The suddenly clear male voice made Tang Xiaoquan stop in his tracks, not daring to move.

What's going on? How did the voice become clearer? Could it be that this position…

Looking around, Tang Xiaoquan immediately understood the reason behind it.

The mountain! It's because of the mountain! Although he had only moved a few meters, this short distance had made him move away from the mountain's coverage! So, according to this…

Not quite sure, he climbed onto a nearby Honda SUV, and almost at the same time as Tang Xiaoquan got onto the car roof, the steady and low male voice came through the walkie-talkie again.

"Can you hear my transmission clearly? Repeat, can you hear my transmission clearly? Over!"

Standing upright, the quality of the male voice was very perfect, with only minimal interference from radio waves.

Unable to hide his inner excitement, usually, when encountering this scene in movies, it means that the survivors are about to find shelter, which is also what Tang Xiaoquan has been hoping for.

After all, he had been running and struggling for so long, Tang Xiaoquan was really tired of living like a homeless dog escaping from place to place. He urgently sought a place where he could truly feel at peace.

And now, this inadvertently acquired "radio wave" might be able to help him realize this wish!

Taking a deep breath, Tang Xiaoquan still did not forget the warning of "joy leading to sorrow." Once his emotions returned to calmness, he pressed the communication button, and replied calmly: "Received, the sound quality is very clear. Repeat, the sound quality is very clear! Over!"

Imitating them, although he hadn't played with radios normally, and didn't know much about the etiquette of such communication, based on the principle of "haven't seen a pig run but have eaten pork," Tang Xiaoquan copied the communication scene from police dramas quite convincingly.

"Great! Someone received it!"

"Yeah! Haha!"

"Shush! Don't talk! Be quiet! Let Old Lin speak!"

A burst of chaotic chatter came out from the microphone, and as this chaotic conversation aired, Tang Xiaoquan's once calm heart couldn't help but start racing again.

Undoubtedly, there were at least more than one person surviving on the other end of the sound waves. The appearance of this information further strengthened Tang Xiaoquan's idea: "The size of the opposing team is certainly not small, and they have a relatively complete shelter."

Otherwise, in such an urgent situation at present, it would be impossible and unfeasible for a team without security and stability to send such "radio signals".

Moreover, judging from the information revealed in the few short sentences from the opposing side, they have been doing this "wait for a rabbit" style of "signal transmission" for some time, otherwise they wouldn't express such excitement like "someone received" these words.

Soon, the deep male voice came into Tang Xiaoquan's ear again:

"We have women and children here; we are in urgent need of food and medicine; we need aid urgently! Repeat! Need aid urgently! Over!"

As the voice fell, an indescribable feeling of disappointment emerged on Tang Xiaoquan's face.

Haha… aid! It turns out that the other side is just like us, merely a group of "pitiful people" surviving in the apocalypse, waiting for rescue!

Helpless, with a bitter laugh, Tang Xiaoquan stiffly remained frozen for two seconds, frankly speaking, he didn't really know what to say. He was unsure of how to respond to the other's expectations until the hesitant voice, fearing the communication would be cut off, repeated the words above again, he reluctantly picked up the walkie-talkie and slowly replied apologetically: "Sorry, we aren't a rescue team, we are survivors like you."

A silent silence, at this moment, Tang Xiaoquan suddenly felt a bit cruel, he could imagine the disappointed expression that the other party would display upon hearing his words.

But, isn't he the same, too? Reality's harshness shattered his original fantasy, and the huge contrast was indeed hard to accept.

After waiting for a moment, seeing that the walkie-talkie remained silent and static, Wang Qiang standing under the car angrily cursed: "Damn it! As soon as they hear we're not a rescue team, they lose their voice! What the hell!"

With a wry smile, patting Wang Qiang's shoulder, Wu Chao sighed meaningfully: "Qiangzi! It's normal! Otherwise, why do they say world affairs are desolate!?"

Tang Xiaoquan heard the complaints of the few people under the car in his ears, but he very much understood the other party's "inhumaneness."

After all, in the apocalypse, regardless of how large a survivor's team might be, resources are ultimately limited, and adding one more person means one more mouth to feed.

Furthermore, the addition of new members can easily lead to conflicts within the team, especially with the customary tendency for locals to form cliques. Under the influence of such "gathering" thoughts, a small dispute could erupt into a battle between teams.

Therefore, the "Law of Survival" consistently emphasizes strictly controlling the number of people in your team, properly handling and examining each new member's joining, and forbidding any practices of forming factions.

On this, Tang Xiaoquan was quite fortunate that his team hadn't encountered the problems mentioned above. Although people often argued over trivial matters, they were still able to reach a consensus on principle, seeking common ground while preserving their differences.

After waiting for several more seconds, seeing no indications of communication from the opposing side, Tang Xiaoquan knew there was no point in wasting time in a stalemate anymore.

Swinging his hand to wipe the sweat from his wet cheeks, Tang Xiaoquan leaped off the car.

And just as his toes touched the ground, the surprising voice came through the walkie-talkie.

The deep male voice continued, but this time Tang Xiaoquan could distinctly sense a hint of disappointment in its tone: "How many people are there with you? If you need a place, you can come to us! Though the conditions here are not ideal, the safety is guaranteed—over!"

The man's words were somewhat unexpected, especially to Wang Wu, who had mocked and scorned the man prior. Now, they both blushed, lowering their heads humbly for having judged his intentions unfairly.

Undoubtedly, the olive branch extended by them amid scarce fuel and drifting survivors was indeed a timely offering.

Hence, without any hesitation, Tang Xiaoquan quickly pressed the communication button urgently and replied: "We have a total of 8 people here, repeat, a total of eight people, please inform of your exact location! Over!"

"Where is your current location? Over!"

"We're on the highway towards XX direction; now due to the blockade we are…"

"What! You're on the highway!" Before Tang Xiaoquan could finish, the other party suddenly roared and interrupted him...

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