Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse-Chapter 704: E City Base Leader

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"Keep an eye on this side, I’ll go check over there,"

Lu Hao told Lian Jiyue.

Lian Jiyue looked in the direction Lu Hao was pointing and also understood the situation, "Don’t worry."

The label on this container read number seven, and the man inside looked older than the others. He kept his head down and remained silent, but Lu Hao smiled.

"Still pretending? You’re a staff member from the research facility, right?"

Lu Hao said from outside the glass.

This man’s body wasn’t pale from being soaked like the others, and the label in front of him was blank, indicating that this container was originally not meant to hold anyone, or perhaps... the person it had contained had already escaped.

Lu Hao couldn’t help but recall what he had heard before about a Dual-Element Ability User at the base’s city gate who had gone on a killing spree and triggered a Zombie Tide.

Realizing he couldn’t hide any longer, the man inside finally lifted his head to reveal a face that looked no different from a normal person’s, except with very heavy dark circles under his eyes.

"Hasn’t anyone ever told you not to disrupt others at work?"

The man inside produced a silver scalpel in his hand, gesticulating with it toward Lu Hao outside the glass as he spoke.

"Some people are so eager to make use of those experimental subjects to kill us, how can we not return the favor?"

Lu Hao sneered. The power outage moments ago and the sudden frenzy of several experimental subjects were clearly this person’s handiwork. Lian Jiyue had mentioned that once the power went out, the test subjects inside would get activated.

"OK, I surrender,"

The man sliced through the glass with the scalpel in his hand and then staggered out from inside.

A few Dual-Element experimental subjects nearby had already been dealt with by one family and Lian Jiyue. The man knelt beside the body of one experimental subject, sobbing in agony.

But he quickly calmed himself, stood up, and told Lian Jiyue, "You have no right to kill me. I’m waiting for Han Yizhou to return."

"Han Yizhou is already dead, killed by Han Yi,"

Lian Jiyue replied.

"Han Yi? How is that possible? He is the most perfect experimental subject we have ever had!"

The man thought Lian Jiyue must be lying. Han Yi was sentient and listened to Han Yizhou; they’d even lived together. How could he possibly have killed him?!

"Believe it or not, and I also don’t plan on sparing you,"

Lian Jiyue lunged with his blade toward the man’s neck, but the attack was blocked by a metal tray the man used.

"Han Yizhou is dead, but I can wait for Han Wan. You don’t qualify to kill me! I’ve already mastered most of the research facility’s technologies!"

The man was pressed to retreat by Lian Jiyue. He knew he was no match for anyone here, but he wasn’t ready to die; he still had a bright future ahead!

Pu-chi!

The blade finally pierced through the man’s chest, and the scalpel in his hand immediately slipped away.

"Heh, you still don’t know, do you? Han Wan has taken your..."

The man didn’t finish his sentence and slowly fell.

"Dead,"

Mao Qiqi said.

"What was he trying to say at the end?"

Lin Xiuyuan murmured, looking down at the body.

Lian Jiyue shook his head and continued destroying the remaining equipment in the room.

Lu Hao found a remote control button in container number seven; pressing it, the room suddenly brightened again.

In the remaining labs, zombies used for different experiments were locked up. Some zombies had been dissected until only the parts above their chests remained, yet they were still alive. However, it was evident that no one had entered here for a long time, and the stench inside was unbearable.

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Lian Jiyue used his Metal Element Ability to destroy all the instruments, then Lu Hao simply set the place ablaze with fire. freёnovelkiss.com

This time, it should be thoroughly destroyed.

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Overnight, the E City Research Institute was reduced to a pile of ashes, with many people unaware of what exactly had happened here. Moreover, they hadn’t heard any explosion sounds—what kind of fire could have turned an entire area to ash?

Still, this was an exciting development for everyone, for if they survived this Zombie Tide, they wouldn’t be controlled by that research institute anymore!

So, the Survivors’ enthusiasm for fighting Zombies soared to unprecedented heights.

Lian Jiyue also had someone collect the 1.5 million Crystal Cores in the base and exchanged them all for supplies with Su Jin.

"A large portion of E City’s Crystal Cores were taken to the Han Family in B City,"

Lian Jiyue explained. This was also a reason why he, during his previous tenure, had kept a portion of the Crystal Cores.

"Han Family’s strongholds sure are numerous, huh?"

Lin Xiuyuan remarked.

"After the Zombie Tide ends, we should be able to gather another batch of Crystal Cores. I just don’t know if you’ll still have enough supplies,"

Lian Jiyue began to worry if the Heart Talk Store would run out of goods if he bought all the supplies.

"Don’t worry, there’s plenty, and we will collect more on our way to Country Y,"

Lu Hao reassured him, implying that they wouldn’t be stingy if Lian Jiyue managed to buy out all the supplies in their Space.

...

The E City Zombie Tide finally ended on the sixth day after Su Jin and her team arrived.

The base suffered significant deaths and injuries, but most were incurred on the first day. With the protection and command of the Heart Talk Team and Lian Jiyue in the following days, there were not many casualties.

"It wasn’t easy at all. This is my first time experiencing a Zombie Tide! The base actually made it!"

"Yeah, if it hadn’t been for Commander Lian and his friends, we might have turned into Zombies long ago."

"Will Commander Lian continue to be our Base Leader?"

"I hope so. I think he’s the only one who’s truly cut out to be the Base Leader here."

"..."

As people chattered among themselves, some of them also entered a state of advancement. The prolonged stress over the past few days had significantly improved many people’s Special Abilities, greatly enhancing the base’s strength.

However, to the disappointment of the people of the base, Lian Jiyue stated that he did not plan to continue as the Base Leader of the E City base.

"Commander Lian, why? The base can’t be without you,"

Liu Shibiao panicked, as he had planned to work closely with Lian Jiyue after the Zombie Tide was over.

"Yes, Commander, we were just starting to look forward to your return."

"Please, we beg you to stay!"

"..."

Lian Jiyue had only said a few words to Liu Shibiao, but he hadn’t expected such an overwhelming response from the Survivors of the base. He planned to continue working with the Heart Talk Team, especially since they had helped him out a great deal this time.

Most importantly, he didn’t want to be separated from Qiqi.

"You’re needed here as well. I suggest you stay. After things have stabilized, we can talk again about heading to Country Y. It won’t be an issue for the few of us to go,"

Lu Hao said.

Though E City base had survived the Zombie Tide, it was now a time when the base was significantly weakened. Previously, the base had been forcefully upheld as a vassal of the Han Family, but in reality, it was no better off than the former base in H Province.