Published: January 31, 2025
After everyone was seated, Zang Pengfei stood up and spoke loudly to everyone.
“Today, we have distinguished guests in our camp. I won’t say any welcoming or thanking words, but since Chaihe Town is short on supplies, I’d like to raise my cup of tea in respect.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zang Pengfei raised the steaming cup of tea and drank it all in one go.
Wen Yu couldn’t help but blink, really wanting to ask, isn’t it hot?
Watching Zang Pengfei's subordinates all finish their tea with great fanfare, Li Quan'an and others followed suit and also drank to the bottom of their cups.
Wen Yu instead glanced at Zang Pengfei.
This guy really has a lot of subtleties.
He casually drank the tea; the temperature was high, but for Wen Yu, it didn't feel hot at all.
The superior physical quality of a level two practitioner allowed Wen Yu to consume this hot water, which would be undrinkable for ordinary people, as easily as he would a bottle of mineral water.
This was Zang Pengfei judging the physical capabilities of Li Quan'an and the others.
After Li Quan'an drank the hot water without issue, his subordinates were slightly behind.
One of them managed to drink it but ended up sticking out his tongue from the heat, while the rest didn’t even try to drink.
The difference in strength was evident.
A flash of understanding crossed Zang Pengfei's face, and he ignored Li Quan'an’s subordinates. Instead, he nodded to Li Quan'an and said, “I see the older brother beside Brother Wen Yu is also extraordinary. He might be quite the character in Birch Forest Town, right?”
Li Quan'an laughed and quickly replied, “You flatter me, you flatter me. Our entire group relies on Brother Fei now.”
Li Quan'an was also quite clever, knowing that in a strange place, it was essential to keep a low profile.
Zang Pengfei nodded to Li Quan'an, refraining from asking further questions. He turned to Wen Yu and spoke, “Today, meeting with Brother Wen Yu, I want to understand the current situation in Birch Forest Town.”
“I heard from Dalong that he has already mentioned a lot to you on the way here. You should have a general understanding of the situation. I want to ask first, can we pass through Birch Forest Town to reach Mudanjiang City?”
Zang Pengfei's expression was extremely serious; this matter concerned everyone's life and death.
Wen Yu shook his head and calmly replied, “It’s very difficult. If you really want to do that, apart from me and that Sun Aotian from earlier, the rest of the people have a very low chance of survival.”
Zang Pengfei didn’t show any regret on his face. Sun Aotian had already experienced the power of the mutated vines in Birch Forest Town, and he had a general idea. The reason he asked this question was merely out of a lingering hope.
Now, that hope was directly shattered by Wen Yu, and it was time to face reality!
Zang Pengfei called over a woman named Xiaowen to fill everyone's teacups and then said, “Since that’s the case, Brother Wen Yu and us are now like grasshoppers on the same rope.”
Wen Yu took a sip of the tea and nodded, waiting for Zang Pengfei’s next words.
“Then let me give a detailed introduction to the current situation in Chaihe Town.”
After saying that, Zang Pengfei stood up and began pacing back and forth in the small room.
“Currently, aside from our group of survivors, there is another group of survivors. Their location could be in Chaihe Town or they might have escaped in the opposite direction. I hope they managed to escape; otherwise, they will certainly be worse off than us.”
“You saw the situation at our gathering place when you arrived. I won’t dwell on that.”
Li Quan'an and the others swallowed hard; this camp was even worse than what they had imagined.
“This is the current state of humanity in Chaihe Town.”
Zang Pengfei paused briefly before continuing, “The biggest enemy we face is the zombies currently occupying the town. Xiaotian has scouted and found that among the zombie horde, there is a zombie leader. Although it hasn't reached level three, it’s not something Xiaotian can contend with. The key is that this zombie can command the other zombies.”