Rebirth: I Am Super Rich in Apocalypse
Chapter 281 Fainting

Chapter 281: Chapter 281 Fainting

He muttered a phrase, then looked up in horror at Jhiang Yuan.

The other gave him a not impolite smile, there were a lot of dead people outside now.

Dogs are omnivores by nature, so it wasn’t impossible for them to eat humans.

Moreover, this dog was fat and strong, looking fierce and ferocious.

Saying it went out to find corpses was absolutely plausible.

Those people didn’t sit with them either.

After being scared, they became more compliant as well.

Without lighting a fire, everyone had hot water in their thermos cups, eating bread and such with it.

The person next to them saw this and was also shocked.

Now to still have such refined food was unbearable, they couldn’t help but want to come over and take a look.

That old man glared at his daughter, and the young girl immediately shrank back, gnawing on a cold, roasted potato.

They didn’t plan to stay long, they had to hurry.

Jhiang Yuan took out some new heat packs and handed them out, replacing the old ones for Qin Yue and Xiao Nuan, and then took the two to the back.

The others assumed it was for a toilet break, no one asked, and she took the opportunity to enter the space.

She refilled the hot water bottles with fresh hot water and put on a fluffy coat, which could keep warm.

This could also delay the cooling of the hot water, very handy.

It was around minus fifty degrees during the day, and Xiao Nuan spent most of her time sitting on the makeshift sled.

But she was warm, and after a while, Jhiang Yuan would have her get up and walk a bit to ease things.

When she came out, she also held a thermos cup in her hand, one of the larger ones, similar to what they were using now.

However, it was filled with hot water.

Seeing this, Qin Yue quickly handed her the one she was holding, and put the empty one into the space.

In less than three minutes, the mother and child returned.

Song Yi called everyone to hurry up and get ready to set off.

It was getting late, and they needed to hurry.

That group was not too bad, there were no tricks played.

"Brother, you don’t need the map; we know the way."

His home was not particularly far from Changming Village, he had been there before.

"Now there are no landmarks at all, can you still make it out?"

Song Yi cut to the chase, but the man wasn’t annoyed.

"The general location is still no problem. My dad has been working these streets for years, he knows every nook and cranny."

Seeing his proud face, Song Yi didn’t say anything but insisted on checking the map and the compass.

Soon, the sky darkened.

Zhang Kaiyang came over to Song Yi, somewhat anxious, to discuss ideas.

"How about we find a place to rest for the night and set off again tomorrow?"

Anyway, it wasn’t their first time spending the night outside.

"That won’t do..."

The old man hurried over and directly refuted his suggestion.

"Young man, you don’t understand, the conditions here are not good, it’s colder at night than in the city.

And, there are no low-lying villages nearby."

What he meant was that the original houses were all buried underground.

"Let’s keep moving, pick up the pace, and try to reach Changming Village before nine o’clock tonight."

"Old man, can we get there before nine?"

Zhang Kaiyang also felt apprehensive, especially if it got past nine and into the wee hours.

The temperature could drop to below minus seventy degrees, and people could freeze to death in minutes.

"If we speed up, it shouldn’t be a problem; if we waste time looking for houses, definitely not."

Song Yi looked at the map and calculated in her mind.

The old man was right, this was not the time to be fastidious.

"Then let’s speed up and aim to arrive before nine."

With that, everyone continued on their way.

They were holding strong flashlights, while that group used lanterns, the kind with candles inside.

It looked quite eerie, but no one spoke.

Jhiang Yuan, Qin Yue, and Jhiang Xingzhi took turns pulling the sled, so it was not too tiring.

But the farther they went, the more difficult breathing became, to the point where their breath turned to ice.

Song Yi was in front, and he also dared not slow down; stopping would render them unaware of their precise situation.

"Hang in there, don’t get discouraged, we have at most two more miles to go,"

the old man encouraged everyone though he spoke weakly himself.

"Elder, don’t talk anymore, conserve your strength."

"Alright, alright..."

After gasping for air for a while, he knew that Song Yi meant well.

The group set off quickly; although it was said to be two miles, it might be farther.

It was just to give them hope; it was already eight-thirty.

Time was tight and there was not much room for optimism.

Finally, they saw light ahead and everyone grew excited.

It seemed to be a village’s archway, a landmark like many others in the area.

The terrain here wasn’t low, which was also why it was colder.

Ahead lay a row of trenches, covered with bags of something.

They appeared to be filled with soil, used as barriers and cover, just like on television.

Jhiang Xingzhi had gone to play real-life CS before and had seen such arrangements.

It seemed they had come to the right place.

"Who’s there, what are you doing?"

They heard a voice but saw no one.

However, this gave everyone hope!

The old man quickly stepped forward and shouted toward them, "We are from Liu Family Village, the robot said we can come here for rescue, brother, you, you..."

He hadn’t finished speaking when he collapsed.

"Dad..."

The people by his side quickly reached out to catch him.

The voice had been too loud; yelling had exacerbated the oxygen shortage, and the cold weather here did not help.

Shortness of breath was a very common occurrence, nothing unusual to explain.

As expected, six people emerged from the other side.

They ran over, saw the old man’s condition, and crouched down to check on him.

"Quick, get inside..."

Saving people was top priority, and indeed it was different from the rescue center.

The rest were also led inside.

The entrance was a particularly large house, probably a civilian dwelling previously, with a huge stove inside.

The firebox was also very spacious, and the water sitting on it was already boiling.

"You all wait here, someone will come to register you in a while."

"Big brother, could I trouble you to ask, where did they take my dad?"

As soon as they entered, they were separated from the old man.

"The old man has been taken to the medical room, don’t worry, just wait here."

Jhiang Yuan glanced at Song Yi, who appeared completely unconcerned, as if all his vigilance had dissipated.

It seemed he had made some judgment about this place.

In his subconscious, it must be safe.

But she was not reassured.

While everyone warmed themselves by the fire, Jhiang Yuan remained alert, watching the surroundings cautiously, fearing they might encounter danger at any moment.

"Oh my, you managed to get here late at night.

You really are tough, it’s truly cold today, warm yourselves by the fire first, then come over to register,"

said a talkative man who came in wearing camouflage clothing; it seemed everyone here wore this military green attire.