Among these heroes who went against the tide, there were also many familiar faces to Wang Zheng.
Deng Darong, the burly man with the curved sword who had made a bet with Wang Zheng the moment he first entered the city, was now shirtless, standing on the roof of a shop, shouting loudly:
"Brothers, our home is here. In this damned world, it doesn't matter where we retreat to."
In these short few years, countless times the highest level of alert has been raised. On which one occasion have we deserted?
Killing one is enough, killing two is still a win-win situation, brothers, follow me out of the city!!!
"Out of the city! Kill!"
"Out of the city! Kill!"
...
Because he was clever enough to only befriend the victors, he managed to escape with his life from Wang Zheng. Lian Shan, the well-known leader of the adventure group in Tengchong City, was also discussing something with his brothers.
"I've found out that the soldiers in the military region said that fighting has broken out in Baoshan, Yeyu, and Dayan Town as well."
This evacuation was a direct retreat to Kunming, not to mention the long journey of over 1,100 kilometers, which involved detours, and who knows what kind of trouble might occur along the way.
Furthermore, the military region prioritizes escorting the elderly, the infirm, the disabled, and children. Our adventurous group will most likely be among the last to leave, so I don't plan to go with the military region. What do you think?
Xiao He, one of his men, took the lead and said, "Brother Shan, we'll all listen to you. You're smart, so you can make the decisions. We're all alone anyway, so we'll follow you."
"Yes, Brother Shan, you make the arrangements, we'll all listen to you."
"In that case, let's follow the troops out of the city from the west, circle around, and then head south. We'll go to Lincang first, then Pu'er. If we have another chance to go to Kunming, we should leave immediately without delay!"
...
Looking further towards the eastern city gate where they were evacuating, Wei Wuzi Tie Niu, who had been wholeheartedly devoted to taking care of his elderly mother, was now lying reluctantly in the cargo bed of a military truck.
After seeing that his mother had been safely put on the bus, he was still rambling on and on to the aunties around him.
“Auntie, my mother is frail and her memory is failing. This is all my belongings. Please take good care of her and make sure she doesn’t suffer. I’ll come to pick her up as soon as my next batch arrives.”
As he spoke, he handed over a small blue and white tie-dyed floral cloth bag, which was bulging with cash he had saved up over the years.
The woman nodded with tears in her eyes, took the money, and then casually stuffed it into Tie Niu's mother's arms.
"Tie Niu, don't worry, as long as I have a breath left, I will never let anything happen to my old sister."
This towering man was staring intently at his mother, as if trying to etch her image into his mind.
His emaciated mother, who was already in poor mental condition, was groggily carried out of her sleep by Tie Niu. Now, hearing the noisy shouts around her, she was also awakened.
She struggled to open her cloudy eyes and found herself sitting on a truck. Although she was surrounded by familiar neighbors, her son was not on the truck; he was just holding her hand tightly from below.
"Son...son, where are we going? Why aren't you coming up?"
When Tie Niu saw that his elderly mother had woken up, he quickly wiped away the tears in his eyes and forced a smile:
"Mom, your son has made something of himself. He's earned enough money to buy a big house in Chuncheng. Let my aunt take you there to see it first. I'm in the car behind, I'll help drive."
The old lady was clearly in very poor spirits, and the noise from so many people made her mind even more confused, though she was still muttering to herself.
"Why are you buying a house? It's a waste of money! You need to save that money for getting married! Go cancel the purchase now...go cancel the purchase now..."
"I'll keep it, I'll keep it. Please sit down. I have to go now. If you're sleepy, go to sleep. If you need anything, just tell my aunt."
After saying this, Tie Niu tightened his grip on his mother's hand, then picked up his long-handled axe, turned around and rushed towards the west gate, but at this moment, tears were already streaming down his face.
...
Meanwhile, not far from the east gate of Tengchong, a young man in camouflage refused to get on the bus, insisting on giving the opportunity to his comrades.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Lai Fu, the young man from the military region's recycling department.
He smiled, revealing a set of bright white teeth that, in contrast to his dark skin, were truly dazzling.
"Squad leader, although I have a driver's license, I've never driven a car before. There are so many villagers sitting here, I dare not drive. You should find someone else."
Besides, I'm already an E-level Awakener, not an ordinary warrior.
I came to the East Gate to help out, and now that I see you've mostly finished your work, I'm going back to my team.
After saying that, without waiting for the veteran who was making the arrangements to reply, he saluted and resolutely ran westward.
He kept shouting as he ran:
"Old squad leader, if you really can't find anyone, just drive yourself. It's just driving, losing a few fingers won't matter!"
The old sergeant, seeing the new recruits he used to lead disappear in a flash, cursed in anger.
"You've never driven one before, but I have? Hey you in the back, you kid looking around like that, what are you looking at? You drive it!"
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