Reborn Before the Apocalypse: My Backing is the Nation

Chapter 119 100 meters!
A pang of sadness welled up in Li Hui's heart.

He knew that Zhao Jianguo had completed his mission and silently sacrificed himself in the dark underground passage of the moon.

And a few minutes later, he would follow in his footsteps.

This is the only possible outcome; there can be no other. Furthermore, I was already aware of this situation long before undertaking this mission.

Humans are not plants or trees; how can they be without feelings? We cannot completely eliminate the emotions in our hearts.

In that case, I wouldn't be a person anymore, but a stone.

No one, not even the most determined warrior, could do that.

But Li Hui also knew that some things, no matter how difficult, sad, or fearful, even if they meant certain death, had to be done.

There are always things more important than one's own life.

In just a moment, he withdrew his gaze from the back of the passage, walked forward without hesitation, pulled out the thin metal plate from the top of the vehicle again, and stuck it onto the part of the vehicle that was glowing.

In their frantic efforts, the light was finally managed to be suppressed. But as expected, the light from the radiator behind them grew brighter and brighter.

At the same time, more and more air leaks appeared in the mechanical spacesuit he was wearing.

Looking at the time, I realized that I had been performing my task for several minutes, traveling more than 300 meters with this "minibus".

After assessing the extent of the damage to the radiator and estimating that it could withstand the damage for another few dozen seconds, Li Hui abandoned his plan to replace it himself.

The cooling devices that can be carried in a minibus are limited, so they should be used sparingly.

As the numbers on the mechanical pedometer gradually increased, reaching 4877 meters, a chill instantly swept over Li Hui.

An irreparable and unstoppable explosive gas leak has occurred.

In less than a second, the last remaining air inside the spacesuit leaked out completely. The rapid flow of air carried away the heat from Li Hui's body, making him feel an icy chill.

At that moment, he felt as if he had been choked, and his consciousness began to slip away rapidly.

He couldn't control himself and collapsed, remaining where he was.

The minibus ahead continued moving forward without stopping. So he could only watch helplessly as the fluorescent glow receded further and further away from him.

In the last moment before he lost consciousness, he saw the minibus door open, and a fluorescent light emerged from the door, quickly pulling out a new radiator and walking towards the back of the vehicle.

In the midst of chaos, he managed to raise his arm and wave to the figure, bidding a silent farewell before losing consciousness completely.

The interior of a minibus.

The remaining 10 astronauts continued to pedal hard on the pedals.

Because of the loss of two comrades, the effort that they originally borne was distributed to the remaining 10 astronauts, causing them to exhaust themselves more quickly.

At that moment, Tong Zheng even felt fine beads of sweat appear on his body.

Keep in mind that the temperature in the lunar underground tunnel is -30 degrees Celsius, while the temperature of the vehicle body is around -195 degrees Celsius.

There are no heat sources inside the spacesuit.

Even under these conditions, I still sweated due to continuous exercise. And because of the sweating, the humidity inside the room increased, like the sweltering weather before a thunderstorm.

Fortunately, our side had anticipated this situation and had already conducted targeted training, so it would not affect the execution of the mission.

As time quietly passed, the third astronaut stood up and left the carriage.

To ensure success and prevent accidents, a pre-determined plan required that once the distance exceeded 4500 meters, an astronaut would disembark every 400 meters.

The departure of the third astronaut from the carriage signifies that the minibus has now traveled 5300 meters.

1700 meters remaining. In the ensuing silence, another astronaut departed.

He was the fourth astronaut to leave, then the fifth, the sixth...

There are still 6 astronauts in the carriage at this moment.

Fewer astronauts sharing the load means that each person needs to exert more effort.

Although it was getting increasingly stuffy inside the spacesuit and the fatigue in his leg muscles was becoming more and more obvious, Tong Zheng's heart was becoming more and more excited.

At this moment, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the minibus should be only 100 meters away from the end of the passage.

Under the influence of that negative matter field, which was beyond their own technology and even their own theoretical system and completely incomprehensible to them, they were able to advance the battle line to within 100 meters by relying solely on their own technology!

Once they cross this final 100 meters, they will be able to truly reach the floating city mentioned in the intelligence, attempt to destroy it, and then...

End this apocalypse!

But at that moment, the minibus, which had been running for more than an hour, suddenly shook violently.

On the dashboard, the numbers representing mileage that had been constantly spinning suddenly stopped.

Tong Zheng looked up abruptly. But apart from the car body gleaming with a metallic sheen under the cold light, he saw nothing.

Because radio communication was unavailable and they had no other means of communication at the moment, the interior of the vehicle was almost completely isolated from the outside.

He couldn't tell what was happening outside.

As his mind raced, he sensed another slight swaying of the car body.

Furthermore, this shaking appears to be rhythmic.

His heart sank instantly.

This is a signal that an emergency has occurred outside and the on-duty astronauts are unable to handle it!

The only way to communicate between the inside and outside of the carriage was for the astronauts outside to pound on the carriage body, transmitting signals through the vibrations.

However, this would obviously damage the "superconducting armor" on the outer layer of the vehicle.

Therefore, before the mission began, the astronauts had already determined that this method of communication would not be used unless there was a real emergency.

And now, they've even resorted to this tactic.

So……

Tong Zheng did not stand up immediately, but instead moved a control lever.

This allows astronauts to allocate more of their manpower to driving the vehicle forward.

The stamping continued, but with the full force of the six astronauts, the minibus remained as stable as a rock, showing no sign of moving forward.

In a quick moment of thought, Tong Zheng moved the lever back to its original position, redirecting the power to heat dissipation. Then, he stood up, met the gazes of his comrades, and gently pressed his arms down.

This was an order instructing his comrades to stay here while he went to investigate.

He quickly pushed open the car door and then quickly closed it. Turning around, Tong Zheng immediately saw the astronaut who had gotten out of the car earlier squatting on the ground, pointing to the lower part of the minibus.

Tong Zheng looked over, and his pupils instantly contracted.

He could clearly see that only half of the wheel remained.

(End of this chapter)