Chapter 23
Peter was on edge when he learned Lin Bai was going with Lou Tiannan and the others to the already-occupied East District 1. He hadn't forgotten he still had an X112 alkali in his stomach. If Lin Bai left, what would he do?! Would he stay in the New City safe zone and die of internal organ failure?
This is not allowed! Absolutely not allowed!
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention at night, he gritted his teeth and knocked on Lin Bai's door.
Lin Bai was not surprised to see him coming. Peter observed Lin Bai's expression and asked tentatively, "I heard that you are going to East District 1 with them tomorrow..."
"You want to go too?"
"No, no..." Peter was no fool. He had finally reached the safe zone, so how could he not let it go? After spending the past two days with Lin Bai, he had more or less figured out her temperament. Peter said sincerely, "I was wrong before. I promise I won't do it again. You're leaving tomorrow. Can you use the antidote for the poison in my stomach..."
"Oh, this!" Lin Bai responded without surprise. She pulled out a potion bottle from her pocket. The blue and white stripes looked very familiar to Peter. Isn't that X112 alkali?!
Why did she take this out again? Peter was puzzled.
Lin Bai tossed the medicine bottle in his hand and threw it to Peter. Peter didn't understand why, but he subconsciously grabbed it with trembling hands. His palms were sweating with nervousness: "You are..."
Lin Bai nodded his chin, indicating that he should look at it himself.
Peter lowered his head to look at the medicine bottle in his hand. It had blue and white stripes, and it said X112 Alkali Type. That was right, what did she want him to look at?
Just as he was about to ask, he discovered his palms were stained blue and white. He was startled. Would the color of this medicine bottle fade? Quicker than he realized, he rubbed the bottle with his thumb. The color was wiped off, revealing the words underneath: Hallucinogen.
He suddenly looked up: "Isn't what you gave me X112 alkali?!"
Lin Bai said slowly: "That thing is not that easy to get."
The anger of being fooled only flashed through his mind briefly, and was quickly replaced by ecstasy and relief. Peter was so excited that he almost wanted to go up and hug Lin Bai, but when he saw Lin Bai's expression, he clenched the bottle tightly and gave himself a hug. He took two quick steps back and forth, his face filled with joy and excitement, "Lin Bai, you scared me to death!"
If he hadn't taken the X112 alkali medicine, his organs wouldn't have failed!
"That's great! I knew you wouldn't be so cruel, Lin Bai!" Peter said sincerely, "You are such a kind person!"
Even though Xiya didn't know what happened before, she could probably guess it after hearing what Peter said. Seeing Peter's grateful look on Lin Bai's face, her admiration for Lin Bai deepened. Mom is so smart!
…
Because they had to set off the next morning, the military defense department dispersed after lunch. Those who needed to stand guard stood guard, and those who needed to rest rested.
When Lou Tiannan walked up to the corridor on the second floor, he caught a glimpse of Lin Bai's closed door. He stopped involuntarily and looked at her door. Lou Tiannan sneered and walked away again. When he was about to look away, he saw that Lin Bai's door was open.
He stopped again, and a few seconds later, a man came out of Lin Bai's room.
Peter.
She let an Alpha into her room late at night?
Lou Tiannan's eyes sank slightly.
Peter didn't see Lou Tiannan. He went down the stairs on the other side with a happy look on his face.
Thinking of the relationship between Lin Bai and Peter, Lou Tiannan withdrew his gaze indifferently and walked back to his room.
The night passed quickly in the safe zone.
At daybreak, the three teams' off-road vehicles drove out of the safe zone.
Lou Tiannan was driving, Zhu Liang was sitting in the passenger seat looking at a map, Song Yan was scouting the surroundings on the roof, Zhou Yu and Lu Jia were sitting in the back seat, and Lin Bai, Xiya and Wen Xia Xia were sitting in the last row. Wen Xia Xia wanted to ask Lin Bai for advice on some surgical matters, but unfortunately, Lin Bai seemed to only know surgery.
The area near the New City Safe Zone is relatively safe. Although it is a bit deserted as we drove along, we didn't see any zombies or thugs.
After driving for four hours, just as we were about to cross the New City Safe Zone boundary, it became clear that the surroundings were completely different. Broken limbs, bones, and blood were everywhere on the street. The further we drove, the more corpses there were, both zombies and humans...
Even the sky over the city ahead darkened appropriately, and the empty, gloomy steel forest stood there silently, without a trace of human activity.
It is hard to imagine that this place was Xihai City, one of the prosperous cities in the end times.
Song Yan glanced at the map, jumped into the car and said to Lou Tiannan who was driving, "Captain Lou, Xihai City is ahead. After passing Xihai City, we will reach Tongtian Port."
Tongtian Port is a dangerous port where zombies gather, which Xiang Cheng specifically warned about. It is not far from Xihai City.
"Let's go to the factory ahead to rest and replenish supplies, and then set off after checking the situation in Xihai City." Lou Tiannan said.
This is the safest method.
The vehicle drove directly into the industrial plant outside Xihai City. It was a large factory building. Some areas inside the factory were filled with corpses and human bones. It was obvious that this factory had experienced many fierce battles before. There were many huge steel bars and iron plates in the factory, all covered with blood and flesh...
Eight people were making temporary supplies behind a pile of gravel.
It's a blind spot and also the cleanest place in the entire factory.
The map was spread out in the middle, and the group ate compressed biscuits while discussing the next route. After the route was roughly decided, they finally took a bite of the compressed biscuits they had unpacked.
The people from Team 3 often eat together. This time, with Lin Bai and Xiya joining them, it doesn't seem out of place at all. Although Lu Jia doesn't like Lin Bai, he still remembers the mission.
He bit into a compressed biscuit and looked up to see Zhou Yu's listless look. "Brother Yu, why are you still like this?!"
Zhou Yu scratched his head irritably, his eyes drooping with worry as he said, "You don't understand at all..."
Lu Jia was a little puzzled: "Is Elena's betrayal of the Federation such a big blow to him?"
Song Yan took a sip of water and said, "After all, he once wanted to transfer to the Law Enforcement Department for Elena."
As soon as Song Yan said this, everyone's eyes turned to Zhou Yu, including Lou Tiannan. Zhou Yu shuddered and quickly said to Lou Tiannan, "Song Yan, don't talk nonsense. Captain Lou, my loyalty to the Third Military Defense Team is known to all!"
"Who did you just say betrayed us?" someone interrupted.
"Well, Elena Heber, the captain of the Law Enforcement Team, you should know her." Song Yan said.
Lin Bai's expression had always remained calm. This was probably the first time others had seen her look of surprise so clearly. "She rebelled against the Federation?"
Seeing Lin Bai's expression, Zhou Yu felt like he had found an ally. He plopped down next to her and said, "It's incredible, isn't it? I can't believe it now. How could such an upright person like her betray the Federation? She ranks first in the Security Bureau in terms of the number of criminals she has arrested. I can't imagine why she would betray me! It's impossible!"
Lin Bai suppressed the fluctuating emotions in her heart and raised her head again. Her face was still as calm as usual. She said calmly, "I can't think of it either."
After hearing this, Zhou Yu regarded Lin Bai as his confidant even more, and he wanted to lie on Lin Bai and howl!
Lou Tiannan's eyes swept across Lin Bai's face, which had regained its composure. Why did her reaction seem like she knew Elena?
Lou Tiannan quickly thought about Elena's network of relationships in his mind.
The information of the 621 herbal medicine researcher is confidential, but he has seen Elena's information.
After checking one by one, he found that most of the people who had contact with Elena were in the Security Bureau, and Lin Bai was obviously not one of them.
But Elena is a workaholic and stays in the law enforcement department seven days a week.
Is it that only Lin Bai knows Elena, but Elena doesn't know her?
…
While the three teams were staying in the industrial plant, someone in the bloody and bone lair bordering the Central and Southern Districts simultaneously reported the news to Qiu Tu.
"Master Tu, I've heard that Lou Tiannan and his group have already left the New City Safe Zone. The people who were following them didn't dare to follow too closely. From a distance, it looked like they were heading towards us."
"Come over to us?" Qiu Tu was chewing on a thin white arm at that time. After hearing the report from his men, his scarred face twisted for a moment. A cold murderous intent flashed in his triangular eyes with single eyelids. He said coldly, "If they want to die, then grant their wish."
He took a bite of meat viciously and said sinisterly, "Call a few people and let Tongtian Port become their graveyard. Don't be like those idiots like Taike Hu Dingguo! They not only failed to kill anyone but also lost themselves."
"Yes! Make sure they stay there!"
Qiu Tu was very satisfied with what he heard. Just as he was about to take another bite of the meat, he remembered something and asked, "Have you found any information about that white thing?"
"It's not easy to investigate people in this world..." The subordinate was a little embarrassed. Qiu Tu's face was full of anger and he said quickly: "I think we found some information. The person came from West Seventh District. I heard that he is the family member of the 621 herbal medicine researcher."
"621 Herbal Medicine Researcher?" Qiu Tu narrowed his eyes. He certainly knew the 621 Herbal Medicine Research Institute. It was said that before the fall of 621, they had developed a drug to cure the zombie virus. Unsure if this was true or not, he frowned and asked, "Is she also with Lou Tiannan's team?"
"Yes, follow me."
Qiu Tu's thick fingers moved quickly and he said, "Catch that woman alive and bring her to me!"
"Yes!" The subordinate nodded in response. After the explanation, he did not leave. Qiu Tu said impatiently: "If you have something to say, please tell me quickly. If you don't want your mouth anymore, I will cut it off for you."
The man was so frightened that his legs were shaking. He didn't dare to hesitate any longer and said, "Master Tu, there is indeed something else."
"explain!"
"Brother Chang Qi said they went to the previous fight site and found that the bodies of Tai Ke, Hu Dingguo, and Lisa were missing."
"The bodies are missing? Only theirs are missing?"
"Yes, the others' bodies are still there, but the bodies of these three are no longer there."
"Maybe it was eaten by those zombies." Qiu Tu didn't care much about the whereabouts of the dead body.
Although it was a pity that Taike and Hu Dingguo died, it did not cause any great harm to Xue Gu. However, Lisa's death made him angry. Special powers were rare in the apocalypse, let alone a powerful wind-type power user like Lisa.
However, Qiu Tu was only annoyed for a while, but he soon thought it through and thought it didn't matter. The thing that was most abundant in the blood and bones was people with superpowers.
Killing more zombies can always increase their ability level.
Thinking about something, he waved the man away, leaned his legs on the sofa, grabbed a handful of zombie crystal cores at hand, and threw them into his mouth like peanuts.
As he absorbed the zombie crystal core, abundant supernatural energy flowed through his body. Whenever he opened his hand, a purple-red flame appeared in his palm.
He said disdainfully: "Humph, what is Black Flame?"
…
In the bright observation room, the huge white cocoon still stood there motionless.
The handsome blond young man looked at the cocoon behind the glass wall with anticipation in his eyes. He held a red sensing wire in his hand, and the other end of the wire was attached to the giant cocoon. This thin wire allowed him to clearly sense the heartbeat coming from the giant cocoon.
Slow and regular, like the most beautiful sound of nature in the world.
After listening for a while, his eyes became slightly moist. “I really hope you can wake up soon.”
A priest in a white robe cautiously entered and waited beside the blond youth. After seeing him reluctantly remove the induction wire from his hand, he softly said, "Bishop, the cooperation agreement from the Federation has been received. Lou Tiannan of the Third Military Defense Team is leading a team to East District 1 to prepare to recapture it."
The blond young man didn't care about this. "Let them go. Someone will stop them."
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