The nearest city to Blue Sky Lake is over a hundred kilometers away, passing a big river and a plain along the way.

At the moment, Lucas is full of confidence, and he is not really worried about anything happening to him.

This outing can be considered as Lucas treating the construction of Blue Sky Lake as an important matter.

Once the Gatling gun is installed, the security of Blue Sky Lake will be greatly improved, making it a good stronghold in this post-apocalyptic world.

Thinking about what might happen during this outing, Lucas feels a little excited.

Evolved beings, evolved insects, zombies, and even powerful infected individuals could be encountered.

But as long as they don't exceed the yellow level, there's nothing to worry about.

The 12,000 yellow bullets of the Vengeance Gatling Cannon theoretically make them fearless against anything.

Before leaving, the security team of over a hundred military personnel had already prepared a detailed security plan.

Lucas took a look and found that they had taken care of every detail, which made him quite satisfied.

At this time, the basic structure of Blue Sky Lake was also in place.

The department formed by the old man and Anna is responsible for the daily management of the entire Blue Sky Lake.

The old man takes the lead in this matter, and Anna mainly assists him in implementing the management, considering the old man's previous experience in managing a town.

The Cobras formed a team specifically responsible for guarding the food warehouse. Apart from Lucas, only the old man can coordinate with them on matters related to food.

Gehring, accompanied by Reed, formed the commanding structure of the security team with several officers from the military.

Lucas agreed to their plan and then called Cobras and Anna aside to give them some instructions. Then he left Blue Sky Lake with the mute girl, the infected dog, and the boy.

When Lucas decided to form the team, he did inquire about everyone's names.

The boy's name is Jon Heyman.

He is fourteen years old, and his grandfather was the person who turned into a zombie in that house.

Lucas didn't randomly include Jon Heyman this time.

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He had previously pondered a question.

Although the infected dog didn't lose its consciousness after being infected, judging from the communication between Jon Heyman and the dog, Lucas suddenly felt that Jon Heyman might also become an evolved being.

This was not just a pure intuition but a combination of many factors.

In any case, the infected dog is not well-received in Blue Sky Lake, or rather, ordinary people are afraid of it. So Lucas simply brought both the dog and Jon Heyman along, hoping to discover their value.

After half an hour of departure, Lucas let the bus drive automatically and modified a drone using a red blank paper, which was at hand.

At this point, the drone's endurance could reach about three hours, and its maximum altitude had increased by five hundred meters, with no other significant changes.

Jon Heyman obediently sat on the floor below a window in the bus, with the infected dog lying next to him.

Lucas had initially asked him to sit on a chair, but Jon Heyman didn't listen and felt a bit inferior.

Due to prolonged contact with the infected dog, his clothes were stained with disgusting fluids from the dog's body, emitting a foul smell.

Originally, he thought that this time outside, Lucas would only let the infected dog follow behind the bus. He didn't expect Lucas to let the dog get on the bus as well.

Fortunately, the bus had a powerful air purification system and ventilation system, so the smell from Jon Heyman and the infected dog wasn't too strong.

In fact, even until now, Jon Heyman's biggest fear was Lucas abandoning him. After all, he was different from others. He was accompanied by a frightening zombie dog.

A boy in his early teens can understand many things.

If he were to leave Lucas, Jon Heyman believed that he and the infected dog wouldn't live long.

This led to Jon Heyman's sense of inferiority, and he didn't even dare to breathe in the bus.

"Don't be afraid, relax a bit. There's a bit of a connection between me and that dog. As long as you don't cause trouble, as long as I'm alive, you and your dog are safe."

Lucas noticed Jon Heyman's uneasiness and comforted him.

"You can teach the mute girl to speak."

"Just one request, make her understand herself."

When Lucas said this, he had a headache. Probably only he knew what he meant by making the mute girl understand herself.

However, Lucas didn't expect that a few minutes after saying this, he would regret it a bit...

The bus was filled with the voices of Jon Heyman and the mute girl.

Jon Heyman said a sentence, and the mute girl repeated it.

Even the infected dog joined in.

When the mute girl imitated the mutated sound of the infected dog, Lucas stopped their "friendly communication" activity.

What onearth was happening?

Lucas realized that he had unintentionally unleashed a chaotic scene inside the bus. The repeated sounds of Jon Heyman, the mute girl, and the infected dog created a cacophony that grated on his nerves.

"Alright, alright! That's enough," Lucas exclaimed, trying to restore some order. "No more imitating sounds, alright? We need some peace and quiet."

Jon Heyman and the mute girl looked at Lucas with innocent eyes, while the infected dog tilted its head, seemingly confused by the sudden interruption. They all obediently fell silent.

Lucas let out a sigh of relief and leaned back in his seat, contemplating his decision to bring them along. It seemed that managing this group would be more challenging than he had anticipated.

On the way, the bus hardly stopped, plowing through any obstacles in its path, be it cars, rocks, or trees. Even the blocking zombies were crushed under the bus's wheels.

After over an hour, the bus arrived at the riverside without encountering a single bug.

Lucas parked the bus on the bridge spanning the river, lowering the altitude of the drone to observe the situation on the bridge and in the river.

The river was Lucas's main concern on this journey.

It was wide, and it took about three minutes for the bus to cross the bridge at full speed.

The bridge was a cable-stayed bridge with only one pier standing in the river.

Lucas was particularly concerned about crossing the river because of the infected organisms in the water.

The infected organisms in the river were different from those in Blue Sky Lake. The ones in the lake were artificially fed fish, and even though their sizes had mutated and become enormous, their ferocity remained limited.

That was why Lucas didn't rush to clean up the creatures in Blue Sky Lake.

Another reason was that the bridge over Blue Sky Lake was short, and the bus could cross it in just a few seconds with almost no danger.

But the river before his eyes was different.

The river directly connected to the sea, and once the mutated creatures in the sea ignored the brackish water factor, they could enter the river at any time. After all, the river was quite deep.

If the bus drove onto the bridge and powerful infected organisms attacked the cable-stayed bridge from below, Lucas would be in serious trouble.

Lucas couldn't fly now and didn't have the ability to engage in underwater combat.

The drone observed for about ten minutes, and through the night vision camera, the river appeared calm, even without a hint of wind.

After thinking for a moment, Lucas threw three or four hand grenades into the river.

With Lucas's current physical strength, throwing the grenades into the middle of the river was not difficult.

Boom, boom, boom—

The massive explosions stirred up water splashes in the river, while Lucas remained fixated on the screen of the drone control panel.