Chapter 750 (1/2)
Chapter 750: Grave Situation
Translator: Udeze Editor: Udeze
On the deck of the liner, Hu Zhenfeng and the others’ eyes turned saucer when they saw that Tang Xiu and his men easily jumped six-plus meters away. The world’s long jump record was 8.95 meters, but it was achieved through the inertia of a full sprint run-up. Although the deck was only six-plus meters away from the shore, they looked very relaxed to jump over without a run-up. What they did was simply beyond Hu Zhenfeng’s imagination.
“What monsters! They just lifted their legs and yet jumped so far. Wouldn’t they be able to break the world record if they were to participate in the Olympic Games?”
The contempt inside Hu Zhenfeng’s heart toward Tang Xiu reduced a lot.
The members of the Phantom Special Combat Squad, including Captain Yu Shuqing, were also surprised by the long jump ability of Tang Xiu and his men. Although they could jump ashore like them, doing it so easily was not something they could achieve.
“These guys are experts, Captain,” said Chen Yangfan, who had always been proud of his speed, leaned towards Yu Shuqing and said with a solemn expression.
“I already noticed that they all are masters, but I never thought that they were this powerful,” Yu Shuqing nodded. “Of all the members of our Phantom Squad, I’m afraid only you who could barely match them.”
“That is if I take a few steps back to run, else it will be a bit difficult,” said Chen Yangfan with a forced, wry smile.
“I don’t think I could go anywhere close to the people who can become the envoys sent by our superiors to solve the crisis here either. Alright, keep your vigilance, but don’t displease them.”
“Roger that!” The squad nodded.
On the shore, there was a medium-sized bus that could accommodate twenty-plus people, with a young man donned in a leather suit and wearing a mask standing at the door. After he saw Hu Zhenfeng, his eyes immediately shimmered as he greeted him with a salute, “You’re finally back, Chief of Staff. Our garrison is in huge trouble.”
“How is the situation now, and how many men in the army got infected by the virus?” Asked Hu Zhenfeng.
“Only 88 people not infected by the virus, and they are those who got assigned to the two patrol ships in nearby waters. As for the rest, all of them suffered a cold, fever, and weakened body symptoms. We have taken various antivirus drugs, but it doesn’t have any effect whatsoever, while the preventive medication we bought from that foreign black market will come too late.”
“Do the other officers and our men still retain their combat capabilities other than those on the two ships?” Asked Hu Zhenfeng quickly.
“We can pull it through for some time, but only 3 to 5 days at best,” the young man nodded. “Chief, the first carrier died just six hours ago, and there are now dozens of people who are seriously ill on the island. They could die at any time.”
With a slightly changed expression, Hu Zhenfeng asked in a deep voice, “How many people not infected are left on the island now?”
Anger flashed on the young man’s face as he said, “More than 1000 people, but more than 90% of them are from those foreign forces. They took that preventive agent before coming here, hence avoiding getting infected. Division Commander Yang forbid us to take action against them, so they are practically running wild on the island. Although they have yet to do anything too outrageous, they… kind of scattered here, prospecting the mineral resources and inquiring about various information.”
A cold glint flashed in Hu Zhenfeng’s eyes as he asked again, “Did you bring that antivirus gas mask?”
“Yeah, I brought them over. Thirty of them in total,” the young man nodded.
Hu Zhenfeng turned to look at Tang Xiu, Yu Shuqing and the others, and then said in a heavy voice, “We have not yet taken any preventive drugs before coming here, so we must wear gas masks on the island to prevent us from getting infected.”
“Chief, we only bought 100 preventive drugs from those foreign forces, so we don’t have to worry about being infected after taking them. We’ll be fine with only wearing the masks.”
With that said, he poured a lot of black pills from the vial he carried along and gave them to Hu Zhenfeng.
Hu Zhenfeng’s eyes lit up, and immediately grabbed one and stuffed it into his mouth. He then handed the rest to Yu Shuqing and his men while watching as they took them. When he gave it to Tang Xiu, however, he was rejected.
“We don’t need it.”
Tang Xiu was reluctant and even unwilling to take this drug of unknown origin because he firmly believed that the virus would not be a threat for them, cultivators.
“Tang Xiu, you may be the commander of this operation, but you cannot be arrogant!” Hu Zhenfeng angrily said, “This preventive drug is effective, you must take it as precaution and safety’s sake!”
“You’re not my superior and I don’t have to obey your orders,” said Tang Xiu indifferently. “Alright, it’s urgent so we gotta hurry up.”
Anger gushed inside Hu Zhenfeng’s heart, but he forcefully suppressed it. He could not figure out the origins of Tang Xiu and his men, and he even thought that they were simply not from the Security Agency.