Seeing that Lu Yuan and Xiao Shan had arrived, Xu Changbing said to Lu Yuan while changing his magazine.
"I'm sorry, boss, we just discovered cannibals and couldn't report the situation to you in time! We made this decision on our own!"
Lu Yuan stood at the bow of the ship and shouted to Xu Changbing upstairs.
"It's alright, you did a great job. By the way, what exactly happened? What went wrong?"
Xu Changbing held his rifle and pulled the trigger, aiming at the heads of several cannibals downstairs.
With a short burst of fire, a cannibal's body slammed against the wall like a lead ball that had lost its control, making a sound like bones shattering.
"Half an hour ago, I led a few brothers to patrol this area, planning to go home after the patrol. Unexpectedly, as soon as our boat came off the water, we were trapped by these cannibals. We had no choice but to be forced upstairs, but these cannibals had no intention of letting us go and kept charging at us. We had no choice but to open fire!"
Lu Yuan nodded, then shone his flashlight down at the cannibals below.
The shadows of the ghouls were slightly elongated by the light, and you could see that their faces were all ulcerated from being soaked in water.
Seeing the appearance of these cannibals, Lu Yuan suspected that they might have come from underwater.
So, Lu Yuan stopped talking and he and Xiao Shan stood on the boat with guns, continuously firing at the cannibals in front of the building.
After a while, not only did small groups of ghouls appear in this area, but they also appeared in other places. The people nearby began to clear out these ghouls.
With a solemn expression, Lu Yuan smashed the head of the last ghoul, then led Xiao Shan to the front of the building.
Xu Changbing, who was rescued, was filled with emotion and a little embarrassed.
A dozen or so of them were trapped upstairs and couldn't get down, but Lu Yuan and Xiao Shan managed to kill all the cannibals in less than a minute after they came down.
It would be so embarrassing if this got out.
"Boss, I'm really sorry, we mainly need bullets..."
Xu Changbing wanted to defend himself, but Lu Yuan couldn't care less about that now. He was more concerned about where these cannibals came from, how many there were, and why this collective attack had occurred.
"Take a headcount and dispose of all the corpses of the cannibals here to prevent contamination of the water and soil!"
Xu Changbing nodded immediately and then ordered everyone to dispose of the bodies on Jiang's side.
Then, Lu Yuan looked at Xu Changbing and whispered, "Haven't your garrison received any news?"
Xu Changbing shook his head: "No, if I had, I would have brought people over immediately. Today's situation was just a coincidence!"
Lu Yuan waved his hand slightly: "No, it's not a coincidence, but something these ghouls have been planning for a long time! There have just been quite a few incidents of ghouls attacking humans in this area, which means these ghouls have been waiting for a long time! We need to be even more careful from now on!"
Hearing Lu Yuan's words, Xu Changbing frowned slightly: "So how do we deal with these ghouls next? Do we need to take the initiative?"
Lu Yuan shook his head and said, "No need. We have no way to deal with these ghouls right now. What we can do now is to find the source of these ghouls as soon as possible and then seal off the source area to prevent more ghouls from flowing in! Also, you'd better notify your guards to contact the military and report this to Luo Xuan. He needs to know about this!"
Xu Changbing knew the seriousness of the matter and immediately nodded: "Okay, boss, I'll be right there!"
Lu Yuan nodded, and after watching the group finish disposing of all the nearby corpses, a solemn expression appeared on his face.
"It seems our peaceful days are coming to an end again!"
Xiao Shan felt a tightness in her heart when she heard Lu Yuan's words.
Was this disaster also inevitable?
Lu Yuan shook his head with a wry smile: "Not necessarily, I estimate it's a man-made disaster rather than a natural one!"
After packing up, Lu Yuan led his men to inspect all the planting areas before leaving with peace of mind.
However, when they arrived the next day, something seemed off about the entire camp.
The number of troops defending the entrances and exits of the road has increased by about two times compared to before, and several boats are also moored at several locations at the water inlets.
Lu Yuan stopped the small boat in front of the entrance and looked at the people on the several boats that were busy in the distance.
"Boss, you're here!"
Xu Changbing walked up to Lu Yuan and greeted him.
"Hmm! It's your turn to be on duty today?"
"Yes! Today I'm leading the team, and the other squads have also joined forces to begin 24-hour defense of this place!"
"Okay! Just take care of the arrangements, don't worry about the men under your command!"
Xu Changbing gave Lu Yuan a grateful look.
At this moment, Lu Yuan pointed to the ships in the distance.
What's that over there for?
"Oh! That's exactly what I was going to tell you, boss!"
Xu Changbing looked around at the people with a wary expression, then pointed to a deserted spot to the side.
After the two arrived at that place, Xu Changbing spoke.
"Yesterday I rushed to the army to report this matter, but who knew they had already discovered it and started taking action! I found out some information there; apparently, these cannibals mainly live underwater. They swim around underwater and follow one after another when they encounter their kind. Now, a force of several thousand cannibals has formed underwater! The army brought these barbed wire fences to place underwater to prevent the cannibals from attacking our camp!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan felt a sudden tightness in his chest.
"Holy crap! Is this for real? Is it even plausible?"
Xu Changbing nodded vigorously: "Reliable, absolutely reliable. People in the army told me this themselves! They witnessed it with their own eyes!"
Lu Yuan felt a very bad thought creep into his mind.
"Okay, I understand. I'll leave things here to you for now. I need to go back!"
After saying that, Lu Yuan stopped staying where he was and immediately drove towards home.
After arriving at his destination, Lu Yuan went home, where everything was still bustling about as usual.
Xiao Shan's mom and Lu's mom are mainly responsible for placing the seeds in petri dishes to catalyze germination. As for the company's affairs, Lu Yuan and Xiao Shan are basically the ones who are busy.
The family is all here now, busy dealing with the aftermath.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
