Natural Disasters Strikes: I stockpiled like crazy! - Chapter 121

Chapter 121: Escaping
It doesn’t take much wisdom to guess that if they don’t escape from here, they will be trapped.

Everyone scrambled towards the west side of the Plant Conservatory, squeezing through a small broken gate.

It leads to the half-hectare cacti and succulent greenhouse.

On the west side of the greenhouse was a bridge that is connected to Entrance number 1.

For those wearing heavy clothes, it was hard to run.

While for those wearing only a layer of warm clothes, their lungs were burning from the cold.

But with the looming danger that can befall any minute now, everyone didn’t mind the cold and only run the best they could.

The road was uneven with all the mud, debris, and snow.

This side was the most damaged out of all the places in the Plant Conservatory because it was near the mountain.

If they drove from here, the vehicles would flip over.

Nanzhi thought.

Wang Chul remembered a big problem: “But Boss Lin! We don’t have a jeep! How about you go first, and I’ll meet with you later? I’ll get the remaining jeep in the Maple Garden.”

“Don’t! Keep running to Entrance No. 1! We’ll take care of it!”

When Nanzhi and Lin Weihao managed to cross the frozen lake, they quickened their pace and turned right, disappearing into the mist.

“Brother Lin!”

“Sister Nan! Where are you going?”

Wang Chul had no choice but to take charge.

He told everyone to keep running.

Yu Baoyin was torn between following Sister Nan and running.

“Those two are not the type to be reckless. Don’t be distracted!” Feng Ran appeared on her side.

Yu Baoyin withdrew her stare from the right direction and ran ahead while helping Feng Ran.

Behind them were the survivors and the army.

“Mom, I’m glad you’re alive. I missed you so much.”

“Wife, I was really afraid of what happened last night. I thank the heavens and the ancestors that you’ve come back to my arms.”

“Wife, I thought I was going to be a widow. You don’t know how worried I was when you were gone.”

The men in between pants.

They couldn’t suppress the tears from the reunion.

Wang Chul was the first one to reach the entrance.

He peeled his eyes for any signs of wolves.

Once he deemed the surroundings safe, he signaled everyone to hurry up while looking around for Lin Weihao’s figure.

A few seconds later, he heard the sound of engines and the wheels from his left side.

Two Hummers towing two Jeep Wranglers entered his sight.

Lin Weihao and Lu Nanzhi jumped out of the drivers’ seats.

“Boss Lin, how did you find them? Those cars looked brand new.”

Lin Weihao didn’t answer his question and only urged him to have everyone climb on and leave immediately.

Wang Chul also knew it was not the right time for an unimportant question.

There is immense relief when everyone saw the cars.

Xuan Le only saw the rough outlines of the cars.

He turned around, calling his son, but nobody answered. “Xuan Yi, let’s board the same car. Xuan Yi, are you there? Xuan Yi?”

Hearing his call, the other survivors and soldiers looked around and told him Xuan Yi was nowhere to be seen.

What? Xuan Yi isn’t around?

No! My son!

Xuan Le became immediately worried and he called again.

Wang Chul divided the soldiers to accompany the civilians in each vehicle.

Lin Weihao told him about the two jeeps and the weapons they found on the trunks and returned them to him.

“Captain Wang, there is a problem!” One of the soldiers, who was helping Xuan Le escape, reported a problem to Wang Chul.

“My son! My son! He was just right behind me!” Xuan Le had broken down in tears.

Because his eyeglasses had fallen in the midst of running, he couldn’t see anything properly. The mist made it even harder.

He was certain Xuan Yi was following him behind when they exited the gate. He doesn’t know why his son had disappeared!

“Officer, my son! Please help my son! Xuan Yi is the only family I have left.” The soldier prevented Xuan Le from kneeling as there were glass shards everywhere.

Wang Chul rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming.

He had Xuan Le escorted to the cars.

But Xuan Le didn’t want to leave at all. Not without his son. “No, my son is still there! Let me get off! I won’t leave my son! My wife in the afterlife won’t forgive me!”

The noise Xuan Le was making was getting louder.

Nanzhi had to give him a sedative to calm him.

The soldiers carried the sleeping Xuan Le gently to the car.

Although Lin Weihao’s face was still as stagnant water, inside he was a little displeased.

That Xuan Yi is still a troublemaker, whether it’s in the past or in this life.

Yu Baoyin and Feng Ran wanted to stay with them.

But Nanzhi only passed them a bag full of guns and said, “We don’t know if there are wolves on your way to the military base. I will count on you to help others. Just remember what you practice before.”

Yu Baoyin pressed her lips before nodding. “Sister Nan, don’t die. I still like to celebrate Spring Festival with you.”

Nanzhi smiled lightly and watched Yu Baoyin get in the car.

“Brother Lin! You better come back alive and in one piece, okay! Or your mother will roast me alive!” Feng Ran said. His words may contain a bit of jest, but his eyes were stern unlike his usual self.

“Boss Lin, take care!”

“Brother Lin, be safe!”

“Brother Lin, we’ll see you later!”

Bingwen and Hei Qian also wished them safety.

“En.” Lin Weihao nodded.

Lu Nanzhi and Lin Weihao gave the cars one last look before running back to the Plant Conservatory.

…..

Xuan Yi hurriedly dragged the two large and heavy suitcases containing his important journals and research materials out of the seed vault.

As he was dragging them to the steps outside the vault door, Xuan Yi remembered the plum blossom crystal tree.

If he can bring the tree along too, then his research will have progress.

He went back inside the seed vault to search for anything that can be used as a shovel and a pot before running to the crystal tree.

However, before he can touch the tree, a large silver claw appeared, followed by a grey wolf head.

It’s snarling wide open, bigger than his head.

Xuan Yi’s heart skipped a beat.