Chapter 28: A Restless Night

At the foot of the mountain lay a small village with about a hundred households. Now that the apocalypse had arrived, most of the houses were empty.

There were zombies in the village, but they were scattered, one here and one there.

This time, Wang Bin didn't fire his gun because they planned to spend the night in the village. Shooting would not only attract zombies but also risk exposing their location to those with ill intentions.

Everyone had survived the apocalypse and knew when to do what. They followed Wang Bin and Officer Miao closely without making a sound. Guan Xiaoyue covered the rear, while Li Chengping stayed in the middle to protect the women and children.

Of course, others also had guns. Although their marksmanship was average, holding a gun was enough to deter many with bad intentions.

Occasionally, zombies would chase them on the road, but Wang Bin would swiftly cut them down with his machete.

For safety, Wang Bin and Officer Miao chose a house on the outskirts of the village. It was a three-story building, spacious enough for them, and far enough from other houses to avoid unwanted attention.

The front door had been damaged by others, so to prevent zombies from entering at night, they moved a wardrobe from another house to block the door, then added two sofas to reinforce it.

Even so, they still needed to arrange for someone to stand guard at night.

After tidying up the house, they began preparing dinner. Wang Bin took out a bag of rice, a piece of ham, and some fresh vegetables to start cooking.

Cooking was not something Wang Bin and the others needed to worry about; two other women took care of it.

In no time, dinner was ready. They sat around the fire, chatting and laughing as they ate, enjoying a pleasant atmosphere.

However, outside the house, more than twenty people had gathered, armed with various weapons, hiding in the nearby fields.

The fields had long been abandoned, with weeds growing as tall as a person, making it hard to spot anyone hiding within.

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"Do you smell that? They're cooking!"

"Yes, I smell it. It seems like ham!"

"My God, where did these people come from? Look at their bulging backpacks; they must have a lot of food!"

"So what if they do? They have guns!"

"Aren't we armed too?"

"With our shotguns, how can we compete with their rifles?"

"I observed earlier; they only have two men, and one of them is a cripple. It should be easy to take them down!"

"Exactly, let's wait until they're asleep and sneak in to finish them off!"

"Alright, do you all agree?"

"Agreed!"

"Since everyone agrees, let's head back and come over at three in the morning!"

"Okay, let's go!"

With that, they quietly dispersed, each returning to their own houses.

These people were the survivors of the village. With enough stored grain to last a year or two, and many of the men being hunters who could hunt in the mountains, they initially survived well.

When the apocalypse broke out, they cleared zombies while organizing people to plant crops.

But just as the crops were about to mature, people from other places learned about their food supply and came to steal it. Several fights broke out over the food, leaving many villagers dead or injured. Eventually, out of a village of five or six hundred, only fifty or sixty survived. Some later died from disease, while others left in search of the rumored safe havens, leaving only about thirty survivors.

The remaining survivors were very united, often robbing passersby. They managed to survive by finding wild vegetables and hunting in the mountains.

They had spotted Wang Bin and his group before they entered the village but hid upon seeing their guns, observing from the shadows.

Now, seeing that Wang Bin and his group hadn't left and were staying in their village, these villagers planned to rob them again.

After dinner, Wang Bin and the others gathered around the fire, listening to music on a phone and chatting.

Since Wang Bin joined the group, they had solved their food problem and now had guns, making them feel much safer and improving their mood significantly.

With better spirits, everyone became more talkative.

Li Chengping, however, didn't talk much. He mostly smoked and listened to the others with a smile.

Even though Wang Bin had given him a pack of Da Zhong Jiu cigarettes, Li Chengping was reluctant to smoke them, only indulging in one after dinner.

Wang Bin didn't smoke; he preferred drinking. During chats, he liked to have a beer, but he didn't drink much, at most one can.

It wasn't that he couldn't handle his alcohol; he just feared drinking too much might cause problems.

In this apocalypse, having meals with vegetables, and being able to drink and smoke was a luxury few could afford. Wang Bin had helped them achieve this, and everyone was grateful to him.

Especially the two young boys, Bao and Little Nan, who used to idolize Officer Miao, now stuck to Wang Bin all day.

With no electricity at night and few entertainment options, everyone went to bed around nine.

Li Chengping took the first watch, while Guan Xiaoyue would take over in the second half of the night.

For safety, everyone slept on the third floor.

During the first half of the night, Li Chengping noticed nothing unusual. At two in the morning, he woke Guan Xiaoyue and went to sleep.

Guan Xiaoyue got up, holding Wang Bin's rifle equipped with a night vision scope.

To save power, they usually didn't turn it on.

Wang Bin had brought a battery this time and fully charged the night vision scope, but they were reluctant to use it unless necessary.

To observe the outside, Li Chengping had moved a sofa to the window during his watch. Guan Xiaoyue sat on it, wrapped in a coat, chewing gum as she watched outside.

For the first hour, nothing happened. But at three in the morning, it started to rain lightly.

"Is it raining?"

Seeing the rain, Guan Xiaoyue stood up, staring blankly at the drizzle outside. Just then, she noticed many shadows moving quickly through the weeds below.

Seeing these shadows, Guan Xiaoyue's mind cleared instantly. She turned on the night vision scope and saw over twenty bright spots in the weeds outside.

So late at night, with so many people gathered outside, they were surely targeting them. Guan Xiaoyue hurried to wake Wang Bin and the others.

"Brother Wang, there are more than twenty people outside, and they seem to be coming for us!"

"Got it, go wake Officer Miao. Uncle Li and I will be right there!"

"Okay!"