Mid-October, the night is chilly, like water.
The verdant in the distance is stained by the night's black, turning into a faintly ghastly green blur.
Unclear to see, within the vagueness, the mountains and nearby branches form so eerie imagery.
Mysterious, carrying the chill of the night.
Li Yu stands at the top of this mountain, on the highest point of the RV.
In the darkness, he surveys the surrounding forest.
All mountains seem minuscule, he feels more of his own insignificance...
"Li Yu, tomorrow I'll take Tiezi, Gangzi, Tianlong, Dapao, and Ding Jiu back with first; you all just wait here for us," Uncle also cos up to say.
Li Yu gathers his thoughts and says, "Okay, you guys don't need to stand watch tonight; Xiao Hang, Wang Cheng, and I will take turns. You will have a long trip tomorrow, and it's a long ti coming and going."
Uncle does not refuse; after all, early tomorrow they have to move firearms, and by noon transport the guns back to the base, then bring so more people over here. Driving for so long there and back, they will definitely be tired.
"Get so rest early, Uncle," Li Yu says.
Uncle finishes the hot water in his cup, looks at Li Yu, and says, "It's getting cold; wear more clothes, don't catch a cold."
Li Yu zips up his jacket fully and says, "Don't worry, I'm also wearing thermal underwear."
At the top of this mountain, the temperature at night falls below 10 degrees Celsius, and there's a whooshing night wind; indeed, not dressing warmly is asking for illness.
Li Yu wears a hat and then sits on the bench on the rooftop terrace, on which a blanket is also laid. Drinking the hot water from his cup, he watches the white mist from it dissipate. His surroundings gradually beco quiet.
His heart is extraordinarily calm. His eyes scan the submachine gun placed beside him; from this position, he can pick it up at any ti.
As night falls, everyone, having had their fill to eat and drink, goes back to their places to rest and sleep.
Hearing the faint sound of breathing, Li Yu feels that his hearing is indeed quite good; ever since his rebirth, he's not sure if it's because he returned to this younger body or because of the rebirth itself, but he clearly feels that his physical fitness has improved a lot.
Whether it's vision, hearing, sensitivity, strength, etc., all have climbed several notches.
"Goo goo goo~"
From farther away, he can hear the calls of so nocturnal animals he doesn't know the nas of.
"Whoosh!"
Tree shadows sway, like dancing girls of the night, graceful and stunningly beautiful.
In many cases, the sky suddenly turns gloomy, and then the wind blows, shaking the Bamboo Forest, swaying.
The branches move with the wind, and when rain is about to co, it's most beautiful.
But, Li Yu doesn't think so now.
A gust of cold breeze blows over, and he feels a touch of moisture.
Li Yu senses sothing is not right.
Then, Li Yu feels a drop of rain fall on his face.
Not good, it's going to rain!
Really, heaven doesn't give people a break.
Raining at this ti, isn't this causing trouble?
Drip drip drip, the rain starts to fall, tapping against the windows.
Li Yu turns his head to see that hole they covered up again; although they covered it, to avoid it being so hard to open next ti, they only covered it halfway.
So raindrops begin to fall in.
Li Yu quickly grabs the walkie-talkie and says, "Wake up, it's raining; let's tidy up this hole."
No sooner had he spoken than Dapao and Li Tie, and Uncle co out from inside the RV; they had already woken up at the sound of rain hitting the roof.
At this mont, the three of them ca out imdiately, hastily took out military shovels, and shoveled away the previously dug-up soil to other locations; Li Yu got out of the car, opened the sunshade/rain cover of the Unimog RV, and just managed to block the entrance of the hole.
At the very edge of the sunshade, they dug a small trench to drain the water away.
They had no idea how long the rain would last or how heavy it would be, so it was better to make preparations first. Should the rain beco too heavy and flood all the firearms below, the loss would be substantial.
The others also awoke and each grabbed a shovel to dig small trenches, directing the water toward sloping terrain.
Fortunately, the area they were in was on higher ground, so water would naturally flow downward without deliberate channeling.
Crash!
The rain was getting heavier.
After they had finished digging, everyone hurried back to their vehicles; just that short while outside had gotten their clothes sowhat wet.
At least there were spare clothes in the vehicles, which they could change into.
But Li Yu, standing at the top of the RV, was sowhat worried—with rain this heavy, it wasn't clear whether they could safely return tomorrow.
During the rain, the ground would be wet and slippery, and the mountain path was already treacherous. Heading back in the rain was prone to accidents.
Moreover, with the current rain, it was uncertain how long it would last. If it continued, zombies would inevitably start to appear in the vicinity, and their numbers would increase.
They were also unsure of the situation back at the base.
As Li Yu was thinking, the rain grew more intense The terrace did have a roof, but the sheer volu of rain, blowing at an angle, was proving impossible to keep out entirely.
There was nothing else he could do; Li Yu shook off the rainwater on his body and headed inside the vehicle.
He pressed a button to retract the rooftop terrace.
Li Yu went to the bathroom, changed into a new set of clothes, and then stood by the monitors.
The vehicle was equipped with surveillance caras at the front, back, left, and right, allowing those inside to sowhat clearly see the surroundings from within the vehicle.
No one in the vehicle was asleep; Li Tie, deciding not to sleep, sat up and said to Li Yu, "Big brother, with the rain this heavy, are we still going back tomorrow?"
Li Yu looked out of the vehicle window, saw the torrential downpour resembling water being poured down, the fierce winds howling, and within the vehicle, it was impossible to see anything outside.
Snap, snap, snap!
It was as if a firefighter's hose was blasting at the vehicle, causing a slight tremor.
The rain was too heavy...
Li Yu did not respond to Li Tie's words but walked over to the window to check on the entrance. The iron plate sealing the hole was secure, and they had also placed a waterproof fabric over it.
It should be fine.
There was nothing more to do now, just wait.
Li Yu thought for a bit and then said, "You all get so sleep first, we don't know when this rain will stop. If it ceases soon, you'll be rested enough to head back to the base tomorrow."
He then rembered sothing and took out the walkie-talkie to say, "Everyone should rest for now, we don't know how long this rain will last. You take a rest, and also, Wang Cheng, keep watch in that vehicle. I'm back inside and can't see what's happening in your direction."
"Okay."
"Okay."
"Okay."
"Okay, I'll keep watch from here."
...
If it had been before the apocalypse, being indoors, watching the forest be buffeted and swayed by the wind and rain, observing the sudden downpour outside, and listening to the pitter-patter or the pouring sounds.
The air would be moist and carry a hint of freshness.
Before the apocalypse, being in a room at such a ti would strangely instill a sense of bliss.
But, for Li Yu and the others at that mont, it was a problem!
Li Yu looked out of the window with a complex gaze, it was always like this—whenever you had so gains or things were looking up, there would always be difficulties thrown your way.
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