freenovelworld Chapter 85 Unexpected Incident
Chapter 85 Unexpected Incident
Lu Yuan and his group's car came to an emergency stop, but Lin Yun's car in front couldn't stop. It was unclear whether it was due to the two snowfalls and the rapid snowmelt, but the mountain road had collapsed. And it just so happened that the collapse started from behind Lin Yun's car. Lu Yuan remembered the overseas disaster movies he had seen before, the kind where your car is driving in front and the road behind you collapses right next to the rear wheels.
It all seemed so unreal, yet it was truly happening before their eyes. Lin Yun's car couldn't stop at all; if it did, their car would likely collapse along with the road.
Gu Nanfeng's satellite phone rang; it was Pei Sihao calling.
"Brother Feng, is something wrong?" Lin Yun was driving very fast, and Pei Sihao only had time to see that the car behind them must have braked suddenly, but didn't stop because their car had entered a curve and they didn't see it.
"It's okay, we've stopped." At this moment, Gu Nanfeng and the other three had gotten out of the car and were standing by the collapsed mountain road, observing the situation.
From their perspective, the road had collapsed for nearly a hundred meters up to the bend in the mountain road, with asphalt mixed with soil, rocks, and trees from the mountainside. They happened to be halfway up the mountain and could see the collapsed road surface falling all the way down to the next level of the winding mountain road.
The road surface on the lower level was also damaged due to the collapse of the upper level. After seeing this, Du Wenqing quickly returned to the car and told the three of them to get in immediately. They had to get down the mountain before the lower level collapsed, otherwise they would be trapped on the mountain road in the middle.
"Brother Feng, Captain Lin said you need to turn back quickly, go to Y Town, and then take another road from there." Pei Sihao's voice on the other end of the phone was calmer, it seemed that the collapsed section of the road behind their car had ended, and they should be safe now.
"Yes, Captain Du is driving now, we're heading back..." Du Wenqing was driving very fast, and as Gu Nanfeng spoke, they arrived at the mountain road directly below the collapsed section of road. The vehicle ran over small stones on the road, and the car bumped. Gu Nanfeng and Lu Yuan, who were sitting in the back seat, were also bumped. Lu Yuan, who wasn't very good at balancing, fell into Gu Nanfeng's arms.
"Are you alright?" Gu Nanfeng helped Lu Yuan up. There were gravel pebbles on this section of the road, and the whole car was swaying. In a few places, the road surface collapsed quickly behind their car because of the weight they had put on it. However, it was much better than the situation behind Lin Yun and the others' car earlier.
"What's wrong?" Pei Sihao's voice came from the other end of the phone again.
"It's alright, the road is a bit bumpy." Gu Nanfeng steadied the lighter Lu Yuan with one hand and held the satellite phone to his ear with the other. "We have Captain Du and Captain Qin here, it's fine, you can continue on the original plan."
If Gu Nanfeng and his group were to turn back down the mountain and take another route, it would be almost twice as far as the current route to the port of X province. Moreover, it would be very troublesome to find a meeting point for either of these routes. It would be better to head straight to the port. Fortunately, Lu Yuan had done something inexplicable this morning: he filled both vehicles with water and food, and even provided warm clothing.
"Instead of wasting time waiting for each other on the road, let's split up and head to the port. Once you arrive, call your brother and have him pick you up first. We'll probably be a day later than you, so don't linger at the port, understand?" Gu Nanfeng calmly instructed Pei Sihao.
“But…” Pei Sihao was about to suggest that they could detour through the next town to meet up with them, which would only delay them by half a day, when Gu Nanfeng ruthlessly interrupted him.
"Team Leader Lin is also a person with superpowers, and he must get to the South China base as soon as possible."
“Alright…” Pei Sihao was somewhat reluctant, but he knew the situation. Lin Yun and the others might be the first survivors to evolve superpowers, but they certainly wouldn’t be the last. They had to get to the South China base as soon as possible so that the government’s research team could obtain the genetic data on human evolution as quickly as possible.
"Okay, I'll keep in touch by phone anytime." As soon as Gu Nanfeng hung up the phone, Du Wenqing had already driven the car back to the foot of the mountain.
As their car turned onto the national highway leading to Y Town, Lu Yuan heard a loud rumble of a landslide behind them. They stopped and looked, and right in front of them, the mountain above had collapsed again, with a large amount of mud and rocks washing away the road below. Now, half of the entire mountain had collapsed.
"It's like I just escaped death." Qin Yuan, sitting in the passenger seat, sighed heavily and continued, "I've wanted to come to Y Town for a long time, but I never expected it to be during the apocalypse."
Y Town is a very famous ancient town in X Province. It has a lot of charm and attracts many young people to visit. Qin Yuan used to think that once he found a girlfriend, he would definitely bring her here to play. But now, before his girlfriend even comes, the end of the world has come first.
"What do you mean by the end of the world?" Unlike Qin Yuan and the other young people, Du Wenqing and his older friends didn't believe in the end of the world. They had a higher level of loyalty and trust in the country, and they firmly believed that the virus would be defeated and that peace would soon return to the world.
“When Lin and I were discussing the route, the reason we chose to avoid Y Town was because there are usually a lot of tourists here, and there must be quite a few zombies in the town.” Gu Nanfeng projected the offline map from his watch phone onto the car window navigation and zoomed in on the route to Y Town. “To get there, we have to go through the center of Y Town to reach another highway leading to the port. We have to be careful.”
Following the map navigation, they headed towards Y Town. This journey was much more exciting than the mountain roads they had traveled before, with car wreckage gradually appearing along the roadside.
When the road signs indicated that Y Town was only 10 kilometers away, there were even more car wrecks on the road. Most of these cars had been attacked by zombies, but there were also a few cars that seemed to have been blocked by wreckage in front of them, and the owners chose to abandon their cars and run away without even closing the doors.
Of course, the car wreckage blocking these vehicles also blocked Lu Yuan's car. Qin Yuan opened the sunroof, leaned out, and used binoculars to check the road conditions ahead.
This road is currently the only way to reach Y Town. From their current location to the area visible through the binoculars, various damaged and undamaged cars are parked haphazardly. It seems that at least the section of the road leading to Y Town is impassable by car.
This was something Gu Nanfeng and his team could never have predicted. After all, G Province is a major tourist province. They had traveled from G Province and had been forced to pass through several well-known tourist counties in G Province several times, but they had never encountered such an exaggerated situation. It is conceivable how many people were driving to Y Town for tourism before the outbreak of the virus.
"Lu Yuan, find some warm clothes. Let's protect ourselves and walk over." If they don't go through Y Town now and drive back, they'll have to go back to the town being chased by zombies, and then enter X Province through another road in G Province. Not only will it take longer, but just getting back to that town, Du Wenqing felt, would be just as dangerous as hiking into Y Town from here.
"Why walk?" Qin Yuan knew that Lu Yuan also had a motorcycle. He was just about to tell Lu Yuan to switch vehicles when Du Wenqing asked this question, which left him completely bewildered.
"Huh?" Du Wenqing was also taken aback by Qin Yuan's question.
"Captain Du, there are still motorcycles in Xiaoyuan's space. We can ride over there later." Gu Nanfeng leaned out of the windshield and glanced at the road ahead. The cars were parked haphazardly, but motorcycles could still pass through. He casually tapped the navigation map on the windshield. "We'll go to this gas station first. It's about five kilometers from Y Town."
Du Wenqing and Qin Yuan understood Gu Nanfeng's meaning. They couldn't rush into Y Town rashly, lest they be ambushed by zombies in the middle of the night like they had in the previous town. Now that they were down to half their number, they had to be extra careful. It would be safest to go to this gas station first, where there shouldn't be too many zombies. After observing the situation, they could make further arrangements.
Last time, Lu Yuan was chased by a zombie in a suit, and he was forced to ride a heavy motorcycle. Although he survived, the motorcycle he was riding flew into the fields by the roadside. So, unsurprisingly, he was very reluctant to ride a motorcycle.
Of course, it wasn't necessary for him to ride the motorcycle himself. Lu Yuan placed the three heavy motorcycles next to their off-road vehicle. After changing into long sleeves and trousers and putting on their helmets, the group got out of the vehicle.
Gu Nanfeng originally wanted Lu Yuan to ride in the same car as him, but then he remembered how he had been so nervous while driving that he had spaced out. Luckily, he had heard Lu Yuan calling him back then, otherwise they might have gotten stuck in the road.
Qin Yuan slung his backpack over his chest and handed his Tang sword to Lu Yuan, gesturing for him to ride with him. As long as he didn't have to ride, Lu Yuan was open to any arrangement. He happily put away his SUV, hopped on Qin Yuan's motorcycle, and the three of them weaved through the chaotic traffic jam, heading towards the gas station ahead.