Chapter 61: Old Friend
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The earth under the moonlight undulated in ripples.
Li Zitong’s face twisted in a grimace as he exerted his superpower with all his might to transport the corpses of the zombies in Good Hope Village to the outskirts.
His superpower was indeed useful and he saved a lot of time in collecting the corpses.
At the bottom of the watchtower, as Li Zitong withdrew his superpower, the iron gate reappeared. w.a.n.g Xiong opened the iron door, and the survivors walked out of the underground shelter.
“Let’s rest for today. We have plenty of work to do tomorrow.”
Under the moonlight, the survivors saw the condition of the gathering place.
Apart from Lu Ming’s watchtower and a few houses, the entire gathering place was in ruins.
The fruits of their hard work were destroyed in a large-scale zombie wave.
Some emotional people could not help but shed tears on the spot. However, most survivors maintained a positive mindset—after all, surviving the afternoon was already a victory in itself.
The survivors found their own places to rest.
But the Awakened ones still had things to do.
w.a.n.g Xiong, accompanied by Zhang Lixin and Meng Jie, arrived at the entrance of Good Hope Village, where they were met by a burly man striding over.
Under the moonlight, Zhang Lixin saw the man’s face and sucked in a breath of cold air. He hurriedly jogged forward and saluted the man.
“Colonel Bai!”
Zhang Lixin and Bai Tianyu were both from the military system.
It was normal for them to know each other.
It was mainly because Bai Tianyu was famous in the military before the apocalypse. To put it in more detail, he was Zhang Lixin’s idol and the first Awakened person in the military, as Zhang Lixin often mentioned.
Bai Tianyu was not very familiar with Zhang Lixin, but after seeing Meng Jie, he immediately recognised him.
“Captain Zhang and Dr. Meng.”
Upon hearing Bai Tianyu call out his surname and position, Zhang Lixin’s face lit up with a smile. He was about to say something when he saw Bai Tianyu walk past him and approached Meng Jie.
“Dr. Meng, are you alright?”
Meng Jie nodded gently, about to speak when she heard Bai Tianyu continue, “You have no idea how worried and anxious Dr. Huo was after he lost contact with you.”
Meng Jie instantly shut up and glared at Bai Tianyu, but Bai Tianyu pretended not to notice.
Zhang Lixin and w.a.n.g Xiong exchanged puzzled looks.
“There seems to be some gossip going on. Colonel Bai, please elaborate.”
Bai Tianyu did not delve into Meng Jie’s gossip. He just followed w.a.n.g Xiong into the gathering place, scanning the surroundings as if he was looking for someone.
After a while of not finding the person he wanted to meet, Bai Tianyu had no choice but to say to Zhang Lixin, “The Awakened who was at the top of the observation tower just now…”
Zhang Lixin suddenly realized, “You mean Brother Lu? Brother Lu has gone home to rest.”
“I wonder if you can introduce me to him?”
This posed a dilemma for w.a.n.g Xiong and Zhang Lixin.
Lu Ming did not like meeting strangers.
And what Lu Ming did not like was strictly prohibited in the gathering place.
w.a.n.g Xiong was about to speak when Meng Jie sighed and said, “Little Lu is already very exhausted. Let him rest for a while. Let’s talk about our own matters. Besides, I want to ask you something.”
Bai Tianyu said, “Is it about Dr. Huo Sheng? Well, I have plenty to say then.”
Meng Jie frowned and looked at the naive Bai Tianyu…
She did not know if this big guy did it on purpose. Why does he always bring up sensitive topics?
The moment the zombie wave ended, Lu Ming immediately returned home.
This time, it was not because it was too dangerous outside.
Lu Ming wanted to see how much damage his home had suffered.
From the outside, the overall condition of the house looked relatively intact. This was one of the few buildings that had not been destroyed by the zombies.
However, when he got closer, Lu Ming noticed some cracks on the wall.
This made Lu Ming’s heart ache as he roared angrily, “There’s air leaking in! F*ck!”
Beside him, Li Zitong had to console him. “Brother Lu, why don’t I help you fix it?”
With his earth control superpower, he was also skilled in fixing houses.
But Lu Ming thought about it and shook his head.
Suppressing his heartache and urgency, Lu Ming feigned calmness and said, “There are still so many people who arc homeless tonight. If you have the energy, go help others repair some livable houses.”
Li Zitong, Zhang Chcngchcng, and Zhao Honglei were all stunned.
It was only when Lu Ming entered his home and locked the door that Zhang Chcngchcng sincerely exclaimed, “Brother Lu is truly admirable. His character is beyond reproach.”
Li Zitong nodded in agreement.
Zhao Honglei scratched his head in confusion.
He actually did not quite understand why Brother Lu Ming had such a strong obsession with houses.
There was nothing special about this house…
There was some good news, though.
The supplies were all intact.
Although the house had cracks, it did not collapse. The overall structure was still intact, and the supplies inside were undamaged.
That was fortunate.
Another piece of good news was that after dealing with the zombie wave this time, Lu Ming’s skill level had once again increased.
Slingshot Shooting Lv2O-Lv2i (1081/2100). Agility increased by 2.1.
Throwing Lv4-Lv6 (152/600), all attributes increased by 1.1.
As a result, Lu Ming’s attributes became:
Strength: 82.7
Physique: 83.4
Agility: 105.1
The house could no longer protect Lu Ming. His attributes became Lu Ming’s only reliance.
But after all, home was still home.
Whether it had protective capabilities was one thing, but the sense of belonging was another.
After going to the bas.e.m.e.nt to take stock of the supplies and confirming that nothing had been damaged, Lu Ming changed into his pajamas with a worried expression, washed up, and lay on the bed.
At this moment, all that occupied Lu Ming’s mind was one thing.
Repairing the house!
Reinforcing it!
45th day of the Apocalypse Calendar, Tuesday.
Lu Ming got up on time at six in the morning.
After washing up, making breakfast, and eating, it was already 8:30 in the morning—the time taken for cooking and eating had become a burden for Lu Ming.
After a short rest, Lu Ming went out and was about to start exercising when he realized that w.a.n.g Xiong had been waiting at the door for a while.
“Good morning, Brother Lu.”
“Good morning, w.a.n.g Xiong.”
As he warmed up his body, he observed w.a.n.g Xiong’s expression. Lu Ming had a hunch that w.a.n.g Xiong had something to say.
As expected, w.a.n.g Xiong spoke as he warmed up.
“Zhao Honglei left this morning. He’s preparing to return to the Red Thunder Martial Arts School and bring everyone over. In the afternoon, I’m planning to go pick them up. So, we’ll be counting on Brother Lu to take care of the home.” Lu Ming nodded. “That’s easy.”
The zombie wave brought another benefit—the surrounding zombies were attracted. There were not many zombies in the short term, so there was not much danger. w.a.n.g Xiong and the other Awakened ones could finally go out more easily.
“There’s one more thing. The military personnel came yesterday.”
Lu Ming nodded in realization. “The tall and strong one?”
“Yes, his name is Bai Tianyu and he’s from the official side. He came yesterday because the official shelter in the city center detected the advancement of a Level 3 Awakened, so he came to help.”
“They left last night, but they gave us the address of the official shelter.”
After saying this, w.a.n.g Xiong hesitated for a moment..