Chapter 495 Silent Rescue...
Meanwhile, in other corners of Beijing, a silent relief effort is unfolding...
Five kilometers away from the heart of the flame, a convoy of modified off-road vehicles was speeding through the night.
In the lead vehicle, a bald man with a fierce face slammed his fist on the steering wheel: "Where the hell did these blind fools come from! Daring to mess with Flameheart?"
The short-haired woman in the passenger seat stared intently ahead: "What are you yelling about? Go faster! What if Yanxin can't hold on..."
A man in the back seat leaned over, gritting his teeth: "If Flameheart is gone, where are we going to buy supplies? If we knew which base was behind this, we'd have to join forces and wipe out their headquarters!"
A steady voice came through the walkie-talkie: "Why are you worrying so much? Flameheart's strength is already quite good, and now that the Twelve Fiends are here, what could possibly happen!"
Don't forget, just two days ago, Flameheart quietly took down Rock!
The bald man shouted into the walkie-talkie, "Boss, what's the point of making us fully armed?"
The laughter on the other end of the walkie-talkie carried a hint of shrewdness: "Just in case... but I'm 90% confident that Flameheart can withstand it."
If we do something good now, we'll be considered allies later, right?
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On another deserted road, three modified motorcycles were followed by several cars and buses...
The motorcycles were weaving nimbly through the horde of zombies.
The young man at the front executed a skillful drift, narrowly avoiding a lunging zombie, and couldn't help but curse, "These zombies on the road just won't stop! Damn it! They're such a waste of time!"
The girl in the back seat clung tightly to his waist, her voice faltering in the wind: "Brother, are we really going? So what if Flameheart's gone? What does it have to do with us? We can just go back to our old lives!"
The young man on the motorcycle to the side swung a gust of wind at the pursuing zombie, shouting as he turned his head.
"Those days of eating dirt? Chen Shanshan, you were the one who cried the loudest back then! Stop babbling! Hurry up and kill these zombies, let's speed things up!"
Chen Shanshan retorted defiantly, "We didn't starve to death, did we? At most, we had slightly worse food! If we went now, we might just die on the way!"
The young man braked suddenly, and the motorcycle screeched as it scraped across the road.
"Chen Chao, why don't you take your sister and go back first? We're going as a group; it'll be a good representation!"
"Yes, Chen Chao, why don't you and Chen Shanshan go back first?"
Chen Shanshan immediately hugged her brother's waist tightly: "I'm not going back! I won't say anything more, okay? Besides, the road is full of zombies, it's too dangerous for my brother and me to go back!"
"Then shut up! Hurry up!"
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On a highway to the east, a truck is followed by two buses...
The bus was covered in scratches, and the windows had been reinforced with steel bars.
The driver, a middle-aged man with a weathered face, gripped the steering wheel tightly and shouted into the passenger compartment, "Boss! We're almost at Flameheart territory!"
On the western path, a convoy of about ten off-road vehicles was bumping along.
"Why are our base commander and Captain Jin so concerned about Yan Xin's situation?"
"Team Leader Jin said that the Twelve Fiends of Flame Heart are his and the base commander's brothers."
Similar scenes are playing out continuously on every path leading to the heart of the flame...
Some drove modified off-road vehicles, some drove dilapidated buses, and some drove small cars that were about to fall apart... all heading towards the Flame Core.
These people, who might have been complete strangers in ordinary times, these survivors who might have been living hand to mouth, all chose the same path at this moment.
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At the gate of the Flameheart base, the smoke of battle had not yet completely dissipated, but reconstruction work had already begun in an orderly manner.
Gu Qi, He Zhuo, and Ji Xian, along with earth-type and water-type ability users, extinguished the last few stubborn flames...
The group descended from the watchtower, opened the gates of the Flameheart Base, and Lu Beiye, Luo Xingyou, He Zhuo... removed the metal and earth elemental shields.
Two long lines formed behind the Flameheart Gate.
On one side, superhumans who have overused their abilities are waiting for healing treatment; on the other side, wounded soldiers who were accidentally injured by enemy abilities are receiving emergency treatment from the base's medical staff.
Many ordinary survivors spontaneously organized themselves, carrying supplies that Lu Nange had taken from her spatial storage, and moved among the exhausted soldiers...
"Have some water." An older woman handed warm water to the superhuman who had just finished treatment.
"This is some hot porridge that Miss Lu just asked us to make. Have some to tide you over."
The children followed suit, tiptoeing to offer the tissues...
Above the base gate, Zhizhi manipulated some vines to entwine several searchlights, illuminating the area in daylight, while other vines searched the ground for the abandoned crystal cores...
Ikeichi and the base's wood-type ability users are searching everywhere...
Although the Flameheart Gate was completely open, the defenses remained unwavering.
The removed shields were redeployed, spreading outwards from the area bombarded by level eight zombies to form a larger protective circle, encompassing the entire area in front of the Flameheart Gate...
Lu Nange and Chi Yanzhou, along with the remaining ability users, are repairing the area damaged by the battle.
"Yu Wei..." Lu Nange pointed to the collapsed houses: "Store all of these into your space, save them to smash the enemy later!"
"Yes, Miss Lu!" Yu Wei immediately carried out the order.
But as she absorbed the collapsed buildings into her space, she quickly looked troubled: "Miss Lu, my space is full..."
Lu Nange nodded and raised her hand to collect the remaining ruins into her own space.
In the blink of an eye, all the buildings in front of Flameheart, which had been blasted down by the level eight zombies, vanished...
The once intricate terrain is now reduced to bare ground and the crack cleaved open by the zombies' clash.
Chi Yanzhou: "Old He, Old Ji, are you still capable?"
He Zhuo and Ji Xian nodded. He Zhuo said, "I recovered a bit after eating the beef jerky that Mei Bao gave me!"
Chi Yanzhou: "...Then fill in the entire road?"
He Zhuo: "No problem! Earth-type brothers... come on, assemble!"
Ji Xian: "Those with a level four or higher, come over here!"
Once everyone had gathered, He Zhuo and Ji Xian led the high-level earth-type ability users in unleashing their power simultaneously.
The ground began to shake, and the crack started to close and compact...
The area in front of the Flameheart Gate has been transformed into a flat, open space with a wide, unobstructed view, where any enemy attempting to approach will have nowhere to hide.
What's even more reassuring is that six layers of protection have been erected around the open space—golden shields and earthen shields alternating and interlocking...
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