Chapter 31 Chapter 31 "Something is watching us."…
Coincidentally, when Ye Mian and Lu Ning set out for the industrial park the next day, the weather outside was a bit foggy, with a cold wind howling, and there was a hint of a late spring cold snap.
However, although it is foggy every time, the foggy days on the farm not only make the surroundings look like a fairyland, but also have an additional effect - dry areas will be hydrated, while wet areas will have excess moisture drawn out.
For this reason, the cement road that was completely paved yesterday dried up directly, and the car drove on it very smoothly and firmly.
It was a rare opportunity that they didn't have to ride bumpy all the way out, so Ye Mian was still a little uncomfortable with it. After slightly adjusting his sitting position, he looked back at the cargo compartment covered with a curtain at the back.
The purpose of that was to carry out direct trade after the battle, and to bring some food crops with them.
The flour and cooked food processed by Xue Kai and Chen Jia are in the system warehouse, and curtains can be used to cover them when they are taken out.
Hopefully everything will go well by then.
Not long after they finished thinking this, when they passed by the village where Chen Jia lived, they discovered that something seemed to be wrong.
The village was filled with black smoke. Some walls of houses that were previously intact were obviously damaged. More importantly, there was no one patrolling outside.
"Do you want to go in and take a look?" Lu Ning turned around and asked.
Ye Mian thought about it, then shook his head and said, "No, no matter what happened before, it's over long ago."
After saying that, she raised her eyes and looked at the mountain over there. Was the whistle that day caused by this place?
If these two groups of people have completely joined together, there is nothing to worry about.
Just as Ye Mian guessed, when they arrived at the agreed meeting place, which was the open space below the main entrance of the industrial park, they found a large group of evolvers gathered there, and Xie Yi and others were among them.
More importantly, they seemed to be waiting for just the two of them.
Therefore, after the two got out of the car, almost everyone looked over, and when they saw that they had empty hands and seemed unprepared, they couldn't help but have different expressions.
Xu Ziyue knew it was their car when she saw it, so she stepped out of the line and waved, "This way!"
Ye Mian ignored those scrutinizing eyes and walked straight to the center of the crowd. In addition to the familiar brother and sister, there were a few other people in that circle who had the same outstanding temperament as them and their skills seemed to be not simple.
One of the black-haired men was particularly eye-catching, standing out like a crane among chickens and hard to ignore.
Even if he was just standing there, without emitting any extraordinary aura, people would involuntarily conclude that he was the leader of this operation.
Skills are also outstanding: [Execution]
His gaze also turned to the two of them, but there was no inquiry or curiosity. Instead, he was calm and composed, and somewhat polite, as if no matter who came, the current situation was still under his control.
"Hi...um, my name is Xu Ziyue, and this is our captain Wen Yuan. You can call him Captain Wen, or call him Brother Yuan like us."
Xu Zijia on the side also silently gave his name.
"Yemian."
"Lu Ning."
After nodding to the people who looked over, Ye Mian asked directly: "Can we start? Or do we need to make any preparations?"
The black-haired man named Wen Yuan nodded and said, "Well, you guys should follow A Yue and the others the whole time. Remember not to be left alone."
Xu Ziyue's skills are long-range, and following her means that they will always be at the back or in the middle of the crowd. This is either because they are somewhat wary of them, or they subconsciously feel that they need to be protected.
Ye Mian didn't question anything and simply agreed: "No problem."
After arranging them, Wen Yuan walked to the front with a few people around him. After one of them raised his arm and made a few gestures, the evolvers gathered in the open space split into three groups as they had practiced in advance and went to different entrances.
Xie Yi and his group were walking in the west direction, and they did not forget to look over at Ye Mian and say hello as they walked.
Ye Mian nodded casually in response, and then seemed to be thinking about something. The entrance on the west was not big and was not easily blocked. It was also far away from some large factories, so the number of mutants should not be too many.
The east side is the transport lane, so the evolvers going there take various means of transportation, and without exception they are all large trucks.
Those who stayed behind and went through the main gate were an elite team led by Wen Yuan himself. At a glance, one could see many very obvious combat skills.
This was obviously not just about rescuing the survivors, but just as she had thought before, she wanted to completely take over the industrial park and not let any mutants out.
"Has your captain ever been a soldier?"
"Well, sort of."
Ye Mian, who had just used the word "sort of", turned his head to look at Lu Ning and Xu Ziyue who were talking, raised his eyebrows, and then asked, "Where are we going?"
The group that came in through the main gate were almost there, but they had no intention of leaving yet.
"Wait a moment, there's still one person who hasn't arrived yet."
As soon as Xu Ziyue finished speaking, someone ran over breathlessly: "Okay, let's go."
The person who came was a tall and thin young boy. There was a hint of curiosity and shyness in the way he looked at Ye Mian and Lu Ning. He only took one look and then immediately looked away.
His skill is [Manipulation], while the taciturn man next to Xu Zijia has [Lockdown].
In addition, the route they took was the path behind the security room, so Ye Mian realized that this was not just a desire to protect them, but to not give them any chance to take risks.
Lu Ning, who also realized this, frowned slightly and turned to look at Ye Mian silently.
Ye Mian gave her a soothing look. After all, they were not here to fight the mutants, but had other purposes.
Perhaps seeing that Ye Mian and the other two were quite confused, Xu Ziyue explained: "My skills are not suitable for close combat, so I usually deal with those who slip through the net in a safe area, and we have a special mission on this trip."
"What is it?"
The one who answered Ye Mian was the man with the skill [Lock]: "Look for higher level mutants."
Xu Zijia added: "Don't worry, we just need to look for them, and I can evacuate two people at a time, and it won't take more than a few seconds to go back and forth several times."
When he said the latter part, he couldn't help but glance at Ye Mian, obviously wanting to know whether her teleportation-like skill could also do the same.
Ye Mian pretended not to see it and just hummed: "I can protect myself."
Lu Ning said in a calm voice: "I can do that too."
"That's good, but still..." Before Xu Ziyue could finish her words, bursts of loud noises came from a distance.
A group of people subconsciously stopped and looked in the direction from the gate. There was a high-rise factory building. Many floors had floor-to-ceiling windows. It was the face of the entire industrial park.
Xu Ziyue and the others could only vaguely hear the sounds of glass breaking and heavy objects falling, and could not see the specific situation clearly.
But Ye Mian and Lu Ning, who had just drunk carrot juice before getting off the car, could see it clearly and could even see the battle situation inside the building.
Because the window glass was dark, Ye Mian couldn't see how many mutants there were when he looked at it from the mountain before. Now that the glass was broken, he realized that there were quite a lot of them.
However, the attacking evolvers did not panic. Instead, they advanced step by step with ease and coordination. It did not seem like they were being crushed by numbers, but rather that the mutants were surrounded by them.
The two were slightly startled, then looked at each other calmly.
——It seems that this battle plan is quite reliable.
"Be careful, they're going to start running away."
As she spoke, Xu Ziyue took off the arrow hanging on her shoulder. After the man who fell silent again raised his hand and pointed, she shot three arrows without hesitation.
With three similar "puff puff puff" sounds, the three mutants that were hidden by the roadside green belt fell to the ground at the same time, without even being able to scream.
Immediately afterwards, the tall and thin young man walked closer, stretched out his hand and grabbed the empty air, and the three silver arrows returned to his hand.
"Here, Ayue."
"Call me sister...thank you."
It seems that one can lock the enemy's position in advance, the other can remotely control the recovery of weapons, and there is also a very safe means of retreat.
The cooperation is very tacit and skillful.
Ye Mian followed behind with peace of mind, acting as the one being protected.
The deeper they went into the park, the closer the chaotic noises became. Every now and then, a few mutants, either fleeing or alarmed into a runaway state, would approach the group.
At first Xu Ziyue could still handle it, but later as the number of them increased, she had to engage in close combat.
But no one panicked. Xu Zijia was responsible for protecting Xu Ziyue, while the other two used their own martial arts to fight the mutants.
Because the physical fitness of the evolvers has been strengthened, the fight was quite even and not too thrilling.
However, after Lu Ning joined, the battle became obviously one-sided.
Seeing that she could kill a low-level mutant with just one punch without any weapons, Xu Ziyue was slightly stunned, and then a hint of hidden surprise flashed in her eyes.
Fortunately, she did not choose the wrong person. She will definitely recruit people to join her after it is over!
The group continued to move forward while fighting off the mutants. After they reached a more secluded road, the mutants that had been popping up in an endless stream before suddenly disappeared.
The ten-minute effect of the carrot juice had long passed, and Ye Mian had lost his excellent eyesight, so he had no choice but to use his skills, which had become more acute after the upgrade, to spread out in all directions.
Suddenly, her heart skipped a beat.
Then, a chilling feeling penetrated into her bones, causing her to subconsciously retract her overly extroverted sense of [Insight].
"Wait a moment."
Lu Ning stopped immediately and grasped the hilt of the dagger.
Xu Ziyue and the others walked a few more steps, and when they saw the two men stop, they turned around and looked at them with a little confusion.
"What's wrong?" Xu Ziyue looked around. They were currently at the southernmost end of the industrial park. There were no large factories nearby, but mostly warehouses and dormitories. There were a few supermarkets and small shops on the other side of the road.
The warehouses were filled with piled-up goods, and the few empty ones had their doors wide open.
Mutants don't like cramped spaces and won't stay in dormitories obediently, and most survivors can't hide either.
They had already ruled out this area in advance, and were going to search the living area further ahead, which had several large cafeterias and some entertainment facilities.
After all, before the mutation occurred after the power outage, people in the factory were more active there, and the chance of high-level mutants appearing was also greater.
Ye Mian looked at the row of warehouses which were only one story high but four or five meters high.
In the darkness behind the door, something seemed to be flickering.
"Something is watching us."
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