Rebirth before Apocalypse: My Whole Family are Bigshots!-Chapter 130: Dilemma

Leng Yebai’s voice was soft, like a ray of sunlight on a winter’s day.

Warm, bright.

Bai Xiqin quietly rested her head on Leng Yebai’s back, her eyes closed, the faint scent of mint lingering at the tip of her nose.

She felt much more awake.

The arrival of the apocalypse originated from a mysterious energy tide, impacting every plant and animal on Earth to varying degrees.

This energy fundamentally changed the nature of plants and animals.

Anything impossible became possible.

People refer to zombies as monsters because they lack thought and only have a bloodthirsty instinct.

If zombies had their own thoughts, could control their actions, and retained their previous memories,

could they still be called zombies?

And those walking corpses could be someone’s father, mother, beloved...

Bai Xiqin sighed softly.

Those bloodthirsty monsters cannot control themselves and are destined to go against the world.

But aren’t those zombies with human intelligence and memories the perfect direction for zombie evolution?

So, it seems that zombies and humans are both children of nature.

At the top of the pyramid, there can only be one winner.

For thousands of years, humans have always been at the top.

After the energy tide, who will stand at the top?

Is it humans, zombies, or mutant animals...

Zombies eating humans, animals eating humans, humans eating animals, humans needing crystal cores.

For now, the struggle between humans and zombies seems to be the most intense.

As long as neither side is extinct, their struggle will never end.

If there are zombies like Xiao Luo, then what choices will that high-intelligence zombie with human thoughts make?

Will it be slaughter, or will it disappear without a trace?

Perhaps a high-intelligence zombie with human thoughts would choose to hide its true nature and live as an ordinary person.

Perhaps a high-intelligence zombie with human thoughts would choose to command those low-level zombies, aiming for the top of the zombies.

In such a case, the conflict between humans and zombies will never end.

After the three returned to the safe base, they lay side by side on the sofa, dazed.

"Hey, you’re back!"

Liu Jing held a crystal core, smiling as she greeted Bai Xiqin and the others.

"We’re back!"

Bai Yifan replied weakly.

Bai Xiqin tugged at the corners of her mouth, forcing a smile.

Leng Yebai nodded gently, his slender fingers peeling sunflower seeds, placing the plump ones on the table.

The Bai siblings occasionally reached out to grab one or two, still appearing listless.

"What’s the matter?"

Liu Jing looked slightly puzzled.

"It’s nothing, my scientific perspective is collapsing, I need a moment." Bai Yifan waved his hand, taking a deep breath with another sigh.

"Do you just not want to cook?"

Bai Anhai rolled his eyes at Bai Yifan.

It’s Bai Yifan’s turn to cook today; if he doesn’t cook, he’ll be served with bamboo shoots and meat.

"I will." Bai Yifan shook his head helplessly, glancing sidelong at Bai Anhai, "Dad, guess what we saw when we went out today?"

"What?"

Bai Anhai pinched a few sunflower seeds Leng Yebai had just peeled, pocketing the half-absorbed crystal core, then lay down on the sofa with Bai Yifan and the others.

"Lie down well, I don’t want to scare you." Bai Yifan remarked calmly.

"Ha, when I was out and about, you didn’t even know where you were!" Bai Anhai sneered.

Bai Yifan: ...

Bai Yifan let out a deep sigh.

Is there any way to be a generation higher than one’s own father?

Bai Yifan reached out and pinched a few sunflower seeds Leng Yebai had just peeled, sighing again.

Low seniority is a killer!

"Cough, cough, everyone finds a place to sit, I’m about to start startling you." Bai Yifan cleared his throat, sitting seriously as he looked at the family.

Bai Xiqin glanced at Bai Yifan, not preventing him from recounting today’s events.

In the apocalypse, the more you know, the better your chances of survival.

The family’s strength is fine, and it’s best to know more about other issues too.

No matter if they encounter zombies with human intelligence in the future, an extra layer of precaution is always good.

Bai Yifan poured himself a cup of tea, lifting his pinky finger as he fingered the sunflower seeds Leng Yebai had peeled, recounting the events of the afternoon.

"... After we buried the family of three, we came back."

Bai Yifan finished the last sip of tea right as he concluded his story.

The bus was quiet, the family sitting in a row on the sofa, looking at Bai Yifan with disbelief.

"How can you make up stories like this just to avoid cooking?" Bai Anhai scratched his hair, gritting his teeth slightly.

Even those dumb zombies are quite a headache.

If there were zombies with the same intelligence as humans, when would this apocalypse ever end!

"Dad, I’m telling the truth; Big Sis and Brother Leng can vouch for me!" Bai Yifan shrank into the sofa, feeling a bit eerie.

Despite stating facts, he felt like he was telling a ghost story.

Everyone simultaneously looked at Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai.

Bai Yifan can’t always be trusted, his words aren’t entirely reliable.

Bai Xiqin slowly nodded, softly uttering three words.

"It’s true."

Silence—

The bus fell into silence once again.

The scientific view of the Bai family suddenly collapsed.

During the apocalypse, seeing those damned zombies, they could still comfort themselves, saying they were just reanimated corpses.

Now with zombies appearing like humans, they find the world fantastical.

Wang Yiyun and Liu Jing remained relatively composed, their faces marked with shock and a slight hint of indecision.

"Daughter-in-law, what are you struggling with?" Liu Jing looked at Wang Yiyun.

Liu Jing treasured her daughter-in-law the most, chatting with her was always delightful!

With a forensic doctor as mother-in-law and a funeral master as daughter-in-law, they would never argue.

"I’m wondering, if I meet a zombie that looks like a human, what makeup should I give it?" Wang Yiyun held her chin, her face full of indecision.

There are different makeups for the dead and for living people.

As an experienced funeral master, mixing them up would be unacceptable.

"Well, at least my dilemma is more of a headache!" Liu Jing sighed deeply, "What if, while I’m dissecting that kind of zombie, it insists on talking to me? Wouldn’t it be impolite not to respond?"

Bai Zhengxuan: ...

Bai Anhai: ...

The father and son fell into deep contemplation.

Why are their wives so fierce?

"Grandma, Mom, there’s no need to struggle with this. Zombies that look like humans and have human thoughts should definitely be treated as humans!" Bai Yifan gnawed on his fingernail, continuing, "If they bite us, we won’t be polite and will directly dig out the crystal core!"

If a zombie doesn’t provoke me, I won’t provoke it.

If a zombie attacks me, I’ll extract the crystal from its brain.

You’re good, I’m good, everyone’s good.

"You make it sound easy, but we genuinely struggle with this!"

Liu Jing drew out a scalpel, a scene flashing through her mind.

While dissecting a zombie, the zombie complains about her using poor tools, the cuts uneven...

Sigh, it’s so frustrating.

"What’s there to struggle with!" Bai Yifan shrugged, "For all we know, zombies that look like humans have already shown up in front of us several times, and we just haven’t realized it."