The rain that fell was very sudden.
It was as if the sky had broken, pouring down rivers.
Under the torrential downpour, the raincoats worn by everyone had little effect.
After Li Yu cleared all the zombies in Weng City, he entered the base from Weng City. The base was bustling with people, as if everyone had been mobilized to resist this wave of zombies together.
There were a total of 67 people in the base, 59 of whom were over 15 years old. Except for the elderly who were responsible for cooking and taking care of children in the base, most others were scheduled for shifts, defending the base 24 hours a day.
Fifty-four people were divided into 3 shifts, with 18 people in each shift.
Each shift ensured that there were some people who could manage affairs and had more experience and strength, such as Li Yu, his eldest uncle, third uncle, second uncle, Li Tie, and Li Gang.
One person in the monitoring room, 6 people at the front gate, 4 people at the back gate, 4 people patrolling the wall, and 3 mobile personnel.
The front gate, back gate, patrol, and mobile positions would rotate every two hours, because the pressure at each position was different. At the front gate, where the pressure was highest, it was difficult for one person to maintain high-intensity actions for a long time.
Li Yu watched everyone orderly, without much panic, following the response experience summarized from previous zombie tides.
The feeling of palpitations in his heart slowly disappeared. Only at this moment did Li Yu feel truly safe.
However, it was not absolute safety, because at this moment, there were still many zombies outside!
This zombie tide came quickly and fiercely.
He wondered how other survivors outside would cope, and how other forces would respond.
Shaking his head, Li Yu cleared the Random Thoughts from his mind and took off the protective suit he was wearing. These protective suits could provide good protection when dealing with zombies, but inside the base, on the wall, holding spears to resist zombies, the protection of these joints would undoubtedly reduce the body's agility.
After taking off the protective suit, Li Yu saw that Li Yu's entire face on the wall was covered in what he didn't know was sweat or rain. But both fell to the ground with the rainwater.
Li Yu picked up his spear and, according to the plan of his second uncle and others, went to the back gate.
The zombies at the back gate were slightly better than at the front gate. Li Yu and others had already prepared some loudspeakers outside the base, plus the drones they had captured later.
Now they could all be used. Although the sound transmission effect was not as good in the heavy rain as when it wasn't raining, it still had an effect.
He didn't know how long this rain would last.
The zombies outside the base seemed endless. Looking down from the wall, all he saw were zombies, from the forest all the way to the base of the wall, from scattered at first, to dense later, and then to boundless.
"Brother, let's turn on the loudspeakers. The front gate said they couldn't hold on much longer. There are too many zombies." Also at the back gate, wearing a walkie-talkie headset, he shouted loudly to Li Yu. His eyes were no longer casual; at this moment, he already showed some sense of responsibility.
Li Yu was somewhat relieved, nodded, and said, "Let it go!"
He pressed the button.
A few kilometers outside the base, the sound of loudspeakers echoed. Some zombies ran directly in that direction, but not all zombies went. A large portion still remained at the base wall, unable to hear the loudspeaker due to the rain, and did not leave.
Li Yu looked at the dark sky.
The sky was too dark during this heavy rain. Although there had been heavy rains before, it had never been this dark.
Li Yu was holding a spear and stabbing zombies on the wall when suddenly someone behind him shouted, "Xiao Yu! The mountain pond has risen a lot. If it continues to rain at this rate, it looks like the water in the mountain pond will be full in less than half a day. It will be troublesome if it overflows then."
It was May, and early rice had already been harvested. Fortunately, the rice was fine. Although they had already stockpiled a lot of unhulled rice before, if there was no new rice in the granary, it would be like eating into their reserves!
Li Yu tilted his head and saw that it was Uncle Lai. After some thought, he finally said, "Open the sluice gates and release the water. Didn't we build several ditches in the plain below the mountain pond before? Now open these ditches and let the water flow out of the base."
The base was located at a relatively high elevation. Behind the plain were two mountains, and water flows downhill.
Li Yu's family originally made cement culverts, so when the foundation was built, several drainage channels leading out of the base were constructed.
This drainage channel was built underground, and the outlet was about 200 meters from the base. The outlet was exactly in a small gully, and the outlet was also sealed with iron bars.
The outlet in the base was also sealed with fine steel. With both ends sealed, there was no need to worry about entering the base through the sewer.
At this moment, after opening this outlet, the lake water flowing down from the mountain pond surged downwards continuously.
Waves rolled.
Li Yu saw the rapidly flowing water from the wall, and his heart stirred. Although the base still had electricity, there was no guarantee that this heavy rain would last for another one or two weeks. During the last zombie tide, the base used the solar energy stored in the previous batteries.
But during that time, everyone dared not waste electricity casually.
Li Yu had even bought several hydro-generators for the base!
At this moment, taking advantage of the elevation difference between the mountain pond and the plain, plus the rapid flow of water.
Why not make use of it? When he thought of it, he had to start doing it.
He took out the walkie-talkie and shouted to the front gate, "Xiao Hang, you and Haoran, go and install that hydro-generator from the warehouse below the mountain pond."
After only a few seconds, a reply came: "Okay, Brother! Install them all?"
"Install them all!"
Li Hang had studied electromechanics before. He was also quite familiar with these machines.
Li Hang heard his brother's words and naturally obeyed. He asked the mobile personnel to take his place, and then he and Li Haoran, who was also in a mobile position, walked towards the warehouse.
Li Yu felt a secret sigh of relief when he heard Li Hang's obedience. Looking at the inky black night sky, he became even calmer. Let it rain, let it rain. Even without the sun, there would still be electricity.
Li Yu stayed at the back gate, resisting the zombies with Li Zhengping, his fourth uncle, and his cousin Xiao Lue.
During this time, he occasionally observed Li Zhengping and the others. Xiao Lue's father was originally an armed police officer, and he was quite strict with him. Xiao Lue had always done things meticulously and thoughtfully. At this moment, he was quick, accurate, and ruthless in killing zombies.
And Li Zhengping's change was the greatest. From a naive boy who initially only knew how to play games, he seemed to have matured all at once, becoming more reliable and steady.
Li Yu secretly nodded.
Time flew by.
It was already 12 AM. Li Yu had his father take his place, and then he went down to rest.
At this moment, he, including Da Pao and Tianlong who had gone out today, had been in the defensive position until now, finally able to relax.
