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Chapter 496 - 172: Yang Dong of the Great Wall is Unfilial

Chapter 496: Chapter 172: Yang Dong of the Great Wall is Unfilial

Among the three students, Zhao Qianhui, also known as Old Zhao, was quite familiar with Li. He was Li Changhe’s desk mate and was also teleported here. There was a certain fate between them.

Li Changhe recognized the faces of the other two students but couldn’t recall their names, probably because they were from another class. This was the exact reason why they shouldn’t skip classes.

Along with them was Liu Tao, a member of the 19th squad of Great Wall Special Forces, who had a strong and agile body and was on alert after quickly standing up.

After making sure the surroundings were safe, he looked at the four lost-looking students and his heart weighed down.

As a member of the special squad, he had seen many Abnormalities and had an exceptionally strong ability to cope with sudden situations.

However, only he and his teammate might find it challenging to ensure the safety of the four students.

Seeing the pale faces of the students, Liu Tao sighed in his heart, thinking of them as children.

They should be living carefree lives, enjoying their youth, but now they found themselves caught in the middle of an Abnormal Incident.

He took a few steps closer to them and reassured them, "The situation is not beyond hope. You must believe that we can protect you. Can any of you tell me where we are now?"

Perhaps Liu Tao’s words of confidence made the students feel a little better.

"If we walk four or five kilometers in that direction, we can leave the northern shore," one student said after a moment of hesitation, pointing to a nearby road, "If there were vehicles available, we could leave within fifteen minutes. However, the earlier evacuation might have caused traffic jams."

Liu Tao couldn’t help but take a closer look at the student, as he clearly had a good impression of him.

Though he appeared tall and thin, he had excellent stamina.

During the previous fast evacuation, when others were gasping for breath, he was able to help look after the infirm civilians.

Of course, the primary reason was that he talked quite a bit.

How could he not be impressed by someone who started asking if an Abnormal match had ever been to college the moment they met?

"Good, it’s not too far away," Liu Tao felt relieved.

The other special force member tried to contact nearby teammates through the radio inside his tactical helmet, but all he heard was static.

"The communications have been disrupted. There’s no way to gather members."

"We can only evacuate them first," Liu Tao thought, then asked the students, "Can you still run?"

The only girl among the four students, with a baby face, shook her head with a pale face and trembling voice, "I... can’t walk anymore."

She had exhausted the little strength she had after abandoning the vehicles and walking. After tripping earlier, she couldn’t even stand steadily.

She looked fearful, worried that Liu Tao would abandon her. After all, anyone could see that the current northern shore was extremely dangerous, and she could be a hindrance to the evacuation.

"I’ll carry you," Liu Tao assured them without dwelling on their thoughts and quickly said to the others, "Hurry up, don’t delay. Let’s leave here immediately."

Then he turned to Li Changhe, "Can you lead the way?"

Li Changhe nodded, steadying Old Zhao’s trembling legs, and headed down the alley.

Liu Tao carried the girl, and another student followed closely behind.

The other special force member guarded the rear of the group.

As they moved through the alleys, Li Changhe was quite familiar with the area. As the Working Emperor, he didn’t want to waste time on his way to work. He had thoroughly memorized the routes near the workplaces, which would shorten the travel time.

He didn’t expect it to come in handy this time.

"Old Li, once we’re out of here, I’ll definitely treat you to a meal. You can choose the hotel," Old Zhao was deeply touched as Li Changhe dragged him along. In such a chaotic situation, he still took Zhao with him, like a true brother!

He whispered, "When our monitor disappeared, I really thought I was going to die here too."

"Don’t jinx it!" Li Changhe didn’t expect Old Zhao would remember tonight’s events after the fact, and the dinner would most likely be out of the question. He replied, "What’s the difference between what you said and ’I’ll go home and get married after this battle’?"

Old Zhao thought about it and agreed. After being silent for a while, he asked again, "Old Li, do you think our monitor and the others will come back? They just vanished right in front of our eyes...."

Li Changhe thought to himself that, naturally, the Great Wall would try to save them.

However, whether the monitor and the others could hold out until then was something no one could guarantee. So, he remained silent.

"We will bring them back." Liu Tao, who was following them, joined in, "We’ll do our best!"

Seeing Liu Tao’s response, Old Zhao’s spirits lifted, and he asked, "Soldier, is that Little Match Girl the same one from Andersen’s fairy tale?"

"Maybe. Some Abnormalities appear in familiar forms to people. Or, to put it another way... it’s because of people’s perception of them that we see them in such a state." To prevent the students from being too anxious, Liu Tao revealed some information. After all, once evacuated, they would not retain their memories of the incident.

"Abnormalities, huh..." Old Zhao murmured, feeling like his ordinary life had finally touched the truth of the world. It turned out that there really were Abnormalities and forces specifically dedicated to combating them in this world.

Everyone had once dreamed of wandering the world wielding a sword, being a Land Sword Immortal who could command thousands of swords.

Some might call this childish, but hasn’t everyone gone through that phase?

It was the most innocent fantasy that everyone had entertained, and there was no need to blame anyone for it.

Although still trembling, Old Zhao excitedly asked, "So, soldier, is your special force dedicated to dealing with these Abnormalities?"

"You can call me Liu Tao, and yes, that’s right. We are indeed a force dedicated to dealing with such things," Liu Tao replied with a smile, "Why, would you like to join us? You can too."

"I can?" Old Zhao’s face lit up with joy.

"But, you need to improve your physical fitness, right?" Liu Tao laughed, "You can’t be struggling to walk with just this distance."

"Don’t worry, Liu. I’ll join a gym once we’re out of here! Let’s exchange contact information after we leave?"

"Alright, keep going for now."

In reality, this was still putting it nicely, as special force members are selected from the best of the best.

Brother Dong was originally supposed to be a member of the special force until he became a [Player], which prevented him from being assigned to a special force.

Liu Tao was comforting the students at the moment. However, speaking of recruiting people...

He glanced at Li Changhe’s back, thinking that the young man’s stamina and mentality were excellent. He hadn’t panicked until now.

His face was just a little pale.

If this guy were to go through training, he would probably be able to join.

Well, that’s what the various division leaders thought too.

Especially after learning from Chen Guang that Li Changhe had become a Champion Level player, they insisted that leaving such a talent in Hidden Pile would be a waste, and Li would be better off joining their division.

When Yang Dong found out, he sneered without responding.

He thought, whoever wants him can have him, just bear the consequences.