The Rebirth of the Last Days and Return to [Fang] Hao - Chap 177
Yan Xin took out another thing, a backup mission certificate. “This is the mission certificate issued by A city before the mission. This should be enough. If they insist on not opening the door, we don’t have to go in.” He glanced at Lieutenant Zheng, who nodded with a trace of melancholy on his face.
One of their tasks this time is to assist the remaining people in SH city in evacuating. The other important reason is to obtain certain equipment that A city desperately needs. There’s more than one or two sets of equipment. When SH base was established, only two production lines were rescued from the urban area. Now, even if there are these two pieces of equipment in this small base, they may not be willing to give them to them. Sooner or later, they still have to enter the city to pick up the rest of the equipment – and only Lieutenant Zheng knows best where the equipment is located.
The main reason why they want to go to this small base is because Lieutenant Zheng’s relatives may still be alive, and it would be best if they can be brought back. But if they really can’t find anyone, they can only give up.
Seeing He Zizhong agree to this action, Yan Xin began to explain the specific situation. Based on Jiang Feng’s ability, he marked the places where the third-level zombies gathered one by one, lest anything there would trouble He Zizhong on the way.
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The A city base was depressed. Many newly built houses collapsed, and people were numbly guarding their relatives’ corpses by the roadside, unable to even cry.
When people sit at home, disaster comes from heaven.
While the main personnel were guarding the four walls, a group of flying zombies rushed into the sky, carrying scattered stones and launched an air strike on the base!
When the flying army attacked, those with abilities were eating and sleeping by the wall. Most of the people staying inside the base were ordinary people. How could they resist these things falling from the sky? Not surprisingly, many people were killed on the spot. After tossing stones, these wind zombies used the advantage of high altitude to activate their abilities. If it weren’t for the fact most energy was used on their backs to fly, the wind blades they shot would have been more threatening, but even this posed a great threat to the interior of the base.
Fortunately, some ability holders inside the base quickly organized a defense, which barely protected several buildings, and allowed allow many people to enter and avoid the attacks before the base reacted.
“Finally… it’s over.”
“Motherfucker! The officials have all run away!”
“I heard that the west gate opened once half a month ago, and more than a dozen cars left!”
“The day those wind zombies came to attack. If it wasn’t for those soldiers who only cared about running for their lives, how could so many people die?!”
“Who said they all ran away?! Our team commander has been leading us to guard the gates! You dare to say that we’re fleeing! Aren’t we all soldiers? Go and see how many people are on the wall now!!”
“Mom, mom—”
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The base was a mess. The west and south gates were secretly opened, and the farmland outside the base was completely destroyed. But fortunately, those who disregarded the safety of the base inhabitants also led away a lot of zombies while escaping. But later on, the zombie attack became more violent, and the surrounding walls were damaged to varying degrees.
There were indeed some people in the base who thought that the base could not hold on, and ran away ahead of time. But there were still many people left, especially teams headed by those with abilities. Because the news did not spread and no one notified them at the time, many of these teams remained.
Because some base officials fled, the public’s trust in them evaporated. On the contrary, those young officers who hold military power and have been defending the wall gained more and more prestige and popularity.
The A city base has stood firm in this ferocious zombie tide. Through it, a great opportunity to shuffle the cards from top to bottom also arrived.
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“I’m going too!” Fang Hao widened his eyes with a look of resentment.
He Zizhong smiled and patted his head, leaning over to whisper: “Listen to me. Wait for me to come back, there will be no danger.”
“I can go with you too.” Fang Hao pulled his arm, resolutely not letting go. His eyes were full of determination. “I can enter the space. And if you are injured, who will treat you? There are many people around me at any time, so what happens if you need to find me, but it’s not convenient for me to enter the space?!”
What Fang Hao said is also true. Although he does not have He Zizhong’s ability to manipulate the wind and hide his breath, Fang Hao can hide in space!
His heart moved slightly, but He Zizhong still shook his head. “It’s not that I don’t want to, but we have exposed enough cards now. If we reveal anything else, I’m afraid we can only live in the space in the future.”
It is indeed very exciting to stay in the space, raise animals and grow fields, play with Tuanzi, visit the lakes and seaside to fish and swim when they are free. But …
Fang Hao looked at Le Tian and Zhang Xiaoming who were sitting with the Samsara team not far away. But their friends are outside, and living in the space for too long would inevitably lead to loneliness…
“I promise you, if there is any accident, I will immediately hide in the space. And if I am injured, I will notify you immediately, so that you can help me when it is convenient for you to enter the space.” He Zizhong smiled and touched his soft strands of hair. “Although my speed is not as fast as yours, I have absolutely no problem dealing with speed zombies below level 3. When I get to the prison, I will let Tuanzi inform you that I am safe.”
Fang Hao finally nodded and agreed, and hung the jade pendant around his neck on He Zizhong’s. He still couldn’t argue against He Zizhong’s reasoning, mot to mention He Zizhong was right – his abilities being used like this is the most beneficial. It’s just… Fang Hao is still unhappy, very unhappy, extremely unhappy. Why do they ask his husband to go and find the way? Are those people in charge sitting around and eating white rice?!
He Zizhong comforted his dear and went to report to Yan Xin, saying that he could perform the task at any time. Yan Xin handed him several large bags of crystal nuclei. Most are level 2 and 3 nuclei taken from the convoy’s public reserves, which are saved after each harvest, and used as special rewards or to temporarily deal with certain situations.
He Zizhong wasn’t polite. Taking the bags of crystal nuclei, he put them in his backpack, secretly transferring them to the jade pendant space, and then carefully checked his equipment.
On the other hand, Yan Xin felt a chill on the back of his neck. When he turned his head, he met Fang Hao’s cold, resentful and unhappy eyes. The beautiful adult male was bright and clean typically, but at this moment Yan Xin felt a little chill in his eyes. He has no doubt that if something happened to He Zizhong this time, this unbelievably beautiful young man will definitely fight with him – and he may not be able to beat him…
After confirming the route again, He Zizhong covered himself with wind, while instructing Tuanzi to fly into the air to help see the situation. Equipping wind abilities on his feet, he quickly ran towards the target direction.
His speed made many of the level 3 speed abilities in the convoy feel ashamed. Wind abilities can also run so quickly, how can those people relying on speed, live?
Everyone knew that He Zizhong went to contact the small base surrounded by zombies. Although they knew he was stronger than all of them, when they heard that millions of zombies surrounded the prison… everyone was silent. They silently lit candled in their hearts, hoping he could come back peacefully…
Fang Hao was not the only one who was worried. Seeing He Zizhong leave, all those people who knew each other from Samsara gathered around Fang Hao, trying to provide comfort and use different topics to divert his attention. But Fang Hao just wanted to say one thing in the face of their enthusiasm: ‘Please stay away from me, let me have time to close my eyes!’
He also has to see through the eyes of Tuanzi whether his beloved will encounter any danger. Why are they surrounding me like this and making trouble?
The group who thought they were doing a good deed, and also didn’t know how to read the atmosphere of Le Tian, Mengzi, and a few others, accompanied Fang Hao tirelessly. In the end, he could only take a break after a while, and close his eyes to see the world through Tuanzi’s vision.
At this time, Tuanzi was floating wildly in the air, flying high, fast, and floating around. If it weren’t for the bad weather, fog, and rainy skies, affecting one’s line of sight, it could float into the atmosphere to study the topography.
Right now, Tuanzi not only has to observe the situation of zombies, but also help to pay attention to whether there are mutant plants and animals.
He Zizhong’s ability can help him avoid zombies, but it cannot make mutant plants or animals ignore him. Although the lack of smell is also effective against mutant animals, the animals are not blind, so even if they can’t smell him, they will attack him, a human who they can eat at a glance.
The convoy stopped as far away as possible from zombies, so He Zizhong flew for a long time without seeing a trace of them. It wasn’t until after passing through a ruined building that he saw something he had seen through Tuanzi’s eyes – a prison with high walls standing alone in a sea of zombies… yes, a sea of zombies.
Millions of zombies surrounded the prison, roaring and groaning, trying to enter and capture the people inside to eat.
The small prison is like a reef in the ocean. It looks like it will be submerged at any time, but still exists. Even if the people inside die, the sturdy building will still remain there.
After observing for a long time with his own eyes and Tuanzi’s vision, He Zizhong frowned. He originally wanted to find a way to run over, but the zombies were crowded close to each other. There were no gaps between them and almost no space for them to even raise their arms and wave.
How can he get to the prison wall? Should he use something like an alarm clock to divert their attention?
But when he used Tuanzi to see the image from up high again, he suddenly figured it out. They were so close together that he couldn’t squeeze in and step in, but can’t he just step over?
Wind abilities have the effect of reducing weight. Even if he steps on their heads, they’re unlikely to find him. Not to mention that they can’t smell him at all, why does he have to mix with them and squeeze past? He’s not a zombie!
The defenders stationed on the wall of SH City were yawning boredly, glancing down once or twice. This base is quite safe except for the lack of food. Suddenly, a man pulled the sleeve of the companion next to him. “Look… what is that?”
“What is what?” His companion yawned listlessly. “Zombie.”
“No, doesn’t look like it! It seems to be running… Flying?”
“Wind zombies?” The companion looked in the direction he pointed, and found a figure above the zombies… No, it seems to be above the heads of the zombies… running towards the base?
“Special, special zombies?”
“Where’s the gun, the gun?”
“Aim and shoot!”
“Boss, that seems to be a person, right?”
“What nonsense! Can living people run on the heads of zombies? It must be a special zombie! A special zombie not affected by the equipment!” They have encountered these zombies before. Even if several abilities in the base work together, with their strength, they may not be able to beat them! They can only use weapons desperately!
He Zizhong was in midair relying on his wind abilities to turn so light that his footsteps could hardly be felt by the zombies as he passed over their heads. Meanwhile, he released his ability to investigate the surrounding situation. He knows that his actions like this are arrogant enough to attract attention. If there are intelligent zombies in this batch, there may be problems. In case they attack him… now that he is surrounded, it can be tricky to avoid.
As his mind was turning, suddenly! Sure enough, something flew towards him!
The person who was still in the air, twisted his waist violently. This movement was so difficult that normal people could crack their back at any time, but was nothing to He Zizhong, who had been learning the space’s secret martial arts for a long time. After he avoided the attack, he immediately erected a golden shield in front and behind him, with his gold ability.
Sure enough, just as he dodged the first one, there was another two!
“Boom! Boom, boom!” Three explosions sounded one after another. They were explosive shots!
Even if this thing didn’t hit the key point and only the splash damage hit, it was enough to strongly damage someone. Fortunately, He Zizhong’s gold ability has been raised to level 4, and the 2 shields protected him perfectly.
Turning to look in the direction where the shots came from, He Zizhong’s pupils shrank – it was the prison base.
Although he knew in his heart that he might be regarded as some kind of special zombie by the people there, he couldn’t rush over and shout at them. First, the distance is too far so the other party may not hear him. Second, in addition to using their sense of smell, zombies will also attack things that make loud noises.
Speeding up again, and using his wind to reach a speed comparable to level 3 speed abilities, he carefully avoided shells fired from the prison walls.
Tuanzi was still floating in the air at this time, helping He Zizhong to observe and choose the best route. From Tuanzi’s eyes, his arrival seems to have attracted the attention of the base. Many people are running up and down the fence, busy mobilizing manpower and weapons.
When He Zizhong finally arrived not far below the base, he took out the loudspeaker from somewhere no one knew – it was the type people used to shout “9 yuan, you can’t buy at a loss; 9 yuan, not buying is your loss!” before the apocalypse. Raising it to his mouth, he yelled: “I’m from the base at A city. I’m here to contact the person in charge of SH base!”
The voice not only stunned the people standing on the fence, but even stunned the zombies, who suddenly surged.
He Zizhong who already put away the loudspeaker, turned around and stepped on the head of the zombie and fled in another direction. He couldn’t make more sounds anymore, because he had already seen through Tuanzi’s eyes that the prison base was a mess, and a big guy1 on the fence was about to shift and fire in his direction!
After hearing the sound, there was another frenzy on the wall. It took a long time for one person to stick his head out. Seeing that He Zizhong did not continue rushing towards the wall, he stayed where he was and kept on jumping on the heads of several zombies – he didn’t dare to stop on a certain zombie’s head, for fear that they would raise their claws and attack.
“Are you human?”
“Yes.” He Zizhong raised his head helplessly, roared again at the top, and then adjusted his position again.
“Come up from this position!” The man pointed to a certain position and instructed He Zizhong.
Although the person above pointed out the position for He Zizhong to go up, he did not put down a ladder or other things. They are obviously still worried. Since he came here by himself, he has to come up on his own, otherwise what happens if it attracts zombies accidentally?
Looking left and right at the empty and flat ground near the base of the wall, He Zizhong thought in heart about the lack of zombies a meter away from the walls he had seen through Tuanzi’s eyes. All zombies seem to be blocked by an invisible wall of air. They only circle around the periphery, but none took a step forward. Even if a zombie is squeezed into the area, they will immediately turn around and go back out.
There must be something wrong with that place, but it’s not clear what the exact problem is. What made He Zizhong even more puzzled was that the zombies gathered at the innermost were all first-level zombies. Yes, there wasn’t even a single high-level zombie. They are all first-level zombies.
Once again, with the help of Tuanzi’s eyes, he confirmed that there were no traps in the position those people pointed out. It was just a group of people with guns surrounding the place. Violently jumping up, He Zizhong used his wind to propel forward. Before landing, he jumped to the wall, and stabbed the wall using the knife in hand. Using some strength, he jumped up again, and in the same way, he used the knife to poke the wall and jump up a little bit.
He has a wind ability to jump very high, and gold ability to easily strengthen weapons to cut extremely hard metals and stones. A mere wall of more than ten meters can’t stop him at all – as long as no one disturbs him, throws stones, or shoots from above.
In this manner, He Zizhong safely jumped over the wall, and was greeted by a row of nervous people holding weapons.
