In the early morning, Team 0246 was fully equipped and ready to set off.
They traveled southward, facing various obstacles along the way, from clearing paths to building bridges over rivers. Before long, they arrived at a location previously designated by Yue Zheng.
“A military factory?!” Luo Wen’an and the others’ eyes lit up, looking at Yue Zheng with excitement sparkling in their eyes.
“I’m not sure if there’s anything left inside, but since we’re passing by, let’s take a look.” Before arriving in this area, they had visited some places where military factories and troops had been stationed before the apocalypse. Unfortunately, due to the wildfire, all those places were left in ruins.
More terrifyingly, almost all military factories with explosives were completely scrapped or even exploded due to the wildfire. From what they could see now, this place seemed to be preserved quite intact.
Several men who were passionate about weapons eagerly raised their hands, expressing their desire to accompany them.
Yue Zheng took Xiao Shu with him, leaving Xu Song and Mother Xu to accompany the children, along with Liu Shishi and others. The remaining people cautiously sneaked towards the destination.
Before long, they received a message from Yue Zheng that they had reached the outskirts and had begun clearing out some mutant creatures inside the building.
The search this time went unexpectedly smoothly, and they quickly arrived at the ammunition storage area.
Aside from some ammunition that had been affected by changes in storage conditions and gotten damp, most of the items were still in good condition.
About an hour later, a group of excited people ran back with their spoils: “There’s more behind!”
Luo Wen’an put down the items, rolled up his sleeves, and ran back again, followed closely by Wang An and the others.
After a while, Xiao Shu returned with a piece of equipment, swaying as it walked. There were still some guns hanging from its branches.
“This one is the device Mom often uses for bullet production. It doesn’t require gunpowder in the cartridge. As long as we can find metal raw materials, we can replenish it ourselves along the way.”
Mother Xu always used empty shells, and she used a gun with relatively low recoil. With this device now, she could use it more freely.
“But isn’t this kind of metal specially made?”
“There’s still a lot inside. They’re moving them, and they’ll be able to transport them to the car soon. When we’ve used them up, we’ll figure out a way then.” Yue Zheng put down several large boxes of a certain type of specially made grenade that he had carried over and walked back again.
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The quantity of weapons in this military factory was enormous. Who knew how long it would be until they encountered such a good opportunity to easily move and take things without spending money again? How could they not make the most of it and load several trucks when the time came?
After a while, this group of moving maniacs piled up a heap of ammunition and weapons. Xiao Shu helped move items and load the vehicles, while Yue Zheng and the others were not idle either. Until the end, even the rooftop of the car was filled with materials for making bullets, wrapped tightly in waterproof fabric and leather. Only then did they reluctantly leave this free military arms supermarket behind.
“It’s such a pity, there are tanks and missile vehicles inside.” Wang An looked reluctantly at the military factory they had just sealed up as if bidding farewell.
“Why don’t you go back and drive out the tanks to follow us?”
Wang An shook his head regretfully again. “Too slow, too heavy.”
The weight of their several cars and container trucks was already astonishing enough. If they were to drive over some poorly constructed roads from the pre-apocalyptic era, they would definitely damage the pavement. But those tanks? Haha, even the best roads would be crushed by them, let alone now.
Yue Zheng had actually considered whether to create a vehicle specifically for clearing roads — it could be placed at the front of the convoy to flatten any obstacles on the road. Unfortunately, considering that this thing would only be useful in this regard, and once they returned to the base, it would likely be confiscated, he dismissed the idea.
The group arrived at the riverside, and on the other side was the place that had been ravaged by the wildfire. Now, it looked lush and full of vitality again.
Using the old method once again to lure out any potential trouble-making fish, Mother Xu threw down a few “thunder bombs,” stunning the area. Then, using a mixture of vines and earth-based abilities, they built a bridge to carry several heavily loaded vehicles across one by one.
The vegetation on this side was not as lush as on the opposite bank, but all the plants that could grow had already sprouted anew.
While enjoying the scenery outside, Xu Song and the others sat inside the car, checking several types of weapons they had just obtained but had never used before.
Laughing and joking, Mother Xu brought over freshly washed and cut fruits. Luo Wen’an was currently driving, while Liu Shishi held a small bowl of fruit chunks, feeding him one piece at a time with a fork.
Tiancheng and Tianyou were working together to eliminate several pieces of fruit that Mother Xu had intentionally shaped into little rabbit forms. Suddenly, Tianyou stopped and pointed southward. “A lot of things are coming!”
“How many? Can you calculate their speed?”
Tianyou stood up from the sofa, his eyes widened: “A lot… There are still many more behind… ” Suddenly, the little guy turned his head, “Dad, there are more behind, I can’t sense them…”
“How long will it take them to get here?”
“Probably… half an hour, they’re not running very fast.”
Yue Zheng immediately ordered, “Stop the car in place and try to park the cars as close together as possible. Abu and the ostriches should all come over, and Wang An should immediately build earthen mounds. Tiancheng, plant defensive plants outside the earthen mounds to prevent creatures from approaching, and plant oxygen-producing plants inside. The rest of you, come with me to set up equipment outside the earthen mounds.”
With many mutant creatures coming over? Thinking back to the previous wildfire, several people suspected that it might be because after the wildfire passed through, these animals began to migrate back one after another, causing the current situation to resemble a large-scale animal migration. But no matter what, they couldn’t and dared not confront those creatures head-on.
Wang An’s ability had been greatly trained since leaving the base, and now he was quite proficient in using it. There was no need for any fancy appearance or special arrangement. A semicircular earthen mound covered the convoy, Abu, and the ostriches, leaving only one entrance and exit.
Tiancheng quickly planted dozens of adamant vines, black roses, mandrakes, and so on, both enhancing the defensive capabilities of the earthen mound and preventing aggressive plants from being trampled by mutant animals.
Xu Song and Yue Zheng set up cameras and monitors in some hidden locations on the earthen mound before returning inside.
After planting more fortified plants and a large number of oxygen-producing plants inside the earthen mound, the group completely sealed off the mound from the outside.
They would use this trick to shelter from the wind and rain when encountering heavy rain. The shell was made into a semicircular shape, which could effectively prevent water and wind. Now, it could also be used to defend against those mutant animals outside.
From a distance, this mound looked like a natural hill, just covered with vegetation.
Fortunately, nearby plants had already started growing, so this vibrant little hill didn’t seem too out of place.
Everyone’s hearts raced as they stared at the display screen that connected to the outside cameras, divided into several sections, each linked to a camera.
Each person couldn’t help but recall the previous bird tide they had encountered, making them particularly tense.
After hiding in the mound for about fifteen minutes, there was movement outside. The first to arrive were some birds in the sky, their shapes indistinguishable.
Just as Luo Wen’an was about to ask, “Are the birds coming back again? Or are there migratory birds passing through again?” the appearance of the creatures changed.
Some small black dots flew in the sky, their forms indiscernible from the monitors. They swarmed in the air, flying north along with the leading birds.
Suddenly, Tianyou straightened up: “There’s something on their backs!”
Tianyou pointed to some large migratory birds flying in the sky. Could it be… something riding the birds in the sky?!
They anxiously awaited the approach, passage, and departure of these entities, and what appeared on the screen in front of them were various types of mutated creatures!
Yes, various types of land-based mutated animals, some seen before, some unseen, all kinds of mutated creatures appeared one after another in the camera footage.
Xu Song felt his heart trembling: “If these things keep walking without stopping and spread out to live separately, it’s fine. But if they keep heading north and pass by the base…”
Yue Zheng pondered for a moment: “Capture a part of the video and send it back to the base.”
The last bird tide was already hard enough for them to endure. If this group of animals passed by the B City base again…
Xu Song quickly captured and encoded the video, preparing to send it back. Suddenly, Wang An and the others screamed: “Seafood army! The seafood army is coming from behind!”
Previously, they had only heard Luo Wen’an and the others mention the mutated marine creatures. But now, they never expected to actually witness these creatures passing through the cameras!
Huge mutated marine creatures, spraying water and various kinds of seafood such as shrimp, crabs, dolphins, seals, and other marine mammals that one usually only sees in aquariums…
A massive whale could actually “walk” on the road, and on its back, it seemed to be carrying something…
“It looks like… a small house?”
“A whale… carrying a house on its back??”
“But… it really looks like a corner of a house…”
Their doubts were quickly resolved as some large marine creatures following behind also carried similar objects on their backs. A shadow appeared on the back of a shark, and the camera focused several times until a strange creature with a fish face, standing upright, holding a scepter-like object made of a tree branch, clearly appeared in the lens!
“Mermaids…” Su Daji’s words from before, now, in this manner, unexpectedly appeared in front of everyone without warning.
Thank you for another great chapter!
Just what the apocalypse was missing…
Reverse mermaids? Fish-head, human- body? Why would they need houses?
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What? Mermaids but not the fairytale kind…And why houses on the back?