The battlefield ended in a huge fireball. When the smoke from the explosion dissipated, the snake was split into two. The huge snake's mouth was full of sharp teeth, and it bit a big hole in the ground. It was like a dying counterattack. The Mutated Monkey King, which had almost caused the destruction of the entire Iron Blood Regiment, fell next to the tail of the snake.
The Mutated Monkey King was blown to the other side by the blast of the explosion. Before the explosion, it was shot through the eye socket by a 12.7mm sniper bullet, which exploded in the back of its head. It was instantly killed by the bullet …
After the death of the snake and the Mutated Monkey, the armored regiment retreated. The soldiers of the Garrison Regiment took over the periphery. They wore gas masks and waited for the poisonous mist to completely disperse. When the river wind lightened the purple mist and blew away the mist-like mist, the soldiers who were ready to go were all dumbfounded.
Countless mud pits of different sizes covered the river bank within a radius of a thousand meters. There, the floating soil piled up into big and small hills. Deep trenches crisscrossed each other. The trenches were not straight, and most of them were twisted. Sometimes, when they were twisted halfway, they would turn into ponds filled with muddy silt. There were also many huge cracks. Each crack seemed to have been lashed out by a whip. On the riverside, layers of silt piled up into a small hill, but it was actually the pile of soil that had been splashed.
The corpses of the monkeys that Li Zhongyue and the others saw before were all gone. They had no idea where they had been swept to. The place where the two monsters had fought seemed to have been plowed a thousand times and then scratched by giants. There was no longer the same topography as before.
Then, under Li Yao's command, the soldiers walked towards the two monsters with deep reverence. They collected all the scales scattered around the monsters and wrapped them into a ball, preparing to send them to the rear.
Seeing this, Li Zhongyue let out a sigh of relief. He was about to turn around when he saw several amphibious armored vehicles driving up from downstream. He glanced at more than ten soldiers of the Bloody Battle Regiment sitting on the armored vehicles. These soldiers were all dripping wet and powerless. They sat on the vehicles and looked at the surging river below their feet. Some of them saw the soldiers of the Garrison Regiment who were dealing with the mutant beasts on the shore and immediately stood up and waved at them …
Because of the search and rescue of the armored vehicles, Li Zhongyue had unexpectedly found the eighteen warriors who had been washed downstream. While he was happy, he was also sad for the warriors who had not been found. It could be said that he was both sad and happy at the same time. Compared to Li Zhongyue's sadness and happiness, Li Yao was having a headache over his mission.
The serpent was so huge that its body alone could fill up a few train carriages. On land, with their current transportation capacity, it would be impossible to transport it to the Virus Research Institute in one piece. Moreover, Zhang Xiaoqiang was in a hurry and seemed to want to see it overnight, which made him even more conflicted.
What's more, even if the snake was cut into several pieces, there was nothing they could do. They didn't have enough vehicles either. The garrison had their own transport vehicles, most of which were three-wheeled and bicycle-like. They didn't even have electric vehicles. The main force had cars, but they couldn't possibly let them walk, could they?
Li Yao's deputy was the commander of one of his battalions. He had accomplished a lot and liked to be close to Li Yao. Seeing that Li Yao was frowning, he walked close quietly and asked in a low voice, "Deputy Commander, are you here to transport this guy?"
Li Yao frowned and nodded.
"We have to transport it by tonight, but we can't keep up with the transportation capacity. Also … our infantry has to go with it. Originally, our mission was to stay here, but now we have to go to the Virus Research Institute. We don't even have enough transportation …"
The battalion commander was silent. When they came over, the distance was not far. Even a tricycle could keep up with the main force. Therefore, when Zhang Xiaoqiang took away the 2nd Regiment, he also took away all the transport vehicles of the garrison. Now, the retribution was on them.
"Let's talk to Deputy Commander Ding first and ask him to vacate the vehicles used to transport the mutant snake. Then, search all the parking lots in the city. As long as we can find vehicles that can still be used, we will use them first. Also, see if there are any logistics companies nearby. Usually, we can find some trucks there, as long as they have a parking shed …"
This deputy's brain was quite flexible. The mutant beast was a mission given by Zhang Xiaoqiang, and Ding Ziqiang could not refuse. With both methods, they would definitely be able to find some vehicles. Besides, this area was considered a transportation hub. There were many gas stations and fuel centers. Although there would be search teams searching earlier, there would always be some fuel left …
The troops on the eastern line were reorganizing in the city, preparing to cross the bridge the next morning. The troops on the western line were also going to encircle Yongning County. There was not much deviation in the initial battle situation. Shi Yuanye from the northern line had just led a team to clear the northern area along the highway when Zhang Xiaoqiang was already standing under the incomparably huge Dragon Tooth Fruit Tree.
The small town in the mountains did not rejoice because of Zhang Xiaoqiang's arrival. Many people were immersed in a sad and depressing atmosphere. Zhou Xiong stood behind Zhang Xiaoqiang with a head full of sweat. After Zhang Xiaoqiang arrived, he first went to visit the injured, then attended the funeral of the dead. From start to finish, he did not say much to him.
In the virus research base, the security was divided into two departments. One was the garrison, separate from the army, and the other was the internal affairs department, which was under Zhou Xiong's jurisdiction. This time, such a big incident had happened, and so many people had died. Zhou Xiong, who was usually timid, was very nervous.
Zhang Xiaoqiang stood on the messy ground with one foot on a huge tree root sticking out of the soil. He looked up at the huge fruit tree, which was bigger than any tree Zhang Xiaoqiang had ever seen. Standing under the tree, Zhang Xiaoqiang could only feel his own insignificance. It was the first time he had been compared to a tree like an ant.
The bodies of 12 mutant birds had been sent to the cold storage of the virus research base. Seven of the birds had colloids in their skulls, and 11 mutant bird nuclei had been found.
The mutant birds did not make Zhang Xiaoqiang pay too much attention to them. This colloid was not very useful to him. After eating two pieces of colloid, he felt that the other colloids were no longer attractive to him. He did not know if it was because his level was not high enough or because of other reasons. However, Zhang Xiaoqiang had other plans for this batch of colloids. The evolutionary army had suffered heavy casualties this time, and it was also because he had not seriously improved his combat power. This time, Zhang Xiaoqiang was going to use it on evolvers.
Looking at the tree full of Dragontooth Fruits, Zhang Xiaoqiang felt that it was unreal. Mutant beasts had always been his most troublesome opponent. If he could avoid provoking them, he would try his best not to provoke them. He did not expect that two groups of mutant beasts would be completely wiped out by his troops.
Flash was happily jumping in the middle of the Dragontooth Fruits. It seemed that the countless Dragontooth Fruits had confused its mind, and it did not know which one to choose. The mutant dog under Meow stared at Flash on the huge branch above its head. From time to time, it would roar twice, as if urging Flash to throw a few down to them. However, Flash was looking for the biggest one, and it could not care less as it wagged its big tail.
Just as Zhou Xiong swallowed his dry saliva for the nth time, Zhang Xiaoqiang suddenly turned around and stared into his eyes. Zhou Xiong could not help but tighten his chrysanthemum. Then Zhang Xiaoqiang spoke as he waited anxiously.
"Zhou Xiong, in fact, I have always been on guard against you. Do you know that?"
"It's over..."
Zhou Xiong shouted in his heart. Suddenly, his face was ashen, and his expression was like that of a prisoner on death row who was about to go to the execution ground. His appearance was as ugly as it could be. Zhang Xiaoqiang naturally knew that Zhou Xiong had misunderstood him again. He did not comfort him and continued to speak.
"Your ability is quite strange. Perhaps you have not discovered it yet, but if your ability continues to improve, you will feel that everyone will become your puppet. Pay attention, it is everyone. At that time, I cannot guarantee that you will still be like you are now, satisfied with just finding a few women and embezzling some resources. For this reason, I have more than once wanted to get rid of you..."
Zhang Xiaoqiang's indifferent tone set off a storm in Zhou Xiong's heart. Zhou Xiong, who had never had much courage, sat on the ground, slapped his thigh, and shouted in a loud voice like he was singing a Peking Opera, "Injustice... injustice!"
"Puchi..."
Meow, who was sitting on the big dog and watching the show, could not help but laugh. Under Zhang Xiaoqiang's reproachful gaze, he quickly sat up straight and looked at the fruit on his head, as if he was analyzing how delicious it would be.
Zhou Xiong's entire mind was immersed in an inexplicable sadness. Tears and snot flowed down his face as he vented the grievance in his heart. Zhang Xiaoqiang did not speak. His right hand slowly touched the satchel on his waist. There were seven colloidal bodies inside, which were also the opportunity for seven high-level evolvers to evolve.
"Zhang Xiaoqiang, for the sake of all the effort I have put into helping you for so long, please give me a quick death. Also, give my little wife some compensation, leave me some face. Just say that I died in the battle with the big bird, even if..."
Zhou Xiong did not beg for mercy. He was very straightforward. He was not an idiot. On the contrary, he was very smart. Otherwise, he would not have been able to break through Li Haiyun's heart. However, most of the time, his cleverness was displayed in small ways.