Chapter 301 Charge In...
"This is the most difficult problem," Lu Nange said gravely. "How long can we endure this outdoors in such extreme cold?"
She frowned inwardly: [Of the sign-in rewards these past two days, the only items from the 'Youyou' brand thermostatic series... were a pair of thermostatic gloves that she could use herself, and a pair of thermostatic boots for her older brother...]
Lu Xici continued, "If all goes smoothly, the journey into the city will take at least one or two hours, not even counting the time spent clearing out the zombies..."
Gu Qi suggested, "How about we try wearing several layers, one inside the other? Wear everything we can?"
Shi Xu: "You're wrapped up too tightly. Nan Nan and I are fine with the mental abilities... but it might affect you guys during the fight..."
Gu Qi thought for a moment: "Then let's choose something that's both warm and lightweight?"
Chi Yanzhou: "Once you've changed your gear and gotten out of the car, you'll know."
With limited space in the RV, Lu Nange took out winter clothes in batches from the space.
As if playing a dress-up game, everyone first picked out thermal underwear and sweaters, then she took out fleece-lined cotton coats and windbreakers, followed by down jackets and winter coats... pants, hats, and socks were also provided one by one.
After everyone had made their selections, they first used the disinfection cabinet in the RV to sterilize their clothes before returning to their rooms to change.
Lu Nange carefully helped Lu Beiye and Lu Xici put on their gear, then casually handed the pair of temperature-controlled boots to her brother: "Brother, you can wear these later... just wear a normal pair of socks."
Lu Xici took the boots and nodded: "Okay, then I'll go change my clothes first."
After everyone had changed into their chosen winter gear, the car suddenly felt stuffy and unbearable.
They all got off the bus to get some fresh air. Their bulky winter coats made everyone look like inflated penguins, clumsily moving their hands and feet in the snow.
Sure enough, wearing three hats in a row had a significant effect.
With goggles, earmuffs, a mask, and several layers of scarves, my face was finally able to withstand the severe cold.
The group walked around the vehicle to test it.
Apart from the three Lu siblings who had temperature-controlled boots, everyone else wore three or four pairs of wool socks over fleece-lined boots, with hand warmers inside their shoes.
I changed all my boots to a size larger than usual, and at first, I felt a little clumsy walking around.
Once they could walk without problems, the group began trying to use their supernatural abilities again...
After spending more than half an hour walking around on the ice to confirm that the cold-weather protection was effective, they gradually returned to their vehicles.
After the car doors were closed, everyone immediately began to take off their heavy coats, and the carriage was soon piled with a small mountain of cold-weather gear.
Lu Nange looked around at everyone: "How are you feeling? Are you still cold?"
Gu Wan stretched her arms and legs: "I think it's fine, it doesn't hinder my movement and it's quite warm. It's just that I might need to wear another hat."
He Zhuo was already sweating: "My hands and feet are warm, but my body is unbearably hot..."
Gu Qi glanced at him speechlessly: "You're wearing a thermostat and six coats on top of that, how can you not be hot? Nan Nan's main concern is that we protect our heads, hands, and feet..."
"I didn't realize it yet..." He Zhuo chuckled and slapped his head.
Gu Wan: "Stop filming, the more you film, the sillier it looks..."
He Zhuo: "You're the stupid one, your whole family... no, we're all family now, so you're the only one who's stupid..."
Gu Wan: "Fool..."
Lu Nange: "It's getting late, everyone should finish dinner and get some rest. We'll head into town first thing tomorrow morning."
Everyone nodded, and after getting their winter gear ready, they began preparing dinner...
After the meal, everyone went to bed early to conserve their energy for tomorrow's operation.
The following morning, they drove the RV back to the same spot as the day before and pushed it a little further before everyone got out, fully equipped.
A biting wind, carrying ice particles, suddenly rushed towards my face.
After Lu Nange put the RV back into the space, only twelve figures, wrapped up tightly, remained in the snow and ice, like a group of bulky Arctic explorers.
As they closed the distance to the horde of zombies, the group began to change formation.
Lu Nange, Chi Yanzhou, and Lu Beiye stood at the very front of the line...
Chi Yi, Gu Qi, and Ji Xian stayed behind.
In the middle are Wen Qing and Luo Xingyou, on the left are Shi Xu and Gu Wan, and on the right are Lu Xici and He Zhuo...
Lu Nange gave her final instructions: "Retreat immediately if things turn sour. Safety first. We can always find another way."
Everyone nodded silently, and their palms lit up with supernatural light.
As you turn the corner, the terrifying sight of a horde of zombies suddenly comes into view.
Despite being mentally prepared, everyone still felt a chill run down their spines—the number was endless, and their shapes were incredibly diverse: some only had half a head left, some dragged rotting intestines, each one more grotesque than the last...
The roars of "ho...ho..." surged in like a tide, making people's eardrums go numb.
Fortunately, the zombie camouflage spray was very effective.
As they drew closer, the surrounding zombies remained unresponsive, continuing to wander aimlessly in the same spot.
But when the distance was reduced to within ten meters, even through thick scarves and masks, the strong stench of decay still managed to seep in.
A zombie was staggering closer to Gu Wan—it was missing an eye, and its frozen internal organs dangled in front of it...
Just as Gu Wan could no longer suppress the primal power within her, and flames were about to burst from her fingertips—
Lu Nange raised her hands, and everyone felt the already dim light above their heads dim.
The steel and concrete blocks that she had stored in her space during the last earthquake fell from the sky like meteorites, crashing into the hordes of corpses on both sides.
Gravel and ice shards flew together, instantly clearing a vacuum zone.
"Attack!" Chi Yanzhou shouted, and an ice shield instantly solidified.
Lu Beiye and Luo Xingyou's metal-type superpowers erupted simultaneously, their dazzling golden shields and ice shields shining brightly together.
He Zhuo and Ji Xian's earthen shields rose up immediately afterward, forming a perfect triple protection.
These shields not only surrounded the zombies in front of them, but also blocked the vacuum zone behind them created by Lu Nange—the zombies that were about to surge in were instantly shut out.
The huge commotion instantly aroused the zombies, and the horde outside the shield began to frantically approach—scratching, clawing, and ramming...
The zombies inside the shield paced anxiously in circles—they heard the noise, but couldn't find any signs of life.
The crowd showed no mercy in their attacks.
Wind, metal, wood, water, fire, earth, ice, lightning—various supernatural powers flashed in turn within the shield, exploding into rotting heads.
After reaching level five, Lu Beiye began to fight by manipulating golden threads as thin as hair.
Countless golden threads scattered and shot through the air, each ray of light piercing precisely into the zombie's forehead, demonstrating astonishing killing efficiency.
The team advanced steadily, stepping over piles of zombie corpses.
The surfaces of the gold shield, ice shield, and earth shield were already covered with vines, which kept splitting and searching for crystal cores—not even sparing the crystal cores of the zombies that Lu Nange had smashed to death outside the shields.
Occasionally, a giant zombie would pounce on the shield, only to have its skull pierced by vines the next second, its crystal core instantly ripped out...
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