Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse

Su Jin was unaware that the car behind her was discussing her business; she summoned Xiao Cui to check its current condition.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Xiao Cui appeared, it wouldn’t stop… moving?

“Su Jin, is your special ability doing squats?” Lin Xiuyuan couldn’t help but ask.

“…”

The vibrant young shoot was actively stretching up and down, with two leaves curled right at the center, looking just like a person doing squats with hands on hips.

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“I think it’s probably… overeaten,” Su Jin speculated.

The Venus Flytrap and the three Animal Traps had consumed zombies together; although digestion was somewhat slow, it likely had eaten around thirty or so. Moreover, the reassuring thing about the Venus Flytrap was that the zombies wouldn’t actively attack it, so as long as you placed it to the side, there was no need for oversight; it operated like an incessant eating machine.

Seeing Xiao Cui still energetically moving and not appearing to be in distress, Su Jin safely put it away.

On the streets, as the number of zombies outside dwindled, Su Xiangzhe noticed they had entered City West and should soon reach the base walls.

Ban Xiaobo and others also sighed in relief; the number of zombies here had clearly decreased, indicating they must be nearing the base Lu Hao mentioned.

In the last couple of days, City West’s streets had undergone some changes, with many of the street outlets barricaded by large red plastic sheets to prevent zombies from passing through, likely a temporary defensive measure organized by someone from the base in recent days.

“Banzi, I feel like I’m falling in love with this place,” Gao Lei said excitedly. They had passed through several cities along their journey and had not felt the sense of security they now felt anywhere else.

Base guidance signs had been installed. At every crossroad on every street, visible arrows could be seen, welcoming the homeless as if guiding them back home…

The group kept their gaze out the window until a gray wall loomed in the distance. The wall was already over a meter high. Its state of construction was apparent from afar as they could see many people working on it with Earth Element Ability Users constantly moving bricks from below to the top, and Metal Element Ability Users reinforcing the steel bars within the earthen layers…

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Seeing those fervently working people, Ban Xiaobo and his companions felt like they had arrived at humanity’s stronghold, finally seeing more humans than zombies!

“I’ve already fallen for this place,” Ban Xiaobo stated.

The closer they got, the more astonished they were; the base’s walls not only seemed to stretch endlessly but also appeared extremely thick. They couldn’t determine the exact thickness yet, as the base entrance now had checkpoints in place to examine the safety of incoming personnel, causing them to stop.

Lu Hao, Su Jin, and others got out first because they saw someone at the checkpoint ahead waving their arms at them even before they reached the entrance.

Su Jin couldn’t help but find it amusing; Liang Jiuqing always seemed to be where she was needed, and now she was guarding the gate?

“Su Jin, Su Jin! Over here, over here!”

Liang Jiuqing, worried they might not see her, waved her arms frantically.

She knew that Su Jin and her group had gone out these past two days, and seeing the familiar armored vehicle, although she couldn’t see inside, she was certain it was undoubtedly Su Jin’s group.

The registration and inspection personnel behind Liang Jiuqing looked at her in surprise, wondering if the people seated inside could be the Base Leader’s sister’s love interest?

The Base Leader position had now been tacitly acknowledged by the people in the base as belonging to Liang Jiuhui. Even though no formal appointment letters were issued anymore, everyone felt over these past couple of months there was no one more suitable for the role than Liang Jiuhui. Moreover, Liang Jiuhui was a Level Two Thunder Element Ability User, which already qualified him as an Advanced Special Ability User in current times.

It was only when a man and a woman got out of the armored car that the personnel registering them realized their mistake; of course, such a tomboy as Liang Jiuqing probably didn’t have a love interest.

“Su Jin, Lu Hao, you’re back? Didn’t encounter any dangers, did you?” Liang Jiuqing asked with concern.

Seeing the genuine worry on her face, Su Jin replied with a smile, “Didn’t we return all safe and sound? What danger could there be?”

Liang Jiuqing also felt that his question was a bit unnecessary. Given how formidable Su Jin and her family were, along with their impressive equipment, they definitely wouldn’t get hurt.

At that moment, the other people in the vehicle also got out. Lin Xiuyuan asked in surprise, “They’ve already started the checks for entering now?”

“Yes, but it’s just a simple temperature measurement. The safety monitoring station over there hasn’t been completed yet,” Liang Jiuqing explained.

Su Jin nodded. Entrance checks at the base were normal; it would be abnormal not to have them.

Liang Jiuqing gestured to the inspection personnel behind him that they could start checking. The inspector nodded and took out several electronic thermometers to begin the measurements.

“Please bear with us. Because electronic thermometers may have errors, we usually take three measurements to ensure accuracy,” Liang Jiuqing said while offering an explanation.

The group nodded in understanding. People would generally cooperate with checks that are responsible for both themselves and others.

At this time, Ban Xiaobo and his group also walked over from the business car behind them, and a registration worker approached them to start asking about their situation.

After the registration worker filled in their basic information and special abilities, he arranged for them to have their temperatures measured.

“Can everyone who comes here enter the base?” Xu Chao couldn’t help but ask.

“Yes, as long as one is willing to abide by the base’s rules,” Liang Jiuqing replied with a smile.

“What kind of management rules are there?” Ban Xiaobo asked.

Liang Jiuqing took out a sheet of A4 paper from behind and handed it to them, saying, “Please make sure to read every single item on this paper carefully.”

Ban Xiaobo nodded, took the paper, and saw the top line emblazoned with the bold words: Instructions for S City Base Use.

Instructions for use?

The base is meant to be used?

With faces full of question marks, the group read on and finally understood why they were referred to as instructions for use.

Curious, Su Jin and her group also asked for a copy and started to read. This time, Liang Jiuqing spared no economy, giving each member of Su Jin’s family a copy as well.

“…”

Ban Xiaobo and the others tried their best to ignore what was happening here, attempting to suppress the sense of imbalance within their hearts. Lu Hao, however, walked over and asked, “Ordinary Crystal Cores, how many do you all have in total?”

Ban Xiaobo was taken aback; he didn’t know.

Then, Ren Feipeng whispered from beside Ban Xiaobo, “Over 200.”

“What? Just that few? Are you guys that poor?” Gao Lei turned his head in disbelief.

“Did you actually think we were rich?” Ren Feipeng continued to mutter under his breath.

These people never wanted to collect Crystal Cores after killing zombies. It was with great difficulty that he convinced them to collect some. Sometimes, when they encountered a zombie with a particularly disgusting death, they would just skip over it, saying they didn’t want to dig it out because it might make them vomit, or that the zombie was too stinky and they didn’t want it…

So along their journey, they had only these Crystal Cores left. If it hadn’t been for digging out some cores with this group just now, they probably would only have a hundred Crystal Cores at most.