No matter how big the chance for surviving humans to become superhumans, and no matter how powerful the superhumans will be, it is already predetermined that the road in the apocalypse will become increasingly difficult. To survive, there is no other way but to become stronger.
The car was silent.
They were worried about the future and also worried about humanity.
Even if they only cared for themselves and protected themselves, if humanity perished, could they still survive alone?
Under the ruined nest, how can there be any unbroken eggs?!
“There seems to be something ahead,” Mo Yan suddenly broke the silence, and Wen Le also withdrew his gaze from outside the car, looking ahead in the direction Mo Yan indicated.
Just as Mo Yan finished speaking, the entire convoy came to a halt.
“What happened?” Mo Yan opened the car window and asked Liu Yikun, who also opened his car window beside him.
Liu Yikun threw over a communicator.
“Survivors were found ahead, and Boss Bai is arranging for people to go rescue them. Take this communication device, open the interface, and you can receive any updates.”
Mo Yan nodded and handed the communication device to Wen Le beside him.
After opening it, there was first a lot of static noise, and then they heard Bai Yang’s voice.
“How many people are there approximately?”
“Unclear, only one person can be seen from the window.”
“Xiao Nan, Xiao Nan! Can you hear me?”
“Zhang Nan here, I hear you!”
“Xiao Nan, take two platoons from the third company of the first battalion to rescue, and the other platoon from the same company is on standby. First company, first platoon! Second platoon! Pay attention to the situation and be ready to support at any time!”
“Zhang Nan here, copy that!”
“First company, first platoon, copy!”
“First company, second platoon, copy!”
Wen Le turned off the voice intercom switch. He could hear Bai Yang’s arrangements, but their voices couldn’t be transmitted to the other side.
“In the future, when we have more people, we will also have to divide into different parts like this. It will be much easier to arrange,” Wen Le turned to Han Ya and said.
Han Ya nodded in agreement with Wen Le’s point of view. “We can arrange our troops according to the military’s system. After all, the military’s personnel system has been refined and perfected over many years of experience. It can be said to be the most sophisticated and complete.”
Xiao Wen also nodded in agreement.
Han Ya’s tone then changed, “However, we still don’t know much about the military system. It would be best if someone from the military is responsible for arranging these details. Otherwise, we can only copy the general framework, but we can’t respond to every situation as systematically as they can.”
Wen Le glanced at Han Ya through the rearview mirror. It seemed that he and Xiao Wen were determined to recruit the military.
“Requesting support! Requesting support! There is a sanatorium behind the target building, where survivors have been found! There are many zombies inside, estimated to be around five to seven hundred!” Zhang Nan’s voice suddenly came through the communication device.
“First company, first and second platoons, hold your position and continue to monitor the situation! Second company, attack the sanatorium. Zhang Nan, you are only responsible for the target building,” Bai Yang calmly commanded.
“Second company, copy that!”
“Zhang Nan, copy that.”
After the communication stopped, a convoy of vehicles passed by the position where Wen Le and his group were, heading towards the front. Nobody in Wen Le’s group moved, they continued to sit in their car, paying attention to the updates on the communication device. This was the military going on a mission and they had nothing to do with it. Besides, their small group was not even on the military’s radar. The military force that had gone out this time was an entire division with over ten thousand soldiers, even if some of them had turned into zombies earlier, there were still over ten thousand soldiers remaining. If they encountered a situation that even over ten thousand soldiers couldn’t handle, Wen Le and his group of eight could only drive away.
The soldiers in front were fighting for their lives and had no time for idle chatter. Wen Le’s group waited quietly, second by second, as the sound of gunfire continued in the distance. The communication device did not transmit any further messages, indicating that the situation was not too bad.
Fortunately, the weather was cold, and Wen Le noticed that many of the zombies in the nearby buildings were restless but did not actually rush out. After all, after turning into zombies, the blood in their bodies would not flow, and their muscles and bones would become extremely stiff in the cold. Even if these zombies rushed out, they would become cannon fodder under the powerful firepower.
Wen Le was relieved that the zombies were behaving themselves, but at the same time, he was worried about this ominous sign.
They had originally planned to reach the Tibetan area before the second mutation occurred, but now the situation has changed and it’s hard to say whether their original plan can be carried out. This depends on the decisions of Xiao Wen and Han Ya, and even if they start running now, if there is no strong military firepower to suppress it, a second mutation on the way could pose a great threat to them.
They will have to go back and decide what to do next. Hopefully, this mutation will be delayed until all eight of them return to the rescue station. Wen Le isn’t too worried about Uncle Mo and the others who stayed at the rescue station, as there are still two divisions of troops stationed there. Even if there is another large-scale zombie outbreak, the military will react and conduct a clean-up. Moreover, apart from the soldiers arranged by Bai Yang to stay behind in their building, there is no one else there. Even if the entire team of nine soldiers turns into zombies, Han Yifeng and the others can handle it.
“Report! Second Battalion has completed the mission! Thirteen survivors, including nine elderly people, two teenagers, and two adult males, have all been rescued. Rescue mission complete! Zero injuries, zero deaths.”
Just as Wen Le felt the distant gunfire gradually subsiding, he heard the voice coming from the communication device.
“Very good. Bring the survivors to the car and return to base, Second Battalion,” said Bai Yang.
“Nine elderly people? It’s really rare in this situation!” Han Ya exclaimed.
Wen Le also agreed with his words. In the apocalypse, it’s really rare to see a group of survivors with a majority of elderly people.
“In the apocalypse, the elderly and children are the first to be abandoned. Children are relatively easier to protect as long as they are with their parents, but it’s different for the elderly. Most people would sacrifice themselves to protect their own flesh and blood, but they would abandon their elderly parents who would obviously become a burden at the first opportunity…” Wen Le’s voice was low and heavy.
“A bunch of bastards! Without parents, where would they come from?!” Chen Ye cursed under his breath. Since being rescued by Xiao Wen and the others, he had been worrying about his family back home all the time. Not just him, but Qi Rui and the others were the same. They had been impulsively wanting to leave the group and return home several times, but were stopped by Han Ya.
Han Ya was right. It was impossible for them to save their family members on their own, and their family members would never want them to risk their lives just to go home after finding safety.
They had to restrain their emotional impulses countless times and act rationally to survive. Only by surviving could they hope to reunite with their loved ones.
But facing these survivors who had experienced the apocalypse with their parents and elders, yet abandoned them because they would become a burden, he felt angry, contemptuous, and helpless.
“When facing death, one can truly see human nature. Even when being cursed as a bastard or scum by others, some people only care about their own lives. That’s how selfish human nature is. You haven’t seen people who would betray their loved ones for the sake of survival or getting more food. Those people are even more despicable, but we can’t stop them, or rather we don’t have the ability to stop them,” sighed Wen Le. He had experienced too much of the dark side of human nature. Chen Ye and the others were only a few years younger than him, but in his eyes, they were still children. At the beginning of the apocalypse, they had met Master Wang, who helped them escape, and later they had each other to rely on. They had hardly experienced anything, so their thoughts were still very naive. Wen Le felt that sometimes even Xiao Wen and Han Ya, who were usually calm, didn’t have the same composure as he did when facing the ugliness of human nature.
Chen Ye couldn’t argue with Wen Le’s words. No one in the car could refute his discussion of human nature.
“It’s because we’re not strong enough. It’s better to rely on ourselves than on others. If we really want to protect the weak who have no survival ability in the apocalypse, we must be strong enough to overpower the darkness of human nature, and strong enough to establish a peaceful and safe world for them!” said Yin Chengyang, saying something rare that Han Ya agreed with.
“Then let’s become stronger! Let’s make our own rules and punish those bastards!” Chen Ye gritted his teeth.
Qi Rui and Zhao Xiaogang also clenched their fists and looked back at Wen Le.
“Report! First Battalion, Third Company has completed the mission, with a total of three survivors, two of whom were successfully rescued.”
“What about the other person?”
“Another person has been scratched by a zombie, requesting to abandon the wounded person,”
Being scratched by a zombie means there is no possibility of survival, so Zhang Nan’s request is understandable.
“Why was he scratched?” Bai Yang’s voice turned dark.
…
There was no response from the communicator.
“Speak!” Bai Yang growled.
“Reporting to the captain, during our process of eliminating zombies, three survivors rushed towards us. They were attacked by zombies while coming down the stairs, and this wounded person was injured while being pushed out by the other two survivors to block the zombies.” Zhang Nan’s hesitant words were frightened out of him by Bai Yang’s angry roar.
“Two scumbags!” Bai Yang cursed, “Abandon the wounded person, give him a quick death, and send him on his way.”
“Yes!” Zhang Nan replied, and then a gunshot was heard from the communicator. Although the person hadn’t turned into a zombie yet, the outcome was already predetermined.
“Reporting again, the two survivors have been rescued, and there are zero casualties in the first battalion’s third company.”
“Received, permission to return to base. Zhang Nan, throw those two bastards into the preparatory vehicle of the Iron Mountain’s company. I don’t want them in our company, it’s disgusting.”
“…… Yes, boss Bai.” Zhang Nan responded helplessly.
Wen Le was almost amused by Bai Yang’s final words. In the military, there were commanding officers with such “cleanliness” and the subordinates could only endure it.
“Ugh! Z country people just can’t stop talking. They just finished talking about the human nature in the end times, and now they’ve brought two bastards in front of us!” Yin Cheng spat out of the window and cursed.
Wen Le didn’t expect it to be so coincidental. Just after teaching Chen Ye and others a lesson about human nature, he was presented with a case in front of him.
“When we become stronger! When we become stronger, there won’t be such things!” Zhao Xiaogang held his breath in his heart.
“Yes! We must stop this kind of thing!” Qi Rui echoed.
Wen Le didn’t discourage these two naive boys.
This kind of thing cannot be stopped. Even if they establish a safe base and guarantee everyone’s lives, it only blocks the premise for this darkness to happen. Without the threat of death, everyone will be willing to play the role of a kind and generous person.
But having this kind of determination is good. After the car started, Wen Le watched the three people’s firmness in the rearview mirror. Perhaps when something truly happens that can trigger their inner selves, they will be stimulated to become stronger from the deepest part of their hearts.
Along the way, these boys and girls who have not completely shed their student identities followed Yin Chengyang for training and listened to his teachings, mechanically thinking that the only way to survive in the apocalypse is to become stronger. This kind of external forced indoctrination can never compare to the determination to change that comes from the heart.
Wen Le felt that he was witnessing their changes, and perhaps soon they would become people who could truly survive independently in the apocalypse and even lead a team.
At that time, Wen Le and his team would truly be able to trust these children.
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