Qin Shilei felt the expended Yuan Qi and mental power within him, and couldn't help but give a thumbs-up to the "instinct" attribute.
Because of learning "Thunderous Movement of Nine Heavens," Qin Shilei's Yuan Qi was more abundant than that of ordinary people.
However, teleportation was ultimately a purple-tier ultimate skill, and at his Black Iron Four-star cultivation, he could only use it three times before his Yuan Qi was completely depleted.
But after fixing the "instinct" attribute, the consumption was only one-tenth of the original.
Teleportation, which was originally just a trump card, suddenly became a routine method.
"Let's go back." Qin Shilei took out the Thunder Spirit Pearl and opened the passage back.
After a moment of dizziness, Qin Shilei and the other two reappeared in the cave they had entered.
Exiting the cave, he summoned Xiao Qiang and made two trips back to Villa Number Five.
Stepping into the villa, he found all his companions present.
Qin Shilei spoke to Zhang Qiang, "Go and tell the legion members to find some small animals like mice. I have a use for them."
Zhang Qiang stood up, preparing to lead a team to find mice.
Mu Ziping, standing nearby, suddenly spoke, "It's probably hard to find a single mouse in Crane Mountain District now."
"Due to food shortages, the mice have long been hunted to extinction by starving survivors."
An Qian was surprised, "Is the food shortage in Crane Mountain District really that severe?"
Mu Ziping nodded, "The military now distributes only half a bowl of thin porridge per day. In a few more days, they might not even be able to distribute thin porridge."
From Mu Ziping's words, it was clear that it would be difficult to find even half a small animal in Crane Mountain District.
Stray cats and dogs were all hunted down earlier, and now even mice and cockroaches from the gutters had become delicacies for the survivors.
Since it was difficult to catch mice, Qin Shilei had to act personally, preparing to catch some fish from the ChiYuan River for an experiment.
Earlier, many people had also set their sights on the fish and shrimp in the ChiYuan River.
However, after crocodiles appeared in the river, those starving survivors stopped their fishing activities.
Relying on the "Sea King" attribute, Qin Shilei easily caught more than ten palm-sized fish of various kinds in the ChiYuan River.
Carrying the fish in a large bucket, Qin Shilei returned to the villa.
He Yuyao walked over and asked, "Catching so many fish, are we eating fish tonight?"
An Qian chimed in, "The ChiYuan River is now flowing with thick zombie blood. Eating these fish might not be good."
Qin Shilei explained, "I'm using these fish for an experiment."
With that, he took out the meat mass he had obtained from the cave from his Qiankun Ring.
Taking out the Blood Soul, he cut off a piece, then cut it into small chunks, and threw them into the bucket of water.
The fish in the large bucket immediately scrambled to snatch them up.
The fish that ate the meat mass visibly grew.
Soon, they grew from palm-sized to fish weighing seven or eight pounds.
There was no scientific logic to it at all.
"Huh!" An Qian exclaimed in surprise, "This meat mass is too miraculous! Those hormone chickens take more than twenty days to grow, but these fish grew to this size in less than half an hour."
Qin Shilei carefully observed the fish filling the entire bucket and found that not only had they grown larger, but they were also full of vitality. A flick of their tails could make them jump over a meter high.
He then said, "This meat mass should be something very nutritious. Quickly summon your pets."
An Qian and Zhang Xiaoli summoned Xiao Qing and Xiao Fei respectively.
As soon as the two small eagles appeared, they rushed towards the meat mass. They couldn't peck off even half a bite.
After Qin Shilei cut them small piles of minced meat, they swallowed it whole.
Half an hour later, the small eagles, which were originally the size of chickens, had grown to the size of geese.
Their wings spread, they were already over a meter wide.
An Qian smiled happily, "This is great. I'm afraid I won't have to finish all this meat before Xiao Qing can carry me to fly in the sky."
Zhang Xiaoli also said joyfully, "Brother Qin, quickly cut more meat mass, let Xiao Fei and the others eat their fill."
Qin Shilei smiled, "Aren't you afraid they'll overeat? We won't feed them today. I'll cut it, you put it into your rings and feed them later."
The three of them divided the meat mass, then had some dinner, and prepared to go to the military department to collect the reward for killing the zombie king.
Suddenly, another earth-shattering explosion came from the direction of the ChiYuan River.
Qin Shilei quickly rode Xiao Qiang towards the direction of the explosion.
He discovered that the military had already blown up one of the last two bridges across the ChiYuan River.
Now, only the last bridge, Luyang Bridge, connected to other districts of Nanzhuang City.
When Qin Shilei returned to Luyang Bridge, Xie Xingjian and Xia Yunyan had already arrived.
Xia Yunyan sighed, "I didn't expect the zombie offensive to not weaken even after the zombie king was killed."
Xie Xingjian also sighed, "We only returned not long ago, and we hadn't had time to go to the bridge to assist in the defense. Unexpectedly, we had to blow up another bridge."
Qin Shilei looked around and asked, "Where is Lu Tiangang?"
Xie Xingjian replied, "We separated after returning. He might have gone to report the news of the zombie king's death."
At this moment, Lu Tiangang was in the command center of the military camp reporting the situation.
"The zombie king was indeed killed?" Commander Kong Zhendong asked excitedly.
"It should have been killed. The zombie Qin Shilei displayed is exactly the same as the zombie king in the photos taken by our military," Lu Tiangang replied with a nod.
"Good!" Kong Zhendong slapped the table excitedly. "With the zombie king gone, there's hope for recapturing Nanzhuang City."
Just then, a deafening explosion was heard from outside.
Then, a communication soldier entered and reported that another bridge had been blown up.
Kong Zhendong stood up, "Colonel Lu, you must go quickly and ensure the last bridge is held."
"Yes." Lu Tiangang saluted and turned to leave.
"Colonel Lu, wait." Deputy Commander Fan suddenly called out to Lu Tiangang, "Did Commander Fan Xiaobo return with you?"
Lu Tiangang's heart skipped a beat, but he replied without changing his expression, "We haven't seen Commander Fan since we entered the light door."
"You went together but left him alone to return?" Commander Fan's tone was somewhat displeased.
Lu Tiangang said neither subserviently nor arrogantly, "Your subordinate was concerned about the safety of the leaders and returned first. As for Commander Fan, I believe with his strength, he should be fine."
Commander Fan wanted to continue speaking but was stopped by Kong Zhendong, "Colonel Lu, you should go quickly. The last bridge cannot be lost."
After Lu Tiangang left, Commander Fan also got up and left.
Watching Commander Fan walk out, Kong Zhendong said coldly, "You really treat the army as your own."
"For your illegitimate son, I've tolerated a lot of corruption of military supplies. I've turned a blind eye."
"At such a critical moment, you're still wasting time. Do you really think Colonel Lu is your son's bodyguard?"
After speaking, Kong Zhendong pondered the complex factions within the military.
Although he was the commander-in-chief, the two deputy commanders each controlled a portion of the military power.
Even the legions under his command had hidden intentions.
During the apocalypse, individual strength was paramount, and some people had developed some unhealthy ideas.
"Forming an evolutionist team under my direct control is imperative," Kong Zhendong muttered to himself.