Chapter 5: Breakthrough

Victory is worth dying for!

Zhang Heng looked on in confusion as he gazed at the quiet and peaceful town in the distance. Unable to contain himself any longer, he turned to Wang Guangzheng, the guard beside him, and said, "What is wrong with them? Why aren't they driving into this town? After all this time, we've finally come across an intact town; let's go find something to eat and drink. Aren't you all hungry?"

However, the reality was not as dire as Wang Guangzheng had imagined. Before long, Yao Yuan returned to the original location with the other team members. They did not find any traps in the town, nor were there any bacterial residues or a large number of corpses. In fact, after searching the town, Yao Yuan came across a fast-food restaurant. Once he finished searching the restaurant and stepped outside, he found himself returning to a state of normalcy from his alert condition.

Running several hundred meters away, Yao Yuan saw a panting man beside a bunker. This man had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and was exceptionally robust. His chest and abdomen were covered in a large amount of blood, and it appeared that he had undergone a simple bandaging. However, due to excessive blood loss, he had already fallen into a coma at that moment, or perhaps he had died.

Fortunately, it is a relief that although Hawaii, like China, has also fallen into madness and chaos, the airport has not suffered too much damage. At least the fuel is still usable. It is precisely for this reason that everyone took some time before arriving in the United States

In this manner, with hardly any turbulence, the group traveled by vehicle towards the outer suburbs. This area was quite different from the city; although there were various abandoned vehicles on the highway, the road was wide and the number of abandoned vehicles was relatively few. Their speed of travel even exceeded previous expectations. Departing in the early morning, by evening, they had already arrived at the final stop, a small town.

This group, represented by Yao Yuan, has flown in from China. They spent more than a day and a night in the air, and in fact, they made a stop in Hawaii along the way, as the aircraft they were on was not a large plane capable of crossing the Pacific Ocean; they needed to refuel and attend to other matters there

Wang Guangzheng, however, did not look back; he fixed his gaze on the spot where Yao Yuan had disappeared and said: "This town is peculiar; we cannot enter for the time being. Let's wait for Captain Yao to send back information before proceeding..."

The entire team had already dispersed, each member being exceedingly cautious. Li Haiyun, along with another person, took the lead as scouts to forge ahead in search. Within half a minute, a sharp eagle's cry suddenly rang out from the front, causing everyone to freeze momentarily and aim their weapons in that direction. However, the sound from that area soon transformed from the eagle's cry into that of a quail. Without hesitation, Yao Yuan rushed towards the source of the sound.

The food in this fast food restaurant has completely rotted, and it has been at least two months since anyone last came here. In other words, the people of this small town may have been relocated over two months ago, likely due to its proximity to that secret base. In order to launch the spacecraft without being detected by the outside world, it is possible that the entire town's population was relocated.

One person nearby quickly took out a large map from a package, and several others gathered around to examine it closely. After quite some time, everyone stood up, and that person carefully put the map away.

As a Black Star

The person at the forefront is a man who appears to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. He is holding an instrument and is carefully examining something. After a considerable amount of time, he finally said: "We are already very close. If we head east from here, we can reach it in about two days. Where is the map? https://www.hetushu.com.com?"

Regardless of the circumstances, they finally arrived at their destination smoothly. After leaving the airport, the group followed the blocks and the surrounding small villa residential areas, soon finding enough vehicles. In fact, this airport is also located in a suburban area, where there are still quite a few Americans living among these villas. However, upon seeing Yao Yuan and the others, they all quietly hid away. Although they were mostly armed, how could they possibly compare to Yao Yuan and his companions? They were equipped with standard special operations weapons, including sniper rifles, heavy machine guns, and various grenades hanging from their bodies. It was clear at a glance that they were not ordinary soldiers, and these American civilians were not foolish enough to attack them.

The specific situation should be as such. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that the people here have been secretly eliminated, but that has nothing to do with us anymore. Let's go, cross the town, and reach that secret base as soon as possible. I always have a feeling of trepidation, as if there are still some difficulties awaiting us there.

Yao Yuan's brow twitched; he recognized this person. This was the captain of the Longxing Special Forces, and also one of his old adversaries. He immediately took a bottle of mineral water from the package and squeezed several mouthfuls of water down the man's throat. The man coughed a few times, then slowly opened his eyes in a daze. He stared blankly at Yao Yuan, and it took a while before his eyes finally focused.

Zhang Heng's complexion was still somewhat pale, and he instinctively replied, "What is the reason?"

Yao Yuan reacted swiftly, suddenly leaping out of the car window. As he spoke, he cautiously rushed to a nearby corpse, reaching out to feel something on it, then picked up some blood and sniffed it. After a few seconds, once the entire team had fully entered their state, he carefully approached one of the spherical machines resembling a book to examine it.

Yao, Yao Yuan? How did you end up here? This is America... Oh, I see, you also received information about this place from the higher-ups, right? That's right, there is indeed a spaceship here, the last one, but it's truly tragic. They clearly wanted to eliminate us. This base is under martial law, completely sealed off, the codes have all been replaced, and even the intelligent robots have been activated. My team has been wiped out. Hahaha, we fought hard for them, did so many unspeakable things, and in the end, we were still betrayed and purged. Hahaha, Yao Yuan, I will be waiting for you underground, you guys are the dark stars...

This is a small town filled with the flavor of America, not large in size and with a small population. However, what perplexes everyone is that there is not a single resident here, not even a corpse. The entire town is eerily quiet, showing no signs of being vandalized or damaged. Remarkably, this town has been preserved in an exceptionally intact state, which appears... It looks downright chilling, as if one has suddenly arrived in a ghost town.

Yao Yuan's heart skipped a beat; he was unsure of what had happened. He immediately led the group to disembark outside the town, then made several hand gestures to the others. He took the lead with two scouts, stealthily advancing into the town. Following them, Ying and another man crouched on the highest point of the vehicle, positioning their sniper rifles to aim ahead, while the other team members dispersed in various directions.

Wang Guangzheng turned around and glared fiercely at Zhang Heng. What annoyed him even more was Zhang Heng's colorful hair. This glare frightened Zhang Heng, causing him to take a few steps back and sit down on the ground. Just as he looked like he was about to cry, he curled his lip and disdainfully said: "Do you think this is such a simple matter? Who in the world doesn't know that the Earth will be destroyed in eight months? Those powerful elites have already fled, and the remaining populace lacks both the scientific technology and the time to build spaceships. The only possible outcome is destruction. In such circumstances, who wouldn't fall into madness? I fear only a very few would. In this town, at the very least, there should be at least ten thousand people, right? I refuse to believe that all ten thousand are among that very few."

Caution! Eagle, prepare for sniping. Li Haiyun and I will come. Wang Guangzheng will lead the team to disperse for vigilance. Hei Tie, be ready to provide barrage cover at any time

Moreover, the people here have completely disappeared; they are not still living in the town. What do you think could possibly lead to such a situation occurring

Zhang Heng was stunned, and after a long while, his face grew increasingly pale. Words like cleansing, massacre, or trap were simply inconceivable to an ordinary young man like him, who could even be considered a useless petty hoodlum. He was completely at a loss for words.

The entire team had a simple dinner in the small town, and without resting, they continued to drive forward, heading towards the coordinates. After several hours on the highway, they veered onto a road adjacent to a military checkpoint. Of course, there were no soldiers present at this military checkpoint. Thus, around three o'clock in the morning, the team arrived at a deep valley, an area not shown on any map. In fact, according to the American maps carried by the group, this should have been a void mountainous region, yet at this moment, what they saw was a small valley.

Let us go, we may need to pass through a town along the way. First, let's find a vehicle at https://www.hetushu.com. We aim to reach the base, fortress, or some other location within two days. The leader waved his hand and took the lead towards the airport exit

At dawn, a medium-sized aircraft landed at an airport in a city in Tennessee, USA. From it emerged a dozen solemn soldiers, along with a young man whose head was adorned with a colorful array of patterns, trembling uncontrollably.

All the others, except for Zhang Heng, were shouting loudly, and then, following closely behind Yao Yuan, they charged straight towards the dark entrance of the base!

Cleaning, slaughter, migration, or... this town is nothing but a trap

As the convoy of people reached the final checkpoint, a sight before them caused everyone's nerves to tense up sharply. The concrete ground ahead was marked by signs of explosions and bullet impacts, with several corpses and remnants of circular machines lying there. Judging by the freshness of the bodies, they appeared to have been left there within the last one or two days

Yao Yuan gazed deeply at his unblinking old adversary, sighed softly, and gently closed his eyes. He then stood up and said: "Everyone prepare, check your weapons, equip your ammunition, and also have Zhang Heng get ready. Provide him with the laptop and those hacking tools. We are about to storm this secret base..."

Yao Yuan wiped his mouth and said after eating the canned food he found in the town

The man was first taken aback, then he roared with laughter as he spoke. However, his voice grew increasingly subdued, and after only a few words, he could no longer withstand the excessive blood loss and the prolonged lack of treatment, ultimately succumbing to death amidst his roaring.

Zhang Heng was even more perplexed, and he asked with greater curiosity: "Why is it strange? It is very peaceful here. You are not afraid of a place filled with dead bodies, so why be afraid here? Perhaps the residents here have already evacuated ahead of time."