usatvline Chapter 18: A Little Growth and New Plans
Chapter 18: A Little Growth and New Plans
Now, Lu Yuan, who has no ties to the group, is actually the calmest.
He reassured everyone not to worry, then looked at the map in Gu Nanfeng's hand and said, "There is a subway line from our school to the city center hospital. If we don't have a car, we can consider taking this subway line. Under normal circumstances, people are not allowed to enter the subway tracks. I guess there shouldn't be any zombies in there. If we walk fast, we can get to the city center hospital in about half a day."
Gu Nanfeng and Pei Sihao glanced at the map. This was undoubtedly the best route at the moment. Moreover, the subway station was located inside the shopping mall and was not far from the supermarket. However, there were many more zombies along the way than they had encountered on their previous journey.
"No matter what you think, I'm not planning to leave. This supermarket is so big, with so much food and a generator. Only a madman would risk his life fighting zombies." The scumbag leaned against his corner to express his attitude. He was unwilling to go out and take risks. If it weren't for the fact that there was no food left in the dormitory, he could have stayed in the dormitory with Zhu Nan and Lin Sisi indefinitely. Anyway, being scolded as a scumbag was better than becoming a zombie.
"What should we do? I don't want to go out either. There's plenty of stuff in the supermarket. What if we can hold out for another half month and then it'll be safe outside?" Lin Sisi was also the type who was afraid of dying. Running all the way from the dormitory had already killed her. Asking her to leave the safe supermarket and go to some central hospital was something she was a hundred times unwilling to do.
This put Zhu Nan in a difficult position. She knew that Lu Yuan and his dorm, as well as Yang Xiao and his friends, would definitely choose to leave the supermarket. However, she and Lin Sisi were best friends. Although she was eager to go with Yang Xiao and the others to fight zombies, she couldn't leave Lin Sisi alone, otherwise she didn't know how Lin Sisi would be persecuted by that scumbag.
"I don't really want to leave either..."
"The generator is running low on fuel, and I don't think the supermarket will last much longer..."
The 21 people in the rest area were all discussing their future...
In the end, the five people from the hot pot restaurant said they only needed to take some food and would drive away to their own refuge. They wouldn't say exactly where they were going. The supermarket had plenty of stuff, and there was no problem for 21 people to carry it all, so no one had any objections. The only one who was a little unhappy about this was Pei Sihao, the supermarket's owner.
The three shop assistants and four customers in the supermarket also said they didn't want to leave. After all, the news they had just heard on the radio wasn't good. Going out now would mean facing countless zombies, and it didn't seem as safe as staying in the supermarket.
So, out of the final 21 people, only Lu Yuan and his two roommates from dormitory 1203, and Yang Xiao, Ruan Wen, and Zhong Qiang from the building-clearing team, actually want to leave.
It's understandable, really. In such a dangerous situation, how many people would truly want to leave a relatively safe place with ample food and water? If Lu Yuan didn't have his personal space, given his personality, he would also choose to hide in the safe supermarket and wait for rescue.
"So, Brother Gu, what are our plans?" Faced with the current situation, Lu Yuan was also at a loss. Everyone who had initially been clamoring to go to the shelter seemed to have calmed down and thought about it carefully, and now they were all unwilling to take the risk. It was Lu Yuan who was making the suggestion who was now in an awkward position.
"Brother Feng, should we try to get back to Beijing?" This was the first time Gu Nanfeng had seen such a worried expression on the usually carefree Pei Sihao's face.
Although among this group of people, apart from the older Gu Nanfeng, Pei Sihao and Yang Xiao seemed the calmest and most composed, Pei Sihao was not as calm as he appeared. He only managed to contact his family on the first day, and then stopped contacting them because he thought it wouldn't be too serious. Who knew that all communication would be cut off now, and he couldn't get in touch with them even if he wanted to.
Gu Nanfeng had a way to contact his family, but they needed to go back to his house in the villa area first, where all the equipment was. However, there were too many people around, so he didn't feel comfortable speaking up and simply nodded.
"You're still planning to go to Beijing?" Zhong Qiang, the troublemaker, was a little shocked. Wouldn't it be better to just go to the shelter?
Although Gu Nanfeng didn't mention the specific arrangements, Pei Sihao, who had grown up with him, could roughly guess his new plan. This embarrassed Lu Yuan. If the two of them were going to Beijing, would he have to team up with Yang Xiao instead?
"You're going to Beijing?" Yang Xiao was a little shocked, but only for a moment, then said excitedly, "Then take me with you! I'm super good at fighting zombies!"
This put Gu Nanfeng and Pei Sihao in an awkward position.
Lu Yuan didn't speak, silently observing the other five people who were about to leave the supermarket. Gu Nanfeng and Pei Sihao were his roommates and had been taking good care of him these past few days, making them undoubtedly the best teammate options. However, now that their teams were not aligned, he felt a little awkward.
Of the remaining three, Yang Xiao possessed exceptionally high martial arts skills, but he also had the unique style of an artist, being somewhat eccentric and unpredictable. Lu Yuan, being alone, was a little unsure how to get along with him.
As for Ruan Wen and Zhong Qiang, the three of them currently share the same goal: to reach the safe base of the city's central hospital. However, apart from being slightly stronger in combat, these two seem to have no other advantages. Why is it so difficult to escape?
Gu Nanfeng quickly noticed Lu Yuan's expression and guessed that he was probably thinking about changing teammates. He smiled helplessly and said, "Although I want to go to Beijing, I still need to try to make some contact first."
"But all communications are down, how do you plan to contact each other?" People nearby who heard Gu Nanfeng's words all thought he had a way to solve the communication problem.
"There's a prerequisite: if your family has a satellite phone..." Gu Nanfeng knew that most people present wanted to contact their families, but unfortunately, not everyone could.
Upon hearing about satellite phones, everyone dispersed. Although satellite phones are no longer a rarity, most households don't have one.
"So, Senior Brother Gu, where do you plan to find a satellite phone? At a secure base?" Ruan Wen thought for a moment. There probably weren't many places in G City with satellite phones, but under the current circumstances, a secure base would definitely have one.
"We'll talk about it later. We need to make a suit of armor for Weiguo first." Gu Nanfeng shook the various plastic bags and a pile of raincoats that Lu Yuan had originally put away, and directed Lu Yuan and Pei Sihao to start making clothes for Weiguo, no longer caring about anything else.
While the three of them were diligently handling the plastic clothes, the five-person team from the hot pot restaurant each pushed a large supermarket shopping cart and started taking all sorts of food from the shelves. Although the others initially said they didn't care much, they still kept watching them, afraid that they would take too much.
After the five-person team from the hot pot restaurant finished getting their things, Wei Guo's armor was almost ready. Layers of raincoats were put on the temporary mannequin Pei Sihao, making him extremely uncomfortable.