Chapter 239 Parking Lot
Reaching the top of the pipe room, passing through the valves, you arrive at the -1 level parking lot.
Moreover, it is a civilian parking lot.
It wasn't quiet here; cars were leaving one after another, and people were just coming out from underneath, anxiously looking for their cars.
This area is full of cars, most of which have been parked here for four years without being used, and even if you have the key, you can't start them.
Many people open the hood and fiddle with the car haphazardly, but without car repair skills, they can only watch helplessly.
"Zombies are coming! We need to get help from the military parking lot next door!"
"What do we do then? I heard the base's self-destruct program has been activated. Are we just going to wait here to die?"
However, the zombies had already followed the fleeing people to the parking lot. When they couldn't see anyone, they searched each car one by one. Unlike ordinary zombies, which would wander around unconsciously when they couldn't see people, these were intelligent zombies transformed from half-infected individuals.
People in the parking lot crouched among the cars and slowly moved towards the military parking lot, hoping to try their luck there.
At the same time, a huge commotion was heard in the military parking lot, seemingly indicating a battle with zombies, with gunfire and artillery fire continuing.
Lin Xi, Lu Wei, and Xiang Xin quickly spotted a car. The driver couldn't start the car and, fearing the zombies chasing them, had just abandoned it and fled towards the military parking area.
If it weren't for the root cause of the damaged parts, repairing the car wouldn't be difficult for Lin Xi and Lu Weilai.
Lin Xi found a car with the key in the ignition but no major engine problems and fiddled with it for a while. Xiang Xin took up a favorable position to observe the situation, while Lu Weize was ready to eliminate any threats at any time.
More and more zombies and survivors arrived at the parking lot. When there were not many people and zombies, the survivors could use the vehicles for cover and hide. However, when both people and zombies hid, the vehicles became obstacles to the survivors' escape, and more and more people were attacked and turned into zombies.
The mutated zombies from the half-infected are not so dull. They briefly remember what their prey looked like, and will carefully observe the car windows or even lie down to check if anyone is hiding under the car.
Many people's impression of zombies is still that of dull creatures that are only attracted by sounds and movements. Imagine lying under a car thinking you are safe, and then a zombie's feet appear in your narrow field of vision, and then a distorted face slowly approaches.
The people under the car will immediately scream, attracting even more zombies.
Two zombies appeared in Lin Xi's field of vision.
Lu Wei had no choice but to show himself to attract the zombies, but the zombies glanced at him and did not pounce on him. Instead, they turned around and continued to rush towards Lin Xi.
In the eyes of zombies, both half-infected and humans are prey, but humans with pure bloodlines are more attractive to half-infected. Therefore, when Lu Wei and Lin Xi both appear in their field of vision, the zombies will prioritize attacking Lin Xi.
Unable to lure away the zombies that were getting close to Lin Xi, Lu Wei had no choice but to take the initiative, with Xiang Xin assisting him from the side.
A bright light suddenly shone down, locking onto Lu Wei, and then a team of armed men approached them.
"President Lu has been found, and the fugitive has been found. Dean Lin has not yet been found."
They've come to arrest Lin Xi.
Although Lin Xi had taken off her professional jacket, Lu Wei, dressed in military uniform, and Xiang Xin, dressed in prison clothes, were easily identifiable. If the base personnel wanted to arrest Lin Xi, they could simply ask their comrades.
Their voices and the bright light shining on them had already made Lu Wei and Xiang Xin the brightest targets in the entire parking lot. Xiang Xin, fearless, simply pulled out her weapon and shouted, "So what if they're fugitives! Don't fugitives deserve to have names?!"
Both were being hunted, so why were Brother Lu and San San addressed with respectful titles and surnames, while she was simply labeled a "fugitive"?
The area behind them was in complete chaos, so Lin Xi could only take a deep breath and try to stay calm so as not to let the commotion affect her thoughts.
"boom--"
At this moment, everyone was looking forward to hearing the roar of the engine. Although many cars could not be started, some, like Lin Xi, managed to restart their cars after a simple operation.
As more and more vehicles started up, the people sent by the base to capture Lin Xi could not accurately determine Lin Xi's location. They could only fight with Lu Wei and Xiang Xin, and could not kill their two partners directly.
Firstly, he couldn't kill them, and secondly, if he killed those two, Lin Xi would have no worries and could run away even faster.
After briefly testing the car, Lin Xi began to think of a way to pick up the two people.
"Thump!"
The ground shook for a moment after the sound.
Everyone's expression changed: "Oh no! The explosion has started!"
The moment everyone froze bought Lu Wei time to activate the catalytic drug. The potent poison finally took effect in the half-infected individuals, and several armed men collapsed and convulsed.
The remaining soldiers who were not poisoned looked at each other, watching the incredibly powerful Chairman Lu assess the odds of victory while worrying about the consequences of the base shaking.
Hesitation increases the enemy's chances of winning. By the time they realize what's happening, they've already been knocked to the ground, and a speeding car has stopped right in front of them, almost running them over.
However, neither Lu Wei nor the car owner had any intention of getting entangled. In the brief pause, Lu Wei and Xiang Xin got into their respective cars.
Lin Xi drove her car through the traffic; she was as adept at driving trucks as she was at driving a car.
Because the base's self-destruct mechanism had been activated, staff opened the base's gates, and both military vehicles and civilian cars rushed away from the base.
The ground had begun to shake violently.
While surveying the situation, Xiang Xin excitedly exclaimed, "The ground is collapsing! The cracks are chasing us!"
The Watchtower base covers a vast area and has sturdy staircases. Destroying such a base would require an extremely powerful explosion with a wide ripple effect. Not only would nearby areas be affected by the blast, but the massive underground collapse caused by the violent explosion could even trigger natural disasters.
Along with Lin Xi, many other vehicles sped out of the base, including military vehicles and civilian vehicles that were evacuating en masse. Everyone rushed to escape the base, and many helicopters rose into the sky.
A large-scale evacuation scene.
Although they had broken out of the base, no one dared to breathe a sigh of relief until they reached a safe area.
A series of rumbling sounds followed, and the ground shook violently, revealing many cracks.
Lin Xi floored the accelerator, speeding across the ground that could crack or even collapse at any moment.
"Exciting, so exciting!!" Xiang Xin exclaimed, unable to contain her excitement.
"Lu...Wei," Lin Xi said in a moment of pause, "can you gag her?"
She could understand that Xiang Xin's excitement was a sign of nervousness, but she really needed some quiet.
This is different from her driving her sturdy truck to run over zombies. If she doesn't kill them, she can run away, but if she takes the wrong road or isn't fast enough, she will be affected by aftershocks.
Seeing that Lu Wei hadn't turned around and seemed to be considering whether to carry out San San's suggestion, Xiang Xin quickly grabbed the handle on the roof of the car and covered her mouth.
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