Bai Mu, who was running with the group, was prepared to fight; he couldn't just wait to die.
But before Bai Mu could even make a move, the attackers had already retreated.
The soldiers still fighting were somewhat bewildered. Had reinforcements arrived? But the signals here were all blocked; they couldn't call for support at all.
Then why were their attackers retreating?
Confused, the soldiers had no intention of lingering. After regrouping, they quickly used the available vehicles to leave. Once communications were restored, they immediately called for support, receiving news that reinforcements were already on their way.
In the regrouped group, not many people noticed that someone was missing. The attack had killed more than half of the group; they still hadn't finished collecting the bodies, and no one cared about the missing person.
"If only this were a normal world," Bai Mu, who was on the run, said with some melancholy.
After the attackers retreated, he found an opportunity to escape. Although the place was in the middle of nowhere, there were roads, so he wouldn't get lost. What followed was simply a long journey.
As long as his phone had a signal, he could contact the number Thorn had given him. He didn't know Thorn's current situation.
When the enemy retreated, Bai Mu didn't see Thorn, and given the attack, he simply ran away quietly.
At a rendezvous point near Bear City, a high-ranking officer received a message
: "Delivery received.
" Upon receiving the message, the officer immediately left by helicopter. Nuclear bombs would soon cleanse this unclean land; there was nothing left to worry about.
"Mr. Thorn, you now have two choices: join us or join us."
Inside a car, a man in a white coat smiled at Thorn. Thorn's first impression of this man was terrible, like Wilford—both were people who didn't value human life.
"..." Thorn didn't speak, looking weakly at the man in the white coat. As the man approached, he suddenly sprang into action, nearly tearing his restraints. The man in the white coat was also violently slammed into the ground.
The man in the white coat's expression twisted. He pulled out a box: "It seems Mr. Thorn, you've made your choice."
"So your target was only me." Thorn realized, looking at what the man took out of the box.
He was in terrible shape, suffering from gunshot wounds and other injuries. Even with the virus enhancement, he was at a disadvantage against a group of well-equipped armed men.
In a more complex environment, he might have had a chance to kill them, but the location of their attack was too convenient; they were basically forced to take the hits.
"Of course not. The data is genuine. I didn't expect you to hide it beforehand, Mr. Thorn. This will cause us a lot of trouble."
The man in the white coat gestured for someone to hold Thor down. As Thor struggled unwillingly, the man pressed the injection gun against his arm. Thorn's body twitched slightly, and his consciousness blurred.
His last remaining awareness was of many people bustling around him… In the next blink, those bustling people seemed to disappear, replaced by a dark sewer.
At that moment, Thorne thought of something, but his consciousness waned, and his thoughts completely ceased.
Boom—
the sound of an explosion briefly drowned out the gunfire.
In a forest, the pursuers stared grimly at their fallen comrade. Their target was clearly just a lowly 'experimental subject,' yet during the pursuit, he had displayed remarkable growth potential.
Because it was an unexpected encounter, their actions were somewhat hasty. After all, their intelligence indicated that their target was just a strong, ordinary person; once they found him, taking him down was practically a certainty.
Determining his approximate location wasn't difficult; the target was someone who could only run on two legs and couldn't have gone very far in a short time.
However, after making contact with him, they realized how troublesome this ordinary person was. Bai Mu might not have noticed this, but the pursuers felt immense pressure.
"So exciting!" Bai Mu pressed his slightly trembling arm.
Fighting humans was far more thrilling than dealing with zombies. He had encountered these people while traveling; they seemed to be searching for something, and upon spotting Bai Mu, they acted like hyenas smelling blood.
By the time Bai Mu realized something was wrong, it was too late; he could only use the environment to his advantage.
Looking through the gaps in the tree canopy at the starlit sky, Bai Mu took a breath and pulled out a grenade—one of the last two he had.
He originally had a lot, but these things hindered his movement while he was running away, so he used them quite freely, leaving his pursuers somewhat stunned.
Bai Mu had so many supplies because he scavenged them. The attacked convoy was in such chaos that he took the opportunity to pick up some weapons that others didn't have time to use, and no one said much.
He was already preparing to run away; what's wrong with having extra weapons for self-defense in the wilderness? Now he used them!
However, the difference between real combat with humans and with zombies was too great. In this situation, Bai Mu was forced into a corner. Under these conditions, he couldn't handle the math, but he managed to take down some of the pursuers.
Throwing out the offensive grenades, Bai Mu discarded the unnecessary weight he carried and quickly ran to another place. He was extremely grateful for this forest.
Amidst explosions and shouts of cursing and yelling, Bai Mu approached the source of the sounds and decisively opened fire as soon as he saw a figure.
His marksmanship wasn't exceptional, but the zombie battles of the past two days had given him a decent accuracy rate and allowed him to master more gun-related techniques. During gunfights, Bai Mu found the attackers' movements rather slow.
Those hit fell to the ground without even a scream. Without checking the results, Bai Mu quickly threw what he was holding and turned to run.
The remaining pursuers vaguely saw something Bai Mu threw and instinctively dodged. Only after Bai Mu was far away did they realize they'd been tricked.
It was just a water bottle, and the pursuers immediately gave chase.
One of them, while in pursuit, was suddenly gagged, and a dagger was thrust towards his neck. A heart stab would have been a better option, but Bai Mu lacked the skill to stab, so he chose the neck.
To ensure lethality, Bai Mu didn't hold back. After succeeding, he grabbed the pursuer's weapon and began firing at the others who reacted.
Bai Mu was already lying in ambush here. Even though the darkness affected his accuracy, it was still better than those hastily counterattacking pursuers. Compared to them, he had a human shield at this moment.
Several pursuers closest to Bai Mu were shot and fell to the ground. The remaining two pursuers briefly counterattacked before moving away from the area.
Whether this target was lucky or truly skilled, they had to admit the fact that he was using the forest to almost wipe them all out.
If they continued like this, they would die here too.
This guy was no ordinary person! Where did those scumbags who bought experimental supplies get this monster from? Could they even have kidnapped it?
(End of Chapter)