The new era of mankind with destiny in hand at the end of the world

Fortunately, although the rain was heavy, it did not last long. After about half an hour, the rain gradually subsided.

The rain finally stopped. An Ning opened the door and was filled with a chill.

Compared with the previous severe hailstorm, the temperature at this moment has obviously dropped more sharply.

"A-choo!" Suddenly, a loud sneeze broke the silence in the room.

This sudden sound seemed particularly clear at this moment, as if it could penetrate the human eardrum.

"Are you... leaving?" A trembling but expectant voice sounded. It was from one of the survivors rescued from the village by Zhang Ren, Zhu Neng and others.

Then, another voice came: "Can we... follow you?" The tone was full of earnestness and pleading.

Zhang Ren, Xuanyuan Zunqi and several others were silent, their eyes all turned to the core figure of this team - An Ning.

For a moment, the whole scene fell into a suffocating silence.

The survivors looked at each other, with complex emotions in their eyes.

Due to days of imprisonment and torture, their faces looked haggard, and everyone had an unhealthy paleness on their face.

However, at this moment, there was a glimmer of hope in their eyes, and they looked at An Ning and others with expectation, as if they placed all their hopes of survival on these strangers.

Time passed minute by minute, and An Ning still did not give an immediate reply.

The survivors' hearts gradually became hanging, and anxiety began to spread among the crowd.

If these kind-hearted people in front of them are unwilling to take them with them, what kind of fate will await them?

They didn't dare to imagine and could only pray silently that An Ning would agree to their request.

Should they stay here and wait for rescue from the government, which already had no idea whether it could recover, or take the risk of leaving and looking for another safe place? Everyone was confused and afraid.

An Ning took a deep breath and spoke slowly: "We will not leave Rongcheng and go to the safe base. If you want to go to the safe base, you don't have to follow us." She swept her eyes across the faces of every survivor, "But if you decide to go with us, you must be prepared to face difficulties together."

There was a whisper in the crowd, and finally, the middle-aged woman who had provided clues to An Ning stood up and said, "We understand. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, we are willing to try." Others echoed and expressed their willingness to follow.

An Ning nodded slightly to show her agreement, and said slowly: "Okay, then everyone should hurry up and pack up and get ready for the journey."

As soon as the words fell, everyone took action.

At this time, An Ning walked towards the corner of the room that was deliberately isolated by everyone.

In that corner, stood four men who were obviously more robust than the other survivors.

These people were not outsiders but the middle-aged man who had led Zhang Ren and others before, and his three companions.

When they saw An Ning coming over here, the middle-aged man and the other four people involuntarily took a few steps back, swallowed hard, trembled, and stammered, "An...Miss An?"

An Ning said straight to the point with a serious face: "Don't worry, I won't take your lives, but don't even think about following us. I will leave you some necessities for life, and whether you choose to continue forward, stay where you are, or go somewhere else is up to you."

Although these people are different from the villagers who are so cruel and brutal that they kill and eat others like beasts, they have also participated in it and acted as accomplices of evil forces.

Even though no big mistake was made in the end, An Ning was still determined not to let such a person infiltrate his team.

"Okay, okay, we will never follow them again!" Hearing that An Ning had no intention of taking their lives, the middle-aged man and others nodded in agreement as if they had been pardoned.

At this moment, the most important thing for them is to be able to save their lives.

An Ning took a backpack filled with some dry food and drinking water and handed it to them, saying softly, "These things should be enough to sustain you for a while."

After she finished speaking, she turned around without hesitation and set out on the road of departure with the rest of the survivors. They walked farther and farther away, and finally disappeared from the sight of the four middle-aged men.

Prior to this, the village chief and his accomplices had brutally killed and imprisoned many people from outside the village.

Not only did they seize those people's property and resources, they even seized all the vehicles they were driving.

However, all this just happened to bring convenience to An Ning and his companions, because the vehicle they were originally riding in had limited space and could not accommodate so many survivors.

But fortunately, there are a large number of various vehicles available in the village.

As they needed to go to the next village to look for people, and considering that too many people might affect the efficiency of the operation, An Ning decided after careful consideration to only take Anzai, Xiaohua, and Xuanyuan Zunqi who had previously agreed to accompany them.

The moment they stepped out of the village, An Ning and her friends waved goodbye to Zhang Ren and his companions.

Zhangren Zhuneng and others led those who were lucky enough to survive from the village, and slowly walked along the established route to the villa area and started their journey home.

On the other side, An Ning and Xuanyuan Zunqi headed towards the direction of the village provided by the middle-aged woman.

Along the way, everyone was silent and the atmosphere seemed a little solemn.

Xuanyuan Zunqi was driving the vehicle with full concentration, his eyes sharp and his hands steadily controlling the steering wheel.

An Ning kept paying attention to the movements around her, and at the same time, she kept thinking in her mind whether the little girl's family was still alive, and what arrangements should be made for them if she successfully found them.

Anzi and Xiaohua sat quietly in the back seat of the car, their little bodies tense, always maintaining a high state of alert.

As the wheels rolled, the car passed through a desolate land. Looking ahead, the outline of another village could be vaguely seen in the distance.

"Look! Could that be the village we are looking for?" An Ning suddenly pointed his finger forward and spoke.

Xuanyuan Zunqi nodded slightly in agreement and stepped on the accelerator without hesitation.

Soon, they drove across an ancient stone bridge and finally arrived at the next village where the little girl lived.

Due to the sudden outbreak of the apocalypse, this place has been completely changed and is in ruins.

Unlike the village they had just come from, this village was open and there was no man-made wall at the entrance.

The vehicle slowly drove into the village, and An Ning, Xuanyuan and Zunqi observed the surrounding environment vigilantly.

The small village was unusually quiet. Apart from a few wandering zombies, there was no sign of any living people.

Xuanyuan Zunqi An Ning did not get out of the car, but drove straight past it and drove all the way to a house at the end of the village before stopping.

What a coincidence! The middle-aged woman who knew about the little girl actually had relatives living in the village. She knew everything about the little girl. When they were chatting, she easily memorized the little girl's address because it was easy to remember.

When they arrived at the end, An Ning and her companions got out of the car with their two pets and slowly walked towards the house.

Because it had just rained, a lot of rain water had accumulated in some low-lying areas on the street.

As An Ning and others walked forward, the crisp "click...click" sounds echoed in the air, as if breaking the original tranquility between the world.

Walking to the shabby and crumbling door, An Ning took a deep breath, then slowly raised her hand and knocked on the door gently a few times.

However, when her fingers touched the door panel, she felt something strange - the door was not closed tightly, but was only slightly ajar!

After hesitating for a moment, An Ning decided to push open the door.

With a sharp "creak" sound, the door was slowly opened.