Chapter 42: Heading to Xucheng University

𝗜'𝗺 𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 10-20 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗞𝗼-𝗙𝗜. 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗺𝗲! 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘆𝗼𝘂!!

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Ye Zian chuckled lightly, his gaze scrutinizing the two girls. His words carried a hint of suggestion, playfully asking, "What? Just one sentence, and you want to send me away?"

Seeing Ye Zian's teasing expression, the two instantly understood his intent and obediently approached him.

Unexpectedly, it was already daytime, and Ye Zian was about to start training again. Liu Qinghuan quickly stood up, her face flushed with embarrassment as she nervously said, "The warehouse team has things to do in the afternoon; I'll go busy myself in the warehouse."

After saying that, Liu Qinghuan attempted to leave the villa, but Ye Zian wouldn't let her get away that easily. He pulled her into his arms, pinching her chin with his thumb and index finger, saying, "The search team doesn't have any missions today; what work does your warehouse team have? Or is it that you don't want to stay?"

Ye Zian raised an eyebrow, his expression showing displeasure.

Liu Qinghuan shook her head vigorously, realizing that her thoughts had been seen through by Ye Zian. With no choice, she obediently stayed.

Ye Zian picked up Liu Qinghuan and headed upstairs, saying to the other two, "Come along; I'll let you try on some new clothes."

Ye Zian recalled the nearly transparent sheer garments.

The next morning, Ye Zian and the members of the search team gathered at the city gate.

A reconnaissance team member returned from outside the fortress and, upon seeing Ye Zian, immediately saluted and said, "City lord, this is from Captain Huizi. The captain is currently stationed near Xucheng University, monitoring the changes on campus."

Ye Zian nodded, taking the intel from the team member, which included a map marking the locations of nearby zombie hordes.

The closer they got to the city center, the higher the danger level marked by Huizi.

Fortunately, Xucheng University was by the sea, allowing the convoy to travel around the island without passing through the densely populated zombie areas in the city center.

Ye Zian estimated the population of Xucheng and addressed the team members beside him, "This time, I will lead Search Team B along with some new recruits. Team A will continue to search for usable supplies and zombie cerebrospinal fluid."

After finishing, Ye Zian took out a ring made of silvery metal, engraved with strange inscriptions, and set in the center was a transparent gem the size of a fingernail.

"This is a spatial ring that can hold up to 100 cubic meters of items. For now, I'll give it to Chen Ruoxue, and whichever team performs well will get to keep it."

Chen Ruoxue accepted the ring, and a voice immediately informed her of its usage, causing her to hurriedly put it on her ring finger with a gentle smile, saying, "I won't let you down, city lord. I'll keep this spatial ring for Team A."

Anna appeared fearless, as her main focus was on enhancing her own strength.

However, considering the ring's usefulness, she felt she must have it, as Team B valued strength, and as captain, she couldn't be overshadowed by Chen Ruoxue.

Given the large number of survivors expected, Ye Zian's convoy not only had five heavy trucks leading the way but he also stored 30 buses and two fuel tankers in the system space. If all the buses and trucks were filled to capacity, they could at least supplement the fortress with 2000 people.

With the rest seeing them off, the convoy gradually departed the fortress, heading toward Xucheng University.

Zhao Wanrong watched Ye Zian leave and said to Chen Ruoxue beside her, "I wonder how many survivors Ye Zian will bring back this time. You and Team A should go to the seed factory in the suburbs to collect some crop seeds."

After finishing, Zhao Wanrong pointed to the map, indicating a large seed trading company five kilometers from the fortress.

Chen Ruoxue nodded, calling the members of Team A, and promptly set off.

As the city lord and the strongest member of the fortress, Ye Zian naturally took the lead in the first heavy truck, while Anna brought up the rear in the last truck.

In the driver's cabin, there were four people including the driver, while Ye Zian sat in the rest area behind the driver's seat with Lin Qianshan, who was going out for the first time.

Lin Qianshan curiously looked around at the scenery, feeling a tinge of sadness at the desolate and ruined sights outside.

Noticing her change in mood, Ye Zian held Lin Qianshan's delicate hand and said, "Just get used to it; you'll see how cruel this world is."

"Mm-hmm."

Lin Qianshan nodded, continuing to gaze at the ruined landscape outside.

The co-driver held the map in one hand, instructing the driver on the route, while the other hand held the walkie-talkie, communicating in real-time with the vehicles behind them. The other vehicles in the convoy followed the lead truck's commands.

Along the way, the convoy crushed numerous zombies, and the task to activate the third level of the Tower reached 6846, needing just over three thousand more zombies.

Seeing a massive horde of zombies ahead, the co-driver called into the walkie-talkie, "Attention, vehicles behind, please slow down."

Turning back, the co-driver asked Ye Zian, "City lord, there are two groups of zombies gathering ahead; how should the convoy handle this?"

Ye Zian looked up and saw, about 500 meters away, a large number of zombies converging at the intersection, with at least three to four thousand of them.

It was clear that the reconnaissance team member who had returned earlier hadn't reported this, as for some reason, the zombies had gathered here.

Ye Zian considered the situation silently.

While the convoy could take a detour now, this location was only three kilometers from the fortress. If these zombies continued to accumulate here, they could easily form a larger horde, and mutated zombies could emerge.

If that happened, returning from Xucheng University would pose an even greater risk.

With this in mind, Ye Zian picked up the walkie-talkie.

"Vehicles behind, pay attention. The second and third heavy trucks will take the left road, while the fourth and fifth heavy trucks will take the right. Attract the zombies' attention and lead them elsewhere."

Ye Zian, as the lead vehicle, faced the zombies directly.

He instructed the side trucks to create noise to split the zombie horde into three groups, leaving the remaining zombies in the center to be dealt with by himself.

Upon receiving the orders, the four heavy trucks in the convoy began to move, turning towards the left and right sides.

Five minutes later, the zombies that had been gathering in the center suddenly divided into three groups. A small portion remained in the middle, while the zombies preparing to converge on the sides were attracted by the noise from the trucks and began to move sideways.

Around five hundred zombies remained in the center, and Ye Zian planned to test whether he could handle this scale of a zombie horde.

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𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁: '𝗕𝗼𝗴𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀𝗰𝘂' 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝘆 $5 𝗧𝗶𝗲𝗿.

𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁: '𝗝𝗰1202' 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝘆 $5 𝗧𝗶𝗲𝗿.

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙤𝙣 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 35+ 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:

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