Humans have limited lung capacity, and without professional diving equipment, they can only dive to a depth of 11 meters.
If they want to dive to the bottom of FX Lake, they must be equipped with professional diving gear.
The group saw through satellite maps that there was a diving equipment store in the city of C, the closest city to them.
Qiao An'an pointed to the specialty store and said, "Shall we head to City C now?"
City C is home to the world-famous "most difficult to navigate" overpass—the Devil's Overpass, a nightmare for those with poor sense of direction and trypophobia. It's said that taking just one wrong turn after getting on the overpass can lead to a day of mishaps in City C. Both Baidu Maps and Gaode Maps recommend switching to the other app before navigating this section.
Li Jianguo, who has a poor sense of direction, was a little worried: "Are you sure you can navigate the Devil's Overpass?"
Yan Ling already harbored resentment towards Li Jianguo, and now that she had the chance to ridicule him, she looked at Li Jianguo with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot: "It's the apocalypse, do you really have to take the overpass? Can't you just walk on the ground?"
Li Jianguo was speechless: "..."
City C's terrain is mainly hilly and mountainous, earning it the nickname "Mountain City".
Before the apocalypse, it was a very famous tourist city. When all the lights along the river were lit up at night, it was absolutely stunning.
But now, it feels like a completely dead city.
The diving equipment store was located in the suburbs, some distance from the city center. The roads were not as complicated as in the city, and the group quickly drove to the vicinity of the store.
Although the area is in the suburbs, this shop is surrounded by a large group of zombies.
Even if Qiao An'an and her group drove to the entrance, they couldn't get through the dense zombies to get into the store to retrieve their diving equipment.
Looking at the zombies surrounding the entrance of the diving equipment store, Qiao An'an found it quite strange: "Where did so many zombies come from in such a remote place?"
At first, the people in the car didn't think anything of it.
After Qiao An'an said that, he also felt that something was wrong.
Li Jianguo was an impatient man, and he immediately rubbed his hands together and said, "Who cares where they came from, just kill them all!"
Yan Ling was also an impatient person. If it were before, she would definitely be the first to jump out and support Li Jianguo. However, she was a very petty person and still held a grudge about what happened last time: "There are so many zombies outside. Kill them all. What a big mouth you have. Go by yourself!"
Qiao An'an also felt that fighting head-on was not a good idea: "I think Yan Ling is right. There are too many zombies outside, so I don't recommend fighting them head-on."
Chen Zhou looked around.
Finally, he turned his attention to an abandoned factory across the street from the diving shop: "I can climb up to the top of the factory and make noise to attract the zombies' attention. After the zombies rush into the factory, you can drive to get the diving equipment. This factory is next to another street. After you get the diving equipment, just drive to that other street, and I'll jump into the car and get in through the roof window."
The factory that Shen Zhou mentioned was separated from the diving specialty store by a wide road and had a very large factory yard. If Shen Zhou climbed up and made noise, the zombies would enter the yard and then the factory, which would leave Qiao An'an and the others with a lot of trouble.
The plan is indeed feasible.
However, Qiao An'an was a little worried about Chen Zhou's safety: "Your injuries haven't fully healed yet, can you avoid the zombies' attacks?"
Before Shen Zhou could answer, Li Jianguo spoke up first: "His injuries haven't healed yet, I'll go!"
Yan Ling was already angry with Li Jianguo, but now that she heard him say he was going on an adventure, she was even angrier: "Go ahead, and it would be best if you didn't come back!"
Li Jianguo didn't understand why Yan Ling was angry again.
Doesn't he remember offending her again?
The most important task at present is to find diving equipment to rescue Ya Ya at FX Lake. He didn't have time to argue with Yan Ling. He grabbed a baseball bat and a metal basin used for eating, and ran towards the roof of the factory building while banging on the basin.
Upon hearing the sound, the zombies that were lingering in front of the diving shop immediately chased after Li Jianguo.
Everyone knew that Li Jianguo could only stay in the factory for a short time at most, and the danger would increase with that. They didn't dare to delay at all, so they drove directly to the entrance of the diving specialty store, got out of the car, and pried open the door.
To their surprise, there was someone inside the store. There didn't seem to be much food left. The man was unusually thin, with a full beard obscuring his features; all they could tell was that he was a man. He stood inside, holding a subwoofer, and said in a hoarse, menacing voice to Qiao An'an and the others, "Get out of here, or you'll regret it!!!"
Qiao An'an and her friends had seen people wielding guns, knives, and even axes and clubs, but this was the first time they had ever seen someone threatening someone with a subwoofer.
Yan Ling, worried about Li Jianguo's safety, turned to Qiao An'an and said, "Don't waste time talking to him, let's just break in!!!"
The man moved the subwoofer closer to the door: "If you dare knock, I'll turn on the power. We might as well all die together!!!"
The place is very open. If the man turns on the subwoofer, the zombies that Li Jianguo lured away will soon be drawn back by the sound of the subwoofer. The man does have the ability to threaten them.
The man's actions made Qiao An'an wonder: "Did you deliberately lure those zombies outside here?"
The zombies outside were indeed brought by the man at the beginning of the apocalypse. His location was very remote. He had witnessed the restaurant next door being looted and a family of three being killed and dumped on the street. His shop, which sold diving equipment, escaped the first wave of supplies searches.
But those searching for supplies will one day discover that the man is still alive.
To prevent that day from coming.
The man placed the subwoofer outside the shop, attracting a large group of zombies. These zombies protected him well, and the people searching for supplies never came back until Qiao An'an and her group appeared.
When Qiao An'an asked, the man replied without hesitation, "So what if it is?"
Qiao An'an figured the man was so thin that he probably didn't have much food left in his house, so she took a box of self-heating rice from the car and said to the man through the door, "We want to trade food for your diving gear."
The man didn't believe Qiao An'an.
In the apocalypse, food is essential for survival. Who would be foolish enough to trade food for useless diving equipment? Most of these people are here to search for supplies. Seeing that he is still alive, they assume that he still has supplies and try to lure him into opening the door with self-heating rice.
When he actually opened the door.
These people would kill him and steal the last of his food and water.
The memory of the robberies at the neighboring shops is still vivid.
He was all too familiar with these people's tactics.
He wouldn't believe these scammers: "Do you think I'm stupid? I'm saying this one last time, get out of here right now, or I'll turn on my subwoofer!!!"
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