Chapter 80 Zombie Industrial Park

At 8:00 AM on May 26th, Jiang Rong led a team of over one hundred superhumans to the west gate of the Peace Base. When they arrived, Liu Heng of the Peace Base was already waiting with two hundred superhumans.

After a brief exchange, Jiang Rong and his team followed behind the Peace Base towards W City.

W City is located southwest of the Peace Base, more than 300 kilometers away. As evening approached, the convoy finally arrived at its destination—the W City Pharmaceutical Industrial Park.

The industrial park is very large, and in addition to factories, it also includes residential areas. It is said that before the Great Depression, nearly 300,000 residents in the residential areas worked in the pharmaceutical industry.

Now the entire industrial park is deserted, not a soul in sight. The shadows of the residential buildings loom faintly in the setting sun, hinting at the glory that preceded the great crisis.

The convoy didn't drive directly into the industrial park, but instead stopped outside a convention center. The convention center's parking lot was filled with hundreds of cars, and many people were whispering among themselves near their vehicles.

Guan Shao turned his head and said slowly, "These are the superhumans from the Southern New Human Base and the Northern Imperial Power Base."

Jiang Rong frowned slightly: "Royal Power Base?" He knew about the New Human Base; it was a large base in the south, more than 600 kilometers away from their base. But Royal Power Base… the name was unfamiliar; he had never heard of it in his previous life. Judging from Guan Shao's tone, it seemed to be a large base.

Guan Shao explained, "The imperial power's sphere of influence is in the northwest, thousands of kilometers away from us. The reason they're here is probably to try and get a share of the spoils."

Jiang Rong nodded slowly, "I understand." However, whether or not we can get a share of the pie depends on whether everyone can work together to conquer the industrial park.

At that moment, Liu Heng's voice came through the radio: "General Jiang, let's go and meet with the leaders of other bases."

The main hall of the convention center became the meeting place for the leaders of the superhuman groups. When Jiang Rong and his group entered, there were already more than a dozen superhumans sitting in the hall. As the leaders of their respective bases, they were all quite powerful, and the superhumans here had all reached the second level.

Jiang Rong signed the list with Xinghuo Base and his name. When he looked up after signing, he saw Guan Shao staring intently at the entrance. Guan Shao's expression was grave, and a hint of murderous intent flickered in his eyes.

Jiang Rong followed Guan Shao's gaze and saw four or five superhumans walking towards the entrance. The one leading them was probably already a level three superhuman. As soon as he appeared, even Jiang Rong, who was slow to react to superhuman abilities, felt the pressure.

The man was burly and walked with a commanding presence. He wore a black cloak, and the ends of his hair faintly shimmered with gold. Upon seeing him, Jiang Rong had an unpleasant feeling: "Which base are they from?"

At this moment, Liu Heng whispered to Jiang Rong, "They are superhumans from the Royal Power Base. The one in charge is called Gu Zefeng. Gu Zefeng is a rare dual-type superhuman who can control wind and fire. He is very powerful."

Jiang Rong's eyes widened in surprise: "A dual-type ability user?" He thought Guan Shao's lightning ability was already incredibly powerful, but he never expected there to be someone even more incredible.

Guan Shaoze snorted: "Just take those words with a grain of salt."

Before Jiang Rong could ask any further questions, Gu Zefeng walked towards Guan Shao and said, "Guan Shao, it's been a long time. I didn't expect to see you here."

Guan Shao looked Gu Zefeng up and down, his brows furrowed with obvious impatience: "Yeah, I didn't expect you to still be alive."

Gu Zefeng laughed heartily: "I'm sorry to disappoint you, Guan Tou'er. Not only did I not get beaten to death, but I also became an indestructible person. I heard you went to an obscure little base? What a pity. Guan Tou'er is skilled in both literature and martial arts. It would be perfectly normal for you to start your own base. Why should you settle for someone else's base?"

"Why don't you join our Imperial Power right now? As long as you come to Imperial Power, all our grudges will be wiped clean. We can go back to how we used to be, with you as the boss and me following your orders?"

Guan Shao calmly replied, "Dream on."

Gu Zefeng had clearly anticipated Guan Shao's actions. He didn't take Guan Shao's words to heart. Instead, he shrugged and looked at Jiang Rong: "Jiang Rong from Xinghuo Base, right? Hello, hello, I'm Gu Zefeng from Huangquan. Your son is very cute. I listen to his program every day."

Jiang Rong nodded: "Hello."

She thought Gu Zefeng would leave after exchanging pleasantries, but to her surprise, he stepped forward, his face less than a foot away from Jiang Rong's. He looked Jiang Rong up and down, his smile growing even brighter. "I knew it! That's why Guan Tou'er stayed at Xinghuo Base. If I had such a beauty by my side, I'd be happy to stay at Xinghuo too."

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Zefeng's hair stood on end, and a burst of orange flame erupted from his beautiful hair. Gu Zefeng yelled and stumbled backward, "Ouch! Guan Tou'er, you're too ruthless! I just had my hair waxed!"

As he spoke, Gu Zefeng ran his fingers through his hair. The flames changed from orange to pale yellow, then went out in a flash. Gu Zefeng looked greedily at Guan Shao, "Guan Shao, you better not show off your superpowers in front of me. You know, I can't always control myself."

Guan Shao stood halfway in front of Jiang Rong and said coldly, "Don't force me to take action."

Gu Zefeng spread his hands and chuckled, "At this crucial moment, are you sure you're my opponent now?"

The superhumans in the hall looked in the direction of the two. Guan Shao's fists clenched tighter and tighter, and all the muscles in his body tensed up rapidly.

Just as Guan Shao and Gu Zefeng were about to clash, Jiang Rong stepped forward and stood between them: "Captain Gu, we are here to cooperate, not to have a conflict with you."

Gu Zefeng raised an eyebrow and smiled broadly. He put away his supernatural abilities and said with a smile, "Is that so? At this crucial moment, you have to listen to your leader. Look how big of a vision your leader has."

After saying this, Gu Zefeng whistled happily as he walked past Guan Shao, bumping into him hard as they passed. Although Guan Shao remained expressionless, Jiang Rong knew he was on the verge of exploding.

After Gu Zefeng left, Jiang Rong lowered her voice and asked, "Do you know Gu Zefeng?"

Guan Shao said slowly, "He used to be in the military too, we were teammates. I need to tell everyone later not to bother Gu Zefeng when you see him, and it's best to stay away from him. This guy isn't some kind of dual-elemental ability user; his ability is plunder."

Before the black rain fell, Guan Shao and Gu Zefeng met. Guan Shao thought that since they were former teammates, even if they had different views, they could still work together after the disaster. However, Gu Zefeng betrayed Guan Shao and betrayed him. If Guan Shao hadn't been lucky, he and Jiang Hao would have become innocent victims of Gu Zefeng.

Although Gu Zefeng has demonstrated dual abilities of wind and fire, no one knows for sure how many people's abilities he has absorbed. To be on the safe side, it's best to stay far away from him.

Jiang Rong turned to look at Gu Zefeng's retreating figure, a hint of murderous intent flashing in her eyes. This man cannot be allowed to live; if he is, he will definitely become a major problem for Xinghuo Base and Guan Shao in the future.

After Jiang Rong and the others found a place to sit, the leader of the New Humans strode in. The leader of the New Humans was a woman named An Ran, who was a Level 3 Metal-type Ability User.

An Ran stepped onto the podium and looked around: "Colleagues, you all already know what happened in the industrial park. I've gathered you all here today to use your collective strength to eliminate the abnormalities in the industrial park."

As she spoke, An Ran clapped her hands, and footage captured by a drone appeared on the large screen behind her. Many people were moving on the streets of the industrial park's residential area. Upon closer inspection, some of them were already skeletons, while others were covered in rotting flesh. They… or rather, they were staggering back and forth, occasionally letting out roars.

Seeing this, the superhumans present gasped. Jiang Rong recalled the last time she saw Zhou Xing, when Zhou Xing was angrily berating his subordinates over the radio. At that time, Zhou Xing's subordinates said they had encountered zombies. No one believed them then, but now, the irrefutable evidence was right in front of them.

There really are zombies, and more than one!

An Ran said, "According to the drone reconnaissance, there are at least 250,000 zombies in the industrial park, and we currently have 1,300 people. We need to clear these zombies within three days. Anyone want to leave?"

1,300 against 250,000, each person must fight against nearly 200 zombies. For ordinary people, this is an impossible task, but those present are all superhumans who have survived countless trials, so this mission is not impossible.

At this moment, Liu Heng raised his hand: "Captain An, I want to ask, are the brothers we sent out earlier still alive? Have the drones detected any trace of them?"

Before they arrived at the industrial park, more than 600 people with superpowers had gone in. Liu Heng didn't believe that all of them had met with misfortune.

After a moment of silence, An Ran said, "Currently, the drones have not detected any signs of superhuman activity within the industrial park. I believe they are still alive, but there are too many zombies for them to break through. Therefore, everyone should pay attention to observation after entering the park and try to make contact with the superhumans from before."

At this moment, a superhuman next to Jiang Rong muttered in a low voice, "Stop joking. How could there be no movement at all with more than six hundred people? If even one of them is alive, they would definitely leave a trace. With so many zombies wandering around the residential area, who knows if there might be even more powerful ones inside?"

The question the superhuman was muttering about was exactly what everyone was concerned about. On the surface, it seemed like all they had to do was clear out these zombies. But who knew what awaited them deep within the residential area?

However, for now, we can only take it one step at a time and listen carefully to An Ran's arrangements. The 1,300 people will be divided into eight groups and enter through the eight entrances of the park. There are exactly eight bases present, and each base will be guarding one entrance.

Xinghuoji was assigned to the second entrance in the southeast direction of the industrial park. Judging from the map, this entrance wasn't large and was far from the residential area. It seems An Ran had fully considered the combat capabilities of each base, placing the largest and strongest team in the most dangerous location.

An Ran's allocation was reasonable and well-founded, and no one objected. After receiving the order, Jiang Rong and Guan Shao got up to leave the auditorium. As the two walked past Gu Zefeng, Gu Zefeng suddenly whistled at them, "Guan, don't die!"

Guan Shao lowered his eyes to conceal the murderous intent in them: "You too, don't die, we haven't settled our score yet."

Author's Note:

The father cat has caught the virus. The mother cat has the same symptoms as the father cat, but her body temperature is still below 38 degrees Celsius.

I have a headache, sore hands and feet, and a sore butt.

If I do test positive, I hope the symptoms will be mild. If the symptoms are severe, typing will become extremely difficult. TAT

My WeChat Moments has been gradually flooded with negative comments lately. I hope everyone takes good care of themselves!