Chapter 9: The Summons

  At this time, Zhou Yue was just in the middle of an alley, and going forward would lead to the highway out of the city, while going backward would be the residential area he had escaped from earlier. At both ends before and behind him, two evil spirit teams were gathering, and it seemed like he was about to be surrounded.

  At this time, Zhou Yue couldn't help but feel grateful that he had previously added all 4 free points to Agility, otherwise it would have been really difficult for him to escape at this moment!

  Taking a deep breath, Zhou Yue didn't dare to slack off, and with both feet simultaneously exerting force, he charged towards the evil spirit squad in front of him at a speed far surpassing his usual pace, covering those tens of meters in an instant.

  At this time, the evil spirit squad naturally discovered Zhou Yue, but they had not yet formally gathered together, so their formation was a bit scattered. However, for Zhou Yue, it was already enough, because even with the addition of the Heavenly Master's Blessing Halo, his agility attribute was still 2 points higher than those evil spirits!

  At this moment, Zhou Yue felt as if he was flying, not only extremely fast but also extremely reactive. With a flash of his body, he dodged the interception of two evil spirits while sprinting at high speed and charged into the center of the group of evil spirits. However, at this time, he suddenly threw the wooden shield in his left hand forward, blocking the attacks of at least three evil spirits. After that, his speed increased again, and he narrowly rushed past them.

  The remaining five evil spirits had not yet gathered and were unable to pose a threat to Zhou Yue, and they escaped the encirclement in a flash.

  However, at this time, Zhou Yue suddenly felt that her legs were a bit weak, apparently because the rapid dodge and sprint had consumed a lot of physical strength.

  At this time, Zhou Yue didn't dare to stop, and almost rushed out of the alley like a madman. Fortunately, at this time, although there were many car accidents on this main road, with thick smoke rolling in, it was not completely blocked. Many survivors fled outside the city in a panic, like ants, among whom some evil spirits were killing indiscriminately behind them, and the cries of agony and calls for help filled the air!

  For this tragic scene, Zhou Yue just took a glance and vetoed the idea of taking advantage of the chaos to kill those evil spirits, because most of the evil spirits that appeared at this moment were shrouded in the Heavenly Master's Protection Ring, and most of them launched attacks in small teams. Although they didn't know how to cooperate, it was no longer something that a few people could handle alone, let alone him being by himself.

  Breathing a sigh of relief as they escaped the city, Zhou Yue turned back to look and discovered that those evil spirit teams didn't seem to be pursuing them relentlessly. Instead, they stopped at the edge of the city district and then intercepted and killed the survivors who were escaping from the city.

  This scene made Fang Ruo's back run cold with sweat, and he really hadn't expected that the difference between these evil spirits before and after being controlled by the Yellow Turbans would be so great!

  "What a pity! I'm still one step too slow. If only I had known, I should have worked hard to make up for the 200 evil spirits. Once I reach level 3, dealing with these evil spirit teams will be much easier." With this thought in mind, Zhou Yue didn't stop at all and continued moving forward along the highway. According to his knowledge, three kilometers ahead was a bustling town called Qiao Tou, which had a railway passing through it and a small station. He needed to rush there now. If there were evil spirits infected with the plague, he could continue killing them; if not, he also needed to gather information to see what the government was doing. Most importantly, he still needed to get another wooden shield, as he had lost the previous one in Pingfang District."

  Following the crowd to Qiaotou Town, Zhou Yue found that there were indeed many survivors who escaped, but most of them were level 0 or level 1, and very few had leveled up to level 2. He looked around for a long time before finding only three or four people who had reached level 2. From this, it seemed that the first wave of plague brought by Zhang Jue was not so severe after all, and many people had escaped, but there were definitely more people hiding in buildings waiting for the military to rescue them.

  However, Zhou Yue knew that rescue might not arrive in a short period of time. The intense gunfire and explosions that had been echoing through the city center had become sparse, which meant that Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turban Army had largely annihilated the military and police forces in the area. With the addition of those evil spirit teams gathering together, from this moment on, the entire Red Mountain City would gradually turn into a purgatory.

  At this time, a rumbling sound came from the distant sky, and then two helicopters appeared in everyone's line of sight. One helicopter flew towards the city center, while the other helicopter had a voice coming from a loudspeaker.

  "Fellow citizens of Chishan City, I am Liu Hailin, Deputy Director of the Propaganda Department of Chishan City. I am here to announce the latest disaster news. Currently, the downtown area of Chishan City has been breached, but the surrounding six districts and counties and many rural towns have not been affected by the disaster. The municipal government of Chishan City has safely relocated to Ning County and has launched defense and rescue operations. Please proceed to Ning County or other districts for assembly, where corresponding relief measures will be provided, and the People's Army will protect your life safety!"

  The helicopter flew towards the city of Chishan after circling around, it's unknown whether it was for propaganda or to rescue some important figures. The many survivors on the ground were relieved, they had thought it was the end of the world earlier. It turned out that everything was normal in the surrounding counties and rural areas, which was good. Many people started thinking about going to their relatives' homes in the countryside, but more people continued to head towards Qiaotou Town because Ning County is only 35 kilometers away from Qiaotou Town and has a railway passing through it. To take refuge, naturally, they would still go to Ning County, after all, the government had made Ning County a temporary office location.

  Zhou Yue also slightly put his mind at ease, his hometown was in a very distant outer province, but it was in the countryside, and it should be safe.

  The distance of three kilometers is not very far, and soon Zhou Yue followed the crowd to the outside of Qiaotou Town. There is a big bridge here, which is the passage in and out of Qiaotou Town, and the name of Qiaotou Town comes from this. At this moment, on this end of the bridge, it was extremely crowded, with at least thousands of people being stuck here, and becoming increasingly chaotic as more survivors arrived.

  At the bridgehead, there were about two rows of armed soldiers and police officers maintaining order. Two heavy machine guns were set up at a high point on the big bridge, next to which was a loudspeaker continuously broadcasting various temporary disciplines, such as not allowing fighting, smashing, looting, burning, murder, arson, etc., with severe punishment for violators.

  Everyone's various weapons in their hands were confiscated and a ticket was issued. With this ticket, they could go to Ning County from the Qiaotou Town railway station to receive relief.

  Although the scene was chaotic, since the yellow turban army and evil spirits never broke out of Red Mountain City, apart from a few people, the remaining survivors basically accepted this collection. After all, the weapons in their hands were nothing more than kitchen knives and iron clubs.

  However, Zhou Yue was in a dilemma. What could he do? He certainly wouldn't hand over the axe in his hands. In some sense, the power of this axe was almost comparable to that of a rifle.

  So Zhou Yue quickly decided not to enter the Bridge Head Town, in case those soldiers wanted to confiscate his hatchet, he would have no way to resist, after all, he could not withstand bullets.

  As he thought, he retreated to the back, but Zhou Yue had forgotten one thing. Now everyone could see each other's level and attributes. If it were in the past, he would have slipped away from these thousands of people without anyone noticing. But at this moment, his 2nd-level attribute was as bright as a light bulb in the dark night. He had just squeezed out of the crowd when he found that five soldiers had blocked his way forward. Obviously, he had been noticed long ago.

  At this moment, Zhou Yuetian thought of running as far as he could, but looking at the five soldiers with black gun muzzles in their hands, he still chose to stand still. Compared to having his chopper confiscated, he cherished his own life more.

  The one who seemed to be the captain of the group smiled slightly, walked up and looked at Zhou Yue for a few moments before giving a crisp salute. "Comrade, hello," he said coldly. "According to the 12th temporary order from the Red Mountain City government, you have been drafted into service. From this moment on, you will enjoy the privileges of being a soldier, but if you desert in battle, you will also enjoy the privilege of being executed on the spot. Please follow me!"

  Zhou Yue was stunned for two or three seconds before he came back to his senses. However, in his heart, he let out a sigh of relief. It's okay if he's being requisitioned, as long as they don't confiscate his hatchet, everything will be fine.

  Following the lieutenant, Zhou Yue only discovered that it wasn't just him who was summoned. On the side of the road, there were three survivors who had leveled up to 2. It seemed that the government and military reacted quickly, grasping the current situation in a few hours and taking corresponding measures at the fastest speed. What made him feel strange was that all the soldiers and police he saw earlier were level 0. Did they not kill those evil spirits?