Published: March 1, 2025
Following the original path, the two of them crawled out of the cellar one after the other.
Wen Yu activated the second soul realm and summoned the one-eyed creature.
“Take another sniff; those people have already left.”
There were no signs of the survivors in the cellar, which puzzled Wen Yu. According to his speculation, the most likely reason was that the one-eyed creature's nose had a problem.
Hearing Wen Yu’s words, the one-eyed creature sniffed the ground vigorously, then barked loudly towards the entrance of the cellar.
Wen Yu pinched his chin, frowning deeply. After thinking for a moment, he directly said to Sun Aotian.
“Let’s go. The one-eyed creature says the last place these people left their scent is here. Something may have happened that I haven’t encountered before; the clues have been cut off!”
“What should we do then?”
Sun Aotian was still in a daze.
Wen Yu glanced at him and gave his head a firm pat.
“What else can we do? We’ll go back to the camp; there’s nothing more we can do! But as long as these people are still in Chaihe Town, we will eventually see them again.”
Wen Yu hesitated for a moment and added, “Go back and have a good rest; don’t think too much. This is the apocalypse; there may be many situations that you can’t accept. You need to adjust your mindset!”
After saying this, he ignored Sun Aotian’s state and walked directly towards the camp.
Meanwhile, Sun Aotian followed closely behind Wen Yu, looking lost.
...
Inside the new camp, a scene of busyness unfolded. Everyone was either cleaning up garbage and debris or reinforcing the camp’s defenses.
Whether they were professionals or ordinary people, their faces were filled with joy and excitement.
This place was their home from now on and the source of all their hopes!
Zang Pengfei stood at the highest point of the gathering area—on the rooftop of a residential building—quietly observing the situation below, the cigarette butt in his hand flickering.
“By the way, how’s Sun Ruixing doing?”
Zang Pengfei asked the little man beside him.
“Since he returned, he’s been in a coma. He has quite a few injuries, but they are not life-threatening. I’ve had someone give him a bottle of primary healing potion, so he should be waking up soon!”
“Okay.”
Zang Pengfei hesitated slightly and said seriously, “Looking at Sun Ruixing’s injuries, they seem to be man-made. It’s possible that the situation in Chaihe Town will change.”
Sighing, Zang Pengfei clearly worried about the situation in another gathering area.
The two of them stood on the rooftop, remaining silent until three figures quickly ran over from a distance.
“Brother Fei, Little Tian and Wen Yu are back!”
The little man pointed at the figures in the distance and gently nudged Zang Pengfei.
“Oh? Okay.”
Zang Pengfei, lost in thought, reacted a moment later.
“Let’s go down and check on the situation.”
...
Inside the camp's small restaurant, Wen Yu was eating heartily, while Sun Aotian was vividly describing the situation they had encountered during their exploration.
“How can there be such beasts in this world? They are people! They just let them be cooked like that!”
Sun Aotian’s voice grew louder, and his anger became more intense.
Zang Pengfei frowned slightly, directly waving to interrupt Sun Aotian’s words and turning to Wen Yu.
“Brother Wen Yu, today Sun Ruixing returned, injured and it was man-made. He’s still in a coma. I suspect it might be the work of those cannibals. I wonder what Brother Wen Yu thinks?”
Wen Yu put down his bowl and chopsticks, calmly assessing Zang Pengfei, making him feel a bit uneasy.
Zang Pengfei implied that he wanted to hand this troublesome matter over to Wen Yu.
Fortunately, Wen Yu was very curious about these matters. Moreover, he still hadn’t figured out how those people managed to come out of the cellar.
“Take me to see Sun Ruixing!”
“Sure, I estimate that Sun Ruixing’s injuries are about healed. Let’s go!”