You were supposed to hoard supplies, why the heck did you hoard zombies!

The cry for help and screams were growing more and more distant.

Those in the car could no longer pay attention to their fellow companions who had been slaughtered. They all looked outside nervously, occasionally glancing back as if terrified something might be following them.

Chen Xiaoyong's face had long lost its usual calmness. While driving, he cursed softly,

"Damn that Peng Yue!"

"Do I have some kind of bad fate with him or what!"

He kept recalling the events of the past days in his mind. Everything seemed to be going so smoothly, yet at the very last moment, this unexpected problem had arisen!

The zombies, as if blind, had completely ignored Peng Yue's men and charged directly at them outside the door!

What in the world was going on?

No matter how hard he thought, he couldn't understand what had happened, feeling as if an invisible hand was controlling everything that was unfolding before him.

Over ten lives had been laid down just to capture those zombies.

But what was the result?

The horde he had used as a trap turned out to be a suicide squad breaking through their defenses, not only using up all their ammunition but also leading to the complete collapse of their team.

The more Chen Xiaoyong thought about it, the more he felt that something was off, and he couldn't help feeling some dread in his heart.

It seemed like they could no longer stay in the Ecological Park.

With so many people dead, even if he returned alive, the dissatisfaction of his subordinates would be enough to push him off his position.

The reason these people followed him in the first place was to survive.

But now?

He had already lost the ability to protect them.

If anyone made it back alive and told everyone in the Ecological Park what had happened here, Chen Xiaoyong would inevitably become the target of everyone's arrows.

"No!"

"We can't just go back like this!"

"Lu Yong, check if anything is following us?"

Lu Yong, who was sitting in the back terrified, heard his brother-in-law speak and quickly turned to look behind the vehicle, only to see a few hunched-over zombies in relentless pursuit.

It seemed like the convoy's trucks were not following them.

But before he could respond, the off-road vehicle he was in suddenly took a sharp turn, the strong jerk nearly sending him flying out of the window.

The moment the car stopped, Lu Yong caught a glimpse of what seemed to be a black wall at a distant intersection.

But on closer examination, he realized it wasn't a wall at all.

It was a truck, four to five meters tall.

It was the people from the convoy!

Had they been waiting here all along?

A sense of despair flooded over Lu Yong, but the Chen Xiaoyong driving in front still didn't seem to give up. After swearing a few more times, he immediately backed the car into a side alley.

However, he had tried several intersections, and almost all of them were already guarded by Peng Yue's men.

There was no way they could break through with just the few people in the car.

"Shit!"

"There are people here too?"

Chen Xiaoyong had just driven out of an alley when he saw a truck parked at an intersection ahead, with a few men on it warily scanning the surroundings.

As he was flustered and unsure where to go, he saw his brother-in-law Lu Yong looking as if he had something to say but hesitated.

"Speak up!"

"How many times have I told you not to dawdle!"

Being in a bad mood, his tone was naturally blunt.

Under normal circumstances, Lu Yong would at least curse in his mind, but given the urgent situation, he couldn't care less and cautiously suggested,

"Brother-in-law, why don't we take the detour via the big bridge?"

"There definitely won't be anyone guarding there."

"And—"

His voice paused there, and then he continued,

"Did you forget?"

"They still left a few people there."

A few people left behind?

Yes, how could I forget about this?

Chen Xiaoyong suddenly felt a bit excited, and he turned to glance at his younger brother-in-law, whose expression was somewhat fearful, revealing a look of admiration in his eyes.

But when he turned his head back, his eyes had grown more resolute.

At this point, there were no other choices.

Head to the Jiang Da bridge.

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The bridge was deserted.

The once half-blocked bridge deck had long been cleared.

Without the wreckage from car accidents, the company's trucks could pass through here more quickly and safely, delivering goods to the nearby settlements.

There was a vehicle parked at the exit of the north bank, which looked just like the pickup trucks commonly seen in the Ecological Park.

Not only could it carry goods, but it could also serve as a troop carrier when needed.

The vehicle was sturdy and durable, quite practical.

They were indeed still here!

Lu Yong spotted the vehicle at the end of the bridge immediately, stretching out his hand pointing ahead, and began to excitedly shout with his mouth wide open.

Chen Xiaoyong, who was driving, carefully slowed down the vehicle to take a closer look.

It was indeed their vehicle, no doubt about it.

The person responsible for watching over the bridgehead should be Pockface.

On ordinary days, aside from his younger brother-in-law Lu Yong, it was this man and the mophead who died in the orchard who he trusted the most. Even if they knew this operation failed, they were unlikely to harbour any ideas.

Since Pockface was still here, it meant that during the time they were out, no one from the company had come to the other side.

Chen Xiaoyong's tense mood immediately stabilized quite a bit.

Not everything was beyond redemption.

Peng Yue's people nearly guarded all the roads near the storage company.

Even if some subordinates managed to escape from the zombie horde's mouth, they would likely be intercepted and killed by his men. The only unguarded path was the one leading to the bridgehead.

However, no vehicles were seen chasing up, including those from their own convoy, all the way here.

By now, it was basically certain of one thing.

That was, apart from himself, no one else had left that place alive.

This also meant that the failure of the operation and the fact that he abandoned his subordinates and ran away would not be leaked out. He could easily go back and tell the other people that it was just bad luck encountering a zombie horde, so they were completely wiped out.

Such incidents were not uncommon in today's world.

Nobody would blame him.

Thinking of this, Chen Xiaoyong's heart kindled a bit of hope again.

As long as he still held the Ecological Park, the stronghold in his hands, with the equipment and supplies provided by the company, he had every chance of making a comeback.

Now, he just needed to fool the people on the bridge.

The bridgehead was quickly approaching.

The pickup truck was covered in dried bloodstains.

From the flesh remnants stuck to the tires, it was obvious that the way over was not smooth; they must have encountered a small horde of zombies and forced their way through.

But just as Chen Xiaoyong was about to greet the people in the truck, he found that there was no one in the driver's seat.

"Pockface?"

"Can you hear me talking?"

A sense of caution suddenly rose in Chen Xiaoyong's heart.

He turned his head to look at his younger brother-in-law sitting in the back seat, gesturing with his eyes for him to get out of the car and check what was going on.

Lu Yong was also puzzled; it seemed there were no signs of a struggle in the vehicle.

But from the rolled-down windows, not a single person could be seen. Enjoy more content from My Virtual Library Empire

Could it be that someone was lying down in the seat asleep?

Is that why no one was visible?