Qin Shilei quickly arrived at Luyang Bridge.
Upon seeing his arrival, Lu Tiangang greeted him and then left with his subordinates.
The zombie offensive had gradually subsided again.
Besides the endless stream of ordinary zombies, only three or four mutated zombies appeared occasionally.
According to the soldiers guarding the area, no Tyrant had been seen in the past few hours.
Although the soldier said so, Qin Shilei felt a lingering unease.
"Could there be another zombie king in Nanzhuang City, organizing a large group of mutated zombies to attack Luyang Bridge?"
He couldn't leave now, so he called out to Xiaoqiang, "Go to the river and see if there's anything unusual, then come back and tell me."
"Alright." Xiaoqiang flew towards the Chiyuan River after speaking.
Qin Shilei's unease grew stronger.
He kept looking around but couldn't pinpoint the source of his apprehension.
"What's wrong? Did you find something amiss?"
Kong Qingshu looked around but saw nothing.
"I don't know?" Qin Shilei's expression was grim, "It's just my intuition telling me that something bad is about to happen."
Kong Qingshu suggested, "Then I'll have my dad send more people here for defense."
Just as Qin Shilei was about to tell Kong Qingshu it wasn't necessary, he suddenly had a premonition that staying here would likely lead to death.
He hurriedly shouted to the company commander and the others, "Quick, leave! Go back to Chiyuan Haoting first."
After speaking, he pulled Kong Qingshu and prepared to leave Luyang Bridge as well. Danger was coming from an unknown direction, so it was best to leave first.
As for the defense of Luyang Bridge, they could discuss it at the bridgehead.
If a large wave of mutated zombies were to attack, losing Luyang Bridge would be acceptable.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
However, before he could take a step, accompanied by several explosions, Luyang Bridge shook violently, and it looked like it was about to collapse.
"Which son of a bitch detonated the high-energy bombs installed on the bridge?"
Kong Qingshu's face instantly turned pale, and she cursed furiously.
To prevent the zombies from crossing the bridge and occupying Heshan District, the military had already installed high-energy bombs at multiple locations on the bridge.
However, detonating these bombs required multiple procedures, and there was no possibility of accidental detonation.
Qin Shilei watched as the company commander and his men were thrown to the ground by the shockwave of the explosion, and he was about to pull them into the Chiyuan River to rescue them later.
At that moment, another series of explosions sounded, detonating the remaining high-energy bombs.
The bridge cracked, debris flew everywhere, and Qin Shilei was also staggered by the shockwave.
Before he could use his teleportation to take Kong Qingshu away, he suddenly felt his hair stand on end, as if a great terror was about to appear.
Then, a whistling sound came, and at the same time, countless artillery shells bombarded Luyang Bridge, with explosions erupting instantly.
Kong Qingshu watched the whistling shells and the explosions with a bloodless face.
These must be shells meant to destroy the bridge.
Under such bombardment, survival was impossible.
She hadn't even experienced a man's embrace yet, and now she was going to die blown up?
Countless thoughts flashed through her mind.
She had contemplated her own death, perhaps at the hands of endless zombies.
But she never imagined she would die from human artillery fire.
How ironic, her father was the head of the military, and she was to die from the military's own shells.
How she wished to have a good romance!
How she wished to sit on a mountaintop with her beloved, watching the sunrise!
How she wished to have her favorite chocolate ice cream one more time!
How she wished for a romantic journey of love!
Farewell, my family!
Farewell, all beautiful things!
Before Kong Qingshu could finish her laments, she was shocked to see a golden sphere appear on Qin Shilei's body as he was flung through the air.
Then, with a flash, he appeared beside her, pulled her into his arms, and held her tightly.
Although teleportation had no cooldown, Qin Shilei was not yet very proficient with it, and it required a very short time to channel his vital energy.
In this place of raging explosions, the decoy doll had timely protected him.
The protective shield formed by the decoy doll was like an eggshell. Qin Shilei had to hold Kong Qingshu tightly so that the shield would also protect her.
As soon as he hugged Kong Qingshu, Qin Shilei flashed away again, into the air.
The sky was filled with whistling sounds as artillery shells continued to bombard the already collapsed Luyang Bridge.
Countless shells, like dumplings being dropped, continuously plunged into this section of the Chiyuan River.
They created massive geysers tens of meters high, as if trying to split and reroute the entire river.
Under such bombardment, let alone survivors, it was unlikely that even bodies larger than a palm could be found on Luyang Bridge.
Looking at the tragic scene, Qin Shilei's eyes were as cold as millennia-old ice.
An uncontrollable rage surged from the depths of his heart.
Was it a misoperation or a deliberate murder?
Hundreds of people had sacrificed their lives to defend Luyang Bridge, only to be obliterated by their own people.
Qin Shilei, descending rapidly, flashed away again, teleporting back to the ground.
As the teleportation ended, his gaze suddenly landed on a person on a building not far from the shore, observing the scene through binoculars.
Qin Shilei's heart stirred, and he immediately teleported towards that person.
"What a joke, 'the number one expert'. Under the intense artillery bombardment, not even a corpse can be found."
The person muttered to himself.
"Is that so?" Suddenly, a chilling voice entered his ears.
The person lowered his binoculars, turned his head, and his pupils instantly contracted. He knew he was in trouble.
"Speak, who sent you to kill me?" Qin Shilei said coldly.
"Who are you? What do you mean?" The person feigned ignorance, appearing completely unaware.
A flash of cold light, and Qin Shilei instantly severed the person's left wrist.
"You can wait until I chop off all your limbs. I'm sure Commander Fan would appreciate such a loyal subordinate."
Qin Shilei had no patience to waste with him.
With such capability, and bearing him ill will, it could only be Commander Fan, he could not think of anyone else.
He had found this person only because he happened to be there.
The person was startled by Qin Shilei's ruthlessness.
He hurriedly replied, "Commander Fan gave the order. I didn't do anything, I was just observing the results. Spare me."
"Good, then you can die."
Qin Shilei said, then thrust his sword forward, piercing the person through and through instantly.
"You..." The person pointed at Qin Shilei, then collapsed powerlessly to the ground.
"Why did you kill him too? We should have kept him alive to accuse Commander Fan," Kong Qingshu asked, confused, finally recovering from the series of events.
"Hmph!" Qin Shilei sneered, "A person who was bound to die. What's the point of accusing him?"
He paused and then said, "Now, can you tell me where this Commander Fan lives?"
"You're going to kill him now?" Kong Qingshu shook her head, "No, it's too dangerous."
"You think my strength isn't enough to kill him?" Qin Shilei asked calmly.
Kong Qingshu then remembered that he had just survived a barrage of artillery fire and had saved her.
He also possessed the mysterious ability of teleportation.
With such strength, even the heavily guarded military headquarters wouldn't be able to stop him, right?
Kong Qingshu had originally wanted to persuade him to consider a stealth assassination at night, but meeting Qin Shilei's cold gaze, she could only utter one word: "Okay."