Wang Zhongrui guided the residents on the streets to quickly leave the area where the creeper vine was. But he could only guide one street by himself, so what about the other residents?
Furthermore, the creeper vine was so strange. Wang Zhongrui knew that he was just a normal person, so he did not dare to stay here for too long!
After he left the creeper vine area, he immediately found a landline and called the Public Order Division. "There's something wrong with the creeper vines. They eat humans! Now, hurry up and call the landlines of the residential buildings where the creeper vines are located. See if there are any survivors in the residential buildings covered by the creeper vines. If there are, tell them to leave immediately! Also, inform the higher-ups of the Wang Clan to send troops here. We need flamethrowers! "
At this time, Wang Zhongrui's logic was still clear. He was a very rational and decisive person. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to escape from the residential building.
What he said was firstly to confirm that there were survivors, and secondly, he wanted to know how to deal with it. The creeper vine was not afraid of bullets and was extremely aggressive. Wang Zhongrui felt that it would be more suitable to use a flamethrower against it.
However, Wang Zhongrui was still a little hesitant. The creeper vines had already covered a fifth of the stronghold. In other words, the death toll of the stronghold's residents had reached an immeasurable level.
Wang Zhongrui guessed that the creeper vines should have only started eating humans in the past one or two days. Otherwise, there would have been a bunch of people reporting missing cases a long time ago.
Moreover, the creeper vines would probably become even more powerful after eating humans. He recalled the garment factory's manager mentioning that a residential building that was not covered in creeper vines yesterday had turned into a gloomy shade of green today.
In the past, the creeper vines did not spread so quickly!
The people in the Public Order Division didn't think that Wang Zhongrui was being an alarmist. Wang Zhongrui was also a veteran staff member, and he was usually very reliable in his work.
Therefore, the entire Public Order Division was suddenly mobilized. A large number of Public Order Division personnel rushed to Wang Zhongrui's location, while people from the headquarters began making calls to the landlines in the residential buildings.
However, the more they called, the heavier their mood became. Because no one picked up the phone, the more they called. In the end, there was only a busy tone.
One or two calls might be a coincidence, but if hundreds of calls were the same, it meant that something big had happened!
The advance troops stationed in the stronghold had already arrived with flamethrowers.
The company commander of the advance guard approached Wang Zhongrui to understand the situation. Wang Zhongrui looked at the two flamethrowers in their hands and asked, "How many flamethrowers do we have in the stronghold?"
"There's only these two. Usually, these weapons aren't used at all, so the stronghold has never been equipped with them." The company commander explained, "Besides, these two flamethrowers haven't been used in a long time, so I don't know if they're still useful."
After Wang Zhongrui heard that, he turned around and looked at the creeper vines. The creeper vines in front of them were like a green sea that stretched endlessly. How could two flamethrowers be enough?
The company commander said, "Let's give it a try first. Our brothers are transporting fuel from the rear. If we really can't do it, we'll set fire to it bit by bit."
"Alright, let's try it out first!" Wang Zhongrui replied.
A soldier carried a flamethrower on his back and walked towards the residential building. When he was about five meters away from the building, he opened fire. A long tongue of flame spewed out at the creeper vines. The creeper vines on the wall immediately twisted and struggled like humans twisting their limbs in pain.
Initially, the advance guard troops were still skeptical of Wang Zhongrui's words. But when they saw this, they were shocked.
Normal creeper vines would never have such a reaction when they were burned by flames!
But before they could think further, a manhole cover behind the soldier was suddenly pushed open by countless vines. Then, those vines instantly reached the soldier's body. One by one, sharp thorns pierced into the soldier's body and forcefully dragged him into the sewers.
The soldier did not even make a sound of pain. The troops behind him who wanted to rescue him were about to pounce forward, but there was nothing left in the sewers except for the pitch-black manhole. It was a terrifying sight.
The company commander of the advance guard troops shouted at the radio operator, "Be on full alert! Quickly inform HQ and request for reinforcements. We need a lot of fuel! "
But he did not know it was already too late to deal with the creeper vines. After the creeper vines dragged the soldier into the sewers, the creeper vines that seemed to have been enraged by the flames started spreading at an unbelievable speed.
That flame was like the prelude to the disaster that would befall Stronghold 61. In the past, the creeper vines would only "eat" in secret. But now, it had gone berserk!
Before Wang Zhongrui and the others could even wait for reinforcements, they could already see the creeper vines rapidly spreading towards them. In the past, the streets were still clean. But now, in just a minute, the area covered by the creeper vines had even turned green!
The leaves of the creeper vines were swaying like hands. It made Wang Zhongrui's scalp tingle.
The advance guard troops still wanted to use another flamethrower to try and slow down the creeper vines. But when Wang Zhongrui looked to his side, he realized they were about to be surrounded by the creeper vines!
He grabbed the company commander and started running. "Run! If we don't run now, it'll be too late!"
"We can't run!" The company commander roared, "If the troops run away, what about the civilians?!"
Wang Zhongrui was helpless. He did not want to wait for his death here. Even if the troops did not run away, he would still have to. Even if he lost his job at the Public Order Division, he could not afford to lose his life here.
Wang Zhongrui no longer cared about the advance guard troops. He turned around and ran. After running for a few hundred meters, he turned around and saw the creeper vines engulfing the advance guard troops. He immediately turned pale with fright!
At this moment, Luo Lan wondered as he stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, "What's going on? I saw all the people from the Public Order Division retreating, and there were even military vehicles driving past. What's going on? We didn't do anything! "
It was currently afternoon, and the people outside had been sitting quietly for an entire day and night. Luo Lan really could not understand what was going on. Meanwhile, the creeper vines were rapidly spreading along the walls of the stronghold. If one looked down from above, the stronghold would look like it was surrounded by a strange green circle.
When Ren Xiaosu heard the cries from outside the stronghold, he was stunned. He muttered, "This has nothing to do with me. I didn't do anything …."
The stronghold's gate suddenly opened, and several soldiers ran out in a sorry state. Someone went up and asked, "What's going on?"
The soldiers did not care about anything else and shouted, "The stronghold has been surrounded by creeper vines, and those creeper vines are cannibalistic! I'm afraid Stronghold 61 is in danger! "
The few of them had escaped from the stronghold at the last moment and were still rejoicing at having survived the disaster. Ren Xiaosu looked at the gate and saw that it had been blocked by dense green vines.
Ren Xiaosu suddenly heard someone crying beside him. He turned around and looked at Zhou Yingxue. "Why are you crying?"
Zhou Yingxue said aggrievedly as she cried, "I can't sell my house anymore!"
Her dream of becoming a real estate developer was shattered before she could even begin.
Ren Xiaosu's face darkened. Was this the time to be thinking about this? Hurry up and run!
Wait a minute, Luo Lan is still inside!
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