The group had been lucky; on the way back they did not encounter anything difficult. They only fought zombies and focused on protecting the two people being escorted in the middle. Before long, they safely arrived at the canteen.
Xue Qi’s group arrived a bit earlier than them because they had taken a longer route and also ran into Wang Tingting and the others.
The people in the canteen had also heard what they said in the broadcast room.
At this moment, things were still unsettled and annoying.
Director Li once again came over. “Wang Ze, are you planning to go to Minqi Base? How is it over there? Will you escort us there? Do they provide meals there?”
Li Xiaodong did not wait for Wang Ze to respond. He had been killing zombies all the way and was exhausted to death, and he could not stand such nonsense. “I say, you’ve lived this long, how can you not understand human language? You still want to freeload off someone else’s base. I don’t even know if you can get in.”
He then glanced around at the others. “Everyone else, we’ll talk about it tomorrow after we rescue all the people. Big Sister Wen Qiao will explain everything to everyone. Honestly, I’m too lazy to waste my breath. When the forest is big, all kinds of birds exist.”
“You want to gain something without effort? Let’s see whether your mouth is faster or my superpower is faster.”
He snapped his fingers, and flames appeared on his nails. After several days of continuous training, his superpower had improved a lot, and his combat ability had also strengthened significantly. Facing Director Li, he was not afraid at all.
After all, everyone knew he was just a show-off, strong on the outside but weak inside, bullying the weak and fearing the strong.
As expected, Director Li stopped talking, and the others also quieted down.
They took a midday break to recover.
At two o’clock, they set off on time toward the sports center. This time, they brought everyone who had been left behind in the morning, leaving Wang Ze and Qi Hu behind.
They were high-level and strong; there would be plenty of opportunities for them later. Now they needed to switch in those who had not gone yet. The most important one was Lin Xu, the space-type ability user—he could not just be a pure support. If he got separated in the future, it would be troublesome.
After Wen Qiao reminded them, they all took it seriously and decided that starting today, he would train with them and would not stay in the back line all the time.
It was just like warfare—Lin Xu was ready-made supplies. If he were harmed, the rest of them would suffer a major loss of strength.
This sports center clearing plan went very successfully. They cleared the entire sports center of zombies and also rescued and located 21 people, including several Physical Education teachers, student-athletes, and students who had been attending PE class.
They decided not to return to the canteen that day. Instead, they would stay at the sports center. After the zombies had been cleared, the place was much more spacious and even had empty rooms.
They were rest rooms and bathrooms.
Li Xiaodong and the others also wanted to stay there, so they discussed it. In the end, it was “reasonably and logically suggested” by Wen Jiuya that Jun Bian and He Wangyan should go.
“What’s there to discuss? Let Jun Bian and He Wangyan go. They didn’t do anything in the morning, so they still have energy. They’re strong, it won’t be a problem for them to run errands.”
After she successfully persuaded the boys, she showed an auntie-like smile. Hehe.
He Wangyan could not join the conversation and, helplessly, was dragged off by Jun Bian. Jun Bian did not speak, but he did not give He Wangyan any chance to refuse either.
Moreover, he actually seemed quite happy—he not only did not refuse, but also directly took action.
Wen Jiuya’s eyes lit up. There was something going on.
Wen Qiao lightly tapped her head. “They’re still young, don’t overthink it.”
Wen Jiuya blinked. “I know, and I believe they both have a sense of boundaries, especially that He Wangyan guy. I think he’s the brain of Team 13.”
She curved her lips slightly. “It’s just that Jun Bian, that kid, looks cold, but he’s secretly pulling him closer.”
Wen Qiao did not pay attention to her anymore and went to find Xue Qi to discuss mutated plants and animals. Xue Qi’s thoughts were the same as hers—they needed to reach the base as quickly as possible, otherwise the number of surviving people might keep decreasing.
Soon after, Wang Ze and Qi Hu were brought back, along with Li Tingting’s group of three. Yes, Li Yuli and Wang Tao had woken up.
However, Wang Tingting’s face was very cold, and her younger sister Li Yuli was also standing far away from her.
So the sports center was now divided into four groups: Wen Qiao’s trio in one group, Wang Ze’s thirteen-person group in one, Li Tingting’s group in one, and the original people of the sports center in another.
The next day, they all set out together to rescue people, including several Physical Education teachers and students with superpowers.
This journey was long and grueling; it was a sustained battle. However, everyone was very united, and those rescued people had not caused any trouble for the time being.
They arrived safely at the sports center. There were no deaths, only some injuries, which were now being bandaged using the sports center’s medical kit.
It had to be said, these Physical Education teachers were quite capable.
During their reorganization, they announced a three-hour rest, with departure scheduled after 3 p.m. They explained the reason and then said nothing more.
In total, there were 165 people. Adding the canteen group made it 262 people. Quite a large number—this was all merit, Wang Yuhan thought lazily.
But in reality, the school originally had far more than this. There were two student divisions alone; thousands of people had been reduced to just this many. How tragic the apocalypse was.
As soon as afternoon arrived, Wen Qiao immediately blew the whistle and announced, “Time’s up, set off!” The people from the canteen saw the massive group moving out and immediately followed behind.
When they were about to leave the school, they encountered two uninvited guests.
Two mutated cats—Blackie and Orangie, cats the students used to feed often. One was a black cat and the other an orange-and-white cat.
Wang Tao and Li Yuli stepped back a few steps. One of them seemed to be the same unknown creature that had attacked them before—the black cat.
Its entire body was pitch black, extremely fast, and highly aggressive, with powerful attacks and blood on its claws.
“Tch, such a hassle.” Wen Qiao said upon seeing the two cats and spoke to Xue Qi, “Protect Xiao Jiu. I’ll handle this.” She did not want to waste any more time. She wanted to reach Minqi Base as quickly as possible.
They had already been delayed too much along the way. Although she had been the one choosing to deal with things, she was still getting impatient. She had always been somewhat irritable and lacked patience.
Xue Qi understood that she was losing patience and nodded at her, letting her proceed with confidence.
Wen Jiuya did not care. Even though it was autumn, the weather was still unbearably hot. She conjured an ice cube in her hand and casually played with it.