Chapter 203 Awakening
The overall strength of this assault team is very good. The captain is a fifth-level fire type, and the rest of the team members are all fourth-level, and almost all of them are strong attack types. It can be said that the capital has put in 120,000% sincerity in this hunting operation.
So it took them less than a day to cross the medium-sized city filled with low-level zombies.
However, there was still no sign of the mysterious zombies.
In fact, following its footsteps and hoping to find its trace in a destination that they are not sure it will choose is undoubtedly like looking for a needle in a haystack.
But there is no way. If they wait until the zombie appears in a base before sending troops, I am afraid that when the reinforcements arrive, they will see only an empty city.
So no matter how difficult or impossible it is, they will try.
24 people left City E and headed towards City W along the highway.
This route was calculated by the technicians at the Capital Base based on all the captured images of the mysterious zombie, and it is the most likely route for it to appear.
But whether it was because the team was too strong or they really had no intention of going to W City, they walked for two days and one night without seeing any zombies.
Moreover, there were no signs of it attacking high-level zombies along the way, because they encountered a wave of zombie migration during the day, which included many third- and fourth-level zombies. If it had indeed taken this route, then based on its current preference for the crystals of high-level zombies, it would not have let this wave of zombies go.
So, it didn't choose this path?
Or, does it not intend to go to W City at all?
"Everyone, set up camp." The captain's voice came from the walkie-talkie, and the team members behind stopped, took off their backpacks, and started to set up camp.
They had been marching for so long that they might be faster than the mysterious zombies, so they couldn't go any further and had to stop and rest for a few hours.
After sunset, the city that was once dotted with lights and the once busy highway became completely quiet. Apart from the occasional sound of the wind, only one's own heartbeat and the breathing of teammates could remind people that they were still alive.
The pitch-black darkness and the icy snow and wind made people feel inexplicably frightened and exhausted. Unable to sleep, they set up a tent that was leaky on all sides, lit a bonfire in the middle, and sat around it in a circle. While being alert to their surroundings, they ate some dry food to replenish their energy.
After resting for two hours, the captain saw that the time was almost up, so he stood up and asked everyone to continue walking.
Their plan was that if they didn't encounter any mysterious zombies on the road, they would rush to W City and wait for them.
The duty team stood up and started to clean up.
Eight people walked to the four corners of the tent, two in a group, one pulled up the ground nails, one took off the tarpaulin, another soldier walked over to take the four poles and put them in the bag, one soldier went to collect the tarpaulin, and the last person put out the campfire. The remaining half of the people waited vigilantly on the side.
After they finished packing and sorting their backpacks, they came over to join the waiting people and stood at the back of the group, waiting to set off.
The captain glanced casually before turning around. The people behind him were standing in a neat row of two, and then he shouted into the intercom: "Prepare to go—"
However, his heart skipped a beat, his eyes widened, and he quickly turned around to look at the team members behind him.
He took off his goggles, revealing his eyes, and looked back and forth at his men. Then his heart beat faster and a drop of cold sweat dripped from his forehead.
The cold wind blew past, and as if by some magical power, it took away the warmth from his limbs. In an instant, his hands and feet were extremely cold.
The soldiers frowned and asked him, "Captain, have you found anything?"
He trembled his lips and whispered, "Count."
The soldier closest to him was startled and shouted, "1!"
“2! 3! 4…”
"20! 21! 22!"
The sound stopped abruptly.
All the soldiers were shocked and turned to look at the end of the team!
Including the captain, the count should be up to 23!
But now...
So, they're missing someone?!
They counted it back and forth several times in disbelief and found that it was true.
The team originally had 24 people, but now only has 23 people left.
Before they knew it, they were missing one person!
And none of them noticed!
That mysterious zombie is nearby? !
The captain reacted, his eyes red as he yelled, "Be alert!"
Everyone immediately formed several defensive formations with their backs to each other and looked around nervously.
The captain thought carefully in his mind what went wrong.
Everything was fine the past two days, so it happened today.
When he was taking a break just now, he counted the number of people before sitting down and found nothing unusual.
During the two-hour break, everyone sat together, so it was impossible for someone to be missing without knowing about it.
So, it was just when we were packing up the tent.
He turned around and looked at his teammates again. Although everyone was wearing goggles, helmets, and masks, he could still tell who was who.
The few people who...
Chen Yu from the rotation team!
So just now, when they were packing up the tent, they were attacked silently!
"what happens?"
Shen Qing's question came from the headset.
Coincidentally, when they first arrived in City E, Shen Qing kept watch for a few hours, but nothing happened, so he handed the matter over to the monitor.
Just now, he had just finished dealing with something and came to the command center. Before he had time to ask the monitor, he saw them suddenly stop and stand guard.
"Just now, we were attacked. But we didn't notice anything unusual. By the time we reacted, one person was already missing."
The captain replied in a deep voice.
Shen Qing frowned as he listened, his expression gradually becoming serious.
If the mysterious zombies are so powerful that they can come and go freely near this team and attack one person without being discovered, then they may be attacked again!
It seems that they are no match for this zombie!
No, we can't make such a meaningless sacrifice.
Shen Qing immediately ordered them to retreat: "Mission canceled! You must rush to W City immediately."
However, before the captain could respond, he heard a loud shout from the end of the team: "Xiao Liang!", followed by dense gunfire.
Everyone was startled and turned around quickly, only to see him desperately shooting in front of him.
Someone behind him grabbed his arm and woke him up from his frenzy.
"Okay! There's nothing there!"
"what happened?"
Others asked.
The man said in a trembling voice, "Xiao Liang and I were leaning against each other. I suddenly felt him move away a little, and I thought something was wrong. I turned around and saw that he was... gone."
Everyone's heart began to beat violently.
It feels so bad to know that the enemy is right next to you but can't see it!
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