Chapter 1628 Gray Clouds Loom over the Sky, Cyber Transport Convoy!

While Da Zhangshu Base was experimenting with artificial rainfall, a long motorcade was driving on the road from Da Zhangshu Base to Oil City.

They were the transport brigade leaving the Wu City military base.

Sky, sunlight blocked by gray clouds.

Gray clouds weighed down the sky, like heavy lead masses gathering in the sky.

The sky was cloudy and gloomy.

Although there was still light, the gray clouds overhead made people feel breathless and oppressive.

Thick clouds pressed down on the earth, the land was vast, and the air was filled with the smell of burnt charcoal.

After so many days of drought, forest fires broke out in many mountains and forests, sending ashes flying all over the sky.

roadside.

The birdsong of the past is gone, and even the wind is wandering powerlessly in the desolate land with a suppressed sigh.

In this world that is about to be swallowed by gray, a convoy is driving alone on a dilapidated road, with dust flying and the dull sound of engines.

In the convoy, a few cars had their headlights turned on. Their shells were covered with scratches and dents, and the cold light of metal was reflected in the headlights.

Entering the Xiaoxian area, there is an endless plain in front of you, and vehicles are moving forward on a hopeless road.

On both sides of the road, the once lush trees were now reduced to dry branches due to continuous drought. They swayed in the wind and made a rustling sound.

The leaves have long lost their former greenness and become withered, yellow and fragile. They drift in the wind and fall on the path of the motorcade, which looks particularly desolate.

There was an aura of death in the air, and all vitality seemed to have been drained away by the thick clouds and coldness.

The convoy continued to move forward, the tires making a dull sound as they ran over the cracked earth.

Xiao Hu climbed onto the roof of the armored vehicle, opened the top cover, looked at the thick clouds in the sky, and frowned.

He muttered: "Why are these clouds getting thicker again?"

There was a hint of worry in his eyes.

He and Zuo Ruxue were in charge of the transportation brigade, transporting supplies back and forth between the northern border, Oil City, and Da Zhangshu Base.

A great responsibility!

The food and materials needed in the Oil City and the trading bazaar need to be transported from the headquarters base and the northern border, and the oil needed in the headquarters base and the northern border also needs support from the oil city.

As of now, the three places have formed a good closed loop, relying on each other and supporting the development of each place.

He picked up the walkie-talkie and contacted the team:

"Report by name."

"1 Squadron."

Sizzling——

"Squadron 1 is fine."

"2 Squadron."

"Squadron 2 is fine."

After the inventory was completed, Xiao Hu contacted Zuo Ruxue.

"Lao Zuo, I see that the clouds seem to be getting thicker, please watch from behind."

Sizzling——

After receiving the message from Xiao Hu, Zuo Ruxue, who was in charge of the rear of the motorcade, picked up the walkie-talkie and replied:

"I know, please be careful ahead and conduct drone surveillance more carefully."

"In addition, the clouds are not getting thicker, but changing color. They used to be white, but now they are gray."

Although the clouds were very thick a few days ago, the thick clouds at that time looked white.

Since the water droplets formed by the combination of water vapor are smaller, the light that passes through is mainly scattered. Even if the cloud layer is thick, the impact on the light is not great.

But now it seems that because the water vapor in the clouds is more combined, the light is mainly refracted, which has a great impact on the light.

From the original white cloud, it turned into the current gray cloud.

Xiao Hu frowned and asked:

"Does that mean that the sun's ultraviolet rays have become weaker, is it possible that wall-climbing zombies will come out?"

They are not afraid of any other kind of mutant zombies, only two situations.

A large zombie wave and wall-climbing zombies appear.

Zuo Ruxue pondered for a long time and then said:

"I don't know, but I think it's possible. Let's turn on the combat-ready ultraviolet light matrix."

"But turning on the combat-ready ultraviolet light matrix will consume a lot of electricity," Xiao Hu hesitated.

Zuo Ruxue said categorically:

"It's okay. We refueled at the Wu City Military Base. It will definitely be able to support us to the Oil City."

"Just in case, we are afraid that wall-climbing zombies will appear. If wall-climbing zombies appear, our motorcycle fleet personnel will be in danger."

"Okay." Xiao Hu immediately agreed after hearing Zuo Ruxue's words.

The safety of the transport team members is more important than the extra fuel consumed.

Subsequently.

Zuo Ruxue gave the order.

"Everyone has it, turn on the combat-ready ultraviolet light matrix!"

"receive!"

"receive!"

"receive!"

After receiving the news, each squadron will distribute the notice to everyone.

Their convoy consisted of more than two hundred vehicles and stretched for two to three kilometers.

Because the fleet was too long, it was divided into six squadrons.

After everyone received the news.

One after another, the combat-ready ultraviolet light matrix was turned on.

The transportation brigade has been established for some time and is gradually becoming regular.

In the past, due to encountering robbery by apocalyptic thugs, a mobile motorcycle team was added, which can maneuver at any time to take care of the front and rear.

But later, when I was delivering oil from Oil City to the North, I encountered an accident on a section of the road and several vehicles broke down. Repairs took time, and I was delayed in finding shelter for the night.

So they found a nearby place and surrounded the vehicles in a circle, forming a two-layer wall to block the zombies.

But that would be too troublesome, and you need to find a large enough space to park more than two hundred cars at the same time.

There are limitations.

Later,

the headquarters base modified the vehicles they transported, connected the wires, and installed a UV light matrix on the body.

This is because at some special moments, there is no safe shelter and one can only stay in the car to avoid the wall-climbing zombies.

Boom!

A truck driver flipped a button.

In an instant, two UV lights on both sides of the car's windshield suddenly turned on.

Two rows of small UV lights on both sides of the car were lit.

The cars were arranged in order, and the UV lights of the cars behind shone on the car in front.

It means that except for the last car, every car in the convoy has the protection of UV lights in front, behind, left and right.

And at the rear of the last car, there are also two UV lights to defend against the wall-climbing zombies coming up from the back of the car.

After the convoy turned on the combat readiness UV light matrix, a convoy emitting purple-blue light drove on the gray land.

The purple-blue light has a bit of cyberpunk and postmodern technology.

In this drought, in the season when everything is withered and yellow, in this thick cloud, the atmosphere is so oppressive that it makes people unable to breathe.

This convoy is surprisingly harmonious with the surrounding environment.

It is as gorgeous as an alien team from a science fiction movie.

There is just one problem.

It is too bright.

Chang Ze, who was driving a sidecar motorcycle, was irradiated by the purple-blue light and his eyes hurt a little.

This kind of ultraviolet light is not friendly to people's eyes.

He rubbed his eyes, drove the motorcycle with one hand, and fumbled in his arms with the other hand, took out a pair of yellow glasses and put them on.

On his sidecar motorcycle, there are also two small ultraviolet lights flashing at the front and rear of the car.

Xiao Hu returned to the armored vehicle from the roof of the armored vehicle.

Their car was driving in the front, and there was a huge searchlight on the front of the car.

Although there is light now, it is not very clear in the gray.

They are now maintaining a speed of 50 kilometers per hour, which is relatively fast in the end of the world.

Be sure to ensure a clear view of the road ahead.

Xiao Hu sat next to the drone operator. Through the images transmitted back by the drone, he saw a very gorgeous scene.

The purple-blue convoy that stretched for two or three kilometers was very conspicuous on the gray ground.

"Keep an eye on it. If you find a zombie, tell me immediately. I'll take a nap first." Xiao Hu said to Xiong Hong who was controlling the drone.

"Okay, captain, you can rest assured." Xiong Hong raised his head and replied.

Xiao Hu saw him looking up and said:

"Control the drone well, look at the screen, don't look at me."

"Oh."

Time passed slowly.

After they left the Wu City military base, they passed through the most dangerous section of the cross-river bridge.

Because there are always a large number of zombies in the Yangtze River, they have to cross the bridge.

So every time they pass this section of the road, they have to be alert and pass through it as quickly as possible.

After safely crossing the cross-river bridge, the road behind is relatively safe according to their experience of so many transportations.

An hour later, they arrived in Dawu County.

There was only a hundred kilometers left to the Oil City. In two hours, they would be able to reach the Oil City.

Suddenly!

Xiong Hong saw a terrifying scene in the drone. Thousands of zombies appeared on the road ahead, and these zombies were migrating to the north.

"Captain! Something is happening!" Xiong Hong hurriedly woke up Xiao Hu.

Xiao Hu, who was planning to take a nap, fell asleep unconsciously due to the shaking of the vehicle. When he heard Xiong Hong's voice, he opened his eyes.

"What's going on?" Xiao Hu said with a strong nasal tone.

"Look, so many zombies suddenly appeared in front, I don't know where they came from!" Xiong Hong said quickly.

Because the drone flew farther and higher, the zombie group was still six or seven kilometers away from them.

Xiao Hu stared at the drone screen and frowned.

"Why are there so many zombies?"

"Root, map." Xiao Hu said to another team member in the armored vehicle.

After getting the map, Xiao Hu found their current location. This location can go directly to the Oil City to the north.

Could it be that all these zombies are going to the Oil City?

No.

It's not raining, and these zombies don't have such a keen sense of smell, so they can't go to the oil city.

He stared at the northeast direction of the map and noticed a small blue irregular circle.

This place represents a lake reservoir.

Could it be that these zombies are going to this lake?

It's possible, after all, zombies like water. Now that it's so dry, it's reasonable for zombies to run to places with water.

But, these damn zombies are blocking the road.

They walk so slowly

Xiao Hu quickly calculated the distance between the lake in the northeast and the zombie group,

"Five kilometers, about two hours according to the walking speed of the zombie group."

"If we stop here and wait for the zombie group to leave, we will waste two hours if we go there."

He glanced at his watch. It was already 2:30 in the afternoon. It was originally expected to arrive at the trading market at 4:30.

If they were delayed by the zombie group for two hours, they might not be able to arrive in time for the transaction before dark.

Change the route?

Xiao Hu stared at the map and found a route. There was a fork in the road ahead. He needed to drive east, then north, and finally west to reach the oil city.

Due to the detour, the journey is estimated to take two hours longer.

Difficult to handle!

"All the teams are here, slow down and keep driving at the lowest speed." Xiao Hu thought for a moment and couldn't think of a way, and immediately asked the team to slow down.

Avoid encountering zombie hordes.

"Lao Zuo, the drone detected a group of thousands of zombies seven kilometers ahead. I suspect that these zombie groups are going to the Dawu County Reservoir in the northeast."

"The Dawu County Reservoir is about five kilometers away from the zombie swarm. According to their speed, it is estimated that it will take two hours to get off the road."

"Or there is another way, which is to take a detour and take the G346 highway to the east in front, which also takes two hours."

"Both methods require adding two hours, but it's already half past two.

It takes two hours to drive from here to Oil City normally. If we add another two hours, we may not be able to reach Oil City before dark. "

"I'm a little unsure, what do you think?"

Zuo Ruxue felt that something was going to go wrong after she heard Xiao Hu say on the intercom that everyone should slow down.

After hearing his explanation at this time, I suddenly felt a little tricky.

Both methods require a waste of two more hours.

It's November now, and it gets dark relatively early, around 6:00 p.m.

If they wanted to spend more than two hours, they would definitely have to walk at night.

night road

They absolutely don't want to leave unless they have to.

Because at night, especially when thick clouds accumulate like this, after dark, it is completely dark.

Wall-climbing zombies will definitely come out, and they will most likely encounter them.

"I don't think the detour option is feasible. We are not familiar with that road. It will be very troublesome if something unexpected happens again if we take that road."

Xiao Hu said: "What do you mean, do you want to wait?"

"Why!"

Xiao Hu suddenly had an idea, "Why don't we just blow up the zombie swarm! Make a way for them!"

"no!"

Zuo Ruxue refused without hesitation:

"I don't think it's good. The sound of shelling and bombing is loud. Although it can eliminate the zombies blocking the road in front, it will also attract more zombies."

"Moreover, have you ever thought about it, these zombies are on the road. If you explode, the zombies will die and the road will be destroyed? How can we take this road in the future!?"

"Uh, cough, cough, you're right." Xiao Hu was a little embarrassed and responded with a dry smile.

"Then what do you think we should do?" Xiao Hu asked.

"Otherwise, instead of firing artillery bombs, just drive over and crush them! The road will not be damaged. With our cars, we will definitely be able to break out of the way."

Zuo Ruxue no longer wanted to complain about him.

He said quietly:

"Brother! We also have a motorcycle team. What will happen if they are surrounded by zombies?"

"And according to transportation regulations, you will never take risks unless necessary. You don't know that, right?"

Xiao Hu was a little irritated. He knew what Zuo Ruxue said was right, but he had no choice but to solve the current problem.

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, what do you think we should do? I listen to you."

If it was according to his temper, he would just pass it by.

He is courageous and brave, but he is always missing a muscle.

Zuo Ruxue, on the other hand, is careful, steady and considerate.

The two often quarreled, but Zuo Ruxue was always able to restrain Xiao Hu and make him obedient.

Zuo Ruxue thought for a moment, looked at the imperial concubine next to her and asked:

"Concubine, you have many ideas. What do you think is better?"

The imperial concubine rolled her eyes and said:

“When the zombie swarm passes, we have turned on the combat-ready ultraviolet light matrix, so we won’t be afraid of zombies climbing the wall even when it’s really dark.

It will only take about two hours, if we arrive at 6:30.

We drove in the dark and could reach the trading market in ten minutes at most. "

"Although the trading market closes at six o'clock, we have a special situation. We can ask them to close the door first, and then open the city gate after we arrive. Anyway, with the Wengcheng there, there should be no problem."

"Why don't you contact Oil City first and see what they say?"

Hearing this, Zuo Ruxue thought for a moment and nodded:

"It makes sense, okay."

So she sat down at the radio station and contacted Oil City.

(asking for monthly ticket)