Chapter 213 - 198: Carnival

Chapter 213: Chapter 198: Carnival

"They’re back!"

At a sentry’s shout, the gatekeepers rushed to open the main gates, welcoming a convoy of vehicles returning from the battlefield.

The lead truck carried a group of university students who were sallow-faced, gaunt, and filthy—they looked just like refugees.

Yu Dong and his team had successfully eliminated over 20,000 zombies at Ocean University, rescued 51 trapped students, and brought them all back in one trip.

Lin Mo was waiting with a group of people at the main gate to welcome them.

Seeing the dust-covered Yu Dong, Lin Mo nodded at him and extended a hand.

"Yu Dong, you and your team have worked hard!"

"Just doing our duty."

Lin Mo had heavily publicized Yu Dong’s mission to fight 20,000 zombies. Everyone on the cruise ship knew what their leader had gone out to do.

The successful rescue of so many people proved that Yu Dong’s plan to incinerate the 20,000 zombies had worked.

At that moment, the eyes of the many people standing at A Port were filled with intense approval as they looked at Yu Dong.

"Mister, we picked these flowers for you~"

Three small children, holding three wreaths woven from wildflowers, presented them to Yu Dong, Combat Team Leader Zhao Youcai, and Logistics Team Leader Huang Zhiqiang.

The three men raised the wreaths and shouted, "We succeeded!"

The sense of ceremony reached its peak!

Wang Dingbei was at the back of the group, not stepping forward to steal the spotlight.

On this operation, he had only been a witness.

After the simple welcome ceremony arranged by Lin Mo concluded, the exhausted members of the Combat and Logistics teams returned inside the cruise ship to rest.

Yu Dong mustered his energy and spoke to Wang Dingbei.

"Wang, I need you to find a few reliable people to properly pack up our ’spoils of war.’ Take them to the research institute and hand them directly to Professor Meng Dongqing."

The members of the Combat and Logistics teams were too exhausted; they had no energy left.

"Leave it to me. You guys should go get some rest, too."

The full day and night of the fire, followed by the rescue operation, had pushed them to their physical limits.

Yu Dong couldn’t hold on any longer, either.

But these ’spoils of war’ had to be dealt with and sent over immediately. Otherwise, if they were left at the base... Yu Dong wouldn’t be able to sleep.

’Scientists are truly insane...’

After making these brief arrangements, Yu Dong returned to his room, took a shower, and collapsed onto his bed.

He had a very long dream. In it, the research institute had developed a vaccine.

After being bitten by a zombie, they could just wrap a bandage around the wound and keep fighting.

High-ranking officials came to him begging for the vaccine, promising to call him the ’Father of the Zombie Vaccine’ in future textbooks.

...

Yu Dong slept until 8 p.m. before being woken up by Zhao Youcai.

"Get up, Dongzi! Time to party!"

"Huh? What party? Did we get the vaccine?"

Yu Dong rubbed his face and sat up. He shared a suite with Zhao Youcai and Huang Zhiqiang.

They had been roommates for so many years that they were all used to it.

The only difference now was Xia Yao, Zhao Youcai’s girlfriend. She was sensible and rarely bothered Yu Dong. She did her work when she had to and kept to herself the rest of the time—a girl with a very low-key presence.

Zhao Youcai was absolutely crazy about her.

"What vaccine? Didn’t you say you’d treat everyone to a party after we won? They’re all up and waiting for us downstairs. Hurry and get ready. I’ll go get Huang."

"Oh... right. I’m still half-asleep. I did promise everyone we’d relax."

After the rain, their two teams had fought all the way to the research institute and then busied themselves with building defenses against the zombie horde. They had been working outside for so many days and were truly exhausted.

At that moment, Yu Dong suddenly felt that providing special-issue cigarettes and alcohol was perfectly normal. This was the kind of treatment the two teams deserved.

The three of them went to the restaurant on the third deck of the cruise ship.

By this time, most of the survivors on the ship had already finished their dinner.

Only the members of the Combat and Logistics teams were present.

When they saw Yu Dong, Zhao Youcai, and Huang Zhiqiang come down, the crowd immediately started cheering and hollering.

"The boss is here, the boss is here!"

"Boss, you promised us a party after dealing with the horde!"

"Brother Cai, you up for cards later? It’s been a while, and it’s rare for so many of us to be together."

"Boss Huang, can we have a sing-along later? The boss says you’re a karaoke king."

"What a coincidence! Captain Liu used to be the ’Love Song King’ of our fire department."

"Instructor Yu, can we take tomorrow off from training? My whole body aches."

"Forget all that for now! The real question is, are we drinking tonight, Boss?"

Having spent the past few days together, everyone had gotten to know one another and developed a rapport. They knew that their leaders—Yu Dong, Zhao Youcai, Huang Zhiqiang, Yu Chengfei, and Liu Hao—were all approachable people.

Even Zhao Youcai, who looked rather fierce, usually had fun with everyone.

And as for Huang Zhiqiang, everyone knew he was a great guy who often fought for benefits for the Logistics Team and was extremely easy to talk to.

Yu Dong had a certain authority and wasn’t one for games, but he had an upright character and no strange temper. He was also very pragmatic when leading tasks, so he was well-liked by them too.

Yu Dong waved his hand grandly.

"Tonight, the drinks are on the house, and it’s my treat!"

"Kitchen, get the bar snacks, fruit platters, and music going!"

"Starting now, the cruise ship will have power for a full twenty-four hours, and tomorrow, everyone gets the day off!"

"Tonight, brothers and sisters, we’re not going home till we’re drunk!"

Instantly, the place erupted in cheers!

WOOHOO~~~

"The boss is awesome!"

"Brother Dong is so generous!"

"But I still really want to sing karaoke! I can’t suppress my identity as the Love Song King anymore!"