Apocalyptic Reincarnation: Start with a 30-million Bonus

Base Gate.

Uncle, Second Uncle, Li Zhengping, Dapao, and others had already arrived.

”Little Yu, what’s wrong? You just said you found a zombie.” Uncle inquired.

Li Yu nodded and then handed the telescope over to Uncle.

”Look at that zombie, the one between the two trees – frozen by ice and snow.”

Uncle took the telescope, looked carefully, and then passed it to Dapao and the others beside him.

”Indeed, there is a zombie, but how did it suddenly appear there?” Uncle said, somewhat puzzled.

This was a question that also troubled Li Yu.

After the snowstorm, there had hardly been any zombie sightings, and this particular frozen zombie had appeared unexpectedly.

This left Li Yu and the others quite perplexed.

You’d understand if it were frozen due to the current weather conditions.

After all, it’s perfectly normal for any person or animal to be frozen in such cold temperatures, especially during the recent snowstorm.

But this zombie appearing just outside their base, was it merely a coincidence?

There are no such coincidences in this world.

Li Yu furrowed his brows and then said, ”No matter what, I plan to transport that zombie back to see what’s going on.”

Uncle pondered for a moment but did not object.

”Uncle, Zhengping, Bai Jie, the three of you keep watch on the wall, ready to observe our surroundings at all times, and report back immediately if there’s any situation. Dapao and I will go down and transport the zombie back for examination.”

”Okay, be safe.”

After Li Yu finished speaking, he headed down from the wall and went back to the garage to drive out a pickup truck.

The pickup truck heated up for a while before returning to normal, and Li Yu then slowly parked the vehicle near the gate.

Dapao and Li Hang got into the truck, and upon seeing them board, Uncle opened the gate.

Crack, crack, crack –

Due to the cold weather, ice had formed on the gate, and the sound of ice being shattered was harsh as the gate was opened.

Li Yu and the others drove towards the outside of the base, the vehicle’s tires half-buried in snow, struggling to move in the snowy terrain.

Before long, they arrived in front of the frozen zombie.

The three had not had a clear view from the wall, but now standing before this icy lump, they could clearly see the details of the zombie.

Through the transparent ice, Li Yu could see the zombie’s face and expression clearly.

Eyes blood-red, clothing torn and ragged, yet the body did not have that sense of decay.

If you disregard the crimson eyes and the fierce black lines on the face, the zombie’s body still retained many human characteristics.

”This zombie has not been changed for long.” Li Yu suddenly said.

”Brother Yu, do you mean this zombie was recently bitten and then frozen?” Dapao added from the side.

Li Yu nodded: ”Yeah, take a look for yourself, is this what normal long-transformed zombies look like?”

Dapao and Li Hang examined closely and nodded in agreement.

Indeed, it was very different; this zombie still had very distinct human features.

A question emerged in everyone’s mind: Was it transformed into a zombie, then quickly frozen, and transported here?

Or did it walk here after being bitten?

Or are there any other possibilities?

”Let’s transport it to the truck, and we’ll discuss it back at the base.” Li Yu saw that both men seemed lost in thought and thus spoke.

”Okay.”

”Alright.”

The three of them parked the pickup truck in front of the zombie, and with the help of the height difference, they pushed the zombie up into the back of the truck.

This zombie was encased in ice, with a thick layer of ice crystals formed on the outside, which the three of them could not have moved on their own.

”One two three!”

”One two three!”

Thud! Bang!

The chunk of ice was slammed onto the bed of the truck.

The ice was hard enough that despite being dropped, apart from some scratches, there were no signs of shattering inside the block.

It seems the temperature is indeed low, freezing it solid.

”Let’s go, back to base!” Li Yu flipped over to the back of the truck, standing straight up in the bed, and told Dapao to drive them back to the base.

It was a tough journey coming here, but now it was much easier returning.

Three minutes later, Li Yu and his two comrades arrived back at Weng City.

In Weng City, Li Yu jumped down from the truck, and Bai Jie, who was on the wall, also came down.

They were all somewhat curious about this zombie frozen in ice.

There were some scratches on the surface of the ice from being dragged, but looking through the block, the zombie inside appeared lifelike, one could even see the dust on the zombie’s skin.

Bai Jie stepped forward and scrutinized the situation, puzzledly she said, ”This zombie, it looks like it had just turned into a zombie.”

”You noticed too, didn’t you? When we first saw it we were curious as well. Just turning into a zombie and then getting frozen, and the way it’s just standing under that tree, it’s weird,” Li Yu replied.

A group of people gathered around the zombie in the back of the pickup truck to examine it but were unable to discern anything conclusive after a long time.

”Let’s just break the ice open to see what’s up with this zombie,” Li Yu suggested, eyeing the thick layer of ice covering the zombie.

”Sure, I’ll go grab a drill,” said Dapao.

”Okay.”

Thawing the ice block with heat would of course be possible, but it would waste time and resources.

It would be faster to drill a hole first and then try to split the ice on top.

”Zhengping, go get some firewood over here and start a fire on this side,” Li Yu instructed.

Li Zhengping immediately ran to prepare.

”Brother, should we get it off the truck first?” Li Yu stood beside the truck, noticing that some of the ice was starting to freeze to the truck’s metal skin due to the passage of time.

”Alright, let’s move the zombie down from the truck first then,” Li Yu also noticed this and called everyone to move the zombie off the truck.

Together they pushed the block of zombie ice to the ground.

Clang!

The zombie hit the ground without breaking apart.

The freezing had really made it sturdy.

”Here it comes~” Li Zhengping pushed a cart filled with some firewood.

Li Zhengping dumped the materials on the ground, near the frozen zombie.

Crrsh~

Striking a lighter, he ignited the pine needles which crackled loudly.

The pine needles had some resin on them and they quickly caught fire intensely. Li Zhengping hurriedly threw several large chunks of rotten wood into the fire, wood that they had collected from outside long ago.

There were some bits of ice on them, but they caught fire quickly under the flames.

Crackle~

Under the burning firewood, the surface of the frozen zombie began to slowly melt; the process was slow, but indeed there was melting.

”Everybody step back~” Dapao brought over a chainsaw, waving his hand as he spoke.

”Dapao, be careful, and put on a mask,” Li Yu reminded him.