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Chapter 161 The left-handed knife

stabbed into the zombie's head with a puff, as if stabbing tofu, without even a speck of dirty blood or brain splattering. At the moment the zombie fell, a short and small figure jumped to the ground as nimbly as a monkey.

On the other side, a 13 or 14-year-old boy was also dealing with a zombie. His knife-wielding movements were a bit awkward because he was using his left hand, so he had to quickly retreat after each cut to avoid being scratched by the zombie. Next to him, the other two children were trying to stop the zombie from chasing him while the boy was retreating. The three of them worked together, but it still took a long time to get rid of the zombie.

The boy raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his face, looking depressed and gray.

This is a villa yard at the foot of Qingshan Mountain in Xiling City. It is sparsely populated, and a carved iron gate separates the villa from the outside world. There are not many zombies, but mutant plants are lush, and mutant animals pop up from time to time. It is not a particularly good place for ordinary people to stay. However, if you carry a mutant plant nemesis with you, it is not surprising that several children appear here.

It took nearly three days for Zhang Ruiyang and his party to find this place with the sick ghost. There is no need to worry about being surrounded by zombies, and there is enough food and a comfortable big bed. If it were not for worrying about Li Muran, Fu Dan and the other two would be very willing to live here for a long time. As for Zhang Ruiyang, he was determined to find his father, and no matter how comfortable the place was, he could not keep his heart.

Today, two zombies wandered over from somewhere else, and the sick ghost was too lazy to do it, so he taught a few children. There were only two zombies, and Zhang Ruiyang could easily solve them alone, but Fu Dan wanted to do it. After his right hand was injured, the base was undergoing a drastic change. Fu Dan had to build a protective wall with other adults, and then followed Song Yan's convoy to leave the base. There were superpowers blocking the way. This time, because the sick ghost led the way, he never faced zombies head-on. Even if he occasionally met them, he was solved by the sick ghost's iron claws in a few strokes. So he never had a chance to fight zombies again, and he didn't know if his left hand could kill zombies. However, the reality was so cruel that it easily destroyed the weak hope in his heart. Today, they were still three people working together, and there were no other zombies around, so he was allowed to dawdle here slowly. If he really encountered more than two zombies, how could he cope with it with his useless hand?

The sick ghost, who had been watching coldly, shook his head and turned into the villa. Fu Dan happened to see it, and his face turned pale.

"Brother Dan." Zhang Ruiyang noticed that his expression was wrong, walked over and held his hand, and whispered. Children can understand people's expressions, but they can't guess the reason.

Fu Dan lowered his head and met the child's bright eyes. After a long while, he hummed. He knew that he could not blame Yangyang. Even though his heart was trembling and wailing, full of fear and despair, and he didn't know what to do in the future, he still couldn't blame everything on Yangyang. Without Sister Muran and Yangyang, he and Yuan Zhuo Ziran didn't know whether they could survive until now. Even if they survived, it would be much more difficult than it is now. Since the world has changed, it is lucky to be able to save a life, and getting injured is commonplace. He is just one of the existences that is not special. At that moment, the boy who was less than fourteen years old understood for the first time in his life the powerlessness and sadness of ordinary people.

"Ah Dan, your knife is not very sharp, next time you can use mine, mine is very fast. When Sister Muran rescues the director uncle, we will ask the director uncle to help us make the knife faster." Wu Ziran said. Obviously she also noticed Fu Dan's abnormality.

"Yeah, the knife is not very sharp." Fu Dan responded in a low voice, not knowing whether he was answering Wu Ziran or trying to convince himself.

Li Yuanzhuo, who was squatting on the ground digging for corpse crystals, looked up at Fu Dan, then lowered his head and silently did his own thing. He was different from Yangyang's innocence and Wu Ziran's nerves, which were as thick as a tree trunk. He knew what happened to Ah Dan, but he couldn't think of a way to help Ah Dan, so he simply didn't say a word.

After dealing with the two zombie corpses, the four children entered the villa listlessly, and Dudu followed behind with one claw on Yangyang's trouser leg. But in just a few days, it grew a circle bigger, which might be related to eating the crystal core of the mutant plants in the villa. It probably knew that it was too heavy, and Wu Ziran often said that if it kept pressing Yangyang like this, he would not grow tall, so it no longer squatted on Yangyang's shoulders, but it would still follow people closely, and especially liked to stretch out one of its front legs and grab Yangyang's pants, not complaining that it was difficult to walk, just like walking a dog. At first, Wu Ziran couldn't help laughing for a long time every time he saw it, but then he got used to it.

The sick ghost was walking down the stairs slowly, holding the handrail, with a book in his hand. When he saw a few children coming in, he didn't even raise his eyelids, but raised his hand and the book flew in front of Fu Dan. Fu Dan subconsciously caught it and found that it was a traditional Chinese version of the Tao Te Ching. He was a little stunned, not knowing what the sick ghost gave him.

"From now on, you will hold the knife in your left hand and write according to the words in this book every day. When you can write smoothly and finish it in one breath, then go out to kill zombies." The sick ghost coughed twice and said lightly, walking to the sofa in the hall without stopping, and sat down.

"Why? Now that we don't have to go to school, why do you still let Ah Dan write?" Wu Ziran leaned over to take a look and found that it was a pile of traditional Chinese characters. She felt dizzy and asked in confusion. There was another question she didn't say, which was how to write with a knife?

The sick ghost ignored her. Unless it was necessary, he was always too lazy to explain.

"Okay." Fu Dan suddenly spoke and agreed. He felt that there must be a reason why the sick ghost asked him to do this, and the reason why he agreed so readily was because a glimmer of hope rose in his heart, hoping that the method the sick ghost said could make his left hand as flexible as his right hand. Like most people, he was used to using his right hand since he was a child. The reason why he said he was left-handed that day was just because he didn't want Li Muran and Yangyang to blame themselves too much and feel sad.

"I also want to learn to write with Brother Ah Dan." Zhang Ruiyang's eyes lit up and said loudly.

"You four together." The sick ghost's tone was neither cold nor hot, but it gave people a feeling that could not be refused.

Zhang Ruiyang smiled immediately. Li Yuanzhuo didn't care, but Wu Ziran had a bitter face. He kept saying "no" in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it out loud. So the matter was settled.

"Uncle Bing, when will aunt come back?" Zhang Ruiyang sat down on the sofa and asked. Dudu was very tactful and wanted to crawl under the sofa, but failed, so he squatted behind the sofa obediently.

It has been almost ten days since Li Muran left. Not only Zhang Ruiyang, but also Fu Dan felt deeply uneasy about this. When they heard Yangyang's question, they all gathered around.

Binggui closed his eyes and leaned against the back of the sofa, as if he was taking a nap, but Zhang Ruiyang and the others did not dare to urge him. After about half a minute, he spoke: "Two days."

"Uncle Bing, is Sister Muran okay?" Fu Dan asked.

Binggui hummed, which was considered an agreement.

The little guys who got the answer did not feel at ease. They looked at each other. Finally, Yangyang spoke up: "Uncle Bing, why don't you use the black shell?" They did not doubt Bing Gui's words, but they were used to him throwing the black shell every time before answering an unknown question. They always felt that they had to throw it before they could answer accurately, otherwise they would not be sure.

"No need." Bing Gui said lightly. He did not need to use external objects for simple things such as divination. He could get the result by just a little calculation in his mind. The black divination shell was given by an old friend, and it was the only thing left on him that witnessed his past experiences. The reason why he took it out to play at any time was just to remind himself not to forget the hatred of his spiritual roots being destroyed and imprisoned in the wasteland.

Zhang Ruiyang scratched his little head, "Oh!" as if he had suddenly realized something. Bing Gui lifted his eyelids and glanced at him, probably wanting to see if he really understood or was just pretending to understand, but he could not tell, so he closed his eyes again in boredom.

Several children had long been accustomed to his indifference. When they asked what they wanted to know, they dispersed to study the book he gave them. Teenagers are at the age when they have a longing and yearning for things like martial arts secrets, especially when this book was given by the mysterious and powerful sick ghost in their eyes. Even the reluctant Wu Ziran showed even stronger curiosity than Fu Dan and Li Yuanzhuo after knowing that he could not change the fact that he had to write with a knife. Only Zhang Ruiyang was silly and happy to learn to read with his brothers and sisters. If the older children knew that the sick ghost was just a book he picked up from the study room of the villa, I don't know how disappointed they would be. Of course, with the sick ghost's temper, they would probably never know. Just as several children

were trying hard to recite the contents of the Tao Te Ching and struggling to learn to write the traditional Chinese characters on it stroke by stroke, Li Muran, who they missed, was rushing to Xiling City with Song Yan and his group.

It has been three days since they escaped from the Dongzhou base. During these three days, except for the team of Xiao Shenglong and Xia who met at the beginning, the other people who were sent out also gradually joined.

It turned out that Yun Ze had a characteristic when conveying orders. No matter how big or small the matter was, he liked to start with the words "Mr. Song's instructions", without exception, so that others formed a habit. Once he didn't say these words, they would feel like something was missing. This doesn't seem to be a big problem, and it doesn't say that people are not allowed to change their way of speaking, but the problem lies in the timing of this change. If it were normal, other people would at most feel surprised, laugh a few words in private, and do what they should do. But when Song Yan's life and death were unknown, and Lin An suddenly appeared to point fingers at them, this subtle change could not help but make people think deeply. They suspected that Yun Ze was secretly reminding them in this way, but unfortunately they couldn't find a chance to confirm it, and they didn't even get a hint. Even so, after being sent out, they chose to act cautiously. According to Lin An's plan, four groups of people were sent into the base to find out about Song Yan's situation and wait for an opportunity to protect and rescue people. The rest of the people were scattered around the base to attack and harass. However, after discussion, considering that the more people there were, the easier it would be to be exposed, they only sent one team of superpowers to sneak into the base, and the remaining groups were all left outside to hide, on the one hand to support their own people, and on the other hand to cut off any channels for the base to communicate with Xiling. Facts have proved

that their concerns were not unnecessary. When the team that entered the base completely lost contact, they realized that something was wrong. The main force of the base that left from the six gates of the base seemed to be searching nearby with a purpose, which further confirmed this to them. They had to suppress their anxiety and worries and hide deeper, so as not to fail to rescue people and get themselves into trouble first.

There was no doubt that Lin An had a problem. After confirming this, Xiao Sheng and others were shrouded in a huge shadow. To act rashly was a last resort. They could only gamble that Yun Ze stayed with Lin An for a purpose and that the other party would not dare to take Song Yan's life before Lin An returned safely. Before that, they could only wait and strengthen the blockade of the road to Xiling, detaining all those who intended to pass through and killing those who resisted. When Lin An cut off the news here, he thought that they had been tricked and took the next step. At that time, they were in the dark and the other party was in the light, and they could always find a chance to turn defeat into victory. Fortunately

, because of the appearance of Li Muran, not only did Lin An's wishful thinking break, but also reversed the disadvantage of the darkness in front of them. Song Yan was rescued without a single soldier, and the teammates who were captured before were also rescued. This result couldn't be better. So sometimes, no matter how hard you try, as long as God doesn't give you luck, you can fall short, not to mention that there are some things in it that you may never calculate.

Because of the appearance of mutant plants and animals in the institute and the escape of experimental subjects, no matter how hard Wei Jingchi tried, he could not control the leakage of information. When other forces in the base and ordinary survivors learned of the existence of the institute, the unprecedented unity that was originally formed to resist the attacks of mutant animals and zombies outside the base was instantly broken. Some teams began to evacuate the base, and some teams went directly to Wei Jingchi to ask for an explanation. Some people even believed that the reason why the base attracted frequent attacks by zombies and mutant creatures was because of the research institute in the institute. No one knows the truth, but it is an indisputable fact that Wei Jing's prestige has been greatly affected. At this time, the base has become a mess, and he can't spare the energy to find trouble with Song Yan and others. This is also another main purpose for Song Yan to insist on returning to the institute.

One misstep leads to eternal regret. If Wei Jingchi had known that this would be the result, he would not have provoked Song Yan in the first place.

Chapter 162 Lin An's Escape (1)

After learning about the chaos at the base from Li Muran, Song Yan's temperament would naturally lead his men to pursue the victory, attack the base, and turn it upside down, but in the end he gave up this idea. As a brain surgeon, he was not lacking in the spirit of adventure, but he also had a cautious pursuit of perfection. He did not think that the few people he led into the base could escape unscathed. Death has always been an indispensable component of war. However, his enemies have never been the many survivors in the base who did not know the truth, but Lin An, Wei Jingchi, and those inhumane researchers. Most of his men came from the army, and they were not afraid of bloodshed in battle. They were brave as tigers and fearless of death when they were sent out to fight zombies and mutants. However, if they were allowed to sacrifice themselves in such an extraordinary period because of fighting innocent people, he felt that he would not be able to save his face. This is why he would rather leave the base than confront Wei Jingchi. It's a pity that not everyone thinks like him.

There is another option, that is, Li Muran uses her supernatural power to take him into the base, and he personally takes Wei Jingchi's head. However, Li Muran would not agree to take risks again, and he did not want her supernatural power to be exposed to other people without reservation. Even if everyone has speculated, as long as it is not confirmed, it is still a guess.

"What supernatural power do you have?" On the way back, Long Xia sat in the front passenger seat and looked at Li Muran with a slightly sideways face, seemingly asking casually. Last time, she suspected that the other party had a spatial supernatural power, but she had never heard that the spatial supernatural power could quietly avoid the perception of many supernatural people and directly enter the base to rescue people. If she still had the intention of recruiting Li Muran when she first knew that he had supernatural powers, when she saw that the person who was supposed to stay in Xiling actually came out of the base with Song Yan, she could not help but start to doubt the other party's motives.

Li Muran glanced at her and did not speak, because the other party's tone made her feel like she was being interrogated. Not to mention that Long Xia rescued her and Fu Dan on Song Yan's orders, this favor should also be counted on Song Yan. Even if she really owed Long Xia a life, it did not mean that she had to tell him everything about herself without reservation.

"Hey, I'm asking you a question, Li Muran. Why, now that Mr. Song has been rescued and no one can take the credit from you, you still keep it a secret?" After waiting for a while without getting a response, Long Xia couldn't help but have a hint of ridicule in her tone. In her opinion, Li Muran did not inform them before the action, but just wanted to take this opportunity to leave a deep impression on Song Yan.

"You talk too much." This time, before Li Muran could react, Song Yan frowned and scolded him. "You go to the back, let Ah Sheng come over." As soon as

he finished speaking, the man driving the car lowered the window, stretched out a hand and gestured to the back, and then stopped the car.

Long Xia has a bad temper and likes to look down on people, but he is absolutely loyal to Song Yan and has an almost blind admiration for him. It was this kind of worship that made her evaluate all creatures that approached Song Yan from head to toe, even digging up the details of their ancestors to determine whether the other party was qualified to be Song Yan's friend, partner, or lover. Although she was grateful to Li Muran for rescuing Song Yan, one thing is one thing. If Li Muran had any ulterior motives towards Song Yan, in her opinion, it would be a heinous crime. Of course, it didn't matter if she had these little thoughts. If Song Yan didn't see them, she would pretend not to know, but if she saw them, she would not condone them.

"Yes." Being scolded and driven away in front of the other two, Long Xia felt a little embarrassed, but she didn't dare to show her dissatisfaction, let alone procrastination. After responding, she got out of the car with a gloomy face and left. As

soon as she left, Li Muran felt a lot more relaxed. It was not a comfortable thing to be looked at with a suspicious and mocking eye.

Xiao Sheng came over soon, and the convoy set off again.

Xiao Sheng is a man of few words. He is different from Long Xia. Although he is also curious about how Li Muran ran ahead of them and rescued Song Yan, as long as the other party is not his enemy, he will not pursue the matter to the bottom. Everyone has his own secrets. If anyone tries to dig out things that he does not want others to know, he will definitely be regarded as an enemy.

No one spoke anymore, and the car became quiet. Song Yan leaned back in his chair with his eyes closed, planning what he needed to do next in his mind. In the past few days, he always asked Li Muran to stay with him, but the two rarely talked when there were others. Li Muran would only remind him subtly when he had memory loss. However, she knew limited things about him and his men, and most of the time she was useless, so he could only rely on himself to improvise. And this process is also the process of Li Muran accumulating information. Li Muran remembered very carefully, and wrote and drew whenever he had free time, and wrote down everything he thought he needed. Because she felt that she had nothing to do here, and planned to take the children away when she returned to Xiling, so she tried to help him organize and record as many things as possible.

The highway from Dongzhou Base to Xiling has been opened. During this period of time, Lin An has been sending people from Xiling to inquire about the news, so the road is very smooth. And the people who came to inquire about the news were naturally kept by Xiao Sheng and his friends. There is no return, which must be what Lin An wants.

The rustling sound of writing sounded in the car. Xiao Sheng glanced at the rearview mirror. If Song Yan was not there, he would probably talk to Li Muran for a few words and ask her what she was writing. Naturally, it is inconvenient to speak now.

Not long after, Li Muran put away her pen and roughly checked the contents she had recorded one by one. As she read, she was suddenly shocked. She had only been doing this according to Song Yan's instructions before, just like when she used to record the medical records of the director during his rounds in the hospital department and whether to adjust the treatment plan or add any examinations, she didn't think much about it. Now she looked back and realized that she seemed to know too much. This was not just a lot in the ordinary sense, because it not only included things that happened in the past few days, but also some private matters that Song Yan thought were very important. He was afraid that he would forget, so he asked her to write them down as soon as he remembered them.

She shouldn't know these things. In fact, she shouldn't have agreed to help him record them in the first place. After reacting, Li Muran couldn't help but sweat on her back, and the notebook in her hand became hot. Just as she was thinking about how to hand the notebook to Song Yan without arousing his suspicion, she suddenly heard Xiao Sheng's voice.

"Mr. Song, there's a car coming up ahead."

Song Yan opened his eyes, and Xiao Sheng added, "It's one of our own."

"Drive over." Song Yan's eyes fell on a dark strip of cars in the distance and ordered. They could see each other, and the other party should have discovered them. There was no point in hiding at this time.

"Yes." The subordinate in charge of driving responded.

Xiao Sheng leaned out and made a high-alert gesture to the car behind. Several cars immediately drove up and took a guard posture. Song Yan watched his movements without saying anything, but he knew that he probably forgot something very important again. He reached out and took the notebook that Li Muran was about to put in his bag, flipped through it a few times, and returned it.

It was Lin An. Lin An was in his convoy and might have controlled the rest of the convoy. Or maybe he didn't... Damn, what exactly is Lin An's ability?

Song Yan raised his hand and pressed it on his forehead, extremely irritable because he kept forgetting. But this kind of damage to the memory center, as a healing ability, Long Xia couldn't even see it, let alone treat it. If this continues, it will seriously affect his daily life. After all, he is not alone, and he has many subordinates to lead. Thinking of this, he glanced at Li Muran who was sitting next to him, as if thinking about whether he could train her, the only one who knew that he had memory problems, into his powerful assistant.

Sensitively aware of his gaze, Li Muran could not help but sit up straight, feeling uneasy.

The two convoys stopped at the same time when they were about twenty meters apart. Xiao Sheng opened the car door and jumped out of the car, asking loudly: "Who is the leader over there?" His seemingly casual movements, but he vaguely relied on the car door to cover his body so that he could react quickly when the situation was wrong.

"Brother Sheng? It's Brother Sheng!" After seeing his appearance clearly, the door of the first car opposite opened, and several people got out and walked towards this side quickly, "Brother Sheng, you are back? Where is Mr. Song? What happened to you? There was no news after you left, which made us think something happened. Mr. Lin was planning to take the brothers to find the important person named Wei."

"Mr. Song is in the car." Recognizing them, Xiao Sheng showed a smile on his face. Only when he heard Lin An's name, his expression froze, but soon returned to his nonchalant look.

"Where is Lin An?" He asked in a flat tone when the rear window was lowered, revealing Song Yan's face.

"Boss!" Seeing him, several people excitedly surrounded him and shouted out all the private names. "Boss, you're finally back! Did the bastard surnamed Wei do anything to you? Fuck him, as long as you say a word, the brothers will immediately go and fuck his lair to pieces!"

"I'm fine. Thank you for your hard work!" Song Yan nodded slightly at them, and then asked again: "Is Mr. Lin in the convoy?"

"It's not hard, not hard, as long as Mr. Song is okay." After the initial excitement, the men finally came to their senses and resumed their usual address. "Mr. Lin is here too. No one who went out has sent back any news, and he is also very anxious. This time we are all out. He originally planned to say that if he couldn't rescue you, he would use himself to exchange you out. We will go and inform him and the others."

Looking at the few people who were running back excitedly, recalling what they said about Lin An's performance, Song Yan couldn't help but snorted coldly.

"Mr. Song, can I go with them to see?" Xiao Sheng asked with a slight bend. He already knew the true face of Lin An, and took the initiative to ask to go over, naturally wanting to perform the duty of custody.

Song Yan nodded.

However, at this moment, a car drove out from the opposite convoy, as if to say hello. The few people who were running over there to pass on the message slowed down their pace, waved at the car, and shouted loudly: "Mr. Lin, it's Mr. Song... Mr. Song is back safely!" Obviously they thought that the car was going to drive over to check the situation.

Song Yan and Xiao Sheng's faces changed, and they shouted at the same time. Song Yan shouted to the driver: "Drive, catch up." Xiao Sheng had already run forward, and at the same time shouted to the people in the convoy in front: "Stop that car, don't let it run away!" Before the

two of them finished speaking, they saw the car that got out of the traffic jam reversed, turned around and sped away on the way back in front of the stunned expressions of the few people who went back to report the news. What is even more surprising is that although Xiao Sheng's shouting had been heard in time, the other vehicles where the car passed by were as stupid and had no reaction as the few people standing on the road. Even if one or two cars a little further away had the intention to stop the car, they suddenly stopped when the front of the car just popped out, as if they were cast under a spell.

Chapter 163 Lin An's Escape (2)

"Damn it, mind control!" Song Yan angrily pounded the seat cushion and spat out two words in hatred. Finally, he vaguely remembered what Lin An's supernatural power was.

Xiao Sheng reacted very quickly. He jumped into the car where several people got off, squeezed the driver aside, stepped on the accelerator, and made a sharp turn. With a creaking sound, he just caught up with the tail of Song Yan's car. Several people who were still standing on the ground also woke up and ran, chasing after the car, pulling open the door that was not closed tightly, and flipping into the car with great ease. As for whether there would be a need to stack people because of the extra person in the car, no one cared at this time, otherwise they would probably be left where they were.

The engines roared, and in a blink of an eye, several cars that returned from the base with Song Yan drove past like lightning and followed closely. It was not until two minutes later that the convoy coming from Xiling seemed to be suddenly released, regained its ability to move, and turned around to catch up with them amid a chorus of curses. As if to save face, they drove off-road vehicles and military trucks like racing cars, rushing to the front, leaving a cloud of dust wherever they passed. The highway, which used to be dead silent even when there were cars passing by, seemed to have suddenly come alive and restored the hustle and bustle before the end of the world. Unfortunately, it was only a blink of an eye. When the dust settled, everything before was like an illusion, and the world was still dead silent.

"Is Lin An here?" Song Yan suddenly asked in the car driving at high speed.

The subordinate who was driving paused for a moment, thinking that he was being asked. Just as he was wondering how to answer, he heard Li Muran say, "Yes. There are four people in the car. In addition to Lin An, there is one who is your former bodyguard, and I have never seen the other two. Their expressions are a little... strange." She had only dealt with Song Yan's subordinates a few times, and she knew only a few people. She had only seen Yun Ze before, and she didn't know his name. But just these were enough for Song Yan at the moment.

The driver was stunned at first, and then horrified. He almost couldn't control himself and turned back to look at Li Muran. Song Yan's voice sounded at the right time, which made him give up this impulse.

"Drive closer, go in from the side and stop them!" He was afraid of the consequences. Because he didn't know what was going on with the people with Lin An, the convoy chasing behind him didn't dare to really shoot recklessly except for threatening. Besides, it would be too easy for him to kill Lin An. With Song Yan's mind, it would be better to catch him alive. He still had a lot of things to ask Lin An.

The driver responded and stepped on the accelerator. Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to the car in front, he suddenly felt as if his head was hit by a stick. He felt dizzy. When he came to his senses, the car had rushed to the guardrail on the side of the road. He braked hurriedly and finally stopped before hitting it. Li Muran and Song Yan, who were in the same car, were not much better than him. After Li Muran had dizziness, he wanted to check on other people, but suddenly found that his mental detection ability could not be used. As soon as he thought about it, the dizziness would come again, so severe that he felt nauseous and wanted to vomit. He could only try to calm down and feel better. He was terrified and secretly prayed that this was only a temporary phenomenon, otherwise it would be a big trouble for her. Song Yan was even worse than her. Song Yan's brain had been severely damaged by Lin An, and he relied on his own strong willpower to resist and avoid the fate of becoming a puppet, but it also left him with irreparable sequelae. At this time, he was attacked again, and immediately felt a splitting headache. He couldn't help but relive the feeling of resisting Lin An's powerful mental power. In a moment, cold sweat was already on his forehead.

"Mr. Song, are you okay?" The driver was the first to notice Song Yan's abnormality. He almost had an accident while driving, and his first thought was to look back at Song Yan's reaction. He didn't expect to see a pale face. He couldn't help but feel a little nervous, thinking that Mr. Song might have been injured.

"Director Song?" Hearing the voice, Li Muran also came back to her senses from the fear of losing her mental detection ability, and was shocked to see Song Yan's appearance. She subconsciously reached out to feel his breath, and was about to turn over his eyelids. Just as she was about to touch the tightly closed eyelids, the eyes suddenly opened, staring at the fingers that were close at hand.

Li Muran froze for a moment, quickly retracted her hand, and laughed dryly: "That, Director... I thought..." Cold sweat slid down her forehead. Without anyone telling her, she knew that her actions were a bit reckless.

Song Yan turned his eyes and looked at her in the direction of the voice, with a cold look and a little confusion. Li Muran's eyes widened slightly, thinking that he had forgotten me again, and hurriedly said, "Director, Lin An has already run far away, should we chase him?"

Lin An? Hearing these two words, the confusion in Song Yan's eyes quickly dissipated like smoke, replaced by deep hatred, "Chase!"

Seeing that Song Yan was fine, the driver finally felt relieved and focused all his attention on driving to avoid another accident. In this short period of time, including the car that Xiao Sheng robbed, several other cars rushed too close and drove in all directions on the highway. One car directly rushed out of the guardrail and rolled into the mutant plant jungle under the slope. After a long time, several people crawled out of it in a mess, and the car behind picked them up.

Song Yan ignored all this and quickly flipped through the notebook that Li Muran stuffed into his hand. He finally remembered his current situation, but he still couldn't remember Li Muran's name.

"Tell others not to get within ten meters of that car, and attack the wheels." After a while, Song Yan spoke calmly, and seemed to have regained his usual calmness, if you didn't look at his still pale face.

The driver agreed, and then drove forward at full speed, while opening the car window and ignoring the cold wind that blew people's faces out of shape, and loudly conveyed Song Yan's instructions to others. The wind blew away the sound, but people who were close still heard it, and then one by one, and soon all the vehicles knew it. In fact, even if Song Yan didn't say it, after seeing the car in front suffer, others would be more careful.

Hundreds of cars chased back and forth, and the 50-60 kilometers of highway passed in the blink of an eye. Seeing that the highway was a complicated market, Song Yan's men were anxious and scolded the partner in the car with Lin An, asking why he had practiced driving skills so well. It was also a coincidence that the driver Lin An chose was the one with the best driving skills in the team. I don't know how Lin An controlled him, but he made him burst out all his potential. In addition, Lin An's mental power affected him, so no one could get close to them even after running for dozens of kilometers. In addition, all the cars were reinforced and modified, which greatly increased the difficulty of shooting, and people actually felt that there was nowhere to start.

Under Song Yan's urging, their car quickly surpassed other vehicles and approached Lin An's car again. Song Yan glanced inside the car, and then suddenly reached out to remove the car door. He pinched it in his hand and it turned into a long metal stick with a sharp front end. He stood up, held the roof cover with one hand, and half of his body got out. Facing the biting cold wind, he swung his right arm, and the metal stick flew out like a parabola, directly piercing the rapidly rotating rear wheel of the car in front.

Zila—bang! Bang! Clang!

After a series of noises, the vehicle that was originally traveling at high speed turned over due to the sudden resistance and fell into the mutant forest outside the highway. It bounced twice before it came to a stop.

There were continuous creaking sounds, and then the vehicles that were chasing closely stopped one after another. Dozens of people jumped out of the cars and rushed to the overturned car at the fastest speed. Song Yan also got out of the car and stood on the side of the road looking coldly below. The car had a door removed, and the cold wind was blowing straight in. Li Muran couldn't sit still and got out of the car.

"What's going on? Where is the man surnamed Lin?" Not long after, there was a sudden roar from below.

Song Yan's eyes were slightly cold. He stepped over the guardrail, jumped down the embankment in a few steps, and pushed away the men surrounding the overturned off-road vehicle in a few steps. His eyes fell on the three unconscious men lying on the ground, and then swept to the empty car.

"Search!" He shouted in a deep voice. Since he threw the metal stick, he didn't miss a glance. How could a person disappear out of thin air? Thinking that she had disappeared out of thin air, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Li Muran who was still standing on the highway. At this moment, he finally remembered who she was and why she was with him.

After giving the order, except for the more than 200 people who stayed behind to carry people and provide alert support, the remaining more than 1,000 people spread out like a fishing net into the mutant plant forest on both sides of the highway. At the same time, with the sound of engines, several cars quickly drove to the highway exit, ready to block all the intersections entering the city as quickly as possible.

"Muren, can you find someone?" Song Yan returned to the highway and asked Li Muran.

Li Muran shook her head, her face a little pale. She had tried it just now, but she was still dizzy after her mental power was activated, and she couldn't use it at all. What she was worried about now was not whether she could find Lin An, but how to use her supernatural power without the function of mental power to detect and locate.

"What's wrong?" Song Yan frowned and asked.

"It can't be used after being attacked just now." Li Muran lowered his eyes and said in a depressed tone, feeling indescribably uncomfortable. She was really afraid that this situation would continue. In that case, her supernatural power that she had finally figured out how to use would be equivalent to being useless.

Song Yan was stunned. He obviously didn't expect this to be the reason. He had implicated her. Thinking of this, he felt a little sorry. He raised his hand to touch her head or pat her shoulder to comfort her, but found that this action was not appropriate, so he put it down again.

"It should be only temporary." After a while, he spoke. It was just a comforting word, but after saying it, he felt that this might be the case. After all, Lin An's attack was not too strong at that time, and the time was very short. The damage caused should not be too serious, otherwise other people would not be able to recover so quickly. As for him, it was because he had been severely injured before, so the reaction this time was so big, but now the lost memory is also slowly recovering? Thinking of this, he repeated it again with great certainty: "This is temporary. Don't worry, and don't use your mental power anymore. Take good care of yourself for two days and you will recover."

Affected by his tone, Li Muran's heart could not help but settle down. Just as he was about to answer, Long Xia came over.

"Boss, Yun Ze and the other three are unconscious. I can't do anything."

Chapter 164 Lin An's Escape (3)

Song Yan's thick eyebrows frowned again, and a deep dent appeared between his eyebrows. He glanced at Long Xia, and then said to Li Muran: "Come with me to take a look."

Come on, come with me to see the patient. Li Muran's mind automatically translated this sentence into her mind, and she couldn't help shrinking her neck, and her nerves subconsciously tensed up. It has been more than a year since the end of the world. She is exhausted every day. She has almost returned all the things she learned to her teacher. If she is tested, I am afraid she will be scolded again. Fortunately,

Song Yan is not so bored. He personally checked the three subordinates and found that except for a few scratches, there were no serious external injuries. The internal organs were also normal. The pulse and heartbeat were steady and strong, and the breathing was also normal. Therefore, it seems that it is impossible to determine the cause of their coma by simply observing them.

"Lift them into the car and take good care of them." Retracting his hand, Song Yan stepped back and instructed Long Xia who was standing next to him. Then his eyes turned to the subordinates who were searching around in the mutant forest and fighting with the mutant plants from time to time, thinking.

There is no doubt that Lin An did something to Yun Ze and the other two before he left. Otherwise, with their strong physiques and excellent skills, they would not be hurt if they just fell off the road with the car, let alone fall into a coma. However, even though he knew it, he was helpless. Otherwise, he would not have been troubled by amnesia all the time. Although

Li Muran's physique was changed by her supernatural power and she was more cold-resistant than ordinary people, she still felt her hands and feet began to become stiff and cold after standing in the cold wind of dozens of degrees below zero for a long time. She put her hands in her pockets, pacing while searching the convoy. She had not taken care of it before, but now she finally remembered one thing. Judging from the number of people, Song Yan's men came out in full force this time. What about Yang Yang and the others?

After searching for a long time, she didn't see a familiar figure. She finally got anxious and grabbed a man passing by and asked, "Where are the children with me? And the sick man? Didn't they come out with you?"

It was also because of her good eyesight and memory that the person she caught happened to be the one who came out with Lin An later. Unfortunately, he was not the first group of people to leave the base and open the way. After arriving at the factory, Li Muran and his men lived in seclusion, so he had almost no impression of them. He was stunned for a moment, a little puzzled, "There are no children in the convoy."

"How could there be no..." Li Muran's face turned pale.

At this moment, a hand reached out and lifted her up. Song Yan waved to the innocent subordinate, motioning him to do his own thing, and then looked down at Li Muran who was carried in front of him and asked, "What's the matter?"

"It's just... there are four children with me. I left them in the convoy when I went to the base to rescue you..." Li Muran was about to cry. Although she had agreed with Bing Gui that he would help her look after the children, now that everyone in the convoy was basically here, she didn't see them, so how could she not be anxious?

"Four children?" Song Yan's eyes flashed with surprise. His memory of Li Muran still stayed at the time when she pulled him during the operation before the end of the world, and then jumped directly to the meeting in the research institute, missing a large part in the middle. Because of time constraints and the fact that it was unnecessary, Li Muran didn't make up for it for him, so he completely forgot the existence of Yangyang and others.

Li Muran was very anxious. This was really a long story. She didn't have the energy to explain it to him slowly. When she was panicking and at a loss, she heard Long Xia say beside her: "The people from the corpse-luring team haven't come out yet. The children you brought should still be staying with the corpse-luring team in our base." Although Long Xia suspected that Li Muran had ulterior motives to save Song Yan, she had to admit that she helped her side a lot, so when she saw her anxious, she reminded him.

Corpse-luring team? Yes, there was no one from the corpse-luring team either. Li Muran was also concerned and confused. He only noticed this when he heard it. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Long Xia with gratitude.

Seeing her running around in a hurry, asking anyone she caught, and then calming down because of Long Xia's words, but he had no idea what she was anxious about, Song Yan couldn't help feeling neglected and alienated. He was a little unhappy and directly took her aside: "Speak."

"What?" Li Muran looked at the people busy around him and was a little confused.

"All your things. And how did you join my team? What about the four children?" Song Yan felt that it was necessary to get a comprehensive understanding of Li Muran. After all, he would need to rely on her to help him remember for a long time in the future.

Hearing his words, Li Muran's first thought was the mess in her family, and her mother and siblings whose life and death were still unknown. The subconscious reaction was why should I tell you everything about me. However, this idea of ​​rejection did not have time to be put into facial expression. When she heard his next question, she instantly understood that he should want to know what intersection the two had after the end of the world. There was nothing to hide, so she suppressed her worries about Yangyang and the others, calmed down, and told him about how he had helped her many times after the end of the world. Of course, she had to explain the origins of Yangyang and the children, and mentioned that she might leave soon, so that he could be mentally prepared and find a suitable person to replace him as soon as possible.

"You didn't join the team?" After hearing her words, Song Yan's face darkened slightly.

"Yes." Li Muran keenly noticed his emotional change, and his heart was lifted. Suddenly, he regretted that he should not have mentioned leaving. After meeting up with Yangyang and the others, wouldn't it be better to sneak away quietly? He was surrounded by loyal subordinates. Even if they knew that there was something wrong with his memory, it would probably not be a big deal. Why should she say more because she felt bad

? "Are you leaving soon?" Song Yan asked again, his face seemed to be even darker.

"Yes, we still have to look for someone." Li Muran answered with a stiff face. She really wanted to change her words, but changing her words at this time would not fool anyone, and it might even make him angrier, so she still agreed honestly.

Then, Song Yan looked at her for a long time, which made her head numb and she almost blurted out something against her will. He suddenly turned his eyes away, the dark clouds on his face dissipated, and he said lightly: "I know." After that, he walked away and paid attention to the search situation below.

Looking at his indifferent back, Li Muran was dumbfounded. She didn't think she was so important that others would keep her again and again, but when the other party really showed that she was really dispensable and could leave or not, she was still hit. Scratching her messy short hair, she laughed, shook off the faint loss, exhaled, and felt completely relaxed. It is undeniable that the more he acted as if he didn't care about her leaving, the less psychological burden he had. Don't accuse her of being hypocritical. After all, they had been through hardships together. She did feel a little bad for just patting her butt and leaving when the other was still in trouble. But it was impossible for her to stay until he recovered completely. She had her own things to do. The things she did for him could be replaced by anyone else, and most importantly, she didn't have the ability to help him recover.

The search continued until it was getting dark, but nothing was found. Song Yan was obviously in a bad mood, but he didn't let his men continue to track and search despite the danger that would increase exponentially after the night fell. Facing a powerful psychic, even if he had many tracking experts, they would be of no use. After realizing this, he certainly wouldn't waste time on useless work. There was a long way to go, and he didn't believe that Lin An could keep hiding like this.

The convoy returned to the factory site outside Xiling City. As soon as she got off the car, Li Muran went straight to the place where they lived before, but she didn't want to see an empty room. After experiencing a false alarm in the daytime, she was not so panicked when she found that the false alarm became a reality. She calmly found Song Yan and asked for his help. With so many people under him, there must be one or two people who noticed the whereabouts of Zhang Ruiyang and others. If she asked them one by one, she didn't know how long it would take to ask, not to mention that some people might not be willing to pay attention to her, just like those people in the corpse-luring team. It was at this time that she finally understood the principle of planting more trees and fewer thorns. No matter what the other party's identity is, it is better not to offend them if you can, otherwise you don't know what will go wrong at a critical moment. Even if the other party does not trip you up, it is enough to make you jump up and down just to see your jokes in your heart. Although, Zhao Ru was born with this thorn, and she didn't take the initiative to provoke it.

Song Yan's place was filled with the team's leaders, who were obviously in a meeting. Seeing Li Muran, those who knew her or didn't know her all looked at her with either kindness or inquiry, probably because they knew that she had made great efforts in rescuing their boss. Li Muran felt a little scared when she was looked at, and she also knew that now was not a good time to ask Song Yan for help, but she couldn't care about Zhang Ruiyang's children missing.

Song Yan was very unhappy that the meeting was interrupted, and his eyes were as cold as a knife when he swept towards the door, but he softened after seeing the person clearly. When he learned about Li Muran's purpose, he was very straightforward, and immediately asked someone to pass the message down, and then motioned her to sit next to him and wait.

"To make a long story short, the Dongzhou base is now facing internal and external troubles, and many unreliable forces will inevitably seek other places. In fact, when we came back, some people have already started to leave." Song Yan did not hesitate because of Li Muran's presence, and continued their previous topic. He had briefly told the others about the Dongzhou base and the research institute, but he didn't mention how he was tricked or what happened to Yun Ze. It wasn't that he was ashamed to mention it, but he really couldn't remember it. "Lin An's escape has planted a lot of variables for us. This is no longer a place to stay for a long time. We must leave as soon as possible." When he talked about Lin An, his expression did not change, as if he was talking about someone who had nothing to do with him.

Hearing that they were leaving soon, Li Muran was a little panicked because she didn't know where Zhang Ruiyang and the others had gone, but she soon figured it out. She didn't plan to leave with them, so it didn't seem that important when they left.

Chapter 165 Lin An's Escape (4)

"Mr. Song, are we just going to let Lin An and the guy surnamed Wei go?" Long Xia asked, and then slapped his hand on the table unwillingly, "I can't swallow this."

"Yeah, let's take advantage of his weakness. Now that the guy surnamed Wei is facing internal and external troubles, why don't we go give him another big gift." A man with a face full of flesh was playing with a rifle in his hand, grinning and showing his cold teeth, and said.

"And that ungrateful son of a bitch Lin An, I don't believe he can run far by himself, when I find that bastard, I'll smash his ass!" This time, the one who spoke was a middle-aged man who looked fair and gentle, but his image was ruined as soon as he opened his mouth, which was in sharp contrast to the man who spoke before.

Song Yan's expression froze for a moment, and he couldn't help but glance at Li Muran. He found that she didn't care, so he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he should urge his subordinates to use civilized language, so as not to make dirty jokes in front of girls regardless of the occasion. He didn't know that Li Muran was thinking about what the anus was, guessing from the hair on the top of the head to the belly button, and then going down... Then he suddenly realized it, and felt that it was quite vivid. It's not that she is so simple, it's just that she was busy working to earn money to study and support herself in college, and she didn't have much contact with the Internet. Whether in class or internship, the language used in this regard is very direct, like prolapse, anal fissure, etc., how can it be replaced by anus. It's like she knows that homosexuals exist, and can treat this group with a normal mind, but she doesn't know how they live their sex lives. At this time, she suddenly heard such an interesting pronoun. If she wasn't worried about Zhang Ruiyang and others, she would have laughed secretly.

While she was distracted, several other people expressed their opinions, most of whom wanted to get back on their feet. These people usually act in a stern manner, but this time they were defeated by Wei Jingchi and Lin An, so how could they agree?

Song Yan listened to everyone's opinions calmly, without any intention of interrupting. At this time, the person who went out to pass the message received a response. Someone really saw the sick ghost taking Zhang Ruiyang and several children away.

"It was about seven or eight days ago. I was in charge of the guard that day. I saw several children, each carrying a large bag of things, leaving with the sick-looking man. No one above told them not to leave, so I didn't ask much." The person who came back with the message was a thin man. When he stood, his back was straight, and his eyebrows revealed a fierce and fierce meaning. At first glance, you can tell that he was a soldier.

"Did the children volunteer?" Li Muran asked hurriedly.

The man looked at Song Yan and his immediate superior, and when he saw that they had no other expression, he nodded: "It looks like it. The sick man walked in front, and the four children walked behind. There was a black mutant animal standing on the shoulder of the youngest child. Because it was so special, I had a deep impression of it."

Hearing this, Li Muran finally breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he didn't disappear for no reason, it would be fine. After the man left, she thanked Song Yan and returned to her room. She didn't know and had no interest in listening to their next plan. After all, it had nothing to do with her. She had to think carefully about how to find the person. According to the time, the sick ghost probably left with the children not long after she left. She was not completely unable to think of the reason why he did this. If he didn't have other purposes, it was probably because he knew that Lin An had bad intentions and didn't want to be involved in trouble. I hope she has only temporarily lost the ability to detect mentally, otherwise even if she asks Song Yan for help, it will still be a difficult task to find a few people in this huge Xiling City. Besides, she really didn't want to bother Song Yan all the time, otherwise she would have to owe him another favor after just paying it back.

She sat on the bed and thought for a long time, but couldn't come up with a very useful way to find someone. Finally, she thought that if she sent Yangyang back to Brother Yi, would she have to stay with them all the time? Should she go find her mother and siblings? After all, they were the only relatives she had left in the world. And that sick guy, what exactly was he looking for? If he couldn't find it, would she have to follow him everywhere?

It's better not to think about these things, but the more she thought about them, the more confused she became, which made her upset. Li Muran had to throw all these aside and prepare to go wherever she went. She dragged over her backpack and searched for a long time in it. She took out the cakes made of bamboo roots and flour and half a bottle of water that she had brought before, and ate a meal. Then she turned off the lights and curled up on the bed to sleep. She could actually go down and have a good meal with Song Yan's people, but there was no need and it was troublesome. Anyway, it was just a meal, so it didn't matter how she solved it.

However, not long after lying down, there was a knock on the door. When he opened the door, Song Yan, who had just taken a shower and was refreshed, stood outside. In the not-so-bright light of the voice-controlled lights in the corridor, his hair could still be seen to be wet and shiny. The factory area has a backup power supply, which was originally for production needs, but now it is only for lighting and is enough to support a long time.

"Are you asleep?" Song Yan frowned and asked, glancing into the dark room.

"Ah." Li Muran responded with a question in his eyes. He didn't know why he was looking for him at this time. He didn't want to record anything again.

"Have you eaten?" Song Yan asked again. "

I have eaten." Li Muran was puzzled, but he began to be energetic, because he felt that he would not be the kind of person who would make a special trip just to ask you if you were asleep or had eaten.

"What did you eat?" However, to her surprise, Song Yan seemed to have a tendency to go all the way down the avenue of talking nonsense.

"Cake." Li Muran answered every question, and he felt even more strange.

When he heard about the cake, Song Yan immediately thought of the cold and hard thing he had chewed after being rescued by her. He felt a stomachache, but he didn't say anything. He just nodded and said, "There is hot water, go take a bath." He had been patient for a long time. He didn't have the conditions before, but now he has the conditions, how can he bear it.

Li Muran was stunned, and at the same time, his heart was moved. Since the end of the world, she has never taken a good bath again. It would be a lie to say that she didn't want to. But she hesitated again. Dirt and odor are her protective colors for many people with weak abilities. Even if she is not a peerless beauty, she will be walking with several children in the future, and there will be a mysterious sick ghost next to her. It is always right to pay more attention.

"Thank you, Director, I won't take a bath." She gritted her teeth, even if she was reluctant, she still shook her head and refused. Tomorrow she will start to look for Yangyang and others, this is indeed not a good time to take a bath.

Song Yan raised his eyebrows, and he felt as if he had heard this sentence somewhere before, but he almost never accepted rejection in this matter. "Go wash yourself clean, and I will send someone to help you find those kids tomorrow." He originally had this plan, but now it has become a condition of exchange. He really can't stand the people around him being so dirty that he can't even tell their skin color.

It must be said that he just caught Li Muran's weakness. She was not sure whether her mental detection ability would be restored tomorrow. At this time, he offered to help, and she was reluctant to refuse. But his words were really hard not to think in a wrong way, if she didn't know him as a person, and his tone and demeanor when he spoke were also very correct.

"Okay." Once she made up her mind, she was very straightforward.

Seeing her walk out without taking anything, Song Yan couldn't help but grin, but didn't say anything else. Just when he saw Long Xia eating hot pot with others, he asked her to bring a set of women's clothes from inside to outside. Hearing his order, Li Muran blushed even if she was thick-skinned. She didn't bring her only change of clothes with her when she went to rescue people, so they were taken away by Zhang Ruiyang and several other children. She wanted to change, but she had to have something to change into.

The place to take a bath was a public bathhouse next to the staff dormitory, which was a large coal-fired boiler. The water was drawn from the clean snow water in the surrounding area by the water-type superpowers of the team, and then the power-type mutants kept shoveling coal into the furnace. The fire-type superpowers increased the firepower and accelerated the burning. There was no need for boiling water that would scald people to death. A pot of water at more than 40 degrees could be prepared in less than half an hour, and it could wash one or two hundred people. It would only take three or four hours to wash everyone, and there was enough coal anyway.

After Long Xia brought over some clean clothes and bath towels, Song Yan personally sent Li Muran to the bathhouse. He obviously saw that Li Muran was not good at socializing. Even Xin Lu, who came later, had become friends with others. She, who had known him for a longer time, was still alone in a corner, as if she was ready to leave at any time. He did not make things difficult for her, and he had a better understanding of her temper, so he did not let anyone else do it. Of course, this could also be seen as his appreciation for her, after all, she had saved his life for the second time.

"We are going back to Yunzhou." When they were about to reach the bathhouse, Song Yan suddenly spoke up, and when Li Muran looked at him in surprise, he continued: "I can give you a ride."

It turned out that after Li Muran left, everyone discussed the next plan for a long time. Because of the matter of the Dongzhou base, Song Yan did not intend to rely on any base anymore, and he had the idea of ​​establishing his own base. Once this idea came up, he had to consider the massive consumption of non-renewable resources such as food, the mutation of zombies, the emergence of corpse tides, the riots of mutant creatures, and the mutual infighting between major forces. Naturally, the sooner the action was taken, the better. Compared with this, Wei Jingchi, who was now covered in shit, and Lin An, whose whereabouts were unknown and whose psychic powers were unfathomable, had to wait in the back. Song Yan didn't want to waste all his precious time on them. He could take his time to avenge his grudges, but the livelihood of more than a thousand people under his command was a matter of urgency. Of course, he could talk so well because the cancer in the research institute had been removed, which vented most of his anger. In addition, because Lin An's escape this time was related to some problems with his memory and his slow response, he didn't want to repeat the same mistake again, so it would be better to wait until his situation improved before settling the account.

Although the others felt depressed about his decision, they also knew the priorities. No one objected, but they were all holding back their energy and prepared to come back to deal with the two bastards after settling down. The matter of going to the capital was also put aside by Song Yan, because his current situation was not suitable for returning to that place where all the good and bad people were mixed.

After some discussion, everyone unanimously agreed to set the base in Yunzhou Province. Because that was originally their base camp. When the end of the world just came, they thought the situation was controllable. In addition, the Song family had a deep foundation in the capital, and the news there was better than other places, and the response measures should be more complete, so they chose to go north. Now that the situation has changed, it is naturally better to return to the place they are familiar with to build a base. Of course, there is also Song Yan's selfish desire to repay Li Muran. Zhongzhou happens to be adjacent to Yunzhou. When he arrives in Yunzhou, he can send someone to take them to Zhongzhou and help find someone. He, Song Yan, has always been a person who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment. How can he not repay such a great favor?

Hearing this, Li Muran suddenly felt like being hit by a giant pie falling from the sky. She was stunned for a long time before she quickly said, "Okay, okay." It was not that she was just trying to take advantage of others. It was that even if she could use her special ability, she could only carry one person at a time, and there was a limit on the number of times she could do so. In this case, it would take at least two to three days to carry everyone, including the sick ghost. Back and forth, it was a distance of one or two thousand kilometers from here to Zhongzhou. If she walked this way, she didn't know how long it would take to get there, not to mention the situation of going in the wrong direction. As for changing to a car and relying on her mental power to monitor and avoid danger, she didn't even think about it, because she didn't know how to drive at all. As for the sick ghost, she probably couldn't do it either. Besides, it was still unclear whether her special ability could be restored. Now that there was such a good thing, and people didn't make a special trip for her, wouldn't she be a fool if she didn't agree?

Seeing that she accepted his kindness, Song Yan was very satisfied, so he waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, take a shower and then have something to eat with me." He didn't have the habit of mistreating his own people.

Having received the greater benefits, Li Muran naturally would not dwell on these trivial matters anymore. After agreeing readily, he went into the bathhouse. Going with the convoy, she didn't have to make herself sloppy. It was a very happy thing to be able to take a good bath.

What made Li Muran feel even more fortunate was that when she woke up the next day, she found that her mental power could be used. After the great joy of regaining what she had lost, she immediately began to look for the whereabouts of Zhang Ruiyang and others.

Chapter 166 Reunion

It is not easy to find a few people in the huge Xiling City, even if Li Muran has the ability of mental exploration. Especially the straight-line distance from Qingshan Villa District where Zhang Ruiyang and his team are to Xiling Aluminum Factory where Song Yan's team is located is more than 20 kilometers. It took Li Muran two full days, and with the help of Song Yan, he finally found the people.

Not many people were dispatched, just two cars, and under Li Muran's guidance, they successfully avoided a large number of zombies and found Qingshan Villa District.

"Auntie... Auntie?" Seeing Li Muran, who was washed clean, wearing a goose yellow knee-length down jacket, and as pink as a flower, Zhang Ruiyang stuttered and was a little afraid to recognize her.

Li Muran didn't know whether Long Xia had given her such a fresh set of clothes intentionally or unintentionally, but it was really warm. Her temper was not really weird, and it was not good to not wear it or be picky. Thinking that with this outfit, she only needed to wander around the zombies, and she would be done. She would get a man's cotton coat when she had the chance, so she didn't worry too much.

Seeing several children standing in front of her in good condition, she couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, took a few quick steps, a faint smile appeared on her face, and she picked up Zhang Ruiyang.

"It's me." She answered softly, holding the little body in her arms that was much lighter than normal children of the same age, and her heart finally settled down.

"Auntie, you are finally back. I miss you so much." Zhang Ruiyang opened his arms and hugged Li Muran's neck, saying happily, "Uncle Bing was so accurate. He said you would be back in two days, and you really came back." In fact, he and Fu Dan and others were entangled for two whole days about how to calculate these two days. Whenever they had time, they would put their heads together and count their fingers and argue there. Fortunately, the sick ghost forced them to practice the Tao Te Ching. They had to recite it and learn to write. In fact, they didn't have much free time, otherwise I'm afraid these two days would be difficult. Of course, all these were automatically thrown behind his mind the moment he saw Li Muran.

"Sister Muran, you are so beautiful." On the other side, Fu Dan's three children also gathered around. Wu Ziran looked at Li Muran's clothes and clean face with envy. In fact, Li Muran's hair was still as if it had been gnawed by a dog, and most of her face was covered. It was not very beautiful, but the little girl was just in the age of loving beauty, and it was inevitable to like bright and clean clothes. Although Fu Dan and Li Yuanzhuo didn't say anything, they stood aside with a smile, obviously very happy.

Li Muran put Zhang Ruiyang down, holding his little hand with one hand, and was about to touch Wu Ziran with the other hand. As a result, Wu Ziran suddenly became frightened, pointed at her clothes and ran away: "Yangyang, look, you have stained Sister Muran's clothes!" After that, he gritted his teeth and clenched his fists and stomped his feet, as if Yangyang had done something very unforgivable.

Li Muran looked down and saw that the originally clean clothes were black from the chest to the legs, and there were two small slap marks near the shoulders. She was stunned for a moment, looked at Zhang Ruiyang who was also stunned, and then couldn't help laughing. When she laughed, Zhang Ruiyang, who was a little at a loss, couldn't help but laugh foolishly. Fu Dan and Li Yuanzhuo were also happy. Only Wu Ziran was still angry, but it didn't last long. In the end, the big and small laughed together. Of course, this kind of happiness is not only for Li Muran's clean clothes to be dirty, but more for the reunion.

Song Yan was sitting in the car and felt bad when he saw this scene. In fact, when Zhang Ruiyang, who looked like a little black charcoal, was picked up by Li Muran, his scalp began to numb. Thinking that he would have to sit in the same car with these little beggars later, he suddenly felt that the air in the car was not enough, so he opened the door and walked out.

Hearing the sound, several people looked over, and then the laughter stopped abruptly.

"Uncle Director." The children called out in an unexpected unison.

Song Yan's eyes swept over them one by one, and finally stopped at Dudu who was hiding behind Zhang Ruiyang. He suddenly said, "It has grown so big?" After he said that, he realized what he said and frowned slightly.

"Yes. I wish I could grow as fast as Dudu." Among the children, the one who was least afraid of Song Yan was probably Zhang Ruiyang. In his words, this tall uncle who was like a mountain was fierce and majestic, but he was a very good person. "Why are you growing

so fast?" Song Yan walked over and asked. But he stopped when he was still a distance away. He often acted and spoke without being so deliberate. He was especially restrained in front of unfamiliar people, so he seemed unusually calm and self-sustaining. Unless one's observation was particularly meticulous, it would be difficult to tell that he had mysophobia, and more people would think that he had a cold personality. Li Muran, who had been through life and death with him, was one of these people.

"Grow up quickly, so that you can be as tall and strong as your uncle..." Zhang Ruiyang opened his hands and gestured a big circle, his black eyes sparkling and full of longing, "Then I can find my father quickly."

Song Yan was happy when he heard it, and couldn't help teasing him, "You grow as tall and strong as me, what if your father can't recognize you?"

Zhang Ruiyang blinked, as if he felt that this was indeed a problem, so he thought about it seriously and said, "I can recognize my father. When I see my father, I will run over and call him dad, and then tell him that I have grown so tall, and he will know it." The little guy always thinks about problems in a wild way, but surprisingly simple and natural.

Song Yan thought this child was very interesting. If he wasn't too dirty, he would probably reach out and touch the little guy's head. Seeing that the little guy looked at him expectantly after speaking, obviously waiting for his answer, he nodded seriously and said, "That's fine." So as expected, the little guy smiled happily.

Li Muran looked at him in astonishment as he abducted a child in a serious manner. She felt as if the TV channel was switched, as if it was a historical drama, but the audio was playing Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf.

"Why are you still standing there like an idiot? Is everyone here? Let's go." Maybe it was because her expression was too strange, but Song Yan's eyes suddenly became sharp and he spoke in a cold voice, as if the previous scene was just her illusion.

Li Muran suddenly came back to his senses and thought of the sick ghost. Just as he was about to speak, he saw the sick ghost slowly walking out of the villa.

Whether before or after the memory problem, it was the first time Song Yan saw the sick ghost. If it was in a crowd, he might have ignored it at a glance, but when the sick ghost stood there alone, his intuition as a strong man made his muscles tense up all of a sudden.

The sick ghost still looked like he was dying, and he didn't say hello to anyone, but got into a car directly.

"This person..." Song Yan seemed to want to ask something, but gave up. He just waved his hand and said to Li Muran and the others, "Get in the car."

The children couldn't wait to see the sick guy get in the car. After hearing this, they ran back to the villa. In a blink of an eye, they ran out again, dragging large and small bags. Zhang Ruiyang had a few books under his armpits, which fell and picked up as he walked. They fell behind. Even Dudu had a bag on his back. It was obvious that they had more things than when they came.

Li Muran saw this and hurried over to help Zhang Ruiyang hold the bag in his hand. He smiled and squatted down to put the books on the ground. He then held them in his arms and took a look. He found that they were some beautiful picture books.

On the way back, Li Muran, Zhang Ruiyang, Dudu and Song Yan were in one car, while Fu Dan and others were in another car with Bing Gui. Song Yan casually asked about Bing Gui's origins, but found that Li Muran and Zhang Ruiyang didn't know much, so he couldn't help but be on guard.

"Although Bing Ge doesn't talk about his own affairs and doesn't like to talk to people, he doesn't talk much and does things openly." Seeing that Song Yan seemed a little worried, Li Muran couldn't help but speak for Bing Gui. Of course, what she didn't say was that Bing Gui might not take others seriously at all, so he would do his own thing and not be afraid of others' fears and speculations.

Song Yan was silent.

When they returned to the factory, as expected, several children and the sick ghost were driven to the bathhouse to wash themselves. This move indicated that Li Muran and his group no longer had to ride in the same car with the corpse-luring team, otherwise Song Yan would not have done so. Originally, I thought that the sick ghost would ignore it, but he didn't say a word, and washed and dressed without saying a word, and cooperated very much. So, Song Yan found that he really couldn't see through this person.

Survivors from the base have begun to appear around Xiling City, and they also brought a large number of mutant animals and zombies. Staying there will only become more and more troublesome. Therefore, without waiting to stay overnight, Song Yan immediately reorganized the convoy, set off, and drove southwest. Just as they broke through the zombies, fought with the mutant animals and plants, and drove towards the Xizhan Expressway, a person suddenly emerged from the snow-covered ground in the mutant forest where Lin An overturned that day. The man was covered with scars, his clothes were torn into strips, and were covered with blood. He looked miserable. It turned out to be Lin An who disappeared out of thin air.

It turned out that when he found that the car lost control and turned over to the outside of the highway, he immediately blocked the five senses of the three people in the car with him. Then, when Song Yan's people surrounded him, he used his spiritual field to make people who stepped into the field have the illusion that he was not there, and bought time to escape. If his spiritual field was not only five meters in range, and if he had not wasted a lot of mental energy in order not to be caught up, he would not have had to run away at all, and might have been able to sneak into Song Yan's convoy again.

Then he seized the brief moment when everyone gathered around to drag the unconscious three people out and blocked Song Yan's sight, and quickly turned under the car and got underground. Yes, he got underground, because in addition to his mental ability, he also had earth ability. However, this earth ability was not awakened by himself, but extracted the energy of the crystal cores of countless superpowers, and it was stimulated after many attempts. Although it is weaker than the natural awakening, it can also play a lot of roles at critical moments.

Everything went smoothly, and he had no doubt that he could successfully fool Song Yan and then get away unscathed. Although people cannot hide underground for a long time, as long as there are ventilation holes and the soil around them is made softer, it will be no problem to hide for a day or two. Unfortunately, he never expected that as soon as he got into the ground, he was tied up by a strange soft-bodied mutant with countless tentacles, dragged a long distance in the soil, and returned to its nest. So even though Song Yan's people had dug underground around the car, they couldn't find him. When he finally killed the mutant bug and climbed to the ground, more than two days had passed.

Lin An coughed, not knowing if it was a psychological effect, he always felt a little uncomfortable, as if something was drilling around inside. When he killed the bug, some of the tentacles broke off in his body and couldn't be taken out, which was afraid that there would be some trouble. The only thing he could do now was to rush back to the base as soon as possible. In addition to wanting to check his own body, he also wanted to see what happened over there. Everything was planned well, so how could Song Yan run away. Originally, he was planning to take the rest of the people back to pretend to exchange himself for Song Yan. As long as the base killed Song Yan, he could recruit those people under the pretext of revenge. Who would have thought that such a big mistake would happen? Wei Jingchi was such a useless jerk.

Climbing onto the highway, he looked at the direction of Xiling with a gloomy and unwilling look, then resolutely turned around and walked quickly towards the Dongzhou base.

Chapter 167: Bo Wei's Matter

Nearly 10,000 zombies in Xiaojie Village turned into ashes in the raging fire. Even until they died, they were still tirelessly and eagerly trying to climb up the altar to worship the gods for the remaining human smell.

Zhang Yi and his party did not stay in Xiaojie Village for any longer. After collecting enough gasoline, they drove down the mountain. After a night of shock and fatigue, they naturally found a place to get some food, have a good sleep, and rest up before returning to Ronghe.

After driving along the road under the mountain of Xiaojie Village for more than ten minutes, they found that this decision was purely unnecessary. Because the road was too close to the houses and villages of Xiaojie Village, they were hesitant and did not dare to enter. If they went further, there were mutant plants blocking the road. Instead of clearing the road, they might as well go directly to the highway and return to Ronghe. But Zhang Yi and Nan Shao had other plans in mind, because they were concerned about Jiang Hang and had not decided whether to take him back. After all, their new shelter was under construction and was still very fragile. As long as they were not careful, it might fall apart again.

Fortunately, it didn't take them too long to finally find an abandoned village and settle down in a brick house with a courtyard. This was a rare building in the village that was not harmed by mutant plants and was still intact. There were five zombies in the house, an old man, two middle-aged men and women, and two teenage boys. It seemed that the whole family could not escape the alienation disaster at the beginning of the apocalypse. Perhaps because of their existence, the things in the house were completely untouched, and it was easy to search out rice and flour. It was also thanks to the weather after the apocalypse that was either very hot or very cold that rice and flour had no chance to grow insects and rot. A pot was lit

, and someone dug out bacon that was as dry and hard as stone from the cellar, as well as a bag of peanuts and a bag of dried mushrooms. After boiling water and washing them, the bacon was cut into small square pieces and stewed with mushrooms and peanuts. Another pot was used to cook rice. There were more than a dozen people, and the appetite of people after the apocalypse was greater than those who did physical work in the past. One pot of rice was not enough. Fortunately, everyone had learned from the previous experience and prepared to eat in two rounds to avoid being tricked silently again. Although this possibility is already very small, it is always good to be careful. At most, you will be hungry for a while.

While waiting for the meal to be cooked, except for the people on guard, most people took the time to rest, and some people went in and out of the house to see if they could find some good things. Jin Mantang told Zhang Yi and the others about what happened in Bowei.

In theory, even if the rules in the base were slightly changed, the survivors could still survive. After all, the base provided shelter for all survivors almost free of charge at the beginning. Now it is just collecting some protection fees, just like paying taxes. You can't just enjoy without paying. As long as there is a bite to eat, most people are not willing to break the existing living conditions, riot or rebel, especially in the environment of the end of the world. Fighting with others is really a waste of time. But no matter what time it is, there are always some people who, for their own ambitions or so-called ideals, make many people displaced and die. This time, the person who played this role was Tang Bowen, Tang Tang's father, who had been courted by Jiang Hang.

Tang Bowen was just a regiment commander, the commander of an infantry regiment. It is said that a small regiment commander could not shake the position of the deputy commander of the military region. But now it is not before the end of the world. Jiang Weiguo originally gathered the remnants of the army, with only about 2,000 people, which is not much different from a regiment. Later, when attacking the comprehensive warehouse, he lost more than a thousand people. The remaining people were not enough to deter those who had different intentions, not to mention that some of them were Tang Bowen's soldiers. No matter what the reason was for Tang Bowen to choose to do this, he seized the opportunity of the floating people's hearts and successfully took the position.

In the process, he not only won over some colleagues in the army and some special teams in the base, but also used Jiang Hang as a raft to denounce Jiang Weiguo with good reason. Of course, before the denunciation, a small-scale war had already occurred in the compound where Jiang Weiguo handled daily affairs, and Jiang Weiguo was imprisoned without any preparation.

The role played by Jiang Hang and the crime he was accused of was the intention to rape Tang Bowen's daughter Tang Tang, as well as his bad behavior and bullying men and women. Jiang Weiguo, as Jiang Hang's uncle and the only relative at the moment, sheltered and condoned his sons and nephews' evil deeds. This might not have much impact in normal times, but when the base system changed, many teams were disbanded, and many survivors who had not awakened their superpowers faced survival difficulties, it was a huge fuse. Once ignited, it would immediately detonate the dissatisfaction of many survivors and grassroots soldiers. However, the real situation was that the two were alone in a room that day, and Tang Tang rarely showed a good face to Jiang Hang, and the ambiguous smile with suggestive meaning encouraged and fueled his lust. He could say with a clear conscience that at that time he really just wanted to kiss her face, and had no other thoughts. But before he even touched her, Tang Tang's face suddenly changed, grabbed him with one hand, and tore off her clothes with the other hand, shouting "No" and "Help". At that time, Jiang Hang was a little confused by this strange change. Before he could come to his senses, the door was knocked open, and a group of soldiers led by Tang Bowen rushed in aggressively and in a timely manner. At that moment, looking at Tang Tang's beautiful face with tears in her eyes, he felt as scary as a demon for the first time. This happened on the day when Zhang Yi and his team left the base.

Jin Mantang certainly knew what kind of person Jiang Hang was. She herself had helped him clean up so many messes that she didn't know how much she had cleaned up. But she knew better that although he liked to hold his chin up and go out from time to time to disgust others and show off his power, he didn't have the courage to do anything bad. If he really wanted to force Tang Tang, he would have plenty of opportunities. How could he have the patience to wait so long? Jiang Weiguo was a big and deep-rooted country, so naturally he had a group of loyal supporters. Not to mention that they didn't believe that Jiang Hang would do such a thing, and he was caught by a group of people so coincidentally, even if he really did it, they would not betray Jiang Weiguo and join Tang Bowen for such a trivial matter in their eyes. Therefore, the base was in chaos for a while. Many people who did not want to follow Tang Bowen fled the base. Jin Mantang pulled a few people who were on good terms with him and rescued Jiang Hang. As for Jiang Weiguo, they were powerless. Because Jiang Hang was not very useful, no one cared about him after he was beaten up, but Jiang Weiguo was different. They couldn't even find where he was imprisoned, and they still talked about saving people. It was good not to get yourself into trouble.

"It seems that the woman surnamed Tang has been helping him make enemies." After listening to Jin Mantang's narration for a long time, Nan Shao suddenly said this, because he remembered the scene when he went to ask Jiang Weiguo to save people, Tang Tang and Jiang Hang. Looking at Jiang Hang, who was alone in the corner of the room with a decadent look, although he didn't gloat, he didn't sympathize with him at all. Everything can only be said to be self-inflicted.

"That's right." Jin Mantang sighed. She had said it to him so many times, but all she got was boredom and impatience. She also said that she was jealous of Tang Tang. When he really understood it, it was too late.

"What are your plans?" Zhang Yi suddenly asked. Of course, he hoped that Jin Mantang would join the shelter they were about to establish, but Jiang Hang's existence became an obstacle between them. When Nan Shao was humiliated in front of Jiang Hang for him, he would not be generous enough to say it was okay and then accept the other party. So speaking like this was already a very tactful rejection of them. After all, if Jin Mantang asked for help, it would be difficult for them to say no given her help in the past.

Fortunately, Jin Mantang was a wise man. He heard the implication of his words and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Originally, we planned to find a survivor base to stay in first, but we didn't expect to encounter such a thing as Jiezhai. It's hard to say now. I will discuss it with others to know what to do next."

"If you are willing, come back to Ronghe with us." Surprisingly, Nan Shao spoke. Because he didn't want the team to miss a few superpowers because of his personal reasons, especially a healing one. In the end times, strength is really too important.

As soon as he said this, Jin Mantang was slightly surprised at first, and then overjoyed, saying that he would definitely agree. Of course he would agree, after all, the few people who were still alive were rescued by Nan Shao and his men, and they had all seen Nan Shao's powerful ability to kill enemies and repair things, so how could they not agree?

Zhang Yi sighed silently, and when Jin Mantang turned around and went back to the house to tell the others the news, he reached out and patted Nan Shao's shoulder, then hugged him, but said nothing.

Nan Shao turned his face to him, with a smile in his eyes, without any reluctance. He turned around and hugged Zhang Yi, saying, "We have to go find Yang Yang and Muran. How many days can we stay in Ronghe? Besides, if I argue with that kind of idiot, wouldn't it lower me to the same level as him? If I lose a few more superpowers for him, it would be too uneconomical." Although there was humiliation, he knelt down just because of the situation. Kneeling for Zhang Yi was nothing. If he was upset about it, his mind would be too small. Besides, the other party also tasted the bitter fruit of arrogance.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Seeing that he was relieved, Zhang Yi certainly couldn't keep biting him. That would not be helping him vent his anger, but embarrassing him.

It's just a pity that the two struggled and compromised in their hearts, but the development of things was far beyond everyone's expectations. Because when they left the next day, Jiang Hang was not prepared to follow them at all.

"Just leave some food for me." He didn't explain much, just said this sentence.

Jin Mantang tried to persuade him for a long time, even got angry, but he pushed her away and said, "Just go, don't pretend here, I know you look down on me. I'm tired of you too! You're always meddling in other people's affairs, you're not my mother."

His words were extremely heartless. Routa Chen and the others didn't know the situation so they didn't think anything of it, but they just thought that this person was a little ungrateful, but Chen Dong and the others who were with Jin Mantang couldn't stand it anymore, and they just dragged him away. "Let's go, why bother about that ungrateful person? No matter how much you do, he won't appreciate it."

Jin Mantang didn't come back to his senses until he got in the car. For some reason, although Jiang Hang was a jerk, he was always very tolerant of her, even a little afraid of her, and had never said such words before, so when she suddenly heard it, she felt like she was slapped in the face, embarrassed, and wronged, and naturally she didn't see the sad eyes and relieved expression that Jiang Hang showed after she left. Jiang Hang was no longer a human being, but he could tell who was really kind to him and who was approaching him with a purpose. He had to blame himself for being in this situation, and he accepted it. He had to find a way to rescue his uncle and take revenge, and he didn't want to drag Jin Mantang into it. With her ability, she could get preferential treatment wherever she went, so why should she follow him and live in fear and uncertainty? It was not his intention to hurt her, but he knew her character. To put it bluntly, according to her soft-hearted and nosy personality, she would never leave him alone.

The two cars were bumpy on the cement road destroyed by mutant plants. After initially scolding Jiang Hang for his ingratitude out of indignation, seeing that Jin Mantang did not respond, Chen Dong and the others gradually stopped talking, and the car became quiet. Jin Mantang looked at the mutant plants and dilapidated houses not far outside the car, and remained silent, but the anger, contradictions and struggles in her eyes showed that she was not calm.

After driving for about three or five minutes, she suddenly called a halt and got out of the car.

"I have to go and see him." She told Zhang Yi and the others, "He's a bad guy, and we don't know what he will do. I worked so hard to rescue him, but I don't want him to die again." The implication was that she would not go back to Ronghe with them.

Chen Dong and the others persuaded her a few words, thinking that it was not worth it for her to do so much for a bastard like Jiang Hang, but Jin Mantang was determined and did not waver no matter what others said. Nan Shao and Zhang Yi didn't say anything, but just asked her to get in the car and sent her back directly.

Jiang Hang was sitting in the house alone in a daze. Although he wanted to save people and take revenge, he had been well protected and had not experienced much, so he really didn't know what to do. Unexpectedly, he heard the sound of a car outside. Just as he hid himself alertly, he saw Jin Mantang, who had already left, return.

"Why are you back?" He walked out in surprise and asked in a bad tone.

"I'm happy to." Jin Mantang glanced at him and put the bag on the table. He still remembered what he said before, so he didn't have a good face for him.

Jiang Hang choked, but at the same time he understood that she was not going to leave. For a moment, he couldn't tell what he felt in his heart. It seemed like joy, but also like touching, and it seemed that he was a little angry and had a headache. In the end, everything turned into a helpless sigh: "You are such a woman!"

Chapter 168 Return to Ronghe

"Brother Yi, why don't you try to persuade her?" Routa Chen suddenly asked after the car drove a distance. If he wasn't unfamiliar with Jin Mantang, he would have persuaded her to stay. Healing ability, it's such a pity to just let her go.

"Everyone has their own ambitions." Zhang Yi replied. In fact, when Jiang Hang said those nonsense, Zhang Yi had noticed his eyes, and there was no trace of disgust in them. The reason why he said that was probably to provoke Jin Mantang to leave. This shows that this person is not really hopeless, at least he knows how to repay those who are sincere to him. Of course, this alone is not enough for them to let Jin Mantang leave without doing anything. The more important reason is that Jin Mantang has made up her mind, and they can't keep her at all, so why bother her anymore.

"What a pity for a good girl, it's not worth it for such a person!" Routa Chen shook his head and sighed.

"She is an adult, she knows whether she is worthy or not, does she need your sympathy?" Xu Jing blocked him unhappily.

Routa Chen was not angry, but smiled at Xu Jing and said, "That's true. If it was you, Sister Xu, who was in trouble, I, Old Chen, would definitely stay with you and help you get revenge."

As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Yuan and Jie Chen, who were in the same car, couldn't help but cover their eyes with their hands and turned their faces away. Sure enough, the next moment, there was a scream of "ouch", and Routa Chen had a dark circle on his right eye. Xu Jing sneered, "You are such a coward, save your energy."

Zhang Yi and Nan Shao couldn't help laughing. Although they lost a healing psychic, they didn't feel sorry because their lost friend was found, which was more important than anything else.

After getting on the highway, they met several waves of survivors heading towards Yunzhou. They didn't talk to each other, and they were wary of each other, but they were also at peace. The newly grown mutant plants on the road had been cleared, so the group didn't delay much and arrived in Ronghe County at noon. Because of the obstruction of the poisonous stone forest, except for people like Nan Shao who were planning to come here before, even if there were occasional survivors passing by who wanted to go into the county to replenish supplies, they would give up the idea and continue on their way when they saw the solid poisonous stone forest wall. Moreover, there were more people whose destination was Yunzhou, and they would not even get off the highway. So when they arrived, they did not see any foreign survivors here.

"My God, with this thing blocking here, what are we afraid of zombies and mutant animals." Routa Chen looked at the densely growing stone forest and marveled.

"Aren't people the most terrifying?" Xu Jing said coldly, and it was obvious that the experience of Xiaojie Village had left a very deep impression on her.

Routa Chen looked at her helplessly, thinking that this woman was getting more and more angry, and she would talk back to him. The most important thing was that she didn't know when she would be beaten, so it was better not to provoke her.

The shelter had not been fully built yet, and there was no time to clean up the zombies in the county town, and the distribution of various dangerous plants had not been figured out. In such a dangerous situation, the Poison Skin Stone Forest naturally did not dare to send people to guard and alert, because that was no different from committing suicide.

After Zhang Yi and his team entered the Stone Forest, they got some dead mutant plants as cover to block the entrance. Since they had walked back and forth twice in a short period of time, Zhang Yi and Nan Shao were familiar with the road. They led everyone to successfully avoid a large number of zombies and arrived at the destination in less than an hour.

A tall and thick wall made of metal and cement stood in front of everyone. The wall was fifteen or sixteen meters high, and an area of ​​​​a thousand square meters, including the county government compound, was surrounded by it. There was also a thick layer of ice wall outside the wall, which was very cold. Obviously, this was not only to prevent zombies and mutant animals, but also to prevent the same kind with bad intentions. A four or five-meter-wide flat driveway led directly to the high wall gate, which could be seen to be newly built. Let's not talk about anything else, just this tall wall has given everyone a great sense of security. The gate is also made of metal, very thick and solid. The sentry is located on the top of the wall, very high, and can monitor the surrounding situation well and detect abnormalities in time. Because of the cold weather and safety considerations, a square hut was built with a door on the side. Except for the door, the other three sides have windows. Sitting inside, you can observe the movements outside the wall through the window at any time. There is such a small sentry box at a certain distance on the wall, and people will take turns to be on duty during the day or at night. So as soon as Nan Shao and the others appeared, they were discovered.

"Hey, little monk Jie Chen is still alive." Qiao Yong got the news and came out with a big laugh. Seeing the three people safe and sound, he seemed very happy.

"Amitabha, Mr. Qiao, I haven't seen you for many days. You are still so strong and healthy. It's really a cause for celebration! Congratulations!" Jie Chen smiled and praised.

"Get out! You are old!" Qiao Yong laughed and scolded, kicking him.

Jie Chen decisively dodged. Qiao Yong pointed at him, then turned to look at Pei Yuan and Routa Chen, and found that they were both fine. He couldn't help but patted their shoulders and said, "Good, you're back." Routa Chen and Pei Yuan were also very happy to see their friends who had fought side by side. They felt that they had endless things to say. In addition, their experience was really wonderful. With Routa Chen's arrogant personality, how could he not publicize it? When he finished speaking and started to introduce the new members on both sides, more than half an hour had passed.

Zhao Dong had been looking for her brother in the crowd, but she never saw him. She was anxious and worried. She finally got the chance to introduce herself. Before anyone else could speak, she said, "My name is Zhao Dong, and I'm Zhao Chun's sister. Why didn't you see my brother?"

Qiao Yong and the others were surprised that Nan Shao and the others would bring back such a special visitor. They were also happy for Zhao Chun. Seeing her thoughts, they smiled and said, "Don't worry, sister. Chunzi is fine. He's on duty up there and can't leave casually. Wait for me to call someone up to replace him."

As he said that, he turned around and called Liu Xia over. Before he could speak, Liu Xia waved her hand and said, "I know, I'll go right away." Liu Xia had been by her side, seeing everything. Of course, she knew what Qiao Yong was asking him to do. He and Zhao Chun were both people who came out on that rainy night. They had a close relationship, so they didn't hesitate to talk about trivial matters. Seeing

him leave quickly, Zhao Dong wanted to follow him, but he was worried about breaking taboos. After all, a place like a sentry post is not a place that can be entered casually. Therefore, she could only suppress her anxiety and wait patiently.

"Okay, don't stand here, go inside." Qiao Yong was free to call everyone to the air-raid shelter at the back.

The few newcomers, except Zhao Dong who wanted to see his brother, Chen Dong, Wei Shi and Xu Jing had already looked around the newly built shelter inconspicuously when they entered the gate. Inside the towering wall was a wide open space of several thousand square meters. The original buildings were all flattened. Looking around, there was nothing to see. Only a row of cars were parked by the side wall, large and small trucks, large buses and off-road vehicles. They looked like they were newly acquired and had not been modified. There was a shed above the parking lot to avoid wind and snow. The driveway extending from the gate split in the middle of the site, one leading to the parking area, and the other leading straight to the hill in front. From where they were, they could see the huge air-raid shelter entrance located halfway up the mountain, half hidden and half visible by the rocks.

Before the group walked up, they heard hurried footsteps from behind, and a hoarse cry that could not hide the excitement: "Sister!" As if afraid that the person being called did not know that she was being called, she immediately called out: "Xiaodong!"

Zhao Dong, who had been restless, trembled when he heard the call. He turned around and saw Zhao Chun's familiar face, which was a little more vicissitudes than before. He smiled happily at first, but soon noticed his empty left sleeve. His smile froze, and then he ran over with some staggers, plunged into his brother's arms, reached out and grabbed his left sleeve, and burst into tears. The cry was heartbreaking, making the people watching nearby feel sad, but they couldn't help but envy that at least the two siblings could see each other.

Zhao Chun's eyes were red, and he took a lot of effort to comfort his sister. The brother and sister didn't care about others and hid aside to talk.

"This kid..." Qiao Yong shook his head and smiled, his smile seemed a little lonely, until Shi Pengsan put his hand on his shoulder, he came back to his senses and continued to call others to go up the mountain.

At the entrance of the air-raid shelter were two large green painted iron doors, one third of which were hollow iron railings, so that even when closed, they were still breathable. Of course, after the wall below was built, the two iron doors were never closed again. The huge air-raid shelter left an open space of about 100 square meters at the exit, followed by an earth wall that blocked two-thirds of the passage, and the remaining one-third was four or five meters wide for passage. Behind the earth wall was another earth wall, and between the two earth walls was an area of ​​40 to 50 square meters, where coal stoves were placed, and a large stove for burning wood was built, with the chimney directly passing through the earth wall to the outside. In addition, this semi-open space was also filled with pots, pans, firewood, coal, and other items. A few bags of grain were placed in the corner, obviously used as a kitchen.

Further in, there were two large rooms separated by earth walls, with bunk beds neatly placed. The outer one was where the men slept, and the inner one was where the women slept.

"I'm busy right now, and there aren't many people here, so we'll just stay here for now." Qiao Yong explained. He spent the most time focusing on Xu Jing, because he felt that this woman had a similar aura to him and Shi Pengsan. But he didn't ask, because at this point, it didn't matter what her past occupation was.

Knowing that there were only about thirty of them, and that the shelter looked newly built, Chen Dong and Wei Shi didn't feel disappointed. They were fed up with the intrigues between people, and the simpler the environment, the more they liked it. Humanity is almost over, so can't we just live a good life for a few days?

Qiao Yong's eyes were sharp, and when he showed everyone around, he had already taken in everyone's reactions. His initial impression was acceptable, so he immediately asked someone to drive outside to get beds and bedding, and to light a fire and cook, ready to welcome the group. After everything was arranged, Nan Shao and Zhang Yi found time to tell him about some very important things that happened during this trip, and mentioned that they would leave Ronghe again in two days to find Zhang Ruiyang and Li Muran.

Qiao Yong pondered for a long time after hearing this, and then took Ge Ayi's photo and the piece of black metal and looked at them for a long time. Finally, he said decisively: "It's better to tell everyone that there is a crystal core in the brain of the superpower. Who can guarantee that no one else knows about it except the Jie people? This matter cannot be covered up. We don't want to harm others, but we can't help but guard against others' bad intentions."

In fact, Nan Shao and Zhang Yi had already discussed this and agreed with him, otherwise they would not say it. Therefore, there was no objection.

As for Ge Ayi's matter, Qiao Yong said that he would greet other people and bring back children if he met them in the county town. As for looking for them specifically, it was unrealistic. After all, the county town was not small, and it was not known whether the child was still alive.

"That's it." Zhang Yi nodded. They also thought of helping Ge Ayi if they could because she was still a child, but this was not necessary. After all, the Jie people did not leave a good impression on them. Even if Ge Yuanxiu had answered some questions for them and provided some information, these were not enough to make them work for her.

"Where are you going this time?" Qiao Yong asked after he finished talking about the matter.

Zhang Yi and Nan Shao looked at each other, and finally Zhang Yi answered: "We want to go to Muran's hometown Yunzhou... If we can't find anyone there, we will go north until we have found all the survivor bases in the country." When he said the latter sentence, he showed a painful look in his eyes, because he knew too well what the longer the time dragged on, the more it meant.

"Take a few people with you." Qiao Yong was silent for a moment and said. "Call Shi San, he is quite capable." If the shelter was not inseparable from people, he would be willing to go with them. In fact, for people like him and Shi Pengsan, they would rather wander outside than take responsibility for the survival of so many people.

"No, the two of us are enough." Zhang Yi shook his head and refused. After all, the shelter has just started to be built, and the manpower is already tight. If a few capable people are taken away, if something really happens, I am afraid they will not be able to cope with it. And those with poor abilities will be a burden to take out, and they may even harm others. Zhang Yi was anxious to find his son, but he couldn't let others risk their lives for his personal affairs.

Qiao Yong raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, and didn't speak for a long time. Two days later, when Zhang Yi and Nan Shao were about to leave, they saw several people standing in front of them and were surprised.

"I want to see what China has become." Xu Jing shrugged, indicating that she was not leaving for them, but just to keep them company.

"Brother Yi, how can we find Xiaoguai without me, Old Chen." Meat Tower Chen said with a grin.

Qiao Yong patted the shoulders of Jie Chen and little Pei Yuan, who had their heads shaved again to reveal the ugly scars on their heads, and said to Zhang Yi and the others, "Take them out to practice and see the world. As for Shi San..." At this point, he glanced at Shi Pengsan, who was leaning against the peeling paint door of the air-raid shelter with his arms folded across his chest, and said, "The Chen Dong you brought back happens to have a gold-type ability, so there's no need to worry about having no one at home to use." At the end, he pushed Jie Chen and Pei Yuan forward and said, "Let's go, come back early, the shelter still needs your help."

At this point, it would be hypocritical for Zhang Yi and Nan Shao to refuse again, so they had to agree. In addition to bringing some clothes and food, they didn't have much to prepare. After saying goodbye to the others, they carried four barrels of gasoline and set off. The car was outside the poisonous stone forest, so they could only walk there. Although there were other passages out of the city, after all, they had never been there, and who knew if there would be anything else blocking the way.

Zhang Yi and the others were in a hurry to get on the road. They didn't know that when they passed a street with more zombies than other places, two people, one big and one small, were hiding behind the curtains in a residential building next to them and watching them.

"They seem to be going out. There is even a monk. How funny." Ge Ayi blinked and said curiously.

Nan Wei didn't answer, but his eyes were always on Nan Shao. Seeing that he didn't forget to protect Zhang Yi even when killing zombies, his hands on the windowsill couldn't help but clench.

"Why are you always staring at that man?" Ge Ayi stood on tiptoe, followed his gaze to find Nan Shao who was hacking at zombies, and asked. The last time Nan Wei was provoked to run out to kill zombies, although he only killed two and the killing process was horrible, he still received his acceptance.

"That's my brother." Nan Wei said.

"Ah?" Ge Ayi was a little surprised, "Then why don't you go find him? Is he out looking for you?"

"He won't come to me. He only has that man in his eyes now. He even beat me for that man. Why would he come out to find me!" Nan Wei said with resentment.

"He is your brother, why would he beat you for that man?" Ge Ayi was puzzled. The family where he was fostered before would beat and scold him from time to time, but he was not sad because they were not his relatives. In his heart, relatives should be very good to each other, just like Grandpa and Jian Jian.

"He likes that man." Nan Wei gritted his teeth. He couldn't say why. He obviously didn't like Nan Shao, but when he learned that Nan Shao liked another man, he felt very uncomfortable, as if something that originally belonged to him was stolen by someone else.

"Huh?" Ge Ayi didn't understand.

"That day I just accidentally pushed that man, and he slapped me." Nan Wei seemed to want to get support and recognition from the child, so he added another sentence.

Unfortunately, Ge Ayi did not share his hatred for the enemy, but asked curiously: "Then why did you push that man?"

Nan Wei choked for a moment, and then said angrily: "At that time, something exploded, and I didn't know where to hide, and the man pulled me." After that, he said stubbornly: "Who cares about him!" Fortunately, although he was very angry, he did not lie.

Ge Ayi understood now, and rolled his eyes, and said unhappily: "You ungrateful thing! What's a slap in the face? If it were me, I would kick your son out directly!"

He always spoke in an old-fashioned way. Nan Wei was used to it, but still felt a little unwilling, "But he only liked me and treated me well before. Now that he has that man, he thinks I'm an eyesore!"

Ge Ayi's eyebrows moved like a caterpillar. He probably didn't understand the complex relationship in his words and could only analyze it according to his own understanding. "You are his brother, and that person is his friend. It's normal for him to be nice to his friend. Idiot!" He might have been a little impatient at the end, so he cursed with a stronger tone.

"What friend? That's his lover." Nan Wei sneered, showing contempt for the child's ignorance. "Just like a man likes a woman."

Ge Ayi's face blushed, but it was too dark to see. He was even more confused. How can a man like a man? Although his mind was full of questions, he didn't ask again because he didn't want to be sneered at again. Then he heard Nan Wei mutter, "He used to only like me. He liked me so much that he was willing to do anything for me. No matter how you scold me, I can't drive him away..."

Ge Ayi was thinking a lot and felt it was boring, but for some reason, he asked again, "Why don't you like me now?"

Because he liked the man named Zhang Yi. Hearing this, Nan Wei wanted to answer with confidence, but his self-esteem made him tell the truth: "Maybe... he went to help me find apples that day... and was bitten by a zombie... I... I just followed the others..." At the end, he seemed to want to explain something, and said anxiously: "I just said it casually, how could I know that he really went to look for it."

Although he spoke hesitantly, Ge Ai still heard it clearly. His eyes widened and waited for him to finish, and asked: "After your brother was bitten by a zombie, did you abandon him and leave?"

Nan Wei hummed and lowered his head. It was obvious that he felt guilty about this.

Ge Ayi glanced at the backs of several people who had already walked away on the street, clenched his fist, and spat at Nan Wei's feet. If he was not tall enough, he might have spit on his face. "Bullshit, you bastard, you still have the nerve to blame others for not liking you, do you still have any shame? Why? Why? You have lost your conscience, damn it, I am really blind..." The child was cursing and turning around in the room in anger, "For the shits you have done, it would be cheap to just kill you, your son of a bitch, and I still like you, what the hell! Damn it, it's so unlucky to be your brother!" At the end, he was probably not satisfied, so he kicked the coffee table with one foot, put one hand on his waist, pointed at Nan Wei with the other hand, and started cursing.

Nan Wei looked at the child jumping up and down in front of him. He didn't know if he had a tendency to be masochistic. Anyway, being scolded by a kid who was a dozen years younger than him with all kinds of ugly words, he not only didn't feel angry, but his originally depressed heart seemed to feel much better, and the fog in his mind seemed to be dispersed by the scolding, and gradually became clear.

Yes, why? Who has the obligation to unconditionally accommodate him, treat him well, and let him come when he wants and go when he wants? Especially after he did such a thing. Until this moment, Nan Wei finally understood that he had been hoping that someone would scold him so hard and wake him up. Let him know that if you don't know how to cherish some things when you have them, you can never get them back when you really lose them.

He thought that what he should learn most now might be to cherish, instead of looking at things that have been lost and trying to get them, which would make his personality distorted.

Chapter 169: Distress on the Highway (1)

From Xiling to Yunzhou, you have to pass through the four cities of Zhanxi, Beichen, Dihe, and Longfu. It is more than 500 kilometers longer than the original route, which is equivalent to a semicircular circle. But there is no other way, because if you want to return by the same route, you have to pass through the Dongzhou base. Will they let you pass?

Dongzhou is adjacent to Yunzhou, Weizhou, Dongwu, Kongyuan, and Halimu. The Kannan River and Mingshui River flow from the north and south respectively, irrigating this land into an extremely fertile place. The thousand-mile plain has become the most suitable place for crops to grow, making Dongzhou Province the largest food supply base in China. However, Dongwu and Kongyuan, which border it, are heavy industrial provinces. Although their economies are very developed, they are not very good at controlling industrial pollution, so the environment is very bad. Dongzhou is adjacent to Zhanxi, Beichen and Dihe. Influenced by these two provinces, coupled with its rich coal resources and developed industry and mining, it is the richest city in Dongzhou Province. However, environmental pollution is also the most troublesome problem in the province. Not only is there smoke and dust covering the sky and haze for two or three months a year, but even when the weather is clear, the city always gives people a gray feeling. In recent years, Dongzhou Province has begun to increase its efforts to control pollution, but unfortunately, the end of the world has come before it has time to see obvious results.

Now, when the convoy passes by, there is no sign of pollution in the past. The sky and the earth are covered with snow. Only the tall chimneys and continuous factory buildings that can be seen from time to time emerge from the colorful mutant plants, telling people about the glory that once existed here. There was a dead silence between heaven and earth. Apart from the mutant plants blocking the road and more zombies than anywhere else, there were no living creatures, including mutant animals, let alone other survivors.

"Mr. Song, there are too many zombies ahead. If we continue, we may be blocked." The people who went to clear the road and scout the route came back and reported the situation.

Along the way, in addition to the mutant plants, there were many large and small vehicles crowded on the road, most of which were coal trucks. Some of the cars just overturned on the road, and the goods on the cars were dumped all over the ground. Time here seemed to be frozen by the heavy snow, and everything remained the same as when the end of the world just happened. Only the zombies were tirelessly roaring and searching between the gaps between cars, in the overturned cars, and on the cars that were squeezed together. It was obvious that no large group of survivors had passed through this area starting from Zhanxi, even before the heavy rain.

Clearing the road is more troublesome than other places, but most cars still have gasoline in them, and the car keys can be easily found. As long as you find a way to start the engine, you can get them aside. There are more than a thousand people in Song Yan's team, and more than half of them are superpowers. This matter can't be difficult for them. They came all the way like this. But after passing Zhanxi, there are more and more zombies. Not only are there groups blocking the road in front, but also there are more and more zombies chasing the team from far behind. If they can't open a road before the zombies behind catch up, they will be surrounded and unable to move. Judging from the endless number of zombies in front, it is obviously not so easy to open a road in a short time.

"If we retreat, how far is the nearest exit?" Song Yan was not surprised when he heard it, but just asked.

"Fifty kilometers."

"What about forward?" Song Yan asked immediately.

"About two kilometers." The subordinate answered quickly, but then added: "But the exit is likely to be blocked by zombies."

Song Yan glanced at Li Muran, then looked down, and then decisively ordered: "Keep going forward and get off the highway at the first exit."

"Yes." The subordinate heard the words without hesitation, turned around and left quickly to inform others.

"Asheng, take some people to the front to help clean up, and tell the rest of the people to prepare for battle." Song Yan said to Xiao Sheng who was sitting in the co-pilot seat.

Xiao Sheng left in response. Li Muran put away the notebook, covering the simple lines drawn on it, and was about to pull out the machete from under the seat, but was stopped by Song Yan: "Sit still, the car can't stop later." As he spoke, he took out a semi-automatic rifle from behind the back of the chair, put a few more boxes of bullets on his body, and then opened the movable roof on the roof of the car, and pushed his arm out.

Beside Li Muran, Zhang Ruiyang had already taken out his dagger, which he had polished to a crisp shine, and was a little at a loss: "Auntie, aren't we going out?"

"No, we are not needed now." Li Muran touched his head and replied. She didn't have any idea about this, after all, they couldn't help much in the current situation. She just felt a little regretful, because she knew that someone had explored the way, and it was smooth sailing all the way, so she was a little lazy, because she felt headache and nausea after using mental power for a long time, but she didn't expect that because of such carelessness, the team would fall into this dilemma.

Behind them, the zombies chasing them were less than ten kilometers away from them. The reason they were chased so closely was mainly because they needed to clear obstacles, and they stopped all the way, which delayed them too much. As for the road ahead, the original plan was to take the highway, but there were unexpectedly many zombies on this highway, stretching for dozens of kilometers. I'm afraid that the zombies from nearby towns and villages have gathered here, plus the abandoned vehicles are blocking the way. It is impossible to open a passage before the zombies catch up, just as Song Yan's men reported before. The only way is to get off the highway as soon as possible and take the county road.

The exit in front leads to Runyu County. Less than a kilometer after getting off the highway, three routes are divided. One leads to Beichen City, one leads to Runyu County, and the remaining one goes to Gelao Township in Runyu County. Not to mention the first two, only the last one, except for the one or two miles of messy houses near the highway, there are fields beyond, and about five or six kilometers away, it will pass through a narrow valley with high mountains on both sides. The reason why this road is mentioned in particular is that compared with the other two, there are fewer zombies on this road. As long as you rush through it and find a way to seal the valley entrance after passing the valley, you can stop the zombies chasing behind.

Zhang Ruiyang said, then turned around and looked out the window. Seeing him like this, Li Muran was a little restless. He looked back at the car that Fu Dan and the others were sitting in, and found that the three children and the sick ghost had not gotten out of the car, so he was slightly relieved. In fact, not only them, but also the members of the corpse-luring team and the drivers of each car were sitting safely in the car. It seems that most people don't think the situation is serious.

Bang! A mass of black stuff fell from the open roof, shaking the whole car. Fortunately, Li Muran and Zhang Ruiyang dodged quickly, otherwise they would have been hit. The driver quickly pulled out his gun, but after seeing what it was, he put it back and turned around to sit upright.

"Dudu, why did you fall down?" Zhang Ruiyang widened his eyes and was surprised to see Dudu stuck between the seats. Because Dudu was very reluctant to be in the same space with Song Yan for a long time, and Song Yan had to let Li Muran stay with him for some unspeakable reasons, and Li Muran had to take Yangyang with him, so in the end it climbed onto the roof of the car and squatted.

Gurgle! The two big black bean eyes on Dudu's head rolled back and forth, and squeaked twice in a very aggrieved manner, then the four front legs grabbed the sofa cushion, and the hind legs pushed hard, and struggled to climb out.

"It can bark?" Li Muran pointed at Dudu and whispered as if he had discovered something incredible.

Zhang Ruiyang leaned over to help Dudu, holding it in his arms, and then looked at Li Muran: "Yes, Dudu can bark, don't you know, auntie?"

"I haven't heard it bark." Li Muran shook her head, but her eyes couldn't help but look at the roof of the car, thinking that Dudu might have been kicked down by Director Song. With Dudu's dead look, it is very likely that he would encounter Song Yan, who has a bad temper. But it is so powerful and born as a fierce mutant insect, why doesn't it fight back? Just thinking about it

, I heard Zhang Ruiyang quietly ask Dudu: "Did you slip?"

Li Muran glanced at Dudu who was pretending to be dead, and couldn't help laughing. She always felt that this thing was about to become a spirit. I don't know if it was because it was hatched by Nan Shao instead of being born and raised. But she didn't speak her mind to avoid offending the little thing. You know, after getting off the highway, especially when passing through the valley, it is likely to be used. If it gets upset, they will be in a lot of trouble.

The car slid forward slowly. Song Yan stood on the roof of the car and calmly watched the zombies emerge from the mutant forest on both sides of the highway. He only pulled the trigger when they crossed the piles of scrap cars on both sides and broke into the middle lane. His shooting skills were very accurate, and every shot hit the zombie's head. He did not use his superpowers, because in the current situation, it was important to conserve his strength to avoid excessive mental and physical exhaustion and being unable to cope with the sudden change of the situation.

As his gunshots rang out, gunshots were heard in front and behind the convoy one after another. It was not dense, and it was obvious that everyone was consciously saving bullets. They had a lot of bullet reserves, but no matter how many there were, they would run out. Therefore, in normal times, whether they were awakened or non-awakened, they rarely used guns, focusing on honing their superpowers and physical skills. Now in an emergency, it was the opposite.

Boom! Boom-several cars were pushed to the outside of the highway and rolled down, crushing a dozen zombies who were climbing up without knowing how to avoid.

Two or three hundred people worked together to clear the road, and the speed was very fast. However, even so, when they advanced about 1.5 kilometers, they were still caught up by the zombies behind. The people in charge of covering the rear piled some of the abandoned vehicles that had been pushed to the sides of the road in the middle of the road again. It was not that they wanted to stop the zombies who had become extremely agile, but just hoped to buy more time for the convoy.

However, this wish was doomed to fail, because at the beginning, some zombies only climbed on the cars or passed through the gaps between cars and the mutant forests on both sides. Later, there were more and more zombies, and with the strong strength of the zombies, they actually pushed the cars to the side.

Chapter 170 Distress on the Highway (2)

"Fuck you!" The man on the last military truck saw the zombies approaching and trying to climb onto the truck. In the cold weather, cold sweat dripped down his forehead. He cursed loudly while drawing his knife to start hacking and killing, or using his supernatural power to kill.

The zombies could not squeeze onto the truck, but they pushed the truck so hard that it shook. There was no doubt that if it continued like this, it would suffer the same fate as the abandoned vehicles in front. At this moment, several balls of high-heat flames flew over the military truck and landed in the most densely populated area in the distance, igniting a large area in the blink of an eye. At the same time, several thunderbolts struck the same position, and several loud noises were heard less than half a second apart. The vehicles that were buried by the zombies exploded. The shock wave and the splashing flames also detonated the adjacent vehicles in front and behind that still had fuel in their tanks. For a moment, thick smoke billowed up, and the strong wind swept the raging flames into a sea, swallowing countless zombies.

On the modified metal roof of the military truck, several fire and lightning powers, led by Long Xia, stood scattered, watching everything indifferently. In front of them, a man sat cross-legged, and his power generated a huge invisible protective shield, blocking the shock wave and flames generated by the vehicle explosion outside to prevent the military truck and the people on it from being affected. When the explosion subsided, his face had turned pale and he couldn't even stand up again. The flames

and explosions temporarily blocked the advance of the large group of zombies. The remaining ones were enough for the people in the military truck to deal with. Compared with here, the situation in front of the convoy seemed much more urgent. More and more zombies and zombie corpses blocked the road, making the convoy's advancement slower and slower. The short distance of five or six hundred meters was as difficult to cross as a natural moat for them. What was even more troublesome was that they couldn't set fire here.

Song Yan saw that if this continued, the entire convoy would be trapped here. Even if they forced their way out, they would probably suffer heavy casualties. After a moment of thought, he pulled out half of the men from the back, called Xiao Sheng to give him some instructions, and then ordered him to lead the men to the front to kill the zombies in turn, while covering the corpse-luring team to clean up the corpses, while he turned back to the car and said to Li Muran: "Follow me."

Li Muran thought he was going to kill the zombies, so he got out of the car with a machete without saying a word. Zhang Ruiyang subconsciously wanted to follow, but as soon as he stuck his head out, Song Yan pressed his little head and pushed him back, "You stay in the car and don't run around."

"I can kill zombies." Zhang Ruiyang looked at him eagerly and said.

"I know, but I don't need you now." Song Yan answered seriously, perhaps he had some doubts about the little guy's ability, but he didn't show it.

"Then tell me when you need me." Because he had a lesson and Song Yan looked very strict, Zhang Ruiyang didn't dare to sneak out of the car to help this time, but he still gave him instructions very seriously.

"Okay." Song Yan nodded in agreement, looking equally serious.

Li Muran, who had already gotten off the car, was looking around and wondering what he needed to do. Song Yan, who had just finished negotiating with Zhang Ruiyang, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Let's go."

Song Yan walked to the back of the convoy. Along the way, bullets and superpowers flew over their heads, blocking the zombies outside the highway. Finally, he stopped in front of a military truck in the middle of the convoy and said to the person guarding the military truck, "Give me ten C4s, a submachine gun, and a belt."

"Yes, Mr. Song."

Seeing the man climb onto the back of the car neatly, with the unique firmness and courage of a soldier, Li Muran was distracted and finally had a question in her mind. Director Song was obviously a doctor, so how could he lead so many soldiers? But she didn't ask it out loud, after all, their relationship was not that serious. Just like in the past, when she thought that the two of them would not have any dealings, she would not even think about this question.

"What are you daydreaming about? Let's go." As she was thinking, she was suddenly hit on the head. Li Muran then noticed that the man had already come out of the car. Song Yan was holding a military backpack in his hand and a black gun on his shoulder. He should have just taken it out. She touched the top of her head that was hit so hard that it hurt. She felt a little depressed, but she still followed him obediently.

"Take me to the other side of the front exit." Song Yan took out a palm-sized C4 military plastic bomb that looked like raw dough from his backpack and installed a detonator on it, while saying to Li Muran.

"But Director, there are a lot of zombies over there." Li Muran didn't understand what he was doing. Hearing this, she objected without thinking. As soon as she went over, she would fall into a pile of zombies. It's not like she didn't want to die.

"Are there any abandoned vehicles over there?" Song Yan didn't get angry because she went against his wishes, but just asked.

"Yes, there are a lot." Li Muran nodded.

"Is the distance between cars big?" Song Yan asked again.

"Not big, some are crowded together, and some are farther away." Li Muran answered, and gradually understood what he meant, but still felt that with his poor skills, if he went over, he would have to run back in less than two minutes, and he might be left behind in a critical situation, which would not be good.

"Then find a rooftop without zombies to stay." Song Yan stopped and said without question. He moved quickly, installed detonators on all ten C4s, and then put the backpack on his chest with the bag open to ensure that he could reach out and take things out.

Looking at his appearance, Li Muran knew that she had to go, but she really couldn't figure out why he had to go. Many ants bite the elephant to death. No matter how powerful he was, it would be impossible for him to kill a group of zombies without any injury, unless he was not afraid of infection, or had an indestructible body, but obviously he had neither. More importantly, if the two of them went over, what effect would it have other than killing two more zombies? She knew her own limitations and knew that she could only deal with a few zombies, and was powerless against a group of zombies, so she had always been cautious and had survived until now. But since she had been with Director Song, she had violated this principle more than once. She felt that if she continued like this, she would probably be close to death. At the same time, she finally realized very clearly how much trouble her ability would cause if other people knew about it, especially when the person who knew about it was someone she feared and did not have the courage to do it, or was too embarrassed to refuse. It would be even more troublesome. Just like Director Song.

"Okay, I won't let you die, come up." Seeing her reluctant face, Song Yan had a headache. She was not his subordinate, so it was not so reasonable to order her. Unfortunately, this matter could not be explained in a few words, and the opportunity was fleeting, so he could only give a tough order.

Li Muran sighed and gave up the fight. Just when she was about to ask where to go, she saw Director Song, who was always tall and majestic, squatting with his back to her. She was so shocked that she took two steps back, thinking that it couldn't be what she thought.

"Hurry up, come up!" Song Yan waited for a moment, but didn't see her move, so he urged her.

Li Muran felt as if cold sweat was sliding down her head, and stammered, "This... this is not good... I... I can... walk by myself." Her legs were not disabled, so why did she need someone to carry her, especially this person... this person was Director Song.

"Why are you talking so much? Do you know that if you delay for one more second, one more person may die?" Seeing that she was still dithering, Song Yan's forehead veins throbbed, his patience gradually lost, and he couldn't help but shout at her, but thinking that she might be frightened by his behavior, he suppressed his temper that was gradually about to explode, and explained in a controlled manner: "You are too slow and can't keep up with me. And if there is an emergency that I can't handle, you can also take me directly to a safe place."

Li Muran had to admit that she was threatened by his previous words, and seeing that he seemed to have thought of everything, even though her scalp was numb, she still obediently lay on his back, and was hesitating whether to hold his neck for stability or hold his shoulders to keep a distance, she saw Song Yan took out a long backpack strap from the bag on his chest, and tied her to his back very neatly, which reminded people of the way soldiers tie their backpacks.

Well, she doesn't have to worry about it now. Li Muran's body was stiff, she laughed at herself in embarrassment, and she clenched the knife in her hand. It seemed that she could still free her hands to chop two zombies. But when Song Yan stood up and her legs left the ground, she had to admit that she had never felt so uncomfortable even when she saw him naked. Maybe this has something to do with getting along for a long time. The more familiar you are, the more embarrassed you feel.

"Let's go." Song Yan adjusted the belt and said after making sure it was firm enough and would not affect the action.

At this time, Li Muran had already accepted her fate. She was cautious by nature, and liked to consider everything in everything. She would calculate it over and over again, and would only act when she felt it was 90% certain. Song Yan, on the other hand, had a vigorous and decisive temper. When two completely opposite personalities met, unless one side compromised, I'm afraid nothing would be accomplished. Judging from the current situation, she couldn't think of any better way to solve the team's predicament. There seemed to be no other choice except to compromise and cooperate. Of course, the most important thing is that they are now tied together. If something really happens, no one can escape. As for whether the superpower will be exposed, it is even more out of her mind. Since she has made a decision, there is no need to worry about it. She sorted out her thoughts and carefully found a place. The superpower was activated and she arrived in a blink of an eye.

Bang, bang, bang... As soon as she landed, Song Yan, who had experienced leaping across space more than once, was ready. He didn't even need a buffer. He raised his gun and fired at the nearest zombie. At the same time, he took out a C4 from his chest bag and threw it on the roof of the car under his feet. Li Muran hadn't reacted yet. He had already jumped onto the roof of another car, shooting and running in the opposite direction of the convoy. When he got to the fifth car, he threw down the second C4, and continued to run while a thunderbolt hit the location of the first C4.

Boom—a huge explosion sounded in her ears. Li Muran turned around and felt a strong light flash in her eyes. After a while, she could see the burning flames, the rising smoke and dust, and the scattered car parts and zombie bodies. Before she could see more, there was another explosion. She hurriedly turned her head back. The next moment, she felt like someone pushed her back hard, and then she flew forward with Song Yan, who was carrying her. Just when she was worried about falling into the pile of zombies and was about to use her supernatural power, she was stopped by Song Yan in time.

Chapter 171: Distress on the Highway (3)

"Don't be afraid, it's okay." Song Yan used the thrust of the shock wave to adjust his direction appropriately and crossed a distance of nearly five meters. Just as he finished speaking, he had already landed on the roof of a black Audi with a bang. While squatting slightly, the submachine gun in his hand began a new round of sweeping to clear the obstacles on the road ahead. He was very clear about the power of the bomb he brought with him, and had already calculated the safe distance. Therefore, he was not only not frightened and panicked, but also made good use of the shock wave generated by the explosion to increase his running speed and distance. Carrying a person on his back did not seem to have any effect on him.

Li Muran silently wiped the cold sweat in her heart, one hand unconsciously wrapped around his neck, and the other hand tightly grasped the machete, trying to keep the same posture as him, and minimize the hindrance caused by her presence to his actions as much as possible. Her nose was filled with his unique scent, but she had no time to think about it. In just a few minutes, she finally understood why he insisted on carrying her on his back. She is also a superpower, and her running speed and reaction when facing danger are much faster than ordinary people, but in the current situation, it is not enough. If she really moves on her own, the two of them will definitely run in vain.

Song Yan placed two more rounds of bombs in the same way. The sound of the explosion and the intermittent gunfire attracted most of the zombies that were originally rushing towards the convoy. Xiao Sheng, who had been told long ago, had people release smoke bombs and stink bombs in front of the convoy when the first explosion sounded, and stopped using guns and loud superpower attacks, hoping to temporarily deceive the zombies blocking the road in front. As for the back and the sides, they will do whatever they want, but the killing is carried out in silence. Looking from the front, it seems that the huge convoy has disappeared in the smoke at once, which is in sharp contrast to the fierce explosions and gunfire on the other side. For zombies whose sense of smell and hearing play a major role and whose eyesight is very poor, after the sense of smell is suppressed, hearing plays a leading role in their actions.

"They are coming this way." Li Muran found that he could hardly help, so he focused on the situation in the convoy.

Song Yan only had four C4s left in his hand, and half of the bullets had been used up. Although he wanted to buy as much time as possible for the convoy, it was obvious that the zombies attracted by the bombs and gunshots were not only from the convoy, but also from Beichen City. Even though he would clear enough space for himself to land safely before running away, he could still feel that it was getting harder and harder to move forward. It was too crowded. Even if he was hit in the head by his bullets, those zombies would not fall down because of the crowd behind and the obstruction of the vehicles in front. So for a while, even he couldn't determine which zombies had been killed and which were still dangerous in the blink of an eye. The action naturally slowed down, and as the action slowed down, it became more and more difficult to move forward. He became more cautious every time he threw a bomb, and no longer dared to use two bombs in a row like the previous times, so as not to dodge in time.

The gap created by the explosion was quickly filled by fearless zombies. The flames were still blazing, and from time to time, a burning car would explode with one or two fireballs rising from the ground. Many zombies with flames on their bodies continued to squeeze towards Song Yan and his team. Because the air was filled with gasoline that leaked from the exploded car tanks and evaporated due to the high temperature, the flames not only did not go out in this crowd, but spread to other zombies. At first glance, human-shaped fireballs were everywhere, and the scene was very scary. With a

puff, Li Muran suddenly leaned sideways, and the knife in her hand stabbed a zombie that suddenly rushed over from the side and wanted to grab Song Yan's calf from top to bottom. Because the machete was strengthened and sharpened by the metal power, she didn't have too much trouble to complete this action.

"Director, let's go back." Pulling back the knife, Li Muran said to Song Yan. She felt that he was no longer as comfortable as he was at the beginning, and the number of zombies that came over made her scalp numb. Even the roofs of the surrounding cars were covered with zombies. It would only become more and more dangerous if she stayed.

"Wait a little longer." Song Yan did not give in. In his opinion, since he had come here, he could not return empty-handed, not to mention that it was not yet time to leave. Of course, the reason why he made this decision was, firstly, his fearless and indomitable nature, and secondly, his trust in Li Muran. He believed that Li Muran was absolutely capable of taking him away when they were in danger, just like he helped him get rid of the zombie that suddenly appeared and caught him off guard just now.

During these days together, Li Muran had probably felt some of his temper, and knew that it was useless to persuade him anymore. He could only cheer up, observe the movements of the convoy, pay attention to the surrounding situation, and pray anxiously that the convoy would get out of trouble quickly. She was on Song Yan's back, and her position was relatively high, so the danger was much smaller, but this did not mean that she could be indifferent and relax. After all, she didn't have the habit of ignoring the lives of her teammates, and the lesson from the past was still in front of her. If she hadn't become dependent on the team, perhaps the two of them wouldn't have to be here now.

Song Yan didn't stop because the roof of the car in front was full of zombies, as Li Muran thought, and stood there to clean up the zombies that squeezed over to delay time, and then he could leave when the bullets ran out. Instead, he changed his previous hesitation and ran more agilely and quickly. In a blink of an eye, he had passed a hundred meters and threw a bomb. In fact, he had to do so, because as long as he stayed a little, the two of them might be surrounded by zombies that kept coming one after another. In the absence of any barriers around, even if he had a gun in his hand, it would be useless. He had no choice but to return to the team immediately, so he could only run, keep running, and seize the brief moment when the zombies were swept away by bullets and quickly pass by, not giving them time to tighten their fingers, so that even if they were touched by their claws, there would be no need to worry. This may be the only way for a person trapped in a pile of zombies to save himself. Run at the fastest speed, non-stop, until you are caught or exhausted to death. Of course, there is also

a one in a hundred thousand chance of escaping. I forgot, there is another prerequisite, that is, you can run in the overwhelming zombie swarm. Finally, after Song Yan threw down the last C4 in his hand, Li Muran brought good news: "The convoy has entered the highway exit."

As long as you enter the exit, it will be fine. Even if there are zombies of a county in front, it is better than facing the endless zombie swarm and scrapped cars on this highway. What's more, many zombies at the exit have already squeezed into the highway.

Song Yan breathed a sigh of relief and said to Li Muran: "Get ready, we're going back." While speaking, his feet did not stop at all.

Finally, I can leave. Li Muran also breathed a sigh of relief. She had determined the location to cross and was about to use her supernatural power when the alarm bells in her head suddenly rang. She suddenly felt a huge sense of danger that she had never felt before, which made her feel a little confused. When she reacted, she and Song Yan were already standing on a wide asphalt road where no zombies could be seen. Although there were mutant plants on both sides, they were far away from the road, as if they were separated by an invisible boundary. At the moment they disappeared, the car that Song Yan was about to land on was suddenly torn in half. A dark claw stretched out from below, trying to catch the falling prey, but it caught nothing. Amid the angry howls, a very thin zombie with a dark body stood up from the broken car parts, raised his head and sniffed the air, then suddenly turned around and ran towards the direction of the convoy. The speed was faster than Song Yan's. Wherever it passed, countless of its kind were thrown away. If anyone saw it, they would definitely be terrified by this scene.

"Where is this?" Song Yan was caught off guard and rushed forward a few steps before stopping. He was stunned when he found that his environment had changed. He stood up straight, looked around, and asked. He didn't think much about it. Judging from the number of zombies on the highway, it was very likely that the entire Beichen City was empty. The two of them were probably near Beichen City at the moment. What he didn't understand was why Li Muran brought him here.

Li Muran was a little confused. She knew her problem. Just now, because she felt the deadly danger, her body made a subconscious reaction. Every time it happened, the distance she crossed would not be too short. Without answering Song Yan, she quickly used her mental power to make a rough scan of the surrounding 20 kilometers, hoping that it would not be too far from the highway where the convoy was. Unfortunately, she was still disappointed, because the mountains nearby were majestic and the terrain was open. The mountain shape and topography were very different from the several cities and counties she had visited in Dongzhou. Forty kilometers along the main road, there was not a single zombie, only a few convoys running on it. Although the buildings on both sides were also damaged and uninhabited, she had never seen such a peaceful place since the beginning of the apocalypse.

"Director..." She wanted to speak, but she was short of breath and really didn't have the courage to tell him the truth.

Hearing her tone, Song Yan felt something was wrong. Just as he was about to ask, he heard the sound of a car engine. He frowned, stopped talking, and looked in the direction of the sound. Because from the sound, it can be judged that it is definitely not his convoy.

A moment later, a team of more than a dozen vehicles bypassed the bend in front and appeared at the end of the road. In a blink of an eye, they came close and whizzed past the two. They did not try to stop the team to ask questions, because based on previous experience, this action could easily cause misunderstandings and was a taboo among the survivors of the apocalypse.

"Is there also a base built in Beichen?" Song Yan muttered. Obviously, he had not thought that they were already far away from Beichen. After all, he knew that Li Muran's space crossing was limited by distance. Therefore, although he felt that this place was strange, he was not too worried. Thinking that at most they could wait one more day, the two of them could return to the team. Anyway, he had told Xiao Sheng everything he should tell before setting off. Even if they went back a few days later, he believed that Xiao Sheng could arrange it.

"No..." Li Muran knew that he would know sooner or later, so he took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to tell the truth. Unexpectedly, after the team that had just run past drove a distance, one of the cars turned around and stopped in front of them with a handsome tail.

Chapter 172 Imperial Capital Base (1)

"Are you two going to the base?" The car window slid down, revealing a charming and beautiful face.

Base? Song Yan and Li Muran were both stunned, and asked at the same time: "What base?" Li Muran knew it was definitely not the Dongzhou base based on the terrain she had explored before, while Song Yan denied this based on his familiarity with the Dongzhou base and Li Muran's ability to transcend distance limits. If he had not forgotten that Li Muran could cross thousands of miles in a single leap when in extreme danger, he would not be so optimistic now.

"Of course it's the imperial capital base. Where the hell are you from? We're already at the gate of the imperial capital, and you still don't know where to go." The woman couldn't help but have a condescending look in her eyes, or it could be said that it was the kind of superiority that city people have when looking at country people. Then, without waiting for the two to react, she asked, "Hey, this is your wife, is she hurt? Come on, get in the car, I'll give you a ride. If I hadn't seen that you're a good man who knows how to love your wife, I wouldn't bother to pay attention to you." As she spoke, she had already pushed open the car door and moved in to make room.

After she reminded them, the two of them just remembered this matter. Song Yan didn't think much of it. He was already shocked by the words "Imperial Capital Base". He untied the belt and put Li Muran down a little woodenly. He was still thinking about the name again and again in his heart, wondering if it was just the name of a base, and it didn't mean it was in Beijing. He didn't pay attention to the woman's words. Li Muran was embarrassed, but when she supported Song Yan's broad and strong shoulders and stood on the ground, she was still distracted. She had to admit that she felt stable and safe when he carried her on his back, as if there was a mountain in front of her, and she was not afraid of any wind and frost. It

is impossible to say that you are not wary of this woman who offered to help, but both of them have doubts in their hearts, and they don't know how far they are from the base she mentioned, so they chose to get on the car at the same time in a tacit understanding. If the other party really has bad intentions, they are not vegetarians.

There are only three people in the car, and surprisingly, they are all women. In addition to the woman who was talking to them, the other two were sitting in the front. The driver was a bald woman with dark green eyes and exquisite mixed-race features. She was wearing a bald head in such a cold weather. I don't know if she was trying to look cool or if she was really not afraid of the cold. She was chewing something in her mouth and didn't even look at Song Yan and Li Muran. The other one had ordinary features and had almost no sense of existence compared to her companions. She showed a friendly smile to the two of them and turned her head back.

"So you are fine." When she saw Li Muran getting into the car as usual, the gorgeous woman couldn't help but screamed in surprise, as if she was deceived.

"Ah? Yes." Faced with such an accusation, Li Muran felt a little innocent, but still responded with good temper.

"Then why do you let your man carry you? It's the end of the world and you are still so squeamish. How did you survive until now? Do you know that you will not only harm yourself, but also drag down your man..." The woman acted indignant, and it was unknown whether she was simply disgusted or liked to stand up for the weak.

"He is my teacher." Li Muran finally interrupted to defend herself.

"Oh, you are a teacher-student relationship? It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. It's the end of the world. Who cares about this? It's good enough to have someone close to you. But you can't do that because..."

"We are not..." Li Muran felt powerless and raised her voice to interrupt the other party. If she was the only one, she wouldn't feel it, but when the other protagonist of the topic was listening, she felt embarrassed.

"If it's not, then it's not. Is there a need to be so loud? If it's not, you are even more wrong. It's because of people like you that it's no wonder that women are always looked down upon." The woman raised her eyebrows and accused righteously.

Li Muran was a little irritable, thinking, can I interrupt you if I don't speak louder? This woman is really nosy. She accuses you without knowing anything. Not to mention that she and Director Song are not what she said, even if it is true, what does it have to do with her. Unfortunately, she couldn't get angry, because if the other party didn't like to meddle in other people's business, she and Director Song would probably still be standing in the middle of the road looking around in confusion.

The two women in front seemed to be used to their companions' nosiness and just kept silent. Seeing that she was about to talk nonstop, Song Yan, who had been silent all this time, finally couldn't stand it anymore. He coughed and said, "Muren is not in good health and walks slowly. I want to carry her on my back. Besides, she is very light and has only a few pounds of flesh. It won't affect anything."

Li Muran didn't expect him to say that. He was stunned for a moment and finally remained speechless.

Normally, as long as the person involved said that, a normal person should shut up or change the subject, but it was obvious that this beautiful woman was not in the category of normal people. She patted Li Muran's shoulder, who was sitting in the middle, and pinched him through his thick down jacket, saying, "You are really thin, just a bag of bones." Then, without waiting for Li Muran to respond, she turned to Song Yan and said, "Brother, this is your fault. You should have spoiled your wife before the end of the world, but you are harming her by doing this now. In my opinion, you should have found a way to train her a long time ago, so that both of you would have a much better life, and you wouldn't be so thin. I know you must think I am too talkative, but I am speaking from my conscience, and it is really for your good." Well, she still has self-knowledge.

"You are right, I will pay attention to it in the future." Song Yan responded without any psychological barriers. It seems that he is not so inflexible. When people are under someone's roof, they are very good at changing their attitudes according to the situation.

Li Muran was so depressed that he wanted to swear, but he could only listen to them talking nonsense. She didn't want to be kicked out of the car.

"Big sister, I'm telling you, we women have to strive for success on our own and can't rely on men for everything. Otherwise, when they change their minds, won't we be dead?" After teaching Song Yan a lesson, the woman turned her attention back to Li Muran.

"Yes." This time, Li Muran learned her lesson and gave up on defending herself, weakly agreeing.

So, the woman was finally satisfied and finally remembered other things. She glanced at the submachine gun on Song Yan's knees and the empty military backpack, and then looked at Li Muran's machete that was still stained with zombies' blood and brains, and asked curiously: "Where are you from? You are not walking all the time, are you? Why don't you try to get a car?"

At this time, the car had driven very far. Through the scenery outside the car window, when he saw the iconic tower-shaped building, Song Yan, who was very familiar with the capital, finally realized that this imperial capital was really the imperial capital he knew. Hearing the question, he suppressed the shock in his heart and said: "We came from Yu'nan and wanted to find a base to stay. We originally drove a car, but couldn't find gasoline on the road, so we had to abandon the car and think of ways while walking. We were not familiar with this place, and we didn't know where we were." Yu'nan is a small town more than 400 kilometers away from the capital. He was sent there to study for a few years when he was a teenager. Later, he went there several times when he had time, so he brought it up when he was asked. This is why he answered like this after he was sure that he was really near the capital. If he was asked when he just got on the car, he might have told the truth in a daze. It's okay to tell the truth, but it may cause people to doubt and speculate, which is always troublesome. After all, Dongzhou is too far away from the capital.

When he thought of this distance, he couldn't help but look at Li Muran, feeling troubled and puzzled. Isn't there a limit of 20 kilometers? Why did he run so far?

Li Muran was aware of his puzzled look, but she could only lower her eyes and pretend not to know. She was still anxious to death. Yangyang and the others were left in the convoy. What if the sick guy left? She had never been to the capital before, and she didn't even know which direction to go back. This was really... Why did this happen every time? It was simply life-threatening. If this happened every time she encountered danger, maybe one day she would be thrown abroad.

"Yu Nan? I'm from Yu Nan too. I didn't expect to meet a fellow villager. I'm from Chengnan District of Yu Nan City. Where do you two live?" The woman became excited when she heard it was Yu Nan.

Hearing her words, Song Yan immediately had the urge to curse, but he said calmly: "We may not be talking about the same place. We don't have Chengnan District, but there is Chengbei District." If he still doesn't understand that this woman looks carefree and like an aunt, but is actually deep-minded and is testing them in her words, then he has been in vain.

"Yes, yes, it's Chengbei District, Chengnan, Chengbei, Chengbei, Chengbei, Chengnan, I always say it wrong." The woman was not vague and immediately admitted her mistake.

"We live in Nanguan." Song Yan's expression faded and he answered concisely. To show that he was dissatisfied with her temptation, but he didn't want to offend her. When he was studying in Yu'nan, he lived in his cousin's house in Beiguan. Later, his cousin was recruited back to the capital, but the house was still there. Yu'nan has beautiful scenery and a very good climate, which is very suitable for leisure and vacation.

"Only one of you has superpowers, and it's amazing that you can walk here. But big brother, you actually have the superpowers of thunder and gold, which is really amazing. Even among the superpowers in the imperial capital base, you are one of the best." At this time, the ordinary-looking woman sitting in front suddenly spoke up, obviously to smooth things over for her companions, and at the same time, her words were also a bit shocking.

When she said this, Song Yan and Li Muran were really shocked. Regardless of how she didn't see Li Muran's superpowers, the fact that she could tell what Song Yan's superpowers were was enough to let people know that this person was not simple, or that all three of them were not simple.

"Are you an unawakened person?" Maybe the three of them didn't communicate with each other before, so after hearing the words of the woman in front, the beautiful woman was actually a little surprised, and then she suddenly realized and said with sympathy: "No wonder. It's hard for an ordinary person like you to keep up with the speed of superpowers, not to mention that you are not full." The idea of ​​not being full came from the empty backpacks of the two people. Although she tested the two of them openly and covertly, she actually had no ill intentions. She was just being vigilant because of the apocalypse. If she really didn't ask anything, Song Yan would have thought too much. It

was really hard for Li Muran to pick up this topic, so he simply remained silent. The woman obviously didn't mind, and said to herself: "Fortunately, one of you is a superpower, otherwise it would not be easy to enter the base. Even if you get in, life would not be easy."

Li Muran was not interested in this. She had never thought about staying in the Imperial Capital Base for a long time. If she couldn't get in, she couldn't get in. She would just find a place to spend the night. When she had enough energy, she could rush back to Beichen immediately. She and Song Yan were the only two of them. They could walk forty kilometers a day, and it would take two or three months... When she thought that it would take two or three months to see Yangyang again, she suddenly had the urge to bang her head against the wall. What a broken superpower, it didn't work when it should work, and it worked when it shouldn't work. In her anxiety, she directly denied the important role of superpowers in saving lives.

Chapter 173 Imperial Capital Base (2)

"Are there any conditions for entering the base?" Seeing that Li Muran did not say anything, Song Yan had to ask himself.

"Of course." The woman replied, and then told the two of them about the general situation of the Imperial Capital Base.

It turned out that at the beginning of the end of the world, none of the nine leaders at the top of the pyramid of China survived. In the end, it was the five major families that took the lead and built a base in the suburbs of Beijing to accommodate the survivors and stabilize the situation. At that time, the base treated the awakened and the non-awakened equally, until a disaster caused by the non-awakened almost destroyed the entire base. After the base was rebuilt, the status of the non-awakened became the lowest.

"It turns out that the base was not in Changlin now, but in Yulongtai. At that time, there were more than one million survivors." The woman narrowed her eyes slightly, and a trace of blood flashed in them, as if she had returned to that dark and bloody month. Her face showed a complex expression that was not sure whether it was anger or sadness. After a long while, she continued: "More than half a year has passed, and many survivors have been taken in. Now the number of people in the base is only more than 300,000. You can imagine how many people died at that time."

"So now those who have not awakened enter the base, unless they are led by a superpower, they have to sell themselves." Looking at Li Muran's yellow and thin appearance, the woman shook her head, as if she felt that she couldn't sell herself for a good price.

"Sell yourself?" Song Yan was surprised. Li Muran, who had been lowering his head and thinking hard about how to go back in a short time, also raised his head when he heard these two words.

"Yes. The unawakened who followed the psychics into the base can barely be considered civilians, but their freedom is severely restricted. They cannot enter and leave the base at will. Even walking in the base requires a time-limited and limited-area permit. Those who sell themselves in will be divided into several categories after various evaluations. Some are used by the base itself, and the other part is sold to psychics with better conditions as slaves. These non-awakened people are absolutely not allowed to be taken out of the base. You can also think of it as another form of protection and commitment from the base to them, so that no psychics will use them as cannon fodder."

Although there are reasons, when Song Yan and Li Muran heard that the unawakened were treated like slaves in the Imperial Capital Base, even though they knew that the status of the unawakened in other bases was not high, their faces turned bad. Song Yan never looked down on the unawakened, because some of the men who followed him to death were unawakened. Even if they were members of the Corpse Lure Team, he would not deliberately use them to fill his life. He just accepted them with the idea of ​​helping them. Similarly, he was not a philanthropist. He asked his brothers to risk their lives to protect a group of strangers, so it was natural for them to do what they could. He could never have imagined that the central place that should have been the hope of all the survivors would directly step into the mud for many unawakened people who had finally survived. If this continued, I am afraid that other bases would follow suit, and it would be difficult for the unawakened to turn over. And that was not what he wanted to see. In his opinion, the most important thing for humans to do now was to unite closely to fight against the disaster, rather than to fight internally. Unfortunately, both the Dongzhou Base and the Imperial Capital Base disappointed him. As for

why Li Muran felt uncomfortable, it was because she herself had been an unawakened person for a period of time, and Yangyang, Fu Dan and several other children who were with her, as well as Brother Yi, Brother Fat, Jie Chen, Pei Yuan, etc., who were regarded as friends by her, were all unawakened people, so for a while she could not help but feel disgusted with the Imperial Capital Base. After enduring for a long time, she suppressed her temper and whispered, "Then it's okay not to go in, right?" Although she asked this, she still felt a little uncomfortable when she thought of those ordinary people who had gone through thousands of hardships and dangers to come here and return disappointed.

"Of course. Why not?" The woman laughed, "Do you think the base is willing to accept a group of unawakened people who are not only useless but also cause trouble? That also requires a lot of living supplies. Unfortunately, there are very few people as tough as you, sister. Most ordinary people who come to the imperial capital would rather be slaves than leave." When she said these words, her tone unconsciously carried a hint of contempt and ridicule. I don't know if it was due to her nature, or if the disaster at the beginning made her hate the unawakened very much.

Li Muran pursed her lips and stopped talking. She could understand the thoughts of those people. In the face of life and dignity, no matter which choice she made, she could understand it.

Song Yan then asked some more questions about the base. Although his memory was sometimes missing, he still remembered which family he was from. Since he came here by mistake, of course he had to understand the situation. In his opinion, putting aside the issue of going back, this is actually a rare opportunity. If he waits to take the convoy back to Yunzhou to build a base, he doesn't know when he can reach the imperial capital. At present, communication is difficult and the news is blocked. It is good for both himself and the future establishment of the base to know the situation at home and the imperial capital base earlier.

Maybe the woman had a good initial impression of him, so she answered very detailed. As she spoke, the silver-gray tall metal wall like a fortress appeared in everyone's sight. From a distance, you can see the machine gun muzzles and turrets distributed in a dense manner. It gives people a strong sense of oppression before you get close. But for the survivors living in it, it is probably a sense of security.

"Okay, you get off here." Before reaching the city gate, the car creaked and stopped without warning, and the woman said to them. Obviously, she had no intention of taking them in. As she mentioned before, if any superpower brings an unawakened person in, then this unawakened person will be his responsibility, and he will be directly found if anything happens in the future. They met by chance, and being able to give them a ride was already out of good intentions, so there was no reason for him to guarantee them.

Song Yan and Li Muran were not ignorant people. They thanked them and got off the car. As for this favor, they would naturally repay it when they had the chance, but there was no need to do it deliberately. After all, they had been in the same car for so long, and the other party didn't even tell their name, which meant that they didn't want to be involved with them anymore, so they naturally couldn't ask.

Watching the car leave, Li Muran felt relieved. She had to admit that when the woman kept calling her "your wife" and "your man", she almost had the urge to dig a hole in the floor of the car and bury herself in it, so that she felt a little unnatural when facing Song Yan now. She looked up at the sky. There had been no sun for a long time, and she could only rely on the light to barely judge the time. It should have been noon when they were blocked by zombies and couldn't move forward. Later, they were delayed for so long, and I was afraid that it would soon be dark.

"Director, what should we do?" she asked. Knowing that it would be useless to be anxious, she could only suppress her anxiety and hope that Song Yan could come up with a good solution. After all, it was impossible for her to return to the team in a short time with her superpowers.

"Your superpowers... Forget it, let's go to the base first." Song Yan wanted to ask her about her superpowers, but he knew from her expression that the answer would not make people happy, so he changed his mind temporarily. From the woman before, he knew that there was no need to pay any fees to enter the base, but after entering, whether you rent or buy, you must find a place to live as soon as possible, because the base does not allow people to sleep on the streets. If they see a suspicious person, the patrol team will open fire directly.

"But we don't have a crystal core." Li Muran said. Without a crystal core, even if you can enter the base, I'm afraid you won't be able to find a place to stay overnight.

"Let's go, I have a way." Song Yan said, he slung the gun over his shoulder, threw the empty backpack to Li Muran, and walked to the base first.

Li Muran had no choice but to follow, but she was planning in her heart that as soon as she returned to the team, she would immediately take Yangyang and the others away. It was too dangerous to follow Director Song. Of course, the reason why she had such thoughts, in addition to realizing that she could not stick to her own opinions in front of Song Yan, was also partly due to what the woman said before. She felt a little embarrassed.

From time to time, a motorcade whizzed past them, and finally formed a long motorcade in front of the base. There were people like the two who walked with empty hands or on their legs, but they were not many, and most of them were in a group of ten or twenty, so they seemed a little conspicuous with only two people. Li Muran had long been accustomed to all kinds of looks, and he didn't like it but didn't care. On the contrary, Song Yan had always been the one sitting in the car. Now that the roles were reversed, he didn't seem to feel uncomfortable. He walked calmly, with big and steady steps, giving people a sense of confidence from the bones.

The city gate was very large and divided into three passages, two of which were reserved for cars, and the remaining one was for people walking. Whether they were residents of the base or outsiders, as long as they returned to the base, they had to go through an inspection to make sure they had not been scratched or bitten by zombies. Seeing so many people lined up in front of them, Li Muran and Song Yan thought that it would be dark by the time it was their turn, but in less than half an hour, the person standing in front of them had already entered the base. They also saw clearly that the inspection method of the Imperial Capital Base was to use an instrument to scan. With Song Yan's understanding of various medical instruments, he couldn't figure out what it was after looking at it for a long time, but it was certain that the crystal core rather than the power supply provided energy to the instrument.

When that kind of instrument scanned the human body, it would emit a gentle milky white light. Even if Song Yan adjusted his whole body perception to the maximum, he didn't feel anything. He was a little disappointed and couldn't help but have reservations about the role of this instrument. After all, he hadn't seen anyone who was detected with wounds caused by zombies.

After both of them were checked and confirmed to be fine, someone at the next stop began to ask about their names and abilities. When they learned that Li Muran was not an awakener, the person who took notes looked at her with a strange look, but didn't say much. After Song Yan filled out his ability, he didn't say that he could enter just like that, but asked him to demonstrate it on the spot to prove that it was true, and then the two of them got the pass. Of course, Li Muran only got an attached certificate, which meant that she was affiliated with Song Yan. After being repeatedly warned that they must find a place to stay immediately after entering, and choose a team or force to join within three days, the two were finally able to enter the base.

Not to mention how they would find a place to stay that night, just talk about the convoy. When the convoy finally broke out of the zombie group under the command of Xiao Sheng, it rushed all the way to the Gelao Township that Song Yan had decided in advance. Unexpectedly, when they arrived at the canyon, they found that it was already densely occupied by mutant plants, not to mention vehicles, even people couldn't pass through. Looking back at the zombies chasing them in the distance, everyone couldn't help but show a look of despair.

Chapter 174 Zombie Pursuit (1)

"Go and have the three-element supernatural powers of earth, water and ice gather at the back of the convoy. The rest of the supernatural powers will clean up the mutant plants, and the rest of the people will prepare for battle." Xiao Sheng was not in a hurry, and ordered the few men who followed him in an orderly manner. Compared with zombies in front and behind, the current situation with immobile mutant plants on one side and zombies on the other side was easier to deal with. Moreover, there was still time, and they should be able to build a defensive wall of a certain height to resist for a while. In fact, he was more worried about Song Yan who had not returned yet, but he could not show it.

The men went to pass on the order separately, and Xiao Sheng went to the back of the convoy first.

Knock knock knock! Zhang Ruiyang held Dudu and felt like he had grown hair in his heart. He hesitated in his seat. No matter how he sat, he felt something was wrong, but he did not dare to ask the taciturn driver uncle, let alone get off the car. At this moment, there was a knock on the car window. He was overjoyed, thinking that it was Li Muran who had returned. He hurriedly opened the car door and stuck his head out, only to see that it was the sick ghost who was holding the roof of the car with his hands, half leaning and half leaning outside the car.

"Uncle Sick, are you looking for me?" He looked back and didn't see Fu Dan and the others, so he asked.

"Lend me this." The sick ghost lowered his eyes and glanced at the motionless Dudu in Zhang Ruiyang's arms, saying. Without waiting for an answer, he reached out and took it out.

"But..." Zhang Ruiyang treated Dudu as a good friend and wanted to ask it what it meant, but the sick ghost stuffed it back into the car.

"Stay in the car." After saying that, the car door was closed again with a bang.

Zhang Ruiyang touched his head that was almost hit, and wanted to chase Uncle Sick to get out of the car to see what he was going to do to Dudu, but he was a little afraid. In the end, he could only look at the driver for help: "Uncle, I want to get off the car to take a look, can I?"

"No." The driver answered quickly and stiffly, with a tone that left no room for negotiation. In his opinion, Mr. Song had already handed this little guy over to him, so of course he had to keep a close eye on him.

Zhang Ruiyang pursed his lips and became obedient, but he still looked out the window eagerly. This time, there was another sick ghost and a mutant insect waiting for him. He felt that he seemed a little disloyal. Dudu was so scared, but he couldn't help it... But the sick uncle was not a bad person. He wouldn't want to eat Dudu's meat.

"Uncle, Dudu's meat is not delicious." Maybe he was getting more and more worried the more he thought about it, so he couldn't help but say something to the driver sitting in front of him, without thinking about what this had to do with him. What was rare was that the driver actually responded to him.

"Have you eaten it?" The stiff tone made it hard for children, even adults, to tell that he was teasing.

"No... no..." Zhang Ruiyang was choked, and he stammered after a while.

He was worried that the driver would say something like "Why don't you try it", but he didn't say anything again. He couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, and dared not speak again. He even felt that Dudu should be safe with Uncle Sick. After all, Uncle Sick had been with them for so long, and he had never wanted to eat Dudu. Oh, Uncle Sick didn't eat at all. Thinking of this, his little heart finally fell back to its original place this time.

The sick ghost, who had gone from suspicion to trust in Zhang Ruiyang's little head, was carrying Dudu and ignoring the strange looks of others, walking to the front of the convoy, and finally stopped at the entrance of the valley full of various mutant plants. At this time, the mutants who received the order were arriving one after another, and some had already started. Everyone knew that the situation was urgent. Even if the passage was opened one second earlier, the comrades who blocked the zombies might have more chances of survival, so no one was vague.

The sick ghost didn't bother them, just said to Dudu, and then threw it out with a raised hand.

This action could not help but attract the attention of the busy psychics. Just as they were about to express their dissatisfaction, they saw that the mutant mole cricket, which seemed to have been dead, actually spread its wings and rushed into the mutant plant forest like a black lightning the moment it left the sick ghost's hand.

Seeing the sick ghost slowly turning around and preparing to leave, a gold psychic who had just arrived hurriedly called him: "Hey, brother, wait a minute."

So the sick ghost stopped and looked at him silently.

The man was stared at by him, and a strong sense of oppression inexplicably rose in his heart. He was speechless for a moment. It was not until the sick ghost waited for a while and didn't wait for him to continue, and turned his eyes away to leave that he suddenly reacted and raised his hand to stop it, saying in a hurry: "The mutant insect belongs to Xiao Yangyang. If you throw it into the mutant forest like this, what if we accidentally hurt it?" Obviously, because of Song Yan's favor, Yangyang and his group have become well-known to everyone in the team. Everyone knew that Xiao Yangyang would carry the strange mutant insect wherever he went, and the mutant insect would not attack people, so he asked. After all, when everyone was so angry, who would care about a bug?

"It doesn't matter." The sick ghost threw down these two words, ignored him, and walked away.

The man was speechless, and a companion patted him on the shoulder and said, "Forget it, let's be careful, really..." The rest of the words were not finished, but everyone knew that it meant that there was really no way to take care of it. It's just a mutant insect. Children are forgetful. At most, they will cry and forget it in a few days.

It seems that this is the only way. The man shrugged, a little helpless, but when he and his companions were about to join the team to remove the mutant plants, they saw a scene that they would never forget.

The vines in the valley were intertwined, and the mutant plants that were impenetrable were withering and falling one by one. Yes, the gorgeous mutant plants that had been dominating the entire valley before, and even the psychics had a hard time dealing with them, fell down in large numbers as if they had caught a plague. Those that had not withered were also trying to shrink themselves and move away from the original road, just short of clinging to the mountain wall. In just a few minutes, the scenery on the other side of the valley was revealed. An empty road, with uneven gray illegal buildings on both sides of the road, and no zombies.

Seeing this, the psychics who had stopped because of shock suddenly reacted. The fire psychics quickly threw out fireballs, and the high-heat flames turned the withered mutant plants into ashes. The wind psychic ability blew away the thick ashes, revealing a narrow valley road that was more than ten meters wide and nearly two hundred meters long. The surprise came too suddenly, and people were a little caught off guard. For a while, except for the crackling sound of the remaining mutant plants burning, the scene was quiet. Until they saw a black mutant creature as big as a calf flapping its wings and staggering towards them like a drunk. Someone shouted "dudu" and the crowd burst into deafening cheers. The eyes looking at the little guy were no longer alienated and indifferent, but more close and admiring. However, due to its uncertainty and strong fighting power, no one dared to surround it and hug and beat it like a hero. Even though it had grown several times bigger, its temper had not changed. It would not pay much attention to anyone except Yangyang. In the eyes of everyone, it swaggered through the crowd and flew to the car where Yangyang was sitting. It hit the door with a thud and directly knocked a dent in the door.

The driver probably recognized it, so he just frowned slightly and said nothing.

Yangyang opened the car door and saw that Dudu was much bigger than before he left. He was not particularly surprised, but just said, "Dudu, you have grown so big that the car can't fit you anymore. What should I do?" As someone who often witnesses Dudu's miraculous growth, as long as Dudu doesn't turn into another creature, even if it grows a hundred times, it probably won't be strange.

Dudu didn't rub against him affectionately as before, indicating that he could sit on the roof of the car. Instead, he stretched his head in front of him, opened his mouth, and spit out green crystal cores of different shades one after another. It turned out that there were too many crystal cores and it really couldn't digest them. But it was reluctant to throw them away, so it took the risk of being blown up by the energy and brought them back.

Yangyang had never had a plant crystal core. He was just like his father. Although he was good at fighting, he was helpless when facing mutant plants and animals because their toughness was not something that ordinary people could hurt. Even for a superpower, they needed specific superpowers, such as fire, gold, wood, thunder, ice, etc., to fight them. It was useless for someone like Li Muran. So when he saw a bunch of beautiful plant crystal cores, he was immediately overjoyed. He happily collected all the crystal cores and did not forget to confirm with Dudu.

"Did you give them all to me?"

Dudu's transparent wings spread and folded, and squeaked, looking dazed and sleepy.

"Can I leave them to Uncle Pumpkin?" Zhang Ruiyang confirmed again. His father couldn't use crystal cores, and Aunt Muran couldn't use this kind of crystal core either. It seemed that only Uncle Pumpkin could use it.

As soon as he heard the words Uncle Pumpkin, Dudu, who was originally dozing off, woke up instantly, squeaked twice angrily, flapped his wings and flew onto the roof of the car. His heavy body made the car shake, but the driver seemed to feel nothing at all, still with that coffin face.

"You agreed, right? I'm so stupid, I would definitely agree, Uncle Pumpkin gave birth to Dudu, Uncle Pumpkin is Dudu's father, how could Dudu not agree. I miss my father so much, and Dudu should miss Uncle Pumpkin too." Zhang Ruiyang patted his head and muttered to himself. Fortunately, Dudu fell asleep as soon as he got on the roof of the car, otherwise he would definitely protest, that's why he didn't want to give the crystal core to that person, or in other words, he didn't want to give the crystal core he hit to anyone who scared him. Unfortunately, there are still some obstacles in the communication between the two good friends, and Zhang Ruiyang can't fully understand his feelings.

The driver looked back at the little guy who was talking to him excitedly, and suddenly leaned over from the front, stretched out his hand to grab the car door, and slammed it shut. Zhang Ruiyang was startled, and instantly shut his mouth, looking at the driver stupidly. The two big black eyes were clear without a trace of impurities, and there was a little confusion, which made people feel soft-hearted. The driver tried to hold back, but couldn't help it. When he took back his hand, he pinched the little guy's face, and then sat back with a blank expression.

Zhang Ruiyang stared blankly at the driver in front who had already started the car and followed the convoy to the other end of the valley as if nothing had happened. He couldn't understand why he was being pinched.

Chapter 175 Zombie Pursuit (2)

The entire convoy finally managed to enter the valley before the zombies caught up. A wall of earth slowly rose up, sealing off the valley. Water was poured onto the outside of the wall and ice formed, making it hard and smooth, making it difficult to climb. Because earth-related abilities cannot create earth out of thin air, a huge pit with a diameter of more than 20 meters and a depth of more than 10 meters appeared in front of the wall. When the swarming zombies arrived, they immediately fell into it like dumplings. Even if the pit was filled, the zombies would be blocked outside the two-person-high, 50-meter-thick earth wall. Before they could climb over the long wall, as the convoy left and the human touch faded, they would forget to continue chasing because they had lost their target.

However, there are always exceptions. About ten minutes after the convoy passed, a dark and thin zombie appeared at the edge of the tunnel. It did not fall down like the zombies around it, and was indifferent to the huge pushing force behind it. It just stood there quietly looking at the ice and earth wall opposite. After a moment, it suddenly let out a sharp roar, bent and pushed its legs, leaped into the air, and fell towards the earth wall over a distance of more than 20 meters. Unexpectedly, its claws that could tear steel apart slipped on the wall. With a harsh scraping sound, it fell into the pit and was pressed down by countless falling zombies. It struggled to get out after a while and climbed onto the ground. Jump again...

In front of food, zombies always have a more persistent spirit than humans. After the little black zombie jumped again and again, was buried and crawled out, and then jumped again and again, was buried and crawled out. The ice on the surface of the mud wall finally broke, and its sharp claws inserted into the mud wall. Its body was half hanging in the air, and it changed hands alternately. Like the most agile ape, it climbed up the mud wall and quickly chased the convoy.

The convoy made a short stop outside the valley, searched the sparse gray cement houses on both sides, and found a few imprisoned zombies. Some of these houses were small shops, some were restaurants, and there were also car repair shops, which were obviously specially designed for passing drivers and people going to the county and city. Strangely, everything remained the same as when the apocalypse occurred. Except for some tables, chairs and benches that were knocked over, all edible and usable things were not touched, as if no survivors had ever visited.

After clearing the danger, as usual, Xiao Sheng left ten minutes for the corpse-luring team to see if they had anything they needed. Because the food and supplies of the corpse-luring team are worse than those of other people in the team, the team will provide them with some convenience whenever there is a chance. As for the team itself, it also replenishes along the way, but it does not advocate clearing along the way. Small places like this will basically not be touched.

"You can go." The driver looked at the child who was fidgeting in his seat in the rearview mirror and suddenly said that he felt that the situation was still safe and he should be able to give him some fresh air.

Zhang Ruiyang's eyes lit up, and he agreed loudly, then opened the car door and jumped out. He wanted to call Dudu to join him, but found that Dudu was sleeping soundly, so he had to give up.

"Yangyang, come here!" Wu Ziran's voice came from not far away. The three children also got off the car and were standing in front of a simple small supermarket. The sick ghost was not there, so he didn't need anything, so he was too lazy to get off the car.

When Zhang Ruiyang saw Fu Dan and the others, he immediately smiled, picked up an empty backpack and ran over with his short legs.

The driver followed the small figure with his eyes, and was relieved when he saw that there were several comrades on guard around the small supermarket they entered. Thinking of the boss and Li Muran who have not returned yet, he couldn't help but frown, but soon relaxed. He is Song Yan's exclusive driver. He has seen some clues along the way. He guessed that the reason why Song Yan suddenly appeared in the zombie group opposite must have a lot to do with Li Muran's ability, so he was not particularly worried.

"Yangyang, where is Sister Muran?" Wu Ziran asked Zhang Ruiyang.

"Auntie and the director uncle went to kill zombies." Zhang Ruiyang answered while looking around. When he saw a row of colorful square plastic bags, he shook off Wu Ziran's hand, ran over, and stood on tiptoe to grab them.

Wu Ziran, who followed, saw what it was and asked curiously: "Yangyang, what are you doing with this? You might as well find a few bags of delicious snacks."

"Auntie didn't come, help her get it." Zhang Ruiyang said. Every time they went out, Li Muran would bring him with him, so of course he could see clearly what they were taking. Now that Li Muran was not around, he felt that he had a great responsibility to help his aunt get it back. However, those things were placed on the top two shelves, and he was too small to reach them at all.

"Oh, let me do it." Wu Ziran showed an expression of sudden realization, and stopped Zhang Ruiyang from climbing over. He raised his hand and picked up a few bags and stuffed them into his backpack.

Fu Dan and Li Yuanzhuo, who had followed him, stopped at the same time. Li Yuanzhuo smiled and made a face at Fu Dan. Fu Dan glared at him, raised his hand to pick up some toilet paper, and turned around to look for food, but his red ears still secretly revealed the young boy's ignorant shyness.

"Oh, baby, you can't play with this thing." A gentle female voice suddenly came into the ears of the two children who were trying to collect sanitary napkins for Li Muran. Wu Ziran couldn't help but shiver, and a layer of goose bumps appeared on his arms. Zhang Ruiyang didn't feel anything at all for the name of

"little darling". He concentrated on pulling the opening of the backpack and waiting for his sister to put the things in. Wu Ziran turned his head and recognized the person. He couldn't help but glared at her and cursed: "Bad woman!" After that, he stuffed all the sanitary napkins and sanitary pads on the shelf into Yangyang's backpack regardless of whether they were useful or not. He didn't care if they fell on the ground, and took Yangyang away.

The person who spoke was Zhao Ru. In fact, in addition to her, there were several people from the corpse-luring team in the small supermarket. If they would help Zhao Ru when they saw Li Muran and the children for the first time, now they have realized that the children are not something they can afford to offend. The reason why Zhao Ru came here was that she also wanted to take a few packs of sanitary napkins back, and she was worried that Li Muran would hate her and complain to Mr. Song one day. If she didn't die, she would probably be kicked out of the team. But the team was strictly managed, and even if she wanted to say something nice to beg for mercy, she couldn't find a chance to get close to Li Muran. This time, she finally met a few children, so she thought about trying to get close to them first, so that Li Muran would be easy to talk to. But children are more vindictive. That time, a group of adults and four children grabbed the crystal cores they had finally saved and prepared to take a car to get some supplies far away. Unexpectedly, they were verbally besieged by a group of adults after getting on the car. The instigator was Zhao Ru. That scene, not to mention the older children, even Zhang Ruiyang still remembered it.

Suddenly hitting such a big nail, even if Zhao Ru was good at pretending, her face blushed. But at this time, Zhang Ruiyang turned around and added: "You bully your aunt, you are a bad woman!"

Fu Dan and Li Yuanzhuo, who noticed the situation here, also came over with a bad look, and took the two children away from the supermarket.

Zhao Ru's beautiful face was red, white, blue, and black, which was a mixture of five colors. Even though she had scolded the children and Li Muran in her heart, she didn't have the courage to really explode, and could only

hold it in until she was hurt. The laughter of an old hen laying eggs rang out in the supermarket. The middle-aged woman who had laughed at Li Muran saw her companion being stifled. Not only did she not sympathize with her companion, but she laughed happily and didn't forget to step on her again: "Little kids talk directly. I say, Xiao Zhao, you are beautiful, kind, gentle and generous, so don't bother with a few kids." These words were meant to show goodwill to Li Muran and the others. As for how to let the people who should know know, she didn't need to worry about it because her voice was so loud.

Zhao Ru glanced at her, and suddenly the clouds broke and the moon bloomed, and she laughed, "Look at what you said, how can it be possible. It's a pity that Aunt You's heart of protection is not appreciated." After that, she turned her waist and walked out, not wanting anything.

Seeing Qian San rushing over and picking up the sanitary napkin on the ground, she hurriedly chased after him. The middle-aged woman surnamed You spat on the ground and cursed angrily: "Little vixen!"

"Xiao Ru! Xiao Ru! Don't be angry. When I find a chance, I will help you teach those ungrateful brats a lesson." Qian San caught up with Zhao Ru and stuffed the sanitary napkin in his hand into her bag. He looked around to make sure no one could hear him before he lowered his voice and finished the second half of the sentence.

"Don't make trouble for me!" Zhao Ru glared at him warningly, and took out the sanitary napkin from her bag and threw it on the ground with some disgust, but she thought it was wrong, so she held back her anger and said, "Brother San, I'm very upset now, I want to be alone." After that, she forced a smile and turned to leave.

Qian San scratched his head, turned around and went back to the small supermarket, hoping to find some good things in it to please Zhao Ru after getting on the bus. What he didn't know was that when Zhao Ru turned around, the smile on her face disappeared, replaced by endless disgust. She had always wanted to climb up to the soldiers in the convoy, but unfortunately those people were like ruthless stones, even more monks than monks in the temple. Not to mention being moved, even if they were sent to her door for free, she wouldn't blink an eye, otherwise why would she keep hanging on to Qian San, such a useless and disgusting man. I don't know what kind of shit luck Li Muran had. He has no looks, no figure, and a skinny monkey, but he was actually favored by Mr. Song. The thief God is simply blind.

No one knew that Zhao Ru, who was smiling gently, was cursing everyone around him in her heart. Zhang Ruiyang returned to the car he was riding in, carrying a large backpack of sanitary napkins and the food that Fu Dan and Li Yuanzhuo had given him. The car chassis was too high, and it was very difficult for him to climb up with the things in his arms. He accidentally spilled the things in the bag and spilled them all over the car.

The driver looked back and saw a car full of colorful packaging, and was speechless for a long time.

"Uncle, I'll give you some biscuits, with sandwiches, they are delicious." Zhang Ruiyang's small body was lying between the seats, struggling to pick up the scattered things. When he picked up a bag of sandwich biscuits, he handed it to the driver very loyally.

The driver came back to his senses from the shock, and was very surprised by the little guy's generous behavior, and was unable to respond for a while. Zhang Ruiyang waited for a while but the driver didn't take the biscuits away. He raised his head and saw the driver staring at him expressionlessly. He was a little confused, but he quickly reacted, scratched his head, and said embarrassedly: "These are for my aunt, I can't give them to you." As he said, he stuffed the biscuits into the seat in front of him, quickly picked up the sanitary napkin and stuffed it into the bag, and then hugged the backpack tightly in his arms, as if he was afraid that it would be snatched away. But he seemed to think that this was not good, so he tried to explain: "I don't want it either, I eat biscuits with my uncle. This is for my aunt, all of them must be left for my aunt. Otherwise, wait until next time... I will help you get it next time..."

The veins on the driver's forehead jumped, and he turned his head quickly. When his eyes swept over the biscuits next to him, he couldn't help but reach out and pick them up, and said thank you without looking back.

Zhang Ruiyang immediately breathed a sigh of relief and answered loudly with a smile: "You're welcome!"

Ten minutes passed quickly, the car door closed, and the team set off again.

Chapter 176 Zombie Pursuit (3)

Gelao Township is nearly 35 kilometers away from the highway and more than 20 kilometers away from the canyon. The road is winding and bumpy due to the long-term traffic of coal trucks, making it very difficult to travel. But fortunately, there are only barren rocky mountains here, and there are almost no difficult mutant plants on the road, and even fewer zombies. The township government is located in a ravine. The houses are low and old. Once covered with snow, they are almost invisible. There is no richness of a coal-producing township. Along the way, all you can see is the farmland and environmental damage caused by excessive coal mining. The best building in the entire township is the township middle school, which has a large and flat playground and a beautiful new teaching building. A tall flagpole stands on the flag platform in front of the brand new teaching building facing the school gate. A tattered national flag is hung on the top, fluttering in the cold wind.

On the playground, in front of the teaching building, on the walkway, and in the classroom, zombies wandering aimlessly can be seen everywhere. After hearing the sound of the car, they rushed to the gate. Some of them fell directly from the walkway and the open window. Fortunately, classes should be in session at the end of the world, so the school gate was locked, and the zombies rushing in were also blocked inside by an iron gate. Although there were many zombies, they were not a big threat.

There were not many zombies on the street. Occasionally, two or three zombies could be seen. No one had to do anything. The car would just run over them. This is really a poor-looking village. From the beginning of the house to the end of the house, it is only about one kilometer long. A cement road about five meters wide passes through the middle. When coming in, there are rocks. After leaving the village, there are low hills that are undulating and stretch as far as the eye can see. Mutated plants are beginning to flourish. There are only three small restaurants and a store in the whole township. In addition, there are the township police station, township government, health center, family planning office and other institutions. There is also a six-story residential building with only two units built specifically for teachers. It is the best building in the township except for the school.

The convoy stopped in the township. Two cars broke away from the team and continued to move forward. The remaining people were divided into groups of ten. Each group was composed of superpowers, mutants and ordinary people. They began to clean up all the buildings in the township except the school. Because they had to wait for Song Yan and the others to return here, all dangers and hidden dangers must be eliminated.

The military boots stepped on the streets covered with thick snow, making a sound with a special rhythm and no chaos. The remaining people in Song Yan's convoy always showed their uniqueness when fighting or about to fight. They were well-trained, calm and fearless, iron-blooded and courageous, and acted like the wind.

Acted like the wind. In three minutes, the forty-six teams that completed the task first appeared outside the school and began to work together to kill the zombies inside. There are not many people in this township, so the entire township middle school, including teachers and principals, does not exceed a thousand people. Fighting one against two is not a problem for these veteran soldiers. Some of them were even robbed by their companions before they had time to make a move, and they could only hold their breath and wait for the next time to get it back. The team that completed the task later saw that there was nothing for them to do, so they automatically began to build fortifications, guard, and arrange rest, food and accommodation. Everything was carried out in an orderly manner, without any chaos.

More than 2,000 zombie corpses were gathered outside the newly built tall wall that blocked the way. Nearly half of them were children who were not yet adults. When the flames rose into the sky, watching the faces that were no longer innocent and pure being swallowed and purified by the flames, the hostility was suppressed, and they returned to peace and harmony. The soldiers silently took off their hats and saluted in unison.

"Uncle, why do we salute monsters?" Zhang Ruiyang's little hand was still raised to the side of his forehead, but he couldn't help but look up at the driver uncle who brought him down, and asked in confusion.

The driver pulled down his little hand and held it in his palm, but didn't answer. Because he didn't know how to answer. The sorrow of the rabbit's death and the fox's hurt? The shame of the soldier? Or the despair of not seeing the future of mankind? He didn't know. He couldn't answer. He tightened his hand, and the soft and warm little hand in his palm made his heavy heart slightly relieved.

"Because they used to be human like us." Wu Ziran, who came with him, interrupted. Her little mouth was always restless and she could talk at any time, unless there was food to block her mouth.

"But...but they will eat people." Zhang Ruiyang still couldn't figure it out, and argued with his little fist. He also knew that zombies used to be human, but now they are not. They are terrible. Not only will they eat people, but they will also turn other people into monsters like them. "When they were human, they

definitely didn't want to eat people. They definitely don't want to become zombies. My mother doesn't want to become a zombie, and she doesn't want to eat me!" Wu Ziran spoke louder and louder, and became more and more excited. Finally, she burst into tears, scaring Yangyang so much that he dared not say a word.

No one wants to become a zombie, and no one wants to eat people, but zombies do eat people, and they have eaten many of the survivors' relatives and friends or turned them into their own kind. If we don't blame them, who else should we blame?

Yangyang was confused.

"Then should we still kill them?" As he walked back, he finally couldn't help but ask in a low voice after being silent for a long time.

"Yes." This time the driver answered very quickly and decisively, because he keenly noticed the child's confusion.

"Why?" Yangyang didn't understand, since it wasn't their fault, why should they be killed.

"If we don't kill them, we will die." The driver lowered his head to meet the child's eyes, his eyes firm and resolute.

Zhang Ruiyang nodded blankly, indicating that he knew. After a while, he muttered to himself: "If I die, I won't be able to see my father. I wonder if I can see my grandmother? I miss my grandmother so much... But if my father can't see Yangyang, he will be sad, and so will my aunt, Dudu, and so many people... So I can't die. If I don't want to die, I have to kill zombies, kill a lot of zombies..." He remembered that he had agreed with Li Muran that he would see his father if he killed 10,000 zombies, and he instantly forgot his previous confusion and entanglement, and no longer wavered. However, the solemn scene just now and the conversation with Wu Ziran and the driver were still deeply engraved in his mind, which had a profound impact on his future growth. If the person who answered the question was a sick ghost, I'm afraid it would be a different effect. Fortunately, the sick ghost was not interested in all this and did not come over.

The driver secretly breathed a sigh of relief and regretted bringing the children here. If the little guy had sympathy for the zombies because of this, then he would be responsible.

The driver usually stayed with his comrades during the camping, but this time, because Song Yan and Li Muran did not come back, he had to stay with Zhang Ruiyang and the other kids, with a sick guy who was always easy to be ignored, and Dudu who had become a giant.

Because of the arrival of more than 1,500 people and the construction of a wall for defense, the small ravine that had been abandoned by heaven and the world seemed to have suddenly emerged into a city. The patrolling guards, the firelight from the windows, and the occasional voices made the whole Gelao Township seem to come alive. However, the snow fell, and it was impossible to see the villagers carrying tofu pudding and selling it on the street, the drunkards holding bottles of wine and cursing at the door of the restaurant, and the township cadres riding bicycles to work with eye mucus in the corners of their eyes.

"Brother Sheng, I think this is a bit strange." A subordinate walked up to Xiao Sheng, who was visiting Yun Ze and two other unconscious comrades, and said.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Sheng asked as he walked out the door after confirming that the situation of Yun Ze and the other two had not improved, but had not deteriorated.

"It seems that there is no survivor in this village, just like when the apocalypse began, they all turned into zombies." The subordinate said. He also decided to speak after repeated confirmation.

Xiao Sheng frowned, but did not rush to deny it. Instead, he looked at his subordinate with a sharp gaze, waiting for an explanation.

"Not only here, but also at the exit of the canyon we passed before, and even since Zhanxi, we have not seen any survivors or signs of escape." The subordinate met his gaze proudly and said calmly. "I can't think of any other reason that could keep everything the same, and even the most precious food and fuel have not been touched, except that the people of Zhanxi City, Beichen City and Ge Lao Township all turned into zombies when darkness fell.

"The entire city, millions of people, no one survived. Wancheng, do you think it's possible?" Xiao Sheng did not refute him, but just asked.

"Impossible." Wancheng answered quickly, but added without hesitation: "On June 2, 2015, I still thought that there would be no zombies, and the world could not be destroyed overnight. No, maybe the world is not destroyed, it is just no longer suitable for us humans to survive."

Xiao Sheng was silent for a long time, stepped on the muddy snow, looked up at the dark and lightless night sky, and breathed the rancid air. He was dazed for a moment. He never thought that the comrade who was training with him the day before would suddenly pounce on him and want to eat him. The moment he pointed the gun at his comrade with bloodshot eyes and pulled the trigger, he knew that he could never go back to the past. He couldn't go back, and the world couldn't go back either.

"If your hypothesis is true, what do you think might be the cause? What impact will it have on our convoy?" He began to walk towards the house where Zhang Ruiyang and the others lived. Li Muran had not come back yet, and the little guy was probably going to cry.

"Without investigation, I have no right to speak. I can't answer this for the time being. The only thing that is certain is that if my guess is correct, we don't have to worry about supplies along the way." Wan Cheng spread his hands and said. Although he was smiling, his expression was not relaxed.

"Just pay more attention to it. There is no need to investigate specifically. It is not appropriate to make trouble now." Xiao Sheng said lightly.

"Yes, sir." Wan Cheng responded nonchalantly, and before Xiao Sheng glared at him, he quickly changed the subject, "Brother Sheng, our boss hasn't come back yet. Is he okay? How about I take a few brothers out to check?"

Chapter 177 Zombie Pursuit (4)

"It's none of your business." Xiao Sheng said in a deep voice, "Mr. Song has made arrangements. We just need to wait here."

Hearing that Song Yan had made arrangements, Wan Cheng did not bother to argue with him. However, he nudged Xiao Sheng with his elbow and asked slyly, "Hey, Brother Sheng, do you think our boss has taken a fancy to Li Muran? Otherwise, why would he take her with him wherever he goes? Or does he want to repay the favor of saving his life with his own body?" "

When Mr. Song comes back, you can ask him in person." Xiao Sheng said indifferently, and then changed his tone and said unhappily, "Why don't you go and have a rest! You are a grown man, why do you like to ask questions like a woman!" Ask

the boss? He didn't dare. Wan Cheng touched his nose and walked away in shame. As for Xiao Sheng's last sentence, he didn't care at all. Who said that grown men can't be curious?

Song Yan has taken a fancy to Li Muran... Xiao Sheng shook his head and felt that it was unlikely. Thinking back to the time when the two of them were together, although they had a tacit understanding, it didn't seem that they had any intention of that. He didn't realize that he was also being led to gossip.

Zhang Ruiyang and his friends lived in an old wooden house next to the township clinic. In addition to them, there were two superpowers, one water and one fire, so they didn't have to worry about water and fire. The driver had wind superpowers, and I had never seen him use it, but those who had really stayed in the team for a long time knew that his wind was a knife, and he didn't need to borrow any blades to directly roll off the heads of ordinary zombies. Three people lived with several children, naturally to protect them.

When Xiao Sheng arrived, they had already started eating dinner. They ate white rice with spiced beef stewed with dried potatoes, and salty pickled radish strips that made people grind their teeth. The rice, dried potatoes, and pickled radish strips were all searched from the house where they were, and the spiced beef was a can brought by the team. I only opened one, and after stewing the dried potatoes until soft, the originally soft meat turned into paste, and it was impossible to pick it up with a spoon. I just tasted the meat and drank the soup. Even so, it was already very good for Zhang Ruiyang and the others.

When they saw Xiao Sheng coming in, the children's eyes lit up, but when they found that no one else was following him, their eyes dimmed again. However, they were all very good at reading people's expressions. Without asking Xiao Sheng if he had eaten, some looked for bowls and some took chopsticks. In a blink of an eye, a big bowl of white rice was placed in front of Xiao Sheng. Zhang Ruiyang was a little slow to react. When he felt that he should do something, there was nothing for him to do. He blinked his eyes, stood up, reached out to pick up the spoon, scooped a big spoonful of soup, and poured it into Xiao Sheng's bowl.

"Uncle Xiao, this soup with rice is delicious."

Seeing that his little hands were shaking and he was about to spill all the soup, Xiao Sheng quickly reached out the bowl to catch it. The two psychics watching nearby couldn't help laughing and said that these children were very well-behaved.

"This little thing just now kept talking about leaving some broth for his aunt Muran and our boss. It was only when we promised again and again that we would wait for the boss and his friends to come back that we would make it for them." The water-based supernatural pointed at Zhang Ruiyang and said with a smile.

Xiao Sheng was very touched by the children's hospitality, but when he heard the three words "Li Muran", his scalp still tightened. Sure enough, before he even started to eat a bite of food, Zhang Ruiyang asked.

"Uncle Xiao, where are aunt and director uncle? Why haven't they come back yet?"

Xiao Sheng coughed dryly. He had thought about how to answer when he came here, but the delaying words he had racked his brains to come up with before, once he looked into the pair of dark and trusting big eyes, he couldn't say it anymore. In the end, he decided to tell the truth.

"Mr. Song and Li Muran went to lead the zombies away so that the convoy could rush out."

"When will they come back?" Zhang Ruiyang asked.

Xiao Sheng was speechless, thinking that if I knew when they would come back, I wouldn't have to worry about it here, but the question still needed to be answered. Didn't the little guy's eyes turn red? "Not sure, maybe wait a while, maybe tomorrow..." Maybe several days. He didn't dare to say the last sentence.

"Is it very dangerous?" Fu Dan suddenly spoke, hitting the nail on the head.

As soon as he said this, the eyes of several children all looked over, making Xiao Sheng feel that if he gave a wrong answer, the situation would be out of control, but he still smiled bitterly and said, "How can it be safe to lead away so many zombies, but Li Muran has special abilities, and it should be much safer than other people." It was also Song Yan who told him about Li Muran's abilities before leaving, otherwise, he would never let Song Yan take risks even if he risked his life. And he finally knew how Li Muran saved Song Yan in the first place. With this ability, it's hard to say anything else, but escaping should be no problem. Otherwise, how could Li Muran, an ordinary woman, live safely with several children without abilities until now.

"Aunt didn't tell me..." Zhang Ruiyang pursed his lips, as if he wanted to cry, but he tried hard to hold it back, tears welling up in his eyes.

"You little kid, what's the point of telling you?" The fire-type supernatural laughed and teased him. They were all people who had walked through the tips of knives and guns, and they didn't care much about life and death. Although they were a little worried about Song Yan, they still had to do what they had to do, and they would not lose their composure just because he didn't come back.

Zhang Ruiyang just opened his mouth to say that he could help, but immediately closed his mouth tightly, lowered his head, raised his hand, wiped his eyes fiercely with his sleeve, and kept silent. He was afraid that if he opened his mouth, he would burst into tears. Because of past experiences, he was actually a very insecure child. Since he came to Dongzhou with Li Muran, the two of them had been dependent on each other. Except for the time when they saved Song Yan, they had never been separated. In his heart, Li Muran's status was not much different from Zhang Yi. This time, she disappeared without even saying hello in advance, which made him very panic, afraid that he would lose his aunt again.

If Zhang Ruiyang cried loudly, several men who didn't know how to take care of children would probably panic, but they would probably be a little impatient, thinking that children were troublesome. It was the end of the world, who would have the heart to coax children? But he tried hard to hold it back, and the pitiful look of wanting to cry but not daring to cry softened the hearts of several iron-blooded tough guys. Several grown men looked at each other, and their expressions couldn't help but reveal a sense of caution. No one dared to speak again, for fear that the child's golden beans would fall if they spoke.

"Xiao Yangyang!" At this moment, Wu Ziran suddenly called Zhang Ruiyang with a heavier tone, and the ending tone was stretched out, "You are so stupid, why don't you ask Uncle Bing, Uncle Bing must know when Sister Muran will be back."

This time, everyone's eyes instantly fell on the sick ghost who had been ignored for a long time. The driver and the fire-type mutant had an impression of him. When they were blocked outside the canyon by mutant plants before, it was him who carried Dudu over to help the team out of the siege, but because he threw Dudu away and left, Dudu was the one who stole the show, and everyone forgot about him. Now that their attention has turned, they suddenly remembered it again. They couldn't help but wonder, how could this person have such a low sense of existence? As for Wu Ziran's words that he knew when Li Muran would be back, of course they didn't believe it, they were not able to predict the future.

The children were different. They knew what Bing Gui was capable of. They all surrounded him without eating. Even Zhang Ruiyang didn't care about being sad. He grabbed Bing Gui's sleeve and asked, "Uncle Bing, where is Auntie? When will she be back?"

Bing Gui didn't like to make inferences for no reason. He didn't take it to heart when he didn't see Li Muran before, because he knew that no matter what the reason, she couldn't leave alone without saying anything. As for danger, with her supernatural power, it wouldn't be a big problem no matter how dangerous it was, unless she used up her supernatural power first. But looking at her cowardly and fearful appearance, this possibility was almost zero. So in his opinion, all he had to do was wait patiently. It was a pity that the children didn't have his vision and mentality honed by time and experience, especially the little thing in front of him who might cry if he said no. Just calculate it. Anyway, it didn't take much effort for him to calculate these little things, and it was better than being bothered by the children. Unexpectedly, as soon as he had the thought, his brows slightly frowned, and after a closer look, he was speechless. This Li Muran is too messy!

"In Beijing, there is no danger." He gave a brief conclusion.

As soon as this was said, Fu Dan and the other two opened their mouths wide, while Zhang Ruiyang still looked confused, probably because he had no idea about Beijing. As for the adults, they either shook their heads, laughed, or disagreed, obviously thinking that this person was too ridiculous. The sick ghost didn't care about these things. He only answered when Zhang Ruiyang asked. If it was someone else, whether he was willing to care or not was still a matter, as for whether others believed it or not, it had nothing to do with him.

"Is Beijing far from here?" Zhang Ruiyang continued to ask.

This time the sick ghost was too lazy to answer, but Fu Dan stroked his chest and said a word in a trance: "Far."

"Very, very far." Wu Ziran emphasized beside him, "You have to take a plane."

Li Yuanzhuo glanced at her, but he didn't want to mutter about girls who love to chatter at home, because he was as confused as Zhang Ruiyang in his heart, or maybe Fu Dan and Wu Ziran were the same. It's just that everyone behaved differently. They have all lost family members, so they are naturally afraid of the same thing happening again.

"What should we do? How can we find her?" Zhang Ruiyang looked at this one, then at that one, and finally fixed his eyes on the sick ghost. His little face was full of confusion, and he tried hard to suppress the panic that everyone could see.

"How can we find her? There are no planes or trains now, and we can't even walk there..." Wu Ziran always responded so quickly, and she hit people thoroughly. But later on, her eyes were red.

Seeing that several children actually believed the sick ghost's words, they began to seriously discuss the matter of the capital, and they were very sad about it. Seeing that the flood was about to flood Jinshan, Xiao Sheng and others looked unhappy. The fire-type ability had a bad temper and directly exposed the other party's lies: "The capital is more than 2,000 kilometers away from Beichen. Now the plane can't take off at all. How can they run to the capital in just a few hours? It's nonsense."

Xiao Sheng frowned slightly, but did not stop it. He knew about Li Muran's ability, but Song Yan also said that she had a distance limit. If she really had the ability to travel thousands of kilometers, she would have helped Zhang Ruiyang find his father long ago. Why would she have to follow their convoy so hard?

The driver was moved. He thought of the time when they were at the Dongzhou base, when Song Yan took Li Muran and others to hunt corpses outside. Li Muran seemed to have mentioned that she and Zhang Ruiyang had inexplicably fallen to Dongzhou from Zhongzhou. Maybe the sick ghost didn't lie. But he had some doubts in his heart, so he didn't say it out loud, wanting to see what explanation the sick ghost would have. Unexpectedly,

the sick ghost ignored them completely. Instead, Zhang Ruiyang, who had been about to cry, suddenly cried out, as if he understood: "Auntie and the others must be in danger." After saying this, his tears that were about to fall magically disappeared. Probably because of the experience he had once had, although he felt a little sad, it was always good that Li Muran was fine.

No one could understand such a sentence without a beginning or an end except the sick ghost. Xiao Sheng was about to ask when a gunshot was heard outside. He was stunned and looked at the other three people. He was wondering who was so reckless when he heard another burst of sparse gunshots. Then, a sharp warning whistle pierced the night sky and sounded extremely frightening in the snowy night.

A strong enemy is coming!

"I'll go out and take a look. You stay here." Xiao Sheng stood up suddenly. He didn't bother to eat anymore. He left after giving instructions in a hurry.

Chapter 178 Zombie Pursuit (5)

Xiao Linxi's 10-man team was patrolling on the five-meter-wide defense wall when they met another team. After greeting each other, they passed each other and continued their respective tasks.

Xiao Linxi's name is Chen Changli. He has small eyes, thick lips, and an upturned nose. He is very honest and speaks the same way. Because his hometown is a remote mountain village in Linxi Province, and he can't change his Linxi dialect, his comrades-in-arms directly gave him the nickname Xiao Linxi. He was raised by his grandfather, who died a few years ago. He was almost tortured to death by his biological father and stepmother. He finally made it to adulthood. He had just joined the army for a year. Because of his excellent shooting skills, he was selected into the reconnaissance company. As a result, he was still in the training camp when the end of the world happened. His luck was not bad. Although he did not awaken his superpowers, he did not turn into a zombie. When he ran out with a few surviving comrades, he happened to meet the instructor, so he followed the instructor and followed Song Yan. As for Song Yan's identity, he was not really sure. Anyway, he was not going to go back home. As long as he had food to eat, could survive, and could be with his comrades, it was the best thing for him. It didn't matter where he went.

The time on the watch showed only 7:55, but the night of the end of the world was already very deep. If it weren't for the stars and faint voices in the temporary camp, their team would be like walking in the depths of hell.

In order for everyone to maintain sufficient physical strength and spirit the next day, and with enough manpower, the night watch was arranged in two-hour shifts, with ten teams in each shift. Xiao Linxi's team was assigned to the first round. After the shift change, they could also make some hot soup to warm their bodies, and then have a good sleep.

They have become accustomed to the dead silence of the night of the end of the world as if everything has disappeared. For them, dead silence means safety. No one expects excitement at this time. It doesn't matter whether it's lonely or desolate. I just hope I can get through this day smoothly. Seeing that the shift was about to change, although everyone was still vigilant, they were in a relaxed mood because the defense wall had been repaired. Unless there were flying mutant animals, they could resist the zombies for a while, enough for them to calmly notify others or evacuate.

However, it happened at this moment, when everyone thought it was impossible.

When Xiao Sheng arrived at the place where the police sentry came from, he found that the situation was not as critical as he imagined. There were no large groups of zombies, no mutant creatures that attacked, and the hastily built camp was very quiet. The snow was falling, and it was heavy, and it would soon cover up all traces. Under the bright searchlight, several corpses could be seen lying by the defense wall, with broken skulls and distorted faces, and it was almost impossible to distinguish their original appearance. A lot of people had gathered at the original place, and everyone looked solemn and sad. The patrol intensity in the camp had been spontaneously strengthened, and the ten teams that were originally in the second group of night watch also joined the patrol.

"What's going on? What did it do?" Xiao Sheng walked over and asked while squatting down to check the condition of the dead.

Because of the cold weather, the body was stiff, but the clothes were intact, and there were no scars on the body except the head. Xiao Sheng first ruled out the possibility of zombies, and placed his suspicion on the mutant creatures. Because zombies would never let go of fresh human flesh, and only enjoy killing. However, his comrade's answer surprised him.

"Xiao Linxi was the first to find it." The man standing next to him said, then raised his hand and waved at a young man of eighteen or nineteen not far away, shouting: "Xiao Linxi, come over and tell Brother Sheng what happened at the time."

Xiao Linxi put his fist at his waist and trotted over. When he arrived in front of the two, he stood at attention and saluted, "Instructor!" His eyes were red, and he was obviously sad for the death of his comrade.

Xiao Sheng had finished the inspection, stood up, raised his hand to return the salute, "Go ahead."

At that moment, Xiao Linxi told everything that had happened before in a hoarse voice. It turned out that just when they were about to change shifts, there was a sudden noise outside the wall. Before they could see what it was, a black shadow suddenly jumped up from under the outer wall, scratched the head of the nearest team leader with one claw, and took something out of it and stuffed it into his mouth. For Xiao Linxi and others, after experiencing the cruel training of the end of the world for a year, fighting has become their instinct. No matter how shocked and angry the scene was, no one was stunned. As early as the moment the black shadow appeared to attack, Xiao Linxi's gunshots had already sounded, and then the bullets and super powers of other teammates also fell on that thing.

Logically, with their skills and personnel, and guns in hand, they would not be afraid of encountering ten times more zombies. Even if it was a mutant animal, as long as it was not extremely powerful, they could handle it and would not suffer too much damage. However, this time the speed of the thing was extremely fast. Even though their reaction was not slow, the super powers and bullets still fell into the air. Even if they occasionally hit it, it did not seem to cause any damage. In just a few tens of seconds, two more super powers had their heads scratched.

"That bastard, it's a superpower! Captain, don't worry!" Xiao Linxi wiped his tears and cried out. It turned out that after killing the five superpowers in the team, the thing jumped off the protective wall and rushed into the darkness. It took no more than a minute, let alone chasing it. If you encounter someone who is slow to react, you may not even know what it looks like.

"Did you see it clearly? What on earth is it?" Hearing this, Xiao Sheng's expression became solemn. He was very clear about the skills of these people in the team. It was unprecedented that they didn't even have the strength to fight back. If it was really so powerful, then he had to worry about Song Yan and the others who hadn't come back yet.

"It's a black one! Damn, it's so big, it can't be touched!" Xiao Linxi gestured and said, tears kept falling down, and his nose was stretched for a long time. Before, he could barely use the common language mixed with the Linxi accent, but in grief and anger, it all turned into the local dialect of Linxi.

Xiao Sheng had a headache and could not help but whispered: "Speak human language!" It was not that he had regional discrimination, but he really couldn't understand it. He was in a very bad mood and had no patience to guess slowly.

Xiao Linxi sniffed his nose and opened his mouth, but he couldn't make any sound. It turned out that he couldn't speak. Someone nearby couldn't stand it and spoke for him: "It is said that a dark man specializes in attacking people with special abilities. I think it may be a mutant zombie."

Just one person or a mutant zombie took the lives of five people with special abilities, and the ten people here, plus another team that came later, couldn't even touch the corner of its clothes. At such a speed... Xiao Sheng closed his eyes, opened them again, and decisively issued an order: "Carry them back to the house and bury them tomorrow. The patrol mission is cancelled, and everyone moves to the house near the township health center. Do not disperse or act without authorization! Everything will be discussed after dawn." Darkness has no effect on zombies and mutant animals, but it can cause great obstacles to human actions. It is not a wise choice to go out and search for that thing at this time.

After making the arrangements, he asked Xiao Linxi and the rest of their team to stay and follow him back to the house where Zhang Ruiyang and the others were, ready to inquire about the situation in detail.

Chapter 179 Zombie Pursuit (6)

"Because when auntie is in danger, she will jump far away. And then she can't come back." In the room, Zhang Ruiyang was explaining, gesturing as he spoke, and finally spread his hands to make a helpless gesture. He thought he was very clear, but no one understood.

Fu Dan and the others were confused and didn't understand the direct relationship between danger and jumping far away, but they believed in the sick ghost because he had predicted for them several times and never failed. They believed in Yangyang even more because little Yangyang never lied. The driver had a vague idea, but the other two just took it as childish talk and didn't take it to heart. In any case, as long as the child didn't cry, it was fine. When

Xiao Sheng and his group came back from outside, the driver and the others hurriedly got up to greet them and asked what happened. Because they didn't hear any noise later, they all thought it was not serious.

"Get some food." Xiao Sheng didn't answer immediately. He told the general situation after he finished giving the order. Then he turned around and began to repeatedly ask Xiao Linxi and the others about the signs before the thing appeared, its specific appearance, its attack method, and its performance before it left. He didn't miss any details. Of course, this time he didn't let Xiao Linxi, who was always crying and talking unclearly, to answer, so as not to get angry.

"Could it be a human? Otherwise, how could it run away before others arrived?" After listening, the water-based mutant said thoughtfully. It's no wonder he has this idea. After all, zombies are like flies chasing after stench when they see living people. They can't be driven away even if they are killed, and they can't be full no matter what. This one actually killed five people and left by himself. He didn't seem to be interested in human flesh. "Zombies won't know how to be afraid, right?"

"If it's a human..." Xiao Sheng frowned, obviously very repulsive to this possibility, but with people like Lin An and Wei Jingchi, it seems that there is nothing incomprehensible even if that thing is really a human, "What is its purpose?" Xiao Linxi and several others repeatedly said that it took something out of the heads of several dead comrades and put it into its mouth, but he carefully checked that the brains of the dead were not much less except that they were mashed, so it cannot be ruled out that it was just a habitual action of it, not eating something. Of course, he would not arbitrarily deny the possibility that it did find something in the brains of its comrades, or that it came specifically for this thing.

"Maybe it's neither a human nor a zombie, but a new mutant creature." Obviously, Xiao Sheng was not the only one who couldn't stand the speculation that it was a human. Even if the world was bad, people at least looked like people, so that people who had come to this point with difficulty would not feel despair.

Several children listened to their conversation quietly, and Fu Dan's face was uneasy and a little panicked. Without Li Muran, he had to hold on. If he had been safe and sound, he would not be afraid. But now such a powerful thing suddenly appeared, and even the powerful superpowers in the team could not do anything. He was worried that he could not protect the little ones.

Except for Zhang Ruiyang who did not quite understand, even Wu Ziran and Li Yuanzhuo were afraid and shrank towards the sick ghost involuntarily. From this subconscious action, it can be seen that although the sick ghost is not easy to get close to in their hearts, he is actually the most reliable among all the people present.

"Eat first." The driver distributed bowls and chopsticks to several people. The noodles were directly put into the soup pot on the stove, with canned meat, some pickled mustard and dried vegetables. Because several people have a large appetite, one pot is definitely not enough, so they cook while scooping like eating hot pot, which can not only fill them up but also keep them hot. There is a coal mine in Gelao Township, so almost every household has an iron stove for burning coal, which is convenient for them.

"Yeah, let's eat. No matter how big a problem is, we can talk about it after we finish eating. Even if we die, we must die well-fed!" said a man in the same team as Xiao Linxi, who took the bowl and started eating. However, after he took two bites, his speed slowed down, and finally he opened his mouth still covered with noodles and cried silently. They were in the same team, eating, living and fighting together, and their feelings were much deeper than those of others. Five of them died at once, and no one could bear it, not to mention that one of them was the captain who took good care of them who were not awakened.

As soon as this started, there were wails in the room, and the five grown men just cried without caring about their image. Xiao Sheng and others did not persuade them, and let them vent. Zhang Ruiyang and other children were frightened by the scene, and huddled beside the sick ghost, not daring to say a word.

"Don't be sad, with your abilities, you should be able to meet them soon." The sick ghost who had been silent all this time suddenly spoke up, his voice was soft and slow, neither hurried nor slow, and he didn't deliberately raise his voice, but the people who were in grief still heard it. He thought he was stating a fact, but to others it sounded full of sarcasm and ridicule.

"What did you say!" The fire-type supernatural with a bad temper stood up suddenly, his hair and beard all standing up, as if he would fight if the sick ghost said something wrong.

"Zhou Cheng, sit down! Now is not the time for internal strife." Xiao Sheng shouted, and waited until the fire-type supernatural reluctantly sat back on the stool, then he looked at the sick ghost and said in a not-so-good tone: "Brother, what you said is a bit alarmist. Although that thing is powerful, it is obviously afraid of crowds. As long as we find out its origins and make a good plan, we may be able to eradicate it." This was not a bluff, but his real thought. You have to know that they have encountered many dangers along the way. At the beginning, because they did not understand zombies, they suffered heavy losses from the unevolved zombies. Later, the zombies evolved and various mutant plants and animals appeared. They had difficulties without superpowers and were clumsy and awkward when they just awakened their superpowers. Step by step, no matter how difficult it was, they still came through. The mutant plants and animals were difficult to deal with at the beginning, and they could not be hurt by swords and guns. Now they have come up with a solution. So he was not discouraged, but it took time. At the moment, the most difficult thing for him was not how powerful the thing was, but how to find out its temperament and weaknesses at the lowest cost, so as to make targeted responses.

"It's full, not afraid." The sick ghost said lightly, not moved by the anger of the crowd and Xiao Sheng's words, and pointed out the facts directly. He doesn't like to meddle in other people's business, and doesn't care about the lives of these people, just like when people see a nest of ants being preyed by an anteater, their mood will not fluctuate at all. But following these people will not only be much faster, but also save a lot of trouble. Now he has to wait for Li Muran to come back here. It will not be good for him if too many of these people die, so he reminded them.

"You have been with us in the house and didn't see anything. How do you know?" Xiao Sheng was stunned and asked. He didn't believe his words very much. Thinking about what he said before that Song Yan and Li Muran were in the capital, he didn't believe it even more.

"Many things don't need to be seen with the eyes." The sick ghost coughed twice and said lightly: "As far as I know, there is a Yi tribe in the southern border of China who likes to raise Gu."

He suddenly turned the topic to something completely unrelated. Everyone was very puzzled, but a little curious, so no one interrupted him.

"The way they raise Gu is to put various poisonous insects in a closed container, let them fight and devour each other, and the one that survives is the Gu." The sick ghost continued, his voice was always so cold and slow, without any emotion, like a bystander. "Now, among you, the living, the zombies, the restless dead, the mutant animals, the mutant plants, and some things you haven't seen, namely the insects in the poisonous device, whoever is stronger can survive. And if you want to become stronger, you must eat." Having said this, he stopped and looked at everyone.

I don't know if they understood what he meant, but the faces of the people who had just eaten were a little abnormal, as if they were trying hard not to vomit.

"For humans, there are two ways to eat here. One is to eat to fill your stomach like you are doing now, but the food left over from the past has no other use except to relieve hunger. In fact, mutant creatures are more suitable for your current body. The other way to eat is to absorb crystal cores." The sick ghost rarely said so many words in one breath, seemingly clear, but because of this clarity, it raised more questions in the hearts of everyone present. But he obviously didn't intend to continue, and only gave a summary: "The one who attacked you just now was a zombie. From the fact that it only eats the crystal cores of mutants and can quickly distinguish between awakened and non-awakened people, you can know that its ability is far beyond yours. You are no match."

Zhou Cheng and others wanted to refute him, but after careful consideration, except for the last sentence, what he said before seemed to make some sense. Now they are like a group of insects trapped in a container. Mutants and zombies want to eat them, and while they are struggling to resist, they also want to obtain their crystal cores to make themselves stronger. And to say that they completely believe it, but they feel that there are many imaginary words in his words, such as eating mutants is more suitable for the human body, such as things related to the zombie. He neither eats nor has seen the zombie, how dare he make such an assertion?

"How do you know these things?" Xiao Sheng was silent for a while and asked. Although it has been a year since the end of the world, humans are still groping for everything around them, but the tone of the sick ghost gives people a sense of insight, as if he knows everything. If he is not bragging, then how important his existence is to the team and even all the survivors will be self-evident.

The sick ghost lowered his eyes, put his fist to his lips and coughed, and did not answer the question. When his breath calmed down, he glanced at Zhang Ruiyang and the other children who were staring at him without blinking, and a rare pity rose in his heart. None of these children were superpowers. As the abilities of other species increased, it was almost impossible for them to survive on their own.

"I'll take care of that zombie." Just when the others were getting impatient, he finally spoke again, but what he said was this.

Chapter 180: Journey to Yunzhou (1)

With a clang, the machete broke in two. Pei Yuan, whose arm was numb and whose web was split, was stunned for a moment. In the less than a second of hesitation, the branches of the mutant vine had already swept over and were about to wrap around his body. Pei Yuan suddenly felt his back tighten, and the next moment he was out of the mutant vine's attack range.

Bang! He was slapped on the head, and Xu Jing's curse rang in his ears: "Little bastard, you are in a daze at this time, don't you want to die?"

Pei Yuan came back to his senses and saw Zhang Yi nimbly dodging the mutant vine's attack and slashing at the same time. On the other side, Routa Chen and Jie Chen cooperated with him. Each time the three of them swung their swords, they landed on the same place, and gradually cut a white mark on the mutant vine. As for who saved him, he couldn't figure it out at this time, and he didn't have time to think about it anymore. He was about to go over to help, but when he raised his hand and saw his broken machete, he immediately lost his temper.

"Okay, even if you are added, it won't do much. Just stay here and watch for the wind." Xu Jing said.

The knife is gone, how can I stay here? Pei Yuan squatted down depressedly, looked at the mutant plants that fell rapidly in front of Nan Shao and Shi Pengsan not far away, and then looked at the few people on his side. An indescribable sense of frustration surged in his heart.

Obviously, with the passage of time, the gap between superpowers and non-superpowers has become more and more disparate. Just like when the mutant plants first appeared, neither Nan Shao nor Shi Pengsan was much better than them, but now the two can deal with it easily, and no matter how hard they try, even if they are as good as Zhang Yi and Xu Jing, they are still helpless against mutant plants and thick-skinned mutant animals.

In the end, it was Nan Shao who solved the mutant vine. Zhang Yi walked over while rubbing his wrist, patted Pei Yuan on the shoulder, and said, "Pay attention next time, and don't relax at any time." It turned out that he was the one who did it.

"Even if we are always on our guard, what's the point? If there is no superpower next to us, we will have no choice but to die if we encounter mutant plants." Pei Yuan muttered listlessly with his head down. "Are

n't we trying to find a solution?" Zhang Yi felt that the child had gotten into a dead end. He stopped walking towards Nan Shao and explained in a gentle tone: "At the beginning of the apocalypse, we didn't become zombies. Later, when the mutants first appeared, we survived the difficult times. Now we have Nan Shao and Shi Sange to support us, so we can slowly find a solution. This is a good condition that many ordinary people can't even think of. Are you still not satisfied, little guy?" When he said the last sentence, he stretched out his hand and rubbed Pei Yuan's shaggy hair. His tone was light and teasing, but there was an unresolvable solemnity and sadness in the depths of his eyes, because he thought of Zhang Ruiyang, who was also not a superpower and Li Muran, who was wandering somewhere unknown. Who would protect his young son and a girl whose superpowers sometimes worked and sometimes didn't?

Those who can make it to the present in the apocalypse are generally not too weak in mind. Even those who were originally weak will be hardened. Pei Yuan just didn't come to his senses for a while. When he heard what Zhang Yi said, he suddenly felt his mind open up. He thought about how he had never given up when he was raised as a pig. The current situation is much better than that time. Why can't he hold on? Thinking of this, he scratched the back of his head and laughed embarrassedly. Although he couldn't say that he had completely gotten rid of the frustration of not being able to catch up with the superpowers no matter how hard he tried, he was at least not so desperate.

Zhang Yi patted his shoulder encouragingly and stopped talking.

The group walked into the dilapidated motel, but after searching up and down, there was no food at all. Obviously, before it was occupied by mutant plants, it had been looted by the survivors passing by. Several people looked very relaxed. The food they brought with them was not enough for one meal. If they couldn't find anything to eat, they would start to starve.

It turned out that they were attacked by a group of giant ant beasts a few days ago. They finally escaped, but lost their car. Fortunately, they did not get separated this time. However, they did not carry much with them. Pei Yuan and Jie Chen lost their backpacks at some point while escaping. They were in a very bad state. Without a car, they could only walk, looking for cars and food along the way. I don't know if there were too many survivors along the way. Anyway, the harvest was pitiful. They did encounter a few cars with minor damage, but unfortunately the gasoline was drained out, and there was no gasoline nearby. Later, they finally got a few mountain bikes for transportation, but they didn't run for a day, and were forced to abandon them when they encountered a group of zombies. It was really a tearful journey.

"If it doesn't work, we can only eat mutant plants." Several people discussed and hesitated whether to spend the night here or walk down a distance before it got dark to see if they could find some food somewhere else.

At this time, the sound of a car engine was heard on the road. Several people looked at each other. Xu Jing, who was on guard on the roof, appeared quietly at the stairs and said, "A convoy has stopped outside. There are thirteen cars and no more than a hundred people."

"How about we try to get a ride?" When Routache heard that it was a convoy, he was excited and rubbed his hands.

They did encounter vehicles on the road, but they all whizzed past, especially those with only one or two cars. Seeing that they were running so fast, they seemed to be afraid of being stopped by them. This time, they finally encountered a stopped convoy. They should try it anyway, otherwise how long would it take to walk there on foot? Not to mention the dangers on the road.

Everyone had no objection to this. After all, the main purpose of their trip was to find people in places where people gathered and inquire about the news of various bases, rather than wasting time on the road fighting mutants and zombies.

"Wait a little longer, let's go to the second floor." Zhang Yi said, and ran to the second floor first. The others followed closely behind, leaving the door open.

"Two of you go and bring a few quilts over." Entering a large single room with a sofa, table and chairs, Zhang Yi walked to the window against the wall and looked out sideways. Even if he wanted to get a ride, he had to first check what kind of people they were and whether they were easy to deal with. If he bumped into them rashly and met someone as ruthless and cruel as those in Xiaojie Village, it would be troublesome again.

Nan Shao walked to his side and also looked out next to him. Zhang Yi did not look back, but reached back and held Nan Shao's hand with incredible accuracy. It didn't take too many people to check the situation outside, so the others hurried out and took the time to get the quilts before those people came in, pretending to be ready to spend the night here. Everything was based on first come first served, and they were the mutant plants they were cleaning up, so as long as they were not particularly unreasonable, they should not be too embarrassed. Taking advantage of this brief moment of solitude, Nan Shao reached out his other hand and held Zhang Yi's waist, tightening it, leaning over and kissing the corner of his lips lightly, then quickly returned to his original position, but his hand was still placed on his waist.

Zhang Yi couldn't help but raise the corner of his lips, but his eyes were still paying attention to the situation downstairs, but he didn't stare at a certain person for a long time, so as not to arouse people's vigilance.

The thirteen cars did not drive into the field in front of the hotel, nor did they park in the garage, but parked in a row on the side of the road, pulling out forty or fifty meters long, with the front of the car facing the direction of Yunzhou. Some of these cars were modified, and some were still in their original state, but most of them were bumpy and stained with black blood and mud, showing the difficulties along the way. The people in the car were getting off one after another. Judging from the posture, it was obvious that they planned to stay here overnight.

Zhang Yi carefully observed their appearance and clothing, and couldn't help but notice a strange phenomenon. These people seemed to be composed of two groups of people, and they were clearly separated from each other. Putting aside their clothes, one group of people was full of energy and spirit, and their actions and behaviors were full of superiority, while the other group was timid and looked very bad. Zhang Yi was a little confused. How could such two groups of people get together, so he whispered to Nan Shao about his discovery. Nan Shao took a closer look and immediately revealed the mystery.

"One group is awakened, and the other group is ordinary people. It's so clear that this car may be difficult to get." Four of the seven people were ordinary people, and he didn't want Zhang Yi to be angry.

"It's too late to leave now. We have to deal with them anyway. It's okay to give it a try. Let's be patient and avoid conflicts if possible. Don't expose your abilities no matter what. Say it's a wood ability." Zhang Yi warned. It's not his fault that he is so careful. Nan Shao's abilities are too special. If others know about it, it will bring disaster.

"Don't worry, I know what's going on." Nan Shao said with a smile. Only in front of Zhang Yi would he be so relaxed, with a smile on his face.

Routa Chen and the others came back soon. After listening to the analysis of the two, several people frowned. On the other hand, Routa Chen was quite open-minded and said with a smile: "What's the matter? Watch me, I will make sure they take us with them."

Zhang Yi knew that Routa Chen was capable of saying one thing to one person and another to another, but now it is different from the past. Most people are full of hostility, and it is hard to guarantee that the old tricks will still work. Therefore, he looked at Nan Shao and said, "You go with Xiao Chen." Among the crowd, Shi Pengsan and Xu Jing are the strongest in terms of skills, but the most powerful one is Nan Shao. With Nan Shao accompanying them, even if the other party really behaves badly, the two should be able to escape unscathed. Nan Shao

nodded. He almost never rejected Zhang Yi's words and requests, and of course Zhang Yi never made things difficult for him. Even if he was asked to accompany Routa Chen, he believed that Zhang Yi would personally support them from above and would never let them suffer a loss.

"Be careful. As long as the request is not excessive, you can agree to it. Let's work together. It would be best if we can exchange it with crystal cores. If they really don't want to, forget it and don't ask them." Zhang Yi said. There is no such thing as a free lunch. If you want to take someone else's car, you always have to pay a price. However, they have nothing except the crystal core now, and they don't know whether the other party is willing.

Nan Shao listened to his exhortation quietly, and he must have taken every word to heart. However, Routa Chen waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "Okay, Brother Yi, we know our limits. Just wait for good news..." Before he finished speaking, Nan Shao glanced at him lightly, and the hair on his back stood up, and he was speechless for a moment.

Xu Jing snorted coldly, not knowing whether she was angry about Nan Shao bullying Routa Chen or angry about Routa Chen's uselessness. Anyway, Nan Shao didn't feel anything, but Routa Chen's pressure doubled.

After the two left, the five people who stayed behind were not idle either. Xu Jing took the flying knife made by Shi Pengsan and climbed out of the hotel's outer wall, hiding in the dark to protect the two. Zhang Yi and Shi Pengsan were watching the situation below at the corner of the stairs, and would take action immediately if the situation changed. Zhang Yi and Xu Jing may not be able to deal with the mutant plants, but they are not afraid of people who are not as strong as steel. Even people with special abilities may not be as fast as Zhang Yi's knife. Pei Yuan and Jie Chen went to find another safe way to leave, just in case.