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Chapter 566: Chapter 566 The Fate of the Villagers
Another deep night had fallen, and the villagers in the village committee were laughing and talking as they ate large chunks of fresh meat.
"You know what, this kid’s meat is tender and soft, much more so than their mother’s was."
"Yeah, if only we had fattened her up a bit more, there’s hardly any meat on the bones now."
"What’s there to worry about? Today Auntie Zhao even made us some mixed grain pancakes! Aren’t they about to come off the stove any minute now?"
Soon, everyone started to smell the fragrant aroma of the pancakes. Even though the meat was delicious, after eating it for so long, they felt that the smell of grain was more appetizing.
"They’re ready, come and get them, there’s enough for everyone!"
Auntie Zhao’s cheerful voice came from the kitchen.
Brother Chen looked on with satisfaction at this warm and lively scene. It was an order he had established, his own kingdom. As a Space Element Ability User, he still had some surplus grain stored in his space from the village.
But for the long-term considerations, they had to be frugal to endure through the apocalypse.
The second floor, permeated with various aromas, became even livelier with the mixed grain pancakes fresh out of the pan. No one heard the growling sounds growing nearer from outside.
A zombie was drawn by the scent of fresh blood and human flesh to a window piled with garbage and withered grass, right where Mu Mengmeng had leapt down and left a trail of blood.
Growl!
On the dim path behind, a procession of swaying figures slowly made their way over.
The first zombie lightly leaped into an unobstructed window.
This was a High-Level Wind Zombie. It was deeply attracted by the scent of the living inside the room; it burst through a wooden door, lunging toward the bustling crowd outside!
"Ahhh!!!"
Screams slashed through the night sky, and gradually, the village committee was filled with an echoing cacophony of screams and roars...
But Su Jin and her group were completely unaware of this.
They had already arrived at a small county on the edge of City F, taking shelter in an unfinished building with no zombies.
Compared to other places, this unfinished building was clean, devoid of any bloodstains or filth, although dusty, everyone agreed it was the cleanest place available.
"At least we can stay in a large room by ourselves now."
Lu Guanhai lay on the bed that Su Jin had brought out. He really wanted to enter the space, but was afraid of being discovered by Han Yue next door, so he had to secretly ask Su Jin to bring out her cell phone to chat with their family back at the base.
The three groups of people settled into three large rooms respectively. Since Bai Ying wanted to live with Mu Yunle and Wei Junhao’s group took extra care of Mu Yunle, Su Jin did not make a special distinction for a "girls’ villa" this time.
If they could get through the night here, they should be able to reach the base in City F tomorrow.
Han Yue knew some friends in the City F base and planned to take this opportunity to visit them, which would also give everyone a chance to rest at the base.
"Sister Xiao Jin, the last time we were at Uncle Xing Taian’s base, wasn’t the Zombie Tide drawn over from the City F base?"
Mao Qiqi had some recollection of this City F base.
"That’s what they say, but we’re only going to the City F base to rest and check out the situation. Qiqi, don’t worry too much."
Su Jin knew that Mao Qiqi was somewhat concerned about the safety of the City F base. Despite always tagging along without much hardship, Qiqi had come to understand over time that people in the apocalypse could be more terrifying than zombies.
Mu Yunle was a very good example.
It was only through a day’s conversation that they learned Mu Yunle and Mu Mengmeng were not born and raised in that village.
At that time, their parents had brought them back to the village to search for their father’s relatives, only to find that all of his relatives had perished. And then they encountered a blizzard and could no longer leave the village.
Mu Yunle’s father was a Metal Element Ability User. One day, he went out with the villagers to look for food and never returned. Mu Yunle remembered that the uncles and aunties told him and his sister that their mother had also fallen ill and died; from then on, they never saw their mother again.
"So why didn’t you eat the meat they gave you, Lele?"
Wei Junhao, curiosity piqued, asked. A child couldn’t possibly distinguish where that food came from, right?
"Because Auntie Zhao told me, that was Mom’s meat. I didn’t eat it, and Sister didn’t eat it either,"
Mu Yunle said, and as he spoke, he began to cry again. Even the grown men felt that those people were extremely cruel to have forced such a young child to go through these things.
"Lele, do you know what kind of person can be called a human?"
To distract Mu Yunle, Wei Junhao asked.
Mu Yunle shook his head.
"A human, by definition, is someone with compassion and loyalty. If a person lacks compassion, loyalty, and a heart, even if they look human, they’re no different from the zombies outside,"
Wei Junhao was quite pleased with Mu Yunle, especially after learning that he had not eaten any human flesh, and decided to train him properly.
Although Mu Yunle was still grieving, Bai Ying comforted him, and the constant progress of their journey, with its fresh experiences along the way, gradually diluted his previous sorrow.
During meals with everyone, Wei Junhao noticed that Mu Yunle was unwilling to eat any meat. He would only eat some of the packaged sausages that Su Jin brought out, and he completely refused to touch pickled meats or even pickled chicken legs.
"If you don’t eat meat, you’ll grow up to be a short squash. See what you’ll do then,"
Xu Mingliang was probably the only one who teased Mu Yunle. Bai Ying didn’t know how many glares she had thrown at him, but they were all ignored.
Mu Yunle pouted and answered, "Among all the uncles, you are clearly the shortest one,"
Xu Mingliang was indeed not very tall, standing around 175 cm, but when Mu Yunle pointed it out, everyone noticed that among all the men, Xu Mingliang indeed appeared to be the shortest.
Pfft.
Wei Junhao laughed, and everyone else was amused as well. Xu Mingliang, who was always quick with words, was unexpectedly disliked by a child.
"I’ll beat you up!"
Xu Mingliang’s eyes bulged, and he raised his fist, threatening the child.
"Xu Mingliang, you dare!"
Bai Ying exclaimed, hands on hips. Xu Mingliang was truly annoying; he clearly belonged to the Han Family side, yet he always gravitated to their side during meals and rest periods.
"Xu Mingliang, get back here!"
Fan Decai also watched, resolved that the next time they headed out on a long journey, he would not take this man with him again...
Su Jin and Lu Hao exchanged glances. They had not expected that their originally tripartite forces would get along so well these past days. Apart from the Han and Wei sides making a deliberate effort to be polite, Xu Mingliang practically acted as a lubricant between the two teams.
