Darkness is Coming

   "Grandpa, will Dad come back?"

The boy who asked the question was crowded at the back of the minibus, looking in the direction of the Xinyuan River through the window that was sealed with iron plates with only a slight gap. The sound of the guns coming was also drowned out by the sound of the minibus.

  The old man with white hair and beard didn't answer. The minibus drove very fast. When turning, he had to tighten the handrails with all his strength to keep his balance. In order to accommodate more people, most of the seats in the minibus have been removed, leaving only a few seats for the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled.

  The old man was originally assigned a seat, but he gave it to a pregnant woman who got on the bus later. How could he, an old man with half of his body sunk into the ground, compare to the new life that was about to be born in her belly?

   did not hear a reply, and the boy continued to ask: "Can we escape?"

The pregnant woman sitting in the old man's seat stretched out her hand and touched the boy's hair, which he hadn't washed for more than a month, and smiled kindly: "Secretary-General Zhang of the Far Rescue Association is with us, as well as Captain Ning and Company Commander Wu of the 258th Division. With them protecting us, we will be fine, and we will be able to leave Yuanjiang safely."

   Unlike a child who is open-mouthed, the pregnant woman is careful to avoid the word "escape", so as not to touch the tense nerves of other people in the car.

"What about my father, as well as President Yang and Captain Fang, will they be all right?" The boy blinked and asked the three heroes in his heart. In his eyes, President Yang, Captain Fang and himself His father was the greatest man in the world.

   "Well, there won't be..."

   A huge crash sounded from the chassis, and before the pregnant woman could finish her words, her whole body flew out of her seat.

   It may not be accurate to say that the flying is not accurate. When the whole bus turned over and turned up and down, the pregnant woman actually "dropped" from her seat.

   A big hole appeared in the ground, and a mutant whose arms were as thick as elephant legs was drilled into it, and it overturned the minibus above his head.

The minibus fell to the ground, the tires were still spinning at a high speed, and the passengers inside were smashed with blood, bones and tendons were broken under the action of inertia. He moved to the grey-haired old man and shook his arm gently.

   "Grandpa, Grandpa!"

  The old man opened his cloudy eyes, took a while to breathe, and tried to move his body, but he lost consciousness in his lower body.

"Xiaofeng, listen to Grandpa." The old man slowly reached out and patted the boy's head. This simple action seemed to have exhausted his last strength. He opened his mouth, his lips trembled silently, and then froze, unable to speak. want to say.

  …

Not only a giant arm variant came out of the cave, but also many other variants recorded in the "Variant Catalog", as well as hundreds of zombies, broke into the motorcade full of elderly women and children, Just like the wolves entering the sheepfold, they immediately start a **** slaughter.

The unprepared convoy quickly fell into chaos, crying and screaming for help. Some vehicles continued to move forward, but after hitting the zombies blocking the road, they dispersed in their respective directions. Some vehicles stopped by the roadside waiting for instructions, while others The car broke down, the passengers inside fled from the car in horror, saw the corpses outside, and then squeezed into the car...

   followed behind the convoy, and the long line of people who evacuated on foot also began to riot.

After the convoy was attacked, the accompanying troops who escorted the breakout immediately turned around and began to fight with these mutants and zombies that suddenly appeared. The zombies hunted down the mutants, and those ordinary zombies were handed over to the guard company of the 258th Division.

   Soon, all the zombies that came out of the ground were wiped out. But even if the escorting troops responded quickly, they could not stabilize the situation while annihilating the corpse group. The fear that had been fermenting in the heart for a long time was ignited by this lead, and it burst out suddenly, causing the command system of the evacuation team to collapse quickly, and countless people and cars were fleeing in all directions.

On the    command car, the people in charge of the evacuation were arguing fiercely.

   "Captain Wu, why can't you control the situation? We obviously had a rehearsal plan for the attack!" Zhang Xinyi's pretty face was cold, and the tragic scene outside made her heartache like a knife.

"The main force of the anti-corpse coalition is staying in Xinyuanjiang to intercept the corpse tide. We really don't have enough manpower. Under normal circumstances, it is no problem to maintain order, but the attack was too sudden just now, and our people are participating in the battle. Of course, it will be a mess. You must know that many people in the evacuation team are not residents of your Jiangxin Island, but residents of Xinyuanjiang, and they still have a fear of zombies and mutants." Suo, replied in a deep voice, "Emotions are contagious. If one person runs away, let a group of people see it. That group of people will all run, and they run in different directions. We are short of manpower, where can we manage it?"

   "What should I do now?" When Ning Siyu asked, he did not look at the other people in the command car, but in the direction of Xinyuanjiang. Since the evacuated team was attacked, does it mean that the war there is critical? Can her fiancé come back to complete the engagement?

"It's still the same sentence. With the few people in our hands, we can't stop it by conventional means. Let our guards even assign a team to the front to be the supervisor. Whoever runs away will be killed. If we kill a hundred people, we will suppress the situation first. Then, the staff of your Far Rescue Association will organize the former residents of Jiangxin Island, and then one will lead three, three will lead five, and stabilize the masses through the masses."

"Are you crazy?" Zhang Xinyi glared at Company Commander Wu, in disbelief at his suggestion, "You asked me to order the gun to be aimed at my own people? Did you forget your identity? You are the People's Protection Army! You You can even say such words, are you worthy of the military uniform on your body?"

"I'm not crazy. This is the quickest way. If we let them continue in such a mess, how long will it take to stably evacuate the team?" Company Commander Wu stared back, not to be outdone, "Who knew that the anti-corpse coalition left in Xinyuanjiang would still be there? How long can it last? Who knows how many zombies and mutants will bypass Xinyuanjiang to pursue us? Who knows when the next wave of attacks will come?"

"If we hesitate to waste time here, we will only kill more people!" Captain Wu said decisively, "In extraordinary times, extraordinary means, before the riots have spread to the evacuees at the back, we should immediately Take action to prevent the situation from getting worse. If the mass of people evacuated on foot in the next few batches also start running around, nothing we can do will help. I can't let this happen even if I die, otherwise I will have no face to see those brothers. ?"

   "Secretary-General Zhang." A female Awakened who belonged to the Far Rescue Association suddenly interjected, "There is a corpse tide chasing us directly behind us, the number exceeds 3,000, and the number of mutants is unknown."

   "How far is it?" Before Zhang Xinyi could speak, Captain Wu asked first.

   "Less than two kilometers from the last batch of evacuated residents."

"Less than two kilometers! With the speed of zombies and mutants, you can catch up with them within ten minutes!" Company Commander Wu stared at Zhang Xinyi with an almost coercive look, and said in a more serious tone, "Secretary-General Zhang, order, We really can't delay any longer!"

   Zhang Xinyi bit her lower lip, so hard that she bit out blood. After tasting the salty taste, Zhang Xinyi made a decision.

   "Xiaomi, can you still create illusions?"

   "Yes, what do you want to make?"

   "Red Flag." Zhang Xinyi pulled up a female Awakener and walked out of the command car.