Chapter 182: The Road (I)
The armored car stopped and stopped, and Li Yazhen and others listened to the movement outside the car with concern. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info As you move away from the small supermarket, the zombies on the street gradually increase. Attracted by the movement of the armored car, more and more zombies gathered over and kept hitting and banging on the wheels and carriages. In this way, the driver had to control the armored car to stop and go, wait for the zombies to disperse slightly, and then move on.
Li Xi and the driver were also nervous. Now that the zombies are getting stronger and stronger, if the armored car breaks down, I'm afraid that everyone will not be able to escape from Xiangling City.
Only Du Shen shrank expressionlessly in the corner and speculated: "Suppose, the matter is related to the Pearl of Gangchen." As it stands, it's not like the gods sent apostles to do it. It's more like an ownerless apostle acting recklessly. ”
Du Shen secretly recalled. In his previous life, Du Shen had also been in contact with the ownerless apostles. Some of them wander around alone, searching for resources, and some have partnerships and alliances with relatively stable bases. There was even a vast and powerful business alliance among the apostles in order to communicate with each other.
Du pondered: "If the Apostle of Liberty is making waves on Fertile Saturn, there may be room for negotiation in the matter. ”
Originally, Du Shen wanted to use Fertile Saturn as a base for cultivating human beings. Because of the restrictions on transportation by interstellar teleportation, after the virus appeared and spread, Du Shen was mentally prepared to give up Fertile Saturn. If the source of the virus was really the Apostles of Freedom, things might not be too bad. At the very least, the other party should not be able to exterminate the humans of Fertile Saturn.
There are not many planets in the universe that are suitable for human habitation. In addition, there should still be a considerable number of people left in the fertile Saturn, and it still has excellent development value.
Of course, Du Shen will not take it lightly. Although the Apostle-level Force Orbs cannot devour and fuse with each other, the apostles' temperament is mostly brutal and cruel. Before the certainty of self-preservation, Du Shen will not have direct contact.
Du Shen basically cleared his thoughts, and vaguely heard the roar of two engines outside. Li Xi next to him was relieved and smiled. She comforted Li Yazhen and the others: "Our teammates are here." They will help us lure away the monsters in our path. ”
Later, the sound of two vehicles moving, always hovering in the vicinity of the armored car. Sometimes they are near, sometimes far away, sometimes silent. Du Shen estimated that it was two motorcycles that roared outside. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so dexterous.
There are motorcycles to distract the attention of zombies, and armored vehicles collide and stop less and less, and the speed is getting faster and faster.
More than an hour later, the driver suddenly stopped the armored car and leaned back. He breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and smiled at Li Xi, "I'm tired to death!" Li Xi, you can open the rest." ”
Li Xi nodded and replaced the driver. The driver was very young, and he looked like he was in his early twenties. He smiled and squeezed Song Eunzhu and the others: "A few big stars, finally meet! You have to give me a few autographs......
Song Eunzhu and the three of them naturally smiled and agreed, chatting with the driver. Du Shen heard from the side that the driver's name was Qiu Fan. Qiu Fan laughed at himself for his bad name, but his parents' surnames were spelled together. Song Eunzhu and others can speak well, and they chatted with Qiu Fan enthusiastically.
Outside the armored car, the sound of more and more cars moving was faintly heard. Li Xi did not stop, and moved forward with several cars.
The sun is setting, armored vehicles are stopping. Li Xi only said that he needed to refuel, and by the way, he introduced everyone to know each other. Du Shen and the others climbed out of the armored car and met with the rest of the rescue team. The rescue team consisted of only 9 people and three civilian cars of various types. It is said that there were twenty-one people before, but others died one after another.
Although it is far away from the urban area of Xiangling, the houses on both sides of the road are still dense. In the distance, you can still see the zombie activity. The scattered zombies seemed to notice the movement on the highway and ran from a distance.
Everyone hurriedly refueled, deliberated a little, and continued on the road. It was dark, and the convoy rushed down from the highway. According to the rescue team, there have been major accidents on the highway ahead, and a large number of cars have blocked the road. After that, everyone had to follow the ordinary road to Mitsubashi City.
As night fell, the convoy stopped under a deserted hill. The fighters of the rescue team have already been trained through the trip of the previous days. They also don't lack firearms. Escorted by them, although there were two major disturbances in the night, there were no casualties.
The subsequent trip was not as smooth as Li Yazhen and others imagined. On weekdays, take the highway from Xiangling City to Sanqiao City in less than 10 hours. Nowadays, not only are highways blocked, but also many ordinary roads have been blocked due to accidents because there are too many vehicles passing by. What's more, zombies move and spread slowly, and the roads near cities and towns are no longer passable. Convoys had to change routes frequently.
This backward and detour, the journey becomes long. As a result, along the way, the convoy bumped into many refugees, and the team slowly swelled. In the blink of an eye, the number of people in the convoy had exceeded fifty. The number of vehicles in the ranks did not increase. It's not that there is no car, it's that there is a lack of fuel.
Zombies are getting stronger every day, scattering and wandering. The search for fuel is getting tougher. Because of the search for oil, the soldiers in the team have been killed and wounded. Captain Ankang, who led the team, took precautions and stockpiled the oil collected along the way.
An Kang and his subordinates are relatively pure soldiers, who only care about combat matters. They basically entrusted the management of the team to a petty bureaucrat named Zheng Xian. When Zheng Xian joined the team, there were already 14 people under him. He has management experience and skills, but he has a strong bureaucratic habit.
There are too many people, and it is easy to have contradictions, not to mention that Zheng Xian is not fair. At noon that day, Ankang and others decided to abandon a car again after discussion. As a result, the contradiction suddenly intensified, and Du Shen took the opportunity to express his dissatisfaction.
"I don't carry it!" Du Shen shook his head with a resolute attitude.
Zheng Xian glared at Du Shen in annoyance, and threw the backpack in his hand to Du Shen's feet. The backpack was swollen and heavy, making a muffled sound when it fell to the ground.
Because the convoy is going to abandon a car. A young man like Du Shen not only can't continue to ride, but also has to carry a large amount of supplies on his back. Zheng Xian was assigning tasks at this time.
In the past two days, Du Shen has always been lukewarm to Zheng Xian. The materials distributed by Zheng Xian to Du Shen were inevitably a little heavier than those of his cronies.
Zheng Xian glanced at the lively figures nearby, and lowered his voice to threaten: "Du Shen, I warn you! I am the deputy captain appointed by Captain An." I am in charge of the labor command......"
Du Shen was a little impatient, waved his hand, and said, "Don't talk nonsense! It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I'm not capable enough." How can I keep up with the team if you give me so many things to carry on my back? You want to kill me?"
Jung Hyun glanced at his cronies around him and hinted with his eyes. Several men with big shoulders and round waists walked behind him one after another. Zheng Xian laughed and condescended: "In extraordinary times, everyone is hard, so they can only grit their teeth and overcome ......"
Du Shen puffed up his chest, not to be outdone: "Yo." Do you still want to beat someone? I tell you, even if you kill me, I won't carry it. ”
"You ......" Zheng Xian rolled his eyes, thinking of a way. He didn't dare to really hit someone. His power comes from the approval of fighters such as Ankang and the subservience of ordinary refugees. If he hits someone, he will most likely lose power. Zheng Xian lowered his voice and threatened: "Du Shen, if you don't obey the arrangement, I can only expel you from ......"
"Evict what?" said a man in his thirties, carrying an automatic rifle on his back. It's well-being. An Kang glanced at the few strong men behind Zheng Xian and said with a smile: "What, you want to fight?"
"Not really. Zheng Xian smiled and explained the situation to Ankang. Zheng Xian looked aggrieved: "Captain An, how could I deliberately cause Du Shen to fall behind? But we'll definitely rotate halfway through. In this special period, everyone should be considerate of each other. ”
An Kang smiled and nodded, reached out and gently patted Du Shen's shoulder: "Brother Du, Brother An has a point. You'll lose first. Let's go to the front and try to find a car with gas so that everyone can get back on the road. ”
The conditions of the convoy are getting more and more difficult, and Du Shen is already thinking about rushing alone. He thought for a moment and laughed, "Okay. Since it was Brother An who spoke. I'll pack it first, and I'll change it to someone else later. ”
"That's good," An Kang turned his head and stared at Zheng Xian deeply, "Director Zheng, you must remember to rotate!
Zheng Xian sneered and promised: "Captain An, don't worry, I've always been fair!"
The contradiction was temporarily suppressed. The armored car and two cars drove up, and the compartments were piled with fuel, food, ammunition, mineral water and other supplies. On the roof of the car, several young children and the injured were sitting. The others walked behind, and even Li Yazhen and the others were carrying supplies to some extent.
Du Shen imitated others, pretending to be struggling, and soon became tired and sweaty. Not a short time later, Du Shen quickened his pace to catch up with Zheng Xian: "Director Zheng, it's not good." I can't walk. Let's rotate!"
Zheng Xian looked around the front and back of the team and nodded: "It's time for rotation." Others, though, seem to be working harder. You hold on a little longer, and we'll help those women first. As he spoke, Jung Hyun pointed to several petite women. Their appearance is more tired than Du Shen.
Du Shen nodded and said helplessly: "Okay then." Remember to change me sooner. ”
Zheng Xian nodded, and really led his subordinates to help the women in the team reduce the burden.
Time passed, and Du Shen found Zheng Xian again to ask for rotation. Zheng Xian once again looked for an excuse to only help others, but not Du Shen. After two times, Du Shen no longer looked for Zheng Xian, and gradually fell to the end of the line.
After a long time, Zheng Xian triumphantly looked for Du Shen, and was suddenly stunned. Zheng Xian saw that Du Shen was walking at the end of the team easily. Du Shen's body did not bear any weight at all.