The dark night was the time for people to sleep, but while Shen Feng and Chang Jianyi were fast asleep, a hurried knock on the door suddenly occurred. Yin Li shouted loudly outside the dormitory, "President, Vice President! The Doctor has had an accident, she's fainted!"
Shen Feng was instantly awakened from his dream. Upon hearing the news, he felt a sense of foreboding. The matters of viruses and evolution potions were all told to him by the Doctor. Now that the Doctor had fainted, it was truly strange. Thus, he quickly got dressed and set off.
"What exactly is going on? The Doctor is an evolved person, how could she faint for no reason? Could it be that someone ambushed her?" Shen Feng asked as he walked.
Yin Li quickly replied, "It's not like that. We've never entered the Doctor's laboratory. Usually, I'm responsible for bringing food to the Doctor. Yesterday, the Doctor stopped taking the food left at the door. Out of curiosity, I went in through the window to take a look. I didn't expect the Doctor to have already fallen to the ground and fainted."
Shen Feng quickly arrived at the laboratory. This was a house solely owned by Yu Renshu, and no one would normally enter. Therefore, the possibility of being ambushed by someone should be small. Moreover, Yu Renshu was already an evolved person, and it would be truly difficult for ordinary people to harm her. So why did she faint?
After Shen Feng walked in, he immediately saw Yu Renshu lying on the sofa. Yin Li explained, "I put the Doctor on the sofa. The ground was too cold."
"Where did you find the Doctor?" Shen Feng quickly asked.
Yin Li quickly led Shen Feng to a nearby room and pointed to the ground, saying, "I found her right here. At that time, the Doctor was lying here, and she didn't answer me no matter what I said."
Shen Feng quickly crouched down to examine, but found some glass fragments on the ground, as if test tubes had been broken. Moreover, many of the experimental equipment in here were still running. Seeing this scene, Shen Feng had some guesses: "The Doctor must have eaten something strange, right?"
Afterward, Shen Feng went to Yu Renshu's side and touched her head, only to find that she had no fever. Normally, one would develop a fever during evolution, even during his second evolution, it was like this. But Yu Renshu had no fever and was unconscious, which was truly strange.
"According to the Doctor's personality, she would definitely use herself for experiments only when she was confident. So, at this time, she is probably fine, but as for what she ate, that's unclear!" Shen Feng thought to himself.
After much thought, Shen Feng carried Yu Renshu away, saying, "Don't spread the word about this. I'm taking the Doctor for treatment. You don't need to worry about this matter."
At this time, Shen Feng was a little worried. If the Doctor had an accident, wouldn't that mean he would never get evolution potions again? This was not good news. Currently, he still had over forty evolution potions left. Even if they were all used to create evolved people, it wouldn't be much. He should have asked for the production process of the evolution potions.
After carrying Yu Renshu back to the office building, Shen Feng found a room alone and put Yu Renshu down.
Chang Jianyi had also woken up and walked over, asking with concern, "How is the Doctor?"
Shen Feng thought for a moment and said to his senior, "She must have eaten something strange, which is why she's like this. I suspect the Doctor is conducting some strange experiments behind our backs. Next, I'm going to lead people to retake the hydropower station. You and the others be careful here. As for the Doctor, it's best to tie her up to prevent any accidents."
Chang Jianyi nodded and said, "I've tricked her before, so I've ignored her solo experiments as compensation. I didn't expect her to secretly conduct strange experiments and now use herself for experiments. It seems I must keep a close eye on her from now on."
For the upcoming actions, Shen Feng and Chang Jianyi followed the old method. According to the plan, Shen Feng would lead the combat team, and after the hydropower station was cleared, Chang Jianyi would lead the people to catch up. Moreover, the Self-Help Association had already recruited truck drivers, so it would be much simpler to set off now. Just a few trucks would be enough to transport the combat personnel.
When dawn arrived, Shen Feng gathered the members of the Self-Help Association and announced the upcoming plan: "After discussions last night, we now have a systematic plan to retake Luzhou. Therefore, the combat team members will all accompany me. Half of the engineering team will go, and the transportation team will be responsible for transport. The target this time is the dam. After retaking the dam, the engineering team members will need to build temporary living quarters on the land between the Yangtze River and the waterway. Once the living quarters are built, everyone will move over."
Then, Shen Feng looked at Chang Jianyi and said in a low voice, "When the combat team members are gone, you must be careful. I'm taking ten evolution potions with me and leaving over thirty in the refrigerator. You can use them at critical moments!"
Chang Jianyi nodded and said, "Yes, you must be careful outside. If you encounter danger, you can come back at any time!"
Shen Feng was naturally very relieved to have his senior sister stay behind. At critical moments, his senior sister also had many evolved people to help. As long as the zombies didn't launch a large-scale attack, it would be particularly safe here. Previously, when there was a rebellion, his senior sister had resolved the matter perfectly. At that time, all the troublemakers were dealt with, which severely deterred those who were not obedient.
However, when Shen Feng decided to set off, Chu Chaoyan walked up to Shen Feng and offered her opinion: "I want to go too. Although I'm not part of the combat team, I'm an evolved person now. Combat is not your men's prerogative!"
Shen Feng shrugged and said, "If you want to follow us, that's fine. But, when we're outside, you'll have to take care of yourself. After all, the combat team are all men. If you're looked down upon by them, don't blame me!"
Chu Chaoyan quickly nodded and replied, "It's okay, as long as I can go out with you, I'll deal with the other issues when the time comes."
Chang Jianyi heard about this and became a little vigilant. She wasn't worried about Shen Feng cheating; what she was worried about was Chu Chaoyan's intentions in accompanying the combat team. Was she trying to be a spy?
Therefore, Chang Jianyi quietly said to Zhang Xiaoqiang beside her, "Remember to arrange for some logistics team members to keep an eye on Chu Chaoyan's grandfather. Be discreet. I want to know what they are trying to do?!"
In these four days, the Self-Help Association had gained sufficient manpower in the reclaimed districts. Currently, the combat team members had reached eight hundred. With all of them setting off together, the internal districts became a bit restless. Survivors who had not joined the Self-Help Association before were already considering whether to find a way to steal food and establish their own guild. However, there were still many evolved people in the logistics and engineering teams, and their existence was a huge obstacle.
Shen Feng and Zhou Xiaoxiao were in the same car, with Li Xiang driving in the front, while Shen Feng and Zhou Xiaoxiao were talking in the back.
"Mr. Zhou, are there any quick routes to the dam?" Shen Feng asked first.
Zhou Xiaoxiao gently shook his head and said to Shen Feng, "No matter what, we have to pass through the city. Personally, I think the best way is to go upstream of the dam. There is a dock there. From here, we can get enough ships and go downstream directly to the dam. After taking the dam, we can establish our base around here."
Shen Feng looked at the map in his hand, and it was indeed as Zhou Xiaoxiao had said. After all, the Yangtze River was an important shipping route, so any riverbank close to the city had many houses built on it, and some even had residential areas established here. However, when the zombies appeared, these residential areas all stopped construction. It was unknown how many people were still alive.
However, Zhou Xiaoxiao discovered an important place on the map and pointed it out, saying, "President, look here. It's basically all construction sites, and the population was originally very small. We can start from the construction sites and set up obstacles along the way to form a relatively safe road. It will be much simpler when we prepare to relocate the base in the future!"
Shen Feng saw this road and quickly nodded, saying seriously, "After we occupy the dock, I will immediately have people set up obstacles around this road. However, the time to reach the dam will have to wait until tomorrow. I hope there are no zombies inside the dam."
Zhou Xiaoxiao had no opinion on retaking the power station, as there were originally few people in the power station, and a few thousand people would be enough. Using the terrain, it could indeed be resolved in a short time. However, what he was more concerned about was another point. Downstream of the Yangtze River, the population was actually quite dense. After all, the more schools there were, the more school districts there would be, and the population would naturally increase around the schools.
"The granary and the school are difficult to deal with!" Zhou Xiaoxiao said with some emotion.
Shen Feng smiled and replied, "We'll take it one step at a time. There will always be a solution."
Upon arriving at the dock, the combat team members immediately got out of the car and began fighting against hundreds of rushing zombies. Although the battle was not particularly spectacular, it was enough to deal with the zombies. Currently, what gave zombies the advantage over humans, besides their mutations, was their numbers. Calculating the infection rate of the national population, there were over a billion zombies. If it weren't for the technological era where zombies could be massively eliminated, human society would probably be finished.
The ships in the dock were all small boats, with the largest being a small cruise ship. This made Shen Feng a little disappointed. Why were there no large ships? This cruise ship was much smaller than the civilian ships in coastal cities, but it was already the largest ship they had!
Yang Ye actually knew how to sail, so he immediately boarded the ship and began teaching the transportation team members how to sail. If Luzhou were to be recaptured, then skilled sailors would definitely be lacking, and a large number of them would need to be trained.
However, just as Shen Feng thought the dock was safe, someone suddenly came to report important news: "President, President! There's a dragon in the Yangtze River, a giant dragon!"
Shen Feng cursed upon hearing this, "Coward, where are there dragons in the world? Quickly take me to see it, you must have seen it wrong!"
Afterward, Shen Feng was taken to the bank of the Yangtze River. Others pointed to the vast and wide Yangtze River in the distance and said, "President, look at that giant creature over there. If it's not a dragon, what else could it be? I think it's at least fifty meters long. Besides the legendary dragon, I really can't think of what else it could be!"
Shen Feng looked at the monster in the Yangtze River. From a distance, he could only see a huge black shadow on the water's surface, but it was certain that this was a long, snake-like creature swimming in the Yangtze River, creating ripples. Such a long creature was indeed rare, but not impossible.
Shen Feng then explained, "Aren't there anacondas in South America? They can grow up to thirty meters long. If you ask me, this thing is just a giant python. In any case, it's definitely not a dragon!"
"But how could the anacondas from South America appear in Asia? This one is already fifty meters long. If you ask me, it's probably a mutated python, which is why it's grown so long!" a combat team member analyzed.
Yang Chang also walked up to Shen Feng and said in a low voice, "President, I think this is a mutated python. Didn't you say before that the zombie virus came from the Pacific Ocean? The Yangtze River is connected to the Pacific Ocean, so could this be a mutated python, which is why it's grown so large?"
Shen Feng thought for a moment and agreed with this statement, "Only a mutated python is possible, otherwise, this monster's appearance cannot be explained."
At this moment, the monster in the Yangtze River suddenly attacked the crowd on the shore. Shen Feng sensed something was wrong and quickly shouted, "Everyone retreat, stay away from the shore, the monster is coming!"
Everyone quickly retreated. A fifty-meter-long monster, this was probably something only Ultraman could deal with. Of course, if they had a large-caliber cannon, this monster could also be dealt with. It was just that the combat team members did not have such weapons, so they could only retreat.
After reaching the shore, the monster did not retreat. Instead, it crawled onto the shore and continued to charge towards the crowd in the distance. At this time, its true form was revealed to everyone. This monster was indeed a python, but this python was simply too huge. The thickest part of its body was nearly two meters in diameter. It was now moving wantonly on the shore, seemingly wanting to have a good meal.
"Everyone except the evolved people, retreat. Do not approach. Evolved people, also pay attention to protecting yourselves. This monster is not easy to deal with." Shen Feng was very wary of the creature in front of him. After all, its length was here. With such a huge body, a slight mistake could lead to death. Moreover, the scales on this snake were dark black and shone in the sunlight, indicating that it was not easy to deal with. It was possible that the two swords in his hand could not even break through the python's defense.
"President, it's charging!" Ren Jing quickly shouted.
Shen Feng was standing at the forefront facing the python. Now that the python was charging forward, it was disregarding everything and first lunged at Shen Feng. Perhaps in the python's eyes, Shen Feng was nothing more than an appetizer, not even enough to fill its teeth.