Chapter 342 One Percent
Xie Tu and Yun Zhao appeared at the restaurant entrance.
Duan Xi immediately changed his demeanor, got up, picked up the cold food, and prepared to slip away, saying, "I'll take it to the kitchen to heat it up."
Xie Tu glanced at him, then ran even faster.
The two walked over and sat down.
The huge restaurant only has two tables occupied each day.
Everyone seemed to have already settled on their assigned spots. Team Zero was at the table by the window on the right side of the entrance, while the university students sat at the far end of the restaurant, separated by dozens of tables.
They're here now too.
Everyone was hungry after a long day, and they all buried their heads in their food, wolfing it down.
Chen Xi was among them.
Qi Ling stared at them for a long time, then suddenly leaned closer. Completely puzzled, he asked Yun Zhao, "Why can they eat other things?"
We are all the same species.
He could only eat meat; if he ate anything else, he would feel like he had food poisoning and would feel uncomfortable all over.
Qi Ling pondered for many days but still couldn't figure it out.
"Huh?" Yun Zhao was already hungry and had just picked up his chopsticks when he was stopped by the question.
She hadn't thought about that.
Qi Ling has always been special; he is quite different from other mutants.
Yun Zhao replied, "I don't know."
Qi Ling: "..."
At this moment.
The three spirits, having had their fill of play, have finally returned.
The little bluebird and the fire phoenix flew straight toward the dining table, while the peregrine falcon shook its head, looking around, before suddenly turning and disappearing into the kitchen.
The little bluebird landed on Yun Zhao's shoulder.
Yun Zhao poked it. [Is it fun?]
[Fun.]
The little bluebird shook its feathers: "The sea is beautiful, you should go see it too."
Yun Zhao thought for a moment, then said, "Okay, once we've cleared out most of the zombies, let's go see the sea together."
Before the contaminated area collapsed, she had two things to do: sleep on the waterbed downstairs and watch the sea.
*
After the routine meeting in the evening, where we discussed the cleaning plan for tomorrow, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.
The next morning.
Zero Team once again drove armored vehicles off the island.
The two military trucks were handed over to Jingyao's two companions to drive.
Seeing that those who went out with them could bring back a backpack full of supplies every day, the other people on the island finally couldn't sit still anymore, including some who had just arrived on the island yesterday, and they all took the initiative to ask to leave the island.
Tao Haohao accepted all comers and took them all out to work.
The three vehicles advanced from the entire security base toward the surrounding densely populated areas.
The Fire Phoenix was too destructive, so it continued to perform a single mission, clearing over 200 kilometers of coastline and nearby zombies on its own.
What's different today is that the Fire Phoenix successfully abducted the Little Bluebird.
The little bluebird loved the seaside, the sunshine, the sand, the blue sky and the sea; everything was wonderful except for the disgusting monsters.
It also wants to play in the sand.
Yun Zhao instructed, "Go, and remember to come back early."
This made Fire Phoenix extremely happy.
Xie Tu grabbed the handle and got into the car. He looked up and saw his unfilial son leading the little bluebird toward the sea.
He didn't say anything.
With the little bluebird around, the fire phoenix will only work even harder.
The car crossed the suspension bridge and continued towards the designated location.
The city streets remained desolate. Less than two blocks to the east, the streets that had been cleared yesterday were once again teeming with scattered zombies.
Each night, the zombies grow stronger.
Today, the number of mutated zombies is even greater.
The rabbit lay on the roof of the car, clearing away the lone zombies. The car continued driving until it reached the vicinity of the university town.
From a distance, you could see distress signs hanging in many places upstairs.
The survivors here probably heard the commotion yesterday and followed suit by hanging up bed sheets.
...
The next two days.
Team Zero continued their cleanup work, advancing layer by layer, rescuing survivors while scavenging supplies from the city.
Back at the safe base that night, the usually energetic sentries were all listless.
"I feel like throwing up whenever I see a zombie!"
"My sense of smell is almost gone. Even after I came back, I still smelled the stench of a corpse."
"If Yun Zhao hadn't blocked some of his senses, the constant explosions all day long would have blown my skull off!"
Everyone came in, complaining as they found a place to lie down.
Tao Haohao had just lain down when he realized something was wrong. He suddenly sat up and shouted, "At this rate, the first task of the new year isn't really going to take months, is it?"
Duan Xi hugged the cushion to his chest and plopped down on the carpet. "What can we do? The base is short of food. We're moving so slowly because we need to take care of those supplies."
Alternatively, they could go directly to the military base and bomb the city with missiles.
It saves time and effort.
The rabbit, sucking on the lollipop given to it by Sister Yun Zhao, said, "Actually, we've been very fast. In just a few days, we've advanced fifty kilometers to the west."
The safe base is very close to the sea; the sea is only a kilometer to the east.
The hordes of zombies along the northern and southern coastlines were all handed over to Fire Phoenix.
Based on the rectangle having one side of 50 kilometers and the other side of 1 kilometer, not counting the zombies killed by Fire Phoenix, the area cleared by Team Zero is approximately 50 square kilometers.
As the rabbit continued calculating, its expression turned strange, and its eyes became somewhat blank.
50 square kilometers...
But this city has a huge area of 5,000 square kilometers.
They've only cleaned one percent!
Xie Tu and Song Liang were standing alone by the door, discussing something.
"Let's put other things aside for now."
Yun Zhao was nestled on the single sofa, writing and drawing. She stopped writing, looked up, and said, "The supplies are almost overflowing. Shouldn't we try to get some out first?"
Today, Team Zero discovered a grain wholesale market.
It's full of grains and cereals.
The inventory was so large that two military trucks simply couldn't carry it all.
There's nowhere to store things after we moved them back, so we haven't touched them yet.
The supplies collected on the island and in the previous days almost filled the entire first floor of the hotel.
If they don't get a batch out gradually, once the contaminated area collapses, the seven of them simply won't be able to protect so many supplies.
"Um."
Xie Tu put down the communicator, turned around and walked over, "Let Qi Ling try it out, send out a batch first."
This is something I've wanted to experiment with ever since I came here.
Team Zero has only obtained one key so far.
Using a key is risky.
An hour of rioting might not be enough to hold out.
"Should I go out with Qi Ling?" Yun Zhao turned to look at Xie Tu.
Xie Tu shook his head, "No need."
Yun Zhao was somewhat surprised. She tapped her pen, "But if that's the case, how will Qi Ling come in after he leaves?"
There was no better way than for her to go with them.
Qi Ling was also concerned about this issue.
He needs to earn points to pay off his debts; if he goes out, he might not get the reward for killing the gatekeeper.
But if he goes out and then comes back in, the gatekeeper might actually attack him if he's alone.
Don't end up as a mutated zombie that's neither human nor ghost.
It's worse than being a mutant.
"Have you forgotten about those two teams outside?"
Xie Tu leaned back on the side of the sofa and chuckled softly, "I guess they've already completed their mission and come out. I don't know how Jiang Mu is, but Fu Heng definitely can't hold back. We can have Qi Ling come in with Fu Heng's team then."
The Fuhman Squad consists of one S-rank Sentinel and four Senior Sentinels.
Controlling Qi Ling is a piece of cake.
The seven members of Team Zero don't know how long it would take to move all the supplies here; it would be better to let Fu Heng come in and help.
"Captain, that's a great idea!"
Upon hearing that there were helpers, Tao Haohao immediately perked up. "They have several marine spirits, and the water unicorn can be of great help."
One Fire Phoenix's cleanup speed was faster than all of them combined.
Adding another S-rank Sentinel Spirit would significantly shorten the time.
Yun Zhao was somewhat surprised, not expecting Xie Tu to take the initiative to invite the Fu Hu team in.
She nodded slightly. "Then, one last question."
"Qi Ling is only one person, how could he possibly get so many supplies out?"
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