Chapter 87 New Developments

"It's the rescue team, the rescue team is here!"

The zombies surrounding my father were knocked down one by one, and many more zombies surrounded him, but the people in the middle of them didn't care at all. They just continued to hack and kill with a knife numbly and madly.

But the more he moved, the more zombies he attracted.

Seeing that the zombies were about to surround the train and were about to pounce on the people still standing on the ground in groups, the passengers who were always paying attention to the situation below the train could not help but speak out a warning.

"Hurry, get in the car, hurry!"

Although they were urging the train to leave quickly, they couldn't help but worry and get anxious when they saw someone about to die in the zombie horde.

The shouting attracted more zombies to gather around. The people standing at the door of the carriage picked up their weapons again and poked away the zombies surrounding the door one by one, trying to make way for the people who had not yet boarded the car.

But... it's too late.

No matter how loud they shouted or how much they did, they could not stop the zombies from advancing step by step towards the people under the car.

The people who were still under the car looked around, and all they could see were the hideous faces of the approaching zombies.

There was a husband who protected his wife behind him, unwilling to accept his fate, and swung the weapon in his hand frantically in the direction of the train, trying to fight his way through the horde of zombies.

Some people stand back to back with their friends and do not retreat even when zombies are right in front of them.

Some people had already exhausted all their strength in the previous fight with the zombies, and as they watched the zombies rush towards them again, they could only close their eyes helplessly...

But the next moment, the pain he expected did not come. Instead, he heard a series of "bang", "bang", and "bang" sounds coming from far away.

When he opened his eyes again, several zombies that were just one step away from him had fallen down, and the other zombies that were farther away and had originally pounced on them were also attracted by the incessant sounds and staggered away.

Dense and loud noises rang out continuously. If someone looked from above, they could see that starting from the periphery of the zombie group, layer after layer of zombies fell down like dominoes.

When enough zombies fell outside, the people trapped inside finally saw the source of the sound. They saw thin young men in uniforms and helmets moving towards this side quickly while shooting.

Even though their faces couldn't be seen clearly, the bright national flag logos on their helmets reflected the moonlight.

Everyone in the car also saw it and cheered instantly.

"It's the rescue team, the rescue team is here!"

Those who had been planning to accept their fate opened their eyes again after hearing the cheers. When they saw the familiar and reassuring uniforms, they calmed down, picked up their weapons again, and struggled to fight their way out.

There were a lot of zombies, but there were also a lot of rescue teams. After half an hour, all the zombies gathered around the train were eliminated.

However, the price is equally painful.

Some people in the rescue team were injured. Among all the people who stayed under the car and had no time to get on, only three were safe and sound in the end. Although two of them were still conscious, they had many wounds on their bodies caused by zombies. It was unknown how long they could hold on.

…

The members of the rescue team who completed the rescue mission were divided into many small teams. One part was responsible for clearing the corpses that covered the road, and the other part was responsible for blocking all the intersections leading to this side.

After giving the order, Liu Xi, the captain of the rescue team of more than 200 people, finally had the opportunity to see in person this miraculous train that he had heard about from his superiors and colleagues.

These days, because the higher-ups kept sending rescue teams to City B, over time, news about the train in City B spread among the rescue teams and the rescued people.

During the breaks in the rescue, they also had many discussions about this train that seemed to have fallen from the sky.

Some people say that this is the special ability or system of a big boss in the end times, and some people say that this train may have been brought by alien visitors, because they heard that there are obviously some high-tech on it that is not available on our planet and in our era... There are all kinds of ideas.

As a middle-level leader of the rescue team that stayed in City N, he knew more about the train from his superiors than his subordinates.

Especially this afternoon, when the superiors suddenly ordered them to come here for a targeted rescue mission. While the team was preparing for departure, the superiors called him to the temporary office and explained the matter about the train in more detail.

But no matter how much he heard, it was better to see it in person. When he really saw the train, he couldn't help but marvel.

Because there were so many people in this team, they drove directly from the temporary resettlement base in City N. Because of this, they encountered problems along the way and arrived a little later than expected.

But even so, when they were sitting in the car and getting closer, and saw the train standing still despite being besieged by numerous zombies, the eyes of all the team members who saw it widened.

They are the ones who have truly experienced life and death among the zombie horde, so they naturally know how destructive the power of so many zombies gathered together is.

Not to mention ordinary cars, even their military vehicles wouldn't necessarily remain intact after being pounced upon by zombies for so long. But this train had endured such a long period of impact, and apart from bloodstains, there wasn't a single trace left on the exterior of the train.

But these were not the most attractive points to him. Thinking of the scene he had just seen of zombies being stopped outside the car door and unable to get in, he silently paced to the car door.

After paying two crystal cores for the ticket, he successfully got on the bus.

The frightened people who were still in the car looked at him as he came up and asked questions in unison.

"Leader, what's the situation outside?"

"Is the rescue team going to take over this place from now on?"

"Which resettlement are you from?"

"Leader, we're here to look for our relatives. Do you know where everyone in this area has evacuated to? Will they return once the safe zone is established?"

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Questions rang out one after another in the carriage. Liu Xi's head ached from the barrage of questions, but he answered them patiently.

"They're doing the final blockade and cleanup outside... This area definitely needs to be protected. You guys coming from City A and City B should know... I'm not exactly sure where they're evacuating to. If you want to know, I'll ask someone about it later. I'll set up a notice board here so you can come and see it later... As for whether or not we can come back, and when we can, it depends on the arrangements and their wishes from above..."

Although he didn't give a direct answer as to the person's whereabouts, he was willing to help find out. Everyone in the car now had an idea and was very grateful.

"Thank you, leader. Thank you so much."

"You're welcome."

Liu Xi waved his hand, walked through the crowd, and went from the front of the carriage to the back of the two carriages.

When he reached the end of the carriage, he saw several large bags piled up in the empty corner at the back.

Duan Laosan looked at the iron-blooded captain of the rescue team with many scars on his face, and took out a box of biscuits and a bottle of mineral water from the backpack beside him.

"Leader, you've worked hard, please eat something!"

It's lucky to say.

After the three brothers dealt with the zombie in the home textile area, they were too scared to leave. Since the mall was safe inside and outside when they left, they had the opportunity to bring out all the supplies they had collected from the mall.

They pushed shopping carts with things piled up so high that they almost blocked their view, and ran all the way out of the mall. It was not until they were almost near the train stop that chaos began to break out on the street.

In the chaos, they had no choice but to throw away a few packages, but because they were very close to the train at that time, the three brothers did not encounter any danger. Instead, they got on the train ahead of everyone else, following Jiang Qian and the Fang family.

Although there was some loss of supplies brought back, the quantity was large, so we still gained a lot from this trip.

With supplies in hand, he felt confident. However, these supplies were not obtained through formal means after all. When he saw the men in uniform, Duan Lao San subconsciously felt guilty.

What we give is both a thank you and a hope that they will be let off the hook.

Liu Xi saw the food and water being delivered to him, took a step back, and waved his hand to refuse, "No, you eat it!"

Having worked for many years and having done the work of inspecting prisoners, Liu Xi knew what the young man was thinking as soon as he raised his eyes.

Putting aside their discipline, he truly had no intention of arguing with them. The world was already in such a state, and it was naturally better for ordinary people to earn a living than to sit at home and wait for handouts. Besides, there were so many supermarkets; even if they didn't go, others would. How could they be stopped?

After a quick look in the car, Liu Xi got out. Seeing that nearly one-third of the bodies on the street had been cleared and all the intersections were guarded by their men, he took out his cell phone and reported the situation.

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In the conference room at the largest resettlement site in City N.

The highest-ranking leaders of the rescue team were staring at the large screen at the front of the conference room with frowns on their faces.

The screen that almost took up the entire wall was divided into small squares. There was a human figure in each square, and they themselves were in a corner at the very edge.

On the largest area in the middle of the screen, an old man in a white coat was giving a report word by word, and his sonorous and powerful voice came from the speakers hanging high in the conference room.

"...The rescue team that was on a mission previously reported that after the mutation occurred, in addition to our transformation into zombies, we humans also underwent other mutations, including but not limited to increased strength and faster wound healing..."

"So, at the request of our superiors, we've collected statistics and received reports from rescue teams in various regions, combined with the research conducted by the institute on the mutants who volunteered to participate in this experiment. Finally, we've come to a conclusion..."

"...Whether they mutated into zombies or gained special abilities, we discovered a DNA segment in their genetic material that differs from that found in ordinary people..."

"The DNA fragments in both bodies are over 95% similar. Therefore, we infer that this DNA may have originated from the same organism and is the root cause of the mutation in humans..."

…

On the screen, the old professor with half-white hair thought of something, his voice choked, and tears welled up in the corners of his eyes.

"...Three days ago, our colleagues at the research institute took another risk and cut open the crystal core found inside the zombie body to study its contents. They discovered that, as in previous experiments, the substance inside the core was indeed a mutated fungus. We sampled this fungus and sequenced its DNA, finding over 90% overlap with the extra DNA fragment found in zombies and mutants..."

【Author’s words】

The next chapter will be the day after tomorrow. Sigh, lately, I can’t sleep at night and I’m always sleepy during the day. But being sleepy during the day is fine, I’m sleepy at night too, but I can’t sleep!