Apocalypse Meltdown

Chapter 241: Locked

"Who are you?" When Chu Han reached the gate, someone from inside shouted at him vigilantly. "Any referrals?"

"Yes. I am Chu Han!" Chu Han answered loudly. "My parents are here."

"I am asking if any of our proxies has given you a referral. It doesn't matter if your parents are here. This isn't a shelter!" The person behind the gate was very arrogant.

"Zhou Zhu is the one that can attest about my identity. He'll be here soon," Chu Han answered while suppressing his excitement.

"Zhou Zhu?" Another voice came from the gate. And then he said, "The leader has indeed given him the task to bring survivors. Let him in."

'Zhi-"

The gate opened slowly, and Chu Han could finally see its interior. It was a base that combined the village's houses with round logs. There was a fence between every house, blocking the outside world, but nothing protected the roofs. That was due to two reasons. The first one was that the area was relatively safe, and the people inside didn't need to take further protective measures. The second one was there was a very strong evolutionary who could act when it was dangerous.

"What's your name? Just write it down." A younger man, who seemed cleaner and stronger than Zhou Zhu, said. When he looked at Chu Han, he was surprised with how clean his clothes were. Then, he passed a book to Chu Han. "You shouldn't have forgotten your name after the apocalypse, right? Write it down."

Chu Han wrote his name down and ignored that fellow's unfriendliness and mockery. Although he wanted to go and search every house for his parents, it was a base with scales, so he had to wait patiently for the arrangement. If he messed up, the leader would retaliate.

"Chu Han?" When the unfriendly fellow saw the name on the book, he looked at Chu Han with amazement, and then he laughed as hard as he could. "Sh*t! He calls himself Chu Han! I can't take it! Zhang Wenchang, come here quickly!"

The guard, called Zhang Wenchang, walked toward them. He was a young man, but fatter than the unfriendly fellow, and he hurried to look at the book. Then, he laughed like his friend, and they almost cried from the intense laughing. "You scared me! I thought he was the top ranker, Chu Han! You were excited over something so trivial, Fu Jialiang!"

"I was shocked. They have the same name!" Fu Jialiang looked at Chu Han, who from his perspective looked dull, in a funny way. "Boy, did you do it on purpose?"

"Forget it. We should not make fun of the newcomer," Zhang Wenchang smiled and tried to persuade. He looked at Chu Han with an intrigued expression, "What if he ran away?"

"Okay." Fu Jialiang glanced at Chu Han and then turned around. "Follow me."

Chu Han shook his head and then followed him quietly.

Wangcai was infuriated with the treatment Chu Han received, and he kept yelling at Chu Han through their mental connection, "Sh*t! Beat those f*ckers! What are you standing there for? Beat the sh*t out of them!"

"Although their attitude is bad, they may be on good terms with my parents. However, if my parents' condition isn't good, then" Chu Han said, and Wangcai shut up.

Wangcai knew how important Chu Han's parents were. Chu Han had also ordered Wangcai to call his parents milord and madam, instead of uncle and aunt.

While Chu Han was following Fu Jialiang, he was also observing the base. His previous conjecture was right. There were less than 1000 residents, living in the original houses, and they grew potatoes of varied sizes on the fields. After the apocalypse, potatoes had become the main source of nutrition for humans as their growth rate was fast, and they had increased in size due to the gene mutation. A simple plant could sustain a thousand people.

Certainly, they could sustain ordinary survivors, but they weren't enough to replenish the evolutionaries' energy.

Fu Jialiang walked fast and completely ignored the newcomer. He led Chu Han to the deepest house, and then he turned to mock Chu Han, who he thought would be out of breath. To his surprise, Chu Han was still behind him and not panting for breath. He kept the initial distance of no more and no less than two meters, without lagging behind Fu Jialiang. The same went for his footsteps, from the beginning until now, Fu Jialiang hadn't heard a thing. 

Was he a ghost?!

Fu Jialiang was surprised, and then he looked at Chu Han, standing behind him, with shock.

"Will I be living here?" Chu Han reminded him.

"Yes. Yes." Fu Jialiang looked like a fool when he snapped out of his dazed state, and then he felt angry. He turned around and knocked the door.

The wooden door was opened to a gap, and a pale and slim middle-aged man appeared behind the door, looking at the two men coldly.

Fu Jialiang did not feel surprised, and he just pointed at Chu Han, "Zhou Zhu is the one who recommended him."

The pale man stared at Chu Han arrogantly before opening the door, "Come here."

"Stay here and don't try to run away," Fu Jialiang warmed Chu Han and then left.

Chu Han frowned when he smelled a moldy air coming from the house. He did not know about the situation but already started to hate the place.

"Come in." The pale middle-aged man yelled, "Quick."

Chu Han stepped inside. The house was dimly lit, and only the appliances could be seen. The interior was crude, and the air was filled with nasty smells. It looked like the residents didn't ventilate it at all.

"You'll be living in that room." The pale man pointed at a room in the corner.

'Bang!'

Chu Han walked in, and the pale man locked the door!

"What happened?!" Wangcai was surprised.

"Ah!" Chu Han's eyes turned cold, and his heart beat fiercely.

"Hey, can you tell me what's happening? Isn't this strange?" Wangcai stretched its head out of the pocket.

Chu Han sat down and closed his eyes. "We should rest for now. A battle will break out at night!"