At this point, Liu Ruyan and Zhang Yuan naturally lost their appetite for food.
Liu Ruyan put away the food, and both of them quickly got up, walked to the wardrobe, opened it, found some outdoor clothes to change into, put on their backpacks, and then went out.
At this moment, driving a car was not a wise choice.
After all, the base was under attack, causing quite a commotion. In their panic, people were likely to run around on the road.
With the thick fog lingering, it was impossible to see clearly what was happening in the distance. Driving too fast might lead to hitting someone.
Liu Ruyan took out a two - wheeled electric vehicle. Zhang Yuan drove, and Liu Ruyan sat in the back.
Zhang Yuan had been driving the electric vehicle for some time, and his skills were incredibly proficient. The vehicle sped along like the wind.
Although it was fast, the electric vehicle was small in size and more flexible.
Even if someone suddenly rushed out in front, it was easy to avoid them.
Worst - case scenario, even if there was a collision, it wouldn't cause any major issues.
Zhang Yuan drove the electric vehicle, racing all the way towards the main entrance of the base.
The gunshots and cannon fire were coming from that direction. Evidently, the attackers were launching their assault from the gate.
Liu Ruyan sat on the backseat of the electric vehicle. The vehicle's high speed caused the wind, carrying the thick fog, to blow onto her face, making her subconsciously narrow her eyes.
Before hearing the cannon fire, Liu Ruyan had never thought that someone would actually attack the base.
As for who the attackers were, it was obvious without even thinking. They must be the survivors from the city.
First, they robbed the food from the plantation, and not long after, they came to attack the base. Were these people crazy?
Liu Ruyan and Zhang Yuan rushed over. Not for any other reason, but because Sun Jianming still remembered to remind them at this time, they couldn't just stand by.
They would help as much as they could.
If they couldn't offer much help, it would still be good to fire a few shots to assist.
The place where they lived was quite far from the base's gate.
Even though Zhang Yuan had driven the electric vehicle at its maximum speed, it was half an hour later when they finally got close to the gate.
Under normal circumstances, half an hour was nothing. Maybe half an hour would pass while they were just daydreaming.
But now, so many things could happen in half an hour.
At least when they arrived, they could no longer hear any gunshots or cannon fire.
It was so quiet here that Liu Ruyan even felt as if there wasn't a single living person around.
Liu Ruyan and Zhang Yuan got off the electric vehicle and parked it to the side.
The two of them didn't dare to move forward rashly. After all, they still hadn't figured out exactly what was going on.
They didn't have to wait long. The sudden sound of electricity made their hearts tighten.
After the hissing sound of the current passed, they heard a voice shouting.
The person was using a loudspeaker, so the voice wasn't very clear.
However, with the surroundings being so quiet, they could make out what was being said by listening carefully.
"Following the base leads to no future! They don't care about the lives of ordinary people at all!"
"The base has built an underground city, but only those with power and influence are allowed to live in it!"
"The medicine for treating the epidemic has been developed, but due to the limited quantity, it's only given to those people to take!"
"If you live in such a base, you'll end up with no way out!"
"We don't want to harm ordinary people. We're ordinary people ourselves! The purpose of our coming here is to unite with you, overthrow the base, and take matters into our own hands!"
"We need to choose someone who can lead us to live better in the apocalypse to be our leader!"
"If you agree with me, rise up and open the gate! We'll cooperate from within and without to overthrow this damned base!"
The person outside was shouting passionately. Every word and sentence was intended to stir things up.
Unfortunately, these words were exactly the kind that could most easily stir people's emotions.
The unrest that Liu Ruyan had worried about before had occurred, but it didn't start from within the base. Instead, it came from outside.
The only thing that puzzled Liu Ruyan was why these people seemed to know every detail about the situation inside the base.
Could there be someone in the base colluding with the survivors in the city?
The more Liu Ruyan thought about it, the more likely it seemed. But clearly, this wasn't the time to dwell on such thoughts.
The originally quiet base became noisy after hearing the shouts from outside.
At first, the voices were faint, but they gradually grew louder.
After listening for a while, Liu Ruyan was certain that there were indeed people colluding with those outside.
More and more people stood up, shouting for the gate to be opened.
As the number of people increased, the principle of "the law cannot punish everyone" came into play.
Unless they were ruthless enough to kill all these people, it would be impossible to calm the situation down in a short time.
Just then, Liu Ruyan heard a sound of something landing.
It was the sound of a person landing from a height, trying to make as little noise as possible.
But a person isn't a feather, so when falling from a height, there would still be some sound.
Coincidentally, the person landed near Liu Ruyan and Zhang Yuan.
Liu Ruyan and Zhang Yuan exchanged a glance. There was no need for verbal communication.
The long - cultivated tacit understanding made them split up, one to the left and the other to the right, and they both walked towards the direction where the sound came from.
The thick fog actually became a help at this moment.
Before the person could react, Liu Ruyan had already appeared in front of him.
It was a man. His hair was in a mess, and his clothes were tattered.
He was like those survivors they had seen in the city before.
After confirming his identity, Liu Ruyan didn't hesitate to take action.
The man reacted quickly too. His first reaction wasn't to fight Liu Ruyan but to turn around and run.
However, Zhang Yuan was standing right behind him. As soon as he turned around, Zhang Yuan kicked him in the stomach.
After being kicked by Zhang Yuan, the man staggered back. Before he could regain his balance, Liu Ruyan kicked him from behind, and he was directly kicked down to the ground.
Zhang Yuan stepped on the man's back, slowly squatting down, and said, "You're really bold to dare to attack the base!"
The man was pinned down and couldn't move, but instead of begging for mercy, he started cursing.
"You idiots, what's so good about following the base? As long as you're willing to follow us, follow our King, you'll know what a good life really is!"
King?
Liu Ruyan felt extremely awkward hearing this.
What kind of time was this? There was actually someone claiming to be a king?
Even in the apocalypse, couldn't they get rid of this adolescent delusion?
"Ordinary people can only live for a few decades, at most a hundred years. But as long as you follow our King, living for hundreds of years is not a dream!
Don't you want to live longer?
By then, following the King to create a new world! We'll all be great heroes! We'll all be rewarded according to our contributions!"
The man was speaking excitedly, but Liu Ruyan and Zhang Yuan felt a sinking feeling in their hearts.
Living for hundreds of years is not a dream. Could this so - called King have the same origin as Zhang Yuan?