Apocalyptic Disaster: Stockpile Supplies for Free and Make a Comeback

Chapter 106 The Refuge on the Stone Tablet
Some items were lost, but luckily the higher-ups acted quickly, otherwise they would have all been lost on the vehicle.

As the convoy departed, a car behind them exploded with a loud bang in the intense heat.

It was getting late, and everyone returned to their cars, leaving the campsite surrounded by vehicles completely silent.

No one dared to sleep that night; they all waited anxiously for dawn so they could leave this place as soon as possible.

Song Jinhe stood on the terrace, looking at the distant mountains. It seemed that there was some snow on the mountaintop.

The waiting time always seems to be exceptionally long, and the feeling of wanting to sleep but being unable to is even more unbearable.

The lightning streaking across the sky above the dark valley created an intense sense of oppression for the people below.

Finally, dawn broke, and everyone roused themselves and quickly left.

The journey is already halfway complete. At the current pace, they should be able to reach Luozhou within a week. Even though the shortage of supplies is getting worse, a glimmer of hope is rising in everyone's hearts.

Looking at the mineral water bottle with only one bar of water left, not even enough for a sip, Xiong Qing felt a surge of nameless anger and anxiety.

The car only has this much water left after adding it. If we can't find a water source, we won't be able to get out of Luozhou, let alone travel 100 kilometers.

He knows where the water is.

Last time he saw a box of mineral water in the car Meng Yuyao was in, but he didn't dare touch it.

Now even Su Lan's team has started distributing drinking water according to the number of people, while Meng Yuyao can at most wipe her face with a wet cloth.

Also, regarding the RVs, I remember last time they didn't have much water in their tanks, but they were in the best condition in the entire fleet.

If only all those things belonged to him.

Xiong Qing became increasingly angry as he thought about it.

"We've found water up ahead!!" A survivor who was on good terms with him rushed over.

Upon hearing this, Xiong Qing disregarded his own burning heat and immediately went over.

On the side of the road, there was a car covered in dust, its windows shattered, and a mummified corpse inside.

His dry, yellow hair clung tightly to his scalp, and his teeth, exposed to the air due to shrunken gums, looked particularly unsettling. His down jacket was also covered in a thick layer of dust.

There was a half-empty bottle of mineral water in the middle, and four unopened bottles in the open trunk.

The first man to get a bottle, fearing the water would be taken away, immediately unscrewed the cap and took a big gulp.

This amount of water isn't even enough for everyone to have half a bottle; whoever gets it first gets it.

Besides the water, there were also clothes and shoes on the corpse that someone had taken.

The mummified corpse sitting in the driver's seat suddenly swayed, scaring the person who opened the car door half to death.

"What are you yelling for? You have no guts to search a corpse." Xiong Qing shoved the man aside and unceremoniously snatched the clothes from the corpse. He didn't take the shoes because they didn't fit.

That windbreaker was the best thing on the bus besides water. The person who was pushed away clenched his fists silently, not daring to confront Xiong Qing because of his imposing figure.

Xiong Qing has been arrogant and domineering towards those in the team who have no powerful backers for a long time. The only time he suffered a loss was at the RV.

Those of them who needed to stay with the team to survive had no choice but to swallow their anger.

Song Jinhe looked at the broken rope on the car's rearview mirror. She didn't see the corresponding item on the seat, which was strange. People who hang things on the rearview mirror wouldn't leave a broken ornament unattended.

Therefore, the only explanation is that the rope must have rotted after the car owner's death, and there should have been something inside the car.

This car looks like it's been sitting here forever and no one has touched it.

She noticed a low stone marker next to the car with road numbers and distances written on it. The map showed a fork in the road ahead; to the left of the marker was an old village and inn, closer to the volcano, which the group hadn't originally planned to waste time on.

But now, the words "refuge" are still crookedly written after the road number.

"Could those bottles of water in the back be from the shelter? They look cleaner than the rest of the stuff in the car," someone asked.

"This place is sparsely populated. If there really were a refuge there, it might not have fallen yet!"

Upon hearing this, many people's eyes lit up.

Their drinking water supply wouldn't be enough to get them to Los Angeles, but they could try their luck at the shelter!

"The body is about 30 years old, male, with no fatal wounds, but his arm is broken," Jiang Shi'an said after examining the body.

"Who broke his hand?" Qi Sixing looked left and right but couldn't see anything wrong.

“This so-called shelter,” Song Jinhe raised her eyebrows to look at the stone tablet, “is written directly on it, as if they’re afraid passersby won’t know about it.”

It's probably a trap.

Qi Sixing looked at those who were excitedly saying they wanted to go and take a look, and still reminded them, "A sudden appearance of a shelter may not be a good thing. It's better to be cautious."

"You can say that because you have water to drink and RVs to live in. What about us? If we don't go, are you going to share supplies with us?" one girl couldn't help but retort.

Everyone was initially envious of Su Lan's team's supplies, but then these guys drove up in a campervan and apparently got a bargain. They managed to take the campervan and supplies right after Su Lan and his team lured away the zombie horde.

After traveling for several days, looking at this RV and thinking about my own difficult days and the people who took advantage of the situation, I wished that the RV would break down halfway so that they would have to squeeze into regular cars.

Upon hearing this, Qi Sixing took a deep breath, too lazy to argue. He understood what the other person meant, but their tone was infuriating to anyone.

"Whatever, you can go if you want. Anyway, we're continuing on to Luozhou."

“Those who want to go to the shelter can leave the group at the fork in the road ahead. We will stop about two kilometers away tonight and set off at 6:30 tomorrow morning. Those who can make it can come together,” Su Lan said.

They were originally a temporary team assembled for the purpose of going to Luozhou, and with so many people, ordinary robbers wouldn't act rashly.

He can leave the team now if he wants, but he won't delay his progress.

"Brother Xiong, shall we go?"

Xiong Qing looked at the people discussing the matter and said, "Send one person to go with them."

The shelter isn't far away, and those people will definitely catch up after they replenish their water supply; they could catch up tonight if things go smoothly.

He would be safer with Su Lan's group.

"Fu Jing, are we really going? What if there's danger there?"

His companion was a little worried. He had heard what Qi Sixing had said earlier, and Su Lan and the others did not plan to change their route to this shelter.

They only had three or four cars, and they always felt uneasy.

“If there really is water there, we can replenish our supplies this time and then the rest of the journey will be fine. People can talk nonsense if they don’t have enough supplies, but what are we going to do if we don’t go? Not everyone is like Meng Yuyao, who has powerful connections.”

“Brother Zhou and the others split into two groups. The women with children continued with the group, while the two men went to check. We’ll discuss with the people who went there and park the car outside first, observe quietly, and then decide whether to go in or not.”

They leave immediately if there's a problem.

Fu Jing felt that this way there would be absolutely no chance of anything going wrong.

(End of this chapter)