#29 - Chapter 29 First Mission

This scene… Well, everyone, including their heads, was wrapped in black combat suits. If they weren't wearing other clothes, they'd look like a bunch of Spider-Men. Now, with camouflage suits over them, they really look like a gang of bandits preparing to rob a bank with guns.

"Captain, where are we going?" Ruan Xinghua asked through the bone mic.

"Let's go check out my old shop first!" Brother Zhang replied.

The 40-plus people were divided into groups of five, acting independently.

Before separating, Zhang Yuankui instructed everyone not to go too deep and to call for help immediately if they saw anything amiss.

"Roger!" Ruan Xinghua replied.

Ruan Xinghua's gun was custom-made by Dongfang Chen. Since he only had one hand, his gun was shaped like an oversized pistol, but much longer than a regular pistol.

The group held their guns in one hand and quickly ran towards the park exit.

Brother Zhang's shop was only about 3 kilometers away from Binjiang Park. After about half an hour, everyone arrived at the narrow alley where the shop was located.

Brother Zhang issued a series of instructions with hand gestures.

The group raised their guns and quickly took their positions. One person watched the front, one watched the left, one watched the right, and two watched the rear. The five formed a defensive formation, slowly advancing cautiously.

The street was full of parked vehicles in disarray. Some windows were shattered, and some car windows, bodies, and interiors still had blackened bloodstains.

The weather in December was bleak. The ground, car roofs, roadside public benches... were all covered with fallen leaves and dust, as well as rainwater stains from previous rains.

The protective suits had a cold-proof function, so everyone didn't feel cold.

Stepping on the thick fallen leaves on the ground inevitably made cracking sounds.

After advancing about 50 meters, they suddenly heard a "clang" sound from a shop on the left.

The group's hearts jolted, and they quickly closed ranks. Qu Zhengping, positioned on the left, pointed his gun at the shop.

Slowly, slowly, they approached the shop door.

The group quickly changed formation.

Brother Zhang and Ruan Xinghua leaned against the walls on the left and right sides, respectively. Qu Zhengping looked at Brother Zhang, waiting for instructions.

Brother Zhang nodded, and Qu Zhengping kicked the door open.

"Meow~"

A cat's meow sounded. As the sound faded, a cat quickly ran out of the shop.

The group breathed a sigh of relief, straightened their bodies, and put away their guns.

"Damn! That scared me," Qu Zhengping said.

As soon as he finished speaking, the group felt something was wrong, and they instantly felt a cold sweat running down their backs.

Just as they were about to raise their guns, they heard a "Roar~" sound. A zombie rushed out of the shop and pounced on Qu Zhengping.

The zombie's strength was surprisingly great, and Qu Zhengping was almost pinned to the ground like a large bolster, unable to move.

With a "Pew~" sound, Brother Zhang fired, and the zombie's head exploded. Thick, brownish-black blood flowed all over Qu Zhengping's face.

Fortunately, the protective suit protected him, and the blood didn't actually flow onto his face.

Immediately afterward, the zombie fell limply, pressing down on Qu Zhengping.

Brother Zhang kicked the zombie away and pulled Qu Zhengping up.

Qu Zhengping wiped the disgusting blood from his face and nodded to Brother Zhang, indicating that he was fine.

Brother Zhang bent down and took out the dagger from his leg. He cut open the back of the zombie's head and successfully took out a blue crystal of about two centimeters from it.

"Squad Leader, is this the crystal core?" Ruan Xinghua asked.

Zhang Yuankui nodded.

Dongfang Chen had talked about the crystal cores during the training in the base before.

He also told everyone that this thing was very useful. Many things in the base's production and construction required it, so he asked everyone to collect as much as possible.

However, this was the first time everyone had seen a real crystal core.

"You said the boss is also in the base every day, and hasn't come out like us. How does he know these things?" Ruan Xinghua asked curiously.

"You, you can't change this bad habit! Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, just do your job!" Brother Zhang criticized sternly.

"Hehe he! Squad Leader is right. Huh? Squad Leader, what's wrong?" Ruan Xinghua flattered with a smile, suddenly seeing Zhang Yuankui staring blankly at the zombie's corpse, not moving.

Brother Zhang didn't answer.

"Squad Leader, do you know him?" Qu Zhengping asked.

Brother Zhang nodded and said:

"We were all business owners on the same street, always seeing each other. Although I can't recognize his appearance anymore, I still recognize his clothes."

Qu Zhengping gently patted Brother Zhang's shoulder, comforting him.

"Ah! He was a pitiful person too."

Brother Zhang shook his head, indicating that he was fine, and sighed.

…

On the other side, Yan Fangfang's team.

Her team was all veterans who had been following her.

The group had just experienced a small battle, killing two zombies.

Yan Fangfang dug out the crystal core from the back of the zombie's head, looked at it in her hand, and froze there.

"Sister Yan, is this the crystal core?" a man asked.

Yan Fangfang nodded, without speaking.

"Sister Yan, I think we need to go back once," the man said in sign language.

Yan Fangfang still didn't reply.

"Sister Yan, the intelligence here is very important, you don't...?" The man continued to gesture.

Yan Fangfang directly raised her hand to interrupt the man, angrily gesturing:

"What, do you think I'm acting like a spoiled young lady?"

"Uh~, no, no!…" The man hurriedly waved his hand.

"It's good if you don't. I've said it many times, don't discuss anything else here. This base is not simple, very not simple. Don't worry, I have my own plans. Your current task is to eliminate zombies with all your strength and collect this crystal core, I have great use for it," Yan Fangfang ordered with gestures.

"Yes!" The group nodded in response.

The bone mic might be monitored. So everyone didn't dare to communicate directly through language, and could only use sign language.

Inside the underground base, Dongfang Chen sat in the office, leaning back in his chair, rubbing his hands, looking at the screen.

The screen was divided into several small windows, which displayed the movements of each group in real time.

Dongfang Chen also saw the actions of Yan Fangfang and her group.

He smiled softly, without any expression.

Soon it was five or six o'clock in the afternoon.

Each group behaved very conservatively, not going too deep.

Brother Zhang issued a return order on the main channel. After receiving the order, each group returned one after another, except for Yan Fangfang's group.

"Sister Yan, we should go back," a team member said.

"Stop talking nonsense, keep going forward!" Yan Fangfang said.

"But…" the member hesitated.

"No buts, execute the order!" Yan Fangfang ordered irrefutably.

The group had no choice but to form a defensive formation and continue to advance.

Yan Fangfang was a little unwilling. So far, she had only collected 6 crystal cores. It would take more than half a month to collect 100 crystal cores!

No way! The time is too long!

She was a little anxious, perhaps the powerful equipment gave her the courage to take risks.

Dongfang Chen frowned when he saw this scene.

He picked up his phone and dialed Brother Zhang's satellite phone.

"Hello, Boss!" Zhang Yuankui answered the phone.

"Brother Zhang, Yan Fangfang's group hasn't withdrawn. Arrange for someone to go and take a look. The location is near the intersection of Jianshe Road and Shuimo Street," Dongfang Chen said.

"Okay, Boss!"

Brother Zhang hung up the phone, and contacted Ling Zhenhai's group and Tong Li's group nearby on the road. The three groups quickly rushed to the target location.

The other groups quickly returned according to the established plan.

The halo of the sun gradually faded, and the last ray of sunlight disappeared on the horizon…

Feeling the arrival of the night, the zombies became active, and the entire city instantly became filled with panic.

Yan Fangfang and her group walked cautiously on Shuimo Street. For safety reasons, they did not rashly break into buildings.

"Clang clang…, rattle rattle…, swish swish…"

Various noisy sounds came from the stores on both sides.

In order to avoid attracting the attention of zombies as much as possible, the group had stopped moving and were nervously looking around.

"Pew~."

Yan Fangfang fired.

The zombie that had just ran out of the store was shot in the head with one shot.

The gunshot was not loud, but it still disturbed other zombies. Immediately afterward, four or five zombies quickly attacked.

The group did not hesitate and began to shoot.

They were all trained veterans, decisive in their actions, shooting each zombie in the head.

As the number of zombies continued to increase, they retreated towards Jianshe Road while fighting.

"Roar~!"

A loud roar sounded.

Immediately afterward, two cars flew towards the five people. Yan Fangfang quickly leaned back, and the people on the left and right sides leaned to both sides at the same time. The two people behind them couldn't dodge in time and were directly hit by the flying cars.

Before Yan Fangfang could recover from the sudden accident, a road pole flew towards her. Looking at the flying object, she didn't have time to react, thinking she was doomed.

At this moment, the person on the right directly pounced over, blocking in front of her. The speed of the road pole was very fast, and the man was directly knocked away. The road pole lost its momentum and fell to the ground.