Zheng Ji and Li Xi took the lead to lie down on the lifeboat and slide with their hands (in order to increase the friction, they put on a layer of wool gloves outside the leather gloves). The others followed suit. Zheng Ji was in charge of the gliding route, while Li Xi glided with one hand and held a gun with the other to cover his teammates behind him (the mutated animals followed closely behind the humans as expected).
Zeng Zhiqiang didn't tell Xu Cheng about the thickness of the ice layer. He was already very kind to tell them the method. He wouldn't share important information about the team with others. Since the apocalypse, in order to survive, he had gradually become selfish. He had also realized that the social order had changed. If he still used the methods before the apocalypse, he would not live long! He was just an ordinary person who only wanted to live well. Now that he had a team, in order for everyone in the team to live until the end, he had to make himself prioritize the team's interests. Only when the team was good could he be good! After thinking it through, he had changed completely. His former comrades and friends might not even recognize him. But he did not regret it!
Although Xu Cheng didn't know about this important insider information, he instinctively followed behind them. There were two other people following him, and one of them was the frying pan girl. A few people were reluctant to part with their supplies (they were worried that they might not be able to return after crossing the river) and decided to drive. They felt that the ice was very thick and that the four-seater car should be able to withstand the weight. Zeng Zhiqiang told Xu Cheng to tell them that they could drive, but stay away from them! They didn't want to be exhausted by idiots!
The other two were afraid that they would be caught by the mutated animals, so they walked side by side not far from the Hope Team.
The mutated animals were unable to maintain their balance on the ice and could easily slip. The Hope Squad was afraid that they would slide to their side, and they were even more afraid that their ignorance would cause the ice to crack in advance, so they sped up their gliding speed.
Zheng Ji led them along a strange and curved route. The members of the Hope team knew this and just followed closely. Although Xu Cheng and the other two were muttering in their hearts, they still followed them. The two people who were traveling with them were faster than them because they were sliding in a straight line. They were even secretly proud of themselves. On the other side, the car trio was even faster and had already reached the center of the river!
The change happened in an instant!
The ice under the car suddenly made a cracking sound! The front wheel of the car sank into the cracked ice layer. The three people in the car screamed in panic. They immediately opened the door and climbed out of the car. They ran in the direction of the Hope Team while shouting,"Help!" The weight of the car caused the ice within a few meters of it to crack to varying degrees. The three people who escaped adopted the wrong way of escaping-running upright. Soon, the ice under their feet began to crack. Seeing the three of them fall into the river, no one could do anything.
Fortunately, Zheng Ji had already consciously distanced himself from them by more than ten meters, so he was not affected. When the two people in the middle saw this scene, they were so scared that they stopped gliding. They wanted to get closer to the Hope Team, but there was still some distance between them. They were so nervous that they did not know what to do.
The mutated animals huddled together and finally broke through the ice layer and fell into the river. Before everyone could celebrate, a shocking scene happened: They could actually swim! Especially the mutated rats and mutated dogs. It seemed that they still had their pre-mutation instincts, but they could not swim for a long time. After all, their limbs were not as flexible as before the mutation. What increased was their strength and attack, not their flexibility. This was not good news. Although some of the mutated animals were eaten by the mutated fish in the river, and some sank because they could not swim for a long time, most of the mutated animals climbed out of the water and onto the unbroken ice surface after swimming for a while.
The mutated animals had a low center of gravity, so their speed of escape was not much slower than theirs. Seeing that the distance was gradually shrinking, everyone had already used all their strength to fight. Li Xi and Zeng Zhiqiang, who was at the front, were distracted from time to time to help their teammates and Xu Cheng shoot the mutated animals. Finally, there was no bloodshed. They were safe on their side, but on the other side…
Something unexpected happened again!
This time, it was a two-man team. There was also a group of mutated animals following behind them. Perhaps the two of them had accidentally slipped into a weak area of the ice, or perhaps the mutated animals 'ice-breaking had affected their ice. In short, the ice under them cracked, and they were so scared that they cried out loudly! Fortunately, they were floating on the surface of the water, but the danger was not gone! There were mutant fish chasing them in the water. Because they had slowed down in the water, there were mutant rats chasing after them. It was expected that they would be bitten.
Everyone was terrified. It was still alright if the members of the Hope Party were mentally prepared (due to the thickness of the ice layer), but Xu Cheng and the other two were really frightened. At this moment, they seemed to understand why the Hope Party's gliding route was so strange, and they were extremely glad that they had followed them.
These interludes stimulated everyone to speed up! However, even though they had already paid attention to the thickness of the ice layer, they could not withstand the damage of the mutated animals. When they were still more than 300 meters away from the shore, the ice layer around them was about to break! Once they fell into the water, their chances of survival would be very small. Li Xi quickly thought of a way…
There it was!
Li Xi told everyone her first aid method."Zheng Ji and I will speed up and slide to the other side first. Then, we will use the rope to pull you guys over!”(Zheng Ji and Li Xi didn't do their best to match everyone's speed and protect their teammates.)
Everyone felt that it was good.
Li Xi took out a 40-meter-long lifesaving rope from his backpack (he didn't dare to take out the one in the space ear stud, as he was afraid of arousing suspicion if there were too many ropes in his backpack). The team members understood and took out the lifesaving rope from their backpacks (it was a must-have equipment). Xu Cheng and the other two were not as professional as they were. Only Xu Cheng and the girl had ropes, but they were not that long. They were all more than 200 meters long, so the length was still a little short...
One end of the rope was tied to Zeng Zhiqiang, and the others tried to string them together.
As expected, the two of them sped up more than twice as fast. The three of them didn't think much of it (they were used to their unusual behavior), but Xu Cheng and the other two were much more surprised.
The rope stretched as the two of them traveled. Even though the others were sliding forward at the same time, the rope was not long enough when they were dozens of meters away from the shore. Li Xi didn't dare to pull people on the ice. It wasn't safe, but she had already thought of a way. He quickly took out the Flying Tiger Claw under the cover of his backpack and shot it at a thick tree on the opposite side. Pulling Zheng Ji's hand, the two of them quickly slid towards the shore at the same time.
The people behind them were far away and could not see what was going on. They could only vaguely see that the two of them suddenly sped up when they were still some distance away from the shore. They found it strange, but most importantly, they were excited. This meant that they were closer to safety.
As soon as they reached the shore, the two of them worked together to pull the rest of the people over. Their speed was too fast, causing some of the ice to show signs of cracking. Fortunately, they were all connected together, and with Li Xi and the other two pulling them, they did not have to worry about falling into the river.
After everyone had gone ashore, the team members took out the explosives (each of them had loaded a portion of them before they set off) and prepared to throw them out when the mutated animals were a certain distance away from the shore. Xu Cheng and the other two couldn't help them, so they took the initiative to help them put away the lifebelts.
The mutated animals were fast enough. Soon, they saw their " vanguard ". It was estimated that the five people threw the explosives at the same time. With a loud bang, the ice layer cracked one by one. The mutated animals were either killed by the explosion or fell into the river and couldn't swim back. Their flesh attracted the mutated fish in the water to swarm and eat them.
There weren't many mutated animals left, and they didn't plan to eliminate the roots. The sound of the explosives might attract the mutated animals and zombies here. They had to quickly change to a river that hadn't broken the ice and return to the shore.
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