Chapter 401: Huzhou Survivors - Part 4 (1/2)
A middle-aged man walked closely next to Liao Zhenya and Zhen Yang. They were following Wen headed toward Jiaxing by food.
Zombies tried to attack them on the way, but a wave of his wing immobilized the zombies. Then the beastmen would let them kill the zombies.
”Are you sure that this Tang Empire is under human rule, right?” The middle-aged man was Gan Shuo. He was one of the respected figures in the group.
When Liao Zhenya and Zhen Yang brought Wen, it alarmed them. But after hearing what Liao Zhenya told them, all the survivors decided to follow. They were suffering from a food shortage. If they stayed or left the city, death was eighty percent guaranteed.
Facing this kind of choice, everyone decided to follow Wen.
”We will know soon, we should be near Jiaxing by now,” Liao Zhenya shook her head. She did not trust Wen either, but this was a gamble.
”I trust him!” Zhen Yang suddenly voiced his thoughts.
Gan Shuo looked toward the man, he was asking the man to tell the reason why he trusted the beastmen? But soon he realized that Zhen Yang did not bother to speak further.
”Hah, I forgot that you are a man with a few words. If you continue like this, you will experience a tough journey to find your love unless you have found one,” Gan Shuo smirked as his eyes looked toward Liao Zhenya.
”I don't need that thing, my family is my priority. I need to find or build a safe place for them to live,” Zhen Yang shook his head.
'Who speaks like that?' Gan Shuo was about to lecture the young man, but Wen's voice entered his ear, ”We have arrived. He will take care of you from now on.”
After saying that, Wen flew over the gate and entered the city.
Liao Zhenya, Zhen Yang, and Gan Shuo looked forward. Two people wearing plate armor approached them. Gan Shuo was relieved to find people who greeted them instead of a beast.
”We have been promoted but we are still doing this menial task,” Fan Rui spoke to his companion, Gu Yingjie, ”Why didn't you say it to Vice General Wei Xi? Or complaining to General Zhang Mengyao? Saying that to me has no use!”
Both were the pair who followed Tang Shaoyang in the fifth portal. While Fan Rui was promoted to Captain, Gu Yingjie was promoted to Squad Captain. Gu Yingjie's unit was under Fan Rui's command.
”Welcome, newbies,” Fan Rui welcomed the survivors with a big smile. He was the complete opposite of Wen. He then scanned the survivor's group, Wei Xi told him 421 survivors were coming.
”I should tell Vice General Wei Xi that Fan Rui is playing around with the task. Maybe I will get promoted to Captain to replace him,” from the back, Fan Rui heard everything that Gu Yingjie's whisper.
Fan Rui was aware that his young friend was still envious of him who could hook a girl from another world while Gu Yingjie failed. The boy resented him for that.
”Kuhum,” Fan Rui coughed to clear his voice and spoke to the survivors again, ”Hello, my name is Fan Rui. I will be the one who arranges you for the upcoming battle. Please follow me.”
Gan Shuo stepped forward and raised his hand, ”Hello, my name is Gan Shuo. Do all of us have to join the battle? We have elders and children in the group.”
There were kids and elders in the group. It was unrealistic for them to join the battle.
”Don't worry, I will be selecting the people who will join the battle. We will not bring burden into the battlefield,” Fan Rui's words were rude to address the people who could not fight as a burden. But he was more upset by what the middle-aged man tried implying.
The Empire was not that cruel to deploy the elderly and children into the battlefield.
Gan Shuo was sensitive with the words, and he realized that his concern was misunderstood by Fan Rui. He was about to try to clear the misunderstanding, but Fan Rui turned around, ”Follow me!”
Liao Zhenya rolled her eyes at Gan Shuo, ”Let me speak from now on. Guo Jun offended the friendly Wen, now you create a misunderstanding with the officer.”
The survivors followed Fan Rui into the city. Zhen Yang, Liao Zhenya, and Gan Shuo noticed the steel wall. For sure, the wall would make the city safe from most of the zombies but Swiffer who could walk on the wall.
The three immediately realized the Empire was not some of a joke, but the real deal. As they passed the gate, a woman in white leather armor and a giant white moth? came to their sight.
The woman was Kang Xue and the white moth was Helia. Of course, it was a giant moth as the original moth was much smaller than their palm. This one was giant for a moth.
A gasp of shock could be heard from the survivors. However, Gan Shuo was less surprised because he had seen Wen. A walking eagle existed, a giant moth was not weird for sure.