binnovel Chapter 203 Infiltration
Chapter 203 Infiltration
According to the original plan, their first destination today was Yiwu City in Jinhua City. As the largest wholesale market for small commodities in China, Yiwu City had a pretty good economy before the apocalypse. Li Chenglong had passed through this place once during a mission and had brought some trinkets for the members of Xiaolong's squad.
Li Chenglong drove the first car ahead, with Xu Qingming in the passenger seat. Xu Qingming would occasionally use his sensory abilities to assess the surroundings; after reaching level 8, his sensory range was quite large, with a radius of one kilometer. Wang Shuang, Wang Ruyan, and Wu Ruilan sat in the back. The other four people followed closely behind Li Chenglong in another car.
Wu Ruilan first described her experience. She originally ran a large clothing store in Xiamen. After the apocalypse broke out, she and others retreated with the army to a certain place. After a period of construction, that place became the Xiamen base. Later, she heard that crystals could give people a chance to evolve into superhumans, so she gritted her teeth and swallowed her treasured green crystal. Fortunately, she became a dual superhuman with wind and speed abilities.
Afterwards, she joined the army and earned numerous military merits through her own abilities, eventually rising to the rank of major. In late June, zombies and zombie beasts suddenly went berserk, launching a coordinated attack on several bases in Fujian and Guangdong provinces. They even employed various tactics such as feints, encirclement and suppression of reinforcements, and flanking maneuvers. Led by some high-ranking zombies, the three main provinces of the Southeast Military Region fell within a few days, and she retreated with her troops to the Qingshui base.
After arriving at the base, she was initially at a loss, unsure of what to do. However, she inadvertently saw a video and photos commemorating the first anniversary of Dawn City being watched by others. Her younger brother, Wu Ruigang, was prominently featured in the video. After making inquiries, she learned that her brother had changed his name to Wu Gang, had become a division commander, and was already an 8th-level ability user.
Knowing that Commander Sun Qingpeng might be selecting a guide for the investigation team, she had been waiting outside for a long time before rushing in impatiently. Because of her usually carefree and easygoing personality, she didn't pay much attention to etiquette, and Sun Qingpeng and Gao Shixin, knowing her nature, generally didn't say anything.
Wang Shuang then briefly told everyone about the development of Dawn City over the past year. Xu Qingming was quite familiar with it, since he would make one or two trips to Dawn City every month. The two bases were very close to each other, and the roads had long been cleared. A trip would only take less than half a day.
Although Wang Ruyan had spent more than a day in Shuguang City and visited many places under Li Chenglong's guidance, her knowledge of Shuguang City's history consisted only of some materials given to her by General Chen Guoqiang when they left the Northwest Military Region. After hearing about Li Chenglong's deeds and the development of Shuguang City from Wang Shuang, Wu Ruilan was even more excited and said, "Captain Li, when I get back, I'll apply to Commander Sun to be transferred to your Shuguang City."
Li Chenglong laughed and said, "Alright, I'll discuss it with General Sun and General Gao later." Xu Qingming then said, "Brother Li, I heard you're now the deputy commander of the Eastern Military Region? Congratulations on your promotion!" Li Chenglong replied indifferently, "Do you know how many deputy commanders there are in the Eastern Military Region now? Five or six. I'm just a figurehead, it's nothing special. This is useless; developing myself is the real key."
Everyone nodded in agreement. Wang Ruyan then said, "Sister Wang Shuang, as a level 7 dark attribute ability user, someone like her would at least be a colonel in our Northwest Military Region, managing a large reconnaissance unit. I didn't expect her to be just a captain in Captain Li's special forces." Wang Shuang smiled and said, "Working in the special forces, I don't care about the rank at all. You don't know, Captain Li's sister, Li Xue, is an level 8 awakened user and also a captain."
Everyone was surprised. Xu Qingming said directly, "No way, Level 8, and an Awakened one at that, only a captain? Brother Li, why don't you send your sister to me? I'll arrange for her to be promoted to lieutenant colonel right away." Wang Ruyan also remembered at this moment and said in surprise, "Is she that quiet and lovely girl behind Miss Yunlan? I wanted to say hello to her, but she disappeared after dinner and I haven't seen her since." Wang Shuang nodded, "Yes, Li Xue is a bit shy, but she's very powerful in battle."
Li Chenglong explained, "It's extremely difficult to cultivate a good officer, so I'm generally very cautious about promotions. I want them to be more involved on the front lines, so that with experienced leaders, the unit's combat effectiveness will become stronger. Of course, there's a limit. When someone below me is capable of taking on important responsibilities, I will not hesitate to promote them. The officer corps should be kept as streamlined as possible so that orders from above can reach the grassroots level more quickly. This is crucial for the army in the post-apocalyptic world. The Dawn Army will develop all branches of service in the future, becoming a well-rounded and balanced force capable of facing all kinds of battles."
At this moment, Xu Qingming secretly approached Li Chenglong and said, "Brother Li, I'm serious. I've inquired, and Li Xue is already 22 years old. I was wondering if you could give me Li Xue's crystal phone number so I can save it." Li Chenglong glanced at him sideways and said, "What are you trying to do? With your looks, plenty of women in your base would throw themselves at you. You think you can make a move on my sister? Don't even think about it." Xu Qingming said, "Those women are all just ordinary girls, not even a tenth as good as Xue'er."
Li Chenglong waved his hand: "Anyway, I'm not going to give it to you. You can ask for it yourself. You go to Shuguang City a lot anyway. When it comes to pursuing a girlfriend, you have to rely on yourself." Wang Shuang smiled and said: "That's right, just like Captain Li, you don't need to pursue her, you already have a wife and children." Now it was Wu Ruilan's turn to be surprised: "Oh, so Captain Li already has a wife and children." Wang Shuang nodded: "Actually, Captain Li's child just turned 100 days old not long ago, but he still resolutely came for this mission."
The group chatted as they traveled for over two hours, finally reaching the outskirts of Yiwu City. For safety reasons, all nine people got out of the car. Li Chenglong stored the car in his psionic space before leading his team forward slowly. After walking a few kilometers, Lu Mingyuan frowned and said, "Captain Li, don't you feel something's wrong? We've traveled so far, and we haven't found any zombies, not even a human skeleton. The surroundings are also very quiet and lifeless."
Li Chenglong nodded: "Not only are there no zombies here, but there are none within two or three kilometers either, not even any living creatures. It seems that something unusual has indeed happened here. Be careful." The investigation team traveled another 3 kilometers when Li Chenglong suddenly whispered: "Take cover immediately." The team members reacted very quickly and hid in less than three seconds.