End of the World

At breakfast time, everyone was discussing the previous vision. The sky had already brightened, but the sun was not visible in the eastern sky and there was a gray cloud in the distance.

What was strange was that I found out in the morning that the radio was no longer usable, and the car radio could not communicate even when we were face to face.

Although they had passed the vision, they still had to continue on their journey. The target city was in the east, a small city called Jianghu. It was not very far away, about thirty kilometers. The convoy wanted to resupply there, and then check the conditions of the nearby highways before continuing north.

However, everyone felt an inexplicable uneasiness in their hearts, a feeling that was hard to describe.

At noon, the radio was still unusable, and it seemed that the interference was more serious. At this time, the convoy was already five kilometers outside Jianghu City.

Looking at the dark sky and the plants that were falling down more and more as he went westward, it seemed that a strong wind was blowing from the east and west, and Chen Guangjun felt even more uneasy.

The convoy stopped and prepared to cook. Dafeng and others went out to eliminate the surrounding zombies as usual. They felt a little itchy after not taking action for a long time.

Wu Bin looked at the abnormal sky and frowned secretly. He had never seen such a situation before. The sky was gloomy and he felt very depressed.

While Dafeng was fighting the zombies, he also looted vehicles on the roadside, but he didn't gain much.

After a while, it started to rain. At first, no one paid much attention to it until they noticed that the rain was black, and it was particularly noticeable on the white paint of the ambulance.

"Black rain?"

Everyone was puzzled. This was the first time they had seen black rain. It seemed that black rain was caused by volcanic ash mixed with rainwater during a volcanic eruption, right?

However, Chen Guangjun's face changed, and he thought of a terrible guess. Black rain is not common, so if you see it, you are lucky.

"Get out of here quickly! This black rain is the result of a nuclear explosion!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's face changed drastically. Nuclear explosion? What a coincidence?

Without caring about anything else, everyone got into position, started the car immediately, turned around and fled in the direction they came from.

"Close the windows of all vehicles and turn on the air conditioner if you need ventilation!" Wu Bin gave the order. What he feared most was the radioactive dust produced by a nuclear explosion.

Fortunately, the convoy did not go too deep and escaped from the range of the black rain in just a few minutes, but everyone felt gloomy.

Wu Bin arranged for everyone to change their clothes immediately. Of course, those who had been staying in the car did not need to change their clothes, so Fang Xiaoyun distributed iodine tablets to everyone.

The convoy arrived at a river. Dafeng started the generator, connected a small water pump, and used clean river water to wash the bodies of all the vehicles and remove the black residue.

"Brother Jun, it shouldn't have a big impact on us, right?" Wu Bin went to ask Chen Guangjun. He was much more professional than himself, and a nuclear explosion was a terrifying thing.

"According to Xinghua, the nuclear explosion should have occurred at dawn. What he saw was not a meteor, but a strategic missile. However, we only felt some vibrations and noises, which happened several minutes after the strong light disappeared. This proves that the center of the explosion was far away!"

Wu Bin nodded, agreeing with Chen Guangjun's analysis. Fortunately, they were far away. Chen Guangjun continued, "Jianghu City was not damaged except for some low-lying plants. It should be affected by the aftermath of the outside world. We quickly left the black rain area. I think the explosion should have occurred in Changming City."

Chen Guangjun pointed to the map.

"Generally speaking, black rain is extremely demanding to form. It takes a little while for the explosion center to appear because the air has not yet cooled down. However, the radioactive dust will cover the entire center in ten minutes, so it will not have much impact on the periphery in the early stages!"

"That means we are fine, unless the radioactive dust spreads?" Wu Bin asked.

"No!" Chen Guangjun shook his head: "We are unlucky. We encountered black rain, and there are radioactive substances in the rain!"

"We haven't seen the dazzling light, but after all, we entered the outer impact zone after a few hours, and the radiation was somewhat excessive!" Chen Haitao also said.

"It's winter now, the cold current is moving south, and the north wind is prevailing, so we should go north!" Wu Bin said in a deep voice.

"The black rain has washed away some of the dust, but let's go west first! The road to the north here...!" Chen Guangjun spread his hands. Everyone understood what he meant. If they could go north, they would not have reached Jianghu City in the morning.

Everyone in the convoy was called together for a small meeting. Time was running out, and although the wind was not turning this way, it was still better to leave first.

Fortunately, everyone was in the car preparing to eat when it rained, but the car had to be washed clean.

Everyone was shocked by the nuclear explosion in Changming City, but at the same time they were extremely fortunate, because according to the previous route they would have passed by Changming City. However, the zombie swarm changed their route and detoured through the protected area. Judging from the time, they might still be resupplying near the city, and then die.

But the situation is still serious. This place is not too far from the outskirts, so we may have to make an exception tonight and travel west overnight. Traveling at night is very dangerous, but the nuclear radiation is less serious.

As for why the city was hit by a nuclear attack, no one thought about it. It must be that this city was more dangerous. People really didn't dare to stay in the city for long, because if something went wrong, a nuclear bomb would fall from the sky.

For dinner, everyone just had noodles to deal with. Before nightfall, the convoy set off. Everyone could feel at ease only when they were away from the east.

Since it was night driving, the speed was not fast, and the infantry fighting vehicles went forward to clear the way. Due to the electromagnetic pulse interference caused by the nuclear explosion, the vehicle-mounted radio was unusable unless it was equipped with special communication equipment.

If the car in front senses danger, it will turn around and go back. All communication is done by shouting, and there is not even a signal gun in the convoy.

While driving, Wu Bin was worried. Changming was definitely not the first city to be nuclearized, nor would it be the last. No one knew how many warheads there were, or how many warheads there were in the world.

When order collapses and chaos is about to occur, no one will care about the previous rules and regulations, and in the end it is these suffering survivors who will pay the price.

I don't know whether Changming City was bombed by its own people or by other countries. If a nuclear war breaks out in this situation, it would be best to find an underground bunker or air-raid shelter as soon as possible, otherwise you will live in a wasteland for the rest of your life.

Think about it more, humans are really capable of courting death. If zombie viruses and the like are man-made disasters, then humans will end up killing themselves as they develop.

I really took one step at a time and didn't even realize how I ended up disappearing.

By midnight, everyone was exhausted, so the convoy stopped. From dusk till now, the convoy had slowly traveled for more than 30 kilometers. It was really difficult.

It's still not too safe here, but there will be no problem for the time being as long as the wind direction does not change.

Wu Bin thought that walking more than 30 kilometers was not far or near, and people needed rest, so it would not be a bad idea to continue walking until dawn.

It was a dark and windy night, the moon was not visible at all, and the surroundings were darker than ever before. Qiao Xinghua tried to release a drone, but he could not see anything. Only real night vision equipment could work.

It was so dark that we didn't lose the direction but we lost our position. The team didn't know its exact location. This is the disadvantage of driving at night, it is very risky.

After the night shift was arranged, everyone else fell into a deep sleep. It was already past three in the morning and the night shift personnel were already feeling sleepy.

The cool breeze blew on the leaves, making a rustling sound. At this moment, the small nocturnal animals were basically quiet. They had either hunted and eaten their fill, or had finished mating and were resting.

"boom!"

A sudden sound woke up Qiao Xinghua, who was on duty. He rubbed his eyes and wondered why he fell asleep. Uh... No, what was that sound?

The sound came from the middle of the convoy. Qiao Xinghua shone the flashlight over there. The convoy was arranged with large trucks outside and small trucks inside, with infantry fighting vehicles on the other side, a standard warning and defense formation.

In the middle is a Ford ambulance with weaker defense. Fang Xiaoyun and Cheng Xiaochun are in the car. The vibration just now woke them up.

After all, they are doctors and nurses, and it was common for them to stay up late on duty, so their sleep is not deep.

"What's wrong?" Cheng Xiaochun sat up and asked Fang Xiaoyun.

"I don't know...!" Before Fang Xiaoyun could finish her words, the car body shook again.

On the other side, Qiao Xinghua could see clearly what they were. They were two huge zombie dogs, probably mutated Tibetan mastiffs.

"Beep--"

Qiao Xinghua quickly pressed the horn to warn the zombies and grabbed a gun to shoot at the zombie dogs.

Two gunshots were heard, hitting the zombie dog, but perhaps because of its huge size, it had no effect at all.

Maybe because he was not sober yet, Dafeng opened the door of the RV with a gun in his hand and came out carelessly.

When he saw the zombie dog outside the door, he shouted "Fuck!" and immediately closed the car door. He woke up instantly and thought, "Fuck! Is that a zombie dog outside the door?"

There was no communication, so we could only shout to each other.

Wu Bin asked everyone to kill the two big dogs immediately. They were very capable and knew that the ambulances in the convoy were easy to bully.

He Yuxin used a sniper rifle to kill a zombie dog, and the other one seemed to know it was not easy to deal with and actually ran away. This was very uncomfortable. Who knows if there is a group of zombies nearby.

There was no need for a horde of zombies. The gunshots attracted a dozen mutated night zombies, which crawled over one after another, fearing to fall behind.

Damn it, I have a gun, but not many bullets, so I can’t afford to waste it, Wu Bin cursed inwardly.

“Boom boom!”

The infantry fighting vehicles opened fire, but could only use their precious 30mm shells to deal with the zombies. The convoy started, and if it didn't move on, it would probably be trapped here by the zombies.

The Sabretooth led the way, and the other vehicles followed in turn, with the infantry fighting vehicles bringing up the rear.

It was too dark and the convoy couldn't speed up. As long as they started moving, the zombies would be helpless against them. Countless zombies rushed towards them along the way, but they all fell under the wheels. If they didn't die, they would have been disabled for life.

The Sabretooth armored vehicle leading the way in front suddenly encountered an accident. In order to avoid obstacles in the middle of the road, it turned to the edge of the road. As luck would have it, a landslide occurred at the edge of this bend and half of the road collapsed.

It was too dark and the situation was urgent. By the time Chen Haitao turned the corner and reacted, it was too late. The vehicle couldn't stop and fell down directly with a loud bang.

The Dafeng following behind was almost hit. It stepped on the brakes twice before it finally stopped. When the Dafeng stopped, the cars behind it also stopped. Fortunately, after being on the road for so long, there was some tacit understanding between the cars and it, so there was no rear-end collision.

"What's wrong?" Qiao Xinghua behind was puzzled.

Dafeng looked around to make sure it was safe before running out of the car. The people behind him all raised their guns to guard him.

"The car in front fell into a pit!" Dafeng said to Qiao Xinghua, and ran to Wu Bin's car.