#183 - Mutation! Song Haitang's Crisis

Chapter 183: Mutation! Song Haitang's Crisis

The door to the basement was pushed open.

A rather pungent smell wafted out.

It turned out that there were quite a few people hiding in the basement, seven in total, all elderly, women, and children.

The youngest was probably only eight or nine years old.

"Dad!"

Seeing Han Laosan return, the little girl, who had been somewhat fearful, immediately ran out and rushed towards him.

Han Laosan, the tough guy, also showed a smile on his face, actively squatted down, and opened his arms.

The next moment.

The father and daughter hugged each other.

Song Haitang looked at the little girl, whose face was sallow and thin, her hair withered, looking malnourished, and her body was also relatively dirty.

The others in the basement were the same.

Only then did Song Haitang realize that Han Laosan and the others were actually supporting such a group of relatives.

Being able to support relatives in the harsh, food-scarce environment of the apocalypse was truly commendable.

"There's food here, everyone eat something first…"

Han Laosan greeted them and distributed the food to everyone, then said to Song Haitang, "Miss Jiuyue, I'm sorry you had to see this."

Song Haitang shook her head and said seriously, "I admire you all."

Afterward, Song Haitang looked at the little girl who was eating bread and said, "Now I understand why you wanted to take them to the Thor Shelter."

Han Laosan nodded and said, "Food is getting scarcer and scarcer, only the Thor Shelter still has hope, for her future, even if there are great difficulties, I have to try!"

…

After a simple conversation, both sides found places to rest.

Han Laosan planned to leave with his family early tomorrow morning, so he had to conserve his energy now.

Nothing happened overnight.

The next morning, Han Laosan and the others got up.

"Sister Jiuyue, we're leaving, you have to take good care of yourself!"

Han Minna came to Song Haitang's side to say goodbye.

Song Haitang looked at the girl in front of her and showed a smile.

"Don't worry, I'm an ability user, and my friend is coming soon, I'll definitely be fine, but you guys be careful on the way."

Speaking of this, Song Haitang seemed to have thought of something and said, "Right, take this with you!"

She stuffed the zombie crystal into Han Minna's hand.

Han Minna was very surprised when she saw it and said, "Sister Jiuyue, this thing is very valuable, if you take it to the shelter, you can exchange it for a lot of supplies! I can't take it…"

Song Haitang shook her head: "I don't need this thing anymore, take it!"

"This…"

Han Minna was actually very tempted, she had long heard of the benefits of zombie crystals.

There were even examples of ordinary people becoming ability users by eating zombie crystals.

Just as Han Minna was hesitating, Song Haitang had already stood up and came to Han Laosan's side, saying, "I can't use so much food, take another bag!"

The previous food was divided into four large packages.

Originally, it was two packages for each side.

Seeing that everyone was about to leave, Song Haitang decided to give up another package.

It wasn't that she was being generous, but that she believed that when Zhao Zheng arrived, food would definitely not be a problem!

In addition, it was rare for Han Laosan and his group to maintain their original intentions in the apocalyptic environment without turning into beasts. For this alone, Song Haitang was willing to support them.

Anyway, it was just giving up a little food.

Han Laosan looked at the food in front of him, wanting to decline, but he couldn't say anything.

He knew very well that the harvest from the convenience store yesterday was not enough for everyone to last long, and if they wanted to reach the Thor Shelter smoothly, food was definitely an indispensable resource.

In order for his child to survive, Han Laosan could only shamelessly say, "Thank you, then we won't be polite."

Song Haitang smiled and said nothing.

Han Laosan pulled his daughter over and said, "Quick, kowtow to our benefactor!"

The little girl was very obedient and immediately knelt down and kowtowed heavily.

Seeing that Song Haitang was willing to give up food, the other elderly, women, and children also knelt down and kowtowed.

In this day and age, someone willing to give food to others was definitely a living Bodhisattva.

Song Haitang was a little caught off guard.

It was the first time she had experienced such a scene.

"Get up… you guys get up quickly!"

…

After seeing off Han Laosan and the others, Song Haitang closed the entrance door to the basement, and then stayed in the dim basement, waiting for Zhao Zheng's arrival.

She had used the spirit jade to check Zhao Zheng's location last night and was surprised to find that Zhao Zheng's moving speed was indeed very fast.

Originally.

Zhao Zheng was on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, but overnight, he had already arrived at the coastal area here.

This was still because Zhao Zheng had stopped many times along the way.

Presumably, he had encountered monsters blocking the way and had to kill them before he could leave.

Such a moving speed was very amazing.

Song Haitang even felt that perhaps Zhao Zheng would arrive in a while…

However.

Things did not go as planned.

All day long, something must have happened to Zhao Zheng, he stayed in the coastal area and did not move.

Song Haitang frowned.

She knew that Zhao Zheng must have encountered big trouble and was entangled by something terrible, that's why he didn't move.

And with Zhao Zheng's current strength, the only thing that could entangle him was a paranormal!

And a very tricky paranormal!!

Thinking of this, Song Haitang was a little anxious.

Unfortunately, there was nothing she could do even if she was anxious.

Not to mention that her current location was inland, far away from the coast, even if she could rush over, with her strength, she couldn't possibly help Zhao Zheng.

So.

Now, all Song Haitang could do was wait!

This wait.

Lasted for a full nine days!

It wasn't until the evening of the ninth day that Zhao Zheng began to move again…

Feeling that Zhao Zheng was getting closer and closer to her, Song Haitang breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

As long as Zhao Zheng was okay!

As for whether it was possible that the paranormal had defeated Zhao Zheng and found her with the spirit jade?

No!

When the two spirit jades fell into the hands of Zhao Zheng and Song Haitang, it was almost equivalent to being "recognized as their master", only serving the two of them.

In addition, that telepathic feeling was something that monsters could not imitate at all!

As Zhao Zheng got closer and closer, Song Haitang even began to prepare to welcome Zhao Zheng's arrival.

She washed her face with the remaining mineral water, leaving only two bottles for backup.

After cleaning the dirt off her body.

Song Haitang came to the entrance of the basement, ready to open the door to welcome Zhao Zheng.

However.

Instead of welcoming Zhao Zheng, a figure rushed towards her.

"Sister Jiuyue! Save us!!"

The figure cried for help from afar.

Song Haitang immediately became vigilant.

Her eyesight was very good, she could see that it was Han Minna who was coming!

And at this time, Han Minna looked terrible.

Her body was covered in blood, and one of her arms was severed, with blood flowing continuously.

Her malnourished face was now even paler, devoid of any color.

Seeing Han Minna's severe injuries, Song Haitang was shocked and immediately went to meet her.

Han Minna, on the other hand, collapsed directly into Song Haitang's arms.

"Quick, close the door..."

After saying these words, Han Minna's eyes went dark, and she fainted.

Song Haitang didn't dare to delay, holding the girl, she quickly retreated back to the basement and closed the door.

The entrance door was a blast-proof door, very thick and heavy.

No matter what kind of monster was chasing Han Minna, it could at least hold them off for a while.

After arriving in the basement, Song Haitang first used cloth strips to tightly bind Han Minna's severed arm, preventing her from continuing to bleed. Then, she gave the girl a little water, and finally, she pinched her philtrum to awaken her.

Because she knew that now was not the time for Han Minna to rest.

She needed to find out what had happened.

When Han Minna slowly woke up and saw Song Haitang in front of her, she immediately cried and said, "Sister Jiuyue, please, save Third Uncle and the others. I'll give you my life, please save Third Uncle and the others..."

Song Haitang's heart sank, but she remained calm and asked, "What exactly happened? How did you end up like this?"

Han Minna cried as she said, "After we left this place..."

Listening to Han Minna's story, Song Haitang finally understood what had happened.

In the beginning, Han Lao San and the others were relatively smooth.

They smoothly entered the military base, smoothly reunited with the old battalion commander, and prepared to go to the Thunder God Shelter.

However, in the military base, the old battalion commander was not the only one who had a say.

There was a group of people who believed that going all the way to Hancheng was simply courting death!

Even if they were lucky enough to reach the Thunder God Shelter in Hancheng, they might not be able to rest easy.

They even believed that everything in the Thunder God Shelter was a hoax, and with current technology, it was impossible to build a complete ecosystem in a shelter.

As a result, a dispute arose between the two sides.

In the end, the two sides chose to part ways.

Those who were willing to go to Hancheng followed the old battalion commander, and those who were unwilling stayed behind.

As a result, most people wanted to follow the old battalion commander.

Perhaps because the military base suddenly lost a large number of people, it caused dissatisfaction among those who wanted to 'stay'.

In addition, the old battalion commander also took away many important supplies, which completely angered the 'stay' faction!

They actually used the radio to contact a group of nomads on a public channel!

In the end, they even colluded with the nomads, wanting to swallow the old battalion commander and the others and divide the 'spoils'!!

Almost the day after the old battalion commander and the others set off, they were ambushed by a group of nomads.

"...Those nomads were all powerful ability users. We were ambushed and were no match for them... The team was quickly scattered, and only I escaped..."

"Sister Jiuyue, if it weren't for the corpse crystal you gave me that enhanced my speed, I might not have been able to escape, sob sob..."

Hearing this.

Song Haitang frowned.

According to Han Minna's description, the group of nomads was not weak.

After all, the old battalion commander's side also had ability users and strong firepower support.

As a result, they were defeated in one encounter.

This shows that the strength gap between the two sides is very large!

Han Minna asked Song Haitang to rescue people, which was a bit of a tall order.

It seemed that Han Minna herself realized this, wiped away her tears, and said, "I'm sorry, Sister Jiuyue, I've caused you trouble. I shouldn't have said that. That group of people is too terrible. If you go, you won't be a match for them and will only implicate you..."

As she spoke, Han Minna's pretty face was filled with despair.

Although she had long thought that they were struggling to survive in the apocalyptic environment and that there might be a day when the entire army would be wiped out.

However, when this day really came, she still found it difficult to accept.

What she couldn't accept even more was that Third Uncle and the others had fallen into the hands of the nomads.

Falling into the hands of those beasts was definitely worse than death.

Just then.

Song Haitang seemed to sense something, turned Han Minna around, and made her face away from her.

This action affected Han Minna's wound, causing the girl to break out in cold sweat from the pain.

However, the girl still gritted her teeth and persisted.

"What's wrong, Sister Jiuyue? Is there something on my back?"

Song Haitang didn't speak, frowned, and used paper to remove a piece of something from Han Minna's back that looked like chewed gum.

This thing was actually alive, wriggling on the ground and continuing to crawl towards Han Minna.

"Ah!"

Han Minna was taken aback: "What is this thing?"

Song Haitang didn't hesitate, created a fire, and burned the unknown thing to death.

"It should be a tracking device."

Then, her gaze turned towards the basement entrance.

"This place is no longer safe, let's go!"

Hearing this, Han Minna quickly endured the severe pain and walked towards the exit with Song Haitang.

Just.

As soon as the two reached the door, Song Haitang stopped and made a gesture of silence.

Han Minna was stunned.

Before long, she heard the sound of a motorcycle engine approaching.

More than one!

Suddenly, Han Minna's face turned pale, and her eyes were filled with fear.

"I remember now, it must have been when Third Uncle covered me and told me to come to you that those people heard..."

Speaking of this, Han Minna looked at Song Haitang in despair, her eyes full of guilt: "Sister Jiuyue, I... I harmed you!"

Song Haitang glanced at the girl and sighed slightly.

She didn't mean to blame Han Minna, and comforted her: "Don't worry, my friend is coming soon, everything will be fine."

As soon as she finished speaking.

The two heard several motorcycles arrive at the basement entrance and stop at the door.

The two sides were only separated by a heavy iron door!

"Hyena, are you sure it's this way?"

"Absolutely right, the signal disappeared here. There must be an ability user inside who can discover my treasure!"

"Very good, Red Eye, you open the door!"

"No problem!"

After that.

They heard the sound of mechanical rotation and cutting outside the door.

Han Minna was already too frightened to speak.

Song Haitang let go of Han Minna and prepared for battle.

She didn't choose to escape from the ventilation shaft because Zhao Zheng was about to arrive, so there was no need to escape...

It only took two minutes.

A long gash was cut into the lock of the heavy blast door.

The next moment.

The door was kicked open.

A group of people rushed in.

When they saw Song Haitang, each of them showed a look of surprise...