Chapter 125: Saved
After seeing the signs of the space-time storm, the other people in the settlement could no longer remain calm as before.
They no longer had time to thank Korhan for his wise decision. They just regretted why they couldn't pack up earlier and why they couldn't leave here a few hours earlier.
The settlement was in chaos in an instant. All the goods that were originally prepared to be loaded were thrown on the ground. A large amount of large materials could not be moved at all. Some people wanted to rescue the materials that they had accumulated with great effort, but others dragged them onto the vehicles.
"It's time to still think about these useless things. Life is important!"
In this wilderness, there are not many people who have really seen the space-time storm. Because most of them are dead.
Many young people have lived in this settlement for several years, but every time a small space-time storm occurs, they can get an early warning from the space-time forecast. The leaders of the settlement are often experienced and can lead everyone to avoid danger in advance.
If a large-scale space-time storm really occurs, then the entire settlement may have completely disappeared from this world.
This time, everyone saw the danger of this incident from Korhan's serious expression.
Maybe if they were a minute slower this time, the entire settlement would completely disappear in the wilderness!
An off-road vehicle had already started and drove towards the wilderness. Korhan couldn't help but frown and shouted loudly: "Stop, don't act alone!"
But the driver seemed to have lost his mind and was indifferent to Korhan's warning. The off-road vehicle still showed no signs of slowing down and rushed towards the direction of dawn.
When it was about to leave everyone's sight, a space-time rift suddenly appeared nearby without any warning. Several space-time creatures emerged from the space-time rift and jumped onto the off-road vehicle.
The off-road vehicle was covered by these space-time creatures, and the shell corroded rapidly. Soon it became a shell that could only travel by inertia, and the people in the vehicle were also eroded by the space-time creatures.
Seeing this scene, everyone in the settlement couldn't help but shudder.
The vehicles of these wanderers in the settlement basically did not have strong protection functions, and were completely incomparable with the military infantry fighting vehicles of the corporate coalition army.
Normally, if you can barely resist the time snow, as long as you clean it up frequently, there will be no big problem, but it will be scrapped faster.
But encountering space-time creatures is no different from paper.
The appearance of space-time storms is often accompanied by intense space-time activities. Not only is there a large amount of time snow mixed with time fog, but the most important thing is that space-time rifts will appear frequently, causing low-level space-time creatures to become more active.
In this case, if you stay together and maintain superior firepower, you can still have a glimmer of hope. If you are alone, you will basically die.
Korhan quickly calmed down. He knew that the life and death of the entire settlement now depended on his own thoughts.
"Everyone get in the car! Those who have combat capabilities will follow me to open the way in front, pay attention to avoid time rifts, and never stop in case of any accidents. If you stop, you really can't go!"
The vehicles of this settlement started one after another, and everyone squeezed into the RV and off-road vehicle, and led by Korhan to break through to the nearest satellite city.
Although they had to throw away a lot of supplies, there was no other way. At this time, saving lives was important.
Shortly after they set off, the activity of the space-time storm intensified, and it was vaguely seen that the space-time storm seemed to be more terrifying in the direction of the corporate army's garrison in the distance. The sky was covered with dark clouds, and a terrible hurricane was raging.
In the center of the space-time storm activity, it seemed that a large amount of time snow was falling at an accelerated speed. Even the space-time material on the entire surface had become a viscous black torrent due to its high enrichment, flowing around.
For these wanderers, although they were only at the edge of the storm, they were relatively safe. But the storm was spreading rapidly, and if they ran slowly, they would also die.
Not to mention those space-time creatures, even if the black torrent formed by the enriched space-time material on the surface swept over, these people's vehicles would be scrapped instantly, and then everyone would be unable to escape.
Suddenly, Korhan shouted, "Turn right immediately to avoid the space-time rift ahead!"
Due to the emergence of space-time activities, the internal communication of the convoy had been completely interrupted. At this time, Korhan was commanding others through a simple internal communication system of the convoy.
The convoy immediately began to turn right collectively. They were all wanderers who had been struggling in the wilderness and had good driving skills. But even so, one RV turned slowly, and several space-time creatures jumped onto the roof of the RV the moment it approached the rift.
The people in the RV screamed.
There were some people in the settlement who were responsible for logistics, and their combat capabilities were not strong. Seeing the space-time creatures lying on the shell of the RV and corroding it desperately, they were scared to death.
Several cars nearby immediately opened fire on the space-time creatures on the RV. Dense bullets hit these space-time creatures, but these space-time creatures were not greatly affected, and the shell of the RV was still corroded at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Finally, a large hole was corroded on the RV, and a space-time creature drilled into the RV.
Korhan gritted his teeth and said, "I can't care about that anymore. Evacuate immediately!"
Everyone could only watch the RV gradually fall behind and be caught up by more space-time creatures. It was soon covered with a layer of sticky black substance, and in the blink of an eye, only a car shell was left.
This is the tragedy of these settlements. They have no heavy weapons. When they encounter the tide of space-time beasts, they have no other way except to escape.
Although the entire convoy has been running at full power, some RVs are old cars, with insufficient horsepower and speed. So gradually, some people are left alone and buried in the mouths of space-time creatures.
Kerhan was heartbroken, but he had no way at all. At this time, as long as he hesitated a little, the entire settlement would be wiped out in the wilderness.
"Boss, how should we go now?" someone asked.
Kerhan took a look and found that the route of the entire convoy had changed beyond recognition due to the frequent appearance of space-time rifts. After changing directions several times, they did not get closer to Dawn City and Satellite City, but deviated from the route more and more.
The activity of the space-time storm is still getting stronger and stronger, and there is no sign of it calming down. If it continues like this, this convoy will sooner or later be surrounded by more and more space-time creatures.
In this desperate situation, Kerhan also felt a deep sense of powerlessness. For him, this level of space-time activity has completely exceeded his and this settlement's ability to resist.
Suddenly, Kerhan's eyes lit up, and he saw the border of a base in the distance.
That was the field base of Lishan Technology.
"Quick, everyone rush to the field base of Lishan Technology at all costs, maybe we can still have a glimmer of hope there!"
Kerhan knew very well that it was unrealistic to escape to Liming City at the current speed. What's more, Liming City and Satellite City are likely to be controlled during this special period, and foreign convoys may not be able to enter smoothly.
But after all, they have cooperation with Lishan Technology. If they can escape to the field base of Lishan Technology, they may be taken in.
At most, all the space-time particles and all the materials of the entire settlement will be handed over as protection fees. It's better than everyone dying in the wilderness.
As for whether this field base of Lishan Technology can withstand this time-space storm, Kerhan actually has some uncertainty in his heart. But no matter what, the consortium's corporate army is always stronger than the armed forces of their settlement. Even if they want to run, it will be safer to run with the Lishan Technology convoy.
Kerhan's convoy changed direction and rushed straight to the field base of Lishan Technology. As the scope of the space-time storm expanded, more space-time rifts appeared.
Suddenly, a huge space-time rift appeared between the convoy and the field base.
In this rift, a space-time creature with a level 3 energy fluctuation slowly walked out!
The moment this space-time creature appeared, it targeted Kerhan's convoy in the wilderness and rushed over quickly!
Kerhan's heart sank, thinking that this was over.
A space-time creature with a level 3 energy fluctuation was enough to cause heavy losses to their entire convoy!
At this moment, Colehan saw an incredible scene. There were many black holes in the wall of Lishan Technology in the distance. One of the shooting holes suddenly emitted a light, and then accurately hit the space-time creature.
After the violent explosion, this space-time creature with level 3 energy fluctuation was severely deformed. Its body was torn into pieces, and a lot of sticky black substances flowed down, which greatly accelerated its movement.
Originally, this space-time creature pounced on Kerhan's convoy, but under this attack, this space-time creature was severely damaged and had to stop, allowing Kerhan and others to survive.
"What was that just now?"
Kerhan was a little suspicious whether he had seen it wrong.
You know, it was a space-time creature with level 3 energy fluctuation, which was extremely dangerous for most people in the wilderness.
Kerhan also knew before that most of the field bases of these consortiums had large-scale machine guns or other defensive measures, and it was not difficult to deal with this kind of space-time creature with level 3 energy fluctuation. But the problem is that this attack by Lishan Technology was not completed through the large machine guns on the city wall, but was fired from the shooting holes in the city wall.
What kind of weapon can repel a space-time creature with level 3 energy fluctuation with one bullet?
Moreover, the accuracy of this attack was very high. It was able to hit the target with one shot at such a long distance. The opponent's shooting skills were also quite amazing.
What Khar Khan didn't know was that this was the new sniper rifle equipped by the rebels. The power of this sniper rifle could directly blow a space-time creature with a second-level energy fluctuation into slag. For a space-time creature with a third-level energy fluctuation, although one shot was not enough to completely destroy it, it was enough to cause severe damage.
In fact, because the bullets of this weapon were too expensive and required the consumption of space-time particles. Therefore, the rebels were more economical when using this weapon. This shot was only to cover Khar Khan's convoy. If it was to destroy this space-time creature, three or four rebel soldiers would have fired at the same time, and this space-time creature should have died on the spot in confusion.
The current space-time storm is just a drizzle for the field base of Lishan Technology. There is no need to use heavy weapons such as magnetic coils and anti-aircraft guns in the base. The hidden dangers can be completely eliminated with only the sniper rifles in the hands of the rebels.
Although Keerhan and the others didn't know what kind of weapon Lishan Technology used to destroy this space-time creature, they all saw hope of escape. They immediately stepped on the accelerator and rushed straight towards the field base of Lishan Technology.
Kerhan was ready to use a loudspeaker to make his intentions known, thinking that he should be able to get a say with his friendship with Zhang Sirui and others. If that didn't work, he could put forward some more conditions, asking them to open the gate of the base and take him in first.
But what he didn't expect was that before he spoke, the gate of the field base had already been opened.
Zhang Sirui and others also noticed the changes in the space-time activities, and recognized it as Kerhan's convoy at a glance, so they opened the gate directly.
For the rebels, they have always wanted to absorb these wanderers in the wild to join, and now is a good opportunity.
Under the cover of the rebels, the wanderers' vehicles finally entered the field base of Lishan Technology. As the heavy gate of the base fell, Kerhan finally breathed a sigh of relief and felt temporarily safe.
Who would have thought that the space-time storm would come so quickly? If he made a decision a little slower, if they did not prepare to evacuate before the space-time storm came, then they might have been buried in the wilderness at this time.
Kerhan got out of the car and found that Zhang Sirui had led the corporate army of Lishan Technology to greet them.
However, although it was called a welcome, it actually also meant surveillance. After all, although these wanderers were not strong, no one could be sure whether there were spies planted by other large consortiums.
Zhang Sirui said: "Everyone has worked hard. Now please put down your weapons and have a good rest in our camp. If you have any questions, you can always find Zeng Hailong."
For these people, Zhang Sirui certainly would not fully trust them. First, let them hand over their weapons, and under the surveillance of the rebels, gradually integrate into the base, and then slowly try to transform.
These wanderers looked at Kerhan, and Kerhan gritted his teeth and said: "Do as Mr. Zhang said."
He knew very well that people had to bow their heads under the eaves. What's more, they came to seek shelter, and continuing to keep their weapons would indeed make people suspicious.
A wanderer said, "But Mr. Zhang, we can also fight. This time-space storm is likely to bring a tide of time-space beasts. Let us also take up arms, and maybe we can also contribute to the protection of this wild base."
Zhang Sirui smiled, "Don't worry, the security force of our base is completely sufficient."
PS: I recommend a book "After the Extinction of the Immortal World", a fantasy farming style. This is a world where the immortal world is on the verge of extinction, time and space are disordered, and all things are extinct. The human race can only rely on the county government office to survive in this doomsday. The protagonist Kou Lin started to develop by building a fortress.