Three vehicles formed a small convoy, slowly moving forward through the endless yellow sand. Since they were driving on the riverbed, they occasionally saw cargo ships overturned in the sand. At first, the girls were excited and cmored to board the ships to see if they could find any supplies. However, Zhang Xu, listlessly sticking his head out of the window, said that it was impossible to find even a grain of rice within thirty kilometers of this river. The nearby settlements had already scoured the area time and again in search of food, leaving nothing for them.

  "Brother Lin, the only pce where vehicles can drive ahead is near that ferry terminal. There used to be a car ferry there, which is why there's such a steep slope!" Zhang Xu stood on the roof of the Leopard car, side by side with Lin Tao, holding a telescope. However, Lin Tao's telescope was a small military model, while Zhang Xu's rge telescope, though covered in camoufge and looking imposing, was actually a genuine park stall item, costing only twenty yuan a pair.

  "There don't seem to be many living dead," Lin Tao murmured, constantly adjusting the focus of his telescope.

  "It's not that there are few, but rather we can't see them from here. Behind that ferry terminal are several vilges and dozens of rge factories. A few days ago, I wanted to take a risk and check it out, but as soon as I poked my head out, I was spotted by hundreds of living dead. It took me an hour to shake them off!" Zhang Xu put away his telescope and sat down on the scorching hot roof of the car, smiling bitterly at Lin Tao.

  "Brother Lin, I have an idea. What do you think?" Gao Chujiang stood by the car, leaning against the Leopard's door. Without a telescope, he pced his hand on his forehead to look ahead, then pointed to a faintly visible half of an overpass in the distance and said, "That's a direct highway from Jiangcheng to Guizhou. It was originally scheduled to open at the end of st year. I've been to that construction site before. Once we get ashore and charge forward for about four or five kilometers, we can reach it. Our cars can't drive up that section of the overpass, but we can climb it. If there's no traffic on it, that means no living dead. Following that overpass, we can reach quite a few pces!"

  "Can it detour to the entrance of the bridge we need to go to? The nearest military garrison is right there!" Zhang Xu pushed his sungsses up his nose and turned to look at Gao Chujiang. The midday temperature was over forty degrees Celsius, and the intense sunlight made it hard to keep one's eyes open. Without sungsses, one's eyes would be blinded in no time.

  "That definitely won't work. The overpass and the bridge lead in two different directions. But since we're looking for guns, I think there are definitely two pces that have them. One is the river tunnel not far from here, and the other is the thermal power pnt in Xipan Vilge. These two pces are key protection targets in case of emergencies, so there's an eighty percent chance that armed police are stationed there!" Gao Chujiang looked up at Zhang Xu and Lin Tao, making quite a logical analysis.

  "You're right, but the question is how do we get across these four or five kilometers?" Zhang Xu took out his cigarettes, handed one to Lin Tao and Gao Chujiang, and then put one in his own mouth, saying, "There are at least tens of thousands of living dead on this road alone. If we charge in like this and get surrounded by them, even if we're driving a car, it's a dead end!"

  "Hehe~ That's why I said it's just a suggestion. If it doesn't work, we'll think of another way!" Gao Chujiang smiled and shrugged. He knew this path was tough; otherwise, the people in the settlement would have already gone into Jiangcheng to find food.

  "It might be worth a try!" At this moment, Lin Tao put down his telescope and smiled at Michael, who was running around on the ground carrying A Xue...

  Half an hour ter, the three vehicles lined up facing the ferry terminal. The women in the cars looked nervously ahead. Soon, a rge group of living dead, nearly twenty meters high, surged over the riverbank in a formidable dispy almost matching the most terrifying zombie tide. However, these living dead seemed to be excitedly chasing something. A Xue, sitting in the Leopard car, spotted a red figure leading the charge and screamed, clutching her little fists tightly.

  The figure dashed out from behind an office building and headed straight for the edge of the riverbank, seemingly with no intention of stopping. Thousands of living dead howled and chased after it. As the red figure leaped high and fell on the riverbank, the almost sun-dried living dead didn't even think twice before following suit, leaping and falling...

  "You bastards, jump down already. Mi Ye is waiting below for you to break your necks!" The red figure was naturally Michael. He jumped from nearly twenty meters high without a scratch, turned around, and looked proudly at the living dead scrambling to follow him. Michael wagged his tail happily, and the sound of heavy objects hitting the ground began incessantly.

  The scene of thousands of living dead jumping off a cliff was undoubtedly spectacur. However, due to their sheer numbers, the first few managed to die on impact, but the rest, despite being dazed, still staggered towards Michael, roaring and filing their broken limbs.

  "Damn, only a few died. All that effort was wasted!" Michael got up from the ground, frustrated, and sprinted towards Lin Tao and the others, his speed like a red lightning bolt on ft ground, incredibly fast!

  Although only four or five hundred out of thousands of living dead had died, they were stacked in yers, quite a sight. They cooperatively jumped down, and in the spacious riverbed, these slow-moving living dead couldn't even smell the exhaust fumes of the cars. Lin Tao and the others deliberately circled around and took them further away, then the three cars turned around and headed straight for the ferry terminal, where only a few living dead could be seen.

  "Wow, Dog Demon, you're amazing! I really admire you!" Zhang Xu, driving the pickup truck, stuck his head out of the window and gave Michael in the Leopard a thumbs-up.

  "Cut it out. Do I need your admiration, a little security guard? It's just a bunch of stupid living dead, easy peasy!" Michael puffed up his chest, extremely proud.

  "Cng..."

  The Leopard smashed through a blue steel pte fence and hopped into a messy construction site. There weren't many living dead here, and judging by their attire, they were all former workers. They still wore their yellow safety helmets and blue work clothes, wandering aimlessly among piles of rebar and concrete. Their reaction to the sudden intrusion of vehicles seemed indifferent; they just stared bnkly until someone jumped out, and then they remembered to roar and charge.

  "Rat tat tat..."

  Bai Ru and Hu Lao Da's automatic rifles fired simultaneously, and dozens of living dead on the construction site fell, showing none of their supposed ferocity.

  "Everyone, get out of the car. Don't bring too much stuff. Just two days' worth of water and food is enough!" Lin Tao stood on a scaffolding, surveyed the terrain, confirmed there were no threats, and then shouted to the people in the cars.

  The flight attendant girls were already accustomed to this. They got out of the Leopard and the Santana retively easily, quickly packing up their bags. Jiang Yan and Wang Fang, who had just joined them, were far worse off. They had been trapped in the service area for over a year and seemed unaccustomed to the outside environment. They helped the heavily pregnant Lu Jia out slowly, standing dazed by the car, looking around with a mix of confusion and restraint.

  "Sister-in-w, have some water first!" Zhang Xu walked up to Lu Jia, took out a bottle of mineral water from his backpack, twisted it open, and handed it to her, concerned, "We'll be walking from now on, so don't carry anything. Leave it all to me. If you feel unwell, tell me right away. Don't push yourself, okay?"

  "It's okay, Zhang Xu. I'm not as weak as you think. I can handle this hardship!" Lu Jia took the water and sipped a little, forcing a smile on her haggard face. She wore a loose white men's shirt and mismatched floral pajama pants. Her slightly swollen eyes made her look pitiful, but when she gnced at her swollen belly from time to time, her face radiated the glory of great maternal love.