(1) No Matter What Happens, He Can Always Bring About a Miracle (1)

Ton Nang looked towards the man called "Colonel Tran." An old man with snow-white hair at the temples.

He was also an Awakened.

"Hello, young man. I am the person in charge here, Tran Minh." Colonel Tran sized up Ton Nang, a very young man, completely different from the other survivors.

He had seen too many survivors. Gaunt and unsightly. Their mental state was very poor.

All of them had suffered enough torture outside, leading to physical and mental exhaustion, their minds on the verge of collapse, some even exhibiting all sorts of strange and bizarre behaviors.

"Colonel Tran, hello. My name is Ton Nang," Ton Nang greeted with a smile.

Colonel Tran said, "With the current situation outside, being able to stay alive is truly too difficult. To be honest, it's been nearly half a month since we last brought back a living survivor."

"That's understandable. Most of the survivors still alive now have found their own teams. People like me who wander around outside are truly very few."

Ton Nang wasn't wary of them at all, completely relaxed. Whether there was a problem or not, with his current ability, he could still tell.

"Ha ha ha, that's also true," Colonel Tran said with a laugh.

Ton Nang said, "I wonder if Colonel Tran has ever seen the "Zombie Illustrated Guide"?"

For some reason, it was as if he were now a member of Lam Pham's propaganda team, often liking to bring up the "Zombie Illustrated Guide". Many survivors had learned of the Hoang City Sunshine Shelter's existence because of Ton Nang.

They finally saw the hope of survival, enjoying the feeling of being enveloped in the light of hope.

"Never heard of it." Colonel Tran shook his head, his expression completely unfamiliar. He knew that what the other party was saying was definitely significant. "What exactly is this Zombie Illustrated Guide?"

He was still relatively curious about these things. Vuong Du and Trieu Tieu Thien also looked on.

Ton Nang said, "In this apocalypse, besides your place here, there are actually many other shelters and bases. Among them, the most trustworthy and safest is the Hoang City Sunshine Shelter. The person in charge there is named Lam Pham. He is very powerful and protects many people. He wrote a book called the "Zombie Illustrated Guide", which records a lot of content related to the apocalypse."

He calmly recounted the contents he knew.

To them, this content sounded like a daydream. Vuong Du and Trieu Tieu Thien's mouths hung open.

Their eyes were wide with shock.

They truly hadn't expected such a place to exist; it was simply incredibly hard to imagine. The only doubt was whether what the other party said was true or false.

"The Hoang City Sunshine Shelter... so people like us with various abilities should be called Awakened." Colonel Tran also hadn't expected that some survivors outside would already have such a deep understanding of the apocalypse.

Ton Nang said, "Yes. To be honest, I came from Hoang City. It's just that I don't want to stay in Hoang City. Instead, I like to wander around, to see the situation of the survivors in the outside world. When I encounter survivors like you who are fighting to live, I will tell you about the situation at the Hoang City Sunshine Shelter."

He knew that any person with their own independent mind would be suspicious upon hearing what he said. Especially this old man, who looked like he was deep in thought but was actually speculating on his words. It didn't matter.

The truth is always the truth. It will never be a lie.

"How can we believe what you're saying?" Colonel Tran asked.

Ton Nang smiled and took out the "Zombie Illustrated Guide". "I know you are suspicious, but it just so happens I have a copy of the book I brought with me. You can take a look at it first. I think after you've read it, you'll understand better than just listening to me."

Looking at the book the other party handed over...

Colonel Tran took it, looked at Ton Nang before him, and said, "Alright, I will read it carefully. Little Trieu, take our two guests to rest first."

"Yes, Colonel," Trieu Tieu Thien replied.

Ton Nang knew they would carefully study the contents of the book and discuss the authenticity of his words.

In the meeting room.

Besides Colonel Tran and Vuong Du, there were several other survivors waiting here. They were the base's super-powered individuals, also known as Awakened.

The content of the "Zombie Illustrated Guide" was displayed on the screen on the wall, flipping page by page. The scene was extremely quiet. Everyone remained silent, the room deathly still, with only the faint sound of breathing.

After a while.

Everyone's minds were buzzing. Unimaginable.

Unbelievable.

"Is this real or fake? Does such a place really exist in the apocalypse?" "This isn't some kind of prank, is it?"

"I think it seems a bit fabricated."

"Indeed. The content is truly sensational. Can we humans even deal with those zombies?" The group looked at each other.

Doubt filled their eyes. They had seen all the content.

It was truly sensational. If all the content was true, then this book was truly an apocalyptic bible. It might seem like just some written descriptions and photos...

But the content within was not something that could be casually made up.

"Did you see the introductions about the zombies? Some of the types of evolved zombies are exactly the same as what we've encountered. The various situations described are also correct. As for some of the other zombies, we've never seen them, but based on the zombies we do know, there's nothing wrong with this book."

A companion spoke up.

Everyone nodded, expressing their agreement with this.

Through this point, their trust in the "Zombie Illustrated Guide" had increased quite a bit.

"Our abilities are called Awakened: Strength Awakened, Speed Awakened, Control Awakened. So many names. And the function of the crystals... The other party knew about this much earlier than we did. I think this point is also true," another companion said.

All this time, they had thought that this place might be one of the few remaining human bases. Who would have thought that there was another base that was even better than they had imagined?

It truly exceeded their wildest imaginations. Many people fell silent.

Many were thinking about the Hoang City Sunshine Shelter. Many were thinking about all the zombie types recorded in the "Zombie Illustrated Guide", which gave them a huge shock.

Could those zombies still be dealt with by people? They were simply terrifying to the extreme.

At this moment.

Everyone looked towards Colonel Tran.

Colonel Tran said, "The "Zombie Illustrated Guide" could be real, or it could be fake. The apocalypse up to now is a meat grinder. Anything put in here will end up being ground into mincemeat. We really can't think everyone is so bad, but we also can't think everyone is so good."

Everyone nodded in agreement. It was exactly so.

Most of them had tragic experiences.

These experiences had caused great trauma to their souls. They had been in despair, they had been angry, but in the end, they had persevered. It was here that they felt the meaning of being alive.

They met like-minded companions.

They traveled together, roaring in defiance at this wretched apocalypse, telling those zombies that it was impossible to make them, humanity, despair and surrender.

Colonel Tran said, "My thought is simple. For now, we'll reserve our trust in him. We need to slowly verify the specifics."

Hearing the colonel's words, they all nodded.

Night.

The canteen.

Han Hieu Hieu was wolfing down the delicious food in front of her.

Before her were stir-fried vegetables, including her favorite scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

"This is so delicious! I can't believe there are still tomatoes. I thought they were all extinct," Han Hieu Hieu felt that scrambled eggs with tomato soup was the most delicious food.

Vuong Du smiled and said, "We have seeds. We grow them ourselves."

Everyone here had to thank that rich man. If it weren't for the rich man's apocalyptic mindset and having too much money with nowhere to spend it, what kind of sick-in-the-head person would find a place where not even birds would shit and spend a fortune to build this thing? In their hearts, they praised the rich man.

May the Lord bless you so you can be reborn into a good family. Truly, a good person will have a peaceful life.

All the equipment here was bought by the rich man at great expense. He even found a professional team to design the various facilities needed for life. Without financial support, it would have been very difficult to accomplish.

If that rich man hadn't turned into a zombie in the first wave, his life here would definitely have been very comfortable. Others were struggling to survive in the apocalypse.

He could have been leisurely drinking milk, lying on a lounge chair, enjoying the gentle touch of the sun.

At the dinner table.

Ton Nang raised his drink. "Colonel Tran, I think you've all read the "Zombie Illustrated Guide" I gave you. How do you feel? It's very normal for you to be suspicious, but I hope you can believe me. Everything I've said is true."

He didn't hope for their unconditional trust.

But sometimes, when he saw a group of survivors full of longing for the future, struggling to survive in the apocalypse, unaware of the existence of the Hoang City Sunshine Shelter, revealing helpless expressions in moments of despair, crying out if there was any place left for humans to survive in such a world...

For this reason, he was willing to tell them of Hoang City's existence.

As for the survivors he had encountered in the trading post before, he couldn't even be bothered to speak to them. Whether that group lived or died was not important to him.

"We've seen it. We've all seen it. The content inside has truly had a great impact on us. I really didn't expect that someone would have been so familiar with the situation in the apocalypse so early on," Colonel Tran said with a smile.

Ton Nang put down his glass and said seriously, "Yes, it is indeed unbelievable to see, but the reality is just that. His strength is beyond an ordinary person's imagination. If you want to have a beautiful future, that is the place you should go."

Colonel Tran said, "Then why aren't you over there? Is there a reason? I wonder if it's convenient to say?"

Colonel Tran felt that Ton Nang was hiding something.

If Hoang City was truly as he said, then why wasn't he there, but wandering around outside instead? How dangerous the apocalypse was now basically didn't need to be said; one could understand with a little thought.

It was a life-threatening game.

"There's nothing that can't be said. I came out to see what the people who survived the apocalypse have become. Along the way, I've seen many things I could never have imagined before." Ton Nang knew the other party was still suspicious of his motives. But he wasn't flustered at all.

When what is spoken is the truth, then it can withstand the test of time.