Chapter 12: A Refuge in the Last Days
"Don't worry about that." Ye Chen waved his hand, and just wanted to go back to collect the head of the disaster beast and take out the crystal nucleus inside for recovery, when a groan came from the opposite side.
"It's cold, it's cold!" A soldier who was supported by his companions, half-lying on the snow, kept shaking, I don't know if it was because of the cold or the pain.
His right hand was clutching a patch under his abdomen, oozing blood.
As the mask on his face was slowly lifted by his companions, revealing a middle-aged face that had been tempered, the terrible thing was that the blood vessels under the neck of this face were gradually turning black, and he was infected by the venom of the disaster beast and was about to turn into a corpse.
"IāI don't want to be one of those monsters, help me ......" He begged his companion to give him a ride one last time, knowing that he would become a walking corpse after being bitten by a plague beast.
After a single gunshot, the man was left in the snow forever, and there are countless humans like him who have been frozen in the snow.
Cold, Hunger, Plague Beasts...... All kinds of disasters befell Blue Star, but it was only the seventh day of the Ice Age, and at least more than 70% of the world's human beings were buried under the ice forever.
"Deputy Captain Jiang, the military truck hit a tree stump, the engine was completely scrapped, it seems that we can only walk back on foot for the rest of the journey." A bespectacled soldier who inspected the hood shook his head helplessly.
"It's not far from the Vault, so let's walk back." The former soldier stepped forward and called on the remaining three to pack up their gear and prepare to abandon their vehicles and return to the shelter camp.
At the same time, she walked over to Ye Chen quickly and asked, "Senior, our shelter is not far from here, three or four hundred meters away, I don't know if you would like to go over and resupply, and by the way, let us thank you for saving your life." ā
"Okay." Ye Chen didn't care much about what the other party called him, seniors are seniors, just stop by to see what the refuge in the last days looks like? If you're lucky, maybe you can get a few guns?
Bullets will always do more damage than melee weapons. Before the end of the world, Ye Chen had the idea of getting firearms, but he couldn't find a channel, and when he saw the military rifles carried by these soldiers just now, his eyes lit up.
Unfortunately, not only the ammunition and rifles in the truck, but also the dead companions, were taken away by them one by one.
Ye Chen took advantage of this effort to take out a piece of white cloth and take out the crystal nucleus on the dead disaster beast piece by piece.
In his mind, the system reminded him that the RV had been repaired, and five new features such as the healing chamber and advanced camouflage had been added.
Ye Chen remotely controlled, activated the advanced camouflage of the RV, and then chose the one that was far away to automatically follow him.
After several people were ready, they assembled and walked towards the shelter, and after about half an hour, a huge bird's nest-shaped building appeared in front of everyone.
Some soldiers wearing camouflage uniforms are stationed at the outermost periphery and set up checkpoints, which are dressed up to reduce the probability of finding the beast.
After handing over the documents to prove his identity, Ye Chen followed a few people through smoothly, and when he got closer, he found that there was the largest stadium in the city in front of him.
The roaring sound of heating equipment was buzzing, the entrance was newly equipped with various thickened baffles and iron doors, and two soldiers with guns stood by them.
In the gymnasium, the first thing Ye Chen felt when he entered was a hot breeze, which was not too much lower than the low temperature of minus sixty or seventy degrees outside.
Immediately afterward, he saw thousands of survivors hiding here, like a vegetable market, with a sense of chaos, the crying of babies, the sound of people talking...... Haunting the ears.
"Senior, go this way." The female soldier took him by the arm and led him to the less crowded tent camp marked with the red number 5 on the top.
"Strange visitors, you have to register first......" An old man who looked gloomy and compassionate, holding a roster and calling Ye Chen to sign.
When he arrived here, the temperature gradually rose, Ye Chen took off his somewhat stuffy mask, and remarked his information on the booklet according to the format.
The female soldier next to him saw his sunny and hearty young face, and immediately exclaimed.
"What's wrong? What happened? A soldier on guard came to inquire.
"No, nothing." The female soldier shook her head and calmed down.
Li Quan, a soldier who returned together, laughed proudly, "Look, I guessed right, you preconceived to call the other party's seniors, and talk about the little brother like an old man, haha......"
After remarking the information and checking the weapons at any time, Ye Chen and the others were released, and most of the people in the tent were soldiers and medical personnel, Li Quan and the others arrived at the designated location, took off their cold-proof coats and felt hats and put them in a special wardrobe.
Under the beautiful long hair, a beautiful woman with a cold face, but it was really rare to see, appeared in front of Ye Chen.
"Ahem, my name is Jiang Keqing, and I am currently the deputy captain of the fifth emergency rescue team...... "Jiang Keqing seemed to feel a little embarrassed by what happened before, and politely stretched out his hand to Ye Chen while coughing lightly.
Ye Chen also shook it back politely, and Li Quan, who had changed into another coat next to him, walked over with a smile. "Little brother, how's it going? It's much warmer here than outside! ā
"Well, it's not bad." Ye Chen nodded and replied more pertinently.
"Just isn't it good?" Li Quan couldn't help muttering.
In his eyes, it is already the best place to live in this kind of place in the cold last days. It can be compared with Ye Chen's remodeled RV, just like a high-end villa and a simple thatched house, there is no comparison between the two at all.
Li Quan called the other two to come over, these were the companions who had come back together before, and they took off their heavy coats and masks, revealing their original faces.
Li Quan introduced the other two to Ye Chen, "My name is Li Quan, a member of the fifth emergency rescue team, but you should have known my name for a long time, the big brother next to me is Da Zhuang, look at this physique, he is not ...... The brother who wore glasses and helped us check the situation of the military card before was Yu Yi. ā
"In the team, Yu Yi has the highest academic qualifications, he is an undergraduate student majoring in electrical engineering, and most mechanical problems can be easily solved." Li Quan was optimistic, and the introductions of each team member were as detailed, as if he wanted to pull Ye Chen into the team.
"Hello!" Da Zhuang and Yu Yi enthusiastically stretched out their hands towards Ye Chen.
After politely shaking hands with a few people, Jiang Keqing told Li Quan to take Ye Chen to take a look nearby first, familiarize herself with the surrounding environment, and she had important things to do first.
"Okay!" Li Quan replied and looked at Ye Chen, like a rare jewel.
Li Quan was like a senior tour guide, taking Ye Chen to visit various places in the shelter. From his narration, Ye Chen also learned the details of this place.
This shelter was built after the outbreak of the catastrophe and the power outage in the city, which took a lot of manpower and material resources and more than two days to build, and the specific time when it was built is what it looked like yesterday afternoon.