Chapter 243 The Chase
"Can you get in touch with Lu Wei?"
The watch Lin Xi carries is just an ordinary communication tool, mainly relying on network signals.
She knew that Lu Wei, Liang Hui, and Yang Yicheng all had dedicated military communication equipment, and their communication relied on special military frequencies.
Yang Yicheng shook his head slightly: "A signal is also needed."
His team has a professional communicator, but his fate is currently unknown, making it impossible for him to guarantee communication signals to the team.
Lin Xi disconnected Lu Wei's vital signs interface to calm herself down. Then she opened a candy wrapper and ate a candy to replenish her energy.
When the first explosion occurred, the three of them took cover on the other side. All three were well-trained soldiers, and Lu Wei was a physically strong semi-infected person who was not so easy to kill.
Calm down, calm down...
Everyone scattered and fled for their lives during the repeated bombings and the subsequent wildfires. The incident happened so suddenly that there was no time to agree on a meeting point, and all the vehicles were destroyed, leaving everyone unsure of where to meet.
Lin Xi is now out of the fire's epicenter and can no longer feel the heat.
The temperature in the mountains dropped below 0 degrees Celsius at night. Lin Xi was only wearing two layers of clothing, which was not enough to keep her warm. Hunger and cold made her feel tired.
She curled up and rested her head on her arms to reduce heat loss.
Yang Yicheng glanced at her, thinking she was sleepy, and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Rest for a bit, then we'll find someone to meet up with along the current."
Lin Xi said, "No need to rest, hurry up and find someone."
If you fall asleep in this situation, you won't necessarily wake up permanently, but you'll most likely wake up with a headache and fever. It's better to get together early and feel at ease.
Yang Yicheng was somewhat surprised; he probably didn't expect Lin Xi to be able to persevere after the intense run that had exhausted her physical strength.
He knew that Lin Xi was the scientist who "invented" the semi-infected. Although he had seen Lin Xi with a gun following Lu Wei to the wilderness two years ago, he never thought that Lin Xi could have much combat power. So when the explosion happened, he was afraid that this person with no "combat experience" would be injured, so he pushed him down the slope.
Lin Xi carried the cooler box firmly as she moved forward. Although she had no experience in wilderness survival over the years, she had insisted on exercising every day. After living with Lu Wei for a while, under the guidance and training of a semi-infected person with a physique superior to ordinary people, Lin Xi's physical abilities were once again discovered.
Using the light from the wildfire, Yang Yicheng led Lin Xi to the vicinity of the largest river in the mountains, following the map.
As Lin Xi walked along the river, she felt the temperature drop even further.
A dark shadow was seen floating downstream in the flowing water. Yang Yicheng alertly gripped his gun and went to investigate. It turned out to be a person, already shot and dead.
Blood was still gushing from the body, indicating that it had only been dead for a short time.
Based on the deceased's clothing, Yang Yicheng deduced that he was from the "Rock" base.
Lin Xi looked at the bullet hole in the deceased's forehead and said, "He died from a gunshot wound to the head. He was not a half-infected person."
The bones of semi-infected individuals are hardened, making them impervious to ordinary bullets.
Yang Yicheng gave her a cryptic look: "Although the Watchtower Base shares the technology for researching semi-infected individuals, there are only three bases that have actually cultivated semi-infected individuals."
Lin Xi didn't know which version of the vaccine formula had been leaked from the Watchtower Base, but in any case, it was an unsuccessful vaccine. Only when complete immunity to the virus is achieved can antibodies and the virus coexist in the body, temporarily creating a semi-infected state. However, to date, no vaccine has been able to allow the virus and antibodies to coexist and form a stable infected state. The success rate of this project is even lower than that of a vaccine that truly immunizes against the virus.
"Which three?" Lin Xi asked.
“‘Watch’, ‘Dawn’, and ‘White Shield’.”
"How is Dawn Base?" Lin Xi remembered that Xiang Xin's parents had gone to Dawn Base.
Yang Yicheng: "The internal situation is unknown; it hasn't fallen yet."
Dawn Base is nearly 600 kilometers away from here. Lin Xi is being hunted down with vaccine samples and can barely protect himself. He really doesn't have the energy to care about others. He can only pray that Dawn Base's half-infected plan has not been fully implemented. As long as most people don't become half-infected like at Watchtower Base, there is still hope of controlling the situation.
As the two continued along the river, they saw several more corpses, some belonging to armed personnel from the Rock Base, and others wearing badges similar to Yang Yicheng's on their shoulders.
It appears that the two sides have already clashed.
There may still be personnel from the Rock Base in the mountains, which increases the difficulty of Lin Xi's wilderness survival.
Lin Xi asked, "Did they come for you?"
Ever since Lin Xi escaped from the White Shield Base and killed Yue Mingyuan, the outside world has been embroiled in various wars. This Rock Base may be an adversary of Yang Yicheng's Iron Wolf Base.
“The bombing just now was aimed at us, but now it’s aimed at you.” Yang Yicheng glanced at her. “You’ve become a wanted person by all the bases. Whether it’s for the vaccine or for the semi-infected, all the bases want to capture you and take you back.”
If the goal was to eliminate the enemy, bombing would have sufficed as before. The fact that people are now being sent into the mountains for a thorough search is likely an attempt to capture Lin Xi alive.
Meeting Yang Yicheng's inscrutable gaze once again, Lin Xi asked fearlessly, "And what about you?"
You're here to meet us. But are your motives pure?
Yang Yicheng stared at her intently, and instead of answering, asked in return, "What do you think?"
His willingness to come with Liang Hui to meet Lu Wei and Lin Xi already showed his stance. However, people's hearts are unpredictable in the apocalypse, and Lin Xi's first impression of him was not good, so it was impossible to completely trust him.
She never imagined that the people who once hunted her down would now become her accomplices on the run, or even her escorts.
Yang Yicheng, however, didn't care about her thoughts and instead asked, "Can you shoot?"
Even though he had seen Lin Xi following Lu Wei with a gun, Yang Yicheng never looked directly at this somewhat pale-looking woman.
He once thought Lu Wei was a worthwhile partner, but after witnessing him drunkenly meeting someone in the wilderness late at night and hearing about the Viagra incident, Lu Wei became someone unreliable in Yang Yicheng's eyes. Lin Xi being taken to the wilderness by Lu Wei might mean she lacked the ability to protect herself.
Lin Xi understood what he meant and thought to herself that maybe she shouldn't make things difficult for herself by protecting her; she could do it.
But now was clearly not the time for empty talk. Just as Lin Xi was about to reply, he suddenly pulled out his weapon and aimed it into the depths of the woods. The silenced pocket pistol didn't make much of a noise, but Yang Yicheng turned around and saw a dark figure fall to the ground.
Lin Xi answered his question with his actions.
The two immediately fled in the opposite direction of the shadowy figure. Yang Yicheng handed them a gun; its exterior was extremely sleek yet possessed a heavy, metallic feel—a rare and excellent weapon. Unlike the pocket pistol Lin Xi used for self-defense, this gun had greater firepower and endurance.
Although the dark forest was full of dangers, it also provided natural shelter for Lin Xi and Yang Yicheng.
However, each time an enemy is encountered, a signal flare will light up in the sky.
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