PNB Chapter 184 Helping to Retrieve Supplies
Chapter 184 Helping to Retrieve Supplies
Before Zhou Yang and the others could speak, Chi Feng asked directly, "Where's my brother Fan?!"
After saying that, he peeked inside and only felt relieved when he saw Ni Fan sitting upright.
Ni Fan also got up and walked out after seeing Chi Feng. As soon as she walked in front of Chi Feng, he grabbed her hand and made her look him over.
"Are you alright? I see it's covered in dead insects."
Ni Fan shook his head: "It's okay, I didn't go up."
"Phew, that's good." Chi Feng breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Zhou Yang, "What's with the bugs up there?"
"It's a horsefly. It suddenly attacked the base in the middle of the night and bit people everywhere."
"Insectivorous flies?! These things are disgusting. Has anyone been bitten? If so, quickly check if you've been parasitized."
"We're fine, and the parasite eggs issue is almost resolved." Zhou Yang shook his head. "But where did you guys go? Why are you all covered in dirt? Did you get buried by earth-type zombies? Or did you fall into a hole in the ground?"
Chi Feng sighed, "Don't even mention it. We fought a bunch of rats. There were just too many of them, and we really suffered. We only managed to bring back a small portion of our supplies..."
Zhou Yang looked puzzled. "Hmm? I remember there aren't many supplies around here, and we haven't found any rats yet. Where did you guys go?"
“It’s Anshan City next door. My family has a small biotechnology company there, and we have a high-security underground warehouse. We stored a batch of emergency supplies in there before the apocalypse, and we went out to retrieve them. But when we got there, we found that the place had been taken over by a bunch of stinky rats. We spent a lot of time and only managed to bring out a small portion of the supplies.”
Zhou Yang was taken aback: "Huh? Doesn't your family own a century-old knife shop?"
"Oh, the knife shop is a business passed down from my ancestors. My grandfather's generation started it as a side business, but the knife shop was never lost. By my generation, I've long since stopped making knives; it's all been passed down by master craftsmen." Chi Feng sighed again after saying that.
Seeing his sighing and groaning expression, Zhou Yang felt a toothache.
However, Chi Feng already has a level 6 plant ability, yet he still can't beat a group of mutated rats?
Zhou Yang found it somewhat unbelievable.
"You, a Level 6 student, can't even handle a bunch of rats?"
"That's not just a bunch, it's hundreds of thousands!" Chi Feng rolled his eyes at him. "These rats took over the entire underground area, we almost got buried in there!"
Upon hearing that there were over 100,000, Zhou Yang was taken aback: "So many?! What about the rest of your supplies? If you don't go and get them now, you might never be able to get them back later."
"Well, so I guess I'll have to go, but I'd like to ask for your help. Huajuan's space isn't very big, and it can't hold all this stuff, so I'd like to borrow your space. Don't worry, I won't treat you badly; I'll share some supplies with you later."
Before Zhou Yang could answer, Shen Zechuan refused first: "No, Yangyang can't go with you alone." He was joking, of course. What if something happened to Zhou Yang going out alone with this unfamiliar team of superpowered individuals? Would he become a widower?
Chi Feng looked at Shen Zechuan's murderous expression and couldn't help but facepalm. "Tsk, I haven't finished yet, what's the rush? I wanted to invite you and your vice-captain to come along too, otherwise with so many rats, how long would it take us to finish? With a few more helpers, we can finish this quickly."
After saying that, he tilted his head and looked at Zhou Yang and the others: "You guys aren't going to refuse to help with this, are you?"
Shen Zechuan stroked his chin and pondered for a moment before saying, "Okay, but we need a quarter of the supplies." He originally wanted to say a third, but fearing the other party would get angry, he changed his mind and said a quarter.
Upon hearing this, Chi Feng's eyes widened instantly: "..." Holy crap, this guy looks pretty clean, how can his heart be so black!
However, since they needed his help, those things would spoil if they weren't brought back quickly. Besides, even after removing a quarter, the rest would be enough for them to eat and use for many years. So, in the end, Chi Feng nodded.
"Alright, alright, to avoid any unforeseen problems, let's go tonight?"
"Okay. After breakfast, let's all rest for a bit, and then set off again after dinner."
Chi Feng and the others had no objections and nodded in agreement.
After having breakfast, Zhou Yang and the others went straight back to rest.
Zhou Yang and the others were exhausted after a long night, and Yu Jing and the others had also been worried all night and hadn't slept. They all needed to take a nap now.
While they were fast asleep, the military, after dealing with the aftermath of the horsefly attack and checking on all the survivors, issued a new notification.
To prevent such accidents from happening again, the base decided to move the survivors into various underground shelters ahead of schedule.
Uninjured survivors and survivors with minor injuries but confirmed not to have been parasitized can be moved directly to the underground, but seriously injured survivors need to continue to be quarantined in the parking lot.
Upon hearing this, all the survivors at the base immediately rushed back to pack their belongings, gathering all their bags and packages in the underground parking garages of various residential areas, where they formed long queues at the entrances.
Because the underground shelter has limited space, the individual suites below require an additional rent payment, and each suite requires a monthly payment of points.
Of course, if you can't afford it, you can also choose a free dormitory with bunk beds for 100 people per room.
Teams with special abilities who had savings opted to rent apartments, while most ordinary survivors chose to live in dormitories, though a small number opted to share apartments.
As large numbers of survivors moved underground, the shelter suddenly became crowded and noisy, just like a vegetable market.
This woke Zhou Yang and the others up after only a few hours of sleep, leaving them with dark faces and a terrible temper, with nowhere to vent their frustration.
After a long and difficult wait, once the survivors were all settled and things quieted down, it was already dinnertime.
People have started cooking in the communal kitchen, but it's mostly people from the superpowered team.
Most ordinary survivors opted to make do with dry rations and water for a meal, since it was hot and they didn't even need to boil water.
After dinner, Zhou Yang and the others decided to set off.
Because the survivors had also moved down, the shelter was in a state of disarray.
Although their houses were located in the same area as the military quarters assigned to them, ordinary people generally wouldn't dare to cause trouble, but there was always the chance that some clueless people might come along.
Therefore, it's still necessary to leave a few more people with superpowers to guard the house; otherwise, they wouldn't feel at ease leaving Yu Jing and the other ladies, along with ordinary people, here.
After discussing it, everyone decided that only Zhou Yang, Shen Zechuan, and Yan Fei would go, while the others would stay at home.
After all, quality is more important than quantity when it comes to people. Two level 5 ability users, plus Chi Feng, a level 6 ability user, Pea, who has an advantage, and the Huang family, who are the nemesis of mutated rats, are more effective than a hundred-person team.
However, just in case, Zhou Yang left Xiao Xiaohu at home, fearing that he might not be able to return in time if something unexpected happened. He also left enough food for everyone for two or three days.
Chi Feng also left Ni Fan a flower roll and a branch of one of his mutated plants, so that he could carry it with him to protect him and also keep an eye on the house.
After settling everything in, the group packed up and set off.