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Everyone in the four helicopters saw Gabriel flying high in the sky.
The nearest helicopter immediately used its loudspeaker to call out to Gabriel, attempting to communicate with her.
But Gabriel ignored her and continued flying at a speed the helicopter could keep up with. She was indeed going to communicate with the people on the helicopter, but that was only when she was about to shake them off.
"Stop, stop! We mean you no harm!"
The English on the loudspeaker changed to other languages, first Latin, then Greek, then Hebrew and Arabic.
Gabriel was amused when she heard Latin.
If she hadn't heard the various languages that followed, she wouldn't have realized that the language she had just switched to was Latin, a language that no one has spoken since.
It was so non-standard that she thought it was a language she had never learned before.
Gabriel glanced back and saw soldiers wearing gas masks peering out of the helicopter and waving at her.
After thinking for a moment, she waved her hand, pretending to be indifferent, and used telepathy to speak.
Stop chasing me, I don't want to be your enemy.
The tragedy of this city is none of my concern; I came here only to search for the manuscripts left behind by the Lord.
Gabriel originally wanted to use self-references like "I" or "me," but she felt it was too childish, so she stuck to using "I."
The angel's words appeared in the minds of everyone on the helicopter. The majestic, neutral voice and the clear words etched into their minds filled them with uncontrollable shock and fear.
The helicopter came to a stop.
Seeing this, Gabriel was somewhat surprised, not expecting them to give up so easily.
She nodded in satisfaction as she watched the helicopter fly away quickly in a more distant direction. After rapidly descending to make sure she was out of the helicopter's sight, she immediately flew towards the subway station.
She needed to go through the subway tunnel to get back to the vicinity of the car dealership.
Gabriel's idea was good; the angel ring could illuminate the dark subway station and tunnel, making it impossible for zombies to reach her as she practically had to fly close to the ceiling. However, she didn't expect that there would be a car parked at the station, blocking the tracks in the tunnel.
This forced her to return to the previous station and exit early, only to re-enter the tunnel at the next station.
There are definitely military personnel watching her in Vikran City, so she needs to be wary not only of the helicopters overhead, but also of the scouts hiding somewhere she doesn't know. Although flying through the tunnel is troublesome and wastes time and magical energy, it's safer and less likely to be discovered.
Even so, Gabriel quickly returned to the car shop.
"I am back!"
As soon as Gabriel landed, she saw Dongyun guarding behind the door.
Unconsciously, a smile crept onto her lips, a smile she herself was unaware of.
"Welcome back. We don't have much time left. Thank you for your hard work. Let's go."
Shinonome helped Gabriel tidy up her wind-blown hair, especially smoothing her ahoge (cowlick).
Chapter 40 Leaving the City
It's finally time to leave this city.
In the passenger seat of the black station wagon, Dongyun listened to the radio, staring blankly at the angels flying low in the sky.
"Damn it, you scum, you dog bastard, you little bitch."
Yi Shanghua, who was driving, kept cursing.
On the street, zombies, wrecked cars, and other obstacles blocked the way from time to time, which made Yi Shanghua, who had to avoid them, very irritable and annoyed.
On the way back, Gabriel didn't lure the zombies away beforehand. Instead, she led the way, squeezing through alleys when she encountered obstacles that couldn't be avoided. If all else failed, she used her speed-manipulation technique to force the car through.
Doing this would be extremely taxing on Gabriel's magic, but they didn't have time and needed to leave the city as soon as possible.
The city of Vikland must be locked down.
Even without the audience saying anything, Dongyun, Yishanghua, and others all believed that Vikland City would be sealed off by the army, and the people in the city would be trapped inside.
To put it bluntly, any normal government, unless it really can't suppress the situation any longer, would not make the events in Vikland public. All occupied areas would be sealed off, and the victims would be silenced.
The method used to silence them is up to the US government.
On the deserted streets, two station wagons, one black and one gray, sped along the road under the guidance of the angel, occasionally weaving into wide alleys to avoid the horrific accident scene.
Before long, the two vehicles successfully arrived at their destination.
"Everyone get out of the car. Xiao Jia, Bo Qi, you two guard the car and keep watch around. The rest of you, go inside the supermarket and move things. Uncle, open the trunk."
As soon as the car stopped, Dongyun immediately got everyone busy.
He didn't know how much time they had left, but they had better leave before the army sealed off the city.
He wouldn't be in such a hurry if the military hadn't taken precautions against airborne transmission of the virus, because those immune to the airborne virus are certainly a minority. The military couldn't quickly muster enough manpower to seal off Vikland; they had ample time to escape.
But the military has ways to protect against the virus in the air.
Gas mask.
The gas masks that Xiao Jia saw were part of the military's measures to prevent the spread of viruses in the air.
Otherwise, there would be no reason for the army to enter Vikland City so quickly. After all, they couldn't just send the army in directly, letting those immune to the virus live and those not immune die, and then reorganize these remaining immune individuals to clear out the zombies.
"Sister Shengjing, please carry the lighter items."
When Dongyun entered the supermarket, she noticed that Han Shengjing was carrying a box that looked rather heavy, so she quickly advised her to move lighter items.
She's pregnant and usually needs to be taken care of, but time is tight right now, so he can only ask her to help him move things.
"Hey kid, why is Shengjing called 'Sister Shengjing' and I'm called 'Uncle'?"
Yi Shanghua, who followed her into the supermarket, was a little unhappy when he heard this. How could he inexplicably be a generation older than his wife?
"Then should I call you Oppa?"
"You should still call me Uncle."
Being addressed in this way made Yi Shanghua feel extremely uncomfortable.
The supplies were loaded onto the truck quickly, and after confirming that nothing was left behind, everyone boarded.
Then the car stopped in front of the motorcycle shop, and Shinonome, Shima Rin, and Gabriel got out and went into the shop, putting on riding gear such as balaclavas and helmets.
Shinonome and Shima Rin were to clear the way for the cars on motorcycles, while Gabriel rode on the back of Shinonome and used her speed-running technique to force her way through unavoidable obstacles the convoy encountered.
The cars were one for Isamu Isamu, Ichiri Goto, and Niji Nagika Ichi; and another for Seongkyung Han, Ryo Yamada, Ikuyo Kita, and Nadeshiko Kagamihara.
This arrangement is to ensure that there are members of the band in both vehicles. In case of unforeseen circumstances, such as the cars stalling, they can suppress the zombies with firepower and delay their approach to the vehicles as much as possible.
"can you hear me?"
Shinonome turned on the Bluetooth on his helmet's earpiece, connecting it to the helmets of Shima Rin and Gabriel, as well as to the Bluetooth on the two station wagons.
"I can hear you."
"heard it."
"I heard it too."
Shima Rin's voice rang out first, followed by Han Shengjing and Yi Shanghua's voices.
"Okay, Xiao Jia, get in the car."
Shinonome, worried that Gabriel might not hear him, met her gaze and pointed to the back seat.
"Can you come up?"
"Sure, who do you think you are!"
Gabriel spread her wings and flew to the seat to sit down.
"Cattle!"
Dongyun gave a thumbs up.
If you go up like this, then it's fine.
"Rin-chan, let's go, get on the railway, and leave the city."
Dongyun opened the inner sunglasses inside her helmet.
Thinking of something, he took out a card from his pants pocket and handed it to Gabriel, saying, "Gabriel, hold this for me. I'm afraid I'll lose it. If it changes color, just tell me."
Gabriel took the "virus protection card" handed to her by Shinonome, looked at it, and after seeing that it was still green, put it in her pocket.
The convoy set off.
Dongyun and Shima Rin rode in front, while Ishang Hua and Han Shengjing's car followed behind.
Just like when we went back to the supermarket, we would go around obstacles that we could avoid, and if we couldn't go around them, we would go through alleys. If all else failed, we would ask Gabriel to use her speed-traveling magic.
Two motorcycles, two cars, and herself—ten people in total—each use of the Swift Travel spell was a heavy burden for Gabriel, who could clearly sense her magical power rapidly declining.
However, they got onto the railway before their magic ran out.
The road ahead is clear!
When everyone saw that there were no more zombies, no more wrecked cars, and no more obstacles on the road ahead, they were all in a good mood.
Except for Gabriel.
"Can you slow down? My butt can't take it anymore."