Chapter 1133 - 1121: Old Xu Rescue Plan (19)

Chapter 1133: Chapter 1121: Old Xu Rescue Plan (19)

Damn it!

When it rains, it pours. How could Tang Xiaoquan have known that their team was having a streak of bad luck in this world? Whatever they feared, heaven would give them.

Sure enough, while worried about the sound equipment, three more control panels on the table went dark, leaving only two functioning.

Why haven’t they come out yet!?

Staring at the unmoving street outside the entrance, Tang Xiaoquan was truly anxious.

He couldn’t care about anything else at the moment. Quickly pressing the hand-held radio button, he harshly asked in a high-pitched voice, "Hu! What’s going on? Why is there still no movement inside!?"

This is a problem, a big problem!

Hu Xiaodong was sitting in the car, frowning, watching the inside of the hall. He was equally worried about the situation inside.

So when Tang Xiaoquan’s question came through the radio, his first thought was that something bad had happened.

"They haven’t come out yet; I’m not really sure of the specifics!" Responding first to the young man’s question, Hu Xiaodong quickly asked, "Has something happened, Quan? Your tone sounds off!!"

"The sound sources have been mostly destroyed by zombies. Currently, there are only two working according to the control panel. Hurry and tell Old Xu to move quickly!"

At this moment, Tang Xiaoquan couldn’t care less about seniority or identity. He desperately raised his voice and shouted.

Hu Xiaodong, who had been focused on the hall, only then noticed the significant reduction in noise from afar. The most fundamental point was, the noise previously could completely cover the van’s engine, but now...

"I know! I’m trying!"

Unknowingly, the sweat from his palms soaked the radio’s casing, but before Tang Xiaoquan could take a breath, another signal on the control panel went dark.

How could this happen...

Not caring about anything else, Tang Xiaoquan quickly raised his binoculars to look over at Kanghui Mansion.

Now, it was practically a gathering point for zombies; the entire street was densely blocked by them.

But as each sound device got damaged, the originally unstoppable zombie army hesitated.

Especially after the van’s engine suddenly roared, some zombies began to stop and watch.

This was really bad. If the zombie tide changed direction, then Old Xu’s situation...

This feeling of overseeing everything but being helpless was really terrible!

Tang Xiaoquan couldn’t control the situation; he couldn’t urge any further, just watched the developments with wide eyes.

Hu Xiaodong glanced at the rear-view mirror, where Huo Yuankai was fighting zombies with a Tang Blade.

They had "howled" and drawn attention along the way, disturbing the zombies by the roadside.

Earlier, due to their speed, the cursed creatures couldn’t catch up.

Now that the van had stopped, no matter how slow they were, they would come over eventually.

Originally, Hu Xiaodong didn’t think much of it, thinking: how large could the hall be, how many zombies could be inside? Just pick up the people and leave, no need to worry about the zombies behind.

But now it seemed, actions in the apocalypse really couldn’t be careless.

Look, the zombies that were ignored before, now gathered one by one, looking like they were forming quite a large group.

Seems like Huo Yuankai couldn’t be counted on; with no other choice, Hu Xiaodong opened the door and jumped out.

Clearly, at such a crucial moment, the driver leaving the car was highly unwise.

The car was fundamental to their escape; if something happened to it now, the situation would truly be...

But at the moment, what other choice did Hu Xiaodong have?

The team members who came with them: Huo Yuankai was guarding the car, Wei Dazhuang and Hua Biao were inside the building.

The only one left with mobility was Hu Xiaodong himself.

Since that’s the case... Hu Xiaodong decisively jumped from the car, pulled out a cleaver, and shouted to Huo Yuankai at the rear, "Huo! Keep watch here! I’m going inside to see what’s taking them so long!"

"Mm-mm, uh-uh!" Upon hearing this, Huo Yuankai gestured with his hand.

Without understanding hand signals, how could Hu Xiaodong know what Huo Yuankai meant? Moreover, he had no time to interpret the man’s gestures now.

In short, leaving those words behind, Hu Xiaodong, ignoring what ideas Huo Yuankai might have, ran towards the hall carrying his cleaver.

Huo Yuankai certainly understood Hu Xiaodong’s instructions, but being left alone made him unsure of the situation.

He wasn’t afraid of being surrounded by zombies, truthfully speaking, he didn’t consider the zombies on the street as a threat.

As long as he had the Tang Blade in hand, Huo Yuankai was confident of taking on a hundred foes.

Besides, this rescue was about his son’s life; as a parent, even if it meant sacrificing his own life, he would willingly and unhesitatingly do it.

However, with their team members abandoning the car like this, he did feel that Hu Xiaodong and the team weren’t very reliable.

But now that everyone had left, any thoughts he had were meaningless.

Like a turkey on a high perch with no way out.

Hu Xiaodong rushed into the hall, immediately hearing the clattering of blades against zombies.

Following the sounds, he found Wei Dazhuang wielding his twin blades in full swing, while Duan Chengwu was handling his cleaver expertly.

"Hua, Dazhuang! Haven’t seen Old Xu yet?"

The noise from behind caused Wei and Hua to turn around simultaneously, "Hu! Why did you come in!"

Seeing that Hu Xiaodong was the one entering, Hua Biao froze in surprise. Clearly shocked by the latter’s appearance.

No time for much explanation, Hu Xiaodong scanned the ground, noticing only a few zombies lying on the hall floor.

This surprised him somewhat, thinking: Just these few zombies, and it’s taking so long?

But in truth, it wasn’t that Wei Dazhuang and Hua Biao delayed.

Imagine Wei Dazhuang delaying might be understandable, but why would Hua Biao hold them up?

To rescue his company commander as soon as possible, he had almost fallen out with Hu Xiaodong and Tang Xiaoquan.

So the real reason was on Hu Xiaodong and Tang Xiaoquan themselves.

It wasn’t that time was delayed; they felt time had passed long due to their anxious and tense state.

This phenomenon is aptly described by the idiom "Day feels like a year"!

"Day feels like a year," describing how a day feels as long as a year.

Will a day truly feel as long as a year? The answer is no.

The root cause of this illusion is the disturbance of the mind.

From a psychological perspective, people under jealousy, tension, and anxiety experience time-flying syndrome.

"You haven’t encountered Old Xu yet?"

"No! Why did you run into the hall? If you’re inside, what’s going on outside!?" Wei Dazhuang repeated Hua Biao’s question.

Hu Xiaodong took a deep breath: "Don’t worry about the outside, Huo is keeping an eye on it. Our priority is to quickly find Old Xu and Lei Tong. Xiao Tang just informed us there’s only one sound source left, if we don’t hurry and retreat, the zombies are likely to swarm in!"