Dusk, the afterglow of the sunset.

Xiang Province.

At a rundown electronics factory.

Old Lv came over with a rifle to Uncle's side, saying solemnly, "The factory has been cleaned up, the zombies hiding inside have all been dealt with."

Uncle took off his helmet, looked at the sunset in the sky, and said, "Hmm, we should be able to return to the base tomorrow, so everyone should be careful tonight."

"Also, how much fuel do we have left? Is it enough to return to the base?" Uncle asked with a slight frown.

Although they brought a tanker truck, due to the large number of vehicles they had and the long journey, fuel consumption was extremely fast, and now the fuel in the tanker was almost depleted.

Old Lv replied, "The fuel is still enough, however, two tires on the vehicles have been punctured, and we don't have any new tires to replace them. We can only take it one step at a time and hope to make it to the base."

Uncle nodded and said, "Hmm, the section of road we traveled during the day was definitely set up with spikes intentionally. Luckily we discovered it in time to minimize damage, or more vehicle tires would have been punctured. I don't know who did it, but if I find out, I will settle the score with them!"

Old Lv's face looked bad as well; they took the same route to and from the Western Alliance, but when returning, several vehicle tires were punctured.

Fortunately, they carried some spare tires, otherwise, they would be in bigger trouble now.

Old Lv nodded in agreement, Uncle watched the sky darken with eyes reflecting thoughts, before returning to the RV.

........

The following day.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Li Yu received the news of Uncle and the others arriving in Gan City.

Since the meeting that day, Li Tie and the others had been preparing to go to Nanyang, devising two operation plans for Li Yu to review; Li Yu made some modifications and asked them to prepare weapons and ammunition accordingly.

The walls and guard room of the Third Outer City were also completed on this day.

Only ten greenhouses remained, the others were already built.

Li Yu, holding an automatic rifle, stood on the wall looking at the mountains and forests, the urge for immediate revenge was very strong in his heart.

Returning to the guard room, he drank a glass of ice water, lay on a chair, and took out the walkie-talkie to contact the stationed personnel: "Report, where have Uncle and the others who went to the Western Alliance reached now?"

The stationed personnel transmitted the message, and minutes later, Li Yu received the update.

Uncle and the others are currently only an hour and a half away from Big Camphor Tree Base.

Li Yu couldn't sit still in the guard room, so he got up, descended the wall, and went to the Research Room.

Found Bai Jie.

"The enhanced version of the Zombie Attraction Potion I asked you to make a few days ago, how's the progress?" Looking at Bai Jie in a lab coat, Li Yu asked seriously.

Bai Jie, wearing gloves, took out a bottle of pure black liquid from a box beside her and said seriously, "It was just finished at noon, and I was about to hand it to you. This time, the potion we've made has some differences compared to the previous version."

"Oh? What are the differences?" Li Yu asked curiously.

"This potion does not dissolve in water and is not easily evaporated, plus the efficacy, according to our calculations, is twenty percent stronger than the previous version," Bai Jie said with a smile.

"Hmm, not bad." Li Yu carefully accepted the glass bottle, satisfied.

Suddenly, he recalled something Bai Jie mentioned previously about a counteracting medicine for the Zombie Attraction Potion.

His mind suddenly lit up.

Since the Zombie Attraction Potion is a fatal temptation for zombies.

Then the counteractive medicine, since it can neutralize the Zombie Attraction Potion, does it mean it might cause zombies to feel repulsed or even want to stay away?

So Li Yu asked excitedly, "The counteractive potion you mentioned last time, has it been developed?"

Bai Jie shook her head and said, "It's not that simple; we are still in the process of developing it, and it'll take some time."

Li Yu frowned and asked, "Exactly how long will it take?"

"This really can't be guaranteed because we need constant testing. If luck is not on our side, it could take months or even years. But if we are lucky, it might be developed in a few days."

Bai Jie said helplessly, like many researchers, relying on perseverance and luck is often crucial.

As long as the direction is right, perseverance is required until the right moment happens.

But if the direction is wrong, no matter how much is done, it cannot yield results.

Li Yu, hearing Bai Jie's words, gradually showed disappointment and said nothing further.

Bai Jie noticed the change in Li Yu's expression and sensed he was not in a good mood today, thus she asked with concern, "Director Li, do you have something on your mind?"

Li Yu shook his head and said, "Nothing, it's just that in a few days, I'm going out for a while to resolve some matters. It'll take at least a week."

Bai Jie had also attended the meeting last time and naturally knew what Li Yu meant regarding the Motorcycle Gang.

Looking around, there was only Xiao Lan in the Research Room; Kong Shuang and Ma Di had gone to the Outer City to fetch some raw materials.

She flashed a mysterious smile, the beauty mark at the corner of her mouth alluring in her smile.

Li Yu saw her expression, how could he not know what this voluptuous little woman was thinking?