#69 - Chapter 69 Crisis
The place in the photo was none other than Green Source Base!
This photo was spread by the deceased Li Yan when she was at the base!
The person holding the photo is unknown, whether a direct friend or just indirectly related.
No one was pursuing that answer at this time.
The goal of this group of people was very clear now, which was to find a safer place to live.
That residential area in Shenzhen was no longer habitable unless they were not afraid of death.
The woman, A Zhen, sat in her seat, glanced at the man who had revealed the news, then glanced at the mother and daughter who had analyzed that the zombies were getting stronger, and didn't go over to ask anything.
Much of what needed to be said and asked had already been discussed. She had only been impatient and ran to ask Brother Li, the driver she was closer to.
The other passengers in the minibus were silent.
The world had become so dangerous and cruel that they had no mood to chat. They all held their luggage tightly and stared out the window, ready to save themselves if danger appeared.
They weren't really of one mind, just temporarily gathered together to survive.
In the left corner of the minibus sat two women.
One of them was about forty years old, with a haggard expression and a pale complexion. Although some wrinkles were faintly visible at the corners of her eyes, it could still be seen that she had been well-maintained in the past, and that dignified temperament could not be completely concealed.
The other woman looked much younger.
She wore a baseball cap on her head and a thin scarf around her neck. Her long hair was coiled into a bun at the back of her head, resting on the scarf. Her snow-white face had some smudges, but it was still charming, and her bright eyes were also watching out the car window.
It was Li Cai and her mother, Huang Cailan, who were mentioned earlier.
After the fog dissipated, they observed for a few days and contacted other neighbors on a day when no zombies appeared, and everyone thought of ways to survive together.
Since the power and water outages and the loss of contact with her father, they had been sad for a while, but they had cheered up again.
They no longer held any hope for rescue.
The mother and daughter knew that they would only have a chance to talk about other things in the future if they lived well.
Later, Li Cai discovered that the zombies outside were getting stronger and stronger. She had seen "Forward's" posts in the doomsday enthusiast group, and now, combined with that, she quickly came to this conclusion.
After the mother and daughter discussed it, they told the news to the other survivors in the residential area, and the result was that everyone teamed up to find the shelter in the photo.
Li Cai still remembered that in the doomsday enthusiast group, that "Forward" had invited everyone to join his residence and gave the address and time.
But at that time, she hadn't considered it yet, or rather, her mother was still missing her father and wouldn't move her residence for the time being.
Now it was too late, and they had already missed the time that "Forward" had said before.
She guessed that even if they went to that gas station, there would be no one there, right?
They didn't dare to gamble.
They had no choice but to choose a larger, seemingly safer group to find the shelter in the photo.
They hadn't been idle these days either. They cooked some rice into rice balls, sprinkled them with salt, and made many rice balls, which could be stored for a short time in this weather.
It should be enough for them to last until they found that shelter, right?
More than half a month had passed since the end of the world, and some convenient foods had long been eaten. Most of the survivors had only some rice flour and other grains that needed to be heated to be eaten.
After leaving their previous residence, it was no longer easy to find a place to cook rice. This operation was the method they came up with and taught to other neighbors.
So, on the surface, the other neighbors still had a very good impression of their mother and daughter, and they were very polite to them, thanking them for giving a lot of useful advice.
As for what they really thought in their hearts, it was unknown.
The minibus drove in the rain, carefully avoiding some obstacles on the road, and the speed couldn't be fast.
Everyone didn't dare to urge Brother Li. Brother Li had found this car from outside.
Yesterday, he finally found some fuel for the vehicles and pumped it into the minibus's fuel tank to fill it up.
Theoretically, it could run for several hundred kilometers, which should be enough for them to find the shelter, right?
Leaving their respective homes, without the protection of reinforced concrete, everyone's sense of security dropped to freezing point.
Suddenly.
The minibus accelerated, and everyone's body leaned back. Brother Li in the front row shouted, "Hold on tight!"
Bang, bang—
Two consecutive muffled sounds rang out at the front of the car, and the car body also experienced some bumps. It continued to drive forward for a distance before the speed slowed down again.
Brother Li in the front row said apologetically to the people in the back:
"Sorry! There were two zombies blocking the road in front just now. I had no choice but to accelerate and crash into them. Is everyone okay!?"
Everyone who heard this didn't know what to say and said that they were fine.
In this kind of world, hitting zombies was normal. It was impossible to stop and wait for death.
This was just an interlude on the road.
It was raining today, and there were more zombies on the road than usual during the day, probably because of the cloudy weather.
The car continued to drive towards its destination, and occasionally it would encounter zombies blocking the road, but it would just rush past.
The front of the minibus was getting more and more damaged.
Some blood stains from the impact splattered on the windshield, and after being washed by the wipers, it dyed the car with a layer of doomsday color.
After coming out for about an hour, they had only traveled about ten kilometers.
The main reason was that there were too many obstacles along the way. Shenzhen had a very dense population, and the consequences were imaginable when the incident occurred during rush hour.
The road was full of cars that had crashed, and some roads were completely blocked, forcing them to change roads.
There were many roads from Shenzhen to Guangyuan City. Just now, they found that the nearest one was already blocked, so they had to change to another road, which would take a big detour.
Everyone felt anxious.
A bad start.
But they didn't dare to blame Brother Li. Whoever drove would get the same result. It could only be said that the outside world was more terrible than they had imagined.
They hadn't driven far after changing to another road.
Squeak—
The minibus suddenly braked sharply and stopped.
"What's going on? Why did you stop?"
The people in the back asked one after another.
"This is troublesome! Look carefully ahead!" Brother Li said with an ugly face and in a loud voice.
The others all leaned on the windows and looked towards the front of the car—
They saw a large group of zombies gathered at an intersection ahead!
Even a slightly rough glance would reveal at least a hundred of them!
It was unknown what had attracted them, but they didn't stay in the buildings and stayed in the rain on their only path.
"Damn it! What do we do? Our car can't get through!"
Some people in the back had already screamed in panic.
"Don't make a sound! We'll turn around and change roads immediately! Don't attract the zombies!"
Brother Li said to the crowd in the back who were in a mess.
Regardless of whether anyone heard what he said, he immediately started turning the steering wheel and started reversing to turn around.
Whether it was the sound of them opening the windows to speak or the sound of the car being too loud, some zombies near them seemed to hear something.
They started to turn their heads, then trotted towards them!
"Quick! Quick! The zombies are coming! Let's go! Waa~"
Some people in the back were so anxious that they were about to cry, urging Brother Li to hurry up.
But this was a two-lane road, and the minibus was too big to complete the U-turn in one go. After reversing several times, the rear of the car hit the road's guardrail!
In a panic, Brother Li stepped on the accelerator hard, thinking of quickly escaping this dangerous place.
Suddenly, he felt a jolt in his heart!
The accelerator he stepped on had no response!
It had lost power!
The more he feared something, the more it came true!
The car was lying across the road.
On that side was a large group of zombies running over one after another, and on this side was the driver, sweating profusely, trying to start the engine again.
The passengers had gone crazy.
The zombies wouldn't wait for them.
Before long, some zombies had already arrived next to the minibus!
It was hitting the car door hard and hitting the car with its body. It smelled the taste of flesh and blood inside this tin can!
The people in the car were already in a mess, with cries and curses mixed together.
But everyone was still smart enough to roll down the car windows before the zombies arrived.
Li Cai looked at the increasing number of zombies outside the car and felt despair in her heart.
They were surrounded!
(End of chapter)
