Abnormal survival in the end times

Chapter 221 Revenge
"What do you mean? You all knew but kept it from me?"

Bai Yang wasn't stupid; how could he not see that his sister had been pregnant for several months? Considering the unsurprised expressions on his family's faces, well, he was the only one who only found out now.

After figuring it out, I immediately exploded.

When Bai Xiangqian heard him shout, he slapped him on the forehead and scolded, "Who are you yelling at? Your sister is home every day, you've seen her all the time, who's to blame for not noticing?"

So, does that mean he was wrong?
Bai Yang wanted to be angry but couldn't bring himself to be, because not a single person in his family was on his side. They all looked at him indifferently, as if it were his fault that he didn't know his sister was pregnant.

He's being unreasonable.

Before he could say anything more, Lao Sheng's voice came from outside the door, "Bai Yang, there's a mission."

Jiang Minglang was called away by the base commander's men in the late afternoon and hasn't returned yet. Before dinner, Du Qiyan told me that many more survivors had arrived at the gate of the North Expressway exit.

Although survival in the bitter cold is difficult, one is not attacked by animals and birds. As long as one can withstand the cold, one can at least get through it.

With rising temperatures, while the risk of freezing to death has been avoided, the world is now fraught with danger. In the air and on the ground, one could be devoured at any moment by mutated animals that have been starving for a long time.

In such situations, survivors living alone, even if they don't want to rely on any base, have no choice but to pack their belongings and look for reliable shelter.

For the sake of their own lives, they generally go to whichever base is closest. If they are between two bases, they will weigh the pros and cons before deciding which one to go to.

Pengcheng is no longer entirely unknown; at least many people choose Pengcheng over Kyoto. Although compared to the four major bases in the east, west, south, and north, Pengcheng is insignificant.

Jiang Minglang frowned as he looked at the dense crowd outside.

It was completely dark, but the crowd outside continued to grow, even though everyone was scheduled to enter the city in batches. At first, everyone was able to queue quietly and orderly, entering the city one by one. But as it got darker, something seemed to be slowly approaching from beyond the reach of the guards' headlights, and many people panicked.

The people at the back tried desperately to push forward, while those in front blocked them from moving. They pushed and shoved each other, and eventually a fight broke out.

The patrol team that was originally maintaining order at the city gate had to send some of its members to the back after hearing the commotion. However, Jiang Minglang had stipulated beforehand that even when maintaining order, they could not stray too far from the city gate.

While ensuring your own safety, do everything you can to protect the survivors.

Those who cannot be protected cannot be blamed.

Therefore, the patrols sent out afterward only went fifty meters, within the range of the searchlights on the sentry post, while shouting at the survivors to keep quiet and line up, and raising their guns to guard the surroundings.

Although the mutated bats were driven back last night, some inevitably escaped.

Moreover, besides the mutated bats, the number of animals attacking humans gradually increases after nightfall, and they need to be constantly vigilant as they venture beyond the high walls of Shenzhen.

Bai Yang, who was temporarily brought in by Lao Sheng, and his small team were immediately assigned to help guard the gate upon arrival.

In areas unreachable by the searchlights, pairs of gleaming eyes could be vaguely seen slowly approaching, then stopping in one spot and remaining motionless.

Because the outermost patrols all pointed their guns at them, and the superhuman even held up a large fireball.

Therefore, even though there were survivors on the road coming from behind, the animals did not attack rashly. Instead, they hid outside the road, silently watching and waiting for an opportunity to strike.

The survivors who arrived later were panicked and kept pushing forward.

About 100 meters away, the patrol team simply said "Quiet." Those who heard it could listen or not; they didn't ask any more questions, but simply kept watch over their surroundings.

Those entering the city from the main gate could only go through a small gate, one by one, as the main gate was closed.

There were two tables on each side of the room. Four people were recording names and assigning areas in an orderly manner, but not very fast.

As Bai Yang followed Lao Sheng and the others out, he paused as he passed the four recorders. He turned to look at two of the four, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

It turned out to be He Ningzhu and Deng Bo.

He Ningzhu had already met him. This woman had used some clever tricks and almost made him furious.

She's quite capable; she actually managed to sneak into the base office and become a recorder. Perhaps because the environment has stabilized, He Ningzhu has now washed off her unsightly makeup, revealing her true face.

A beautiful, fair-skinned oval face.

Bai Yang's gaze swept over her and looked at Deng Bo, their class monitor. When did this guy get here?

The two were busy and didn't notice Bai Yang. Bai Yang didn't greet them either, and followed his team out the small door to the outside.

"Can you hurry up? Can't you just open the door and let us in first?"

"Yes, open the door."

"Shut up, those who don't want to wait in line, leave now."

Those people immediately stopped shouting, but they were still unwilling to give up and muttered their dissatisfaction in low voices.

Lao Sheng and Bai Yang ran from the main entrance to the very back of the crowd, turned on their powerful flashlights, and Lao Sheng shouted to the crowd with a cold face, "Those with children go first, hurry up, go over from the side."

Upon hearing the news, the crowd instantly stirred. Those with children excitedly pushed forward, while those without children muttered under their breath, "Why?" and secretly stretched out their arms and legs to block them.

Upon seeing this, Lao Sheng angrily drew his knife and pointed it at the crowd, snarling, "Anyone who wants to enter the city, you better behave yourselves! If you don't want to, get lost! If you say another word, believe me, I'll throw you off the highway right now."

The restless crowd fell silent instantly; everyone obediently shut their mouths and dared not utter another sound.

Bai Yang led the four families, each holding a child, forward.

Yes, four households.

Among the hundreds of people behind, only these four families had children: two around three or four years old, one around five or six years old, and two children who looked seven or eight years old.

There are only five children.

Bai Yang sighed inwardly, took out a handful of cherries from his pocket, stuffed a few into each child's hand in the darkness, and then muttered, "Keep up."

Turn around and leave.

After the adults with children saw what was being stuffed into their child's hand, they quickly told the child to put it in their pocket, and then, holding the child's hand, followed closely behind Bai Yang.

I wanted to say thank you, but I was afraid of causing trouble, so I had to remain silent.

He led the way, but only fifteen families with children reached the gate.

After leading the fifteen families inside, Bai Yang had them line up in a row, then gently tapped the recorder's desk and said in a low voice, "Deputy Base Chief Jiang said that families with children will be given priority in registration and arrangements."

Hearing that familiar yet unfamiliar voice, Deng Bo and He Ningzhu looked up abruptly. They were momentarily stunned when they saw Bai Yang, then a fleeting look of surprise spread across their faces. It was fleeting because before their smiles could even fully form, Bai Yang had already turned and left.

Their smiles froze on their faces. The two exchanged a glance, could only sigh helplessly, and then lowered their heads to continue their work.

I originally thought that the animals wouldn't attack when they came after us, since there were so many people around, and they seemed to be assessing the situation rather than just observing.

Just as the last group of people was about to enter the beam of the sentry post, a roar came from the darkness, and something rushed towards one of the groups that wasn't at the very end of the line.

Yes, they bypassed the last few people in line and attacked only a few men.

After taking the families with children away, Lao Sheng and Bai Yang left, and they, like the patrol team, stayed in an area about fifty meters away from the gate.

Therefore, there is no patrol team at the rear of the line.

After hearing the screams, the patrol team rushed to the rescue. The few people at the back of the team took the opportunity to squeeze to the front. Old Sheng's flashlight shone on the animals that attacked the men and they were three large wolfhounds.

Wow, it's huge!

It was as big as the white tiger across the Pingjiang Bridge, with blood and bits of flesh dripping from its sharp teeth, a sight that sent chills down one's spine.

They didn't attack anyone else, they only bit those six people.

"Don't shoot!"

One of the patrolmen raised his gun and aimed it at one of the wolfhounds, but Bai Yang stopped him.

He was quite familiar with dogs, having been around his nephew, and based on his observations, he felt they were seeking revenge.

Although the three wolfhounds were large, they were quite fast.

If it's a large, fast-type wolfhound, shooting might not hit it, and could even provoke it.

There are still so many ordinary people outside who haven't gone in yet. If we fire a shot and fail to kill them, but instead provoke a frenzied counterattack, then who knows how many people might die today.

Old Sheng usually likes to feed the two dogs, Heng and Ha, and considers them one of his own. His thoughts are similar to Bai Yang's: these three wolfhounds are attacking with a purpose and have no intention of attacking anyone else.

In that case, they immediately organized the rest of the group, excluding the six people, to hurry forward, while the others remained to provide last-minute warnings and alerts.

The screams of the six continued, but they were not yet dead. It was clear that all six of them were superhumans, one of whom was a speed-type, but even he was scratched several times by the wolfhound while dodging left and right. His clothes were already torn to shreds, and his upper body was almost stained red with blood.

As he dodged, he angrily berated the patrol team, "What kind of soldiers are you? How can you just stand by and watch someone die?"

Within ten seconds, his words changed to, "Help! Please help us! Let us through!"

Several times he tried to run towards the patrol team and into their protective circle, but each time he made that move, he was immediately intercepted by the smallest and thinnest wolfhound, which then forced him to retreat.

The three wolfhounds worked together to drive the six people further and further away from the crowd.

However, one of the six was a fire-type, and because of him, the three wolves were unable to kill all six of them.

However, they are also extremely clever, always keeping a safe distance from the fire-type ability user. This allows them to avoid his fireballs while constantly draining his energy, waiting for him to run out before delivering a fatal blow.

Bai Yang saw through the three wolfhounds' tricks and sighed inwardly. Making enemies of such things was too dangerous!

He asked the six people in a cold voice, "What did you do? Why did they only attack you and not the others?"

It was too obvious. After all, these six people weren't ranked last; there were people in front of and behind them, but the wolfhound ignored everyone and attacked only them.

Nobody would believe there wasn't something fishy going on.

"What kind of question is that? They're beasts; do they have to choose when to attack people?"

The one who answered Bai Yang was the fire elementalist. To protect his companions, he kept producing fireballs from his hands. If he was even a little slow, one of his companions would be hit by the wolfhound.

You son of a bitch!

These words were a veiled insult not only to the wolfhounds but also to Bai Yang and his group. They expressed their hatred for the wolfhounds' inaction and callous indifference in the face of death.

Bai Yang snorted coldly and said, "Since you're unwilling to tell the truth, then you can deal with it yourselves. Whether you live or die, don't even think about coming to Pengcheng again. Our base posted a notice at the gate long ago, prohibiting you from provoking animals without reason, especially large dogs like wolfhounds."

After he finished speaking, the people lined up horizontally began to slowly back away.

Because of the unrest here, the speed at which the people entering the city were moving faster, and the last group of people were now more than fifty meters away from them.

Therefore, they also had to return to the city.

When the six men saw that Bai Yang and his group were serious and really didn't care about them anymore, one of them panicked and hurriedly tried to deal with the wolfhounds while saying, "No, brother, I'll talk, I'll talk, okay?"

"Old Wang!"

"What are you yelling at? What good will it do you? Can't you see how strong these three dogs are? We can't beat them. Um, buddy, it's like this, we didn't do anything, we were just really hungry, so we caught a wolfhound and cooked a pot of dog meat."

Before he could finish speaking, Bai Yang sheathed his knife and turned to leave.

The others reacted quickly as well. Although they still held their knives and guns, they retreated very fast, closely following Bai Yang. He could leave whenever he wanted.

If we were to actually shoot, we could definitely kill the three wolfhounds, but the question is, why would we kill them?

What's wrong with someone avenging their own child?

The patrol team was Wei Lichuan's subordinates. Their leader longed for a fire-type puppy. Although the tiger and its men across the Pingjiang Bridge occasionally exchanged glances with them, they kept to themselves and lived in peace.

Therefore, they have a certain affinity for animals that have a certain level of intelligence and do not actively attack humans, just like the people of Yunxi Village.

"Hey, hey, hey, what do you mean? What do you mean by this?"

Old Wang, who had just confessed, became anxious when he saw that the soldiers were completely ignoring them after hearing his story. "Didn't we say we'd help? How can you go back on your word? Huh?"

Because talking distracted him, a wolfhound seized the opportunity to bite his arm. With a snap of its teeth and a strong pull, the man's arm was torn off.

A fireball was suddenly thrown at the wolfhound, but it nimbly dodged it.

After an unknown amount of time, with one scream after another, the battlefield, which had been ablaze with fire, slowly returned to calm.

The next morning, when the soldiers on duty were taking turns looking through their binoculars, they found only a few pieces of cloth and dried bloodstains on the ground. The six men had been completely wiped out.

good night!