Chapter 45: The End
Tongues of fire spewed out, destroying all the zombies that were following behind the truck, but the sound of the guns also attracted more zombies around.
"Keep your bullets, and don't forget that we have a return trip." Fang Wuhan said, reloading the rifle; They had just blocked a wave of zombies, and they had already used a layer of ammunition.
And the distance on the map is now only a little bit of a move towards the sea.
"Be careful not to hit the fuel!" The fat man said, gesturing to the large tin box in the corner of the body, which contained the fuel they had spent a long time finding for the right fit for the truck.
The truck gradually drove out of the city he was familiar with, and at this time Su Ya was navigating the pilot uncle in the passenger seat, and several times at a fork in the road, because the road was blocked by cars or trees in the middle, they had to go another way; Their eyes are also shifting from high-rise buildings to suburban roads.
The truck came to an abrupt halt, knocking one of the ten people in the body on his back.
Fang Wuhan poked his head out and was taken aback by their situation at this timeβhe saw that there was a dam road in front of them, but the section in front of them had collapsed, to be precise, it was washed away by the flood a few days ago, and the water in the reservoir flowed into the city from this gap; Below the front of their car is a large cliff more than ten meters high, and there is a turbulent water flowing under the cliff.
"Oh my God...... Out of the way? Fang Wuhan shouted into the cab.
"It's gone! We have to go through this road, or we have to take a long detour. Uncle Pilot leaned out of the cab and said.
Fang Wuhan jumped out of the car and took out a strong flashlight from his pocket to shine on the cliff below, about seven or eight stories high, below is a section of cement artificial riverbed, only the water level here is relatively shallow, and the water level below this section is bottomless.
He frowned and saw that there was a spiraling winding road next to him that led to the path below, from which trucks could drive down and from the concrete riverbed to the opposite bank.
"Dad, I'm scared." While Fang Wuhan was thinking about countermeasures, the nervous uncle of the 202 households, who always thought he was Fang Wuhan's son, also jumped out of the car and hugged Fang Wuhan's arm and sprinkled coquettishly.
"Don't be afraid, you go to the car and sit tight, the uncle's driving skills are very good, and he will be able to pass in a while." He touched the uncle's head and said.
Yang Feng and the fat man have black lines on their faces, this guy seems to have entered the play and turned himself into a good father.
"Then Dad is going to accompany me in the car, okay?" Uncle Nerve said, and was about to pull Fang Wuhan to the car.
"Alright then, I'll go with you." Fang Wuhan was helpless, so he had to accompany his uncle to climb into the car.
Uncle Pilot walked over from the cab, "The water flow on this section of the riverbed is very slow, and it is not deep, if there is no accident, we can drive directly over, but we can't be sure whether the surface of the riverbed has become very slippery because of the perennial flow, in case our truck drives up because of the heavy load or the impact of the water current, the riverbed collapses or we are washed down, it will not be easy." β
Fang Wuhan frowned, and Su Ya also walked over and handed him the map; He took the map, and the river had been marked with a red pen by Su Ya, meandering to another reservoir on the outskirts of the city, and there was no bridge over the floodway, so they had to bypass that reservoir and re-route it.
"Well, there's no other way, I'll go down and test the water first, don't move here." After Fang Wuhan finished speaking, he returned the map to Su Ya.
"You want to go down alone?" Yang Feng asked.
Fang Wuhan nodded.
"Needless to say, this flat concrete riverbed must be very slippery, and it will be dangerous if you go down." Yang Feng said.
"Wu Han, no need to go down, I feel the same, our truck is heavy, this kind of water is not enough to wash us down, as long as the speed is stable, we can drive through." Uncle Pilot said.
Fang Wuhan once again threw the light of the strong flashlight to the bottom of the river, the water on the cement riverbed was very clear, and they could directly see the riverbed, except for some blackened aquatic plants, they didn't see any danger.
"Shall we ...... Straight to the past? Fang Wuhan was a little uncertain in his heart.
Uncle Pilot nodded, "I think so." β
"Okay, listen to you, let's all get in the car." Fang Wuhan said, and glanced at the fast-flowing cliff under his feet again, splashing in the dark night, like a black hole devouring souls.
As the sound of the engine starting echoed through the spillway below, the truck drove into the winding road and faded into the darkness.
The sound of the water is getting louder and louder, and they seem to be next to a waterfall.
"Dad, I'm scared." Uncle Nerves got up from the corner with a snort, crawled to Fang Wuhan's side and hugged his arm.
"Don't be afraid." Fang Wuhan said, touching his head.
They were at the edge of the body, watching their truck enter the river, the bank of which was connected to the concrete riverbed by a small slope, and the truck drove down the slope and the moment it entered the water, the front of the truck slid sideways for a short distance, and although the distance was not long, they could all feel it.
"It looks like the riverbed is really slippery." The fat man said.
His voice was very calm, but Fang Wuhan could see the tension in his heart - his hand was clutching a bulge of the car body from below, and his knuckles had turned white from excessive force, but Fang Wuhan admired him, and his face could still remain so calm, worthy of Di Xiusuo's apprentice.
After all the trucks were in the river, they slid sideways for some distance, and they were less than three meters away from the end of the concrete riverbed.
Fang Wuhan also panicked, this had just entered the river, and the speed of the car could not catch up with the speed of the water rushing and sliding, and their situation at this time was worse than they imagined.
The truck began to accelerate in a straight line, and the speed of the lateral glide slowed down, Fang Wuhan breathed a sigh of relief, this speed was almost safe to reach the opposite bank.
The hearts of everyone in the car were beating violently, and the twelve pairs of eyes were staring at the direction of the truck, and some were staring at the end of the concrete riverbed that was getting closer and closer to them; Below is the buffer zone of the spillway, where it is not known how many tons of water are stored each year, which may be a hundred meters deep or even deeper.
"Dad, how deep is this?" Uncle Nerves tugged at Fang Wuhan's cuffs and pointed to the water storage area below.
"This ......" Fang Wuhan scratched his head, "I don't know very well, I haven't been here before, you go and ask your uncles." β
Uncle Nerve walked slowly to the uncle who lived in household 302 like a child, and tugged at his cuffs like just now, "Uncle, how deep is this?" β
The uncle smiled awkwardly, "It's very deep down here, it's a big and deep water storage well, more than a hundred meters deep." β
"It's so deep!" Uncle Nerve exclaimed.
"Of course, this well is like a backup reservoir next to the big reservoir, which can alleviate flooding and drought." The uncle continued.
Uncle Nerve nodded, and ran to the side of the car again.
Fang Wuhan frowned and stood there without saying a word, as if he was thinking deeply about something.
He didn't know if what the uncle said was really hundreds of meters deep, these words reminded him of the dream he had had, the tomb of the god hidden under the city, if the city really has such a deep underground project, have people found the tomb of the god, and when was the tomb placed under it......
His mind was a mess, and the sound of the water around him limited his senses, and he couldn't hear any danger around him, only the palpitating sound of water.
This water acoustic...... DΓ©jΓ vu?
He woke up from his confusion, the sound of the water, he had heard, in the tomb of the god in his dreams, when the river Styx was surging, when the dragon-like creature in the river Styx roared!
He subconsciously drew his sword, and the blade of ninja came out of its sheath, and a silver light flashed.
Where does the water of the River Styx come from?
Why does it feel so similar......
"What's wrong with you!" Yang Feng shook him awake, and he almost slashed the Ninja Blade over.
Fang Wuhan's eyes were like knives, as if a strong enemy was in front of him, just now he pulled out the knife to make the atmosphere instantly serious, even Yang Feng and the fat man had already held the weapons in their hands.
"No, it's fine." Fang Wuhan breathed a sigh of relief, "I was a little distracted just now, I heard it wrong." β
The fat man put down the dumbbells, "Big brother...... You better rest and rest, you're going to scare me to death in this kind of place. β
"I'm sorry......" Fang Wuhan scratched the back of his head and smiled apologetically......
Their truck was about to come ashore, about a meter away from the edge of the concrete riverbed, but the front wheels had reached the slope on the opposite bank, and they heard the roar of the engine, which was carrying the steel beast and the Twelve-man above it away from the dangerous river.
The moment they burst out of the riverbed, everyone in the truck cheered, and they finally got away from the abyss and defeated the distance of death of less than a meter.
The truck pulled into the winding mountain road, and the bulky truck turned around the mountain road like a nimble fish, and finally reached the opposite bank of the collapsed embankment road.
"It's been so long!" The pilot uncle breathed a sigh of relief, poked his head out of the cab, and made an "OK" gesture to the other party's foggy cold.
Fang Wuhan smiled at him, then walked to the back of the car and looked at the concrete riverbed they had just walked on.
The truck drove away, the glow of the flashlight cutting through the darkness and casting it into the abyss of water below.
The bottomless black abyss was as formidable as being able to devour souls, the dragon-like creature he had seen emerge from the water, its white eyes seemed to be looking at him through the water curtain, it did its best to expose its massive body to the circular light spots projected by the flashlight, as if to tell Fang Wuhan that it knew him, its hideous and vague body like a demon beckoning in hell......
The flashlight turns off, and the world disappears into darkness again......