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Chapter 560: Chapter 560 Desolate Village
Luo Hongyi and the others quickly finished digging out the crystal cores with the Heart Talk Team, and Bai Ying even considerately used her Water Element Ability to wash clean two baskets of crystal cores for Su Jin and the rest.
"Thank you,"
Su Jin said to Bai Ying.
"No need to be courteous, I’m very honored,"
Bai Ying was flattered. This was the legendary figure from S City!
Just the prospect of returning to B City with the Heart Talk Team had kept her awake all night in anticipation. Now, realizing that Su Jin was such a polite and beautiful woman, Bai Ying felt somewhat embarrassed.
Who says that only men like to look at beautiful women? Women like to admire beautiful women too, okay!
Moreover, why was Su Jin’s skin so perfect? In the past, Bai Ying had only watched from a distance, but now, upon a closer look, she found that Su Jin’s skin was in such great condition that even her pores were invisible.
However, at this moment, Luo Hongyi and the others were already urging Bai Ying to get on the vehicle. They had to hurry on their way, or else another horde of zombies would gather soon.
In the first vehicle, the dented area on the roof had already been repaired by the Metal Element Ability User, Yang Bo.
Sitting in the back seat, Wang Liang’s eyes twinkled as he watched the people in the car behind entering their vehicle, then turned to look at Han Yue, who had returned to his seat in the front. Head bowed low, he felt a trace of amusement.
Was he really part of the Heart Talk Team now?
Was he among those strong, dazzling, unparalleled figures, rather than just another Han family member who only looked after himself and was willing to sacrifice his subordinates?
For the first time, he took an interest in his "work." For the first time, he felt the impulse to perform well and show those people what he was capable of...
No one knew Wang Liang’s thoughts, or rather, everyone in the vehicle had completely forgotten about Wang Liang’s existence. But Wang Liang didn’t mind, as his Invisibility Ability aimed for such an effect. Previously, Han Yue and Han Jin would only remember to use him when necessary.
Xu Mingliang was still being scolded by Fan Decai and was now also forbidden to use the walkie-talkie: "You lost all the people, brainless!"
"On this journey, you guys just need to stick close and protect me, and if we encounter a situation like this again, leave it to the Heart Talk Team behind us,"
Han Yue instructed.
"Yes, Young Master Han,"
Fan Decai felt a complex mix of emotions. Were they going to leave all the zombies they encountered along the way to those five people behind them?
It wasn’t that he felt it was unfair to the Heart Talk Team, but he felt uneasy upon hearing Han Yue declare that all they needed to do was protect him alone. 𝔫𝖔𝖛𝖕𝔲𝔟.𝔠𝖔𝖒
They were hired by the Han Family. The original principle of the Mercenary Corps was to cherish freedom and money, taking on any mission as long as the bounty was sufficient. But why did he now have the feeling of being a servant?
The vehicles continued on their way, and as noon approached, the temperature rose. Wanting to make good time, all three vehicles decided to handle lunch individually inside the cars.
Inside the vehicle, Su Jin took out several boxes of prepared lunches as well as a plate of sliced fruit and water. The only thing Lu Guanhai regretted was not being able to enter and exit the Space at will; otherwise, he could have eaten, taken a stroll, and even napped just like before the Apocalypse.
Taking advantage of Lian Jiyue not paying attention, Su Jin smuggled out a cell phone from the Space and handed it to Lu Guanhai.
The phone contained messages left by Lin Xiuyuan and the others, asking where they were now, whether it was safe, and so on. Lu Guanhai replied to those messages with a joyous smile, reminiscent of the pre-Apocalyptic days when he used mobile phones to keep in touch with family.
"We really gave a B City Special Ability User a good beatdown just now. He initially refused to help but in the end... "
Lu Guanhai typed vigorously, even taking videos inside and outside the car, before handing the phone back to Su Jin.
The next second, the cell phone appeared on the stone table in the Space. Nie Qing, holding the phone, handed it to Lin Xiuyuan beside her and said, "Lin kid, quickly read what they said."
"Who is it? Has Xiao Jin left a message?"
Su Xiangzhe also came out of the house in slippers, wondering if his daughter and son-in-law had encountered any dangers.
"They did, they did, hahaha, Uncle Lu said they just had a big fight"
Lin Xiuyuan read the message aloud with a laugh, drawing the whole family to gather around. The video shot by Lu Guanhai allowed everyone to see Su Jin and her group, who they hadn’t seen for half a day. Watching Su Jin and Qiqi sweetly make ’V’ hand signs, the family finally felt at ease.
"So the snow outside really is melting."
Lin Cheng played back the video of the outside of the car and said, suggesting that they could also go out to do tasks in the next two days. It would be good to kill zombies and earn Crystal Cores early.
"Dad, let’s first finish grinding the flour here before anything else,"
Lin Xiuyuan stood up and said. Before Su Jin and the others left, they had harvested another batch of grain and medicinal herbs. Their first task while staying at the base was to process all that food.
So being at the base wasn’t easy either~
...
The S City base itself was located in the suburbs. Though the three vehicles moved not so fast and even made it through a few zombie groups with narrow escapes, by the time it was just past three in the afternoon, they had finally driven out of the S City area.
Once out of S City, there was a desolate expanse of farmland covered in snow. Perhaps because this road was scarcely populated even before the Apocalypse, only a few scattered zombies had wandered here.
Then the walkie-talkie crackled to life, the signal coming from the second vehicle where Wei Junhao and his group were.
"Moving forward will take us towards F City. We should start looking for a safe place to rest tonight,"
Luo Hongyi suggested. Finding a safe spot to rest for the night outside wasn’t easy. If they didn’t find one, they would probably have to rest in the vehicles.
"Agreed,"
Yang Bo from the first vehicle replied.
"It would be nice if we could make it to Xing Taian’s base, but our direction is completely the opposite,"
Su Jin said, looking at the map. This time, they were not passing through E City but heading directly west from F City. Given the distance, they would not be able to reach Xing Taian’s place before dark.
"Let them look first; we have never been in this direction,"
Lu Hao answered. According to what some people from B City had told them before, there weren’t any safe bases nearby, so they would have to see what they could find for a place to rest for the night.
After the vehicle passed a small stone bridge, Han Yue, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened them.
The scenery on both sides of the road looked like a desolate village, and for some reason, perhaps because of the weather, a thin mist was gradually forming around them.
"That’s odd, I don’t remember passing this way when we came,"
Zhu Mingliang said, looking at the surroundings. He couldn’t recall there being a village here.
"We shouldn’t have taken the wrong route. When we came, everything was covered in heavy snow, so it’s understandable if we don’t remember this place,"
Hang Wenshan said.
The driver, Fan Decai, rubbed his eyes and asked, "Is that figure up ahead a person or a zombie?"
