Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse-Chapter 717 - Seven Hundred and Seventeen: Respect

While the group was chatting inside the bus, the buildings around them had already been covered in mutated moss, which looked so lush that for a moment it made people forget that this was Dead City Tawar City.

David drove the bus forward a bit further, and the bus sat in the midst of the greenery, with everyone inside feeling like they were surrounded by a sea of green. Yet they knew that beneath that green, life-and-death struggles were unfolding.

"Miss Su, I apologize for our earlier rudeness, and hope you don’t mind,"

Tim said.

His heart was now filled with respect. After all, the zombie cockroaches were a nightmare for every survivor in their Y country, and today, that nightmare had been dealt with by the very people he had just mentally cursed as fools...

"I don’t mind, because... you were also protecting us just now,"

Su Jin replied with a smile. Moreover, those people hadn’t done anything amiss just now; it was her who hadn’t explained clearly at first because she knew that even with an explanation, they might not believe her—seeing is believing, after all.

"Su Jin, this mutated moss seems different from before, it’s all fluffy,"

Lin Xiuyuan noticed the mutated moss outside. He remembered that its color used to be darker than it was now, and it hadn’t been as fluffy.

"I don’t know either, it just slowly turned out this way,"

Su Jin also didn’t know why. The mutated moss had transformed on its own in the Space, maybe it was because of Xiao Cui?

Lin Xiuyuan closed his mouth. He too realized that the mutated moss had been placed in Space by Su Jin, and it wasn’t appropriate to discuss this topic now.

After an hour and a half, David had also driven to the edge of Tawa City, where there was nothing remarkable, just a low stone wall. Beyond it was barren land that used to be a tourist attraction but was now abandoned.

"It’s about done, have you figured out how you want to do the inspection later?"

Su Jin asked.

Inspection? Inspect what?

Seeing Qiao and the Special Ability Users all looking puzzled, Su Jin explained, "The inspection of the task’s completion. Our job today was to clear the zombie cockroaches from Tawa City."

"Yes, but... how are we supposed to inspect it?"

Morris couldn’t help asking.

"Should we take a walk around?"

Qiao tentatively asked, wondering if Su Jin’s mutated moss would engulf them too if they went down.

"We will go down with you,"

Su Jin nodded and said.

Seeing Su Jin say this, the others felt relieved. The mutated moss was under Su Jin’s control, so it should be safe for them to go down.

But thinking of the relentless zombie cockroaches, they still felt uneasy. They were actually going to use themselves to lure the cockroaches. What if one of those critters crawled out from underneath?

Watching the Heart Talk Team members exit the bus without any concerns, Qiao led the still-anxious group out as well.

Wherever they walked to, the mutated moss would automatically recede, leaving an open space that amazed everyone. Morris couldn’t bear to stop recording, and Qiao also told him to record a separate segment for the task inspection.

Su Jin stopped at a particular spot and then took out a basin, which she placed on the ground, containing a Space Goose that had been bled.

As the Space Goose had grown quite large, when Su Jin mentioned it was a Mutated Goose without changing her expression, no one doubted her for a moment.

She was worried that bringing out a bleeding goose would attract zombies or something else, so she had put it in a basin and set it on the ground.

"So that’s how it is. If there are any zombie cockroaches left, they’ll be attracted by the smell of fresh blood right away!"

Abby exclaimed in admiration; they hadn’t thought of this method.

Morris quickly aimed the camera at the large basin on the ground, and everyone waited quietly for ten minutes; still, not a single zombie cockroach appeared.

David looked at Qiao, surprised. Were they dreaming? Had the zombie cockroaches disappeared without a trace?

They hadn’t used any of the weapons or equipment they brought, not even their special abilities!

Jerome was already joyfully jumping with Paul, their country Y was saved!

"Let’s change locations, continue,"

Lu Hao picked up the large basin from the ground and walked towards the center of Tawa City.

All was quiet along the way, and besides the sound of their footsteps, no other noise was to be heard, while the surrounding mutated moss quietly receded.

The center of Tawa City featured a dried-up fountain, where Lu Hao once again placed the basin on the ground, and then waited alongside the others.

"Xiao Jin, may I go check out that shop over there? It has so many interesting trinkets!"

Lu Guanhai pointed to a small store nearby, which had various handmade woven baskets and small decorations hanging at the door—just the sort of thing he liked.

"Really, I want to go too,"

Nie Qing also said.

"Ahem, Qiao, would it be okay for them to take a look?"

Su Jin asked hesitantly, considering they were, after all, on someone else’s turf.

"Well, you can, if you think it’s safe,"

Qiao didn’t mind, but at the moment, he felt it was safest when everyone stayed together, especially since this was Tawa City.

Lu Guanhai and Nie Qing still managed to go to the small shop next door, not because Su Jin indulged them, but because Qiqi was with them. If there were any danger, Qiqi would certainly notify them in advance, and also because of her confidence in dealing with the mutated moss.

Su Xiangzhe and Lin Xiuyuan also followed, claiming they were worried, yet they were immediately captivated by the handmade crafts inside.

And so, Morris filmed a bloody large basin for a full half-hour. Had it not been for the ongoing chatter around him, he might have worried that others would question whether he was filming a still image.

"I think... that should be enough,"

Qiao looked at the time and said. If there were any zombie cockroaches still in the city, they would have detected the smell of the mutated geese in the basin by now and swarmed here, yet nothing had happened.

In fact, the few from country Y were already completely convinced there were no more zombie cockroaches here, but thinking of the footage Morris needed for the mission’s acceptance video, Qiao still had David take the basin to a few other locations.

As expected, they found nothing.

"Done! That’s a wrap, this is the earliest I’ve ever finished work,"

Abby laughed as she stretched and yawned.

"It’s just noon, and I remember Qiao saying that Ouk City isn’t far from here,"

Su Jin asked, hoping they could tackle both places in one day if possible.

"Oh dear Miss Su, do you have any energy left in your special ability?"

David couldn’t help but ask.

"I do, and I have a wood element crystal core to absorb,"

Su Jin replied, though she didn’t need to absorb crystal cores.

Qiao looked at Su Jin, thought for a moment, and then made a decision, "David, take us to Ouk City,"