Apocalyptic Reincarnation: Start with a 30-million Bonus
Chapter 475 - 458: Goodbye

Spring rain is precious as oil, but this spring rain lasted too long and was too fierce, making it seem somewhat excessive.

The rain stopped, and Captain Luo was ready to leave Big Camphor Tree Base.

These past few days, resting in his room, the wound on his arm had also healed a lot.

Right after the rain had ended, Captain Luo came looking for Li Yu.

Captain Luo said to Li Yu politely, "Director Li, now that the rain has stopped, thank you for taking care of us these past few days. We don't know what's happening over at Headquarters.

I, I want to head back as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Li Yu was not surprised; those who were going to leave will leave eventually, and those who want to stay, will find a way to stay no matter what.

So he nodded and said, "I understand. When do you plan to leave?"

Captain Luo felt somewhat embarrassed; these past few days, Li Yu had taken good care of them. Even a few days ago, when Li Yu was rewarding He Chao and the others, he had also given them some meat.

The days spent at the base were the safest he had ever felt.

He thought to himself that once back at Headquarters, he must build a tall wall, although construction would be time-consuming and laborious.

At the same time, they always had to be on guard against the arrival of zombies.

Although there were many zombies here, aside from when it was raining, on regular days, the number of zombies was not that high.

After all, this was in the countryside.

However, at his Headquarters Base, which was in a densely populated province and even in the capital city—although on the outskirts—the number of zombies encountered was several times more than here.

Having experienced this Zombie Tide, Captain Luo had the idea of relocating the base to the countryside.

But this was just a thought, and whether it could be implemented would have to wait until he returned to discuss it with Grandpa Ye and the others.

Captain Luo lost himself in thought for a moment and didn't quite catch what Li Yu had just said. Seeing Captain Luo lost in thought, Li Yu repeated, "Old Luo, when do you plan to leave?"

The volume of his voice rose, suddenly pulling Captain Luo out of his contemplation.

Hearing Li Yu's words, Captain Luo raised his head and said, "Sorry, I was lost in thought just now. I plan to leave this morning.

Headquarters is waiting for us to return and save lives, so I want to get back as soon as possible."

Li Yu nodded and said, "Alright, I'll talk to Xiao Shi about it."

He then left the Outer City and went to the Inner City.

Xiao Shi, who was busy in the fields rolling up her pant legs, guessed the reason when she saw Li Yu walking straight towards her.

The rain had stopped yesterday evening. Considering some of the situations mentioned by Uncle Luo, things at Grandpa's end were quite severe, and Uncle Luo definitely wanted to return as quickly as possible.

Thinking of the imminent departure, Xiao Shi felt a sense of reluctance.

Although she had packed her luggage the previous night.

She had guessed that they would be leaving today, so she had given some small trinkets she had made at the base to Li Yuan and the others.

Having spent so much time together, everyone had developed feelings for each other.

Especially An Ya and Li Yuan, they found it hard to let Xiao Shi leave.

But they knew Grandpa was waiting for her, and they understood Xiao Shi's desire to see Grandpa.

Li Yu approached and said, "Just now, Old Luo said that they'll be setting off soon. Pack up your things. Then say goodbye to everyone."

Hearing Li Yu's words, Xiao Shi's previous speculation was confirmed, and her mood suddenly fell.

Of course, she wanted to see Grandpa as soon as possible, but she was also reluctant to leave the people at this base.

With mixed emotions, she looked up at Li Yu and said, "Okay."

Meanwhile, An Ya, who had not even straightened up since Li Yu's arrival, paused in her movements when she overheard their conversation.

Looking at Xiao Shi, she was unsure what to say.

An Ya, who was always laconic, had an unshedding sorrow on her petite, dark face.

Although yesterday, Xiao Shi had already said her goodbyes, everyone was clear in their hearts that after the rain stopped, she would surely leave. It's just that they hadn't expected it to happen so quickly.

Opening her mouth, An Ya still didn't know what to say, and finally squeezed out a phrase: "Be careful on your way."

Even before the apocalypse, once many people parted ways, it was very difficult to see each other again in this lifetime.

Elementary school, middle school, high school, university, colleagues at work, often people would say the Martial World is small, we'll surely meet again.

But often, after parting, most never did see each other again in their lifetimes.

How much more so in this world overrun with zombies, with mountains high and roads long, the path fraught with danger.

With this departure, who knows what might be encountered on the road, or whether there would ever be another meeting.

Reluctance to let go.

Upon hearing An Ya's words, Xiao Shi understood her. Knowing An Ya certainly had much left unsaid, her eyes reddened as she responded, "Thank you, Sister An Ya."

...

Departure is always melancholic, Li Yuan, Bai Jie and others ran over to bid farewell to Xiao Shi. Xiao Shi hugged each one of them.

Carrying the image of their departing figures, she looked back three steps at a time, leaving the Inner City.

In the Outer City, Li Yu had already asked Dapao to prepare three trucks loaded with food.

And he had filled these three trucks with diesel. Even though they were hundreds of miles away, with a full load of diesel, there should be more than enough for the trip back, barring any accidents.

Li Yu also returned their guns to the three of them, seeing Buddha off to the west, playing the good Samaritan to the end.

He also provided three hundred bullets for them to defend against zombies on their way back.

Captain Luo, with a face full of gratitude, looked at Li Yu and said, "Director Li, I truly don't know how to thank you.

Mr. Luo Tianyan rescued us, and distributed so much food to us, and also gave us shelter...

All of this, I will keep in my heart. If you ever need us in the future, I will be sure to repay your kindness."

Li Yu smiled and said, "No trouble at all. Just bring good news next time you come."

Captain Luo nodded firmly, then got into the truck.

He then waved vigorously towards Li Yu and the others.

Xiao Shi reluctantly took one last look at the base – for her, before the apocalypse, her home was in Guangdong Province.

But after the apocalypse, Big Camphor Tree Base had given her the warmth of a home. For her, this place was a new home.

"Xiao Shi, let's go." Seeing Xiao Shi was slow to close the car door, Captain Luo reminded her.

Xiao Shi came back to her senses and closed the door reluctantly.

Bang –

After closing the door, Xiao Shi felt somewhat downcast.

The gate opened, and some remaining zombies tried to rush in from outside.

But they were run over by the heavy trucks driven by Captain Luo and the others.

Thud –

The gate closed, and the few zombies behind seemed a bit vexed, turning to chase in the direction of Captain Luo and his team.

It's just that the speed of the vehicles was far greater than theirs; after a short chase, the zombies were left far behind.

Outside the base, the ground was strewn with zombies. On the road in the middle, without any trenches dug, their vehicles crushed over the bodies of the zombies.

Making a crunching and crackling noise.

Li Yu and the others were watching from atop the perimeter wall, seeing off Captain Luo and his team as they left.