Chapter 45: 45: Chance Encounter
Chapter 45: 45: Chance Encounter
Cheng Zhenyong was taken aback, "You plan to leave today?"
Su Han nodded and said, "We have set our target, and it would be more convenient to leave earlier."
Cheng Zhenyong thought about it and realized that among those willing to go with Su Han, Guo Gang's family of three, Xia Ning and her roommate, Zhao Yimin, and other Contractors made up half of them.
Physically and mentally, they were better adapted to this situation, and leaving did not really pose a big problem for them.
In contrast, his side had slightly more ordinary people.
"We should rest for a while, but the supermarket is relatively safe," he said.
He paused, then added, "Also, we need to find a vehicle."
Upon hearing this, Su Han called out Old Zhu's name, "Old Zhu, give him the keys to the car we traded."
Everyone was surprised, but he said, "We have four vehicles enough for us, if we give you one, it would save you the trouble of finding one."
Cheng Zhenyong hadn't expected Su Han to just give away a car. He froze, his gaze solemn, and he said in a deep voice, "Brother, thanks."
Su Han just waved his hand, without saying much. He had his own calculations. The Human-faced Tree had been his sudden provocation, otherwise there would have been a day or two for relocation.
Back then, Cheng Zhenyong would have had time to find a vehicle and wouldn't have been in such a sorry state.
This was his due; he ought to provide the vehicle and it wasn't a big deal.
Zhu Xiong took a drag from his cigarette and said, "The Lihua boss has a Golden Cup van, but it's usually not parked on this street, it's near the back alley, you should look for the keys near the staff area."
The back alley was a street away, and navigating through the fog to get there wouldn't be easy, but it was better than nothing.
"I will organize people to check it out."
...
After a brief meeting, they found some ready-to-eat foods in the supermarket, and everyone ate to replenish their energy.
Then Su Han and his group started gathering, left Lihua Supermarket, and settled into four vehicles.
In total there were 20 people, with Su Han's group of four as the core. Besides them, there were six Contractors including Guo Gang, Xia Ning, and Zhao Yimin, and the rest were ordinary people, one of whom was a little girl, Guo Huihui.
As usual, Su Han and Zhu Xiong led the way in the cars, but this time, in addition to the front of the car, the back seat bed also had two people, Xia Ning and her roommate Bai Xiao'e, along with another man.
Any that slipped through, the Angel Envoy corpses atop the trucks belonging to Zhu Xiong and his group would also leap down, slashing furiously with their machetes, swiftly finishing off the corpses.
"Su Han, the machetes your Angel Envoy produced are firm, much slicker than the large blades we used on long trips when we were younger."
Zhu Xiong saw his corpses quickly resolving the fight, and under his mental command, saw each corpse climb swiftly with a blade in its mouth to the tops of the trucks ahead and behind.
"There's no time now; we'll get armor once we reach Shanhu Villa."
Zhu Xiong laughed, "That's great; though these Angel Envoys are strong, they're still a bit lacking. It's okay when they handle weapons, but controlling them takes more effort."
Not using weapons, just ordering an attack, the Angel Envoys would attack like wild beasts, which was relatively easy to manage.
But finely controlling them to attack with knives, even in a slight formation, consumed much more energy and made people tire more quickly.
It's like the Angel Envoy is a person's hands; instinctive swinging is entirely different from doing intricate hand gestures, playing basketball, or dancing.
The number of broken cars on the main road was increasing; even the blood on the ground hadn't yet dried. Apart from the monstrous howls in the fog, Su Han and the others could even hear screams—human voices.
There were not a few surviving people, but those who hadn't turned into monsters had to face even more terrifying creatures.
For now, Su Han and his group neither had the energy nor the capacity to save so many people; everyone just hardened their hearts and blocked their ears.
The vehicles on the main road were becoming more numerous, and even with the Four-armed Corpse pushing obstacles away in the fog, it was difficult to proceed.
Zhu Xiong simply left the main road, taking a deserted route, and turned onto the old riverside road; on one side were the twin river waters, and on the other were relatively rundown old houses and occasional red brick buildings, which seemed out of place compared to the city's high-rise buildings.
"This area was supposed to be demolished to make way for a riverside residential project, but now it's probably been canceled."
"..."
It wasn't just canceled—the real estate boss might have well been completely finished.
Su Han's gaze swept across the Twin Rivers shrouded in the fog; the calmness of the water surface under the fog was terrifying, as if monsters could surge out at any moment.
Zhu Xiong joked with his words, but his driving became more careful; in this area, turning around was not an option as the road was narrow, and if something happened, they could only back out.
However, it was precisely the worry that materialized; as the vehicles continued forward, a huge red shadow suddenly appeared in the fog—a truck was stopped on the road.
"Rustle rustle rustle"
The truck blocked the road, and on both sides of the truck, suddenly, more than a dozen crimson eyes appeared.
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