frightfiction Chapter 204 Arrival at the Shanghai Base
Chapter 204 Arrival at the Shanghai Base
Zhou Xian had no idea what the man was thinking. He asked him about the current situation in Shanghai, then pointed them to the way to Shicheng. He even kindly reminded them that there were many zombies on the way to Shicheng and that they might not be able to get through.
Unfortunately, these people didn't take it to heart at all.
Five vehicles carrying refugees drove away without looking back, following the direction Zhou Xian pointed out.
Zhou Xiancai frowned as he walked back.
After returning to the car, Zhou Xian talked with Song Lian for a long time.
Xu Qingtang overheard Zhou Xian's conversation with the refugees and with Song Lian, and then relayed it to Zhou Yang and the others in detail.
Yan Fei stroked his chin and said, "I never expected that we would be the first base to come to the rescue..."
Beside him, Lu Xingye also looked puzzled: "Not a single rescue team from the surrounding bases has arrived? The capital base is too far away, but the Hangzhou and Shicheng bases are so close, why didn't they come either?"
Zhou Yang nodded: "It seems so. We might be facing a tough battle. I don't know when reinforcements from other bases will arrive; I'm afraid they haven't sent anyone at all..."
While keeping an eye on the situation ahead, Shen Zechuan patted Zhou Yang's hand in the passenger seat, reassuring him, "It shouldn't be that bad. At least the capital will definitely send people over. As for rescues from other bases, they might already be on their way."
"I hope so." Zhou Yang sighed, then looked at Xu Qingtang in the back seat. "But Qingtang's mental power is really useful. We can find out what's going on around us anytime, and we won't have to worry about being overheard."
Xu Qingtang smiled shyly: "Hehe, does that mean I can go out with you guys to do missions and fight zombies in the future? I really want to go out and see more of the world."
"Of course, that's why I brought you out this time. But you still need to keep working hard to level up; level 4 late stage is still not enough."
"Mmm!" Xu Qingtang nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.
After that, the convoy continued its journey.
Along the way, their group encountered several small convoys fleeing from Shanghai, including ordinary people and evolved individuals, as well as small teams with superpowers.
Upon encountering their team and learning that they were a rescue team, everyone was overjoyed. However, upon closer inspection of the number of rescuers, they turned and left without looking back.
Some people even advised them to go back, clearly not believing that their small group could save the Shanghai stock market.
"Hey, which small inland base are you from? Shanghai is beyond saving. You're all so young, don't go throwing your lives away. Hurry back to the inland, it's safe there! We're heading inland too!"
Upon hearing this, Song Lian and Zhou Xian were speechless, and almost wanted to shout:
They are all superhumans, and the lowest level is Level 3 late stage. They are really not that weak!
Moreover, this was only because they were held back by a few private superpower teams, while the military sent out superpowered individuals of level 4 or above this time.
However, before they could express their dissatisfaction, the convoy that had made those remarks had already sped away, leaving them only with a face full of exhaust fumes.
"..."
have to.
We must go to Shanghai to vindicate their Baijishan base and let everyone see its strength!
So annoying!
Zhou Xian and Song Lian both stamped their feet and, after returning to the car, immediately ordered a full-speed trip to Shanghai.
I ignored the cars coming from Shanghai and just drove past them, leaving them covered in dust.
This, ironically, stunned those who were trying to escape.
Seeing the convoy heading towards the Shanghai base, which, despite its small number of people, was incredibly imposing and didn't seem like it came from a small base, everyone couldn't help but stop and start talking.
One of them was a small team of more than ten people who also got together to figure it out.
"This rescue team looks really capable; they didn't hesitate at all."
"It looks quite impressive. But aren't there a few too few people?"
"I heard the capital has agreed to provide aid. Could it be an advance team from the capital? But the direction doesn't seem to be right."
"It could also be from the Stone City base; the army's first request for assistance went to Stone City. But isn't their arrival too slow?"
"Maybe. But, shall we still go?"
"Let's go. Our team is mostly made up of ordinary people, and very few of us have superpowers. Now that the zombies have evolved, we're already struggling to fight them, let alone these sea monsters."
"But you also said that we have trouble even fighting zombies, how can we possibly get to the Hangzhou base?"
"This……"
"Should we go back and check again? What if they can hold them off?"
"Then...we'll go back and take another look?"
After discussing for a while, the group decided that the previous group seemed promising and decided to go back and observe further before leaving if things didn't work out.
Having made up their minds, the team immediately turned their vehicles around and followed behind Baijishan's convoy.
Because Zhou Yang and his group were at the very back of the convoy, they saw the small convoy that had turned back and were following them directly in their rearview mirror.
This made the group laugh.
"Hey, when we were paying attention to them, they ran away like the wind. But now that we're ignoring them, they're following us. It's really funny." Lu Xingye munched on a tiger-skin chicken foot that he had pestered Yan Fei for a long time, and mumbled, "What's this called again? Oh, it's 'If you're eager to get something, you don't want it, but if you try to force it, it backs away!'"
"Pfft, that's quite a vivid description."
Zhou Yang and the others burst into laughter after hearing this.
……
The group marched for another ten minutes or so before finally seeing the boundary marker of Shanghai.
Looking up, one sees the Shanghai Security Base located at the border.
This safe base is very large, much larger than Baiji Mountain, after all, it is a large survival base capable of accommodating 100,000 survivors.
However, the base is now in a state of disrepair, with several sections of the outer walls collapsed.
At this moment, there are many superhumans busy working upstairs, clearly trying their best to repair it.
Looking inside the base's perimeter wall, the buildings, which should have been newly built, now appear dilapidated and crumbling, as if they were nearly a hundred years old and in a state of disrepair.
The situation outside the base was even worse.
Everywhere were craters left by the use of firearms and supernatural powers, a scene of utter devastation, and littered with uncollected corpses, resembling a living hell.
The stench of rotting zombies and marine life was overwhelming, almost making everyone from Baijishan vomit.