Chapter 64 Before the Storm
Su Wanqing looked at the several light spots that were gradually becoming clearer on the surveillance screen. The light spots were still moving, not very fast, but with a sense of oppression that could not be ignored.
"They are coming." Her voice was soft, but it sounded particularly harsh in the quiet conference room.
Lu Zhao was still busy on the first floor, bending down from time to time to check the equipment on the ground.
He took out a thin wire and fixed a glass bottle filled with pebbles between the shelves.
"Let's put it this way. Anyone who touches the thin line will have the bottle fall and make a noise, buying us a few seconds to react."
He looked up at Su Wanqing and said, "It's a bit crude, but it's better than nothing."
"Very good." Su Wanqing nodded, "This is exactly the effect we want. Time is tight, finish it as soon as possible."
Lin Che was moving tables and chairs in the coffee shop on the second floor with a few survivors, clearing the space as much as possible.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead and walked to Su Wanqing. "Okay, this place has been cleaned up and can accommodate more than 20 people."
"Thank you for your hard work." Su Wanqing looked at him. "The second floor is our temporary safety zone. Arrange a few people to take turns on duty. If something goes wrong, lead everyone to evacuate immediately."
"Understood." Lin Che nodded. He felt a tense atmosphere in the air, like the silence before a storm.
Zhang Lin walked down from the third floor, holding a medical kit in her hand. "The medical supplies are ready. I set up a temporary medical station in the office on the third floor and taught several volunteers simple bandaging and hemostasis. I hope it will come in handy."
"Zhang Lin, you have worked hard during this period." Su Wanqing said gratefully.
“Medical work is very important and we must be prepared.”
Zhang Lin took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. "I'll do my best."
In the corner, the captured Dai Hao lowered his head and said nothing.
He curled up like a frightened rabbit, shaking all over.
Su Wanqing walked up to him and asked coldly: "Tell me, what else do you know?"
Dai Hao raised his head, his eyes filled with fear. "I... I've said almost everything. I really don't know anything else."
"Are you sure?" Su Wanqing pressed. "What tactics does the New Order like to use?"
Dai Hao swallowed his saliva, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly said: "Liu Zheng, the leader of the 'New Order', likes to divide people into several teams and launch attacks from different directions at the same time to disrupt our formation.
Moreover, some of them are retired special forces soldiers with very strong skills.”
"Retired special forces soldier?" Lu Zhao frowned. "What are their specialties?"
"I... I only know a few of them. One is good at sniping, one is good at blasting, and the other is good at close combat." Dai Hao replied.
Su Wanqing nodded. "Remember this information and tell Xiao Ran. Ask him to focus on guarding against these special forces."
Dai Hao trembled and said, "Also... they have a plan to go around and enter the shopping mall from the back door to cut off our retreat."
Lu Zhao immediately took out his tablet and marked the location of the back door on the map.
"This place needs to be defended."
Su Wanqing glanced at everyone present and said loudly, "Okay, everyone listen, the 'New Order' may launch an attack at any time.
Lu Zhao, you continue to improve the underground traps, Lin Che, strengthen the defense of the second floor. Zhang Lin, keep medical supplies ready at any time. Xiao Ran, lead the defense team to prepare for battle. We must prepare for the worst and protect everyone. "
"Yes!" everyone answered in unison, their eyes full of determination.
Su Wanqing went to the second floor and began to briefly explain the situation to the survivors.
"Everyone, we may be facing a battle. Please stay calm and follow the instructions. The second floor is a relatively safe place. In case of an emergency, we will lead everyone to evacuate. Now, please try to rest and maintain your strength."
There was a murmur among the crowd. Some people were terrified, some looked ashen, and some were praying silently.
A middle-aged woman couldn't help but ask: "Miss Su... Miss Su, can we really resist them?"
Su Wanqing looked at her with a determined look in her eyes. "We must resist. We can't just sit there and wait for death. We have the right to survive. Believe in us, we will definitely be able to defeat them."
Although her words were brief, they were full of power and rekindled a glimmer of hope in people's hearts.
Night fell completely and the shopping mall was plunged into darkness.
Only a few emergency lights were flickering dimly.
Wang Dong at the lookout reported through the intercom: "Report! Several small mobile light sources were found approaching the shopping mall from a distance!
The quantity is unknown, the speed is slow, but the trend is obvious! "
Su Wanqing's heart skipped a beat. She walked to the monitoring room and looked at the huge screen on the wall.
On the screen, the images sent back by the surveillance cameras clearly showed the situation around the shopping mall.
Several beams of flashlight light swayed in the darkness, moving quickly toward the shopping mall.
They are getting closer and closer...
"Prepare for battle." Su Wanqing said into the intercom. Her voice was calm, but it carried unquestionable majesty.
Everyone in the shopping mall was on high alert.
Everyone clenched their weapons, held their breath, and waited for the storm to come.
Quiet, deathly quiet.
Suddenly, a slight "click" sound broke the silence.
Lu Zhao saw on the surveillance screen that a "New Order" scout accidentally stepped on a thin wire on the ground and triggered the trap.
"The enemy is at the entrance!" Lu Zhao's voice sounded a little hurried in the intercom, and the pungent smell of tear gas quickly spread in the air.
Su Wanqing stood at the entrance of the underground parking lot and saw through the surveillance screen that the "New Order" personnel were pouring in like a tide.
They were wearing uniform black uniforms, gas masks on their faces, and were well-equipped. They were obviously trained professional soldiers.
Beside her, Li Zhao and Zhang Lin looked pale and tightly grasped their weapons. Wang Feng was trembling beside her and looked like he had no fighting ability at all.
"Everyone, please pay attention and act according to the predetermined plan!" Su Wanqing said in a deep voice, trying her best to appear calm.
"Li Zhao, you are responsible for controlling the switch here to ensure that the tear gas continues to spray. Zhang Lin, be ready to treat the wounded at any time. Wang Feng, stay where you are and don't move!"
"Yes!" Li Zhao and Zhang Lin answered in unison, and Wang Feng nodded, as if he didn't hear Su Wanqing's words clearly at all.
"Lu Zhao, what's the situation?" Su Wanqing asked again.
"The first trap has been triggered, but the effect is limited. They quickly adapted to the stimulation of tear gas." Lu Zhao's voice came from the intercom with a hint of anxiety.
"They have breached the entrance and are advancing towards the supermarket area!"
Su Wanqing frowned. She had expected the New Order’s personnel to be very resilient, but she didn’t expect them to adapt to tear gas so quickly.
It seemed that she had underestimated their level of training.
"Xiao Ran, Lin Che, how are things going over there?"
"We are setting up the last line of defense at the passage on the second floor."
Xiao Ran's voice was steady and powerful. "They want to rush directly to the supply warehouse. We can't let them succeed."
"Okay, you must hold on!" Su Wanqing encouraged.
Suddenly, a familiar figure appeared in the surveillance video. It was a tall middle-aged man with a hideous scar on his face and his eyes were cold and ruthless.
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"Liu Zheng!" Su Wanqing shouted in a low voice. She immediately recognized the leader of this "New Order", a figure who had been a powerful figure before the virus broke out.
Liu Zheng raised the submachine gun in his hand and fired a few shots at the entrance, then shouted loudly: "Clear the tear gas! Charge forward! Whoever can seize the supply warehouse first will be rewarded!"
The "New Order" personnel immediately sped up and rushed towards the supermarket area frantically, ignoring the tear gas on the ground.
"Oh no, there are too many of them!" Lu Zhao exclaimed. "We don't have enough people to resist their attack!"
"Don't panic, stay calm." Su Wanqing suppressed the anxiety in her heart.
"We have preset traps. It won't be easy for them to rush in!"
Sure enough, as the "New Order" personnel went deeper into the supermarket area, traps hidden underground were triggered one after another, and various obstacles suddenly appeared, hindering their progress.
"Be careful! There's a tripwire on the ground!"
"Ah! My feet!"
"Quick! Get away from the explosives!"
The members of the "New Order" struggled in the trap, falling to the ground one by one, screaming in pain.
Liu Zheng looked at the chaotic scene in front of him with a look of disdain on his face.
"It seems that you still have some tricks up your sleeve. However, these tricks are nothing to us!"
He waved his hand, signaling several special forces soldiers around him to come forward. "Send me some people to search other areas to see if they have any good stuff hidden there."
"Yes!" Several special forces soldiers responded, and immediately dispersed and began searching the shopping mall.
At this moment, Lu Zhao suddenly shouted: "Oh no! Someone is behind us!"
Su Wanqing was shocked. She saw on the surveillance footage that several members of the "New Order" had quietly gone around to the underground parking lot and were trying to open the entrance door.
"Li Zhao, reinforce the gate!" Su Wanqing ordered hurriedly. "Stop them from entering at all costs!"
Li Zhao quickly ran to the gate and began to operate the machine-controlled electronic lock.
However, just as he was about to activate the defense system, a special forces soldier suddenly appeared behind him and kicked him in the back.
Li Zhao screamed and fell to the ground.
"Quick! Open the door for me!" the special forces soldier shouted to his companions.
The "New Order" personnel immediately took out the cutting machine and started cutting the door.
"No, we can't go on like this!" Su Wanqing said anxiously.
"We must stop them as soon as possible!"
At this moment, Lin Che's voice suddenly came from the intercom, with a hint of nervousness.
"Lu Zhao, where are you? Be careful! Someone is approaching you!"
"I'm here!" Lu Zhao exclaimed. "Damn! This guy is too fast!"
Su Wanqing saw on the surveillance footage that a special forces soldier had rushed in front of Lu Zhao and the two sides were engaging in a fierce fight.
After all, Lu Zhao was not a professionally trained soldier, and he quickly fell into a disadvantage when facing the experienced special forces.
“Lu Zhao, be careful!” Lin Che shouted, his voice full of worry.
He felt that Lu Zhao was in danger, and immediately used all his strength to control the surrounding water to gather towards Lu Zhao.
A powerful stream of water suddenly formed, like a huge wall of water, blocking the special forces' vision.
“What?!” the special forces soldier exclaimed. He had never expected that Lin Che would suddenly launch an attack.
Lin Che took the opportunity to pull Lu Zhao to his side and said loudly: "Lu Zhao, are you okay?"
Lu Zhao shook his head, his face pale. "I'm fine, thank you, Lin Che."
Lin Che nodded and held Lu Zhao's hand tightly. "We must work together to defeat them."
The members of the “New Order” obviously did not expect that Lin Che actually possessed such a peculiar ability.
They were shocked by the sudden wall of water and dared not act rashly for a moment.
"Hurry! Take advantage of this opportunity and retreat!" Su Wanqing shouted loudly into the walkie-talkie.
Lin Che and Lu Zhao held hands and quickly retreated to the safe area on the second floor.
Liu Zheng looked at everything that was happening before his eyes, a hint of confusion on his face.
"What's going on? This guy actually has the ability to control water? This is incredible!"
He gathered himself and shouted, "Surround them! Capture them at all costs!"
Loud fights broke out one after another in the shopping mall, and the chaotic gunshots and shouting were intertwined, like a hellish nightmare.
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