After understanding each other’s thoughts, everyone at the table couldn’t help but laugh. It was a rare New Year’s Eve, how could they spend it in a dull mood!
Especially with this table full of food.
Xiao Wen was the first to pick up a dish for Li Yunsheng. It was like a signal, as soon as he put his chopsticks down, the table was filled with the shadows of chopsticks.
The clattering sound of utensils filled the air, making Xiao Wen and Wen Le silently speechless. Where was the silence from earlier now?!
When they were in the mountains, their food was already pretty good, and now it wasn’t much better, but perhaps the two words “New Year’s Eve” alone gave this dinner a special meaning.
After the wind had subsided, Wen Le directly gathered up the leftover food and the table together, returning to their original bedding.
Everyone moved to Wen Le’s room, opening the window of Mo Gang’s dormitory to ventilate and try to dissipate the smell of food.
As the setting sun slanted downwards, the crimson color covered the horizon. Inside the room, people chatted and played cards, while Wen Le stood by the bed, looking at the red clouds in the sky with a heavy heart.
Since his inexplicable coma, he had been unable to lift his mood, feeling as though something was weighing on his chest. He had originally thought it was due to his spiritual power being depleted, leaving behind some after-effects of physical exhaustion. However, even after his spiritual power had recovered, he had not improved.
During this time, Xiao Wen had also asked him worriedly, but Wen Le could not explain it, and could only try to think of happy things to cheer himself up. But in the end of the world, there were no happy things to be had, even the dinner just now was only forced laughter.
“What are you thinking about?” Xiao Wen walked up to Wen Le. Earlier, he had sat on the bed listening to Han Ya and Professor Li’s conversation, but his eyes had been fixed on Wen Le’s every move. The slender figure stood alone in front of the window, seemingly out of place with the lively surroundings, creating a sense of loneliness. It was as if he was separated from the environment and carved out his own lonely space.
Xiao Wen did not like this feeling, so he stood up and went to Wen Le’s side, hoping to dispel that sense of loneliness.
Wen Le looked up at Xiao Wen, who embraced him in his arms.
“I’m thinking about why I can’t be happy on such a joyous day.” Wen Le didn’t hide his feelings. His forced smile could fool everyone else, but not Xiao Wen.
Xiao Wen met Wen Le’s gaze, as if he wanted to see into Wen Le’s heart through his dark eyes.
“Maybe it’s just too much pressure,” Xiao Wen said.
Wen Le chuckled. He couldn’t compare to Xiao Wen and Han Ya in terms of pressure. Ever since he returned to the rescue station, the two of them had often sat together to discuss the time of their departure and their future plans. After all, as Wen Le had said, the zombies were likely to evolve ahead of schedule, so the two of them had to overthrow their previous plans and start anew.
Thinking of this, Wen Le glanced at Han Ya, who was sitting beside Li Yunsheng, unable to hear what they were discussing over the clamor of Qi Rui and the others.
“Have you decided? Did you tell Uncle Mo and the others?”
Xiao Wen didn’t expect that Wen Le would suddenly change the topic. After thinking for a moment, he understood that Wen Le was referring to leaving this place.
“Yeah, we told them. After all, we can’t be too hasty when we leave. We may have to set off at any time, so we need to prepare in advance,” Xiao Wen replied.
Wen Le nodded. In the end, Xiao Wen and Han Ya decided to wait until the second mutation before leaving. Although some humans would still turn into zombies during the second mutation, this place was under the jurisdiction of the military, which had strong forces. Clearing the rescue station was only a matter of time and not too dangerous. By staying here, they could not only avoid the initial chaos but also observe the changes of zombies and get used to them under the protection of the outside world.
“I’m back,” Xiao Wen suddenly said.
Wen Le was taken aback and followed his gaze to the downstairs, seeing Bai Yang and his team coming back. They must have finished the military’s New Year’s Eve dinner.
Liu Yikun, who was talking to their boss downstairs, suddenly looked up and saw Xiao Wen and Wen Le. He waved his hand to greet them.
Before Wen Le could smile and respond, he suddenly collapsed stiffly to the ground.
As Wen Le was about to raise his hand, he stopped and watched as Bai Yang reached out to catch the fainting Liu Yikun.
His heart skipped a beat, and the heaviness that had been weighing on him suddenly became heavier, filling his mind with doubt and unease.
As if to confirm his anxiety completely, with Liu Yikun’s collapse, the orderly formation suddenly became chaotic.
Wen Le, standing upstairs, could see it all clearly: not just Liu Yikun himself, but many others in Bai Yang’s team behind him also fell.
Wen Le felt his whole body shaking uncontrollably in the midst of the chaos, tightly gripping onto Xiao Wen’s arm.
He bit down hard on his tongue to stop his teeth from chattering, took a deep breath, and met Xiao Wen’s steady gaze.
There was still some self-deception in Wen Le’s heart, but when he jumped out of the window and rushed to the rooftop without regard for the exposure of his abilities, hope turned to despair.
Behind him was the setting sun, and the sky was filled with red like blood.
But what he faced was a round and blood-like moon.
Today was New Year’s Eve, how could there be a full moon!
Wen Le looked at the moon, which had just risen from the horizon, with a smile that was almost crying.
He wanted to cry.
Why did they have to make people completely despair on such a rare and joyous day?!
He laughed sarcastically, turned around, and faced the bloody light on the horizon.
Oh god, was this the price of his rebirth?!
Originally, he had half a year to adapt, but it was forcibly shortened by four and a half months.
In just a month and a half of the apocalypse, how could humanity withstand such frequent mutations!
Wen Le happiness ran down the wall outside the building and arrived next to Bai Yang.
“Line up! Send the unconscious people back to the dormitory for concentration, and try to minimize the time outside for those who are conscious and don’t have abilities. Brother Bai, please inform the other troops,” Wen Le said, taking Liu Yikun from Bai Yang’s hands.
Bai Yang was a little flustered when a small part of his subordinates fainted, but he had calmed down now.
“Why not the infirmary?” Bai Yang asked in a low voice. He had just wanted to speak up and have the unconscious sent to the infirmary when Warm interrupted him.
Wen Le looked at Bai Yang with a stern gaze and helplessly tugged at the corners of his mouth.
“Brother Bai, don’t you think this scene looks familiar?” Wen Le said, and without waiting for Bai Yang’s reaction, he reached out and lifted Liu Yikun. With the awakening of his ability and continuous training, Wen Le easily carried Liu Yikun on his shoulders and walked back into the building.
The moon had not yet risen to its highest point, so the intensity of its light was not too great, and the people outside were not in great danger. After a while, Wen Le would remind Bai Yang through Bai Yun that if they didn’t want to turn into zombies, they should avoid being exposed to the red moon.
It wasn’t until Wen Le’s figure disappeared into the building that Bai Yang understood the meaning behind his words. He turned to look at the soldiers who were unaware of their surroundings and couldn’t help but shudder.
Was that scene going to be repeated again?
With a moment of hesitation, Bai Yang ultimately chose to trust Wen Le’s judgment.
“All personnel, gather the unconscious and send them to the top floor room. Afterwards, return to your respective dorms. Those who originally lived on the sixth floor, move to other dorms and wait for further instructions. Keep your weapons with you and be ready to follow orders at any time!” Bai Yang commanded, and all the soldiers orderly returned to the building.
“Li Ran, you go immediately and notify the other teams. Tell them that I suspect the apocalypse is happening again, and they can make their own decisions. After notifying them, come back immediately. Don’t stay too long,” Bai Yang instructed Li Ran. He Li, who was also a staff officer like Li Ran, had already lost consciousness.
Li Ran quickly grabbed two soldiers who were not unconscious and headed off to inform the other teams.
Bai Yang watched them run off into the distance and sighed. Suddenly, he remembered his daughter was still upstairs and didn’t know what was happening. He hurriedly ran back into the building.
Wen Le carried Liu Yikun up the stairs. When they reached the third floor, they saw many soldiers carrying unconscious people rushing up. Wen Le made way for them, and together they put the people in the soldiers’ dormitory on the sixth floor.
After placing the people down, Wen Le stood up and was about to leave when he saw the red moon outside the window.
“Notify everyone to close all the curtains tightly and avoid the red moon,” Wen Le grabbed a soldier who was about to go downstairs and said.
The soldier was stunned and involuntarily looked outside the window. When he saw the round, red moon, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
“Did you hear me?” Wen Le slapped the dumbfounded soldier on the back, and the soldier nodded in a panic as if he had just woken up, rushing out hurriedly.
Wen Le then walked back to their dormitory.
As soon as he entered, he saw chaos inside.
“What’s going on?” Wen Le grabbed Qi Rui, who was running out in a panic, and didn’t see Xiao Wen and Han Ya.
“Wen, Wen Shao! Boss Xiao went to Lin Yan’s place, and the others are in Room 617, blocking the windows. BBrother ig Yin and a few others were sent to Room 618.” Qi Rui said, then rushed out in a hurry.
Only then did Wen Le notice the bed sheet he was holding. He didn’t care about Room 618 next to him. Room 617 was facing the direction of the rising red moon, and they remembered Wen Le’s words that they couldn’t let the moonlight shine in, so they should be blocking the windows now.
Wen Le hurried over. As soon as he entered the room, the dark room almost made Wen Le bump into Huang Yao. He took out a rechargeable light bulb from his space and lit up the room.
He handed the light bulb to Qi Rui and took out a thick canvas from his hand. This was originally collected to make outerwear to block the zombie’s claws, and it was perfect for this situation.
Mo Yan stood on a stool, took Wen Le’s canvas, and also took the hammer and nails Wen Le handed him. They securely nailed the canvas to the window, blocking everything outside. After they finished, the two of them also covered 616 and 618 tightly.
Their three dormitories are located at the end of the corridor. Qui Rui pulled Wen Le outside and pointed to the windows in the corridor. “Wen Shao, should we nail the windows in the corridor too?” Wen Le thought about it and decided to block the windows in their corridor with Mo Yan.
When Bai Yang rushed up, he was told that Bai Yun had also fainted. He quickly ran to her bed to check on her. Seeing how nervous We Lle and the others were about the moonlight outside, even though the curtains had already been closed as instructed by the soldiers, Bai Yang felt it was still not safe enough. He quickly went downstairs to ask the soldiers to nail all the windows shut like Wen Le and the others had done.
They didn’t have any canvases like Wen Le’s prepared, so they thickly layered their bed sheets to block the windows and then went upstairs to ask Wen Le for the hammer and nails.
Speaking of which, the supplies collected by those people upstairs were really strange. Canvas? Nails? Hammer? They even had rechargeable light bulbs?!
Wen Le carefully checked all three rooms and breathed a sigh of relief when he confirmed that no moonlight could get in. Then, he went to Room 618. Like many soldiers in the army, some of them had also fainted. However, Wen Le was not worried at all. On the contrary, he was very happy. He was sure that these people must have awakened their abilities.
There were four people who had fainted: Yin Chengyang, Mo Yan, Bai Yun, and surprisingly, a five-year-old child named Li Yan. Wen Le wondered what kind of ability the child would have when he woke up.
Just then, Xiao Wen came back.
“I really don’t know what kind of superpower this kid will have when he wakes up,” said Wen Le, lost in thought. Just then, Xiao Wen returned.
“Did you inform them?” Wen Le asked.
Xiao Wen nodded. He had a good impression of Lin Yan and his group, so when he realized something was wrong, he went to inform them.
Even if they went their separate ways in the future, when they could help, Xiao Wen and his group still wanted to lend a hand to those who were loyal and kind.
Thanks for the chapter!
Poor people couldn’t even finish their celebration properly, the only good thing is that they have WL to help them reduce damage 😩
Thanks for the update!! 🤗 🤗