Reborn in the Apocalypse: A Commoner's Survival Log

After a brief discussion about the tasks, the group got to work.

Xu Zhiyi was in charge of starting the fire and burning the charcoal, Yan Fei and Shen Zechuan were in charge of grilling, Chai Jin was in charge of taking the ingredients out of the freezer to thaw, Lu Xingye and Zhou Yang were in charge of washing the vegetables in the kitchen, and Wandou was in charge of keeping watch at the door.

All six of them were grown men, and Shen Zechuan and the others were all superhumans. Zhou Yang also had a big appetite because he had drunk the spring water. In addition, there was Wandou, who had an even bigger appetite. In the end, they managed to eat almost all the barbecue ingredients in the store.

The group didn't waste any of the leftovers; they packed them up in the takeout containers they found at the restaurant, including oil, salt, soy sauce, barbecue dipping sauces, and drinks.

After eating and drinking their fill, the six people and their dog continued their journey.

Upon entering the city, although there were many zombies along the way, the car could still pass through easily. However, as it slowly entered the central area, it became clear that things were different.

At a glance, the streets were in complete disarray, littered with debris and fragments, and bloodstains were everywhere. They were nothing like the clean and tidy streets before the apocalypse.

The roads were littered with abandoned vehicles, completely blocking the way. Some were involved in chain-reaction collisions and overturned, some were almost completely wrecked with smoke still billowing from the front, some were covered in blood and lying across the road, and some had become zombies trapped inside their cars.

In addition, countless zombies were constantly circling around these vehicles.

Many shops along the street had their doors and windows smashed by passersby, and two or three shops even had hordes of zombies that lingered for a long time.

The group guessed that there might be living people hiding inside. However, they didn't intend to meddle.

Their destination was at the other end of the city center, but several shortcuts were blocked. To get through the city center, they would have to deal with the zombies first, and then deal with the vehicles blocking the road, which was too troublesome.

Without hesitation, the group quickly turned back and planned to take a longer route through the outer ring road of the city. Although this would add ten kilometers to their journey, it would be safer and faster.

However, on the ring road in the city, the group also saw many wrecked cars parked on the side of the road, and some vehicles had crashed into the guardrails and were already burned black, leaving only the frame.

Halfway there, the car was running low on gas, so the group found the nearest gas station. The staff there had all turned into zombies, which they quickly dispatched.

He found two gas cards on the staff and started refueling.

Since they had already arrived at the gas station, the group decided to get some extra gasoline to take back with them.

So Lu Xingye was put in charge of refueling, while the others looked for empty gas cans at the gas station, or empty water cans if they couldn't find any.

Shen Zechuan took a liking to a medium-sized truck parked in the gas station's rest area, so he went over to take a look.

The vehicle was fine, and the cargo compartment was empty except for a few bundles of rope. The only exception was the driver's cab, where a middle-aged male zombie was locked up. He was probably the driver of the truck.

They must have just finished delivering goods and were on their way back, but it was too late, so they stopped here to rest for the night and left when it got light.

In trucks like these, a small sleeping space can be converted from the back of the driver's seat. Many truck drivers who drive their own trucks make do with this space to save on accommodation costs. Little did this driver know that he would wake up as a zombie.

After releasing the truck driver, Shen Zechuan immediately killed him by electrocuting his brain. He searched the zombie's body but found nothing, then climbed back into the cab and finally found the truck keys in the side pocket.

Fortunately, the zombie had been locked in the driver's cab and there were no living people around to provoke it, so the zombie hadn't moved around inside. Apart from the stench of the zombie, the driver's cab was still quite clean, otherwise he really wouldn't have been able to get his hands on it.

Zhou Yang and his team searched extensively and finally found a dozen or so empty oil drums in the gas station's spare storage area. However, none of them were very large, each only enough to fill a tank of gas. They also found two large barrels of diesel fuel with prices marked on them, each containing 200 liters, presumably purchased from a nearby manufacturer that hadn't yet come to collect them.

The group hurriedly took the empty oil cans back and filled them up one by one.

Just as they were wondering how to move the oil drums, Shen Zechuan drove up in his truck.

"Put the oil drums in this truck. I just got them from the rest area at the gas station. It'll be good to bring more supplies back once we get into the city."

"This truck is great! I was just worried about not having enough space!" Chai Jin was overjoyed when he saw the truck and carried a bucket in each hand onto the train.

Xu Zhiyi then said, "It's a pity we found so few oil drums, otherwise we could have taken more with us."

"Why doesn't anyone here have spatial abilities? Or you could change my ability to spatial manipulation!" Lu Xingye squatted on the ground in frustration. "That way, I could just wave my hand and put anything in! My water ability is so useless, I can't do anything with it!"

Zhou Yang, who has no superpowers but possesses a spatial ability, subconsciously touched his nose upon hearing this, feeling a little guilty.

However, upon hearing Lu Xingye say that his superpower was useless, he immediately disagreed and said, "How can your superpower be useless? In the future, water resources are very likely to be polluted, and we will have to rely on people like you with water-based superpowers to have access to clean water."

"Besides, your ability might not be very effective against zombies, but it's quite useful against malicious living people. For example, you could throw a water balloon over their head and drown them. Furthermore, aren't water-based ability users supposed to control all water? Couldn't you just drain all the water from a person's body? If you're strong enough, you can drain a bad guy dry in no time! You could even keep injecting water into a person until they explode and die. If you're really into sadistic humor, you could even make someone die from water in their brain..."

Zhou Yang spoke fluently and incessantly, leaving everyone else in front of him stunned. Lu Xingye, in particular, stared blankly at Zhou Yang as he continued his eloquent speech.

Sensing the excessive silence in the air, Zhou Yang suddenly realized that the atmosphere was a bit awkward. Seeing the strange looks from the others, she immediately felt a little embarrassed.

"Well... I'm not an antisocial personality. I've just read a lot of post-apocalyptic novels, and that's how water-based superpowers are used. Although killing is wrong, it's not bad for saving your life in a pinch, right?"

Shen Zechuan agreed, "Yes, you're right. In the apocalypse, the living are probably more terrifying than zombies. Human nature is the most vulnerable thing."

The others also nodded.

Lu Xingye jumped up and hugged Zhou Yang tightly, exclaiming excitedly, "Damn, you're a genius! How come I didn't think of that! I'll specialize in dealing with bad guys from now on!"

"Don't lay a hand on people!" Yan Fei grabbed Lu Xingye by the back of the neck and dragged him back. "If you want to deal with bad guys, you not only need to train your superpowers, but you also need to use your brain more, otherwise you'll be selling someone out while still helping them count the money."

"Pah! I'm not that stupid!" Lu Xingye puffed out his cheeks and snorted at Yan Fei.