Chapter 119 Responding to the Call to Arms
September 1, 2025.
The first underground city base was completed, and the nearby temporary shelters began to organize the relocation to the base.
At this moment, a truck was following at a distance. Liang Hui was sitting in the driver's seat, Xiang Xin was observing the situation with binoculars, and Lin Xi and Lu Weize were sitting in the back seat.
Not far from them were refugees being evacuated from the underground city base.
The base issued a call to action, not only urging nearby survivors to seek refuge, but also calling on the entire society for combat readiness personnel and various technical personnel to maintain the new home.
Lin Xi watched the retreating convoy from afar: "Are we also ending our guerrilla warfare?"
For the past 45 days, they have been fighting zombies as they make their way to the soon-to-be-completed underground city base.
The truck was nearly half empty of supplies, but it still looked full.
For the past forty-odd days, they have spent most of their time living in a truck campervan.
Lin Xi and Xiang Xin took turns resting on the small 0.8-meter-long bed at the back, while Lu Wei and Liang Hui slept in sleeping bags in the middle of the carriage aisle.
We eat together, take turns driving, take turns on watch, arrange our work hours reasonably, and refuse to drive while fatigued.
But after a while, everyone got tired of the cramped living space in the car.
Lin Xi: "To be honest, I kind of miss the feeling of my feet touching the ground."
Lu Wei: "Once we get to the base, combat readiness personnel of our level should be able to be assigned double rooms."
Will the supplies in my vehicle be confiscated?
Lu Wei glanced at the still packed carriage and looked a little embarrassed: "This... I have no experience."
"...?" Lin Xi stared at him. "Aren't you very familiar with the base?"
Lu Wei: "I have no experience bringing so much stockpiled goods into the base, I don't know what will happen."
"..."
Lu Wei added, "You really know how to hoard."
This was also the time when Luwei had the most abundant supplies.
Although he had been fighting zombies in the past and had prepared supplies after his rebirth, he was not as thoughtful as Lin Xi and did not have as many Plan Bs.
Before joining a combat team, players usually risk their lives to search for supplies on the streets. After joining a volunteer team or entering a base, they can receive basic supplies.
Lu Wei really didn't know that bringing so many supplies into the base would result in their confiscation.
Although the concept of private property exists, it seems a bit risky for individuals to possess such a large food reserve during times of scarcity.
Lin Xi waved her hand: "Forget it, as long as we're still together, that's fine."
They were the first trusted friends Lin Xi had ever met since childhood, from her first life to the present, and there was more than one of them.
Although they've only known each other for less than three months, they've become close friends who've been through thick and thin together since coming from Nanhua.
Xiang Xin held up his binoculars and broadcast the information: "Zombies have attacked the convoy. Some cars are stuck in the middle of the road and can't move, and the cars behind them are also blocked."
The journey from the shelter to the base was not short. The base sent people to clear the roadblocks and nearby zombies, but with few people and the need to protect refugees, it was inevitable that the large number of zombies would take advantage of the situation.
Lin Xi: "Shall we go and lend a hand?"
Lu Wei: "Are you planning to use your special skills to crush zombies in the street?"
Lin Xi: "Is that not allowed?"
Liang Hui was ready to give up the driver's seat.
Xiang Xin put down the binoculars: "Actually, I can do this skill too."
Lin Xi: "Forget it... The streets are too crowded, there are too many obstacles and too many people, it's easy to get hurt by accident."
Lu Wei: "Mm."
Lin Xi: "Let's grab our weapons and get going."
They parked their car, zipped up their jackets, grabbed their gear, and ran toward the group that was fighting the zombies.
The detachment leader sent by the base to oversee refugee affairs met them and greatly admired their martial arts and teamwork skills, so he naturally invited them to the base to participate in combat readiness work.
Just what Lin Xi wanted, so Lin Xi's truck openly followed the convoy heading to the base.
Sometimes they receive formal assignments.
For example, this time, they rescued refugees in a department store and took them to the base.
This shopping mall is quite old and has no underground parking. From B1 to the 6th floor, the entire building only has two entrances on the first floor.
It is said that some survivors survived by relying on food and supplies from the supermarket. Some people had their phones switched off until recently, when they saw the news of the base's completion and sent a distress message to the base.
Lin Xi and her three companions, along with six other reserve personnel, were assigned to this department store.
The four leaders were armed; it is said that only government officials have access to firearms.
However, the department store was completely dark due to the power outage, and even with night vision goggles, visibility was not very good.
Moreover, besides survivors, there were also wandering zombies inside the building, so firing a gun rashly would only bring danger.
Lin Xi knew there were many people and this would be a flexible battle, so he didn't take an axe, but instead grabbed two daggers and set off.
The wound on her left hand had already scabbed over and fallen off, but the underlying injury hadn't healed, and she didn't know if it would ever fully recover.
It aches slightly when it rains, and although I can still wield weapons, I'm noticeably less agile than when I'm healthy.
Lin Xi didn't complain. Compared to being crippled in her previous life, she was already quite content this time, as long as her movements weren't precise enough.
Seeing Lin Xi wield the dagger again, Xiang Xin was somewhat excited: "It feels like the day I returned to Hongwen Hospital."
When the soldiers ahead heard "Hongwen Hospital," they turned around and glanced at them. Lin Xi quickly hid her twin knives.
She's gotten quite tanned now and has short hair, which makes her look different from the images circulating online before, so many people don't associate her with the first person to kill zombies at Hongwen Hospital.
After one entrance to the department store was cleared, Xiang Xin piloted a drone into it, projecting night vision images onto a tablet.
Lin Xi put on her headset and carefully moved around, listening to Xiang Xin's reports of her location and instructions. Lu Wei and Liang Hui, who didn't have headsets, couldn't hear her and could only follow her.
Lin Xi thought that once they entered the base's combat unit, everyone would probably be issued professional communication equipment.
Zombies initially lack vision in the dark, but over time, they gradually learn to identify their prey through subtle sounds and air fluctuations.
The number of survivors in the department store kept decreasing until rescue finally arrived.
The survivors, who were concentrated in the B1 supermarket, were finally evacuated and saw the light of day again.
Lin Xi, Lu Wei, and Liang Hui, accompanied by a drone directed by Xiang Xin, went upstairs to sweep through the buildings, clearing out zombies and finding survivors.
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