Lin Yuan and Zeng Yilong stood on the newly excavated pit and saluted.
"Farewell!"
Then they covered it with soil, piled up some stones, and then stuck an entrenching shovel and a dagger in front of the "grave" as a tombstone.
"Alright, let's go. There's nothing to stay for here."
They had taken almost all the useful things from the military camp, and the two teams were about to part ways.
Before getting into the car, Lin Yuan chatted with Zeng Yilong for a while. Seeing that the sun had passed its highest point, he finally said, "Brother Zeng, you don't have gas masks. If things go wrong, don't force it. Be sure to be safe!!"
Zeng Yilong understood that Lin Yuan's words had two meanings. He gave a knowing look, nodded, and then remembered something and reminded him:
"By the way, Captain Lin, there's a convoy operating in this area, but I don't know where they've gone recently. We've searched for a long time but haven't found them. You should be careful, that convoy of theirs is very problematic."
A convoy doing bad deeds? Wanderers?
After mentally complaining, Lin Yuan said seriously, "Understood. We will be prepared for any conflict with this convoy."
Cao Xueqin next to him had her entire head wrapped in bandages, with only her eyes showing.
Lin Yuan looked at her and encouraged her, "The scars will heal, but the wounds in your heart need to be erased by yourself. Keep going!"
She also returned a thumbs-up gesture, (ง•̀_•́)ง. Perhaps there were things more important than life and death in this world, but if one was no longer afraid of life and death, what else was there to fear?
Oh~ maybe caterpillars, _(:з」∠)_.
The vehicles of the two teams started and left the military camp gate in order. Zeng Yilong and his team left first. They had only one car but 17 people. So, Zeng Yilong, the leader, had to take the supplies back to the camp first, while the others walked home.
The convoy reached the main road and separated. There were many forks in this area. Lin Yuan's group was going to the south of Longqi Town, while Zeng Yilong's group was going to the north of Longqi Town.
With a wave, Lin Yuan bid them farewell. Although he didn't know if they would meet again, he still wished them all survival.
The convoy drove on the country road. The sun in the sky seemed less intense, just a comfortable warmth.
In about 15 kilometers ahead, they would reach Lin Yuan's hometown. He wondered what the scene would be like now.
What Lin Yuan and his group didn't know was that not long after they left, another convoy entered the military camp.
"Why is there nothing here?!!"
Seeing the military camp devoid of anything, the leader of the convoy was furious, wanting to smash his hat but finding it a pity. He could only stomp his feet in place to vent his dissatisfaction.
Then, he mournfully hit his helmet, "Mingzhi, where are you? Why can't I find you, alive or dead!"
...
"Captain, we're about to enter the gravel road, where is your home?"
The convoy had already passed through a section of the country road blocked by zombies, but with the strong impact of the military transport vehicles, these zombies were no match.
However, this was the power of kinetic energy from high-speed driving. If they were driving at a slow speed, these zombies could even overturn several fully loaded SUVs.
"My home is not accessible by these big cars, only by motorcycles. Let's find a place to stop first."
Once they entered this area, they no longer needed maps. Lin Yuan skillfully guided the convoy through forests and over mountains.
Finally, there was no road ahead.
"All vehicles, all vehicles, all personnel disembark, bring entrenching shovels and fire axes to chop trees."
The chopping of trees was not to clear a path, but to hide the vehicles.
After the team members got out of the cars, only Wu Mengyao and Sun Qin, who were younger, sat on the roof of the car, acting as lookouts.
This entire area was only their small village. The closest was the "Eating Feast Village" in the canyon next to them.
"Three people from the combat team will come with me. The rest will stay on both sides of the road and chop some trees to hide the vehicles. Brother Wang, you will stay here and instruct the team members on camouflaging the vehicles."
From here, it was still two mountains away from Lin Yuan's home, let alone that bandit stronghold, which was even further.
Wu Tian, Zhu Mingjun, and Zhao Anjing were assigned to the combat team.
Seeing Zhu Mingjun step forward, Lin Yuan was still worried if his internal injuries had healed.
Sensing Lin Yuan's concern and his fellow disciple's thoughts, Zhu Mingjun patted his chest, "Don't worry, Captain, I'm fine."
Hearing his assurance, and considering that the upcoming task was not strenuous, Lin Yuan agreed to let him participate.
"While Brother Wang and the others chop trees here, we will go back the way we came and clean up our tracks."
They had started on a dirt road two minutes ago. They only needed to slightly conceal the new tracks left by the vehicles on the dirt road.
As for the tracks on the gravel road, they didn't need much attention. The wind would blow some dust, and they would be covered within a day.
Moreover, there were many small forks in the road, and the scattered zombies hit by the vehicles wouldn't reveal any information.
Lin Yuan and his team cleaned up the tracks quickly. A few scrapes with the entrenching shovels and throwing some dead branches and fallen leaves were enough. wΑp.kanshu伍.net
He glanced at the gravel road again. He couldn't find any issues himself, so he didn't bother.
Upon returning to where the convoy had stopped, he saw that the team members hadn't finished chopping yet, so he joined the tree-chopping team.
These trees were not very tall. Most of the trees in the forest were about the size of a fist. They only needed to clear a few spots large enough for vehicles to park.
Under the swing of the fire axes, several clearings were quickly made.
Lin Yuan directed several vehicles to drive into the clearings and then took out the two motorcycles from a military vehicle.
These things were off-road vehicles.
He placed the motorcycles aside first, then gathered the team members and grinned, "Comrades, we haven't had a proper workout in a while. Today is a good opportunity. We can't leave the weapons, equipment, and other supplies on these vehicles here.
So, I'll take Wu Tian back to get some transport vehicles to help us with the transport. You guys can warm up here first."
The team members: "..."
Although they had guessed it, why did their captain seem so punchable?
(｢･w･)｢嘿
Lin Yuan, unaware of his team members' thoughts, turned and asked, "Mengyue, can you ride a motorcycle?"
Just as she was about to say yes, Wu Tian remembered something, rolled her eyes, and lied with wide eyes, "No!"
Lin Yuan felt a little strange but didn't ask further. "Then you'll sit behind me later."
Then he waved to Jiang Ziqi, "Ziqi, come on and show off your skills?"
Jiang Ziqi: "Received (๑•.•๑)!"
"Sister Qingtian, shall we go together?"
Mu Qingtian smiled and shook her head, "I'm still responsible for the safety of the convoy. Let Anjing accompany you."
Zhao Anjing had always wanted to ride this cool-looking motorcycle, so she immediately agreed.
It was as if she had returned to being the heavily made-up delinquent girl from their first meeting.
After everyone got on the back seats, Lin Yuan started the motorcycle and said to Wang Zhihai, "Brother Wang, you guys unload the weapons first. We'll be back in 20 minutes at most."
Wang Zhihai gave a received gesture and then led the team members to "unload."