Apocalyptic Disaster: Stockpile Supplies for Free and Make a Comeback

Chapter 158 The Unknown Team

Rainwater, carrying rust, rolled down the roof, leaving crisscrossing streaks on the windshield.

The air carried a faint, pungent odor, and the situation around them had not improved; on the contrary, it had become increasingly severe.

Just by the roadside, there was a corpse that had been corroded into a lump of rotten flesh, yet it was still moving. The flowing, dark blood spread along the puddles on the ground and eventually disappeared into the damp soil.

Song Jinhe floored the accelerator, speeding along until he finally saw the base buildings and breathed a sigh of relief.

However, just two hundred meters from the base entrance, an unfamiliar car sped out and drove toward the base in a similarly hurried manner.

The metal-talented individual on the watchtower didn't dare delay reporting, "Captain, an outside vehicle is approaching, and the people inside seem to be waving for help."

"Vehicles of unknown origin must not be allowed in!"

Who knows who's in the car, whether they're armed, or if we should just open the door and let them run rampant in the base? What if they're just trying to take advantage of the chaos?
"They have people in the watchtower, they must have seen it!" The person in the passenger seat gritted his teeth, looking at the rain constantly splashing against the windshield, and became even more anxious.

The glass itself won't corrode, but the joints will. If rainwater gets inside, they'll be trapped and die inside the car.

"What should we do? Are they not planning to open the door?"

"Damn it! We're a team of gifted individuals, what kind of attitude is this?!"

"Stop talking nonsense! What do we do now? Who knows how long this rain is going to stop?"

"Find a weak spot." The woman, dressed in leather and seemingly the team leader, spoke slowly. "Use your talent to break through."

"Since they don't want to open the door and let us stay away, we can't control that."

"Sister He is right."

The man driving the car shifted gears and reversed, the roar of the accelerator filling the air.

At this moment, Song Jinhe also drove over.

"That car is trying to force its way in!" Qi Sixing exclaimed.

The car window got stuck halfway down. Song Jinhe gripped the gun in her right hand, tucking it into her sleeve so only the muzzle was visible, and fired several shots at the car's tires.

Shila-

The car screeched as it rubbed against the ground. One of its tires suddenly collapsed, causing the rapidly speeding car to lose its balance. If it hadn't been for the wall that stopped it, the car would have overturned.

"Holy crap! That idiot over there shot at our car!"

The person on the bus, Naodi, slammed his head against the window and screamed in pain.

“They are people from the base. They will follow the first car and stop at the gate, preventing us from going in. Their people will not be allowed in either.”

He Ying had barely finished speaking, and before the car even drove in, a stream of rainwater slammed into their vehicle.
The gifted one tried to stop it, but couldn't control the surging water.

Before the people in the car could react, smoke started coming out of the hood, the car stalled, and a foul smell filled the air inside and out.

"The engine is broken!"

This time, he really wanted to curse but couldn't; the veins on his hands were throbbing.

Through the water-covered glass, all I could see was a man in a windbreaker standing outside the car, with no head protection whatsoever.

The torrential rain fell from the gray sky, but not a single drop touched him.

The person who was just arrogantly calling someone an idiot gasped in shock, "Water-type talent."

Normally, there's nothing to worry about when encountering someone with a water-type talent, but right now, damn it, it's raining acid rain, and it's even corroding the car body!

What's the point of fighting?

He Ying looked at the terrified man and said, "Pass on the message to them."

The man nodded; his talent was sound waves, and anyone outside could hear him whenever he wanted.

“We had no choice but to try to break in. It’s raining so hard outside, and the car could break down at any time. If we don’t find a place to take shelter, we won’t survive out here.”

The base's response was much more straightforward, using a loudspeaker: "The base has its rules; you can't come in, but you're trying to force your way in."

This means they refused to take them in, even though they were a team of gifted individuals.

"Okay, our car was destroyed by people from the base. Give us a working car and we'll leave right away."

He Ying's gaze was gloomy; these people would eventually have to leave.

And this base—who knows how many people outside are eyeing this lucrative opportunity?

They came out to investigate and encountered the acid rain. They originally wanted to take the opportunity to check the situation behind the door and the level of defense.

By the time the message was relayed using his talent, the people in the car had already taken up their weapons.

Song Jinhe also raised the walkie-talkie in her hand, "It's not against the rules to take action outside, is it?"

“Of course,” Pei Mao replied. “Sister Jinhe, what are you going to do?”

"Do you think they'll let us off the hook if we run into them outside in the future?"

She got out of the car with her weapon in her hand.

The other party, fully armed, opened the car door and threw a smoke grenade out.

Clearly, the other party was very cautious and had planned to steal the second car from the beginning; their purpose was simply to delay by sending a message.

The sonic prodigy launched a wide-range attack. In an instant, a sharp bang shot from his ears straight to his head. Even Song Jinhe, who was prepared, couldn't withstand the blow.

No matter how tightly these people are wrapped up, their protective gear won't last long.
The smoke bombs were used to restrain Jiang Shi'an. Once his vision was obstructed, he wouldn't easily control the rain attack because he was worried about his own people.

These people, however, can take advantage of the gaps in their play to enter the safe space he created for his teammates.

Amidst the white smoke, gunshots rang out, and the most unassuming man pulled out a grenade.

The next second, he was shot in the chest and fell to the ground.

Revealing her location would reveal her talent, so Song Jinhe had to take matters into her own hands.

She didn't have time to intercept several of the other side, so she simply waited until her own people got out of the car and then blew it up.

"You fucking bastard, you've really gone too far!" the other person cursed angrily.

As the smoke dissipated, Jiang Shi'an dealt with the sonic attack talent user without using his talent.

Suddenly, two muffled groans came from Zhang Yi and Pei Mao's side.

Song Jinhe's face darkened.

The woman leading the group on the other side has the ability to corrode!

"Heh." He Ying sneered, dodging the attack from behind, and fled out in the rain.

Unfortunately, we were a step too late; otherwise, we could have killed both of them.

"Zhang Yi, are you alright?" Song Jinhe looked at the hideous, corrosive wound on Zhang Yi's hand.

"It's nothing." Zhang Yi shook her head, enduring the pain.

Song Jinhe nodded to Jiang Shi'an, indicating that they would cover the others' return first, and then the two of them would go after them.

Song Jinhe knew the surrounding terrain by heart, so catching up only took a little longer.

"You could have run, if you hadn't wasted time."

Song Jinhe raised the gun in her incredulous gaze.

None of them knew that this person was not afraid of acid rain.
If she hadn't been so confident in the cards she held, thinking that even if she made that final move, she could have escaped unscathed.

But she hadn't expected that Song Jinhe and the others could react so quickly before the smoke had even cleared.

Even more unexpectedly, the distance he created was not enough to escape Song Jinhe's perception range when she was using her talent at full power.