Chapter 19: Let's Go Home! (First Update)

The autumn wind rises,

The wind sweeps away fallen leaves; a layer of leaves covers the streets, yet no one is there to sweep them.

It is late autumn, and the slight chill feels very comfortable.

However, the sight of zombie corpses scattered ahead causes a question mark to pop up in the minds of Li Yu and his companions

Who exactly killed them?

Just then, a gunshot rings out.

It came from the front right!

Li Yu told Li Hang to drive quickly toward that direction, while simultaneously refilling the magazine of his submachine gun.

After driving less than 200 meters, they saw a group of zombies surrounding a small building.

From a distance, three figures could be seen on the roof.

As the car slowly approached, they saw that the one who had just fired the shot was indeed Xiao Lue's father.

At this moment, the zombies surrounding the building heard the sound of the approaching car, and several of them began to slowly walk away from the building toward the vehicle.

Li Yu carefully observed the crowd; there weren't many zombies, but there were still over twenty.

Li Yu looked back to check the rear and saw that no zombies were chasing them.

He immediately got out of the car and signaled Uncle Lai and the others to get out and help.

In the back car, Xiao Lue also spotted his father.

Just as he was about to shout, Li Yu shot him a glare.

Xiao Lue quickly shut his mouth, swallowing his words.

"Don't shout, sneak over there!" Li Yu said in a low voice.

With that, he led Uncle Lai and charged forward.

Having been reborn, Li Yu possessed extraordinary combat prowess.

With a few swift movements, he cut down the zombies that were closing in.

The blood spray from the zombies' necks shimmered with a crimson hue under the sunlight.

Bloody and violent.

Li Yu swung his long blade with crisp efficiency, maneuvering through the crowd of zombies.

It was as if he were a living interpretation of the aesthetics of violence.

The three people on the roof were stunned.

His uncle, Liu Jianwen, looked at his nephew in disbelief, as if he were meeting him for the first time.

Behind him, a burly man was blocking the rooftop door.

The zombies behind the door were constantly roaring and pushing.

Standing beside Liu Jianwen was a beautiful woman dressed in loose-fitting sportswear.

She wore a gray tracksuit, but the loose fabric could not hide her slender, graceful figure.

She had long, shapely legs and was wearing a pair of Erke sneakers.

She was perfectly proportioned—neither too thin nor too heavy.

Her skin was fair, and her long black hair was tied back in a casual ponytail.

At this moment, her rosy little mouth was slightly parted, and her almond eyes were wide with shock.

Holding an axe, her face was filled with astonishment!

As Li Yu was killing zombies, he inadvertently glanced at the beautiful woman looking at him.

*So big!*

Immediately after, their eyes met. The woman looked at Li Yu, her eyes filled with pleasant surprise.

Li Yu's blade did not pause for a second, continuously hacking at the charging zombies.

Uncle Lai and the others following closely behind were no pushovers either, cutting down the zombies surrounding them one by one.

After a few seconds, the people on the roof seemed to react.

They opened the rooftop door, allowing the zombies gathered at the second-floor staircase to surge in, thereby easing the pressure on the people below.

Through the efforts of the eight men, the zombies were finally all cut down.

Seeing the fallen zombies, Li Yu didn't have time to say anything to his uncle.

Noticing that some zombies were still crawling on the ground, he moved in to finish them off.

Xiao Lue, however, rushed toward his father with an excited expression, wanting to embrace him.

But as he reached him, he suddenly stopped.

Seeing his son, who had also been bravely fighting zombies just moments ago, Liu Jianwen felt a sense of gratification. He stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder.

Li Hang, following behind, also went upstairs, smiling as he greeted his uncle.

Meanwhile, Fourth Uncle and Uncle Lai returned to the car and drove it over.

After going upstairs, Li Yu looked at everyone.

Without wasting words, he said directly, "There's another group of zombies behind us. We just shook them off, but they could catch up at any time. Let's go; we'll talk in the car."

No one argued; they hurried downstairs just as the car arrived.

Just as they were about to get in—

"Wait." Liu Jianwen walked toward a riot control vehicle parked below. "Take this vehicle as well."

Li Yu looked at the riot control vehicle, which had a bit of an armored feel to it, and nodded.

As the vehicles drove out of the three-way intersection, they saw a large group of zombies chasing them from a distance.

It looked like there were at least a thousand of them.

The three vehicles accelerated, quickly escaping the area.

Inside the car.

While looking out the window, Li Yu said, "Uncle, Aunt is at the base. We couldn't find you at Laowu Village, so we came to the county town to look. Luckily, we found you."

The uncle looked at Xiao Lue and then looked at Li Yu with gratitude.

Then, as if remembering something, he sighed and said, "We went to Laowu Village, but everyone there had turned into zombies. Someone in the team was bitten; others tried to save them but ended up getting bitten too."

"After we escaped Laowu Village, it rained heavily. There were zombies everywhere. We tried to return to the government office, but it had been occupied by zombies as well."

"During those rainy days, we were constantly hiding. We've almost run out of bullets, and our casualties have been heavy. In the end, only Liu Weimin and I were left. I originally wanted to come straight to you, but I was surrounded by zombies.

"And the roads were difficult to travel during the heavy rains, so I couldn't get to you in time. Is everything okay at the tourist park?"

Hearing this, Li Yu nodded and said, "The walls are high, so the zombies can't get in. Grandpa and Grandma are doing fine, but Second Uncle and my youngest aunt haven't returned from out of town yet. I don't know how they are."

Hearing this, everyone felt heavy-hearted, and the atmosphere instantly became somber.

Li Yu looked through the rear window at Liu Weimin, who was in the riot control vehicle.

His eyes narrowed slightly as he asked, "Tell me about them."

The beautiful woman in the following car saw Li Yu looking at them and nodded in greeting.

Following Li Yu's gaze, Liu Jianwen saw that Li Yu was looking at the two people in the riot control vehicle.

He explained, "The driver in front is an old friend of mine; we've known each other for over ten years. Xiao Lue knows him too; his name is Liu Weimin. The one in the passenger seat is his daughter. We ran into them just as we were leaving Laowu Village. Her name is Liu Huamei."

As if remembering something, Li Yu's parents had been trying to set him up on blind dates for the past two years.

Liu Jianwen had previously wanted to introduce Liu Huamei to Li Yu.

But at the time, Li Yu was far away in M City. After Li Yu returned, his uncle had intended to find a time for them to meet.

Then the zombie outbreak happened, and the introduction never took place.

One had to admit, the passion of Chinese people for introducing blind dates to the younger generation was immense.

Even in such a crisis, that passion remained unstoppable.

Thus, Liu Jianwen said, "Liu Weimin is a good man, very strong sense of justice. Liu Huamei was still a student and has a very nice personality."

He paused, then added, "She's single!"

Then, he shot Li Yu a gossipy look.

According to his memory,

In the past, whenever Li Yu heard his elders introducing a blind date,

Li Yu would feel embarrassed and sometimes even blush.

But the reborn Li Yu was no longer that naive novice.

Hearing his uncle's words clearly, he instantly understood the underlying meaning.

He didn't answer immediately. Ten seconds later,

Li Yu replied indifferently, "Not for now. It will interfere with my work."

As soon as he finished speaking, his uncle, who had been about to say something else, paused.

He felt a lump in his throat.

He thought to himself

*This little brat...*

Beside him, Li Hang, hearing Li Yu's incredibly "cool" and detached response,

Felt as if his worldview was being washed away by a tidal wave.

An invisible wind blew through him...

*Holy crap, Brother is legendary!*

*When will I be able to say something so badass like him?!*

His eyes were shining as he looked at Li Yu as if he were looking at an idol.

Seeing his brother's gaze, Li Yu felt awkward.

So, he gave him a smack.

"Watch the road and drive properly!"

(End of Chapter)