End of the World

The most worrying thing happened. One side of the trailer began to tilt outward, and the front of the car also tilted along with it.

"Stop! The car behind is stuck!" Chen Guangjun shouted.

Zhao Bofeng stopped the car immediately, feeling a little annoyed. This could have been avoided because he overcorrected. Originally, there was nothing wrong with one front wheel hanging in the air, but when he adjusted the steering wheel, the car fell off.

"Don't be discouraged, try to see if you can save it!" Chen Guangjun encouraged.

Scania tried to move forward again, but failed. Half of the rear body slid under the curb and sank deeper and deeper, unless there was a car behind to help, but Scania was the last car.

"Oh, let's just give up!" Zhao Bofeng sighed. He didn't want the trailer anymore. Even if he got out, who knew if there would be more difficult sections ahead.

"Then move the things down!" Chen Guangjun also knew that he could not rescue them.

Fortunately, there were not many things in the trailer, so they could be put into other cars. Zhao Bofeng disconnected the trailer quickly and neatly, and the front of the car passed safely without any restraints.

The convoy set off again. The dirt road ran northwest and had many bends. The road basically followed the terrain, so it was winding. This was the only road through the protected area.

Driving on such a road condition consumes a lot of fuel, but the only thing that makes people feel at ease is that they haven't seen a single zombie along the way.

Not long after we started walking, we encountered a patrol car on the road. Two Land Cruiser off-road vehicles were blocking the road. After checking, we found a set of photography equipment, which should be used to photograph the animals and plants in the reserve. Unfortunately, there was no map in the car.

It seemed that the staff of the nature reserve were filming at night when the infantry fighting vehicle pushed the two off-road vehicles off the road.

After going a few kilometers further, the convoy encountered another trouble. There was a small landslide ahead, blocking the road.

It is impossible to go back, so we can only mobilize people to start digging the road. The soil that fell from the landslide is at least a dozen cubic meters, and manual excavation will take some time.

The convoy could only stay where they were and sent people to take turns digging with shovels. Although it was hard work, no one complained. They talked and laughed. The girls also took turns to help, while Chen Guangjun and Chen Haitao were on guard around. The vegetation was lush, so they really had to do this job.

It was just a protected area with many small animals, and the two men also set traps. What was illegal before is now legal. The outlaws said this is called emergency avoidance.

When everyone saw that the two men had caught some game, they all became motivated and started digging, shoveling and moving the game. Some tree trunks that could not be dug up together were pulled out using the car winch. With some hard work, they should be able to finish the job in the morning.

It is such a happy thing to have meat to eat after work. The leftovers are stored in the refrigerator in the RV. Wu Bin even thinks that life here seems to be not bad, except that there are too many mosquitoes.

After a day and a half of hard work by everyone, the convoy was able to continue moving forward. If we look at the satellite map, there is a lake near the convoy's current location, but no one knows what the lake is called.

Everybody was in the mood to have fun, and Wu Bin agreed. It was the end of the world, so it didn't matter where you went. Now you were just wandering, so you had to enjoy yourself while you could.

The convoy discovered the location of the lake through a drone and stopped by the lake. The turquoise water and the howling north wind made it feel a bit chilly.

It is impossible to play in the water in this kind of weather, so we just built a bonfire by the lake, which is quite cozy. We can also have a barbecue. I collected some cumin powder before.

"Dafeng, let's slack off together!" Qiao Xinghua had a funny expression on his face.

"No more touching, just touch the stones!" Dafeng ignored him. The weather was cold and the lake water was too cold.

"Just be quiet, all of you. Don't come to me if you have a cold!" Fang Xiaoyun said lightly. She had wanted to say something to you for a long time.

The men all laughed awkwardly. Fang Xiaoyun frowned slightly when she was fishing in the river before. Afterwards, she criticized Wu Bin. After all, he was the captain and he took the lead.

Wu Bin glared at them and said, "Don't mess with me. I will be the one who gets criticized later and I am in the wrong so I dare not refute."

The men dispersed, some preparing firewood, some fishing. Wu Bin and Dafeng dug a firebreak nearby. The wind was dry and the air was dry, so if a forest fire started, they would be doomed.

Anyway, there is no rush to go anywhere, so it doesn’t hurt to stay here for a few more days. The scenery by the lake is beautiful, the air is fresh, and more importantly, there are no zombies.

Yes, the protected area is not popular, so how can zombies appreciate the scenery? It is true that the place far away from human civilization is a pure land.

"It seems like it would be nice for us to settle down here!" Qiao Xinghua said as everyone gathered around the campfire, not feeling cold even though the north wind was howling.

"Maybe. There is food here, the scenery is beautiful, and there are no zombies!" Chen Guangjun nodded.

"Having said that, I always feel that we will soon degenerate into primitive people here!" Wu Bin said that the reserve may be a pure land for the time being, but it is difficult to be self-sufficient in other supplies except food.

"That's right, there are too few of us, and it's impossible to develop this place!" Chen Haitao also saw it clearly. In troubled times, there are not only zombies but also humans. One day, other people will come here.

The girls did not participate in the discussion. A few of them were talking about their own things and laughing from time to time. The new members Wen Anyuan and Su Yuling gradually integrated into the group. The other girls were curious about their stories and listened to them.

"It's in the past!"

Several women took turns to comfort him. Having witnessed the cruelty of the Red Society, they could empathize with them.

"What a pity for Xiao Huang!" He Yuxin sighed. Xiao Huang also disappeared after the Red Dress Society disaster. She was the first one to find it.

Everyone else nodded. Xiao Huang has always been very obedient and can also guard the house. When no one can see at night, he is more alert than humans.

After the charcoal was lit, everyone started to grill one skewer each. Chen Guangjun was left alone to fish and keep watch, while Chen Haitao helped him grill two skewers of meat.

The convoy rested by the lake for five days, during which time no zombies were seen. Everyone almost thought they were really on vacation. During these five days, they did hunt a lot of game, but without salt, they had to find a way to dry it.

The convoy continued on the road. The deeper they went into the protected area, the more difficult the road became. This area was more suitable for light off-roading, as all the people in the convoy were big guys.

The road after that was beyond imagination. It was washed out by rain and full of gullies. The RV and armored vehicle were fine, but the ambulance was not. The chassis was not very high and the wheelbase was too long, so it was easy to scratch the chassis. There was no choice but to get out and pave the way for it.

When they were halfway through the journey, the convoy discovered a crash site, which was estimated to be a military helicopter. There were many aircraft parts left nearby.

The main body of the helicopter was relatively intact, with no signs of burning. There were two highly decomposed bodies in the cockpit, which should have happened not long ago.

“This sign…!”

Wu Bin, Dafeng and Qiao Xinghua felt inexplicably familiar when they saw the icon on the fuselage.

"This is the logo of the Shelter Aviation Regiment!" Chen Guangjun spoke. He was quite familiar with it.

"No wonder...!"

The three men suddenly realized that they had taken this kind of plane to fight at Nanhu Air Force Base before, so no wonder it felt familiar.

"Why did the shelter's plane appear here?" Everyone was confused.

"Let's look for it, there should be mission documents!" Chen Guangjun said in a deep voice. This plane should have a special mission, and this place is far away from the shelter.

So everyone spread out and started looking. They found a metal box in the cabin, firmly fixed to the floor. Even after the plane crashed, it was still firmly fixed on the floor. This was an unusual cargo.

After some searching, Chen Guangjun found a folder behind the pilot's seat in the cockpit. The contents inside shocked everyone and made them break out in cold sweats.

The documents showed that the plane was carrying samples of the plague virus prevalent in the shelter and that this plane was the second batch of three planes in total.

"I thought it was some powerful weapon, but it turned out to be this!" Dafeng was surprised. Where was the plane taking the virus?

"Let's not touch the box. It would be even better if we can destroy it!" Chen Guangjun put down the documents. These things were simply beyond their control.

"Okay, let's dig a hole and bury it!" Wu Bin was a little discouraged. Why wasn't it military supplies?

"This is not good. What if someone digs it out in the future?" said Qiao Xinghua.

"This is a specially made box that is resistant to high temperatures, unless it is opened!" Chen Guangjun also felt that it would be better to bury it. It would take hundreds of years to dig it out, and the virus inside might be gone by then.

Everyone gets scared when they talk about opening it. Who knows what's inside? It's better to just bury it and save trouble.

Several people dug a deep pit not far away outside, about four or five meters deep, put the box at the bottom of the pit, cut a piece of aluminum from the fuselage, engraved a line of words on it, and placed it on the box to tell anyone who dug out the box later that there was a deadly virus inside.

Of course, it was not without gain. Some bullets were found in the cabin, and the guns that fell outside were still usable.

No one dared to touch the two bodies on the plane and just covered them with cloth.

The convoy spent another two days and finally passed through the reserve. The roads here are so beautiful that people never want to walk them again.

After leaving the reserve, the convoy took a rest. Traveling on the wild roads in the reserve for days was a huge test for the vehicles, especially the tires. The tires of the RV and infantry fighting vehicle were okay, but the tires of the other vehicles were obviously worn, after all, they were using ordinary road tires.

It was just dawn that day. Qiao Xinghua, who was on duty for the second half of the night, yawned and tried to stay awake. Although he didn't encounter many zombies, he didn't dare to be careless.

Looking up towards the direction where the sun rises, it seems that there is a meteor flying by with a tail flame. How could there be a meteor now?

Qiao Xinghua was thinking about handing over his shift as soon as possible at dawn, but something strange happened. The eastern sky suddenly became shining, as if the sun was hiding below the horizon. The strong light lasted for more than ten breaths, then faded and the sky returned to darkness.

Qiao Xinghua was a little confused. What was going on? He thought the sun had risen!

"Boom!"

There was a loud thunder from far away, and the earth was shaking. It was not very serious, but it could be felt.

The person who was sleeping soundly was awakened. Was it thundering? He got up and stretched his head to look outside. There was no lightning and the sky was light black, which proved that the sky was clear.