Rotting Land: Survive

Chapter 970: Chapter 955: Operation Corpse Lure (3)

Old Xu’s words, Wang Zhongyu also heard clearly.

Almost at the same time Xu Renjie’s voice fell, Old Lin immediately gave instructions: "Xiao Wang, you can set off now."

The issuance of this instruction signaled that the operation was officially entering its second phase.

Wang Zhongyu dared not delay. After giving a signal to Li Guo in the car, he immediately started the vehicle and quickly drove toward the direction where Wei Dazhuang was located.

Since the car was parked not far from the campus area, it didn’t take much effort for the escort vehicle to reach the designated point.

As soon as the car stopped, Wei Dazhuang, who had been prepared, leapt from behind the tree and rushed toward the escort vehicle like a cannonball.

Through the car’s camera, Li Zhong could clearly see what was happening outside. He swiftly opened the rear door. As soon as Wei Dazhuang got in the car, Wang Zhongyu immediately released the foot brake. After moving a few more meters forward, he coordinated with his hands and feet to make a 360-degree spin in place.

After completing the turn, he promptly ordered, "Turn off the small truck’s horn!"

"Received!"

The car didn’t stop, and upon receiving the instruction, Li Guo flipped out the remote control and pressed the stop button.

As his finger pressed the button, the previously noisy sounds abruptly stopped. The school became significantly quieter.

The Zombies didn’t understand what happened; they stood there in a quite puzzling daze.

The floating hands suddenly froze, and the shriveled faces were filled with inexplicable expressions.

While the Zombie horde was "at a loss," a series of horn blares suddenly sounded from outside the campus.

Undoubtedly, these noises were all orchestrated by Wang Zhongyu. According to the plan, he needed to create a new distraction to draw the Zombies back into action after the small truck’s horn ended.

And judging by the current situation, his actions were undoubtedly successful.

Because as soon as he pressed the horn, those brainless creatures in a state of confusion immediately found a target to move toward.

Thus, driven by their instinct to follow, the Zombie horde started to ripple out and flowed bit by bit toward the outside of the campus.

As for the Zombies already outside the campus, they directly moved toward Wang Zhongyu and the others in the escort vehicle.

At the forefront were three "Runners" who had successfully broken through; these mutated creatures had developed the ability to run.

The second group members didn’t care about this, nor did Wang Zhongyu move the vehicle; they continued to hold their position.

After all, their group’s mission was to guide the Zombies’ movement, and leaving too early could cause missed targets.

Therefore, when the plan was initially made, it was specially arranged for Wang Zhongyu to park the vehicle a hundred meters away from the campus’s commercial street to give the second group a bit of buffer time before the main horde moved out, ensuring they wouldn’t be surrounded by the Zombies’ vanguard.

Of course, this didn’t include the "Runners."

There was no choice because these adapted "mutated Zombies" had an unusually fast speed.

But fortunately, the survivors had an escort vehicle to hold the ground, and dealing with three "Pacers" posed no problem.

The early arriving Zombies outside the car began scratching at the car doors. Given the escort vehicle’s windows had thick reflective film, the creatures couldn’t discern the situation inside.

Though excited, their actions were limited to scratching the vehicle’s body and not any hit attempts, which somewhat reassured Wang Zhongyu and the others.

With the vanguard’s "promotion," the following Zombie horde gradually approached.

The "Runners" trapped in the Zombie flow could only follow the "Pacers" as they edged forward.

In a subtle way, this greatly reduced the risk of the second group being surrounded.

"Old Xu, how’s the situation at the school? Have the Zombies moved?" Li Guo communicated with Xu Renjie using the hand-held radio.

As the only eyes for the school side, although Old Xu couldn’t participate in the action, his role in lookout was not easy.

Standing up, Old Xu peeked out the window. It was the first time he had seen so many Zombies moving together in the entire campus.

The scene was truly unforgettable. If possible, Old Xu really wished he could call for artillery support to directly launch a concentrated strike in the center of the campus.

If it could go as planned, it would be incredibly satisfying.

Unfortunately, this wish could only exist in his mind, given the reality of the situation...

Shaking his head to dismiss unrealistic ideas, Old Xu picked up the microphone and replied solemnly, "Zombies are currently moving outside the campus. Keep the noise attraction up. Over!"

"OK!!" With Old Xu’s words, the second group members immediately felt energized.

They feared the Zombies wouldn’t move, and now that they were, the next steps would be easier to handle.

At a distance of 300 meters, with a 300-meter buffer, as time passed, the once-empty road began to fill with black dots.

Zombies pushed forward and backward, forming a team that wriggled forward like a winding dragon.

If you were close enough, you could clearly hear the "sand-sand" sound of feet dragging on the ground. But even more terrifying were the deep growls echoing from the creatures’ throats.

This waiting was absolutely torturous. If not for being inside the thick steel armor of the escort vehicle, Li Guo might have already run away in terror.

No choice; he had never experienced anything like this, and even his few direct encounters with Zombies were limited.

Compared to Wang Zhongyu’s calmness and Wei Dazhuang’s fearlessness, the bookish-born Li Guo was clearly less composed.

"Xiao Li, don’t be nervous. Once the Zombies are within 50 meters of our car’s rear, I’ll start the vehicle. Also, given the crude casing of this escort vehicle, even if we stay still and let the Zombies come, they still can’t harm us."

Wang Zhongyu’s reassurances somewhat calmed Li Guo’s uneasy mind.

He smiled sheepishly, refocusing his attention on the computer screen on the portable table.

"Most of the Zombies have already left the campus! I repeat, most of the Zombies have already left the campus!"

About five minutes later, the hand-held radio placed on the drafting table once again transmitted a report from Old Xu.

Upon hearing the news, Wang Zhongyu signaled Li Guo to respond: "Tell Old Xu that they can also start preparing over there. Once we make our move, he should hurry to lead the team out."

"Okay!" Li Guo obediently relayed Wang Zhongyu’s instructions word for word.

Ending the conversation, Old Xu immediately called over Li Xiaoxin: "Go pack up the things we can take with us. Oh, and leave all the food behind."

"Yes, Captain!"

After instructing Li Xiaoxin, Old Xu turned to Demmi: "Xiao De, how’s the communication with the girls? Are they willing to leave with us?"

"Two gave clear responses, but as for the rest..." Demmi shook his head, looking troubled.

"I see... Please, try a bit harder. Tell them the truth. If the result stays the same, we have no choice but to abandon them!!" Although reluctant to do so, due to the responsibility for the team’s interests, Old Xu had to make a difficult choice between greater good and moral duty. He now hoped the girls could regain their rationality, at least temporarily, during this breakout time. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)

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