IRCDM Chapter 22

Chapter 22: Ambush, Is it Pretty?

Liang Huan yawned, hugging his pillow when his chip suddenly rang.

It wasn’t Li Yao’s number.

“Hello,” he answered politely.

“I’m not good,” the other person said with a bit of a laugh in their voice, “Liang Huan, you’re getting bolder and bolder, having Deng Meng and them search so conspicuously for people and medicine in my territory. Are you afraid Li Yao won’t get suspicious?”

Liang Huan also chuckled, “Mr. Yu?”

“What, can’t you recognize my voice after not hearing it for a few days?” Yu Wan Yao asked.

“I’m just a little flattered,” Liang Huan leaned against the headboard.

“How’s the mission going? Pei Zhong should have given you the scanner already,” Yu Wan Yao said.

Liang Huan stroked Jinbao’s head next to him, “Mr. Yu, rest assured.”

“I heard you’ve been getting along very well with Li Yao lately, and your relationship is good too,” Yu Wan Yao’s tone was very gentle, “Little Liang, don’t be fooled by Li Yao’s appearance. I rescued you from the lower seventh level because I value your talent. If not, your final destination would only be the Red Light District.”

Liang Huan narrowed his eyes, “About the medicine—”

“Li Yao is taking strictly controlled mental power drugs. If you need them, I can provide them to you directly,” Yu Wan Yao said, “Your people are all here with me. Unless necessary, try not to get close to the Black Market in the future.”

Liang Huan’s gaze settled slightly.

Yu Wan Yao seemed unaware of his high mental power functional disorder, otherwise he wouldn’t have used the “Red Light District” as a threat when warning him. And when he mentioned “medicine,” a non-specific term, Yu Wan Yao’s first reaction was the deep blue pills Li Yao was taking.

It seemed that the “Sir” in the previous communication wasn’t the same person as this Mr. Yu, but both Pei Zhong gave him the functional disorder suppressant and the scanner.

Interesting.

He immediately made a decision, “Mr. Yu, the mission is completed ahead of schedule. Are you interested in meeting?”

—

‘No matter who sent Liang Huan, the military won’t give you any chance to contact anything about the Dawn Project again.’

‘Li Yao, whether you can pilot a mecha again doesn’t matter.’

‘Let’s end it here, consider it for the sake of the dead brothers.’

Jiang Mufeng’s words echoed in his ears. Li Yao gripped the control stick of the hovercar tightly. A long-lost feeling of dizziness and nausea attacked him simultaneously. The converging traffic and the subtle surge of electromagnetic waves in the air made every bone in his body feel sharp pain. His blood vessels were flushed with scalding blood. His fluctuating mental power was squeezed in this small space, and he barely maintained the most basic actions with his reason.

The data he had submitted to the matching center for several years had become the biggest joke. He thought he could at least have the most basic human rights, and no matter what, the military wouldn’t do things so absolutely.

‘Give you loyalty, give you hope, give you courage… You are the first Dawn Star rising in the universe, you are a miracle of mankind…’

‘Li Yao, we never deny your great contribution to mankind.’

‘Idealists are the martyrs who walk at the forefront of the New Era.’

‘…You’re too naive.’

The hovercar braked sharply, and the tail of the car dragged out a dazzling blue exhaust. Li Yao clenched the control stick, and his arm began to spasm unnaturally. His forehead was covered with cold sweat, and for a moment he thought he was operating a mecha.

As soon as this thought arose, fear and nausea were like a lit haystack, aggressively sweeping over him. He rolled and crawled out of the hovercar and dry heaved while holding onto a lamppost.

His vision gradually blurred. In the chaos, sweat dripped down, maybe it was blood. He didn’t care and smeared it randomly on his coat. He put the gun behind his waist and entered the Mercenary Base Residential Building.

“Li Yao, you’re back?” Uncle Yang looked up and greeted him, but Li Yao didn’t seem to hear him and walked straight past him.

The mercenaries in the corridor had a much stronger perception of murderous aura than Uncle Yang, and they immediately moved away from Li Yao, fearing being implicated.

Li Yao stood at the door of the dormitory. The originally gray door had been wiped clean to the point of reflection by Jinbao, and Liang Huan had hung a Small Panda Takeout doll on the doorknob. He stared at the silly-looking doll for two seconds and took out his gun.

But he was forcing himself to calm down and trying to convince himself that even if Liang Huan had high mental power functional disorder, it could only mean that the data Liang Huan submitted was faked and couldn’t really prove that he was someone sent to monitor him. Besides, the military wouldn’t send such a functionally disordered trash to do missions… Maybe Liang Huan just got used to the rich district life and wanted to find a mercenary to cheat some money.

Then he wouldn’t do anything to Liang Huan. At most, the two of them would get divorced when the time came. Liang Huan had never done anything to hurt him from beginning to end. If Liang Huan was really desperate, he could take care of him. He also knew a few classmates who might be able to help ask about functional disorder treatment plans.

The gun in Li Yao’s hand was clenched tighter and tighter, and finally, he gritted his teeth and tucked it back behind his waist, reaching out and opening the dormitory door.

He thought he should give Liang Huan a chance to explain.

“Liang Huan, I—” He walked into this familiar house, suppressing his anger. The furnishings inside were no different from when he left an hour ago, bright yellow bedding, a comfortable rocking chair, and the cup on the coffee table was still warm, but Liang Huan himself was missing.

Li Yao’s already gloomy face turned so dark that it could drip water. He dialed Liang Huan’s communication number, but a gentle female voice came out, “Sorry, the communication you are contacting is an empty number…”

His heart sank heavily. He opened the cabinet, and the treatment device inside was indeed gone, replaced by a well-made scanner. Li Yao’s pupils shrank sharply. He was very familiar with this thing. When he was interrogated, he was tested by this scanner countless times, just to prove whether he had contacted the black box.

He suddenly laughed, but the corners of his mouth quickly drooped down.

How did Liang Huan discover that the treatment device was related to the black box?

Everything was normal before he left. Why did Liang Huan suddenly decide to evacuate, and even only took the treatment device that could find the black box instead of the black box itself?

Where exactly did he reveal a flaw?

Why did Liang Huan leave this scanner behind?

The thoughts in his mind were mixed and chaotic, and the cruel reality in front of him set off how stupid he was for worrying about Liang Huan at the door just now.

Li Yao took a deep breath, and his gaze suddenly froze.

At the bottom of the scanner, a little bit of white was exposed. He hesitated for a moment and pulled the thing out—it was a piece of paper.

The handwriting on the paper was neat and handsome, like Liang Huan himself, leaving no fault to be found.

“Li Yao, dinner is in the cooler, I cooked it myself, try the taste, remember to tell me when we meet again. The agreement between you and me is still valid, but the medicinal materials are hard to find and will take some time, I hope you wait patiently.

There is a reason for this, so I will leave temporarily. Thank you for your careful care during this time. Be careful when doing missions in the future, and take care of your health.

Farewell if fate allows.

Liang Huan.”

Li Yao pinched the thin paper, his eyes gloomy. He stared at the handwriting on it for a long time, cursed in anger, and kicked the bed next to him.

The bed made of special materials was hard and sturdy, but it couldn’t withstand the kick of a mercenary in a rage. The bed frame broke in response, and the bright yellow pillows and blankets fell to the ground. The orange juice drink placed on the coffee table shook gently.

“Liang, Huan.”

The voice of gnashing teeth was mixed with anger, as if he wanted to swallow the person alive.

Liang Huan couldn’t help but rub his itchy nose.

Deng Meng, who was sitting next to him, couldn’t help but lower his voice and asked, “Brother Liang, are we really going? Why did Mr. Yu’s people suddenly contact us for no reason?”

He had originally been helping Liang Huan inquire with a group of younger brothers. As a result, he was taken away by Mr. Yu’s people shortly after leaving Chunmanyuan. Then, he was confused and stuffed into this car, and confusedly watched the car stop below the mercenary building. Immediately afterwards, Liang Huan picked up a box, opened the car door and came in. He didn’t understand what happened from beginning to end.

“I asked Mr. Yu to bring you here together,” Liang Huan handed the box to him, “Hold it tight, the things inside are very important.”

Deng Meng immediately hugged the box tightly and stared vigilantly at the four or five tall bodyguards on the opposite side.

Liang Huan leaned relaxed on the back of the chair and closed his eyes to rest.

He had noticed Li Yao’s unusual attitude towards the treatment device a long time ago. After Li Yao left, he used the scanner to find a certain chip hidden inside, but there were too many encryption measures on it. He was not very familiar with these high-tech things and couldn’t crack it.

He already had some understanding of this new world, and he couldn’t operate any mechas. His “memory” was slow to recover. Once discovered, he would completely lose his value to Li Yao. Similarly, Li Yao’s so-called “ten million” reward didn’t have much attraction to him. Li Yao’s current situation was not enough for him to stay. He was more interested in Yu Wan Yao and the Black Market behind him.

Making the decision to leave was not stressful for Liang Huan.

It was just a little regretful. His “undercover” identity was always a potential hidden danger. In the long run, the rift between him and Li Yao would inevitably be difficult to bridge. This was a taboo for employing people. If there was a chance in the future, he would still like to recruit Li Yao to his command, so he hurriedly left a letter for the other party.

However, this person will definitely lose his temper again, and may tear down the house in anger.

Deng Meng, who was next to him, heard him suddenly laugh and said tremblingly, “Brother Liang?”

Liang Huan opened his eyes and said calmly, “I can’t help but be happy when I think of meeting Mr. Yu soon.”

Deng Meng’s eyes were complicated, and the bodyguards on the opposite side had different expressions.

Which person in the Black Market wasn’t frightened when they went to see Yu Wan Yao? What was he happy about?

—

The seventh level of the Black Market was the most prosperous and lively place in the entire Black Market. It was nicknamed the Black Market Rich District. Although the people living here were all people who couldn’t be seen in the light, they were either rich or expensive before they came in, or they had real skills to be recruited by Yu Wan Yao. Like the top of the power pyramid, in Deng Meng’s words, the people living here were all elite and decent people in the Black Market.

Liang Huan didn’t understand what was decent about being in the Black Market.

Yu Wan Yao’s main residence was in the very center of the seventh floor, a three-story villa with two large gardens in the front and back. It was just that in Liang Huan’s eyes, it was only a little better than Li Yao’s dormitory.

Yu Wan Yao was planting flowers in the garden. He was wearing gray casual clothes and was trimming a few light purple roses with a pair of scissors. Seeing people bringing Liang Huan in, he got up, put down the scissors, and said with a smile, “You’re here?”

“Mr. Yu,” Liang Huan smiled slightly and shook his hand that was covered with dirt and grime without caring.

Yu Wan Yao patted him on the shoulder, “Little Liang, you’ve worked hard. You’ve done this very neatly. I didn’t misjudge you.”

“Thanks to Mr. Yu’s promotion,” Liang Huan said.

“I heard from Pei Zhong that you hurt your brain some time ago?” Yu Wan Yao asked.

Liang Huan nodded, “Li Yao took me to the mercenary training ground. My mental power was impacted, and I forgot some unimportant things. It’s much better now.”

Yu Wan Yao looked at him in surprise, “I said, why do you look a little different?”

“After surviving the disaster, it seems like I’ve lived again,” Liang Huan said embarrassedly.

“What, from what you mean, Li Yao is not good to you?” Yu Wan Yao asked.

Liang Huan smiled a little reluctantly, “Mercenaries, it’s understandable to have a bigger temper.”

“Don’t be brave, my people have gone to inquire. Li Yao is indeed excessive. He wasn’t like this when he was a child. It may be that the failure of the Dawn Project had too much impact on him, so you’ve been wronged.” Yu Wan Yao took him into the house and walked inside, “Sit down, don’t be polite, just treat it like your own home.”

Liang Huan casually glanced at it. The decoration inside was luxurious and bright, and it should be comfortable to live in.

So he disliked Yu Wan Yao a little more.

After exchanging pleasantries, Yu Wan Yao finally cut to the chase, “Did you bring the things?”

“Deng Meng,” Liang Huan raised his hand.

Deng Meng straightened his back inexplicably and placed the box he was holding on the table.

Yu Wan Yao signaled his men to open it. Liang Huan slowly opened his mouth, “Boss Yu, the things are here, what about my reward?”

Although he didn’t know what benefits “Liang Huan” himself wanted, Emperor Liang Huan himself never let people work for nothing.

The bodyguard scanned the box with a detector and nodded to Yu Wan Yao.

Yu Wan Yao smiled, “I will send you to the North District base according to the previous agreement, but it’s not easy to mess around there, Little Liang, you have to think clearly.”

Liang Huan met his gaze calmly, “You’re right, so I decided not to go.”

Yu Wan Yao said curiously, “Why did you suddenly change your mind?”

“I admire your character and want to work under your command,” Liang Huan looked at him sincerely, with just the right amount of admiration and envy.

The smile on Yu Wan Yao’s face disappeared, “Little Liang, the Black Market is not as simple as you think. If you really want to work with me, you have to be willing to go all out.”

His gaze stayed on Liang Huan’s face, “Don’t blame me for speaking harshly, this face of yours is too easy to attract bees and butterflies. If I hadn’t saved you in time on the lower seventh level, your fate would have been unimaginable.”

Liang Huan didn’t care, “I helped you get the black box, which shows that I have more than just a face. As long as you are willing to give me a chance, the benefits I bring will far exceed your imagination. And with me here, it is the best target to attract Li Yao. He must hate me to the bone now.”

Yu Wan Yao stared at him for a long time before a smile reappeared on his face, “I admire people with ambition, you are very different now.”

“Mr. Yu, the chip is not the original, it’s a copy,” the bodyguard who was checking suddenly said, “And there is a very advanced encryption method. With our current level, I’m afraid we can’t decipher it.”

Yu Wan Yao’s gaze suddenly changed, “Liang Huan, is this what you brought?”

“Li Yao has been completely disappointed with the military. He is also extremely cautious. If I hadn’t brought this chip back in time, he would have destroyed it immediately.” Liang Huan calmly lied. Yu Wan Yao couldn’t pry open Li Yao’s brain to see what he was thinking. The words of the “pillow person” are always easier to convince, “This is also the reason why I evacuated urgently, he has a very serious self-destructive tendency.”

Yu Wan Yao was dubious.

“Deciphering the chip is only a matter of time, Mr. Yu, at least with me as this ‘enemy’, Li Yao won’t die for the time being,” Liang Huan said firmly, “As long as he is still alive, I will have a way to continue to approach him and get the original chip. No matter what, you won’t lose by taking me in.”

Yu Wan Yao finally looked at him squarely, “What kind of work do you want to do in the Black Market?”

“I want to join your team in the Black Market that specializes in exploring the outer area, Shen Feng.” Liang Huan pointed to Deng Meng, “Take him and another brother, and please release the others. I hope Mr. Yu will grant my request.”

Deng Meng was sweating profusely the entire time. When Liang Huan pointed at himself, his heart jumped to his throat.

After a long silence, Yu Wan Yao suddenly smiled and clapped his hands, suppressing the displeasure in his eyes, “Okay, I promise you.”

“Thank you, Mr. Yu,” Liang Huan said sincerely, “I won’t let you down.”

—

Deng Meng felt like he was dreaming these two days.

Liang Huan just treated them to a meal and gave them money. Just for helping to find some medicine, they were caught and released by Mr. Yu. Then, they followed Liang Huan into the seventh floor of the Black Market, and even entered the Black Market’s legendary Shen Feng exploration team.

He didn’t dare to dream so ridiculously.

Liang Huan sat in the luxuriously decorated living room and slowly drank tea. Xu Yunyan and Xiao Er were busy arranging the rooms for a few people. Deng Meng looked at the duplex apartment again and still couldn’t believe it, “Brother Liang, we just moved in like this?”

“Otherwise?” Liang Huan smiled.

Deng Meng rubbed his hands a little at a loss, with a slight worry, “But what about Li Yao’s side?”

He followed Liang Huan and listened to a rough idea, but didn’t understand it very well. He only knew that this time Liang Huan had offended Li Yao badly. Li Yao was a well-known ruthless character, but at the same time, he was relieved a lot. He had previously thought that Liang Huan loved Li Yao so much that he couldn’t extricate himself.

Liang Huan put down the teacup and sighed leisurely, “Don’t mention it, I really miss him a little.”

Deng Meng’s relaxed heart was raised again, “Brother Liang, you still can’t let him go?”

“He’s so good, how can people let him go.” Liang Huan was quite regretful. If the person he likes cannot be used for his own purposes, then it is really scratching his heart and unforgettable. He used to stand outside the door of a great Confucian for three days and three nights in the wind and snow to invite him to come out of the mountain. In the end, the old man knelt down and called himself a subject with tears in his face. Unfortunately, he made a mistake later, and he still cut the person down, for which he was sad for a long time.

Fortunately, this is the New Era, and he shouldn’t kill people easily.

“You have caught up with a good era.” Liang Huan patted Deng Meng on the shoulder earnestly, took the teacup and went upstairs, “Li Yao is also very lucky.”

Deng Meng: “…”

In the corner, Xu Yunyan lowered his head while holding the box. He must work harder to make Liang Huan see himself, so that he can let go of Li Yao and get out of the shadow of broken love.

“What’s wrong, Captain Li, pulling a donkey face, are you heartbroken?”

Li Yao wiped his gun with a cold face and ignored him.

Liang Huan had been missing for ten hours. He was originally looking for someone, but he was dragged over to team up for a mission.

You Zhao Chen also insisted on stabbing a knife in his heart, “If your wife runs away, just find another one, male, female, tall, short, if it doesn’t work, pick a good-looking zombie, wow. But don’t get a certificate again, look at the mercenaries who are married, it’s too outrageous.”

The dark muzzle of the gun found his eyebrows, and Li Yao said with a fake smile, “Want to die and fulfill you.”

You Zhao Chen raised his hands to surrender, “Don’t make trouble, don’t make trouble, I know you’re unhappy to be on a team with me, but this time it was the boss’s order. The transparent alien species reported last time has caused a huge sensation in the military and mercenary bases. Whoever grabs the transparent species first will get rich, after all, our strength is here.”

Jiang Chudong, who was leaning on the car door and smoking, smiled and said, “Captain You, there must be a limit to narcissism, you are just a ride.”

You Zhao Chen had a sad face, “Sister Jiang, don’t you love me anymore?”

Jiang Chudong came over and hooked his neck and pulled him to the side, grabbed the muzzle of Li Yao’s gun with the other hand and moved it away, spitting out a beautiful smoke ring, “Everyone is here to make money, although it is a temporary team, but we still have to get along peacefully, relax, Pei Zhong, are you right?”

Pei Zhong was squatting by the car watching the ants moving, and said without raising his head, “I listen to the captain.”

Jiang Chudong resisted the urge to roll her eyes, “All ten people are here, let’s go, Captain Li.”

This time, the team was specially formed by the mercenary base. Except for You Zhao Chen and Pei Zhong, the rest were the top ten masters in the mercenary base. Li Yao, who ranked first in points, was the captain, and Jiang Chudong, who was second, was the deputy captain. You Zhao Chen, as the second-in-command of the base, was an extra member, and Pei Zhong belonged to a special recruitment.

This time their goal was to hunt down the transparent alien species that Li Yao discovered in the Experiement Building last time. Although Li Yao himself did not report it, it was obvious that this transparent species was not killed by the nuclear thunder, and ran around and was discovered. Finally, it appeared on the military’s hunting list.

In addition to the mercenary base, the military, the Black Market, and other folk organizations have sent special teams to hunt. Under the temptation of a sky-high bonus, many teams have actively participated, including Yu Wan Yao’s trump card exploration team, Shen Feng.

The Dong Er Great Gate square was full of hunting teams, and cars of various shapes were parked all over the square. The huge light screen in the center showed the names of each team. Deng Meng’s neck was sore from looking up, and finally, he ran over, “Brother Liang, I didn’t see team number one. That Li Yao shouldn’t come to trouble us, don’t worry.”

Liang Huan was a little disappointed.

Xu Yunyan was checking the fuel tank. He looked at the dilapidated car in front of him and looked at the well-equipped off-road vehicle marked with Shen Feng in front. He was suffocated, “These people from Shen Feng look down on people too much, deliberately giving us such a broken car, I’m afraid they can’t even stop a slightly higher-level zombie, Brother Liang, what should we do?”

Liang Huan smiled good-naturedly, “It doesn’t matter, at least there is a car.”

“Boss, are you really letting these three wastes follow us? What is Mr. Yu thinking?” A man with half of his head being a mechanical head roared, “Isn’t this just adding to the blockage?”

Yue Hang, as the captain of Shen Feng, naturally couldn’t stand these people who were stuffed in through connections, but he had handled it with ease over the years. He checked the equipment of the car with his head down and said, “Take care of yourself first, help if you have the energy, it doesn’t matter if you can’t take care of it.”

Lu Biao nodded, “Understood.”

These three people, only Deng Meng looked a bit capable, and the other two looked like clerical workers, especially that Liang Huan, who was holding a broken cup and drinking water slowly from beginning to end, a pure straw bag.

“Dr. Su, are you ready?” Yue Hang asked the people in the car.

The woman with a cold appearance nodded, “Let’s go.”

Shen Feng’s three well-equipped cars started, and the small car following them also followed with a snort. At the same time, most of the cars on the square were started and entered the main road in an orderly manner. As the Dong Er Great Gate slowly rose, countless vehicles converged into a thin stream and poured into the unknown outer area.

“Data shows that the coordinates of the last appearance of the transparent species are in the primitive forest in the northwest. Our temporary route is to go east along KUGT2378A road, and then turn west on K79 road. The East Sea area on the way should pay attention to sea zombies and marine alien species. There are a large number of abandoned factory groups near K79 road, with more mutated zombies. There are high-level alien species gathering places in the northwest primitive forest. All members pay attention. The main goal of this operation is to obtain samples of transparent species. The danger level is A level. Please follow the command and strictly prohibit unauthorized action. I am Yue Hang, the captain of the Shen Feng exploration team. Please reply when received.”

The replies sounded one after another. Yue Hang counted the number of people and knocked on the public channel, “Liang Huan, please reply when received.”

Liang Huan was staring at an off-road vehicle next to him in a daze. This car looked very much like Li Yao’s “First”. He was about to lower the car window to see clearly, when he was named.

He had to reply first, “Received, Captain Yue Hang.”

When he raised his head again, the First had disappeared without a trace.

Li Yao put on his sunglasses and drove with one hand chicly, saying to the earwheat, “Our goal this time is the forest in the northwest. It’s colder there. Everyone should wear thicker clothes. Kill the transparent species if you can kill them, run away quickly if you can’t kill them. Find some more crystal nuclei if you have time. Have you all heard?”

“Li Yao, explain the mission to me properly!” You Zhao Chen scolded loudly in the earwheat, “The boss let me come because you are unreliable!”

A burst of laughter came from the earwheat.

Li Yao had a lazy smile on his face and whistled arrogantly, “Making money is the right way, brothers. If you don’t have money, you won’t have time to find your wife if she runs away, and you still have to come to sell your life to the boss.”

You Zhao Chen was so angry that he was going crazy. A group of mercenaries were screaming and were excited, after all, not everyone had the opportunity to go on a mission with Li Yao. They wanted to see how strong the number one mercenary really was.

Li Yao stepped on the gas pedal to the end, leaving the team behind far behind.

—

The small broken car tried its best to keep up with the big guy in front. When the fuel was about to run out, the team in front finally stopped. This incompatible small broken car could finally breathe and rest.

The empty and dilapidated factory exuded an old and rotten smell. The chemical materials from many years ago were still pungent. The howling of zombies faintly came from the distance. The car door was closed heavily. Someone lit a fire, and the bright flame instantly dispelled the gloom of the darkness.

“All attention, we have arrived at the middle section of K79 road. The current time is 19:35 in the afternoon. It’s already dark. We are preparing to rest in this factory. Three people in a group take turns on night watch. The danger level here is high, and anything can happen. Everyone should be careful not to sleep too deeply.” Yue Hang put on his gun and began to lead people to build an isolation zone nearby.

Liang Huan, Deng Meng, and Xu Yunyan were left at the end of the team. Yue Hang glanced at them and pointed to his car, “Liang Huan, there are tents in my car. Set them up yourself and pay attention to vigilance.”

Liang Huan smiled, “Thank you.”

Yue Hang nodded, “Everyone should move quickly, zombies will soon be attracted by the smell. Lu Biao, follow Dr. Su to protect her!”

Liang Huan followed his gaze and saw a woman in her early thirties, wearing a protective suit, but moving very neatly, helping Lu Biao set up the tent.

He glanced at the surrounding environment. Although this factory was large, the walls were very strong and could withstand the cold wave, and it was close to the road for them to evacuate at any time. The front was open, and zombies could be easily discovered if there were any. It was just that there was a large group of dilapidated factories on the right, which looked like cardboard boxes soaked in black water from a distance, making people feel very uncomfortable.

“Deng Meng, set up the tent on the left,” Liang Huan said.

“Okay!” Deng Meng now unconditionally believed in his decision, and went to the left with Xu Yunyan holding the tent. As a result, they came back angrily not long after.

“Brother Liang, they won’t let us be there,” Deng Meng said indignantly.

Lu Biao directed several formal team members to set up tents, and looked at Liang Huan and others from afar, raising two middle fingers provocatively with both hands.

Liang Huan had some doubts in his eyes, “What is he doing?”

Deng Meng was about to open his mouth when Xu Yunyan pulled Liang Huan away, “Brother Liang, ignore them, a group of reckless men.”

The good places were occupied by Shen Feng’s people. They could only set up tents on the far right. They didn’t have to patrol. Deng Meng drove for a day and was so tired that he fell asleep as soon as he fell down. Xu Yunyan looked at Liang Huan nervously, “Brother Liang, rest.”

Liang Huan didn’t mean to sleep, “You sleep, I’ll guard the door.”

Xu Yunyan originally expected to be able to lie down with him, but now his hopes were dashed, so he said, “I’ll accompany you.”

“No need, rest well,” Liang Huan waved his hand and began to meditate cross-legged.

Xu Yunyan held on for a while, but still couldn’t hold back, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Liang Huan felt the inner strength slowly accumulating in his dantian while meditating, felt the heat traveling in his limbs, and his hearing and smell became very sensitive. He could even hear Yue Hang and his teammates talking outside the factory.

“Boss, there’s movement over there… What…”

“I’ll go take a look…”

“…I’ll go with you…”

The footsteps gradually moved away. Liang Huan didn’t take it to heart at first, but then he heard a distant scream. He opened his eyes, adjusted his breath for a few seconds, and then opened the tent and walked out.

Lu Biao was patrolling in the camp. Seeing him come out, he said unceremoniously, “What are you doing out here? Stop wandering around in front of me.”

Liang Huan didn’t bother with him, and said, “Something might have happened outside.”

“You’re talking nonsense! Nothing has ever happened when the boss led the team!” Lu Biao was so angry that he wanted to draw his gun, “Are you tired of living?”

Bang bang bang—

Gunshots suddenly sounded outside the factory, and then the alarm sounded in everyone’s earwheat, “Right front… Large zombie group… Evacuate… Emergency evacuation…”

Someone said in disbelief, “Can’t our defensive belt resist?”

“Damn, evacuate quickly! You protect Dr. Su, I’ll go find the boss!” Lu Biao roared.

“Lu Biao! Lead the team to evacuate, don’t come over!” Yue Hang’s voice sounded in the earwheat, “I… May not be able to do it, evacuate quickly!”

Lu Biao’s pupils shrank, and he handed the command mic to the little guy next to him, “Chen Jia, you take people to evacuate first! I’m going to find the boss!”

“I’m going too!” Chen Jia refused, “The boss saved my life, I can’t give up on him!”

Lu Biao gritted his teeth, “Five people follow me, the rest evacuate first!”

Liang Huan slowly entered their team. Lu Biao stared at him fiercely, “What are you following us for?”

Liang Huan pointed to the front, “Yue Hang is dying.”

Lu Biao immediately ignored him and speeded up. Chen Jia, who was sitting in the passenger seat, suddenly turned pale, “Old Lu, that dark mass… Isn’t it all zombies?”

And in that dark corner, there was a gunshot from time to time.

“Boss—” Lu Biao shouted and drove straight in.

Liang Huan sat in the back of the car, and turned his head to face a zombie that hit the glass. The protruding eyeballs stuck to the glass, and were quickly smashed into pulp by the zombie behind.

Liang Huan silently pinched his nose.

A muffled explosion sounded, and the car couldn’t move at all. Chen Jia carried a heavy cannon and blasted at the outside, clearing a path in an instant. Lu Biao drove over the minced meat, but after several consecutive cannons, the zombies had climbed to the roof of the car, blocking all the exits tightly.

“Old Lu, what should we do? They are all blocked!” Chen Jia was sweating profusely, and the other team members also had solemn expressions. Maybe they wouldn’t be able to save people, and they would have to explain it here.

The earwheat finally reconnected, and Yue Hang’s voice sounded, “Lu Biao… Don’t go any further… There is a special zombie here… Xiao Li and Old Mai have successfully run away, it will find me soon… Go back…”

“Boss, hold on!” Lu Biao roared.

“Brother Lu, in this situation, the ammunition is only enough for us to return. What the boss said is right, it’s still too late to evacuate now,” someone said in a low voice.

“Shut up!” Lu Biao punched the steering wheel.

“Brother Lu, make a decision quickly, it’s too late!”

“Die, just die, it’s all sooner or later anyway!”

“But we can go back…”

A voice slowly sounded from the back row, “Everyone, maybe I can try.”

Several people turned their heads, and five pairs of eyes stared at Liang Huan at the same time.

Lu Biao said, “What can you do? You’re a waste.”

Liang Huan was not annoyed, “Since the ammunition is only enough for the return trip, it’s good to go in and bring Yue Hang out.”

“It’s easy for you to say, there are so many zombies outside, how can you go in to save people without ammunition?” Chen Jia said.

Liang Huan looked down, took out a crowbar from under his feet, “I can use this, please open the car door.”

Everyone looked at each other. Lu Biao gritted his teeth, “Open the door, let him go!”

The car door was yanked open, and the zombies outside poured in frantically. Several people subconsciously wanted to shoot, but someone moved faster than them. The heavy crowbar lightly swept away the zombies that were squeezed in. In the horrified eyes of a group of people, Liang Huan lightly stepped on the heads of the zombies, and before the claws and sharp teeth attacked, the person had already floated out. The fifty or sixty catties of crowbar in his hand were as light as a wooden stick, and he slowly smashed the heads of the zombies that were climbing up. In a blink of an eye, he disappeared into the darkness of the distant factory group.

“Fuck…” Someone murmured, “Can this person fly?”

“Ability?”

“Impossible, human abilities have long disappeared. Even aerial abilities can’t fly so high…”

“Is this a monster?” Chen Jia rubbed his eyes, “Old Lu, did you see it?”

Hope ignited in Lu B