Slanting Bangs stayed in the room for a while, but eventually walked out.
He didn’t want to stay in this place anymore; everything in the room made him feel a bit stifled.
The two men who were with him followed him out immediately.
The faint candlelight illuminated the old civilian house.
"Hai Ge, what should we do now?" the injured man asked, his face now pale from blood loss.
Slanting Bangs went to the door, checked the crossbar again, made sure it was tightly locked, and then said, "Let's seal up that room. We'll get a good night's rest and depart tomorrow."
The two men nodded, went over, and directly locked the door to that room.
The three of them tidied up their belongings in another room.
This room had two wooden plank beds, and the bedding on them already smelled a bit musty. They simply shook out the bedding, and it was good enough to sleep on.
The weather in August was somewhat hot, only cooling down at night. At this time, sleeping directly on the hard plank beds allowed them to rest a little.
The night passed without incident.
The next day, Slanting Bangs woke up early, ate a simple meal, and called out to the two men next to him.
But after calling a few times, he saw they were still sound asleep.
Feeling a bit impatient, he walked over and directly patted them.
"We should get going. Let's leave early to make good time," Slanting Bangs said impatiently.
The two opened their eyes, a hint of dullness in their gaze. Just waking up, their beautiful dreams abruptly interrupted, their eyes still hazy with sleep.
Slanting Bangs felt a bit speechless; in this environment, these two could actually sleep so soundly.
As for him, he had been thinking about that wild man all last night and hadn't been able to sleep at all. He couldn't understand why such a thing had happened.
"Hurry up," Slanting Bangs said.
The two quickly tidied up and followed Slanting Bangs out of the house.
The morning light was just breaking, and under the rising sun, the forest displayed vibrant colors, complementing the lush green of the mountains.
It was beautiful.
The few houses they had seen yesterday looked eerie.
Now, under the sunlight, they revealed a rustic charm.
"Let's go," Slanting Bangs led the way, heading towards the National Highway.
According to the journey, it would take them approximately 3 hours to reach their destination.
The group set off.
Earlier, when Slanting Bangs was scavenging for supplies in the vicinity, he encountered a team. One of the minor leaders of that team was an old friend of his, and their relationship was quite good.
He had been invited to join them before, but Slanting Bangs later felt that staying in Liberation City was quite comfortable. Food was plentiful, and he had a certain status.
If he hadn't been messed up like this by these vagrants, he would probably still be feeling quite content right now.
Although there were still some supplies left, with just the three of them in this apocalypse, it was still somewhat dangerous.
Of course, humans might be even more dangerous than zombies.
But this friend, with whom he had a good relationship, made him want to give it a try.
He wanted to see what the situation was like on their side.
The three of them walked eastward along the National Highway. Their pace was not fast, but not slow either.
They walked for about three and a half hours.
At noon, the scorching sun was directly overhead.
All three were feeling parched.
"Hai Ge, how much further is that place you mentioned?"
Slanting Bangs looked at a small town appearing ahead. According to what his friend had said, it should be in this vicinity.
"Let's go into this small town first and see," a hint of hesitation flashed in Slanting Bangs' eyes.
He was actually wondering if coming to find this friend of his was reliable or not.
After all, most of the supplies he currently possessed had already been plundered by the vagrants, and the small amount of supplies he had on him now was not enough to sustain them.
Food was precious now, and seeking refuge with them might not necessarily lead to any help with food.
However, in this apocalypse, if they, just the three of them, encountered even a few more zombies, it would be very difficult to resist.
As for being accepted, he had already devised a plan. He had learned from these vagrants that there was a well-supplied base in Xin City.
He had also met people from this base and had even seen them kill.
If he wanted to join this eastern group, he would have to have some value.
Besides being able to fight zombies, he planned to leak Li Yu's entire base to this eastern force.
Anyway, he would exaggerate and say that the group in Xin City had abundant supplies and a certain amount of power.
He would provide the information; whether they wanted to go and seize it would be their business.
He would merely be responsible for relaying the information, using it as leverage to join them.
They stayed in this small town for over an hour.
Suddenly, a person walked in from outside the town. Slanting Bangs recognized this person; it was a teammate of his friend.
He immediately ran out from under the eaves, waved, and shouted, "Hey! We've met before, do you remember me? I'm your Old Zhong's friend. He even asked me to join you guys."
Slanting Bangs' sudden appearance startled the person.
Behind this person, a few others also emerged.
They were all people who had seen Slanting Bangs before, and now they saw the three of them.
They stood still, looking at them, their long knives subtly pointed towards them.
"It's me, I'm Old Zhong's friend. We met last time," Slanting Bangs said.
The people opposite seemed to recognize him, and a few of them whispered to each other.
Slanting Bangs was very patient, waiting for them to finish speaking.
He watched them quietly, a smile on his face.
"What do you need Zhong Ge for?" one of the slightly older men asked Slanting Bangs.
"Ah, it's a long story. Could you take me to see Zhong Ge?" Slanting Bangs said politely, a smile plastered on his face.
"Zhong Ge, he's in the back. I'll call him. Please wait a moment."
Slanting Bangs did not approach. At this time, even if they had met before, approaching rashly would only make them more vigilant.
The older man said a few words to a boy of fourteen or fifteen next to him. The boy then scurried away to the back, seemingly to call Zhong Ge.
In a moment.
The boy returned with a man wearing a red scarf.
As soon as Slanting Bangs saw this man, his face lit up with joy, and he shouted, "Zhong Ge, it's me, Little Hai. I've come to seek refuge with you."
The man wearing the red scarf was dressed somewhat strangely, with his entire outfit primarily black and red, but the most striking feature was the red scarf on his chest.
This red scarf was tied very cleverly, as if it imbued him with a sense of fashion and trendiness; an ordinary red scarf, worn on him, seemed to have a pioneering, trendy feel.
The red scarf man recognized Slanting Bangs.
He approached and asked, "Why have you come to find me? Didn't I ask you to join us last time, and you refused? What's going on now?"
