Lu Song and the others hugged the water bucket with delight, reluctant to drink it all at once, but each of them took a small sip in turn.
The remaining water was given to Lü Song, who carefully packed it into his backpack.
Lu Sheng saw this and couldn't help but feel sorry for them.
In the early stages of the apocalypse, the army maintained a certain level of discipline, but in the later stages, after the formation of large and small factions, it descended into chaos.
People like Lü Song, low-ranking soldiers with little influence, are practically just expendable resources, receiving the worst treatment while performing the most dangerous tasks.
"Thank you for your help. We need to go back to our unit to report for duty first. We will definitely visit you to express our gratitude when we come out on our next mission."
After thanking Lu Sheng, the group helped each other down the mountain.
A few of the younger members of the group waved to Lu Sheng as they walked, baring their teeth.
Lu Sheng used an infrared telescope to monitor their route, and only after confirming that the group had left did he happily carry the little pig back to the base.
It's such a lucky little pig to have mutated into a fire-type skill at such a young age; keeping it is a good omen.
And it can also play with Zhuangzhuang, otherwise Zhuangzhuang would be too lonely as a cat.
"Shall we have roast suckling pig for dinner? Or should we raise it until Chinese New Year to slaughter it and have a pig-killing feast?"
As soon as she entered, Zhang Xiaojuan spotted the little pig in Lu Sheng's hand, grabbed it, and pinched its bottom.
"oh oh!"
The pig angrily breathed out a small flame, which burned Zhang Xiaojuan's medium-length hair into a bird's nest.
"My new pet, don't even think about touching it."
Lu Sheng picked up the piglet and pinched its chubby nose, saying, "Since you can breathe fire, I'll call you 'Breathe' from now on."
The little pig made two "oohs" sounds, then proudly turned its rear end toward Zhang Xiaojuan and wiggled arrogantly.
"It must be that the second brother of the pig has been reincarnated; that pig demon is so clever."
Zhang Xiaojuan secretly made a neck-snatching gesture at Penpen.
Dinner was made by Xiao Yu again: a simple and delicious roast beef rice bowl.
Lu Sheng washed a large basin of strawberries for Penpen and Little Sunflower, and mixed the remaining roast beef in the pot with cat food for Zhuangzhuang.
The group ate while occasionally tuning the radio.
Now, almost all communication base stations across the country have been disconnected. Except for large base stations that can maintain network or communication signals in their respective areas, most other areas can only rely on the most primitive radio to receive government news.
Although they now live independently, Lu Sheng and his family still keep a close eye on information from the outside world every day.
The signal wasn't very good today; Zhang Xiaojuan spent ages trying to adjust it, but all she heard was a crackling, static-like sound.
"Requesting backup! We need backup!"
Just as he was about to turn off the radio, a hoarse female voice suddenly broke through the noisy electrical current.
Zhang Xiaojuan pressed her ear to the radio and frantically twisted it for a while before the sound from the amplifier finally became clear.
"The Air Force 211 Hospital medical team requests support. We are trapped in the Third Hospital of H City, and our supplies and ammunition have run out."
"This place is surrounded by zombies, we can't leave. Please send reinforcements from the relevant government departments!"
"We only have enough water and food to last us for about three more days. Please, please come and save us..."
The hoarse female voice eventually turned into a terrified sigh.
Immediately afterwards, only the static of electricity remained on the channel.
Apart from Zhang Xiaojuan and Han Rui, the remaining people at the table all stopped what they were doing and looked serious.
Even Zhuangzhuang sat up straight and rubbed against Lu Sheng's legs.
Air Force 211 Hospital is the hospital where Xiao Yu's parents work. Before the apocalypse, the two of them happened to be with a medical team to support the surrounding area.
In the first few days of the apocalypse, Xiao Yu's parents could still contact him via WeChat, but later the communication signal was cut off, and the phone became nothing more than a brick for cracking walnuts.
This is the first time Xiao Yu has received news from the medical team since she completely lost contact with her parents.
Unfortunately, it's not good news.
“Xiao Yu…” Sun Tiantian held Xiao Yu’s hand under the table.
Xiao Yu was silent for a while, then forced a bitter smile and shoveled the rest of the rice into her mouth.
"You guys eat quickly, I can wash the dishes after you finish eating."
After saying that, he got up and went into the kitchen.
Watching the tall figures busy in the kitchen, Lu Sheng, Sun Tiantian, and Xu Yi exchanged a glance and silently quickened their chewing.
Although Xiao Yu and Sun Tiantian never said it, Lu Sheng knew that they were always thinking about their parents.
To maintain team spirit and morale, the two of them never mentioned their parents.
Now that there is finally news, the current severe weather and unknown environment have put the decision-making process in a dilemma.
The Third Hospital of H City is the most authoritative Grade A tertiary hospital in the city, and it is always overcrowded.
Lu Sheng had the opportunity to visit once, and just scanning the code to enter the hospital required queuing for dozens of meters.
Now that a zombie virus has broken out, one can imagine the terrifying scene that will unfold with the increased population density in the hospital's outpatient and inpatient wards.
No one was in the mood to chat that night, and everyone went to bed early.
Night falls.
Xiao Yu went downstairs quietly by herself.
Sun Tiantian was already asleep. He left a note on the bedside table, packed enough compressed rations and weapons for fifteen days, and prepared to leave alone.
In order not to wake the others who were sleeping, Xiao Yu did not turn on the light and carefully took steps by relying on the moonlight shining in through the French windows.
I had just stepped into the living room on the first floor when I tripped over something.
"Dude, you really can't do anything wrong. You get caught as soon as you set up the place."
A mocking male voice suddenly sounded beside Xiao Yu.
*Smack*
As the blinding lights came on, Xiao Yu realized that there were already four people standing in front of her.
The thing that tripped him was Zhang Xiaojuan's leg, which was lazily stretched out in the aisle.
"Brother, do you have another dog outside? You packed your bags and ran away in the middle of the night without telling me." Sun Tiantian leaned on the second-floor railing, speaking in a sarcastic tone.
Xiao Yu: "..."
He originally planned to sneak off to H City by himself, but it turned out to be a lonely endeavor.
"What do you mean? You didn't tell your brother when something happened? Don't you consider me one of your own?" Zhang Xiaojuan gave him a light punch.
Seeing the fully armed group in front of her, Xiao Yu's eyes welled up with tears. "This is my own business. I don't want to drag you all into this risk."
Everyone had just escaped Xia Ziqiu's secret experiment and had finally had two days of peace and quiet. He didn't want to drag everyone into any more risks.
"Stop talking such formal things."
Zhang Xiaojuan rolled her eyes at him, tied her singed hair into a bun, and winked at Sun Tiantian, "Don't be so reserved, hurry up and get down, my butt is already hard."
Lu Sheng smiled and patted Xiao Yu on the shoulder.
Finding Xiao Yu's parents is one thing, but she also needs to accumulate points to unlock other facilities within the base.
Off we go, to the Third Hospital of H City!
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