“It seems that we probably can’t have a family dinner with your parents in a period of time. And it also looks like you get to control your snack eating habits during this,” Sven said.

  Elizabeth made a hmm sound to show that she understood and leaned out of the window to touch the seawater like many other people were doing.

  The water level was slightly above the wheels so she was easily able to play with it.

  Sven looked at this and let out a soft chuckle.

  He looked down at the water slowly seeping into the cabin from somewhere and sighed.

  “Just stay inside and wait me for a moment. I’m going to land this pickup,” he said.

  Then, he opened the door and quickly got out. The water immediately got into the cabin.

  But it wasn’t much as Sven closed the door back as fast as he could.

  Sven walked to the back while looking around to check how the fellow travelers were doing.

  He found that no one seemed to get injured so he sighed on how lucky everyone was.

  Although walking in the water was quite difficult, it was only for normal people.

  Under the stares and the cheers of curious people, he effortlessly pushed his pickup truck to the shore in a couple of minutes.

  His action also woke up the other people.

  The distance between them and the shore was like only ten or twelve meters so they also decided to give it a go.

  Recovery of a complete vehicle sounded better than ending up with a few things which could be taken away. At least, with their vehicles, they wouldn’t have to sleep without a proper shelter.

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  Sadly, they quickly found out that it was not that easy as it looked to be.

  However, they knew the power of unity and it was time to stick around together for warmth.

  So, they quickly chatted with the nearby people and started pushing a sedan together.

  Still, it wasn’t going well. It also made them realize how strong Sven was.

  Sven on the other hand looked at their failed attempts and decided to go over and help.

  Elizabeth also stepped out of the vehicle and followed behind her man.

  Seeing Sven joining in, the men whistled and warmly welcomed him.

  Over six and a half feet tall Sven really stood out from the crowd.

  Meanwhile at the women side, Elizabeth swiftly got into their chats.

  Men who were working hard to land their vehicles to the sandy shore and women who were chatting and playing with water created a good atmosphere. And, there were also a boy and a girl.

  It made them temporarily neglect the fact that they had arrived at an unfamiliar strange place.

  After nearly an hour of hard efforts, the men finally got all the vehicles to the shore.

  They only needed to do minor repair service and they would be able to use these vehicles again.

  While several women were sitting on the sands and chitchatting, the men decided to explore the woods nearby. So, they took their long and short guns from the vehicles and gathered around.

  “I’ve to say that our forefathers did a great job. Look, almost everyone has a gun,” Sven laughed.

  The men started laughing too. Among the fifteen men, only a college student called Justin and a chubby guy called Colin didn’t own guns nor had any experience with guns.

  While the rest only had pistols, four middle aged men and Sven were holding rifles and shotguns.

  With the guns in hands, their confidence also soared a lot.

  They felt that nothing could trouble them as long as they were careful enough.

  However, not all of them were going into the woods. Some had to stay behind to guard the beach.

  After all, the group still got several women and even two children.

  They discussed and finally seven men were left behind to guard the camp.

  Before leaving, they created a camp surrounded by their vehicles in a circular shape so everyone could stay at the open space in the middle according to Sven’s advice.

  After arranging everything, the group of men set out into the woods.

  They found that it was literally a virgin forest full of various big and small trees and bushes.

  In fear of being bitten by snakes hiding in the leafy branches and the thick bushes, they decided to not wander deep into the forest. Even, the speed of the team also slowed down a lot.

  After wandering around for an hour, the group of men returned to the camp with tree branches.