Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse

On the gravely injured and unconscious Yuan Yi, apart from the mangled flesh of his feet, there were also many spots bitten by mutant grass.

"Why are there burns as well?"

Someone puzzled, asking how there could be a fire in the mutated grassland.

"He set it himself."

Lu Hao said after judging the location and extent of the burns.

Probably attacked by the mutant plants, Yuan Yi simply set himself on fire.

"...This kid."

Zhang Tingen, both amused and heartbroken, remarked that they were in a three-story temple with many rooms, and this room had been temporarily converted for healing Yuan Yi.

"It's okay now, I've treated all his external injuries, but his legs must have run for too long, his tendons and bones need to be nursed gradually."

Besides having a Healing Element Ability, Lin Tianhui had also learned some traditional Chinese medicine from some old doctors at the base, so Yuan Yi's tendon and bone fatigue was not difficult for her, she even prescribed some herbal heat treatment formulas.

"Herbs... where can we find those?"

Space Element Ability User Jiang Mei frowned at the prescription.

"We have them for sale!"

Su Jin laughed while holding Lu Wang.

"Yah yah!"

Lu Wang seemed to understand, echoing along.

"So cute, little handsome guy, shall we buy from your mommy later?"

Jiang Mei, Chen Yan, and a few others were instantly charmed by Lu Wang in his tiny overalls, fair and tender, forgetting about Yuan Yi's condition.

"Unreliable women..."

Lin Jiazhi muttered softly.

"Thank you all, we'll pay the medical and treatment fees later."

Zhang Tingen said to everyone present, grateful that their group of twelve was still together.

"Sorry for earlier, I acted on impulse."

Chen Yan also stepped forward to apologize, but the Heart Talk Team seemed unfazed, simply telling her it was okay, then leaving the temporary medical room for the time being.

"Captain, once Yuan Yi wakes up, we should tie him up with a rope."

Jiang Mei suggested.

The other team members nodded in agreement, not to bully but because Yuan Yi was too troublesome; he caused enough chaos from the S City base to this godforsaken place, almost losing his life.

"We must tie him up."

Zhang Tingen agreed, as Lu Hao and the others had mentioned, everywhere in this Y Autonomous Region is dangerous. Even a small grass by the roadside should be cautiously guarded against. Such embarrassing incidents for the Extreme Flame must never happen again.

...

At 9 p.m., the sky in Y Autonomous Region was still as bright as 5 or 6 p.m., Tang Xue and Chang Xuan stood on the top floor, looking at Mount M in the distance.

"There must be something at the top; otherwise, why is there evidence of melting around?"

Tang Xue frowned, noticing that while the ice and snow below hadn't melted, the mountain peak above had already emerged, which was very unscientific.

"You're right, but in this apocalypse, many things can no longer be explained by science."

Chang Xuan said.

"I think if we want to go up there, we might have to increase Su Jin's payment."

Tang Xue smiled wryly, not a Special Ability User, but along the journey, she could see the gap between the Heart Talk Team and the people they brought, even if some had the same level, their abilities and reactions were on different tiers.

"So what? Crystal cores are just money to us. If they're useful to these Special Ability Users, why not give them more?"

Chang Xuan, having traveled with Special Ability Users often and been protected by them, had great respect for them, including the Heart Talk Team.

"Yes, I agree."

Tang Xue concurred.

After the fall of the Han Family, apart from the Wei Family benefiting the most, the biggest beneficiary was the Research Department, especially in terms of asset division. The Wei Family had already announced that they wouldn't take a penny from the Han Family and would donate everything to the Research Department for legitimate research purposes.

...

Every night after first moving into the temple group required someone to be on night watch; although surrounded by walls, as long as there are people, they would continually attract surrounding zombies. Earth Element Zombies above level six could destroy a wall in no time.

"Plan to find a new base around Mount M?"

Su Jin and Lu Hao seriously considered this suggestion from Tang Xue and the others.

Tang Xue's team wanted to research the strange phenomena appearing on Mount M. Even though they could see the mountain peak from here, the actual distance was very far.

"It's possible, but we suggest clearing the zombies around first."

After discussing with the others in the family, Lu Hao responded with an answer.

However, Tang Xue felt somewhat guilty, trying to offer more crystal cores to the Heart Talk Team, but was refused by Su Jin.

"You've already paid for the crystal cores for these three months, no need to add more. If you want to extend later, we can discuss it at that time."

Mount M is also an unexplored area for the Heart Talk Team, and they haven't found any signs of life yet. If Tang Xue goes to research there, it's also a form of cooperation with them.

"Okay, as long as you're not in a hurry to return."

Tang Xue felt more reassured upon hearing this. The Heart Talk Team's base was at the S City base, but it seemed they didn't particularly want to leave here, even showing a willingness to stay longer.

And after their family went to survey the surroundings of Mount M, they found a suitable place for a new base.

Mount M Management Office.

Though just a management office, the area inside was quite large, with the central office hall having six floors, containing many rooms ideal for Tang Xue's team to place their testing equipment.

It was not very close to Mount M. Xue Wanyi, who had been there, said it was to prevent natural disasters like landslides from Mount M. Importantly, it had all the geographic and historical data of Mount M.

"Let's settle here, though there are many zombies around."

Su Jin said.

"No problem with more zombies, we have a lot of people here."

Kou Ning's voice came through the walkie-talkie.

This time, the Extreme Flame team also came along. It seemed ever since their initial friction, the Extreme Flame team loved following the Heart Talk Team. Kou Ning noticed especially when Lu Hao acted, all the Fire Element Ability Users were wide-eyed, trying to learn incognito.

"We can stay here for a few days, and we've informed Tang Xue's team before leaving."

Su Xiangzhe said.

In his view, the temple was not ideal for a new base anyway since their teleportation array was set up beneath it.

"Everyone, be extra careful, as there are almost no ordinary zombies here, only mutated ones."

Mao Qiqi said to everyone present as they got off the vehicle.

Not far away, the sound of zombie roars already echoed from all directions.

Yuan Yi, having recovered, looked at the dog chain tied to his wrist and shouted in despair:

"Captain, the zombies are here, hurry and untie me!"