Chapter 132: Unexpected Incident

Su Wanqing felt the metallic smell of ammunition coming towards her, and the sound of footsteps echoed rapidly in her ears.

Wei Shi's men blocked the exit of the armory. There were at least a dozen of them, holding submachine guns with their guns pointed at them.

"Xiao Ran, it's better to strike first!" Su Wanqing shouted in a low voice, lowered her body slightly, and prepared to find cover.

Almost as soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Ran had already moved. Like a beast, he suddenly accelerated and rushed directly towards the two patrol members closest to them.

His movements were so swift that before the opponent could react, he stabbed the opponent's arm with the tactical knife in his hand.

"Damn it!" One of the team members screamed, and the submachine gun flew out of his hand and fell to the ground.

Xiao Ran didn't give him any chance to breathe. He struck him with a backhand blow and knocked him to the ground.

Seeing that the situation was not good, another team member quickly raised his gun and shot, but Xiao Ran dodged by rolling over. He then took a step forward and punched him in the chest, knocking him away.

In just a few seconds, Xiao Ran took care of the two enemies. Only then did the other patrol members react and started shooting.

"Suppress fire!" Su Wanqing shouted, and at the same time, she quickly extracted several high-power grenades from the jade bracelet space.

"Cover me!"

Xiao Ran continued to deal with the enemy to attract their attention, while Su Wanqing took the opportunity to pull the fuse of the grenade and threw it into the passage between them.

"Boom!" With a loud bang, the passage was instantly engulfed by flames and thick smoke, and rubble and debris flew everywhere.

The patrol members were caught off guard and were knocked back and forth by the shock wave of the explosion.

“Let’s go!” Su Wanqing pulled Lin Che and rushed out in the chaos.

Lin Che's face was a little pale. He held Su Wanqing's hand tightly, as if he was trying hard to control the power in his body.

"Ye, how is it?" Su Wanqing asked in a low voice.

“You can still hold on.” Ye’s voice came from Lin Che’s mind, calmly as if it was an insignificant matter.

"It's just that this forced suppression state is very taxing on his body."

Su Wanqing knew that the "he" that Ye was talking about was Lin Che. Ever since Lin Che awakened his second personality on a rainstorm night, Ye would often occupy his body and control his actions.

Although Ye's power is very strong and can help them out of trouble, Su Wanqing is always worried that he will cause irreversible damage to Lin Che's body.

Just as they were about to move on, a group of patrol members suddenly appeared in front of them. They seemed to be newly sent by the leader to increase vigilance.

"Another wave!" Su Wanqing said with a frown.

“I’ll take responsibility!” Ye’s voice rang out again. Lin Che’s body shook violently, and his eyes became cold and ruthless.

Lin Che moved very quickly. He took out a small device from his pocket and pressed the start button.

The device emitted a faint humming sound and released a special electromagnetic wave.

Soon, the surrounding zombies began to become restless and rushed towards the patrol members.

These zombies are not ordinary zombies, but modified mutant zombies with stronger attack power and higher intelligence.

"What is that?" The patrolmen fired at the zombies in panic, but the mutated zombies seemed to pay no attention to the bullets and still rushed towards them frantically.

Lin Che used these mutant zombies to successfully divert some members of the patrol team, reducing their frontal pressure.

"This...this is not right." One of the subordinates said to Cao Gang.

"Don't panic, be careful, we have enough manpower!" Cao Gang shouted to the team.

Su Wanqing didn't have time to pay attention to them. She quickly looked for new cover and secretly reminded herself that she must get out of here as soon as possible.

"Ye, are you sure that doing this will not cause harm to the residents around you?" Su Wanqing asked in her heart.

"If you want to get out of this predicament as soon as possible, you have to pay a certain price."

Ye replied coldly. "Life is fragile, and survival is the most important thing."

Su Wanqing felt uneasy in her heart. Ye's way of thinking was always so cold and ruthless, which made her very worried.

"I have a suggestion." Ye said suddenly, his voice low and cold.

"We can ignite a corner of the weapons arsenal, create a huge fire, and completely destroy the enemy's subsequent plans."

Su Wanqing's pupils suddenly shrank. "Absolutely not! That would cause immeasurable losses and endanger innocent lives."

Ye didn't say anything, just looked at Su Wanqing coldly.

Lin Che's body trembled slightly. He seemed to have sensed Ye's thoughts and his expression became extremely painful.

“That’s enough!” Lin Che suddenly said, his voice a little hoarse.

"I won't allow you to do that!"

Ye's expression turned gloomy, and he seemed very dissatisfied with Lin Che's resistance.

"You are too naive." Ye said coldly. "You don't understand at all that in this end times, only strength is the most important thing."

“I…I know.” Lin Che said, suppressing the pain in his heart.

"But I will not give up my principles just to survive."

Su Wanqing looked at Lin Che, her heart full of emotion. Although Ye's power was strong, he still retained his self and insisted on his bottom line.

"Okay, let's go!" Su Wanqing said to Lin Che.

Just as they were about to move forward, Ye suddenly said, "On the left, there are three enemies, five meters away from us."

Su Wanqing and Lin Che immediately looked to the left, and sure enough, three patrol members were hiding behind the bunker, waiting for their chance to strike.

"Xiao Ran!" Su Wanqing shouted.

Xiao Ran seemed to have had a premonition. He appeared behind the three patrol members like a ghost, and the tactical knife in his hand drew an arc of death.

In just a few seconds, the three patrol members were dealt with neatly and efficiently by Xiao Ran.

“Hurry up!” Xiao Ran shouted, buying precious time for Su Wanqing and Lin Che.

Su Wanqing pulled Lin Che and ran towards the exit of the armory. They dodged the enemy's pursuit all the way, and with Xiao Ran's cover and Ye's accurate judgment, they finally arrived near the exit.

However, just as they were about to rush out of the armory, the exit was blocked by a group of patrol members.

"It's over!" Su Wanqing's heart sank.

“No, it’s not over yet.” Ye’s voice rang out, and Lin Che’s body suddenly accelerated. He rushed towards the exit like lightning, with the tactical knife in his hand flashing with a cold light.

Lin Che dealt with several patrol members blocking their way at an astonishing speed, creating an opportunity for Su Wanqing to advance.

Su Wanqing took a deep breath, pulled Lin Che, and rushed out of the armory.

They escaped successfully! As soon as Su Wanqing and Lin Che returned to the temporary operations room, Lu Zhao was already sitting at the tactical table in front of the main seat, with dense data flashing on the tablet screen in front of him.

Xiao Ran was standing aside, checking several key parts brought back from the armory, his brows furrowed.

"What's the situation?" Su Wanqing walked to the tactical table. Although her voice was light, it carried a barely perceptible hint of fatigue.

Lu Zhao raised his head and pushed his glasses up. "The data of the arsenal has been roughly sorted out. This Li Guoqiang really didn't disappoint us. What he left behind is more complicated than we imagined."

"What's so complicated about it?" Su Wanqing asked.

"The blueprints of the weapons depot, or rather the directory of control commands hidden in the blueprints."

Lu Zhao pointed to a circled area on the screen. "These are not simple control instructions for power supply, ventilation, etc., but specific operating procedures for a certain device. My preliminary judgment is that the core of manufacturing these devices is still in the experimental stage."

Xiao Ran put down the parts in his hand and walked to the tactical table. "Experiment? What device?"

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Lu Zhao explained: "From the data, it seems that these devices can control the zombies to some extent, and even... transform them."

Su Wanqing's expression suddenly turned ugly. "Transform zombies? What does Li Guoqiang want to do?"

"It's very likely," Lu Zhao said in a heavy tone. "The leader intends to use these devices to create a special zombie army that is completely loyal to him. According to the records I found in the data, they have captured a lot of survivors and are using them for experiments."

“Using survivors as experimental subjects?” Xiao Ran clenched his fists, and his joints made crackling sounds.

"This lunatic!"

"He is indeed crazy." Su Wanqing walked to the screen and carefully studied the area circled by Lu Zhao.

"What is the principle of the device?"

"It mainly uses a kind of high-frequency electromagnetic waves, combined with specific chemical reagents, to stimulate specific areas of the zombies' brains, thereby achieving the purpose of controlling or changing their behavior."

Lu Zhao replied. "But this process is not stable, requires precise parameter control, and is likely to produce side effects."

Lin Che had been standing silently beside Su Wanqing. Upon hearing this, he suddenly spoke up, "I noticed that there is an ingredient in the reagent formula used in the device that I find very strange. The structure of that ingredient is very special. If combined with other viral factors, it may cause the virus to mutate highly, or even produce a completely new mutant strain."

Su Wanqing turned to look at Lin Che, her eyes full of surprise. "Are you sure?"

"Not sure." Lin Che shook his head. "I need further sample analysis to confirm my speculation. That ingredient is extremely rare and difficult to synthesize, but it is no accident that it appears in the formula of this device."

"Then extract the samples for analysis as soon as possible." Su Wanqing ordered.

"Be careful, this unknown virus variant may have serious consequences."

Xiao Ran walked to the map and looked at the location of the weapons depot. "Should we take direct action and destroy these devices?"

Su Wanqing walked up to him and shook her head. "No. If we move now, it might alert the enemy and expose our actions.

We need more intelligence to find out the leader's true purpose and the resources he has. If we act rashly, we will only end up with difficulties."

"Then what should we do?" Xiao Ran asked.

"We need a more robust plan, one that will ensure the success of our operations."

Su Wanqing said. "Lu Zhao, continue to analyze the data and find the weaknesses of the device. Lin Che, extract samples as soon as possible to confirm the possibility of virus mutation. Xiao Ran, be responsible for strengthening vigilance to prevent the enemy from discovering our traces."

Just as they were discussing, Ye’s voice suddenly rang in Lin Che’s mind, carrying a strange meaning.

"When dealing with intelligence, the most effective method is often the optimal solution. Sometimes, compromise can also bring greater opportunities."

Lin Che's body trembled slightly. He knew what Ye meant. Ye meant that they could pretend to compromise with the leader, use disguised identities, infiltrate deeper into the enemy, and obtain more intelligence.

“Ye, be careful.” Lin Che responded in his heart.

"Just a suggestion." Ye's voice quickly disappeared.

Lin Che frowned. He knew that Ye's suggestion made sense, but he still didn't trust Ye enough.

Ye’s power was too strong, and his way of thinking was too cold, so Lin Che could not determine Ye’s true purpose.

"Su Wanqing." Lin Che took a deep breath and whispered. "Ye...he suggested that we pretend to compromise with the leader."

Su Wanqing's expression changed slightly. "What did he say?"

Lin Che told Su Wanqing about Ye's suggestion.

Su Wanqing was silent for a moment before she said, "Ye's proposal is somewhat feasible, but he is also the most untrustworthy person. We can't take risks easily."

"I think so too," Lin Che said. "Ye's proposal can bring us closer to the leader, but it also exposes us to greater danger. We are not sure enough and should not try it lightly."

Su Wanqing nodded. "I know. We have other ways. Lu Zhao, do you have any new discoveries about the leader's plan?"

Lu Zhao looked up and stared at a flashing red dot on the screen.

"I discovered this. The weapons depot's power supply system has a hidden backup line that connects directly to a secret base far away from here."

"Secret base?" Su Wanqing asked.

"Yes. According to my analysis, that base is most likely the place where the leader conducts zombie transformation experiments." Lu Zhao replied.

"Then let's go there now!" Xiao Ran said impatiently.

Su Wanqing shook her head. "No, it's not the right time yet. We should first determine the exact location of the base and the defense situation inside, and then formulate a detailed action plan."

"Understood." Xiao Ran replied.

"Lu Zhao, immediately track that backup route and find out the exact location of the base. Lin Che, speed up the sample analysis and confirm the possibility of virus mutation. We must obtain more intelligence as soon as possible so that we can formulate the most effective strategy."

Su Wanqing said.

Lu Zhao nodded and returned to his work. Lin Che also walked to the laboratory nearby and began to extract samples for analysis.

Xiao Ran walked to the door and stepped up his guard.

Su Wanqing walked to the window and stared at the dark sky in the distance. She knew that a more difficult battle was waiting for them.

The outcome of this battle will determine the fate of the survivors.