Chapter 22
The mutant zombie's sharp claws pierced into Song Yan's abdomen without hesitation.
Now is the time!
A sharp light flashed in Lin Bai's eyes, and the black blade as thin as a cicada's wing was swung towards the pupil of the mutant zombie in the night.
The moment she drew her knife, the superior dynamic vision system of her right eye clearly saw in the dark that Song Yan's abdomen had turned into sand in an instant, and the zombie's claws only picked up some fine sand.
After the surprise came understanding.
oh!
It turned out to be an earth-related ability, and it was quite well hidden. Lin Bai raised the end of his eyebrows slightly.
The mutant zombie was stabbed in the eye by Lin Bai, but was unharmed. Song Yan, who was caught by the zombie, took advantage of the opportunity to turn around and kick the zombie in the chin, dislocating it. Lou Tiannan also seized the opportunity and quickly got close to him and swung an iron fist. While the mutant zombie was dodging, he reached out and snatched Song Yan from the zombie's hand.
The zombie was obviously annoyed when the food in its hand was taken away. It showed its ferocious fangs, roared in its throat, and walked towards Lou Tiannan.
Lou Tiannan's eyes were bloodshot, veins bulged on his forehead and arms, and the energy flowing in his blood vessels made him almost explode. Seeing the superpowered zombies coming towards him, he barely pushed Song Yan away. Raging black flames burned around him, and he clearly heard the sound of his blood vessels bursting, but he did not stop releasing superpowered energy.
No matter what, he couldn't let anything happen to his teammates.
"Captain Lou! No!" Wen Xiaxia yelled. He was burning his own energy to die with the zombies! Wen Xiaxia struggled to get up, but the weakness in her body made her fall down uncontrollably.
Lin Bai glanced at Lou Tiannan with a little surprise. His resolute and deep face was full of fearlessness and determination to die.
How great! Lin Bai thought to himself, deeply in awe of this great warrior who was about to die.
She looked around, trying to find a shelter in case Lou Tiannan's body exploded and affected her. Lou Tiannan could die, but she could not.
The zombie reached out to grab Lou Tiannan, and Lou Tiannan also punched the zombie.
Lin Bai also found a shelter.
The moment the palms and fists of both sides collided!
"Team Building!!!" The shouts of the crowd were drowned out by the sound of a bullet exploding——
"Bang!"
The mutant zombie's left arm was hit by a bullet and broke on the spot, with the remaining limbs flying far away.
Everyone was shocked.
A car engine sounded in the distance.
The scattered firelight allowed them to see clearly that the approaching vehicle was a camouflaged armored vehicle unique to the Federal Army.
Zhu Liang was lying on top of the carriage with a sharp look in his eyes. The muzzle of the sniper rifle in his hand, which had just fired a shot, was smoking.
"Brother Liang! It's Brother Liang!!!"
"Car in the safe zone! Help is coming!"
After seeing the situation clearly, Zhou Yu became excited.
Zhu Liang aimed his gun at the zombie's head in front of Lou Tiannan and pulled the trigger. Another shot from the sniper rifle was heard. The zombie dodged quickly and was not hit in the head, but a hole appeared in its chest.
This is a high-damage bullet specially developed by the Military Defense Department to fight zombies.
Seeing that Zhu Liang had aimed his next shot at it, it barked frantically a few times, quickly used fire as cover and escaped from the scene under the cover of night.
Wen Xia Xia breathed a sigh of relief and fell to the ground.
In two minutes, the rescue team's armored vehicle drove in front of everyone, and Zhu Liang brought the rescue team to everyone.
After a fierce battle, everyone was covered in dust and their clothes were torn, but they looked at each other with excitement. They had survived. Before they could say a word to each other, they heard Lu Jia's panicked voice from the side: "Captain Lou!"
Several people turned around nervously and saw Lou Tiannan's body shaking and falling to the ground.
Lin Bai, who was closest to him, dodged and took a step back.
Bang.
Lou Tiannan fell heavily to the ground, with a bloody mark on his forehead.
Lu Jia glared at Lin Bai and clenched his fists!
…
Lou Tiannan had a complicated dream, in which there were zombies, blood and bones... and a gun pointed at him.
Behind the muzzle are a pair of eyes covered with eyeshadow and eyeliner, very ordinary and calm.
Bang.
She fired.
Lou Tiannan opened his eyes and woke up.
He paused for two seconds and found that he was lying on the bed. As soon as he moved, the bones and muscles of his limbs sent him pain signals, especially his arms, which were so painful that he could hardly lift them.
But after getting used to the pain, he quickly realized that his supernatural energy was much closer to the level.
"Please do not move for the time being. Z07 will check your physical condition." A medical robot beside him noticed the symptoms of his waking up, and while making a mechanical sound, it notified Wen Xia Xia and others.
This is a very old version of the robot, but in the apocalypse, only this type of robot can still work.
All new robots were paralyzed due to satellite network and other reasons.
Wen Xia Xia arrived very quickly. In just a minute or two, Lou Tiannan had already recalled what happened before he fell into a coma.
"Captain Lou, how do you feel?"
After the robot removed the sensing wires from its body, Lou Tiannan sat up. He rubbed his shoulders, shook his arms and said, "I'm fine. How is Song Yan?" He remembered the scene when Song Yan was caught by zombies.
"She's fine. Fortunately, her tricky earth-based ability worked and the zombie's claws didn't scratch her." Wen Xia Xia said thankfully.
"Everyone else is fine. They have injuries but none of them are serious. They have been treated and are resting. The survivors have been taken to the safe zone." Wen Xia Xia knew what Lou Tiannan was concerned about and told him everything in an orderly manner.
Wen Xiaxia still felt a lingering fear as she talked about what happened last night. "Luckily, Brother Liang hadn't driven far when he happened to run into Team 4 returning from searching the outer area. He immediately brought his men back to rescue us, otherwise the consequences would have been disastrous."
"After you fell unconscious, we were carried into a car and followed to the safe zone. This is the Xincheng Safe Zone, and the person in charge is now the Minister of our Military Defense Department, Xiang Cheng."
"Xiang Cheng?" Lou Tiannan was puzzled. Before they set off, Xiang Cheng was still in the safe zone of East District 1. How could he come to the safe zone of New City?
"Yes, Minister Xiang. I just woke up not long ago. The minister will tell us the details later."
As he spoke, Lou Tiannan had slowly gotten off the bed. He was only wearing a pair of black combat pants. Because of the serious injuries on his upper body, he was not wearing a shirt. His shoulders and back were wrapped in bandages. As he moved, his wheat-colored arms and the strong muscles in his abdomen were clearly visible.
The aches and pains in his body kept reminding him that he needed to rest. He took the clothes from the rack and put them on as if nothing had happened. He still had a lot of things to do.
In the dressing mirror, he saw that he also had a piece of gauze on his forehead.
Seeing him reach out to touch the gauze, Wen Xia Xia said softly, "Your forehead was hit a bit badly, so I bandaged it for you."
Looking at the gauze, Lou Tiannan remembered something and asked, "Where is Lin Bai?"
"She should be resting now." Wen Xia Xia said. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "She doesn't seem to be in good condition."
Lou Tiannan paused while buttoning his shirt, "Is she seriously injured?"
"No." Wen Xiaxia shook her head. "She looked at the star map and heard others say that the researchers at the 621 Biomedical Research Institute were in danger. After that, she went back to her room and never came out again."
621 Pharmacopoeia Research Institute...
Lou Tiannan's gray eyes flashed with deep meaning.
Where her partner is.
Does she really have a partner there?
Lou Tiannan had always been skeptical about Lin Bai's partner at the 621 Pharmacopoeia Research Institute. After listening to Wen Xia Xia's description, he was slightly distracted. He couldn't imagine what kind of person the partner of a Beta like Lin Bai would be.
"Where is the third-level crystal core?" Lou Tiannan asked again.
"Lin Bai took two. The remaining three were temporarily kept by Brother Liang because Sister Yan was unconscious. They will be handed over to the Minister after we reach the safe zone."
"I see. Where is Xiang Cheng? I'll go see him."
"The minister is waiting for you in his office on the third floor."
Lou Tiannan nodded and walked out of the room.
…
Xiang Cheng, fifty years old, is the director of the four teams of the Military Defense Department and the head of the New City Security Zone. His face looks a little older than his actual age. His temples are already gray, and there are obvious wrinkles on his forehead and the corners of his eyes. His dark-skinned cheeks are full of traces of the years. Only his eyes are bright and firm, revealing a sense of majesty.
He was standing upright in front of the desk in his office, looking at the map board with a frown in thought.
Boom boom boom.
There was a knock on the door.
"Enter."
Lou Tiannan walked in from outside, saw Xiang Cheng and asked directly: "Why did you come to New City from East Third District? What happened in East Third District?"
Xiang Cheng snorted coldly, "You're still so rude!" His words seemed annoyed, but his face was the complete opposite. His words were full of undisguised concern: "How are you?"
"It's okay. What happened?"
"Not long after you left, the number of zombies near the East Third District suddenly increased sharply, and the New City Safe Zone just happened to lack combat effectiveness. After repeated discussions, I led the team to move to the New City Safe Zone. In just three days, the East Third District fell, and more and more people were infected." Xiang Cheng explained the situation in a few words.
"The new city won't hold out for much longer, but the only good news is that the zombies aren't very smart. As long as we mask the smell and don't make any noise, most zombies won't be able to detect humans. To that end, we're developing underground safe zones. The soil will provide the greatest possible isolation from sound and smell."
Xiang Cheng pointed to the corner of the map, and an underground safe zone took shape.
Lou Tiannan nodded. His eyes fell on the map next to the underground safe zone, and his brows tightened: "These..."
The map is a map of the federal star field where they live, marked with different colors. White is the activity area of the Aurora Church, green is the safe zone, gray is where mobs frequently appear, and black is where zombies gather.
Looking around, gray and black blocks account for the vast majority, with only a few green blocks lighting up on the map, and there are more white blocks than green blocks.
The new city safety zone where they are currently located is one of the green areas.
But when he set out from the safe zone to carry out a mission three months ago, the map was not like this.
"There are fewer and fewer safe zones in the Federation." Xiang Cheng sighed.
Lou Tiannan looked at the gray plate where the blood bones, zombies and other desperate thugs gathered, his eyes heavy: "I will fight back."
Xiang Cheng did not refute the arrogant words. He said, "You have a more important mission now."
Xiang Cheng turned and walked to the table, picked up the file with a red top-secret seal on it and handed it to Lou Tiannan, "This is a task assigned by the head of the federation."
Lou Tiannan was silent for a moment, then reached out to take the file. Inside was only a piece of paper and a thumb-sized alien ID metal card with only one line of words written about the mission.
——621 Biopharmaceutical Research Institute, raw blood vaccine.
Lou Tiannan frowned: "Isn't this mission done by a team?"
At that time, Team One and Team Three had separate tasks. Team One went to the 621 Biopharmaceutical Research Institute to obtain specific information about the original blood vaccine, while Team Three went to the West Seventh District to rescue the survivors who had sent out distress signals.
"One team was outside the 621 Herbal Medicine Research Institute," Xiang Cheng looked at Lou Tiannan, a flash of sadness in his eyes, "and they were completely wiped out."
There was silence in the office for a long time.
Xiang Cheng said: "This is also one of the reasons why we moved to the Xincheng safety zone."
Lou Tiannan didn't say anything, but just unfolded the task file again and took a look. The black words on the white paper seemed to be stained with blood.
"The raw blood vaccine concerns the future of all mankind, and this journey is more dangerous than three months ago." Xiang Cheng pointed to the blackened area near the 621 Biopharmaceutical Research Institute.
When the team set out, there were still some green plate fragments near the 621 Pharmacopoeia Research Institute. Now they have all turned black, and the 621 Research Institute is marked yellow, which means extreme danger.
Lou Tiannan pulled out a thin rope made of special material from his belt, passed it through the ID metal card, and hung it around his neck, saying firmly: "I will never retreat."
Xiang Cheng patted him on the shoulder and said nothing more. He quickly entered combat readiness. He pointed at the map and planned a route with him: "The search team has already figured out the situation nearby. Starting from the New City Safe Zone, after passing through the Central City, we will pass by Tongtian Port. Tongtian Port has become a gathering place for zombies. You must be extremely careful when passing through here."
"To the south is the border area between the Central and Southern regions. This area is a gathering place for thugs and those with special abilities, especially outlaws. Blood Bones, Red Sand, and others are active here. The Federation can't provide much help here. You need to judge the route based on the actual situation. You will be safer after passing the white area after the thug area. The Federation and the Aurora Church have established cooperation, and perhaps an Aurora priest will help you then..."
Lou Tiannan pointed to the area below the border between Central and South China: "Why don't you go directly to the East Second District to cooperate with the law enforcement department?"
Rather than dealing with those mysterious people in Aurora, he would rather go to the area under Elena's jurisdiction.
Xiang Cheng was silent for a long time this time, so long that Lou Tiannan thought something unexpected had happened to Elena, but Xiang Cheng gave him an even more unexpected answer -
"Elena, betrayed the Federation."
…
"What?!" Zhou Yu sat up from the bed, "Captain Elena betrayed the Federation?"
"How is this possible?! This is impossible!" Lu Jia also shouted, his tone full of complete disbelief.
Even someone as steady as Zhu Liang was surprised. "How could Captain Elena betray me?"
They had all seen Elena in the Military Defense Department. She was upright and hated evil. Before the apocalypse, she was the most likely successor to the position of Minister of Law Enforcement. After the apocalypse, she had been committed to clearing out zombies and thugs. How could she possibly betray!
"No one can betray her!" Lu Jia said loudly.
"Keep your voice down," said a member of the Second Military Defense Team. "You'll find out when we have a meeting later." He said in a low voice, "Elena has really betrayed me."
"Actually, there were signs a long time ago. A few months before your mission, information exchange with East District 2 decreased. We originally thought it was due to the boundary network. It wasn't until East District 2 completely refused to cooperate with Aurora, completely cut off contact with us, and closed the regional gate that we were sure that Elena had betrayed us."
When they heard about this, everyone in the Third Military Defense Team fell silent. If they were to ask who the most upright person in the Federation was, Lou Tiannan and Elena would be on par with each other, but such an upright and reliable person actually betrayed them.
Someone said, "In the end times, so many things have changed."
During lunch, everyone was listless. Xiang Cheng glanced at their expressions and made a rough guess in his mind.
After dinner, members of the Military Defense Department went into the office for a meeting.
As a military dependent, Lin Bai was arranged to rest in a small room next to the team members, and Xiya was with her.
At that time, Lin Bai was sitting aside, hitting the metal block in his hand with a black blade, turning it into a strange irregular shape, and Xiya was learning to read.
Lin Bai glanced at Carrot Head Xiya and said, "This is a safe zone."
Xiya blinked and realized that Lin Bai was talking to her, but what did she mean by this sentence?
"You are safe." Lin Bai said again.
Xiya lost her parents when she was young and has always been a careful and sensitive child. She pressed her fingertips on the book, hesitant and hesitant, but finally whispered, "Can't I follow my mother?"
Lin Bai said bluntly: "It will be very dangerous, you will die."
"I will become stronger! I will become stronger than last night." Xiya said anxiously. She didn't want to be left here, even though this was a safe zone.
She looked up at Lin Bai, then bravely threw herself into his arms, her eyes red as she said cautiously, "I will really become powerful. I can already use a lot of supernatural energy. I can help you keep warm. I will be very useful. I want to follow my mother, is that okay?"
"You make your own decisions about your own affairs, but if you die, I won't help collect your body." Lin Bai never makes decisions for others.
When Xiya heard Lin Bai's words, she knew that Lin Bai had agreed to her promise. She happily lay in Lin Bai's arms and said softly, "I won't die! I will be very powerful! Mom will protect me too!"
"I won't protect you." Lin Bai corrected her seriously. When encountering danger, she would only ensure her own safety.
Xiya buried her little face in Lin Bai's arms and chose not to listen, muttering silently: "Liar mom."
When a voice sounded in his ear, Lin Bai took Xiya aside and let her continue to learn to read, while she carefully listened to the meeting of the Military Defense Department in her ear.
Once the network of the apocalypse was broken, many high-tech machines became unusable, including some detection instruments, and the mini eavesdropper that Lin Bai left in Zhu Liang's button was fortunately not discovered.
The atmosphere in the Military Defense Department office was solemn.
Xiang Cheng looked at his subordinates who could not even fill a round table, and he was a little surprised. In the past, when the Ministry of Defense held a meeting, the room was full of people, but now there were only about ten people left.
"The first thing to do at today's meeting is that the federal chief has issued a task to be completed by the captain of Team 3, Lou Tiannan. The task is to go to the heart of East District 1 and recapture the safe zone." Xiang Cheng did not mention any matters related to the 621 Pharmacopoeia Research Institute. These things are not suitable for public disclosure.
"The mission is difficult and dangerous, and the areas we pass through after departing from the New City Safe Zone are all extremely dangerous. The members of Team 3 have been through fierce battles and are injured, so they are not suitable for the mission. Tiannan and I decided to recruit a few people from other teams to accompany him."
"Report!" Song Yan said.
"explain."
"My injury is not serious! I can set off with Team Lou at any time!" Song Yan stood up and spoke clearly.
"Report! Me too!" Zhou Yu also stood up and said loudly.
"Report! Me too!" Lu Jia stood up and said.
"Report! Me too!" Wen Xia Xia and Zhu Liang stood up at the same time.
Xiang Cheng's wrinkled eyes showed a look of relief, "Tiannan, you choose."
"The selection has been made." Lou Tiannan nodded, the candidate was self-evident.
Xiang Cheng understood what he meant. "Okay, I will confirm your physical condition again before departure. Don't be too stubborn. You will only hold your teammates back." Xiang Cheng said seriously.
After talking about the mission, Xiang Cheng asked everyone to share with each other the zombies they encountered. Others expressed their concern about the mutant zombies encountered by Team Three, saying that this was a very dangerous thing.
"Yes, that mutant zombie has fire abilities. Its intelligence is significantly higher than other zombies. It is very powerful, and no physical weaknesses have been found so far..." Song Yan recounted the details he observed one by one.
"The bullets developed by the troops can cause damage to it, but two shots won't be fatal. Its body is very tough," said Zhu Liang.
"Superpowered zombies? This is the first time they've appeared, and they're so powerful!"
"Will zombies become more and more powerful in the future..." someone asked anxiously.
This question casts a shadow over everyone's mind, right?
Will the Federation civilization eventually disappear...
Completely ruled by zombies...
"No!" Someone spoke when everyone was in panic.
Lou Tiannan stood upright in his black combat uniform, his eyes scanning everyone in the office. He spoke in a steady and resolute tone, "Humanity's potential is far greater than that of zombies. In the future, we will surely defeat the virus and its evil. The federal army will defend and we will never retreat."
The powerful words gradually dispelled the gloom in everyone's hearts, and confidence gradually appeared in their eyes.
The federal army will never retreat!
Everyone's morale was high, and they all put forward their own opinions on how to prevent and fight against the mutant zombies, and the members of Team 2 and Team 4 implemented the arrangements.
After the meeting, Xiang Cheng left Lou Tiannan and others who were about to go on a mission alone.
"Let's talk about the one on your team who claims to be the family member of a survivor from the 621 Biopharmaceutical Research Institute," Xiang Chengdao said. "Are you sure she's the family member of a 621 researcher?"
Everyone thought the minister was going to talk about Elena's betrayal, but unexpectedly the minister turned the topic to Lin Bai, and everyone was stunned.
Lou Tiannan took the lead and said, "She didn't provide any substantial evidence, so we can't be sure that she is a family member of the 621 Biomedical Research Institute. However, we can confirm that she has a relationship with the 621 Biomedical Research Institute."
Lou Tiannan remembered the original blood vaccine that Lin Bai mentioned. He only learned about that thing when the team was on a mission.
"Minister, don't you have the authority to check it?" Song Yan asked curiously.
"The information of all researchers at the 621 Biomedical Research Institute, including their families, is highly confidential. No one can check it except the director and head of the 621 Biomedical Research Institute." Xiang Chengdao.
Except for Lou Tiannan, everyone else was a little surprised. They knew that those researchers did a good job of keeping secrets, but they didn't expect that the confidentiality authority was so high.
"Maybe..." Xiang Cheng paused, thinking of Elena's close relationship with the 621 Biomedical Research Institute. Perhaps Elena would know something, but he still didn't say this guess. Instead, he changed the subject and asked, "She has been accompanying you for the past few days. What kind of person is she?"
"Very capable." It was still Lou Tiannan who spoke first.
This evaluation coming from Lou Tiannan was already a very high evaluation. Xiang Cheng was a little surprised. It was he who brought Lou Tiannan into the team. No one understood the arrogance in Lou Tiannan's heart better than him. The last person he gave such a high evaluation to was Elena.
"Even without superpowers, she can fight against level three zombies." Song Yan added.
Is that so? That's certainly unusual, Xiang Cheng thought.
"He rarely talks, but he's not a bad person," Zhu Liang said.
"Brother Liang, isn't she a bad person?!" Lu Jia, a loyal fan of Lou Tiannan, was dissatisfied. "Captain Lou was right next to her at the time, but she didn't even reach out to help her." Lu Jia looked at the gauze on Lou Tiannan's forehead and was furious.
"At that time, the temperature of Captain Lou's supernatural energy had not dissipated yet, and it must have been very high. She, an ordinary person, would have been burned." Wen Xia Xia said relatively fairly from the perspective of a medic.
Hearing Wen Xia Xia's words, Lu Jia knew that what she said made sense, but he still felt unfair for Lou Tiannan. He saw it all. Lin Bai retreated without hesitation for a second, without any hesitation at all!
Zhou Yu actually had a pretty good impression of Lin Bai. He interrupted, "She seems to have some understanding of superpowers. My superpowers were improved a level thanks to her guidance."
"Is that so?!" Wen Xia Xia and Song Yan were both very interested, and were thinking about when to go to Lin Bai for advice.
I only heard Lou Tiannan say again: "I will take her with me on this mission."
"Take her with you?" Xiang Cheng showed a look of disapproval. This mission was extremely dangerous, and taking an unidentified person with him would be even more dangerous.
Lou Tiannan said: "I promised to take her to the 621 Pharmacopoeia Research Institute."
Seeing Lou Tiannan's insistence, Xiang Cheng said, "I will meet her alone and make a decision after I meet her."
Zhu Liang watched the meeting end. The minister did not mention anything about Elena. He glanced at Lou Tiannan's expression, hesitated for a few seconds, but ultimately did not ask.
The meeting ended here. Lin Bai leaned lazily in her chair, looking at the map and analyzing what she had heard.
Lou Tiannan’s mission is to recapture the East District 1 safety zone, and the 621 Pharmacopoeia Research Institute happens to be nearby.
From the New City Security Zone to the East District 1, you have to pass through at least three areas, and among these three areas there is no green plate, one gray plate and two black plates.
The Blood and Bone base is on one of them.
She pointed at the map absentmindedly, counting down silently in her mind.
15, 14...3, 2, 1.
The countdown is over.
Boom boom boom.
Someone knocks on the door.
Xiya ran to open the door. Lou Tiannan was standing at the door. He didn't go in. Instead, he stood outside the door and said to Lin Bai, "The minister wants to see you." In Lou Tiannan's opinion, Lin Bai's expression did not seem to be as bad as Wen Xiaxia said. At least she was still in the mood to put on makeup.
Lin Bai nodded, stood up, and followed Lou Tiannan out.
Lin Bai followed behind Lou Tiannan, watching his steady steps and thinking of the injuries he suffered last night. He wondered in his heart, was it because he had a good recovery ability, or was he just pretending?
She chose the latter. She saw Lou Tiannan's injuries. People with special abilities are not gods, so how could they recover so quickly?
After a few minutes, she was standing outside the office door. Lou Tiannan knocked on the door and turned sideways, motioning her to come in.
Lin Bai walked into the office with a normal expression.
Xiang Cheng only officially met Lin Bai at this time. At first glance, Lin Bai was just an ordinary female Beta. Apart from the makeup on her face, there was nothing remarkable about her. But precisely because of this, Xiang Cheng did not dare to underestimate her.
He had been in the army for many years, and everyone had his own memorable points, such as the thickness of eyebrows, the size of eyes, the height of nose, etc. But when he met Lin Bai, he couldn't even picture her facial features in his mind at the first sight.
Xiang Cheng raised his hand and motioned her to sit down: "Lin Bai, right? Hello, my name is Xiang Cheng, and I'm the person in charge of the New City Security Zone."
After Lin Bai sat down, he replied, "Hello."
Xiang Cheng asked kindly, "I heard that your partner is a researcher at the 621 Pharmacopoeia Research Institute. Could you please share some specific information?"
"inconvenient."
Xiang Cheng choked. He had been in this position for so long, and except for Lou Tiannan, no one had dared to talk to him like this for a long time.
Lou Tiannan, who was standing behind the thin wall, could already imagine Xiang Cheng's expression.
"Ms. Lin, this matter is very important. Only after you tell us the specific information can we ask our superiors whether your partner is safe based on your information."
Lin Bai's gaze swept across the wall behind Xiang Cheng, and he spoke indifferently: "I know this matter is very important, so I chose not to tell you. The federal information network has been disconnected."
The implication is obvious: don't lie to me, you are simply unable to ask your superiors for instructions.
After just two sentences, Xiang Cheng had roughly grasped Lin Bai's character. He stopped beating around the bush and said directly, "Team Lou is about to take people to East District 1 to carry out a mission. What are your plans?"
Lin Bai said: "I will go. I want to make sure my partner is safe myself."
"Although it may be a bit rude to say this, do you still want to go even if your partner is in danger?" Xiang Cheng looked at her inquiringly.
Lin Bai said without hesitation: "Go, go collect her body."
Xiang Cheng looked at Lin Bai for a moment and said, "I need to confirm your identity before I can let you follow Team Lou's team. Otherwise, I won't agree to let you follow Team Lou's team."
Lin Bai and Xiang Cheng looked at each other. She put her hand on the table into her pocket. When she took it out, there was an iron chain around her fingers. She spread her fingers, and a strange-shaped metal sheet dangled in her palm.
Xiang Cheng saw the metal piece clearly, his eyes fixed, but he pretended not to know: "What did you take?"
"You know what it is." Lin Bai didn't beat around the bush with him.
Xiang Cheng looked at Lin Bai for a few seconds, and Lin Bai looked at him frankly.
There was a click, the door closed, and Lin Bai left.
A few seconds later, the door opened and Lou Tiannan came in from outside.
"What did she show you?"
"The one on your neck."
Lou Tiannan frowned: "Are you sure? What if it's fake?"
Xiang Cheng looked at him and said, "Even if the thing is fake, you still have to acknowledge her identity."
Lou Tiannan was even more confused, "Don't play dumb."
"This card, just like the information of those researchers, is not known by many people, and even fewer have seen it. If you can enter the research institute, it may play a key role." Xiang Cheng's move was completely helpless. The annihilation of a team was a huge blow to him.
One team's vital signs disappeared before they even entered the research institute.
He could only bet on Lin Bai. Moreover, during this conversation with Lin Bai, from her attitude and expression, he intuitively felt that Lin Bai had a close relationship with the 621 Pharmacopoeia Research Institute.
Lou Tiannan paused. She thought of the original blood vaccine that Lin Bai had told her about. Now that she could produce the ID card of the 621 Biopharmaceutical Research Institute, the gunpoint that had been pointed at him flashed through her mind. Lou Tiannan said in a deep voice, "I know."
…
Because of their special abilities, Song Yan, Zhou Yu and others recovered much faster than ordinary people. After three days, their injuries were basically healed.
Xiang Cheng took them to the armory and showed them the latest weapons developed by the army to fight against zombies.
"Wow, is this the bullet you fired that night? It's the kind that can severely injure zombies!" Zhou Yu picked up a nine-centimeter-long bullet and examined it carefully. "This bullet is really heavy."
It felt like each bullet weighed nearly half a pound, not to mention a magazine full of bullets. Song Yan stretched out his hand to test the weight and sighed, "This sniper is really not something that ordinary people can become."
Just when the two were still researching new technologies.
Lou Tiannan picked up the bag and dumped all the guns and ammunition into it, doing it so quickly and efficiently.
When others saw this, they immediately followed suit.
Xiang Cheng looked a little distressed. "The army has spent months researching and developing this little bit. Is it appropriate for you to wipe it all out in one go?"
As Zhou Yu was packing his bag with ammunition, gun accessories, and other items, he said, "Minister! Out with the old comes the new!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Lu Jia also said without even raising his head.
Xiang Cheng laughed and scolded: "Just follow your captain and learn some banditry!"
When the marching backpacks were packed, each one weighed hundreds of pounds, and Lou Tiannan's was especially heavy. Xiang Cheng looked at the huge bag and the half-empty armory, and his eyes twitched unconsciously.
Xiang Cheng not only provided them with the most advanced guns and ammunition, but also prepared military off-road vehicles for them.
It looks like an ordinary car, but it has a lot of surprises inside. The car uses the latest unmanned driving system and can accommodate more than ten people. The entire car shell is made of new bulletproof and explosion-proof metal materials. The window glass is also made of composite bulletproof high-definition material. There is a storage compartment under the car seat, and the seats, leather covers, etc. can be used for emergency defense.
In a word, there is no superfluous configuration in the car.
"Wow, this is so cool!" Zhou Yu and Lu Jia crawled around on the roof and under the car, their eyes shining.
The off-road vehicle with superior performance also attracted Song Yan and Wen Xia Xia's special interest.
Lou Tiannan and Xiang Chengze looked at the gloomy sky from outside the office, and no one spoke.
After a long time, Xiang Cheng's voice finally rang out in the office: "This mission is very dangerous."
"Yeah." Lou Tiannan responded in a low voice.
Looking at his calm face, Xiang Cheng shook his head helplessly. He reached out and placed a glass bottle in front of Lou Tiannan.
Lou Tiannan's eyes darkened.
The glass bottle contained several zombie crystal cores that were glowing brightly.
"What's the meaning?"
"This is a processed zombie crystal core. The melanin inside has been removed as much as possible. Zombie crystal cores are indeed dangerous, but various research data show that the energy within them is equally powerful. Perhaps you will find it useful."
Seeing that Lou Tiannan didn't answer.
Xiang Cheng added: "Not only me, but your parents also hope that you can complete the mission alive."
Lou Tiannan reached out, took the glass bottle and put it in his pocket.
"I will help them survive." Lou Tiannan said solemnly as he looked at the excited team members downstairs.
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The departure time is set for tomorrow morning. The meteorologist has checked and found that there will be a whole day of scorching sun the day after tomorrow, and the frequency of zombie appearances will decrease, making it the most suitable day for departure.
The night of departure was no different from any other night, except that everyone got a beer.
"The minister is too stingy. This glass of beer is not even enough for me to taste." Zhou Yu drank most of the glass in one gulp and muttered to himself while staring at the remaining half glass.
"Report! Minister, Zhou Yu said you are stingy!" The complaining king from Team 2 heard it and immediately betrayed Zhou Yu!
Zhou Yu raised his fist to beat up the person who told tales, and the two of them started laughing and making a scene.
Xiang Chengdao: "After the mission is completed, I will drive a truck of beer for you to drink."
This sentence caused many people to cheer: "Great! The minister keeps his word!"
Everyone was laughing and joking. The soldiers, who normally could drink a case of beer without getting drunk, were now going wild over a glass of beer. They completely forgot about the apocalypse, zombies, and betrayal, and only cared about the minister fulfilling his promise! Now they seemed to be the same heartless soldiers who had been there before the apocalypse.
Lou Tiannan drank the wine in his empty glass, thinking back to what Xiang Cheng had said to him. "Elena's betrayal is a huge blow to the Federation. She knows too much. If she cooperates with Xuegu, Hongsha and others, half of the Federation's security system will be useless. The head of the Federal Security Bureau and the speakers will also be in danger."
Xiang Cheng did not exaggerate the consequences. Elena was the most likely candidate to succeed the Minister of Law Enforcement. She became the captain of the first team of the Law Enforcement Department at a young age and had a thorough understanding of the security protection system of the Law Enforcement Department and even the entire Security Bureau.
She will become the sharpest knife piercing the Federation.
"If you discover any trace of Elena during the mission, you must do your utmost to eliminate her existence."
Xiang Cheng asked Lou Tiannan to break the knife to eliminate any possibility of endangering the security of the Federation.
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