Apocalyptic Reincarnation: Start with a 30-million Bonus
Chapter 383 - 374: March

Fireworks in March visit Yangzhou.

Time has arrived at the March of the 24th year.

Big Camphor Tree Base.

Cottony willow seeds whirl about by the lake.

The lake water has already thawed.

The temperature rose quickly; by the time March arrived, it had already reached the teens.

Just by lifting your head, you could see spring.

Old trees sprouted new buds, branches stretched out vigorously.

Li Yu, propelling a black awning boat, meanders across the tranquil lake surface.

Lake and mountains blend beautifully, the clear water reflecting the slowly revitalizing forests.

With a bamboo pole in hand, Li Yu dips it into the water, pulling back forcefully.

The calm water surface ripples, extending out in concentric circles.

The air carries a light, clean scent, the refreshed smell after a mountain rain, and also the scent of spring.

Amidst the beautiful scenery, Li Yu knits his brows tightly; beside him, Yutong notices his consistent frown and softly asks, "Brother Yu, is something bothering you?"

Li Yu slowly sits down, not speaking until he settled on a bamboo stool: "I don't know, I just feel uneasy; there's this vague sense that something bad is about to happen.

But I don't know what it is, alas, I've been thinking about it for a while.

Let's keep rowing."

Having finished speaking, Li Yu stops dwelling on it and pushes the boat toward the shore.

...

Outside the Big Camphor Tree Base.

Li Hang, Li Tie, and others drive out in two vehicles.

Because the Quarry is not far from the base, only a few kilometers away in a straight line.

They soon drive over and when they arrive, they find the Quarry in total disarray.

Surrounding trees have fallen, and various lighter items have been blown about everywhere.

The group searches around in the sand and gravel.

Finally, with a sudden cry from Dapao, they all gather and find that a massive loader has been half buried in sand and stones, explaining why they had searched in vain earlier.

This enormous loader had always been parked next to a pile of stones from the Quarry.

It seems the recent heavy rains have buried it with a mountain of sand and stones behind it.

But this couldn't stump Li Hang and his group.

On their vehicle, they always carried shovels and such, originally kept in reserve for shoveling snow during previous blizzards.

Now, these tools proved useful again for shoveling sand and stones.

Looking at the almost eight-meter-tall loader engulfed by sand and stones, Li Hang and the others can't help but wryly smile.

They had their work cut out for them.

Everyone grabbed shovels and began digging, only needing to clear the sand and stones blocking the vehicle's door, though this was still a sizable task.

Without further ado, they started shifting the rubble.

...

Hua Chuanlong and others, after departing from Safe City, sped along in their vehicle.

On both sides of the road, some fresh green grass had sprung up, and the road they were traveling on had not been maintained or repaired since the apocalypse.

There were some potholes and greenery on the road, causing inevitable rattling sounds as they drove.

However, with the warmer weather, there was no longer stagnant water on the road, so there was no need to worry about the vehicles slipping.

In the car, Hua Chuanlong was driving at breakneck speed.

Next to him, his underling glanced at the rear-view mirror and couldn't resist speaking up to remind him:

"Boss, aren't we going a bit too fast? The others have fallen way behind; should we wait for them?"

Hua Chuanlong was somewhat impatient. With nearly 600 kilometers to cover, he wanted to reach the destination today. The longer the night, the more dreams that may arise.

Get there as soon as possible and clarify the situation.

He was still unclear about his brother's current situation and was very worried.

So Hua Chuanlong said:

"At such a slow pace, tell the others to hurry up. If we haven't reached Xin City by nightfall, we'll have to spend the night in the wilderness. If that happens and the zombies come out, we'll be in trouble."

Having finished speaking, he ignored further discussion and pressed down on the gas pedal, maintaining the vehicle's speed at nearly 100 kilometers per hour.

The underling, after hearing what Hua Chuanlong had said, didn't know how to respond and just sat in the boss's car, feeling very nervous.

The armored vehicle that Hua Chuanlong was driving had been reinforced at the front, left, right, and rear.

Even at the very front, some protective iron plates had been welded on.

As Hua Chuanlong drove, he plowed straight through anything in his path, and even if there were abandoned cars on the road, he would simply ram through them.

Five minutes later, Hua Chuanlong looked back to see that only two cars were following him; the other vehicles were entirely out of sight.

At this moment, they were precisely under a mountain overpass, and Hua Chuanlong thought for a moment before stopping the car.

Then he opened the door. The two vehicles behind were his men too, but there were a few more cars with their brothers who had not caught up yet.

After getting out of the car, Hua Chuanlong looked around.

The sun shone brightly; on the road, there were only their three vehicles.

Quiet.

Not even a breath of wind.

Hua Chuanlong pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, hesitated for a moment, shook one out, and while watching the road behind to see if the others were catching up,

He took out a lighter to ignite the cigarette.

With the white smoke curling up, the men from the two vehicles behind saw their boss get out of the car.

They hurriedly ran over and asked, "Boss, why did we stop?"

Hua Chuanlong pointed towards the road behind and said, "What else can we do? I don't know what's up with the ones behind; they're so slow. Just having a cigarette while waiting for them."

While speaking, he took out a cigarette from the pack and handed it to his underling: "Here, have a smoke and wait for them. Damn, they're so slow."

The people from the three cars all got out, stretched their arms and backs, taking the opportunity to relax a bit.

But at this moment, suddenly three zombies crawled out of the cement pipes in the ditches on both sides of the road.

The emergence of the three zombies immediately caught the attention of Hua Chuanlong and his men.

The underling glanced at the zombies and saw no others following from behind. He then said to Hua Chuanlong, "Boss, let us handle them."

At that moment, the three zombies also saw Hua Chuanlong and his crew and became enraged, charging at them.

Hua Chuanlong waved his hand and said, "Go ahead."

Just three zombies – for them, it was a minor case.

The underling, who had been standing next to Hua Chuanlong, led two men towards the few zombies.

Just as the underling was about to shoot, Hua Chuanlong quickly said, "You fools, now that bullets are so scarce, are you going to use guns to kill just freaking three zombies?

Didn't you remember what I told you last time about conserving bullets? Use melee weapons to deal with them."

Hearing the boss say this, the three underlings put their guns away and instead drew out spears and long knives to confront the three zombies.

The zombies moved quickly, and within seconds, the two sides engaged in close-quarters combat.

True to form of those who had survived up to this point, the three men coordinated well. As the zombies charged, they slightly raised their spears.

Aimed at the zombies' chests and stabbed, halting the zombies' charge in an instant.

With force in their arms, they yanked the spears out and then drove them firmly and accurately into the zombies' heads.

Their actions were clean and efficient.