Rebirth before Apocalypse: My Whole Family are Bigshots!-Chapter 155: The Morally Bankrupt Old Men

In less than ten minutes, the superpower users at the center of the living area had all turned into zombies.

An hour ago, they had been guarding the hidden corners next to the abandoned building.

Now, under the influence of Fan Tangtang’s black mist, some superpower users turned into zombies, while others were scratched and bitten, all becoming zombies.

It could be said that they got what they deserved.

A dozen zombies transformed from superpower users emitted a "hew hew" sound. With no flesh around to devour, they began to spread out to other places.

At this moment, other superpower teams from the safe base arrived at the living area, fully armed.

They immediately surrounded their former teammates.

Leading the way were Captain Zhou and Captain Zhu, each wielding a long knife and charging ahead.

Even though those people were once teammates, they couldn’t afford to be soft-hearted.

If zombies spread within the safe base, it would no longer be considered a safe base.

Colorful lights flickered in the living area, and with a large number of superpower users, the situation was quickly brought under control.

Subsequently, the superpower users split into two groups.

One team, led by Captain Zhou, went with ten others to find the child zombie that resembled a human.

The other team, led by Captain Zhu, began searching the living area for survivors.

Checking to see if anyone had been scratched or bitten by zombies.

"Attention everyone, attention everyone, please stand still and accept inspection by the superpower team."

A gentle female voice repeated over and over through the safe base loudspeakers, instructing everyone to stand still for inspection.

This was Zhao Mimi’s voice.

Her voice was gentle and was the goddess for many survivors.

Under Captain Zhu’s lead, the superpower users quickly traversed throughout the safe base, checking if anyone had been scratched by zombies.

Captain Zhou, with ten superpower users, followed the trail of black blood on the ground, jogging to a corner of the living area.

In this corner, only two vehicles were parked.

One was a green garbage truck, and the other was the Bai Family’s bus.

"Whew―― whew――"

Uncle Wang and Uncle Liu lay against the body of the garbage truck, sleeping soundly with earth-shattering snores.

No matter how bad the environment, these two could sleep until they naturally woke up.

Captain Zhou and his team did not wake up Uncle Wang and Uncle Liu.

Everyone knew that the old men driving the green garbage truck had a terrible reputation, with a history of crashing into the living area’s gate.

Captain Zhou and a few superpower users carefully checked the green garbage truck and saw neither black blood nor any signs of hidden zombies.

"Huff huff――"

Uncle Wang’s snores were undulating. Even with someone opening the car door, he remained oblivious.

Captain Zhou also did not wake these men with poor reputations. He gently closed the door and got out.

He couldn’t afford to provoke these old men.

If he offended them, he might one day get hit by a truck on the road without knowing.

After checking the green garbage truck, Captain Zhou led his team to the front of the bus.

Before they had a chance to knock, the bus door opened.

"Xiao Zhou, what’s going on outside? Why is it so lively?"

Bai Zhengxuan, bleary-eyed, stepped down from the bus door, frowning as he glanced at the chaotic scene in the distance.

"Zombies somehow got into the safe base. Uncle, you haven’t run into any zombies, have you?"

Bai Zhengxuan bent down to scratch his toe, lifting his head in surprise.

"What? Zombies entered the safe base! Then our base isn’t safe at all! Ridiculous!"

Bai Zhengxuan complained with a face full of chatter, seemingly about to launch into a lengthy tirade.

Captain Zhou’s face twitched slightly.

Everyone in the safe base knew the last people to offend were these three men of poor reputation.

However, the Bai Family had saved Li Xue’s life, thereby saving his life.

So, he endured.

"Uncle, don’t worry. We’re capturing the zombies that sneaked in. Once we catch them, it’ll be safe again." Captain Zhou said gently, "I need to take a look inside the bus, okay?"

According to those who ran out of the living area, the special zombie looked just like a human, capable of speaking and controlling its actions.

If such a zombie isn’t captured, it will surely plunge the entire safe base into panic.

"Sure, go take a look!" Bai Zhengxuan picked his nose, "But be quiet. If you wake up my old lady, it’ll be the death of you."

Captain Zhou promptly nodded, directing the other superpower users to continue searching nearby, while he quietly boarded the bus.

The first floor of the bus was pitch black, occasionally echoing with snores from the second floor.

Captain Zhou barely glanced around before quietly stepping off the bus.

He firmly believed that the rescuers of Xiao Xuexue would not harbor zombies.

He trusted them!

Harboring zombies served them no good. He climbed aboard to let the accompanying superpower users see, to prevent people from gossiping.

"Captain, there’s a small spot of black blood over there."

A superpower user approached, whispering in Captain Zhou’s ear.

Captain Zhou nodded slightly and smiled at Bai Zhengxuan, "Uncle, hurry back to sleep. Remember to lock the door from the inside."

"Got it!"

Bai Zhengxuan scratched his toe and shuffled back toward the bus, closing the door behind him.

Captain Zhou gently tugged on the door to confirm Bai Zhengxuan had locked it, then jogged toward where the superpower user had discovered the black blood.

In a dark corner, one or two drops of black blood were faintly visible.

"Rinse this place clean.’

Captain Zhou instructed a Water Ability User and continued to track the black bloodstains.

Following the trail, it was clear the special zombie had probably climbed over the wall.

There were also a few drops of black blood outside the wall.

Captain Zhou and the superpower users climbed over the wall and searched along the blood trail for a long time, but couldn’t find the special zombie.

The trail of black blood disappeared in a nearby park, and no more black blood could be found elsewhere.

Captain Zhou searched all night but couldn’t find that reportedly special, talking zombie.

So, he and his team, tired from a night of work, returned to the safe base.

The entire night, the safe base was brightly lit, with superpower users patrolling every corner, checking whether anyone had been bitten by zombies.

Ordinary people with no superpowers huddled together, warily watching those around them, their hearts filled with fear yet not daring to leave the crowd.

It wasn’t until the early morning that the safe base finally quieted down.

The team members who had seen Fan Tangtang all turned into zombies, their crystal cores extracted. The remaining team members had never actually seen Fan Tangtang.

They only heard survivors say there was a child zombie that looked just like a human.

Several new patrol teams were added to the safe base, more guards were stationed at the safe base gates, and several more temperature-measuring devices were added.

Morning.

As usual, Bai Zhengxuan, scuffing his slippers, boarded the green garbage truck with three boxes of pork and scallion dumplings.

"Another beautiful day!"

Uncle Wang picked his nose, eyes fixed intently on the pork and scallion dumplings Bai Zhengxuan was carrying.

"Old Bai looks even more handsome lately!"

Uncle Liu sat calmly in the car, peeling garlic.

Bai Zhengxuan glanced back in the direction of the bus before stepping onto the green garbage truck.

The three not-so-slim men crowded into the driver’s cabin, and with a roar, the green garbage truck sped off toward the gates.

The men of terrible reputation were, once again, about to run amok outside the safe base.