Chapter 75 Reappearance of Civilization

Wei Yanqing's words were like a thunderclap, exploding in Wu Junzhi's ears. He dared not delay and immediately commanded, "First team, advance first; second and third teams, flank from the side..."

On the second floor, the superpowered individual who wanted to burn people alive suddenly lost control of his body and stopped in place.

"Yuan Anchen, what are you standing there for? They're coming in!" Gong Kang roared.

Frozen in place, Yuan Anchen could only move his eyes, which now revealed fear.

Gong Kang quickly realized something was wrong, his eyes widening suddenly. "Let's go, there are people with superpowers among those downstairs."

Yuan Anchen is perfectly healthy, so how could he suddenly become unable to move? The only explanation is that the superhuman downstairs intervened.

But it was too late. They were on the second floor. The armed team learned from Wei Yanqing that these people didn't have guns, so they went upstairs directly via the stopped escalator.

"Hands up!"

The shout startled two of the superhumans, who instinctively raised their hands. Gong Kang, enraged, yelled, "Raise your ass! Use your superpowers!"

"Watch out for his iron!" a young girl shouted from the crouching crowd.

Upon hearing the word "iron" while following the group, Rong Yi's mood instantly turned Spartan: "Iron?!"

Yuan Anchen was still unable to move because Wei Yanqing was only controlling him, and his ability level was not high, barely level three.

The moment Gong Kang moved his hand, the bullet was already heading for him.

With his level three superpower, he could only control a limited amount of metal. Although he wanted to spread out an iron shield in front of him, the thickness was insufficient.

Several bullets easily pierced through the extended iron block and embedded themselves in the body, exploding into bursts of blood.

The other superhumans weren't much better off; they were all shot in vital areas of their limbs by the soldiers, rendering them unable to move.

Yuan Anchen didn't spare him either, shooting each of his four limbs once, and Wei Yanqing released him from his control.

The five men collapsed to the ground, groaning in pain. They had been enjoying themselves for so long and had never suffered such agony.

Seeing all those who had oppressed her fall, one of the middle-aged women became agitated and lunged forward, shouting, "You beast! You tried to burn my child to death, you beast!"

The older woman slapped Yuan Anchen's face repeatedly. Enraged, the woman's violence increased dramatically, and the sound of her slaps was painful to hear.

In no time, Yuan Anchen's face swelled up like a pig's head, blood gushed from his nose, and his mouth cracked.

Seeing this, the others all sought revenge, and the soldiers did not immediately separate them, allowing the crowd to vent their anger.

They run away as soon as they see them coming, and even try to kill ordinary people. What kind of good people are they?

Seeing this, Rong Yi abandoned his plan to beat up the metal-type ability user.

The superhumans are physically strong and extremely resilient. After being beaten by a group of people for about ten minutes, the five superhumans were still able to breathe.

Wu Junzhi seemed to only then remember that several people had been beaten, and ordered the soldiers to pull the crowd apart. "I'm sorry, everyone, we have to take these people back to the base for execution."

After venting their anger, the people collapsed to the ground, sobbing uncontrollably. They had no strength left after a few cries, having been mistreated and starved for days by Gong Kang and his gang. All the little strength they had was used up beating people.

The slumped people were helped into cars one by one, and four teams were clearing out zombies in a large supermarket on the basement level.

Many of the zombies below had already wandered out of the supermarket on their own over the past few days. There were still more than fifty left inside, and they were easy to clean up.

The supermarket has four floors and is well-stocked with supplies.

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"Rong Yi?"

Hearing someone call his name, Rong Yi turned around and saw two familiar faces. "An Qian, what are you doing here?"

She remembered that the school was not located in this district.

An Qian's eyes lit up with surprise, "I'm so glad you're alright. We came here by accident, and we didn't expect to see you again."

In contrast to An Qian's familiarity, Hu Dan remained silent with her head down.

Wei Yanqing walked over and asked her, "Friend?"

Rong Yi shook his head decisively, "They were my roommates at school. We separated on the day the virus broke out."

It was said that they separated, but in reality, the two of them were so frightened that they ran away. Rong Yi could understand it very well. After living in a peaceful society for so many years, it was indeed frightening to suddenly see such a bloody scene.

Wei Yanqing did not speak again.

Hu Dan looked up and asked, "Rong Yi, you found your father?"

Rong Yi was taken aback, wondering why she suddenly asked this. "No, my father has passed away."

An Qian tugged at Hu Dan, feeling that her question was extremely rude.

Upon receiving this answer, Hu Dan was both disappointed and secretly pleased.

The two girls were helped into the car. Rong Yi and Wei Yanqing went to collect the supplies. Wu Junzhi trusted them and let them collect the supplies without registering them. If the soldiers were to carry them, it would take more time and affect the rescue process.

While they were collecting supplies, the military personnel had already gone to the community to carry out rescue operations.

The soldiers' guns were definitely not equipped with silencers; the gunshots carried far, reaching people in six nearby residential areas, and even attracting the zombies surrounding the areas.

Upon seeing the official rescue efforts, the residents of the community lined the streets to welcome them.

The supermarket's supplies are all with Wei Yanqing, and the vehicles are all for residents to ride in.

The problem now is that these residents have their own supplies while staying in the community, and there are quite a few of them. Wu Junzhi is currently dealing with this issue.

"Given the limited number of vehicles we have deployed, please bring as much food as possible. Just bring one set of blankets for daily use. We can't fit more in the vehicles, so please pick out the things you need most."

Wu Junzhi had considered having Wei Yanqing keep the supplies, but Rong Yi felt that it was inappropriate.

This is an official rescue operation, and therefore they must take responsibility, unlike their rescue operations in Kangtai District, which were individual actions and did not require them to provide much assurance to the rescued individuals.

Registering before receiving the payment is a waste of time; receiving it directly makes it difficult to explain the situation.

Wu Junzhi thought this made sense, so he simply told the people to bring less.

His words made the people hesitate.

"But we need a lot of things, could you please bring more vehicles?"

"How about we come again tomorrow?"

"Yes, we can't just leave them all here."

Wu Junzhi shook his head firmly, "No, I understand that you are now rescued and can't leave the supplies behind, but there are still many people trapped who need our rescue. I'm sorry, the base cannot waste time on this."

This is a reasonable and well-founded argument; we cannot abandon the lives of others just because they are safe.

In the end, they listened to Wu Junzhi's advice, took the limited supplies, and hurried to the base.

Rong Yi and Wei Yanqing were on guard outside the residential area, and they would shoot down any zombies that came near.

"The crystal cores are all stored away. This is your share." Wei Yanqing had three bags in his hand. Two small bags were for the two of them, and the large bag alone was for Wu Junzhi.

Rong Yi put away the crystal cores. "Are these crystal cores still at level two?"

“Almost level three.” Wei Yanqing had been paying close attention to the levels of ordinary zombies. “Although the leveling speed seems slower than before, their strength will increase significantly once they level up.”

"From this perspective, humans have the slowest upgrade speed."

Humans may have level four superhumans now, but level five is definitely out of the question, and they have both encountered level five zombies and mutated animals.

(End of this chapter)