Mid-October, the night was as cool as water.
The distant emerald green was stained by the black of night, turning into a hazy, dark green blur.
It was unclear, but vaguely, the mountains and nearby branches formed some eerie images.
Mysterious, carrying the coldness of the night.
Li Yu stood at the highest point of this mountain, the highest point of the RV.
In the darkness, he surveyed the surrounding mountain forest.
All mountains seemed small, and he felt even more insignificant.
"Xiao Yu, tomorrow I'll take Tie Zi, Gang Zi, Tianlong, Da Pao, and Ding Jiu back first; you all wait for us here," his uncle said, coming up from below.
Li Yu collected himself and said, "Alright, you all don't need to be on duty tonight. Xiao Hang, Wang Cheng, and I will take turns. You still have a long journey tomorrow, and it's a long round trip."
His uncle didn't refuse. After all, besides transporting firearms early tomorrow morning, they also needed to transport them back to the base by noon and then bring some people over. Driving for such a long time back and forth would certainly be tiring.
"Get some rest, Uncle," Li Yu said.
His uncle finished the hot water in his cup, looked at Li Yu, and said, "It's getting cold; wear more clothes so you don't catch a cold."
Li Yu zipped up his assault jacket completely and said, "Don't worry, I'm also wearing thermal underwear underneath."
At night on this mountaintop, the temperature was below 10 degrees Celsius, and there was a howling night wind. Not wearing enough would indeed make one prone to sickness.
Li Yu wore a hat, then sat on a stool on the top deck, which was covered with a blanket. He drank the hot water from his cup, watched the white mist dissipate, and the surroundings gradually grew quiet.
His heart was exceptionally calm. His eyes swept over the submachine gun placed beside him; from this position, he could grab it at any time.
As night fell, everyone ate and drank their fill, then returned to their respective places to rest and sleep.
Hearing the faint sounds of breathing, Li Yu felt that his hearing was indeed very good. Since his rebirth, whether it was due to returning to this younger body or the rebirth itself, he clearly felt that his physical fitness had improved significantly.
His vision, hearing, agility, strength, and so on had all improved by several levels.
Coo coo coo ~
Further away, he could hear the calls of some unknown nocturnal animals.
Whoosh!
Tree shadows swayed, like dancers in the night, graceful and beautiful.
Often, the sky would suddenly darken, then the wind would blow, shaking and swaying the Bamboo Forest.
Branches swayed with the movement, like an approaching storm, most beautiful of all.
But Li Yu didn't think so now.
A sudden cold wind blew over, and he felt a little dampness.
Li Yu sensed something bad.
Immediately after, Li Yu felt a drop of rain fall on his face.
Oh no, it's going to rain!
Seriously, this weather is just not giving anyone a break.
To rain at this time, isn't this causing trouble?
Drip, drip, drop, the rain began to fall, tapping against the car windows.
Li Yu turned his head and saw the hole they had re-covered. Although it was covered, to avoid so much effort next time they opened it, they only covered it halfway.
Some rainwater was dripping down.
Li Yu quickly took out the walkie-talkie and said, "Wake up, it's raining, everyone clean up this hole."
As soon as he finished speaking, Da Pao, Li Tie, and his uncle had already come out of the car. They had woken up when they heard the rain hitting the car roof.
At this moment, the three immediately came out, quickly took out their entrenching tools, and shoveled the previously dug soil to other places. Li Yu got out of the car, opened the unimog rv's awning/rain tarp, just barely blocking the hole.
At the very edge of the awning, a small ditch was dug to drain the water away.
They didn't know how long or how heavily this rain would fall, so they prepared in advance. If the rain was too heavy and flooded the firearms below, the loss would be significant.
The others also woke up, grabbing shovels and digging small ditches to let the water flow downhill.
Fortunately, their current location was on high ground, so water would naturally flow to lower ground without intentional guidance.
Whoosh!
The rain grew heavier.
After digging, everyone quickly ran back into the car. In just that short time, their clothes had gotten somewhat wet.
At least there were some spare clothes in the car; they just needed to change.
However, Li Yu, on top of the RV, was a little worried. With such heavy rain, not to mention whether they could return smoothly tomorrow.
When it rained, the ground was slippery, and this mountain road was already steep and difficult to navigate. Going back in the rain would easily lead to accidents.
Moreover, with the rain now, they didn't know how long it would last. If it continued, zombies would definitely emerge around them, and their numbers would increase.
They also didn't know how things were at the base.
As Li Yu was thinking, the rain grew heavier and heavier. Although the deck had a roof, the rain was still so heavy and blowing in at an angle, it simply couldn't be blocked.
There was no other way. Li Yu shook off the rainwater from his body and then walked towards the car.
He pressed the button to retract the deck on the roof.
Li Yu went to the bathroom, changed his clothes, and then stood by the monitor, watching.
This vehicle was equipped with four cameras—front, back, left, and right—allowing them to roughly see the outside situation from inside the car.
The others in the car were not sleeping. Li Tie simply gave up on sleep, got up, and said to Li Yu, "Big Brother, with such heavy rain now, are we still going back tomorrow?"
Li Yu looked out the car window at the torrential rain, like water being poured down, and the howling wind. Inside the car, he couldn't see anything outside.
Bang, bang, bang!
It was as if a fire hose was hitting the vehicle, and they felt the vehicle shake slightly.
This rain was too heavy.
Li Yu didn't reply to Li Tie. He walked to the window and looked at the hole. The iron plate covering the hole was sealed, and a waterproof tarp was placed over it.
It should be fine.
There was nothing they could do now but wait.
Li Yu thought for a moment and said, "You all go to sleep first. We don't know how long this rain will last. If it stops soon, you'll have the energy to return to the base tomorrow."
Then, remembering something, he took out the walkie-talkie and said, "Everyone, rest first. We don't know how long this rain will last. You all rest. Also, Wang Cheng, you in that vehicle, stay alert. I'm back in the car and can't see the activity in your direction."
"Okay."
"Okay."
"Okay."
"Okay, I'll be on alert here."
Before the apocalypse, being indoors like this, watching the forest being battered by wind and rain, swaying, watching the sudden downpour outside, listening to the patter or the rushing sounds.
The air would be moist and carry a hint of freshness.
Before the apocalypse, being in a room like this would inexplicably make people feel a sense of happiness.
But for Li Yu and the others at this moment, it was trouble!
Li Yu looked out the window with a somewhat complex expression. It was always like this; whenever you made some progress or had a breakthrough, something would always come to create difficulties for you.
