Apocalyptic Reincarnation: Start with a 30-million Bonus-Chapter 863 - 624: Encircled on All Sides, Surrender and You Won’t Be Killed (Double-Length)
Western Alliance.
Early in the morning, Gao Ru led the convoy, departing from the Western Alliance, preparing to return to Juzi Island.
He went to bid farewell to Gan Xiong early in the morning but was stopped outside the small courtyard gate.
Gao Ru watched the sun rise yet saw no sign of Gan Xiong’s appearance. He sighed inwardly; it seemed his father-in-law’s anger towards him hadn’t subsided, or to be more precise, his anger towards Gan Shang hadn’t dissipated.
Gan Hu did not come to see him off, but Gan Long did.
Looking at Gan Long, Gao Ru said, "Big brother, we’re leaving now. I wanted to personally say goodbye to Dad, but he didn’t see me, maybe he’s still asleep. When he wakes up, please let him know for me."
Gan Long nodded with a smile and advised, "Be safe on the road, go and come back quickly. We’ll be waiting for your return here."
Gao Ru felt a bit of comfort hearing Gan Long say this, waved to him, and said, "Big brother, we’re off."
Then he got into the car and said to the driver, "Let’s go."
The vehicles moved slowly, heading towards the main gate of the Western Alliance.
Gan Hu, who was on duty at the gate, saw Gao Ru and his convoy, a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes, and he instructed his men to open the gate.
The gate opened.
Gao Ru rolled down the car window, waved signaling towards Gan Hu on the wall, but Gan Hu ignored him.
Feeling somewhat disheartened, Gao Ru pulled his hand back, a bit helpless in his heart.
The vehicles drove out through the gate, thud—
The gate closed.
Gao Ru exhaled heavily and said to the driver, "Let’s go, speed up; let’s get back quickly. I don’t know what’s going on with Gan Shang."
The vehicles sped on, with two in the middle loaded with rice husk ash.
Last night, Gao Ru tested it. This rice husk ash could be eaten, though it had a gasoline taste. Still, it’s carbohydrates, not very tasty but enough to fill the stomach, so it’s not bad.
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Around Juzi Island.
After the little episode ended, it returned to calm here.
It was still sunny after 8 AM, but after 9 AM, a mass of dark clouds drifted from the horizon.
It’s been getting colder these days, with temperatures dropping to minus two or three degrees last night.
The patch of dark clouds covered the sky, giving off a feeling of impending rain, though it never rained.
Li Yu and his team continuously monitored the surrounding conditions, assigning personnel to take turns using the telescope to observe the route Hai Chao mentioned Gao Ru would likely pass through.
Starting from 9 AM, they waited till noon but still didn’t see Gao Ru and his team.
According to Hai Chao, Gao Ru and his team had left four days ago. Based on their previous trips to the Western Alliance, the shortest round trip took 3 days, the longest a week.
Li Yu’s team was prepared to wait another three days here.
However, waiting was very tormenting, especially on this high building with the bitter cold wind. Taking them down quickly would mean returning to the warmth of the Big Camphor Tree Base, drinking hot tea sooner.
This way, they wouldn’t have to endure the cold wind here, worried at night about zombie attacks and by day about other teams or forces causing trouble.
At noon, Li Yu’s team tried to make as little noise as possible by not heating the food, feasting on some ready-made dry food instead.
The dry food was rather unappetizing, a hardened blend of starch and dried vegetables, requiring force to bite off.
Yet this dry food had one advantage; it was concentrated, and one or two pieces would effectively stave off hunger.
Leaning on the top floor stairway of this building, Li Yu placed the dry food into his mouth, biting off a small piece and chewing it.
Feeling dry in his mouth, he twisted open a water bottle and took a gulp.
The wind was already quite strong up here, and in this cold weather, it felt like freezing knives cutting through.
The wind ruffled his clothes, making a flapping sound.
"Big brother, looking at this sky, it feels like it might rain," Li Tie said, carrying his gun as he sat beside Li Yu.
Li Yu looked at the sky; the clouds weren’t heavy, with occasional flashes of sunlight penetrating through, casting beams on the earth.
After soaking the dry food in his mouth with water, Li Yu swallowed it.
Taking another sip of water, he slowly said, "Who knows? Hopefully, it won’t rain. If it does, it’ll be troublesome, and we may get stuck here."
Such gloomy weather was most exhausting.
Uncertainty prevailed about rain; if it rained, zombies would certainly riot out.
The previous night, they almost got discovered by zombies, a nerve-wracking false alarm.
Everyone, with nervous hearts, observed the sky and the surrounding situation.
At 4 PM,
The previously overcast sky, clouds were blown away, gradually thinning out.
Although still cloudy, it was much better than at noon.
Li Yu entered the small room where Hai Chao was, checked his watch, and asked Hai Chao, "Are you sure they generally depart in the morning and arrive around 4 PM?"
Hai Chao, feeling dizzy from hunger and seeing stars, replied weakly and hoarsely, "Yes, because moving at night is too dangerous, they try to set off as early as possible."
"Based on past round-trip experiences, it takes roughly 7 hours from the headquarters of the Western Alliance to Juzi Island here. They usually return around 4 PM, so if Gao Ru’s team comes back today, the most likely time is between 4 and 5 PM."
