Willow branches are heavy with rain, and the pine trees are shrouded in deep mist.
Outside the wall, among the pine trees.
In the swaying drizzle, a white mist curled around them.
It gave off a feeling of ethereal beauty, as if one could ascend to immortality.
Roar~
While the rainy scenery in the mountains was beautiful, it was also within this hazy drizzle that more zombies emerged.
Amidst the patter of rain, the roars of zombies were interspersed.
Thwack!
An arrow precisely struck a zombie’s head.
The fletching of the arrow was still trembling, indicating the immense force of the shot.
The high-strength dual-wheel compound bow that Li Yu used could save 80% of the effort.
This meant that only 15 pounds of force were needed to draw a 60-pound medium bow and crossbow.
While saving effort, the arrows shot out were also extremely powerful.
After shooting one arrow, Li Yu slowly drew out another.
These arrows were all self-made, and he hadn't expected the shooting effect to be quite good.
Beside him, Li Haoran was also shooting with a crossbow.
These high-strength compound bows and crossbows were purchased by Li Yu through the black market before the apocalypse. They were incredibly expensive, but of course, the quality was also excellent.
“Brother, with this rain, the weather has gotten cold again. Why do I feel it’s even colder than before?” Li Haoran asked.
Li Yu shook the rainwater off his raincoat with his hand, then said, “Although it was cold before, the humidity wasn’t this high. Now, with heavy humidity, the cold is everywhere.
Haoran, don’t always rush your shots. Aim before you shoot.
If you miss again later, I’ll make you go out and pick up the arrows.”
Li Haoran looked at the increasing number of zombies below the wall, feeling a bit numb, and quickly said, “Brother, don’t be so harsh.
I’ll aim more carefully.”
He then stood firm, aimed his crossbow at a zombie not far below the wall.
He took a deep breath, aimed, and waited for two seconds.
The bowstring loosened, and the arrow flew out.
Thwack!
Seeing this, Li Yu nodded and said, “Yes, just maintain this state and practice well.”
After receiving Li Yu’s approval, a look of excitement appeared on Li Haoran’s face, and he continued to shoot arrow after arrow.
Li Yu smiled at the motivated Li Haoran and then left the wall.
At this time, there weren't too many zombies below the wall, so there was no need to worry excessively.
However, constant vigilance was necessary. If there were too many zombies below, they would need to be eliminated.
Back in the guard room, Li Yu stared blankly at the camera.
Suddenly, Li Haoran rushed into the guard room.
He said to Li Yu, “Brother, several cars are coming from outside.”
Upon hearing this, Li Yu’s expression changed. Someone was coming?
He immediately called Li Tie and others over.
On the wall, Li Yu held binoculars, watching five cars slowly approaching from behind the trees.
However, these cars looked somewhat familiar.
Li Yu looked closely.
They were He Chao’s cars!
Since Da Zhangshu Base was able to trade supplies, they had been living near Da Zhangshu Base.
Now that it was raining, zombies were everywhere. Even if humans hid, zombies could still smell their scent and attack.
The cars outside the wall were heavily surrounded by the zombies there.
The scratches on the car bodies all attested to how difficult their journey had been.
Second Uncle, Li Tie, Lao Lü, and others also came to the wall and saw the cars in the distance.
Everyone was wearing raincoats, and in the gloomy weather, they couldn't see very clearly.
Lao Lü exclaimed, “Those are He Chao’s cars.”
He then looked at Li Yu, but did not speak. The authority of the base rested with Li Yu; whether to save them or not was not something he could decide.
Li Yu was also contemplating. This He Chao was also someone who came from Liberation City before. Since the last time the supply exchange mode was activated, He Chao had exchanged with them several times.
Additionally, when the people from Safe City arrived last time, He Chao also proactively warned Li Yu and his group.
Because of their warning, Li Yu was able to prepare earlier and surround Captain Tao and all his people.
In the rainy night, Li Yu’s eyes flickered.
However, He Chao and his group below the wall were at a critical moment.
In the foremost car, the window opened, and the person inside seemed to want to say something, but was quickly surrounded by zombies.
Amidst the roars of the zombies, it was impossible to clearly hear what the people in the cars below were saying.
As more and more zombies gathered around, these cars continuously shook.
Everyone dared not speak, waiting for Li Yu’s command. Whether to ignore them or save them, they would follow the orders.
After several transactions, they were somewhat familiar with the people below, and they had also provided some help.
Saving them was not a big deal, as there weren’t too many zombies right now, and even if they were saved, they wouldn’t need to be kept inside the base.
Not saving them wouldn’t be a big problem either, it just meant that they might have to find other people for future supply exchanges.
However, He Chao and his group had always performed well. They also frequently reported on the situation around Xin City.
“Open the main gate, and also close the research lab. Have Bai Jie temporarily go up to the wall. Pull up the ladder that descends into Weng City.
Let them stay in Weng City. Don’t open the back door.” Li Yu said.
After several modifications, Weng City, the wall, and the watchtower around the main gate had been connected.
However, within Weng City, to maintain independence, no fixed steps were built, only simple retractable steel ladders were used.
Even if the main gate were opened now, the zombies behind would certainly flock in, more or less.
But the main gate itself had a surface made of dozens of centimeters of steel plate, with reinforced concrete poured inside, weighing ten tons, and operated by an axle for raising and lowering.
Even if zombies stood in the center of the gate, once such a heavy gate was closed and lowered, even if the entrance was packed with zombies, they would still be crushed to dust by this gate.
It was precisely because of this that Li Yu felt confident allowing them to open the gate.
Upon hearing Li Yu’s command, Da Pao and others quickly opened the main gate.
Then, Li Tie, seeing more and more zombies coming from other directions, said:
“Brother, there are really too many zombies. Should we find a way to help them clear some out?”
Li Yu looked and said, “Alright, help them get in.”
So, everyone on the wall began to raise their crossbows and shoot.
Meanwhile, inside the car, He Chao had initially driven over with a hopeful mindset, wondering if they could get in and find refuge. He hadn't expected the gate to actually open.
Rumble~
The vehicles below the wall started at maximum power, surging towards the main gate.
Some zombies at the main gate also pressed forward, and for a moment, many zombies rushed into the main gate.
Li Yu saw some zombies still following behind, but they were crushed under the vehicles they drove.
Before they could even react, they were flattened into meat paste by the tires.
“Quick!” Li Yu shouted from the wall towards below.
The five cars quickly entered the main gate, with a group of zombies following closely behind.
Li Yu then took out a grenade, pulled the pin, and threw it into the densest group of zombies outside the wall.
Boom!
The pile of zombies outside the wall was instantly blown away, creating a vacuum in the densest area at the front.
Click, click, click~
After seeing He Chao and his group enter Weng City, Da Pao directly pressed the lever, slowly lowering the main gate.
There were still some zombies below the gate, surging into Weng City.
The zombies around the gate, being mindless, were caught as the large iron gate slowly descended.
Four or five zombies were directly cut in half.
This large iron gate was like a sharp, sturdy guillotine, directly splitting the zombies at the entrance in two.
Inside Weng City.
There were still over twenty zombies that had followed the vehicles in.
Li Yu couldn’t see very clearly, so he said to He Chao and his group who had entered Weng City, “Don’t get out of the cars yet, there are still zombies.”
He then turned to the people next to him and said, “Turn on the floodlights, all of them. Use crossbows to eliminate the zombies inside.”
Li Tie directly moved the strong lights, redirecting them into Weng City.
Instantly, Weng City was as bright as day.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~
With the sounds of crossbows firing, the more than twenty zombies inside were all eliminated.
The position where Li Yu and others stood was on a reinforced wall.
This wall was over ten meters high, roughly the height of four or five stories.
At this moment, they looked down at He Chao and his group. Under the illumination of the lights, the vehicles were very clear.
Li Yu shouted, “He Chao, tell your brothers to come out.”
Accompanied by the sound of a car door opening, He Chao got out of the car. After getting out, He Chao looked up, trying to see the people on the wall.
However, under the strong lights, against the light, his eyes were somewhat blurry, and he couldn’t clearly see the people on the wall at all.
Yet, the people on the wall could see them with exceptional clarity.
After He Chao got out of the car, he couldn't see the people clearly, but he generally knew the direction Li Yu and his group were in, so he bowed deeply.
He said gratefully, “Thank you, Mr. Li. We didn’t expect you would actually open the gate and save us. Thank you, thank you.”
He then said to the people in the other cars, “Brothers, get out of the cars. Thank Mr. Li for saving our lives.”
Clatter~
A large group of people suddenly got out of the cars.
Da Pao counted them, then said to Li Yu, “There are 31 people in total. 19 males, 12 females.”
Li Yu nodded.
Li Yu and his group had mostly met these people who got out of the cars before.
All these people expressed their gratitude towards the direction where Li Yu and his group were.
“Thank you, Mr. Li, for saving us.”
“Mr. Li, your kindness is immense.”
Li Yu listened to their words of thanks, feeling no great emotional stir.
He directly said to the people below, “I’m only temporarily letting you stay in Weng City. Once the zombie horde recedes, you can leave. This is all I can do.”
Although He Chao and his group were somewhat disappointed, they were already very grateful to have a safe place to stay.
He Chao was also a smart man. Among the people he brought this time, there were some Li Yu had not seen before, so he proactively reported:
“Mr. Li, this time we have 31 people, and some of them are our family members who were not present when we exchanged supplies with you before.”
Li Yu then looked at Yu Tong and Lao Lü. They had stayed in Liberation City before, so they should have seen and known these people.
After seeing them nod, Li Yu also felt relieved.
