Chapter 355: Infighting
The vehicle at the very front had already driven away.
Captain Tao had two cars in front of him, the distance between them too close, they couldn't change direction in time.
In the midst of their haste, the two cars were aligned in a "one" shape, forming a row, blocked by the vehicles in front and behind.
Unable to move forward, unable to reverse.
Just stuck there, only able to slowly inch forward.
Seeing this, Captain Tao quickly said, "Smash through them, fast!"
Xiao Zhang hurriedly shifted gears.
Ramming into those two cars.
Boom!
Their vehicle charged through at an extremely high speed.
The few zombies clinging to their car were flung off.
Bang!
Captain Tao's vehicle collided right into the middle of the two cars ahead but managed to just knock the stuck cars apart.
Slipping sound~
After being hit, the two cars slid across the ice-covered ground for some distance.
"Run fast." Captain Tao shouted inside the car.
Zombies were closely following behind, some moving so swiftly they quickly caught up with the two cars that had been hit.
Bang! One of those cars crashed into a guardrail, the people inside were civilians without firearms.
Having crashed into the guardrail, the car's engine died.
The pursuing zombies quickly swarmed over.
Roaring~
But with the engine dead, it just wouldn't start again no matter what.
The people inside the car felt extreme despair, two with more courage opened the car door and rushed out, calling for the cars ahead to wait for them: "Wait for us!"
But the cars ahead didn't stop at all, rather they sped up.
The people who didn't leave the car quickly shut the doors after the two had exited.
As soon as the door closed, zombies pounced on the car windows, violently pounding on them.
The number of surrounding zombies grew increasingly larger, within moments.
The zombies swarmed the entire car like ants.
The vehicle shook violently.
Those inside the car felt overwhelming despair.
"Boss Zong, why isn't the car moving? We're all going to die if it doesn't."
"I freaking wish I could start it, but it just won't."
"Mommy."
"I knew I shouldn't have come on this trip."
Thud!
The vehicle was flipped over by the multitude of zombies, and the windows shattered upon hitting the guardrail during the flip.
"Zombies are getting in, run out quickly. Damn it!"
"Ah. My leg."
"Pull me, pull me, Boss Zong."
"..."
The car was filled with cries of agony, which faded after a short while.
All that could be heard were the sounds of bones breaking,
and chewing.
The other two individuals who ran out, after realizing the cars ahead didn't wait for them and seeing the chasing zombies behind,
jumped off the high-speed road railing; there was a 30-meter safety zone on both sides of the highway, and after jumping off they ran straight into the forest.
Followed by a group of zombies.
....
Vroom vroom vroom~
Captain Tao's vehicle revved up to maximum power, driving on the highway; ahead of him, two more cars quickly followed.
Seeing these cars made Captain Tao furious; these vehicles belonged to the forces sent by Hua Chuanlong and Ke Hanyu.
Those from both factions never listened to him along the way, which greatly infuriated him.
Especially that last incident, he felt certain it was intentional.
After driving a few hundred meters, he looked back and saw two more cars catching up.
Seeing that his teammates who had accompanied him had also made it out, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately.
After driving back five kilometers toward the direction they came from, the vehicle up front came to a stop.
Once they stopped, Captain Tao also had Xiao Zhang park their vehicle.
As soon as they stopped, Captain Tao, with his brothers from the car, marched furiously towards the lead vehicle.
This time, the person Hua Chuanlong sent was his own younger brother, Hua Chuanxiong, who was now watching Captain Tao approach with an air of arrogance.
Hua Chuanxiong, with a look of disdain, said: "What's wrong? Captain Tao, you seem a bit upset."
Captain Tao, already quick-tempered, couldn't take this lightly. With a swoosh, he drew his handgun, aimed it at Hua Chuanxiong's forehead, and said:
"You did that on purpose just now, didn't you? Turning around so slowly on purpose, almost got us caught by the zombies. I'll kill you, you damn brat."
The air was thick with the smell of gunpowder.
Hua Chuanxiong didn't expect Captain Tao to be so impulsive, but seeing that Captain Tao dared to aim a handgun at him, with the way he was always pampered by his elder brother, how could he have tolerated such an insult?
"Go ahead and shoot if you have the guts," Hua Chuanxiong said angrily.
Some of the men following him also aimed their guns at Captain Tao.
When Captain Tao's teammates saw this, they quickly raised their guns as well.
The situation was tense, ready to explode at any moment.
Captain Tao's temple throbbed; he truly wanted to get rid of this brat.
Back in Safe City, relying on his brother's clout, he would always do all sorts of outrageous things.
This made Captain Tao extremely unhappy.
So, Captain Tao flicked off the safety of his handgun, and seeing this action, Hua Chuanxiong suddenly became somewhat panicked.
Sweat trickled down his forehead.
Silence.
Dead silence.
Seeing Hua Chuanxiong no longer arguing or being evasive made Captain Tao's anger dissipate a little.
Sometimes, a quarrel is like that, as long as both sides keep arguing.
It could escalate over some trivial matter to a lethal level.
At this moment, Captain Tao recalled what Uncle Wu had told him before he left, to not act impulsively or recklessly.
Rumble.
Another vehicle arrived; it was Old Sun and the other civilians, their faces ashen.
The car that had fallen behind and was caught up by the zombies was theirs.
They had set out with two cars, and now there was only theirs left.
But, nobody paid them any attention.
Standing next to Captain Tao and Hua Chuanxiong were also some people sent by Ke Hanyu.
They had been enjoying the show the entire time, some even sitting down.
They would have loved to see both sides start fighting.
Now realizing that a fight wouldn't break out, they started playing peacemakers:
"Aiya, we all came from Safe City, let's not ruin our camaraderie."
"Yeah, we all come from the same place, let's not make a fuss like this."
"Besides, it's not like Hua Chuanxiong and his people did it on purpose just now, there's so much water on the road it's easy to slip."
"What's most important now is to take care of business, let's hurry and find those people from Xin City."
A wake-up call, both Hua Chuanxiong and Captain Tao were reminded that there was serious business to attend to.
Captain Tao said fiercely: "Next time, follow commands. If this happens again, I'll really kill you."
His tone was filled with murderous intent.
But seeing Captain Tao put down the handgun, Hua Chuanxiong couldn't help but retort: "Heh, I dare you."
Captain Tao, who was about to turn around and leave, not intending to continue the argument, felt his temper flare again upon hearing this.
He glared and said: "Are you looking for death, motherfucker?"
Seeing the two about to start arguing again, others hurriedly intervened:
"Let it go, let it go, Young Master Hua, you also talk less."
Hua Chuanxiong stopped talking, and Captain Tao huffed and walked away.
Then they got into the vehicles, heading down the highway.
The highway was blocked with zombies, the road obstructed, so they had to take another way.
But now, there were only 5 vehicles left after coming down from the highway, instead of the 6 they started with.
The missing car was the one with the people brought by Old Sun.
However, neither Ke Hanyu's men, nor Captain Tao or Hua Chuanxiong, cared.
Because, after all, they weren't their people.
And so, this forcibly assembled squad, with different forces and various hidden agendas, continued amid a silent cloud of gunpowder.
Slowly heading in the direction of Xin City.