Chapter 82 Chapter 82 Zombies
New Year, New Atmosphere
Refusing to sit idly by, the Yunjiang Base decided to join forces with the other two bases to wipe out the mutant spiders and mutant rats that broke into the Redwood Base and defeat them one by one.
As the saying goes, to catch a thief, first catch the leader.
As long as the leader is dealt with, the remaining soldiers will be scattered.
All three bases had the same idea and sent out a large number of drones to search for the Spider King and the Rat King. The mutant spider group based in the southeast corner of the Redwood Base became the first hunting target.
In the picture sent by the drone, a giant spider was hanging in the center of a large white web with five high-rise buildings as the fulcrum.
There were countless human corpses hanging on the spider web, some of which had been sucked dry, while others were still as fresh as before, as if they were not dead but just sleeping.
Moreover, these living corpses are closest to the giant spider, and there are spiders as big as basins guarding next to them, their postures look like guarding soldiers.
This strange scene soon attracted the attention of the investigators. The drone slowly moved downwards, trying to get closer to the living corpse on the spider web.
But soon, the camera shook violently, and a blood-red compound eye first appeared in the picture, followed by a hideous face magnified countless times.
The investigators in front of the screen couldn't help but gasp.
The entire screen was occupied by the spider's weird and terrifying face. The hairs on its skin were clearly visible and flashed with sharp cold light. It was hard to imagine that this creature came from Earth instead of outer space.
“Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle…”
The screen went black.
However, the base sent out more than one drone for reconnaissance, and another drone completely recorded the scene of the drone being damaged.
The spiders surrounding the fresh corpse were indeed guards. They became alert the moment the drone appeared. As the drone approached, the guards immediately sprayed a stream of black liquid.
The clumsy drone was hit by the black liquid, and its outer shell and internal chips were severely corroded. It flew shakily for a few seconds before falling into the net.
Another smaller spider rushed forward, circled around the drone several times, then sprayed a large ball of spider silk to wrap it up and threw it out of the web.
The whole process was smooth, with clear division of labor and well-trained staff.
The investigator uploaded the footage recorded by the drone to the platform. Spider experts, biology professors, insect toxicology professors, pesticide chemistry professors and others in a conference room looked at the giant spider on the screen and began to study and discuss it.
For a moment, the conference room was bustling with noise, and soon several plans were put forward.
The senior officials of the base who were in charge of presiding over the meeting looked at this scene with satisfaction. Human beings' arrogance in the face of other creatures is not bluffing. Hundreds and thousands of years of scientific development are their best confidence.
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On the day when the large mopping-up force was dispatched, most of the people in the Yunjiang base came out to watch, giving the heroes their warmest applause and most sincere blessings.
He Junxia and Xie Chaoyang are no exception.
But they did not go out, but just stood on the balcony and watched the large army go away.
This time, the Yunjiang Base invested heavily, not only sending out a large number of soldiers and people with special abilities, but also taking out mortars, tanks, and many heavy thermal weapons that most people were unfamiliar with. They vowed to eliminate the mutant spider king in the Redwood Base, eliminate the threat, and avenge their dead compatriots.
The onlookers were full of confidence.
All fear comes from insufficient firepower. No matter how much an animal mutates, it is still flesh and blood. If bullets don’t work, cannons won’t work either!
Even if the cannons don't work, there are still missiles that can blow even steel and iron into pieces, let alone a mere mutant creature.
He Junxia watched the long convoy disappear from his sight, feeling deeply moved. When he had read apocalyptic zombie novels before, the army and the government were always dispensable background boards, and when the crisis came, it was almost entirely up to the protagonist to turn the tide.
He didn't think there was anything wrong with it at the time, but after experiencing it himself, he realized that the novel was too superficial and full of personal heroism. A provincial capital city alone could have such terrifying capabilities, let alone a country.
However, thinking of those deleted bloody videos, He Junxia couldn't help but worry again - if his guess was correct, the person behind the scenes who filmed and uploaded the video was the zombie king who summoned zombies to attack the city, a zombie who might have intelligence no less than that of humans.
Otherwise, the mutant spiders, rats, and birds wouldn't have attacked the Redwood Base at the same time, choosing different positions. Zombies wouldn't have gathered in such large numbers to attack the base even though the base had already been sprayed with odor blockers.
He Junxia withdrew his gaze.
He has spread his guess among the crowd and caused a stir. He hopes that the base has not ignored the voices from the people.
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After that day, people's lives returned to normal, with only occasional rumors about the mopping-up team circulating, but they only lasted for a while and then died down.
Ten days later, He Junxia heard news from the mopping-up team again. The base officially announced that the Spider King was dead, the mutant spiders had been completely wiped out, and the mutant rats had also suffered heavy losses. It was decided to hold a commendation meeting within the base.
The only pity is that the mopping-up team did not find any survivors in the Redwood Base, and those who did not have time to escape from the base died.
However, this news did not reduce the excitement and joy in everyone's hearts. Everyone spontaneously took to the streets to cheer and celebrate, singing and shouting for their heroes.
He Junxia's mood was not very good, even quite complicated.
Because just now, he received a notification from the system, reminding him that the task has been completed and he can choose to return to the system space at any time.
The difference between the words "disaster relief base" and "survivor base" represents a world of difference in meaning and status of human beings.
If humanity wins a complete victory in this clearing operation, the mission will definitely not be accomplished given human inertia, unless something major happens during the clearing operation that the base officials have not announced, completely changing the concepts of the top leaders.
He Junxia's face didn't look good.
Although the development of the world had no impact on him after the mission was completed, human beings are not plants or trees, and no one can be heartless.
Not to mention that he regards Xie Chaoyang and Xie Liqing as his relatives, he also hopes that they can live a stable life after he is gone, instead of struggling on the line between life and death.
He Junxia lowered his eyes and gradually made a decision in his heart.
But before that, he needed to find out what exactly happened in the clearing operation.
3 p.m.
The base gates were fully opened to welcome the heroes' triumphant return.
The vehicle, which was clean and tidy when it set out, was now covered in dust, with obvious cracks in some places. The tall tires were embraced by yellow-brown mud, mixed with some small gravel.
The soldiers' clothes and exposed skin on the vehicle also looked dusty and exhausted, and they looked disheveled and miserable from the surface.
But no one cares about that.
In people's hearts and eyes, there were only the returning heroes. They applauded, they cheered, they celebrated, and even if someone noticed, they would only regard those traces as medals of victory.
The convoy slowly drove into the base. The objects on a heavy truck shocked everyone. The scene suddenly stopped for a moment, and then broke into even more enthusiastic applause.
The thing on the truck was part of the mutant spider king's body.
A single leg was as long as a truck bed, and half of its face looked eerie and terrifying, like an alien. Even though they knew it was dead, everyone's hair stood on end when they looked into its blood-red eyes.
Seeing the Spider King with one's own eyes was far more shocking than what was shown in the video. The people at the Yunjiang base thought in disbelief that the mopping-up team had to deal with such a monster.
The applause and cheers grew louder and louder.
The leader Zhang Hongmeng got out of the car and saluted the base commander and other officials and onlookers waiting in front of the city gate. She was one of the team leaders of this clearing operation.
The beautiful short black hair fluttered in the golden light, and the wheat-colored skin was covered with golden dust. There was an obvious scar at the corner of the woman's eye compared to when He Junxia left, and her eyebrow was broken, but she looked more heroic, resolute and powerful.
He didn't know if it was He Junxia's illusion, but he always felt that there was an emotion suppressed between Zhang Hongmeng's brows, a kind of worry, and she was far less calm and happy than she appeared to be.
The next morning
The commendation meeting was held in the largest square in the Yunjiang base.
He Junxia secured a close-up position for himself and his family. He stared at the several clearing team captains and base executives on the podium, carefully observing their expressions. However, Xie Liqing seemed to have misunderstood something from his behavior. She hesitated to speak several times, her eyes full of confusion.
Finally, after the commendation meeting, she made up her mind and said, "Xiao Da, no matter what you want to do, Mom will support you."
Her children should have been dragons and phoenixes soaring in the sky.
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