Chapter Eighty-Four: The Snowfield
86_86900The cold wind is howling, the snowflakes are all over the sky, and the endless white fills the entire heaven and earth, as if all the breath of life has been erased, and it has returned to the ancient chaos.
However, only the majority of those who succumb to the cold and sleep, and there are still some tenacious creatures, but in the middle of this vastness, they seek more tenacious vitality.
I saw a patch of gray skimming over the snow, leaving no trace. But the good hunter would not miss the slightest move, and three huge wolfhounds followed closely behind, and in a few arrows they surrounded the gray in the middle, and pressed it to their feet.
"Well done!" Three figures suddenly jumped down from the back of the big wolf dog, and when they saw clearly that under the wolf dog's paws, it was a mutated hare weighing more than ten pounds, they whistled with satisfaction, and then tied up the new prey and put it in the rattan frame of the wolf dog's back characteristics.
Looking closely, there were already more than a dozen injured wild animals in the rattan frame, not only mutated hares, but also fat mutant pheasants and voles, as well as unknown mutated animals with strange shapes.
The man at the head counted the harvest and showed a satisfied look, although the environment has changed quite a lot, but the wild hunting effort has not fallen. He looked up and said to the other two, "Three days' rations are enough, let's go back." ”
The two of them nodded yes without any objection, and each climbed into the wolfhound mount and ran in the direction from which they came.
There were only a few words left in the air: "We really have to serve these boys......"
“…… Big brother's mind is definitely not that simple......"
“…… Just be obedient......"
“…… It's because you don't use your brains like this that you will be scolded by your big brother......"
There was another gust of wind, and the dry snowflakes were blowing one after another, instantly burying the traces of what had just happened. No one noticed that under this thick snow, countless withered plants. It is not sleeping, but slowly transforming.
Qing Dai took a deep breath, emptied the spirit platform, and let her sense wander freely in the cold world as if she had taken off her physical spirit. Perhaps it was the change of the sky that completely transformed the originally polluted air, even if life was hypnotized by the severe cold, that kind of aura was full. It's still intoxicating.
Qing Dai's consciousness followed the falling snowflakes. It was lifted by the strong wind, and then slowly fell and swirled. Blending into the borderless white, from a small piece to a large snow-capped mountain and snowfield. At this moment, she truly felt the soul of nature. Everywhere.
"Sister Qingdai, I heard your stomach growl! Let's finish eating before meditating. Ou Ming's clear young voice came. Pull Qing Dai's distant thoughts back in an instant.
She opened her eyes and smiled as the two children excitedly sliced the barbecue and distributed it to everyone's hands one by one.
It is a small cave formed naturally in the fissures of the ground because of the peculiar shape. It just happened to be able to block the entry of the cold wind, and it became a temporary habitat for the group.
Although Qingdai and Du Qinyue are adult women, it is a pity that the survival skills in the wild are completely insufficient. Eliminates the possibility of becoming a cook. However, Du Qinyue is a fire powerhouse after all, providing energy for heating and barbecue. It is also inevitable that Qingdai is responsible for using the ghoul vine as fuel when needed - yes, as "weak combat" women, the two of them have combined to completely become a natural gas substitute.
Look at Zhang Hongjun, Lian Qingyun and Xu Sheng, they have all mingled with mercenaries with different personalities, and they are in full swing in the fields they are good at, as if they have always been good buddies, and they can't see that the two teams have only known each other for three days.
Qing Dai thanked Ou Hui for the barbecue, and only felt that these mercenaries did have the capital to despise them, looking at the crispy meat on the outside and tender on the inside, the temptation of no need for ingredients and fragrant aroma, and the clean method that can't be stopped by simple conditions, it is simply a five-star enjoyment.
Even Du Qinyue, who was full of temper, also expressed her temporary submission in front of these delicacies: the big woman doesn't care about the man with the fish lips!
"It's been two whole days!" Du Qinyue killed half of the food on her plate in an absolutely elegant and efficient posture, feeling not so hungry, so she complained depressedly: "Seeing that it is not far to Kyoto, how can there be a snowstorm?" It's only October. ”
Qingdai also buries her head in hard work, food is the best way to keep warm, if you don't eat enough, how can you have the strength to fight against this cold snap? Hearing Du Qinyue's words, she said vaguely: "Didn't the north get cold quite early?" It's already late autumn in October, so it's not normal? ”
Du Qinyue hated biting the soft flesh skin, and also gave up the rule of eating silently, and squeezed out a few words from between her teeth: "How is it possible, even the northernmost province will not have this kind of heavy snow until November, not to mention that the snow in Kyoto is about to become a kind of goods, and it is a question of whether you can drown your feet." If you look at the scale now, you can't see it on three floors. ”
Qing Dai finally showed a trace of sadness: "I don't know how long this situation will last, we have no shortage of food and drink, but my mother ......" Halfway through speaking, she looked at the nutrition warehouse behind her, Hou Siping was still lying peacefully in it, like a sleeping beauty who had frozen time.
Du Qinyue was a little annoyed with herself, she wanted to go home, Qingdai was also worried about her mother, why did she have to complain about this. But the words have already been said, and she has no choice but to try her best to remedy it: "Qingdai, don't worry, Auntie's nutrition warehouse still has a lot of time, although these men are a little frustrated, but a group of stinkers, they can finally come up with a way, we will definitely be able to get to Kyoto soon!" ”
Qing Dai nodded silently, gave a faint reassuring smile to Du Qinyue, and lowered her head to finish the food on her plate.
Her worries, in addition to her mother's safety, also have some wonderful premonitions. When she was meditating just now, she felt that the outside was very pure, pure and abnormal, as if all the filth had been thrown into another dimension. But this is not possible at all, after tomorrow's change, even if there is an earthquake and heavy rain and flood, the breath in the air is gradually changing. Then the sudden change in the current blizzard may be the foreshadowing and flashpoint of the next disaster.
What Qing Dai didn't expect was that Xu Sheng and the others were not as calm and relaxed as they appeared, and they were also racking their brains to return to Beijing as much as possible.
While eating, Zhang Hongjun asked the poisonous wolf as if unintentionally: "Big brother, since there is no problem with hunting." Why can't we just break through? Kyoto is already very close, and it's not a way to stay here all the time. ”
The poisonous wolf bit off a rabbit leg with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "It's not that simple. Several of our brothers are used to spending the winter on the prairie, that is, they can pick up the drain when the wind and snow are small, and they cannot leave the residence more than two kilometers, otherwise the mortality rate will double. ”
Seeing Zhang Hongjun's surprised expression, the poisonous wolf took a sip of broth. Wipe your mouth. "I know you're all in a hurry to go home, but this kind of blizzard is no different from a tsunami at sea." Manpower is not enough, and the success rate of taking risks is too low. Even a mercenary like me doesn't dare to pat his chest, so you can stay in peace. ”
Xu Sheng said with an unwilling look: "Then, can you report in the direction of Kyoto?" A few of our families should be able to figure it out......"
Needless to say. Everyone present knew what he meant. The poisonous wolf group had long determined that the three or four of these people were all precious babies, but they didn't expect that they still had a lot of status. The family background is far above the estimate, and it seems that it can at least affect the middle and high-level levels, and can also mobilize the army to save people.
The atmosphere was silent for a moment, and the poisonous wolf was the first to react: "I can report now." That is, with something similar to an incendiary bomb, the blizzard is so big, you can't see it clearly. If the blizzard stops. I should be able to give it a try, there are some of my brothers who are good at making these gadgets. ”
Xu Sheng's eyes flashed with excitement. It's all full of self-confidence.
When the poisonous wolf and his brother packed up their weapons for maintenance, Zhang Hongjun whispered to Xu Sheng and said suspiciously: "How do you talk about those ......?" ”
Before he finished speaking, Lian Qingyun pressed his hand on his shoulder, and the warning flashed quickly in his eyes.
Zhang Hongjun was shocked, remembering that they had learned before that one of the mercenaries had the ability to hear, that is, he could eavesdrop on sounds within a certain range at any time.
Xu Sheng saw Lian Qingyun's movements, and his expression also calmed down, but he just squeezed his eyes at Zhang Hongjun and let him ponder for himself.
Lian Qingyun found that Zhang Hongjun actually cast an inquiring glance at him again, so he could only pat the small head, turned around and went to the poisonous wolf with Xu Sheng, and sorted out his things at the same time. Subtly, deepening tacit understanding, fighting is patience and kung fu.
Heaven may have proved Qing Dai's premonition, or to prove that the poisonous wolf's judgment was correct, just when everyone thought that they only needed to wait for the abnormal snow to pass, and the lurking crisis was also coming at this moment.
A silent big man beside the poisonous wolf only felt that there seemed to be a movement above his head, and habitually pushed his boss away. A wisp of dark green brushed past the poisonous wolf's side, but it was wrapped around the finger that pushed the poisonous wolf away.
The big man didn't have time to see what it was, and he also intuitively sensed the danger, and the mercenary's super determination made him draw his knife as soon as possible and cut off his instantly numb fingers.
When Qing Dai arrived, she saw a blackened finger being dragged into the gap at the top of the cave by the dark green branches.
She didn't have time to pay attention to the tense mercenary, and released a handful of corpse-eating vines at the cave that sensed the breath slightly, and after a few minutes, she felt an abundant energy being transmitted.
That's right, maybe it's because the cold winter has put everyone to sleep, that is, the zombie virus has been frozen or shrunk. But the strange plant that just emerged was clearly a zombie mutant plant with a rancid smell, and it seemed to have been awakened by the flame heat of the group. If it weren't for the quick judgment of the hunky mercenary, the poisonous wolf and he would have been ingested or deeply infected. You must know that although several people have drugs to suppress the virus, they can only target the situation where the infection process is low and the time is short, and the success rate is difficult to guarantee.
Zhang Hongjun had already hurried to get the medicine and gave it to the big man for internal and external use. Seeing that his face had returned to normal, and the blood from the wound had remained bright red, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The poisonous wolf fixed his eyes on the packaging box of the medicine, and suddenly asked Zhang Hongjun: "Which faction is your family, or your family, in Kyoto?" (To be continued)
ps: I'm so tired on Friday, after work, there is still a lot of writing guidance, the update is late, sorry for .......