The radiation intensity at the edge of the crater was 4950tt.
Er Pang felt comfortable and shook its fur.
Suddenly, it discovered Zhang Chen lying on the ground.
He was covered head to toe in energy-gathering armor.
The armor's eye sockets were two holes.
From a distance, one couldn't even see eyelids.
Just a patch of darkness.
It was as if the entire energy-gathering armor encased an empty shell, with nothing inside.
Wooo...
Er Pang felt something was wrong.
It hurried towards Zhang Chen's body.
But after a few steps, it stopped.
Er Pang could feel the terrifying radiation power ahead.
Appropriate radiation could accelerate its growth.
But excessive radiation was something even it couldn't withstand!
It paced anxiously within its tolerance limit, emitting a series of mournful whimpers.
"Hmm, Brother Er Pang, what are you doing?"
Xiao Bai was awakened by Er Pang's cries.
Sitting on the dirt mounds surrounding the crater, she watched Er Pang curiously.
Woof!
Er Pang anxiously planted its hind legs and raised its front paws.
It made a lunging motion.
"You want to go find Dad, but you're scared, aren't you?"
Xiao Bai asked.
Woof~
Er Pang trotted towards Xiao Bai.
Then it grabbed her collar and dragged her forcefully back into the dense forest.
Although Er Pang was worried about Zhang Chen, it still remembered its mission to take care of Xiao Bai and Xu Ruina.
In fact, it didn't know that after its nap, Xiao Bai had fully adapted to the radiation environment.
She could even enter highly radioactive areas for short periods and return safely!
"You mean Dad is sleeping and I shouldn't wake him up, right?"
"I understand, then I'll wait until tomorrow to call him!"
Xiao Bai said, clapping her hands.
Er Pang didn't understand what Xiao Bai was saying.
Regardless, it decided to stay by Xiao Bai's side, resolutely completing the task Zhang Chen had assigned.
The next day.
Xiao Bai was awakened by thunder.
The sky was overcast, dark and heavy, with no sign of the sun.
She didn't know if it was morning or noon.
Muffled thunder rumbled from the clouds.
It was deafening.
"Is it going to rain?"
"Ah, Dad!"
Xiao Bai had watched cartoons.
She knew that when it rained, one had to go home to shelter from the rain and shouldn't get wet.
Seeing the dark clouds and hearing the thunder.
It was just like in the cartoons, she knew it was going to rain.
So she sprang up suddenly.
Like an arrow released from a bow, she shot forward a long distance in an instant.
Before Er Pang could react, she had already jumped into the crater and rushed to Zhang Chen's side.
Then she hoisted Zhang Chen's body, and with a sudden exertion.
In a few leaps, she was back at the edge of the dense forest.
Woof, woof~
Er Pang cried out anxiously twice.
"I know, I know, Brother Er Pang!"
"It's just that I was afraid Dad would catch a cold!"
"We need to shelter from the rain!"
Xiao Bai placed the unconscious Zhang Chen and the cold Xu Ruina onto the enlarged Er Pang.
She also jumped on.
And ran off in another direction.
Xiao Bai didn't know the way, nor did she have a mini-map.
She had nothing, relying entirely on instinct.
Wherever the dark clouds were coming from, she led Er Pang in the opposite direction.
She ran wildly, not knowing how far.
Xiao Bai held Zhang Chen and Xu Ruina tightly with both hands.
Fearing they would fall off.
If they fell off along the way, finding them again would be harder than climbing to heaven.
Because Xiao Bai hadn't bothered to remember the escape route.
She had no memory of where she had passed.
She ran like this until noon.
The dark clouds then changed direction and rumbled away into the distance.
At this point, Er Pang's stomach growled.
Xiao Bai also touched her own shrunken stomach, feeling a bit hungry.
But she had been too rushed when she ran, she had completely forgotten to bring food.
"I'm so hungry..."
Xiao Bai said with a dejected face.
Woof!
Er Pang tilted its head and sniffed the air.
Suddenly, it barked excitedly.
"What? Did you find something good to eat?"
Xiao Bai asked.
Er Pang naturally wouldn't answer, but the droplets of saliva falling from its mouth already provided the answer.
"Let's go, let's go eat, Brother Er Pang!"
Er Pang leaped and then ran towards the deeper part of the street...
At the intersection of Central Street and East Yu Road in Xilin City.
Dong Tiejun led two teams, a total of over twenty survivors, ambushing in the corners along the roadside.
Silently, they advanced towards the three Lurkers in the center of the intersection.
The "Tough Leather" dropped by the Lurkers was an important material for the "Tough Leather Armor."
Tough Leather Armor: Lightweight, can be transformed into ordinary clothing styles through the "Clothing Master Skill," can immunize against damage from ordinary zombies, and offers good resistance against slashing damage and piercing attacks. The effect is particularly significant when worn by Awakened individuals!
Dong Tiejun was a former soldier and the leader of the Fox Hunter survivor camp.
His current strength was Awakened Stage 2.
The entire camp consisted of combat personnel, with no non-combatants.
His current goal was to equip everyone in the camp with "Tough Leather Armor."
This would directly elevate the camp's combat capabilities to a new level.
Their survival ability in the apocalypse would also be stronger.
Three Lurkers were the combat limit their camp could withstand.
"I'll go first and directly engage the Lurker near the car. Old Wang, you lead your men to distract the Lurker at the street corner!"
"Li Li, you seize the opportunity to ambush the last Lurker from behind. You must strike true in one blow, and this will greatly reduce the pressure on our other two teams!"
"Understood!"
"Received!"
Dong Tiejun directly issued the combat orders in the regional chat channel.
He wasn't afraid of others seeing it, because the specific location of the squad couldn't be deduced from these orders.
Once they engaged, they wouldn't be able to talk in the chat channel anymore.
At that point, they would have to rely on shouting.
Previously, Zhang Chen, at Awakened Level 1, could barely kill a Lurker. The primary reason was his dual talents, which significantly boosted all his attributes compared to a single talent.
Coupled with the enhancement from his Tang blade.
Dong Tiejun's current strength was roughly equivalent to Zhang Chen's Awakened Level 1.
He had to be cautious when dealing with such monsters.
"Alright, commence combat!"
Dong Tiejun issued the final command in the regional channel.
Then, he quickly charged towards the nearest Lurker.
Simultaneously, Old Wang and Li Li also began their actions.
However...
As Old Wang turned the corner, his shoe sole stepped on broken glass.
Creeeak...
This sound immediately alerted the three Lurkers.
However, at this moment, Dong Tiejun had already silently charged forward.
What was supposed to be an ambush.
Turned into a one-on-three battle.
Old Wang couldn't reach the designated spot in time to create a distraction.
Li Li couldn't possibly launch a surprise attack from behind.
Dong Tiejun, leaping into the air, felt his heart sink. This was it!