Dark clouds pressed down on the city, completely obscuring the sky.
As Li Yu saw more and more zombies ahead, the sense of dread in his heart grew stronger.
No one dared to stop or be distracted. From the rearview mirror, everyone saw the dark clouds behind them.
However, no one had yet seen the tide of zombies beneath those dark clouds.
Everyone was still concentrating, driving continuously, afraid of being distracted and getting surrounded by the zombies on both sides of the road.
One minute, two minutes, three minutes, four minutes, five minutes.
Under such rapid driving, with Uncle and Li Yu's two cars leading the way, they traveled without incident.
If Li Yu had only used an electric car at the very front, he might have been surrounded by zombies.
At this moment, Li Yu's brow was still furrowed. The base still looked some distance away, but the Gas Station seemed close.
However, the zombies were becoming more and more numerous. Many zombies were climbing up from the edges of the farmland, emerging from many ravines, and some even walked in the direction behind them.
What was behind them?
Just as Li Yu felt puzzled, he suddenly looked through the car window and saw the dark clouds in the sky behind them, extremely close. Looking down, beneath the sky, there were dense masses of zombies.
From the perspective of the rearview mirror, the zombies seemed endless, stretching as far as the eye could see.
Hiss!
Seeing this, Li Yu gasped, a chill running down his spine.
He wasn't the only one who saw this scene. His Uncle, who was at the very back, also saw it. He was currently bringing up the rear and was the first to spot the zombies behind them.
At this moment, he was extremely nervous!
So he immediately grabbed the walkie-talkie and urgently said, “Xiao Yu, a large zombie horde has appeared behind us! So many! We must speed up!”
Li Yu heard this and felt a bit bitter. Their current driving speed was already approaching 100 kilometers per hour. If they went any faster, hitting a zombie would easily cause the vehicle to skid, or lose control of the front, leading to a breakdown.
“Uncle, you hold on first. Didn't you bring grenades earlier? Throw two later. We’ll be at the base soon. Don't panic, everyone, hold on!” Li Yu’s words were firm, like a strong stimulant injected into everyone's hearts.
His Uncle gritted his teeth, looking at the grenades on the passenger seat, his heart hardening.
Meanwhile, Li Yu, at the very front, was also having a tough time, as was Uncle.
They encountered the most zombies ahead, constantly crashing into them, the continuous thudding sounds ringing in their ears.
What made the two of them even more nervous was that the front windshield of the car was on the verge of shattering, the front of the car was already a wreck, and the tires were on the verge of blowing out.
Both of them were under immense pressure. With zombies directly in front of them, they had to crash into them head-on, and the pressure was unimaginable.
At this point, from Uncle's perspective, the zombies ahead were no longer just one or two; almost every five seconds, they would hit a zombie.
The vehicles behind them would then run over the bodies of these zombies.
Another two minutes passed.
Li Yu saw the Gas Station ahead, and his heart slightly relaxed. They had finally arrived.
Meanwhile, on his Uncle's side, the situation was extremely critical.
Because the zombies were already less than 300 meters away from him.
Logically, zombies shouldn't be able to catch up, as cars are very fast. But these zombies that caught up weren't chasing from afar.
Instead, after Li Yu and Uncle cleared a path, creating an opening in the middle, and everyone drove through it, the area behind them would quickly be surrounded by zombies.
Then, they would merge with the zombie horde from behind, forming an even more terrifying zombie tide.
This was why the zombie horde was growing larger and larger.
On Li Yu's side, as the dark clouds approached, for some reason, the zombies ahead became more numerous, active, and frenzied.
Two zombies even leaped directly onto the windshield, hitting it with a loud smack!
Li Yu’s heart tightened.
He had no choice but to slow down. If he drove too fast, the glass definitely wouldn't hold, and the front of the car was already a complete wreck.
As the car slowed, the zombies on both sides immediately swarmed them.
However, if the car went any faster, the vehicle ahead definitely wouldn't hold up.
“Switch! Da Pao, you take over for me!” Li Yu shouted into the walkie-talkie.
Li Yu's large car instantly slowed down, allowing the SUV behind him to take his place. The SUV's performance was still decent.
Li Yu then let everyone pass him, and he drove parallel with his Uncle.
His Uncle saw Li Yu also in the back and said somewhat angrily, “Why did you come to the back too?”
His Uncle knew very well that if the current situation continued, they would very likely be surrounded by the zombie horde before reaching the base.
Especially him, at the very end. He had even thought about it just now, that he would definitely buy them some time at the end, to delay the zombies behind them.
“Uncle, right now, how about this: we simultaneously clear out the zombies on both the left and right sides. You throw grenades to the right, and I'll throw them to the left. This way, the number of zombies surrounding us from behind can be reduced.”
His Uncle heard this and thought it wasn't a bad idea.
So the two agreed to do so and rolled down their windows slightly.
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As Li Yu counted down, both of them threw their grenades. Since grenades have a few seconds of explosion time, this period allowed the zombies to surround them, increasing the zombie density.
A few seconds later, two booming sounds came from behind.
Through the rearview mirror, Li Yu saw dozens of zombies blown away behind them. Seeing the noticeably reduced zombie density, he breathed a sigh of relief.
In the sky, as the dark clouds drew closer, large raindrops began to fall, sparsely at first.
Suddenly, Li Yu realized that the base's signal could now be received.
So he took out the walkie-talkie and spoke to the base, “Tie Zi, Gang Zi, we're coming back right now, probably in a few minutes. It's raining, and there's thunder. Get ready to let us in! Also, the zombie horde is coming again; tell everyone to prepare to resist the zombie horde! This time, it's extraordinary!”
Li Yu spoke almost shouting, because the windows were open, and the wind outside the car was howling.
Soon, a voice came from the walkie-talkie. “Big Brother, we already saw it was going to rain. We’re all here now, so don't worry. Also, when you come back, pay attention to the zombies under the wall. These zombies are starting to surround us now.”
Before the rain, under bright sunlight, it was very difficult for zombies to smell humans from a distance.
Moreover, under bright sunlight, zombies were very afraid of direct exposure, so they mostly hid in dark corners.
However, once it got dark, at night, the zombies' sense of smell would improve somewhat, but fortunately, most of the zombies around the base had already been slaughtered.
Unless it rained!
In rainy conditions, the zombies' sense of smell and speed would greatly improve. They could smell humans through the air, and the more people there were, the more clearly the zombies could perceive them.
This time, the zombies' sense of smell was also enhanced by the heavy rain, and they were now surrounding the base.
