A rain had been pouring since 4 p.m. until evening.
At night, it's far too dangerous, so they try not to travel during the nighttime.
Li Yu took out the electronic map and calculated the distance, estimating that it would take about 2 hours to reach Zhugao Mountain.
There's no choice for tonight; they can only reside here temporarily and rest. They'll continue the journey tomorrow.
In fact, if they had traveled at a normal speed today, they should have already reached Zhugao Mountain. However, some cars on the road hindered them.
But that's unavoidable.
"Tiezi, Gangzi, Dapao... arrange a shift for guard duty. It's raining now, and some zombies might come looking for us," Li Yu said to them as they were eating.
"This is not like the base. Everyone, be alert and don't get overturned," Li Yu said.
At night, the rain drizzled.
The next day, Li Yu rubbed his somewhat sore eyes; sure enough, they had been discovered by zombies last night. Fortunately, there weren't many zombies around, and no one got hurt with their resistance.
Everyone hadn't rested well, especially Li Yu, who didn't sleep at all last night while the others managed to get two or three hours of rest.
It was already 6 a.m.
The rain became lighter, and the sky gradually brightened.
After eating some food, they rested briefly.
Half an hour later, the rain stopped outside.
"Let's go!" Li Yu announced.
They picked up their things which were already packed, and pushed open the main door.
They couldn't push it open, but Li Tie finally managed to open it with force through a smaller door.
It seems that last night still attracted some zombies, and as they came out of the house, they saw zombie corpses all over the ground.
They didn't linger and headed straight to the vehicles.
After checking the vehicles and finding no problems, they set off again on their journey south.
The night's rain left the air with a scent of freshness.
The ground was damp, which made it hard to drive fast.
Although they occasionally cleared the road, more often they used the Unimog to forcefully push through the vehicles blocking the way.
This Unimog had long been modified by them; they had added a V-shaped bar at the front. After collisions along the way, the bar had deformed a little but still maintained its general shape and could be used for some more time.
The journey was silent.
Nearly 3 hours later, at 10 a.m., they arrived near Zhugao Mountain.
This mountain could have been easily missed without a precise map.
Zhugao Mountain, although a mountain, resembled more of a sinkhole.
They left the main road, took a smaller path, and after nearly 20 minutes, there was no road ahead.
Li Tie in the Unimog stopped the vehicle, and the others followed suit.
"What's going on?" Li Yu asked Li Tie through the walkie-talkie.
"Well, Brother, there's no road ahead. According to the map, they should now be near Zhugao Mountain. If we continue forward, it's a different place.
Li Yu rolled down the window, looked at the surrounding mountains and forests, took another look, and got out of the vehicle.
Li Hang followed suit.
That's not right. If it's really a military base, there should be a road for access.
All those munitions would definitely require vehicles to transport, and it's unlikely without stable and solid roads.
"Tiezi, Gangzi, Dapao, Wang Cheng, the five of us will get out and walk to take a look. Everyone else, stay with the vehicles. Keep in contact with us at any time if there's an issue," Li Yu gave the order.
"Brother Yu, can I go too?" Song Min had been hesitant for some time but finally spoke up.
Li Yu shook his head and said, "Just keep watch here, and stay in touch with us about any situation. That's the plan, follow the arrangement."
Song Min didn't insist, nodded and said, "Okay."
Li Yu and the others got out of the car, carrying submachine guns and holding long knives.
"Big brother, that must be Zhugao Mountain! We can only get there by the small path," Li Tie said, looking at the map and pointing to a mountain in the distance.
Li Yu looked at the mountain; it wasn't very tall but looked quite steep.
"Let's go, let's get there and have a look," said Li Yu before heading in that direction.
It had rained all night, and both sides of the path were farmland, making the road somewhat muddy.
After walking a few steps, their shoes were full of mud.
They all wore Martin boots, which, although slightly heavy, were durable.
A pair of these boots could last a long time, especially outdoors; they could be washed clean after wading through water or mud.
The group headed towards the mountain.
In no time, they had reached the foot of the mountain.
There was a big iron gate at the base of the mountain, next to which was a stone plaque.
The plaque read: Red Army Base Site.
Li Yu was somewhat speechless; a site, what could possibly be there?
The gate was locked, and Li Yu watched as Li Tie looked around the gate but didn't attempt to open it.
He said somewhat exasperatedly, "There doesn't seem to be any other way around; I've checked, there is a small path that should lead to the summit. We'll check it later; for now, let's open this gate and take a look inside."
Li Tie touched his head and then forcefully broke open the lock.
Under the force of destruction, Li Tie hammered open the ordinary lock.
As the gate swung open, a row of bluestone bricks forming a one-meter-high wall came into view.
The wall also had some bullet holes.
They slowly walked inside; indeed, this Zhugao Mountain was a natural cave, and behind the bluestone bricks, there was a staircase leading downward into the dark.
"Turn on the flashlights. Tiezi, Gangzi, and I will go down and take a look, the rest of you wait up here," Li Yu said before heading down.
The flashlight, a very powerful one, was turned on, illuminating up to 30 meters ahead, but the light failed to reach the deepest part.
It felt like the darkness swallowed the light.
Step by step, Li Yu and his companions descended slowly and cautiously.
Drip-drop drip-drop, the sound of dripping water could be heard.
Squeak squeak squeak–
Suddenly, a noise similar to that of rats was heard.
Li Yu directed his flashlight upwards.
Everyone looked up and gasped; the cave ceiling was covered with dense clusters of bats.
"Big brother... this place doesn't seem like it would have any military supplies," Li Tie said, his voice trembling. He wasn't afraid of much, except he detested bats.
"We're already here, let's have a look," Li Yu said calmly.
Li Yu looked back; they had walked 50 meters, and the place where they came down still had a hint of light.
But looking around him, it was pitch-black, indeed a spine-chilling place.
Li Yu thought for a moment, stopped moving forward, picked up a stone from the ground, and threw it with force.
The stone seemed to have hit something, followed by a hissing roar.
The faces of the group instantly changed.