A steel-framed platform was mounted on top of a heavy truck in front of them.
Peng Gang and Tan Xiong sat on it, eating dried meat from evolved beasts while leisurely observing the increasingly unfamiliar surroundings.
Although they fought and stopped along the way, traversing the area of three counties and killing more than 300,000 zombies, the two showed no signs of fatigue from continuous combat.
Instead, they chatted and enjoyed the scenery with great interest.
Upon seeing a forest of giant, glowing mushrooms, Peng Gang couldn't help but exclaim, "It's fucking beautiful! Each mushroom is dozens of meters tall and sparkling. It's even more amazing than the Avatar movies I've seen before."
Tan Xiong's lips twitched, and he said in a muffled voice, "Old Peng, can you be a little more civilized? You're a brigade commander now, with more than 6,000 men under your command, which is equivalent to a division before."
Peng Gang glanced at Tan Xiong and said irritably, "Old Tan, you used to swear more than I did. Have you become so refined now that you have a wife and kids?"
Tan Xiong laughed heartily and said, "Absolutely, we can't let the children be led astray."
At this point, Tan Xiong glanced at Peng Gang again and asked, "Old Peng, haven't you thought about finding a woman you truly like? In Fuxing City, there are at least several hundred, if not a thousand, women pursuing you. It's not good for you to continue being single like this."
Peng Gang took a bite of jerky and said while chewing, "I'm all about first impressions. If I don't like something, I won't take it even if it's given to me."
Just as Tan Xiong was about to speak, a voice suddenly came from the walkie-talkie.
"Brigade Commander, Deputy Brigade Commander, the area one kilometer ahead is completely blocked by hundreds of abandoned vehicles and vines. It will take at least an hour to clear it."
Tan Xiong picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "Clean it up as soon as possible."
"yes!"
The convoy slowly came to a stop.
Peng Gang and Tan Xiong continued chatting and laughing as usual.
After a while, the voice came through the walkie-talkie again: "Brigade Commander, Deputy Brigade Commander, there's something strange about this traffic jam. You'd better come and take a look."
Peng Gang and Tan Xiong were slightly taken aback, then jumped out of the car and rushed forward.
As a level 2 evolver, he had consumed at least 4 bottles of enhancement liquid, which was almost equivalent to drinking a bottle of gene evolution substrate.
Even though they are all power-type evolved beings, their speed is still very fast.
Upon arriving at the traffic jam point mentioned by the reconnaissance team, several engineering vehicles were moving the vehicles.
In addition, several hundred strong and healthy soldiers came over, ready to clear the traffic jam ahead by manpower.
Peng Gang walked up to the reconnaissance company commander and asked, "What's strange?"
The company commander pointed to the vehicles and said seriously, "Brigade Commander, these vehicles are relatively new, and everything inside has been ransacked. Anything that could be taken has been taken. There should be quite a few survivors around here. Even if each vehicle carries one person, there are at least several hundred survivors who have been trapped here and forced to get off."
Peng Gang asked, "When you say something strange, are you referring to these survivors?"
The company commander shook his head and said, "Brigade commander, if someone is fleeing by car and finds the road blocked here, their first reaction should be to reverse and take another route. After all, we've encountered several exits along the way. But here, all the drivers of these cars have chosen to get out of their vehicles after finding the traffic jam. This is very strange."
“I suspect they were all forced out of the car and then had everything inside taken from them.”
Peng Gang and Tan Xiong exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with joy.
They killed so many zombies along the way, but didn't find a single survivor.
Ever since the leader emphasized that searching for people was the most important thing, they always felt uneasy if they failed to rescue any survivors on each mission.
Finally, we've made some progress!
Peng Gang immediately ordered: "Send out the entire reconnaissance company! Find me any trace of these survivors!"
"yes!"
Soon, the reconnaissance company commander began to arrange the details.
Peng Gang and Tan Xiong weren't in a hurry and wandered around the neighborhood aimlessly.
Currently, apart from the officers, the First Army only retains 300 evolved individuals.
These 300 evolved individuals were divided into three companies, each managed by one of the three brigades, and were primarily responsible for reconnaissance.
These reconnaissance companies possess extensive experience and the best equipment in the entire brigade.
Considering their own strength, Peng Gang and his men were not worried that anything would happen to these reconnaissance companies.
......
Ten kilometers away from the highway, an abandoned logistics park has now been transformed into a fortified stronghold.
The towering mutated trees and dense mutated jungle nearby completely concealed this logistics park.
In a conference room of an office building in the park, seven managers were having a heated discussion.
"I estimate that this army has at least 5,000 people! And they are fully armed and carry all kinds of heavy weapons! They should be a real army from before the apocalypse."
“I saw that their trucks were also carrying tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, at least a dozen of them. Even if they weren’t regular troops, their firepower was still very strong.”
"Then what do we do? Should we seek refuge with them?"
"What nonsense about seeking refuge? So what if they're regular troops? It's been a year and a half since the disaster happened, who knows what kind of people they are?"
"That's right, we have food and drink here, enough grain for more than 4,000 of us to eat for several years, and Qianqian can control those giant beasts to lead us to reclaim more villages. Maybe we're even better off than them!"
"Yes! We have food and drink, and giant beasts to protect us, why should we risk seeking refuge with outsiders?!"
"But the other side has so many troops and so many heavy weapons. The power behind them must be very strong. We can't just stay here forever."
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