Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse

Chapter 187: Heading to North Mountain

Chapter 187: Chapter 187: Heading to North Mountain

But at this moment inside Dragon Leap Villa, there indeed was a person who believed that he was more suited for the position of the new Base Leader than Liang Jiuhui.

“Father, don’t be sad anymore, your health is important,”

behind Jia Kaiji, a gentle woman with long hair said softly while massaging his shoulders.

“Yuer, now in our Jia family, it’s just you and me left,”

Jia Kaiji sighed. He was still regretting the death of Jia Sheng.

Before the apocalypse, Jia Kaiji actually had high hopes of becoming the new mayor of City S. He had assumed he would secure the position of mayor, but was thwarted by Liang Wei who emerged unexpectedly and snagged the position. This still left him unable to let go.

He would not be as weak as Shao Hongshen, who, failing to become mayor, had ridiculously chosen to commit suicide out of spite.

And as for Liang Wei, he was unfortunate too. He hadn’t even secured his position as mayor when the apocalypse struck.

Jia Kaiji looked at the fire in his hand, awakened to the Fire Element Ability since the apocalypse began. Liang Wei, on the other hand, was just an ordinary person— this was simply his opportunity!

But unexpectedly, Liang Wei had wanted to promote his son to the top, even wanting that kid to become the Leader of this new base?

In the refuge, Liang Wei had only allowed him to be the administrator of a district, which clearly was a personal vendetta! It was an insult to him!

He was not willing to let his Special Ability be wasted like this, unwilling to be outdone by a young man, and his own nephew’s death was so unclear and murky. He felt this was a conspiracy by Liang Wei and Liang Jiuhui!

His nephew, Jia Sheng, possessed the Wind Element Ability. He had always intentionally groomed Jia Sheng, hoping to make him his right-hand man, but Jia Sheng had died here on his second day in the base!

How could he not be suspicious?

He had asked people below to help investigate. It turned out that the few people who had killed the zombified Jia Sheng shared a deep relationship with Liang Jiuhui. They had even been living here since before the base was established—they must have been Liang Wei’s and Liang Jiuhui’s men! They were the ones who killed the sole legitimate heir of the Jia family!

“Our Jia family’s only bloodline is now severed,” Jia Kaiji couldn’t help but sigh.

Behind him, Jia Yue’s eyes darkened, but her hands didn’t stop their movements.

Why couldn’t her father see her existence? She was his own daughter.

Before the apocalypse, she had won countless music awards trying to prove she was better than her cousin Jia Sheng, who knew nothing. Yet, her father’s eyes always favored Jia Sheng. Now that Jia Sheng was dead, she thought her father would start to value her, but he was still fixated on Jia Sheng! He even said the Jia family’s bloodline was broken?

“Father, before his death, did Shao Hongshen find a long-lost son?”

Jia Yue suddenly remembered the man she saw in the base that day, recognizing him instantly because his face was so memorable.

“Indeed, I heard that his son didn’t just obey him, he was obedient like a dog,” Jia Kaiji sneered.

But that son was far more filial than Shao Zian, whom he had personally groomed. During his father’s funeral, he took a knife and stabbed directly at Liang Wei, unfortunately not injuring him at all, and was therefore jailed for it.

“I saw him in the base today,” Jia Yue said.

“What did you say?! Where is he?”

Jia Kaiji suddenly stood up, he hadn’t died in prison?

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Before Guo Yang and his group went back to the secondary residence to rest, Lu Hao mentioned to them that they were preparing to go hunting on North Mountain.

The targets for this hunting trip were mutant animals, which were suitable for long-range abilities. Additionally, since Lin Cheng and a few others had to participate in the base construction, only a select group was set to go.

The shop had also just opened, and more survivors from the refuge were expected to arrive tomorrow, so he planned to leave Liao Yifan, Xue Wanyi, Yin Chengtian, and Shi Jin at the base to help look after the shop.

Everyone agreed with Captain Lu’s decision. However, they were understandably concerned about the challenges that the North Mountain hunt might pose, but thinking about Lu Hao and Su Jin’s capabilities reassured them.

Yin Chengtian hesitated to speak, seeing that Captain Lu had already turned to help Su Jin, he decided not to say anything.

“Do you have something you want to say?” Shi Jin asked after they returned to the secondary residence.

“Well, it’s not much, I just wanted to remind Captain Lu to keep a close eye on Sister-in-law and the others, and it’s best to bring along Local Tyrant Gold,” Yin Chengtian said.

Recently, everyone unanimously felt that Lu Hao’s sense of direction had improved a bit, but it might also be because he was now more familiar with the villa area. So, he was still a bit worried.

“I thought it was something serious. With sister-in-law there, what are you afraid of?” Shi Jin didn’t think it was a big deal since, despite Captain Lu’s poor sense of direction, he was extremely intelligent. Even if they got lost, he would be able to find his way back, especially with so many people together.

Yin Chengtian nodded; indeed, he was overthinking, after all, everyone was quite capable.

In space, Su Xiangzhe was studying the map to plot the route to North Mountain. Since Mao Zhihang and Lin Cheng could not go, it was his turn to lead the way this time.

“Xiao Jin, should I go with you tomorrow? I’m quite concerned about you guys,” Mrs. Su, Lin Tianhui, expressed her worries.

“Don’t worry, Mom. If there’s danger, we still have space to retreat into. If you come, there won’t be enough room in the vehicle,” Su Jin half-joked.

They only planned to take one armored vehicle this time. It would be a bit crowded, but Nie Qing and Lu Guanhai planned to retreat into space once they were inside the vehicle, so there should be enough room.

“Can you guys make it back the same day?” Lin Cheng also asked, feeling that North Mountain was not very close, and they might not be able to return on the same day.

“Dad, if we can’t come back, we’ll just retreat into here at night. You’ll still be able to see Mom every day, haha,”

“You kid, it’s your safety I’m worried about,”

Lin Cheng hadn’t thought about that. Right, as long as they found a safe place, even if Su Jin and the others couldn’t make the round trip on the same day, they could still meet in space.

“You really don’t need to worry about that,”

Nie Qing reassured the family. Hunting in the mountains was his forte. No matter how fierce the mutant animals were now, they were just beasts after all. With his formation and everyone’s special abilities, this hunting trip was virtually guaranteed to be foolproof.

Su Jin was very excited about the hunt. North Mountain had been a resource-rich reserve before the apocalypse, likely filled with many mutant animals. She had absorbed some crystal cores into the space in the past few days. Despite Guo Yang’s shop starting to bring in income, absorbing crystal cores was still costly for her. She hoped they could collect more beast cores this time, and if the space could upgrade sooner, that would be even better.