Apocalypse: the Most Ruthless Person

”Brother Su, I recognize this horde of zombies, it’s the one I led with Brother Zhuzi that day, and it seems to have grown larger!”

Wu Lue’s voice sounded.

”That’s right, I remember too. Judging by the direction, this zombie horde is likely heading towards our camp. We need to find a way to divert them, follow me!”

Zhang Su handed the walkie-talkie to Su Xiaoya, saying, ”I need to drive carefully, you handle communicating with them!”

”Okay!” Su Xiaoya tightly gripped the walkie-talkie, not daring to be careless. It was her first time seeing such a massive horde of zombies, making her heart race wildly.

Actually, as long as there are over three thousand, it’s very shocking, especially with the uniform movements of the zombie horde, adding to the eeriness.

Heading south from here all the way to Qin City, besides Celestial Horse Island, there’s no other camp, perhaps only a few lone wolves like Ju Mumio and Yi Xiaoling, but they certainly couldn’t attract such a large horde of zombies!

”Xiaowang, you back us up. Bozai, you come with me first!”

Zhang Su floored the accelerator, boosting the FJ Cruiser’s speed to over a hundred, quickly overtaking the horde, arriving on another east-west highway, with the big dog naturally following closely!

This east-west road isn’t as big as the provincial roads, possibly one planned for village access, with some farm machinery and tricycles parked on it, not completely blocking traffic, but quite a nuisance!

In the Senna car, Yi Xiaoling, who had never seen a zombie migration, was very nervous, gripping the handle tightly and trying to stay calm, ”Brother Wang, they... they’ll be okay, right?”

Wang Xin appeared very relaxed, shaking his head, ”Don’t worry, we are fully prepared for this kind of situation. Watch how they manage the timing and distance, don’t forget to learn from it, you might need it in the future.”

”Right, although you are likely to become a logistics officer, the motto of our camp is everyone is a soldier, you’d better still have some adaptability.”

Chen Hanzhou tightened his mechanical prosthetic, looking very serious.

Lately, Pei Lan has fully joined the logistics, although she still follows daily training, there’s a clear sign of slackening, for which Chen Hanzhou gave her a stern reprimand, though almost nobody knew about it.

”Bozai, later I’ll lead them west, you lead them east, you can lure them into Qing County town, the complex buildings there can trap the zombies easily, but make sure to find a retreat path so you don’t trap yourself! Xiaowang, be ready to back up anytime, if you catch the tail of the zombies, lead them north, towards the chemical factory, received?”

”OK, Brother Su.”

”No problem!”

Both replied instantly.

The zombies, when not provoked, move relatively slowly, swaying like ghost soldiers passing through. After winter set in, their speed decreased further. About twenty minutes later, the head of the horde finally reached a position about a hundred meters from the road.

Just as Wang Xin said, the people from Celestial Horse Island had no pressure diverting zombies, it was second nature to them. The two vehicles maintained the right distance and speed, with the blaring loudspeakers splitting the horde into two parts, without losing a single one, not needing the Senna to intervene.

Zhang Su continued leading the separated zombies west slowly, taking in the unfamiliar scenery. After randomly taking a turn, he sped up, leaving the zombies behind.

There was no pressure on this side either. Lu Yubo led the zombies into Qing County town, looping to a small food street, using the big dog’s good maneuverability to cross obstacles, leaving the zombies in the food street.

”See, when dealing with problems, you have to use your brains, not just brute force, that’s foolish!”

Lu Yubo drove away from the zombies and happily lit a cigarette, seizing the chance to regain some face in front of Ju Mumio, who previously doubted the plan to lure the zombies away.

Ju Mumio believed in absolute force, clutching a long steel bar shaped like a sword all the way, only relaxing upon seeing the horde trapped. Hearing Lu Yubo’s taunt, just as she was about to speak, she caught something in the corner of her eye and suddenly turned her head, then shouted.

”Stop the car?” Wu Lue looked at the translation software, puzzled, ”Why stop?”

”STOP! Quickly, stop!”

Seeing Lu Yubo not intending to stop, Ju Mumio urgently shouted in Japan-accented English, followed by awkward Chinese.

Lu Yubo frowned deeply, slamming the brakes in the middle of the road, turning his head, ”What are you doing now, little Japanese girl?”

If it was someone else, he’d add, do you believe I’ll beat you up, but he wasn’t that arrogant with Ju Mumio...

Ju Mumio pointed to the approaching road corner behind.

”She says... there were two cars there, people in them watching us? Damn, really?”

Wu Lue acted as the translator, face full of surprise after reading it out.

”Can’t be? Let’s check it out...”

Upon hearing this, Lu Yubo’s heart sank, no time to question. Just after zooming out from the food street, he was too focused on lighting his cigarette to notice other roads’ conditions. But Ju Mumio’s reaction didn’t seem like she was bluffing, so he quickly turned the car around.

”She insists there are at least two, hidden among the abandoned vehicles, saying she saw someone in the driver’s seat? Where, where?”

After Wu Lue spoke, he fixed his gaze outside, staring around intently.

Lu Yubo and Ju Mumio also glanced warily in all directions.

In their view, Qing County was now practically a dead city. Cyan Dragon Corps stationed nearby had cleared it many times, stripping valuable resources, leaving only seemingly precious items with little survival value, utterly useless in the apocalypse...

Moreover, after the hundred thousand-strong zombie migration recently, how could there still be survivors in the city?

Even if there were lone wolves in the city, they wouldn’t likely use a vehicle. If as Ju Mumio said, there were two cars, it meant at least two people, hiding and watching, worth noting!

”Could they be Cyan Dragon Corps’ surviving members hiding in the town? Or simply unaware of Cyan Dragon Corps’ situation, coming for trade, just like those folks from the Mountain and Sea District last time?”

Wu Lue furrowed his brow, questioning.

”Don’t know, damn, there are no cars...”

Lu Yubo’s mind wandered answering, while driving to the road corner Ju Mumio pointed out. He didn’t see the vehicles she mentioned, but there were some abandoned ones blocking the street.

Ju Mumio gestured a lot pointing at the street.

”She says the cars were parked next to that red Toyota, one a white sedan, another a silver SUV...”

Wu Lue conveyed Ju Mumio’s words to Lu Yubo.

”So detailed... are you a hawk eye? I’ll trust you this time!”

Lu Yubo turned the steering wheel, ready to pursue, but was halted by Wu Lue.

”Brother Bo, wait a moment, let me ask Brother Su what to do.”

Even though Wu Lue wasn’t as strong as Lu Yubo, he was perceptive enough to understand Lu Yubo’s character, so he dared not follow suit rashly. Despite having the powerful Ju Mumio on board, you know what they say, no matter how skilled you are, a knife is a threat, not to mention those people in the dark might have guns!

”Alright, let’s ask before we act, can’t be reckless!”

Lu Yubo also sensed the logic in Wu Lue’s words.

Being brash isn’t scary, as long as you’re willing to listen to reason.

”Brother Su, Brother Su, can you hear me? We’re in Qing County town, just now Ju Mumio seemingly spotted vehicles watching us from the shadows, should we investigate?”

Wu Lue picked up the walkie-talkie and asked, his words were carefully crafted, implying that Ju Mumio’s sighting was uncertain, needing confirmation.

Reply came quickly: ”Do not pursue, return immediately!”

Wu Lue and Lu Yubo exchanged glances, both shrugging helplessly.

”Received, received.”

Wu Lue set the walkie-talkie aside, turning to Ju Mumio, ”Brother Su must think it’s dangerous, doesn’t want us taking risks. Good leader looking out for his comrades, right?”