frightfiction Chapter 228 Mutant Rat Siege
Chapter 228 Mutant Rat Siege
Although the tabby cat's actions were not very harmful, they were extremely insulting, causing Song Lian and the others to turn pale.
Even the surrounding temperature seemed to drop several degrees.
Seeing how calm the leader was, the other calico cats gradually calmed down as well, and one by one they squatted on the ground and started gnawing on the roast goose meat, which made Song Lian and the others want to hit the cats even more.
However, the lightning shield not only blocked the retreat of several mutated cats, but also prevented Song Lian and the others from entering. However, this did not stop Shen Zechuan from taking action.
Seeing several mutated cats, especially the tabby cat, seemingly unconcerned, he immediately unleashed a bolt of lightning that shot straight towards the tabby cat.
Unfortunately, the tabby cat, seemingly focused on eating, was actually watching Shen Zechuan's every move. The lightning bolt struck, but Shen Zechuan nimbly dodged it, leaving the cat unharmed.
Shen Zechuan clicked his tongue lightly: "You actually missed, you're quite clever."
"Forget it, it's just a few pieces of meat anyway. Use your lightning to protect them for now, and we'll leave later." Yan Fei glanced at the mutated cats, then looked at Song Lian, "Tell the brothers to eat something else quickly, let's hurry up and set off."
"Alright then." Song Lian nodded, then glared at the mutated cats inside the enclosure. "Consider yourselves lucky, I'll let you go this time! If we run into you again, we'll pluck all your fur off!"
The group then ignored the mutated cats, quickly finished the remaining roast goose meat, filled their stomachs, and hurriedly packed up their belongings and returned to their respective cars.
Zhou Yang and the others went back and finished their cold pancakes and meat, then put away the tables and chairs.
Back in the car, after waiting for all the other vehicles ahead to have driven for a while, Zhou Yang and his group set off to catch up.
After driving about 1 kilometer from where they had just landed, Shen Zechuan remotely recalled the lightning shield, then immediately accelerated and sped forward, quickly catching up with the main force ahead.
On the rest of the journey, Zhou Yang and his companions paid special attention and did not see any signs of the mutated cat chasing after them, which put their minds at ease.
After another three hours of trekking, their team finally arrived at Baijishan City.
The amazing thing is that along the way, apart from occasionally encountering a few mutated plants, they only encountered a dozen or so insignificant zombies. Even near the city center, they didn't see a single zombie. It was so smooth that it felt like a dream.
Just as everyone was celebrating their smooth journey and planning to head straight back to base, they suddenly heard the sound of artillery fire coming from afar.
The direction from which the signal came was precisely the direction of the Baijishan base.
At that moment, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.
The base has been attacked!
This is the first thing everyone thought of.
Considering that they hadn't encountered many zombies along the way, Zhou Yang and the others exchanged glances and began to speculate.
Shen Zechuan was the first to voice his guess: "The zombies along the way have all disappeared. They have probably all gathered outside the base. There are probably a lot of zombies outside the base now, and the situation is probably not very optimistic."
Yan Fei nodded in agreement: "Let's go ahead and tell Song Lian, then we'll take the peas back to check on things!"
Upon hearing this, no one else had any objections.
So Shen Zechuan and Lu Yanwen drove separately to the front of the convoy, with Song Lian sitting next to the military truck.
As soon as they drove over, Yan Fei shouted to Song Lian, "Song Lian, we suspect the base might be under siege by zombies. We're not going to follow the group anymore; we'll take the Pea to check the situation!"
"That's what I was thinking too." Song Lian nodded immediately upon hearing this. "Alright, then you guys go ahead first, we'll catch up right away and get back to provide support as soon as possible!"
"it is good!"
After discussing it with Song Lian, Zhou Yang and the others got out of the car, folded up the car, replaced the peas with their own, and headed straight for the base.
Seeing Zhou Yang and his group leave in the peas, Song Lian quickly called out to the cars behind them, and the entire convoy sped up.
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A few minutes later, Zhou Yang and his team arrived at an intersection 2 kilometers from the Baijishan base and stopped.
Looking at the brightly lit base with continuous artillery fire not far away, the group was somewhat dumbfounded.
The dark mass gathered outside isn't zombies at all; it's countless mutated rats squeaking and squeaking!
Their sheer number meant they occupied an area a kilometer or more outside the base.
This is also why Zhou Yang and his team had to stop at the 2-kilometer mark.
The reason why we didn't encounter many zombies along the way from Baijishan City was probably because they were all eaten by these mutated rats that would eat anything when they were hungry.
Looking at the area in front of him filled with mutated rats, Lu Xingye felt a chill run down his spine: "How come there are so many mutated rats here?"
Yan Fei: "They probably came from other places in the north. They were probably starving during the extreme heat, and now that the extreme cold is approaching, they plan to head south and eat whatever they can along the way. Baiji Mountain may just happen to be on their route, so they were targeted."
Lu Xingye looked around: "Tsk, what should we do? Should we force our way in?"
Shen Zechuan shook his head: "We can't force our way in. Let's try to flank them from the outside first, and take down as many as we can."
“Okay, let’s deal with some of them from the outside first. While we’re at it, let’s find the king of these mutated rats.” Zhou Yang nodded in agreement. “In a bit, Chi Feng and I will use vines to pour gasoline on the rat swarm and then set it on fire.”
Upon hearing this, everyone else agreed.
Immediately, Zhou Yang took out dozens of cans of gasoline from his spatial storage, and he and Chi Feng each took charge of one direction. They then used vines to lift the gasoline cans and poured them onto the heads of the mutated rats.
Dozens of barrels of gasoline were consumed in the blink of an eye.
Meanwhile, the mutated rats on the outer perimeter, who were closer to Zhou Yang and his group, felt disgusted by the smell after being doused with water, but couldn't quite place it. So they could only squeak and squeal even louder.
Seeing this, Zhou Yang hurriedly called over Pea and told it to go over and breathe fire to burn the rat.
When Pea heard that he could play with fire, he ran over excitedly and opened his mouth to spew out a long string of flames.
In an instant, a raging fire broke out on the perimeter of the mutated rat swarm.
Before the mutated rats could react, they were already engulfed in flames.
Moreover, no matter how much they struggled, it was useless; instead, it made the fire burn even more fiercely and the area burned became wider and wider.
Even many mutated rats that were not originally doused with gasoline were dragged into the inferno by their flame-covered companions.