Chapter 68 Return to Steel City
It was dark, cold, and a strong wind mixed with dust and sand kept raging, swirling, and hitting people's faces.
Humans have been using the sun to tell time since ancient times, but now, this has become a luxury. The only three times that humans can tell are morning, noon, and dusk, because during these three time periods, the light cast by the clouds will have a noticeable change in intensity.
The earth, which was once prosperous and full of human footprints, has now fallen into a dead silence. Only in the few remaining human fortresses can one find a trace of the former prosperity. And all of this has gradually faded away with the power rationing measures taken due to energy shortages.
Without sunlight, the plants in the wilderness are unable to photosynthesize. They are withering and decaying. It is believed that before long, most plants will die or even become extinct. The only ones that can survive are the tenacious ferns. These plants have survived major disasters over hundreds of millions of years and witnessed the extinction of countless species.
Perhaps, this time they will witness the complete decline of an advanced intelligent civilization...
In the vast wilderness, after walking for a distance, you can see the ruins of a silent city, with only ghost-like zombies wandering around in it, like a huge tomb.
Of course, the wilderness is not completely silent. In any quiet wilderness, a group of ghosts with blood-red eyes may pass by, fast, manic, hungry, and always looking for meat to devour. The zombie beasts move in large groups, and even eat some animals hiding in the deepest caves wherever they pass.
Lifeng lay quietly in the sand, with only his nostrils and eyes exposed, looking at a hill not far away, trying not to make any sound.
Beside him were six mutants who were also hiding in the sand, all looking nervously at the hills in the distance.
On a small hill not far away, hundreds of thousands of zombie beasts were passing by like a gust of wind, heading towards the southeast.
Among these zombie beasts, there are smaller animals such as mice and rabbits, as well as large animals such as horses, cattle and sheep.
However, maybe it was because of the genetic mutation caused by the T virus, even the smallest mouse is now as big as a dog! Moreover, its body is covered with rotten pus and deadly viruses, and its mouth is filled with rows of fangs with barbs, which is chilling to look at.
These zombie beasts rushed forward and spread out like a big net, looking for living normal creatures, and then taking away their flesh and blood.
Fortunately, Li Feng and others were downwind and discovered the existence of these zombie beasts in advance, so they hid several kilometers away from the herd.
Although Richemont himself was not very afraid of these beasts and could escape safely even if he could not defeat them, the six mutants he brought with him would not be so lucky.
He brought a few of his men out this time, one to give them some training, and the other to study the growth rate of mutants, and no losses could be tolerated now.
After about half an hour, the huge herd of beasts finally passed through the area, leaving only the occasional zombie beasts. Li Feng stood up, shook off the dust on his body and said, "Okay, there is no danger anymore, everyone get up."
The six men stood up as they were told, shook off the sand on their bodies, and looked at Li Feng with serious expressions.
The six mutants, except for Miao Yang, Han Jialuo, and Qingqing, are Xiaopeng, Luo Yi, and Gu Lang. The reason why Li Feng brought these three people is that they are all energy-type mutants, capable of outputting heat energy, ice energy, and electrical energy respectively. It can be said that heat energy output and ice energy output are relatively common energy mutations, while electrical energy output is relatively rare.
Li Feng smiled slightly, pointed to a relatively intact house on the side of the road, and said, "Don't be so serious. There will be many opportunities to encounter such things in the future. Let's go and rest over there for a night and continue on our journey tomorrow."
Hearing this, the six mutants immediately felt as if they had been pardoned. They came to the house, ate something simple, and then went to sleep one after another. They were different from the pervert Lifeng. After a day of work, they were already exhausted.
Early the next morning, with the faint light cast by the clouds, the group traveled for another half a day and finally saw a huge, vague shadow not far away.
We have arrived at the ruins of the steel city.
Seeing the ruins of the steel city in front of him, Li Feng couldn't help but feel mixed emotions.
He remembered that when he had just escaped from the ruins of Steel City, he had secretly sworn in his heart that if possible, he would never come back here in this life. But what he didn't expect was that he would come back so soon.
"Roar——" There were already groups of zombies wandering around on the edge of the steel city ruins. After seeing Li Feng and others, several zombies immediately let out a wild roar and pounced towards him.
Lifeng smiled and turned to the mutants and said, "Everyone, take out the prepared sheets. If you want to enter the ruins of Steel City, you still need to disguise yourself."
Miao Yang and others immediately took out a bed sheet from their backpacks with a smile and walked towards the zombies.
Li Feng had told them about the blood cloak before and they found it very interesting. Now that they were able to do it themselves, they naturally found it very interesting.
Xiaopeng went forward and punched out, a ball of fire already on his fist, and with a "bang", a zombie's head was blown up. Xiaopeng held the bed sheet in front of him and caught a shower of dirty blood.
Luo Yi and Lone Wolf did the same thing, but there was a layer of cold air on Luo Yi's fist, which instantly froze a zombie's head, while Lone Wolf emitted a thick arc of electricity, which turned a zombie into charcoal.
In a short while, all seven of them were wearing blood-covered cloaks.
However, what surprised the six mutants was that Richemont did not take them deep into the city, but only took them to a company on the edge of the ruins of Steel City, found two heavy trucks, loaded two trucks with various electronic equipment, and then sent them back.
"Let's go. Remember to protect yourself if you encounter a herd of beasts on the road. But we have just encountered a large herd of beasts, so we probably won't have any problems in the next few days." Li Feng looked at the six people who were surprised and said with a smile. The reason why he brought people here was actually mainly to get some electronic equipment back. After all, Warehouse No. 7 has a geothermal energy system, so a small amount of electronic equipment can still be used.
As his subordinates, they cannot be too shabby. After all, there is nothing in Warehouse No. 7 except food. If they really want to establish an organization, they also need corresponding equipment. They cannot go back directly from the information age to the Stone Age.
"Boss, are you sure you don't want to go back with us?" Miao Yang asked anxiously. Although they had not been together for a long time, he also knew one of his boss' hobbies, which was to go out on his own and take risks. How could he not worry about what he might do next?
Li Feng smiled and said, "Okay, you can take everyone to transport the goods back. That's better than anything else. Go back quickly. When I return in a few days, I hope to see a different base."
Seeing that Richemont had made up his mind, the others stopped talking, started the engine, and drove to Warehouse No. 7 with the car full of equipment.
Watching the two trucks disappear into the dim darkness, the expression on Li Feng's face gradually turned solemn. He tore off his bloody cloak and turned to walk into the depths of the dark ruins of the steel city.
From the dark ruins of the steel city, there were bursts of shrill howls from time to time, just like the legendary hell. Li Feng sneered, and suddenly raised his head to the sky and howled: "Roar——"
This long roar seemed to be declaring war on all the zombies in the ruins of the steel city!