SEC Chapter 83 Another Heavy Snowfall
Chapter 83 Another Heavy Snowfall
DAY97 in the early morning
Once everyone was on the bus, they finally breathed a sigh of relief. Du Wenqing, who had been maintaining the defensive earthen wall between the door and the bus, was clearly exhausted. He looked like he had been pulled out of the water and was sweating profusely.
"Old Du, you're no good!" Qin Yuan, who was the last to get on the bus, saw Du Wenqing covered in sweat. He and Lin Yun had also experienced situations where their superpowers were overdrawn, but at that time, they could only stop releasing fire or wind, and their bodies were not actually affected.
"Is it because the reasons that led you to evolve your superpowers are different that this is the case?" Lu Yuan took out a large bath towel from his space and wiped the sweat off Du Wenqing's body. In some places, fine beads of sweat appeared again as soon as the towel was wiped off. It seemed that every time Du Wenqing used his superpower, it was a drain on his body.
“It’s not impossible. His situation is indeed different from ours.” Lin Yun didn’t expect that Du Wenqing’s superpower was different. He was about to reach out to help Du Wenqing wipe the sweat from his back when Du Wenqing unconsciously shrank back.
"Quick, find a rope!" Du Wenqing suddenly shouted. Seeing his expression, Lu Yuan immediately understood and took out a long rope from his spatial storage.
Seeing Du Wenqing's condition, Qin Yuan and Lin Yun guessed that he was about to lose control and go berserk. They quickly tied Du Wenqing up with a rope. If they weren't still trying to escape the zombies, they would have pulled Du Wenqing off the vehicle to prevent him from hurting others when he went berserk.
Soon, Du Wenqing began to growl in his throat, much like a wolf lurking in the deep mountains at night. But he seemed to be somewhat conscious, trying hard to control himself. Although he kept his head down, Lu Yuan could see his clenched teeth.
After a while, Du Wenqing probably couldn't take it anymore, and he started banging his head against the armored vehicle's metal. The banging sounds were arrhythmic, but each one was heavier than the last. Having no other choice, Lu Yuan took out a hat with ear flaps that had been used during the snowfall a couple of days ago and put it on Du Wenqing, so at least he wouldn't hurt himself.
Pei Sihao and Gu Nanfeng in the driver's seat also heard Du Wenqing's situation behind them, but they kept an eye on the zombies behind them while driving. They had been driving for several kilometers and there were still some zombies following behind them, so they really couldn't stop.
After the meteor shower, the zombies generally evolved into second-generation zombies or even more powerful third-generation zombies. They chased the armored vehicle for a long time before stopping. It seemed that the zombies had taken that town as their base. Seeing that they could no longer catch up with the armored vehicle, they turned back towards the town.
"It seems we'll only be able to grab supplies in town and leave from now on. If we need to rest, we'll have to find some open wilderness." Gu Nanfeng analyzed as he looked at the scattered zombies in the rearview mirror.
There aren't many people in the wild to begin with, so there won't be many zombies after the virus outbreak. Therefore, the only danger they face when stopping to rest in the wild is likely animal attacks. Although there are cases of primates turning into zombies, it's still better than facing thousands of zombies in densely populated areas.
"By now, the first-generation zombies should have evolved into the faster and more agile second-generation zombies, right? Or even the higher-level third-generation zombies? It should be very difficult for ordinary people to kill them." Qin Yuan and Lin Yun were guarding Du Wenqing on the left and right, discussing the current situation of the zombies.
In the small villa of the guesthouse, although Qin Yuan and Lin Yun seemed to be handling the second-generation zombies with ease, only the two of them knew that dealing with these more agile second-generation zombies was actually more difficult than when they dealt with the first-generation zombies on previous missions.
As dawn broke, the armored vehicle, after leaving the town and crossing another mountain, finally stopped at a temporary roadside parking spot. Du Wenqing gradually calmed down from his mania, but at the same time, he fell into a coma, just like he had a few days before when he went berserk.
Lin Yun got out of the car first, observed the surroundings, and saw neither zombies nor frenzied animals. Then Qin Yuan helped Du Wenqing out of the car, and Lu Yuan and the others also got out of the car.
As soon as they got out of the car, Lu Yuan could clearly feel that the temperature had dropped. He put away the armored vehicle and took out the luxury RV from before. The group quickly climbed back into the vehicle.
"Looks like it might snow again soon." Once in the car, Gu Nanfeng moved to the driver's seat, while Pei Sihao sat in the passenger seat. The temperature had dropped outside, and they clearly couldn't stay on the mountain road any longer, or they might be trapped by the heavy snow again.
Following the road signs, Gu Nanfeng crossed the border of G Province. The isolation zone formed by the zombies had disappeared. They did not encounter any zombies or animals and directly crossed G Province to reach X Province, which surprised everyone.
After regaining consciousness, Du Wen took a shower in the RV's bathroom, and finally felt completely recovered.
After entering X Province, Gu Nanfeng saw an abandoned gas station by the roadside. This gas station had been abandoned before the outbreak of the virus. The building had not been demolished and was even larger than the previous gas station. He decisively parked the car inside. Snowflakes were already falling, and he felt that it would soon grow as rapidly as it had a few days ago.
They hadn't had a chance to eat anything since midnight until almost noon. As soon as the car stopped, Lin Yun started preparing lunch, with Qin Yuan helping him. They both advocated prioritizing fresh food. When they had time, Lin Yun could make more and put it in Lu Yuan's space for emergencies.
Lu Yuan and the others couldn't help much with cooking, and the kitchen space in the RV was quite small. He, Yang Xiao, and Zhong Qiang put on their military overcoats and planned to get out of the vehicle to stretch their muscles and observe the surrounding situation.
Pei Sihao and Gu Nanfeng slept on the bed at the back of the RV. Since leaving the small county town, Qin Yuan and Lin Yun had stayed by Du Wenqing's side, worried that he might suddenly become agitated again. So Pei Sihao and Gu Nanfeng had been driving the whole way, and they were both exhausted.
Just as Lu Yuan had guessed, they wandered around the abandoned gas station for a short while before the snow became heavier. After the heavy snow of the previous two days, the three southern kids were no longer so excited. With a gust of cold wind, the three of them shivered and headed back towards the RV.
After resting for a while, Du Wenqing's complexion improved considerably, and he was standing by the door chatting with Qin Yuan and Lin Yun.
“Lu Yuan, this space is really amazing. How can it have everything? I’ve only seen that armored vehicle in videos from international exchange conferences before,” Du Wenqing said.
"He has even more powerful things, but I don't know where they came from." Qin Yuan recalled the things Lu Yuan had taken out of his space during this period, especially those cold weapons and firearms, each one of which was enough to shatter his worldview.
“Yes, especially that defensive ball.” Lin Yun suddenly thought of the small ball that could form a defensive field for about five minutes and added.
This was the first time Qin Yuan and the others had seriously discussed Lu Yuan's space. Of the three of them, only Du Wenqing was too old to be interested in post-apocalyptic literature. Qin Yuan and Lin Yun occasionally read some post-apocalyptic novels or watched some movies and TV shows. The spaces described in these works were either simple spaces where the owner had to collect resources and put them in, or they were fantasy spaces like spiritual spring spaces with a plot of land and a spring where one could grow crops and raise chickens. But none of them seemed to be the same as the space that Lu Yuan had seen.
Lu Yuan's space seemed to have everything. The food he took out was fresh vegetables and meat, unlike the self-grown or raised food in the Spirit Spring Space. He also had firearms. If it were just ordinary firearms, one could guess that they had been to the police station in the university town, but he had more than just ordinary firearms. He also had melee weapons, explosives, armored vehicles, and that incredible defensive sphere. Qin Yuan even suspected that Lu Yuan might be able to pull out missiles and tanks from his space.
The three were chatting when they saw Lu Yuan come in through the door. The atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward, since they were talking about what was in Lu Yuan's space behind his back. Even the talkative Qin Yuan suddenly didn't know what to say next.
Actually, Lu Yuan was quite embarrassed. He didn't know what to say, so he could only silently take off his military overcoat, walk back to the dining table, and sit down, pretending that he hadn't heard anything.
He himself didn't know how to explain the space he possessed. Indeed, just as Qin Yuan had guessed, there were many incredible firearms inside. When he secretly opened the space to study it before, he also discovered many high-tech items that current technology could not achieve.
Instinct told Lu Yuan that these things couldn't be exposed casually, especially not now. Although the people around him were comrades who had gone through life and death together, he had already had a hard time explaining the defensive sphere last time. Therefore, Lu Yuan decided not to bring out anything beyond their spatial understanding unless it was a critical moment.
"Sigh!" Lu Yuan sighed. If they could, they could quickly reach the South China base with a helicopter, but how would they explain it to everyone after that?
Yang Xiao has recently developed a new hobby. He got some paper and pens from Lu Yuan and started drawing. He draws whenever he has free time. He draws people he has met, zombies that have left a deep impression on him, and the scenery along the way.
After returning to the car from outside, he sat down next to Lu Yuan and started painting. He was painting the sea of flowers opposite the guesthouse from yesterday. Although it wasn't the flower season, Yang Xiao's painting depicted what it looked like during the flower season, with flowers covering the mountains.
Lu Yuan, who was standing next to Yang Xiao, didn't know what kind of flower Yang Xiao was painting, but he thought it was quite beautiful. He felt that the sea of flowers must have been just as beautiful during the flowering season, but he wondered if he would ever have the chance to see it again.
About half an hour later, Lin Yun finally finished preparing lunch for eight people. It was almost 2 p.m., and everyone was starving. Gu Nanfeng and Pei Sihao also got up following the aroma of the food. After washing up, they ate with everyone while looking at the snow scene outside the car window.
The snow seemed to be falling even harder than it had two days ago. In just over an hour, it had already piled up. Gu Nanfeng roughly calculated that the snow might reach the same thickness as it had been two days ago before nightfall.
"Will the snow stop tomorrow like it did the other day?" Zhong Qiang asked while eating.
"I'm not sure, but it would be best to stop." Gu Nanfeng looked up at the snow outside the window again. "With such heavy snow, we can't go any further today. If the snow doesn't stop tomorrow, we should be prepared to be trapped here."
The current situation is completely unpredictable. Under normal circumstances, who could have imagined that one day the sun would be scorching at 40 or 50 degrees Celsius and the next day it would be snowing heavily and the temperature would drop to minus 10 degrees Celsius?
“We’ve only just entered X Province. At this rate, it will take us at least three to five days to reach the port.” Du Wenqing had been to X Province before on missions. Normally, it would only take five or six hours to get to the port from where they are now on the highway. But given the current situation of snow falling every other day, it would take them at least three days to reach the port.