“Oops! I Prepped for the Apocalypse and Became a Zombie”

As they spoke, the three of them immediately ran towards the factory building. The entire process was incredibly thrilling, with people running in front and lightning striking behind them. The thunderous roar never ceased.

Qin Luo directly hoisted Xu Duoduo onto his shoulder, holding her waist as he sprinted. Chen Xiaofei and Bai Shu ran at full speed. Finally, the three humans and one zombie dashed into the factory building, quickly pulling the main gate shut behind them.

"Boom!" The loudest thunder struck outside, followed by a flash of lightning. The entire factory lit up instantly. Another clap of thunder followed, making it feel as if the ground itself was shaking, frightening several survivors into screaming.

Wang Weihu shouted, "What are you screaming for? Everyone, be quiet! Don't touch anything that might conduct electricity. Be careful not to get electrocuted! Stay calm, understand?"

His angry rebuke made the survivors obedient, and they quickly covered their mouths and nodded.

He might have been harsh, but it was for their own good. After all, they had already experienced several days of the apocalypse, and the survival manual had been mass-distributed by headquarters. Why were these people still screaming from time to time? Didn't they know that in the apocalypse, those who scream die quickly?

The factory's lightning protection system was effective. After enduring a few minutes of the most intense thunderstorm, suddenly heavy rain began pouring outside, adding to the irritation.

They would have to spend the night here.

Everyone silently shared food. This factory happened to process canned fruits, and there were still quite a few leftover fruits and canned goods that hadn't been sent to the warehouse yet.

Wang Weihu warned them not to eat any exposed fruits as they had been contaminated, but the finished canned products were safe to consume.

Meanwhile, the people who had been assigned to cook earlier also prepared a large pot of instant noodles.

The entire community's survivors numbered just over a hundred people, down from nearly two thousand before.

Qin Luo took Xu Duoduo to inspect the factory area, eliminating potential dangers, such as closing and locking all doors.

Their group stayed in the packaging workshop with the finished canned products.

Everyone found a corner to sit and eat. Some people plucked up the courage to ask Wang Weihu about the situation, finally calming down enough to think rationally.

Wang Weihu felt somewhat gratified and took the initiative to briefly explain to the group.

In essence, he told them that some people in high places had been able to predict the coming of the apocalypse. The authorities had been secretly preparing all along, but this information wasn't suitable for public release. Therefore, they had kept it hidden, only issuing a unified announcement three minutes before the apocalypse to prevent early notification from causing panic.

Hearing this, the survivors couldn't help but curse, "What's the use of such a late notice!" "Exactly, who would have thought this was real?"

Most people had thought it was a prank, while a minority hadn't received the message due to signal issues, leaving them completely unaware of the situation.

People began to cry and hold their heads in their hands again, remembering their deceased loved ones and the uncertain future. Everyone felt lost, but those who had survived until now didn't want to die. Pain was inevitable.

Wang Weihu sighed, "Raise your hand if you haven't received the apocalypse survival manual. I'll give you physical copies. From now on, most ordinary electronic products will be useless, and your phones won't work. Better get used to it soon."

It would probably take some time to restore previous communication capabilities.

Everyone would have to endure.

Meanwhile, Chen Xiaofei was opening some dry rations. While tearing open the packaging, he turned his head to look at the survivors and said, "Old Wang is really suited for this job."

In their small team, Wang Weihu played the role of the father figure, handling everything from comforting survivors to mending their clothes in the past.

Bai Shu nodded in strong agreement. It wasn't that he and Chen Xiaofei were lazy; it was mainly because he was a tall, thin, refined person, and Chen Xiaofei had a baby face. Whenever they tried to communicate with people, no one would listen to them.

They needed Wang Weihu to take charge. His nearly 1.9-meter tall, muscular frame was intimidating just standing there, and ordinary people were more likely to listen to what he said.

When it came to managing people, he was adept at using both soft and hard approaches, striking just the right balance.

As for Qin Luo, their "Brother Qin" or "Luo God," he was the main combat force. He was great at fighting, but not suited for comforting the masses, and his face was too eye-catching.

Likely to attract unwanted romantic attention.

As a result, Wang Weihu could only resign himself to being the team's diplomat.

Xu Duoduo found their division of labor quite interesting. She had known before that the four of them were close, but she hadn't expected them to join the military together.

Chen Xiaofei took out the dry rations. The four of them had bread, mineral water, and a chocolate energy bar each, with one portion for each person.

"Ah, I really want to eat something hot," Chen Xiaofei said, his baby face full of worry.

"We're lucky to have anything to eat at all. In a while, we won't even have dry rations," Bai Shu said as he munched on an energy bar while looking at his tablet, filling out the report on the thunderstorm information they had recorded earlier, which needed to be uploaded soon.

Qin Luo hadn't started eating yet. He suddenly thought of a question: What do zombies eat?

Just as he lowered his head, he saw Xu Duoduo suddenly produce an 800ml thermos out of thin air and hand it to Chen Xiaofei.

Chen Xiaofei was a bit confused, biting his bread as he asked blankly, "Huh? What? Brother Qin, why is the little squad leader giving me a thermos? Should I open it for her?"

Qin Luo was also confused for a moment. "How should I know?" But he still took it and opened it for her. After all, he was right there, so why bother asking someone else?

Xu Duoduo suddenly became anxious, but then calmed down again.

As Qin Luo opened the thermos in bewilderment, revealing the preserved egg and lean pork porridge inside, the aroma wafted out, causing Chen Xiaofei and Bai Shu to look over sharply. They both exclaimed, "Holy crap!"

The thermos contained porridge made by Xu Duoduo. It was very thick, with lots of preserved egg and lean pork. It looked very substantial, with a smooth and creamy texture.

Xu Duoduo patted Qin Luo, gesturing for him to quickly give it to Chen Xiaofei.

Chen Xiaofei was momentarily overwhelmed, "My god, thank you, little squad leader. I mean, how is there porridge? Damn, it smells so good."

He rambled on while drooling, quickly accepting the thermos.

Bai Shu, also smelling the fragrant porridge, suddenly swallowed hard. He suddenly felt that the energy bar in his hand wasn't appealing anymore. He said languidly, "The little squad leader seems to be playing favorites." He pushed at his nose bridge, forgetting he wasn't wearing glasses.

Xu Duoduo then took out another dark blue thermos from her space. She had plenty of thermoses and insulated bottles, but not much else. The one she gave to Chen Xiaofei was light green, while the one she handed to Bai Shu was dark blue.

"Thank you, little squad leader. I was wrong, little squad leader. You're the fairest person in the world!" Bai Shu quickly thanked her and accepted it. When he opened it, he found it also contained preserved egg and lean pork porridge.

Then Xu Duoduo stopped moving.

Qin Luo had been secretly expecting his turn, but after waiting for a few seconds, he grew impatient. "Where's mine? You can't be this biased, can you? After all, I've been carrying you all this way! Don't I get any?"

He was about to throw a little tantrum!