Chapter 43: Reunion
Xiao Xiao never imagined that she was on guard against all odds, but she couldn't guard against such a sudden fate.
As soon as she cleaned up the scene briefly, she saw Gu Chen standing on the edge of the battlefield, looking at her with surprise.
"Xiao Xiao, so you came to the defense line?"
It was only two weeks after the end of the world, but in fact they hadn't seen each other for more than two months.
After getting the batch of fish from Xiao Xiao, no matter how Gu Chen came to the work team, she would just not be there, and she wouldn't be able to stop people if she went to her house. Later, Gu Chen knew that Xiao Xiao was hiding from him and was very puzzled.
But the friendship between the two is not too deep, and at most they are just partners.
So after the end of the world, Gu Chen specially asked people to go to the farmhouse to find Xiao Xiao, but the news in return was that there was nowhere to be found.
You know, that's a large area! But no matter how you look for it, you can only find that there are mountains nearby, and there is no so-called farmhouse paradise.
This also made Gu Chen realize that Xiao Xiao probably really didn't want to be involved with him.
Despite this, Gu Chen still kept people guarding Xiao Xiao's small building, hoping that one day they will encounter Xiao Xiao who went home. He didn't know why he cared about Xiao Xiao so much, but after thinking about it, he did it.
This time, he came to see the situation of the so-called second-tier zombies. Like the situation in Xiao Xiao's memory, he has awakened the thunder-type ability, which is a very rare one.
The most special thing is that now because the power supply system is sufficient, he can keep charging himself every day.
He is now a fourth-tier ability user, if it is not for his body to keep up, he can continue to charge.
This is also the cost for Gu Chen to come to the defense line. He started from City M, but since he went around City K to find the disappearing farmhouse, he appeared on the defense line from City D, which was far away from City M.
He had just arrived in City D, and when he met Wei Shao, someone suddenly reported that there was a strange movement in the woods in this block.
Relying on his speed, he ran ahead by himself, so he was able to block Xiao Xiao. Otherwise, waiting for a large number of troops to arrive, he probably only saw a battlefield that had been ravaged.
"Hmm... Haha, what a coincidence, long time no see, Gu Chen!" Xiao Xiao is very embarrassed now, really.
'You think things are that simple?' The system suddenly appeared again. It didn't make a sound when she was fighting. Now It saw the opportunity to attack Xiao Xiao and immediately came out and taunted: 'I said, your match rate is as high as 90%. Since you have met, unless one party dies, otherwise you will meet no matter what. '
Like a magnet, as long as the two of them are still there, no matter where they are, there will always be something inexplicable for them to meet.
For example, in the case of this second-tier zombie, Xiao Xiao was supposed to go to the opposite side of the mountain in Z City, but she temporarily changed her mind and returned to the defense line, while Gu Chen went to K City to find her but didn't found, so he went straight to City D.
Xiao Xiao didn't want to deal with the system, she didn't come when she needed it, and now it ran out to ridicule, it was enough.
"You..."
"You..."
At this time, the two of them spoke again at the same time, but Gu Chen smiled and motioned for Xiao Xiao to speak first.
"Why are you here?" Xiao Xiao was very strange. She didn't know that Gu Chen went to K city before she came out. Obviously, from M city to the defense line, it should be T city, right?
"I'm here to investigate the second-tier zombies." Gu Chen replied, but did not explain why he came out of City D.
"It was written in the information you gave earlier that Tier 2 will only appear in three months, but now it's popping up everywhere in less than two weeks. Everyone is very nervous, and there is also a quarrel in my house." Gu Chen said with wry smile.
"And you disappeared again, and all kinds of conspiracy theories appeared, but I know you probably didn't stay in K City for other reasons."
Xiao Xiao was also quite embarrassed to hear this, and explained: "That... because nearly one-third of the places have not fallen, so the number of zombies has been halved, but the density of mutations has increased a lot, so I followed suit. The information I gave is different."
She didn't say how she knew, just explained the wrong information at the beginning.
"Also... There will be strange creatures appearing in some places, and I have to destroy them."
"Really..." Gu Chen looked at the situation at the scene and said, "So this is caused by that so-called monster?"
Xiao Xiao nodded, thought about it, and said, "Yes, in fact, I am just like them. The difference is that I am still sensible." She decided to talk about it.
"You...?" Gu Chen said very surprised, he didn't expect this to happen.
'You can say whatever you want, but you are not allowed to say anything about space. that's it! ' The system suddenly interrupted, causing Xiao Xiao to get stuck.
Xiao Xiao wanted to reveal everything, but was blocked by the system.
'You have to know that I can even be one of the reasons for the end of the world in this situation. If you get to the bottom of it, you won't be able to ask for it. Why don't you let other people know about it in the first place! ' the system explained.
"Well, from the beginning, I have powers that are far more powerful than humans, so I have been destroying these strange animals. If I stay within the defense line, something big will happen, which is also the reason why I didn't return."
Xiao Xiao gave Gu Chen a half-truth explanation, anyway, in a certain way, her explanation was correct.
"So, you are the one that Wei Shao mentioned before?" Gu Chen was surprised. He thought that he had already advanced to the fourth rank very quickly, but Xiao Xiao had already surpassed it.
"Well... I was going to cross the mountain from City Z, but I feel that there are basically no living people on the mountain, so I turned back and wanted to help the defense line to remove these obstacles." Xiao Xiao said.
"..." Gu Chen was a little speechless, knowing that the situation in the mouth of the survivors in Z City was very exaggerated, but if no one cheers, it means that Xiao Xiao's ability has reached A height that no one can reach.
"I originally wanted to leave a message for you when I came back this time. I explained the situation and went all the way along the line of defense. I didn't expect to meet you here... By the way, what did you want to ask?" Xiao Xiao asked. After she finished speaking, she asked Gu Chen what he had not finished saying just now.
Hearing this, Gu Chen smiled bitterly and said, "I originally wanted to ask why you didn't stay in K City. You put a lot of effort into building that farmhouse, but just ran away. After speaking, there is..."
Gu Chen looked around, "It seems that I don't have to worry about your situation. If you have any needs, please let me know, and I will try my best to help."
He understood that he now a burden, and he don't have the qualifications to go with Tier 4! He can be said to stand out from the crowd, but in front of Xiao Xiao, the phoenix, he still exists like an ant.
So he just smiled wryly and didn't say these stupid proposals.
After knowing the gap between the two sides, Gu Chen, who had always wanted to draw Xiao Xiao into his own wings, felt uncomfortable. Xiao Xiao didn't need his protection!
"If you want to help, there really is!" Xiao Xiao thought about it, although it was an accident, there was no serious estrangement between the two, and they even got along quite happily, so she said it politely.
"Give me a certificate, and then hand over all the things that the disaster relief team can't handle to the defense bases. When I pass by, I can directly rely on this certificate to get in, which can save a lot of time."
"It's no problem," Gu Chen, after thinking about it, simply took off his bracelet and handed it to Xiao Xiao: "Use this, you don't even need to enter the defense line, you can get the information directly from the sentinel! I will change the information on this when I go back."
Looking at the thing in Gu Chen's hand, Xiao Xiao took it directly, because she has never entered the defense line, so she shouldn't know what this thing is!
Seeing that Xiao Xiao took it without any objection, Gu Chen also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After all, if Xiao Xiao knew that this was a personal bracelet, she would never have taken it so calmly. It seems that she has not entered the defense line yet.
Therefore, the two of them continued to discuss with different but unusually harmonious thoughts.
"Also, mutant beasts are gradually appearing now. It's better for the disaster relief team to return directly." Xiao Xiao always felt that those disaster relief teams had no sign of returning, so it was very dangerous!
"This... there's no way!" Gu Chen heard another embarrassing thing for him.
"You know, the disaster relief team is mainly looking for those survivors. If they all come back, the situation outside the base will be even more severe."
"But if the mutant beasts block the road, the loss of contact between the two of you will eventually make the team unpredictable!" Xiao Xiao understood from Gu Chen's words that they were still holding on to luck.
"Listen to me! It's too late for people to come back. It's better to directly form a large army, eliminate the mutant beasts along the way, and start pushing out the defense line, otherwise the defense line will..." Before Xiao Xiao finished speaking, Gu Chen interrupted her.
"Xiao Xiao, I don't know why you are so persistent on pushing out the defense line, but I have to say that the defense line is already at its limit!" Gu Chen felt that Xiao Xiao was a little whimsical, knowing that the defense line could be established mainly because they had already established the defense line beforehand. It can only be achieved if all uncertainties are cleared up. It's simply impossible to do now.
"Whether it's zombies, mutant beasts, or mutant plants, every path is extremely difficult. Our military strength is very tight now. Unless the number of ability users increases, we can expand out bit by bit, otherwise the disaster relief team is our only one choice."
Xiao Xiao didn't know it, she thought that the current situation was like predicting the big later stage in her dream, and she could quickly recover the lost ground, but it turned out that she thought too much!
Hearing this news, Xiao Xiao was stunned.
"How could it be?" She thought too simply, she always thought that as long as she helped clear the high-level zombies, humans could push out the line of defense.
'System? Didn't you say my idea is feasible? Why...' Xiao Xiao questioned the system in her heart, when she wanted to come back, the system also agreed?
'Do you remember what I said then? Your idea is feasible, but it will become a long battle. What is a protracted war? The time is far beyond the present. In short, it means that you have become a shield, responsible for resisting the invasion of human beings from zombies. As long as you block the line of defense, the number of corpses outside will not increase. '
Seeing Xiao Xiao's disappointment, Gu Chen couldn't bear it, but he still had to make it clear first.
"It's okay to provide your information, but the defense line really can't be pushed out. In addition to a certain amount of ability users to defend the zombies in the base, there are many places to be reconstructed that need people."
"The situation outside does not mean to destroy the local zombies to establish new strongholds, but the entire production chain must keep up, food is the biggest problem, at least half a year after all conditions stabilize before they can be gradually introduced."
"In short... if you help, I will be very relieved, but it’s feasible to let the rescue team come back, and I’ll let people form a legion to meet them after I go back, so don’t worry about that.”
Xiao Xiao is right about one thing, that is, if he doesn’t come back at this time, all external traffic will be blocked, and those people outside will not be able to return.
Anyway, several nearby cities have found a lot of survivors in the past two weeks. The defense line in the far place is really powerless. Now humans can only stabilize the defense line first, hoping that they can persist.