Xu Lixing, Chen Letian, and Wei Luhe already had impressive combat capabilities.
Moreover, the three of them had guns, with each carrying two guns and two magazines.
They were all Evolvers, unafraid of the Zombie Virus.
Ordinary Zombies were naturally no problem, and even the less powerful Mutated Zombies were not difficult to deal with.
In fact, due to the snowfall, many Zombies in Wanchai Square had mutated and began attacking ordinary Zombies, resulting in a sharp decrease in the number of ordinary Zombies here, leaving only about thirty. There were also only about ten Mutated Zombies left, some of which had been killed by two Mutant Cows, leaving very few remaining.
A few minutes later, Xu Lixing and the others had eliminated over a dozen Zombies, leaving none behind.
Although there were still Zombies in the outer square, they were at a distance and rarely came this way; they were busy absorbing the Source of Life buried in the snow.
Occasionally, one or two Mutated Zombies would come over, but that was fine; they were quickly dealt with by Xu Lixing and his team.
In the end, Shen Yuan took aim with the Activation of Micro Submachine Gun and took down the last remaining Herbivorous Mutant Cattle. Unless it reached the level of a Terrifying Giant Snake, the power of human firearms should not be underestimated.
"Xu Lixing, give me the Tactical Dagger and keep watch nearby; don’t let any Zombies get close. Wei Luhe, go call for help. Chen Letian, come over and help move things," Shen Yuan said as he caught the Tactical Dagger thrown by Xu Lixing and began to cut up the two Mutant Cows.
There was no other choice.
The Mutant Cows stood three meters tall and measured five meters long; their size was too massive. When charging on the first floor, they even bumped into the ventilation ducts and lights above. To transport them whole to the underground parking lot would require using the parking lot entrance...
And there were still plenty of Zombies outside!
Moreover, each Mutant Cow weighed several thousand pounds—who could move them?
They could only be cut up.
The hide of the Mutant Cows was incredibly tough and resilient. Under full effort, the Activated Tactical Dagger could easily pierce through a small car's metal body. However, cutting through cowhide remained quite challenging.
This was Shen Yuan's first time butchering a cow; he didn’t possess any skills akin to those of a master butcher nor did he need to.
He divided the Mutant Cows into large chunks weighing dozens of pounds each. Chen Letian along with Wei Luhe, Wei Jiankang, and Zhang Huanxue arrived with small carts from BIF Supermarket to transport two or three pieces at a time.
After evolution, even the previously delicate Zhang Huanxue now possesses strength comparable to that of an adult man before the apocalypse, easily handling heavy chunks of meat weighing dozens of pounds.
It took several trips and dozens of times to transport everything.
Not only the meat, but even the bones were taken apart and moved, because Chen Letian said that bone soup is delicious.
Shen Yuan was cutting while absorbing Source of Life.
However, when he had not even finished half of one Mutant Cow, he stopped actively absorbing.
He felt a heat throughout his body; there was too much Source of Life within the Mutant Cow, far more than that of Mutated Sparrow or Mutated Hen. It was the highest amount of Source of Life he had encountered in all living beings, even surpassing what was in his own body!
Due to poor technique and the toughness of the cowhide and tightness of the beef, it took over an hour to finish splitting two Mutant Cows.
In the end, Shen Yuan held four cow horns from the two Mutant Cows in his arms, not giving any to others.
He discovered that the evolution of the Mutant Cows was primarily centered around their horns. The Source of Life contained within the horns was substantial. Roughly estimating, the Source of Life in the two horns likely accounted for about one-third of the total in the entire Mutant Cow.
Each horn contained more Source of Life than all the scales on Guo Dalong combined!
If the amount of Source of Life in Guo Dalong is 1, then Mutated Hen is around 1.2, Mutated Sparrow is about 0.4, Mutant Cows is around 10, and Shen Yuan himself has about 5.
This is just a rough estimate; Shen Yuan could not quantify it precisely.
He thought that if one were to categorize Mutant Creatures into ranks such as Level 1 Mutant Beast, Level 2 Mutant Beast, Level 1 Evolver, Level 2 Evolver, etc., the most convenient and reasonable way would be to classify them based on the total amount of Source of Life present in their bodies.
However, how to quantify this specifically remains a question.
It is evident that Mutated Hen, Mutant Mouse, and Mutated Sparrow belong to one level, while Mutant Cows belong to another level. The levels for Terrifying Giant Snake, Mutated Brown Bear, and Mutated White Tiger are yet another category.
If one does not consider firearm power or the Golden Left Hand, then Shen Yuan barely matches up with the level of the Mutant Cows.
"Level 1, Level 2, Level 3?"
"Rodent Level, Bovine Level, Bear Level?"
Mutant Cows were completely decomposed, blood flowing everywhere.
Unexpectedly, they also harvested some milk.
Then, they all evacuated the first floor and returned to the underground parking lot.
At eight in the morning, it was time to eat!
This time, Chen Letian outdid himself with a variety of dishes: steak, beef hot pot, beef pies, and beef offal soup, filling the table. Finally, a large basin of steaming hot milk was served.
While nothing else was particularly noteworthy, the milk brought Shen Yuan an extra surprise!
He discovered that after drinking the milk, although he felt a warm flow in his body—more than what he got from eating beef or drinking beef offal soup—it was a gentle warmth, not a fiery heat. It didn't make him feel like he wanted to devour a sheep.
The milk tasted great; it had sugar added, making it sweet and delicious.
"Different foods have different effects? It must be the differences in digestion and absorption. If possible, drinking more milk and eating less Mutated Beast Meat might allow for greater absorption of Source of Life, leading to faster evolution!" Shen Yuan nodded, having made a new discovery.
In fact, if possible, raising a few Mutant Cows and drinking fresh pure milk every day would definitely be beneficial for the body. However, for now, it seemed like just a wishful thinking.
Those Mutant Cows were too powerful and not to be trifled with.
Even the fifty-meter-long Terrifying Giant Snake had been defeated; he wouldn't even think about it!
"Mm, Mutant Cows are delicious! The steak is good, the beef offal soup is even better, and the beef pies are very filling. The milk is the best! In the Apocalypse Food Ranking, Mutant Cows take first place!" Chen Letian announced loudly.
Then he was chased by Shen Yuan to clean up the mess.
Eat and sleep, sleep and eat.
In the past, after absorbing a large amount of Source of Life and then eating a lot of Mutated Beast Meat, he would feel unbearable fatigue and quickly fall into deep sleep.
But today, neither Shen Yuan nor anyone else felt tired or drowsy, seemingly due to drinking Mutant Cows milk.
This milk is definitely something good!
"Shen Ge, do you feel like the temperature has risen? I feel like it's not as cold as it was before," Zhang Huanxue walked over and whispered.
Girls are more attentive and sensitive to temperature, which is why she noticed the subtle change.
Shen Yuan raised his wristwatch, and the thermometer on the face showed that it was now minus 13 degrees; the temperature had risen quite a bit.
"Is it going to warm up?"
Shen Yuan went to the first floor and saw that outside was sunny; the direct sunlight really raised the temperature, and the snow was slowly melting. In areas where there was only a small amount of snow cover, water stains from melting had already begun to appear.
"The temperature is rising rapidly!"
"The snow is melting quickly!"
"It won't be long before there's no snow on the ground!"
"If we still want to absorb the Source of Life from the snow for rapid evolution, we must hurry!"
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