Chapter 9: Arriving at Yezhou University
"What light?"
Cai Anxin asked curiously.
"It seems to be car lights, Boss! In the direction of Xishui North Road!"
Looking at the Secretary who was too excited to control herself, Cai Anxin couldn't help but look in the direction she pointed, and sure enough, a faint car light lit up in the distance.
At this point, even his heart couldn't help but stir, but he didn't lose his composure. Instead, he immediately thought of a countermeasure and instructed the driver A Bin and the Secretary.
"The situation is unclear, let's not be too quick to celebrate. Let's observe quietly first!"
"Also, take out your phones. If it's really survivors or a rescue team, they probably won't hear us shouting for help blindly inside the car!"
"At that time, we'll turn on our phone flashlights to create a light source and attract their attention! If that still doesn't work, then A Bin, remember to honk the car horn!"
"We don't care if it attracts more zombies anymore, this might be our last chance! Damn it! Let's go for it!"
"Understood, Boss!"
After speaking, the three of them all stared intently in the direction of the car lights, like drowning people trying to grab a life raft by the shore...
Reality did not disappoint them. Less than ten minutes later, accompanied by the unique roar of a diesel engine, a fierce and powerful armored vehicle appeared in their sight.
As the armored vehicle pushed aside a van to leave Xishui North Road and prepared to turn onto Ye Da Road.
For a moment, the armored vehicle's warm yellow headlights shone onto the Maybach S680 surrounded by the zombie horde, making it almost impossible for the three eager people inside the car to open their eyes.
If it were in the past, the three people inside the car being hit by such a glare would probably have cursed immediately!
But now, they only felt warmed by the headlights, so warm they were almost brought to tears!
"Quick, quick! Turn on your phone lights! Press them against the car window and wave them!"
...
Inside the mengshi 3 armored assault vehicle, seeing this familiar intersection, Gu Chengyuan felt a sense of relief.
After turning onto Ye Da Road later, driving another two or three hundred meters would bring them to the Yezhou University North Gate.
"Roar~"
Scattered zombies kept rushing towards the armored vehicle, but under the Mengshi 3's powerful engine and tough armor, they were either knocked aside or dragged under the vehicle.
"Chief, there's light flashing in the black sedan ahead!" the driver Hu Junpeng suddenly reported as he prepared to turn onto Ye Da Road.
"Light?"
Gu Chengyuan glanced over and indeed saw three light sources flickering in a black luxury car, seemingly from phones, and he could vaguely make out human figures.
"They must be survivors!"
Gu Chengyuan's heart also stirred slightly. Humans are social animals, and in times of disaster, most people still tend to seek warmth in groups.
"They must have seen us and want to ask for help!"
Gu Chengyuan quickly assessed the current rescue conditions. Although he had hit and disabled some zombies along the way.
But because the assault vehicle had to break through obstacles, its speed hadn't picked up, resulting in almost twenty to thirty zombies following behind.
The Maybach was surrounded by about ten to twenty, and some, hearing the noise, seemed to be running towards his assault vehicle.
Before the apocalypse, there were no crowded areas around here. As long as they didn't make too much noise, it should be safe to attempt a rescue!
After making the decision, Gu Chengyuan immediately woke up the Soldiers resting inside the vehicle.
Because the environment was dangerous, no one was truly asleep. Most were just resting with their eyes closed, so they quickly woke up.
"Junpeng, don't stop the vehicle. The road at this intersection is quite wide. Now, drive the assault vehicle to run over and hit the zombies, first eliminating and disabling most of them!"
"Other personnel, get ready for combat. Once Junpeng clears a safe zone, immediately get out and set up defensive firepower! The snipers and grenade launcher operators shouldn't get out!"
"Received!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Hu Junpeng sharply turned the steering wheel, stepped on the gas, and sped towards the Maybach.
Meanwhile, the other Soldiers inside the vehicle, organized by Squad Leader Jia Sanniu, began checking their equipment and conducting a simple tactical arrangement.
Bang~
Bang~ Bang~
Continuous crashing sounds rang out. The Mengshi Armored Vehicle was like a bowling ball thrown with full force.
The dozen or so zombies rushing forward fiercely were simply knocked flying without any resistance.
Like rag dolls, they were violently smashed onto the ground, by the guardrail, and into the green belt.
The necks of individual zombies that landed headfirst were instantly bent 90 degrees, and they stopped moving. Others with multiple broken bones had their mobility severely impacted.
Meanwhile, Hu Junpeng was still stepping on the gas and adjusting the angle!
Boom~
A louder crash sounded. The zombies on one side of the Maybach were instantly cleared by the Mengshi 3, this eight-ton steel beast.
"Get out and set up defensive firepower! Watch out for the disabled zombies underfoot!"
"Yes!"
The Soldiers, one by one, skillfully jumped out of the vehicle. Pu Guangqiang, holding a shotgun, rushed to the front.
After getting out, he fired a shotgun blast towards the zombies gathering on the other side of the Maybach.
Boom~
A dull, powerful gunshot rang out.
The female zombie charging at the front, whose face was a bloody mess, had her head instantly explode like a watermelon.
"Woohoo~" Pu Guangqiang let out a strange cry of excitement.
Boom~
Boom~
Boom~
He fired continuously at the other seven or eight zombies, the recoil of the shotgun making his face tremble slightly.
In less than five seconds, he emptied the magazine. Each shot sent 14 high-density tungsten alloy pellets spraying out of the barrel.
The incredibly fierce zombies were practically shattered upon impact by this highly penetrating stream of metal. Often, one shotgun blast could penetrate and tear apart several closely packed zombies.
The Soldiers who jumped out later didn't even get a chance to fire. The remaining zombies by the Maybach were cleared by Pu Guangqiang alone with his shotgun.
They could only finish off the zombies that were run over and disabled by the assault vehicle.
Tap tap~
Rapid knocking sounded on the door. Cai Anxin and the other two, who had been staring blankly at the violent clearing outside, finally came back to their senses.
"Quickly, get out of the car!" Jia Sanniu shouted from outside.
"Oh, oh, okay!"
Quickly opening the car door, the three who had been sitting in the car for half the day scrambled out in a disheveled state.
Secretary Jin's legs went weak, he stumbled, and directly knelt down on one leg, immediately letting out a scream!
"Ah! My hand!"
Jia Sanniu looked in the direction of the scream and saw that when he knelt down, his hand had touched the remains of a zombie severed by a tire.
At this moment, the Soldiers were already engaging the small zombie horde that had followed behind, and Jia Sanniu couldn't bother to comfort him.
He grabbed him and pushed him towards the car door. On the other side, Cai Anxin took over and quickly shoved him into the car!
After shoving in Secretary Jin, Cai Anxin followed, scrambling into the car using both hands and feet.
"Machine gun cover for boarding, don't linger in combat!" Gu Chengyuan issued the order via the walkie-talkie.
Dadada~
As the order was given, the 12.7mm heavy machine gun on the roof turned its barrel and made its sound.
With just two consecutive short bursts, the remaining dozen or so zombies rushing towards the rear of the armored vehicle fell down like wheat being harvested.
The 12.7mm bullets hitting the zombies caused bursts of bloody mist. Wherever they grazed or hit, that part would break in two!
As the muzzle swept across, only scattered limbs and shredded flesh were left on the ground!
Gu Chengyuan was also momentarily stunned, sighing that he had still underestimated the power of the heavy machine gun. The cover fire had turned into annihilation!
But he wasn't in a hurry to let the Soldiers collect the Crystal Cores. They couldn't escape from here anyway, and it would be safer to collect them tomorrow during the day!
After the last Soldier boarded the vehicle, the mengshi 3 armored assault vehicle restarted and turned onto Ye Da Road, arriving at the West District North Gate, familiar to Gu Chengyuan, in less than two minutes.