Chapter 11 The Runaway

Wang Zifeng was hesitating in the car. He definitely didn't want to go to the base ahead, but the problem was that the base was right by the road, and if he drove past, they would definitely spot him.

But if he didn't continue forward, he would have to return to the city, which Wang Zifeng certainly didn't dare to do. And crossing the wilderness to bypass it was out of the question with his car.

Just as he was agonizing, Wang Zifeng saw three vehicles rush out of the base and head toward him.

"It's over, they're coming to get us!"

His preconceived notions led Wang Zifeng to instantly conclude what they were up to. A surge of fear washed over him, and then he suddenly made a decision.

He grabbed the two snakeskin bags he'd filled at the supermarket, opened the car door, and got out. He ripped open one of the bags, dumped everything inside onto the road, slung his own bag over his shoulder, picked up the other snakeskin bag, scooped up Xiao Bao from the car, and stumbled into the wilderness...

"What the... why did he run?"

The members of Team Three from the Luo Hong base were bewildered by Wang Zifeng's departure. The driver instinctively asked the question. They also saw Wang Zifeng apparently dumping something on the ground.

"I don't know. Let's approach the car and take a look, but be careful, don't get too close," said the leader of Team Three, sitting in the passenger seat.

The three vehicles cautiously approached Wang Zifeng's abandoned car, stopping about a hundred meters away. The team leader used binoculars to examine the car for a long time, confirming that there was nothing suspicious. He then looked at Wang Zifeng and his son moving away. Finally, he opened the door, got out, and slowly approached the car with two of his men.

"Captain, it's all food and water!"

One of the team members said, a little surprised, looking at the items Wang Zifeng had thrown on the ground.

This was the apocalypse; food and water were extremely precious. That guy... just threw it away on the highway?

"What's going on with this guy?"

The captain was also baffled, muttering as he watched Wang Zifeng and his son running through the wilderness with his binoculars.

"Captain, should we chase after him?" one of the team members asked.

"Forget it! He doesn't have any weapons, and he's carrying a child. He's definitely not with Lin Qiang. No matter what, Lin Qiang wouldn't send someone like that to attack our base!" the captain replied.

"Then why did he run when he saw us? Isn't he guilty?" the team member asked.

"He's probably scared!" the captain said, shaking his head with a wry smile as he looked at the snacks on the ground.

"Scared? Scared of who?" The team member was taken aback.

"Scared of us!" the captain said, pointing at his own nose. "That guy probably thinks we're the bad guys and is afraid we'll hurt them, so he ran away. These things on the ground are probably to buy him some time, because he thinks we'll steal the food!"

"We could chase after him and explain!" the team member said quickly.

"You go then!" the captain said irritably. "Do you think he won't run even faster if you chase him? Forget it, our base isn't lacking people, why bother chasing after him? Pick up everything on the ground and put it in the car, then let's head back!"

"Okay!" Seeing that their captain had made a decision, the two team members said nothing more. They quickly picked up all the food and water on the ground, threw it into the car, and then the three vehicles turned around and returned to the base.

Meanwhile, Wang Zifeng, who was running wildly through the wilderness, kept looking back. When he saw that they weren't chasing him but seemed to be picking things up off the ground, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In his mind, the reason they hadn't chased him was because of the food he'd thrown away.

Wang Zifeng carried Xiao Bao and ran all the way, eating when he was hungry, drinking when he was thirsty, and resting when he was tired. Surprisingly, while traversing the wilderness, he didn't encounter any mutated beasts. Instead, he found a charred armored vehicle.

When he saw the vehicle, Wang Zifeng was instantly shocked.

Although the vehicle was completely burned black, Wang Zifeng still recognized it from its imposing shape. It was the same vehicle that the two people who had successfully broken out of the zombie horde were driving.

At the time, those two had left a deep impression on Wang Zifeng, especially Li Chenzhou. Not only did he have excellent marksmanship, but he also seemed very familiar with zombies, even thinking of using gas tanks to blow them up.

But now, the vehicle was in such a state... the people were probably gone too, right?

Wang Zifeng put down Xiao Bao and slowly approached the armored vehicle. He peered inside through the open car window and, sure enough, saw pulverized human tissue.

"Well... it's not my fault I couldn't deliver it, the recipient is dead! You can't blame me!"

After confirming that the minced meat smeared all over the car was from humans, Wang Zifeng looked back at the city. Then, he took out the letter the zombie had given him from his pocket, seeming as if he wanted to open it and take a look. But after hesitating for a moment, he finally didn't open it, and instead threw it into the vehicle.

"They all died in this car, so I'll just leave the letter here too. Whether you read it or not, I've at least delivered it!"

Saying this, Wang Zifeng picked up Xiao Bao and continued on his way.

In fact, if Wang Zifeng had walked a little ways towards the city with Xiao Bao at this time, he would have been able to see the prison base. But he chose to continue circling parallel to the city, and in that direction was the chemical plant base.

At this time, the people at the chemical plant base were also gathering. Jin Yuan was the one who was gathering them. It was already dawn, and Li Chenzhou and the others hadn't returned since leaving last night. And because it was night, Jin Yuan and the others didn't dare to go out easily.

Now, Jin Yuan planned to lead people out, following the route Li Chenzhou and the others had taken to scout the area and see if they could find Li Chenzhou.

Because they knew about the existence of the rat swarm, both Jin Yuan and Hong Li had a huge weight on their minds.

"Let's go! Move out!"

Seeing that the two combat teams, totaling twenty-two people, had assembled, Jin Yuan immediately gave a loud order. Then, they drove four vehicles and left the chemical plant, heading in the direction Li Chenzhou and the others had left.

Since Li Chenzhou and the others had followed the highway when they left, and it was a road without any forks, Jin Yuan wasn't worried about not being able to find Li Chenzhou and the others.

Moreover, along the way, he paid close attention to both sides of the road, looking for any tire tracks. If he found the tracks of the armored vehicle, Jin Yuan would immediately change direction and follow them.

However, to Jin Yuan's surprise, after being out for a while, he didn't see any tracks. But he did see an armored vehicle parked quietly on the highway – its style was exactly the same as the two armored vehicles that Li Chenzhou and the others had driven away…