Chapter 1 Road

Along the way, Gray Bear followed Li Chenzhou closely, afraid that another mutated hamster or something would appear.

He knew very well that if it weren't for Li Chenzhou, even if he had dodged the mutated hamster's initial pounce, he would have likely been tortured to death by the little thing.

Gray Bear was good at fighting, but his training was all aimed at dealing with humans. He hadn't heard of anyone specifically practicing boxing to fight rats.

And the hamster's small size and super speed also greatly weakened the power of the pistol in his hand. Such a small and fast target made it extremely difficult to guarantee a hit.

Therefore, in Gray Bear's eyes, mutated beasts, especially small mutated beasts, were now a greater threat than enhanced zombies.

However, Gray Bear didn't know that it was Duan Lei who had controlled the hamster earlier, causing it to pause on the ground. He subconsciously attributed the black mist and the ability to make the hamster freeze instantly to Li Chenzhou.

But Gray Bear's worries didn't come to pass. Instead, just as they were about to reach the highway where the war reserve was located, a long convoy of vehicles drove over from their right, deep within the city.

The convoy was really long, probably forty or fifty vehicles, and there was a wide variety of cars, from trucks, buses, dump trucks, garbage trucks, to family cars. Many of them had signs of collisions.

"Huh? Who's so ruthless?"

Seeing the convoy, Li Chenzhou couldn't help but be surprised. To be able to assemble such a large convoy on the first day of the apocalypse, this guy was no simple character, and would at least become the leader of a base.

Compared to Li Chenzhou, Gray Bear was a little excited because... this convoy might also have been assembled by his captain, Li Yunshan. Gray Bear had a lot of faith in and even some admiration for his captain's abilities.

Seeing that there were men, women, and children in the convoy, and Li Chenzhou even saw a four- or five-year-old child in the second car, he stood by the side of the road, intending to wait for them to arrive.

Generally speaking, a team like this was relatively safe because they were even bringing children and hadn't abandoned the elderly. If it was a team composed entirely of adult men, it would be worth guarding against.

"Haha! Leader! It's really you? That's great!"

To Li Chenzhou's surprise, after seeing them, the first tall truck immediately slowed down and stopped a dozen meters away from Li Chenzhou. Then, a person opened the door, jumped out of the car, and rushed over, shouting excitedly…

"Le... Leader?"

Gray Bear was stunned and turned to look at Li Chenzhou with a dumbfounded expression. This guy... had such a big force? /

Li Chenzhou was equally confused. He recognized the person rushing over as the guy he had met in the mall, who called himself Luo Hong. At the time, he had told Luo Hong some information about the apocalypse, but what was this leader thing all about!

Luo Hong didn't seem to notice Li Chenzhou's confused expression, but he didn't get too close to Li Chenzhou either. He stopped about two meters away, looked at Li Chenzhou with a smile, then pointed his finger, his mouth constantly moving, as if he was saying something, but no sound came out at all.

"Luo Hong! What are you..."

Seeing Luo Hong's actions, and looking at the survivors on the convoy side who were watching eagerly, Li Chenzhou's heart stirred. He kept a straight face and asked softly.

"Brother Li, I have something to ask for your forgiveness. I used you a little because if I didn't, I wouldn't be able to organize everyone. And if I had escaped on my own, I might not have been able to get here at all!"

Luo Hong turned back, looked at Li Chenzhou, and said apologetically.

"Used me?"

Li Chenzhou looked puzzled.

"Yes! I told them that you were a transmigrator, that you know how to face this apocalypse, and even know how to survive in this world. Only by following you will we have a chance to live."

Luo Hong nodded, and then said very quickly:

"But because this is the end of the world, and you don't want burdens, there's a price to pay if we want to follow you. That is, we have to rely on our own abilities to leave the city and establish a survival base. That way, you will come and lead us, and lead us to live in this world forever!

After they heard that, they decided to follow me. I led them to fight all the way, and we actually made it out. We even rescued a lot of people along the way. Now there are more than two hundred and forty people, and enough supplies for all of us to last for more than ten days!

We have now reached the edge of the city and are about to succeed. Didn't you advise me to escape from the city?"

"...I... I told you to escape from the city, but when did I say I was..."

Li Chenzhou was stunned. Did this idiot know that he was a transmigrator? When did he tell him?

"I know you're not a transmigrator, but if I want to gather these people together, I definitely can't do it without saying that. And it's because of your identity that I'm able to command them!"

Luo Hong explained quickly again:

"So, the reason I stopped so far away is that I want to ask you for another favor. Please don't expose me. Of course, you don't have to take the initiative to tell them your identity, because that will make people suspicious. You don't even have to say anything, I'll take care of everything!"

"You know shit!"

Li Chenzhou cursed fiercely in his heart, covered in cold sweat. He said to himself that he couldn't have told Luo Hong this secret. But he didn't expect that this guy, because he wanted to gather those people around him, would actually think wildly and accidentally guessed his identity.

"Brother Li, I'm also trying to survive!"

Seeing that Li Chenzhou's face didn't look good, Luo Hong quickly whispered:

"I don't have your terrifying skills, so I have to team up with people to survive. And if you expose me, not only will I be beaten to death by them, but they may also break up immediately. If that happens, their fate will definitely not be good!

I don't need you to contribute anything, because I'm just using this lie to keep people together for now. Once they realize the benefits of the base, even if they know the truth, they won't leave. So, please, please promise me!"

"You... just said that I was a transmigrator, and then brought them here, more than two hundred people, and more than ten days' worth of supplies?"

Li Chenzhou looked at the convoy again, asking in disbelief. Was this guy too strong? He could trick so many people with just one sentence?

"That's right!"

Luo Hong nodded:

"And we just walked on the highway. I basically had people drive out all the cars that could be driven. The broken ones that couldn't be driven, I also drained the oil. Didn't you say that we could use cars to build walls at that time?"

"You didn't... encounter zombies on the way?"

Li Chenzhou stared at Luo Hong and asked again…