Chapter 122 Double Trap
Su Wanqing frowned even more. The news brought by Lin Feng was like a heavy stone, pressing on her heart.
The unusual movement of zombies in the northwest region is by no means accidental. She walked to the control console and said to Lu Zhao, "Try to contact Xiao Ran immediately to confirm his location and situation."
Lu Zhao's fingers tapped quickly on the keyboard, and various codes flashed on the screen.
After a few seconds, he shook his head with a hint of helplessness on his face.
"The communication was interrupted and the connection could not be established. I tried to scan with the positioning system, but... the signal was blocked by some interference source, and Xiao Ran's position could not be accurately located."
Su Wanqing's breathing became a little rapid. She knew that Xiao Ran always acted alone, and in order to obtain information about the black market, he chose to act alone.
Now, he cannot be contacted, and the number of zombies in the northwest region has increased sharply, so the situation is not optimistic.
"Activate the barrier material generated by the jade bracelet and transport it to the northwest area."
Su Wanqing gave the order decisively. "Even if we can't locate Xiao Ran directly, at least we can provide him with some defense."
Lu Zhao nodded and said, "I understand."
Just as the two were anxiously waiting for the barrier materials to be prepared, the communicator suddenly rang.
A deep voice came out: "Su Wanqing, it seems that you care about your former special forces soldier very much."
Su Wanqing's face turned pale instantly. She recognized the voice, it was a businessman in the black market named Duke.
A ruthless guy who is good at playing power games.
"Duke, what are your people doing in the northwest region?" Su Wanqing asked coldly.
"What the hell am I doing? I'm just providing some...services."
Duke's voice was full of sarcasm. "Mr. Xiao Ran took the initiative to go to that coordinate point in order to obtain intelligence. As for what happened there, that is beyond my control."
"Coordinate point?" Su Wanqing's heart moved. She remembered a coordinate point mentioned by Xiao Ran when he left. He said it was information provided by the black market and might contain samples of the zombie virus.
Is Xiao Ran in danger now?
"What exactly do you want?" Su Wanqing asked, trying her best to control her emotions.
"It's very simple." Duke said. "Give up the operation at the coordinate point and give me all the information you have about the jade bracelet. In return, I will guarantee Mr. Xiao Ran's safety."
Su Wanqing sneered in her heart. She knew that Duke would not let Xiao Ran go easily.
This guy's purpose was not to obtain information at all, but to use Xiao Ran to force her to hand over the secret of the jade bracelet.
"You're dreaming!" Su Wanqing rejected Duke's condition without hesitation.
"It seems that you still think highly of that former special forces soldier." Duke's voice turned cold.
"Well, since you are so uncooperative, I can only wish Mr. Xiao Ran good luck. I hope he can use his own abilities to escape from those... new friends."
There was a piercing noise coming from the communicator, and then silence.
Su Wanqing clenched her fists tightly, and the anger in her heart could hardly be suppressed.
…
The coordinate point is a long-abandoned underground warehouse. The interior of the warehouse has been transformed into a complex maze, with narrow and dark passages and various discarded items piled up everywhere.
Xiao Ran, holding a modified assault rifle, carefully moved through the maze-like passages.
The map in his hand showed that the fixed sample area was just ahead, but based on the actual situation, the regional layout here was completely inconsistent with that on the map.
"Damn it, the information on the black market is totally worthless." Xiao Ran cursed in a low voice.
He felt that his actions were misled by the black market. This was not an ordinary sample storage point at all, but a trap.
Suddenly, a low roar came from the darkness. Xiao Ran immediately stopped, raised his rifle, and looked around vigilantly.
"What?" he muttered.
Not long after, a group of figures emerged from the darkness. These figures were not ordinary zombies, but were covered with a thick layer of black carapace, moved very quickly, and emitted a disgusting stench.
"New mutant zombies!" Xiao Ran was shocked. He had never seen this type of zombies before, and their attack methods were completely different from previous zombies.
These zombies will act in groups, rely on each other, and form an impenetrable encirclement.
Several zombies took the lead in attacking. They opened their bloody mouths and pounced towards Xiao Ran.
Xiao Ran pulled the trigger without hesitation, and the bullets hit the zombies' heads accurately, knocking them to the ground.
However, more zombies kept pouring in, and the numbers were so great that it was despairing.
Xiao Ran shot and retreated at the same time, trying to break free from the encirclement of zombies.
"A bunch of beasts!" Xiao Ran roared, and the rifle in his hand fired wildly, shooting the surrounding zombies into pieces.
However, the number of zombies was too large. They surged in like a tide and surrounded Xiao Ran.
Xiao Ran's ammunition was being consumed at an increasingly faster rate, and his physical strength was gradually running out.
Just when he felt desperate, the communicator suddenly rang.
It was Duke's voice.
"Mr. Xiao Ran, I'm sorry, your situation doesn't look good."
Duke's voice was full of teasing. "But if you're willing to cooperate with me, I can send someone to pick you up."
Xiao Ran showed a trace of disgust on his face. He knew what Duke's proposal meant.
"Duke, don't even think about using me!" Xiao Ran said coldly.
"It seems that you are still stubborn." Duke sighed.
"In that case, I can only watch you being devoured by these...new friends."
There was another piercing noise in the communicator, and then it was disconnected.
Xiao Ran's heart was filled with anger and helplessness. He knew that he had fallen into a desperate situation.
Just when the zombies were about to devour him, Xiao Ran suddenly remembered some special props he was carrying.
He quickly took out a smoke bomb and threw it at the group of zombies.
The smoke bomb exploded, instantly releasing a large amount of thick smoke. The thick smoke spread out, obscuring the zombies' vision.
Xiao Ran took the opportunity to activate the tactical vest on his body and activated the built-in cloaking device.
He used the invisibility effect to quickly shuttle through the zombies and ran towards the exit of the warehouse.
Although the zombies had lost their sight, they were still able to track Xiao Ran's location with their keen sense of smell.
Xiao Ran dodged the zombies' attacks while looking for a chance to escape.
He took advantage of the complexity of the terrain, shuttled through the maze-like passages, constantly changing direction, trying to escape the zombies' pursuit.
After a fierce fight, Xiao Ran finally escaped from the warehouse.
He was covered in blood and his clothes were tattered, but his eyes were still firm.
"Duke, I won't let you succeed!" Xiao Ran said in a low voice.
"I will definitely find out your conspiracy and make you pay the price!"
…
Base laboratory.
Lu Zhao kept trying to repair the damaged jade bracelet, his fingers operating various instruments quickly.
Su Wanqing paced anxiously in the laboratory, her face full of worry.
She kept looking at the time, hoping that the barrier materials could be prepared as soon as possible to provide some support to Xiao Ran.
"Lu Zhao, how's the progress?" Su Wanqing asked.
"The energy circuit of the jade bracelet is severely damaged. It will take some time to repair it."
Lu Zhao replied. "Also, when I was trying to locate Xiao Ran, I discovered that some kind of signal interference source was interfering with our communication and positioning systems."
Su Wanqing's heart tightened. She immediately said, "Immediately strengthen the detection of interference sources and find out its source."
"Okay." Lu Zhao nodded and continued with technical analysis.
A few minutes later, Lu Zhao suddenly said, "I found the source of the interference.
It is located in the northwest area, very close to Xiao Ran’s coordinates.”
Su Wanqing's expression became even uglier. She realized that Duke was probably using the interference source to prevent them from contacting Xiao Ran and thus control the situation.
"Activate the barrier material generated by the jade bracelet and block the zombies in the northwest area at all costs." Su Wanqing gave the final order.
Lu Zhao no longer hesitated and immediately started the process of generating barrier materials.
A powerful energy was released from the jade bracelet, quickly forming a huge barrier in the northwest area.
The appearance of the barrier temporarily prevented the zombies from moving towards the base and also bought Xiao Ran some time.
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