Chapter 563 - 556: The Yellow Sparrow
Monsters may be mindless, but they still instinctively formed a three-dimensional defense perimeter.
Enter swiftly, then descend quickly—that was the basic requirement. You Zixing and his team couldn’t possibly fly over the city at heights of several to tens of kilometers and then leisurely descend.
This was not a typical rescue operation. With communications cut off, their location unclear, their status unknown, and even whether they were alive or dead uncertain, how could it be considered a rescue? It was more akin to a reconnaissance mission.
The powered parachutes ascended, and immediately beneath them were hordes of zombies crowding together in masses, swiftly passing beneath You Zixing at a speed he dared not imagine. Then, guided by instinct, they split into three groups, chasing after the cars that were rapidly retreating.
This was a gamble, and essentially one with the odds stacked against them. If they lost, everyone would perish. If they won, they would likely only learn of Gao Yuan’s fate and whereabouts.
The stakes and rewards were utterly disproportionate. Under normal circumstances, You Zixing would never have taken such a risk because it was not his style to use brute force. Nor would he embark on a hopeless mission, knowing it would result in significant casualties.
You Zixing preferred to use cunning, to use tactics. He claimed to be tactical, but his comrades derisively called his methods underhanded, shameless, and dishonest in pursuit of victory.
What You Zixing was most proud of was that in all the missions he had completed, there had not been a single casualty—not even one.
A miraculous record, but now, years of experience were lost in a single moment.
You Zixing had no expectation of returning alive, nor did he expect any of his men to survive.