96: Chapter 96 has been fully upgraded, yielding abundant rewards.

Behind the door was a narrow space that could only accommodate one person.

A scent of musty paper drifted out from inside.

The two exchanged a glance and cautiously approached.

The space inside was not large, containing only a gold-stamped metal safe.

Xiao Sinian followed the same method, using lightning to shatter the lock cylinder.

The cabinet door sprang open the next moment, and inside, several rows of thick document bags and a few hard drives were neatly stacked.

"Found it!" Qi Yin breathed a sigh of relief inwardly, stepped forward, and picked up the topmost document bag, on which the two large characters "Top Secret" were particularly striking.

Just as she was preparing to collect all the files inside into her space, her gaze inadvertently swept over the interior of the now-empty safe.

"Xiao Sinian, look here, this seems to be a mark."

She immediately opened her computer and took a photo of the mark.

Xiao Sinian leaned in and saw that in an extremely hidden corner inside the cabinet, someone had used professional engraving tools to carve a character.

This character was extremely flamboyant, carrying an unmasked arrogance.

"Yan? What does it mean?"

Qi Yin didn't understand, but her fingers felt a bit stiff.

The Second-level Zombie herd, the Third-level Zombie, and that terrifying Fourth-level Zombie King—so many vague clues and speculations.

Perhaps they were all related to this "Yan" character.

She looked up at Xiao Sinian, who had also seen the characters and whose expression had instantly turned grave and angry.

The archives were deathly silent, save for the faint friction sound of the document bag being gripped tightly in Qi Yin's hand.

"Perhaps I know what this character represents, but it's just a guess. Let's go back first."

Xiao Sinian pulled Qi Yin and walked outside, and in the end, didn't forget to set a fire, burning this key laboratory to the ground.

Dirty places don't deserve to exist.

When the two exited the laboratory, they found the entire building to be eerily quiet.

Instead, there was quite a commotion coming from the plaza downstairs.

Qi Yin leaned against the wall and looked down, discovering that Lu Yanxiu had already led a group of people to start playing cards.

"A three!"

"Rocket!"

...

The reserves of Supernatural Ability on them looked much denser than before, and Lu Jinwen was with Meng Xichi, cleaning crystal cores on the side.

"Not bad, they've all upgraded."

She looked at Xiao Sinian, her eyes sparkling, genuinely happy for her teammates.

Xiao Sinian's face still looked somewhat weary as he smiled and touched the bloodstain inadvertently smeared on her mask.

"It's all thanks to you; these guys got lucky."

If it weren't for Qi Yin, they would still be struggling in the Apocalypse; how could they have progressed so quickly?

Qi Yin slapped him, annoyed, "Stop flattering; everyone worked hard enough."

If they were all slackers, no matter how many resources she gave them, it would be in vain.

With that slap of hers, Xiao Sinian quickly clutched his chest: "Ouch, that hurts a bit."

Qi Yin immediately stepped forward: "How is it? I didn't even use any strength!"

After a while, meeting Xiao Sinian's smirking eyes, she realized she had been played by this person.

"Fine, you dare to play me!"

She took a step forward, and Xiao Sinian took a step back, eventually turning into the two of them chasing and laughing as they went downstairs.

The team members, who had been waiting for a long time, saw them return successfully and put down their work to surround them.

Lu Jinwen was the most excited, running over to pull Qi Yin, and conjured an alloy-forged golden knife out of thin air, looking somewhat like the one she used when appraising treasures before.

"Sister, look, I'm Third-level, I can conjure weapons myself now!"

Qi Yin glanced at Xiao Sinian and gave a dry cough: "Wow, Wenwen is indeed the most amazing, much stronger than Brother Yan Xiu."

This way, no matter where she is in the future, she won't have to worry about her Supernatural Ability being limited by material availability.

"Hey, I'm saying Yin Yin, I'm also very strong, alright."

As he spoke, Lu Yanxiu suddenly started showing off his fireball.

Qi Yin quickly waved her hands: "Although, however, Xiao Sinian is already Fourth-level, and you awakened longer ago than him, that's a bit lame."

Lu Yanxiu was greatly struck, looking at his former boss with eyes full of grievance: "No way!"

Xiao Sinian curled his lips and patted his shoulder: "Keep working hard!"

The joy brought by the upgrade of Supernatural Abilities did not fade for a long time, and everyone took turns showing off the impressive aspects of their abilities.

In the plaza, Supernatural Abilities flew everywhere, which was quite a spectacular sight.

Wang Tianyu and Wen Yang were the last to come out.

Qi Yin looked over, and Wen Yang nodded at her: "Sister Yin, a blessing in disguise, I've upgraded too!"

His expression carried pride.

Seeing him, Lu Jinwen was the first to run over: "Brother Yang Zi, you're okay, you scared me to death!"

Chen Quan also smiled: "It's good that you're okay, it's good that you're okay."

The guilt in Qi Yin's heart completely let go, she breathed a sigh of relief, watching the harmonious scenes before her, and curled her lips.

It's really good; on this dangerous journey, not only is everyone okay, but they also had a bountiful harvest.

Xiao Sinian knew she was thinking about others again, and reached out to hook her little finger.

"Don't look so gloomy; you look best when you smile."

Subconsciously, Qi Yin replied: "You too, you look best when you smile."

The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

Meng Xichi's appearance broke this subtle atmosphere, and Qi Yin felt inexplicably guilty, quietly withdrawing her little finger from Xiao Sinian's hand.

"Boss, these are all the second-level crystal cores from the four floors below, 2025 in total."

A heavy backpack was placed in front of her, and Qi Yin felt a bit tempted.

Xiao Sinian moved the backpack towards her: "It's all for you, keep it."

Qi Yin looked up in disbelief: "Really?"

There was no expression on Xiao Sinian's stern face, he just reached out and started digging into his own pocket.

Three purple crystal cores appeared in his palm: "These are for you too."

Are these the crystal cores from those three Third-level Zombies? For her?

Xiao Sinian is too generous.

Xiaobai was squatting nearby, drool almost flowing all over the floor; Qi Yin secretly scolded it for being useless and gave it a slap.

After a moment, Qi Yin still shook her head and pushed them back.

"Forget it, you risked your life to get these; it's not right to give them to me."

Xiao Sinian forcefully grabbed her hand and placed the crystal cores inside.

"You even gave me a clean one to eat, doesn't that count as me taking advantage? Take them; if you don't want them, I can only give them to Xiaobai as snacks."

As he said this, he pretended to pick up a crystal core and throw it into Xiaobai's mouth.

Xiaobai: "Yay, yay, give it to me!"

Seeing this, Qi Yin hurriedly snatched it back.

"Shut up Xiaobai, these are mine."

third-level crystal cores at this time are so hard to find, don't even think about fighting her for them.

Seeing her put the crystal cores into her space like a money-grubber, Xiao Sinian laughed out loud.

Sure enough, he still preferred seeing Qi Yin happy, rather than worrying about this and that all day long.

After counting today's harvest, Qi Yin almost jumped up.

"Xiao Sinian, I'm rich! One Fourth-level crystal core, three third-level crystal cores, 150 Second-level mutant crystal cores, and a full 5,375 second-level crystal cores, haha."

Xiao Sinian didn't speak, his stern face just kept smiling.

Lu Jinwen pulled Lei Jun, inevitably feeling a bit worried.

"Sister Jun, do you think my sister has gone crazy from fighting zombies?"

Lei Jun clicked his tongue, looking at their own boss beside Qi Yin, who was also grinning widely.

"That's hard to say..."