HLnovel Chapter 268 Going Out 6
Chapter 268 Going Out 6
In the early morning, Liangzi slowly picked up his backpack and gently closed the door.
He didn't tell Lin Panpan when he was leaving, not wanting her to worry or see her crying because of the separation.
But he didn't know that the moment the door closed, the woman on the bed opened her eyes, tears sliding down her cheeks and leaving damp marks on the clean bedding.
……
Jiang Li took a 30-inch suitcase from her spatial storage and had Pudding lie down inside. Pudding looked puzzled, seemingly not understanding why her master was doing this.
Jelly watched Pudding sit in the suitcase and wanted to join in the fun, but Ye Jingmo grabbed it by the back of the neck and lifted it onto the table.
Jiang Li zipped up the suitcase, leaving a small opening for Pudding to catch her breath. She tried lifting the suitcase and found that its weight far exceeded her expectations.
So, Jiang Li handed the suitcase to Ye Jingmo without hesitation.
The two men, dressed in windbreakers, wearing face masks, and military green boots, set off with backpacks on their backs.
Liangzi followed Jiang Li and Ye Jingmo toward yesterday's room.
It was still early, and there was no one in the passageway; all the doors were tightly shut.
When Jiang Li and her two companions arrived at the room, Wang Hao and his group of five were already standing inside.
Yang Yile and Wang Tang have not arrived yet.
Fu Qian looked at Jiang Li and thought for a moment. She and Jiang Li were the only two girls in the team, and it would be best to maintain a good relationship.
She walked to Jiang Li's side, a bright smile spreading across her handsome face.
"Hello, are you Jiang Li? I'm Fu Qian. I'm a military medic. If you encounter any problems on the road or get injured, feel free to tell me."
Upon hearing that Fu Qian was a military doctor, Jiang Li's eyes lit up. Her eyebrows curved into a smile as she said:
"It's nice to meet you. I studied agronomy. I don't know much else, but I do know how to identify plants and grow crops."
Fu Qian had a good impression of Jiang Li, probably because her fair face always had a smile on it, giving people a feeling of warmth and comfort.
Before Fu Qian could speak again, the door was opened again.
Wang Tang and Yang Yile walked in.
Wang Tang looked embarrassed and said apologetically, "I'm sorry we're late."
I just ran into Brother Yang on the street, and we chatted for a while. I didn't notice the time.
Wang Hao glanced at the two of them and said in a deep voice, "It's alright, the time hasn't come yet."
At this moment, Battalion Commander Zhou appeared in the room. He looked at the assembled team members and nodded.
"Now follow me."
Battalion Commander Zhou opened another passage on the wall and led everyone to a place that resembled a basement.
The environment was somewhat dim, and only one modified van was parked in the open space.
Jiang Li wasn't sure if this description was correct. However, she felt that the vehicle looked like a minivan, except that the exterior color had been changed to camouflage and the wheels had been replaced with tires similar to those on an off-road vehicle. She couldn't see anything else.
"This is your car. The body of this car is made of special materials that are extremely sturdy. You can drive it with confidence."
The supplies were all packed in the car, including compressed biscuits, nutritional supplements, water, some dehydrated vegetables, and some daily necessities.
In the passenger-side glove compartment, there is a first-aid kit containing commonly used medications.
This is a city route map, marking the locations of gas stations and Mount Guangyan, as well as the travel route.
Battalion Commander Zhou took out several route maps from his bag and handed them to Wang Hao, who accepted them with both hands and saluted Battalion Commander Zhou.
Battalion Commander Zhou returned the greeting, his gaze sweeping over everyone with blessings, his tone heavy with concern: "I hope you have a safe journey."
Everyone walked towards the car, and Jiang Li only realized the hidden secrets inside once she got inside.
The interior of the car was larger than she had imagined; it could comfortably seat ten people. The seats were all covered in uniform black leather, giving it an expensive and luxurious feel.
Jiang Li sat down in her seat, fastened her seatbelt, and looked out the window.
The vehicle began to move slowly and stopped in front of a door.
Just like the procedures when entering the base, the car can only wait for the back door to close before the front door opens.
The voice of Battalion Commander Zhou came through the walkie-talkie: "The base will use firepower to suppress the flock of birds. You need to take advantage of this time and leave quickly."
As the last door slowly opened, everyone's hearts were in their throats.
This was the last door they opened to leave the base. Once the door was open, it meant they had truly left the base and would have to face the bloodthirsty flocks of birds and all sorts of unknown dangers outside.
At this moment, everyone felt tense and afraid, but no one backed down.
Wang Hao turned to the crowd and said, "Take out your pistols and stay alert."
When the door was halfway open, Wang Hao started the car and rushed out.
The car entered the fog, the gray mist obscuring most of the surroundings, and only through the bright headlights could one barely see a few meters ahead.
Gunshots rang out continuously from outside, along with the chirping of some unknown bird, creating an eerie and terrifying atmosphere.
The car made a buzzing sound as it drove along the road, which seemed to alert the birds. Jiang Li could clearly see that blood-red eyes were staring sharply at them through the thick fog.
Wang Hao stared intently ahead, his hands gripping the steering wheel tightly, as if afraid of any unexpected event.
Suddenly, a loud bang came from the hood of the car.
A bird that had been hit fell from the sky and landed on the hood of the car, slowly sliding down a trail of blood. However, the hood itself remained undamaged, which relieved everyone.
It seems that when Battalion Commander Zhou said the vehicle had been modified, there was absolutely no exaggeration. The speed at which a bird falls is not low; if it were a normal car, it would at least leave a dent.
As the car drove along the road, its tires ran over the dead birds lying on the ground, and the constant bumps shook the people inside.
The car didn't slow down at all, rushing forward at 60 or 70 miles per hour. Even though the passengers were feeling dizzy and lightheaded from the jolting, they gritted their teeth and persevered.
Jiang Li gripped the handle on the roof of the car, trying her best to maintain her balance. She felt dizzy, as if she had been thrown into a washing machine and soaked through.
A large hand reached out and kneaded her temples. Feeling the cool sensation on her temples, Jiang Li blinked and looked at Ye Jingmo.
Brother Mo, you even brought a bottle of Tiger Balm?!
The cool and stimulating smell finally calmed Jiang Li down a bit.
After the car had traveled about a kilometer from the base, the group noticed that no birds were attacking it, and their tense nerves gradually relaxed.
Liu Yu wiped the thin layer of sweat from his forehead and continued to look outside.
Jiang Li turned her head to look out the window at the blood-red eyes that seemed to have intensified rather than diminished. An ominous premonition crept into her heart.
"wrong."
Jiang Li murmured out unconsciously.
Fu Qian, who was sitting behind her, heard Jiang Li's words and immediately asked nervously, "What's wrong?"
"Don't you think the birds outside seem to be gathering in increasing numbers?"
Jiang Li's words awakened everyone, and they all looked out the window.
Zhang Tianmeng's baby face contorted in pain, like a student facing a difficult problem. "These birds aren't planning to attack us after we leave the base's range, are they?"
Everyone gasped in surprise. Zhao Mingkai said with a wry smile, "They shouldn't be that smart, right?"
Despite saying this, Zhao Mingkai gripped the pistol even tighter, his eyes fixed on the window. He would not hesitate to fire at the slightest movement of the birds.
Quack~
A bird's cry pierced the silent sky; its hoarse sound, like a broken gong, sharply assaulted the eardrums.
This seemed to be the clarion call before the battle, as countless birds flapped their wings and flew towards the vehicle.
"I rely on!"
Wang Tang had never seen such a horrifying scene before. He felt his scalp tingle and the birds seemed to be pressing down on the car like a dense dark cloud, their blood-red eyes filled with a thirst and greed for blood.
Despite the situation, Wang Hao remained calm and composed, saying, "Hold on tight to the handrails."
Before anyone could react, Wang Hao quickly shifted gears and stepped on the gas.
The car shot forward like an arrow released from a bow.
The windshield collided with the bird, splattering blood onto its surface. The bird's lifeless body hung on it, its eyes wide open, sending a chill down one's spine.
Boom boom...
The collision of birds with the car body is like a symphony, with a continuous stream of notes playing from a piano.
If the people in the car hadn't been wearing seatbelts, they probably would have been thrown out by the inertia.
This frenzied attack lasted for nearly twenty minutes. Whether it was because they left the area where the birds gathered or because the birds realized the car was dangerous, the number of birds attacking the vehicle gradually decreased.
Only when the sound of birds attacking the car stopped did everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
Fu Qian patted her chest, trying to calm her racing heart caused by the surge of adrenaline. She frowned and smiled bitterly.
She was already feeling overwhelmed by all the excitement right after coming out.
Wang Hao slowed down, glanced at everyone through the rearview mirror, and asked with concern, "Are you all alright?"
"fine."
"Nothing."
Everyone spoke up, answering Wang Hao's questions.
Sitting in the passenger seat, Liu Yu saw that the bloody, mangled chunks of flesh on the windshield completely blocked his view.
If there weren't so few obstacles on this road, the whole carload of people could have gone all the way west.
"The windshield needs to be cleaned, otherwise you can't see anything ahead at all. Driving in thick fog is already difficult enough, this can't go on."
"Captain, find a place to stop. I'll get out and find something to remove these chunks of meat."
Too much flesh and blood were stuck to the glass, and the wipers alone couldn't clean it properly.
"Let me go down with Brother Liu; two people can go faster."
Zhao Mingkai held onto his seatbelt, his eyes also fixed on Wang Hao.
"Don't rush, Liu Yu. Take out the route map and see where we are."
Wang Hao kept his eyes fixed ahead and gave instructions to Liu Yu.
Liu Yu took out a route map from his bag and slowly unfolded it. He estimated the distance they had traveled and roughly measured it on the map.
"We should be a few hundred meters away from a service station, where we can stop."
Liu Yu glanced at the route map and reported to Wang Hao without even looking up.
"Everyone, please keep an eye on both sides of the road. If you see a service station, please let me know."
The people inside the car pressed themselves against the windows, trying to see what was happening outside through the small panes of glass that weren't stained with blood.
The glass of Liangzi's seat wasn't heavily stained with blood, and he hunched his neck, carefully observing the surroundings.
As his gaze swept across the area, he saw a red sign that read "South Asia Service Station".
He immediately reminded Wang Hao, "We've arrived at the service station."
Wang Hao slammed on the brakes, and the car seemed to come to a sudden stop, causing everyone to shift from a forward-leaning posture to a backward-leaning one.
Following Liangzi's instructions, Wang Hao carefully drove the car to the service station.
Liu Yu and Zhao Mingkai unbuckled their seatbelts and prepared to pull the handles to get out of the car. Wang Hao spoke up, giving them instructions:
"Hold your pistols, stay alert, and get in the car immediately if anything seems amiss. Don't think about fighting."
"it is good."
Liu Yu and Zhao Mingkai said in unison, and then they jumped out of the car.
Jiang Li watched them get out of the car, then leaned close to Ye Jingmo's ear and whispered, "Brother Mo, shouldn't we go down and help?"
Ye Jingmo shook his head slightly. There was no need for them to go down. They were just cleaning the pieces of meat off the glass. With Liu Yu and Zhao Mingkai's skills, it would be relatively easy for them to avoid any potential dangers.
After getting out of the car, Zhao Mingkai and Liu Yu cautiously observed their surroundings. Finding nothing unusual, they used the car headlights to spot two tattered rags on the messy ground, covered in grayish-green mold spots, which looked disgusting and made their scalps tingle.
But now was not the time to complain. The two of them grabbed a tattered rag and began wiping the pieces of meat off the windshield, one on each side, their movements swift.
After finishing with the windshield, they cleaned the surrounding glass as well, trying to keep it clean.
Because there was so much meat and blood on the glass, even after Liu Yu and Zhao Mingkai wiped it off with a cloth and shook it off, the bloodstains on the cloth could not be removed, so there were still faint bloodstains on the glass, but they did not affect visibility too much.
Seeing that the two had almost finished cleaning, Wang Hao pressed the wiper button, and the remaining bloodstains on the windshield were wiped clean by the wipers, making it look brand new.
Liu Yu and Zhao Mingkai got into the car, and Wang Hao locked the door and started driving along the planned route.
Their car didn't have much gasoline left; it could only go about 30 or 40 kilometers at most. They needed to get gasoline as soon as possible to avoid any accidents.
The view outside the window was pushed back, and Jiang Li leaned against Ye Jingmo's shoulder, staring intently outside to avoid any unforeseen events that might prevent them from reacting in time.