Chapter 242 Preparing for the Search
What's the next step?
Han Shuo thought for a moment, then unfolded the map and began to speak.
"I've marked our approximate location; it's here."
He pointed to the area circled in red and redeployed the four men's next plan.
"Now we're further away from the chemistry lab. Since the original plan has been disrupted and the zombie wolves downstairs need time to disperse, we'll probably stay here for a few days."
"I just took a look at the environment of this city. There are relatively few zombies. Since we've come here by chance, we can't leave empty-handed."
"After the zombie wolves have all dispersed, we'll search around and then set off again for the chemistry lab."
Fatty, Xiao Zhao, and Wai Di all nodded in unison, expressing their agreement with Han Shuo's plan.
Han Shuo continued speaking.
"Alright, that's enough for now. Although this place looks relatively safe, we still can't let our guard down."
"Just like before, the four of us will take turns keeping watch at night, mainly keeping an eye on the armored vehicle downstairs. After all, all the remaining supplies are up there, and we absolutely cannot allow any accidents to happen!"
"clear!"
...
And so, the four of them spent two peaceful days there.
Nothing happened during that time.
Nearly two years have passed since the Ice Crystal Virus arrived.
The first year was alright; occasionally, traces of survivors could still be seen outside.
But in the year that nuclear radiation spread, the world had already undergone tremendous changes.
Without enclosed shelters, almost all humans exposed to nuclear radiation perished.
Every day, Han Shuo would take out his binoculars and look around through the glass for a long time.
He carefully examined every window of the nearby buildings within his sight, but found no trace of any survivors.
A vast city, a sand city shrouded in yellow sand, where it seemed as if the four of them were truly the only living people, devoid of any vitality, utterly lifeless...
Before he knew it, Han Shuo had been in the room for four days.
Early that morning, as usual, he went to the window and looked down.
Upon seeing the scene below, Han Shuo was overjoyed and quickly walked back to his room.
"Haha, everyone hurry up and pack your things! The zombie wolves below have all retreated. Let's get ready to set off!"
"real?"
The fat man was clearly very happy, and he threw off the covers and jumped out of bed.
A few days ago, because they had limited time to escape the pursuit of the zombie wolves, they only took a small amount of food from the armored vehicle.
So he hasn't been eating much these past few days.
Hearing that he could leave, the fat man couldn't help but feel excited.
"Come on, Wai-di, come with me to pack your things!"
"Um."
Xiao Zhao and Wai Di both looked happy, and soon they finished packing their luggage.
Han Shuo also mounted his Tang sword and carried his rifle, and the four of them were ready to go.
"Set off!"
After speaking, he nodded to the three people behind him, then unlocked the door, turned the handle, pushed the door open, and stepped outside.
"Hmm... as expected, the zombie wolves have retreated."
Han Shuo thought to himself, he did not find any corpse wolves on this floor.
Without letting his guard down, he carefully led the three of them downstairs.
9th floor, 8th floor, 7th floor...
I went down three floors without any problems.
When the four reached the fifth floor, a zombie wolf suddenly burst open the door to the stairwell and pounced out.
Han Shuo's eyes narrowed, his composure as steady as an old dog, and in an instant, the Tang sword at his waist was drawn.
Then, he turned and swung his knife, the gleaming back of the blade reflecting the gaping maw of the corpse wolf.
brush!
A flash of blade light, and the corpse wolf was cut in half at the waist!
"Thump, thump!"
The two sections of the corpse wolf's body fell to the ground with a thud.
That wasn't enough. In the next instant, Han Shuo stepped forward, thrusting his Tang sword straight into the wolf's gaping maw, ending its life.
In less than two seconds, the corpse wolf was dead.
After the crisis was resolved, Tang Dao was put away, and Han Shuo led the three people behind him downstairs.
In that brief moment, a scene involuntarily flashed through Han Shuo's mind.
I remember the first time I went out of my house, the first zombie I killed was also when I was going downstairs.
The scene that day was somewhat similar to today's.
However, that time, when he stabbed the Tang sword into the zombie's head, he was quite emotionally turbulent and somewhat flustered.
But today is completely different.
The zombie wolves were much more difficult to deal with than the zombies, but he didn't hesitate at all when dealing with them, and his mentality didn't waver at all.
Is this what growing up is all about?
"Everything was so routine..."
Han Shuo shook his head with a wry smile, deciding not to think about it anymore.
His action was naturally seen by the fat man behind him.
The fat man frowned, reached out and nudged him from behind, and said softly.
"Are you sick? You're coming downstairs, can't you be serious? What are you grinning at in the air for?"
Han Shuo turned around and glared at the fat man, but didn't explain or pay any attention, and continued to lead everyone downstairs.
Soon, the four of them successfully reached the ground floor and returned to the armored vehicle.
Han Shuo looked around but didn't find any trace of the zombie wolves. He only noticed a few zombies heading towards them from a distance.
"Get in the car first!"
"Um!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the four men quickly opened the car doors and entered the armored vehicle.
After checking the supplies in the vehicle and finding nothing missing, Han Shuo was relieved and instructed Fatty to set off.
"Fatty, let's drive!"
Alright!
The fat man inserted the key, started the engine, shifted gears, and stepped on the gas.
"Boom! Boom!"
The armored vehicle restarted, crushing several zombies in its path before speeding away.
As arranged by Han Shuo, the four of them wanted to search for supplies in the city.
However, their original location was relatively close to the outskirts of the city, and there wasn't much to search except for the residential buildings.
To achieve better results, we need to move closer to the city.
For some reason, Han Shuo felt that there were very few zombies in the city. He only saw a few scattered zombies on both sides of the road, and almost no groups of dozens of zombies appeared.
He couldn't explain the underlying principle, but it was clearly a good thing for them at the moment.
Fewer zombies and less danger meant that the four of them had more time to search for supplies.
During this time, Han Shuo and his three companions found tools at a repair shop and cleaned the pelt of the zombie wolf that was stuck in the axle.
In this way, their armored vehicles can return to their original normal speed.
Then, after discussing it, the four decided to temporarily hide the armored vehicle in a secluded garage.
Driving all the time is too noisy, and even if there are relatively few zombies in the city, it can easily cause unnecessary trouble.
The four men each carried an empty backpack and got off the bus to begin their sweeping operation on foot!
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