Chapter 75: On the Road

As soon as the Transport Aircraft stopped, Lian Ruixue unbuckled her seatbelt and shouted, “Quick, quick, everyone move faster.”

The three team members responsible for the Type 09 Infantry Fighting Vehicle quickly unbuckled their seatbelts, took a few steps to reach the Infantry Fighting Vehicle, then opened the hatch on the driver’s cabin and climbed in. The other team members also had a clear division of labor; several climbed onto the Infantry Fighting Vehicle to remove the parachute straps, while others opened the locks securing the vehicle.

The hatch of the Transport Aircraft opened slowly, and blinding sunlight shone in.

Zhou Liming had never experienced this before. After unbuckling his seatbelt, he originally wanted to help, but he realized he had not learned these tasks, so he could only stand in a line with the others. After the hatch opened, under Lian Ruixue’s shouting, he carried his equipment and marched out.

The first Infantry Fighting Vehicle drove down quickly after the hatch opened, followed by the second and the third.

The entire unloading process was completed in just three minutes. Then, while the hatch of the Transport Aircraft was closing, the plane began to taxi on the highway amidst the huge roar of the engine.

The airflow jetting from the huge engine made Zhou Liming feel almost unsteady on his feet, blowing everyone’s clothes loudly. The power ful airflow even snapped some ornamental plants in the middle of the highway, and a nearby minivan was overturned by the airflow.

Moments later, the Il-76 Transport Aircraft soared into the sky, flying higher and higher…

“Everyone get on the vehicles, we are leaving here!”

For the three Infantry Fighting Vehicles, each with a crew of three and capable of carrying seven, they could not completely accommodate the thirty-five members of the X Squadron. But it did not matter; among the members, as many as nine possessed the ability to fly. Excluding the crews, this was enough to carry the other members with room to spare.

Of course, it was not necessary for the team members with flight abilities to use them. The interior of the Infantry Fighting Vehicle could not accommodate everyone, but there was no fear of having a few more people on the surface of the vehicle. In fact, Lian Ruixue’s arrangement was for the team members with flight abilities to stay outside the vehicle, while the others stayed inside.

Zhou Liming held an M99 12.7mm semi-automatic sniper rifle and sat on the front of the Infantry Fighting Vehicle, feeling the vibration as the vehicle moved.

In fact, the members of the X Squadron were also equipped with weapons, all of which were heavy weapons. For example, Qiao Bingsen, the weapon he used was actually an M134 rapid-fire machine gun. It was somewhat exaggerated; this aviation machine gun, which could usually only be fixed on ships or helicopters, was actually held in his arms, and he carried a box of machine gun bullets on his back. More people, like Zhou Liming, chose to use heavy sniper rifles.

During training at the base, the others did not have shooting subjects, only Zhou Liming did. At that time, in the huge arsenal, although Zhou Liming liked the Rotary Machine Gun very much, he finally chose the M99 12.7mm semi-automatic sniper rifle for no other reason than its killing power, which was most suitable for dealing with Fierce Beasts.

The people in X Squadron all possessed Fierce Beast Form abilities, but this did not mean they would use them all the time; sometimes, weapons became a means to solve problems.

During training, when using this kind of heavy sniper rifle, no stand was needed, nor did it need to be fixed. It was very natural to treat it as an ordinary rifle, lift it up directly, and shoot. More importantly, Zhou Liming discovered that his senses did not need a scope to naturally capture the target point and hit it.

Perhaps to outsiders, the recoil of a heavy sniper rifle made it impossible to shoot while holding or carrying it. But do not forget that the people in the X Squadron were all Human-shaped Fierce Beasts. Under the Fierce Beast Gene modification, without needing to enter the Fierce Beast Form, they could overturn cars weighing one or two tons with their bare hands. The recoil of a heavy sniper rifle seemed negligible under this kind of power and was completely within the bearing and control range of their arms.

Although he had only trained in shooting for three days, Zhou Liming’s shooting ability was now not inferior to world-class sniper aces at all.

This was not relying on technique, but on sensory ability, a kind of innate ability.

It was only a few minutes’ flight from here to Yue B City, but for the Infantry Fighting Vehicle with a top speed of 100 kilometers per hour, it would take another half hour to reach the Meilin Checkpoint of Yue B City. In fact, this area already belonged to the scope of Yue B City, and the highway almost passed through the town.

Sitting on the front of the vehicle, the town seen was abnormally quiet. On the streets, apart from some garbage, there were cars parked in a messy way.

The noon sun spilled onto the streets, and the wind blew from time to time, rolling up papers on the ground.

Sitting together with Zhou Liming was a man about thirty years old; what he was holding was a JS 12.7mm sniper rifle. He carried a large backpack on his back, but it was unknown what was inside. He was also looking around curiously, but in his eyes, apart from admiring the prosperity here, there was more vigilance.

“Hello! Zhou Liming,” Zhou Liming said politely. In fact, during his time in the X Squadron, he only knew a few people.

The other party nodded, then grinned and stroked the JS sniper rifle in his hand, saying, “Type M99, hmm, a very good sniper rifle. Chen Yejun.”

Through the brief conversation, the two also got to know each other. It was rare for someone to be willing to talk to him, so Zhou Liming was a bit excited and said, “Can I call you Brother Chen?” Chen Yejun smiled and nodded, saying indifferently, “Actually, there are quite a few people in the Squadron who are cold on the outside and cold on the inside, but there are also people who are cold on the outside and warm on the inside. The reason you are being left out is mainly because everyone is digesting the change of possessing the Fierce Beast Gene and also has to get familiar with the use of their abilities.”

Zhou Liming nodded and said, “I can understand this.”

Chen Yejun said, “To be honest, I am still very curious about you. You came in as a wild card, and you are the only one in our Squadron.” The danger of Fierce Beast modification was such that only two or three out of ten people could finally make it through. Chen Yejun was glad that he was lucky, but he could not figure out how Zhou Liming possessed the Fierce Beast Form.

Actually, regarding possessing the primitive Fierce Beast Gene, Zhou Liming had not told anyone. In the hospital, Ren Zhigang had asked, but Zhou Liming did not say at that time. Now that Chen Yejun asked, Zhou Liming just smiled and said, “I think, in the future, I definitely won’t be the only one who came in as a wild card. The world is so big, there will always be many things happening that are beyond our expectations.”

Chen Yejun was not a talkative person, and being able to say this much was already rare and precious. Hearing Zhou Liming’s answer, he grinned and checked the sniper rifle in his hand again.

Facing the fact that all the team members in the Squadron had dull personalities, Zhou Liming was also used to it. He did not check his gun like the others, but looked around again. Arriving here, they should have entered the area outside the Meilin Checkpoint of Yue B City. What appeared on the highway was not endless buildings, but passing through several mountain ridges.

This area was not too far from Meilin Checkpoint, and there were quite a few abandoned cars on the highway, which had already affected the passage of the Infantry Fighting Vehicle.

Right in front of them, they were about to reach the toll station, and the road was finally blocked.

The characteristic of Yue B City was that there were many tractor-trailers. The culprit blocking the highway right now was a tractor-trailer. Under its chassis was a Porsche Cayenne that had been crushed to the point of deformation. Inside the deformed car, some dried-up objects made people feel a bit nauseous, but there was no smell; more than a month’s time had long turned them dried meat under the sun.

Looking at the scene, there were many cars rear-ended behind, which showed how sudden and tragic this accident was amidst the chaos at that time.

However, the complexity of the matter did not lie with this road-blocking tractor-trailer, but inside the toll station, where several Multi-legged Insect Beasts were looking toward the Infantry Fighting Vehicle. They occasionally opened their exaggerated large mouths, then quickly disappeared amidst the “rustling” crawling sounds, and their characteristic “chirping” sounds could be faintly heard.

Lian Ruixue’s brows were knit together as she looked at the place where the Multi-legged Insect Beasts disappeared. After retracting her gaze, she waved her hand and said, “Move the tractor-trailer away.”

Several team members who had been sitting on the Infantry Fighting Vehicle jumped out of the vehicle upon receiving the order.