Apocalypse: the Most Ruthless Person

The alert was lifted, the combat personnel disbanded, those on duty took their shifts, and those who needed rest went to rest. The chaotic day finally quieted down.

With the arrival of the kindergarten branch and the Yama Corps members, the Lego Mall did not seem more crowded, as the total population had decreased somewhat compared to a few days ago...

This was no longer the Earth that once held eight billion humans; the population of the entire city had dropped to an alarming level!

In such an environment, normal people always feel sadness over the continuous disappearance of their kind. At this moment, the true value of unity as strength is evident.

”Good brother, I brought the man to you, and he performed well.”

On the fourth floor of the mall, Pan Guoliang brought Tian Fan in front of Zhang Su, placing a hand on Tian Fan’s shoulder like old friends.

He had been assisting, or rather supervising, Tian Fan in resolving the Avenger of Justice and interrogating other Absolute Justice logistics personnel for over half an hour.

”Brother Zhang, the task you entrusted me with, I’ve completed it all!”

Tian Fan said excitedly.

Zhang Su gazed at Tian Fan, noticing his tense expression, a reaction after experiencing intense stimulus.

Taking out a pack of cigarettes, he walked up and offered it to the two, saying, ”You did well, here, have a cigarette and let’s talk about your experiences after leaving the community.”

”Just now, Da Zhuzhi called for me, I’ll go check it out!”

Pan Guoliang lit a cigarette and sensibly left.

By the window on the fourth floor, Zhang Su looked outside as he listened to Tian Fan recount his past experiences. The purpose was simple: to see if the story matched with Duan Wuhu’s. If it did, all was well; if not, someone was lying.

The final result was acceptable; their accounts were seventy percent similar, basically proving neither was lying.

Soon after, they inevitably talked about Tian Fan’s eyes and arm, and Zhang Su finally learned that his injuries were self-inflicted and had nothing to do with Absolute Justice; it was just these disabilities that made his situation in the camp very miserable.

”Brother Zhang, are Teacher Duan and Sister Yu Nuo both on Celestial Horse Island? I really want to see them.”

After some conversation, Tian Fan’s emotions eased, and the atmosphere became lively.

”Teacher Duan is indeed on Celestial Horse Island, but Yu Nuo... you won’t see her.”

Zhang Su didn’t hide anything, directly telling Tian Fan what had happened earlier.

”Ah... Sister Yu Nuo, how, how could she do this to Teacher Duan... Oh my goodness.”

Tian Fan couldn’t believe it and fell silent.

Clap, clap.

Zhang Su patted Tian Fan’s shoulder, saying, ”In the apocalypse, any choice people make is reasonable; it’s not about right or wrong but different perspectives. You’re tired today, go rest, join us tomorrow, and we’ll take you to Celestial Horse Island.”

Hearing that he could go to Celestial Horse Island, Tian Fan was not as excited as before, still stuck in puzzlement over Yu Nuo’s betrayal of Duan Wuhu.

After sending off Tian Fan, a vehicle returning to Lego Mall broke the calm once again.

Yang Xinqi and his group returned, leaving with one vehicle but coming back with three. Although the container trailer was not seen, each vehicle’s trunk was filled with some supplies.

When they arrived at the bathhouse, it was deserted, and the trailer was nowhere in sight. Unable to pursue, they decided to load up the scattered supplies and return.

Zhang Su was not surprised by this and even praised them for gathering some supplies.

After a brief bustle, the mall returned to tranquility, leaving only the whispers of conversations. Those without tasks assigned that night slept particularly well, while the strong combat personnel patrolled, and the Fire-breathing Zombies provided a continuous heat source, a luxury of comfort and peace that many hadn’t experienced in over two months.

”Sigh, what a pity this data is. With this round of zombie enhancements, all this information is outdated!”

Inside a sauerkraut fish restaurant on the fourth floor, Zhang Su lay on a Simmons mattress with a cozy down comforter, a wall made of neatly stacked tables and chairs as a partition. Holding Liao Youzhi’s notebook, a camping lamp set on the floor by the bed illuminated the sloppy handwriting that gave him a headache.

It contained a lot of information about various forces, not exhaustive but as detailed as possible, mainly focusing on combat strength, referencing the Little Eagle Association and Apocalypse Corps; Liao Youzhi’s data was quite accurate.

Beside him, Zheng Xinyu wrinkled her nose with an odd expression, playfully saying, ”That woman clearly has a thing for you, why don’t you respond to her?”

”Don’t say that. I saved them; it’s normal for her to be grateful to me.”

Zhang Su casually responded and then flipped the pages of his notebook.

”Oh? I was just talking about that woman, you know which woman I’m talking about?”

Zheng Xinyu bent down and whispered in Zhang Su’s ear.

Feeling the warm breath by his ear, Zhang Su smiled helplessly, ”Pan Ru, right? What’s there not to understand? Don’t forget, I’ve dated more girlfriends than you have fingers and toes!”

”Geez, you’re quite proud of that!”

Zheng Xinyu reached her hand under the blanket and pinched Zhang Su’s arm, but due to his firm muscles, she couldn’t pinch anything...

”We’ve saved Pan Ru twice, isn’t it natural for her to feel grateful to us?”

Zhang Su shifted his body, indeed feeling quite comfortable, even better than the bed on Celestial Horse Island, but it still didn’t give him a strong sense of security.

”I believe she’s grateful, but there’s definitely more to it...”

Zheng Xinyu shook the soft down coat in her hand and said, ”Look at this blanket, it’s from Mercury, snow-white goose down, the flagship model. Before the disaster, this would have cost eighteen thousand, way better than what Liao Youzhi used!”

She hasn’t told anyone that Liao Youzhi had a private warehouse. Once she knew you were staying over, she promptly took Bozai to the warehouse to pick out the best mattress and blanket for you. Tsk tsk tsk, look how springy this Simmons is!”

As she spoke, Zheng Xinyu bounced on the Simmons mattress, her whole body moving up and down, adding a touch of humor to her cuteness.

”I say...”

Zhang Su flipped the notebook cover over on the floor. No matter how good his self-control was, he couldn’t keep reading under such circumstances. He turned over and pulled Zheng Xinyu onto the bed, ”If you want to try the new bed, just say so, why the drama?”

”Hey, hey, no, no, no.”

Zheng Xinyu quickly blocked the wandering hands on her body, her face flushed with both embarrassment and anger, ”Stop fooling around, you think the soundproofing here is that good? I can hear Bozai grinding his teeth next door, seriously, forgotten about the leader’s image project?”

”What, is the leader’s image supposed to be a desireless Buddha? That’s hilarious... if you’re afraid to do anything, just sneakily sleep, crazy woman!”

Zhang Su let go of her, despite his harsh words, he knew he couldn’t mess around; he had no such fetishes, and didn’t want others to hear such things.

”Sleep, sleep! Remember to turn off the light later...” Zheng Xinyu’s face turned beet red. It was rare for a night to be this comfortable, and she had her own thoughts too, but the environment didn’t allow it.

Muttering, ”Hmm, once I was Little Xinyu, now I’m a crazy woman, sigh, it’s really comfortable, zzz.”

Zhang Su speechlessly turned back over, picked up Liao Youzhi’s notebook, and continued reading.

Overall, there was a lot of content in all aspects, but unfortunately, after today, almost all information in the camp needs to be updated, and it wouldn’t be surprising if some camps were completely wiped out...

Besides these basic messages, there were three special messages in the notebook that caught Zhang Su’s attention.

The first was about half a month ago, during the last trade meeting, a message came from the south saying that earlier, a large survivor camp in Grape Valley of Changli was overrun by a zombie horde.

Coincidentally, that camp was named after Grape Valley, attracting many survivors due to its excellent location, making it the largest survivor camp in Changli, with as many as 500 people before it fell!

Unfortunately, the large number of people didn’t help. Without advanced weaponry and having relaxed vigilance due to the favorable environment, they were finally engulfed by the zombies.

Under normal circumstances, zombies wouldn’t stay in one place for long. After destroying Grape Valley, they should continue to seek a new target, but strangely, the zombies didn’t choose to leave!

Not only did the zombie horde linger in Grape Valley, but even some of the surrounding zombies gradually gathered there. The last message received was half a month ago; two camps conducted a rough investigation, estimating the zombie horde to be between 200,000 to 300,000.

One nearby faction moved their camp to Funing because of fear of a zombie uprising.

This news made Zhang Su feel a slight sense of unease. Grape Valley in Changli is 70 kilometers from Qin City, but that’s the route distance, the straight line distance is only about forty or fifty. However, he found solace in the numerous survivor camps between these kilometers; they must be safe for now.

Additionally, it was puzzling why Grape Valley attracted zombies. If they didn’t come out, that would be fine; once they grew in number, acquiring more advanced modern weapons, one missile could obliterate 200,000 or 300,000 in a go!

There were puzzling aspects to this message, but it also explained a long-standing question in Zhang Su’s mind.

He often wondered why Qin City District County, with a population of three million, now had survivors surely not exceeding thirty thousand, a number negligible in proportion.

The rest were not all zombies; within these months, a large portion of humans and zombies perished, estimated in the millions, while others were drawn away in various directions, also encompassing tens of thousands to a million.

Based on their usual discussions, the current zombie count within Qin City should be between fifty thousand to a million, yet where so many zombies wandered had always been a mystery, now partially clarified.