Just then, Lin Ruo heard the sound of a loudspeaker coming from afar.
"Listen up, survivors! We are from the official base in City B. The base is currently under construction. Anyone who wants to join, please gather downstairs. We will only wait for 15 minutes, after which we will leave..."
Lin Ruo jumped onto Afu's back. "Afu, let's go take a look."
Afu nodded and quickly ran towards the direction of the sound, with Ashou following closely behind.
The place wasn't far from Lin Ruo and the others; at Afu and Ashou's speed, they would arrive in just a few minutes.
Upon closer inspection, Lin Ruo saw two military trucks followed by ten buses, with people on the military trucks using loudspeakers to make announcements.
It turned out that the B City base had begun to evacuate the people. She sat on Afu's back and watched as a line of residents walked downstairs. These people were wearing their thickest clothes and moved slowly. The buses were soon full, and the rest of the people could only carry their supplies and walk with their families to keep up with the group. Finally, a military truck brought up the rear.
Lin Ruo observed that there were many people with pets following behind. To prevent panic among the crowd, the rescue team had these people with pets follow behind, and the last military trucks came after them.
Lin Ruo sat on Afu's back and looked down. She had never known that there were so many kinds of pets. Most of them were cats and dogs, but there were also a few hamsters, rabbits, alpacas, chinchillas, various birds, and even pigs!
These pets must have extremely high intelligence and love their owners very much, which is why they stayed by their owners' side and did not leave after the mutation.
However, because they suppressed their nature and did not eat everywhere, their mutated state was not as good as the animals Lin Ruo encountered.
As the rescue team passed through the neighborhoods, more and more people came out to join them, making for a large and impressive group. However, this also attracted a considerable number of mutated animals.
When the ferocious mutated animals in the city saw so many "food" gathered together, they couldn't resist and immediately pounced on them.
"Da da da..." The soldiers' large-caliber machine guns fired continuously, scattering spent cartridge cases all over the ground.
Those soldiers were armed with extremely powerful rifles and submachine guns, and the military trucks were equipped with several heavy machine guns and mortars on their roofs, making them very heavily armed.
Even if these mutated animals double their physical abilities, they still haven't evolved to the point where they're immune to guns and cannons. Although bullets might not kill them, they would still hurt.
Some highly intelligent mutant animals, fearing the power of firearms, followed the rescue team from a distance, keeping a close watch and waiting for an opportunity to scavenge.
There are also some low-IQ mutant animals that have long been controlled by the ever-present hunger, their reason has long been lost, and they only know how to keep rushing forward.
The rescue team also felt the pressure, moving forward rapidly without interruption, while those who followed on foot complained bitterly.
"You're driving too fast! We can't keep up! Can you slow down a bit!"
"It's so cold! My hands and feet are freezing, I really can't walk anymore!"
"Hey! If you get off the military truck, we can get on. You've all been trained and run fast! We can't keep up!"
"Yeah! You guys are driving so fast! There are monsters behind us! How are we supposed to get through!"
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Standing atop the high building, she couldn't hear their voices, but she could guess what they were saying from the way they pointed at the rescue team.
She raised an eyebrow and rubbed her forehead, utterly speechless. Even after so long since the apocalypse, there are still people who can't see the situation clearly and still think these people are acting like the officials before the apocalypse?
The reason why the B City base took such a big risk to rescue the survivors was not because they were worried about the survivors' safety in the city, but because their base needed ordinary survivors to function properly.
Otherwise, who will do all the repair and maintenance work? Who will do all the infrastructure work? And who will do all the odd jobs that machines can't do?
Once these people arrive at the base, they will realize that although they will no longer be afraid of attacks from mutated animals, they will still live in dire straits, doing the hardest and most tiring work, receiving the fewest supplies, and constantly working even when they are not full. It's truly miserable!
Of course, this refers to ordinary people. Those with martial arts skills or who are ruthless may be able to find other ways out, such as forming a team to kill mutated animals or searching for supplies.
However, the B City base naturally knew that rescuing too many people would cause trouble for their base, so the number of people would not be too large. The rescue team would take back as many people as they could, and if they couldn't take them back, they would leave it at that.
Just as Lin Ruo had guessed, no matter how loudly the people behind shouted, the rescue team in front did not respond at all.
Their firepower suppression has reached its limit, and they're running low on bullets and shells. If they don't hurry and move on, are they just waiting to be surrounded?!
Can't keep up? Then don't. Being so delicate in this situation is just asking for trouble. You deserve to die.
The authorities are no longer what they used to be; they are powerless to rescue all the survivors, and if they cannot adapt, they will have no choice but to give up.
However, for these ordinary survivors, living in the B City base was better than fighting alone in the city, where danger lurked everywhere and they never knew when they would be devoured by beasts.
Lin Ruo looked at the neighborhoods the rescue teams passed through. Many people there did not choose to go with the rescue teams. They had adapted to the apocalypse and did not want to be confined in the base again.
Although there are many mutated animals in the city, they are not everywhere. As long as you are careful and alert, you can always survive.
But they couldn't have guessed that this cannibalistic apocalypse was about to be overrun by rats and insects, and how many of those who remained in the city would survive.
Lin Ruo lowered her eyes, wondering what kind of foundation this B City base had, and whether it was capable of fighting against the rat swarm and the insect swarm.
Images from my past life flashed through my mind: swarms of rats and insects, relentlessly devouring everything in sight, and everywhere there were piles of rats and insects...
In its past, City A faced these threats, resulting in countless deaths, with only a few surviving. Perhaps City B possesses even more powerful methods…
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