Dong Mingda then suggested, "We still have a long way to go, so we won't bother you any longer and will be leaving now."
Li Xin'er nodded, "Okay, have a safe journey."
From beginning to end, Carl and the others stood to the side without saying a word, automatically becoming background figures.
Perhaps because Li Xin'er spoke quite friendly, Dong Mingda and his group didn't think much of it while they were talking. It wasn't until they had walked quite a distance that the young man, Dongzi, belatedly realized the danger and patted his chest in fear.
"My god, that scene really scared me to death. I almost thought I was being robbed."
Wu Xing stroked his thick beard.
“Those people were obviously not ordinary people, but luckily the celebrity’s sister was easy to talk to.”
Although they had two guns they'd taken from the police station, which looked quite intimidating,
In reality, they themselves knew that apart from killing a monster at the police station, they had never dared to fire a gun again.
Those people look very professional. If you were to actually go up against them, you'd only get riddled with bullets.
Speaking of this, the old lady who had just given Li Xin'er the apple suddenly had something to talk about.
"That young girl was so pretty, and she looked so young, yet her child was already so big."
Another young man laughed:
"Second Aunt, you don't know, do you? Rich people nowadays take care of themselves every day. Look at those celebrities, they're in their fifties or sixties, but they look like they're in their twenties or thirties."
A middle-aged woman nodded in agreement.
"Exactly, it's like they've taken preservatives."
Seeing that the topic was getting further and further off track, Dong Mingda quickly got back to the main point and asked everyone,
Does anyone here have a radio?
The crowd answered all at once again.
"Where would you bring that thing?"
"My family hasn't had a radio in years, but I do have one in the car, since we haven't driven it out yet."
They found that the more noise they made, the more agitated the infected people became. Fearing there wouldn't be any gas stations along the way, and with no room for everyone to sit, they simply stopped driving and started walking in groups.
Someone pointed out, "My phone seems to have this function, but it's been dead for a long time."
"Mine still has power."
Just then, an old man quietly took out his old-fashioned mobile phone.
Dongzi couldn't help but exclaim excitedly:
Wow, this brick-like device has the longest battery life!
Everyone stopped in their tracks and gathered together, watching Dongzi fiddling with the radio on his phone.
"...a survivor trapped...unable to leave..."
"I've got it! I've got it!"
Dong Mingda quickly raised his hand to stop him.
"Shh, be quiet!"
Everyone instinctively held their breath, listening to the news on the radio.
"If your weapon is pointed at your fellow countrymen, please stop immediately."
This apocalypse...
Upon hearing the location of the safe base, Dong Mingda quickly took out a small notebook from Dongzi's pocket and carefully wrote it down.
"...The above message will be sent every half hour. Please pass it on to all survivors."
After the sound stopped, the arena remained silent for a long while before anyone dared to make a sound.
"That's all, right?"
"That's all. They said they'd play it every half hour."
Dong Mingda nodded and said seriously to Dongzi:
"Dongwa, keep an eye on the time. Listen again in half an hour and see if we missed anything."
"good."
"What does 'safe' mean? Are the authorities still around? Is there going to be a war or something?"
The old woman was somewhat confused and didn't quite understand what he meant, so she grabbed Dong Mingda and asked him three urgent questions in a row.
Dong Mingda looked at the locations on the notebook, his brows furrowing, and said with some worry:
"The authorities are still there. This safe base is the official location. They're just telling us to find it ourselves, saying it's the end of the world."
A cold wind blew by, and Dongzi couldn't help but shiver. She pulled her hands back into her sleeves, stamped her feet, and said:
"It means it's really the end of the world, and... those are like the zombies in the movies, infected with a virus."
Everyone fell silent for a moment.
The end of the world—what a terrifying word.
Although I had suspected something was wrong before, this official confirmation completely extinguished any hope I might have had. Hearing it made me feel quite upset and panicked.
They were all from the same village, and many were related by blood or marriage. They knew each other well, and Dong Mingda was the most worldly-wise among them, so everyone trusted him.
Wu Xing instinctively sought his opinion, asking Dong Mingda, who was still researching the location.
"Brother Dong, what should we do now?"
Dong Mingda handed the notebook to Wu Xing, who was closest to him, and asked them to pass it around and take a look.
He took out a packet of soft cloud cigarettes from his pocket, lit one, and pondered:
“My parents are still in my hometown. No matter what, I will definitely go back. If any of you are not going back, you can go directly to the official base. It’s up to you how you want to arrange it.”
As soon as he said that, some people couldn't wait to echo his sentiments.
"Me too, I need to go back first."
"Yes, no matter what, the family must stay together."
"I think it's better if we go together; it's safer with more people."
···
After some discussion, everyone finally agreed to go back to their hometown first and make further plans later. And so, the group set off again.
At this moment, Li Xin'er withdrew her monitoring soul power.
Although they don't know what awaits them back home, they are already luckier than most people to have been able to leave the city.
The apocalypse has only just begun; the road ahead is long.
After Li Xin'er and the others finished lunch, Ali and Tie Guo were responsible for washing the dishes.
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