It must have been the corpse-suppressing smoke that worked, as the Interceptor merely paced back and forth around the smoke's periphery, never stepping into the area enveloped by the blue smoke. Perhaps Feng Jun and Li Lu were too insignificant in terms of flesh for the Interceptor to find them appealing. This highly evolved Mutant already understood the principle of seeking advantages and avoiding harm.
Finally, the Interceptor chose to leave. Perhaps the recent battle with the mutated eel had exhausted its stamina; otherwise, it wouldn't have chased them all the way here if Chen Jianbin hadn't constantly harassed it.
Seeing the Interceptor turn and leave, finally disappearing into the Harbor's buildings, Feng Jun and Li Lu, who had been in a state of high tension, finally breathed a sigh of relief. The ten Imperial Guards also withdrew from their pre-arranged attack positions. Feng Jun had already considered that if the Interceptor truly charged in, he would stay behind to draw its attention, allowing the Imperial Guards to evacuate Li Lu quickly, as he possessed the ability to traverse and could disengage from combat at any time.
Li Lu was also extremely nervous. Just like Feng Jun, she had felt an inexplicable pressure, even more intense than his. Her clothes were soaked with sweat, but fortunately, she was wearing Power Armor, so her figure wasn't exposed.
“Quickly contact Song Peng and Song Zhan, and tell them to be careful of the Interceptor when they arrive. Also, send a few people to check that crashed White Egret Drone and see if we can capture one alive.” After confirming there was no danger, Feng Jun immediately gave his orders.
The Imperial Guards, having received their orders, immediately began to act according to Feng Jun's instructions. By this time, all the zombies within the smoke-covered area had turned into viscous black liquid. Even the occasional evolved Mutants were corroded beyond recognition, losing all combat effectiveness.
The smoke had expanded outward by two hundred meters, making the area within this range absolutely safe. Zombies on the smoke's periphery would automatically avoid it when they wandered near. Inside the smoke, besides Feng Jun's group, only Chen Jianbin and one of his subordinates remained.
Chen Jianbin was quite lucky. He piloted his White Egret and rushed into the smoke-covered area at the last moment, but due to uncontrolled acceleration, it crashed to the ground. Originally, there were six people on Chen Jianbin's White Egret, but now only he and one subordinate remained.
Trying to assassinate Feng Jun now was impossible. Chen Jianbin had broken two ribs, and his subordinate was even worse off, with his gun-holding arm broken.
Chen Jianbin, who hadn't been killed in the crash, immediately thought of escaping as quickly as possible, getting as far away from Feng Jun as he could. He quickly discovered that these strange blue fumes could corrode and kill zombies. Along the way, he saw only melted zombie remains, and he even witnessed the entire process of a Mutant being melted.
This light blue smoke greatly astonished Chen Jianbin. For so many years, he had never heard of such a weapon against zombies. He took this as the reason Feng Jun had gone to such lengths to come here, assuming that these two warehouses held unknown secrets.
Chen Jianbin now realized he had to escape quickly; Feng Jun would surely send people to search for him. However, after attempting to do so, Chen Jianbin despaired. The area outside the smoke was entirely filled with zombies, densely packed around the periphery, almost forming a wall of corpses.
Escaping on two legs was impossible. Chen Jianbin could only think of another way. At this moment, he could already hear Feng Jun's Imperial Guards searching. Relying on himself and his subordinate to fight head-on was impossible. Knowing full well that Feng Jun would not let him go, Chen Jianbin hardened his heart. Without his subordinate noticing, he directly stabbed his thigh with a dagger, then used force to push his subordinate out of the smoke, exposing him to the horde of corpses.
The smell of fresh blood immediately attracted the zombie horde. The poor subordinate only managed to let out two miserable screams before being engulfed by the horde. Chen Jianbin immediately took out the nano-optical camouflage that Fang Xinglong had given him and, after activating the optical invisibility, draped it over himself.
This indeed worked. The four Imperial Guards who had surrounded them were immediately drawn away by the screams, and the invisible Chen Jianbin took the opportunity to slip past them.
“Trying to leave here on two legs won't work. I'll have to find a way to get one of their UAVs. But first, I need to get rid of the anti-aircraft missiles, or I'll be shot down.” Chen Jianbin had made up his mind. To survive, he had to snatch a tooth from the tiger's mouth, meaning Feng Jun.
Feng Jun and Li Lu had nothing else to do, so they stood on the warehouse roof chatting. It was Feng Jun's first time seeing the Doomsday sea. It was no different from the sea in the present world; from afar, it was also blue water, but due to the insufficient sunlight in Doomsday, the color looked a bit darker.
This Harbor was relatively well-preserved, with many abandoned ships and warships docked along the shore. Because they had been unmanaged for too long, some ships had broken their mooring ropes due to the pounding waves and then collided with each other. Many vessels were half-stranded or had directly sunk in the Harbor.
Feng Jun even saw a huge battleship. In the Doomsday timeline, with the rise of shield technology and the birth of energy cannons and electromagnetic cannons, large ships and powerful guns once again dominated the mainstream, but it was only a fleeting moment. Space combat was the key to victory; these warships could only play a small role in landing operations and island assaults, perhaps even less than large submarines.
It wasn't that Feng Jun hadn't considered these warships, but Li Lu said that most of them were in a half-crippled state. Moreover, this Harbor had functioned as a dismantling plant for abandoned ships after the war, so the interiors of the warships and ships towed here had been completely stripped, making them largely useless. Perhaps the main guns were still usable, but after so many years of wind and rain, their internal condition was unknown.
“Once I pacify Doomsday, I'll get a cruise ship and take you traveling everywhere every day, trying all the world's delicacies,” Feng Jun said.
Li Lu smiled and replied, “You're painting too big a picture. I'm afraid you'll be killed by your storage space before you even pacify Doomsday, and then I'll be wandering again.”
“You never think good thoughts about me.”
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Just as the two were bickering, Feng Jun's peripheral vision caught something on the ground below. In that instant, he seemed to feel something run in from outside. This immediately alerted Feng Jun; the blue smoke below made it difficult to see clearly. Feng Jun immediately grabbed his binoculars and began observing below the warehouse.
Binoculars in Doomsday hadn't changed much in size, but thanks to advanced lens processing technology and improved techniques, they could easily achieve 100-200x optical zoom and also provide infrared and low-light detection.
After observing for a long time with the binoculars, he didn't find any special traces, but Feng Jun still felt uneasy. Since his evolution, his strength far surpassed that of ordinary people; he had clearly seen something flash by in that instant. Uneasy, Feng Jun directly activated his Blood Eye State. In this state, combined with the binoculars' low-light detection mode, Feng Jun finally spotted a sneaky figure.