90: Chapter 90 You really are a host of matter!

Time flew by.

Over twenty days had passed since the system began its upgrade.

There was good news and bad news!

The good news was that,

during these twenty-odd days, with the addition of the Jiang Family and many survivors,

Ye Fan's organization had grown larger and larger, now exceeding a thousand people.

The Zhenxie Division, established by Ye Fan, had also grown to over fifty members.

However, most of its members were still stuck at the peak of the first rank, unable to break through.

Fewer than eight people had reached the second rank.

But this was already a force to be reckoned with.

Up until now,

no other organization or family could compare with the one Ye Fan had built.

In Jiangcheng City,

it would not be an exaggeration to describe them as the strongest faction.

Where there is good news, there is bad news!

The zombie riots near Jiangcheng University were becoming increasingly violent, and the range of the riots had expanded by dozens of kilometers.

This made Ye Fan and the others feel that the situation was extremely troublesome.

"Master, these zombie riots are too intense. I'm afraid in a few more days, even this place will be affected."

In the courtyard of the Li Family Mansion, Ye Fan's deputy stared blankly at the night sky, lost in thought.

Hearing Li Hao's voice, Ye Fan snapped back to reality and slowly turned to look at Li Hao standing beside him.

"It's fine! Once we form an alliance with the Wang Family of Jiangcheng, it will be time for our counterattack."

"Mm."

Li Hao nodded slightly.

Then, a trace of worry appeared on his face as he said in a low voice, "What if... I mean, what if that Family Head Wang really reaches the third rank on his own and refuses to cooperate with us?"

Ye Fan smiled gently, his face full of confidence. "Even if he really breaks through to the third rank, given the current situation, he will definitely ally with us."

"Besides, I'm certain he hasn't made the breakthrough yet."

"Master, you're that confident?"

"Exactly!"

Seeing how confident Ye Fan was, Li Hao didn't say anything more.

Instead, like Ye Fan before him, he stood there blankly, gazing deeply at the distant horizon.

Ye Fan withdrew his gaze from the night sky and looked sideways at Li Hao, his tone calm but carrying an indisputable certainty: "If Family Head Wang truly breaks through to the third rank, he will need allies even more to deal with the zombie riots at Jiangcheng University. The zombies' range of activity has already expanded to dozens of kilometers; if any family tries to stand alone, they will only be picked off one by one."

Li Hao pondered for a moment and nodded slightly. "Master is right. It's just... if the Wang Family still insists on staying out of it, what should we do?"

"Heh, then there's nothing I can do." Ye Fan smiled bitterly and shook his head somewhat helplessly.

And that was the truth!

If the Wang Family really did as Li Hao suggested, Ye Fan would have no other choice; that would be their decision.

He had no right to interfere.

Before he could finish speaking, a sudden burst of hurried footsteps came from the distance.

A guard of the Li Family rushed into the courtyard and reported with a nervous expression, "Young Master, Mr. Ye Fan! The eastern patrol discovered a small group of zombies crossing the boundary. They've been cleared, but the zombies' direction of travel... is moving toward our Li Family residential area!"

Li Hao's expression turned grim as he looked at Ye Fan.

"This... Master, what do we do?"

Ye Fan didn't move at all. He stood frozen in place, looking at the distant sky, and said softly, "What was bound to come has finally arrived."

Then he continued, "Notify all members of the Zhenxie Division to take up defensive positions, and everyone else should stay alert!"

"Mm!" Li Hao nodded toward Ye Fan with a solemn expression. "I'll go notify them right away."

Then, he left the courtyard with the guard who had just brought the news.

In the courtyard, only Ye Fan was left standing alone in a daze.

"There's less than a day left until the system upgrade is complete. I wonder if it will return on schedule!"

As the night deepened,

dull roars faintly echoed from the distance in Jiangcheng,

as if foreshadowing an even greater storm about to arrive.

...

Because the range of the zombie riots continued to expand, it had now begun to affect the area where Ye Fan and the others were stationed.

This forced Ye Fan and the others to remain vigilant at all times, spending sleepless nights for fear of being ambushed by zombies in the dark.

They could only get through the long night with their nerves taut.

Fighting zombies at night was very disadvantageous for humans; the best time was during the day.

When the first rays of morning sunlight spilled down,

everyone finally breathed a slow sigh of relief.

"Ye Fan, you haven't rested all night. Why don't you go get some sleep? I don't think any major problems will happen now."

In the courtyard,

Ji Yuyan slowly approached Ye Fan, her tone full of concern.

"I'm fine, don't worry!"

Ye Fan turned his head slightly and gave Ji Yuyan a gentle smile.

"But..."

Just as Ji Yuyan began to speak, Ye Fan's palm lightly rested on top of her head. "Just don't worry!"

Ji Yuyan stopped mid-sentence and lowered her head slightly, her face tinged with a faint blush.

However, at that very moment!

A crisp young girl's voice suddenly rang out in Ye Fan's mind: "Ding! multi-child multi-blessing system upgrade complete!"

The appearance of this voice caused Ye Fan to freeze instantly.

This voice was somewhat unfamiliar to him.

System?

The system upgrade is finished?

Why has the system's voice changed?

...

Questions flooded into Ye Fan's mind one after another.

At this moment,

Ji Yuyan, whose head was being gently stroked by Ye Fan, noticed his strange reaction.

She looked up and saw the confusion written all over Ye Fan's face.

Full of concern, she asked in a low voice, "Ye Fan, what... what's wrong? Do you have something on your mind?"

"Ah! No... it's nothing!" Ye Fan snapped back to his senses instantly and quickly hid the confusion on his face, speaking softly with a smile.

"Um... Yuyan, I... I'm a little tired. I'll go rest for a bit first."

"Oh!"

Ji Yuyan looked at Ye Fan, her face full of confusion, but she didn't ask anything.

She just nodded slightly. "Mm, go ahead!"

After saying a few words of goodbye to Ji Yuyan, Ye Fan hurriedly jogged toward the second-floor room, looking very flustered.

He left Ji Yuyan standing alone in the courtyard, looking bewildered.

Ye Fan's behavior

really left her unable to make heads or tails of it.

He had just said he didn't need to rest.

But the next second,

he said he was tired and going to rest.

This... this was a bit contradictory!

...

In the second-floor room,

Ye Fan plopped down on the bed.

He spoke slowly, "Hey! System, is it really you? You've finished upgrading?"

As soon as Ye Fan finished speaking, that crisp young girl's voice rang out in his mind once again.

"Of course! Haven't seen you in so long, did you miss me?"

"I missed you to death, the kind of missing where I think of you day and night."

"Enough, enough! If you couldn't get rewards from me, would you still miss me?"

"Hey hey hey! No, do you really think I'm that kind of person?"

"Yes."

The system's voice fell into Ye Fan's ears with absolute certainty.

"Uh..."

Ye Fan was momentarily speechless, feeling quite exasperated and not knowing what to say.

"By the way, why has your voice changed? I remember it was that cold mechanical voice before?" Ye Fan quickly changed the subject, asking with some curiosity.

"Because I've upgraded and become more advanced than before! Such a simple question..."

"Uh... then does that mean you're more powerful now than before?"

"Hmph, isn't that obvious?" The system gave a light hmph, speaking with a hint of disdain and full of confidence. "That's for sure!"

Ye Fan's eyes lit up upon hearing this. He quickly rubbed his hands together, a look of greed appearing on his face.

"Then have the system rewards also been upgraded?"

"Hmph!"

"All you remember all day long is those rewards of yours. And you still say you're not just after my rewards? You really are a materialistic host."

"..."

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