Chapter 125: Regroup

When Ye Xuan asked, Qiu Sixun nodded and replied, "Mhm. I already checked everyone, and none of us were injured by the zombies."

Gesturing toward Gu Lingjian and his team, Qiu Sixun added, "Thanks to Captain Gu and his team, we managed to escape safely."

Nodding to Gu Lingjian, Ye Xuan sincerely said, "Thank you, Captain Gu. We will repay this favor in the future."

"Young Master Ye is too polite," Gu Lingjian replied, then looked at Liu Yun and asked, "Miss Liu, are you alright?"

Liu Yun nodded. "Thanks for asking, Captain Gu. I’m fine."

Hearing this, Lan Zuancheng asked, "Younger Sister Liu, what happened to you? Where did you go?"

Liu Yun glanced at Ye Xuan when she was asked.

Seeing Ye Xuan’s emotionless face, she looked at Lan Zuancheng, then explained, "When I was climbing the metal fence, I suddenly felt dizzy and fainted. When I woke up, I was already at a small breakfast store with that handsome zombie sitting in front of me."

When her words fell, Gu Zhenwei gasped in shock. Grabbing her shoulders, he looked her up and down while asking worriedly, "Did that zombie do something to you? Are you really alright?"

Looking at his anxious face, Liu Yun smiled, then gently patted his hand. "I’m really fine. He just stared at me while I was unconscious."

Fu Shuo listened to Liu Yun’s story, then thought for a while before asking, "Miss Liu, you have been gone for more than two hours. For you to come back safely without a single wound, did you do something to that zombie?"

The second he asked this, everyone looked at Liu Yun at once.

Facing their curious gazes, Liu Yun’s mind spun at full speed.

’Since I already made a deal with Captain Lian, it should be fine to let them know about the Energy Water. Maybe I can get more crystal cores by selling these basic products from the System Store.’

’Not only is it safer than hunting zombies and mutants myself, but it also greatly increases my chance of survival. After all, my main mission is to stay alive for one month in this Apocalypse World.’

Glancing at Ye Xuan and the others, the corner of her lips curved up slightly.

’As for obtaining Experience Points to level up, the Zombie Emperor and my other teammates have already helped me a lot these past few days. Although I only receive half the experience compared to killing a zombie myself, with their help, leveling up is actually faster.’

With this in mind, Liu Yun opened her palm and took out a bottle of Energy Water from her inventory.

Seeing a small bottle appear in her palm, Gu Zhenwei raised his brows slightly and asked, "Younger Sister Liu, isn’t this the drink that you gave me when we were escaping the zombie horde before?"

Liu Yun nodded, then explained, "This is called Energy Water. It’s a lightly sweetened electrolyte drink that can restore stamina."

Listening to what she said, Mu Nan commented, "Isn’t that the same as other energy drinks?"

"Yes." Liu Yun paused for a moment, then added, "However, this Energy Water can also remove minor fatigue."

The second she said this, Gu Lingjian and his team members became serious. As soldiers, they knew that suffering from fatigue in the middle of battle was more dangerous than simply losing stamina.

While resting and eating could restore stamina, fatigue could only be removed by getting enough quality sleep, which was very difficult to achieve on the front line.

While Gu Lingjian and his team members exchanged glances, Gu Zhenwei curiously asked, "So, what’s the relation between this Energy Water and you escaping unscathed from that zombie?"

Liu Yun grinned, then replied, "I found out that the handsome zombie really likes this Energy Water, so I gave him one bottle."

"No way! How could a zombie drink water?!" Gu Zhenwei asked doubtfully.

Ye Xuan looked at him, then added, "Younger Sister Liu didn’t lie. When I found her, that zombie was drinking something. I didn’t take a closer look when I saved her, but now I know what that zombie was drinking at that time."

Listening to Ye Xuan’s explanation, Gu Zhenwei became speechless.

"......" I never expected a zombie to like an energy drink so much that he would willingly let go of a living human.

While Gu Zhenwei was still filled with doubt and shock, Ye Xuan turned to Gu Lingjian and asked, "Captain Gu, should we go back and continue killing zombies?"

Gu Lingjian thought for a moment, then said, "Yes. My team has only found seven crystal cores so far."

Glancing at his watch, he added, "We still have more than an hour before the gathering time with Captain Lian and the others. Instead of wasting time here, I suggest we go back inside and kill the zombies roaming around the outer area of the central delivery hub."

Lan Zuancheng nodded in agreement with Gu Lingjian’s suggestion. "I agree with Captain Gu. However, we’d better find another place. Section B is out of the question since a zombie horde has formed there."

Raising their hands, Gu Zhenwei and Qiu Sixun said in unison, "I agree."

Seeing that his brothers had made their decision, Ye Xuan nodded. "Alright. Then let’s try Section D. The third exit point is near Section D. In case we are surrounded by zombies again, it would be easier for us to escape."

Having the same thought as him, Gu Lingjian responded, "Good."

With that, the two teams checked their weapons and communication devices, then got ready to go back into the central delivery hub.

A few minutes later, Gu Lingjian and Ye Xuan led their teams toward Section D.

Not far from there, He Lin watched them enter the central delivery hub again from a distance. Glancing down at his empty palm, his eyes flickered with interest.

A few minutes after Ye Xuan saved Liu Yun, He Lin finished his Energy Water. Just as he was about to throw away the small bottle, it suddenly disappeared, startling him.

Thinking back to the taste of the Energy Water, He Lin licked his pale lips. Looking in the direction where Ye Xuan and the others were heading, the corner of his lips curved up slightly.

As a gust of hot wind blew dust across the desolate road, He Lin suddenly disappeared.