Rotting Land: Survive-Chapter 448 - 445: Suicide Mission (Part 3)

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"Hello? Is Captain Xu there? Please respond! Over!"

Glancing at Lei Tong, Xu Renjie slowly picked up the hand-held radio from his shoulder and neck, replying indifferently, "This is Xu Renjie. Please speak! Over!"

"Captain Xu! What’s the situation in the gymnasium? Have you found the trapped soldiers? Over!"

"The situation in the gymnasium is terrible! We have not yet found the whereabouts of the trapped soldiers! Over!"

Xu Renjie truthfully relayed the situation inside the gymnasium. Upon hearing this, Old Zhao and the others couldn’t help but have solemn expressions.

Tang Xiaoquan didn’t know what others were thinking, but in his view, the chances of the soldier surviving were slim since they hadn’t been found yet.

However, considering the mood of those around him, he didn’t dare to speak his mind at this critical moment.

Yet, considering Xu Renjie’s personality and his professional military conduct, Tang Xiaoquan was still uneasy. He pressed the call button and solemnly reminded, "Captain Xu! I hope you remember what we discussed before departure. Our mission is to save lives, not to sacrifice ours! If there’s no trace of the soldiers in the gym, you must evacuate immediately, and don’t enter the players’ tunnel. Remember, you are responsible for the soldiers around you!! Over!"

After speaking, Tang Xiaoquan pinched his forehead. To be honest, he didn’t know how much impact his words would have.

But given the current situation, this was all he could do from outside the gym.

Xu Renjie stood dumbfounded on the spot, as the final words of the young man, "remember you are responsible for the soldiers around you," echoed in his ears like thunder.

Yes, if I go down now, Lei Tong and the others definitely won’t stand by. Not only would Luo Yi and the others remain missing, but it might also drag down the brothers on the bulldozer.

Thinking of this, Xu Renjie sighed lightly, then gently pushed down the 92-type pistol from Lei Tong’s hand, and calmly said into the intercom, "Li Xiaoxin! Turn around! We are retreating! Over!"

After saying this, Xu Renjie seemed to have aged considerably, as a sense of powerless gloom swept over his entire being.

He felt like a deserter on the battlefield, unable to face the missing Luo Yi and others.

Li Xiaoxin finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had clearly seen the standoff on the scoop, but given the circumstances, he couldn’t come out to persuade them.

Thankfully, the timely communication from Zhao and Tang stopped this extremely dangerous conflict.

With nothing more to say, although he was anxious about the fruitless search, staying any longer was clearly meaningless.

"Rumble!" After a moment’s pause, the bulldozer started moving again. As its steel armor body moved, the surrounding zombies were flattened like wheat stalks in a field.

In just a few seconds, patches of dark blood stained the ground, with a putrid stench spreading in the air.

Perhaps realizing their prey was about to escape, the zombie horde’s attack became even more ferocious.

Runners and climbers alike fiercely launched attacks on the bulldozer.

For a moment, the noise of the dead was deafening, with countless zombies swarming toward the bulldozer like waves of ants.

Those who could climb climbed, those who could run ran, and those who could do nothing just waved their arms, forming a wall of corpses to block the bulldozer’s "steps."

No doubt, in the face of the bulldozer’s powerful thrust, not to mention the wall of corpses, even a real wall would be smashed and toppled over.

So, unsurprisingly, the brave and fearless zombies’ obstruction turned into pulp and meat scraps, without causing any substantial harm to the bulldozer.

However, just because they couldn’t stop the bulldozer’s advance didn’t mean the zombies couldn’t approach the prey inside the vehicle.

Using the various edges of the vehicle, the climbers could easily climb onto it, and Li Xiaoxin, located in the driver’s cab under the body, was undoubtedly the primary target of the zombies’ attack.

The windows on both sides were completely blocked by zombies, and even the front had a climber continually tapping on the windshield.

Although the body’s safety was guaranteed due to added iron bars, the obstructed glass and limited view were undeniable facts.

In comparison to Li Xiaoxin’s predicament, the situation of Xu Renjie, Lei Tong, and Hua Biao, who were on the scoop, was even worse.

They were under a three-sided attack, and the hardest to defend against were the climbers coming from the rear of the bulldozer and rounding over the roof.

They often launched surprise attacks by pouncing, and a slight oversight could deal a fatal blow to the action team members, busy defending the sides.

Indeed, as one spoke, a stealthy climber seized the opening when Lei Hua and Xu killed its companion and leaped down from the roof.

"Bang!" The nearly 1.7-meter figure fell straight into the scoop, and given the limited space, the falling zombie inevitably brought Xu Renjie down to the ground as well.

Fortunately, Xu Renjie was well-equipped, otherwise, that fall alone, without being killed by the zombie, would have been enough to cause fatal head injuries due to the impact on the steel plate.

The climber’s reaction was extremely swift. At least compared to the previous pacers, with bodies better adapted to their physiological functions, their coordination was greatly improved.

Similarly, as a member of the Sharp Blade Company, Xu Renjie wasn’t easy to mess with. His first reaction was to drop the steel shovel in his hand and kick out the triangular military dagger hidden in it.

No need to worry about the zombie’s scratches; he believed that the creature’s claws couldn’t possibly tear through his anti-stab vest, so without hesitation, Xu Renjie raised the dagger and thrust it into the zombie’s back head.

In a twist and release, dark blood trickled down the hilt. Without delay, Xu Renjie pushed away the corpse on him and stood up again.

"Captain! Are you okay?" Seeing Xu Renjie stand up, Lei Tong asked with concern, yet his police steel fork remained spearhead down, striving to block the climbers trying to climb up.

"I’m fine! Keep fighting!"

The zombies ceaselessly climbed, and the action team relentlessly stabbed. Both sides were engaged in a contest on the spacious bulldozer.

Li Xiaoxin, maneuvering through the intermittent gaps of the windshield, struggled to control the bulldozer’s direction.

Finally, after much tossing and turning, the surroundings gradually darkened, signaling that they had entered the tunnel.

Moments later, the darkness dissipated, familiar light reappeared, and the bulldozer finally broke loose from the gym without further danger.

Watching the zombie horde still calling and persistently chasing behind, Xu Renjie couldn’t help but let out a long sigh of relief.

No matter what, they had made it out.

As for what to do next, frankly, his confused mind had no clear thoughts.

But before that, with cold eyes scanning those still stubbornly clinging to the vehicle, Xu Renjie bent down to retrieve the police steel fork he had previously dropped and issued the last command of his mission: "Wrap it up! Kill them!!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote and give tickets on qidian.com, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)