Extreme germ phobia

Chapter 329 Ambush
Lu Wei immediately received a report from Zhang Cheng: "Six dead and eight injured..."

Before he could finish speaking, another explosion occurred.

"Now it's nine dead and five injured," Zhang Cheng said.

Lu Wei immediately stopped the others and put away the grenade that was about to be launched.

Taking out those five wounded enemies was easy, but annihilating the entire enemy force was not in our best interest.

Although the other party's identity is still unknown, for the enemy, the corpse is easy to dispose of; they can just throw it wherever it died.

But the wounded are different.

Based on the information we have gathered, the enemy's organization and combat capabilities are quite good; they don't seem like a makeshift operation, and the likelihood of them abandoning the wounded is relatively small.

Treating the wounded requires professional medical personnel, and if there are many wounded, special manpower must be arranged to take care of them, which indirectly weakens the enemy's strength.

Even if it were an extremist organization that didn't care about the negative consequences, abandoning the wounded would definitely affect morale.

"Withdraw!" Lu Wei didn't want to waste precious time and immediately organized everyone to leave.

Just as they stepped out of the engine room, Zhang Cheng's warning came through the radio: "Wormtooth, we spotted the enemy on the way here. I saw Claymore and C4. You'd better choose another route!"

On the monitor in front of him, a group of enemies were busy in a narrow passage.

"Understood!" Lu Wei replied, then turned to look at Liu Yongzhi, "We can't go back the way we came!"

"No problem!" Liu Yongzhi agreed without hesitation. "Outside or inside?"

"Let's go inside, it's safer there," Lu Wei said.

"This way!" Liu Yongzhi stepped forward and walked in another direction.

Lu Wei pulled Liu Yongsheng back, who was about to lead the way, and said, "Just follow behind and tell me where to go!"

Liu Yongzhi knew this was for his safety, so he immediately nodded in agreement.

Under his constant guidance, the two soldiers walked at the front with their guns, remaining highly vigilant throughout the journey.

They hadn't gone far when a hatch appeared on the left side of the passage. The scout in front immediately signaled to stop, halted beside the hatch, and raised his gun to point at it.

Another soldier tiptoed past him and stopped on the other side of the hatch, also pointing his gun at the hatch.

The two men, one on the left and one on the right, formed a crossfire aimed at the cabin from two directions.

After Lu Wei signaled the others to be quiet, he waved for everyone to pass quickly.

Everyone else was fine, but the crew member who had just been rescued stumbled a couple of steps because he hadn't recovered yet, making a heavy thud under his feet.

At that very moment, gunfire erupted inside the cabin, and a hail of bullets pierced the hatch and struck the bulkhead opposite.

Just as Ouyang was about to pass through, he slammed on the brakes and stopped abruptly. He was just a hair's breadth away from hitting a bullet that was shooting through the door, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

The soldiers on both sides opened fire simultaneously, emptying their guns in one go. After reloading, they signaled to Ouyang to move aside.

Ou Yang complied. One of the men pulled out a grenade, pulled the pin, and nodded to his companion as he prepared to throw it.

Another soldier suddenly opened the hatch, threw in the grenade, and immediately closed the hatch and retreated.

boom!
A muffled thud followed, and plumes of smoke billowed from the bullet holes that filled the hatch.

Upon opening the hatch, a South American man, riddled with bullet holes, lay on the ground clutching an AK-47; he was already dead.

The cabin was small, with nowhere to hide anyone, so it was certain that there was only one enemy inside.

Ouyang was starting to lose his composure. This guy must know what the consequences of ambushing them would be, yet he still did it. What was his motive?
There was no time for careful consideration. The team, now free from danger, continued on their way, but a shadow hung over everyone's hearts.

Upon arriving at the next cabin, Lu Wei made a shushing gesture again, but instead of passing through quietly, he pointed towards the cabin door.

The two scouts immediately got ready, then quickened their pace to create a disturbance, before suddenly stopping just before reaching the door.

There was no movement inside the cabin, which made everyone uneasy. Just as two soldiers were about to throw grenades without any warning, a gun barrel suddenly appeared from the hatch further ahead.

Ou Yang suddenly roared, "Watch out!"

Before anyone could realize what was happening, he was the first to raise his gun and fire. The bullets clattered against the bulkhead, forcing the enemy to fire a few shots haphazardly before retreating.

Ouyang heard a muffled groan, but had no time to see what had happened. He kept firing as he moved forward, concentrating all his bullets on the edge of the hatch to prevent the enemy from firing again.

Lu Wei shouted a warning, and a flying grenade flew past Ou Yang's head.

Ouyang had just emptied his magazine, so he tossed the empty rifle behind him, drew his Glock, and continued firing.

The enemy heard the gunfire stop and was about to launch another attack when Ouyang hit the barrel of his rifle just as the muzzle was extended, nearly knocking it out of their hands.

In the moment of stunned silence, the flying grenade made a U-turn in the air, flew into the hatch, and exploded with a bang.

The enemy was blasted out of the door by the shockwave. Ouyang pulled the trigger on instinct, opening four or five bloody holes in the enemy's body. He stopped shooting only after the enemy landed and he fired a final shot into the head.

With the crisis over, the others rushed over, and Ouyang then changed to a new magazine.

Replace both pistols and rifles.

Lu Wei happened to be beside him and asked in a low voice, "Are you alright?"

Ou Yang shook his head: "I'm fine." Then he looked at the others.

Lu Wei guessed his thoughts: "Everyone is fine. Luo Han was shot in the chest, and Hei Yu was bitten on the thigh by a bullet, but it's nothing serious, just a superficial wound."

Blackfish is a frogman in Group Two; the codename suits him well.

Ouyang whispered, "Old Ya, something's not right. We encountered enemies on the way we came, and now we've been ambushed on the new route. It can't be a coincidence, can it?"

Lu Wei also realized this: "Old Liu, how many ways are there to get from the engine room to the bridge?"

“Three kinds!” Liu Yongzhi said without hesitation.

Ou Yang's brow twitched: "Don't tell me it's two types inside the cabin and one type outside!"

“You’re right!” Liu Yongzhi said.

Ou Yang grabbed Lu Wei: "Why don't we go back and go outside?"

The internal passage may seem safe, but who knows how many enemies are lying in ambush ahead? If a bomb is planted in some inconspicuous spot, it will explode and wipe everyone out.

Walking outside the cockpit exposes you directly to the view of both sides of the strait, which may seem dangerous, but with drones overhead and friendly forces in the cockpit, it is actually safer.

"That's right, everyone pay attention, return the way you came!" Lu Wei issued a new order with great rationality.

He was acutely aware of the danger of continuing forward; even without Ouyang's advice, he would have ordered a retreat. Everyone turned and headed back the way they had come.

Liu Yongzhi promptly pointed out: "Turn right ahead, then go up the ladder on the left..."

Before the words were finished, a loud thud came from deep within the passageway as the hatch slammed against the bulkhead. It was a loud thud, and there was more than one thud.

Lu Wei's heart skipped a beat: "Quick, hurry up!"

The soldiers in front immediately started jogging, and those behind followed closely. The soldiers next to the rescued people immediately helped them up and ran with them.

No one cared whether a sound was made or not; the disordered footsteps and heavy breathing mingled together, making everyone involuntarily tense up.

But from deeper within the passage came even more frequent and heavier, chaotic footsteps.

Just then, Ouyang suddenly smelled a faint spore scent.

His heart skipped a beat, and he shouted, "Watch out!"

At the same time, Zhang Cheng's anxious reminder came through the radio: "Wormtooth, a large number of infected have appeared ahead... and behind as well!"

The ship's surveillance system only monitors public areas; individual cabins are not within its scope. Otherwise, neither ambushing enemies nor hidden infected individuals would escape the surveillance cameras.

A thought rushed into Ouyang's mind: Where did so many infected people come from on the ship?
This was also the thought of others. Considering the weather when the Silver Bay ship sank, the only explanation was that the enemy used the cloud cover to block out the satellites during the downtime and transferred a large number of infected people to the ship.

The enemy attacked the transport ship for supplies, didn't they? What's the point of sending infected people onto the ship?
The sound of hurried footsteps grew closer, and the corner Liu Yongzhi had mentioned came into view. With just a little more effort, they could rush past it.

Victory was within reach, but just as the team was about to break through, a group of infected people suddenly rushed out from behind the corner, instantly blocking the passage.

The infected from the rear were getting closer and closer, and it looked like they were about to catch up. The soldiers covering the rear had already raised their guns.

“There’s a waterproof gate ahead…” Liu Yongzhi shouted.

He had barely uttered a few words when the soldiers in front opened fire, firing continuously at the infected charging towards him. The gunfire instantly drowned out his shouts, and only a few people around Liu Yongzhi could barely make out what he was saying.

Lu Wei immediately made arrangements: "Suppress enemy fire from the front, and hold them off with grenades from the rear!"

He quickly pulled out all the flying grenades and launched them backward.

The others followed suit, throwing flying grenades. After throwing all the grenades, they took off their regular grenades, pulled the pins, and prepared to throw them.

A series of muffled thuds came from the passage behind, and the blasts from the explosions, mixed with gunpowder smoke, blew repeatedly into everyone's faces.

The soldiers didn't care where the infected person had gone and quickly fired another batch of regular grenades.

The battle ahead was much fiercer. In order to clear the obstacles in their path, the group went on a killing spree, firing bullets nonstop as if they were free.

The soldiers in front retreated to reload, and Ouyang immediately took their place, opening fire fiercely on the enemy.

When he emptied his ammunition, the soldier who was reloading took Ouyang's place.

The group worked like a sophisticated machine, taking turns to perform and maintaining a high level of firepower, defeating the infected who rushed at them.

Although the incident happened suddenly, everyone did their best to aim for the head and fire.

The infected who were shot fell to the ground one after another, and the infected who rushed up from behind stepped on their companions in front of them to continue to rush up.

There are just too many infected people; once they fall to the ground, they never have a chance to get up again.

Even if someone is unharmed, let alone already shot, being stomped on like that will only make death a matter of time.

Lu Wei seized the opportunity and threw a grenade forward, the explosion briefly slowing the infected's advance.

After emptying his magazine once again, Ouyang took a step back to reload, but when he pulled out the magazine, he realized that it was the last magazine he had!
He was somewhat bewildered. How could only one of the twelve magazines be left in such a short time?

The enemy commander ahead continued firing, and Ouyang suddenly had a thought: the last magazine must be saved for the most critical moment!
Thinking of this, Ouyang drew his bayonet, wedged it into his gun, strode forward past Luohan who was shouting to reload, and plunged the bayonet into the infected man's eye socket, even twisting it forcefully.

Luo Han was stunned. Ou Yang kicked over the infected person hanging on the bayonet and stabbed another infected person to death with his backhand.

His movements were as fast as lightning, his 191-meter pole flying up and down, mastering the essence of steadiness, accuracy, and ruthlessness. Thrust, pull, and thrust again, the whole process was fluid and incredibly accurate, knocking down the infected who rushed at him one by one.

The pervasive spores cleared his mind, and he became like a highly efficient killing machine. In no time, a layer of corpses covered his feet, forcing him to retreat.

After changing to a new magazine, Luo Han stepped forward, intending to replace Ou Yang, but Ou Yang did not move aside as before. Instead, he held his position and took down several infected in succession.

Inspired by Ouyang, the others also attached bayonets to their rifles and fought alongside him.

The continuous gunfire that had been going on not long ago suddenly stopped, and only a few shots were fired when it was absolutely impossible to stop them.

However, the passage was only so wide, and the dead infected people occupied a lot of space, severely limiting the numerical advantage of the infected. After they stopped shooting, everyone quickly gained the upper hand, constantly retreating in small steps, seemingly giving up more space, but in reality, they were trading space for advantage, killing a large number of infected people.

Lu Wei was getting impatient and asked, "Gecko, how many zombies are there?"

"I don't know, it's all in the surveillance footage!" Zhang Cheng said.

The atmosphere in the cockpit was equally tense. All the doors that could be closed were shut tightly, and everyone was prepared to fight the infected.

However, the infected person couldn't reach the cockpit for the time being, and the situation was still more critical for Lu Wei.

At this moment, the infected behind finally broke through the blockade and continued to rush towards the direction where Ou Yang and the others were.

Once caught between two waves of infected, the chances of survival will be greatly reduced, and even Ouyang wouldn't dare say he could definitely break through.

The situation was already very clear. Lu Wei immediately gave up on rushing out and suddenly rushed to the back, pulling open the side hatch: "Get in quickly!"

Without a single wasted word, everyone rushed into the cabin as fast as they could.

Ouyang took the initiative to cover the rear, and only after everyone else had entered the cabin did he kick over the infected person who was rushing towards him, turn around and rush into the cabin.

Luo Han immediately closed the hatch and quickly turned the handwheel to lock the watertight door.

Outside the cabin, footsteps continued to be chaotic, but soon disappeared.

Infected individuals who can't find their target must be crowding the passageways right now!

Just a door separates them, yet it feels like two different worlds.

Realizing they were safe, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Ou Yang glanced around and began to check the situation inside the cabin.

This is a small warehouse for storing miscellaneous items, filled with plastic boxes containing screws, nuts, and other small parts.

The place was tiny. When a group of people squeezed in, we were packed together, feeling only slightly better than being sardines in a can, just like a bus during rush hour.

(End of this chapter)