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Chapter 544: Chapter 544: Entire Base Promoted
To prevent Han Yue from discovering anything outside the Heart Talk Team’s door, Liang Jiuhui had specifically invited both Wei Junhao and Han Yue to a dinner at the base cafeteria that evening, though the meal took place in a small dining hall on the second floor.
"You two have been here for so many days, and we have not managed to host you properly; it really is an oversight,"
Liang Jiuhui said with a smile.
"You’re too kind, what with the blizzard and the zombie tide, there’s really no need to worry too much about us,"
Han Yue advised kindly. He had initially thought that Liang Jiuhui had invited only him, perhaps because of the base’s shortage of supplies due to the zombie tide or in hope of seeking his help. He didn’t expect Wei Junhao to be on the invitation list as well.
Wei Junhao merely exchanged pleasantries without saying much.
He had learned from Liang Jiuhui that Han Yue was actually a Special Ability User. Thinking back to his time in City B, it was likely that Han Yue had previously used an Invisibility Ability User and his own abilities to sneak into their Wei family, which left him so upset that he hadn’t eaten his lunch.
Too cunning!
Unfortunately, their Wei family didn’t have such a Mental Element Ability User, and it was still a problem how to defend against such tactics in the future.
"Brother Wei, Brother Wei? Are you preoccupied?"
Seeing that Wei Junhao was clearly distracted, Han Yue asked with a laugh.
Wei Junhao then came back to his senses and responded, "It’s nothing, just that we’ve been out for so long, I’m starting to miss City B. I don’t know when this blizzard will stop, and I’d like to return sooner."
"Ah, Brother Wei, Brother Liang’s base is currently facing the challenge of a zombie tide. We don’t know when it will recede. If Brother Liang has any difficulties, he might as well discuss them with us,"
Han Yue quickly became on familiar terms with Liang Jiuhui, though Liang Jiuhui didn’t commit to anything since the dishes had already been served by then.
Wei Junhao was also captivated by the spread on the table. Where had this guy found all this? There was even a whole roast chicken?
Even Liang Jiuhui had someone bring out a white wine, which had been very expensive even before the apocalypse.
"Don’t be shy, both of you eat up, while it’s hot,"
Liang Jiuhui urged with a smile.
"Brother Liang has quite the spread here, these dishes..."
Han Yue had thought it would be difficult to maintain a steady supply of food in City S during the period encircled by the blizzard and zombies, but how had he managed to get his hands on this meat and vegetables?
Liang Jiuhui didn’t explain much, merely letting them eat their fill.
"Both of you needn’t worry about this zombie tide and blizzard. Once the zombie tide recedes and the blizzard stops, I will personally send someone to escort you back to City B base,"
Liang Jiuhui said, seemingly not at all concerned about the million zombies outside the base.
"Here’s to our base overcoming this difficulty soon,"
Han Yue raised his glass for a toast. By the time the dinner ended, he still hadn’t figured out Liang Jiuhui’s purpose in inviting the two of them.
However, upon returning, he encountered Wang Liang waiting at his place.
"I heard from the people in Heart Talk Team that they would lend the Mysterious Fire Fan to the base for a while, so I took the chance to slip out unnoticed,"
Wang Liang explained without changing his expression.
"That’s good, I was wondering how to notify you,"
Han Yue, smelling of alcohol, replied, making it clear to Wang Liang that he hadn’t actually thought of a way to notify him.
But considering the tasks ahead, Wang Liang didn’t show any reaction.
Seeing Wang Liang’s usual taciturn demeanor and thinking about the Mysterious Fire Fan they failed to retrieve, Han Yue, half-drunk and half-sober, impatiently dismissed Wang Liang to return first.
It seemed they were really about to return empty-handed this time.
...
The Mysterious Fire Fan played a significant role against the Zombie Tide, but Liang Jiuhui only dared to let a few of his trusted people use the Mysterious Fire Fan and would have Li Haochu retrieve it immediately after use.
There was no choice, he had signed a contract with that young man, Lu Hao. Not only was there a daily usage fee, but the entire S City base would likely have to compensate the Heart Talk Team if it was damaged or lost.
The Fire Element Guard Squad members were kept by Liang Jiuhui until nighttime because the Special Ability Users who fought all day were resting, so by using the Guard Squad members in combination with the Mysterious Fire Fan to kill zombies at night, they wouldn’t disturb everyone and could maximize the clearing of zombies.
By the seventh day of the zombies besieging the city, everyone on the city walls finally saw the far edges of the Zombie Tide.
"It wasn’t easy, so many zombies,"
Someone remarked.
The S City base had only tens of thousands of survivors, yet they had to eliminate over two million zombies, which was no small feat.
"Yeah, but many of our base’s people have advanced in their abilities, I heard several from the Heart Talk Team advanced as well."
"I just advanced yesterday. Advancing can be considered a blessing in disguise."
"This year has really been bustling..."
Although the blizzard had not stopped, some attentive people noticed that today’s snow was lighter than before, and perhaps with the Zombie Tide being eliminated, the blizzard might stop as well.
Killing zombies every day was extremely tough, but Huang Yunxiang, Lin Cheng, Lin Tianzhen, and Mao Zhihang had all advanced to Level Four, Lu Guanhai also successfully advanced to Fire Element Level Four, and even Shi Jin, who awakened his ability the latest, had advanced to Power Element Level Three.
Not wanting to fall too far behind everyone else, Lin Tianzhen and Mao Zhihang started joining in the zombie-killing efforts in the mornings and only returned to the base to run their store in the afternoons.
Seeing such great progress in everyone, Su Jin somewhat regretted that the Zombie Tide was retreating so soon.
"I think I’m about to advance to Level Four too,"
Guo Yang said.
These past few days, he had frequently used Spatial Segmentation while killing zombies with everyone and was quickly running out of the large batch of metal spikes that Mao Zhihang had made for him. Moreover, he often helped clean up zombies on the battlefield.
"Really? That’s great, then you’ll be able to hold even more stuff in your space,"
Liao Yifan sincerely felt happy for Guo Yang.
"If only I could put Fanfan in there too,"
Guo Yang said.
"How is that possible, how can space hold a living person, are you cursing me?"
Liao Yifan punched Guo Yang, who, suppressing the urge to vomit blood, quickly shook his head.
"Ahem, I still have some Space Element Crystal Cores left; you should advance tomorrow at home,"
Listening to their flirty banter almost made Su Jin feel guilty, as space could indeed hold a living person.
"Thanks, Su Jin. Once I advance, my space will be bigger, and when you guys go out, you’ll be able to carry more things,"
Guo Yang knew that Su Jin and her family would go out again after the blizzard ended, saying they had accepted a mission to exterminate cockroaches.
He, too, wanted to accompany them; he often reminisced about the journey from H City to here with his team, but he was temporarily indispensable to the base’s store, and he could not leave Liao Yifan...
Lin Tianhui, watching the relationship between Guo Yang and Liao Yifan grow stronger, felt somewhat anxious for Guo Yang.
This kid, how could he not seize the opportunity to confess during the New Year?
