As the first rays of dawn shone into the house, Wen Zuo, who was sitting by the door, opened his eyes. He had gone to bed very late the night before, and his eyes were bloodshot. He closed his eyes briefly, took a deep breath, and turned to look at Mo Shuwan, who was leaning on his shoulder, frowning and sleeping restlessly.

A moment later, Wen Zuo carefully extended a finger, trying to smooth out the wrinkles between Mo Shuwan's brows. Unfortunately, as soon as he made the move, Mo Shuwan, who was already sleeping restlessly, was startled awake and instantly straightened her body like a spring.

"It's dawn..."

Having already decided to leave, Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo, after regaining their senses, did not hesitate at all. They shouldered their bags and followed several survivors who had already gotten up to work, leaving the residential area.

Seeing Wen Zuo and Mo Shuwan still walking forward, the survivor who had already squatted down to work curled his lip and said, "They've gone deeper."

"If they have that ability, we shouldn't even dream of it." Despite saying this, there was still an undisguised envy in her words.

"You'd be better off doing more work than talking; you might even be able to earn some meat soup in return."

Upon hearing this, the group of people who had been whispering to each other immediately shut up and buried themselves in their work.

Meanwhile, Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo, who had climbed over the iron fence and left the safe zone, decided after discussing it that they should return to the vicinity of the bus and find a place to spend the last ten days or so.

Of course, they weren't idle along the way. Besides killing zombies, they also found some food, which, although not much, could last them for three or four days.

After two days of traveling, killing, and collecting supplies, a bus finally came into view. Facing the bus that had dragged him into the abyss, he inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.

Wen Zuo: Take a break.

Mo Shuwan wiped the blood-stained side of her face, looked around, and said, "Hmm, here it is."

There were no zombies wandering around, so it didn't really matter where they rested. Mo Shuwan's suggestion was approved without any obstacles. The two sat on the ground, each holding a not-so-sweet raw sweet potato and slowly munching on it.

Wen Zuo couldn't speak, and Mo Shuwan was so exhausted that she was almost paralyzed, so they didn't have the strength to speak. They remained silent for a full half hour, as if the solidified air was broken by a series of messy footsteps.

Mo Shuwan immediately stood up. "Someone's here."

After saying those words, the string of 'unexplainable embarrassment' that had been taut inside me finally relaxed.

Wen Zuo gave a restrained smile.

It can only be said that sometimes fate is indeed hard to fathom. When the four people saw each other, they couldn't help but be stunned.

Apart from the difference between day and night, it was almost exactly the same scene as when we first met.

Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo had a good impression of Cheng Jinzhi and Lu Ci. When they saw it was them, they gripped their watermelon knives and walked over. At the same time, Cheng Jinzhi put down Lu Ci and turned around to fight the zombies.

He wasn't a coward, but his wife and children were behind him, and without certainty, he had no choice but to run away. Now that Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo had appeared, he felt relieved, and seeing that they were clearly coming to help, he couldn't just do nothing.

After dealing with several zombies, Cheng Jinzhi and Lu Ci thanked them gratefully, and the four of them sat down at a distance that was neither too close nor too far from the bus.

After a brief silence, Cheng Jinzhi, to avoid making the atmosphere too awkward, took the initiative to start a conversation, "You guys came out to look for supplies?"

Mo Shuwan glanced at Cheng Jinzhi, then at Lu Ci, who was half-hidden behind him, and shook her head in denial.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Jinzhi noticed her gaze and immediately had a flash of inspiration. He asked cautiously, "You left the safe zone? Was it also because of those doctors?"

"Um."

"Ah!" Upon hearing the affirmative answer, even Lu Ci, who was usually a bit shy, couldn't help but exclaim. She looked at Mo Shuwan's stomach and thought about how clean and efficient she had been when killing zombies. She couldn't help but feel ashamed and said weakly, "I'm sorry."

The word "also" and Lu Ci's apology are enough to explain the situation. Even if Lu Ci's leg was injured, he wouldn't have left immediately upon seeing a doctor.

Mo Shuwan was taken aback at first, but after thinking it over, she raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "No, I'm different from you. I'm not pregnant, so I'm leaving."

As expected, Lu Ci and Cheng Jinzhi were both startled, but quickly regained their composure. Neither of them were heartless; having been saved twice, they weren't completely distrustful, and they didn't react too badly to the discovery of their secret.

Since it's not pregnancy, but the doctor's involvement forces me to leave the safe zone, there seems to be only one answer left.

Cheng Jinzhi's pupils contracted sharply, and she almost cried out, "...You faked being pregnant before?!"

Mo Shuwan expressed her understanding of Cheng Jinzhi and Lu Ci's shock, saying, "We're still useful for now, at least they won't touch me until my pregnancy becomes obvious. It's a pity..."

The unspoken words are clear to everyone.

Cheng Jinzhi struggled to process the news of the fake pregnancy. Various thoughts raced through his mind, but he still didn't quite understand why anyone would fake a pregnancy... Putting aside the consequences of being found out, this method could only hide the pregnancy for a maximum of five months before it would be exposed anyway.

Do they not intend to stay in that safe zone for long either?

But this was their private matter, and although Cheng Jinzhi was extremely curious, she still didn't ask rashly.

Perhaps it was a strange sense of shared misfortune that made Cheng Jinzhi and Lu Ci feel much closer to Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo: "What are your plans for the future? Lu Ci and I have decided to go north. Do you want to come with us?"

Of course, it's impossible for them to be together.

Mo Shuwan shook her head.

Cheng Jinzhi was somewhat disappointed. "It's getting dark. Let's leave here first."

Mo Shuwan shook her head again.

Cheng Jinzhi didn't insist. He helped Lu Ci up and said goodbye to the two of them. They left in the direction where the bus was parked, but the two of them seemed not to see it at all. They walked around the bus and left without even glancing at it.

Just like those citizens who recently treated buses as nothing.

Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo stayed near the bus from that day on, only occasionally going to a more distant place to find some food when it was still early, and then dragging their tired bodies back to the bus. They managed to get through several days peacefully.

Holding a watermelon knife and hiding behind a haystack, Mo Shuwan raised the back of her hand, looked at the main quest line whose color had faded, and let out a long breath.

There are only five days left until the mission ends. If we can survive these five days and return to the bus, we can exchange our money for a chance to leave. Even if we can't escape, at least... at least we can say goodbye to our families.

well……

With a soft sigh, Mo Shuwan moved to the side and shifted to a large rock, ensuring that her entire body could be hidden behind it.

After hiding, she abandoned any unnecessary sentimentality, hugged the watermelon knife, and carefully observed the surrounding movements, ready to go and help Wen Zuo as soon as he appeared.