Quick Transmigration: Why did you provoke him? He's love-struck!

Chapter 702 The Apocalypse (24)

“…I received a temporary assignment from the military and am carrying out a mission here,” Lin Yu said. “Have you found Uncle Cat’s family?”

Speaking of this, Yan Zhen sighed: "We were too late, the person had already been murdered."

Lin Yu paused for a moment and said, "Then you should leave Xinghai City as soon as possible. It's very dangerous here."

“I know, but it wasn’t easy for us to come all this way. There are plenty of supplies in the city; we plan to get some to take back for the winter.” Yan Zhen said, putting away his gun and addressing the approaching drone, “Is your mission location also nearby? Do you need any help?”

Lin Yu did not answer immediately; a rustling sound came from the drone.

Half a minute later, Lin Yu's voice came again: "Do you have any medicine? Someone here is injured and needs antibiotics."

"Yes." Yan Zhen took off his backpack without hesitation, took out a small bag made of Oxford cloth, and tied it securely to the bottom of the drone with a rope.

"Thank you," Lin Yu said, then advised, "You'd better leave as soon as possible; there are too many zombies around."

"Okay, we'll leave once we've gathered enough supplies." Yan Zhen waved dismissively at the drone. "Take care."

The drone flew away quickly.

The team members watched the drone disappear into the distance. Xiaolong stepped forward and whispered, "Boss, are we just going to let it go like that?"

"Don't worry, they'll come looking for us again."

The team continued its advance toward the meteorological bureau.

In the middle of the night, the team arrived at a high-rise hotel near the meteorological bureau, pried open the presidential suite on the top floor, cleared out the zombies inside, and used it as a temporary shelter.

At this point, they were only 100 meters away from the meteorological bureau in a straight line.

Yan Zhen released the drone again.

This time, the drone didn't hover for long before the military's drone approached on its own initiative.

Yan Zhen noticed it immediately and adjusted the drone to aim at the military's drone.

Lin Yu's slightly breathless voice soon came through the military drone: "Fang Ye, help us again. There will be a reward after it's done."

Yan Zhen's drone was stolen from a survivor of a roadside robbery. It was an old-fashioned rechargeable model, which had the advantage of a long battery life and could fly for three hours on a single charge if used sparingly.

It has many drawbacks, such as the lack of dialogue functionality.

Yan Zhen could only operate the drone to fly towards the hotel, and the military drone immediately followed closely behind.

At the hotel, Yan Zhen recalled the drone and led his team to the top floor to confront the military drone face-to-face.

"What can we do for you?"

Lin Yu seemed to have encountered a big problem. He changed his previous hesitant and unwilling-to-reveal attitude and revealed his mission in detail.

"Go to the weather bureau to pick up the plane and catalyst?" Yan Zhen asked. "It's been six years, is the plane still usable?"

"That's the problem. The plane won't start. Our four maintenance workers were attacked. Three of them were killed and the other one was seriously injured. Could you lend us your team's maintenance worker, Lao Chen, to help us fix the plane?"

Yan Zhen frowned: "Old Chen can only fix cars, not airplanes."

Lin Yu quickly replied, "Our repairman is alert and can provide technical guidance."

Yan Zhen was silent for a few seconds, then asked, "Where exactly is the plane located?"

Lin Yu gave a coordinate: a small flight base not far from the meteorological bureau.

When Yan Zhen launched the drone in the middle of the night, he circled around that area. That area had the highest density of zombies. You can imagine how difficult it would be to get through the encirclement to the flight base, repair the drone, and fly it out.

Yan Zhen considered for a moment and said, "You said there would be a reward after the matter is accomplished. What is the reward?"

"Food, medicine, winter clothes, or anything else you need, as long as the military base has it, we will definitely provide it," Lin Yu said urgently. "Fang Ye, please help us. This mission is of great importance. Whether the number of zombies in China can be controlled depends on the success of this mission. If the mission succeeds, it will also benefit you."

Yan Zhen said helplessly, "Don't give me such a big promise. We survivors in these small bases are short of food and supplies. It's a question of whether we can even survive the cold wave."

Lin Yu noticed her hesitation and asked, "What do you want? Just tell me. As long as it's within my control, I can agree to it right now and I won't go back on my word!"

He spoke with such conviction that Yan Zhen finally felt relieved. She pulled Xu Songfeng, who was standing behind her, to her side and said, "After the mission is completed, you take him and the sixty-seven children under the age of twelve in the shelter to the military base and take good care of them."

Xu Songfeng was taken aback.

The other team members also looked surprised.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Lin Yu understood Yan Zhen's intention and readily agreed: "Okay!"

"Mom?" Xu Songfeng asked in a terrified voice after realizing what had happened. "Don't you want me anymore?"

"Shut up." Yan Zhen slapped him lightly on the back of the head. "Don't worry, Uncle Lin Yu is a good person. He promised, so he will definitely take good care of you."

Xu Songfeng wanted to say something more, but Yan Zhen gave Jing Chen a look, and Jing Chen immediately stepped forward, covered Xu Songfeng's mouth, and dragged him aside.

Xu Songfeng: "...Ughhhhh!!!"

The two sides reached a preliminary agreement. Lin Yu told Yan Zhen his coordinates, originally planning to use military drones to hoist them over one by one, but Yan Zhen refused.

"Let's save some electricity; we can get there ourselves."

After the military drone flew away, Yan Zhen immediately called to his team: "Let's go, try to meet up with the military personnel before dawn."

The team immediately packed their things and set off.

As they went downstairs, Xu Songfeng followed Yan Zhen, holding onto the strap of her backpack with one hand, and asked in a low, hesitant voice, "Mom, you just said that you had Uncle Lin Yu take me to the military region as an excuse to lower their guard and make them believe that we really wanted to help them, right?"

Yan Zhen didn't answer and kept walking in silence.

Xu Songfeng jogged to catch up with her: "Is that right? Mom, say something!"

"..." Yan Zhen stopped helplessly, signaled the other team members to go first, and then said to Xu Songfeng, "No."

Xu Songfeng: "..."

The mother and son stood frozen in the dark stairwell for a few seconds. When Xu Songfeng spoke again, his voice was choked with emotion: "Why?"

“We might not survive the cold wave, and you’ll die if you stay by my side,” Yan Zhen said. “Reality isn’t a TV drama; when it comes to life-or-death decisions, it’s a bonus if one of you survives.”

"But……"

Yan Zhen interrupted him sharply: "Stop dawdling. If I tell you to go, then go. I've protected you for six years, not so you could die in the cold wave, understand?"

Xu Songfeng was taken aback by the scolding.

"……Understood."

In the past, whenever the danger level was too high, Yan Zhen would leave him at home, partly to protect his safety and partly to prevent him from becoming a hindrance.

This trip to Xinghai City was more dangerous than any previous one, yet Yan Zhen still insisted on bringing him along.

Xu Songfeng didn't understand at first, but now he does.

From the very beginning, Yan Zhen had planned to use this opportunity to keep him at the military base.