I am the Zombie King of the Apocalyptic World
Chapter 570 - 567: Paradise 3; Soldiers Before the Apocalypse_1

Chapter 570: Chapter 567: Paradise 3; Soldiers Before the Apocalypse_1

"Okay."

Tang Ye responded, got out of the car, then patted Qiongli’s shoulder, signaling her to get in.

"Hey, no need to take your car, it won’t make it up the hill, we’ll take ours."

Ma Zhen and Lin Junhong exchanged glances and then looked at Tang Ye. Seeing him tilt his head with his gun, they followed Xu Chengsheng up the slope.

During the process, while Qiongli held Nannan and did not carry a gun, Ma Zhen and Lin Junhong kept clutching their guns tightly. One of the survivors noticed and came up to them, saying, "You can have your guns, but you must carry them like us. Don’t point them at people."

Ma Zhen’s pair stared at this survivor weirdly and remained silent for a while before complying with the survivor’s instructions under Qiongli’s hint.

Most cars driven by this group of survivors were off-road vehicles, convenient for steep terrains. For the survivors’ convenience, Xu Chengsheng did not separate Qiongli and others but arranged them in the same car, which was driven by a sturdy New Human.

This attitude did calm Qiongli’s nerves a little. Now there was only one stranger in the car. The rest were familiar faces. Even if the well-equipped survivors had ill intentions towards them, no need to speculate if Li Henian would take action, she herself could swiftly hijack the car and escape.

The only discomfort for her was the peculiar disappearance of Bai Xinran.

It seemed as if this group of survivors was stationed too far. The convoy hadn’t reached its destination by the early morning, but Qiongli and the others finally saw the light of a lantern in a small valley in the distance.

Xu Chengsheng, who was in the lead, leant out and shouted towards the valley, "We’re back."

No sooner had his voice faded than a concerned voice came from the other side. "Any trouble on the way?"

"No, not at all."

"Then, get in."

"Alright!"

Then, the convoy entered the valley. Qiongli anxiously glanced over at Tang Ye and opened her mouth, making a few gestures. As someone from their group sat in the driver’s seat, she didn’t make a sound.

But Tang Ye understood. She was saying, what should we do now?

This situation was unavoidable. They might easily have left halfway, but once they entered the valley, it would not be straightforward to get out.

Tang Ye shook his head, signaling her to remain calm. In fact, he was intensely curious about these survivors.

The floodlight on the hillside shifted, illuminating the ground. The darkness turned bright. There was a red banner hung above with words written on it: "Unity Between the Military and the People, Strive Jointly".

Tang Ye took a deep look at the banner while Qiongli and the others grasped their guns tightly, ready to kill the driver at any moment if something looked off, and escape!

But the convoy didn’t stop, it continued moving straight forward. With the infiltration of the convoy, soldiers were seen standing upright on both sides of the road. Seeing this group of soldiers, Qiongli and the others instantly relaxed.

Qiongli, who came out of the refuge, had never seen private soldiers in the base. Similarly, Lin Junhong and Ma Zhen had been surviving with people like Fu Rongcai in a building since the Apocalypse, and hadn’t seen those wicked soldiers either.

Therefore, seeing the soldiers on both sides, they instantly felt safe.

As for Tang Ye, a flash of brightness flickered in his eyes as he saw these soldiers. What drew his attention were their military uniforms. They didn’t belong to any survivor base. Their uniforms were patched up all over, obviously repaired many times. They looked like beggars, but the badges on their arms had these words: "46th Division, China Army"!

Among these soldiers were New Humans and ordinary people mixed together. They were not the reorganized soldiers of the survivor bases following the "Tomorrow Plan".

These soldiers exuded a rarely seen lofty spirit, and their faces were impossibly determined. These were military men, soldiers from before the Apocalypse!

They were not swords in the hands of strong men, but belonged to the people. They were protectors!

A group of survivors slowly appeared around, curiously looking at Qiongli and the others. Unlike the survivors of the bases, these survivors had darker skin, full of calluses on their hands, but their faces were full, not showing malnutrition from long-term starvation.

The convoy continued to move forward until it stopped on an open plot. Xu Chengsheng opened the door for Qiongli, and then laughed, "Welcome to our home!"

"This..." Qiongli laughed awkwardly, not knowing how to respond.

"Alright, don’t worry about it. You guys can stay here for a while. I’ll arrange accommodations for you later. There are frequent zombie activities outside. We’ll send you off once they’re over and you want to leave."

After exchanging pleasantries with Xu Chengsheng for a while, a few soldiers showed up and led them to a simple wooden house with individual rooms. Qiongli also learned about some of the circumstances here from Xu Chengsheng.

Xu Chengsheng served as a platoon leader in this army and had some authority. From his words, this army was dispatched to Di’an City for relief after the outbreak of the Apocalypse by the Central China Headquarters, but after completing the mission, they encountered a group of large zombies birds with ten thousand survivors on their way back. After a bitter battle, they survived, but their communication equipment was severely damaged, unable to contact the Central China Military Region. Plus, at that time, the "Tomorrow Plan" had just started. The chief of the 46th Division realized that in the future, people would be thoroughly divided into classes, so he stationed the army here.

They led the survivors who lived through to live a self-sufficient life.

The soldiers who brought them were very enthusiastic. After helping Tang Ye and his people to clear up the bed sheets and blankets, they chatted casually for a while and then left. Leaving Tang Ye and his people looking at each other, their hearts filled with complex emotions.

It was now late at night, and everyone felt there wasn’t much to talk about, so they entered their rooms. Inside his room, Tang Ye moved his head to the small window and looked out at the night sky.

The sheet on the bed behind him was made of animal skin, not modern manufactured bedding, especially the pillow, it was just stuffed with wheat husks. The darkness outside was profound, but zombies had natural night vision capabilities, so he could see the scenery on and under the valley.

There was a hole blown out by explosives on the hill in front of him. From the entrance of the hole to Tang Ye’s argo was a group of wooden houses constructed hastily with timber. There were many such houses, indicating quite a few people lived here.

On the middle of the slope, he could see five or six rows of stone steps. There were still a few people climbing up with torches, and with the gusting winds, he could vaguely see plants moving atop the hill lit by scattered floodlights.

Under the starry sky, only the word "beautiful" could describe this scene that Tang Ye was witnessing.