On the highway, far from the gas station, two SUVs were driving, followed by a large truck…
“Alright, let’s stop here.”
By this time, the group had already driven out of the city and into the suburbs. They chose an empty spot, and Zuo Feng and his group parked their vehicles there.
“Get out and rest, and also roughly check our haul this time.”
They had driven away the large truck under the fiery gazes of a dozen female prisoners. Zuo Feng naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to count the supplies on the spot.
If he encountered a volatile one who couldn't hold back and exploded, then they would really have to fight. So, Zuo Feng just gave a quick glance and drove off with the truck full of supplies.
“Haha, my dear Feng Ge, there are so many supplies! It’s all food and water, plus 8 large barrels of gasoline. What a great harvest!”
Xiao Shao Fu's eyes gleamed as she looked at the supplies on the truck. The food and water alone were almost as much as all the supplies their small team had.
The gasoline was in 360-liter barrels, eight full barrels, each weighing about 360 kilograms. This meant the total volume of petroleum in these 8 large barrels was close to 1.5 tons.
The gas station's petroleum reserves were naturally far more than this, but Zuo Feng and his team didn't have any more barrels to hold it. It wouldn't be good to pour liquid petroleum directly into the Space Crystal. For now, these 8 large barrels were enough.
The most important thing was that their reserves of food and water had doubled.
“Hmm, not bad. Da Bai Tu, you should put the truck and supplies away first. When we find a place to rest, we’ll count them more carefully.”
With so many supplies, it naturally couldn't be counted in a short while, so it wasn't suitable for a detailed count directly here.
“I’m so annoyed! I couldn’t kill that woman!”
The carefree Xiao She Jing quickly emerged from her disappointment.
She pouted, feeling a bit unhappy again, but she also knew that with Kong Ling present, they had the ability to wipe out the opposing group. However, the risk at the gas station was too high.
And even if it wasn't at a gas station, if a team battle truly broke out, while Firefly could win, they couldn't guarantee the safety of all team members. It was a regret that had to continue.
As for the person who helped Lao Yin back then, Xiao She Jing had buried him deep in her heart. It was the apocalypse, and she didn't even know if he was still alive, so what was there for her to fuss about?
“Forget it, today really isn’t suitable to kill her. Maybe there will be another chance in the future, and their losses are also very significant.”
Da Mi Tao patted Xiao She Jing's shoulder and glanced at the supplies inside the truck, a smile appearing at the corner of her mouth. She hadn't expected that Da Hundan would dare to ask for half of the supplies and actually succeed!
Good, points added! Then she suddenly snapped back to reality—how many points Da Hundan could get, what did it have to do with her!
“Ten-minute break! Da Bai Tu, Xiao Mi Tao, Xiao Shao Fu, Xiao Chu Niang, Xiao Nv Pu, get ready! When we reach the base where Xiao Mi Tao used to work, the zombies inside are yours to clear!”
Zuo Feng's sudden decision instantly made the pretty faces of the Zhan Wu Zha combination fall.
Everyone got back into the cars. Xiao Mi Tao's pre-apocalypse workplace base was incredibly remote, hidden deep in the mountains.
The two SUVs bounced and swayed along the muddy mountain road. Zuo Feng, sitting in the passenger seat, felt as if his internal organs were being shaken apart.
He turned his head to look at Xiao Nv Pu, who was focused on driving, her expression unchanged.
Da Bai Tu and Xiao Mi Tao, well—their delicate bodies were almost stacked together, leaning against the car window, pointing at the lush green mountains, with bursts of laughter occasionally echoing.
Zuo Feng concluded: another great advantage of being well-endowed—more flesh, which provides shock absorption in a car!
Zuo Feng took a deep breath, adjusted his posture, trying to alleviate the discomfort caused by the bumps.
“Da Bai Tu, find some time to talk to Xiao She Jing. She’s probably not feeling well right now.”
Zuo Feng turned his head to look at Da Bai Tu. Although Xiao She Jing seemed fine just now, Zuo Feng knew that she must be feeling terrible inside.
Even if he didn't know the exact circumstances of that case two years ago, Xiao She Jing's lost expression at the gas station was real.
Da Bai Tu nodded gently, a hint of tenderness in her eyes. She understood Zuo Feng's intention; Xiao She Jing's inner wounds needed time to heal, and the warmth of the team was the best medicine.
Following the winding and bumpy mountain road, the cars traveled for a full half-hour. Xiao Mi Tao finally excitedly pointed out their destination at a three-way mountain intersection. The vehicles slowly stopped in front of a hidden valley.
Everyone got out. Before them was a dilapidated iron gate, rusty and looking as if it could collapse at any moment.
Zuo Feng, having gotten out of the car, took a deep breath to alleviate his car sickness. Indeed, the mountain air was incomparable to the city's, cool and refreshing when inhaled into the lungs.
There was no city hustle and bustle; peace surrounded them. In the distance, the pleasant chirping of birds echoed through the mountains. Their current location was on the highest peak. Looking out, the continuous mountain ranges were all lush green, full of vibrant life.
Stepping on the soft earth, Zuo Feng felt like he was truly treading on solid ground. Without the oppressive feeling of the city's steel and concrete, even his mood had lightened considerably.
“Xiao Mi Tao, did you used to raise chickens?”
Looking at the fenced-off area, spanning dozens of acres, with a crooked wooden sign above the rusty, dilapidated iron gate that read, “XX Private Breeding Base.”
Next to the main gate, a stone tablet neatly stated: “No Trespassing.”
Several sections of the surrounding wire fence were wide open, clearly indicating this was a chicken farm without any chickens.
All the chickens had run off, leaving only chicken feathers and droppings on the ground.
Zuo Feng smiled helplessly, shaking his head, thinking how thoroughly abandoned this place was.
“No, it’s not! This chicken farm is just a front; the base is still inside. Follow me!”
Returning to her pre-apocalypse workplace, Xiao Mi Tao seemed inexplicably excited.
She skipped and hopped, leading everyone through the empty chicken farm.
After walking a bit further, a composite metal gate embedded in the mountain left everyone indescribably awestruck.
The dark gray composite metal gate was six meters wide and ten meters high. The tightly closed gate was seamlessly embedded in the mountain. This gate alone! Two tanks could drive in side-by-side!
This Xiao Mi Tao wasn't simple before the apocalypse. Working at such a base, could she be simple?
Moreover, the precise monitoring equipment and hidden defense systems along the way all indicated the base's strict security and high-tech level. Clearly, this had once been an important research facility.
Everyone couldn't help but feel anticipation and curiosity about the secrets about to be unveiled.
Xiao Mi Tao had told them about it before, but Zuo Feng had been half-skeptical.
Now, just seeing the gate, Xiao Mi Tao said it was 15 centimeters thick. With this gate, even a tank might not be able to blast it open!
Now Zuo Feng believed it; this really was a massive experimental base built inside the mountain, covering dozens of acres, equivalent to half the area of Zuo Feng's own community.
And it had 5 floors, an independent power system, and wind power generation. Even in the apocalypse, there would be no power outages here. Zuo Feng had already seen the large wind turbine with blades over a hundred meters long at the top of the mountain.
Even the water used by the base was from an independent rainwater purification system. One could say that if food was abundant, this would be an excellent refuge in the apocalypse.
Zuo Feng and the others didn't plan to stay here permanently for now. They were here to train the Zhan Wu Zha combination and improve their combat capabilities.
Then, they would set out to explore the outside world of this apocalypse. Today, their goal was to clear the zombies on the first floor of the base. Xiao Mi Tao had contacted the base on the first day of the apocalypse.
She knew that zombies had appeared inside the base, and all the living people had evacuated urgently. With this gate in front of them, the zombies inside couldn't get out, and the zombies outside couldn't get in.
A research base with a total of a thousand people, surely not all of them turned into zombies, right? Zuo Feng estimated that there shouldn't be too many zombies inside, probably around a hundred on each floor at most.
Zuo Feng took a deep breath, his gaze firm.
He knew that once this gate opened, they would be greeted by the zombies inside the base:
“Xiao Mi Tao, open the door.”
Xiao Mi Tao skillfully entered the password. With a crisp “beep,” the gate slowly opened.
“Da Bai Tu, Xiao Mi Tao, Xiao Shao Fu, Xiao Chu Niang, Xiao Nv Pu, get ready! Da Mi Tao, Xiao She Jing, be on alert!”
Watching the slowly opening gate, Zuo Feng immediately ordered everyone to prepare.
Everyone had already discussed that if there weren't many zombies, the five Zhan Wu Zha would clear them.
If there were many, Zuo Feng, Da Mi Tao, and Xiao She Jing would clear them.
Kong Ling would guard the Zhan Wu Zha combination, while Xiao Tong Tong would stay in the car.
The gate fully opened, revealing a wide passage.
On the walls on both sides of the passage, bright lights illuminated one by one, like guiding stars, pointing the way forward.
Zuo Feng couldn't help but exclaim: Not having to pay for electricity means being willful! Using electricity is just that extravagant!
A low growl faintly came from the end of the passage, and the air was filled with a decaying scent.