<h1>Chapter 259</h1>


    The ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????other teams were also systematically clearing out the zombies in their respective areas.0


    As they worked, a hint of darkness appeared on the horizon.0


    The teams that finished their tasks first split into two groups.0


    One group went to assist the other teams that hadn’t yetpleted their tasks.0


    The other group went to areas that had been overlooked earlier.0


    Finally, before the sky turnedpletely dark, almost all the zombies in the county town had been cleared out.0


    Of course, there might still be a few stragglers.0


    But with nightfall, it wasn’t safe to continue, so everyone decided to conduct a thorough search first thing in the morning.0


    After resting, they found a rtively clean street and cleared out the zombies there.0


    A water-based ability user rinsed the street briefly.0


    A fire-based ability user then dried it quickly with mes.0


    After that, they sealed off both ends of the street.0


    Some people were tasked with setting up tents.0


    Others were responsible for starting a fire and cooking.0


    Those who had nothing to do gathered in small groups to chat.0


    The deste county town was suddenly filled with the warmth of life.0


    “Huh, where are the people from the Northern Base?” Nie Yizhou suddenly asked, puzzled during the conversation.0


    Yun Xiaoxiao and the others then realized that Bai Hongting and Bai Ruo were indeed missing.0


    Jiang Huai happened to pass by and replied, “The daughter of Base Leader Bai is in poor health, so they left early.”0


    When the teams were being divided, Bai Hongting and his group had descended from a helicopter, saying they wanted to help.0


    Bai Ruo had then directly joined Jiang Huai’s team.0


    At that time, the teams had already been formed.0


    Since their numbers were small, they went along with it.0


    But halfway through, Bai Ruo said she had lost the medicine she carried with her.0


    Everyone searched for a while but couldn’t find it.0


    It seemed Bai Ruo had a heart condition and needed the medicine to control it in critical moments.0


    So, Bai Hongting exined the situation to Jiang Huai and left with his people.0


    “Base Leader Bai said that upon returning, he would gather the bases in the north tounch a joint zombie eradication n.0


    He would also contact the Eastern, Southern, and Central Bases to persuade them to join in,” Jiang Huai said, visibly excited.0


    After all, even if they managed to kill all the zombies in the entire western region,0


    if the other regions took no action, they would still be at significant risk.0


    As everyone knew, the poption density in Hua Country decreased from east to west.0


    The western region was vast and sparsely popted, making it the least densely popted area.0


    If the other regions didn’t act, there was a high chance thatrge numbers of zombies could migrate westward.0


    So, it would be ideal if the other bases could join forces.0


    Yun Xiaoxiao didn’t feel much about Bai Hongting’s departure.0


    To her, Bai Hongting was just a respectable elder with both strength and grace.0


    In fact, she quite admired him.0


    However, his daughter really soured the impression.0


    At the same time.0


    On a mountain near Danhong County.0


    A group of people stood at the entrance of a cave, gazing at the flickering lights in the county town below.0


    “Look, those people are actually cooking and making fires in the town! Aren’t they afraid of attracting zombies?” a somewhat cute-looking boy eximed in surprise.0


    “With the way they went at it this afternoon, they probably killed most of the zombies,” another boy, who looked almost identical to the first, said casually with his arms crossed.0


    The two boys appeared to be around seventeen or eighteen years old.0


    At first nce, they looked like they were cast from the same mold, making it hard to tell them apart.0


    But upon closer inspection, while both had youthful, boyish faces,0


    the first boy had clear, innocent eyes,0


    while the second had a more serious demeanor, like a little old man despite his age.0


    “Killed most of them? I doubt it,” the first boy said skeptically.0


    He turned to a middle-aged woman beside him.0


    “Aunt Long, do you think they really could’ve killed all the zombies in our town?”0


    Aunt Long gazed thoughtfully at the glowing lights in the distance.0


    “It’s hard to say.”0


    Earlier that afternoon, when those people attacked the bridge, they had noticed them.0


    The zombies had been deliberately lured onto the bridge by them.0


    Their n was to draw most of the zombies away from the town.0


    That way, they would have a better chance of scavenging for supplies in the town.0


    The weather was getting colder.0


    Their clothes were too thin, and they needed to find warmer ones in the town.0


    They were in a remote area.0


    Going outside would mean a long journey, and there were even more zombies out there.0


    That would be an unwise decision.0


    So, the best option was to lure the zombies away from the town.0


    If they were lucky, the zombies would either move away from the town along the bridge or fall into the ravine and be swept away by the swift river.0


    If luck wasn’t on their side and the zombies remained on the bridge,0


    they could still take a chance if the number of zombies in the town decreased.0


    However, halfway through their n, they noticed a long convoy and helicopters heading their way.0


    Everyone quickly retreated to the mountain to hide.0


    This was the apocalypse; they couldn’t be sure if the neers were friend or foe.0


    They didn’t dare take the risk.0


    Back on the mountain, they kept a close eye on the group.0


    To their surprise, those people didn’t seem afraid of the zombies—it was as if they hade specifically for them.0


    Even with thousands of zombies on the bridge, they charged forward fearlessly.0


    What was even more terrifying was that they managed to wipe out all the zombies!0


    They were shocked to realize just how powerful those people were.0


    The dazzling array of strange abilities left them utterly stunned.0


    Although some of their own group had developed bizarre abilities after the apocalypse,0


    none of them had the same destructive power as those people.0


    Later, they saw the group head straight into the town.0


    They knew exactly how many zombies were in the town.0


    Just as they thought the group was walking to their doom,0


    they watched as the neers split into several teams and systematically moved through the town’s streets.0


    Clearly, they hade prepared.0


    Due to their vantage point, they could only vaguely see that the group was fighting the zombies in the town.0


    But it wasn’t clear who was winning or losing.0


    That is, until the fires lit up in the darkness.0


    “What if they took all the thick clothes in town?” the more serious of the twin boys frowned, worried.0


    Aunt Long sighed, “There’s nothing we can do. We’re no match for them.0


    Let’s get some rest and not overthink it.0


    If ites to it, we’ll just have to search further away.”0N?v(el)B\\jnn


    The twin boys exchanged a nce but said nothing more.0


    The group then headed back into the cave.