Chapter 409

Because when the apocalypse breaks out...

The next morning, everyone woke up early, had breakfast, and followed the main force to attack the factory area.

Since the apocalypse broke out on a weekday, and many of the factories here are labor-intensive industries, the density of zombies wandering in the factory area is particularly high, more than twice as dense as in the urban area.

Just like yesterday, the army led the way, but this time, the teams of psychics following behind also began to exert their strength to slow down the speed of the zombies' attack.

The large number of zombies means a high chance of mutant zombies appearing, and soon they encountered the first mutant zombie.

It was a short zombie, less than 1.7 meters tall, with a very sturdy body. He hid among the zombies and slowly approached the convoy. When a light car passed by, he suddenly jumped up, and a huge spike broke out of the ground, overturning the car in an instant.

The people in the vehicle were not seriously injured and they crawled out. The zombies around them took the opportunity to rush over. The people with special abilities around them were afraid of accidental injuries, so they used their special abilities with restraint and were accidentally broken into by two or three zombies.

Two of the three people in the vehicle ran out, and the remaining one was stuck in the driver's seat. Even though his companions tried to rescue him, he still couldn't escape the fate of being bitten.

The first casualty occurred within the team, a reminder to all the other teams. Although this mission was considered a semi-welfare mission provided by the army, it didn't mean it was easy.

It can only be said that the greatest difficulties are borne by the soldiers and psychics in the army, but if the psychic team is not strong enough, it may not be able to gain any benefits in the mission.

Many people put away their relaxed feelings and began to become more vigilant. Those teams with ordinary people who were capable of special abilities were even more alert. As long as the special abilities were not bitten by high-level zombies, they would not be in serious trouble. However, if ordinary people were bitten, only one in ten would survive.

Cheng Hui's team was hidden in the middle and back of the team. He sat in the co-pilot's seat, seemingly closing his eyes to rest, but in fact he was feeling the clear mark in his consciousness.

The area of ​​his spiritual awareness could only extend to a dozen meters around him, but his perception of the water droplets could spread very far. He could vaguely feel that the drop of water was not far in front of him, which corresponded exactly to the position of the RV.

Very good, this method of using supernatural powers to locate seems to be fine. Next, after entering the factory area, as long as he keeps an eye on the rich second generation, he will not have trouble finding an opportunity.

The earth-type zombie was quickly found and killed by everyone from the zombie group. On the way ahead, several mutant zombies appeared one after another, and each time they caused certain damage to everyone.

After entering the factory area, teams gradually dispersed to other factories. Although Lin Qingqiu was reluctant, he still met up with Instructor Min and the others this morning.

Now, only Cheng Hui and several other teammates are left in the Qingqiu team. Their modified SUV always follows closely behind the RV.

The rich second-generation uncle chose a biscuit factory. In the end times, food is hard currency, and portable and convenient food like biscuits undoubtedly has great value.

The factory Cheng Hui and his team chose was... a snack processing factory. They specialized in vacuum-packed seafood snacks, along with various shredded and dried fish. Before the apocalypse, it was a well-known snack brand—the more expensive kind.

The main reason why Cheng Hui chose this place was to get close to the female devil. After all, the factory area is so large. Even if he is confident in his own strength, he dare not say that he can cross the entire factory area to cause trouble for the female devil, so the choice of location is very important.

So, among the many factories available, Cheng Hui chose this snack processing factory. He noticed that it and the biscuit factory had originally been one and the same. Later, the state-owned factory went bankrupt, and when the land was purchased, it was split into two. Therefore, the two factories were essentially adjacent, especially the warehouse area, which was separated only by a wall.

Since the other party came for the food, they must go to the warehouse. He also remembered that in his dream, his uncle was attacked in the warehouse. Judging from the time, the female devil heroically saved the beauty and murdered the rich second generation almost at the same time, which means that the two parties would not be too far away, making it convenient for Cheng Hui to take action.

Cheng Hui and his companions separated from the RV team when they were about to reach their destination. They turned onto a small road. Ning Junfei, who was driving, looked at the RV going away and couldn't help but curl his lips: "How hypocritical."

Li Qiuqiu nodded vigorously in agreement: "That's right, she brought an RV with her on a mission. Does she think she's here to enjoy herself? If she's so pretentious, she shouldn't have come. She's acting like a spoiled brat."

The other members of the team also nodded. The people Cheng Hui recognized and approved of didn't necessarily share the same values ​​as him, but they were pretty much the same. So, they all disliked this kind of behavior.

Cheng Hui didn't say anything. In the previous battle, in order to protect the safety of the RV, those flower-guarding messengers actually asked their bodyguards to put the RV first in everything. There were several times when people near them were in danger of death, but they would rather protect the RV from being contaminated by the zombies' plasma than help save people. This was the reason why Cheng Hui and others disliked this team.

The black SUV drew a beautiful arc, knocked away several zombies wandering at the door, and stopped steadily.

Cheng Hui jumped out of the car and quickly opened the factory's big iron gate.

The large number of zombies that were originally expected did not appear. The factory was empty and there were almost no zombies to be seen.

"Hmm?" Cheng Hui was stunned for a moment, but quickly made a gesture.

Ning Junfei shifted gears, stepped on the accelerator and drove straight into the factory.

The people in the car were also surprised by the empty scene in the factory, but this was a good thing for them. Everyone jumped out of the car and used various weapons to knock down the people who surrounded them outside, while Ning Junfei cooperated with Cheng Hui to lock the big iron gate.

The iron gate made a dull sound, firmly blocking the wandering soul outside. Cheng Hui and the others got back into the car and drove towards the warehouse area according to the direction indicated on the map.

After a long time, calm gradually returned outside the gate, and the zombies continued their endless wandering.

"It's strange, why are there no zombies in the factory?" Li Qiuqiu looked at the quiet factory and felt very uneasy.

As the saying goes, if something is abnormal, there must be something wrong. According to records, this factory was operating normally on the day of the apocalypse, and there were quite a few people working there. So the question is, where did those people go?

Even if people are dead, their bodies won't disappear, right? The big iron gate outside was locked before, which means the zombies inside can't escape. So where can they go?

As the vehicle got closer to the warehouse area, Li Qiuqiu finally heard the familiar, reassuring howl.

Li Qiuqiu: ...Wait, why do I feel reassured by the zombies' screams? There must be something wrong with me...

Everyone didn't have time to think about Li Qiuqiu's complicated feelings. In order to avoid alerting the zombies, Cheng Hui asked them to park the car far away and not get close.

He led Ning Junfei quietly approaching from the path. As the howling of the zombies became louder and louder, they finally saw the shocking scene.

A large number of zombies gathered here, surrounding a rather large metal bracket. There seemed to be a huge piece of meat hanging on the bracket, slowly dripping blood. It was precisely because of the existence of the meat that these zombies surrounded the bracket and refused to leave, so that Cheng Hui and the others did not see even a single zombie at the gate.

"Someone put it there on purpose to attract the zombies' attention, right?" Ning Junfei noticed the unnaturalness of the piece of meat at a glance. Real meat would not be hung on a rack like this.

"Well, there may be survivors around. I'll call everyone's attention later. Be careful when you come into contact with them. It doesn't hurt to be more careful." Cheng Hui reminded.

Ning Junfei nodded to show that he understood. Although they had not suffered much while following Cheng Hui, they had heard a lot of things in the base. Some of them were simply disgusting, and they also made them realize that not every survivor was worth saving.

Cheng Hui didn't alarm the zombies; their gathering here made it convenient for them to move the goods. They didn't have a truck this time, so they had to use two SUVs to transport the goods. Fortunately, they had a plug-in. According to the plan, Lin Qingqiu would stop by here after completing his mission and rejoin the Qingqiu team. They only had to clear the zombies here in advance and wait for someone to come and move the goods.

Originally they thought they were going to have a big battle, but when Cheng Hui saw these zombies gathered together, lured by the pieces of meat, an idea suddenly came to him.

Maybe... he could exploit a bug? Like in the game, attack from a high vantage point?

The most frightening thing about zombies is that their bites and claws carry viruses. If you can keep a distance from them and attack them from a distance, you should be able to deal with them even if they are outnumbered.

After figuring it out, Cheng Hui left and began looking for the ladder leading to the metal rack. The piece of meat was obviously hung there by humans, and it was impossible for an ordinary person to fly up there, so there must be a passage connecting there.

He had excellent eyesight and soon saw a long ladder, the end of which seemed to be connected to a platform, which seemed to be an annex of a warehouse.

He roughly simulated the terrain in his mind, and then led his men towards the warehouse.

On the way, he saw several small warning devices, which confirmed that there was indeed a survivor here. Moreover, this survivor was quite thoughtful and seemed to be living a good life.

They came to the door of the warehouse. Out of courtesy, Cheng Hui knocked on the door. Without getting a response, the small window above the door suddenly opened, revealing a furry head.

"Who are you? What do you want to do?" The man showed a surprised expression when he saw Cheng Hui and the others, but he acted very cautiously and did not let down his guard just because he saw his own kind.

Cheng Hui raised his hand and greeted him, introduced his and others' mission to him, and told him that the country had established a survivor base, and asked him if he wanted to go with them.

The man suddenly fell into a huge ecstasy and nodded repeatedly. He had been trapped here for more than half a month, with no one to talk to or communicate with. Every day when he opened his eyes, he saw a yard full of zombies. It was amazing that he could still maintain his sanity until now.

He quickly opened the door for Cheng Hui and the others, and said that he could fully cooperate with their tasks. He was the warehouse keeper of this factory and had been working there for six years. He knew exactly what supplies were in the warehouse.