NOVEL NEXT Chapter 567: The Last Six Hours
August 14th, noon 12 o'clock.
Only 6 hours left before the Big Camphor Tree Base closes its city gates.
On the outdoor concrete pavement, the ground temperature under the midday sun reaches an extremely terrifying level: 80 degrees!
Since killing a few people yesterday, the residents of the Second Outer City Residential Building have become somewhat afraid upon seeing Li Yu, turning much quieter.
On the wall.
Li Yu, thinking about the tasks he had previously assigned, asked Li Tie by his side:
"Is the coal all taken care of? With this kind of high heat, spontaneous combustion can easily occur, and we must handle the cooling process properly."
"It's all been taken care of. Second Uncle said we can't use water, so we laid down some asbestos sheets, and then arranged the storage by divided areas... There shouldn't be any problems now."
Li Yu instructed again: "It's too hot now; fires are very likely. Both inside and outside the base, we must be vigilant about fire prevention."
"Understood."
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The scorching sun beat down on the earth, drying up grass and rivers. The whole natural environment has turned desiccated and yellow as if seared by the intense heat.
The once lush forests are now shedding a lot of leaves, continuously quivering as if lamenting their own withering.
The mountains no longer stand majestic and spectacular, becoming somewhat desolate.
The previously verdant grasslands are now just patches of withered yellow stubble, making a "squeaking" sound under the scorching sun.
In some unseen corners.
A large number of animals have died, with only some tenacious creatures still struggling to survive.
They all lay on the ground exhausted, panting hot air with open mouths.
Birds no longer sing; they merely curl up on branches, silently waiting for death's arrival.
The whole world has become lifeless, filled with despair and desolation.
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In the north of Xin City.
A convoy was rushing towards this area at high speed.
Dong Tai, who was in the car, looked at Ju Tianrui, still unconscious, with concern flashing in his eyes. Although he was as anxious as ants on a hot pan, he still needed to maintain calm thinking.
Ju Tianrui had told him that the more critical the moment, the calmer one must be.
Suppressing his emotions, he said to the driver: "How much farther?"
"Only forty kilometers. At the current speed, we can reach Xin City in less than half an hour."
"Good!" Dong Tai nodded.
As they were about to arrive at Xin City.
Dong Tai suddenly saw two vehicles coming head-on towards them.
He immediately said to the driver: "Stop the car, honk the horn, and tell the oncoming vehicles to stop."
Then he unbuckled his seat belt, got out of the car quickly, and signaled for the several vehicles following behind him to stop as well to intercept the two oncoming cars.
On the other side.
Zhu Xiao and others were rushing from Xin City in an extreme hurry, heading towards the Big Camphor Tree Base, and they ran into the team headed to Xin City, including Ju Tianrui.
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An hour ago, Zhu Xiao and his team had just returned to Xin City from another place.
A couple of days ago, Uncle and others were spreading messages around Xin City, while they were collecting supplies in another city and missed the news.
When they returned to Xin City, they found that some other extra staff groups from the Big Camphor Tree, who they could usually get in touch with easily, were unreachable.
Just when Zhu Xiao didn't know what to do, someone in the squad discovered a message written with charcoal at the entrance of their station:
"Hurry to Big Camphor Tree Base to avoid the high temperatures, three days limit."
——Xiao Hu, left on the 11th.
"Zhu Xiao, come and look. There's a message left by Brother Hu."
Zhu Xiao, carrying a huge axe, came over slowly.
He was a professional MMA and armored fighting athlete from within the country, weighing over 200 kilograms, two meters tall, a human-shaped beast.
When the apocalypse had just descended, he was alone at the airport waiting for a flight, ready to go abroad with his teammates for an armored fighting competition.
Nobody expected the apocalypse to break out, with the airport becoming a disaster zone. But thanks to his armored equipment and robust physical fitness, he miraculously escaped with his life.
However, after passing through dangerous areas on foot to find his parents, he discovered that both his parents had died at the hands of zombies.
After his breakdown, still wearing the full armor, he killed dozens of zombies on one street.
When even more zombies surged towards him, he encountered a friend from the same neighborhood who pulled him away, avoiding the Zombie Tide.
Later, Zhu Xiao gathered some friends from his hometown, trekking long distances, and upon passing Gan City, he met Xiao Hu, who was in Jiefang City, and they hit it off right away.
Then Jiefang City collapsed.
In the freezing weather, both Xiao Hu and Zhu Xiao's teams struggled to survive.
Later on, Xiao Hu heard about a cooperation with the Big Camphor Tree Base and joined in. After discovering that indeed food could be traded, he informed Zhu Xiao.
Zhu Xiao later also joined the cooperation with the Big Camphor Tree Base.
As time passed, both earned points and contributions, becoming a part of the extra staff of the Big Camphor Tree Base.
Being newcomers, their team number was at the end, Group Nine.
...
In Zhu Xiao's vehicle, the driver was the friend who had initially pulled him away from the Zombie Tide instead of confronting it.
The two were childhood friends, also classmates in elementary school, and lived in the same residential area. After the outbreak of the apocalypse, both of their parents died in the Zombie Tide.
So, their relationship was not that of blood brothers but was stronger than that of brothers.