Chapter 603 - 515: Wishing You Good Fortune

"Brother Su, why don’t we stay on the fourth floor?"

The group from the Yama Corps reached the fifth floor, and Lu Yubo rubbed his arms.

"It is quite cold..."

Zhang Ya and Wang Xin both agreed with Lu Yubo’s opinion.

The temperature gradually dropped from the first floor. On the fourth floor, it was still seven or eight degrees above zero, but on the fifth floor, it had already fallen below zero because the laboratory explosion shattered the glass curtain wall, allowing air circulation.

Over time, the cold wasn’t noticeable, but dropping from over twenty degrees above zero to several degrees below zero made everyone shiver.

Zhang Su came here mainly for a quiet place to discuss matters and didn’t plan to sleep on this floor, so he said, "Bozai, you go find a comfortable place on the fourth floor. We’ll come down after we’re done."

"Alright! Zhuzi, let’s go together!"

"Coming!"

After a bit of shouting, Lu Yubo and Zhao Dezhu went off energetically.

"Check out the situation across the street."

Zhang Su waved the walkie-talkie in front of several people and pressed the talk button: "I’m not Liao Youzhi, who are you? Introduce yourself in detail."

"This disaster likely hit many camps hard!"

Yuwen’s brows furrowed deeply, recalling the afternoon’s experience. The defense at Lego Mall was considered tight, yet it almost faced obliteration, leaving him with lingering fear.

Zhang Su looked at the silent walkie-talkie, exhaled a breath of air, and then took out a cigarette to light up: "So many of our brothers died here. If we hadn’t handled the zombies properly before, it would have been disastrous."

"The main issue is the zombies in that office building across the street. They might have had the same idea as the Little Eagle Association did before, storing the zombies and luring a few out to kill as needed for fuel..."

"We were almost trapped. Fortunately, we had just cleared the area around Celestial Horse Island. It was really lucky!"

"Indeed, if the tens of thousands of zombies around Celestial Horse Island were still alive, just thinking about it is terrifying..."

While everyone chatted, a voice came over the walkie-talkie.

"Hello, friend. I’m Hu Yong’an from Niu Yazi Town south of Qin City. Our camp suffered a severe blow; many brothers died, and we escaped. I wanted to ask how things are on your side. How is the Survivor Alliance? Is it safe?"

"What’s the range of this walkie-talkie?"

Zhang Su saw Wu Lue squatting and smoking nearby, so he asked.

Wu Lue stood up, took the walkie-talkie in his hand, and examined it carefully under the weak light, saying, "This piece of junk has a talking range of at most three to four kilometers in the city."

"Three to four kilometers... Mr. Zhang, Niu Yazi is at least fifteen kilometers away from us, so they might already have entered the Qin City District!"

Yuwen quickly analyzed.

"That’s not necessarily the case..."

Wu Lue rubbed his chin and said, "Liao Youzhi left walkie-talkies for many forces to contact, especially with connections to Beihai District. I think it’s very likely they used a walkie-talkie relay station. That thing placed on a high building can extend the communication range by ten or twenty kilometers without a problem. To achieve intercommunication among several places, we also need to use a relay station."

Zhang Su understood and picked up the walkie-talkie: "You’re Hu Yong’an from Niu Yazi, right? I’m sorry to tell you that Liao Youzhi is already dead. Where exactly are you now, and what’s the specific situation?"

The situation was becoming increasingly severe. Zhang Su was not averse to accepting new survivors, and indeed it was necessary to recruit newcomers, but he at least needed to understand their specific conditions, such as their relationship with Liao Youzhi. He simply said Liao Youzhi was dead, without explaining how, waiting to see the other side’s reaction.

In today’s world, few people are willing to go to extremes for friends, but it’s not impossible to have such loyal people. If someone were a close friend of Liao Youzhi, it would only bring trouble.

Soon, the opponent responded as quickly as it took to inhale a puff of smoke.

"Ah? Old Liao is dead... I really didn’t expect it. Leader Liao had been managing the Survivor Alliance quite well, unexpected to see this blow.

So, how is the Survivor Alliance doing now? Is Qin City no longer safe? Who are you, the new leader of the Survivor Alliance?"

The quick response indicated that the opponent had no time to concoct a story, better reflecting their true thoughts. Judging from their tone, it was not difficult to deduce that their relationship with Liao Youzhi was quite ordinary, perhaps only having had some trading dealings previously.

Before Zhang Su could reply, the opponent continued: "Our situation is really messed up. After the weather changed today, zombies in the nearby villages rioted. Initially, we didn’t know and thought it was just a small-scale thing, didn’t think much of it, just fought against it, but in the end...

Sigh, it’s hard to explain in a few words, but basically, of the more than a hundred people in our camp, only less than thirty of us are left. Brother, humanity doesn’t harm humanity, tell me, what’s the real situation in Qin City, can we still go?"

Zhang Su didn’t consult with the people around him. He pondered for a moment and then replied to the other side: "The situation in Qin City is equally bad. This rainfall has made the zombies very fierce. In the afternoon, a large group of zombies attacked the mall, and we lost over a hundred people in one battle. We just stabilized the situation half an hour ago.

You’re not the only ones contacting me; both the Little Eagle Association and the Apocalypse Corps have been attacked and are preparing to come over to defend together. If you have the ability to come to the city, you’re very welcome. I can also provide basic material support, but if you expect me to send people to save you, there’s no chance of that. We can only hold our position for now."

Being able to make a promise of material support was Zhang Su’s greatest kindness, a bottom line as a fellow human being.

"Brother, by your voice, you should be younger than me. I’ll soon be fifty, but I’ll respectfully call you little brother. By the way you speak, I can tell you’re the new leader of the Survivor Alliance. This change happened so suddenly, your promise is noted in my heart. We’ll find a way to get to the city. If there’s a chance to meet, please take care of us. We will contribute our strength in the future!"

The words weren’t explicit, but the meaning was clear: as long as they could reach Lego Mall, they were willing to merge together.

"We have no vendetta, and I doubt you have anything worth my plotting, so let’s leave it at that. I hope we can meet. Good luck to you."

"Same, good luck to you, thank you!"

After exchanging thanks, the conversation ended.

Niu Yazi Town is located between Qin City and Beihai District. The transportation used to be quite common, with occasional interactions between both sides, but now the situation has become uncertain.

"Brother Su, why didn’t you tell them that the Survivor Alliance is no more and that we’ve taken over Celestial Horse Island here?"

Wu Lue asked puzzledly beside him.

"There’s no need for that at the moment." Zhang Su shook his head slightly, showing caution.

Previously, spreading the news of Celestial Horse Island unifying the northern part of Qin City could deter the unscrupulous, making the ill-intentioned fall silent, while also attracting those genuinely interested in joining forces to develop together.

But now, it’s different. With the escalation of danger, some people are left without retreat. If they find out about the situation in the north of Qin City, they might get greedy. It’s not the thief that one should fear, but the thief’s longing!