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Chapter 88 Perilous Situation: The Pig Herd Charges

Outside, the cold wind howled, and the raging blizzard mingled with the sounds of pigs charging.

The four guarded the gate with bated breath for a while, and when they saw that the iron gate was indeed not moving, they breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed in the corner to recover their strength.

However, before they could relax for long, another earth-shattering explosion occurred.

"boom--!"

A gash had been ripped open at the bottom of the iron gate by sharp tusks—the work of the one-eyed wild boar king.

Immediately afterwards, a slightly smaller wild boar took the opportunity to shove its head in, trying to widen the opening.

"Go to hell!"

Wang Jianxin jumped up immediately, grabbed a shovel, and started slapping the pig's head repeatedly.

"Bang! Bang!"

The little wild boar, with only half its head inside, was immediately smashed in the face, leaving it covered in blood, and had to retreat while howling in pain.

Meanwhile, the remaining wild boars launched another frenzied attack on the small opening, trying to widen the hole. The four men remained on high alert, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Fortunately, although the iron gate is old, it is not made of paper.

The sharp edges of the sheet metal at the gap became natural serrations, cutting the faces of several wild boars that tried to squeeze through, leaving them screaming and covered in blood.

After a long stalemate, the wild boar king finally grunted, signaling his minions to give up their attack on the iron gate.

Wang Jianxin stood on the table, carefully watching the movements in the corridor. He saw the group of wild boars wandering back and forth, refusing to leave.

Mira counted her bullets; there were only eight left. This amount of ammunition wasn't enough to fight her way out.

She looked at Song Xingye with a worried expression, and he also looked helpless. For now, they could only take it one step at a time.

Before long, Wang Jianxin couldn't stand the cold any longer. Shivering, he jumped off the table, breathing on his hands to warm them while cursing, "Are these plague gods not planning to leave? Are they going to drag us out here to die?"

Fortunately, the crisis has been temporarily averted.

But they soon realized they had been too optimistic.

Ivan stood on the table, continuing his surveillance, and gestured to indicate that the wild boar herd in the corridor had made another move.

"Thump!"

Then, a dull thud was heard, and the plaster on the wall crumbled down.

Then came a series of impacts.

Song Xingye immediately realized what was happening, his expression changing drastically. "These beasts have gone mad! They're planning to just smash the wall down?"

Ivan was so frightened that he scrambled off the table and hid behind the crowd.

Wang Jianxin, shovel in hand, stood ready, his face filled with disbelief: "Are these bastards crazy? Even if it's a precast concrete building, it's still made of reinforced concrete. How could they possibly break it open so easily? This is a dream!"

However, the "thump, thump, thump" sound continued incessantly.

Every ten seconds or so, there would be a heavy thud of a running start, followed by a powerful and heavy slam.

That must have been the charge launched by the largest wild boar king.

What's chilling is that the ramming by the wild boars actually had an effect.

Under continuous violent impact, the wall plaster peeled off like an avalanche, revealing hideous cracks.

Song Xingye's expression changed: "Let's find another way out quickly—even if this building has reinforced concrete walls, it's been abandoned for over twenty years, the steel bars inside must be rusted, and the structural strength may not be able to withstand the impact of a wild boar—"

Especially considering the destructive power of that thousand-pound wild boar king, which could almost flip an off-road vehicle, let alone this crumbling old wall.

Suddenly, Mira pointed to a corner of the ceiling and said, "The vent! We can go out from there!"

Song Xingye looked in the direction and indeed it was a good place. However, both of their eyes turned to the chubby boy, and Wang Jianxin immediately panicked: "You can't leave me behind! I think I can squeeze in!"

No time for nonsense.

Several people hurriedly moved the table over.

Song Xingye, being the tallest, took the lead and violently ripped off the metal cover of the ventilation vent while stepping on the table.

A musty smell of accumulated dust and decay wafted from the pipes.

The only light source was a small flashlight. Song Xingye didn't know how the pipe was designed, but it was the only place they could leave the storage room.

Seeing the cracks in the wall getting bigger and bigger, he gritted his teeth and crawled inside. At first, he was worried that the pipes might break because they hadn't been inspected for a long time, but they turned out to be quite sturdy.

Then they pulled Mira and Ivan up as well, and finally the three of them worked together to drag Wang Jianxin in like pulling up a radish.

When the four people squeezed together, the pipe was clearly strained. Some of the weak connections and hangers began to creak and sway, followed by a flying rivet hitting the pipe wall.

It seemed they couldn't stay in the pipe for too long. The four of them were terrified and broke out in a cold sweat. They quickly changed direction and crawled forward desperately, using both their hands and feet.

A short while later, a loud bang came from behind, accompanied by the crashing sound of bricks and stones breaking.

The four looked back with lingering fear and realized that the wall had collapsed.

Then came an even louder roar and fury from the wild boar king, which smashed things around the house, but couldn't find its prey. It was absolutely enraged.

Then a large group of wild boars rushed out of the corridor and began a destructive search.

The four of them had been climbing through the ventilation duct for an unknown amount of time, and it seemed to be extending upwards.

Finally, they stopped at another exit.

Song Xingye carefully opened the cover and peeked out.

Safety.

He landed lightly, strolled around for a bit, and then realized that it was the rooftop of the technology building.

The rooftop of this Soviet-style building has a unique design. In order to facilitate the transport of heavy optical instruments and visits by leaders, the way up here was not a vertical ladder, but a wide staircase similar to a parking lot ramp.

Connecting the rooftop to the stairwell is a much heavier double iron door.

Song Xingye quickly helped everyone down.

Just as everyone left, the entire pipe suddenly tilted downwards several degrees, and one of the hangers snapped!

Fortunately, it was a close call.

Song Xingye walked to the iron gate again and locked all three remaining bolts.

After several hours of fussing, everyone collapsed onto the ground.

I've been working non-stop, and now I'm exhausted and cold, and I can't keep going.

However, they hadn't been catching their breath for long before the cold wind on the rooftop chilled them to the bone.

Unlike indoor spaces, this place is completely open-air, and the biting cold wind cuts like knives into your bones.

Song Xingye wandered around the rooftop, trying to find a place to temporarily shelter from the wind and snow, but it was completely bare and there was nothing to cover him.

All around was a vast expanse of white snow, and all you could hear was the howling of the blizzard, the wind so strong it felt like it could sweep you into the sky at any moment.

With no other option, they could only huddle together at the doorway, seeking warmth and enduring the biting cold.

Song Xingye felt he might be in a worse situation, since his down jacket had just been pierced by the wild boar's tusks, and he didn't know how much of the down had escaped. At this moment, he felt light and airy, almost as if he wasn't wearing any clothes.

Just as his head was getting increasingly foggy from the cold, his ears twitched, and he vaguely heard a creaking sound coming from the slope outside the door.

Song Xingye quickly told the other three to be on guard, guessing that the wild boar had also discovered the path leading to the rooftop.

We absolutely cannot allow this place to be breached again. Fortunately, this place is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the iron gate is much thicker than the door to the storage room. Both sides are load-bearing walls made of solid bricks, so it shouldn't be easily broken down, right?

Moreover, the rooftop was the only place they could defend.

If we retreat any further, we'll have to jump off the roof.

Although it's only three stories high, it's still sixteen or seventeen meters tall. Even if the snow below is deep, jumping down would mean either death or serious injury, and you wouldn't be able to escape.

Thinking of this, the group, who were already cold, sleepy, and exhausted, still struggled to get up out of their survival instincts and rushed to the iron gate, using their bodies to hold it in place.

Soon, the wild boars tried to ram the iron gate, but after finding they couldn't break it open, they fell into a brief silence.

Wang Jianxin thought the wild boars had left, but soon, a heavier and more familiar hoofbeat began to echo outside the door.

"Huffing and puffing..."

Its nose sniffed around, seemingly detecting the scent of prey in the cold air, followed by a deep, excited panting sound.

The next second, a gust of wind swept in.

"boom-

—

The large iron gate was slammed shut by the impact.

The boar king used all its strength in the impact, knocking the four people at the top of the door so hard that they saw stars, their blood churned, and they were almost sent flying backward.

Enraged, Wang Jianxin cursed, "Damn it! This fat pig is incredibly strong!"

The blizzard sweeping in from Siberia came in waves, quickly silencing his curses, but the boar king's offensive did not stop.

Although these iron gates are sturdier than those in the storage room, and the solid brick load-bearing walls are more robust, their disadvantage is that the terrain is more open.

Wild boars can't take advantage of the narrow space of the third-floor corridor, but on this wide ramp, they can run and charge without restraint!

Under the command of the wild boar king, the boars swarmed together and launched a fierce charge against the iron gate!