The rescue operation in the Phoenix community hadn't been smooth sailing. The four of them had cleared four buildings, and except for Zhang Tao, who was not very talkative, the other three were tired but satisfied.
Currently, Yanqian's backpack had been upgraded to 35% by their efforts, a significant increase from its initial 7%!
Following this rescue team to collect crystal cores was truly exciting!
Even Li Yanqi thought so. If things continued at this rate, her backpack would complete its first upgrade in just a few days.
Zhanhao and his team had also lost five rescue team members during the mission. As a result, the faces of everyone present wore a gloomy expression.
At that moment, the four individuals who had finished collecting the crystal cores walked out of the second building.
"You guys don't need to go in that direction." Li Yanqi informed the rescue team members face to face. She had intended to come out and share this information with them.
"Why?" someone couldn't help asking.
"There are no more survivors in there. It would be a waste of your time to search," Li Yanqi replied.
Although the rescue team members had the option to continue searching and rescuing, it was clear that they were already exhausted.
They hadn't rested at all from the beginning. Even though they primarily used thermal weapons, several hours of search and rescue work took its toll.
Moreover, their numbers were dwindling.
"Let's continue searching and rescuing." Zhanhao glanced at Li Yanqian and proceeded inside with the rescue team.
"Don't be angry, everyone. It's our duty to search and rescue different floors. He's just that type of person." Zhang Jinhang explained somewhat embarrassedly as he passed by Zhanhao.
"It's okay," Li Yanqian wasn't angry at all. In fact, if Zhanhao had decided not to continue the search and rescue, she would have found it abnormal. After all, her ability was extraordinary. As a leader, one shouldn't simply listen to the opinions of passersby.
"This is the last building, and we've had a great harvest today." Gu Yao exclaimed excitedly.
"Shall we follow them inside?" Zhang Tao suggested. After all, this was the final building left, and by going in, they could save some time on future searches.
"Let's follow, but we shouldn't disturb them." Fu Ying agreed.
Seeing the four individuals enter, Zhanhao and the others didn't stop them, and the zombies in the corridor had already started rushing out.
With a few muffled noises, four or five zombies fell to the ground. The digging techniques of the group had become quite proficient, especially with the modified special tools that Fu Ying wielded. As long as they forcefully inserted them into the zombies' brains, they could extract the shiny objects hidden inside.
"Three on the second-floor stairwell and ten in the hallway." Li Yanqian informed Fu Ying and the others.
This had become their routine as they traversed multiple buildings. On each floor, Li Yanqian would warn them in advance about the locations of the zombies. Of course, the floors that hadn't been cleared usually had more zombies.
The rescue team members in front also heard the information.
Subconsciously, they proceeded to the second-floor stairwell to verify it for themselves.
As expected, there were three zombies there.
Similarly, there were indeed ten in the hallway on the second floor, and no survivors were found in any of the apartments.
"God." Chen Xiaochong whispered to Jiang Hongchang beside him.
"Sister, what about the third floor? What's the situation on the third floor?" Jiang Hongchang asked, trying to please.
"Five in the stairwell on the third floor and seven in the corridor." Li Yanqi answered before continuing to dig up crystal cores with her head lowered.
"See, it doesn't hurt to be with us. I told them they didn't have to come, but they wouldn't listen." Fuying fully trusted Li Yanqian. If it hadn't been for them reaping so many benefits, she might have argued with Zhanhao...
Once again, there were no survivors on the third floor. Li Yanqian had been right about the five in the stairwell and the seven in the corridor.
Apart from the silent Zhanhao, no one doubted Li Yanqian's early warnings anymore.
"Sister, what kind of power do you possess? Do you have advance knowledge?" Chen Xiaochong couldn't help but ask.
"It's not that. It's just a sense of danger. I can't explain it. After all, it's something I've never experienced before." Li Yanqi truthfully replied. She was still unfamiliar with her own ability and was actively studying its usage every day.
"Oh... In any case, it's amazing." Li Yanzhen didn't understand, and Chen Xiaochong understood even less.
However, with Li Li Yanqi intentional or unintentional guidance, they smoothly reached the ninth floor. Just as everyone was about to move forward, Li Yanqian stopped them.
"I don't know why, but there are two zombies in the wall. Please be careful." Li Yanqi warned. Were the zombies she sensed really inside the wall?
"In the wall?" Zhang Jinhang saw that Zhanhao had halted and listened, which put him at ease.
The stairwell was pitch black. The rescuers wore protective helmets with lights attached, but the ninth-floor corridor was indeed empty.
Just as everyone began to wonder if they had missed Li Yanqian's warning, a blade suddenly struck Zhang Jinhang's cheek and impaled itself in the wall.
Bang!
Roar!
The blade had pierced through an arm extending from the electrical distribution box. The zombie didn't show any signs of pain, but the hidden zombie inside let out a roar.
It was inside the distribution box!
Zhanhao and the others were shocked. The blade had directly pinned the zombie's arm to the wall!
Looking at the girl who had wielded the blade, her face bore a confident and calm smile. "I told you there was danger in the wall."
Zhanhao quickly dispatched the zombies in the two distribution boxes with a silencer. It seemed that both zombies, a male and a female, had sought refuge in the disaster but had unfortunately turned into zombies...
"Thank you." Zhanhao said to Li Yanqian. If it hadn't been for the blade nailing that hand, he would have been the first to be caught.
"You're welcome. As long as you don't mind us tagging along." Li Yanqi and Fu Ying said casually while continuing to extract crystal cores.
The entire floor had 16 apartments. Zhanhao led the rescue team to complete the search and rescue operation, but they didn't find any survivors inside.
Li Yanqi's earlier predictions had once again proved accurate.
"Do you really have no intention of joining us?" Zhang Jinhang stopped the four individuals as they walked toward the wall they had emerged from.
"No, we still have things to do. But you can tell us, where will you go tomorrow or what's the next task?" Li Yanqi tilted her head and asked. She felt that if she teamed up with them a few more times, she would be able to level up immediately.
"Tomorrow, we'll go to Xinliang Sub-district Office and Xinliang District Hospital." Zhanhao replied, surprising everyone.