Using the remaining 5 minutes of Invisibility Cloak, the eight people quickly evacuated with their supplies.
The Invisibility Cloak card was quite useful. By covering the backpack with the cloak, the backpack would also become invisible. Therefore, although the eight of them were moving together, they did not attract the attention of the Zerg at all.
However, with all eight people invisible at the same time, they might get separated, so Yu Hanjiang came up with a solution—he led the way with Xiao Lou, using his Lightness Skill to leap and have Xiao Lou hold a lantern as a guide.
The lantern obtained from the Diamond 8 secret room not only provides light but also keeps wild beasts like tigers and wolves away. Of course, the Zerg are not wild beasts, but they are afraid of fire. The ancient lanterns contained candles, providing light. Even if a few scattered Zerg stragglers on the street saw a lit lantern flying in the air, they wouldn't bother to investigate.
The lanterns floating and moving in the air felt like something out of a horror movie.
But the teammates all knew that was Xiao Lou's location, and they just needed to follow the lantern.
Xiao Lou was half-carried in Yu Hanjiang's arms, leaping along with his Lightness Skill without encountering any obstacles.
Winter had arrived in the city, and the temperature plummeted tonight. Halfway through our journey, it suddenly started snowing. Under the streetlights, the snowflakes fell like white goose feathers, and the low temperature prevented them from melting, quickly covering the ground with a white blanket.
After leaving the city center, the traffic congestion eased slightly, and some vehicles reappeared on the road. However, compared to the usual hustle and bustle, the number of vehicles on the city streets was drastically reduced tonight, and the speed was extremely high. Private cars were being driven like sports cars. Clearly, the citizens had learned from the internet about the large number of mentally unstable people in the city center and were frantically fleeing for their lives.
With five minutes of invisibility, Yu Hanjiang and his eight companions used various movement markers to travel at lightning speed.
While researching in the afternoon, Yu Hanjiang used paper and pen from Lao Mo's office to draw a rough map of the city, which he studied as he walked. With him leading the way, the group wouldn't get lost in the unfamiliar city.
When their invisibility ended, they arrived at a bridge.
This is a bridge spanning over one kilometer across the river, connecting the Chengzhong District and Dongguan District. This bridge is a landmark building in the city and is extremely magnificent. There are constantly changing colored lights on the bridge, and pedestrian walkways and a one-meter-wide rubber running track have been built along both sides of the river. Normally, this should be a good place for citizens to run and exercise.
But at this moment, there was not a single person to be seen on the bridge or along the riverbank, with only a few private cars occasionally speeding across the bridge.
Without the Invisibility Cloak's effect, Ye Qi truly felt the cold wind and heavy snow. He rubbed his hands together, shivering from the cold, and quickly pulled up the hood of his down jacket, along with gloves and a mask, leaving only his dark, clear eyes exposed. He looked at Yu Hanjiang and asked, "I remember this bridge on the map. After crossing this bridge, we should be in Dongguan District, right?"
Yu Hanjiang nodded, his gaze turning thoughtfully to the other side of the bridge. He said in a low voice, "Although theoretically the number of Zerg in Dongguan District should be relatively small, we can't be careless. The 30-minute Invisibility Cloak has passed, and the Zerg can see us now. From this moment on, everyone must be extra careful."
He turned to his teammates and quickly gave instructions: "The displacement cards have a time limit, so let's start forming up now. Xiao Lou and I will lead the way, with CEO Shao and Lao Mo following behind us, responsible for the left and right flanks respectively, to avoid being suddenly attacked from the flanks by the Zerg."
" Ye Qi, Liu Qiao, you two keep an eye on the air. Be careful that the Zerg might swarm down from the buildings."
" Long Sen and Teacher Qu, you two are in charge of covering the rear. Watch out for the rear and don't let the Zerg follow you."
Captain Yu's words were concise and to the point, and everyone quickly adjusted their formation according to his instructions.
The eight people stood in four rows and two columns, clearing the way, covering the rear, flanking, and high above. The entire team had to be protected without any blind spots as they advanced, otherwise, if a Zerg suddenly attacked from any corner and tore through their bodies, it would be troublesome!
Yu Hanjiang added, " Keep the important cards in hand. We shouldn't fight the Zerg head-on right now. If we encounter a large Zerg force in the East City District, immediately use crowd control skills to run away and find a base first."
Everyone nodded in agreement, quickly took out their card holders, and gathered all the usable attack, control, and movement cards in their hands, ready to be activated at any time.
Yu Hanjiang waved his hand decisively: "Let's go!"
Because the Lightness Skill Card will cool down again after landing; Long Sen and Qu Wanyue's " Long Jump Master " also has a time limit; Ye Qi's teleportation card will lose durability and will only refresh at 24 o'clock, they can no longer use the teleportation card to fly for the rest of the journey. In order to prevent some teammates from falling behind, Yu Hanjiang decided to walk together.
It was already 10 p.m., and the eight people lined up and moved quickly through the snowy night.
The snow on the road was ankle-deep, and the heavy, fluffy snow seemed to be burying the entire city.
After this heavy snowfall, the Zerg's reproduction rate will increase even further—after all, they like the cold, and with heavy snow and a sharp drop in temperature, such a cold, snowy city is particularly suitable for their survival.
For humans, survival becomes increasingly difficult once water, electricity, and heating are cut off.
After a short while, the group crossed the one-kilometer-long bridge and arrived at the East City District.
Near the bridge, there are still many tall buildings. The further east you go, the shorter the buildings become. However, walking late at night in the dead of winter, even with heavy snow, is quite a challenge.
Despite taking precautions to keep warm, wearing the thickest wool sweater and down jacket, my hands and feet were still numb from the cold.
Ye Qi couldn't help but complain: "This is truly a survival chamber. The Zerg are already difficult to deal with, and now it's snowing heavily!"
Most of the teleportation markers have time limits, so you can't teleport all over the city indefinitely. Other Challenger teams that want to change their routes tonight and find a new base will definitely have to brave the heavy snow and hike.
Walking one or two kilometers in the snow is not difficult, but walking eight or ten kilometers will make everyone's legs and feet numb from the cold.
Yu Hanjiang was physically fit; hiking several kilometers was a daily routine for him during his time at the police academy, and he wasn't tired at all. But the other members of the team hadn't received professional training. He turned around and saw that Xiao Lou's face was red from the cold, and the snowflakes on his eyelashes were almost frozen. He frowned, gently brushed the snow off Xiao Lou's shoulders, and said, "Hiking all the time isn't a solution. Let's walk and see if we can find any means of transportation."
Xiao Lou suggested, "If someone in the city center gets infected and the virus mutates while driving to the east of the city, they might abandon their car and leave."
Yu Hanjiang nodded: "That's right, if we take the main road, we might be able to find a car."
The East City District is vast, and without a mobility card, they might not find a suitable base even after hiking all night, and would end up looking like eight snowmen. Having a car would definitely save them a lot of trouble.
Just then, Long Sen suddenly said from behind, "Look over there!"
Everyone immediately turned around and followed his gaze.
There was a bus stop right across the bridge. At that moment, a bus, a common sight in the city, drove from the city center. It was a snowy night, and the streets were deserted. The sudden appearance of a bus, with some people sitting on it, made everyone feel a little strange.
Yu Hanjiang said in a deep voice, "Something's not right with the people in that car."
Xiao Lou glanced at the car. Through the window, he could see the lights were on, and the people sitting inside were all looking down at their phones, appearing no different from normal people. He asked suspiciously, "Could those be Infected?"
Yu Hanjiang said, "It's very likely. The car came from the city center. We came from the city center and didn't encounter many people along the way. With such heavy snow and an unknown infectious disease outbreak in the city, the citizens wouldn't dare to go out on the streets."
Liu Qiao stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, "This car looks familiar to me."
Yu Hanjiang glanced at the license plate number and said, "When the outbreak occurred at noon today, we were passing by the overpass and happened to see a passenger on a bus being bitten. That bus was the 301."
Everyone looked closely at the bus's license plate—Route 301!
Yu Hanjiang's ability to remember details is something his teammates greatly admire.
The bus, which was clearly in the city center and whose passengers had been bitten, suddenly appeared in the east of the city, sending chills down everyone's spines.
Ye Qi exclaimed in shock, "Look, everyone in the car is playing on their phones. Do Zerg people even know how to use phones?"
Everyone: "..."
Do Zerg players know how to use mobile phones? If so, these Zerg players would be practically superhuman!
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.
Yu Hanjiang's sharp gaze swept over all the passengers on the bus, and he said calmly, "Twenty of them, run or fight?"
Xiao Lou took a deep breath, only to inhale a gust of cold wind mixed with snowflakes, causing him to sneeze several times. Yu Hanjiang turned to look at him worriedly: "Did you catch a cold?"
Xiao Lou rubbed his nose and said, "Cough, it is indeed a bit cold, so, shall we still fight with the Zerg for this vehicle?"
The teammates, walking through the snow, nodded in agreement as they looked at the snowflakes on everyone's heads.
—They actually drove the bus around everywhere; these insects are really going too far.
Yu Hanjiang made a decisive decision: "Okay, let's get started!"
Fighting insects for a bus... that sounds a bit crazy.
However, they won against 8 out of 50 in the supermarket, so with only 20 Zerg on this bus, they should be able to handle it.
Ye Qi exclaimed excitedly, "All my control card skills are still here!"
Long Sen and Lao Mo also reported on their respective card situations. Yu Hanjiang quickly arranged, "This group of Zerg is likely a high-level Zerg. They're actually playing on their phones, disguising themselves exactly like normal people. After we get on the bus, Ye Qi will activate the group control, Long Sen will take over with badminton, Liu Qiao, Teacher Qu, CEO Shao, and Xiao Lou will be responsible for getting them off the bus, Lao Mo will drive, and I'll cover the rear and burn them."
Burning them directly on the bus would destroy the entire bus, so they need to be removed from the bus first and then destroyed together.
Xiao Lou looked at Yu Hanjiang with concern: "Are you going to cover the rear all by yourself?"
Yu Hanjiang gently patted Xiao Lou's shoulder and whispered, "Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to me."
Since he was so confident, Xiao Lou naturally trusted his decision as well.
After discussing it for a while, the eight of them quickly ran to the bus stop and stopped the bus.
They thought they would need to use control skills to stop it, but the bus actually stopped on its own. The middle-aged male driver even smiled politely at them and said, "Please pay the fare to board. It will cost 200 gold coins for the whole trip."
Everyone: "......"
Dude, your acting skills are absolutely phenomenal! You're the best actor in the Zerg world!
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