This is already the fifth day since Lv Bai came to this world.
All that's visible are dense, chaotic trees, most of which are not particularly tall, with crooked branches.
Beneath his feet is a one-person-wide dirt path. To be precise, it's hardly a road, more like a passage formed by occasional travelers.
It's basically a typical stretch of wilderness.
The afternoon sun filters through the branches, casting its light on decayed and rotting stumps, a sight that is not at all pleasant but rather unsettling.
As for why Lv Bai came to this place, that takes us back to the location information released an hour ago.
Previously, he had been searching for Death Fighters based on location information. Although it wasn't very efficient, there was no better way.
However, from the location information released in the recent rounds, he noticed something rather strange.
A considerable number of Death Fighters seem to be gathering towards a specific place.
If he hadn't been keeping an eye on the location information, he might have missed it.
This is very peculiar.
What is it about that place that's attracting the Death Fighters?
Having reached this conclusion, there's nothing more to say.
Even if there's nothing there, just seeing the cluster of over thirty red dots in that area was enough for Lv Bai to join the excitement.
However, being unfamiliar with the city and having forgotten to take a map from the department store,
he decided to take the shortest straight-line path to that area.
Who would have known that after leaving the urban area, the scenery would become increasingly barren, without a single hint of an urban fringe?
"It seems the straight-line distance is still about five or six kilometers, behind this mountain?"
Lv Bai looked up at the large mountain ahead, pursing his somewhat dry lips.
In the plains, five to six kilometers, or even fifty to sixty kilometers, wouldn't have been a challenge at full speed for Lv Bai.
But the mountain path is different.
Anyone who's hiked through the mountain forest knows, don't be fooled by this short distance, you might not finish it even in a day.
Not to mention the possibility of falling, which could be fatal.
Fortunately, Lv Bai's physical condition could hardly be considered average, so with some speed, he should make it before sunset.
Of course, walking this sparsely populated road does have some benefits; at least there's no worry of zombies suddenly jumping out.
Lv Bai continued along the narrow path deeper into the forest, and the surroundings became increasingly cold and quiet.
When he finally reached the summit, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
In fact, upon reaching the summit, there was no need to look far; as long as his eyes were fine, he knew what the situation attracting the Death Fighters was.
At the corner of two large mountains, there was a massive military base.
It could even be called a fortress without exaggeration.
A road extended from the main gate of the base, with a tunnel piercing the mountain, connecting the base to the outside world.
In the watchtowers surrounding the base, soldiers fully armed were on guard.
Outside the tightly closed gates, several dozen soldiers stood guard.
In front of these soldiers, at least a thousand civilians queued for inspection, seemingly to confirm they were not infected before being allowed to enter this military base.
As for the base's training grounds, they were covered with military tents.
From high above, it appeared quite spectacular.
During this time, vehicles could occasionally be seen emerging from the tunnel, apparently survivors escaping from the city.
Lv Bai felt somewhat bewildered, and upon witnessing this scene, he vaguely recalled hearing a mention of it on the radio.
[Local residents, please proceed to the outskirts to take refuge, ensuring your safety...]
However, due to the influence of zombie flicks from the past life, he didn't take it seriously.
So, you really can take refuge here.
"Stereotypes are not good."
In reality, this situation is a normal development.
Film and TV need to create a doomsday atmosphere to highlight the protagonists' struggle for survival, which reality doesn't require.
The fact is, once the military has passed the initial chaos, even with just a couple hundred people, they'd have no major issue clearing out a city with hundreds of thousands of people.
After the Maxim gun appeared on the stage of history, traditional dense charging lost its significance.
TV shows and games weakened the lethality of firearms, and flesh and blood are far more fragile than people think.
Understand that a 7.62mm bullet causes excessive damage to the human body.
When it hits, it first creates a hole at the point of entry, and at the point of exit, it leaves a wound larger than a fist.
Without exaggeration, no known carbon-based lifeform, including dinosaurs, can withstand a 7.62mm bullet without injury.
Furthermore, the conventional heavy machine gun fires bullets of 12.7mm and 14.5mm calibers, which are basically torso separators for humans.
Zombies, even the outrageously strong most bizarre ones Lv Bai had seen, still fall under the category of carbon-based lifeforms.
The army, when facing a horde of zombies, might find it even easier than facing an equivalent number of humans.
After all, zombies don't turn and run.
However, this situation isn't exactly favorable for Lv Bai.
He stood at the mountain top observing for a while, roughly estimating that the military base, at this point, had tens of thousands of people.
Throwing in dozens of Death Fighters would barely even cause a ripple.
The main issue is that even if Lv Bai figures out which ones in the crowd are Death Fighters, taking action openly wouldn't be easy.
But since he's already here…
Feeling a bit of a headache, he rubbed his temples, hesitated for a moment but eventually started down the path toward the military base.
...
"Halt!"
On top of the wall, a soldier in camouflage aimed his gun at Lv Bai.
The sidewall of the military base was at least ten meters high, made of reinforced concrete, unquestionably solid.
After a brief observation and not seeing any obvious wounds on Lv Bai, the soldier gestured with his gun towards the gate: "Go queue for inspection."
"Okay."
Lv Bai nodded obediently; he had originally intended to sneak in over the wall.
Thinking to himself, "Even such a remote area is guarded, the base's personnel must be more plentiful than I imagined, such a strong defense, I suppose no Death Fighter dares to kill inside here. In a way, it's a safe zone?"
Lv Bai pondered, blending into the crowd.
Anyway, with more than a thousand civilians waiting outside for inspection, blending in wouldn't make him stand out.
Two rows of tent-constructed inspection points divided the queue into two lines.
Under the frequent need to maintain order, the passing speed of the queues wasn't what you'd call fast.
Lv Bai glanced around, noting that the surrounding people didn't seem in good spirits, some even had clothes stained with blood.
These folks making it here alive were probably not done easily.