The fire in the fireplace gradually faded into darkness because no one had added firewood for a long time.
The fact that the guards outside didn't come in despite the loud noise shows how much they look down on her, a person without superpowers.
It was freezing cold outside, so the guards must have been warming themselves inside the guard post; otherwise, Xia Ru wouldn't have been able to climb over the wall from the backyard.
Guo Miaomiao lay on the ground for a long time before regaining her strength. She took Xia Ru to the bedroom, covered her with a blanket, and disguised herself as her so that the person who would deliver food the next morning wouldn't suspect anything.
Before leaving, she trembled as she untied the wristband from Xia Ru's wrist.
She found the warmest clothes in the villa, put on the wristband, and gathered the food and water she had hidden away.
Her idea was simple: she wanted to leave. Since Xia Ru, who had been starving for several days, could come here, so could she. Even hiding in District 1 was better than waiting to die here.
Guo Miaomiao knew that her plan was a risky gamble, but she didn't have time to think about it anymore.
She quietly opened the glass door leading to the backyard. There were still Xia Ru's footprints on the ground that hadn't been covered. She noticed that because the snow was so thick, there were snowdrifts along the wall. She stepped on the snowdrifts and the protruding parts of the wall and actually managed to climb over.
The feeling of freedom excited her, and she completely abandoned her guilt.
On the other side.
Six hours earlier, past noon, Hongfeng suddenly received an urgent message: the base's water supply was in trouble.
The first to experience problems were the homes of residents on higher ground in the base, where water was cut off.
Subsequently, the water supply to the entire Dawn Base dried up.
Although using water-based ability users can temporarily ensure the base's water supply, it is definitely not suitable in the long run, and the news from the water plant indicates that the water level is normal.
After ruling out problems with the internal pipelines, the possibility is that the pipeline between the water plant and T city may have frozen and broken. The distance is neither too far nor too close; it is located on the edge of the neighboring Y province.
Because of the snow, even a regular convoy would need a week to make a round trip.
In the conference room, waiting for Xia Yixin to issue orders, Lu Yan stood up proactively, saying, "I'll lead the team; it'll be faster."
After all, his size is basically equivalent to a circuit breaker, and he can also ensure safety.
In addition, Xia Yixin also noticed the hidden light in his eyes.
Province D doesn't have any other zombies above level seven because of the oppressive aura of their family, but neighboring Province Y does. The crystal cores of zombies above level seven might help Lu Yan recover his human form.
After weighing the pros and cons, she nodded. "Okay, then Lu Yan will lead the team. The rest of you go back and prepare. We'll start by selecting skilled workers, and everyone can volunteer. There are twenty spots in total. This time, the points for long-distance repairs will be tripled. For injuries, the points will be ten times higher."
With Xia Yixin's words, the residents of the Dawn Base enthusiastically signed up, and suitable candidates were quickly selected.
At the same time, she also selected two teams of more than 20 people with superpowers to form security personnel through voluntary registration. In the end, the maintenance team had 40 people, and they also brought a lot of tools to repair pipes.
They set off the next morning.
Although it was early morning, quite a few people still came out of the base to see them off. This was because the maintenance team included many ordinary people who were originally municipal engineering workers. The scene of their wives and children seeing them off gave the impression that they were going on an "expedition," even though the round trip would only take three or four days at most.
In contrast to the sticky and affectionate atmosphere over there, Xia Yixin and Lu Yan couldn't do anything excessive under the watchful eyes of everyone.
She solemnly explained everything that needed to be done after she left, until just before she was about to depart. Then, she stood on tiptoe and patted Black Panther's head, saying, "Be careful. Don't push yourself too hard. The key is not what kind of person you are, but that you are you, understand? Come back to me completely."
Lu Yan knew she understood his feelings.
He did indeed intend to take the opportunity to go to Y Province to find zombies of level seven or higher, and try to obtain their crystal cores to see if he could break through the confinement period.
Looking at the tiny little girl, the leopard tail wrapped around her wrist tightened slightly.
"Two weeks at the latest, wait for me to come back." Lu Yan looked at her deeply, released the leopard tail, and left Chenxi with the reluctant repair team.
As Xia Yixin watched the repair team disappear from sight, she suddenly had a vague sense of foreboding, but the feeling was fleeting and she didn't pay much attention to it.
Meanwhile, at Base K.
The person delivering the food didn't notice anything unusual about "Guo Miaomiao" who was "sleeping" on the bed, giving her a day.
However, reality was far more difficult than Guo Miaomiao had imagined.
Escaping the villa where she was being held captive might be easy, but getting through the main gate of Zone 1 was the problem. She searched around for a long time before finally finding out which spot Xia Ru had climbed over from.
Unfortunately, as dawn approached, she was already numb from the cold and could only find an empty house to warm up and search for anything useful.
Because she was familiar with the area, she skillfully evaded the guards' patrols several times.
Adhering to the principle that "the most dangerous place is the safest," she went to the villa where Guo Wei and the others were. Everyone there had been drunk the night before, leaving the floor in a mess and the air filled with a strange smell.
However, Guo Ruier is not here.
Guo Miaomiao found a gun and some leftover food in the messy living room; she had no other choice.
And so, she hid until late at night. Guo Miaomiao hid in the attic and heard Bai Jingkong bringing Guo Ruier back downstairs and drinking and laughing with Guo Wei and the others through the cracks in the attic floor. She gripped the gun in her hand tightly, wishing she could shoot him right away.
But she still had reason; she knew that even if she killed Bai Jingkong, she couldn't escape.
People in the outer three districts would fight to the death over a single compressed biscuit, but here they drink red wine like water, and canned beef is thrown aside because it's expired and doesn't taste good.
Bai Jingkong embraced Guo Ruier, feeling extremely happy because he had resolved his biggest concern.
Raising her glass, she said, "Rui'er is truly my greatest blessing. Since she came to our base, look how many problems she has solved! Now the guard team is up and running, and the healing water problem is solved too. Once the seven major bases arrive, we can rebuild K Base and then wipe out that damned Dawn!"
Guo Wei was also quite drunk, and he put his arm around Bai Jingkong's shoulder. "That's right, not only is Rui'er your lucky star, but we are also your lucky stars, your family! Let me tell you, I saw long ago that Xia Ru, that bitch, is nothing, and Miao Miao is even more of a good-for-nothing. She has no special abilities, so what good is she? Luckily we came, right?"
Other relatives chimed in, "That's right, that's right, we're all your family!"
"From now on, K Base will be our home."
Bai Jingkong suppressed the gloom in his eyes, his face still bearing a fake smile. "That's right, come on, cheers!"
"Cheers!" Everyone at the table got completely drunk. Guo Ruier was only sixteen years old. Looking at her family and the handsome Bai Jingkong, she felt that the future was promising. Her face was full of shyness and happiness.
But Guo Miaomiao could see clearly through the cracks in the floor: Bai Jingkong looked drunk, but actually had a sinister look in his eyes.
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