Chapter 112 Leaving Early
"We need to prepare to leave ahead of schedule."
Liang Hui asked, "Is there a summons?"
Lu Wei shook his head. "Electricity sustains people's livelihoods and military facilities. Power stations are usually given priority protection after a zombie outbreak. If power stations have fallen, it means the situation is very bad, and we need to evacuate in advance."
Xiang Xin was still a little confused: "Can't it be repaired quickly?"
Lin Xi: "In my experience, it's very difficult to restore power after a power outage. The power outage is a turning point; water will be cut off next, and the survivors' survival status will enter the second stage: plundering resources in order to survive and save themselves."
Going out to find resources already carries the risk of being attacked by zombies, but now there's the added danger of being persecuted by their own kind. In order to survive, people will stop at nothing to fight for supplies.
Lin Xi: "If we stay here, we will inevitably get involved in these disputes."
As long as the zombies are not eliminated, this is a common survival dilemma, a problem that the four of them cannot solve.
These problems will only be solved by defusing the zombie crisis and restoring social order.
Everyone agreed to set off at nightfall, and before that, everyone was making preparations for leaving.
The risk level of the three areas of Nanhua (A, B, C) is dark red, while the risk level of the remaining areas is moderate red.
Leaving a safe base means constantly facing danger.
Liang Hui asked, "Are we just going to leave Area A with these supplies like this?"
They need to carry important equipment and instruments, which already amount to a lot. Bringing food would make fighting inconvenient, as even the smallest items like compressed biscuits and chocolate would add to the weight.
Lin Xi: "Actually, I have a car near Hongwen Hospital and a truck near my home in District D, but they are all far away from here."
She marked the location of the car on the map, about 1 kilometer from Hongwen Hospital and about 12 kilometers from Lu Wei's home.
The truck couldn't drive into the city; it was parked near their home in District D, which was even further away from where they were now.
That was her backup plan. If the zombies at Hongwen Hospital got out of control, she would go to the coffee shop, grab her suitcase, and run away in her car.
She was handcuffed and taken away at the time, and the whereabouts of the car afterward are unknown; it should still be parked in the same spot.
12 kilometers may sound like a long distance, but it's almost half the distance of crossing the three zones A, B, and C.
Liang Hui: "12 kilometers, which is almost half again as far as our previous trip to Lu Wei's house."
Having a car is always more efficient than walking, so it's best to get a car.
Lu Wei suddenly said, "There's a warehouse 600 meters from here. I parked a truck there. It'll be closer to get my truck first."
Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard that.
Only Lin Xi asked, "Trucks are prohibited from entering both Zone A and Zone B. How did you manage to park here?"
Trucks are spacious and sturdier, which Lin Xi had considered, but driving a truck in Nanhua was impractical; he would be stopped and asked to leave before even reaching the vicinity of Hongwen Hospital.
Lu Wei remained silent, while Xiang Xin, having finished her mouth-covering work next to Lin Xi, went to interfere with Lu Wei's side as well:
"It's the end of the world, so let's not dwell on traffic violations."
Too.
Lu Wei said, "Two people will drive the truck over later, and two people will stay here and wait for the truck to come back to unload the supplies."
Lin Xi thought for a while and then suggested, "Driving in and out of the building is too conspicuous. Your building is on a high floor, so it's inconvenient to move supplies, and you'll also be subject to disturbances and robberies by the people in the building."
This is indeed a problem that needs to be prevented. Carrying things will attract the attention of others. Even if the four of them can beat others, being disrupted can easily lead to other unforeseen circumstances.
Lu Wei: "We don't know how long it will take to reach a new safe point. There are four of us now who need more supplies."
Lin Xi added, "I know, what I mean is, I have supplies in my truck. If you take my truck too, we won't have to worry about supplies."
The most efficient way is to take a truck and travel 20 kilometers to Linxi's house to replenish supplies.
Everyone agreed and set off to reorganize their supplies.
Lin Xi went into the restroom once.
When she came out, the three people outside all looked surprised.
Her hair was just above her ears, only slightly longer than the average man's. She had turned her windbreaker inside out, revealing the other layer underneath.
Lin Xi explained, "Many people online know me, and I want to change my appearance to avoid being recognized and getting into trouble."
After all, she had been trending on social media and doxxed, and she didn't want to be recognized again while on the run.
However, Liang Hui's performance also slightly surprised Lin Xi.
He was wearing several layers of clothing, in addition to carrying a baseball bat and a dagger.
Xiang Xin acted as Liang Hui's mouthpiece again: "He said that there were definitely no men's clothes in your supplies, and he didn't want to wear women's clothes anymore, so he wore two more of Lu Wei's clothes."
Lin Xi: "..."
Just then, Lu came out of the room, wearing more than one layer of clothing.
The air conditioner had stopped working due to the power outage, and the indoor temperature was close to 30 degrees Celsius. Even just wearing a short-sleeved shirt and not moving was hot, and wearing so many layers of clothes made me sweat profusely.
Lin Xi and Xiang Xin exchanged a glance, then shrugged, suppressing a laugh.
As night fell, everyone who was planning to go out that night stood at the door, eager to try their luck.
They met in the stairwell and each gave the other a wary look.
Lin Xi and his group were all wearing night vision goggles and carrying weapons, looking ready to go out and make their way in the world.
There were people crouching inside the building, intending to commit crimes, but they didn't cause any trouble for Lin Xi and her group. Lin Xi and her group only had weapons and no supplies, so there was no need for them to rob them.
Their target is people who successfully go out and find supplies.
It's cheaper to rob someone inside a building than to risk being bitten while venturing out into the world.
Lin Xi had seen these cases before.
The four shared bikes had already been ridden away, so the four people chose to climb over the wall from the ground to leave.
Many people sneak out at night to search for supplies while the zombies' eyesight is reduced. Each person carries a kitchen knife or a pole and walks carefully, avoiding the wandering zombies.
Lin Xi didn't sprint away; she walked quietly like the others.
The warehouse is 600 meters from the gate; it only takes 3 minutes to get there if you run fast.
But Lin Xi was afraid that the noise of running would attract zombies. These people were all struggling survivors in the apocalypse, and they might not all have practiced martial arts. If they encountered zombies, they would likely die.
For every person who dies, there is one more zombie.
The streets were filled with shadowy figures, and the road was blocked by obstacles and empty cars. The night vision goggles had limited visibility, making it difficult to spot zombies in the alleys on either side of the main road.
This unknown fear made her heart pound, and Lin Xi heard Xiang Xin also adjusting her breathing.
They were about to enter the alley, where some objects of varying heights blocked their view.
Xiang Xin touched the drone in her arms and asked with her eyes, "Are we going to use the drone as cover?"
Lin Xi pointed to the screen, then to her glasses: No, the screen's light will attract zombies.
If it's just one or two, that's fine, but if they get stuck in a narrow alley, that's troublesome.
The four people silently adjusted their positions, standing back to back, each guarding a line of sight as they moved forward.
Before Lu could clear the way, Lin Xi and Liang Hui looked to the left and right, while Xiang Xin, whose combat skills were slightly lower, observed the rear.
Lin Xi needed to see to her left, so she could only take small, crab-like steps, and almost tripped over something she stepped on.
She instinctively looked down and saw that it was a hand!
The zombie lying on the ground, truly a corpse, had its hand stepped on, and its slightly narrowed eyes suddenly widened.
"when!"
With a swift movement of the stick, the wide-open green eyes trembled twice and then fell still.
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