One of the enemy men, seeing Yu An about to attack the ship, his voice changed: "Don't touch the ship! If you do, we'll all die!"
Yu An placed one hand on the cabin while holding up a gun with the other.
He stared intently at the speaker and asked, "What's on the ship? What did you load onto the ship?!"
The man paused for two seconds, then evasively said, "We've loaded our weapons."
Yu An did not believe it.
Yu An pressed, "Where's A10?"
The man seemed surprised that he had overheard his conversation, and his expression turned rather unpleasant.
Under Yu An's scrutinizing gaze, the man slowly replied, "It's a weapon developed by A10. We need to load it onto the ship and transport it to the island."
The intense gunfire was forced to stop because Yu An was next to the boat.
These people seemed very afraid that Yu An would target the ships.
Upon seeing this, Yin Feng was about to emerge from behind cover when suddenly, a short man standing behind the man pulled the trigger on Yu An without warning.
"Bang--"
The bullet's velocity left an arc in the air.
Yu An leaned back and fell into the water. The dim night seemed to veil the water's surface with a layer of mist, and Yu An quickly disappeared without a trace.
Yin Feng suddenly remembered that Yu An had recently been on the island, and it seemed that something had happened at sea.
His eyes hardened, and he fired again.
Gunfire erupted again, and neither side came out on top.
A few minutes later, the man suddenly led the group onto the ship. Once aboard, he immediately pressed the ship's onboard communicator, whose voice was unusually loud—
"The ship is equipped with devastating weapons. If you continue to attack, the weapons will activate, and we, as well as the town behind us, will perish together."
The man's words finally made Yin Feng somewhat wary.
Protecting humanity is one of the principles they must adhere to at all times.
Just as the two sides were locked in a stalemate, Yu An had already grabbed onto the stern of the boat. After being submerged last time, Xie Chiyuan taught him to swim. At first, he used a blue swimming ring, but later, after the ring was removed, Yu An became a little fish that could swim incredibly fast, just as he had wished.
The little fish silently clung to the stern and slid onto the cabin.
The ship was neither too big nor too small. Yin Feng led the way, drawing everyone's attention, while Yu An secretly stole the crystals from behind.
"Whose people are you?"
Yin Feng coldly said, "Now that the infected are surging and the mutants are rampant, humanity is facing a grave crisis. At this critical juncture, are you still going to play the game of killing each other?!"
The man being questioned showed no remorse. He chuckled and replied, "Even without Xie Chiyuan, a second and a third Xie Chiyuan will appear among humanity."
"Before solving the problems of infected people and mutants, Xie Chiyuan's death won't have much of an impact."
"Besides, if it weren't for Yin Tan keeping him in check, would your West District really have been able to tolerate Xie Chiyuan?"
The last question ignited Yin Feng's anger.
Xie Chiyuan is fearless in the face of death for humanity; how could the Western District possibly not tolerate him!
"Don't try to sow discord in my life."
Yin Feng declared, "Even if I die here today, I will not let your plan succeed."
As they talked, Yu An finally reached the last cabin. The cabin was covered by a piece of cloth, similar to a curtain in a house.
Outside the curtain, there was a small stool, presumably someone was sitting on it keeping watch over what was happening inside.
But now that a fight has broken out, the people sitting on the stools have probably gone outside.
They were separated by only a curtain.
Yu An's heart was pounding. He both hoped that the child inside was his Xiao Shi and wished that his hopes would be dashed.
Those people outside didn't look like good people at all, and Yu An was afraid that her little ten would really fall into their hands.
"team leader."
Yu An took out the mini walkie-talkie he had brought with him, reported the situation, and asked, "Should I open the curtain now to take a look?"
Listening to the voice in his earphones, Yin Feng thought for a moment and then replied in a low voice, "Let's go in and take a look."
"Check inside for any destructive weapons. Be careful."
"yes."
Yu An took a deep breath. If it were before, he would have gone straight in. But now he was in the team; he had teammates and a captain.
After receiving permission from the captain, Yu An cautiously opened the curtain slightly to observe the interior.
However, he caught his breath after just one glance.
Sitting in the cabin were two neat rows of zombies. The zombies had their eyes closed and were wearing the same clothes. They were like clocks with alarms set, just waiting for the time to wake up.
Behind the zombie, there was a coffin.
The coffin was closed, so the inside could not be seen.
Yu An gently lowered the curtain and stepped back. Without hesitation, he briefly reported everything he had seen to Yin Feng.
Two rows of zombies.
Furthermore, according to Yu An's description, these zombies do not appear to be low-level zombies. If so many evolved zombies awaken at this time, the town behind them will likely face dire consequences.
Zombies, malicious humans, and unidentified objects in coffins—these dangers combined present a considerable challenge for them.
Almost instantly, Yin Feng made his decision.
He released the boats and left.
Meanwhile, Yin Feng sent Hou Ying to the town to inform everyone to hide and to bring back the mutant Duo Duo.
They're not going back to town.
They're going to follow these people!
There is no shortage of boats near the sea, and Yin Feng spotted the boats used by the townspeople as far as he could see.
Hou Ying received the instructions and left immediately.
"sail."
The man standing on the boat noticed Yin Feng's hesitation, so he ordered his men to sail the boat away.
His subordinate was clearly taken aback. He couldn't help but remind him, "Brother Zhen, according to the plan... aren't we not going to board the ship? There are still those things on board."
Their boat is equipped with automatic navigation, so they don't need to drive it themselves at all.
The man called Brother Zhen glared at him and hissed, "Stop talking nonsense! Just drive! If we get off the ship now, those guys on the other side will come and fight us to the death!"
In the battle just now, he could tell that his opponent was specially trained and not easy to deal with.
The ship sailed away.
Most of the people on the ship looked uneasy. Li Zhen stared sharply at one of them and said, "Go to the back cabin and keep an eye on things."
The person being watched trembled in the knees: "Brother Zhen, I've been watching them all before, shouldn't it be time for someone else to take over?"
Guarding a ship full of high-level zombies and coffins is a real test of mental fortitude.
"Go or die."
Li Zhen pointed the gun at him, his tone devoid of any emotion: "Which one do you choose?"
Forced at gunpoint, his unwilling subordinate still went to guard the cabin. When he came in, he wondered if he was seeing things, but he felt as if the curtain had moved slightly.
The cabin is sealed, so there could be no wind.
His subordinate rubbed his eyes, a chill running down his back despite the sweltering heat.
He pulled the small stool back a bit, not daring to get too close. But even though he was already sitting quite far back, he was still very scared.
And at this moment, behind the curtain.
On the far right of the two rows of tall, neatly arranged zombies, there was a small, bitter-smelling zombie that was shorter than a head when it sat down.
The little zombie mustered its courage and, after joining the formation, set its sights on the coffin behind it.
His real purpose was to open the coffin.
Shortly after the ship set sail, Hou Ying, who was responsible for relaying the message to the town, rushed back. He returned alone, without taking Duo Duo with him.
"Captain, I've already told everyone to hide, but Duoduo is missing."
"Grandpa Wang said that Duoduo had been sleeping in the small room, and he didn't know when Duoduo disappeared."
Hou Ying's words made Yin Feng's heart sink.
The other team members also looked grave. There are two possibilities for Duo Duo's disappearance: either he ran away on his own, or someone took him away.
The problem is, besides our own people, who would know that Duoduo is here!
"Let's go catch up with the ship in front first."
Yin Feng didn't care about anything else; he had already relayed the situation here to the island. But to ensure the town's safety, they needed to send the boat a little further away.
Time passed by, second by second.
The people on the ship were also keeping a close eye on their watches. Li Zhen calculated the time and deliberately lowered his voice: "We'll leave in twenty minutes."
"Leave Luo Zi here..."
"Keep an eye on him before he gets away."
Li Zhen made arrangements methodically. None of them went to check the back, so they were unaware that behind the cabin curtain, an extra little zombie had sneaked in and was struggling to pry open the coffin.
The coffin was very heavy.
Moreover, it's unclear what material it was made of, but the coffin was painted a very oppressive red, making it look eerie at first glance.
Yu An tried several times, but all ended in failure.
He leaned closer to the coffin and called out softly, "Little Ten."
He called many times, but no one responded. Even when he called "Chirp Chirp," there was no reaction.
Yu An felt a little more comforted. If it really was Xiao Shi inside, then he would definitely have made a sound when he heard him call out "Chirp Chirp".