Chapter 209 Resolute...
Liu Hanhai put down the megaphone, and Lu Nange withdrew her mental energy. The zombies outside the wall, which had been stiff, resumed their aimless wandering.
With a series of synchronized footsteps, the superhumans withdrew in an orderly fashion.
In the blink of an eye, only the original guard team, Liu Hanhai's family of three, and Lu Nange's group remained on the towering watchtower.
The walkie-talkie crackled with a report: "Base Commander, assembly complete."
Liu Hanhai turned to the group and said, "You guys need to go with my brother-in-law."
Lu Xici crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow: "Brother-in-law, how about we skip it?"
Yuri: "You absolutely have to go! You're their pillar of strength now. At the base, you're even more effective than your brother-in-law. Your mere presence is more powerful to them than ten shots of adrenaline!"
Lu Nange and her group followed Liu Hanhai to the central square at the junction of the Liu, Zhao, and Han families.
The plaza was filled not only with superhumans who had just descended from the watchtower, but also with countless ordinary survivors who had followed Liu Hanhai when he gathered the superhumans earlier—they crowded around the walls of the Zhao and Han families, waiting silently...
"There are too many people," Liu Hanhai said to Lu Nange and the others. "How about we go up to the second floor..."
With a wave of his hand, Lu Beiye conjured up dazzling golden light in front of the square, instantly transforming it into a golden stage...
Liu Hanhai's eyes lit up: "Brilliant! Little Aye is so clever. We're both metal-type, how come I didn't think of this trick?"
Luo Xingyou...[I didn't expect that either!]
Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, Liu Hanhai led Lu Nange and her group onto the golden platform.
After taking his position, Liu Hanhai surveyed the sea of faces below the stage and said in a loud voice, "Ladies and gentlemen, please remember these faces—"
He solemnly introduced them one by one: "Chi Yanzhou, Lu Nange, Lu Beiye, Lu Xici..."
Lu Nange and her group, who had been asked by Liu Hanhai to remove their masks before going on stage, were now filled with regret, their toes practically digging into the floor in embarrassment...
Aside from Zhizhi and Gangzi, who were shaking their heads and sizing up the audience...
Fortunately, Liu Hanhai didn't continue the topic. His voice suddenly turned heavy: "They could have stayed out of it, but they chose to risk their lives for you, complete strangers. Regardless of victory or defeat in today's battle, this kindness—" He pounded his fist heavily on his chest: "We will never forget it!"
"Never forget!" A unified shout suddenly erupted from the audience.
Thank you for your help!
Thank you so much, experts!
...
Liu Hanhai raised his hand to signal for silence: "For your families, for yourselves, for survival, for a place to live in this apocalypse... all those with supernatural abilities who are willing to participate, please gather here in one hour..."
Before the shouts subsided, the crowd erupted like a volcano.
"Just do it!"
"So that I no longer have to live in fear!"
"To have a place to survive in this damn apocalypse."
"Let's give it our all!"
"Base Commander, let's not wait an hour, let's go now!"
The cheers grew louder and louder, with even the ordinary survivors without superpowers by the wall joining in...
"Base Commander, I don't have superpowers, but I can still kill level one zombies!"
A teenager pushed his way to the front, raising a homemade spear: "Captain, I can kill zombies! I want to go too!"
"I don't have superpowers, but I have weapons, and I can do it too!" the woman shouted, holding up the kitchen knife in her hand.
Standing behind Liu Hanhai, Lu Nange and the others slowly scanned each face, whether youthful or weathered, and felt a pang of unease...
Liu Hanhai pointed to the outer wall, and the boisterous crowd quieted down: "Once you cross this wall, no one knows what will happen. It might be a one-way street, or perhaps... some of you will be left outside forever. The choice is yours... In one hour... we'll be waiting for you at the watchtower... to fight side by side!"
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Liu Hanhai and Lu Nange hurriedly left the square and rushed to the watchtower.
Searchlights have been urgently installed on the watchtowers along the route.
Yuri kept a close eye on the commotion in the square, and as soon as the crowd dispersed, she began to set out the food.
Hearing footsteps, she turned around and asked, "How is it?"
He Zhuo scratched his head, looking embarrassed: "Sister Youli, don't even mention it... that scene, even someone as thick-skinned as me was so embarrassed I almost wore through my shoe."
Yuri looked at Liu Hanhai in confusion: "What did you do?"
Liu Hanhai said matter-of-factly, "I made them take off their masks so everyone could remember what our benefactor looked like and his name."
"Isn't this only natural?" Yuri said, hands on her hips. "You risked your lives to help them kill zombies, of course they'll remember your benefactors! If this were ancient times..." Her eyes lit up, "I'd definitely erect a bronze statue and build a shrine for you!"
Everyone... [You really can't sleep in the same bed with two different kinds of people.]
Inside the base, along the main street of the market, long tables were pieced together to form a temporary banquet.
The table was piled high with supplies that would normally cost a fortune—dried meat strips, instant noodles, canned meat, canned fruit, vegetables...
The long table was crowded with people, and the noise was tinged with a sense of tragic grandeur.
Packing food, inspecting weapons...
The elderly men straightened the collars of the young men's clothes, their rough fingers repeatedly stroking the fabric...
In the corner, the girl with the buzz cut who had previously sold vegetables to Lu Nange was accompanied by several companions with the same hairstyle.
She crouched down and pressed her hands firmly against the shoulders of a girl who looked to be around ten years old: "Minmin, be good..."
The little girl stubbornly bit her lower lip, tears welling in her eyes: "But sister..."
"Don't be afraid." The girl with the buzz cut ruffled her sister's prickly short hair, her fingertips brushing against her moist eyes. "The base commander said we only need to deal with level one and two. Miss Lu and the others are there; they're so powerful! Didn't you see them take care of the Zhao family?"
An older woman standing nearby said, "Xiao Jie, there are so many superhumans in the base, why don't you..."
"Mom!" Xiaojie looked up, "Miss Lu is so young, yet she can protect so many people. I...I want to be like her!"
At that moment, an elderly man with graying temples in the crowd raised his worn-out enamel mug.
"Uncle Cui, what are you doing?" someone asked loudly.
The noise gradually subsided, and everyone looked at the old man.
Uncle Cui cleared his throat, a smile spreading across his wrinkled face: "In this cannibalistic world, those who can share joys and sorrows are blood relatives! Today, this old man is going to take advantage of his age and has a few words he'd like to share with us all..."
"Grandpa Cui, please tell us quickly!" several young people urged impatiently.
Uncle Cui straightened his hunched back: "With hope, we will be invincible! With those young men around, we—will surely win!"
"Victory is certain!"
"Victory is certain!"
...
Uncle Cui nodded: "This food was all saved up by everyone, so let's eat our fill quickly. Only when we're full will we have the strength to deal with those monsters!"
"Let's go! Eat quickly, so we can get to the meeting point!"
"Don't keep the base commander and the top players waiting for us..."
"Now that we've eaten our fill, let's kill all those zombies!"
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Amidst the chatter, people wolfed down their dinner, their eyes burning with determination...
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