The Rebirth of the Last Days and Return to [Fang] Hao

T/N: Thank you for supporting this project again, Jessie! I never seem to have enough chapters stocked up for this 6x weekly cadence.

-komorebi

 

The Song family took some time to recover from their messy family affairs. By the time those forces that could run away, ran away, the remaining forces in the base were divided up. Seeing Song Lao dead and the weak Song Xianghong, some already unstable Song family forces, went to seek other backers, or jumped out to be their own boss. By the time Song Xianghong was aware, apart from the direct forces he always brought with him, he had no power left!!

Even if he guessed that he might not be able to control everyone after his father died, Song Xianghong did not expect to be so miserable. Now there is a feeling that there are many lords in the base. He, who has a strong sense of self-respect, and was originally the most powerful prince and head of the base, suddenly become a small leader of a small gang. This huge gap is one of the reasons why he is crying so badly now.

“…If only Xiao Yan hadn’t been sent out…” Song Xianghong regretted it. But at that time who would have thought that the base would be besieged by zombies again? Because Yan Xin provoked the Wu family before, he was sent out as a concession to the Lu and Wu families. He did not object but took the initiative to fight for that task…

“Hmph, even if he is here, he is just a soldier. How useful can a soldier with abilities be?” Song Qiaoqiao was upset. If it wasn’t for Allen’s death…

“Ah…” Song Xianghong shook his head helplessly. He didn’t even have the strength to reprimand to his own daughter.

 

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After dinner, He Zizhong got into the command car with Yan Xin and other team leaders, explaining the situation he encountered along the way and the situation of the small base.

“In the beginning, they said that the situation when SH base was broken was too chaotic, so there is no person who was originally in charge in their base, and no relevant information was obtained. Later, they said one person in charge was injured, but because they worried my origin was unclear, they didn’t tell me before.” He Zizhong paused. “They want us to help them get rid of the zombies surrounding them, and then they will introduce us to that ‘injured person in charge’ when we enter the base.”

Someone sneered: “When we have dealt with all the zombies, they will say that the person is already dead.”

Everyone can easily find the problem. Yan Xin looked at He Zizhong: “Is the equipment we need to find in their base?”

“I’m afraid not.” He Zizhong shook his head. “I paid special attention when I went out. Their planting area is very small, basically unable to supply internal consumption. I saw some people boiling weeds to make soup in the open, and there is no food like what Lieutenant Zheng said.” Even the famous snack from A city base, the smashing cake1The cake that can smash people or zombies to death., or similar products were not seen. “I asked them about the food, and they didn’t mention that type of food from SH city.”

Lieutenant Zheng frowned and sighed helplessly: “The equipment was only used in the military at first. Because the amount of raw materials for packaging is too limited, it was not widespread. If this base is only a small base composed of ordinary people, they will definitely not have come in contact with those things.”

No one doubted whether SH city base had such equipment. It was something that existed before the end of the world, and all officials of A city’s base knew about it. Even if the equipment was unused by SH city, they would have eventually found a way to get people to take the equipment away sooner or later.

“As such, this small base is of no help to us.” After hearing He Zizhong’s detailed description of his experience at the base, everyone naturally got the key message. For purposes of dealing with those zombies, they said their base might have who they were looking for? This kind of lie will only fool a three-year-old child.

On the way to the south, the convoy did not encounter people from other bases. Those bases, big or small, were all trying to find their own way of survival. Unlike city A, because these bases are smaller, they are more cautious when acting. Even if they see a team of military vehicles passing by, they generally do not dare to come forward to deal with it, for fear that it will lead to unpredictable disasters – annexation and robbery between small bases are very common in today’s world.

In order to avoid any accidents, in most cases, once they see another group from afar, they will to avoid each other as much as possible.

Especially when the other party is collecting nuclei, they are even more reluctant to be approached by others.

The corner of Lieutenant Zheng’s mouth moved slightly when he heard this, but he finally swallowed what he wanted to say. Not to mention the fact that his relatives are probably gone, even if there is possibility they are alive in that small base, he doesn’t have the face to ask people to pull millions of zombies.

He Zizhong suddenly spoke again: “That base is a little weird.”

“Strange?” Yan Xin turned to look at him.

“Yes, around a meter or so outside the base’s wall, there is a vacuum zone, and there are no zombies.”

“What do you mean?” Everyone’s eyes widened in surprise.

“Although the zombies outside the base are all surrounded by the wall, no zombies are willing to walk within one meter of the base wall. There is an empty circle outside the base wall.” He Zizhong drew a circle on the sand table.

“There’s nothing in that circle?!”

He Zizhong shook his head: “No, I can go in and come out smoothly, but the zombies can’t.” After speaking, he looked around the crowd. “I think there is something that can affect the movement of zombies in the base, but it’s not clear what it is.”

The convoy rested in place for the night, and decided to act in groups early the next morning.

A team began to hunt zombies and replenish crystal cores. Another team is responsible for entering the city to pick up the equipment.

A few space abilities emptied everything and brought only the necessary supplies and food. This time, Yan Xin led the team and brought only about 20 people into the urban area for further operations.

Before the action, Guo Bing was called over to the command car. No one knew what was secretly discussed, but the two came out after a while.

He Zizhong and Fang Hao were also in this special operation team, and most of the remaining members were members of Samsara, apart from a few of Yan Xin’s strongest fighters.

Among them, Le Tian and Chen Ning are two space abilities, and there a third among the soldiers, who is also level 3. In addition, there are Jiang Feng and Yin Dong from the original Overlord team, as well as ability users from two other teams.

In terms of combat power and personnel, this team is undoubtedly very powerful.

After making a plan, everyone checked their equipment. Guo Bing leaned over to He Zizhong and said in a low voice, “He called me over just now and asked if there was any special way to bring things.”

He Zizhong slightly tilted his head to look at Guo Bing.

Guo Bing had a bitter face: “I’m afraid he’s found out when I took out the crystal nuclei before.” When they were in danger before, Guo Bing had to take out the crystal nuclei for his team members. With Overlord members in the same vehicle, so many bottle appearing… How can people not doubt it?

“What did you say?”

“His meaning that this time it’s mainly for those equipment, as long as you can bring it out, it’s better to use fewer vehicles…” Guo Bing said, sighing helplessly. “I said there is a way, but did not tell him how.”

Nodding slightly, He Zizhong understood Yan Xin’s intentions. It would be the best choice to minimize the possibility of fighting, preserve strength, and let Guo Bing, who might have a lot of space, help bring out those equipment. Guo Bing’s reaction is also understandable. If those equipment are transported back to the base, it will be a very important thing for everyone in the base – it is a set of equipment specializing in the production of vacuum packed food. Although the taste is not very good, it can guarantee nutritional intake of each person, is very space saving, and is easy to carry. In today’s post-apocalyptic world, where resources are so scarce, such equipment will play a huge role.

But in the final analysis, He Zizhong is still glad that he did not expose his own space. Guo Bing only admitted that he has a way to store things that won’t be detected, and did not out the jade pendants they had.

For some things, he is willing to lend a hand to help when he can do what he can without harming the interests of himself and Fang Hao. But they do not want to be forced, and held hostage, to contribute. He’s not a masochistic, nor does he have fearless courage to sacrifice himself for others. Since Guo Bing has undertaken this matter, it is the best result for several parties.

The team soon prepared to act. All the people participating in this operation got into the same military vehicle. Although it was a little crowded, there was enough space for everyone to sit.

Although there are doubts about how to transport the equipment, no one asked as they sat inside.

As a person familiar with the situation in SH City, Lieutenant Zheng also accompanied them this time. Jiang Feng held his head with heavy dark circles around his eyes. His face was pale as he nestled in a corner. If someone unknowing saw him, they would treat him as an addict or mental patient – this detection mental ability patient is really pitiful. Won’t he be tortured to death by what his brain receives?

The car rushed into the ruins of the urban area. The situation is obviously worse than that of A city. Not to mention other things, the building ruins on the way appeared highly desolate.

Many tall and high-rise buildings collapsed in half, or collapsed altogether.

Lieutenant Zheng sighed slightly as he looked out from the small window. “When the end of the world was just around the corner, in order to rescue some key personnel, we sent troops directly into the city. Many of these buildings collapsed at that time. These buildings were very dense before the apocalypse. When some people fled back then, they didn’t care about others and accidentally set their homes on fire. The fires spread, causing the gas lines to explode, and entire blocks were destroyed.”

Everyone was silent, and all looked out from the narrow gap.

 

Whaddaya all think they’ll encounter here?

 

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1The cake that can smash people or zombies to death.