Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 928 - 403: Fire Street_2

Chapter 928: Chapter 403: Fire Street_2

Lin Wu assassinated 18 zombies in ten minutes, yet the team barely advanced 100 meters. This was a 700-meter-long street and an inevitable path for the team. The four-lane road was like a chaotic junkyard, congested with various trucks and cars. The reason was a refrigerated truck lying across the end of the street—the force of the flood had failed to clear this barrier, resulting in a massive pile-up of vehicles. Consequently, human visibility was severely reduced, making it difficult to quickly spot potential dangers.

Lin Wu leaned against the warehouse and glanced inside, then signaled to the others: It’s unbeatable, forget about it.

Maya signaled for the team to move from the right to the left, but it was still no good—there were just as many zombies near the left warehouse.

Lin Wu pointed above: We can only go over the warehouse. The warehouse roof was triangular, designed to shield from the wind and rain, not to support people walking on it.

Xiao Rou vetoed Lin Wu’s suggestion. He told Lin Wu that the standard loading capacity for industrial plant roofs was 30-50 kilograms per square meter; even though a person’s two feet wouldn’t cover one square meter, every member of the team weighed over 50 kilograms. More troubling were the five large suitcases the team carried.

Previously if the land route wasn’t viable, they went by air; if that too was inaccessible, they would go through the sewers. But now, due to the flood, even the sewers were impassable. Even if the sewers were dry, they would be filled with a large amount of garbage. Let alone the sewers in the industrial area, which might contain untreated sewage likely to cause human poisoning.

Taking a detour would mean an extra two kilometers, and the road conditions wouldn’t be any better.

Lin Wu asked, "Shall we make a big move?"

"What big move?" Seeing the expression on Lin Wu’s face, Maya had a bad feeling.

Lin Wu said, "There are a bunch of cars here, lots of warehouses. We could set fire to this entire district."

Maya looked around: "The density of workshops and warehouses here is high—we might end up burning down several districts, and no one knows if there are explosives or toxic substances inside the factories and warehouses."

Lin Wu said, "Most of the plants have been soaked by floods, they’ve gained a BUFF."

Maya slapped Lin Wu on the shoulder. This industrial park contained an automobile factory, cotton processing plant, chemical plant, plastic products plant, and various gas storage tanks. The consequences of an actual fire were unthinkable.

Lin Wu egged on from the side: "This is the only way."

Maya consulted the other four, who made it clear that they would follow her decision. Lin Ma’s combat abilities and experience had already won their recognition. Maya said, "Let’s prepare makeshift gas masks first. Furthermore, I need to make it clear—if we really do encounter toxic gas, we’ll have to abandon the suitcases if necessary. Our target is the distribution center five kilometers to the west. Lin Wu, go strip off a pile of clothes; we need to make some bite-proof gear."

Maya needed a lot of materials: sawdust, charcoal, cotton, masks, mineral water bottles, etc. The team retreated 30 meters to search for garbage on the street. Xiao Rou found some firewood to ignite and produce charcoal. If there was wood and a small saw, naturally there would be sawdust. Lin Wu returned with a corpse’s clothes torn into strips.

Xiao Cai, Xiao Cao, and Xiao Rou were somewhat resistant to the bite-proof gear—after all, these were the personal items of zombies, some still stained with thick zombie blood and brain matter. Lin Wu asked, "Do you want your lover to live alone in the pain of losing you, or would you rather have him (or her) watch you become a zombie and end up killing you in tears?"

Love is courage. Of course, there’s also a hint of moral coercion: If you can’t even bear to wrap yourself in a corpse’s shroud, how can you claim to speak of love? In this day and age, when people have so much online exposure, who doesn’t know how to play this game?

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While the water-damaged cars couldn’t operate, they burned just as fiercely as new cars—in fact, new cars only had a pitiful amount of fuel. Once set alight, the fire spread to a neighboring cotton warehouse, which, in turn, ignited the adjacent workshop. Dawn caused trouble, and a spring breeze fanned the flames, growing fiercer by the minute.

The zombies were also quite pitiful as brainless creatures, compelled to rush towards the sound and into the fire, scurrying about after catching fire and serving as living torches.

"Go." Maya seized the opportunity to give the order.

Lin Wu led the way with the team close behind. An exploding car knocked Maya to the ground. Xiao Rou helped her up, and they continued rushing forward as black smoke quickly enveloped the street. Accompanied by a loud boom, chemicals in a warehouse exploded, sending flames and all manner of debris scattering in all directions. A car door landed just two meters away from Lin Wu’s side, prompting him to quicken his pace in fright.

All sorts of smaller items continuously fell from the sky. Lin Wu reached behind his neck and pulled out a flaming ball of cotton thread, cursing inwardly: Damn you, Maya, what the hell are you burning? Did you even ask for my opinion? Yes, I suggested setting a fire, but I never agreed to actually do it.

"Lin Wu."

"Here."

"Xiao Cai is missing." Maya caught up and said.

Lin Wu handed the suitcase to Maya and looked at the smoke-choked street: "You guys keep moving." After saying this, he turned and ran towards the street; Xiao Cao and Maya held onto Xiao Rou and continued to advance.

Maya informed Lin Wu, and Lin Wu went back, not just because of his special status—he had the ability to hold his breath for two minutes. With a makeshift gas mask, he could take a gamble.

Visibility on the street was very low; black smoke and flames billowed out of warehouses, and ashes continuously fell from above. Following the same route back to the street, Lin Wu found Xiao Cai collapsed on the ground, unconscious. Seeing that Xiao Cai’s gas mask was lost, Lin Wu removed his own and put it on Xiao Cai. Then, he hoisted Xiao Cai onto his back and started walking forward.

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