Reborn in the Apocalypse: A Commoner's Survival Log

The floodwaters receded slowly over a period of more than half a month.

The base was left with more than half a meter of silt, and the silt outside the base was even deeper. Most of the zombies were stuck in the silt, making it difficult for them to move.

The houses on the base were all flooded from the second floor down to the third floor, and the villas were in even worse condition because of the open terrain.

The problem is that the tenants who originally rented rooms on the first or second floor for convenience can be easily solved. After negotiating with the base, they can move to a higher floor to continue renting. At most, they will have to climb stairs in the future.

But those homeowners who own the property are in trouble. Their houses, which have been flooded and damaged by the tide, are not even accepted by the base, and selling them to other survivors is out of the question. Renting another house would be a huge expense, so they can only wait until the mud is cleared away and then grit their teeth and continue living there.

The villa area was in a similar state; the first and second floors were either flooded or extremely damp, leaving only the third and fourth floors habitable.

However, those who rent villas are mostly superpowered teams, averaging a dozen or twenty people. It's not comfortable for so many people to be crammed into two floors.

Even after the silt is cleaned up, the interior decoration below is basically ruined. A house that has been flooded always has a musty smell, which is quite uncomfortable to live in for a long time.

Seeing the plight of the residents on the ground floor of the entire base, Shen Zechuan and his companions were very glad that they had moved out early, otherwise they would also be living with their noses stuffed up now.

With the floodwaters receding, the task of clearing the silt from the base must be put on the agenda as soon as possible.

Early in the morning, the base issued a notice that all adult laborers in every household must participate in labor until all the silt in the base is cleaned up.

Zhou Yang and the others left Gu Yaoyao at home, and then had Pea and Big Yellow keep her company before closing the door and going out to participate in the cleanup work.

The first thing they need to do is clear the mud from their building, otherwise they won't be able to get out.

At this time, water-type ability users like Lu Xingye came in very handy. They could extract the water from the silt and then further shrink the silt, making it easier for others to clean up.

The extracted water was also very clean, falling into the category of distilled water, and was safe to drink directly. Knowing this, many survivors waited next to the water-elemental ability users with earthenware jars and basins to collect water.

However, most water-type ability users are not so generous; they either choose to supply their own teams or exchange points for it.

Zhou Yang and his group had plenty of water, so they gave it all to the survivors, though they also symbolically collected a few points.

Giving things away for free is a bad thing. People might not be grateful to you, but they might think you're a sucker and want to take everything for free in the future.

The water-based ability users in the military had a simpler job. They were responsible for cleaning up the silt in the public areas of the base. Most of the survivors were still trapped inside the buildings and couldn't get out. The water they extracted was naturally supplied to the base authorities for reserves.

After two days of joint efforts, everyone finally managed to clean up all the silt above the surface of the base.

People who had been trapped for almost a month were finally able to leave the high-rise buildings and breathe fresh air.

However, this relief did not last long. There was still silt in the underground parking lot of the base that had not been cleared, and there was even more silt and zombies in the silt outside that needed to be dealt with.

The next day, the military divided everyone into two groups: one group was responsible for clearing several underground parking lots, and the other group was responsible for clearing the area several kilometers around the base.

To incentivize participation, those involved in the cleanup are not only provided with a meal but also receive 10 points. Those with special abilities receive a meal and points, plus a certain number of crystal cores as a reward.

Zhou Yang and his team were assigned to clear the mud and zombies outside the base.

As soon as the base gate was opened, the silt that had been blocking the entrance for more than a meter seemed to have found a breakthrough and rushed into the base all at once.

At first, everyone just focused on cleaning up, thinking that they just needed to get rid of the silt that had flooded in.

But to my surprise, it was impossible to clean it all up. As soon as I removed a small patch, new silt would block it from the outside. Even pumping out the water from the silt didn't help much.

It’s endless.

Finally, one of the ice-type ability users got so angry that he froze the mud in front of him, along with the mud near the main entrance, to prevent new mud from getting in.

This opened up new avenues of thought for everyone.

Everyone voluntarily made way, allowing the ice-type ability user to stand at the front, freezing all the mud around the base, so that everyone could successfully reach the outside of the base.

However, they didn't rush to clean it up. Instead, they had the water-type ability user extract all the water from the silt first.

The sight of a large number of water-based ability users drawing water together was quite spectacular.

Countless water droplets converged into water dragons, rising from the silt and eventually flowing into the water storage tanks behind. Each time a tank was full, a space ability user would promptly replace it with a new empty one.

After the silt that had been drained of water sank, fresh silt kept filling it in until the silt near the base had completely sunk to a shallower level and become hard, and no new silt was coming in.

The previously frozen silt could now be removed and cleaned. After draining the water from this area, the water-type ability users temporarily withdrew to rest.

The work of others has only just begun. All the hard mud has to be cleared out, and the zombies inside have to have their crystal cores dug out and burned.

Zhou Yang, the "space ability user," had an easier job than the others; all he had to do was transport away the dried silt that everyone had dug out.

After such a busy day, the area outside the base is finally passable again.

Further afield, the terrain is noticeably lower, and the silt doesn't need to be cleared away. At most, they can pump out some water a few days later to speed up the drying process.

When everyone returned to the base, looking disheveled and exhausted, before they could even catch their breath, they heard ordinary people gathered together, discussing the matter.

Zhou Yang and his friends asked a soldier and finally found out what had happened.

Just now, during the final cleanup of the underground parking lot in the westernmost part of the base, several corpses were unearthed from the mud, which terrified several ordinary people.

These corpses were all young women, and it was unknown how long they had been submerged in the water; they had all become gigantic.

Moreover, I heard that every one of them showed signs of being violated and abused, and one of them had even been disemboweled; it was an incredibly gruesome sight.

When Zhou Yang heard this, he couldn't help but sigh. Even though Uncle Gu managed the security base so strictly, such things still happened.

Just then, some soldiers were carrying several corpses toward the military headquarters, presumably to be sent for autopsy.

As they passed Zhou Yang and the others, the cloth covering one of the bodies slipped off, revealing the face of the corpse. The group was stunned upon seeing it.

Isn't this the lady of the house on their rooftop?

Although their faces were somewhat distorted from being soaked, the others could still make out their general features.

She rarely went out, so how could she have died in a place like that?

The group couldn't figure it out for a moment, but since they knew one of the individuals' identities, they naturally had to inform the military.

After taking a shower and having dinner, Yan Fei went to the military headquarters to explain the situation and also to find out how the incident was progressing.

After all, having such a killer or organization lurking in the base is truly unsettling.