Wasteland Survivalist: A Scientific Guide to Post-Apocalyptic Survival

The continuous battles did not bring the thrill of killing.

Instead, it stirred up an indescribable sense of disgust and numbness in Gu Lang's heart.

This isn't a battle; it's more like clearing roadblocks.

It's monotonous and seems endless.

Every time you pull the trigger, it feels like peeling away a layer of your humanity.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, he adjusted his route plan.

We left the national highway and entered the closed G1113 expressway.

Around noon, the car finally approached the villages surrounding Fengcheng city.

This means that the nearest coastal city to him, Dandong, is less than 100 kilometers away.

Once you escape the land, the world is your oyster.

Gu Lang stopped the car outside a village that looked completely deserted.

The village is small, the houses are low, and most of them are old.

The radio couldn't pick up any signal along the way.

He needs to find a relatively safe place to gather as much information as possible.

There is a notice board at the entrance of the village.

The wooden frame was cracked, and most of the glass was broken.

Fortunately, it was covered with layers of various papers.

The wind and rain blurred many of the words, but a lot of information still remained.

Gu Lang reloaded the ammunition in the vehicle.

There are still plenty of lead bullets, but gunpowder is running low.

After getting off the bus, I carefully examined the notice board. In addition to some handwritten missing person notices, there were also official printed notices in different colors.

These are mainly announcements issued by the government and the military.

The content at the bottom, published in early July, is a warning and response guide for a "solar superstorm" disaster.

Next came the announcement of the outbreak of nuclear war, the imposition of martial law in the area, and instructions on self-rescue from nuclear contamination.

The latest official announcement is on the outermost layer, published fifteen days ago.

The document contains relevant protective measures following a virus outbreak.

A map in the corner of the notice board caught Gu Lang's attention.

The above is a hand-drawn sketch that roughly marks the radiation pollution situation in the surrounding area.

The location of Dandong City was marked with a skull and crossbones symbol.

Gu Lang tore off the crucial map and returned to the car.

The nuclear attack on Liaoning Province was almost identical to the 1959 US nuclear war plan.

This confirms the rationality of his previously formulated route plan.

Next, we must abandon the direct route to the eastern coast and instead detour westward along National Highway G229 to Xiuyan County.

Then head south on the G16 expressway, straight to Zhuanghe City.

That is also a coastal city, and based on the available information, it has not been hit by a nuclear attack.

Gu Lang was about to leave the village when he suddenly sensed something was amiss.

The place looked so "clean," with no corpses or traces of blood and flesh scattered around.

Furthermore, all the doors and windows of the house were tightly closed, and some were even sealed off with bricks.

"Could it be that the villagers here didn't die a violent death, but were successfully evacuated?"

Gu Lang immediately drove around the village and found the small building of the villagers' self-government association.

The main entrance was wide open, and upon entering the office, one could see a large number of documents scattered on the floor.

It was clear that the people left in a great hurry.

At one of the workstations, Gu Lang indeed saw an evacuation registration form.

There was also a blue folder on the table.

Upon opening it, I found the "Emergency Response Plan for Sudden Incidents in Daling Village".

The contingency plan includes a simplified evacuation route map.

The destination points to Phoenix Ridge on the east side of the village, where there is a civil defense project.

Gu Lang launched a drone to search along the winding mountain road.

Soon, a sizable military radar station appeared on the screen.

Several concrete structures arranged in a ring can be vaguely seen in the surrounding area.

Judging from its structure and layout, it is likely an air defense missile launch site.

The roads behind these launch sites all lead into the mountainside.

There are many entrances to air-raid shelters around, which should be the civil defense projects mentioned in the emergency plan.

An area with complete facilities and military organization for evacuation protection.

Does order still exist there?

Is there a shelter that can provide information and even facilitate the trading of supplies?

This thought acted like a shot of adrenaline, temporarily dispelling the emptiness in Gu Lang's heart.

He decided to take a risk and go to the military base to take a look.

The car climbed up the rugged road, having only traveled a few kilometers.

A sign that read "Military Restricted Area, No Entry" appeared on the roadside.

After a moment's hesitation, Gu Lang drove the car to a secluded spot with dense woods and hid it.

He carried a backpack containing important supplies and weapons and chose to proceed on foot.

Traveling through dense forests requires more caution than driving and allows for better avoidance of unknown risks.

However, he underestimated the level of security here.

After walking for two hours, when we were about one kilometer away from the outer perimeter of the military facility.

A sharp gunshot suddenly shattered the silence.

"Bang!"

A bullet flew over his head, and Gu Lang immediately lay down on the spot and shouted.

"Don't shoot! I'm here for refuge!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Three more short bursts of fire followed, the bullets hitting the tree trunk not far behind him, sending wood chips flying.

The number and location of the enemy were unclear in the dense forest.

Gu Lang immediately rolled around a few times to adjust his position, and crawled down the hillside.

Being discovered at this distance, with the other side possessing standard weapons and holding the advantage of terrain, one has no chance of winning.

Attempts to communicate went unanswered; they simply kept firing.

There's only one possibility: the other side received orders to kill anyone they encountered.

There was no time for regrets; Gulang used the reverse slope of the hillside as cover.

They crouched low and fled along a zigzag path.

After running for more than ten minutes, by the time he had shaken off his pursuers, he was completely lost.

The drone was still on the vehicle, and it was difficult to determine its location by looking at the paper map alone.

Returning the way he came was too dangerous, so he had to find another way out.

After pushing aside various bushes and trudging through the wilderness for more than ten kilometers, we finally succeeded.

Finally reaching a ridgeline, Gu Lang found a tree and climbed up it.

A watchtower appeared at a high vantage point not far away.

It is constructed using a steel truss structure and looks somewhat like a high-voltage power line tower.

There is a platform on top, and a small tower has been built there.

"Is this a fire watchtower? It seems there's a forest farm nearby."

Gu Lang finally breathed a sigh of relief and walked towards the fire tower.

As we approached the summit, the surrounding trees became increasingly sparse, and the ground was covered with loose stones and shrubs.

Instead of rushing down the tower, he found a stick and carefully probed the way as he walked.

Snakes often hide in such environments, so you need to be very careful.

Just as we were about to reach the summit, a Ussuri viper suddenly appeared.

This snake, commonly known as "earth ball snake," dislikes forests and mainly lives in piles of rocks.

They are abundant in the Liaoning frozen region and are highly toxic.

Under these conditions, getting bitten is basically a death sentence.