With yesterday's sniper incident behind them, Wang Luo and the others were cautious today but encountered no danger. The farmland market had not been occupied, as most survivors at this time were likely scavenging for cooked food in supermarkets. However, similar to the previous market, there were too many zombies. Even after Ma Wang lured away a large portion, the remaining zombies took them a considerable time to clear.
"Today's luck is still good; we found a few surviving chickens, ducks, and geese!" Wang Luo preferred these live creatures over other items because they could reproduce indefinitely. Unlike fruits, vegetables, and other produce, no matter how much one stockpiled, it would eventually be consumed.
Furthermore, Wang Luo had also prepared a large quantity of various crop seeds. In fact, he had spent the entire afternoon rushing around the city collecting different plant seeds. The upcoming three days of black rain would be a period of natural selection for crops. Only a very small fraction would mutate, similar to awakened humans, while some would manage to survive, like ordinary humans. The vast majority, however, would lose their ability to survive. Therefore, Wang Luo wanted to collect a batch of seeds to let them undergo this process and select those that could adapt to this era.
It was not until dusk that Wang Luo and his companions returned home. The weather looked gloomy, with dark clouds covering the sky, a precursor to rain. Back home, Wang Luo placed many seeds on the villa's rooftop to endure the black rain the next day.
"Tell Li Junru and the others to stay inside the villa for the next three days and avoid going out unless absolutely necessary," Wang Luo instructed Yang Shu.
"Does the black rain also affect humans?" Yang Shu asked.
"The black rain has no effect on living beings, but it will make zombies particularly agitated and aggressive for these three days," Wang Luo stated calmly. Moreover, this black rain contained a certain energy that would greatly benefit mutated zombies known as Devourers. After the black rain, these Devourers would be the first to evolve to the Black Iron tier! However, these were not major concerns. As boss-level existences, the number of Devourers was not very large. Furthermore, Wang Luo, who had mastered the S-class异术 (Yi Shu) Dragon Claw Hand, was not worried about these so-called bosses. He could simply swat them to death with one claw.
[Host]: Wang Luo
[Level]: Black Iron Tier
[Abilities]: Azure Dragon Ability (God Tier), Wind Element Ability (S-Class)
[Yi Shu]: Dragon Claw Hand (S-Class), Rasengan (B-Class, Wind Element), Wind God's Leg (C-Class, Wind Element), Blade in Hand (D-Class, Wind Element)
[Weapon]: Eternal Space (Divine Artifact)
[Current Mission]: Survive in the apocalypse for 15 more days
[Mission Reward]: Lightning Element Ability (E-Class)
Taking advantage of his free time, Wang Luo glanced at his status panel. It was concise, with nothing particularly outstanding. Although there were many Yi Shu listed, most were of low grades with limited power. However, they were all quite practical.
During dinner, Zhao Qingxuan came downstairs with a blush, sitting intimately beside Wang Luo, though her walk was still a bit unnatural. Today, she wasn't wearing her twin ponytails; her long hair cascaded down, exuding a blend of cuteness and sexiness. Yang Shu smiled and specifically served Zhao Qingxuan a bowl of chicken soup. After being disciplined by a stick multiple times last night and sustaining injuries, she needed to replenish her strength today.
...
In the middle of the night, with a loud boom, Zhao Qingxuan, nestled in Wang Luo's embrace, was startled awake.
"It's nothing, it's here," Wang Luo said, holding Zhao Qingxuan's slender waist. She nodded and curled up in his arms.
"I want to practice my marksmanship again..."
Not long after, the sound of rushing water could be heard – the rain outside. Everyone could feel that the rain tonight was heavy.
The next day, everyone was astonished. It was already eight or nine in the morning, but there was no sun, and it was completely dark outside! Many people poked their heads out of their camps and were startled to see black rain falling outside.
"What is the heavens up to now?" the survivors asked with grim expressions. Not only were there zombies, but now black rain was falling... They wondered what new disaster this would bring. Only the residents of the villa area remained relatively calm, as Wang Luo had already informed them in advance.
"It really is black rain!" Yang Shu exclaimed in surprise, sitting by the floor-to-ceiling window. Outside, raindrops as black as ink fell from the sky, hitting the ground! The originally yellowish-brown soil had turned black, and the black rainwater collected on the ground, forming streams of black liquid! The rain was heavy, definitely a downpour.
Simultaneously, in every corner of the city, all the zombies' eyes turned scarlet, emitting low growls. A zombie with a tumor-like nose and a large fleshy growth opened and closed its mouth, excitedly sniffing the air. It was the mutated zombie known as a Tracker, and it soon discovered nearby human survivors. In the black rain, these zombies instantly transformed into berserk attackers! Devourers even extended their sticky tongues into the air, absorbing the downpour of black rain! Among all zombies, only Devourers could evolve to the Black Iron tier first through the black rain.
"There's nothing to worry about; it won't affect us," Wang Luo said, sitting on the sofa, eating sunflower seeds, and watching a kung fu movie on a tablet with Zhao Qingxuan. Ma Wang was sleeping soundly on the floor. The black rain had nothing to do with it; it was impossible for all the grass plants to die. If anyone were to starve, it wouldn't be Ma Wang! Bao Bao, however, looked anxiously outside, wishing for the black rain to stop soon. It was eager to see what mutated bamboo shoots would look like. What if something unexpected happened, and its bamboo shoots were gone!
"Rest well for these three days. After the black rain, you two can take the awakened ones to continue collecting supplies, and Ma Wang and I will go out to search for mutated plants. Oh, and we need to go to the army's encampment to collect all the usable thermal weapons there!" Wang Luo mused. Those thermal weapons could inflict significant damage on Black Iron, Bronze, and even Silver-tier zombies!
Yang Shu clasped her chest and smiled, "You should rest well instead. You've been tired these past two days!" As she spoke, she handed Wang Luo a cup of goji berry tea.
"Shu Shu, are you jealous?" Zhao Qingxuan sat beside Yang Shu and whispered, "Shu Shu, Wang Luo said I can't handle a spear, so why don't you teach me?"
*Pfft!* Yang Shu nearly spat out her coffee. How could she teach something like that?
"It's okay, you just need to practice more!"
"How about you practice with Wang Luo, and I'll watch?"
At this, Yang Shu actually spat out her coffee and glared at Wang Luo, "What exactly have you filled Qingxuan's head with? How can she even say such things!" This might be normal for some women, but for a pure and adorable girl like Qingxuan, it seemed very abnormal.
"Slander! You're purely slandering me!"
"What could I possibly fill her head with? At most, it's transmitting teachings and giving advice!"
"Hmph, you must have corrupted Qingxuan!" Yang Shu snorted, then pulled Zhao Qingxuan along. "Come on, let's go to the yoga room to practice dancing!"
"What kind of dance does Shu Shu usually do?"
"Latin dance!"
"Latin dance? I've never learned it before!"
"Luo Luo, do you want to join us to learn Latin dance?" Zhao Qingxuan asked.
"Latin dance? Only men with short ding-dongs need to learn Latin dance. Do you think I need to?" Wang Luo said disdainfully.
"Then you better not come. If you pull any further, I won't be able to stand it!"