Old Friends

Tom didn't expect that the key to awakening Xiaomei was actually in his heart.

According to Shen Jiayi's estimation, Xiaomei had already woken up from her slumber, and Ouyang Haotian was right beside her. In that case, Xiaomei can pass on their situation to the people in the special investigation department. The soldiers from the special investigation department who have been searching for her refuge for a long time must be very anxious. Now that there is news, they will definitely run to save her at all costs.

This is something Shen Jiayi is very certain of, with a probability of up to 98.9%, unless they have all died.

According to Shen Jiayi's plan, they need to rush to the nearest subway station as soon as possible. On the 5th, they will install the Tianlong 2 subway locomotive under development on the 3rd subway line, which will be the only ticket for them to return to the shelter.

Uncle Wei held a meeting for all survivors and shared Shen Jiayi's plan with everyone. Choose between staying here and waiting or going to the subway station. Whether to stay at the campsite and suffer repeated attacks, or to travel a long distance to the Jiangxia Village Station subway station, many people are confused.

Walking is very dangerous in today's world where insects are being driven by unknown reasons. Most of the people in the camp are middle-aged and elderly people in their forties and fifties. Their combat effectiveness is limited, and they are not even as fast as young adults when running. Once attacked halfway, it will be difficult to protect them.

Many uncles and aunts seem reluctant to leave here. After the micro disaster, the old street has become their homeland. The homeland is hard to leave, and the aging body is unwilling to bear the tumultuous journey of life anymore.

The younger generation, especially those brought by Longyao Home and Li Qiang, still yearn for the shelter of Haiwei Mini Industry and are willing to bear it even if there is danger.

Shen Jiayi gave Uncle Wei 24 hours to persuade the others. After 24 hours, they were about to leave and strive to arrive at the subway station as soon as possible.

Even Shen Jiayi maintains a certain level of skepticism about whether Xiaomei can successfully contact the Special Investigation Department and whether the personnel from the Special Investigation Department can smoothly and quickly dispatch Tianlong 2 to rescue, but at the moment, they have no choice. If the mastermind behind this swarm attack is a member of the Darwin Order, then their goal should be to continue driving stronger creatures to attack, in order to eliminate most useless ones and screen for "qualified" awakeners.

Giant armor repair, armor repair, food and clothing collection and preparation, and wounded treatment all need to be completed within these 24 hours. Even if the Tianlong cannot arrive on time, they must still go on the road. If necessary, Shen Jiayi plans to let everyone migrate on foot along the river subway line, with the goal of taking refuge.

If we really come to this point, the elderly, weak, sick and disabled will definitely not be able to persevere. This is indeed a blatant test of survival of the fittest, and now they have no way back.

Of course, with the addition of two Level 5 crystals and backup energy support for the operation of Giant Armor, Tom began to build a carriage. The bottom is made of wood and iron sheet, and the body and top are also made of iron sheet. The big guy gets inside and is dragged by the giant armor.

According to Shen Jiayi's calculation, the three-day long journey does not include combat actions. Dragging the carriage with the giant armor requires about 1.8 level 5 red powerful crystals, which can at least make everyone safer. However, in the event of an attack, the protection that this iron carriage can provide is actually very limited, after all, it cannot be too thick.

24 hours quickly passed in the midst of busyness, and in the end, Uncle Wei convinced most of the survivors, with only 18 uncles and aunties unwilling to leave. In their words, "This is our home. Even if we are going to die, we will still die at home. If my child comes back, at least they have a home."

Come back?

The micro disaster occurred for more than half a year, and the entire city fell into a state of silence. Those who were still alive could only hide in dark corners besides shelters, nervously collecting resources and guarding against insects and mice that could appear at any time. Home? Where else is home?

The place where people can live is home.

Uncle Wei and Tom respected their decision and left most of the supplies to them.

The beetle wood was dragging a large package and cart in front, while the 33 centimeter tall giant armor was dragging a 50 centimeter long trailer forward.

There were 349 people on the road this time, including Tom, but not everyone would enter the carriage and wait for Tom to tow. The security team led by Bozi took turns to escort along the way to ensure that danger was detected as soon as possible.

This journey is not simple. They need to cross the old street, bypass Renhua Street, choose a relatively quiet alley, pass through the square of Jiangxi Village, and then pass through two streets to reach the subway station called "Jiangxia Village Station".

Along the way, they were subjected to many attacks, including insects, mice, and even wild cats. The team faced a cruel test, not only suffering casualties, but also being mentally and physically exhausted to the extreme. In the end, they successfully arrived at the Jiangxia Village Station subway station. But this is already the sixth day after departure, three days later than Shen Jiayi's expected time.

This is impossible. The city maps obtained by Shen Jiayi rely on computer flat data, and there is no data on the actual situation of the road surface. If it were in the past, it would be okay. Nowadays, everyone has become small people with a height of 7 centimeters, and even a single step means obstacles for one floor. Furthermore, various uncertainties such as debris and attacks from mutated organisms pose various obstacles to their journey.

After experiencing the first wave of cold air in November, Morikawa City has gradually warmed up, but they can't wait to enter the dark and damp subway station before enjoying the warm sunshine.

Everyone was dressed in custom-made silk thick clothing, but the dampness and coldness in southern cities are omnidirectional. After the cotton thick clothing absorbs moisture, it will only become even colder.

Fortunately, Jiangxia Village Station did not encounter many mutated organisms. After more than half a year of micro disasters, the organisms at the subway station have adapted to a new world without people, and most of them will run to the ground to search for food and new habitats.

The subway line 3 leading to the shelter was located on the basement level. When they arrived, they did not find the expected Tianlong or other rescue forces. After waiting for another day, they were still nowhere to be seen, which drove the nearly collapsed survivors crazy.

Along the way, many people were seriously injured, with 40 to 50 people dying on the road, and even more than ten people falling ill, including Feng Hanyun's boyfriend Zhao Xitong and Lu Qiuman's boyfriend Yu Liangjun. However, now I tell them that after six days and six nights of trekking, and a frenzy of insect infestation and rodent infestations, the final destination was nothing. Although the mutiny did not occur, voices of questioning spread among the young people.

Among them, the survivors led by Li Qiang were the most emotional, as they had just joined the camp and were not familiar with everyone, nor did they have enough trust in Tom. Now that they have repeatedly failed to obtain the expected safety, they naturally do not want to follow them.

If they want to leave, Tom and others won't stop them, but they actually want to take away most of the supplies and food, which is very outrageous. In the end, it was Li Qiang who forcefully subdued the leader, which made them calm down.

The internal conflicts have not been resolved yet, and several wild cats are attacking them in the darkness.

They relied on the light of the campfire to barely see the surroundings, and the wild cats were indeed killers in the dark. The lightning strikes were so swift that the uncles responsible for guarding were the first to be bitten to death, and only then did Tom and others respond.

In addition to the agile cats, they also have to face a large wave of mice and cockroaches, which puts immense pressure on the already exhausted Tom and others.

The flickering flames cannot provide a better field of view for the formation defense, so Shen Jiayi can obtain a field of view within a diameter range of 632 centimeters through crystal energy sensors, and then calculate and simulate a scene with sufficient light through her compensation algorithm. However, such scenes are ultimately calculated through limited lighting, and fast-moving creatures like cats are also very blurry and uncertain in simulated scenes.

Cats are already agile, and now that Tom and others are half blind, it's even harder for Tom to attack them. I can only rely on grabbing a cat's leg and hitting the snake with a stick when I am hit. But often other cats will attack him, creating opportunities for the entangled cat to break free.

After a few rounds of entanglement, Tom finally succeeded in using his shield knife to break open the throat of a mutated wild cat, blood splattering in the air. He immediately activated the super powerful crystal and synchronous power crystal, allowing these cat blood to steam through the blood and present a faint shattered light of glass.

Although the light emitted by the fragmented light is weak, it cannot withstand a large quantity, immediately making the surrounding space brighter and allowing Shen Jiayi to more accurately calculate the surrounding environment.

Taking advantage of this advantage, Ding Hongbo tugged at the footsteps of the giant armor and, under Shen Jiayi's calculation, kicked away a flashing and jumping wild cat in advance. At the same time as it landed, the shield knife that absorbed shattered light and received reinforcement and mental guidance was guided by Tom's mind. With the precise assistance of Shen Jiayi, it accurately nailed to its fallen and overturned belly, successfully puncturing its heart.

This great flaw in the attack also caused another wild cat to knock down the giant armor and press them down. But blood in the air evaporates more shattered light, making the surrounding space brighter.

The wild cat that pounced on the giant armor bit at its head, which was also where Tom's head was located.

After gaining his previous experience, Tom deliberately thickened his head armor. Although this also makes it harder for the head to turn and the field of view narrower, with Shen Jiayi's panoramic simulated field of view, these sacrifices are worth it. At least for now, the wild cat's sharp and hard teeth couldn't break through the giant armor's head. Instead, Tom waved his shield back and the blade successfully penetrated the cat's buttocks.

The blade, about 8 centimeters in length, was completely buried in its tail hole, enough to make the wild cat emit a heart wrenching howl. Thanks to such a long iron bar, the wild cat's body was unable to turn flexibly, causing it to be unable to perform any jumping or dodging movements in excruciating pain, and fell to the ground with its head tilted.

Ding Hongbo quickly followed Shen Jiayi's second plan to perform leg movements, allowing Tom to control his upper body hands and stand up smoothly. Giant Armor stomped heavily on the wild cat's body, bent down to pull out the shield knife, and took advantage of the intense pain to make it unable to struggle. With one foot, he pushed it with all four feet facing upwards, exposing its abdomen, and then sat down with a heavy body to firmly press it down. The shield knife, accompanied by Tom's roar, fiercely pierced through the heart of another wild cat.

Blood surged up, and under the action of the enhanced shield sword that obtained the tremble of the shield sword, more shattered light evaporated.

Under the brighter shattered light, Tom looked up and quickly had Shen Jiayi focus her gaze on the black figure on a trash can in the front right.

Tom obtained an enlarged view in front of him, and in the scene filled with black noise, the figure of a cat with yellow fur vaguely appeared, its eyes shining red. Even though the distance was so far and the scene simulated by Shen Jiayi was blurry, Tom could still feel the hatred mixed in his eyes.

His hair suddenly stood up all over his body, and Shen Jiayi and Ding Hongbo, who were in shallow spiritual connection with him, almost simultaneously felt his strong emotional fluctuations.

"Tom, what's wrong?"

Tom looked coldly at the shadow of the yellow cat and gritted his teeth, saying, "This is Ah Huang... our old friend!"