Chapter 49: Could I Be an Evolver?

"What’s going on? Why did that plane fly away?!"

"We’ve been waiting for so long, finally seeing a plane, and it just left without stopping!"

"Damn it! We’ve held out for so long in the apocalypse, and the plane wasn’t even here to rescue us!"

When the buzzing in the sky was first heard, the survivors in the police station were extremely excited.

Everyone thought that after the apocalypse had lasted so long, they’d finally be rescued by the military, so they rushed outside immediately.

But as everyone waved their arms on the ground and waited for a long time, the plane just flew away without stopping at all; it wasn’t here for them.

If they hadn’t seen the plane, it might have been easier to accept; watching it come and go caused many of the survivors present to nearly break down, cursing aloud continuously.

Watching the departing helicopter, everyone felt incredibly disappointed and angry.

A flash of helplessness appeared in Zhao Lin’s eyes, but everyone still picked up the flyers to take a look.

"Great! It’s a survivor base, we are saved!"

"I knew it! Humanity couldn’t have all perished, there’s still a powerful enough force to establish a survivor base!"

"The base is just outside the city where there are fewer zombies, maybe there are warm rooms and plenty of food there, let’s set off for the survivor base too!"

The survivors who were very disappointed just moments ago became excited after reading the information on the flyers, reigniting hope.

However, these ordinary people were unarmed and powerless, so they quickly turned their attention to Zhao Lin and the police force members.

"Officer Zhao, you are the police, it’s your duty to protect our safety, you must escort us to the survivor base!"

"Exactly, we don’t have any guns, you have to protect us."

The survivors spoke with a sense of entitlement, as if protecting their lives in the apocalypse truly was Zhao Lin’s and the others’ responsibility.

Hearing the survivors’ words, the other officers present immediately became displeased.

"Are you crazy? If you want to die, don’t drag us with you!"

"Idiots! Look at where that survivor base is, it’s so far from our precinct, we might already have been eaten by zombies before we arrive!"

"Exactly! You hide inside every day barely eking out an existence, while we risk our lives outside, of course you don’t find it dangerous."

Initially, there were many more officers than there are now, but due to their duty, a large number of officers went out for search and rescue as the apocalypse’s danger arrived.

They underestimated the zombies’ strength, resulting in a significant loss of manpower.

Even while collecting supplies over time, surviving officers unavoidably suffered casualties.

Yet now these survivors were shamelessly demanding the remaining officers escort them to the survivor base, infuriating the officers.

The two sides started arguing again.

Seeing the heated argument, Zhao Lin couldn’t help but feel a headache, quickly stepping forward to stop it.

"Alright, alright, everyone stop arguing for now, let’s calm down and discuss this properly."

"I understand everyone wants to leave the city and go to the survivor base. As police officers, we will definitely protect you; I promise to lead you to the base."

Once Zhao Lin had spoken, the previously angry survivors immediately cheered, surrounding Zhao Lin.

"Officer Zhao is a good person, this is what a real police officer should be like!"

However, the other officers looked very unpleasant, as the journey to the survivor base was very long and what might happen was uncertain.

They could easily get surrounded by a corpse tide or even encounter an evolved zombie.

"Zhao Lin! Now is not the time for stubbornness, don’t you realize how dangerous the outside is?!"

"How do you plan to escort them to the survivor base? We might not make it far before we’re eaten by zombies!"

Seeing her colleagues protesting, Zhao Lin hurriedly started to persuade them.

"I know it’s dangerous to go to the survivor base, but think about it, there are already evolved zombies now, those guys are very powerful!"

"Staying in the city is not a long-term solution with so many zombies around, it will only become more dangerous."

"Plus, our supplies are running low and need replenishment. The survivor base is outside the city, away from the huge corpse tide, giving us a much higher survival chance than staying in the city."

After hearing Zhao Lin’s persuasion, the officers one by one looked serious and fell silent.

Everyone barely managed to reach a compromise, then started making plans.

It’s a very long distance to the survivor base; it’s impossible to walk there.

"Firstly, we must find some vehicles for transportation, preferably with a high chassis and solid construction!"

The zombie apocalypse struck so suddenly that many vehicles were abandoned or exploded on the road.

Plus, the chance of encountering zombie attacks on the way was high, demanding a lot from any vehicles used.

"Ideally, we could get our hands on some large trucks, with high chasses and heavy bodies; they could drive right over zombies blocking the way."

Zhao Lin analyzed with a frown.

"And the abandoned vehicles on the road could be directly rammed aside; a large truck would fit all of us inside."

"We just need one heavy-duty truck!"

After hearing Zhao Lin’s plan, a middle-aged man among the survivors raised his hand.

"Officer Zhao! If you need a truck, I can help. Before the apocalypse, I drove long-distance transport trucks."

"But the apocalypse happened so quickly, my truck isn’t nearby, it’s parked at my house."

Zhao Lin was thrilled to hear this, not expecting to find a truck driver among the survivors.

Solving the truck problem could greatly increase everyone’s chances of survival.

Zhao Lin quickly asked, "Where’s your house? Let’s bring the truck back as soon as possible."

"Not far from the police station, my house is in the Sunshine District."

...

Meanwhile, in a basement somewhere.

There were nearly twenty survivors living here, both men and women.

The basement was very dark, piled with a lot of feces and urine, filled with a foul smell.

Various supplies were thrown around haphazardly, and the surrounding environment was extremely messy and dirty, with ventilation issues causing an utterly nauseating smell inside.

"Gang! Gang! There’s good news!"

"Why are you shouting? Do you want to attract zombies, believe me I’ll slap you to death!"

The man called Gang was sleeping, embracing a woman, and he was very displeased to be awakened by his underling.

"Gang, look, this is a flyer from the helicopter, they’ve established a survivor base!"

"Zhang, the brothers really can’t stay here anymore; your strength is great, take us to the survivor base!"

However, faced with the underlings’ request, the man just lazily waved his hand.

"Get lost! Why go anywhere?!"

"Outside are zombies everywhere; if you’re not afraid to die, go yourself!"

Before the apocalypse, Gangzi was just at the bottom of society, with no status and ignored by everyone.

Now, after the apocalypse, by relying on his strength, he became the leader in the survivor team.

Every day he indulges with women, gets the priority on food, and has people around him praising him.

In his eyes, this was a godly life.

But when he flipped to the back of the flyer, which mentioned information about evolvers among humans, Gangzi’s eyes lit up.

"My divine power surged suddenly a while ago."

"Could it be... I am the legendary Evolver?!"