The vehicles moved along the road, with zombies still lingering about, the car windows closed. Occasionally, some zombies would suddenly rush towards the glass, but the people inside did not panic.
Once you start something and overcome the fear in your heart, even the most terrifying things can become insignificant.
Soon, everyone arrived at Rock Mountain.
Li Yu stood at the entrance of Rock Mountain, deep in thought. According to what Liu Huamei had said last night, they were in two tile-roofed houses on the mountain.
Parking the car, there were still seven or eight zombies wandering about the gate of Rock Mountain.
Before Li Yu could even get out of the car, Li Hang, along with Li Haoxian and a few other young men, excitedly got out of the car to actively kill zombies, as if that would redeem themselves from earlier.
Li Yu saw this and did not stop them. Actively killing zombies was also a form of growth. This base needed everyone's protection!
Li Yu waited in the car until most of the zombies were dealt with, then directly rammed the off-road vehicle into the iron gate of Rock Mountain.
Boom!
The iron gate was directly knocked flying by the vehicle and fell to the ground.
Li Yu, carrying a submachine gun and holding a large machete, led people up the mountain. Only Li Hang was left behind to watch the car, watching Li Yu reluctantly.
Li Yu completely ignored him!
Up the mountain!
...
On the mountain!
The Village Chief and the others were still inside the tile-roofed houses. There was no choice; they had barely escaped back here, and there were still zombies all over the mountain base, leaving them unsure of where else to go.
"Should we run now? That woman went to seek help. If Li Yu comes and finds those bodies, he'll definitely make trouble!" someone said.
"Run? Where to? There are zombies all over the mountain base. Why don't you go deal with them?" the tattooed youth said.
"Li Yu is so selfish, since he won't let them into the base, why would he come to rescue anyone?" The Village Chief bowed his head in thought for a moment, then slowly said.
"But just in case," the Village Chief gloomily glanced at Liu Weimin and continued, "If Liu Huamei brings Li Yu and his people here, we still have a trump card in our hands!"
Li Yu and his group quickly approached the tile-roofed house.
But just as they were about to arrive, they could smell the stench of blood and rotting corpses from afar. Li Yu immediately thought of what Liu Huamei had told him, that the Village Chief and his people had killed many on the mountain.
As they approached, they saw a ditch filled with corpses.
These corpses were not like zombies; they had no black spots, no signs of zombification.
Some bodies were unclothed, some stabbed dozens of times—it was a ghastly sight!
Everyone was puzzled, curious about what exactly had happened here.
"These people, they were all killed by the Village Chief and his group!" Xuanxuan stared straight at the bodies and suddenly spoke, shocking everyone with her startling revelation!
No one could have guessed that the previously pitiful looking Village Chief and his people could do such a thing.
Seeing firsthand what the Village Chief and others had done, everyone slowly understood why Li Yu didn't let them into the base and realized just how cruel the apocalypse could be.
In-fighting was fierce, while outside fighting was timid. This was a common occurrence even before the apocalypse; it's always easier to squeeze the soft ones.
"So, human nature!" Li Yu remarked thoughtfully.
Uncle's face was ashen, while Xuanxuan standing next to Li Yu seemed not too surprised.
However, this field of corpses provided a stark lesson in apocalyptic human nature for everyone behind Li Yu!
"In an apocalypse, you must be careful. Perhaps you have such principles, but don't readily trust that others will hold to them too. Keeping your distance and staying vigilant is the only way to last," Li Yu explained to everyone.
Just then, someone came out from the tile-roofed house, and upon spotting Li Yu and his group, their face instantly turned pale.
Shouting loudly: "Li Yu and his group have arrived!" while hurriedly running into the tile-roofed house.
Immediately, a crowd emerged from the tile-roofed house.
The Village Chief and a tattooed youth, one on each side, dragged out Liu Weimin, who was already half-dead. Seeing Li Yu and his group wielding knives and guns, they instantly became nervous, eyeing Li Yu with a wary expression.
Liu Weimin was covered in blood, his Achilles tendons had been severed, and his face was swollen, clearly beaten by fists.
Liu Weimin, with his eyes swollen nearly shut, looked toward Li Yu's group in front of the tile-roofed house, surprised with joy. However, as his gaze swept across, he did not see Liu Huamei, which confused him, and he glared hatefully at Li Yu.
Just as he was about to speak, the Village Chief suspiciously asked Li Yu, "What? You want to save him? You wouldn't let us in, and now that we have fled here, are you still looking for trouble?"
Li Yu responded noncommittally, instead countering with a question, "Did you kill those people?"
The Village Chief, as if hearing a joke, incredulously exclaimed, "Yes! But what's that to you! Everyone is out for their own interests, aren't you the same? Hah!"
Li Yu looked at the Village Chief calmly, not retorting, just quietly observing him, and raised his crossbow. Uncle, although somewhat reluctant, also raised his gun from behind.
Seeing Li Yu's movement, the Village Chief was startled, panicking yet puzzled, and pulled Liu Weimin in front of him as if he had grasped a handle on Li Yu.
Furiously, he exclaimed, "If you dare come over, I'll kill him!"
Li Yu looked at the Village Chief and said indifferently, "Go ahead."
The Village Chief, having anticipated many scenarios, had not foreseen this possibility, suddenly unsure of what to do next.
Then, it seemed he had an idea:
Pretending to weaken to snatch victory? Li Yu certainly wants to save Liu Weimin but does not want to succumb to threats, hence he spoke so - actually, he is very concerned about Liu Weimin's safety.
Alright, think I wouldn't dare?
Hardening his heart, the Village Chief bit his lip and sliced Liu Weimin's neck, drawing fresh blood.
Li Yu remained unmoved, but Liu Jianwen, seeing this scene, twitched and seemed poised to act, but after looking at Li Yu, he remained still.
The Village Chief, seeing that Li Yu did not react, felt that his actions were still not adequate, so he cut deeper with the knife.
Li Yu looked at the Village Chief, then glanced at the sky; the sun was beginning to set.
After lunch, he had rested for a while before coming out. Perhaps it was hunger that made him irritable, lacking patience.
He raised his crossbow again, aimed at the Village Chief, and took aim.
The Village Chief was right about one thing; Li Yu was also selfish. In these end times, how could one survive not being a little selfish?
He liked to nip all troubles in the bud:
The Village Chief held hostility towards them; what if outsiders came in the future, and the Village Chief brought them here to seize the base?
If they were lucky, they could resist.
If unlucky, either the base would be captured, and everyone would die.
Or the outsiders would have some backing, leading to more trouble, killings, and recurring issues.
Too annoying! To avoid prolonged troubles, better to eradicate them all and have some peace!
While Li Yu thought this, he pulled the crossbow string...
Seeing this, the Village Chief's scalp tingled, furious!
A knife slashed through, Liu Weimin was forsaken!
Until death, not a word spoken, departing the world with confusion and bewilderment.
At the same time, the Village Chief's head was penetrated by an arrow.
Suddenly, the tattooed youth, though furious, seeing Li Yu and his group with submachine guns, didn't dare to overtly resist. He silently retreated, attempting to run towards the mountain.
"Kill all these people!" Li Yu told his followers behind him.