bayedsolid Chapter 203 Heading to Shanghai
Chapter 203 Heading to Shanghai
Because no one lives on the ground floor at the moment, all the elevators are closed.
So Zhou Yang and his group climbed down the stairs, and once they reached the first floor, they drove to the main gate of the base.
When they arrived at the meeting point, the entrance was already crowded with people.
Zhou Yang estimated that there were about two thousand people.
Most of them were superhuman warriors from the base's military headquarters, including the two superhuman special forces teams led by Song Lian and Zhou Xian.
Several other private superpower teams, like Zhou Yang's group, also participated, but despite the high rewards offered by the base, not many were willing to go.
At 4 a.m., the rescue team set off, led by two special forces teams with superpowers.
Because there were many people going this time, although there were quite a few military dogs in the team that could grow larger, they still couldn't seat many people no matter how big they grew. In addition, Shanghai is not very far away, so the team chose to drive there directly.
The military dogs followed along, acting as guards.
Pea Husky, along with other mutated animals from the other teams, also followed the convoy.
Only small, mutated animals were housed together on a single military truck.
Of course, to avoid fighting, they were all put in separate cages.
The convoy headed east, following the mainland out of Baiji City, and then towards Shanghai.
Perhaps due to the extreme heat, the mutated plants and animals hadn't recovered yet, and we didn't encounter many along the way.
While passing a barren hill, we encountered several mutated rabbits whose fur had been burned off; they probably survived by hiding underground.
But they were really ugly. Although everyone was craving meat, they couldn't bring themselves to eat them because they looked like those mutated rabbits had been irradiated.
However, they could still eat it, but Zhou Yang was too lazy to remind them. Anyway, once the extreme heat was completely over, the laboratories at each base would release the results after testing.
Along the way, what we saw most were huge numbers of zombies. Because they knew to hide in buildings, they were the first to come out and move around after the extreme heat subsided.
So the convoy was constantly followed by zombies that would catch up with it by smell.
Fortunately, there were no obstacles in front of them, and the team fought as they went, which did not affect their speed of progress.
However, the crystal cores of the zombies that were killed were all wasted.
But the rescue efforts in Shanghai are more pressing, so there's no time to worry about these crystal cores.
Around 8 a.m., the team entered Jiangsu Province and continued towards Shanghai along the provincial highway.
Jiangsu Province truly lives up to its reputation as a major industrial province; the further east you go, the more zombies you encounter along the way.
As they passed by the once bustling outskirts of the stone city, they were blocked by a large number of zombies pouring out of the surrounding buildings.
This forced the team to stop midway and eliminate the wave of zombies blocking their path.
There were many zombies around, and most of them were at least level 3, with the occasional level 4 mixed in. Everyone was reluctant to leave behind the crystal cores, so they all looted them clean.
On the way to Shanghai, everyone can improve their superpowers a little more.
Although Zhou Yang and his group killed quite a few zombies, they only managed to get level 3 crystal cores. The level 4 crystal cores, especially those with attributes, were given to the army first.
The future of this rescue mission is uncertain, so improving everyone's capabilities as much as possible will increase our chances of success.
It took almost an hour to deal with the zombies, and then the team hurriedly continued on their way.
On the rest of the journey, the convoy avoided major urban areas as much as possible and did not encounter large numbers of zombies again.
Occasionally, when they encountered some zombies, the convoy didn't even bother to fight them; they simply accelerated and drove the military trucks over them.
As noon approached, the temperature gradually rose to around 40 degrees Celsius. Fortunately, the army moved quickly enough that those in the private car teams, like Zhou Yang and his group, could endure the wind with their windows open.
However, the soldiers crammed into the military trucks were having a tough time, but none of them uttered a sound. Even though they were drenched in sweat, they held their heavy guns, stood ramrod straight, and were ready to fight at any moment.
In front of Zhou Yang and his group was a military truck carrying dozens of soldiers. Looking at the rows of soldiers squatting on it, he couldn't help but feel sorry for them.
Ugh.
Hopefully the journey ahead will be smooth and we can reach Shanghai soon.
As Zhou Yang had hoped, the journey was indeed peaceful.
By 1 p.m., the team had already crossed most of Jiangsu Province.
At this point, the distance to the Shanghai base was only about 100 kilometers.
Song Lian and Zhou Xian checked the time, found a secluded spot behind a residential building to temporarily set up camp, rested for half an hour, and had everyone eat something to replenish their energy.
It was obviously impossible to cook a large meal in half an hour, so everyone just took out dry food and water to make do.
Zhou Yang and the others took out rice balls from their space, one for each of them, and also a bottle of drink for each of them.
After finishing a meal that wasn't too dry, the group went for a walk.
Half an hour later, Zhou Xian gave the order, and the whole team got back into the car and set off.
Everyone packed their things and returned to the vehicle, and the soldiers were all back in position in less than 3 minutes.
The convoy set off again.
As they approached the Shanghai base, Song Lian and Zhou Xian, who were at the front of the convoy, spotted a few scattered cars coming from the opposite direction in the distance.
Zhou Xian and Song Lian exchanged a glance, then gestured to the convoy behind them, and the convoy gradually came to a stop.
The two vehicles of the Qianlong Squad followed behind, only vaguely seeing vehicles in the distance, but not knowing the specific situation, so they could only stop.
However, they now have Xu Qingtang, a late-stage Level 4 mental ability user, who can use his mental power to sense movements within a two-kilometer radius even from a great distance.
So as soon as they stopped, he asked Xu Qingtang to pay attention to what was happening ahead.
Several cars on the opposite side stopped far away after seeing the convoy from Baijishan Base, peering over while whispering to each other.
Both sides observed each other for a long time.
In the end, Zhou Xian got out of the car first, made a gesture of goodwill, and then led a few people over.
"Hello, we are a rescue team sent to Shanghai from Baijishan Base. Did you come from Shanghai Base?"
Zhou Xian first stated that he was from the Baijishan base to provide rescue before inquiring about the other party's identity.
"Yes, yes, we fled from Shanghai. You're a rescue team!" The people in the car were overjoyed to hear that they were there to help.
But when he heard that Baijishan Base was unfamiliar, and then saw that there were only one or two thousand rescuers, he realized that it was just a small base, so he stopped smiling.
"Sigh, you guys are from a small base, right? Thanks, but your numbers aren't even enough to fill the gaps between the sea monsters' teeth."
After the man finished speaking, he sighed.
This morning, the ocean monsters attacked the base again.
Because none of the rescue teams from other bases arrived, the troops stationed in Shanghai spent a great deal of effort and resources to hold the base, but there's no guarantee they'll be able to do so again next time.
Realizing this, the survivors in Shanghai panicked. Seeing that they could no longer rely on the army, they began to find their own way out.
These people were among those who fled on their own.
Even tens of thousands of soldiers in Shanghai couldn't hold out, so what's the use of this small force?
After thinking it over, the man sighed again.