Chapter 84: The Bugs Are Catching Up

Chu Yunsheng and Lan Chaoyin were riding a motorcycle through the pitch-black suburbs, heading west along the faintly visible national highway. They weren't going very fast because the highway was cluttered with either broken-down vehicles from fleeing refugees or frozen, stiff corpses.

More and more citizens who had escaped from the Mist City were joining them. Most of them no longer had vehicles. Since they learned that Jinling City was the nearest safe city, everyone spontaneously headed west.

They stripped clothes from the corpses on the road and scavenged a small amount of gasoline from the cars destroyed by the Red-Armored Bugs. They made many torches, which lit up one after another. This made Chu Yunsheng very worried, as the scattered flames could easily attract the Green-Armored Bugs flying in the sky!

However, there was no way around it. In a world completely dark without stars or moon, they couldn't recognize the road or direction without lighting.

Chu Yunsheng could only keep urging Lan Chaoyin to speed up, hoping to get away from the crowd.

Five or six kilometers wasn't far. If not for the poor visibility and obstacles on the road, the motorcycle could have reached the destination quickly. Unfortunately, in Chu Yunsheng's eyes, it was moving as slowly as a snail!

Since the Dark Age began, Chu Yunsheng found that no matter what he planned, it was quickly disrupted. Not long ago, he and Lan Chaoyin were worried that her fire ability would attract the Green-Armored Bugs. Now, with these citizens holding torches, he immediately wanted Lan Chaoyin to use her fire ability to reach the military assembly point as quickly as possible. Truly, plans can't keep up with changes!

Before he could speak, Lan Chaoyin, as if reading his mind, shook her long hair, leaned forward slightly, and said, "Hold on tight!"

As she spoke, strange flames instantly ignited the motorcycle, which sped up dramatically, leaving a long trail of fire on the ground.

On the way, whether it was corpses or abandoned vehicles, they were insignificant under the fiery wheels of the motorcycle. It crushed anything in its path, whether it was a body or a car!

At such a high speed, it wouldn't take long to reach Qingdeng Town. Before Chu Yunsheng could be happy, he heard intense artillery fire and the terrifying sound of a large number of Red-Armored Bugs!

"Commander! We can't wait any longer! We can't stay here any longer!" Quan Zhengwei clung to Commander Yang's arm, his eyes filled with tears as he watched the soldiers fall one by one.

Commander Yang's facial muscles twitched, and he roared, "Wait!!!"

Quan Zhengwei immediately shouted back, "How many brothers have we lost waiting for Du Qishan!? The damn bugs have bypassed Kun City, Yang Baili! Open your eyes and look, they are all surrounding us! You are going to sacrifice our entire division for him!"

Commander Yang tightened his grip on his pistol, his face resolute as he looked at the soldiers fighting to the death. He said firmly, "Military orders are as heavy as a mountain. I said 11 PM, and that's 11 PM! I won't retreat a second early, and I won't wait a second longer!"

Commander Yang's resolute words made Quan Zhengwei tremble with pain. He suddenly fell to his knees, tears streaming down his face. "Old Yang, I beg you, order the retreat! Leave some seeds for our division, okay? I'm on my knees! Some of them are not even 19 years old, they are still kids!"

Commander Yang's heart ached at these words. He quickly helped Quan Zhengwei up, his lips trembling. "Old Quan! What are you doing!? I'm not a heartless bastard. They are all my soldiers! But I'm not waiting for the fool Du Qishan! I'm waiting for the two trucks of scientists! I, Yang Baili, may be a rough man who has carried a gun all my life, but I understand better than anyone that without scientists, we can't make new weapons! With the current weapons, not just our division, but the entire military district will eventually be wiped out by the monsters!"

Quan Zhengwei shook his head in disagreement, wanting to argue further, but then he heard a cheer from the front.

Both men were startled and quickly picked up their infrared binoculars. At the front line, behind the Red-Armored Bugs, a long tank barrel emerged from the darkness, and a large number of awakened warriors appeared behind the bugs, starting to fight them!

At that moment, a soldier shouted, "It's the 218th Regiment! It's the 218th Regiment!"

Yang Baili let out a long breath and then shouted, "Du Qishan, bastard!" He then turned and shouted, "Adviser Bao, how many depleted uranium shells do we have left? Bring them all out!"

A few minutes later, Chu Yunsheng could already see the distant flames and the ground crawling with Red-Armored Bugs. The dense swarm of bugs made his soul shudder. He and Lan Chaoyin were too few and weak to break through!

They discussed taking a detour, but if the bugs noticed them, they wouldn't be able to escape!

To the north was Yangdeng Lake. If they went around the lake, the journey would be too long. They could only detour to the south!

Not far ahead was Suzhou City. Chu Yunsheng was really scared by the Mist City and refused Lan Chaoyin's suggestion to go through Suzhou.

The further they went, the more refugees they encountered. Most of them had fled from Shen City and were now walking on foot.

The torches connected the road ahead, and most people preferred to follow the light rather than venture into the endless darkness. Although the torches could easily attract the bugs, no one could guarantee that the dark areas were free of monsters!

Light and people provided some sense of security, even for Chu Yunsheng!

Moreover, in dangerous situations, more people meant a better chance of survival. If you were lucky, it would be someone else who died, not you!

Not to mention, in the endless darkness, you couldn't even see the road.

Lan Chaoyin retracted her fire ability, admitting that she had little fire energy left and needed to save some for emergencies.

Once the flames went out, it became a regular motorcycle. Chu Yunsheng wasn't too worried about the gasoline; he still had some reserves in his storage talisman.

Lan Chaoyin's driving skills were excellent, and she quickly navigated through the crowd using every advantageous terrain. However, more and more problems arose.

Some groups of people often tried to seize Chu Yunsheng's motorcycle by force, and even a few awakened warriors blocked their path. Fortunately, Chu Yunsheng's abilities had recovered somewhat, and he could handle them with just his fire-sealed pistol, without needing the Qianbi Sword.

They hadn't gone far when Chu Yunsheng heard a strange noise in the sky, his heart contracting. It was the sound of Green-Armored Bugs!

He turned his head and saw that indeed, three or four Green-Armored Bugs were diving down. The crowd immediately fell into chaos.

Chu Yunsheng hugged Lan Chaoyin, clamped the motorcycle with his legs, and toppled it over, sliding a long distance.

The Green-Armored Bugs flew overhead!

At that moment, someone behind them shouted, "The bugs are catching up!"