"Can we stop chatting? There are so many zombies that we can’t see the end of them. Can’t we just kill them first?"

Bai Zhengxuan tossed the gnawed-off bone onto the ground, sweat beading from his forehead as water, wood, and fire superpower energies erupted from his hands.

Crackle and pop, it landed on the sticky zombies.

The mutated climbing vine crawled down from Bai Zhengxuan’s wrist, transforming into a lush green vine wall, blocking the zombies’ advance.

In just the time it took to chat, zombies with slime on their bodies had multiplied to resemble a zombie tide outbreak.

Their ranks weren’t high; it was rare to see a Second Rank zombie, and all one could see were slow-moving ordinary zombies.

They emitted a suppressed howl from their throats, and compared to zombies on land, their sound was more drawn-out.

Just like whales in the sea.

Ethereal, terrifying.

"Oh my god!"

Bai Yifan rubbed the goosebumps on his skin and silently enveloped himself in a golden glow.

... then continued munching on the barbeque.

It doesn’t taste good when it’s cold.

"Don’t call me, I’m about to lose control of myself."

Wang Yiyun vigorously rubbed her face, her fingers trembling as she tossed purple lightning at the horde of zombies.

"Yiyun, are you... scared?"

Bai Anhai glanced at his wife’s trembling fingers, unable to suppress the slight upward curve of his mouth.

Finally, finally, finally the time had come for him to protect his wife and kids!

Ever since the apocalypse started, the dignity of being the head of the family has been trampled underfoot (though it was the same before the apocalypse).

As a man, he should protect his parents, his wife, and his children well, and in the apocalypse, even more so, he should play the role of a bodyguard.

But... the fairies at home were just too fierce.

There really wasn’t any chance for him to step up.

Every time, it was his legs that trembled slightly while his wife and mother-in-law looked at the zombies with shining eyes.

For a moment, Bai Anhai couldn’t tell if his wife and mother-in-law were victims or if the zombies were.

Anyway, now he was finally standing up!

"I’m indeed scared."

Wang Yiyun frowned, trying not to look at the masses of zombies.

"It’s okay, I’ll protect you!"

Bai Anhai decisively stood tall in front of Wang Yiyun.

The Bai Family had weathered many storms.

They’ve been besieged by zombie hordes several times, all of them high-rank zombies.

The zombies in front of them, although numerous, weren’t scary; they were all low-rank zombies, just a breeze for the Bai Family.

"Great, you stand still." Wang Yiyun hid her face behind Bai Anhai, breathed a sigh of relief, and said quietly, "I’m really afraid I won’t be able to resist charging over there; there are too many zombies, and if I have to tidy up each one, I’d be exhausted!"

When the apocalypse first broke out, upon seeing zombies for the first time, Wang Yiyun’s hands itched fiercely, wanting to apply her excellent Funeral Master skills.

She really wanted to tidy up their appearances.

But on thinking carefully, it was too much of a loss.

If she made them up, no one would pay her.

As she saw more and more zombies, Wang Yiyun became a bit picky.

When encountering ordinary zombies, she barely managed to curb her professional compulsions.

Now, the zombies in front of her were all covered in sticky slime.

She really couldn’t stand it, wanting to help them clean off the slime and return them to a "peaceful" appearance.

"...Aren’t you afraid of them?" Bai Anhai’s back stiffened slightly, suddenly feeling as if he’d been overdramatic.

As expected, he was still a lower-middle rung in the family food chain.

"Scared? My foot!" Wang Yiyun glanced at the slimy zombies and quickly averted her gaze, "Making them up is a loss, no one pays me crystal cores. There are too many of them, it’s not worth it, I’ll hold back!"

Bai Anhai: ...

Alright then!

The Bai Family, hearing Wang Yiyun’s words, instinctively looked towards Liu Jing again.

There were certain members of the Bai Family with severe professional quirks, and if one of them slipped up, could the other resist?

"Why are you looking at me?"

Liu Jing waved a big hand and in high spirits waved toward the zombie horde.

One by one, ice needles pierced precisely into the zombies’ temples without a hint of deviation.

A forensic doctor is a forensic doctor, knowing the pressure points best.

Not a trace of her illness showing.

"Don’t you... want to dissect them?"

Bai Zhengxuan asked weakly.

Logically, at this moment, Liu Jing’s face should have been conflicted.

Every time Liu Jing saw a zombie, she wanted to dissect them, eager to explore the structure of their bodies.

In short, this professional compulsion of hers was just like Wang Yiyun’s, impossible to get rid of.

"This is undoubtedly the most satisfying day since the apocalypse began!"

Liu Jing smiled sweetly, looking at the soggy zombies, and continued, "I always wanted to dissect zombies because I was conflicted about how they died, whether it was from the zombie virus outbreak or direct viral invasion, but now I don’t need to fret about it; it’s obvious at a glance—they were all drowned!"

Their bodies were wet and slimy, clearly having been in water for a long time; what else but drowning!

Bai Family: ...

Alright then!

A seldom-seen instance of Liu Jing not succumbing to her professional compulsion.

"Grandma, how can you prove they drowned? They probably turned into zombies after entering the water, so how did they turn into zombies and die?" Bai Yifan blinked his eyes, asking sincerely.

Liu Jing: ...

Liu Jing swallowed hard, looking at the swarming zombies, her look gradually becoming conflicted.

Her grandson was right.

As a proud forensic doctor, how could she overlook such a serious matter?

How could she live up to the sacredness of her forensic profession?

"You’re right!" Liu Jing took a deep breath, her ice needles instantly transforming into ice-scalpels as she started walking toward the zombie horde, ready to dissect a few hundred heads for research!

Bai Yifan: Stunned...

"Hold on, get back here!" Bai Zhengxuan quickly pulled Liu Jing back and glared at the dumbfounded Bai Yifan, "Why are you talking nonsense?"

Don’t you know there are plenty of people in this family with professional compulsions!

Bai Yifan quickly covered his mouth, not daring to speak again.

"Don’t pull me, I’m just going to dissect a few hundred heads, it’ll be quick."

Liu Jing struggled to dive into the zombie horde, her gaze gradually turning crazed.

"Xiao Hai, hurry up and talk some sense into your mom!"

Bai Zhengxuan called out to Bai Anhai with a face full of resentment.

Whoever’s kid made a mistake, that person had to fix it.

"I... need help too."

Bai Anhai silently looked at Wang Yiyun, whose eyes were also getting crazed, and quickly reached out to grab her.

Danger!

Bai Xiqin, watching the two heavily afflicted with professional compulsions, hurled steel needles from her hand even faster and more abundantly.

One by one, the steel needles pierced the zombies’ temples, and they toppled over in a heap.

But there were just too many zombies, no matter how many they killed.

For some reason, an hour ago, the previously calm river water suddenly disgorged so many zombies.

These zombies were all low-rank, ordinary zombies, yet they had hide in the river bottom with uncanny silence without blackening the water.

These were all things Bai Xiqin couldn’t understand.

"Boom!"

A loud noise suddenly erupted from the midst of the zombies.

From afar, Bai Xiqin saw a fluffy ball of white and red fur weaving through the grimacing faces of zombies.

Where the ball passed through, zombie limbs flew, falling all around.

"Zhu Yan?"

Bai Yifan stared at the intermingled red and white ball, momentarily dumbfounded.