Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse-Chapter 368 - Three Hundred and Sixty-Eight: Action Begins
Chapter 368: Chapter Three Hundred and Sixty-Eight: Action Begins
It was already a very cold late autumn night, and Guo Yang considerately took out several blankets from the space before everyone went to sleep.
“Fanfan, this is a silk quilt; it’s super comfortable to cover up with,”
Guo Yang picked out a new pink quilt and placed it front of Liao Yifan with both hands.
“Thanks,”
Liao Yifan took the quilt and expressed her gratitude. These days had indeed become quite colder, and even though as a Special Ability User she didn’t fear the cold much, the quilt did seem very cozy.
“No need to thank me, what’s mine is yours,”
Seeing the smile on Liao Yifan’s face, Guo Yang’s heart instantly filled with sweetness.
“Oh~~~”
Yin Chengtian and others sighed nearby.
“Guo Yang, is your shop okay? Do you need me to take a few days off to help you guard it?” Xue Wanyi asked.
After hearing Xue Wanyi’s words, Guo Yang immediately felt downcast. Yes, his shop…he wondered if what those people said was true, it seemed the woman he had conflicts with had powerful connections.
He wouldn’t add any trouble to the base, would he?
“Don’t worry, Guo Yang, nothing is wrong at all,”
Huang Yunxiang also stepped out from the kitchen and said, placing a plate of peeled fruit in front of them.
“Auntie Huang, you were more worried than me during the day…
Guo Yang thought that Huang Yunxiang was merely comforting him.
“Well, I heard later that those people with the surname Han also have bad relations with our Base Leader,” Huang Yunxiang talked.
“Really, Auntie Huang, who told you that?”
Guo Yang and others turned toward Huang Yunxiang, asking her up — they hadn’t heard about this before.
“I just heard…heard it from a customer passing by; I don’t know him,”
Huang Yunxiang only then realized she had spoken more than necessary. She couldn’t just say it was Su Jin who told her; she had mentioned it just to ease Guo Yang’s worries.
Guo Yang and others did not suspect otherwise, Guo Yang even patted his chest, saying, “That’s good, that’s good, thank you, Auntie Huang.”
“No, no problem…”
Huang Yunxiang also breathed a sigh of relief; lying really wasn’t her strong suit.
Meanwhile, at the deep night in Base E, Su Jin and Lu Hao, who had successfully infiltrated the research institute using Local Tyrant Gold’s Invisibility Skill, encountered a massive problem.
Lu Hao had gotten lost again…
“Local Tyrant Gold, do you remember the way?” Su Jin asked.
The Local Tyrant Gold, which was being led by hand by both of them, shook its head, and although Su Jin and her companion couldn’t see it shaking its head, they could hear its disappointed cry.
Her last bit of hope was crushed…
Lu Hao felt extremely guilty; if he had known, he would have asked Lin Xiuyuan to come along, but Lin Xiuyuan’s task today involved being on the outside for support.
It was an oversight.
Three characters floated up in Su Jin’s mind.
“I only remember that there is a chemistry lab on the first basement floor,” Lu Hao whispered.
Su Jin took a deep breath; there was no other choice, they had to keep searching at their own pace.
The research institute was quite large; according to the information provided by Lian Jiyue, it had four stories, but the first floor was actually a basement, so they were technically on the second floor of the institute. To reach the meeting spot they had arranged with Dr. Pei, they still had to go down to the basement floor.
The research institute didn’t have any signage, so Su Jin and Lu Hao were just wandering inside based on intuition. Although they were in an invisible state, the sensor lights would still automatically turn on whenever they passed under them.
“…”
It was the first time the two of them had found sensor lights to be so inconvenient as they walked through the empty corridor, not daring to make a sound.
At that moment, six individuals who looked like they were on patrol descended from the third floor. Each was armed with a gun, and they even passed right by where Su Jin and Lu Hao stood.
However, they just passed by; they didn’t notice the two in their invisible state.
“These sensor lights are always flickering like crazy,”
one of the patrolmen commented.
“Be glad you have lights to use, stop being so picky,” another person retorted.
When those individuals proceeded to walk upstairs, Su Jin and Lu Hao, clinging to the wall, finally breathed a sigh of relief. Local Tyrant Gold was exceptionally well-behaved, not making any noise, and Su Jin felt that raising it for so long was truly worth it.
The second-floor, probably because it was the main hall, consisted of various office areas and some places that looked like classrooms…
Su Jin and Lu Hao finally found the staircase, only to discover the door at the staircase was locked.
With no other choice, since Mao Zhihang wasn’t there, Su Jin had to use her reliable vine unlocking skill.
The sound of the lock snapping open caused two nearby sensor lights to turn on, and Su Jin and Lu Hao waited for the lights to go off before they proceeded through the door.
Local Tyrant Gold started feeling uneasy as they approached the stairwell leading to the basement level.
“Don’t worry, Local Tyrant Gold, don’t be afraid,”
Su Jin could feel the little monkey trembling, so she reassured him. Not to mention Local Tyrant Gold, even the smell here made her uncomfortable.
Aside from the scent of blood and decay, sporadic zombie-like growls and the sound of claws scratching on glass could be heard intermittently. These sounds, in the quiet darkness, appeared especially crisp, and their ears as Special Ability Users seemed to amplify these noises many times over.
Lu Hao also couldn’t help but frown. When he had visited during the day, the dozens of circulating fans on either side were all turned on. The noise and air-circulation masked these sounds and even the smell of the place. He hadn’t expected such a different scene at night.
Bang!
As Su Jin passed by a wall, she could hear the sound of something striking it from inside. She couldn’t help but look through the window. Though the curtains were drawn inside, she could still glimpse the scene through a gap on the side.
A woman with disheveled hair was violently banging her head against the wall, seemingly in great pain. Her fingertips were sharp and long; although they resembled a zombie’s hands, her actions didn’t look like those of a zombie at all.
Suddenly, the woman painfully lifted her head with her hair falling behind, and Su Jin saw a face that she once greatly despised.
Su Xiangmei?!!
What was she doing here?
Or was she seeing things?
“Xiao Jin, it should be just ahead,”
Lu Hao observed the area and spoke, remembering the sink he had passed during the day.
“It looks like it’s Su Xiangmei inside,”
Su Jin didn’t waste any more time and continued to talk as she walked alongside Lu Hao.
“Her?”
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Hearing this familiar name, Lu Hao was also surprised, but the mission was of the utmost urgency—they had to hurry.
In the chemistry lab, four individuals in lab coats waited anxiously.
“Old Pei, are you sure? Will someone really come to rescue us?”
Tan Yiran asked uneasily.
