lcionline Chapter 517: The Choice of Boulevard
Chapter 517: The Choice of Boulevard
After hearing the order, everyone was ready to go. There was only the sound of equipment being carried and light footsteps. No one spoke or asked questions, which made them look well-trained.
Bai Mengyan and Leng Yuexiu stood at the door of the back door. After Bai Mengyan confirmed the situation behind the door, Leng Yuexiu gently opened the back door.
Bai Mengyan used her spatial ability to pinch the zombie's throat out of thin air, and bent it hard, breaking the cervical vertebrae.
Then he gently put it aside, and Leng Yuexiu dealt with several zombies in another direction at the same time.
His wind blade was too fast, and it killed the victim with one strike, so the corpse made a sound when it fell to the ground.
There are not many zombies wandering in the alley connected to this back door. Only zombies from nearby are attracted here. The direction leading to the main road seems particularly quiet and normal.
Bai Mengyan looked in the direction of the other side. Leng Yuexiu led the way forward, and the others came out from the back door one after another, following Leng Yuexiu's figure.
The order of the team's marching is rearranged to make it more mobile and offensive.
In fact, considering the strength of their team, it is very easy to deal with these ordinary zombies whose posterior brain crystal energy bodies have transitioned from soft crystal to white crystal.
These ordinary zombies are not the biggest threat. We should be more vigilant against unknown dangers.
Those tiny insects, mutated animals and plants often hide deep inside and are the ones that deliver the final blow.
Even if the number of survivors here is less than one in ten million, they will find it difficult to adapt to the apocalyptic era full of crises and will eventually perish.
When Black Hawk came out and caught up with the team, Bai Mengyan rushed forward from the end and provided flank protection on the symmetrical side where Yan Lina was guarding.
After passing through this narrow back street, they need to follow the main street which is congested with traffic and full of zombies until they turn through three intersections.
The team consists of 11 people in total, and two columns can ensure the compactness of the team.
Everyone was walking on the sidewalk next to the buildings, but after the zombie reaction of the tantalum energy began to spread, out-of-control cars and fleeing pedestrians made the entire road a mess.
They need to go around or climb over obstacles, which invisibly increases the difficulty of everyone's passage.
Fortunately, Bai Mengyan was there, so everyone could step over or over some smaller obstacles and pass through directly. Someone needed to be on guard to prevent being injured by the zombies that rushed out during the process.
If they were blocked by larger vehicles, Bai Mengyan would simply use her spatial abilities to push things away, creating space for them to pass.
Of course, doing this would make a huge friction noise, and since there were already zombies following their team, this would only attract more.
But this is not important. As long as the last person uses the terrain to provide some cover, they will be able to stop most of the zombies and hinder their advance.
In this way, the group successfully passed the straight section of the road, and next they had to turn from the main road into a narrower section of the road.
There weren't many zombies on this road, but the trees on one side of the road were so tall that they blocked out the sun. Near noon, the sunlight shone through the gaps between the leaves onto the road surface, which didn't give people a sense of security.
Before entering, Bai Mengyan quickly rushed from the back of the team to the front. She had just used a larger logistics truck to intercept all the zombies at the back.
Leng Yuexiu stood at the entrance of the narrow road, frowning as he looked at the situation inside.
This route is one of the two alternative options, but it is the shortest and most convenient one.
Whether from the geographical location or the distribution of zombies, this is the best choice.
While resting at the temporary stop, Bai Mengyan had already used her consciousness to explore this passage.
But after all, the distance is far, so we can only see the picture information and cannot fully perceive the distribution of the energy field here.
While the others were on guard, Rabbit was also staring at a large banyan tree at the entrance with a very serious look.
If the danger of this road cannot be proven, we will basically not give up this road.
Bai Mengyan didn't say anything and opened her consciousness to explore again. This time, she stood at the entrance of the road. It was very easy to see the direction of the energy here.
After a few seconds, Bai Mengyan returned empty-handed. Whether she was trying to pass her consciousness through it or analyzing the trees that blocked the sunlight, there were no abnormal energy fluctuations.
She shook her head in confusion and reported to Leng Yuexiu, "The results of the consciousness exploration showed nothing unusual, but... this place always makes people feel cramped and uneasy. Perhaps we can choose a backup plan."
Leng Yuexiu didn't say anything, but looked at the rabbit, "Don't be impatient, wait a little longer."
Cheng Lu separated from the team and approached Bai Mengyan, asking for advice, "Captain Leng, I can spawn strange vines to bind with the plants here, and perhaps check to see if there are any problems with these trees."
Judging from what we see with the naked eye, this passage is blocked by the tree canopy and there are rarely any zombies in it, so the "overnourished" trees must be the more problematic ones.
Leng Yuexiu shook his head. "These trees are connected in a cluster. If there really is something wrong with the trees, the strange tree seeds you just obtained haven't grown yet and could easily backfire. They might even suck you dry as nutrients. I suggest you don't do this."
Cheng Lu shrank her neck. Since she was not needed, she returned to the team and waited.
Yan Lina shook off the zombie blood on her nails and nonchalantly interrupted, "No need to bother. Can't I just go in and take a look?"
Leng Yuexiu glanced at her unkindly when he heard her arrogant attitude. Out of her instinctive fear of Leng Yuexiu, Yan Lina slightly restrained her attitude of looking down on everyone and said nothing more.
Bai Mengyan whispered to Yan Lina, "You've been transformed, and even though you're powerful, you're still a flesh and blood body with the characteristics of a living person.
It's not like when you were crawling on the ground. Back then you were a living dead.
The body is dead, but the person still has consciousness. At that time, you can still act as a humanoid detector and will not attract the attention of mutant creatures. But now, you can't. You'd better stay here and follow orders."
Although Yan Lina was dissatisfied, since Bai Mengyan said so, she naturally would not deliberately contradict her. She stood quietly at the outside of the team and kept guard.
After a while, the rabbit finally withdrew his gaze. At this time, the faint light in his pupils gradually disappeared, and it was obvious that he had just used the special ability of Eagle Eyes.
Rabbit reported to Leng Yuexiu, "Captain Leng, after careful inspection, I found that this road is quite dangerous. The vitality of these banyan trees seems to be too strong, and there is a possibility that they have absorbed corpses."
"But following the intricate underground veins, we can foresee that a banyan tree has formed a tree crystal, protected by a massive root system. It is at a critical juncture, about to break through and enter the second level."
After hearing this result, the other teammates couldn't remain calm.
It has only been a short time since these people obtained the crystal energy body, figured out its functions, and began to awaken their special abilities. A tree without intelligence, relying on instinctive growth and plundering, can produce tree crystals and is about to break through to the second level. Who can believe this?