#188 - Chapter 188 What Monster?

On a street in Mentang Town.

Two modified off-road vehicles were driving in the middle of the road.

The vehicles had sharp ramming angles, and various steel mesh and steel plates were welded to the exterior, its ferocity still undeniable even under a layer of white snow.

These were patrol vehicles from the combat unit of the Green Source Base.

Gao Qiang manipulated the steering wheel, carefully watching the road surface, while another combat team member in the passenger seat watched out the window.

Even with their off-road vehicle equipped with snow tires, they still didn't dare to relax.

"Who would have thought we'd have such heavy snow in the south! It's frigging cold, I'm almost frozen solid, and the car's heating isn't strong enough!"

The teammate next to him rubbed his face with his hands, complaining.

"Hehe, it's alright, I used to sell fish in the winter, killing and washing them with bare hands, I can still handle it with thicker clothes now."

Gao Qiang grinned, glanced at his teammate, and said easily.

For someone like him who had been accustomed to hardship since childhood, this kind of weather wasn't a problem.

Today, their base sent out four people to carry out patrol missions in the surrounding area, two from the combat unit and two from the security department.

They could return to the base after driving around this area around the base.

Compared to having to search for supplies everywhere before, this was very relaxed and comfortable.

"Who would have thought we'd have some status now? Those survivors outside must be dying to get in! I heard they can't get enough to eat every day, and can only look for things to eat or trade with us for supplies."

"Indeed, sigh... what a world."

Gao Qiang sighed and echoed.

They naturally knew that the survivors in the outer residential areas were not as well-treated as those in their base.

The survivors further away who hadn't registered for transactions had no treatment at all.

They admitted that Green Source was now implementing a class system, and they were the beneficiaries of that class, which no one dared to deny.

"Yeah, but I don't think we're wrong, and President Qin isn't wrong either."

"The survivors outside aren't wrong either."

"It's the world that's wrong."

Gao Qiang, driving the car, couldn't help but sigh.

Having seen so many cruel scenes in the past two months, and having killed so many people, their hearts had slowly hardened.

Just like Gao Qiang said.

It was the world that was wrong.

"Old Gao, use your points to get some snacks and shochu tonight and treat me, will you? I recently exchanged for a new residence and really can't spare the points, I've been craving it lately!"

The teammate next to him smacked his lips, seemingly thinking of something good.

He used to be an employee of the Green Source factory, and after spending the most difficult time with his wife, he had previously applied for helicopter rescue, although he didn't save his other family members.

Seeing that Gao Qiang didn't respond, he turned his head to look at him, only to see the dim expression on his face.

"Oops, look at my clumsy mouth, sorry, sorry, I misspoke. It's on me tonight, I'll exchange for it, let's have a drink."

This security team member seemed to remember something after seeing Gao Qiang's expression, quickly slapped his own mouth, apologized repeatedly, and offered to treat.

He had just remembered that Gao Qiang had applied for helicopter rescue twice some time ago, incurred debts but didn't bring back any relatives, and had only just paid off the debts after performing several high-risk missions recently.

Compared to them, who had relatives in the base, he was much more miserable.

"Old Xu, you should save it, it's not easy for you to save up points. I heard you and your wife exchanged for a new nest, honestly, are you planning to have another baby!?

Gao Qiang quickly put away his previous expression and instead teased Old Xu next to him.

"Ha, I knew I couldn't hide it from you guys, yeah, my son can't be found either, planning to have another one with my wife, sigh... I don't even know if it's right or wrong to give birth to a child in this damn world, do you think if a child is born in this era, will he hate us?"

Gao Qiang's hands manipulating the steering wheel paused, and after a few seconds of silence, he turned to look at Old Xu next to him.

"I think we should just follow our hearts, have one if you want one, life will always find a way."

"Our ancestors also suffered like this, why should we complain just because we suffer a little bit, those sayings that it's a sin to have a baby without money are bullshit!"

Gao Qiang continued to drive, while expressing his views.

"Indeed! That's what my wife and I think too, it's impossible for us humans to just go extinct like this, right!? I believe this apocalypse will be ended by us humans sooner or later!"

Old Xu said here, stretched out his fist and clenched it hard, as if to catch something.

Gao Qiang next to him was also slightly shaken, infected by Old Xu's words, and couldn't help but say.

"Yeah, this apocalypse will be ended by someone sooner or later."

Silence returned to the car again.

The combat team members' recent work was so boring.

Before long.

Their two patrol vehicles drove onto a wide national highway in Mentang Town. After a month of activity by the survivors and their frequent driving in and out, this national highway leading in and out of the base had long been cleared relatively clean.

Those abandoned vehicles blocking traffic were pulled to the sides of the road, revealing the entire national highway.

However, the snow here was also more than ten centimeters thick.

Suddenly.

Gao Qiang's eyes narrowed, staring intently at the distance ahead.

"Hey... Old Xu, get ready, a car has appeared ahead, notify Xiao Fang and Xiao Wang to be prepared, I wonder if this car is survivors coming to join our base!"

Gao Qiang saw a truck in the distance, driving towards them at a not-so-slow speed, and reminded his teammates to pay attention.

But the situation exceeded their expectations.

Just as they were planning to intercept the truck and let the survivors on the vehicle get out for inspection.

The car in front of them showed no intention of slowing down at all, still rushing towards them at a speed of 60-70 yards on the snow!

"Something's not right! That car doesn't plan to stop! Everyone, get out of the way!"

Seeing that the situation was not right, Gao Qiang was already shouting at the top of his lungs.

The two vehicles quickly moved out of the way, allowing the truck, which was still rushing forward, to pass by dangerously.

"Damn! Quick, chase!"

Old Xu couldn't help but yell from the side, they almost got hit!

Without him saying so, Gao Qiang had already shifted gears and turned around, preparing to chase after the "gate-crashing" truck!

Just then, they heard a rumbling sound in their ears, mixed with strange hissing, like the roar of a hippopotamus and a bison combined.

They turned their heads to look in the direction of the sound, and saw an unbelievable scene.

On the road surface nearly a hundred meters away from them, a tall figure had appeared out of nowhere!

Was it over two and a half meters tall!?

This person was actually naked in the freezing weather, wearing only a tattered pair of shorts, one of his arms was shockingly huge, and each step crossed several meters towards them!

In less than two seconds, the distance had been closed by almost 30 meters!

This time they saw it more clearly!

On the bald head of this figure, a pair of huge, white, bell-like eyes were particularly glaring. The giant arm raised in front of him and the withered arm on the other side gave the whole appearance an unusually incongruous feeling.

Gao Qiang gasped and said:

"What is this monster!?"

(End of this chapter)