#270 - Chapter 270 Dawn - Rebirth In The Apocalypse: Start By Building The Strongest Base

10 PM.

Lvyuan Base, conference room.

The cadres were once again seated around the conference table.

The atmosphere remained heavy. The helicopter that had been dispatched earlier had returned without any success.

Or, perhaps it couldn't be said that there were no gains.

"Everyone doesn't need to worry too much. At least, we haven't found that the helicopter Ah Jin was on had an accident. They should be delayed by other matters."

Qin's father was the first to break the silence in the conference room.

His words also had some persuasive power.

"That's right! Everyone, go back to rest or attend to your own affairs. I believe President Qin will be back soon!"

Wang Yang also stood up to smooth things over.

Left with no other choice, the others had no option but to silently leave their seats and return to their respective places.

No one really went back to sleep soundly.

None of them had imagined that the leader's absence from the base would make everyone feel so uneasy.

Perhaps they had truly become accustomed to having a strong leader and were used to winning without effort. Once they lost their backbone, they became disorganized.

It turned out that the role of the backbone was so significant.

The cadres returned to their posts or residences with their own thoughts, trying their best to restrain their people from causing trouble.

The Security Department was fully mobilized, doing its utmost to maintain the safety and order within the main base.

Qin's father also personally took charge, overseeing the Combat Department and assisting the Security Department. With the leader absent, the Combat Department members could only obey the orders of the leader's father.

Liu Wenhao, who had been on a business trip to Shanshi in the afternoon, had returned with the coal. Currently, the base still had two combat squads, and their combat power had slightly recovered.

Qin Jin had no idea that his momentary whim would lead to such an impact.

But even if he knew, he wouldn't regret it. Lvyuan had grown to this point, and it shouldn't collapse just because he was absent. That wasn't the base he wanted.

This night was destined to be long.

For some, it was a sleepless night.

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Yucheng.

Daliang Mountain.

The rain had not weakened since the afternoon, and the sky was pouring down rain as if it had sprung a leak.

The Lvyuan team inside the mountain had been unable to come out to load ammunition and supplies onto the trucks.

"Damn it! How long has it been since we've seen such heavy rain? It's been many years, hasn't it?!"

"The weather has been really strange since the apocalypse. We often get this kind of unusual weather."

Zhong Yu stood guard at the entrance of the cave, muttering as he watched the rain still falling.

It was already 11 PM, and most of the team members had already rested and fallen asleep. Every two hours, three people would be arranged to guard the entrance and inside the cave.

Perhaps the sound of the rain was too loud, or perhaps this place was too remote. Since nightfall, only four or five zombies had come looking, and they were easily dealt with by the guards using hand crossbows and machetes.

It saved them some effort.

Otherwise, if there were too many zombies, they would have to consider moving to another place. After all, being trapped in a cave was quite risky.

"If the rain doesn't stop in a few more hours, then we'll go back the day after tomorrow. If we force our way back and get stuck halfway, it will be difficult for so many of our vehicles to find a place to spend the night."

"If this rain can stop before dawn, then we'll still have time to load the trucks and have a chance to return to the base tomorrow."

Li Bowen's voice sounded beside Zhong Yu.

He had woken up and was guarding the night.

He had eaten something and rested after nightfall, and he was much better after sleeping for a few hours.

Having evolved, his physique was much better than ordinary people.

Although it wasn't his turn to guard the night, he came over to chat with Zhong Yu.

"Old Li."

Zhong Yu greeted Li Bowen familiarly.

The entrance of the cave was quite large, so even if the two of them stood side by side, it wouldn't feel crowded. After all, this place used to be an import and export point for the transportation of weapons and ammunition, so it couldn't be made too small.

The two of them watched the rain together. There were several layers of iron bars that had been set up long ago at the entrance to block any zombies that might come in.

"Old Li, what are evolvers like? Can you tell me about it? I really want to become an evolver too."

The talkative Zhong Yu couldn't help but break the silence and inquire about his partner.

No one wasn't curious about evolvers, or rather, most people wanted to become an evolver.

Currently, there were three evolvers known in the base: President Qin, Captain Li Bowen, and the young man Lin Zhijie they had picked up along the way.

(All the members of the combat unit assumed that Qin Jin was an evolver, otherwise, they couldn't explain his amazing strength in the early stages.)

"Well, I don't know how to describe it. I just feel like I'm a lot stronger and my whole body is a lot lighter."

Li Bowen didn't give much of an answer. In fact, this was his own feeling. He was just a simple strength evolver, so of course he wouldn't have any special feelings.

"Old Li, how did you suddenly become an evolver? Is there some secret method? Tell me secretly! I'll introduce you to a beautiful woman next time."

Zhong Yu still wasn't giving up.

In the past, everyone in the base had discussed this issue, but Li Bowen and Lin Zhijie really didn't understand why they had suddenly "mutated."

"..."

Li Bowen was speechless at Old Zhong's question.

Seeming to have expected this, Zhong Yu wasn't disappointed.

If it was really that easy to evolve, then he believed that his good brother Qin Jin wouldn't be so secretive about it.

"It's a pity~ It would be great if I could also become an evolver. It would be nice if I could evolve an invisibility ability, or a flying ability! If not, I could also accept evolving a perspective or wind control ability."

Thinking of his long-cherished dream, Zhong Yu couldn't help but click his tongue.

"..."

Li Bowen wanted to complain, but he suppressed it.

Old Zhong, what's wrong with you!?

Why are you thinking about such strange abilities!?

Only flying seems to be more serious.....

Unable to complain about his teammate, he turned his face away to hide his embarrassment at this moment.

President Qin had told them before that the so-called evolvers they were encountering now should be more accurately described as the change and optimization of some parts of the human body.

Everything was still based on the original body.

Like perspective, invisibility, wind control.....

These should be called superpowers more appropriately.

The two couldn't be confused at all.

"Old Li, don't you believe it, I think I'll evolve in the future too. Don't cry when you can't beat me, haha."

Zhong Yu was always so optimistic, and his words often influenced the teammates and friends around him to feel relaxed.

Should I put Gao Qiang in Old Zhong's squad for a while in the future?

So that he can feel Old Zhong's optimism and be healed.

Hmm.

It seems feasible.

The rainy night continued, and it was unknown whether they could return tomorrow.

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