Chapter 265: Chapter 266: Dire News!

After temporarily stopping at the gas station for a while, and once his Corpse Puppets had acquired enough fuel, Lu Chuan controlled the convoy to set off again.

Next, he needed to find a suitable place for the convoy to spend the night. There were many zombies in Beicheng’s urban areas, so he couldn’t be careless.

As night fell, Lu Chuan led the convoy directly into a residential area, intending to spend the night there.

...

Qingshui Farm.

With Lu Chuan and the others gone, and the Bloodthirsty Vine Wall protecting the perimeter, zombies and Fierce Beasts couldn’t get in at all.

Thus, inside the farm, it sunk into permanent silence. In just two days, the once-bustling farm started showing signs of decay, moss began to appear in the corners of the houses, and cobwebs formed under the eaves.

In the vegetable field, the seeds Zhao Lin planted had now shown pale yellow sprouts, diligently emerging upwards.

Buzzing~

At this moment, a helicopter flew in from afar, breaking the farm’s tranquility.

The helicopter didn’t land, instead, it hovered above the farm for a long time.

Inside the cabin, a robust, dark-skinned middle-aged Evolver observed below for a moment, then said to a white-haired old man beside him, "There’s nothing moving down there, completely empty, neither Evolved Zombies nor any trace of the Evolutionary Squad."

"I smell a lingering scent of blood, let’s go down and take a look!"

The white-haired old man furrowed his brows and sniffed downward, Chen Sheng said.

The middle-aged Evolver nodded.

Then, the two of them descended along two ropes.

Looking at the flat empty courtyard, the middle-aged Evolver asked in confusion, "Didn’t the intel say that there was a vegetable field in this farm? Why is it gone? And those Evolved Zombies..."

As the other spoke, the white-haired old man beside them slowly squatted down, gazing at the dark red ground, and his expression instantly became grave.

"Look at this, and combined with the few gaps in the wall over there, it’s very clear that a major battle occurred here, most likely it was the Sky Squad fighting the enemy."

"These are soil stains of blood! And the Sky Squad members..."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged Evolver quickly squatted down, picked up a handful of dark red soil, sniffed it at his nose, and his face changed dramatically, harboring a bad premonition.

This operation involved the Sky Squad from the Imperial Capital and three Elite Evolver Squads from Jianghai Base City, if something had gone wrong...

"It’s too soon to draw any conclusions, let’s first search this courtyard, see if we can find any other clues."

The white-haired old man stopped the other from speaking further, speaking gravely and solemnly.

"Okay, I’ll follow your lead."

The middle-aged Evolver felt heavy-hearted, nodding his head.

At present, it’s indeed too soon to jump to conclusions; it’s better to wait until concrete evidence is found before making any assumptions.

The two then separated to meticulously search the courtyard.

Moments later, the middle-aged man stood in the corner of the courtyard, shouting, "Captain, come quickly, I found a clue."

Hearing the voice, the white-haired old man who was searching the residential area hurried out, rushing over to the place.

"Where is it?"

"Captain, look!"

The middle-aged Evolver grimly pointed to a pile of rubble ahead.

There, the wreckage of several helicopters lay among the rubble. It looked like these helicopters had been struck by external forces, each one flattened, with large fist marks on their hulls.

"These helicopters should be...they should be the very ones Captain Lin and his team flew..."

The middle-aged Evolver clenched his fists, saying in a deep voice.

The white-haired old man stared at the helicopter wreckage ahead, not speaking, but the grief was apparent on his face, reflecting his current emotions.

"Captain, if nothing unexpected happened, it’s very likely that Captain Lin and his team have already sacrificed themselves.

To dare to kill our officials, this bastard really has a lot of guts, he must be given no burial ground!"

The middle-aged Evolver hesitated for a moment, then, with eyes full of rage, gritting his teeth, he said.

"Hah! Let’s keep looking! Alive, we need to see them, dead, we need to find their bodies. We haven’t found Captain Lin and their bodies yet, there’s still a sliver of hope, we can’t give up."

The white-haired old man took a deep breath, turning to the middle-aged Evolver.

Even knowing that the hope was slim, he was still unwilling to make such a conclusion, what if there were other hopes.

"Alright!"

The middle-aged Evolver didn’t say anything further, nodding his head, he naturally also hoped that Captain Lin and the others were okay.

A few minutes later, in front of the Bloodthirsty Vine Wall, two figures stood side by side.

The surrounding atmospheric pressure was terrifyingly low, the dense chill emanated from both the white-haired old man and the other man.

At this moment, their gazes were both fixed below the Bloodthirsty Vine Wall, staying silent, while the white-haired old man still clutched a piece of bloodstained torn cloth.

After a lengthy silence, the white-haired old man looked down at the fabric in his hand and said, "This is a fragment of Captain Lin’s battle uniform, and these... seem to be their remains!"

Speaking, the white-haired old man looked toward the white bones beneath the Bloodthirsty Vine Wall.

"Captain, the Sky Squad and other Elite Squads seem to have all perished!"

The middle-aged Evolver nodded with a grim expression.

Things were already quite clear, the clues were laid out in front of them, and even if they wanted to deceive themselves, it was impossible.

"Let’s go! This Demon Vine is hard to deal with, we’ll gather the warriors’ remains next time. Now we must report everything as soon as possible, let the highest command know about this! This enmity, my Jianghai Base City will never forget!"

The white-haired old man squeezed the bloodstained cloth in his hand, speaking coldly.

After saying this, he turned quickly, striding toward the direction of the helicopters.

"Fellow comrades, you won’t have to wait too long, the Base City will avenge you!"

The middle-aged Evolver took a deep glance at the bones under the Bloodthirsty Vine Wall before leaving.

Jianghai Base City.

Dong Dong Dong~

The office door was knocked on.

"Enter!"

Seated at a desk, the highest commander put down his pen.

Squeak!

The door opened, and the secretary swiftly walked in.

"Sir!"

"Wang, what’s the matter? Have the investigation personnel that went to the Jiangnan City District returned? What are the results?"

The highest commander asked gravely and solemnly.

After the Sky Squad went to Jiangnan City District, there were no communications for two or three days, which gave Jianghai Base City a bad feeling, forcing them to send out investigators to look into it.

Secretary Wang hesitated, then finally braced himself and said, "Sir, the situation isn’t good... The Sky Squad and other Elite Squads seem to have all perished!"

"What!"

In an instant, the highest commander felt as if struck by lightning, he slumped into his chair, and within moments, seemed to age twenty years.