Volume 3 The Lair Chapter 250 Temporary Stronghold
Along the way, Ember held the steering wheel tightly, his eyes were firm, driving on the streets where Meicheng had fallen, Meicheng was gradually moving away, and the unknown ahead awaited his exploration.
The buildings on both sides of the street are dilapidated, and the once bustling commercial district is now only left with broken walls, traces of flames, which have not completely disappeared, and black and gray smoke fills the air, with a heavy sadness.
Suddenly, a figure leaped out of the ruins and charged at him viciously, the embers instantly tensed up, and the steering wheel in his hand turned, trying to avoid this sudden attack.
However, the figure pounced on him faster, its eyes glinting in the sunlight.
Ember was about to speed up and crash into the figure, only to find that under the man's messy hair, the face that was difficult to hide, it was a familiar face.
Ember quickly stepped on the brakes, stopped, opened the window, and shouted loudly: "Captain Liu, is it you?" β
Seeing that someone was calling him, Liu Tie, who had already killed the red-eyed Liu Tie, relaxed his vigilance, shook the bangs on his forehead, and looked up at the embers, as if he saw hope.
Liu Tie's eyes revealed a glimmer of hope, which was an emotion he had never had, his hands were still dripping blood, his clothes were dyed crimson, and his bangs were shaking on his head, as if mocking him, making him feel a burst of palpitations.
"What are you doing? Hurry up and get in the car. β
Seeing Liu Tie stunned and motionless, like the madness of a murderous maniac, and the walking corpses behind him smelled blood and were approaching them, Ember couldn't wait to urge him to get into the car.
Liu Tieru woke up from a dream, and saw that it was an ember, and it was a sober ember, so he breathed a sigh of relief, inserted the short knife in his hand into his waist, pulled the car door, and jumped into the passenger cab.
"Why are you so embarrassed?"
Yu Huo didn't expect Liu Tie to be so unbearable, he called him before and said that he wanted to evacuate as soon as possible, but he didn't want to be trapped here.
Liu Tie got into the car, and after a short rest, he breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly touched a bottle of mineral water from the back seat of the car, and poured the whole bottle into his stomach, then gasped and said: "It's really hard to say, I originally wanted to secondment the police force of the Meicheng Police Station, but I didn't want that when I arrived, the police station had been attacked, and there was no life left." β
His eyes were full of exhaustion and worry, and he looked ahead, as if recalling everything he had just experienced.
Suddenly, his mobile phone rang, and when he answered the phone, a familiar voice came from the other side, it was his old friend and the only person he trusted in the city, Luo Zhi.
"Tiezi, where are you now? I heard that the Meicheng Police Station was attacked, are you okay? β
Luo Zhi's tone was very concerned.
Liu Tie took a deep breath and said, "I'm fine, I'm in the car now, but the person who attacked the police station is very powerful, and I suspect that the criminal group I have been tracking down was responsible." β
"The crime syndicate?"
Luo Zhi was a little surprised, and added, "Are you talking about the King of Meicheng?" β
"Yes, but I'm more and more convinced now that they were the murderers who attacked the police station, and that Meicheng is now in such a mess that they should have deliberately made it out."
What Liu Tie said on the other end of the phone made Luo Zhi on the other end of the phone take a deep breath, King Meicheng has a deep network of relationships in the local area, and their existence has made Meicheng always in a state of unease.
However, if this group is really the murderer who attacked the police station and caused chaos in Meicheng, then the situation is even more serious.
"We need more evidence to prove their crimes."
Luo Zhi said in a deep voice.
"I know, but we don't have much time, and I'm afraid they'll take advantage of the chaos to escape."
Listening to Liu Tie's words, Luo Zhi raised his eyebrows, looked at Liu Tie's tired face, sighed deeply, and said with concern: "Liu Tie, you shouldn't come back." β
Liu Tie was stunned for a moment, he heard Luo Zhi's worry, and suddenly a sense of uneasiness surged in his heart.
He forced himself to calm down and asked in the most relaxed tone possible, "Meicheng is locked down?" I didn't have time to get out of town when I was dealing with the 'walking dead'. β
Luo Zhi shook his head and said: "The city has been closed, and all the entrances and exits of Meicheng have been blocked, and they are only allowed to enter and exit, whether it is a person or a thing, they are not allowed to leave the city." β
When Liu Tie heard the news, his face changed slightly, and he understood what this news meant to him.
He pondered for a moment, then asked, "Is there any other way out?" Like, authentic or something? β
Luo Zhi's expression became serious, and he said with some embarrassment: "Brother, this is not child's play, the closure of Meicheng is not a matter of a while, they are going to completely close the entire city, as for the tunnels, I heard that the government has begun to search all the underground passages, I think, now there may be no safe tunnels that can be passed." β
Liu Tie's heart sank, he understood that he had no way to escape.
Hung up Luo Zhi's phone, Liu Tie lit a cigarette, at this time, he didn't know that this so-called Luo Zhi was what they called the 'King of Meicheng', in fact, everything in Meicheng was made by him.
Liu Tie took a deep breath of his cigarette, the smoke of the cigarette diffused in the air, and his thoughts were as chaotic as this smoke.
"Now it seems that if you want to get out of the city, it is no longer possible, let's find a place to settle down first."
Liu Tie had already gotten exact information from Luo Zhi that it was impossible for Meicheng to open the city gate again, and if he wanted to survive in Meicheng now, he first had to find a stronghold.
It is definitely an easy task to find a place in the fallen Plum City that has both food and can defend against those walking dead.
Although it was not easy to find such a place, they found one, an underground warehouse.
This warehouse, located in the core area of Plum City, was originally the city's main food storage center, and thanks to its sturdy structure and location in the depths, it successfully resisted the attacks of those walking dead.
Now, the place is filled with silence and desolation, with only the occasional walking dead roaming there.
They cautiously weave their way through abandoned streets, trying to avoid the walking dead, and their goal is to reach the warehouse in search of food and items needed to survive.
By the time they arrived at the warehouse, it was already dusk.
They waited quietly for a while, making sure there were no walking dead moving around, and then, they got out of the car and quickly broke down the door of the warehouse and entered the dark and cold underground world.
After entering the warehouse, they found that the place had been ransacked.
However, in the corner, we found some leftover food and survival supplies.
They collected as many as they could, not a lot, but enough for us to survive for a while.
Next, they needed to find a safe place in the warehouse and set up a temporary shelter, and they chose an abandoned storage room in the corner and blocked the doorway with surrounding clutter to prevent any walking dead from entering.
As night fell, they found a candle to light and then shared food and limited water.
Although the environment is harsh, their trust in each other gives them strength and hope.
They decided to continue their search for Meicheng, another possible source of food, early tomorrow morning, as a temporary base for the shelter.
In the darkness of the night, they closed their tired eyes, the moon slipped quietly through the sky, the night was deep, and there was a deathly silence all around.
In the thick darkness, it was almost impossible to make out each other's faces, and only the faint sound of breathing and heartbeat could confirm each other's existence.
They closed their eyes silently, hoping to find some peace in their exhaustion.
Although sleep may be a luxury at this moment, their body and mind need a moment of rest in order to build up strength to face the challenges that lie ahead.
Now Meicheng has fallen into the "City of Death", and the ruins of the city are filled with an endless fear and despair.
The ruins and silence seem to tell the story of the disasters and tragedies of the past, but despite the unknown road ahead, the embers are unusually determined to do so.
They believe that in this city of the dead, they can find hope of survival.
Although every corner of the city is full of dangers, there is a strong belief in their hearts that they can find a way out of this city of death.
As the night deepened, they slept in their dreams, dreaming of future hope and the possibility of survival, and despite the unknown road ahead, their determination made them shine with determination in the darkness.
Late at night, Yu Huo and Liu Tie kept vigil in shifts in the cold wind, and there were no lights or fires in their temporary stronghold, so as not to attract the attention of the walking dead outside, and occasionally a few soft breaths came to break the quiet night.
Yu Huo took over first, he took the stick in Liu Tie's hand, smiled at it, and then nodded deeply.
Liu Tie looked at the figure of Yu Huo, and sighed in his heart that their friendship was like this stick, solid and warm.
During the vigil, Ember was on the lookout, his eyes wandering around the makeshift stronghold like a nimble cheetah.
The morning sun shines on their faces through the window, which is warm and makes people feel extremely comfortable.
The group of living corpses outside the door did not go far, like an insurmountable obstacle, blocking the way forward, their staggering steps, with the breath of death, filling every inch of the air with despair.
However, staying in the warehouse is not a long-term solution, as food reserves are dwindling day by day, and the scarce food chain will eventually break.
In this moment of dilemma, a figure, flashing in the narrow space, was the survivor who had escaped from the living corpse, and his terrified gaze said it all.
He told them that he had found an abandoned warehouse not far away, and that maybe there would be food there.
This news made them feel hopeful.
However, how to get through the blockade of the living corpses became an urgent problem, and the man suddenly said, "We can use toys to attract their attention and then take advantage of the opportunity to escape." β
The idea, although somewhat naΓ―ve, has no choice in the current predicament.
They found all the toys they could find in all corners of the warehouse and scattered them at the door, and at this moment, it was as if time had stopped, and every heartbeat became extremely clear.
Then, they quickly rushed to the small window in the back, and the living corpse was attracted by the toy and staggered towards it, ignoring the embers that were fleeing through the back window .......
They succeeded, they succeeded in crossing this blockade of death.