Chapter 181, Contaminated Zone 235
Four vehicles lined up and drove across the desolate wilderness.
The sky was overcast, and the snow was falling heavier and heavier.
Large flakes of snow fell in a flurry, like torn cotton wool, cascading down from the sky.
The wilderness was soon covered in white, the withered grass, the cracked earth, and the rolling hills in the distance were all hidden by the white snow curtain.
The whole world turned white.
In this weather, the edge of the haze in the polluted area almost blends into the gray sky, becoming very difficult to distinguish.
Tao Haohao and Song Liang, sitting in front, had to stay alert and navigate around one polluted area after another, based on the constantly updated map.
Team Zero originally planned to enter Sichuan from the Gansu border.
However, because Jiang Mu's team was with them, if they went through Sichuan, they would have to take a detour back to the Dawn Base.
Team Zero then changed their route on the spot, deciding to go through Shaanxi after leaving Gansu.
The distances on both sides are not much different.
Once Yun Zhao has recovered and they have received psychological counseling, the group can separate in Shaanxi and return to their respective bases.
Using the nearest cell tower, Song Liang successfully connected his computer to the command center's information network to check the situation in the polluted areas along the route.
As you can see in the red-dot areas marked above, the shaded areas in many places are constantly shifting.
"The contaminated areas seem to be even more active than last winter."
Song Liang said, "There are several polluted areas ahead that are spreading. Don't go straight. Turn right onto Route 235."
"Received." Tao Haohao opened the communication channel and notified Jiang Mu's team behind him.
As the leading combat force.
Jiang Mu's team also has the authority to log into their own base command center.
They had clearly noticed the road conditions and quickly turned on their right turn signal to alert the van behind them.
What do they mean by flashing their lights?
Xu Pengcheng, who was driving behind, was completely baffled.
There are no traffic rules in the wasteland era.
You might walk around for days and nights and not even run into a car.
Most people learn to drive on their own. As long as they know how to start a car and press the accelerator and brake, they can drive around recklessly.
Those car lights, aside from providing illumination, were useless to them in every other way.
"You're so stupid!"
Liu Hong was exasperated and said firmly, "That big cart looks good but is useless; the lights must be broken!"
At such a slow pace, who cares what lights are on? Just follow behind them.
"Okay, Sister Hong!"
The group entered section 235.
The road was not wide; on one side was a mountain buried under heavy snow, and on the other side was a dried-up riverbed.
On section 235, a contaminated area is spreading.
According to the intelligence analysis team, the spread has been very slow in the last ten days, and it is still some distance from the abandoned highway.
It has no impact on passersby.
Rabbit and Duan Xi stood at the automatic launch window, responsible for eliminating the mutants that howled and rushed in from the riverbed below.
Tao Haohao drove, and Song Liang gave him directions.
Under the heavy snow and gloomy sky, the two slowly advanced, discerning the boundary of the gray fog.
However, it had only been twenty minutes since we arrived at this section of the road.
Suddenly, large swaths of shadow rapidly surged toward them on the real-time updated data chart on the computer.
Holy crap!
Song Liang's expression changed slightly. "Speed up, speed up, hurry up and get there!"
While shouting at Tao Haohao, he quickly retrieved information about contaminated zone 235 on his computer, preparing for both scenarios.
Tao Haohao had already reacted, and he stepped on the gas pedal to the floor. The armored vehicle suddenly shot forward like an arrow.
Jiang Mu's squad behind them.
We are also constantly monitoring the changes on the data charts.
Almost simultaneously, they reacted and suddenly sped up to catch up.
The two vans behind them were dumbfounded.
Liu Hong, unaware of what was happening, suddenly slapped her thigh and exclaimed, "It can run so fast, but it crawls like a tortoise! Is it playing a trick on us?!"
But she quickly lost interest in complaining.
The two armored vehicles were about to disappear from their sight.
Xu Pengcheng and Ge Bo, who was driving behind, quickly stepped on the gas to catch up.
But when their van sped up, it creaked and rattled all over, and the bumps almost made me vomit up the chicken soup I drank last night.
It doesn't increase speed by much at all.
Li Guo, who was pressed against the car window, saw the approaching gray fog with his naked eye. He frantically shook the back seat, his voice trembling, "Sister Hong! It's a contaminated zone... the contaminated zone is getting closer!"
Liu Hong only had time to turn around.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the two vans were swallowed up by the overwhelming gray fog.
Jiang Mu witnessed the whole process and sighed, "Let's back in. At least they're suffering because we're taking this road."
For the battle-hardened Jiang Mu's team, the contaminated area was more like a battlefield waiting to be conquered.
But these sentries at the small base had no combat experience whatsoever.
They are very likely to die inside.
Qi Jun, who was in charge of logistics, quickly retrieved the data for contaminated zone No. 235 from the base's information network.
"Captain, it's an unknown contaminated area..."
This means there is no hazard level assessment.
"What's there to be afraid of? It's not like we haven't been to contaminated areas of unknown levels before."
Jiang Mu said lazily, "If two S-class teams can't solve a contaminated area, then the salvation plan might as well be canceled."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Tianqi realized that the captain was right.
Xie Tu's team was also there, and among them was an S-level guide.
If both teams go in together, they should be able to rescue the person successfully, and maybe even eliminate a contaminated area along the way.
Zhou Tianqi released the accelerator.
The armored vehicle suddenly reversed and roared into the unknown area shrouded in gray fog.
When the Zero Team members saw Jiang Mu's squad being swallowed by the gray fog, they knew they had gone in to rescue people.
Xie Tu raised his eyes and looked at Song Liang, "Data on contaminated area No. 235."
Song Liang's answer was exactly the same as Qi Jun's.
—No rating.
To date, no combat team has explored it.
"Section 235 is located in the old Wuwei City, Gulang County, which is also part of the Qilian Mountains."
The Qilian Mountains stretch for thousands of miles.
They were traveling very slowly, having only just passed through the Wuwei city section and not yet left Gansu.
"The information on the network is scattered and unorganized. Captain, should we wait for the intelligence team to send out the information, or..."
Song Liang's meaning is quite clear.
Now that Jiang Mu's team has gone in, nothing should happen inside for the time being.
Xie Tu, always a steady and reliable person, nodded and said, "Report to the base first, and have the weapons and equipment inventoried and ready for deployment."
Everyone on the vehicle quickly got to work.
Since bullets were useless in contaminated zone 249, Team Zero had plenty of remaining ammunition and supplies were also replenished in the contaminated zone.
Yun Zhao pressed his face against the observation window, trying to see the scene behind him through the heavy snowfall.
Unfortunately, I couldn't see anything clearly.
No wonder that as winter approaches, major bases focus on defense and reduce the number of combat teams going out.
These gray fogs are truly impossible to guard against.
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