Jing Chen was in charge of clearing the way. At first, the team was able to use the iron chains to move across the rooftop. Although the movement was slow due to the wounded, there were few zombies on the rooftop, so the danger level was low.

But the closer you get to the flight base, the fewer buildings there are around.

The team stopped on the roof of a twelve-story building. Yan Zhen looked ahead through his night vision goggles and saw that the nearest building was more than fifty meters away, which was already beyond the range of the iron chain's launch.

Moreover, the building only had four floors, and you could see many zombies moving around on the roof.

At this point, they were still half a kilometer away from the flight base.

"From now on, we'll have to fight our way through." Lin Yu wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at Jing Chen. "Are you ready?"

Jingchen nodded, weighed the gasoline in his backpack, walked to the rooftop railing, grabbed the edge, stepped on the protruding eaves of the building's exterior wall, and slid down one floor after another.

He moved swiftly and decisively, reaching the fourth floor in the blink of an eye.

Yan Zhen and Lin Yu peeked out from the rooftop, watching his every move.

Jing Chen stood firmly on the narrow eaves of the fourth floor with almost no effort, and began to repeat his old trick, making noise to attract the attention of the zombies downstairs, then spraying gasoline on the zombies and setting them on fire—a series of actions completed in one go.

“He’s very skilled,” Lin Yu said in a low voice. “Why doesn’t someone as talented as him join the military?”

Yan Zhen glanced at Lin Yu: "I guess everyone has their own ambitions."

The zombies on the street below were set on fire and scattered, attracting other zombies who were unaware of what was happening to follow them. In less than five minutes, more than half of the zombies on the street had been lured away.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the team, fully armed, rushed downstairs and ran towards the flight base as fast as they could.

Yan Zhen and Lin Yu took the lead, having to race against the zombies that rushed over upon hearing the commotion, and also cutting down zombies to clear a path. With a gun in one hand and a sharp, small axe in the other, Yan Zhen's attack speed was so fast that his hands were almost blurring out afterimages.

Fortunately, apart from Lin Yu and the incapacitated technician Lao Zhang, the others participating in this mission were all from the shelter. Having cooperated many times before, their teamwork was excellent.

The team covered half a kilometer in nine minutes and reached the outside of the flight base.

In the distance, they could see the flight base, which was surrounded by a high iron fence covered with spikes. Zombies were everywhere, both inside and outside the base.

However, there weren't many zombies inside the wire mesh; there were only about twenty or thirty on the flight path.

Once you can get over the wire mesh into the base and deal with the zombies, the mission difficulty will be greatly reduced.

As Yan Zhen ran forward, he quickly searched for a way to climb over the iron fence. Lin Yu then said, "We can't force our way into the flight base. It's best to avoid the zombies and sneak in quietly."

Old Chen, carrying technician Old Zhang on his back, ran breathlessly but still asked, "Why?"

Lin Yu spoke quickly: "Forced entry could damage the runway and prevent planes from taking off. Suppressing fire would also attract nearby zombies. The outer iron netting has been exposed to sun and rain for six years. If a large number of zombies rush in, it might tear the iron netting. Once the runway is occupied by a large number of zombies, the problem will not be whether we can kill them, but how to clean up the corpses on the runway after we kill them."

"What should I do?"

"Let's find a place to hide first."

As soon as Lin Yu finished speaking, Yan Zhen caught a glimpse of a garbage station between the iron fences in front of him out of the corner of his eye.

The garbage station has two doors: the door facing the flight base is for the convenience of base staff to dispose of garbage, while the door facing out of the flight base is for the convenience of garbage collection.

The door facing outwards was open, and several skeletonized corpses lay scattered at the entrance. Yan Zhen made a quick decision: "Let's take shelter in the garbage dump for now."

Jing Chen was the first to rush to the garbage station. He quickly opened and closed the door to make sure it could be opened and closed properly before opening it again.

The group immediately slipped inside. After Jing Chen entered the hall, they slammed the door shut and used their bodies to block it.

The next moment, the relentless zombies slammed heavily against the door, causing the iron gate to creak and shake.

Others rushed forward to help hold the door open.

The zombies outside the door lost their target and quickly stopped banging on the door, but they did not leave. Instead, they wandered around outside like ghosts.

The door wasn't sturdy, and zombies could break in at any moment if they heard any noise.

Yan Zhen gestured for everyone to be quiet, quietly released his hand from the door, and turned to look at the garbage station.

Inside, besides a small amount of trash, there were several large wheeled trash cans.

Yan Zhen tiptoed to the door facing the flight base, gently opened it a crack, and peered through the gap to observe the situation at the flight base.

There were many zombies on the runway of the flight base. They were like earthbound spirits trapped here, wandering around the runway tirelessly day after day.

A zombie that was just over ten meters away suddenly turned around and looked toward the garbage dump, perhaps because it smelled the scent of living people.

Yan Zhen met its gaze through his night-vision goggles and his heart skipped a beat.

She didn't panic. As the zombie slowly approached, she quietly closed the door.

With his back against the door, Yan Zhen quickly racked his brains for a solution.

The aircraft is parked in the fourth hangar at the base, which is at least 800 meters away from the garbage station.

To get there, you have to cross the runway.

How can they get into the hangar without alerting the zombies on the runway?

In fact, with their current firepower, it wouldn't be difficult to deal with those twenty or thirty zombies on the runway.

But as Lin Yu said, firing at zombies in an open-air flight base would inevitably attract the attention of zombies outside the base.

Once these zombies begin to concentrate their attack on the air base, the barbed wire may not be able to stop them.

In addition, the corpses of the zombies that have been killed are lying across the runway, which will hinder the planes from taking off. It is wise to not fire or disturb them.

Just as Yan Zhen was brainstorming, Old Chen suddenly hissed and gasped.

His voice was very soft, but it was especially noticeable in the quiet garbage station, and everyone immediately looked up at him.

Old Chen didn't dare to speak, and gently put Technician Old Zhang down from his back.

Two repairmen rushed over to help him up, and only after Old Zhang lay flat on the ground did Yan Zhen realize that his chest was soaked in blood.

The wound that had been barely stopped reopened during his run tonight, and the massive blood loss made his breathing very weak.

Moreover, a faint smell of blood permeated the garbage dump.

Once the smell of blood wafts out, it will definitely attract zombies.

Yan Zhen glanced at the garbage station, immediately opened one of the garbage cans, and whispered, "Quick, put him in there."

The group worked together to put Lao Zhang into the trash can. Just as Lao Chen was about to close the lid, Yan Zhen suddenly stopped him.

She has a solution.

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