Chapter 91 Polar Night [VIP]
Following a few explosions, flames rose from the ground on the opposite side, completely illuminating the space within a radius of more than ten meters.
Those flames, which seemed to have life, climbed up the enemy like vines until they completely devoured it.
The citric acid bomb exploded in mid-air, with strong acid splashing out. As long as someone got touched by it, their clothes and skin would be corroded with a sizzling sound.
Wei Qian and his men only had a few dozen people in total. After all, it wouldn't take that many people to attack a mere Community No. 6.
Tang Tian even felt that the main reason Wei Qian brought people here was because the Tang family was here.
The official armed forces kept approaching, and finally, except for the dead enemies, the rest who were still breathing were all captured and controlled.
Several guns were pointed at Wei Qian in front of him, and the latter holding a pistol saw this and just bit his lower lip hard, leaving a hint of rust.
Ever since Wei Mingyang wanted to leave his original home, Wei Qian has been placing his hopes on official shelters.
But he could not twist the thigh, so he could only obey the order and go with them to Hexinyuan to find Wei Mingxia and others.
But what happened next? Wei Mingyang and Wei Yu were both dead, and his aunt and two cousins were cruel and indifferent. In his heart, he still wanted to seek asylum from the authorities.
Afterwards, he finally found a place in a shelter, thinking that a new life had begun and his survival would be guaranteed.
But the reality that happened before his eyes afterwards shattered all his positive ideas.
He could still barely tolerate the naked malice surrounding the competition for resources.
But he could not endure the dark traps, the trumped-up charges, the exclusive power of the upper echelons, the dictatorship and hedonism of the upper echelons. After experiencing all this, his trust in the government gradually collapsed, reaching an uncontrollable level.
It was also at this time that he discovered the Dawn Society.
He was dismissive at first, but later he came to believe that only the new could replace the old and usher in the dawn, so... he also became one of them.
He is being forced now, but he will never be captured!
Wei Qian thought so and immediately pointed the gun with the remaining bullet at himself.
But just as he was about to pull the trigger, he was shocked to find that his body was unable to exert any strength.
...Huh?
The scene before my eyes seemed to slow down inexplicably, including the cold night wind, which was blowing in a long, humming tone.
The next moment, the gun in his hand was kicked away, and countless people came forward to control him.
How...how could this happen?
Tang Tian picked up the gun and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Wei Qian seemed to know more about the inside information than Qiao Shiyu, so he still needed to be sent for interrogation. It was impossible for him to be allowed to die.
At the critical moment, she used a new ability she learned from purple cooking: [Time Delay]!
It not only delays but also speeds up. In just one or two seconds, Tang Tian successfully kicked his gun away, but she also used up all of her newly recovered mental strength and exhausted it, which made her a little dizzy.
It is estimated that this time ability is the same as the space ability, both of which are super-model abilities. Just using it once is enough to consume all the current mental energy.
She shook her head to relieve the dizziness, and when she looked up again, Wei Qian had been handcuffed.
But he didn't stop talking, and suddenly burst into laughter:
"What's the point of you arresting me? It's too late! It's too late!"
…
Could it be that he has a way to commit suicide?
The armed team blocked his mouth and forcibly searched him, but before they found anything, a loud bang was heard from somewhere, flames shot into the sky, and it was another explosion.
Looking towards that place, Cheng Jing's face turned pale:
"Hey... that seems to be a temporary shelter, right?"
It is the newly opened shelter for transferring survivors.
Tang Tian looked at it and couldn't help but change his expression.
After all, the authorities can't tell who is the enemy and who is the victim now. They all act the same. Who knows, someone might sneak in and carry out the explosion.
This is really... insane, it's worth it even if I die.
Cheng Jing rubbed his head in frustration:
"This is terrible. Aunt Yan's relatives have basically all gone to the shelter. This..."
The expressions of the team members nearby were also not good. After quickly searching Wei Qian, they hurriedly took him away.
"Tang Tian, are you okay?"
Cheng Jing turned around and asked. Even if he had weapons, it would be a strenuous task to deal with such a well-prepared group at once.
"It's okay." Tang Tian replied.
"I've received news that the middle zone is considered the best of the three zones. The riots in the civilian zone are the biggest right now, while the core zone has more accomplices, and they're also making arrests."
Cheng Jing looked serious and worried:
"According to my guess, this battle line will probably be very long. Prepare..."
Tang Tian didn’t know what the outcome of this incident would be, but at least no one around her should be in any danger.
Chen Yaoyue and Shen Boyun are both in the medical station, Yan Chunhua and Yan Huai are in the logistics department, Wei Mingxia, Tang Yi and Tan Tan also stay at home. As long as no one attacks Building 1, they may be able to escape danger with their special powers.
It's safe here for now, but things may not be so good in the office building.
As reports came in one after another, Wu Yong
The wounded were sent out and sent to several newly built medical stations.
But this group of stubborn enemies are as tenacious as weeds. No one knows how many hidden mines they have prepared in the base. It seems that they will never stop until the old rule is eradicated.
In the previous base, they were quickly suppressed by the base.
However, this time the Dawn Society seemed to be fully prepared. Not only the center of District S, but also the heads of other districts sent out emergency calls.
This proved that the Dawn Society's base was even larger than they imagined, and the entire Changping base was about to fall!
"We have captured a small leader and are currently interrogating him..."
Yang Gan reported the current progress, but when he looked up and saw Wu Yongming with purple lips, he immediately said:
"Commander Wu, it's time to take your medicine!"
Wu Yongming felt a dull pain in his heart. He originally wanted to ignore it, but in the end he took out a pill and swallowed it with trembling hands, his face looking very tired.
"How's the communication with the central base?"
Yang Gan paused for a moment before answering politely:
"We're still actively contacting each other, Commander. Let's wait and see what happens next..."
Wu Yongming covered his head in pain. He didn't understand what the problem was. He had finally managed to get the base running in a balanced manner and was about to become self-sufficient, but it was destroyed again.
It wasn't so much heartache as headache that he felt like his head was about to explode.
"Wu, Commander Wu..."
For the first time, Yang Gan's voice sounded so panicked, with even a strange inflection at the end. He stretched out his trembling hand and pointed out the window.
…
Wu Yongming looked over in confusion, but he stood up suddenly involuntarily, and was supported by the corner of the table, which barely prevented him from falling down.
I saw the bright moon that had been hanging in the sky. The thin clouds and stars next to it also disappeared, and turned into a blood-red color, which was strange and shocking.
"How, how could this happen? Is this still the place where we used to live..."
Wu Yongming was becoming more and more confused.
When natural disasters come one after another, it can be attributed to the power of nature. Human beings are inherently as weak as ants.
But ever since the mutant creatures appeared, things have slowly started to go wrong.
Now that they had seen the real blood moon with their own eyes, they suddenly felt that even natural disasters could pale in comparison.
"No... Commander Wu."
Yang Gan was the first to calm down. As a member of management, he couldn't help but remain calm.
"Ever since the natural disaster, this world has ceased to be the one we knew, and from now on, I'm afraid there will be more such things!"
Wu Yongming sat back in his seat weakly, but he didn't know what he was thinking at this moment. He looked at Yang Gan quietly, a little absent-minded.
Before Yang Gan could ask, there was a sudden bang outside the window.
But it wasn't a gunshot or an explosion; it sounded more like something hitting the glass.
Yang Gan quickly stepped forward and opened all the curtains, but was once again shocked by what he saw.
What kind of monster is that?
A creature as big as a large dog, covered with jet-black fur, with broad membranous wings and densely packed sharp teeth in its mouth, was lying on the window.
From time to time, a few more would come crashing in and stop there, their dark red pupils staring at everyone in the room, as if they were all their prey.
But if this creature is shrunk several times, it would look like...
bat?
All the attacking forces had been sent out to clear the area, so it was practically only the two of them in the office. Yang Gan immediately took out his weapon, his expression solemn.
This mutant bat's arrival couldn't have come at a worse time, but on the other hand, wouldn't it also attack Dawn? I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
Tang Tian naturally also noticed this obvious change.
Just watching the moon gradually turn blood red like a total lunar eclipse, even she couldn't help but break out in cold sweats and goose bumps on this cold night.
She wanted to use the intercom to inform Tang Yi and Wei Mingxia, but interference occurred again. Apart from the crackling sound, there was no other sound.
Before long, several flying figures appeared in the area covered by moonlight. They were so fast that they were just shadows passing by in front of our eyes.
But it was obvious that those figures were aggressive towards humans. They swooped down quickly, either flapping their wings or attacking with their sharp claws, and finally biting the necks of people when they were not prepared.
Moreover, this mutant creature is gregarious. Once one succeeds, three or four more will immediately follow.
They stayed on the person until he died completely, and finally left to look for the next target.
The person who was attacked was sucked alive and turned into a dried corpse!
Tang Tian immediately thought of bats. But this was obviously a mutant bat, its habits and appearance were very different from usual.
It is estimated that it is not only related to the blood moon, but also to the communication interference!
Fortunately, Tan Tan was left at home. Tan Tan treated these mutant creatures as enemies and could help by being there.
Moreover, there were shrill screams everywhere, not to mention that Tang Yi and Wei Mingxia should have already discovered it and were preparing their superpowers to attack.
…
With this group of mutant bats that attacked from nowhere, the situation in the base suddenly changed.
The Dawn Society, which originally seemed to be on the verge of victory, was suddenly dispersed and defeated by these mutant bats.
Faced with this sudden mutant creature that continued to harm humans, the two sides had to temporarily cease fighting and deal with it together.
After all, what’s the point of victory if you lose your life?
Everyone in the base took long-range weapons and shot at the swarm of bats. The sky was filled with flying bullets, and the combined light was as bright as the lights.
Some people even threw hand grenades, which exploded on the bats and spilled black blood all over the ground.
Tang Tian continued to use □□. As long as one bat caught fire, the flames could be carried to other bats while flying, forming a large area of supernatural flames!
The light of the blood moon dimmed and was not as bright as normal, but the countless flames connected together provided a brighter view.
"vomit……"
A team member who was changing magazines nearby suddenly bent over and vomited. This seemed to be contagious, and in a moment the entire team was knocked down. Some people even vomited a mouthful of blood.
Cheng Jing's face turned pale as he covered his chest, feeling that his internal organs were suffering a great impact, his bones seemed to be vibrating, and even the gun in his hand was about to loosen.
Tang Tian noticed something unusual and quickly deployed a shield.
Although many color dishes have shield abilities, there are always some differences when they are unfolded.
This time, Tang Tian used the shield from the purple food, and fortunately, the abnormality was isolated outside the shield.
Besides, this purple shield is basically invisible unless it is illuminated by strong light.
Cheng Jing suddenly felt better. He held the gun tightly in his hand. Seeing that the other team members had completely lost their ability to attack, he frowned:
"W-What on earth is going on?"
Tang Tian boldly guessed that this was probably related to the habits of non-mutated bats - they would emit ultrasonic waves for detection.
And now that it is a mutated bat, I'm afraid the power of this sound wave is enough to attack humans!
Fortunately, she activated her shield in time before she felt a little dizzy.
Seeing groups of people falling around him, even if the shelter was not bombed, the survivors inside would probably not be able to withstand the attack.
The battle situation became increasingly intense, and both the official and the Dawn Society suffered heavy casualties.
If the mutant bats continue to emit sound beams, it is only a matter of time before the base is completely destroyed.
Tang Tian and Cheng Jing looked up and saw several giant bats landing on the building, especially on the tenth floor.
Wei Mingxia, Tang Yi and Tan Tan were still there. Perhaps they sensed the presence of living creatures, as more and more bats were slowly moving towards that place.
Although Cheng Jing no longer had any family, he had long regarded Yan Chunhua and Wei Mingxia as his elders. Seeing them approaching, he asked with a worried look on his face:
"Tang Tian, are Aunt Wei and Tang Yi okay? Actually, the situation is so chaotic right now, you can definitely go home and check on them..."
But in the next moment, the nearest bat suddenly caught fire and instantly turned into a huge fireball. It spread its wings and glided away, squeaking and leaving a trail of sparks behind it. This caused many other bats to ignite as well.
Tang Tian curled her lips:
"It seems they don't need me to save them."
Even so, the current situation is still very critical.
The original weapons had been consumed by the Dawn Society, and they were even more stretched to deal with the mutant bats.
The Dawn Society was originally a heresy, and most of its believers were non-aggressive, and they were powerless against the mutant bats.
The only good news is that after the major memory recovery operation, the authorities finally learned about the final base of the Dawn Society.
Wu Yongming and Yang Gan's expressions finally calmed down a little, but they still couldn't get in touch smoothly. They had to use manpower to contact and assemble the armed forces that could continue to fight, and wipe out the Dawn Society first.
Tang Tian and Cheng Jing, who were hardly injured, were naturally in this queue.
…
The Dawn Society's base was in the core residential area. After breaking down the door, there were bursts of screams. Before anyone entered, two flash bombs were dropped.
Then they arrested people, and those who tried to resist were executed on the spot.
Tang Tian watched everyone busying around, tiptoed to the basement door, and quietly went down.
There was a lingering stench in the basement. Just as she had expected, it was the same basement as the one she had visited when she went to Wu Ye Central Villa. There were women imprisoned there, and a lot of supplies were also stored there.
And most of these materials were contributed voluntarily by the core area residents who believed in them, right?
Let all those women leave. Tang Tian looked at the supplies and suddenly had an idea in her mind.
She checked again to make sure there was no one around. After arresting the people above, she waved her hand and piles of packaged cotton appeared, placed together with the original supplies.
Because of the polar night, the temperature was about to break 20 degrees below zero. But even second-hand clothes were being sold at exorbitant prices at the base, let alone making new clothes.
In the system's cotton and linen fields, the Tang family has collected a lot of raw materials that can be used to make clothes.
But they had plenty of clothes to begin with, and those clothes would just take up space in the warehouse. Besides, cotton could be used not only to make cotton clothes but also to make some props.
The Dawn Society has taken away so much property that originally belonged to the residents, and there are branches all over the base. They will also go out to search for and collect supplies like other people, so this is not too surprising.
"Tang Tian, these are..."
Cheng Jing had seen her crouching down and going into the basement before. Not long after, many ragged women ran out. After they were arranged, he followed them into the basement.
Tang Tian pointed and said:
"This must be a warehouse. Now that we've discovered it, let's confiscate it!"
The people upstairs were almost cleared out, and the remaining people began to move supplies, especially cotton.
Seeing that everything had been moved away without a single one left, Tang Tian left with satisfaction.
Capturing the leader of the Dawn Society at least relieves one worry, but the number of mutant bats outside is increasing.
They even used sound waves to destroy many facilities, especially glass windows, and some smaller ones had already flown into the room and continued to attack humans.
This made some of the elderly, weak and young children the initial targets of attack. For example, the staff of the nursery that specializes in adopting and caring for children under the age of twelve even abandoned those children in a scattered manner. Almost no child could successfully escape the claws of the bats.
This also includes Choi Soo-young's grandson, who was still raised by the former after the apocalypse. When he encountered such a monster, he would only stay where he was and cry, and was immediately picked up by the bats that detected living things.
Choi Soo-young, who was going to the nursery like crazy, saw this scene as soon as she stepped in. She quickly grabbed the chair next to her, yelled and rushed over to hit it:
"You monsters, don't touch my grandson!!"
However, she could not defeat those mutant bats. Several big ones also came in and used the same trick to pull her up, slowly rising into the air.
Choi Soo-young waved her hands and feet and couldn't stop screaming, but a moment later her eyes rolled back and she fainted.
She had actually always had a heart condition, but she had relied on her sturdy body to maintain it. No one at the base wanted to mess with an elderly person like her, and she had a manageable job, so she remained calm and hadn't had any relapses.
But all this was immediately broken by these monsters. Most importantly, she had already finished her medicine!
The mutant bats grabbed the grandfather and grandson and flew out again, the dim light of the blood moon shining on their wings.
Meanwhile, things weren't going well for the office building.
Wu Yongming's condition was fluctuating, and half of the armed team members had already died, forcing the base to bring out heavier weapons, and then after unanimous agreement from the entire base, all of them were launched.
In the polar night sky, bright fireworks bloomed and the air was filled with smoke.
At this moment, a person who came to make a report hesitated at the door. After Yang Gan went out, the former whispered a few words, and both of them fell silent for a while.
Although this news has nothing to do with the base, it is definitely not good news for Wu Yongming.
"Yang Gan, what exactly happened?"
Seeing that Yang Gan had not come in, Wu Yongming asked, feeling vaguely uneasy.
The last piece of news was still explained by Yang Gan.
The mutated bats are not only invading facilities, but also residential areas.
Wu Yongming spends most of his time in the office building, while the remaining old man Wu in the family lives in the core residential area.
However, once the floor-to-ceiling windows of villas are damaged, they are easier to invade than those of buildings.
At that time, Mr. Wu took the initiative to organize all the survivors to gather together for defense, but when the mutant bats really invaded the room, they pushed the former forward as bait and escaped!
Wu Yongming was stunned for a moment after hearing this. But when he finally came to his senses, he rolled his eyes and leaned back.
"Chief!——"
Yang Gan shouted and hurried to find medicine, but when he opened the bottle, he found in despair that there was no medicine left.
Several medical stations have already shown signs of being on the verge of paralysis, and their inventory may not be that much.
"No need... to look for it, Yang Gan, this is fate..."
Wu Yongming's face was pale, his lips looked purple, and cold sweat was pouring out of his head, but he held Yang Gan's wrist tightly.
"I know this is a selfish thought, but I'm really tired... But once I leave, the original S area will completely disappear. If you still want to continue, then keep going..."
…
Tang Tian calculated the time in his mind. It should have been about three hours since the war between the base and the mutant bats.
But the eerie blood moon was still embedded in the night sky, and there was no sign of dawn in the polar night.
She looked at the people falling around her. If she hadn't kept her shield activated, she and Cheng Jing would have been hit as well.
"Tang Tian... look!"
Cheng Jing pointed to the air:
"I don't know about other areas, but the bat population in the middle zone seems to be thinning out? Have we finally secured it?"
Tang Tian observed carefully for a while before whispering:
"The number is indeed smaller, but I don't know if they've gotten enough food, or if they feel threatened by the weapons. I don't even know if they'll come back!"
The squeaking of the bats and the rapid flapping of their wings gradually died down, and the higher their figures rose, the more they formed tiny black dots on the surface of the moon.
And just as the total lunar eclipse ended, the golden-white color of the moon slowly began to expand until it replaced the blood-red color.
Tang Tian put away a pair of binoculars and confirmed that this wave of mutant bats had really left the base.
But the base will probably take a long time to fully recover from the heavy price they have paid.
The buildings were pitch black, like abandoned buildings, surrounded by signs of desolation. It seemed as if even my breathing slowed down involuntarily.
The interference in communications also disappeared, and the office building resumed its work in a solemn yet sad atmosphere, reorganizing the remaining teams and allowing the medical station and logistics department to continue to stick to their posts.
After reopening the temporary shelter, the loudspeaker kept broadcasting information, searching for survivors and leading them there, and distributing medicine and food, after all, the medical station was full.
The leader of the Dawn Society was arrested and immediately imprisoned.
I heard that he was just a man in his fifties, no different from ordinary people. When he first came to the base, he just did odd jobs to earn supplies like everyone else.
The base does not intend to let any of the remaining accomplices go, even if some of them live in the core area, they will all be arrested and brought to justice in an effort to dismantle them in one fell swoop.
Once registered and sentenced, these prisoners were either dragged off to labor camps or taken to that conspicuous square to be executed by firing squad. They could not escape.
The armed team suffered heavy losses, with two-thirds of its personnel killed or wounded.
But the situation remains severe, and the base must build watchtowers and fire points in a very short time to defend against the next wave of mutant bat attacks.
Tang Tian and Cheng Jing arrived in front of the office building of the administrative district. The armed team members who were still able to work were lined up with extremely tired and listless expressions.
When the former saw that the person who came out was Yang Gan, but not Wu Yongming, she felt something was wrong.
But if it is really as she thought, this bad news is not suitable to be told out loud now.
It was impossible to tell the length of time in the polar night, and Yang Gan had to fight with the Dawn Society before the mutant bats attacked. He knew that the armed team was on the verge of collapse, so he decided to take a break first and also issued this order.
After Tang Tian and Cheng Jing discussed it, they decided to go to a place first.
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