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Chapter 688 - 176 Humble, Bowing, I’m Sorry

Chapter 688: Chapter 176 Humble, Bowing, I’m Sorry

Early morning.

A bus was parked there.

Zhang Hao and his group moved the body from the bus to the roadside.

Everyone’s mood was very subdued.

At the beginning of their journey towards Sunshine Shelter in Huangshi, they were truly filled with boundless hope.

But now, everyone was listless and didn’t want to speak, harboring doubts about whether they could safely reach their destination.

After Zhang Hao and Wu Dongliang finished dealing with these matters, they looked at the others inside the bus, noting the unhealthy pallor on their faces. The incident at dawn had truly been frightening.

When they went out to inspect the bus, its metal body was full of scratch marks, and the broken windows were beyond repair. The metal mesh that covered the windows had been severely damaged by the zombies’ clawing and had come loose.

Zhang Hao came over to Mo Lan and whispered, "Everyone’s spirits are low."

Mo Lan replied helplessly, "There’s no helping it. We can only be safe once we reach Sunshine Shelter in Huangshi. Have you checked the bus? Are there any other issues?"

"The windows are damaged and unfixable. We can only secure the metal mesh properly," said Zhang Hao.

Mo Lan nodded, and as the sky lightened, she pressed on the gas pedal, heading for Huangshi, to arrive earlier and find peace of mind. That was all she was thinking about at the moment.

After a while.

Movement appeared ahead.

Mo Lan said, "There’s something up ahead, be careful everyone."

Zhang Hao and Wu Dongliang’s expressions were grave as they tightly gripped their weapons, quickly standing up to look at the situation ahead, their brows furrowed. What blocked their path wasn’t a horde of zombies but a group of armed survivors.

The survivors inside the bus were very tense.

They were pale with fear, dreading the most hearing words like ’there’s something up ahead.’

They really didn’t want to encounter zombies.

Having deeply experienced the zombies’ ferocity, they had long been scared witless. Some stood up to look around, and only after realizing they weren’t facing zombies did they gradually let out a sigh of relief.

The way ahead was blocked.

The bus slowly came to a halt.

Mo Lan didn’t open the door, but instead was ready to go into action at any moment; if things went south, she would immediately hit the gas and force their way through, remembering Sun Neng’s advice not to blindly trust strangers.

She agreed with that advice.

Zombies were indeed terrifying, but the survivors living in the post-apocalyptic world were often even more dreadful than zombies.

"Hello there, is there something the matter?" Mo Lan rolled down the window and asked through the metal mesh.

There were three survivors by the roadside, alongside a very domineering vehicle, all metallic, and seemingly custom-extended. Whether there were more people hiding inside was unknown, given the opaque black windows that obscured the view within.

"Hello, we’re members of a post-apocalypse rescue operation group. My name is Li Long, and these are my teammates. Don’t be nervous, we’re not bad people."

The middle-aged man addressing them was Li Long, the leader of this operation group.

"Post-apocalypse rescue operation group?"

Mo Lan had never heard of such an organization but seeing their slung firearms, she could tell they had the means to protect themselves. This was not common in the post-apocalyptic world, mainly because weapons were hard to come by.

But those who could get their hands on weapons were usually well-connected.

The survivors inside the bus stood up and moved towards the front, their attention captured by the mention of the ’post-apocalypse rescue operation group.’

Li Long hadn’t expected this bus to have so many survivors. "Yes, exactly as it sounds, a rescue operation group. We’re a group of people who came together after the end, aiming to save as many survivors as we can, unite and face the challenges of the post-apocalypse together."

As he spoke.

A spark of hope appeared in the eyes of the survivors in the bus.

What they wanted was a stable life, not to continue living on edge and wandering in the wilderness.

"That’s quite good, truly good," Mo Lan nodded, not yet sure if the strangers could be trusted, but from what they said, it sounded really promising.

"Under the current circumstances, if we don’t unite, humanity truly has no hope left," Li Long remarked with a sigh, his weathered face revealing the many hardships he endured in the apocalypse, yet ultimately surviving on sheer willpower.

Then, he turned to look at Mo Lan.

"It’s really a risk to keep wandering outside. Why not join us? Although our base can’t be considered luxurious, it is filled with many survivors all striving to live, and we have guaranteed meals every day."

Li Long extended an olive branch to Mo Lan.

Under normal circumstances, no survivor would refuse their invitation, reminiscent of being lost in the wild and finding compatriots, leading to cooperation and moving forward together.

"Sorry, we can’t join you. We’re heading to Sunshine Shelter in Huangshi," Mo Lan thought for a while before declining the offer.

It wasn’t that she suspected they were bad people, and the thought crossed her mind that going with them could be an option. But Sun Neng’s words kept echoing in her head.

’Sunshine Shelter in Huangshi has the life you’re looking for.’

These words had a profound impact on her.

Directly influencing her decisions.

Even a voice in her mind kept resonating.

Go to Huangshi, go to Huangshi.

Li Long frowned and said, "Huangshi? It’s a long way from here to Huangshi, and with the current situation, even reaching there is uncertain, not to mention the possibility of being surrounded by a zombie horde along the way."