Chapter 16

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On the morning of the third day, before setting off, the lieutenant muttered that it might rain today. The weather conditions after the end of the world could not be predicted at all. The sunny and rainy days depended on the mood of the sky. There were countless situations where the sky changed in the blink of an eye, but the lieutenant’s mouth may have been a switch. Just after ten o’clock in the morning, the pouring rain poured down in an instant.

The rain that received radiation pollution after the end of the world was not of the same order as the acid rain before the end of the world. It was an exaggeration to say that the dripping water was not water; it was concentrated hydrochloric acid. Even armored vehicles modified with the latest and best materials could not be trusted with their lives under heavy rain. The convoy had no choice but to divert to avoid the rain first, and then set off after the rain stopped.

The two cars were parked side by side under an abandoned bridge. The lieutenant came to the first car with a protective umbrella, wearing a poncho and rain boots, and discussed the itinerary face-to-face with Jiang Huan. Shen Shanwu sat by the window and looked at the transparent rain curtain outside the bridge cave. The more he looked at it, the more greedy he became, and he wanted to rush out and take a bath happily.

“It looks like the rain won’t stop for a while. I guess I won’t be able to reach the planned rest stop tonight.”

“Is there a private shelter nearby?”

The lieutenant shook his head, “If there is, could I still look like this?”

Shen Shanwu glanced back at the lieutenant, a bitter face that came alive. Jiang Huan took a sip of hot tea and pointed his finger at the map. “The terrain here is low. If the rain doesn’t stop until 13 o’clock, then we must move immediately.”

“I guess it won’t stop.” The lieutenant also took a sip of tea.

It turned out that the lieutenant’s open mouth was more terrifying than his closed mouth. In the blink of an eye, it was 13:30, and the rain had no tendency to turn weaker at all. The sky was as dark as if it were the middle of the night, and there was no light at all. It was so dark and gloomy that it seemed that the sky was about to fall down.

When the lieutenant got out of the car again, the stagnant water had not reached the ankles of the person. At noon, he had to hold a light and return to the second car against the whistling cold wind.

Before that, the roof of the armored vehicle was affixed with an additional layer of waterproof diaphragm, the window glass and shell were carefully protected, and the tires were also coated with a layer of anti-corrosion oil.

Everything was ready, and under the order of the captain, the off-road vehicle restarted. The destination was a single villa with high terrain nearby on the map. They just hope that the quality of the houses of the rich will not be too bad and that they will not be washed down by the heavy rain before they reach the villa.

Under the impact of the violent storm, the road became more bumpy and muddy, and even the air in the car gradually became humid. The trees on the side of the road fell helplessly in the gust of wind. Countless yellow-green leaves swirled in the sky, and several small trees with thin trunks were directly uprooted and almost hit the off-road vehicle.

The wipers kept working for a while, but the front glass of the car was still blurred, as if the whole car had been directly immersed in the lake.

It was very dangerous to drive like this, but they had no choice.

Suddenly, there was an anxious, “Captain!” from the driver’s seat. At the same time, the first car also slammed on the brakes. Jiang Huan came quickly to the driver’s seat quickly came to the driver’s seat. Through the front glass of the car that was like a waterfall curtain, he saw a huge broken tree, with lush branches and leaves, was cut across in front of the car, blocking their way forward without leaving a gap.

Jiang Huan opened the map and quickly made a judgment, “Inform the people in the second car; all of them get out of the car and move the broken wood away!”

They didn’t have time to take another detour. When Xiaowen opened the car door and got out of the car, the stagnant water on the ground had already passed the calf of a person. If it weren’t for the high chassis of the off-road vehicle, they’re afraid it would have malfunctioned long ago.

Shen Shanwu changed his rain boots and was about to jump out of the car with them, but Jiang Huan suddenly grabbed his back collar and pressed him into the seat, and pulled the seat belt to fasten, “You stay in the car, don’t move.”

“I can—”

“You can’t.” As he said, Jiang Huan put on his hood, tightened the drawstring and wrapped most of his face tightly, and then slammed the door from the outside.

“…” Shen Shanwu unhooked his seat belt speechlessly and got into the passenger seat. After a preliminary visual inspection, the half of the tree was less than 800 kilograms. He felt that the strength of this group of people alone was really not enough.

The team members first took the knife from the umbrella to split the branches of the broken tree. Xiaowen and Zhong Yin went back and forth to clean up the broken branches, while the remaining men lined up in an orderly manner and used all their strength to push the broken tree to the side.

“Captain, it’s stuck! We still have to lift!” The lieutenant’s voice was mixed with hurricanes and rainwater to everyone’s ears, and everyone looked at Jiang Huan one after another, and the latter said succinctly, “Then lift it up.”

Shen Shanwu sat patiently for a while, watching the rain accumulate deeper and deeper, but the progress of the people outside was very slow. He sighed, opened the car door regardless of Jiang Huan’s order, and jumped out.

The water had not reached his thigh, Shen Shanwu waded through the water, and before he reached the position, he heard Jiang Huan’s angry voice, “What are you doing here?! Didn’t I tell you to stay in the car?!”

Yao Wuque was originally impatient, but now he was even more irritable when he saw Shen Shanwu staggering in the rain, saying, “Go back quickly, don’t make trouble!”

Shen Shanwu found a place without saying a word, and when he squatted down to touch the bottom of the branch, the water level directly flooded his shoulder. Jiang Huan’s pupils narrowed as he looked at him, but the situation was urgent, and now he couldn’t care less about entangling Jiang Tong anymore. The lieutenant on the side saw the captain bend down again in silence and took a deep breath.

“1, 2!”

Under the call sign, the muscles under everyone’s protective clothing swelled, trembling uncontrollably because of the extreme force. Maybe because even the child without the power to kill chickens came down to help, everyone was inspired, and this time they really lifted the giant wood in a scream.

The amazing weight made everyone step on a deep footprint with every step they took. After three steps, they finally lifted the giant wood out of the terrain where it was stuck. With a bang, the giant log fell into the water. With the blessing of buoyancy, everyone rolled it to the side of the road.

Although the problem of roadblocks had been solved, the situation was still critical. Shen Shanwu waved his hand. The situation just now required him to use force, but he didn’t dare use too much force. In order to accurately control the strength, he was really exhausted. Before he could turn around, he suddenly felt lighter. Jiang Huan picked him up from behind, put one hand around his waist like holding a bucket, and took Shen Shanwu back to the car in three or two steps.

As soon as the car door closed, everyone quickly took off their clothes, and Zhang Xiaowen was no exception. Although she was the only woman, she didn’t care about shame at this time. She stripped off her clothes neatly and threw all the clothes soaked in radiation rainwater into the disinfection box.

Shen Shanwu still didn’t have the consciousness to be wary of radiation. He reacted half a beat slower, and when Jiang Huan squatted down and pulled his collar, he said indifferently that he would do it himself.

Jiang Huan nodded, stood up again, and took off his shirt. Behind Shen Shanwu was Sister Xiaowen, who was changing clothes, and in front of her were the two co-pilots, who were taking off their clothes too. He looked to the side with fiery eyes. His eyes stroked Jiang Huan’s upper body and saw him lowering his head to unzip his pants’ zipper.

He wasn’t mistaken with the feeling that night. Jiang Huan’s pectoral muscles were indeed well exercised, full, and firm. He could even imagine the soft and tough touch. The distinct abdominal muscles under it were also very eye-catching highlights. Combined with two clear mermaid lines, the beautiful arc leads to the fascinating…

Shen Shanwu hurriedly forced his gaze up, not letting himself see anything he shouldn’t see.

There was a flash of light on Jiang Huan’s neck, and two pieces of metal reflected dazzling light. Shen Shanwu took a closer look in confusion and found that it was a thin chain with two metal nameplates hanging on it.

—This is something that every mercenary on a regular team will have. When they officially join the team, the team would equip the players with weapons and nameplates. The front of the nameplate had the name, and the back had the date of birth.

The material of the nameplates was very hard, and the mercenaries would basically never take them off as soon as they put them on, because the battlefield was ruthless. In many cases, the nameplates were equal to their ashes and were buried in the grave instead of their corpses.

Shen Shanwu also had a nameplate back then, but later…later, he lost to another mutant at the card table. Shen Shanwu was infected as soon as the apocalypse started. After that, he had never been in contact with human shelters. So he was very interested in these mercenary teams.

At that time, he wanted this nameplate with his name, and Shen Shanwu later thought that he didn’t need the nameplate for his appearance now, so he generously gave it to him.

Now, Jiang Huan actually had two nameplates hanging around his neck. One should belong to him, and the other…maybe it belonged to someone who was very important to him?

Since the two of them had no contact four years ago, Jiang Huan must have experienced many things in the past four years. They were happy and painful. He had gained a lot, and at the same time, he must have lost a lot. However, Shen Shanwu didn’t know all of this.

The nameplates only appeared in Shen Shanwu’s sight for a second, and the next moment, Jiang Huan covered them with clean clothes. Shen Shanwu sat down and raised his feet to put on new socks. Xiaowen changed her clothes and rushed up with disinfectant and sprayed wildly at people. She squatted beside him like an old mother while spraying, nagging, “You kid is really disobedient; do we lack your strength?”

You guys do lack…

“Children have low immunity and are prone to lesions. Jiang Tong, double your dose today.” As she said, Xiaowen viciously patted the two medicine bottles on the table, accompanied by a glass of warm water.

“No need…”

Jiang Huan looked at him sharply, and Shen Shanwu immediately drank the medicine honestly.

The rain still hadn’t stopped, the speed of the off-road vehicle was getting slower and slower, the engine was buzzing, and it was possible to break down at any moment. The anxious voice of the lieutenant came from the communicator, “Captain, we can’t go any further. We must find a place to stop immediately.”

“…let everyone be ready to get out of the car at any time,” Jiang Huan ordered calmly.

Suddenly, the team member in the passenger seat yelled, and he pointed in the direction of the right hand side, “There seems to be a high platform that can shelter from the rain!”

Xiaowen immediately followed and looked out from the right car window, “…yes! But there are stairs, and the car can’t get in.”

“As long as people can go up.” The lieutenant’s voice came from the communicator.

The off-road vehicle slowly advanced towards the high ground. There was a large slope in front of the steps. Half of the car was completely exposed to the water. The other half of the tires were immersed in the water. Of course, the people sitting in the car felt very uncomfortable.

As soon as the car stopped, a team member from the second car jumped out. They were in charge of exploring. Soon, the person ran back and jumped directly into the first car, “Captain, there is a small temple on it. There are no zombies around. It is quite clean and enough to accommodate so many of us…The problem is that there are a large number of creepers on the periphery of the temple. I am worried that the inside of the wall will be corroded and there is a possibility of fragmentation and collapse.”

“…there is no other better choice at the moment. Inform everyone to get off the car. Bring food, weapons, and warm items before getting off the bus, and be prepared to stay for many days. Those who finally get out of the car must lock all the windows and doors.”

“Yes!”

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