Seeing their captain with a gloomy face, the people surrounding Lin Tan immediately dispersed. Although they usually get along with each other casually, Ye Xiao is actually very trusted by everyone in the team. This trust is not only because he has the highest military rank, but also because he is always the first to go forward and the last to retreat when facing danger.
Looking at the guys pretending to be nothing, Ye Xiao felt a little headache. On their first meeting, couldn't these people maintain a reliable image for a little longer?
He glanced at Lin Tantan, who was obviously relieved, and went in and said, "What are you talking about?"
"We're talking about superpowers." Xu Qin recounted the story, then saw the golden light on the axe blade disappear. He said, "It seems this requires a continuous infusion of superpowers. If there's a way to store this energy and continuously power the weapon, even a piece of scrap metal can unleash the power of a divine weapon."
Lin Tan Tan almost wanted to applaud him. This was the principle behind superpowered weapons in the mid-to-late apocalypse. Back then, zombies were rapidly evolving, posing an increasing threat to humanity. However, the number of superpowered individuals was limited, and ordinary guns and ammunition were ineffective against the zombies. This led to people diligently researching a new generation of weapons.
Then they actually developed a weapon powered by crystal cores.
Because crystal cores are limited and hard to come by, and because this type of weapon is extremely difficult to manufacture, it is expensive and rare, making it a standard feature for the powerful and people of status. Anyone who doesn't have a super weapon in their hands would be embarrassed to say that they are a capable or prestigious person.
Ye Xiao thought for a moment and said, "This is a good idea, but the most important thing right now is not this. We still have two rescue plans left to execute. What do you think?"
Everyone looked at each other in silence for a moment. Lin Tan looked from one person to another, wanting to listen in, but it was a team meeting, and it would be a bit tactless for her to be standing here as an outsider. Even if she wanted to fit in, she had to take it one step at a time, right? So she stood up and said, "You guys keep busy, I'm going to go out for a walk."
After she came out, she wandered around. Although the building was roughly circular, each floor had some special designs. There were also many stairs and elevators, so if she just walked around casually, she might get lost.
Each floor is filled with numerous offices, large and small. Some are enormous, with beautiful facades, featuring a reception desk followed by numerous workstations. Others are just one or two offices, each uniquely designed, and even host foreign language classes.
No one wanted to live on the first floor. Some rooms on the second floor were occupied by the original twenty or so survivors, but there were still quite a few left. In addition, Ye Xiao and the others were on the second floor, so the newcomers also found a place on the second floor as a temporary stay.
Lin Tan Tan saw that some of these people were fighting for a place with a lounge, some were quarreling over a soft sofa, and some were arguing over a kettle and a pack of tissues.
Oh, the water and electricity haven’t been cut off at this time, so a kettle is of course very important.
Lin Tantan remembered something and pulled out his phone. From last night until today, no one had called or texted this phone. Lin Tantan thought to himself, the original owner must have been quite miserable. Did no one care about her during this huge change? Or were those who cared about her already dead?
The class group chat was overflowing with messages of panic, requests for help, cries, and inquiries. The internet had gone completely wild. A single scroll brought up countless posts like #Apocalypse, zombies everywhere#, #If you're still alive, how would you cope with this disaster#, #We're in XXX, who can save us#, #Why hasn't the country taken action yet? Where's the army? Where's the government?#, and #The world's ending, let's get high#, accompanied by countless deeply disturbing photos.
There were cries of disaster everywhere, and the evil thoughts that quickly sprouted along with them.
As for the news, there were reports released by the state asking the people of the country to calm down and actively save themselves, and that the army would soon arrive in various places to carry out rescue operations. There were also some so-called experts' analyses of the catastrophe, and then they encouraged everyone that the disaster would eventually pass and that they should unite as one and work together to overcome it.
There was also a very popular post titled "The Origin of the End of the World". Lin Tantan clicked on it to read it.
The poster probably has access to information channels that most people don't have access to. He pointed out that at 1:45 p.m. on January 1st, a sudden cosmic radiation swept across the Earth. The radiation directly hit the Western Hemisphere, and the countries and regions there were the worst hit. In just a dozen seconds, the radiation spread across the globe, and then humans mutated rapidly, and within just ten minutes, the world became a living hell.
"This is not a nightmare for just one country or region, but a catastrophe for the entire world!"
The poster wrote this, and he predicted that this catastrophe would not only target humans, but all living things.
There were many replies below, but few of them discussed the cause of the apocalypse with the poster. They were all calling for help and cursing, or asking the poster what other news he knew, what plans the country had, whether there would be a vaccine, etc.
As a later generation, Lin Tan Tan knows that what the poster wrote is basically accurate. The cause of the apocalypse is indeed cosmic radiation, not a biochemical research virus leak as many people currently speculate. It is precisely because of this that people appear even more vulnerable and powerless in the face of this complete natural disaster.
Vaccines and the like simply don't exist and cannot be developed. This is because the essence of the zombie infection is not a virus, but a mysterious force that can cause the genetic structure of organisms to collapse and recombine.
Lin Tan Tan looked for a while and then walked out, taking a deep breath. This was the end of the world, and she had never had time to think about it. Now that she had found Ye Xiao, her heart relaxed a little, and she realized very clearly that she had come to the most chaotic and cruel era.
She turned her head to look at the one-way blue glass curtain wall. Not far away was the shopping mall. Yesterday was New Year's Day and the mall was full of people. It was naturally a severely affected area. Now, when Lin Tantan looked over, she saw that wherever she could see clearly, there were zombies everywhere.
"Tan Tan." A clear and mellow voice sounded, and the heaviness in Lin Tan Tan's heart was immediately swept away. She turned around and looked at the man walking towards her.
She couldn't help but curl her lips when she saw him. With this man here, no matter how chaotic or cruel the situation was, she wouldn't worry or hesitate. She came here just for him.
Ye Xiao walked up to Lin Tantan and said, "We plan to go to the University City area of Peking University at noon."
"We're going at noon?" Lin Tan Tan glanced at the time. It was almost ten o'clock. "Don't you want to take a break?"
"No time to rest." Ye Xiao's clear eyes were filled with solemnity. "We went there to rescue someone, but because the news spread, everyone thought there would be help there. Students from the school and nearby residents all went there. The situation is very dangerous."
They might not necessarily go just to save Cai Chengliang. It's not because they despise human life, but after getting to know the city in depth, they saw with their own eyes that many people were struggling on the verge of death. Ye Xiao believed that there were many people in need of rescue in that shopping mall and the residential buildings nearby. If it was to save people, it would be the same to save anyone. Why bother going so far to save Cai Chengliang.
At this moment, Cai Chengliang's life is no more precious than that of others, and it is not worth them taking risks.
Even though Major General Min called twice to urge him to do it.
But there are many people gathered in the Peking University district now. Whether according to the five graduate students or the surveillance footage, it shows that the zombies nearby are gathering there. Once a large-scale zombie tide is formed, the consequences will be unimaginable.
He looked at Lin Tan and said, "Didn't you say you wanted to go to the Peking University District too? But if it's not something very important, I don't recommend you go. It's too dangerous."
What Lin Tantan was most concerned about was: "Is Meimei going?"
"..." Ye Xiao paused and looked at her seriously, "He's going."
"Oh, I'll go too."
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