His slender and powerful fingers tapped rhythmically on the armrests of the seat. The sound was extremely slight, but it was particularly clear in the silent car, as if every tap struck at everyone's heartstrings.
His eyes were slightly narrowed, and there was a deep light flashing in his pupils, like the stars hidden behind the clouds in the night, making it hard to guess what he was thinking at the moment.
The low roar of the engine, like the dull roar of a giant beast hidden in the darkness, continued to echo in this small space.
After a long while, Lu Jingcheng finally raised his head slowly. A gleam of determination suddenly flashed in his eyes, like a meteor streaking through the night sky, firm and bright.
He straightened his body, glanced at his companions in the car with a firm gaze, and said in a steady and powerful voice:
"Go straight ahead, don't take detours. Everyone must stay alert and be flexible. If we realize the situation is not good, we will evacuate immediately."
His words were brief and concise, but like a heavy hammer, they forcefully broke the suffocating silence in the car. Every word seemed to contain a tremendous amount of force, and was resoundingly powerful.
When everyone heard this, they nodded seriously.
Their expressions were as solemn as the dark clouds before a storm, but their eyes revealed a determination to face death head-on.
As companions who have experienced countless life and death tests, they do not need to say too much to each other; they can understand each other with just a glance.
At this moment, they are ready to deal with all unknown dangers.
At this time, a convoy consisting of two armored vehicles, like two ancient beasts lurking in the darkness, slowly approached the mysterious and unknown base.
The slight vibration caused by the vehicle's driving was like the low growl of a giant beast as it slowly approached its prey.
As we got closer to the base, its huge and grim outline became clearer in the darkness.
The tall and thick wall, like a silent and cold prehistoric beast, quietly lurks in the darkness.
Its huge body exudes a terrifying sense of oppression, as if warning any uninvited guest who tries to approach with an invisible force.
On the wall, there is a searchlight at regular intervals. The dim light sways gently in the dark night sky, like a candle in the wind, which may be swallowed by the darkness at any time.
These faint lights only illuminate a small area around, appearing so small and fragile in the endless darkness, but making the entire base looming in the darkness, as if shrouded by a layer of mysterious gauze, adding a bit of mystery and unpredictable color, making people can't help but be curious and speculate about the world inside the wall.
In the interweaving of the dim light of the searchlights, the figures of patrolling guards flashed from time to time.
Their steps were in perfect unison, and every step was firm and powerful, just like a precision machine wound up with an accurate spring, without any error.
Their expressions were so focused that they seemed to have merged with the darkness of the end of the world, and their eyes revealed a complex mixture of vigilance and numbness.
This vigilance is an instinct developed in order to survive in the cruel environment of the end times; and the numbness is the helplessness and habit towards life, death and suffering in day-to-day vigilance.
The weapons in their hands reflected a cold light under the dim light, just like a group of loyal and fearless steel guards, meticulously guarding the safety of the base and not allowing any threat to get close.
Each guard stood tall and straight like a javelin, with eyes as sharp as a blade drawn from its sheath, as if they could instantly detect any danger lurking in the depths of darkness, even the slightest sign of trouble.