Chapter 173 Please leave immediately!
Shortly after entering the edge of the city, as the team was traveling along a relatively open icy road, a sudden change occurred!
"Hand over the food!"
A hoarse, frenzied roar erupted from the ruins of a half-collapsed shopping mall by the roadside!
Immediately afterwards, a dozen or so disheveled and emaciated figures rushed out like starving wild dogs.
Most of them were wrapped in tattered clothes that were barely enough to keep them warm, their faces covered with frostbite and despair, and their sunken eyes were filled with nothing but a frantic craving for food.
Armed with rusty steel pipes, broken chair legs, and even sharp icicles, they recklessly charged at the superhumans in the group who were responsible for carrying supplies.
"Protect the supplies!" Luo Xiang shouted sternly, and the superhumans on the perimeter instantly rushed forward.
However, these starving people had long since disregarded life and death.
They had no understanding of tactics at all; they charged forward relentlessly, driven only by their survival instincts and desperate madness!
A superhuman with strength easily grabbed a skinny man who lunged at him and threw him away like a broken sack.
The man crashed heavily onto the hard ice, making a cracking sound as his bones broke, but he immediately struggled to his feet, coughing up blood, and roared as he lunged forward again.
There was no fear in his eyes, only greed for food and utter madness from a complete breakdown!
"Food! Give us food!"
Some people, their legs frozen by ice-based powers, still crawled forward, clawing at the ice with their hands, their fingernails drawing blood as they cried out in despair, "We're hungry! We're starving! Give me something to eat!"
The cries of despair and the screams of despair mingled in the cold wind, piercing and heart-wrenching.
When faced with zombies, superhumans can wield their knives without hesitation, but when faced with their fellow humans who are ravaged by hunger and are barely recognizable as human beings... it becomes exceptionally difficult to strike.
Suppressing them and watching them struggle and cry on the cold ground is more oppressive than killing them outright.
As Josie looked at the young woman bound by the icy black mist, struggling in vain, her eyes unfocused like a wild beast, a chilling sense of malevolence surged into her heart.
She stepped forward, her voice not loud, but carrying a chilling coldness that clearly pierced through the wailing:
"Just because you can't survive, does that give you the right to cut off other people's path to survival?"
Her gaze swept over the faces on the ground, contorted with despair. "Forced by life? Then fight with your life! Step over the corpses blocking your path! Instead of being like hyenas, devouring the flesh of your own kind!"
Before she could finish speaking, she kicked a man who was trying to grab her leg and snatch her backpack.
"Snap!"
A clear sound of ribs breaking rang out, and the man screamed as he curled up on the ground, unable to get up again.
"Get out!" Josie's voice was as cold as ice. "Take one more step and you'll be killed without mercy!"
A chilling killing intent spread like a tangible force, completely stunning the collapsing mob.
Looking into Josie's eyes, devoid of pity and filled with indifference, and then at the other ability users whose gazes were gradually turning cold, their remaining madness was replaced by fear. They scrambled and stumbled back into the shadows of the ruins, supporting each other and howling in agony.
What awaits them is still a cold death; it's only a matter of time.
The group continued forward in silence, the atmosphere colder than the biting wind.
Everyone is burdened with a heavy heart; in this apocalyptic world, the bottom line of humanity is being constantly lowered.
After searching for several days in the ruins of Kunming, clues were scarce.
To make matters worse, the weather in Kunming is getting colder every day!
The biting wind, like a giant hand wrapped in ice blades, was tearing everything apart.
Several elderly professors, wrapped in their thickest clothes, were still so cold that their lips turned purple, and they shivered so much that they could barely stand.
"This can't go on!"
Seeing the trembling fingers of an old professor, Fu Jinxing made a decisive decision: "We must first find a relatively warm place to stabilize the professors and the injured! The superhumans will split into two teams, one to stay behind and protect them, and the other to find that underground experimental base as soon as possible!"
Everyone agreed with his proposal.
Finally, Shen Han, Xie Jue, Fu Jinxing, and Qiao Xi, along with several of the most agile and best-suited superhumans for searching, once again ventured into the vast, snow-covered mountains.
This time, Fu Jinxing stayed by Qiao Xi's side without leaving her side, and went with her to find a place to live in the future.
The mountains resembled a lurking white beast amidst the blizzard. Snow had already begun to accumulate on the ground, making every step exceptionally difficult.
The biting wind swirled with snowflakes, making it almost impossible to open one's eyes.
Relying on Fu Jinxing's accurate judgment of the map and geothermal anomalies, they trekked for two days through wind and snow.
Just as hope was about to be frozen by the cold, Josie suddenly stopped.
She pointed to a seemingly inconspicuous mountain hollow in front of her, half-hidden by a huge icefall: "Something... isn't right there."
Fu Jinxing immediately took out a specially made portable geothermal detector, and the faint light spots on the screen confirmed Qiao Xi's perception.
He carefully observed the surrounding terrain, then looked up at several cleverly disguised rock crevices above the icefall, a glint of light flashing in his eyes: "The entrance disguise! This must be it!"
The group's spirits lifted, their fatigue vanished, and they began to brave the wind and snow to carefully search for the hidden entrance.
Just as Josie's fingers were about to touch a rock that looked natural but actually had tiny metallic seams,
"Warning! Warning! Unidentified individuals at the entrance, please leave immediately! Otherwise, we will take force!"
A cold, emotionless, mechanical synthesized voice suddenly emerged from the cracks in the rocks, echoing through the howling wind and snow in the mountain valley.
Immediately afterwards, dark gun muzzles emerged from several camouflaged rock crevices!
The red dot on the infrared sight instantly locked onto Fu Jinxing and Qiao Xi at the forefront!
Fu Jinxing reacted quickly, pulling Qiao Xi behind him and using his body to block the direction of the gun muzzle.
His sharp gaze swept across the locations from which the infrared beams were emitted, precisely locking onto the hidden cameras and firing ports.
He took a deep breath, facing one of the cameras, his voice steady and powerful, attempting to penetrate the wind, snow, and metal:
“Listen up, you people inside! We mean no harm. I am Fu Jinxing, a first-level researcher at the National Academy of Sciences! My identification number is CN-S-74829. The outside world order has completely collapsed! We are carrying important scientific research projects and need a safe experimental environment. This place can be of greater value. If you are willing to accept our cooperation, we can provide you with the technology and resources you need in exchange! Please consider it!”
After a brief silence, the cold, mechanical voice rang out again, carrying an undeniable refusal: "Identity cannot be verified. Repeat warning: Leave immediately! Or open fire!"
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