Chapter 408 Lu Beiye: "When will this day end anytime soon!"
The SUV at the front was filled with the smell of blood and sweat. He Zhuo was slumped in the passenger seat, his combat uniform still stained with dried blood.
He was viciously munching on compressed bread...
"This stuff is so dry," he muttered, swallowing with difficulty. Suddenly, as if remembering something, he grabbed the walkie-talkie.
"Calling out! Brothers and sisters! What are we going to eat when we get back to base tonight?"
Gu Qi, with one hand on the steering wheel, merely glanced at him indifferently upon hearing this: "Can't you shut up even while you're eating bread?... Typical case of wanting what's in your bowl while eyeing what's in the pot."
He Zhuo wasn't annoyed by the retort: "We've been fighting from morning till night, and our stomachs are about to rebel! We just want some hot, juicy, hearty food! Don't you agree?"
Several suppressed laughs came through the walkie-talkie, followed by a cacophony of responses.
"We need some meat...!"
I want to eat braised pork too!
I want to eat hot pot!
"With so many of us, wouldn't a barbecue be more suitable?"
Lu Nange's voice switched on: "Everyone's worked hard today, how about... something to liven things up tonight? How about two whole roasted lambs?"
"Roasted Lamb?!"
The channel instantly erupted in cheers; the sound from the walkie-talkie was so loud it felt like it could lift the roof off the car...
Gu Wan exclaimed excitedly, "I wholeheartedly agree!"
Shi Xu said with a hint of anticipation, "Add more cumin, it'll be awesome!"
Lu Xici: "Roasted whole lamb is great! Eating big chunks of meat and drinking big gulps of wine...tsk, so satisfying! But does that mean we'll have to clear out the base's parking lot again?"
Chi Yanzhou: "The open space outside the cafeteria is spacious enough. We can clean it up, set up a bonfire... there's plenty of room."
He Zhuo jumped up excitedly, his head hitting the car roof with a "thud," but he didn't bother to rub it. He grabbed the walkie-talkie and shouted, "It's settled then! Barbecue and wine, the more you drink, the better! Tonight we'll have a whole roasted meat..."
"Gu Qi! Slam on the brakes!!!"
"Stop the car! Everyone...stop the car!"
Lu Nange and Shi Xu's voices simultaneously blared into the walkie-talkie...
"Squeak—creak—"
The screeching sound of brakes echoed across the wilderness.
Gu Qi slammed on the brakes.
Four cars followed closely behind, and all five cars locked their tires at the same time, leaving several charred marks on the asphalt road.
"Ah Ye, wait until the car has come to a complete stop!"
Before Lu Nange finished speaking, she had already leaned out halfway, raised her right hand slightly, and a violent whirlwind rushed straight towards the front of Gu Qi's car.
Almost simultaneously, she nimbly flipped out of the car window, her movements fluid and graceful...
"boom--!"
The moment her feet touched the ground, a giant zombie crashed down in front of Gu Qi's SUV.
The immense impact caused the entire ground to tremble, and a deep crater instantly formed in front of the car, with cracks spreading outwards like a spiderweb...
The flying gravel pelted the car like hail.
If it weren't for timely braking, and if Lu Nange's wind-based ability hadn't slowed the descent, the SUV would have been crushed into a pancake by now...
The zombie was an unnatural dark green, and its body was wet as if it had just crawled out of some liquid. A sticky liquid kept dripping down, making it look disgusting.
What's most chilling is that its completely green eyes are staring intently at the convoy, radiating a sense of oppression.
Lu Nange pushed her speed to the limit, her figure so fast that she almost became a blur, and instantly appeared in front of Gu Qi's car.
With a wave of her hands, sharp wind blades whistled out, violently blasting the zombies out of the pit.
The enormous creature, its body shimmering with gold, emitted sparks as the wind blades sliced through it...
The zombie tumbled several times in the air before crashing heavily onto the road a dozen meters away.
"All personnel on high alert!"
Chi Yanzhou's shouts echoed throughout the convoy, clearly reaching everyone's ears.
When he reached Lu Nange's side, he finally saw the scene before him clearly...
As dusk fell, nine giant green zombies of the same size appeared on the road, all with open green pupils, approaching the convoy.
Including the one that was knocked away by Lu Nange, there were a total of ten—level five zombies!
Their heavy footsteps made the ground tremble slightly, like a small earthquake.
Gu Qi, He Zhuo, Ji Xian, and Chi Yi quickly got out of the car and formed a fan-shaped defensive formation.
He Zhuo blinked hard, almost unable to believe what he was seeing: "Holy crap! Did these level 5 zombies crawl out of the ground? There wasn't a soul on the road just now!"
Standing beside Lu Nange, Lu Beiye muttered to himself, "When will this day ever end!"
"Shi Xu," Chi Yanzhou said, lightning crackling in his palm, "have Sang Che lead the Flame Heart's ability users away! They should take a detour back to base!"
Shi Xu shouted to Wen Qing, who was running behind him, "Sister Wen Qing, they're all level five! I'm going to provide support; you organize their evacuation!"
"Understood!" Wen Qing decisively stopped and turned to run towards the vehicles behind him.
As she ran, she shouted in the direction of Sang Che, "There are level 5 zombies ahead! Team Leader Chi ordered you to evacuate and take a detour back to base! Hurry!"
Xie Lin'an jumped out of the car with a swift movement, his eyes resolute: "I'll go help!"
"This is an order, Xie Lin'an!" Xie Linlin bent down and grabbed his short hair with such force that Xie Lin'an's face contorted for a moment.
He Huaijing jumped off the car and quickly stepped forward to grab Xie Lin'an.
"Xie Lin'an, get in the car! Level 5 zombies are beyond our capabilities; staying will only hinder us! Let's retreat, don't distract Yanzhou and the others!"
Sang Yan gently tugged at Sang Che's sleeve, and the siblings exchanged a glance.
Sang Che immediately understood and said loudly, "He Huaijing, you guys retreat first. I'm a level four ability user, we'll stay and help! The rest of you are in charge!"
Xie Lin'an looked up and waved his hand away from his sister: "Sister, what do you mean by 'holding us back'? To put it bluntly, you're just afraid of dying! My life and death are my own business, so I'm going!"
"Xie Lin'an, don't force me to slap you!" Xie Linlin shouted sternly.
"This is not the time for your nonsense. Our mission is to get everyone back to base safely. That's an order! Only if we leave can Gu Qi and the others have no worries!"
Xie Lin'an pointed to the figures preparing for battle ahead: "Xie Linlin, I'm not kidding! Most of them are younger than me, I don't need them to keep blocking my way! Do you see that? There's a child over there!"
His words resonated with the other team members, and the Flameheart ability users all spoke up.
"Yes, Vice Captain. We're not leaving!"
"We'll stay and help. With so many of us, we can hold off a level-five headquarters!"
"I'm not afraid of death, I want to stay and help!"
"I want to stay too!"
He Huaijing: "Stop right there! Okay, everyone go help, and then some will die, some will get hurt..."
The team that could have won was forced into a losing streak because they had to focus on protecting us. Is this what you wanted to see?
Xie Linlin: "Don't we want to stay? But since Captain Chi said we should evacuate, there must be a reason! We should trust our captain. Have they made any mistakes so far?"
With the help of Xie Linlin and He Huaijing, Xie Lin'an was half-forced into the car.
Xie Linlin and the others stood inside the truck bed and solemnly said to Sang Che, Sang Yan, and Wen Qing, "Be careful! We'll be waiting for you to come back!"
He Huaijing added, "We're not far from the base now. We'll bring the other level four and five ability users back as soon as possible to provide support!"
The two pickup trucks quickly reversed and turned around.
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