The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse
Chapter 232 - 228 Unleash Yourself

Chapter 232: Chapter 228 Unleash Yourself

If they couldn’t even pass safely through a zone controlled by a band of rebel forces, it would be better to just head back home. This was indeed what Gao Yuan was thinking.

Furthermore, the solution to the situation was indeed very simple: as long as the other side didn’t want to perish together, then they could naturally pass safely. It was just that, to prevent the other side from making a stupid mistake due to ignorance, Gao Yuan had no choice but to take the major hostage.

"Don’t be afraid, I definitely won’t choose to die together with you, because we have very important matters to attend to. Besides, I’d advise you to move your camp further from the city, because zombies have far keener hearing than you’d imagine."

Gao Yuan always held a hand grenade in his hand, while the gun had been handed over to Zhao Qiang. From time to time, Gao Yuan would nonchalantly toss the grenade between his hands.

His hand was starting to feel sore from holding it for so long.

The vehicles made their way back and forth through the villages, traversing narrow paths without knowing how far they had detoured, until Zhao Qiang spoke through the walkie-talkie, "Check the map, confirm our position."

Soon, Li Yang replied through the walkie-talkie, "We are now to the northwest of Almaty. If we continue another five kilometers, we can turn onto the main road. Over."

Zhao Qiang nodded towards Gao Yuan, who then smiled and said, "Good, let’s talk about it after getting on the main road."

The vehicle continued to drive until it turned from a small road onto a wide main road.

The major being held hostage was almost collapsing. Gao Yuan patted his shoulder and placed the already pulled hand grenade into the major’s hand, saying, "Keep it as a souvenir. Remember, don’t shoot and don’t let the grenade explode. We’re still too close to the city, and if you let it go off, a whole lot of zombies will come rushing over."

After saying this, Gao Yuan pulled open the car door and got out, while Zhao Qiang even left the rifle that Gao Yuan had taken in the vehicle as he got out.

Gao Yuan and his team were not short on ammunition, and the AK74 was of 5.45mm caliber; carrying around such a rifle was pointless.

Gao Yuan exited the sedan and climbed into the SUV, and Zhao Qiang also joined him in the SUV. Then, the two vehicles immediately started and headed west along the highway.

Of course, they still maintained the necessary vigilance, but there was no movement from the sedan they left behind, and the few vehicles that had been trailing far behind immediately rushed over and stopped behind the white sedan.

Yet no one shot at them, and no one attempted to pursue Gao Yuan and his convoy.

Not until the vehicles behind them had disappeared from view did Zhao Qiang, who had been watching from the rear window, finally breathe a sigh of relief and say, "We’re clear, they didn’t follow."

The car was still quiet when Zhao Qiang, after holding back for a while, finally said, "Don’t do that again next time, it’s too risky."

The driver, Li Jingang, asked, "How’d you pull that off?"

Gao Yuan said cheerily, "I didn’t really do much, just suddenly took control of the rebel leader so they didn’t dare to shoot, then after they accepted the situation, they just escorted us out of their territory."

Zhao Qiang said, "Weren’t you afraid he’d get desperate?"

"I’m not worried. Since they’ve managed to survive until now, I don’t believe he’d have the courage to die with us. Besides, even if they coveted our supplies, what we have is merely a drop in the bucket for an army of thousands. How could the major starve? Why should he risk his life over the supplies of just over a dozen people? Even if our truck was full, it wouldn’t be worth it."

Gao Yuan looked back and continued, "I originally wanted you guys to go first and then I’d follow you, but I didn’t see the need later on. They only had four vehicles in total; how many people can they carry? They do have a few tanks and armored vehicles, but they move much slower than us. So, when I saw the situation, I figured we might as well just stick together."

Zhao Qiang let out a breath and said, "Your planning is meticulous."

"It’s okay, just some common sense. The most important part was being able to control their leader. If the major didn’t confront us, then I’d have had no other tricks. Ah, speaking of which, I forgot to ask the major’s name."

Zhao Qiang said indifferently, "He’s just a side story we encountered on the road, why ask for his name? Let’s go, our aim today is to get past Bishkek."

Xinghe said lazily, "How much farther do we have?"

"How much farther?"

Gao Yuan also asked Zhao Qiang, because he too was unaware of the distance remaining. After some thought, Zhao Qiang replied, "The total distance left is about ten thousand kilometers."

At this, Xinghe leaned back into the seat and took a deep breath, saying, "It’s just torture, I miss the days when we could fly."

"Be content. Long-distance driving is tiring, but it’s better than if you were riding a bicycle. If we were biking, we wouldn’t even have left the country yet."

After finishing, Gao Yuan took out the map and looked at it for a moment before saying, "According to the map, we can bypass Bishkek, and then the next big city is Tashkent, which we can also bypass. Where do we go after that? Straight to Persia?"

"No, we’ll make full use of Turkmen’s road network and head straight to the Caspian Sea, and then from there, we’ll turn towards Persia."

Gao Yuan didn’t want to keep looking at the map. After all, they had only traveled a small portion of it, and the destination was still far away.

Zhao Qiang sighed softly, "However, up next we’ll be facing a real test."

"Oh? How so?"

Zhao Qiang pointed at the map in Gao Yuan’s hand, "From Guisui to Almaty, most of the way has been uninhabited areas, and even if there are people, they are few and far between. But from now on, the roads we must take pass through much more densely populated areas, so of course it’s going to be tough."

Where there are people, there are roads; there’s no need for roads where no one lives. This wasn’t so obvious in Shenzhou, but once out of the country, in less developed nations, this became very apparent.

To stick to the highways meant passing through numerous towns and markets. To pass through as smoothly as they had in uninhabited areas was practically impossible.

Gao Yuan thought for a bit and declared, "If God stands in our way, we’ll kill God; if demons block us, we’ll slay demons. Let’s go!"

Zhao Qiang couldn’t help but say, "Why do I get the feeling that ever since you’ve been abroad, you’ve become a different person? Back home, you weren’t this... ostentatious. I’ve seen your file, you’re a low-key person."

Gao Yuan laughed heartily, "Back home? At the base, who did I deal with every day? Nothing but high-ranking officers. Who could I be extravagant with? My goodness, I was surrounded by major generals and lieutenant generals, I couldn’t even count the number of brigadier generals. I had to keep a low profile."

After taking a deep breath, Gao Yuan said with a satisfied expression, "Now it’s different. We’re abroad, everything’s relaxed, and most importantly, I’m the team leader. Now it’s like the sky’s the limit and the sea’s the bound, I’m not who I once was, I am now me liberated!"