"Check your seatbelt and prepare for takeoff," Chu Nan said nonchalantly as he closed the door.
"Don't worry, I checked it." Jiang Chen, in kinetic skeleton, knocked on his shoulder and smiled at him.
"This is the procedure … Then, let's go." Chu Nan turned on the engine and signaled his "disciple" in the passenger seat to help him look at the right dial.
Wooo-!
The buzzing sound of high voltage electricity came from outside the cabin. With the help of the turbulent airflow, the helicopter began to rise.
Sitting across from Jiang Chen was the gunner in an orange protective suit. When he saw the leader of the base sitting across from him, his expression was slightly shy.
"Don't be nervous." Jiang Chen smiled amiably.
"Yes!" The young man yelled. He wanted to stand up and salute, but he was comically pulled back by the seatbelt.
Jiang Chen laughed as he waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to be so polite. Then he looked out the window.
The snow stopped, but the accumulated snow had yet to melt.
It was his first time overlooking the entire Wanghai City from above.
In the silver and jade world, the entire city sparkled under the light of dawn. The blinding light seemed to have dispersed the haze of radiation dust in the air.
If it were not for the scattered zombies on the street and the unhealthy color of the dust, he almost forgot that he was in the apocalypse and not a snow city in the north.
"From this angle, the city is quite beautiful," Jiang Chen said nonchalantly as he looked out the window.
"It's stunning the first time. If you fly every day, you'll get used to it, "Chu Nan joked.
"Is that so?" Jiang Chen smiled as he didn't deny it.
The ground force had already departed.
Five Tigers, one armored vehicle loaded with supplies, thirty light infantrymen armed with Reaper Rifles, and two snipers armed with Ghost Sniper Rifles.
The destination was Shenxiang Town. This would be the Fishbone base's first battle against the mutated humans.
Jiang Chen didn't have to come, but considering that he had to incorporate the seven hundred captives, as the leader of the Fishbone base, it was better for him to say something.
Also, he was looking forward to overlooking the battlefield from top to bottom.
"You are about to come into contact with radiation dust. Put on your mask." Chu Nan pulled down the helmet.
"Roger that."
Jiang Chen pressed a few buttons on the kinetic skeleton, took the helmet from the chair on the side, and inserted the connector into the slot on the collar.
…
It was snowing, but this level of coldness was like a spring breeze to the mutated humans, not even worth mentioning.
Even if they were naked, they could still stand tall in the bitter cold of the world of ice and snow. They ignored the violent snowstorm and used the rifles in their hands to vent their firepower.
They were natural warriors who prided themselves on being supreme and the terminators of the old civilization.
However, even though their bodies were not afraid of the cold, the winter expedition was still an extremely difficult task for them.
The stronger the body, the greater the consumption of resources. The west side of Zhufeng Highway was completely blocked by snow, making it extremely difficult for vehicles to pass through. This undoubtedly made the already long supply line even more burdensome.
There were only two choices for the mutated humans.
First, send an advance team to establish an outpost at Shenxiang on the other side of the Taifu River, then send the main force to Wanghai.
Second, wait until next spring before marching to Wanghai.
There was no possibility of reconciliation between the mutated humans and humans. Once they encountered each other, it would be a battle to the death. The mutated humans' leaders were cautious about the conflict with the local human forces in Wanghai. Different from the scattered survivors in Jia City, as a hotspot during the war, Wanghai had a lot of survival bases that inherited the advanced technology from the pre-war military industry.
If they had to clash with the human forces, the mutated humans preferred the time of conflict to occur in the winter.
If they waited until next spring, the mutated humans' combat advantage in the harsh cold environment wouldn't be evident. At the same time, the hungry mutants that woke up from hibernation would make the journey to the city center troublesome.
Due to the above factors, the mutated humans chose the first plan.
Although the road from the Seventh area to Shenxiang was blocked by snow, the road from Shenxiang to Wanghai was still in good condition. As long as they built an outpost in Shenxiang to store resources, the pressure on the supply line would be greatly reduced, and a winter expedition would be possible.
Therefore, the captives in Shenxiang weren't immediately escorted back, but were forced into labor by the mutated humans who occupied the area to build defense.
Outside of Shenxiang, the outline of the reinforced concrete wall began to appear.
The road was filled with wooden shards. They were used as obstacles and cover on the main and secondary road outside of the town. But when the mutated humans arrived, these fragile obstacles didn't bring the slightest sense of security to the survivors hiding behind the cover.
The monsters clad in steel carried machine guns, and the devastating bullet storm destroyed the psychological defense of every survivor.
Not far from here, there was a low bungalow. More than half of the decorated cement wall had been shaved off by the recoilless cannon. The broken wall was filled with hideous bullet marks, and the blood stains on the wooden floor of the house were still clearly visible.
The survivors behind the cover couldn't even cause a single casualty to the attacking mutated humans. When the first mutated human crossed the wooden cover, the survivors already had more than ten bodies on the ground. They had to raise the white flag and surrender.
The bodies of the survivors were picked up with wooden spears and hung on the snowy ground. They were exposed to the erosion of the wind and snow, as well as the bite of the mutated rats. Like a flag, it announced the tyranny and cruelty of the victor.
Pin Wang coldly looked at the humans with weak bodies. They struggled to drag the concrete and steel to walk on the snowy ground, adding bricks and tiles to their outpost.
"Move faster, damned maggots. Who allowed you to stop, huh?" A ferocious-looking mutated human held a whip in his hand as he cursed and swayed beside the slaves. From time to time, the whip in his hand lashed out at the shabby figures, not caring whether they had done anything wrong or not.
The fearful faces made him instinctively feel pleasure.
He could no longer obtain physical pleasure. The male hormones in his body could only be released through primitive violence.
"Luo Ke, don't kill them. Even if they are maggots, they still have value in entertaining us." Pin Wang slowly walked to the side of the supervisor. He bared his fangs and looked at the boy lying on the snowy ground. He didn't hide the disgust and mockery in his eyes.
Mutated humans would rename themselves after "obtaining a new life" and abandon the decadent ethics along with their surname.
"Haha!" Luo Ke raised the whip in his hand and laughed. "Cowards, look at me."
The people carrying the cement bags all stopped.
There were men, women, elders, and children.
The white mist lingered, but it couldn't hide the pairs of eyes that were filled with fear. But they wouldn't scream, nor would they be angry. The cold had already made their facial nerves numb. The bloodthirst of the mutated humans made them forget what dignity was.
Luo Ke looked at the numb faces with satisfaction. He looked down at the shivering boy curled up in the snow. He sneered, raised his foot, and stepped on the young face.
"Ahhh …" A suppressed scream came from under his feet. The frozen fingers tightly gripped the ground and crushed the frozen snow.
The boy's father stood on the side. His shoulders constantly trembled, and his eyes were bloodshot.
The mutated humans on the side held a rifle and looked mockingly at the slaves who were being humiliated. For them who lacked entertainment, their favorite thing to do was to mock and humiliate the captives who couldn't fight back.
The FEV virus was magical. The magical part was that it could make the modified people forget their previous unwillingness and enjoy the pleasure of evolution. They didn't remember the hatred towards the mutated humans at all. They willingly integrated into the new camp and hated the old race that didn't want to accept evolution.
"No-!" A piercing scream pierced through the silence. A woman with messy hair fell on the snowy ground and hugged the mutated human's foot tightly. She desperately wanted to save the boy who was being stepped on.
"Mom …" The boy's eyeballs protruded from the squeezing, and the corner of his mouth weakly moved.
Luo Ke looked down at the woman coldly and stared at the pleading and despair in her eyes.
"Go away." The cold words came out.
Luo Ke raised his foot that was stepping on the boy's face and kicked her in the chest, sending the woman flying.
The woman struggled to get up from the snowy ground. There was blood on the corner of her mouth as she coughed.
But her eyes didn't look at Luo Ke. Instead, she looked at the child who was freed from her foot.
A gentle smile appeared on the corner of her mouth as the woman crawled towards the child.
For some reason, Luo Ke felt very angry when he saw the expression on the woman's face.
"Stop," he arrogantly ordered.
The woman ignored him. She moved her arms shakily and moved towards the child. Seeing his mother approaching him, the boy's face showed an expression as if he was saved.
Just then, a gun was pointed at her head.
The woman looked up blankly as a pitiful smile appeared on her face.
"Can, can you not be here?" She begged with a trembling voice.
From the moment she rushed out from the crowd, she knew her ending. Anyone who dared to disobey them would die without exception.
If possible, she didn't want to die in front of the child.
Luo Ke's mouth curved into a disdainful smirk. This person wanted to negotiate with him?
"Let her go."
A man stood up. His legs and shoulders were trembling. Luo Ke disdainfully curled his lips.
"I'm willing to die for her." This sentence seemed to have used up all the courage in his body.
The woman looked at the man. Her eyes widened and her face lost all color.
Her dry lips opened and closed, powerlessly begging.
"No, want —"
"Then go to hell." Luo Ke raised his hand and fired. The bullet pierced through his chest and even injured the old man behind him.
"Ahhhh —!"
The crowd screamed. The woman screamed at the top of her lungs. The boy stared at his father who fell in the snow with his eyes wide open.
Looking at the woman who rolled and crawled on top of her husband, Luo Ke's face showed a sick and satisfied smile.
He raised his gun and was about to execute the woman who dared to dirty his feet.
But at this moment, Wang Pin, who was standing on the side, gently put his hand on the muzzle.
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