Chapter 2 The Migration of the Entire Town
Five buses, sandwiched between two SUVs, sped northward with everyone in the town on their backs.
Each vehicle had a high pile of luggage strapped to its roof.
The girl's "Sister Yunzhao" was sitting in the back seat of the SUV at the front.
She looked very young, her small face hidden under the brim of her hat, and she wore an old camouflage uniform that was obviously ill-fitting, loose and baggy, which made her petite and slender body look even thinner.
at this time.
Yun Zhao was also gazing at the churning gray fog in the distance.
The sky was overcast, and even the sunlight could only filter through the gaps.
However, in a short while...
The gray fog was approaching the town where she had lived for twelve years.
Twelve years ago.
Yun Zhao was still an innocent child when he was found by the town's search team on the edge of the contaminated area.
The sentry team that rescued her consisted of eight people, all of whom were native to Qingshan Town.
She settled down in Qingshan Town from then on.
Behind the town, there is clear, unpolluted groundwater and a small patch of land suitable for cultivation.
However, other supplies were extremely scarce.
To survive, the sentries formed search teams and ventured into the edge of the contaminated zone to search for usable supplies.
At that time, the search team had five B-level sentinels, who were reasonably capable in combat. They were also far from Zone Six, and their lives were neither good nor bad.
later……
The contaminated zone number six continued to spread, and all the sentries in the search team died.
Some died at the hands of mutants, while others went berserk and became members of the mutants themselves.
Right there in that pollution zone number six, shrouded in gray fog.
Yun Zhao closed his eyes slightly, his heart stirred by some emotion.
Her spirit seemed to be affected, slowly emerging and flapping its wings to fly above her head.
It was a small, blue bird, about the size of a palm.
It possesses a pair of icy blue beastly eyes, and its tail feathers are long and flowing. Its silver beak gleams with a cold, sharp light in the sunlight, and its feathers radiate a jewel-like blue-green luster.
Yun Zhao reached out and touched it.
The little bluebird proudly raised its head to accept her caress.
The young man driving the car looked to be no more than sixteen or seventeen years old. His name was He Xiang, and he kept an eye on the movements behind the car out of the corner of his eye.
Once the spiritual entity is materialized, only sentinels and guides can see it.
As far as they knew, the guides' spirit forms were mostly gentle herbivores, and their docile nature made it easier to soothe the sentries.
And Yun Zhao's spiritual body...
The blue bird seemed to sense something, and suddenly looked up, giving him a haughty and aloof glance.
That look seemed to say: What are you looking at!
He Xiang swallowed hard, then quickly turned his head to look at the road ahead.
Sitting in the passenger seat, holding a gun and remaining vigilant outside, Cheng Dongshu had been tense ever since Yun Zhao's spirit appeared.
He remained motionless, not daring to look back.
He Xiang coughed lightly, "Sister Yun Zhao, the news has already been spread. Are we really going to the Dawn Base?"
"Mm," Yun Zhao replied softly.
He Xiang hesitated: "But we are closest to the Dawn Base, why do we have to go all the way to the Dawn Base in the southwest?"
"Because only the Dawn Base is built on the ground."
Yun Zhao patiently explained, "The Southwest region is rich in resources, and with a large base behind us, there's no need to worry about security. Everyone will be able to live a better life in the future."
Since we're moving, we naturally want to choose the best location.
When the dark apocalypse struck, the country urgently established hundreds of underground shelters.
Two hundred years have passed.
Only four shelters survived.
The shelters, originally named with numbers, have been officially renamed Dawn Base, Sunrise Base, Hope Base, and Sunrise Base.
Three of the shelters are located deep underground.
Only the Dawn Base in the southwest region is located on the ground deep in the mountains.
The older generation, who lived through the dark ages, have an extreme longing for sunlight. Given the choice of above-ground buildings, most people do not want to live in the pitch-black underground.
In fact, her purpose in choosing the Dawn Base was not limited to this.
But Yun Zhao did not intend to go into details.
“However, the journey is too long, and we have to pass through several polluted areas along the way,” He Xiang said with some concern.
Yun Zhao hummed in agreement and opened the map he had asked someone to buy from the Dawn Base last time.
"The map was updated last November. We just need to avoid contaminated areas with a danger level of four stars or higher."
The contaminated areas in the four-star zone will spread from time to time, changing the landscape, so you'll definitely have to take a detour.
As for the five-star contaminated zone, it was formed in the early Dark Ages.
Extremely dangerous!
"Okay, I understand." He Xiang nodded in agreement.
The sixth contaminated area began to spread from the southeast.
They are currently retreating north, planning to detour on Highway 102 to reach the southwest region.
There are many dangerous mutated organisms along the way.
But with Sister Yun Zhao around, we just need to avoid the gray fog area.
"We might not be able to reach the nearest outpost tonight..."
He Xiang hadn't finished speaking.
Cheng Dongshu, who was sitting in the passenger seat, suddenly made a movement, followed by the sound of a bullet being chambered.
Cheng Dongshu picked up the walkie-talkie: "Attention, vehicles behind! A level two mutant has appeared. Prepare for battle!"
"Received!" came the reply quickly from the walkie-talkie.
Yun Zhao looked up, following the sound.
Not far to the left, a group of mutants flew rapidly toward this side.
These monsters were terrifying, with sharp mouthparts on the lower half of their faces and wrinkled skin stuck to their skeletons.
The skeleton looked as if it had been forcibly stretched to two or three meters, with a pair of wriggling fleshy wings on its back, and a sticky, corrosive black liquid constantly dripping from its body.
It looked disgusting and terrifying.
Cheng Dongshu counted them; there were eight in total, not many.
With Yun Zhao around, they can handle it.
Upon receiving the signal, the sentries in the vehicles behind opened the windows, jumped onto the roofs, and set up their weapons.
The monsters were getting closer and closer...
With a ferocious and greedy expression, it stared at the car, baring its teeth and roaring excitedly, as if it wanted to rush up and tear them to pieces immediately.
No one panicked.
His eyes were fixed on the moving monster, waiting for the right moment.
Yun Zhao pressed the button, and the car window slowly rolled down.
The little bluebird perched on her head, glanced lazily at the monster, then looked away, as if it couldn't muster any energy.
Yun Zhao slightly raised his hand.
A bluish-green fluorescent light flickered around her, then dissipated into tiny specks.
No one could see what she actually did.
Suddenly, the mutants flying in mid-air stopped moving, all showing bewildered expressions.
It looks like a target that is fixed in front of you.
Without further hesitation, Cheng Dongshu fired at the mutant, and then a barrage of gunfire erupted...
The guide's power lies in the spiritual realm.
A powerful guide can not only appease the sentinels, but can even influence the mutants.
They only discovered this after Yun Zhao awakened.
The eight secondary mutants were quickly eliminated, and the vehicle passed through the area safely.
…………
In the evening, the team arrived at a long-abandoned factory.
The factory was surrounded by yellow sand, with rusty doors and broken windows, shards of glass scattered all over the ground, and moonlight casting dappled shadows through the damaged roof.
The place exudes a sense of dilapidation and decay.
Five buses and two SUVs drove into the factory area, and everyone got off the vehicles looking dazed.
"Those who need to use the restroom should go in groups, and don't go too far; stay inside the factory building," the sentries instructed everyone.
Yun Zhao used his mental power to survey the area, then got out of the car to check on the children at the back.
She just left.
Cheng Dongshu immediately pulled He Xiang to a secluded corner.
He spoke with a complicated expression: "Xiangzi, give me a break. What exactly is Yun Zhao's spiritual body?"
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