Rebirth: Love in the Apocalypse-Chapter 179: Fight or Flight?

"We can’t handle it, but we must handle it." Chu Jianfeng stated in a strong voice.

Although it was the apocalypse and he was no longer the country’s general, Chu Jianfeng had the determination of a soldier and protecting people was ingrained in his bones.

"Old Chu, this is not the time for righteousness." Wei Canghao argued and quickly continued.

"We should think of an exit plan." He said.

"I agree with old Wei. We should live to fight another day." Fang Chongtian said, and Wei Canghao nodded.

"Escaping sounds good, but can we escape?" Lei Jing, the leader of the superpower guild, asked.

"All the surrounding small bases have been destroyed or are on the way to being annihilated." Wu Fan, the leader of the Human Alliance, started.

"The next safe place is the Dajia base, which is almost five hundred kilometres away. Do you think we can make it there safely?" He asked, looking at Wei Canghao with mocking eyes.

"I agree with Lord Wu." Chu Wan’er said and quickly continued.

"The zombies have just come out of hibernation and will surely attack any large gathering of human survivors. Even if we beat the odds and make it to the Dajia base, there is no telling what we will find when we get there." She said, and several others nodded in agreement.

"Staying is a guaranteed death sentence, but leaving offers a small chance of survival." Someone argued.

"Why are you convinced that we can’t defeat the zombie horde?" Another asked.

"Are you kidding me?" Someone sneered and quickly continued.

"Who can kill a level four zombie? How are we supposed to deal with four hundred level three zombies?"

"Chenxuan and I can kill level four zombies." Qin Wu suddenly stated, drawing everyone’s attention to her.

"Deputy lord Qin..." Lei Jing called, looking at Qin Wu with hesitant eyes.

After all, he, Chu Wan’er, Xuanyuan Yi, and several others had only just advanced to level three.

How could Qin Wu and Mo Chenxuan already have the ability to kill level four zombies?

"Miss Qin, can you really deal with level four zombies?" Xuanyuan Qi asked, and Qin Wu nodded.

However, several others were not convinced.

"What does it matter that you and Lord Mo can deal with level four zombies?" Wei Hong, the leader of the Wei territory, started.

"There are five level four zombies and two of you. Can you be in five places at once?" He questioned, glaring at Qin Wu.

"We can’t be in five places at once, but our human race is not without the ability to resist. Even if the level three ability users can’t kill the level four zombies, they can hold them until Chenxuan and I get there."

"I agree with sister Qin. Fighting is our only option." Chu Wan’er said.

"What about crystal weapons? Can’t we use them to even the odds?" Shentu Jue, the deputy lord of the Seven Clans Alliance territory, asked.

"It’s easy to modify level two crystal weapons to level three or level four. However, we don’t have enough level three crystal cores, let alone level four." Fang Shuangshuang said with a helpless expression.

"Crystal grenades should be effective in dealing with tight zombie clusters." Mo Chenxuan said, and everyone immediately agreed.

"Lord Wu, how many crystal grenades can your territory offer?" Xuanyuan Qi asked.

Hearing this, Wu Fan looked at his deputy, Zhao Lijuan, and both nodded before he spoke.

"We can manufacture as many as the base needs. However, we are short of metal, explosives, and other chemicals." Wu Fan said.

"Is the metal used in vehicles usable?" Qin Wu asked.

"It’s usable after a little processing." Zhao Lijuan confirmed, and Qin Wu nodded before speaking.

"In that case, my District Eight is willing to trade one thousand tonnes of metal in exchange for grenades." She said.

Hearing this, some of the other leaders also began to pledge.

However, most of the Fang, Wei, and Seven Clans people were not satisfied.

"Four hundred level three zombies are not a joke." Someone said.

"Even if we don’t mention the level three and four zombies, we can’t ignore one hundred and fifty thousand enemies." Another said.

"Have you had enough?" Xuanyuan Yi suddenly shouted.

"Does country H have a sacred place that has no zombies? Where do you want to run to?" He asked, and everyone fell silent.

In fact, escaping was never an option, and it was frustrating that some people still thought it was.

After listening to several pleas of escape, Xuanyuan Yi was naturally annoyed and couldn’t help but lash out.

"Our priority is to come up with a plan that defends the base while minimising our losses." Xuanyuan Qi said, breaking the silence.

"Wu’er and I found a mutated fruit while we were scouting." Mo Chenxuan said and turned to Qin Wu.

Seeing the look, Qin Wu nodded and removed a basket of fruits from her storage space.

"This fruit is called the yellow marrow loquat. Eating it can transform ordinary people, allowing them to gain the physical strength of ability users."

She said, and the council members couldn’t help but be surprised. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"What about ability users? Can the fruits enhance the physical strength of superpowers?" Someone asked.

"They can, but the effect is more pronounced in ordinary people." Qin Wu said.

"How many fruits do you have?" Xuanyuan Qi asked, looking at Qin Wu and Mo Chenxuan with a solemn expression.

"We can trade five hundred thousand yellow marrow loquats to the territories and base." Mo Chenxuan said and quickly continued.

"From our observation, one hundred fruits are enough to give an ordinary person the physical strength of a level one ability user, and three hundred can give said person the physical strength of a level two ability user."

"With five hundred thousand loquats, we can give more than one thousand ordinary people the physical strength of level two ability users." He said.

"This number doesn’t sound like a lot, but it’s a significant boost to the base’s fighting power, especially if the fruits are given to soldiers." Qin Wu said with a meaningful expression.

"How many fruits are needed to give an ordinary person the physical strength of a level three ability user?" Zhao Lijuan asked.

"One hundred for level one, three hundred for level two, and six hundred for level three. A total of one thousand fruits to level up an ordinary person to level three." Qin Wu said, and Zhao Lijuan nodded with a thoughtful expression.

After that, the base and eight territory leaders negotiated how to divide the fruits. In the end, each territory received a quota of fifty thousand fruits while the base had a quota of one hundred thousand.

However, Mo Chenxuan and Qin Wu didn’t conclude the trade and left it to their chiefs.

After the meeting, Mo Chenxuan and Qin Wu returned to their territory and immediately called a conference.

Like in the base meeting, they revealed everything about the zombie horde and entrusted nine hundred thousand fruits to the chiefs - five hundred thousand for external trade and four hundred thousand for internal consumption.

As for the remaining one hundred thousand fruits, Mo Chenxuan and Qin Wu kept them for their own consumption and for rewards to loyal subordinates.

In addition to the fruits, the two arranged for the chiefs to handle the transfer of one thousand tonnes of metal.

’That will wipe out a large portion of the miscellaneous cars we have been hoarding in Chenxuan’s second space. ’ Qin Wu thought but didn’t regret the decision.

After all, converting the cars to Crystal grenades was more logical than hoarding them for the sake of having them.

After arranging everything, Mo Chenxuan and Qin Wu retreated to their space and began a life of ability enhancement and sword practice.

Eight days passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Qin Wu and Mo Chenxuan were having dinner when they heard a loud alarm.

Hearing the alarm, both frowned and exchanged a glance.

"It’s the Qin territory." Qin Wu said, and Mo Chenxuan nodded.

Each territory and the base had a different sounding warning alarm.

That way, everyone could identify the territory under attack just from the sound of the alarm.

"Let me check it out." Mo Chenxuan said and stretched his spiritual ability towards the Qin family’s territory.

A moment later, his brows creased, and his expression darkened.

"What is it?" Qin Wu asked.

"Ants." Mo Chenxuan answered through gritted teeth.

"Mutated or zombie?"

"Mutated. They are trying to drill a hole in the outer wall coinciding with the Qin family’s territory." The man said, and Qin Wu’s frown deepened.

The outer wall was a unified structure that surrounded the territories and base.

If the ants managed to drill a hole at any point, the wall would become vulnerable and prone to damage when the zombies attacked.

"Is the Qin territory handling it?" She asked, and Mo Chenxuan nodded.

"They are fighting them, but it’s a challenge. Fortunately, only the queen is a level three insect." He said.

"How many ants are there, and what’s the queen’s level?" Qin Wu asked, worried that the Qin family would not be able to handle the threat properly.

"There..." Mo Chenxuan started, but another loud alarm interrupted his words.