"What’s going on up there?"
Disturbed by the sporadic noises from the roof of the vehicle, people started to question.
"It’s nothing, just those things resisting."
Tang Ye reassured calmly. The truck continued its reckless momentum, unyielding to its initial speed. It plowed straight through a sedan obstructing its path, crushing it under several wraithlike zombies.
The arranged ’Z’-shaped saws swept across like a metal spatula. The wheels rolled over the flesh, producing a ’splutch-splutch’ sound that caused people to cringe.
The constant metallic clanging from the roof gave people a headache. They assumed it was the wraithlike zombies pounding on the roof. Only Tang Ye knew that it was actually several wraithlike zombies gnawing at the silver-armored zombie.
Unfortunately, the silver-armored zombie’s defensive capability was astonishing. Their sharp teeth couldn’t even penetrate its defenses!
"Prepare, we are about to reach the bridge in around five hundred meters!"
Suddenly, Tang Ye shouted, putting everyone on edge. They quickly clutched the handles in fear, feeling the truck’s speed gradually decrease. In the viewpoint of the silver-armored zombie, a high mound of rotting flesh piled up in front of them, and countless wraithlike zombies continued to swarm ahead.
The situation on the vehicle was even more severe. From visible observation, it seemed that almost a hundred wraithlike zombies were clinging onto the truck, madly attacking the silver-armored zombie. But under Tang Ye’s orders, it didn’t strike back at these wraithlike creatures. It only tossed the ones blocking its sightline away.
The spinning saws would send the decaying flesh underneath the vehicle, leaving the road Tang Ye drove on stained with a dark green trace in their wake.
All of a sudden, Tang Ye hit the brakes violently, turning the steering wheel with precision and piercing through the pile of rotting flesh in front. As the direction of the truck shifted, it climbed onto Gaosong Bridge. The occupants swayed side to side during the sharp turn.
Bai Xinran, who was severely injured, coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood onto Tang Ye’s back, his face instantly becoming ghastly pale.
"Be careful, Xinran is injured."
Qiongli cautioned from the side, but Tang Ye did not bother, his truck having just shook off the pile of rotting flesh and most of the wraithlike zombies on the roof. This greatly reduced the load, but dealing with wraithlike zombies wasn’t an easy task. Once you’ve spotted them, it’s a battle to the death. Unless you’ve killed it, there’s no chance of escape!
The heavily laden truck almost tipped over during a high-speed turn. Just as it regained balance, Tang Ye stepped hard on the gas pedal again. Everyone was thrown from one side to another once more, and Bai Xinran spat out another mouthful of blood, this time spraying Tang Ye’s entire head.
The saws up front whirled ’whiz-whiz-whiz’, spreading splashes of green flesh and blood everywhere as a new wave of wraithlike zombies mobilized towards them.
A thrilled smile emerged on Tang Ye’s face as he relished the sensation of trampling everything in his path.
"Do you know where the highway is?"
Tang Ye asked Qiongli, who awkwardly shook her head. The GPS in the car had long since stopped working.
Outsiders would have no clue about the route to Province G from here.
"I know... But where are you headed?"
This time, the woman sitting behind Qiongli piped up.
"We’re going to Chenyang 169 Base in Yunchuan City, Province G."
"Chenyang 169 Base? You’re heading to a survivor’s base? That seems a roundabout route. There’s a survivor’s base right in Changxin City."
"That won’t work. Changxin City has its own base and there is none here?"
The woman shook her head, continuing, "Considering the current situation with the zombies here, who would dare to establish a base? They would be dead before they knew it."
Like Lin City, Jinhe City also lacked a survivor’s base. However, while Lin City’s base was constructed late and later attacked by Su Sigui, Jinhe City simply wasn’t feasible for construction due to the highly dangerous, unseen wraithlike zombies.
"So... does that mean there won’t be any zombies once we leave Jinhe City?"
"I suppose... but I can’t say it for certain."
"When did these zombies start to appear?"
To Tang Ye’s knowledge, the only kind of people or creatures infected by the black rain had greyish, severely decomposed flesh visible to the eye. The specialized zombie groups, on the other hand, were caused by unusual factors.
There wouldn’t be cases of immediately turning into wraithlike zombies upon infection.
"The zombies here weren’t at first. It seems their changes surfaced around two years ago."
Tang Ye didn’t bother to learn more about the origins of these zombies. He just wanted to send Qiongli and Nannan to Chenyang 169 Base as soon as possible, he could then leave in peace.
"Even if you managed to get into those bases, it would still be the same as not being inside. The resources are tightly controlled by the higher ups with most of the lower rank people living like dogs. But the Chenyang 169 Base is adjacent to a food storage facility from before the Apocalypse; there’s no shortage of food, and the base has a basic order to keep ordinary people safe. Just like what you’d call the ’evolved’, there’s a blurry line between the higher and lower ranks within the Chenyang 169 Base, you won’t see the evolved causing chaos. However, I can’t say the same about the other bases..."
As Qiongli explained, a flash of sorrow crossed the woman’s eyes. She ran her hand over Nannan’s head and chuckled: "Haha... Is that so? Well, regardless of where we end up, at least a child this young has a chance of survival."
The others deduced something from the woman’s words and fell silent. Among those in the vehicle, who hadn’t lost a loved one? Their current destination didn’t matter anymore; they were merely existing like walking corpses, numbed from the reality of merely surviving.
Choosing a place with better living conditions would definitely be an improvement.
Guided by the woman, the truck entered the highway. There appeared to be fewer wraithlike zombies here, and Tang Ye didn’t bother with them. He commanded the silver-armored zombie on the roof to depart before he punched out the windscreen and continued to drive forward.
"Head towards Shihu, that will lead us to Province G."
Good wine always tastes sweet, but when it comes down your throat, it burns. This discomfort assists in forgetting the cruelty of reality and helps you slip into a fantasy world of your own.
This fiery sensation offers a sense of awakening and a dream-like state that is unforgettable. It’s luxurious, glamorous, pitiful, and worrying, it’s also the only consolation while staring at the starry sky from atop a heap of garbage.
Simultaneously, it also acts as a reward for one’s hard work...
Two individuals were engaged in a pleasant conversation over drinks in the room. One of them appeared quite excited, chattering incessantly with boundless confidence about the future.
Just then, the abrupt sound of a door opening interrupted their conversation. As soon as the door opened, a massive brute, well over three meters high and almost reaching four meters, came in. His deep voice, likened to a roar, echoed within the room.
"Thief Li, how come my boss got your gift of fifty thousand Yajin, but I didn’t?"