Chapter 226: Born with an accidental constitution.

The group stopped at the foot of a rather steep mountain, where they could even vaguely see the winding mountain road shrouded in trees.

Lu Xici frowned: "Are we going to... go into the mountains?"

Jiang Zhian nodded and explained, "Ping City is also known as the Mountain City; seventy percent of it is mountainous." She pointed to the faint outlines of tall buildings in the distance: "The occupied areas are all within the city; to get out of the city, you can only go around the mountain roads."

"Damn it!" He Zhuo muttered to Chi Yanzhou and the others in a low voice, "Going over mountains and valleys is too much trouble. Wouldn't it be more satisfying to just charge straight through the occupied territory?"

The way Chi Yanzhou and the others looked at him—[What makes you so arrogant!]

Jiang Zhian, who was nearby, listened with a grave expression: "Our Ping City was one of the most populous cities in the country before the apocalypse. Ping City had a population of about 30 million, but now we don't know if even 10% are survivors..."

Liu Fang: "Miss is right, the number of zombies in the occupied area is terrifying. Therefore, if you want to leave the city, you can only take the mountain roads. The mountain roads are difficult to travel at night, and there are also mutated animals. You must be vigilant at all times."

"If we leave the city, how long will the entire mountain road take?" Chi Yanzhou interrupted.

"If all goes well..." Jiang Zhian estimated, "It should take about four hours to get down the mountain. After that, we'll have to pass through two more occupied areas to get out..."

"Shh—" Her words were interrupted by the sudden ringing of the walkie-talkie.

"Urgent report! Guo family superhumans have launched a surprise attack on the base! All superhumans, return to base immediately!" The shout over the walkie-talkie instantly put everyone at the Jiang family base on high alert.

Liu Fang's face turned deathly pale, and she kept pacing in circles: "Oh no... my mom and Xiao Bao are still at the base..."

Her voice trembled: "The elderly and children will definitely be frightened when they hear the alarm..."

"Ah Wang, you..." Jiang Zhian was about to make arrangements when his younger brother interrupted him.

"I'll go back with you!" Jiang Zhiwang said, his golden cudgel already in hand. "Li Zi, he knows the way well. Let him take some men and escort us back. The three of us will go back first!"

The Jiang family members formed a small circle and argued incessantly.

Lu Nange and the others exchanged glances.

"It's almost 2 a.m...." Gu Wan glanced at the time: "If they take us to the city gate and then turn back, we'll be caught in the hottest part of the day."

She turned to Lu Nange: "Nannan, how about...we leave tomorrow?"

Lu Nange glanced at the still-arguing Jiang family members, then at Chi Yanzhou, inwardly sighing: [Sure enough, this tendency to cause trouble wherever she goes has started to spread from person to person?]

Lu Nange sighed inwardly and casually waved to the Jiang family: "You should go back. It's too late today. We plan to leave tomorrow."

Jiang Zhian: "This?"

Gu Wan: "Miss, stop with the 'this' and 'that' and let's go."

He Zhuo crossed his arms and chimed in, "That's right, hurry up, or it'll get cold."

Lu Nange and the others shouted in unison, "Shut up!"

"Thank you!" The Jiang family members clasped their hands in a respectful gesture.

Jiang Zhian handed a walkie-talkie to Lu Nange: "Our base isn't safe right now, so we won't invite you over. Please find somewhere to stay first, and we'll contact you again tomorrow."

Lu Nange and her group watched the Jiang family disappear into the night until the last bit of their flashlight beam was swallowed up by darkness.

He Zhuo manually unzipped his lips and asked in a pitiful voice, "Why is everyone in this family starting to isolate me?"

Everyone turned their heads in unison, staring at him with an indescribable look.

"Sister..." He Zhuo felt uneasy under their gazes: "What's with those looks?"

"I'm researching—" Lu Nange said slowly, "What kind of role is Brother Zhuo planning to play today?"

He Zhuo coughed twice, forcibly changing the subject: "You guys think... are we just born with a knack for causing accidents? Wherever we go, something bad happens?"

Gu Qi: "Is it possible... that this is just how the world is? Every minute, every second, countless tragedies are happening in unseen corners..."

Gu Wan: "Why take the blame yourself when you can shift the blame to the apocalypse?"

He Zhuo suddenly realized and slapped his thigh: "That's right! Why blame yourself when you can blame others?"

A distant 'hoarse' sound drifted on the wind, and everyone sighed in unison—this damn apocalypse!

"We..." Gu Wan's eyes suddenly lit up: "How about we go to the Jiang family's base and join in the fun?"

He Zhuo rolled his eyes: "Gu Wanwan, why are you always there wherever there's a fight?"

Gu Wan: "What? You have a problem with that?"

Chi Yanzhou suddenly spoke up: "Go take a look."

Everyone turned around at once. Shi Xu curiously imitated everyone else and suddenly turned his head, only to hear a "whoosh" as he clutched his neck and groaned.

He Zhuo: "Right? Yan-ge, are you possessed by a ghost? Or are you just naturally this gossipy?"

"Shut up." Chi Yanzhou shot him a glare.

Gu Qi: "Brother Yan, what do you mean?"

Chi Yanzhou's gaze fell on Shi Xu, who was whimpering and groaning. At that moment, Shi Xu was clinging to Lu Nange's hand, wanting to rub his neck, but Lu Beiye pulled him by the hem of his clothes and dragged him to Lu Xici.

"We couldn't reach home via radio before, and judging from Shi Xu's condition, the people of Beijing probably don't know what happened either." Chi Yanzhou's voice was low. "If the Guo family is truly no good, and the Ping City military is too busy, then we'll just rob their supplies. We'll see how things go with the Ping City military; if they seem reliable, we'll leave 70% of the supplies to them and take 30%."

He Zhuo scratched his head: "But don't we have enough supplies?"

"That's Nan Nan's reserves." Chi Yanzhou's eyes sharpened. "If the situation in Beijing gets worse..."

"Of course we can't touch Mei Bao's things!" He Zhuo immediately straightened his back.

Gu Qi: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"

Lu Beiye glanced at the little short legs: [Sigh, I don't want to be carried around...]

The little guy looked up at Lu Nange and said, "Sister, I want to ride Gangzi!"

Lu Nange ruffled her younger brother's short hair: "Gangzi!"

The macaw grew larger and suddenly spread its enormous wings.

Using a leap, Lu Beiye nimbly flipped onto the bird's back and casually lifted Shi Xu, who was groaning and rubbing his neck, onto the bird's back.

Lu Beiye: [Let's bring her along, so my sister won't have to go through all this trouble...]