Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse - Chapter 777 Cable Factory
Chapter 777: Chapter 777 Cable Factory
The materials in the cable factory indeed hadn’t been collected by anyone, for after all, they were just cables that were of no use to Special Ability Users, and even the front gate was closed, indicating that no one had entered before.
However, the area was swarming with zombies. By the time the group had traversed the manifold obstacles in the Eastern Suburbs to arrive here, it was already three in the afternoon. At this time, there was no way they could return anymore.
Watching the horde of zombies that had followed them all this way, Xue Wanyi and Nie Qing were the first to take to the air and begin clearing them out.
A tall Mutated Zombie lunged toward Lu Hao, who had noticed this zombie earlier because he could tell it was a Power Element Zombie, probably Level Seven.
“Captain Lu, maybe…”
Liao Yifan was somewhat eager, she really liked fighting Mutated Zombies of the same element.
“No, Level One is okay, but jumping two levels is too dangerous.”
Lu Hao refused, as Liao Yifan had not yet reached Level Six, although she was on the verge of advancing, she was still a Level Five Power Element.
“Alright.”
Liao Yifan sullenly found another Level Five Power Element Zombie to fight.
“Yifan, you’re almost at Level Six. When you get there, you can fight the Level Sevens,”
Guo Yang encouraged her from the side.
“Mhm.”
After Guo Yang said this, Liao Yifan truly felt a bit more balanced inside; with a bit more effort, she would reach Level Six.
“Sister Yifan, it’s not easy to move from Level Five to Level Six. I was stuck for a long time too, but once you’re up to Level Six, it really is like a whole new world,”
Lin Xiuyuan remarked, feeling like there was a divide between Level Six and Level Five, which once crossed, even the realm felt different.
“Really? Now you’re making me impatient to advance,”
Liao Yifan ended up kicking the head off the Level Five Power Element Zombie in front of her, her heart filled with anticipation.
After clearing up the zombies in front of the cable factory, the group quickly harvested the Crystal Cores and opened the factory doors to head inside.
“There are just a few zombies inside, and they’re not High-Level Zombies,”
Mao Qiqi said.
Lu Hao nodded and led the group slowly inside.
A security zombie was raging inside a rusty metal shed, but the group ignored it until Guo Yang’s thrown Flying Needle finally silenced it.
Several zombies that had leaped toward them burst into flames midway, and Lu Hao continued inside, not turning his head. When he reached a factory building labeled as the finished goods warehouse, the group finally saw what was inside.
Lots of boxed cables occupied most of the finished goods warehouse.
“Great, there’s so much. It wasn’t a wasted trip,”
Lin Cheng said joyfully.
Guo Yang also immediately prepared to start gathering items into the Space, but Lu Hao stopped him.
“Is there something off?”
Guo Yang asked.
Lu Hao nodded and said, “Bring out some meat.”
Understanding, Guo Yang took out the meat that Su Jin had prepared ahead of time, supposedly from a Mutant Animal, and threw it a short distance ahead on the ground.
Although Liao Yifan and Xue Wanyi were somewhat confused, seeing Nie Qing and the others quietly waiting, they didn’t dare ask too many questions, focusing intensely on the piece of meat on the ground.
Indeed, a rustling sound seemed to come from behind the cardboard boxes, as one by one, gigantic mutated rats gradually revealed their heads.
Each mutated rat was about the size of an adult cat and its fur glistened in the afterglow of the setting sun. They stared at the piece of raw meat on the ground, their eyes flashing with a fierce light.
“Ew, disgusting,”
Liao Yifan, looking at the several dozen gray rats in front of her, immediately got goosebumps.
“I’ll protect you,”
Guo Yang immediately stepped in front of Liao Yifan, confidently asserting his boyfriend role.
The family had recently gotten used to Guo Yang occasionally showing off in front of Liao Yifan, so at this moment, no one reacted; they just waited for Captain Lu’s next command.
“Can Qiqi sense them?”
Lu Hao asked.
“No, maybe they’re not big enough yet,”
Mao Qiqi said helplessly, wishing in her heart that these mutated rats would grow a bit larger so their Beast Cores would be bigger.
“Hmm, no worries, let’s deal with these first,”
Lu Hao had initially wanted the mutated rats to spontaneously combust, but many of them were standing on the cardboard and materials, so he dared not act rashly. Seeing this, Guo Yang then tossed some more raw meat in front of him.
Several dozen mutated rats couldn’t resist the temptation, and after one rushed forward, the others quickly swarmed after it.
“Uncle, trap them first,”
Lu Hao shouted, the speed of the mutated rats was extremely fast, and Lu Hao was worried they might scatter and cause a fire once they started burning, so he wanted to block them first.
Lin Cheng nodded, placed his hands on the ground, and controlled his Earth Element Ability to flow forward, swiftly raising a dirt wall behind the mutated rats, firmly trapping them in the middle.
Lu Hao forcefully threw several Fireballs into the middle of the earth layer, and immediately, shrieks emanated from within the flames; Huang Yunxiang couldn’t help but cover her ears.
Once the dirt wall was removed, all that was left on the ground in the middle were bits of ashes, and Guo Yang finally breathed a sigh of relief. He began to cautiously pick up items from the back.
“We were planning to rest here tonight, but with so many rats, we should find another place,”
Xue Wanyi said.
“When we came, I saw an office building. Staying higher up should be safer,”
Lu Hao said, while protecting Guo Yang in front of him.
Fortunately, aside from a few zombies locked inside, there wasn’t much left in the entire factory. Guo Yang even collected all the objects that could be taken, including some semi-finished materials and tools, and put them all in his Space.
Not far from here, there were also two cable factories, but it was already approaching evening, and the group planned to start looking for a place to stay overnight.
Ultimately, the group chose to stay in the office building Lu Hao mentioned.
Though it was called an office building, it was only seven or eight stories tall. After clearing the rooms with zombies, everyone chose to live on the top floor. As long as the staircase entrance was sealed off, they were almost safe on this level.
After a long time not resting outdoors, Yin Chengtian, Shi Jin, and others were quite excited. Lin Xiuyuan even made some ice blocks to cool everyone down.
Guo Yang was somewhat disappointed; according to his plan, they needed to stay outside, so he brought only five tents for pairs, having hoped to share a tent with Liao Yifan. Now, his hopes were completely dashed.
There were many rooms in this level of the office building, which could comfortably accommodate one person each.
“Hey, can I stay with you tonight?”
Liao Yifan, blushing, asked Guo Yang when no one was around.
