Chapter 800 Bro, Are You Okay?

“But letting it keep following us like this…”

“Captain Shen!”

As everyone was feeling frustrated and helpless, a trembling, excited voice came from not far away.

Looking in the direction of the voice, three bedraggled individuals appeared in the ruins!

“Frog! Da Chongzi, Steamed Bun!” Shen Linrui waved his hand excitedly, “You guys are pretty fast, come on, come down quickly.”

“Squeak squeak!”

Flash poked its head out from Shen Linrui’s pocket, waving its little claws vigorously as it recognized the three and greeted them.

Having changed their position, Frog and the others were much closer, and they arrived quickly.

Frog and the three descended from the ruins, looking as miserable as soldiers fleeing a lost battle. Finally seeing familiar faces, they collapsed to the ground with a thud, breaking down into tears.

“Captain Shen, it was terrifying, it was so terrifying, that explosion, it was just too scary. At that time we…”

Without waiting for Shen Linrui to inquire, Frog started recounting their experience from the previous evening on his own.

The reconnaissance teams were organized into groups of five, and Frog’s team’s task was to scout the movement of a large zombie horde, then harass and delay them from reaching the Mountain and Sea District, buying time for Shen Linrui and the others to seek aid.

The group of five was split into two squads, each executing different tasks. Frog and two others were driving northwest toward the zombie horde, while Pidan and Da Chongzi were setting traps in the southeastern fields. However, before they could finish setting up the traps, the unexpected disaster struck.

Not even hearing the explosion, the shockwave, faster than sound, swept through, and in the unprotected open fields, Pidan and Sanmu were swept away instantly, their bodies nowhere to be found…

The three who were driving were quite lucky; their car rolled several times into a ditch by the road. They suffered but managed to escape the disaster unscathed!

When the dust settled, they crawled out of the car, completely dumbfounded.

“The camp is gone, all the brothers are gone, why did this happen, Captain Shen, do you know why?”

The man called Steamed Bun had a bit of baby fat on his face. Although he looked messy, his skin was relatively fair, likely the reason for his nickname. He cried and asked about the cause.

“Alright, alright, we’ll talk about this later when there’s more time. Come on, stand up, let me introduce you to some friends. These are brothers from the Yama Corps on Celestial Horse Island, let’s meet!”

Shen Linrui was the captain of the reconnaissance team, while Frog was just a small-team leader, perfectly fitting the superior-subordinate dynamic between them.

The three had already noticed the unfamiliar faces, but their own emotions were too intense to care. After hearing the introduction, they stood up, wiped their tears, nodded, and greeted them.

Hong the Fourth hadn’t joined Celestial Horse Island, but Shen Linrui included him as part of the team, and no one minded these small details.

“The incident happened too suddenly, no one wanted this to happen. Brothers, meeting by chance is fate, I think… Xiaowu, what’s the situation with 004?”

“Same as always, not moving at all.”

Duan Wuhu nodded, then took out a cigarette and walked toward Frog and the others, saying, “Brothers, to be honest, on this trip, our main purpose is to investigate the horde coming from Huolu City. Can you describe it in detail?”

Since 004 wasn’t acting, they decided to inquire in detail there.

The three didn’t take the cigarettes and looked toward Shen Linrui.

“These brothers are from the Yama Corps on Celestial Horse Island. Their current team is called ‘Onward to Mountain and Sea.’ They not only came to investigate the zombie horde but also helped us along the way to investigate the explosion. They are trustworthy brothers!”

Shen Linrui gave Frog and the others a further introduction to ‘Onward to Mountain and Sea.’

Receiving the response, the three took the cigarettes from Duan Wuhu, and then Frog began, “We have no idea why the horde is heading towards Mountain and Sea District. We’ve tried many times to divert them, but all efforts failed. Who knew the explosion’s shockwave would do it?”

The ‘Onward to Mountain and Sea’ members secretly shook their heads. A Venom Zombie exploding was already alarming without mentioning the shockwave’s superficial impact. The larger reason might have been the sudden evaporation of hundreds of people from Dragon Head Camp, causing the disappearance of the locked magnetic field…

As to why they’d set off toward the northwest, there was only one answer: the nearest large human settlement to the horde was Celestial Horse Island!

“I seriously suspect this zombie horde is moving in the direction of our camp; is there any way to stop them?”

Duan Wuhu frowned and asked.

“If the horde moves directly toward Celestial Horse Island, the biggest challenge in their way would be crossing Ancestor Mountain. Then there’s a smaller mountain behind it, and finally crossing Celestial Horse Mountain… Can they really make it?”

The middle-aged man called Da Chongzi, who hadn’t spoken earlier, now spoke up.

Although the distance from Huolu City to Mountain and Sea District was about 130 kilometers, it was a smooth coastal highway, providing no barriers for the horde to move. But from the point of diversion toward Celestial Horse Island, apart from a small plain, there were three large mountains blocking the way…

“This fellow is very familiar with the terrain of Qin City, impressive!”

Duan Wuhu praised.

“Old Li used to be in geological exploration…” Shen Linrui explained.

Li Pingchong nodded, “It’s an occupational habit, just familiar with the terrain.”

“With mountains blocking the way, the horde might either continue to detour, climb over the mountains, or be split up. Could the cliffs and precipices cause significant casualties?”

Duan Wuhu summarized some of the issues.

Lu Yubo shook his head and said to Duan Wuhu, “Teacher Duan, I think the most likely scenario is a detour, and we need to solve this threat!”

“Exactly.” Wu Lue also nodded, “The mountains can only serve as a buffer. If the horde locks onto Celestial Horse Island, it’s only a matter of time before they reach us!”

The people from Dragon Head Camp weren’t surprised about the “locking” discussion, only Hong the Fourth’s eyes showed doubt, but he didn’t ask, just listened quietly.

“Actually, I think the horde is still far away, why not just set it on fire and be done with it!”

Pu Chanyong suggested.

Swish.

Everyone focused their gaze on Pu Chanyong’s face.

“Little brother, are you okay? Can’t you see that huge pit at your camp? How dare you set it on fire, you think the mountains are explosion-resistant?”

Zhao Dezhu had a strange expression on his face, thinking this guy was truly reckless.

“Four or five hundred thousand zombies, who knows what kind of strange creatures are in there, what if there’s a Mutated Zombie that can cause an even greater explosion, do you not want to live?”

Lu Yubo felt a wave of irritation, encountering one frustrating thing after another today.

“It might not be impossible actually, even a real nuclear explosion wouldn’t affect the mountains much. We can set up delayed ignition devices and use the mountain structure as a barrier, the safety factor is quite high.”

Li Pingchong analyzed with reasonable logic.

The ‘Onward to Mountain and Sea’ members had an indescribable reaction, thinking the remnants of Dragon Head Camp seemed destined for trouble. Not only did they have pyromaniacs who liked to burn zombies, but even sane people liked researching using fire against zombies…

“Unless absolutely necessary, fire should not be used…” Duan Wuhu shook his hand.

“Then… four or five hundred thousand zombies, we can’t kill them one by one, right?”

Fan Donglu mused with a shrug. He naturally tied his fate to Celestial Horse Island. With his camp gone, he needed to find another refuge, so the zombie horde had to be dealt with somehow.

“The camp can organize over 200 combat personnel, and each person must handle over 2,000 zombies? Super Saiyans, hahaha…”

This simple math made Zhao Dezhu laugh, a calculation he did with ease.

Wu Lue remained silent, knowing a potential solution, the Ascension Original Liquid. Its explosion properties differ from flames.

With current scientific understanding, anything within the purple bubble’s range is directly transformed from solid to gas. And if explained more mysteriously, it was like being transported to a parallel universe…

No one knew how it worked, but no residue was left behind, without even a reaction process—clean and efficient.

However, using Ascension Original Liquid on a horde of 500,000 zombies…

He wasn’t sure if the camp’s reserves were sufficient.