Chapter 108 Shelter Search in Blizzard Raid

The atmosphere in the room froze instantly. The virus leak had already affected the top brass, which meant that the base's command system was being paralyzed and the entire base was about to fall into chaos.

Countless thoughts flashed through Su Wanqing's mind. The current situation was beyond her control, and the base could collapse at any time.

She must make a decision quickly and lead the team to evacuate safely.

"We need to make use of the defectors." Su Wanqing suddenly said.

"Use them?" Li Ming was a little confused. "You mean..."

"Spread some false information," Su Wanqing explained. "Tell them that some areas with resource shortages are completely unable to sustain themselves. If they want to survive, they must move to other areas as soon as possible. This will promote more serious internal unrest and completely destroy the order of the base."

Li Ming's eyes flashed with hesitation, but he finally nodded: "Okay, I'll do it immediately."

"Xiao Ran, what is the situation with the ammunition reserves?" Su Wanqing asked.

Xiao Ran replied: "The ammunition we have obtained is enough to deal with small conflicts, but if we encounter a large-scale zombie tide or an enemy siege, we will still face great pressure. More importantly, we need to replenish medical supplies to deal with possible injuries on the way to escape."

Su Wanqing nodded. "Lu Zhao, contact Professor Yang as soon as possible and ask him to arrange for someone to find medical supplies. Make sure we have enough medicine and bandages."

Lu Zhao responded and continued to debug the jammer.

The room fell into a brief silence as everyone prepared for the next evacuation.

Lin Che's body was still trembling. He clenched his teeth, as if trying his best to resist Ye's control.

He suddenly looked up at Su Wanqing, a faint light flashing in his eyes.

"...Help..." He uttered a word with difficulty, his voice hoarse and weak.

Su Wanqing felt inexplicably moved. She knew that Lin Che was trying her best to resist Ye's control, and she couldn't give up even if there was only a glimmer of hope.

"Che, hold on!" she encouraged, "We will definitely help you!"

But Ye's voice snorted disdainfully: "Stupid! He is just deceiving himself. He will never be able to escape my control."

Lin Che obviously heard Ye's voice, and his body trembled even more violently, but he still did not give up resisting.

He began to actively try to resist Ye's interference with his consciousness. Although he was unable to regain full control for the time being, there were obvious signs of more independent thinking in his eyes.

Ye seemed to have sensed Lin Che's resistance, and his voice became a little alert: "Humph, interesting. It seems that you still have a will to struggle. However, this doesn't change anything."

He did not overtly provoke other team members again, obviously knowing that now was not the time to escalate the conflict.

Just as Su Wanqing was watching the struggle between Lin Che and Ye, Li Ming sent another report: "Emergency news! The command center has just issued an order, announcing that the base has entered a level one combat readiness state. All personnel must stay at their posts and must not act without authorization!"

Su Wanqing's expression became more serious. The first level combat readiness status meant that the base had completely fallen into chaos, and the time for evacuation was imminent.

"Lu Zhao, is the jammer ready?" she asked.

Lu Zhao took a deep breath and replied, "It's ready. It can be started at any time."

"Okay. Xiao Ran, take your team and prepare for battle.

We must act as soon as possible and cannot wait any longer." Su Wanqing gave the final order.

Xiao Ran responded without hesitation: "Yes!" He stood up, turned and walked towards the door, ready to lead his team to carry out the mission.

The atmosphere in the room was tense and solemn. Everyone knew that an evacuation operation full of unknown dangers was about to begin.

Su Wanqing felt a little relieved after listening to Xiao Ran's brief response.

Level 1 combat readiness means that patrols within the base will be strengthened, but it also means that the guards at resource points may relax because they are busy dealing with chaos in other areas.

This time point is the best time to launch a surprise attack.

"Lu Zhao, report the route." Su Wanqing gave the order directly.

Lu Zhao's fingers swiped quickly on the tablet computer, and the base map soon appeared on the screen. A red line stretched out to the edge of the map.

"The target resource point is located in the northwest corner of the base, a small military warehouse, which mainly stores high-concentration disinfectant, hemostatic bandages, antibiotics, and some emergency rations."

Lu Zhao pointed to the red dot on the map and said, "I designed a covert route based on the base's surveillance layout and patrol routes, trying to avoid blind spots and high-risk areas.

This route requires climbing over a wall, passing through an abandoned training ground, and finally sneaking into the back door of the warehouse.

"Risk assessment." Su Wanqing asked.

"The risk level is medium. There is an electric fence outside the warehouse, but it is aging and easily damaged. There may be some scattered patrols on the training ground, but they usually don't go deep into the training ground. The biggest risk is that there may be a small team of soldiers stationed inside the warehouse." Lu Zhao replied.

"Xiao Ran, you are responsible for clearing the outer fire threat." Su Wanqing looked at Xiao Ran, "Prioritize the surveillance and patrol personnel on the wall, and try to open a passage for us in the shortest possible time."

Xiao Ran nodded, his tone calm: "I understand. I will choose a suitable observation point and use precise shooting and blasting methods to ensure the smooth progress of the operation."

Su Wanqing looked at Lin Che again. He was still pale, with his hands pressed tightly against his temples, as if he was in great pain.

Ye's voice sounded in her mind, with a hint of sarcasm: "Don't expect him to provide any help. He may collapse at any time now."

"Che, how do you feel?" Su Wanqing tried to make her voice sound calm. "If you are not feeling well, you don't have to participate in this operation."

Lin Che shook his head slightly and said in an extremely weak voice: "I... I can still hold on. I... I want to help you." His voice was intermittent, as if it would disappear at any time.

Just as Lin Che reluctantly expressed his wish, his body suddenly shook violently, and his originally weak eyes became sharp.

He raised his head, looked at Lu Zhao's tablet, pointed to a key node on the route and said: "There is an infrared sensor at that location... We need to bypass it... or... use a jammer..."

Lu Zhao was stunned for a moment, then reacted and quickly modified the route map.

He looked at Lin Che in surprise, with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

"Che, you...did you notice the infrared sensor?" he asked.

Lin Che nodded, but his body began to tremble again.

Ye's voice sounded again, with a hint of annoyance: "Stupid! You should focus on resisting my control instead of wasting your energy on these useless details!"

“Ye…don’t…don’t disturb me…” Lin Che said with difficulty.

Su Wanqing watched the struggle between Lin Che and Ye, her heart filled with doubts.

Ye didn't seem to have much ill will towards the team's actions, and even provided some useful information, but what was his purpose? "Xiao Ran, prepare for action." Su Wanqing interrupted her thoughts and gave an order.

Xiao Ran nodded and led his team quietly out of the room.

Soon, several dull explosions and sporadic gunshots were heard in the distance.

"Lu Zhao, keep communications open at all times and monitor the movements of the base." Su Wanqing reminded.

Lu Zhao nodded and continued to stare at the tablet.

Su Wanqing took a deep breath and followed Lin Che and Li Ming, heading towards the target resource point along the hidden route designed by Lu Zhao.

The process of passing through the wall and the training ground went more smoothly than expected.

Xiao Ran was excellent in clearing the outer fire threats and encountered almost no resistance.

When they arrived at the back door of the warehouse, they found a four-man team already stationed there.

The team members are well-equipped and patrol vigilantly.

"The situation is not good." Li Ming said in a low voice.

"Che, do you have any suggestions?" Su Wanqing asked.

Lin Che's face was pale, but his eyes were unusually calm. He quickly analyzed the environment around the warehouse, pointed to a window on the side of the warehouse and said, "That window... is not equipped with surveillance... You can enter the warehouse through the ventilation duct... avoid direct firefights..."

Su Wanqing nodded, surprised at Lin Che's calm decision.

She seemed to begin to realize that although Lin Che was controlled by Ye, his ability to think independently was not completely lost.

"Li Ming, you are responsible for diverting the attention of those soldiers." Su Wanqing assigned the task, "Che, lead the way."

Li Ming nodded, quietly walked around to the front of the warehouse and started to create some commotion.

Lin Che led Su Wanqing and, using the cover of darkness, quickly lurked in front of the window on the side of the warehouse.

He gently opened the window and climbed into the ventilation duct.

The ventilation ducts were narrow and dark, and the air was filled with a pungent smell of dust.

Su Wanqing followed closely behind and climbed into the ventilation duct with difficulty.

“Be careful…watch your step…the pipes are a little damaged…” Lin Che warned.

Su Wanqing nodded and crawled forward cautiously.

After a long crawl, they finally reached the entrance to the warehouse.

Lin Che gently removed the grille of the ventilation duct, and they successfully entered the warehouse.

The warehouse is filled with all kinds of supplies, including disinfectants, hemostatic bandages, antibiotics, emergency rations... everything you can think of.

"Start taking action and collect the target items quickly." Su Wanqing said.

Su Wanqing and Lin Che began to collect the target items in an orderly manner.

At this moment, Ye's voice suddenly sounded in her mind, with a hint of indifference: "What a boring operation. Your efficiency is too low."

Su Wanqing ignored Ye's ridicule and continued to focus on collecting supplies.

She suddenly realized that Ye's tone seemed a little different. Although he was still dismissive of the team's actions, he did not intervene directly like before.

Just when Su Wanqing was feeling confused, Lin Che suddenly stopped what he was doing. His body shook violently, and his originally calm eyes became confused.

"Ye...don't...don't control me..." he said with difficulty.

Ye's voice sounded coldly: "Humph, do you think you can resist me? You will always be my puppet."

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Lin Che's body twisted in pain, his face filled with despair.

Su Wanqing looked at Lin Che, her heart filled with worry. She knew that Ye was trying his best to control Lin Che and regain his consciousness.

"Che, hold on!" Su Wanqing shouted.

Lin Che did not answer, but just groaned. At this moment, Li Ming's voice suddenly came from the communicator: "Su Wanqing, the situation is not good! The soldiers outside the warehouse have discovered us!"

Su Wanqing's heart tightened, she knew that their raid had been exposed.

As soon as Li Ming's voice fell, snowflakes swept over the sky.

The outline of the warehouse, which was barely visible before, was instantly swallowed up by white, and visibility dropped sharply.

The cold wind carried snow particles, hitting my face madly, like countless tiny needles.

"Damn weather!" Xiao Ran cursed under his breath and quickly pulled the hood of his coat tighter.

Su Wanqing looked up and saw that the snow was accumulating at an alarming rate. This was not ordinary snowfall but a rare blizzard.

She made a quick decision: "Everyone retreat, immediately!"

Jiang Wei was a defector soldier brought by Li Ming. He was soaked in snow and shivering with cold. He couldn't help complaining, "Retreat? Where to retreat? There's nothing but snow here. We'll get lost if we turn around!"

"Lu Zhao, how is the communication equipment?" Su Wanqing ignored Jiang Wei's complaints and focused her attention on Lu Zhao.

Lu Zhao was squatting on the ground, fiddling with a military communicator in a panic, beads of sweat oozing from his forehead.

"The snow is too heavy and the signal interference is severe. We can only barely receive intermittent broadcasts from the base. We are unable to effectively contact the outside world, nor can we locate the position of our teammates."

"Is it repaired?" Xiao Ran asked anxiously.

Lu Zhao shook his head: "We can only maintain basic operation of the equipment. Most of the functions are paralyzed. If we want to fully recover, I'm afraid we need to wait until the blizzard stops."

Su Wanqing frowned. The situation was worse than she had expected.

The communications blackout meant they lost contact with the outside world, could not get support, and could not learn about the latest developments at the base.

At this moment, Lin Che suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed in a direction.

"Over there...there seems to be...a building over there..." His voice was weak and trembling, as if it would disappear at any time.

Su Wanqing looked in the direction Lin Che pointed, and could vaguely see a blurry outline in the vast snow.

It was a dilapidated residential building that had been abandoned for many years, but at least it provided a place to shelter from the wind.

"Che, are you sure?" Su Wanqing asked.

“I… I just feel… there might be… someone there…” Lin Che’s body began to tremble uncontrollably, and his face became even paler.

Night's voice sounded in her mind, mockingly: "Don't believe him, he's just talking nonsense. That building has been uninhabited for a long time, and going in would only be a waste of time."

Su Wanqing ignored Ye's interference. She knew that Lin Che's spatial positioning ability was very sharp, and even if he was controlled by Ye, his intuition would not completely disappear.

"Let's go and take a look." Su Wanqing said decisively, "Xiao Ran, you lead the way, Jiang Wei, you follow behind me, Lu Zhao, you protect Che."

"That's it?" Xiao Ran asked somewhat dissatisfiedly, "We don't even know the direction right now. Blindly exploring in this blizzard is tantamount to seeking death. Instead of wasting time, we might as well wait here for the blizzard to stop and for communication to be restored."

Su Wanqing's tone became serious: "We don't have time to wait. The situation at the base is unclear, and the situation outside is also a mess. We must find a safe shelter to better survive.

Now, execute the order!"

Seeing Su Wanqing's firm attitude, Xiao Ran didn't say anything more. He just glared at Jiang Wei fiercely and then rushed out first.

Jiang Wei followed closely behind, complaining as he walked: "This is simply crazy! In this kind of weather, you can just find a hole to hide in, but you have to risk your life to go to that shabby building!"

Su Wanqing ignored Jiang Wei's complaints and focused her attention on Lin Che.

Lin Che's body became weaker and weaker, and he could barely stand. Lu Zhao had to hold him tightly.

Ye's voice became clearer and clearer in Su Wanqing's mind: "Stupid decision. There is danger hidden in that building. You will regret it."

Su Wanqing was alert in her heart. She vaguely felt that the night seemed to be secretly leading them towards an unknown trap.

However, she had no other choice now and could only trust her own judgment.

The team struggled to move forward in the blizzard. The snow fell heavier and heavier, and the wind became stronger and stronger, almost blowing people down.

The visibility was getting lower and lower, and everything around was white, as if we were in a huge whirlpool.

“Be careful!” Lu Zhao suddenly shouted and pulled Lin Che back.

It turned out that there was a hole under Lin Che's feet, covered with snow. If he was not careful, it would be easy to fall in.

“Thank you, Lu Zhao.” Lin Che said weakly.

"You're welcome, have a good rest." Lu Zhao supported Lin Che and said with concern.

After walking for about half an hour, they finally arrived at the abandoned residential building.

It was a six-story old building with peeling exterior walls and broken windows, looking dilapidated.

However, in such blizzard weather, at least it can provide a place to shelter from the wind and snow.

"There should be no one inside." Xiao Ran scanned the surroundings with the muzzle of his gun, "I didn't find any signs of activity."

"Be careful." Su Wanqing reminded, "Ye has been trying to stop us from coming here, which means there may be danger lurking here."

Su Wanqing pushed open the door and a damp and musty smell hit her in the face.

The corridor was pitch black and I could only rely on the light of a flashlight to see my surroundings.

"Should we split into two groups? I'll lead someone to search." Xiao Ran suggested, "This way we can get a grasp of the situation faster."

Su Wanqing directly rejected Xiao Ran's proposal: "No! It's snowing heavily right now. If we act separately, we may get lost or be ambushed. We must keep our actions unified to ensure safety. Everyone, search every room carefully."

Xiao Ran was somewhat dissatisfied, but he finally obeyed Su Wanqing's orders.

They walked cautiously up the stairs, searching each room.

Most of the rooms were empty except for some worn out furniture and trash.

"There's nothing here." Jiang Wei complained.

"Keep searching." Su Wanqing said.

At this moment, Lin Che suddenly stopped, his body shook violently, and his originally weak eyes became sharp.

“There…there are…people here…” he said with difficulty.

Su Wanqing looked in the direction Lin Che pointed and saw a tightly closed door.

"Ye, what are you doing?" Su Wanqing asked secretly in her heart.

Night's voice sounded in her mind, with a hint of pride: "I am only guiding you towards your destiny."

Su Wanqing's heart was filled with alarm. She vaguely felt that Ye was secretly manipulating Lin Che, trying to lead them into a dangerous situation.

"Lu Zhao, prepare your weapon." Su Wanqing whispered, "Be careful, there may be someone inside."