Chapter 121 - Going upstairs to pick someone up
Chapter 121 - Going upstairs to pick someone up
The mutant leader is indeed difficult to kill. Duan Yunhong said that half of its limbs were shot off, and its upper body was pierced by various bullets. But until the drone's low battery alarm sounded, the leader was still able to move and was not completely dead.
Following Ning Fei's instructions, Duan Yunhong lowered the out-of-power drone closer to Zheng Liwen's team. Then they nailed the board back onto the window, making the room airtight again - except for the ten-centimeter-circular pipe entrance and exit. He did suggest that the rescue team come to pick them up, and he could fight along with them with a shotgun. Ning Fei ignored him completely, just told him to squat and not move, and not to make trouble, then hung up the phone.
Duan Yunhong had no choice but to hold back and wait quietly in the darkness.
Not long after, he heard the roar of mutants coming from the direction of the mountain, coming from far away, from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain. The rhythm of the sound sounded more rapid and frantic than before. Duan Yunhong listened carefully and seemed not to hear the leader's unique voice.
——The leader is dead...!
It must be the death of the leader that triggered the mutants' frenzy. This sound is not only conveying the message of death, but also stimulating the emotions of the mutants. If they don’t know how to “retreat if you can’t win”, they will definitely be more brave!
The only benefit is that they will become disorganized after a short period of time and will no longer be able to attack in an organized manner. As long as the rescue team has sufficient firepower and organizes the attack properly, it will be easier to stop their offensive.
Duan Yunhong wanted to call Ning Fei to remind him, but Ning Fei didn't answer. Come to think of it, Ning Fei would not have failed to notice these things, and now is a critical time, so he probably doesn't have time to answer the phone. Duan Yunhong had no choice but to listen to the noise while holding his phone and waiting patiently.
Not long after, Duan Yunhong received a prompt message that the drone had been destroyed.
——It should be that the mutant discovered the drone.
After a while, Duan Yunhong found that the familiar sound of automatic rifle seemed to have disappeared.
——Ning Fei has no bullets left? No, Yu Zhou is so fond of me, there should be enough bullets...
The continuous gunfire lasted for more than four hours before it almost stopped. Duan Yunhong looked at the time. It was already six o'clock and dawn was about to begin. Even if we don't eliminate all the mutants tonight, they will consciously go dormant during the day. The scattered remnants are nothing to be afraid of, Ning Fei and his men can easily take Duan Yunhong out.
Sure enough, when a little light shone from the vent, Ning Fei called and said, "The mutants have basically dispersed. We'll go over there now. Wait until we get downstairs and make sure everything is OK before you open the door."
Of course, "opening the door" does not mean opening the door in an ordinary way, but asking Duan Yunhong to take back all the things he had taken out of his space and piled up at the door. Duan Yunhong understood what he meant and said, "Well, follow Captain Ning's instructions."
Ning Fei sneered: "Don't fucking pretend with me, it sounds like a mockery."
"I didn't..."
"Ning Fei, I collected the drone you mentioned!"
Zheng Liwen's voice came from upstairs, and he waved the drone wreckage and rifle at Ning Fei downstairs. Ning Fei's attention was immediately drawn to it: "Don't swing! You'll be happy if you accidentally kill yourself!"
Zheng Liwen laughed: "Do you think I didn't check? The magazine is empty, and the connection between the drone and the rifle is also half broken. This gun is basically useless."
"Then get down quickly, what are you doing up there? You've been playing all night, aren't you tired? It's time to pack up after this." Ning Fei complained to him a few times before turning his gaze back, glancing at the phone interface before putting it to his ear, "Hey, are you still there?"
Duan Yunhong sneered: "Captain Ning didn't hang up, how dare I hang up?"
"I came to save you, and you curse me like this?" Ning Fei also sneered, "Okay, we will clean up all the way to your building, and call you when we get there."
After saying that, he hung up the phone. He was going to wait for Duan Yunhong's reply, as he might not be able to respond.
There are basically no living mutants in the village. The reason we say "basically" is because one team member discovered that the mutant lying on the ground still had a slight breathing response, so they fired several more shots, and the mutant finally lay down motionless. They found their way to the small building where Duan Yunhong was and counted the bodies of 47 mutants in total. But at daybreak, there were still at least 10 mutants in the small group that evacuated to a distant mountain, which shows that there are indeed quite a few mutants in this group.
Duan Yunhong chose a newly built farmhouse. The gate of the yard was broken, but no one knew when it broke. In the yard was the familiar Hummer. Both the yard and the Hummer looked a mess, probably having been trampled, smashed and destroyed by the mutants. After everyone walked around the wall and confirmed that there was no danger, Ning Fei called Duan Yunhong and said, "We've checked it out, you can come out. The shell of your Hummer is still there, but the windows are smashed and the inside is a mess. You can clean it up yourself."
"Just don't dismantle the car for me." Duan Yunhong answered the phone with one hand, and put a lot of furniture and other things in the room into the space with the other hand, "Wait a minute, I need to remove the nailed wooden boards."
Ning Fei knew what he was doing and replied, "It's okay, just take your time."
Seeing that he was not in a hurry to hang up the phone this time, Duan Yunhong simply chatted while collecting his things: "The leader of the mutants is most likely in the back mountain. Why don't you collect it and bring it back to Tianyue for research?"
"We have collected several relatively intact bodies in the back. We won't go to the back mountain. It might be a bit dangerous." Ning Fei replied, "By the way, send me a copy of your drone video after cutting out the sensitive parts."
"Okay." Duan Yunhong finally put away all the furniture and started to dismantle the wooden boards. It was easier for him to dismantle than to assemble. He used his spatial ability on the nails and the nails fell off directly. He first removed all the wooden boards on the windows. The early morning light pierced his eyes, making him dazzled for a moment.
He blinked hard, adjusted himself, and looked downstairs. There were indeed people downstairs, but they were all unfamiliar faces. They were probably Zheng Liwen's team members.
Duan Yunhong didn't see Ning Fei at first glance, so he went back into the room and started to remove the wooden board on the door. From top to bottom, there were seven or eight large and small templates nailed together. After the nails were removed, the wooden boards fell down with a clang, and Duan Yunhong simply refused to take them.
At this time, the man also noticed that Ning Fei had not responded for a while. He subconsciously checked the phone interface to confirm that he was still on the call, then asked, "Where's the person? Why isn't he talking? I've finished removing the planks and am ready to open the door..."
"Don't move! Get out of the way!!!"
Ning Fei's voice sounded almost simultaneously outside the house and on the phone. Duan Yunhong subconsciously jumped to the side and heard three consecutive gunshots outside!
One of the bullets went straight through the door panel. If Duan Yunhong hadn't hidden behind the wall, this bullet might have really hurt him. It wasn't the bullet that hit him directly, but the fragments of the wooden board that pierced him. There were two loud "bangs" sounds, which sounded like a particularly heavy axe hitting the door.
Duan Yunhong also heard Ning Fei shouting outside: "...It's okay! I killed it!" It was probably other people downstairs rushing up to support.
After a while, the noise outside completely quieted down, and Ning Fei's voice sounded again: "Okay, open the door. Stand behind the door, don't let the things in front of the door hit you."
Duan Yunhong had already guessed what was going on, because dark, red, and smelly blood was slowly flowing out from under the door.
He followed his instructions and stood behind the door, stretched out his hand and turned the lock - it didn't open the first time.
Probably because the door was deformed, Duan Yunhong adjusted the angle a little and pulled hard!
With a "click" sound, the wooden door suddenly opened, and the corpse of a mutant fell to the ground in the room. Duan Yunhong took a closer look and found that the thing's head was still missing, and its bloody and mangled appearance was very horrifying.
"Tsk, it was hidden in the building and we didn't find it just now. It almost gave you a big 'surprise' when you opened the door."
Ning Fei stood a few steps away from the door, putting his gun back into the holster: "Luckily I came up to see it, otherwise this mission would have been in vain."
Duan Yunhong's eyes quickly scanned his body. He looked a little dirty, a little disheveled, and a little bloody, but he was not injured and looked very energetic. The man then turned his eyes away calmly and glanced at the door panel. The door was covered in blood, and there were no bullet holes, but two deep blade marks were very conspicuous. Duan Yunhong immediately understood and asked, "Did you chop off its head?"
"The place is too small to fully display our skills. Using a gun alone will kill you too slowly. Cutting off your head will definitely kill you completely. I have tested it before." Ning Fei said, "Let's go now. What are you still standing there for? Do you want me to ask you to leave?"
Duan Yunhong looked at the corpse blocking the door and the blood on the ground. He moved the mattress that he had originally planned to abandon here over, covered the corpse and blood, and then stepped on it.
Ning Fei snorted and laughed: "I knew you were a germaphobe and very particular."
"If I step on it now, wouldn't it be a waste of your words asking me to step back and open the door?" Duan Yunhong ignored his teasing and followed him downstairs. When they turned the corner of the stairs, they met other members of the rescue team. Seeing that Ning Fei and Duan Yunhong were fine, they turned around and went downstairs as well. When they got downstairs, Zheng Liwen stood next to Duan Yunhong's Hummer and smiled at him: "Director Duan, how are you?"
"...I hope you are well." Duan Yunhong responded calmly, "Thank you Captain Zheng for taking the team on this trip."
"Don't thank me, thank Ning Fei." Zheng Liwen pointed at the Hummer's window, "This window was broken when I came here, so I put your drone with a gun in it. Director Duan, remember to take a look."
"Well, thanks." Duan Yunhong responded briefly, then turned to look at Ning Fei, "What are your plans next?"
There is no need to think too much about this. After fighting for so long, of course we have to go to a nearby base to rest and then set off back to Tianyue. Duan Yunhong's car had no major problems, but a lot of minor ones, so he had to go to a nearby base for cleaning and maintenance before continuing to Huichuan.
Needless to say, the four cars must have gone together temporarily.
After confirming this arrangement, people from Zheng Liwen's team drove in to pick people up. Zheng Liwen walked towards his car. Ning Fei glanced at the Hummer and actually turned around and followed him.
Duan Yunhong couldn't help but call him: "There's one more car now, why do you have to squeeze in?"
Ning Fei snorted and laughed: "There is a car that doesn't leak air and doesn't have broken glass to hurt your butt, so why do you have to endure the hardship?"
After saying that, he turned and left. Duan Yunhong watched him silently, but in the end he didn't say another word and just got into his car.
The car was indeed a mess, but with Duan Yunhong's special ability, it was actually quite easy to clean up. However, even so, he only cleaned up the driver's seat. As for the passenger seat and the back seat, I'm too lazy to pay attention to them for now. Anyway, no one is sitting there, so I'll just wait until we get into the base and ask the mechanic to clean it up.
Just as he was about to start the car, Duan Yunhong received a new message on his mobile phone.
When I opened it, it was from Ning Fei: [Clean up before inviting others to visit, that is the right way to entertain guests. 】
Duan Yunhong raised his eyebrows slightly and sneered softly, but finally put away his phone and started the Hummer.
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