from the bed. Feeling an unprecedented power surging in him, Yin Yang was elated, sensing the energy flowing through his body. Is this a superpower? It’s truly amazing.
Yin Yang slowly raised his hand, and a stream of black liquid gradually dripped onto the ground, instantly corroding it, creating a big hole.
Xin Yang was speechless with astonishment; this superpower was indeed powerful. This corrosiveness could perhaps directly corrode zombies.
The commotion in the room also caught Xu Mumu and the others’ attention, who hurried over, just in time to see the large corroded hole before Yin Yang.
"Is this your superpower?" Xu Mumu asked excitedly, looking at Yin Yang.
"Yes, it is. I can protect you from now on too," Yin Yang softly said, extremely happy to have a superpower.
"Great," Xu Mumu cheerfully agreed.
"Brother, we have so many people around here, you should be a bit mindful," Yin Chuchu said helplessly, feeling fed up with being fed a mouthful of dog food. Should she also find a boyfriend?
"Ahem, since everything is fine, you can come out now. Affection can be expressed leisurely when no one’s around," Yin Peng quietly turned his face away.
Xu Mumu supported Yin Yang outside. At this point, Yin Yang almost didn’t need her support anymore, as the awakening of superpowers also reshaped his body. Now Yin Yang was all well.
Outside, Xu Mumu also learned about the superpowers of the Yin Family. The awakening rate wasn’t high; besides Yin Chuchu and Yin Lin, only Yin Peng awakened superpowers.
Yin Peng’s superpower was Earth Element with a good defensive ability; Yin Lin’s was Wind Element, very fast, capable of conjuring Wind Blades, and Yin Chuchu’s superpower was Water Element.
"The matter of superpowers can be held off until it’s widely exposed before discussing it. Second brother, organize the collateral lineage in the coming days and catalog any superpowers," Yin Peng began organizing future tasks.
"According to your suggestion, establishing a base here might be viable; maybe even forming a mercenary squad," Yin Peng continued.
"Yes, we’ll wait a couple of days and then follow the main group to clear the zombies," Yin Yang nodded.
Things were organized smoothly on the main family side, but the collateral lineage and the subordinate uncles of Yin Yang were in complete chaos.
The house was full of infected zombies; once bitten or scratched by zombies, one would transform into a zombie within half an hour.
This scenario was not exclusive to the Yin Family but was happening globally, especially chaotic in crowded places.
Xu Mumu joined Mrs. Yin and the others in preparing fast food; it would be convenient to take and eat while out in the future.
The Yin Family was now left with only the butler and the cook, Mrs. Chen, among the servants, as the rest had turned into zombies, now dealt with by Yin Yang and the others.
The butler and Mrs. Chen had followed Yin Peng and the others for many years, having no relatives, now naturally planning to continue working with the Yin Family.
The butler was especially perceptive, aware that the Yin Family had accumulated plenty of materials, and staying with them would certainly be more comfortable than elsewhere.
Mrs. Chen’s culinary skills were very good, reminding Xu Mumu of Madam Chun, equally delicious in cooking.
"Auntie, is there enough water stocked at home? Anyway, later all the water might be contaminated," Xu Mumu cautioned. In a few days, all water would turn black and be undrinkable, with only water condensed by Water Element superpower users being viable.