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The next day, Li Nan woke up early, while the rain outside continued to pour down in a steady stream.
The tent was very damp, and when Li Nan lifted the blanket, it felt as if he could wring water out of it.
After getting dressed, Li Nan wrapped himself in a plastic sheet and crawled out, then made his way into a makeshift building.
In the past few days of hard work, they had managed to use the available materials to build two simple houses—one for a few women and the other serving as a meeting room for the camp.
Li Nan entered the meeting room and found it empty, so he stepped back outside and knocked on several tents one by one.
Before long, Fatty, Long-Faced Man, Baldy, and Mighty Bull were all called out by Li Nan. Fatty propped his head up and muttered, "Brother Nan, it's raining today. Can't we sleep in a bit longer?"
Li Nan replied irritably, "What are you thinking? It's time to get up!"
Fatty frowned and replied helplessly, "Alright, alright, I’ll get up!"
About three or four minutes later, Fatty and the other three appeared in the meeting room.
Seeing that everyone had gathered, Li Nan said, "Everyone get your spirits up! We're heading to Peach Blossom Mountain today. Stay alert!"
Fatty yawned and complained, "This is too much; it's still raining outside!"
Li Nan raised a hand as if to swat him but Fatty quickly lowered his head and said, "Okay, okay, I’ll obey!"
Fatty suddenly became serious without any hint of joking around and immediately told Li Nan, "I'll go gather the action team right away; we’ll set off immediately!"
Baldy and Mighty Bull had mostly recovered from their previous injuries and were ready to move together again.
Baldy and Mighty Bull were seasoned fighters who had survived many battles; their physical condition was quite robust. After sustaining serious injuries and resting for five or six days, they were already able to move freely.
The bald man said, "My brother Mighty Bull and I will follow Brother Li Nan!"
Li Nan nodded and said, "Then let's act quickly. We depart in five minutes!"
Since the disaster at the camp, the bald man and Mighty Bull had completely lost faith in the camp, and they had no objections to Li Nan. Now that things had come to this point, they had to be loyal to Li Nan; otherwise, they wouldn't even be able to save themselves.
Because someone needed to stay behind to guard the camp, Bitter Melon and his armed team would not participate in this operation, and Lin Hai also remained at the camp.
The bald man's transport team consisted of two large trucks, two vans, and one military armored vehicle, totaling five drivers. All five drivers were skilled marksmen. Additionally, Fatty's action team had ten brothers with them. This meant that Li Nan was leading four generals and fifteen younger brothers on this expedition!
Seated in the vehicles, a total of twenty people set off with great momentum.
With Li Nan carrying the city map, finding the route was easy. However, the road conditions were quite poor, and rain was pouring down outside without any sign of stopping.
After turning several corners, they reached the city center where zombies were everywhere, crowding both sides of the moving vehicles. However, they hadn't formed a significant threat yet; they were scattered and couldn't block Li Nan's specialized drivers.
The engines roared as they quickly drove out of the city center and turned towards the suburbs.
Peach Blossom Mountain is located in the southeastern corner of Jiangbei City and belongs to the suburban area. Jiangbei City is characterized by northern hilly terrain with few flatlands and little high ground. However, unexpectedly, there is a mountain over a thousand meters high in the southeastern suburb of Jiangbei City—Peach Blossom Mountain. It was named for its many peach blossom trees, making it a scenic spot within Jiangbei City.
After exiting the city area and driving for over an hour, the road became increasingly bumpy.
Following Li Nan's map, they made several large turns before finally arriving at the foot of Peach Blossom Mountain.
After getting out of the vehicle, Li Nan pulled off the plastic covering he had on him and looked up at the mountain. Peach Blossom Mountain truly did not live up to its poetic name; it appeared lifeless with various leafless peach trees growing haphazardly—quite ugly indeed.
At that moment, Fatty and others jumped out of their vehicles and gathered around Li Nan, asking, "So, what do you think? Should we charge up?"
Li Nan waved his hand and said, "Who said our target is on the mountain? Our target is a place called Peach Blossom Hot Spring Villa, located right at the foot of this mountain. Everyone gear up, not a single person stays in the car; we all move out!"
Fatty nodded and replied, "Okay, I thought Brother Nan came to Peach Blossom Mountain on a rainy day just to enjoy the scenery!" He then immediately straightened his face and shouted to the brothers behind him, "Everyone, get your act together; we are moving out!"
"Be careful!" Li Nan whispered, not bothering with Fatty's joke. Instead, he raised his Mechanical Composite Longbow and stealthily approached the edge of Peach Blossom Mountain.
According to the map, Peach Blossom Hot Spring Villa was located at the foot of Peach Blossom Mountain. Given its advantageous location, it should have decent business during normal times with a good flow of people. Therefore, Li Nan speculated that there must be quite a few Zombies lurking around!
After circling around the base of Peach Blossom Mountain for a while, Li Nan finally spotted the location of Peach Blossom Hot Spring Villa.
Peach Blossom Hot Spring Villa was backed by the Peach Blossom Mountain range, with its sides embracing it. Only one side was exposed. From the terrain, it was clear that Peach Blossom Hot Spring Villa was indeed a great place!
In front of the villa stood two Stone Lions. The craftsmanship was quite exquisite, but they lacked lifelike qualities; they looked more like Lion Dogs than actual lions!
Fatty, who was closely following Li Nan, saw the two guarding Lion Dogs and immediately laughed, "This is a bit shabby, isn't it? It looks like a knockoff!"
Li Nan raised his hand and said, "One on the left and one on the right; let's sneak in!"
Behind the two Stone Lions were two large wooden doors that were tightly closed, and they had no idea what was inside.
Li Nan and Fatty split up to either side and gathered under the big door. Then they pushed together with all their strength, and the door creaked open.
Once inside, there wasn't the horde of Zombies that Li Nan had imagined; in fact, there wasn't even a shadow of a Zombie.
Fatty looked around but found nothing either. He immediately signaled to those behind him, "Follow in!"
As the door opened wide, the full view of Peach Blossom Hot Spring Villa came into sight. It covered a considerable area, with a deep path leading inwards flanked by some flowers and plants that had long since wilted.
Beside the path, several springs were bubbling, gurgling water that seemed to be at a high temperature.
Nearby, Fatty clicked his tongue and said, "Wow, I never expected there would be hot springs in our Jiangbei City area. This is quite interesting!"
Just as Fatty was speaking, a rustling sound suddenly came from a patch of withered grass nearby.
Fatty, with keen ears, immediately held his gun and crept over.
This stretch of road should be the welcoming area of the Peach Blossom Hot Spring Villa, so it was reasonably well-decorated with various flowers. Although they had wilted, their structures were still clear and identifiable. Behind the flowers was a row of small green mosses, vibrant and lush.
The earlier noise had come from the area between the wilted flowers and the green mosses, which obstructed visibility. Despite Fatty's focused gaze, he couldn't see anything.
Li Nan also noticed the commotion in the grass and warned those around him, "Let's go take a look!"
Just as several brothers were about to approach, Fatty, who was at the front, laughed loudly and said, "It's nothing; just a can that got knocked over by the rain!"
Fatty waved to those behind him, "Hurry up and move in; don't worry about such trivial things!"
Just as Fatty turned to head back, a figure suddenly sprang out from behind the Green Moss Pile. The figure was hunched over, half of its body covered in mud, while the rest was riddled with pus-filled sores that oozed dark liquid in a disgusting manner.
At that moment, Fatty suddenly heard a noise behind him and turned to see a drooling Zombie staring right at him!
Fatty was startled; he pressed the muzzle of his Submachine Gun directly into the Zombie's mouth and pulled the trigger. A muffled sound erupted.
In an instant, the Zombie exploded, bits flying everywhere, and the flesh below its neck was completely blown away, leaving only half of its body behind.
Fatty's face and body were splattered with gooey liquid as if he had fallen into a muddy swamp; there wasn't a clean spot on him!
Meanwhile, Li Nan and the surrounding brothers burst into laughter, while Fatty, after a moment of silence, bitterly exclaimed, "What the hell is going on here!"
The Zombie in front of him had already collapsed to the ground, and as Fatty squinted to look closely, he noticed something unusual!
It turned out that beneath the Green Moss Pile was a shallow pit shaped like a person. The Zombie must have been lurking there before it noticed Fatty and crawled out. Fatty's earlier judgment wasn't entirely wrong; he just hadn't expected that another Zombie was hidden nearby!
Fatty wiped the filth off his face and kicked the Can he had previously discarded. It flew in a parabolic arc before landing with a crisp sound.
"Damn it, ruining my mood!"
Fortunately, the rain continued to pour, washing away most of the grime on Fatty. However, his mood was still quite poor.
For safety's sake, Fatty used his Submachine Gun to probe through the Green Moss Pile. After confirming there were no more Zombies, he turned to the people behind him and said, "It's safe."
Li Nan waved his hand and said, "Forget about that; we need to go in and take a look!"
The Can that Fatty had kicked landed perfectly on the steps of the entrance to Peach Blossom Hot Spring Villa.
The Peach Blossom Hot Spring Villa appeared to have a relatively neutral architectural style, mixed with hints of classical design. However, to Li Nan, it seemed somewhat out of place!
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