Chapter 134 Heading to Contaminated Zone 249
The meeting followed the same procedure as the previous two.
Explaining the surrounding terrain and landforms, analyzing monitoring data from previous years, inventorying weapons and supplies, etc.
The Zero Team has already studied the data for contaminated zone No. 249 several times recently.
That place belongs to Jiuquan City, Gansu Province.
The area is sparsely populated, with vastly different landscapes in the north and south. Before the apocalypse, the local population was less than 20,000.
According to the investigations of the four bases, there are five small bases near the contaminated area, with a population almost the same as before the apocalypse.
As for the reason...
In those days, in addition to the official shelters that the government urgently set up in various places, many people also spontaneously built their own refuges to avoid the disaster.
During the two hundred years of darkness, many refuges fell into enemy hands.
Some areas became contaminated, while others were overrun by mutant species.
Some survivors, in order to avoid the contaminated areas and the mutants, chose to flee to sparsely populated areas.
For example, the Qilian Mountains area in Subei, the western Sichuan area in the southwest, including Qingshan Town where Yun Zhao previously lived.
All of these fall into this category.
Contaminated Zone 249, located at a high altitude, was formed in the late Dark Ages. Due to its vast size and ongoing expansion, it has been designated as a four-star contaminated zone.
However, there are still some differences.
The intelligence team believes that, due to its geographical location, there should not be many mutants in the contaminated area.
This is good news for Team Zero.
The meeting was drawing to a close.
Minister Duan took a sip of tea and said, "The reinforcement troops are on a mission outside and will depart two days later."
Xie Tu understood, "Yes."
The reinforcements, as the name suggests, are primarily tasked with providing assistance to the thirteen combat teams to prevent them from being surrounded by mutants after the contaminated zone collapses.
The Dawn Base currently has only five reinforcement units.
Each unit has 1,000 sentries, consisting of 200 Class A sentries and 800 Class B sentries.
The follow-up work in contaminated area No. 88 is still in its final stages, and the team is on its way back.
The situation is the same in the contaminated zone on the 28th.
The other three reinforcement units were stationed outside the contaminated area of the other combat teams.
There are not many outstanding Class A sentry teams, and they are also responsible for monitoring sentry posts in various places, ensuring security along the way, and maintaining order at the base.
In short, the map is too big and there aren't enough people.
The meeting is over.
The entire Zero Team went downstairs to take inventory of the supplies.
The armored vehicle that was on the mission had been driven over by Xie Tu, and it was filled with things, almost all kinds of food.
This mission involved a long journey of over two thousand kilometers.
There are some five-star pollution zones along the way that require detours, and the drive can take several days.
I don't know how long I'll be in the contaminated area, so I'll bring extra food just in case.
Xie Tu deliberately slowed his pace, waiting for the person behind him to find an opportunity to speak his first words of the day.
He casually remarked, "Your backpack is in the vehicle."
Yun Zhao replied softly, "Okay."
To prevent everyone from being forgetful or leaving things behind, our backpacks are placed in a special cabinet in the training room every time we return from our march.
Not only hers, but all the team members' backpacks were in the vehicle.
The logistics department has already handed over all weapons and ammunition.
Tao Haohao and his group were loading their belongings onto the car.
Yun Zhao skillfully climbed onto the back seat, found his backpack, stuffed his casual clothes inside, and then organized his personal belongings with his teammates.
The central area of Pollution Zone No. 249 is located in the Qilian Mountains glacier zone.
The logistics department was also worried that the temperature might drop suddenly halfway through their journey, so they distributed six military overcoats and a batch of cold-weather supplies.
The things that weren't needed for the time being were stuffed into a corner by Tao Haohao and Duan Xi.
Xie Tu composed himself and, as usual, stood outside the car to conduct a final check.
After confirming everything was correct, the entire Zero Team boarded the vehicle and headed to contaminated zone 249.
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As winter approaches, the air is thick with a mixture of cold and dryness, mingled with the scents of rusting metal and decaying vegetation, making the scenery along the way even more desolate.
The wind began to carry a chill, becoming sharp and biting, weaving through the dilapidated buildings with a mournful sound.
It was as if this land was whispering, telling of its past glory and present desolation.
The black armored SUV rolled through the barren land, heading towards its destination.
For the first few days on the road, everyone was quite comfortable, the atmosphere in the car was lively, and they chatted enthusiastically at any time.
As the vehicle turned west, the scenery along the way became increasingly desolate.
Large numbers of mutant species that chase after them appear from time to time.
No one had time to chat anymore.
Everyone except Yun Zhao took turns guarding the passenger seat and sunroof, clearing out monsters along the way.
When food is scarce outside, the mutants, unable to find anything to eat, become even more agitated.
Once we meet, it's a fight to the death.
Duan Xi missed two shots, failing to hit the mutant's vital areas.
He glanced furtively at the team leader driving the car, then nervously returned to his seat.
How could it have missed?
Luckily, the captain didn't see it...
With nothing to do in the car, Yun Zhao pulled out a bag of mints, casually stuffed it into the small pocket of his combat uniform, picked up a mint, peeled it, and popped it into his mouth.
The driver today was Xie Tu.
They traveled during the day and rested at the sentry post at night.
Yun Zhao spent almost all his time with the rabbit and didn't interact much with Xie Tu.
As usual, the captain was quiet and reserved, and Yun Zhao remained silent.
None of his teammates noticed anything was wrong.
The monsters were eliminated.
Yun Zhao had just finished eating a mint and, seeing this, said, "Let's break down the mental barrier. We'll have time to adjust on the way."
Green fluorescent light danced inside the car, shattering the transparent barriers one by one.
Everyone immediately deflated.
"Holy crap! When will I get used to this?"
Duan Xi shook his head, forced to absorb the information around him.
No wonder he missed just now. He said something seemed wrong. See, it's because his five senses were severely impaired, not because of him!
The rabbit muttered, "It feels like I've been hit hard with a stick every time."
"If Yun Zhao hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten about it," Tao Haohao muttered, rubbing his temples.
Song Liang sighed helplessly, "We'll have to get used to it all over again. Let's pick up some mutants along the way to practice and get back into the swing of things."
Among the group, only Xie Tu, who was driving, kept his eyes fixed on the road ahead.
The car drove smoothly and steadily.
"Captain, how many more days until we arrive?" Rabbit couldn't help but ask.
Before Xie Tu could speak, Song Liang replied, "It will probably take about five more days, but we might not be able to reach the next outpost tonight."
Because of the contaminated area, the spacing between each sentry post is different.
Some stations are even hundreds of kilometers apart.
Unable to reach the outpost, they had to travel through the night and sleep in their vehicles.
The further west you go, the more advanced mutant species you encounter.
evening.
They encountered another wave of monsters.
Yun Zhao saw that his lower body had mutated into a six-legged reptile-like mutant.
Covered in black slime, it crawled at incredible speed, catching up with the armored vehicle almost in the blink of an eye.
The rabbit opened the skylight and set up its sniper rifle. Several shots rang out, followed by a piercing scream that echoed through the sky.
The sandstorm outside is very strong.
The rabbit closed the sunroof, picked up his sniper rifle, and returned to his seat. "It's a Level 5 mutant."
There are ten levels of mutants, distinguished by different mutations and abilities.
The sentries of Zero Team are seasoned veterans and can easily distinguish the levels of these monsters.
The journey was tedious and boring.
By the tenth day.
Armored vehicles finally entered the Subei region...
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