Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse-Chapter 713: Death Bus

"Thank you, Qiao, but there’s a saying in Huaxia that plans can’t keep up with changes, so if Tawa City proves too difficult to handle, we might just change our minds,"

Su Jin said in a tone of regret.

Only then did Qiao nod in satisfaction. Long accustomed to dealing with zombie cockroaches, they were always careful and cautious. He would also bring some people along as Elder Russell had mentioned earlier; if the Heart Talk Team couldn’t handle it, they would need to make sure everyone was safely brought back.

"We will also prepare some gasoline and phosphorus powder on our side. Do you need any more equipment?"

Qiao asked before the Heart Talk Team departed.

"Thank you, we don’t need anything else for now,"

Seeing that everyone at the banquet was leaving one after another, Lu Hao also prepared to take his family home. They had acquired some of the information they needed that evening, and at least the mission for tomorrow was clear.

"Qiao, I hope you’ll still be alive to come back tomorrow,"

Lina said with schadenfreude from across the table. Tawa City was a place no one dared approach. She had always felt that Elder Russell deliberately favored Qiao, but tonight, after Xius mentioned sending them to Tawa City, Elder Russell showed no particular reaction. It seemed that her previous thoughts were overblown.

After all, going there meant there was no guarantee of returning; it was very likely to become bait for the zombie cockroaches.

"I hope so too,"

Qiao replied with a smile.

Feeling self-conscious, Lina also left the banquet with her maid.

"Qiao, maybe you shouldn’t go tomorrow. I’m quite familiar with the road to Tawa City, I..."

Dave’s words were immediately cut off by Qiao.

"I must go,"

Qiao said decisively. If he couldn’t return alive, then it would be his sacrifice for the Nickle Family. Moreover, Russell had once mentioned that he was always lucky.

In the mansion where the Heart Talk Team was staying, Su Jin sat quietly in the room she shared with Lu Hao. Lu Hao found it unusual to see Su Jin so calm.

"Xiao Jin, what are you doing..."

Lu Hao began to ask but saw Su Jin raise her index finger to her lips, signaling him to be quiet.

"I am feeling the baby move,"

Su Jin said with a smile.

Lu Hao’s eyes brightened, and he tiptoed over, placing his hand on Su Jin’s abdomen.

After a moment, Lu Hao looked at the still-smiling Su Jin and asked, "Why don’t I feel it?"

"It will take some more time. Right now, only I can feel it. It’s not something you can feel with your hands,"

Su Jin stood up, looked out the window behind the curtains at the Y country base, and said.

"It seems like they never turn off the lights at night,"

Lu Hao had also noticed this. It was already late at night, yet the Y country base was still brightly lit like a city that never sleeps.

"Probably to avoid bugs,"

Su Jin guessed. Cockroaches prefer dark places, and zombie cockroaches have inherited this trait, which is why the people at the Y country base keep the lights on all night.

That night, not everyone in the family entered the Space; after Su Jin and Lu Hao rested in the Space and came out again, they were worried about any emergencies occurring here.

Early the next morning, Qiao, David, Reese, and Morris were already waiting at the courtyard gate for the Heart Talk Team. Mao Qiqi, who had seen them from inside the house, immediately went out with her family, who were already prepared.

The four were somewhat surprised; they thought they would have to wait a while longer, considering there was a pregnant woman among the Heart Talk Team.

"Good morning, did you all rest well?"

Qiao was dressed very much like a foreign gentleman today, in a grey suit vest paired with a white shirt, making him look less like someone going on a mission.

"The beds in the bedrooms are very comfortable; we had a good rest,"

Su Jin said with a smile.

"That’s good,"

Qiao had David bring the car around, which was still the same minibus from the day before, also modified by the Metal Element Ability.

Besides the four of them, the city gate indeed had six strong-looking men and women waiting, although their faces didn’t seem very good.

The staff at the city gate couldn’t help but feel sympathy for the six, who were unfortunate enough to have been chosen to go to the dreadful place of Tawar City.

"Old Lu, Old Lu, they’re black, we’re going to be with black people today!"

Nie Qing excitedly whispered to Lu Guanhai next to him.

"Shush, be careful or someone might punch you once they get on the bus,"

Lu Guanhai warned, although Nie Qing didn’t mean any disrespect, one could never be too sure how others might interpret it, so he quickly covered Nie Qing’s mouth.

"Mmm mmm mmm, got it, got it, I won’t talk anymore,"

Nie Qing pulled away Lu Guanhai’s hand and gasped for air, but his eyes were still fixed on the two black girls.

"Avril, Abby, long time no see,"

Qiao greeted the two black sisters.

"So you just want to drag us two sisters to our deaths?"

Abby rolled her eyes, though she didn’t seem angry.

"Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t choose you,"

Qiao shrugged his shoulders helplessly.

"Who did then?"

The six asked in unison, they had always thought they were just unlucky to have been picked by Qiao.

"Elder Russell,"

Qiao spread his hands to indicate.

The six all choked up in unison, was it Elder Russell who had picked them? freeweɓnøvel.com

"May God bless me,"

Jerome prayed in the direction of the base.

Su Jin felt a bit amused, so did these people all think today’s bus was a death bus? Why did everyone look as if they were facing a great enemy?

"Alright, everyone think positive, maybe we all could make it back alive, right Miss Su?"

Qiao looked at Su Jin and asked.

"Yes, we’ll do our best,"

Su Jin replied.

The six people sat in their seats with a sense of resignation, and after hearing Su Jin’s reply, they didn’t seem relaxed either.

These several Huaxia people didn’t look strong at all, and they had been informed before departure that they were supposed to protect these people. Why had Qiao then asked the question to that slender-looking woman, and what’s with that twin ponytails kid?

But regardless, the bus slowly set off with people of diverse thoughts inside, destination: Dead City Tawar City.

"It would be great if Zombie Cockroaches ate zombies, those zombie corpses thrown by the roadside aren’t even touched by cockroaches,"

Lin Xiuyuan pointed at the zombies outside and said.

"With living people around, they wouldn’t choose to eat the zombies,"

Su Jin also understood a bit about the habits of Zombie Cockroaches, generally, normal cockroaches might touch a zombie’s corpse, but once they turn into Zombie Cockroaches, they lose interest in carcasses of their own kind.

The bus slowly reached the base of the mountain, and after passing the iron fence at the mountain foot, zombies gradually started appearing in greater numbers.

"In about 10 minutes, we’ll have to stop and kill zombies,"

Mao Qiqi said with an expectant expression.

Although the others in the bus didn’t understand what Mao Qiqi was saying, Qiao did.

Why did this little girl say that? And most importantly, why was she so excited?