Reborn: I Stock Up and Bully the Trash to Dominate the Apocalypse

Upon hearing this, Captain Shang immediately nodded heavily.

Firing flares might expose their position, but it could also reveal the other party's identity. This is undoubtedly a gamble with both risks and opportunities.

Soon, the flare soared into the sky, cutting through the night sky and lighting up half the sky.

The survivors had lived in darkness for so long that they had long been accustomed to the pitch blackness of the night. Even the lights were as dim as fireflies.

However, the light of this flare was extremely dazzling, as if daylight had arrived.

Some survivors inadvertently saw the dazzling light and couldn't help but shed tears. Those were the most primitive desire and tears for light of human beings who had been in darkness for a long time.

The teams that were crawling forward also saw the signal flares lighting up in the sky: three red, two yellow, and one green, which was exactly the signal that had been agreed upon.

They exchanged glances, their eyes filled with excitement, their expressions showing the joy of reunion after a long separation and the uncontrollable ecstasy.

The main force is back!

However, these two teams were vanguards who came to check the situation. They did not bring that many flares, so they only sent back a white flare.

This is inconsistent with the agreement.

Captain Shang was waiting patiently and cautiously.

The team in the distance was getting closer and closer. In the afterglow of the flares, their heavy cold-proof clothes and the equipment they were carrying could be vaguely seen.

The team leader, a burly, bearded middle-aged man, raised his hands high and signaled the team to stop moving forward.

The team stopped in unison. Li Qiang took off his mask, revealing an excited face. He shouted towards them, "Captain Chen! Is that you?"

The two sides were several hundred meters apart.

Before Captain Chen and his men could respond, the other side saw the mothership nearby.

Their voices suddenly became excited: "It really is a large force! It really is a mothership!"

Captain Shang also recognized that the person in charge was Captain Ma's right-hand man, the cruiser's deputy captain Li Lehuan.

Captain Shang was also very excited: "Le Huan! It really is you! That's great!"

The people around him also responded excitedly, some even shouted out names, and the scene was a little chaotic for a while.

"We finally found you!" Li Lehuan's voice was hoarse but full of strength. As he spoke, he walked quickly towards this side.

His steps were steady and powerful, and each step made a crisp sound on the ice, which was particularly clear in the silent night sky.

The players behind him followed closely, with neat steps and strict discipline.

As they got closer, more details became clear.

Although they were all wearing winter clothes, they were badly damaged and covered with ice, snow and dust. Their faces were exhausted, but there was a glimmer of determination in their eyes.

Li Lehuan and Captain Shang hugged each other excitedly, and patted each other's backs several times, as if they wanted to put all the worries and concerns of the past two years into this hug.

Captain Shang's voice was choked with emotion: "I didn't expect to see you again. It's great!"

Li Lehuan's eyes were already wet, and his voice was hoarse: "We too, have always been thinking about seeing you again!"

The two men let go of each other, and Li Lehuan noticed that Captain Chen, who was sitting in a wheelchair, was looking at them quietly with a tired smile on his face.

His expression suddenly froze and his pupils contracted slightly. He obviously did not expect Captain Chen to be sitting in a wheelchair.

"Captain Chen!" Li Lehuan's voice trembled slightly.

Captain Chen waved his hand, his voice low but still carrying that familiar majesty: "At least we were able to save a life, which is already good enough."

His tone was relaxed, and it was obvious that he had completely accepted the fact that he would be a disabled person for the rest of his life.

Li Lehuan was stunned for a moment before he suddenly came to his senses and gave Captain Chen a standard military salute.

His movements were quick and decisive, but his eyes turned red in an instant.

Even though he was already in his forties and had experienced countless life and death tests, he could hardly hide his inner excitement and grief at this moment.

Captain Shang stood aside, watching this scene, and felt a pang of sadness in his heart.

Captain Chen was once the soul of their mother ship, leading the entire fleet to drift in the vast ocean and experiencing countless disasters and tests.

Today, although his body is no longer as strong as before, his perseverance and responsibility remain unchanged.

Not only Li Lehuan, but the other people who were accompanying him also had tears in their eyes.

Most of them are veterans who followed Captain Chen back then, and they have deep feelings for each other.

The atmosphere at the scene was very depressing and tragic.

Captain Chen waved his hand in mock seriousness. "Alright, now each of you is a man of steel. Stop the fussing. Le Huan, tell me, what's going on here? Where's Captain Ma? Where are the others?"

Upon hearing this, Li Lehuan immediately raised his hand to wipe his eyes, then straightened his back and began to report in a loud voice.

It turns out that since the two teams separated, life on Island No. 1 has not been easy.

The successive disasters caused them to lose strength continuously, and many ordinary survivors were also killed.

Later, due to unfavorable planting conditions, food became severely scarce.

They ventured out to sea to fish. The mother ship had left them several fishing boats, but without a "humanoid detector" like Zhou Shuwan to guide them, they didn't get much.

Although there was not much food, everyone encouraged each other and was able to hold on.

Later, Captain Ma thought about sending someone to Island No. 2 to make contact, but there were too many disasters on the way back and forth, and each time it was almost a catastrophic disaster.

They went three times but failed each time, so they just dropped the matter.

Later, a super ice pellet storm began and all the seas were frozen.

Captain Ma and his crew were lucky enough to find two schools of fish under the ice, and finally had some food to replenish their supply.

Later, there was intense geological activity, the surrounding ice collapsed, and frequent large earthquakes soon occurred on the island.

They had suffered hundreds of casualties, and Captain Ma, seeing the danger on the island, led his men to evacuate. Before leaving, he took away all the bodies that could be taken away.

At this point, Li Lehuan's voice became much lower, and there was a heavy sense of depression in his tone.

"Our two teams were able to return at this time because our current temporary residence is not far from here. We heard some mechanical noises and came to check it out."

Captain Chen was silent for a moment, then spoke again in a steady tone, "Thank you for your hard work. It's been tough for everyone these past few years!"

"How many of you are left now? Where are you stationed? Is that place safe?" Captain Shang asked several questions in a row.

The two separate teams encountered similar situations, but because Zhou Shuwan was on Island No. 2, the casualty rate was not that high.