Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse

Chapter 139: Chapter 139: Giving Favors

Liang Wei was truly grateful.

His wife had been bitten to death by zombies when the apocalypse broke out, leaving only him and his two children. Liang Jiuqing, harboring hatred for zombies due to her mother’s death, ignored his pleas and insisted on joining every mission, big or small. Although he was worried each time, he felt powerless. His eldest son wasn’t around either, and he had started to feel overwhelmed. If anything were to happen to Jiuqing now, he feared he might not be able to hold on.

“You’re too kind. We’re trying to make a living in S City, so it’s only natural that we should do something for it,” Su Jin said diplomatically. She neither wanted to take credit nor let Liang Wei humble himself too much, given he was still a trusted leader.

“Don’t say that. As a token of my thanks, those zombies’ Crystal Cores from earlier are yours,” Liang Wei said, though the gesture was somewhat painful, he believed it was deserved by the two of them.

“Thank you, Mayor Liang, but we don’t want the Crystal Cores. I think you could make the most use out of them,” Su Jin declined.

Liang Jiuqing and the group behind her widened their eyes upon hearing Su Jin decline; they were actually refusing the Crystal Cores?

It was recently discovered that the Crystal Cores were very precious, even an Ordinary Crystal Core, not to mention there were several, including some from Mutated Zombies.

“Xiao Jin is right, you have many missions, and you need those Crystal Cores more,” Lu Hao also expressed his stance.

Seeing the two adamantly refusing, Liang Wei nodded in agreement and regarded them with even greater respect. He planned to ask Jiuqing in detail about these two when he got back.

However, something did sting Liang Wei; neither of these two lived in the safe refuge. His refuge had been a desired place for everyone since the apocalypse began. He had heard that these two, along with their family and teammates, also were unwilling to live in the safe refuge. Could it be that his refuge wasn’t good enough?

But then he thought about their unfathomable strength and felt relieved; if they feared no danger, it was certainly better to live in a villa district like Dragon Leap Villa with their family.

A family, he thought as he looked at his daughter beside him. Her swollen eyes made her look somewhat childish, but perhaps due to dust and sweat, her naturally not so delicate face was filthy dirty, like a little dog that had just crawled out of a mud pit.

But, it was good, his daughter was fine. A feeling of having survived a catastrophe made Liang Wei momentarily lost in thought. Was he being too anxious?

…

After saying goodbye to Liang Wei and Liang Jiuqing, Su Jin and Lu Hao found their car and prepared to head back to the villa district.

The car was covered in small stones and dust. When Su Jin opened the door, Local Tyrant Gold leaped into her arms, afraid of being shut in again.

Su Jin smiled and let him sit on her lap to play for a while. Once Lu Hao had fastened his seatbelt, she prepared to start the car and head back.

“So you’re saying that Liang Wei’s son is going to be the future leader of the base?” Lu Hao’s expression changed slightly, no wonder Xiao Jin had that reaction earlier.

“Yes, I’m now thinking that if we hadn’t arrived to detonate the bomb, their lives might have been in much more danger today,” Su Jin reflected.

For some reason, thinking back on Liang Wei and his daughter’s situation today reminded her of today’s zombie tide. Perhaps, in some way, her return may have also changed their fates!

“It’s very likely. There were quite a lot of zombies earlier,” Lu Hao recalled.

Recalling their earlier experience, Su Jin felt a sense of poignancy; they had managed to kill so many zombies for the first time. It was also thanks to that plane and the soldiers who sacrificed themselves that so many zombies were drawn together, otherwise, they wouldn’t have achieved such a good explosive effect.

“But thinking about those Crystal Cores, it really hurts…” Su Jin felt somewhat regretful at that moment.

What was she putting on earlier, acting like a tough guy?

“I think it was worth it,” Lu Hao said, smiling as he comforted Su Jin. He thought all those Crystal Cores, in exchange for such a huge favor, was not a bad deal. Besides, those selfless soldiers also deserved those Crystal Cores.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Listening to Lu Hao’s thoughts, Su Jin felt a bit better. Their gains today were indeed substantial; they had collected many cold weapons in Antique City, especially Lu Hao’s Tang Sword. The scene of him wielding it to fight zombies still echoed in her mind.

Because, it was just so cool…

The moment Lu Hao picked up the Tang Sword in the antique shop, she felt like her old fangirl tendencies hadn’t surfaced in ages were flaring up again.

Thinking back to the way Lu Hao had held that Tang Sword, behind the cold, faint glow of the blade was his clearly defined face, looking just like the male protagonist in a TV drama.

As she thought about it, Su Jin decided that once they returned, she would definitely have Lu Hao show off again.

“Ji ji ji ji~~”

A series of urgent squeaks from Local Tyrant Gold interrupted Su Jin’s thoughts.

“Local Tyrant Gold, what’s the matter?”

Could there be danger?

“Ji ji!”

Local Tyrant Gold seemed very anxious, pointing with his tiny finger towards another direction ahead.

“Is there danger?” Lu Hao also felt that Local Tyrant Gold’s reaction was unusually serious.

Seeing that both of them failed to understand, Local Tyrant Gold sat down, looking quite dejected.

Now understanding why Local Tyrant Gold was so frantic just now and seeing that he was not squeaking anymore, they were relieved. The zombies nearby had just been mostly drawn away by Liang Jiuqing and his team, so there shouldn’t be any significant danger.

It was not until Su Jin drove a bit further that she felt something was off.

She had taken the wrong road!

Could being directionally challenged be contagious?

To avoid the danger of detours, Su Jin had to turn the car around and return the way they came, hoping she could find the road they had originally taken.

Local Tyrant Gold seemed perked up again, watching outside earnestly, but because Su Jin and her companion were focused on finding the way, they did not notice him.

“Didn’t we just come from here?”

Su Jin turned to look outside, where several intersections looked too similar, and she wasn’t particularly sure.

“Ji ji!” Local Tyrant Gold pointed towards the road ahead.

She remembered that time in the jungle when they were lost, Local Tyrant Gold had also pointed out the way like this. Could it be that Local Tyrant Gold had noticed she had taken a wrong turn and was so anxious to catch her attention?!

No way?

Lu Hao also looked at the little yellow monkey with interest, beginning to understand why it loved sitting at the front.

Regardless, the two decided to give it a try.

Following the intersection that Local Tyrant Gold was pointing to, they drove in, and after a while, they could already see the tall dragon-shaped fountain top at Dragon Leap Villa far away.

Local Tyrant Gold actually knew the way!

“Local Tyrant Gold, you are too amazing, were you really showing us the way just now?”

Su Jin remembered that she had been daydreaming the whole time, which is why she took the wrong turn, only to discover Local Tyrant Gold’s skill!

Local Tyrant Gold bared his teeth, clearly smiling.

Su Jin fell silent; this monkey’s sense of direction was more than a little bit better than her husband Lu Hao’s!