Apocalypse: the Most Ruthless Person

“Brother Su, what do we do now? We can’t find those damn bastards!”

Liu Tianji was one of the campers who longed for peace, even he now wanted to quickly resolve the Beita Camp, the feeling of having a poisonous snake lurking in the dark was too awful.

Zhang Su shook his head, “Don’t rush. Their attack has been successfully defused by us. Before dealing with external issues, let’s secure our ground first, then we’ll play with them. If we rush out blindly, we’ll be led by the nose!”

After two consecutive confrontations, both were dominated by the opponent. Zhang Su felt this was a terrible feeling, but no matter how bad it was, it was necessary to first solidify their defenses, wait for the opponent’s flaw, and then strike a fatal blow.

“Let’s go to work! We have our tasks to do. Don’t mention this to anyone, just say nothing was found, otherwise, those few powder kegs will blow up in anger.”

Zhang Su patted Xiaoliu on the shoulder and said with a smile.

Liu Tianji chuckled, knowing exactly whom Zhang Su was referring to.

When the two returned to the mountain road, everyone was desperately clearing the zombie corpses. Even Corgi Good Fortune wasn’t idle, knowing that bullet casings were useful. It was busy collecting empty casings everywhere and had gathered together weapons dropped by someone unknown, not eating much, but doing a lot of work.

“Brother Su, did you discover anything? Was it those Beita Camp scumbags?”

Lu Yubo saw Zhang Su coming from the camp and stood up to ask.

Zhang Su shook his head naturally, spreading his hands, “Didn’t see any issues, even if there were, there’s no direct evidence.”

“Hmph, I think it’s definitely those bastards’ doing, otherwise where would all these zombies suddenly come from!”

Lu Yubo dragged a zombie corpse onto the scooter’s footboard, full of resentment.

“Brother Bo, there are plenty of zombies around here, any village has thousands. Not to mention anything else, wasn’t that village full of zombies before we returned?”

Qi Xiaoshuai found a flaw in Lu Yubo’s words.

Jia Shiqin also added, “Yeah, there are four towns nearby, with just the administrative villages numbering over a hundred. Not to mention much, there are definitely fifty thousand zombies…”

The workers felt dizzy hearing this number.

“Goodness.” Zhao Dezhu, hanging with a broken arm, was also helping with the work. Hearing Jia Shiqin’s words, he lamented, “If fifty thousand zombies attacked us, who could withstand it?”

“Zhuzi, don’t jinx it. If that many zombies attacked, the city wouldn’t stand, so don’t worry about it!”

Zhang Su shook his head speechlessly, admiring Zhao Dezhu’s straightforward thinking.

“Heh, right, we don’t have to hold our ground to the death. Right, right, if there are too many zombies, we’ll just run. Ha ha, what a good idea!”

Whether they believed it or not, Zhang Su didn’t confirm that the horde was connected to Beita Camp, slightly lightening everyone’s mood.

Hundreds of zombie corpses couldn’t be cleaned up immediately. By the time the sun slanted west, there were still at least two or three hundred bodies on the mountain road not yet cleared away.

Zhang Su didn’t let everyone work hungry and in the dark. Not only did they stop working, but he also specifically instructed the catering team to add more food to the meal, to host a celebratory feast to celebrate Celestial Horse Island’s victory over the first wave of zombie attacks!

As night slowly fell, apart from the two in the monitoring room on duty, everyone else gathered in the dining room of Little Lucky Inn.

The two large round tables were filled with food, not necessarily gourmet fare, but definitely a feast in the apocalypse, especially with the rare display of two bottles of wine!

“Everyone!”

Zhang Su raised his wine glass, saying, “Today I searched the radio in the car and heard a broadcast from the Qin City Survivor Alliance, saying they’ve successfully repelled two zombie hordes. They sounded so proud.”

“You, with less than twenty people, successfully halted over eight hundred zombies (after preliminary body count) with zero deaths and a kill ratio as high as one to thirty-five. This achievement, I dare say, stands out globally as impressive! To the impressive warriors!”

Zhang Su deliberately didn’t mention the zombies they killed after their return, but no one would forget their contributions. These words felt very comforting, with a sense of fulfillment and recognition at heart.

“Brother Su, you all helped a lot after returning, cheers!”

“Cheers!”

“Cheers!”

Everyone raised their glasses together. Not liking alcohol wasn’t an excuse; in the apocalypse, alcohol was a precious resource. Having a sip to relieve stress was hard to come by. Except for the recovering Pang Dakun, even Mo Qianlan poured half a glass, about an ounce.

Only Zhao Dezhu felt very depressed. He wanted to drink, but Yu Qing took away his cup, using his broken arm as an excuse, leaving him helplessly smacking his lips and in the end, gulping down a bottle of cola to lift his spirits.

“Mr. Zhang, although today’s battle was a complete victory, the consumption of defensive facilities is considerable. Only three to five chevaux-de-frise are left usable, and in the future, labor allocation is needed to make more.”

Yuwen put down his wine glass and immediately raised a suggestion. He was mainly in charge of this aspect, so he was especially concerned.

“The chevaux-de-frise played a huge role in today’s battle. Old Yu, your inventions and creations are invaluable and need to be promoted well in the future.”

Zhang Su acknowledged Yuwen’s contributions.

Yuwen humbly smiled, “I made them according to documented sources, not my invention or creation.”

“Hey, hey, Brother Su, shouldn’t there be entertainment at this feast? Eating in silence is boring, let’s have sister-in-law sing?”

Lu Yubo suggested enthusiastically.

“Sing a song, sing a song!”

“Sister-in-law, sing a song.”

“Sister-in-law, give us a song…”

Everyone immediately started urging her on.

“You’re the only one causing trouble!” Zhang Su pointed at Lu Yubo with a smile, then turned to Zheng Xinyu and Zhong Xiaoshan, saying, “Which one of you would like to perform?”

In such a happy moment, the two women naturally wouldn’t dampen everyone’s spirits. They exchanged a glance, and Zhong Xiaoshan stood up, saying, “Then I’ll go first and make a fool of myself.”

She had been to KTV many times before, so singing was no big deal for her.

Zhong Xiaoshan took out her phone, checked the battery, found a network song that had become a hit just before the disaster, and started singing with the accompaniment.

“The dim temptation of the light in the deep sea, she thought she could grasp the bubbles called love. Human hearts are elusive, dark blue as ink, how to guess and see through the story’s ending, why does brilliance leave people empty-handed, why does my lover give me a cage, why is waiting fruitless and in vain…”

The pleasant melody and catchy lyrics resonated with everyone in this time lacking spiritual entertainment, earning her rounds of applause.

Zhang Su, however, glanced at Yuwen with a strange expression and said, “Teacher Yu, is she giving me a special message with her song?”

“Hahaha.” Yuwen laughed loudly at Zhang Su’s question and said, “Mr. Zhang, you’re overthinking it. I think Miss Zhong’s song is about the current environment. Brilliance leaves people empty-handed, waiting is futile, isn’t that fitting for everything in front of us?”

Right after Zhong Xiaoshan, Zheng Xinyu sang a song with the same name as the inn, “Little Lucky.”

As a game streamer, she occasionally showcases her singing talents during streams, and since it’s her specialty, she performed it with flair.

“Who has silently guarded in the wind and rain, turns out you are the luck I most wanted to keep, turns out we and love were once so close, that decision to fight the world for me…”

Without accompaniment, pure a cappella, since her voice was quite similar to the original singer’s, Zheng Xinyu’s rendition was spot on.

“Great, sounds wonderful!”

“How nice it is, but it’s a shame that no new songs will be created for a long time…”

Just as the song ended and applause erupted, the radio clipped to Zhang Su’s waist crackled to life.

“Hello, hello, is that Brother Zhang?”

“Shh!” Zhang Su gestured for silence, took off the radio, and said, “It’s me, what’s up?”

“Brother Zhang, I’ve discovered something. Do you want to come over?”

The speaker was Wang Xingui, his tone carrying a sense of mystery.

“Just say it; do you think I’ll short you a thousand pounds of food?” Zhang Su slightly frowned. If what they discovered wasn’t critical, only a lunatic would run out at night.

“Hehehe…” Wang Xingui laughed awkwardly and said, “One of the village brothers found something in another village. It was supposed to be deserted, but signs show recent activity!”

Everyone on Celestial Horse Island was watching Zhang Su; this was obviously a crucial piece of information.

Seeing Wang Xingui still being evasive, Zhang Su, annoyed, said, “Guizi, I mean what I say. Just going there without verification means no food payout. What do you mean? Planning to get a thousand pounds of food from me with unverified news?”

“No, no, Brother Zhang, you misunderstand…”

Busted, Wang Xingui felt a pang of embarrassment and then decided to come clean, “No need to verify; I’ll be honest. Those guys from Beita Camp are sly. Why can’t we find them? They’ve changed their activity time to midnight. They don’t come out during the day; they move around 2 or 3 AM!

My brother discovered someone sneaking around with a flashlight at 4 AM… uh, in Xiang Village. He recognized the silhouette immediately; it was Beita Camp’s Erhu!”

“Xiang Village?”

Zhang Su didn’t care who Erhu was. He looked around at everyone, seeing they’re all puzzled. He pressed the talk button and said, “Will you lead the way?”

“Of course I’m willing to lead the way for Brother Zhang, but… about the fee?” Wang Xingui negotiated with a greedy smile.

Unperturbed, Zhang Su said, “Don’t ask for stuff from me. Wipe out Beita Camp, and you get a tenth of the spoils!”

A moment later, Wang Xingui replied, “A tenth… isn’t that a bit low?”

“All you need is to lead the way, no other tasks. Getting a tenth for free isn’t enough? Maybe I should consider trading with West Camp Village more next time.”

“No, no, Brother Zhang, heh heh, we’ll send a few more people to escort you. How about twenty percent?”

Being the leader of United Village, Wang Xingui naturally had to secure benefits for his faction.

“Let’s not complicate things, just you alone, and I’ll give you a bit more!” Zhang Su agreed to his request.

Under the large flame, Wang Xingui’s face lit up with joy, and he asked, “When are we departing? Tomorrow?”

“You’ll know when it’s time to leave, I’ll come to find you!”

Zhang Su didn’t specify the time, then added, “No later than tomorrow afternoon.”

“Got it, got it.”

“That’s it…”

After ending the call, Zhang Su downed the glass of white wine in front of him and listed off a string of names, saying, “Everyone named, check your weapons, we’ll head out in ten minutes!”