Chapter 244 There are living people
As dawn broke, Lin Xi and Yang Yicheng had already run out of the mountains. As the sky gradually brightened, the distant firelight was no longer so obvious, but the smoke in the forest had not yet been extinguished.
The Rock Base sent countless soldiers, but they didn't go all out to capture Lin Xi alive. Lin Xi and Yang Yicheng escaped unscathed time and time again, but their positions were marked by signal flares almost the entire time.
To escape the range marked by the flare, the two fought and dodged almost all night.
Lin Xi no longer felt cold, but the exhaustion made her nauseous several times, and her body desperately needed rest and to replenish its warmth.
But they dared not rest on the spot and continued walking intermittently.
The signal flare didn't light up for an hour, meaning the enemy might not be able to find them, so the two dared to find cover and rest for a while.
Lin Xi only brought a cooler; all her supplies were provided by Yang Yicheng.
It seems he really came to protect her this time, or rather, to "protect the vaccine."
Those who once targeted her for supplies are now offering her food and water. But Lin Xi had no time for sentimentality; after replenishing her strength, she eagerly asked, "Any news about Lu Wei?"
"No."
Lin Xi glanced at the refrigerator, her anxiety evident.
There are only 3 hours left until Lu Wei's injection. The medication is in the cooler she brought with her. If she can't meet Lu Wei on time, the semi-infected person's condition will be unstable...
Yang Yicheng's gaze followed her eyes to the cooler box. Looking at the remaining battery, he said, "We can only contact them and send the coordinates to the base to pick us up when we get out of this area and have a signal."
The refrigerator's battery could last for another 6 hours, but the edge of this forest was still far away. Even after leaving the forest, they didn't know where they could get a signal or how long it would take to reunite.
Lin Xi had the foresight to prepare the solar charging panels in advance, but they were lost before. However, she didn't have time to regret it. If they hadn't lost them, they might have been caught up by the pursuers from the Watchtower Base.
The refrigerator must have electricity!
Inside are precious vaccine samples and previously extracted antibody samples. Most of those effective antibodies came from Lin Xi and Lin Jie. Lin Xi can still extract antibodies here, while Lin Jie is in the distant Dawn Base.
The antitoxin and delay agent inside are the medicines that maintain Lu Wei's life...
After a night of running around, Lin Xi was exhausted and had no choice but to drag her body forward.
There were no pursuers, and there was still no news of anyone else.
Three hours have passed, and they have not yet reunited with Lu. Now, Lin Xi is moving forward by relying on his will to protect the samples inside the refrigerated box.
With insufficient physical strength, it was no longer suitable to run for one's life. As the pace slowed down, the feeling of hunger and cold became more and more obvious, and Lin Xi's hands were trembling as she held the refrigerator.
Suddenly, her hand felt lighter as Yang Yicheng took the box from her. Her shoulder also felt heavier as his combat jacket was draped over her shoulders.
Before she could say anything, Yang Yicheng looked at the readings on the cooler: "There's a farm outside the woods, there might be a signal there, or..."
Since the outbreak of the zombie apocalypse, cities have been the most densely populated and have the highest rate of zombie infestation. Survivors have already moved into underground bases, while remote mountain villages are sparsely populated and have a small number of zombies, so there may still be survivors.
If water and crops contaminated with the virus are not disinfected at high temperatures, people who eat them will slowly transform into zombies. If living people can be found, a place to recharge can definitely be found.
The chances are slim, but there's no other way now. Lin Xi can't just watch his research efforts go to waste because the refrigerator ran out of power.
She quickened her pace while continuing to try to contact the other three people.
After leaving the mountains, the message was successfully sent, but no reply was received. Perhaps there was no signal where the other three were.
Having not slept for a day and a night, Lin Xi and Yang Yicheng were both exhausted, but neither dared to slow down.
They passed through two remote villages, but after checking them one by one, they found no living people and no solar chargers.
As darkness fell again, the refrigerator sounded an alarm indicating that it was out of power.
Night fell, extinguishing the flames of hope.
Yang Yicheng's face was grim: "The base will depart now, and it will take about 5 hours to pick us up after bypassing the war zone."
The battery in his instrument was also about to run out, and if the convoy sent by the base arrived smoothly, they could recharge it in the vehicle.
Lin Xi shook her head slightly: "It's too late. The preservation conditions for vaccines, antibody samples, and drugs are very demanding; we can't wait 5 hours."
Yang Yicheng: "There are still 4 kilometers to go to reach the next village." He took heavy steps and prepared to continue his journey.
Lin Xi didn't say anything. What difference would it make if they went to the next village? The chances of finding anyone alive were almost nonexistent.
She hadn't slept for two days and one night and was exhausted both physically and mentally. Her energy was highly depleted and her nerves were on edge. She was really on the verge of a breakdown.
As darkness fell, the road ahead soon became pitch black.
The dilapidated house in front of her formed a huge dark shadow.
Yang Yicheng took a few steps, but didn't hear any footsteps. He turned back impatiently and said, "Let's go!"
Lin Xi propped herself up on her knees, her gaze gradually settling on the dilapidated rural house not far away. She pointed her index finger at the house and said, "There might be someone there."
It was a house without doors or windows, and even the roof was missing a few pieces.
Yang Yicheng glanced at him and shook his head helplessly: "You're hallucinating. Let's go."
Lin Xi pointed to the plants in the nearby field: "These are radishes."
Yang Yicheng took a serious look at the field. He didn't seem to recognize the crops; he could only see a bunch of different kinds of grass.
Lin Xi, however, noticed something important: "These are all radishes. Although they are not growing in large quantities, radishes cannot appear out of thin air. They must have been planted by people."
Upon closer inspection, there were indeed some crops in the fields on both sides, but they were not arranged neatly, and the weeds had not been removed. A bunch of green plants were mixed together, and with the cover of night, Lin Xi did not notice them at first glance.
Yang Yicheng squinted at the spot Lin Xi was pointing to: "There's a pit there."
The radishes had been pulled up, and deep in the grass, one could even see the wild grass lying askew, as if it had been trampled on.
Lin Xi and Yang Yicheng's eyes locked onto the dilapidated house at the same time.
They had just checked every household, and the houses were either empty or contained several human skeletons. Only this house, which had no doors or windows and could be seen through at a glance, was skipped by them.
A spark suddenly ignited in Lin Xi's heart: "The basement."
She felt that there must be a basement under that house, and that there must be living people there.
That person disguised himself very well, using the dilapidated house as a cover to live in the basement, and instead of planting crops neatly, he let the fields grow wildly, carefully concealing his existence.
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