NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 392: Tampering_3
Cheng Yiyi's face was filled with guilt.
Although Wang Tao had now safely returned, who knew what kind of dangers he had faced?
Her decision to leave with the others at that time might have been the most logical one, but she still felt terrible and guilty.
Especially after she returned to the base and found that Wang Tao hadn't come back, her heart skipped a beat, and she felt like she truly deserved to die. If she had joined up with Wang Tao at the time, perhaps they could have all been rescued…
Even now, with Wang Tao standing in front of her safe and sound, her feelings of guilt hadn't dissipated. They might even linger for a long time…
Seeing Cheng Yiyi like this, Wang Tao immediately patted her shoulder.
"Commander Cheng, not coming to find me was the right choice. Because my car is not the same as yours; mine is the Research Institute's latest experimental model with acceleration and top speed that are super fast! If we wanted to escape, it would only take us minutes. But if you had come, you would have slowed us down and affected our overall efficiency. Then, maybe none of us could have escaped…"
Wang Tao's words were meant to comfort as well as state a fact.
If Cheng Yiyi had brought people to find him at that time, it really would have been quite troublesome. After all, the confidence Wang Tao had to lure the zombie horde wasn't just from his own strength, but also from the Crystal Energy Car equipped with Berserk Mode.
"…"
When Cheng Yiyi heard Wang Tao's comforting words, her guilt did lessen a bit, but… she felt even worse, because Wang Tao called them a burden!
Since the apocalypse began, when had she ever been looked down upon like this? She'd see it as good enough not to disdain others, so when was it their turn to disdain her? But thinking back to the situation at the time, she couldn't argue— they were indeed a burden.
Cheng Yiyi's expression turned bitter.
If someone else called her weak, she definitely couldn't bear it, for she was a very prideful person. But when Wang Tao called her weak, she wasn't angry at all because Wang Tao had the right to do so.
Seeing her reaction, Wang Tao shook his head and said:
"Alright, it's all in the past. We're still alive now, and that's the best outcome. Don't dwell on past events; look forward!"
"Yes!"
Cheng Yiyi nodded vigorously and then looked at Wang Tao to ask:
"What was the situation like when you came to rescue us?"
There was nothing to hide, so Wang Tao briefly explained.
"At that time…"
They really hadn't been in any danger—first, they attracted the attention of a large number of zombies, and before they could be surrounded, they just drove the Crystal Energy Car and slipped away. It wasn't as difficult as Cheng Yiyi had imagined.
The only time they were in danger was after evacuating when they encountered the Giant Eagle.
However, because Xiang Hongbin had discovered the Giant Eagle in advance, they managed to easily dodge the Giant Eagle's attack and avoided a big battle.
As for later encountering Shang Qin in the underground garage, running into zombies on the way back, and sabotaging the Night Demon's Nest on the road—these events were relatively easy to handle.
So overall, their mission wasn't dangerous; it was just a minor waste of time.
"That's good…"
After hearing Wang Tao, Cheng Yiyi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"How about you? What was your situation afterward?"
Wang Tao then asked in return.
Cheng Yiyi also explained in detail what had happened before.
"After you lured the zombies away from us, we left the cover and, by then, there were only a few scattered zombies left outside. We easily broke free from the encirclement. Then we ran wildly in the opposite direction from you, taking some time to completely shake off the pursuing zombies. We didn't encounter any Giant Eagles or other hordes of zombies on the road… We made it back to the base safely before dark…"
After explaining, Cheng Yiyi sighed again.
"I've found that since you saved us, our luck suddenly got better…"
"Well, misfortune might bring good fortune!"
Wang Tao smiled.
Given their previous situation, that Cheng Yiyi and her group could make it back to the base safely was indeed good fortune. Wang Tao encountered many zombies and even a Giant Eagle along the way. If Cheng Yiyi and her group had encountered the Giant Eagle, it's likely that she wouldn't be here today…
"But…"
Cheng Yiyi opened her mouth as if to say something but hesitated, seemingly unsure whether to speak.
"But what?"
Wang Tao was curious.
"I don't know if I should tell you… Never mind, we're all on the same side, so it's only right I tell you—" Cheng Yiyi hesitated for a moment before speaking out, "I feel like someone has tampered with our radio equipment…"
"Hmm? Is there a problem with the radio equipment?" Wang Tao's expression turned somber, and then he remembered something, "Is that about the time we went to rescue you and suddenly couldn't contact you through the radio?"
Wang Tao remembered clearly that after he had unexpectedly made contact with Cheng Yiyi, they were able to communicate through the radio all the time. But when he got close to the zombie horde and told Cheng Yiyi to prepare for the breakout, the radio contact was lost.
However, losing radio contact is a common occurrence, so Wang Tao didn't think much of it at the time; he just thought it was bad luck for Cheng Yiyi. Wang Tao could only do his best to buy Cheng Yiyi and her group some time; whether they could escape or not was up to them.
But if this wasn't bad luck and was actually tampering, then the issue was serious—someone wanted to take Cheng Yiyi's life, perhaps even seeking to destroy the entire Sixth Army Corps!