Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 200

Chapter 200 -200 Lost?

Having bid farewell to Si Tian and Zhong Ruyue, Su Jin and her companions made their way down the mountain. They truly hadn’t expected that there would still be people living deep in the mountainous forest, and it seemed that their lives weren’t so bad.

If the plants hadn’t mutated later on, it would have to be said that the place was indeed very suitable for the two of them to live in.

A hermit life without the threat of zombies…

In fact, Su Jin had also thought about living like that before, but when she considered the terrifying mutated plants in the later stages of the apocalypse, she gave up on the idea. Moreover, being secluded in the mountains wouldn’t allow her to constantly collect Zombie Crystal Nuclei to enhance her special ability.

“That Si Tian is actually quite impressive, he even dared to eat live insects in front of a national audience at that time,” Lin Xiuyuan said while walking with the rest of the group.

“Ew…” Huang Yunxiang felt disgusted again.

No wonder they dare to live here, but isn’t it nice to live in a base?

“Sigh, I don’t want to live in seclusion anymore. It’s too boring,”

Nie Qing said with both hands behind his head. He was lucky to have found his destined one, otherwise he would still be spending his days in anxiety on Shitou Mountain. More importantly, he wouldn’t have as many TV shows to watch, and besides, being with this family, he was actually very happy every day…

“You’re tired of the quiet, while others get tired of the bustling life,” Lu Guanhai joined in.

But he felt the same way; ever since Lu Hao’s birth mother had died, hadn’t he too been living his life in a daze? Although he had tried to remarry, he found it was still better to be alone. Thankfully, his son and daughter-in-law had not forgotten their old father. These days, living with these people, he had forgotten what loneliness felt like.

Thankfully, his son had married Su Jin, thank goodness for meeting these people.

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After descending from the mountain top, the path gradually became more difficult to traverse. The journey down the mountain was much harder than the ascent, or it could be said that there wasn’t any path for them to follow at all.

In the forest, aside from the tall trees, the ground was covered with small shrubs everywhere, and some plants were even full of thorns. Luckily, they were all dressed in sturdy long pants and long sleeves, or otherwise, they would be covered in scratches by now.

“Xiao Jin, are you still going to look for that Sedum?” Su Xiangzhe asked as he cut through the plants in front of him with a piece of watermelon knife.

“If we don’t stumble upon it, then there’s no need to go out of our way to search for it,”

Su Jin thought of the palm-sized plant. She just wanted to try and find if there were any Man-eating Flowers. The utility of Sedum was not even as great as her Venus Flytrap, so there was no need to go through the effort to search for it. Plus, Si Tian had already given her a small one, and if there really was a need for it, just one piece in her possession would allow her to cultivate a whole patch.

“This path down the mountain is so tough to navigate,”

Lin Xiuyuan said with Mao Qiqi on his back, carefully watching his step and pushing aside branches and leaves in front of him. When they were brought up by those two just a while ago, he didn’t find the journey so difficult. Could this be the notorious difficulty of descending a mountain compared to ascending?

Gradually, they seemed to hear the sound of the stream flowing. Su Jin remembered what Si Tian had said—there was a stream nearby that flowed down the mountain, but the area was often frequented by Mutated Beasts.

However, the very places where Mutated Beasts appeared were also the places they were looking for, so the group followed the sound of flowing water.

The trees on North Mountain had seen many years, almost each one towering into the sky. The closer they got to the stream, the taller the trees became; probably because the soil was moist here. Some trees were as wide as a wall, and the group dared not split up, as it was easy to lose their way.

Finally, after passing a steep slope, they found the stream. Its water was crystal clear and cool to the touch. Lifting her head, Su Jin saw two elks drinking by the stream on the opposite bank. The elks ran into the jungle behind them after seeing the people.

It seems that animals do appear in this area.

“Let’s set up the formation here and wait,”

Su Xiangzhe also suggested, after they had walked that stretch of road down from the mountain. Not even ordinary animals had been encountered, let alone Mutated Beasts. It would be more convenient to set up a formation.