New Tasks

In the battle at the subway station, Liao Jinglei accidentally entered Tom's spiritual world and became infatuated with this man. When she learned that Tom had participated in the Tianlong expedition, she didn't hesitate to let Pan Mingda from the Wild Wolf Squad borrow her to join the team, just to get closer to Tom.

At this moment, Tom was only focused on finding his sister, and he was a bit uncomfortable with the enthusiastic Liao Jinglei.

But in Liao Jinglei's handling, Tom was completely selfless.

Her ability utilization efficiency is maximized, and exploring outside may be more dangerous, so keep her at the camp and cooperate with the Squid Roast Team to ensure the safety of the camp.

It's just that no one expected the survivors who had already lowered the chaos to erupt in such a big upheaval, which Tom could not have anticipated.

There is guilt, but Tom still has to look forward. The gunshot wound in the chest on the 23rd has stopped and there is no immediate danger to his life, but he needs to rest, so he gave command to Tom. The lives of dozens of people in the entire camp are all in his hands.

Currently, Tom has rescued 18 survivors from the shopping mall to the east, while Liu Lian and Ouyang Haotian have brought back 32. Surprisingly, there are 11 awakeners among these people, but this is also normal. After all, half a year has passed since the Miniature Cataclysm, and if there are no awakeners in the team, it is impossible to withstand waves of biological attacks.

With these 11 newly added Awakeners, the shelter can increase by 44 hours, plus the original 28 hours, which is a total of 72 or three days. It will just last until October 23rd, when the Tianlong arrives, and the survivors can be evacuated.

At this time, there are 156 people in the camp, and the Redemption Shelter on the International Trade Square can fully accommodate them.

Compared to the open space here, the shelter is indeed safer.

So Tom discussed with the 23rd and decided to immediately relocate the entire team to the Redemption Shelter, where they would wait for the arrival of the Tianlong.

The command was quickly conveyed, and everyone took action. It only took more than ten minutes to pack up the supplies and set off by car.

There was sufficient firepower protection along the way, even in the event of mosquito attacks, they could still easily run away and finally arrived at the Redemption Shelter smoothly.

After several twists and turns, many soldiers are still injured, and they need a safer environment for rest and recuperation even more.

In the Redemption Shelter, there is no need to worry about biological attacks at night, as it is very suitable for rest.

The soldiers are resting, Tom and others can't stay idle. He set off during the day with Ouyang Haotian and others to explore the surrounding area and collect a lot of materials. Things like fabric, batteries, etc. can all be taken back.

Among them, Liu Qi also volunteered to join the search team. For this, Tom also gave her his worker ant armor. Her strength is not small, with a level 4 Red Crystal boost, she has a full 95 strength, which can be considered quite impressive.

Time soon arrived on October 23rd, and the team led by Pan Mingda successfully waited for the Tianlong at the Jinrui Hotel Station.

This time, the Tianlong brought more convoys and soldiers, and when Pan Mingda led them to the shelter, even Tom was startled.

Six armored vehicles, two tanks equipped with Type 92 heavy artillery, and one assembled armor with a height of 18 centimeters.

They are not here to pick up people, they are simply here to fight a world war.

What surprised Tom even more was that Shen Jiayi, the general manager of Haiwei Mini Industry and the highest leader of the shelter, personally came over. This made Tom realize that his hotel trip didn't end so easily.

"Select the wounded, negligent soldiers, and survivors, and the Gabriel team will escort them back to the Tianlong." Shen Jiayi looked around the environment of the shelter and said in an unquestionable voice, "Tom, you and the Ant Armor must stay. Anyone who doesn't want to continue fighting can also apply to return."

Tom was puzzled by this. It seemed that Shen Jiayi had made some big moves, bringing so many people here was actually a change of defense. But the question remains, and he still reported on behalf of the 23rd what happened during this period.

Shen Jiayi didn't care about Zhang Tianhui's rebellion, but instead Liang Guodong from the Spring Knife Squad who followed him glared angrily, wishing to eat Tom raw.

The plants on the 5th floor are very useful for our research, so we need to enter the rooftop garden, harvest plant samples, and go back to study. It's not surprising that the casual scientific consultant is Bai Sifei, and Tom is not surprised, after all, Shen Jiayi has come, and it's expected that the head of the R&D department will come with him.

What Tom didn't understand was that Shen Jiayi's trip was clearly aimed at this strange plant. They also talked about it in the past few days, but there was no information transmitted back. How did the shelter know?

The returning personnel only took twenty minutes to complete, and all the survivors found at Jinrui Hotel were sent back. And all the soldiers who came this time also requested to return, and the short one week experience left them physically and mentally exhausted.

Pan Mingda's wild wolf team voluntarily stayed, while the Pasha team applied to return. There were disagreements within Zhao Xin's shark team, and in the end, Zhao Xin stayed with three people while the others returned.

Ouyang Haotian followed Tom. Liu Lian originally wanted to stay, but couldn't resist his aunt, who was two years younger than him, twisting her ears and could only reluctantly return with the team.

According to Special Investigation Department's statement on the 5th, the Tianlong has loaded four carriages this time, which is enough to evacuate these people back.

Yes, No. 5, who is in charge of the Awakened Office in the Eighth Courtyard, came here as the captain of Shen Jiayi's guard.

In addition to 130 soldiers, Number 5 also brought six Awakened Squadrons over. And the foreign mercenary group under the leadership of Vice General Manager Shen Liansheng also sent three teams to follow, and it was one of the teams, the "Jiabailie" team, that escorted the returning team.

"Collect samples of mutated plants and excavate all mutated earthworms," Shen Jiayi went to the entrance of the shelter and looked at the towering building of Jinrui Hotel in the distance, wrapped in green vines. A yellow light appeared all over her body. "Tom, you said that plant contains many mutated organisms, even secondary ones, so we need to obtain its samples even more."

"But..." Tom thought for a moment, "Mr. Shen, you don't need to come over in person."

Shen Jiayi waved her hand, and Number 5 led everyone away to leave space for the two of them. Then she whispered, "They said Zhao Manqing has left, and you haven't found her trace. So at least I need to personally see Zhao Manqing's room."

Zhao Manqing... is this the reason why Shen Jiayi came here even if she risked herself?

No matter how Tom guesses, what should be done is still to be done.

Shen Jiayi is not only the legal leader of Haiwei Mini Industry, but also the highest authority in controlling the production and planning of the entire shelter's clothing, food, housing, and transportation. Without her authorization, the technological level of the shelter will be significantly reduced. And her guards, soldiers from the Special Investigation Department, are also her most loyal and highly effective troops.

Establishing the Eighth Courtyard, using soldiers from the Special Investigation Department to gather awakened individuals in the shelter, was originally intended to control the newly emerged forces after the micro disaster.

It can be said that Shen Jiayi's command is the target of the shelter.

Of course, even if it was a mandatory omen for Tom to fight, she wouldn't say anything about it. Tom was in the medical camp, where an 8-year-old girl in red named Liu Lexuan used a shield "Cookie" enhanced by her abilities, which was brought over by Shen Jiayi and returned to him.

At that time, Tom was rescued by the troops in the shelter of Longyao Home, and the cookie shield was taken back to the research and development department for research, but it has not been returned. Now, it has finally returned to Tom's hands.

This diamond shaped shield is about 4.2 centimeters long and 2.8 centimeters wide, but Liu Lexuan spent a level 4 blue energy crystal to strengthen it, making it incredibly hard and unable to penetrate bullets.

According to Yan Xuebing, the heavy machine gun only left shallow bullet marks on it, so Bai Sifei from the R&D department refused to let go.

For male ant armor, this shield is too small, but it has a small purpose. Using it to smash people is a very good weapon.

The closing time of the Redemption Shelter is approaching. With a command from the 5th, the troops left the shelter and arrived at the restaurant campsite of the Jinrui Hotel.

They stored some supplies here and left some people to supervise them. Then the team set off again and arrived at the fifth floor during noon, where they were preparing.

According to the plan, the convoy will escort Shen Jiayi up the way to room 11806, and have Shen Jiayi personally enter Zhao Manqing's room to check for clues. This is the result of a compromise reached between the 5th and Shen Jiayi. Originally focused on efficiency, she planned to bring some people up on her own, and the remaining troops immediately cleared the mutated plants in the garden on the 5th floor and extracted samples. Wait for her to come down, complete the work, and set off together to achieve the return of the Tianlong.

According to Tom's confirmation from the map in the secret exchange room, this mutated plant contains many first and second level mutated creatures. Therefore, in order to avoid accidents, first complete Shen Jiayi's task, then send her away, and finally start collecting mutated plants.

Of course, when Shen Jiayi completes the investigation and returns, they will hunt in the indoor golf course on the fifth floor and catch all the mutated earthworms in the grass.

But the plan couldn't keep up with the changes. When the convoy walked through the corridor, they found that the originally sealed glass door had opened several large holes. And through the telescope, they also did not find the big red flower with a dog's head. Instead, there were withered flowers one after another, which gave Tom a bad feeling.

"Go tell number 5, I suggest accelerating the passage," Tom, dressed in ant armor, ordered a soldier beside him.

The soldier nodded and ran, but before he could run halfway, suddenly a flying needle shot in and nailed him to the floor.

"Enemy attack!" Another soldier was the first to react and sounded the alarm loudly.

The soldiers raised their guns one after another, and the awakeners activated their respective abilities.

More spikes pierced through the glass windows and attacked the convoy. Then they saw yellow figures drilling out among the lush plant leaves outside the garden.

"Mutant Hornet! Everyone search for cover nearby!" The horn that decisively passed through No. 5 issued an order, "Crystal Energy Barrier activates defense!"

The soldiers huddled in the car, while those on the truck flipped over and hid on the other side of the vehicle. And the four awakened beings with yellow light on their bodies reached out and opened a huge yellow barrier in front of each other, resisting the flying needle attack of the mutated wasp.

The defense barrier of this crystal energy barrier is unidirectional. The incoming wasp stinger is blocked, while the soldiers on this side pass through the defense shield and shoot towards the mutated wasp hovering in the air. However, stingers can penetrate glass, while bullets from assault rifles cannot penetrate and can only hit the glass one after another.

Realizing that something was wrong, Number 5 quickly asked them to stop shooting, but at that moment, a cockroach suddenly appeared on the other side of the convoy and pounced on a soldier hiding behind the car, tearing open his body with a chewing mouthpiece. Blood and screams erupted simultaneously, startling the other soldiers.

"Ambush cockroach? Damn it!" Tom chuckled, while Ouyang Haotian stepped on a rushing cockroach and killed it. However, more cockroaches emerged from the walls and corners, rushing towards the entire convoy.