Chapter 75 - Diary

A moment later, Su Mo silently returned to the hiding building only to find the first floor deserted, with only Qin Wang there.

“Where are they?”

“They’re up in the attic, they found something.

By the way, Su Mo, is everything okay outside?”

Qin Wang replied with great respect.

These days, as long as one is a master, they can earn respect anywhere.

“It’s fine.”

Su Mo responded indifferently and headed towards the stairs.

Soon, he reached the attic, where in a corner, a child’s mummified corpse lay curled up silently.

Lin Zinuo and the others were gathered around, with an old diary in their hands.

What astonished Su Mo was that Lin Zinuo and the others all had red eyes, wiping tears away.

“What happened?”

It was his first time seeing such a scene.

Lin Zinuo sniffed and closed the diary in her hand, handing it to Su Mo.

“Take a look.”

Su Mo took it and opened the yellowed diary, the childish handwriting catching his eye.

“January 3rd, I cried secretly again today, but I didn’t mean to.

I just miss Dad so much.

But I understand, Dad is a hero; he went to fight those monsters to protect all of us…..”

“February 4th, Dad, I’ve been eating well, listening to you, growing tall.”

“February 15th, Grandma got sick, but I’m a man now, I’ll take good care of her.

I made her favorite porridge…”

“March 8th, Grandma’s getting worse, she can’t leave her bed any longer, when will you come back, Dad?

Grandma said you’re nearby watching over us, you just can’t come back yet.”

“March 10th, Grandma fell asleep, and no matter how much I called her, she wouldn’t wake up.

I ran to find the neighbor lady, she told me Grandma was just too tired, and they would take her away from here.

The lady asked me to live with them, but I refused, I want to stay at home and wait for Dad.”

“March 13th, it’s so dark at night, I just cried a little bit secretly.”

“April 3rd, it’s terrifying outside, cries and the howls of monsters everywhere.

But I’m not scared, Dad will come back to save me.”

“April 7th, I’m so hungry.”

“April 8th, I saw Dad…..”

After flipping through the notebook, Su Mo also felt a bit heavy, and he couldn’t help but take another look at the small mummified body.

This scene further solidified his thought; they might really have come to another parallel dimension.

That explained all the strange occurrences before.

Of course, whether it was true or not still needed to be verified.

After all, what they knew so far was speculative and there was no substantial evidence.

At that moment, Zhou Qian wiped her tears and said with a sob.

“It’s so sad, Sister Zinuo, shouldn’t we bury him…..”

“Hmm.”

Zinuo took a deep breath, steadied her emotions, and said.

“Burying him would just result in those zombies digging him up again.

Let’s burn this place when we leave.”

Su Mo stated calmly.

Zhou Qian and the others looked at Su Mo in astonishment.

“That’s even sadder.”

“Let’s do what Su Mo said.”

Lin Zinuo sighed and said.

“There’s one more thing.”

Su Mo suddenly looked up at Lin Zinuo and the others.

“What now?

After burning it, what else is there to do?”

Zhou Qian and the others slightly changed their expressions as they looked towards Su Mo.

“I’m not talking about the corpses.

If I’m not mistaken, there should be a military base nearby.

According to what’s written in the diary, one could somewhat tell that the child’s father must have been enlisted.

Moreover, his grandmother mentioned that his father was watching over them nearby, so the base must be around here.

Additionally, the reason why this town is so wealthy could very likely be that it is mostly inhabited by military families who enjoy better benefits.”

Su Mo laid out all of his conjectures.

After hearing Su Mo’s words, everyone glanced at each other, their faces showing utter astonishment.

However, after carefully considering what Su Mo had said, it seemed not entirely unreasonable.

“Where could the base be?”

Lin Zinuo looked at Su Mo.

“If this area accommodates family members, it certainly wouldn’t be too far.

Searching around might yield some results, but there’s also a chance that I could be wrong.”

Su Mo thought over it again before replying.

“Alright, let’s rest for a while and then leave the town.”

Lin Zinuo was ready to take a chance; her mission was a complete disaster.

Although there were reasons for the failure, and those above wouldn’t blame her, the loss of the equipment supply from the twelfth group was undeniably her own.

If there’s another military base nearby, perhaps they could find something.

Even if they couldn’t take it down, finding a new settlement point and calling some people over would suffice.

Zhou Qian and others glanced at each other and then said, “We’ll find some oil and burn this place down.”

“Go ahead.”

Lin Zinuo waved her hand.

After several hours, Su Mo and the others had rested.

By then, Zhou Qian and others had taken a bucket of edible oil and were pouring it all over the rooms.

Lin Zinuo looked at the skeleton in the attic for a long time, and finally, she gently placed the notebook in its hand.

“Sister Zinuo, everything is ready; we should go.”

Qin Wang came over to inform.

“Let’s go.”

Lin Zinuo did not linger any longer.

Soon thereafter, Su Mo and the others left the building, and flames burst out behind them, quickly engulfing the entire building in a roaring fire.

Whether by unintentional luck or sheer coincidence, the fire spread and reached neighboring homes, growing fiercer as it swept up the wandering zombies in the vicinity.

The remaining zombies in the town also gathered towards the fire and eventually disappeared within the flames. seaʀᴄh thё Nôvelƒire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Perhaps this was some form of liberation.

Seizing the opportunity, Su Mo and about a dozen others quickly crossed the town, walking along the coastline.

In fact, they had no idea whether heading forward would bring any results; it was completely a gamble.

Later, after walking several kilometers, Qin Wang excitedly pointed into the distance and shouted, “Look, there seems to be a harbor base ahead.”

Lin Zinuo and the others were almost overjoyed, having held little hope before.

Su Mo, remaining calm, warned, “Let’s not be too happy yet.

We need to scout it out and see if it’s defensible.”

“Hmm.”

Lin Zinuo suppressed the joy in her heart.

So, Su Mo and the others quietly approached.

It was a very small harbor base, its surrounding walls not very high.

The metal gate stood wide open, and each gust of wind caused the gate to creak continuously, adding to the desolation.

Additionally, around the base’s perimeter, a group of zombies in uniform roamed aimlessly, showing no signs of venturing far.

They seemed like the soldiers who were originally stationed here, although their numbers were sparse.

Seeing this scene, Su Mo fell silent more deeply, curious about what exactly had happened in this world.

Or could this all just be part of a plot?