Chapter 64 - Sudden Changes

The green pickup truck raced out, and Lin Zinuo’s head slammed into the back of the seat.

She clutched the back of her head with a pained expression and shot Su Mo a resentful glance, “You big dummy,” she thought, “you couldn’t even give me a heads up.”

Moreover, she hadn’t even confirmed that the other team members had retreated, and yet Su Mo had already started the vehicle and sped off—his speed was unmatched.

Of course, Lin Zinuo hadn’t had the time to complain.

With a jolt!

The entire green pickup truck was suddenly airborne, leaving Lin Zinuo dumbfounded.

Su Mo brazenly raced over the rough terrain.

Following that, the green pickup truck slammed heavily onto the road, shaking Lin Zinuo senseless, not to mention the team members in the back.

Zhou Qian saw that Zinuo had retreated, and without any fuss, shouted, “Follow her!

No more dawdling.”

The combat players responsible for holding off the attack quickly climbed aboard, shooting at the pursuing Bai Ze from the vehicle.

However, these Bai Ze were too fast, and just as several members were about to withdraw, they were pounced on and pinned down by the Bai Ze rushing forward.

They screamed miserably.

“Ah!”

“Retreat!

Don’t linger!”

Zhou Qian shouted loudly.

Several green pickup trucks floored the accelerator and sped off.

Suddenly, many Bai Ze leapt at nothing, opening their mouths and emitting roars of fury as they chased the green pickup trucks without any intention of giving up.

Lin Zinuo picked up the radio and said to everyone,

“Don’t panic, we can shake them off!”

“Yes, Sister Zinuo!”

“Understood, team leader!”

The responses of her teammates echoed from the radio.

Despite the looming danger, one could tell that most of them were remarkably calm.

Driving the vehicle, Su Mo’s eyes showed no signs of panic; he kept accelerating.

The dashboard now showed that the speed had already soared to 100.

He was aware that this was not an obstacle-free highway but a rugged country road.

Just then, a dark figure suddenly sprang out, lunging at the pickup.

Su Mo violently swerved to the right at the last moment.

Lin Zinuo, completely unprepared for this, crashed into Su Mo, her fragrance enveloping him.

Lin Zinuo looked at Su Mo with a hint of anger.

At that moment, Su Mo, highly focused, quickly stabilized the steering wheel.

However, the Bai Ze that had failed its ambush turned and leapt at the pickup truck behind them.

Bang!

Suddenly, that pickup truck rolled over and crashed into the mountainside.

Lin Zinuo, seeing this through the rearview mirror, urgently shouted, “Xiao Qi!”

“No saving him, not at that speed; a rollover would likely kill him on the spot.

Even if he’s lucky enough to live, he’d be critically injured, not to mention the Bai Ze catching up—there’s virtually no chance of survival unless they’d used a Genetic Potion.”

Su Mo stated simply.

“I know.”

Lin Zinuo gritted her teeth in response, frustrated that a supposedly easy mission could suffer casualties; she didn’t even know what to say.

“Sit tight, buckle up, and don’t crash into me again; I’m going to speed up.”

Su Mo instructed coolly, not out of concern but because Lin Zinuo’s earlier bump had disturbed his driving.

Lin Zinuo, already seething, heard Su Mo’s words and felt even more irritated as if she really wanted to crash into him.

But reason told her this wasn’t the time to argue.

She kept watching the rearview mirror.

The Bai Ze were relentlessly pursuing, looking determined.

The sisters in the last green pickup truck were not fighting back effectively.

So Lin Zinuo picked up the radio and said to Zhou Qian,

“Zhou Qian, find a way to stop those Bai Ze!”

“Understood, leave it to me.”

Zhou Qian responded briskly.

Upon hearing Lin Zinuo’s words, Su Mo was a bit curious, observing Zhou Qian’s methods to intercept those Bai Ze.

He glanced at the rearview mirror from time to time.

On the road, Zhou Qian suddenly released the roof canvas and yelled at the sisters in the cabin.

“Slow down!”

“Understood!”

The sister driving swerved the steering wheel to the right and then hit the brakes, reducing their speed.

The green pick-up truck they were riding in immediately fell to the back of the convoy.

Zhou Qian violently kicked down the rear panel and deftly laid down each spare oil drum beside her, kicking one fiercely outwards.

The metal oil drums rolled down, heading towards the pursuing Bai Ze.

Zhou Qian then raised her gun!

Bang!

A precise shot ignited the oil drum!

Boom~

The violent explosion, coupled with fierce flames, swept through everything.

Instantly, it scattered the convoy from the Bai Ze.

Zhou Qian’s movements throughout were clean and crisp, utterly cool.

From the rearview mirror, Su Mo saw this and was slightly astounded inside.

This group of sisters had incredibly strong combat abilities; they were not inferior to the boys, even surpassing the vast majority of them, and were not just for show.

Right then, on the hillside to their right, stood a Bai Ze with two tails, seven meters tall, a patterned fissure on its chest where a special spark burned inside, its whole body emitting a dangerous aura.

It fixed its eyes on the escaping green pick-up truck and then turned to run down another path.

After a moment, the remaining four pick-up trucks finally managed to temporarily shake off the Bai Ze chasing them.

Su Mo gradually slowed the vehicle; the road wasn’t great here, unfit for fast driving—there was a good chance they wouldn’t die by the hands of monsters, but rather in a car accident first.

Lin Zinuo communicated with Zhou Qian and the others via walkie-talkie.

“How are you doing?”

“It’s okay, just that the vehicle Xiao Qi and the others were in rolled over.

They probably all perished,” Zhou Qian responded with a bit of a gloomy tone.

“Got it.”

Lin Zinuo rubbed her forehead, feeling a severe headache.

Just then, from her handheld radio, a burst of noisy static mixed with interrupted, urgent inquiries came through.

“This is Gray Stone Base!

Emergency call!

Are there any members of Dawn Guild nearby?”

Lin Zinuo’s heart suddenly clenched.

Gray Stone Base was their intended destination, wasn’t it?

“This is Lin Zinuo, Deputy Leader of the Twelfth Squad, Tenth Legion of Dawn Guild, please explain what’s happening.”

“Hurry up and get here.

The Legion Leader has already taken the troops to the next frontier area.

Now, our remaining base is under attack by monsters; we can barely hold on…”

Suddenly, a scream echoed through the chaotic noise.

“Ah!”

Zzzzz~~~~

The only sound that came through the radio was static noise.

“Hello, hello, can you hear me?”

Lin Zinuo tried to keep in contact but to no avail.

Most likely, they had perished.

Her expression grew even more troubled; now they had problems at the base they were heading to, and there were monsters behind them, essentially trapping them in a bind.

Glancing at Lin Zinuo, Su Mo said calmly, “I don’t know exactly what’s wrong with the base, but I am sure of one thing.

If we dare to stop or go back to Dawn City, we will certainly lose our lives.”

“What do you suggest?”

“Since we don’t have a choice, we should head to the base.

At least we know there are still weapons there; we are not completely out of options to fight back.”

Su Mo reminded everyone firmly.