The cars that had repeatedly broken down were all ones Wen Yi Tong favored and had ridden in during the journey.
This made her feel quite unlucky, but she didn't understand mechanics or driving and had no idea why this kept happening.
Seeing the zombies drawn by their stop, Wen Yi Tong understood they couldn't afford another incident like this.
"Quick, get into the other cars. Squeeze in, then go ahead and see if there are any other usable vehicles!" Wen Yi Tong hastily ordered everyone, before unleashing a spatial blade.
The spatial blade only lasted for three seconds, but it sharply severed the heads of the zombies in front of them, buying time for the people behind her to get into the cars.
Only after everyone was in the vehicles did Wen Yi Tong get in her own.
It was precisely this constant protection of these people that earned Wen Yi Tong their unwavering trust in her leadership.
And it was for this reason that, after Wen Yi Tong showed her displeasure with Lin Yan, they abandoned Lin Yan. Driven by their guilt, they even pushed her towards the zombies.
Lin Yan was dead anyway; what use was their debt of gratitude to her? Survival was the most important thing.
Thus, they squeezed together for several days, eventually finding plenty of cars in the next city.
The ordinary people in the cars had been very scared during these days, fearing they would be abandoned, but in the end, they were brought to this base.
Therefore, they were quite grateful to Wen Yi Tong.
However, Wen Yi Tong paid no mind to their gratitude. The only reason she kept these people around was to prevent those who followed her from feeling disheartened.
After all, the previous abandonment of Lin Yan and the child had already caused unrest among the team. While she didn't care about the thoughts of ordinary people, she couldn't ignore her awakened companions.
Though she felt abandoning Lin Yan wasn't her idea, she couldn't do anything that would make these people uncomfortable.
Besides, bringing these people along wasn't much of a burden; it was just a matter of squeezing in. She had ample food in her spatial storage, enough to support these people.
As for why she couldn't support Lin Yan, and why she couldn't stand Lin Yan.
It was simply because with Lin Yan around, everyone would remember her kindness, while Wen Yi Tong had only taken them in for a few days. She had protected everyone along the way, so why should they be more grateful to Lin Yan!
However, she had now completely erased Lin Yan's traces, and even Lin Yan's car was completely wrecked.
Although Wen Yi Tong was somewhat reluctant, she was also quite relieved that these cars were broken. Without these cars reminding them of Lin Yan's existence, they wouldn't dwell on her anymore!
Such a sheltered young lady, who was out of touch with the hardships of life, wouldn't have survived in this apocalypse!
Upon arriving at the base, Wen Yi Tong received excellent treatment due to her special abilities, and the awakened individuals were separated from the ordinary people.
Wen Yi Tong was very satisfied with this arrangement, believing her abilities deserved such treatment.
Because Wen Yi Tong's abilities were so useful, she was highly sought after as soon as she entered the base.
She reveled in this adulation, especially the deference shown to her by the base's owner. Wen Yi Tong found this atmosphere very appealing, feeling that coming to this base was an excellent decision.
The number of people in Taoyuan Base had grown. Lin Yan led a group of people to clear out an adjacent residential complex.
There weren't many zombies left around this complex, but because the roads weren't sealed off, quite a few straggling zombies still came from nearby towns or villages.
Taoyuan Base was still short on manpower; otherwise, they could have encompassed the entire town, allowing more space for the base's inhabitants to move around.
Currently, Taoyuan Base's primary mission was to harvest the surrounding grain. With the grain from the fields, they wouldn't have to worry about staple foods for at least ten years.
So, after bringing in people from the neighboring town, they continued to harvest the grain, dry it with machines, and store it in the warehouse.
The daily hard work and trials kept the people of Taoyuan Base highly vigilant. In the past few days, many had awakened their abilities, though these newly awakened abilities were relatively weak.
However, anyone who awakened an ability didn't complain. They all knew that with awakened abilities, they no longer feared turning into zombies if injured by one.
Lin Yan didn't join the others in harvesting; instead, she kept watch nearby, searching for special zombies.
In recent days, she had killed several advanced zombies and obtained quite a few zombie crystal cores. She had also discovered the reason for these zombies' advancement.
These zombies appeared in densely populated areas. When zombies couldn't find living humans to feed on, they began to devour each other.
The density of the zombie virus further increased, and then crystal cores were formed.
Once Lin Yan understood the reason, she looked with concern towards the city. It was the place where the female protagonist had brought the original owner.
That was a city with a population exceeding ten million. Lin Yan couldn't imagine how many zombies there would be, and how many would advance by devouring each other.
If those zombies advanced, their Taoyuan Base would be in danger, as it was too close to that city.
She wondered if there were any survivors left in those cities, and how they were surviving.
Without a government or outside help, one could only rely on oneself in this apocalypse. How desperate must that be!
"Xiao Lin, let's go! The rice paddies here are all harvested!"
"Coming!" Lin Yan replied.
Looking at the busy people in the fields, Lin Yan felt that this apocalypse still held hope, at least the people before her were full of it!
Lin Yan, along with the others, took the harvested rice to the drying area, and then moved to the next field. Along the way, there were stray zombies, but before Lin Yan could make a move, others coordinated to kill them.
The people in their base were not afraid of zombies. When they encountered one, they would directly draw their weapons and engage.
They had been practicing martial arts. Although they weren't as adept as Lin Yan, they had all learned to cooperate.
They had decided that once all the grain was stored, they would thoroughly clear out this town and expand their living area.
Life would get better and better. With no shortage of food or water, and the ability to protect themselves, they felt this apocalypse wasn't so despairing after all.
"Sister, how was my swordplay?"
"Sister, did you see my performance just now?"
"Sister, I killed the last zombie! Did I get stronger?"
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After killing the zombies, the youths surrounded Lin Yan, asking about their performance just now.