Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 293

Chapter 293: Chapter Two Hundred and Ninety-Three: A Sudden Turn

What Sheng Jing meant by rest was actually just closing her eyes to recharge; autumn nights had already become quite cool, but luckily she had taken a dark coat from the office before arriving. Now, she sat leaning against two benches enveloped in the warmth and comfort of her large coat.

As the night deepened, a layer of gray clouds obscured the already dim crescent moon.

A Guard Squad Member on city watch duty fought drowsiness. He thought of his wife and child, who would be sound asleep in the dormitory, which spurred him to muster all his concentration.

Since the Apocalypse, he had been incredibly fortunate. His family of three had initially been rescued and later, with his wife’s consent, he had joined the Guard squad. Although they had experienced fear and hunger, they had the fortune to always stay together, thanks to the Liang Family father and son. He must protect this city at all costs!

“Brother Zhou Fu, do you think a Zombie Tide will really come here?”

To his side, Xiao Chen was also feeling lethargic and tried to alleviate his fatigue through conversation.

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“How should I know? But as long as we’re fully prepared, it doesn’t matter if they come or not.”

Of course, he believed that it would be even better if they didn’t come at all.

“I don’t think they will. Before the Apocalypse, how secluded was City West? How could there be so many Zombies able to scent something from so far away?”

As Xiao Chen spoke, he began to analyze the situation with everyone else. Even if a group of Zombies did come their way, armed with weapons and so many people, they had nothing to fear.

The other Guard Squad Members around him also felt Xiao Chen’s analysis made sense. Maybe the Base Leader was worried over nothing.

At that moment, inside the tower, Sheng Jing’s eyes snapped open.

They were coming!

And it wasn’t just from one side, no, it was from every direction!

She finally understood why Mao Qiqi had shown that expression during the day because alarm bells were now blaring in her own head, a sense of impending danger overwhelming her!

The Guard Squad Members outside were surprised to see the woman in the tower rush out.

Knowing that Liang Jiuhui was just in another tower nearby, and the towers had no doors, she ran straight in.

Liang Jiuhui felt as if he had barely fallen asleep—and yet, not slept at all—so when Sheng Jing ran in, he immediately knew something was about to happen.

Xu Shi and Guan Hong, equally surprised, watched Sheng Jing and asked, “Is it really happening?”

Sheng Jing nodded and said, “A lot, from every direction.”

Liang Jiuhui sprang up and walked out.

“All hands, sound the base alarm; prepare to confront the Zombie Tide!”

Liang Jiuhui’s voice was extraordinarily clear in the quiet night. The Guard Squad Members, who were scarcely staying awake moments before, were now wide awake. Zombies were coming?

Everyone instinctively looked into the distance with widened eyes, but perhaps because the night was too dark, they saw nothing.

“There’s nothing? Where are the Zombies?” Xiao Chen muttered to himself in a low voice.

Although they didn’t know how Liang Jiuhui had noticed, the base alarm still began to blare.

Suddenly awakened from their sleep by the sound, everyone at the base was alarmed. What was that noise? They had never heard such an alarm before; could the base be in danger?!

Li Haochu and others, leading a Guard squad composed of Special Ability Users, had already assembled under the base’s city walls. Though feeling uneasy, he was prepared to defend the base with his life. No matter what, he wouldn’t allow a single Zombie to set foot inside the city walls!

The Guard Squad Members atop the wall dared not be careless. Finally, a Special Ability User couldn’t help but shout, “It’s the sound of Zombies, I can hear them!”

Special Ability Users had far sharper senses than ordinary people. The one who had spoken was a Fire Element Ability User. Though he couldn’t see anything in the darkness, the occasional roar reassured him beyond doubt—it was unmistakably the sound of Zombies!