As the rats neared the abandoned car, they instinctively sensed something. However, under Lin An's command, they didn't show the slightest fear. Instead, they fearlessly ran toward the abandoned car.
The oil-like liquid that was flowing on the ground suddenly stopped flowing under Lin An's gaze. Then, in an instant, it condensed into a shape just like his black light.
The black spikes pierced through a few rats in an instant. Then, the sticky liquid stuck to the corpses of the rats like glue and slowly dragged them into the shadows.
"I saw it!" Through the scope, Yin Xiaoxiao saw a black shadow through the window of an abandoned car.
A hint of disgust flashed across her face, but she still gritted her teeth."Should I shoot?"
"Yes." Lin An's short voice rang out, and Yin Xiaoxiao pulled the trigger.
She didn't know anything about the direction of the wind. She only knew to aim and pull the trigger. However, on such a sunny day, the sniper rifle that had been strengthened once still hit the enemy even though it was a little off.
Jiang Qingxue, who was standing beside Lin An, also noticed the enemy at this moment. She raised her hand, and Lu Yao consciously displayed her attributes as Jiang Qingxue's tool. Several icicles condensed in the air.
A few icicles flew into the distance.
"Awoo!"
A zombie's roar was heard.
A head, or more accurately, a small part of a body with a head, soared into the sky.
The zombie that appeared in front of him looked like it had turned into a spirit. The pitch-black 'oil' flowed down and replaced the support of the limbs. Only half of the arm and the heart remained human. The head was the classic shape of a zombie that was dirty and bloodthirsty.
This was a zombie that was either lucky or unlucky. It was originally stuck in the car because of the car accident, but it mutated into a special zombie. However, it also lost most of its body.
The words flashed before Lin An's eyes.
"Take the lead."
Lin An's voice was still calm, and his short words roused everyone's spirits.
The monster in the distance had no intention of running away. It pounced toward Lin An and the others 'quickly' with the 'oil' replacing its limbs, allowing it to slide and wriggle on the ground like a slime. Its speed might be pretty good for ordinary people, but for Lin An and the others, it was not that fast.
It was really slow.
Yin Xiaoxiao did not move. She aimed the sniper rifle at the zombie's head again. She had hit the zombie's head, but it hit the left side of the zombie's chin. Half of its face was smashed into pieces, almost exploding into a hole.
Jiang Qingxue's icicles were slightly slower, so the zombie dodged them. When the icicles landed on its sticky body, it was as if they had passed through a quagmire and did not cause any damage.
"Boom!"
With a gunshot, the monster's head exploded.
Yin Xiaoxiao heaved a sigh of relief and looked at Lin An with a delighted expression. Lin An didn't disappoint her and smiled."Not bad."
"But next time, you have to try to finish your opponent in one go. You have to practice every day.”
" Mm." Yin Xiaoxiao nodded heavily, but her expression was still very happy.
She could also fight!
Although the zombie looked scary, after she killed it, she actually felt that the mutated zombie, which was now lying on the ground with its head rolling to the side and the oil completely solidified into gel, was not as disgusting as before.
Lin An didn't let his guard down. He scouted the area with the rats again before setting off again.
When he passed by the mutant zombie, he endured the pain and used the black light to devour it. Of course, the result was not bad. The absorption ability of the black light increased slightly. Perhaps it would be easier for him to cosplay Venom Spider-Man next time.
Finally, at around four in the afternoon, Lin An saw a city that was shining brightly under the afternoon sun.
J City.
At this moment, there was no traffic in the city. The billboard in the city was tilted and almost fell. Many high-rise windows were broken, and traces of burning could be seen.
A large number of zombies were wandering around the streets. Lin An watched from afar, and from time to time, he could hear some terrifying roars like those of wild beasts.
Lin An didn't get too close. Instead, he searched around the city until five in the afternoon. Only then did he use his Divine Eye to catch traces of the city. In the wilderness, he seemed to see smoke rising from the kitchen in the distance.
He galloped through the wilderness, following the ruts of the cars. A huge gathering place appeared before his eyes.
This gathering place was huge. At first glance, Lin An could tell that there were at least four to five thousand people here. However, it was much simpler than the gathering places near the county town.
Perhaps due to the lack of supplies, the number of tents seemed to be insufficient. There were not many fortifications, and only a few tanks and armored vehicles were parked outside as a barrier. Soldiers with rifles were on guard.
There were also some simple and crude buildings that seemed to be constructed from concrete that had been poured at the last minute. However, perhaps due to the lack of resources, these concrete buildings were only partially completed. They looked like they were going to be used as walls, but Lin An could tell from the traces around them.
This work seemed to have stopped for some time.
After getting closer, Lin An raised his hand in a harmless gesture and slowed down. When he got closer, he could still see the thin faces and haggard expressions of the soldiers.
In order to avoid causing chaos, Lin An didn't even let his rat approach him. Instead, he dug a hole in the ground and followed him around. He didn't even come up to the ground and maintained the furthest distance he could control his spirit.
His clothes were dirty and messy, as if he had not washed them after a fierce battle.
Lin An's eyes were sharp, and he even saw some dried blood on a pair of boots.
"Who are you? Where did you come from?" The soldiers stopped Lin An, saluted him, and began to question him.
This was because Lin An looked too clean. Not only him, but even the three ladies behind him had rosy cheeks and were in high spirits. Judging from the direction they were heading, they were most likely from somewhere near J-City.
This really didn't seem like a group of people who had stayed in the apocalypse for more than ten days.
Lin An stopped the car and returned the greeting.”
Upon hearing Lin An's name, the warrior faltered for a moment before hurriedly standing up straight.""Please wait a moment, I'll go and confirm with Captain Ren!”
He hurriedly ran inside. Not long after, a warrior with a star on his shoulder walked over. After sizing him up, he stretched out his hand and laughed,"You're Lin An? When I received the news, I thought you would take at least a week to come.”
"I'm Ren Shen, currently in charge of the security of the colony. I've heard your name from Colony No. 33.”
He acted as if he had heard a lot about you, very polite and respectful.
Lin An smiled and nodded. He got off the motorcycle and shook his hand."You're welcome. I plan to go to S City and stay here for a few nights. At the same time, I'll clean up the monsters and dangers that may appear in J City. I hope Captain Ren doesn't mind.”
"It is our duty to help the citizens who need help.”Ren Shen smiled as he looked behind Lin An and sized him up curiously.
In the end, he couldn't help but ask,""The people behind you are also Evolvers, right?”
Lin An nodded and asked,""It seems that everyone knows the information that I told Qin Biao?”
"Yes, speaking of which, I have to sincerely thank you.”Ren Shen saluted again seriously.
Under Lin An's doubtful gaze, he said gratefully,""If it weren't for you, perhaps many of us would have died a few days ago.”
"We had prepared enough supplies, but after accepting the survivors of J-City, we soon ran out of resources.”
"Even now, there are still many people who can only rely on cardboard boxes as mattresses when they sleep. They don't even have a blanket.”
"A few days ago, we planned to take the risk to explore J City, hoping to find something.”
"As soon as we entered the city, we received a message telling us to go back. It told us that there would be a few powerful reinforcements coming. We decided to wait a few days before taking action together.”
"As soon as we left, a powerful mutated zombie appeared.”
"That monster is extremely fast, and its feet look like antelopes. If we hadn't retreated in advance, we might have bumped into its face.”
"If it wasn't for our outstanding sniper who had shot that monster in the leg, we would have all died there.”
"If it wasn't for the news that you were coming to J City, we probably wouldn't have had the chance to fight.”
After Ren Shen finished speaking, he sighed. When he recalled that scene, he still felt that everything was like a nightmare.
Was that monster really something that humans could resist?
Even a tank would find it difficult to hit such a nimble monster, right?
He quickly adjusted his state of mind and looked at Lin An, who had a look of understanding on his face.""But it's all in the past now. Moreover, it can be considered a blessing in disguise.”
"After our sniper returned to the colony, he began to evolve that night. Now, he is also an Evolver.”
"Maybe you guys will have more common topics to talk about. Come, let's talk inside. I'll introduce her to you.”
Following that, Ren Shen greeted the girls behind Lin An one by one, exchanging a few pleasantries with each and every one of them, indicating that they could look for him if they had any questions. It could be said that he made everyone feel at home.
Lin An realized that the people in charge of managing the camp weren't simple people. For example, Gao Liancheng had always had an amiable charm that made people unconsciously lower their guard.
Perhaps, he should learn to be more amiable to others in the future. Anyway, it was free to say good things. He could also use Mind Reader to cheat.
If he wanted to be a qualified leader in the future, it seemed that he still had many things to learn and improve.
Lin An shook his head. He was truly a man who lived and learned.
As they entered the camp, many people looked at them curiously. It seemed that there were no new faces in this gathering place recently.
This was not a good thing. If there were only 5,000 people left in J-City, which had a population of more than a million, the situation in other places would only be worse.
No wonder there were so few Evolvers.
There were only 5,000 people in one colony.
He had searched through the counties with tens of thousands of people, but he had only found three evolvers, including Yin Xiaoxiao and the others.
Among them, Jiang Qingxue was one of the lucky ones who had completed her evolution in her own home at the beginning of the apocalypse.
Lu Yao would have died on the day the apocalypse began. She would not have been in the original history.
Only Yin Xiaoxiao would complete her awakening in the colony.
One could imagine how many posthumans had died before they could evolve in such a cruel and sudden doomsday.
This made Lin An even more determined to keep as many humans alive as possible.
Only with a larger population could more powerful Evolvers be born.
As they walked deeper into the gathering place, the number of tents increased. There were also many buildings that used temporary containers as houses, and there were even model houses that were assembled.
There were tents, containers, model houses, and even a triangular tent made of wooden planks that Lin An could only lie in while sleeping in.
The situation wasn't optimistic, but judging from everyone's expression, they didn't seem to be depressed.
From this, it could be seen that the management level of this camp was not low. To be able to stabilize the people's mentality under such circumstances could only mean that they had excellent management skills.
"Xiao Yan!"
Ren Shen suddenly opened his mouth and called out to a tent. A woman in a uniform crawled out from inside.
The woman had short hair and was about the same height as Jiang Qingxue. They were both about 1.75 meters tall. There was a scar on her face that had not completely healed, and she carried a sniper rifle that was almost as tall as her on her back.
Lin An could sense that she was no ordinary person with just one glance. If he was not mistaken, she must be an evolved person who had appeared in the camp because of his transformation.
"Lin An, this is Yan Shi, the only Evolver in our camp. She's an outstanding warrior and an outstanding sniper.”
Yan Shi gave off a different vibe from other girls. It was not only because of the scar on her originally beautiful face, but more importantly, her aura.
She stood there like a pine tree, and as she looked at Lin An, her smile was very carefree. There was a mature, boyish coolness to it.
She was a woman that even girls would like and think was very A-rated.
"Hello, I'm Yan Shi." She greeted him. Her voice was a little hoarse, just like the impression she gave others.
Lin An reached out and nodded with a smile." Hello, I am Lin An."”
Yan Shi looked embarrassed. She coughed twice and reached out her hand. It turned out that her right hand, which had been behind her back, was holding a cigarette.
"Are you hiding and smoking again?" Ren Shen's face darkened. On the way here, he had been praising Yan Shi for being so reliable. In the end, when he met her, he felt inexplicably guilty and depressed.
Yan Shi didn't bother to hide it. She held the cigarette in her mouth and shook Lin An's hand."I'm sorry."
She puffed out a mouthful of smoke from her cigarette and chuckled. She turned around and slipped away."I'll come back later. You guys go ahead.”
Looking at how she seemed to be a little stingy, Ren Shen could only clench his fists with a dark expression and explain to Lin An in a low voice,""Don't misunderstand her."
"She's usually a little sloppy, but don't worry, she's a very reliable person when she's serious.”
Lin An didn't mind this. Some women would look ugly when they smoked, but Yan Shi gave off a wild sense of beauty and charm.
Furthermore, everyone had their own attitude towards life, and Lin An didn't have the habit of pointing fingers at other people's hobbies.
"It's okay. I think she's quite good. She doesn't have to pretend. I think a girl like her is quite good.”After Lin An finished speaking, he suddenly felt as if there were three pairs of eyes staring at him from behind.
He added very naturally,""She and I should be able to become good friends very soon.”
After saying this, the line of sight behind him disappeared.
Yes!
EQ!
He turned around and looked at the girls behind him. He smiled and said,"Xiaoxiao, she happens to be a sniper. Learn from her these few days.”
"Alright!" Yin Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up.
Ren Shen heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Lin An's reaction. It wasn't that he wanted to matchmake the two of them, but he thought that if he could make Yan Shi his friend, perhaps the colony would be able to communicate better with him.
Soon, the group arrived in front of a large tent.
The tent looked to be about ten meters long and five meters wide. People came and went, and from time to time, discussions and discussions could be heard.
"The person in charge of our gathering place is inside. If he knows that you're here, he'll definitely be overjoyed.”
He pushed aside the cover in front of the tent and walked in. He said in a clear voice,"Old Yuan, look who I brought.”
Lin An followed behind him and entered the tent.
A few tables were put together to form a long table. At the very end of the table was a map. A small white board was written densely, and there were traces of analysis and deep thought everywhere.
At the end of the table, a man in a green singlet was smoking a cigarette without any care for his image. His brows were tightly furrowed and his hair was white.
Even though he didn't look young, his arms were still muscular and sturdy.
"Lin An?" The person-in-charge called Old Yuan was stunned for a moment, then he laughed and stood up, not even caring that his coat had fallen to the ground.
"I'm Yuan Long, the person in charge of Colony 27.”
He strode over. He wasn't very tall, only a little over 1.7 meters, but he looked vigorous and energetic.
" Lin An," Lin An shook his hand." I'm from Colony 33."”
"I've heard a lot about you!”Yuan Long grabbed Lin An's hand and asked anxiously,""Let's not talk too much. I have too many questions in my mind.”
His attitude and way of speaking didn't seem like a leader. He was very friendly and put himself very low.
He even seemed to respect Lin An even more than Ren Shen. Even though Lin An knew that this was probably just his habit, he still felt that he was respected and valued.
"You're welcome. Just ask." Lin An naturally wouldn't refuse.
Then, Yuan Long pulled him into the tent and pointed at the map.
One moment, he asked which cities were more dangerous, and the next moment, he asked for information on mutated monsters. He even scratched his head and asked where to go and how to set up defenses after merging the gathering place.
It could be said that he didn't treat himself as an experienced old leader at all. Instead, he was constantly learning with the mentality of a newcomer.
Lin An admired it very much. It could even be said that he was a little touched by it.
He really wanted to lead the people of the colony to survive.
She really wanted to lead a good life with the people around her.
In a sense, they were the same kind of people. It was just that Lin An had more power and luck than him.
Lin An didn't hide anything from Yuan Long. He shared his analysis, speculations, and information with Yuan Long.
For a moment, the two of them forgot that there were quite a few people around them as they immersed themselves in the process. When they were explaining to Yuan Long, Lin An was also moved. In fact, some of Yuan Long's assumptions and ideas, as well as some of his ideas on how to set up defenses, gave Lin An a lot of insight.
As the two of them chatted, they even began to discuss the island's defense. They discussed how to survive the nuclear winter based on the nuclear crisis that Lin An had mentioned.
Yuan Long shook his head from time to time in surprise and envy at the power Lin An displayed in his words, but he still focused on providing him with ideas and even solved some of his previous doubts.
It included how to become a qualified leader, how to find subordinates that one could trust, and how to manage hundreds or thousands of people.
When the two of them finished chatting, they turned around and saw that Yin Xiaoxiao and the other two were already sitting at a table drinking coffee with Yan Shi, who had come over at some point in time.
As for Ren Shen, he had already left for work.
What was even more exaggerated was that there were many managers who sneaked over. They eavesdropped on the conversation and were shocked by the information in their conversation from time to time.
There were also some people who had wanted to join in the discussion, but Yuan Long raised his eyebrows and scolded him, saying that if you don't understand, don't fart. He ignored him.
At this moment, the two of them came back to their senses and realized that the lights in the tent had been turned on. It was already night.
"Aiyo, look at me. It's my fault. I haven't arranged anything for you yet, and I've already chatted with you for so long.”
Yuan Long slapped his forehead and scolded," Ren Shen, that bastard, why didn't you pull me along? I should have made him into wine."”
Although he was cursing, the people around him did not seem to be unhappy at all. They were used to his occasional rough appearance and knew that he had a sharp tongue but a soft heart.
"Quick, any of you can do it. Arrange a place for Xiao Lin to stay and prepare something delicious for me tonight. Don't make that porridge to fool people. Just like Xiao Yan, eat the whole meat!”
Yuan Long glanced at Yin Xiaoxiao and the other two sitting in the distance before suddenly leaning toward Lin An's ear and chuckling."
"Little Lin, do you four live together or separately?”
Lin An's expression didn't change." Resources are scarce. Don't waste them. We'll be fine together."”
Yuan Long chuckled again and lightly nudged him with his elbow. He whispered,"Good boy, you have the ability. Even I, Old Yuan, am a little envious.”
Lin An's expression didn't change as he turned his head and whispered into his ear,""Old Yuan, don't you know that Evolvers have very strong hearing?”
Yuan Long turned his head and saw the three girls in the distance avoiding his gaze.
Only Yan Shi winked at him and smiled mischievously, indicating that she had heard it too.
For the first time, Yuan Longtou experienced the taste of death, but he only coughed twice shamelessly."Then use my tent. That tent is a little small, but you can still sleep. Resources are tight. Xiao Lin, you have to understand.”
The crowd laughed secretly, but Yuan Long frowned."What? How many people are sleeping in cardboard boxes outside? Did I say something wrong?”
"I'll sleep in the command center today. You guys sleep here with me, do you hear me?”
The people around them immediately had bitter expressions on their faces. Only Yan Shi was secretly happy. She definitely did not have to sleep here.
"And you, Yan Shi, I can tell from your smug look that you're smoking behind my back again, right? Where did it come from? Hand it over!"
Yan Shi also had a bitter expression on her face as she stood up."Report, nothing else."
"I believe you? If you don't give me some today, I'll tell you that you won't have anything to eat!”
Old Yuan seemed to be extorting him.
However, under his words, the entire battle command room seemed very relaxed and happy.
Lin An couldn't help but feel enlightened. It seemed that he had to bully Yin Xiaoxiao more often. Yes, it was mainly to liven up the atmosphere.
Yan Shi took out half a box from her clothes."Leave one for me."
"Bring you here!" Old Yuan reached out his hand and grabbed one. He happily clicked on it and chuckled."What are you smoking for? If you were my daughter, I would have beaten you up long ago.”
"You can beat me up.”Yan Shi was not stingy. One could only say that she was personally taught by Old Yuan.
Lu Yao could not help but snicker at the side. She felt that Yan Shi was quite interesting.
Jiang Qingxue couldn't help but smile.
Only Yin Xiaoxiao was deep in thought.
"Alright, you've traveled a long distance today. I can't trouble you anymore.”Yuan Long looked at Lin An and regained his composure.
"If you don't leave in a hurry these few days, we'll really have to ask you to take care of our gathering place," he said seriously.”
" Especially when Fallout Shelter 033 moves over, our situation here won't be able to sustain at all.”
Lin An only smiled and nodded. His confident words surprised Yan Shi.
"Don't worry, I will personally clean up J-City.”
"In five days at the latest, you can rest assured and search for resources in the city. This is my promise.”
After saying that, Lin An paused for a moment before looking at Yuan Long seriously." However, I hope that you can make a decision as soon as possible. No matter what, you have to seriously consider merging with other colonies. It's best to give up J-City and choose a more remote place to avoid nuclear bombs.”
Yuan Long fell silent for a moment after Lin An finished speaking. He stared at Lin An and exhaled a mouthful of smoke."Good!"
"If you can really do what you say, I, Old Yuan, will try my best to help you make your Lonely Boat Path base beautiful even if I have to sacrifice my life!”
"Leave the Beijing Research Institute to me as well."”
" Thank you, Old Yuan." Lin An shook his hand.”
"Don't stand on ceremony, don't stand on ceremony. If you really thank me, settle J City for me as soon as possible.”
Old Yuan said half-jokingly.
If Lin An could really clean up J-City and give them a chance to gather resources, they would be able to do so.
That was really a lifesaver! Save everyone's lives!
Let alone help.
He could even kowtow to him. He, Old Yuan, was not a shameless person.
Lin An smiled, and the confidence in his words was self-evident.""I always do what I say."
Yan Shi could not help but raise her eyebrows when she saw this scene.'No way, we're all Evolvers. Are you really that powerful?'
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