Snowflakes danced in the air, and the accumulated snow on the roadside trees was shaken off by the vibrations of the vehicles and the ground.
Rustle ~ Snowflakes fluttered down.
Rumble ~
The sound of the cars was the loudest in this city.
Creak, creak ~
A large tiger behind them stepped on the accumulated snow, its body low, its frame hunched, slowly following behind the vehicle.
It was incredibly patient.
The tiger's figure was particularly prominent in this white world, but it was crouching low, and it was still snowing, so Li Yu and the others hadn't noticed it yet.
Inside the car.
Li Hang was disassembling the inverter he picked up yesterday at the photovoltaic flagship store to see if it could be repaired.
Yang Tianlong sat up and looked outside from the glass window.
Whoosh ~
Yang Tianlong opened the window a tiny crack, and the cold wind, mixed with snowflakes, blew in a little.
The cold wind blew, invigorating a somewhat drowsy Yang Tianlong; ever since he was injured yesterday, he had been lying in bed, and with many people in the car, space was limited.
It was warm, but staying too long felt stuffy.
He opened a window to air it out.
The cold air from outside the car entered the interior, taking away some warmth but also bringing in fresh air.
The people inside the car felt a slight chill, and seeing that Yang Tianlong had half-opened the window, they didn't say anything; they were also feeling a bit stuffy in the car, so opening a window for fresh air was just right.
The Unimog's windows were double-layered, with one layer of glass and an outer layer of steel bars, providing safer double protection.
So even if the bulletproof glass window was opened, there was no need to worry too much about something suddenly appearing outside the car window.
Time passed by little by little.
The group passed through Liberation City, and Lao Lü and Lao Xie, who were driving, all looked up.
The gates of Liberation City were wide open, empty with no one in sight.
The two large gates were dilapidated, with frozen icicles hanging from them, their sharpest points looking very keen and reflecting light in the sunlight.
A overturned car at the entrance was now also buried by snow.
Seeing Liberation City, everyone felt a mix of emotions.
Especially Lao Lü and the others who had come out of Liberation City, their hearts felt even heavier.
Times had changed, people were different, and this Liberation City before them was also different; it looked like nothing but ruins.
The two vehicles continued to drive.
Fifteen minutes later, they finally arrived at the electronics wholesale market Li Hang had mentioned.
The south has many hills and few plains.
Many roads are undulating, and many roads are carved through mountains, so there are many tunnels.
This electronics wholesale market was located on a small hill, and although it was called a hill, much of it had been hollowed out.
The two vehicles drove uphill, and from a distance, they saw a sign: Electronics Wholesale Market.
The character for "market" in the sign had fallen off, and the other characters were covered with a layer of snow.
"This must be it, right?" Da Pao drove the car to the main entrance, looking at the several exhibition hall-like buildings in front of him.
"Yes, this is it," Li Hang said.
When he first interned after graduation, he worked here for a period, so he was more than familiar with the place.
"Alright, then let's get out," Da Pao said.
Da Pao got out directly from the driver's seat, and Lao Xie and Li Hang followed him out.
"Ah. I'm suffocating ~" After getting out of the car, Da Pao stretched with a big yawn, and his whole body shivered comfortably twice.
Less than 30 meters behind them, a pale yellow tiger lay on the ground, watching them.
Li Yu saw Da Pao and the others get out of the car, then he also jumped out of the car, still holding his submachine gun; he was always like this, as long as he was out of the base, he would maintain an extremely tense state of mind.
Originally, he was like this even when he was in the base, this was an instinct he developed after years of habit from his rebirth, and later in the base, several times he almost injured others because he was too tense.
Later, his third uncle saw his problem and taught him a small method to allow him to relax from his constant tense state.
Being in a constantly tense state causes immense wear and tear on a person, and continuously maintaining a tense state without good rest greatly affects a person's condition.
Li Yu got out of the car, looked around, and found nothing unusual.
"Is this it, Xiao Hang?" Li Yu called from behind.
Li Hang got out of the car, walked two steps towards Li Yu, and said, "Yes, this is it, let's go down and look."
Li Yu nodded, then suddenly felt the hairs on his back stand on end, and an ominous feeling rose from the bottom of his heart.
Rustle, rustle, rustle ~
The wind blew the accumulated snow, making a sound.
"Watch out!" Li Hang suddenly shouted at Li Yu.
Li Yu quickly rolled, tumbling forward two times.
A powerful gust of wind rushed from behind his head.
Close call!
The large tiger, which had been hiding, directly pounced on Li Yu.
Before Li Yu could fully stand up, the tiger's tail swept out from behind, lashing towards Li Yu's body.
Thud!
The tail struck Li Yu's shoulder, but because he was wearing thick clothes underneath and an explosion-proof suit on the outermost layer when he went out.
At the shoulder, there was a protruding shoulder guard that blocked the tiger's sweeping tail.
However, this swing also made Li Yu grunt, almost losing his breath.
But it was this swing that caused Li Yu's body to slide several meters on the smooth, snowy ground.
All of this happened in a flash, in just one or two short seconds.
Everyone was caught off guard.
Da Pao, who was stretching in front, heard the commotion behind him and quickly turned around.
He saw a majestic tiger, four or five meters long, with its head held high, its maw wide open, pouncing towards Li Hang.
In a static moment, one could see such a scene:
Two vehicles, the Unimog in front, the truck behind.
Shang Xue'er and Yang Tianlong had not gotten out of the car; Lao Xie stood to the right of the Unimog, and since the large tiger had attacked from the left, he hadn't seen what had just happened.
To the left of the two vehicles.
Da Pao was furthest from the tiger, but he had the most complete view of it.
Li Hang was less than 6 meters from the tiger, directly facing it.
Li Yu was on the ground after sliding several meters.
After Li Hang warned Li Yu, he watched with wide eyes as the tiger pounced on Li Yu and then flung him away.
Now, as the tiger lunged at him, Li Hang quickly drew his dagger from his thigh and thrust it upward.
This pale yellow tiger was extremely cunning; in mid-air as it pounced, it directly swatted its paw, knocking the dagger from Li Hang's hand to the ground.
Li Hang quickly mimicked Li Yu's previous move, sinking his body low, and the tiger soared over his head.
Da Pao was about to breathe a sigh of relief after seeing Li Hang escape, but then he saw the tiger pounce directly towards him.
"Holy crap." Da Pao hadn't brought a gun when he got out of the car, only a dagger.
Fortunately, he was standing to the front-left of the Unimog, so he darted directly to the right.
He narrowly escaped danger.
Bang, bang, bang ~
Li Yu, who had just fallen to the ground, now stood up and fired several shots at the large tiger.
One shot hit the tiger's flank, and the other two were dodged by the tiger.
"What happened?" Lao Xie saw Da Pao run from the left to the right, and especially hearing the gunshots, he quickly asked.
"Tiger! Get a gun!" Da Pao said directly.
Lao Xie immediately drew the pistol from his waist and walked two steps forward.
After being injured, this tiger did not retreat in fear; instead, its ferocity was ignited.
It turned its head, stuck out a blood-red tongue, licked its blade-like teeth, and twitched its steel-needle-like whiskers.
It opened its gaping maw and roared furiously:
Roar ~
Deafening.
Li Yu, who was directly facing the tiger, felt an invisible sound wave coming towards him.
Li Yu suppressed the ringing in his ears, raised the submachine gun in his hand, and directly fired at the tiger.
Bang, bang, bang!
The tiger moved incredibly fast, dodging Li Yu's bullets with its agile movements.
Bang!
Lao Xie rushed from the right to the left, saw the tiger's back not far away, and fired directly.
The tiger, which was pouncing towards Li Yu, swayed slightly after being shot, but it still refused to give up and continued to charge in Li Yu's direction.
Bang, bang, bang!
There were several more gunshots, fired by Lao Lü, who was sitting in the left driver's seat of the truck.
Everything that had just happened was too fast, so fast that he hadn't even reacted.
But he clearly saw the moment the tiger pounced on Da Pao, and he immediately rolled down the car window, instantly firing three shots at the tiger.
The tiger was hit again, its body swayed twice more, and its pouncing speed also significantly decreased.
Li Yu took this opportunity to aim and fire at the tiger.
Bang, bang, bang...
A full magazine of bullets was unleashed upon the tiger's body, which now looked like a broken barrel, bleeding from all over.
Li Yu put down his submachine gun, drew a pistol from his waist, and slowly approached the tiger.
It was a close call; the tiger's attack speed was too fast, and if he hadn't rolled twice, he would have definitely been seriously injured.
One must know that Li Yu was fully armed before getting out of the car, and he even wore an anti-riot helmet!
Approaching the tiger, Li Yu frowned slightly.
The tiger's eyes were not the black-and-white bloodshot eyes of a zombie but normal in color, and there were no signs of zombification on its body; it seemed to be an ordinary tiger.
It was just, how did a tiger run out?
The tiger, riddled with more than a dozen bullet holes, seemed unwilling to give up, struggling to get up, but obviously failed.
Thump!
After attempting to stand up again, the tiger failed and collapsed to the ground.
Seeing this, an unidentifiable anger surged in Li Yu's heart, and the soreness in his shoulder further fueled his rage.
In the car, Shang Xue'er, hearing the commotion, helped Yang Tianlong get out, and Lao Xie, Lao Lü, Li Hang, and the others also came over.
But Li Yu bypassed the tiger and walked directly towards the truck.
"Boss Li, are you alright?" Lao Lü had just gotten out of the car and was about to ask if Li Yu was injured.
But Li Yu didn't answer, his face so dark it looked like water might drip from it.
He walked to the car.
Screech ~
Li Yu pulled out the steel knife from the car, the one specifically used for chopping bones.
Holding the steel knife, Li Yu slowly walked towards the tiger.
Under everyone's gaze, Li Yu swung the knife at the tiger's neck.
Crack!
The steel knife got stuck on the bones of the neck.
Another chop.
Under the immense force, blood spurted from the tiger's neck, the red blood gushing like a fountain.
Li Yu chopped several times relentlessly, like a madman.
Until the tiger's head was completely severed. The body was separated from the head.
