"Hey, Uncle Zhang, am I dreaming?" Little Li looked up at the sky full of twinkling red stars, feeling as if his limbs were filled with lead.
"Dream on! Get down there and call for help." Uncle Zhang was still more composed, and he grabbed Xiao Li, saying, "You stay here and watch, don't move, don't shout, don't make a sound, and don't alert them."
Xiao Li swallowed hard, his face pale, and nodded.
Uncle Zhang immediately climbed up the roof and went inside. A short while later, Lin Beiyue and her men hurriedly came out of the house.
Upon hearing that an unidentified bird was perched above the barbed wire fence, the group of superpowered individuals rushed out. When they looked up, their hearts sank.
Fortunately, their barbed wire was a semi-circular structure, upside down, otherwise they really wouldn't have had time to react.
“Wait, no, these birds aren’t zombies.” Qin Jin examined the badge on his chest carefully: “Our badge can detect both superpowers and zombies. It was made by Mr. Helmod, so it couldn’t have malfunctioned so early.”
“I also feel that these shouldn’t be zombies. Zombies don’t look like this.” Lin Beiyue frowned as well.
Whether they are human zombies or animal zombies, they all share one thing in common: ugliness.
Humans experience hair loss, skin shedding, bulging veins, and patches of blue and white skin exposing muscles, and animals also experience similar conditions.
Animals covered in fur are particularly vulnerable, with bald patches and hair loss being common occurrences, resembling severe skin ringworm. Moreover, they typically have pale eyes and needle-like pupils; those with eyes flashing red are definitely not normal.
"A superhuman?" Lin Beiyue's face darkened. "Is it a lone individual who wants to oppose the country? Or... the person behind those zombies?"
“If it’s a normal animal and not a zombie, then we don’t need to worry so much.” Gu Changge breathed a sigh of relief: “Once it evolves into a zombie, its claws and beak will evolve to be harder. If it’s not a zombie, it won’t be able to break through this iron net at all… This thing looks like a crow.”
"No, it depends on how long they want to stay here," Qin Jin said in a deep voice. "And how long are we going to stay here?"
The crowd fell silent; they couldn't possibly stay indoors forever.
"Gah—"
As if sensing that the capable people below had all come out, or as if sensing that the people below were discussing them, a crow suddenly cawed.
"Gagaga—"
Immediately afterwards, all the crows began to caw, their cries particularly jarring in the silent night. Their hoarse and unpleasant voices mingled together and echoed through the sky, making the eardrums of those below ache.
Immediately, one crow took flight, and the others seemed to respond, all of them flapping their wings and flying away together as if summoned by some call.
"You don't seem to have any hostility towards us?" Lin Beiyue relaxed slightly.
"Team Leader Lin, should we continue exploring?" Yan Qi asked worriedly.
They originally planned to rest here together for the night and then part ways the next day. Their exploration team then began to explore according to the established route.
But now this is happening suddenly at night. Just now, that flock of crows took flight, and their calls sounded like both a warning and a mockery, sending chills down one's spine.
"Let's report the situation to our superiors first. The situation is sudden, and we may not be the only ones encountering strange occurrences. We should notify the other exploration teams to minimize any unexpected casualties." Lin Beiyue thought for a moment, "We have a solid foundation now, so there's no need to be too reckless."
"Someone has already reported that they were surrounded by wolves but suffered no casualties; they just retreated after surrounding them," Qin Jin said while reporting. "However, in the spirit of exploration, their exploration is still ongoing. Should we notify everyone to come back first?"
"Yes, don't rush into anything before we figure it out." Lin Beiyue nodded. "This incident is strange. Everyone should go back first and then form the strongest team to explore."
To ensure a balance of power among the teams, each superhuman exploration team will be led by two to three powerful superhumans.
Lin Beiyue is not like those eccentric protagonists in European and American horror movies who insist on staying in houses they feel are wrong, drag their companions to places they feel are eerie, or rush forward regardless of warnings of danger ahead... Her main goal is to control the country's population.
Every exploration team has its strengths and weaknesses. If we rashly enter now, even if the strong ones survive, the weak ones will be wiped out like cannon fodder in history.
Lin Beiyue didn't think this was valuable, nor did she believe that she was strong enough to protect all her teammates.
Instead of doing that, it would be better to send all the expedition teams back first, and then select all the strongest individuals to form the strongest expedition team to explore and understand the situation, so as to reduce casualties.
“It’s a good idea, but I’m afraid we can’t go back.” Gu Changge crossed his arms and looked meaningfully in the direction where the flock of crows had disappeared.
"Changge, have you discovered something?" Qin Jin asked, puzzled.
"Have you discovered the direction the flock of crows disappeared in? Take a look at the map." Gu Changge pointed at the tablet in Qin Jin's hand: "If these birds fly forward, they will definitely pass through Shelter 6 and Shelter 7... Are we really not just letting them die?"
"But these birds don't seem to intend to harm anyone," one team member said. "As long as we notify them in time..."
“If this were only happening to us, I certainly wouldn’t say anything. But, Uncle Qin, the exploration team you mentioned that reported the strange events should have reached this point earlier than us, according to their route.”
As he spoke, Gu Changge manipulated the tablet with his right hand, skillfully zooming out on the map and tapping another location.
"So in my past life I was the leader of the battle group, Uncle Qin. Didn't you notice? The dangers our two exploration teams encountered happened to fall right between Shelter No. 7 and Shelter No. 6."
Lin Beiyue: "What?"
Lin Beiyue immediately contacted her superiors to inquire about the direction the exploration team that encountered the wolves had gone after the pack dispersed.
"Those two self-proclaimed sanctuaries of the warbands are nothing more than their own homes, houses of at most two or three hundred square meters... Can they even hold thirty percent of their underlings?" Gu Changge sneered.
“It’s true. The wolves left in the opposite direction to the crows, which squeezed them right in the middle.” Lin Beiyue’s nose was covered in sweat. “To be precise, it only brushed against Shelter No. 7, which just covers Shelter No. 6.”
“But what if something unexpected happens? We might not even be able to protect ourselves.” One person said reluctantly, “After all, we are still prioritizing the Yanlong Kingdom. As for them… without orders, it would be better to abandon them?”
“I completely agree with what you said, if this hadn’t happened after we went to Shelter No. 6,” Gu Changge said calmly.
"Don't forget that Shelter No. 6 borders the Yanlong Kingdom. The reason we kept those shelters was to provide a buffer zone for our Yanlong Kingdom."
"Putting aside our cooperation with him and our guarantee of shelter for them, it's clear that humans are controlling these animals. If we don't help... we'll have another unfriendly neighbor."
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