Rebirth Stockpiling: The Little Girl Sweeps Through the Apocalypse-Chapter 397

At this moment, a faint darkness began to glow on the horizon, signaling the imminent arrival of night.

If one didn’t look closely, they wouldn’t notice the thin layer of mist that had already risen over the sea.

“Is there something wrong with this mist?” someone asked.

Ling Jing raised an eyebrow. “Don’t you feel a bit dizzy?”

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“Wife, I’m sorry! It’s all my fault!”

Suddenly, a voice filled with regret and apology rang out.

The voice was out of place and strange, especially at a time like this.

Everyone instinctively turned their gaze toward the source of the sound.

There, they saw a bearded man kneeling on the ground, clutching a large rock, weeping bitterly.

“When you rushed at me, I was so scared. I didn’t mean to kill you. Please forgive me!”

“I regret it every day. I’m in pain every day.”

“No, no, I didn’t abandon you. I was just... just too panicked and ran away. The building was full of zombies afterward. I couldn’t get back in. I didn’t mean to leave your body there to rot. You have to believe me!”

The bearded man continued to sob and mutter to himself.

One moment he hugged the rock, the next he kowtowed to it, as if possessed.

Everyone exchanged bewildered glances, unsure of what was happening to him.

He had been fine just moments ago. Why had he suddenly gone mad?

“Ahhh! I’ll fight you to the death!”

At the same time, another voice erupted from a different direction.

It was Jin Pan, who had been working with Yun Xiaoxiao as bait.

His face was filled with rage as he swung his arms wildly, making attacking motions.

But there was no one around him.

It was as if he was fighting the air.

It was beyond bizarre.

Now, everyone was even more confused.

Weird!

Too weird!

One person acting strangely was one thing.

But now there were two, both seemingly possessed.

A coincidence stacked on another coincidence was no longer just a coincidence.

There had to be something more to it.

Suddenly, someone remembered what Ling Jing had said earlier.

“Could it be because of the mist?”

The words hit everyone like a bolt of clarity.

Ling Jing glanced at the two affected individuals. “It must be. The mist is affecting their minds, causing them to hallucinate.

What they’re seeing isn’t real.

But they’re trapped in it, unable to break free.”

Bai Hongting frowned and immediately ordered someone to try and wake the two up.

But they remained unresponsive, impossible to rouse.

With no other choice, Bai Hongting had them knocked unconscious.

After all, staying trapped in the hallucination could damage their minds.

He feared that letting it continue might lead to uncontrollable consequences. It was better to knock them out first and figure out a solution later.

“Everyone, stay focused and alert. If you feel even the slightest bit off, seek help from those around you. Do not act alone,” Bai Hongting instructed sternly.

Then he turned to the team working on repairing the aircraft.

“How’s it looking? Can they still fly?”

One of the mechanics stepped forward. “One helicopter and one fighter jet are beyond repair. The rest are still operational.”

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Bai Hongting’s brows furrowed deeply.

That meant they had lost a total of seven aircraft.

Now, they didn’t have enough planes for everyone.

But staying here wasn’t safe either.

They needed to leave as soon as possible.

He quickly shared his thoughts.

If moving forward wasn’t an option, they’d have to retreat.

As long as they could put some distance between themselves and this eerie sea, even if it meant taking a longer route, surely not every place would be this strange.

However, ​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‍there were two problems with this plan.

First, they had lost seven aircraft, meaning even if they squeezed in, the remaining planes couldn’t carry everyone.

Second, their fuel reserves were running low. It was uncertain whether they had enough to safely leave the sea.

“It’s too early to think about that. Even if we wanted to retreat now, we can’t,” Yun Xiaoxiao interjected bluntly.

Bai Hongting raised an eyebrow. “Xiaoxiao, what do you mean?”

Without looking at him, Yun Xiaoxiao pointed to the right side of the island—the direction they had come from.

There, a thick mist had also begun to rise.

In fact, the fog was now denser than before.

“You can see for yourselves. There was no mist earlier, but now it’s here.”

With that, she levitated into the air.

Her voice grew even more serious.

“The mist has surrounded the entire island.”

To confirm her suspicions, she disappeared again.

Everyone waited quietly, knowing she had gone to investigate.

Soon, she returned.

“Just as I thought.”

Her words confirmed that the situation was dire.

“I’ve checked. The island is now surrounded and covered by the same strange barrier as before. Unless we find the source of this phenomenon and eliminate it, neither people nor aircraft will be able to leave.”

In essence, they were trapped in a transparent enclosure.

The edges of this enclosure were imbued with a peculiar energy.

Anyone or anything that got too close would be affected, losing control and plummeting downward.

To escape, they needed to find the “key” to this enclosure.

In other words, they had to discover what was causing the mist.

“It must be in the sea,” someone immediately suggested.

“But the sea is full of danger. Those terrifying mutated fish monsters are everywhere. How are we supposed to search?”

Nie Yizhou felt the giant creature in his arms squirming, eager to break free. He quickly restrained it.

“No! Absolutely not! You’re not going anywhere!”

The sea was far too dangerous.

Just earlier, a six-headed shark had nearly bitten it.

There was no way he was letting it take such a risk again!

But the usually obedient creature, this time, was unusually defiant.

It shrank its body by half, easily slipping out of Nie Yizhou’s grasp.

Then it scurried quickly toward the edge of the rocks and leaped into the sea.

Nie Yizhou teleported after it but failed to catch it.

Furious, he shouted, “Giant! Get back here!”

With its pitiful fighting ability, venturing into the sea would mean certain death. Those ferocious mutated sharks and piranhas would devour it without a trace.

Nie Yizhou was both angry and anxious.

He wanted to drag the creature back and give it a good thrashing.

But Yun Xiaoxiao was staring thoughtfully at the calm surface of the water.

“Brother Yizhou, don’t you think the giant seems eager to go into the sea?”

Her gaze was distant. “Maybe there’s something in the depths that’s calling to it...”