Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Passage of Survival That Does Not Exist
In the season of the remnant sun and the cherry blossoms, the climate in this area of Tokyo has begun to get a little hot, and the air has an indissolvable putrid smell and the sound and tide of the surrounding zombie moans that seem to be endless and merge together, drowning this vast villa in an atmosphere of panic.
Although the walls, gates, and even all the loopholes that can be imagined have been reinforced again and again in the past two days, the survivors living in this super mansion do not feel the slightest hope, and some are only numb to life and confused about the future.
The solid and thick walls can't stop the rancid smell from the zombies in the air, and the resources for survival, including food and drinkable water, although Soichiro Takashiro has consciously reserved a lot before, but it can't withstand the consumption of so many people, and the way out is completely sealed with the sealed gate.
Li Xuan sat quietly on the roof of the villa, condescending in the afterglow of the remnant sun, silently looking at the sea of zombies crowded on the periphery of Gao Cheng's house with no end in sight.
The rancid smell in the air made him frown, even if he had been smelling it for two days, it was still difficult to adapt to this harsh living environment.
He had an experience of fusing viruses, and for the virus that permeated the rancid breath, his body was already immune to those faint viruses, but it didn't mean that the people here also had such immunity, although there were no signs yet, and maybe even with the passage of time, the bodies of the people who survived here would automatically produce corresponding antibodies.
It's just that these things, after all, are just speculations, maybe there will be this possibility, but the probability is not too big, Li Xuan is not used to entrusting his fate to that illusory luck.
"Yuriko?" Crisp footsteps sounded behind him. Li Xuan didn't look back, just said lightly.
"Yes." Yuriko Takashiro looked at the back of the man in front of her with some awe, not as majestic as Soichiro Takashiro, but when she really got along, she could deeply understand the faint but deeply rooted coercion in the hearts of the people, for two days. Li Xuan's skill and the courage he showed have deeply convinced the people in this manor, including Yuriko Takashiro, among them, of course, Li Xuan's means are in it, but more than that, it is the amazing power he showed two days ago, in such a troubled era, human beings used to pursue and obsessed with money and power. It is transforming into power at an astonishing speed, and only the strong can be truly respected in such a world, otherwise, no matter how clever the means, the identity of the Chinese alone is enough to make it difficult for him to move an inch.
"Have you counted it?" Li Xuan's gaze looked at the remnant sun, somewhere in the vast sea of corpses.
"Well, the statistics have been done. Including the original retainers and servants of the Takashiro family, there are still 157 people in this villa. Yuriko Takashiro's eyes were a little dim. You must know that at the beginning of the creation of this survivor base, including the retainers of the Takashiro family itself, Soichiro Takagi had gathered thousands of survivors here, but after the sudden change two days ago, the number plummeted to less than two hundred overnight. In addition, due to illness and suicide in the past two days, there are only 157 survivors left.
"157 people." Li Xuan nodded when he heard this, did not get up, and quietly looked at the tide of corpses that could not be seen. The index finger taps on the roof tiles at a special frequency.
At present, the environment of the Gao Cheng family is no longer suitable for human survival, although the number of more than 100 people is not large, but the blessing of the Gao Cheng family can be left here, except for some prominent national dignitaries and business giants, almost all of them are elite talents, whether they bring reality or build a team for themselves here.
What's more, because of the scene where he showed his strength two days ago, Li Xuan has successfully won the recognition of these people, including the glamorous and graceful Mistress of the Takashiro family behind him, Yuriko Takashiro.
Yuriko Takashiro folded her hands in front of her and stood quietly behind Li Xuan, not interrupting Li Xuan's thoughts.
"Since the electronic equipment is no longer effective, President Takashiro's previous arrangement should be stopped." After a long time, Li Xuan said lightly.
"However, Soichiro has a careful plan for this, and I think this is the only chance we have to get out of here." Yuriko Takajo's complexion changed.
"That's a dead end, without the assistance of electronic equipment, if you continue to dig, these more than 100 people, the final result will only be starvation." Li Xuan turned his head, looked at the beautiful woman who looked a little excited, and said indifferently: "And there are too many uncertain factors underground, human beings will mutate into zombies, and no one can guarantee whether other creatures will have similar mutations, such as ...... Mouse. ”
For Soichiro Takashiro's previous arrangement, Li Xuan also had some understanding, if other uncertain factors are not considered, and the tactical nuclear explosion did not happen, the other party's plan is a way out, after all, it is only the lowest plane, although the zombies begin to produce various aspects such as smell, sight, and touch after the first night, but their own strength is only slightly strengthened, in the case of one-on-one, as long as humans overcome the fear of zombies in their hearts, it is not difficult to defeat or even kill, as for whether the animals will be infected, At least not yet.
But with a tactical nuclear explosion, the underground works that had just started had to be transferred to manual excavation, and it was not impossible to dig a passage sufficient to reach safety by manpower, but there was simply not enough food to support the project until the end of the project.
"Then we're just going to be stuck here and die?" Yuriko said a little dejectedly, with her wisdom, she naturally knew that what Li Xuan said was the truth, and after the death of Soichiro Takashiro, she no longer regarded life and death as important, but she didn't want her daughter to be buried with her, and when she heard the words at this moment, she couldn't help but feel anxious in her eyes.
"Not necessarily." Shaking his head, he lifted the folding bow that he had placed beside him, and his eyes wandered around carefully.
The bow and arrow placed next to Li Xuan, as well as a ball of rope, Takashiro Yuriko had seen it when he came, and at this time, he picked up the arrow and found that there was a rope wrapped around the tail of the arrow, and he had roughly guessed the purpose of the other party by watching Li Xuan draw the bow and arrow.
"Huh~"
With the fluttering of the bowstring, the arrow with a low roar, crossed the space of dozens of meters, and had crossed into a villa of the same size more than ten meters away from the villa, and the arrow cluster directly connected the concrete wall Dongchuan.
"You can't go underground, you can try the air." Li Xuan pulled the rope, then fixed the other end of the rope to the roof, and turned his head to look at Yuriko Takashiro.
"In this way, I'm afraid ordinary people can't get by." Yuriko Takashiro shook her head and said, at a distance of tens of meters, ordinary people don't say whether they will get out of the middle because of panic, just in terms of body, the crowd that has begun to starve may not be able to support the past.
"That's probably the way of thinking, and it's the only life we can find at the moment, and it's better to have hope than to despair." Li Xuan nodded, it was indeed difficult for an ordinary person to climb dozens of meters away with a rope.
"You can let some people go over first, clear the villa, seal the villa, and then search for supplies, if you can, make a rope ladder." Li Xuan thought about it and said: "Now that the zombies have developed a sense of smell, before they are sure, don't rush to get everyone over, if you want to escape, you must rush out of the encirclement, otherwise these sticky things will follow the smell all the way, in that case, even if everyone can leave here, the situation they are facing will not change much." ”
You have to be prepared.
"Fortunately, this is a wealthy area, and this type of villa is not difficult to find, I hope you can find enough ropes."
Although the Gao Cheng family also has ropes, if they want to lay a road that is enough for them to pass through the area occupied by the zombies, it is not enough for the Gao Cheng family to have it.
"Then I'll gather my men right now and go with you." Yuriko Takashiro nodded, and there was only one way she could think of at the moment.
"Don't worry, it's not convenient to move at night, rest for one night first, and then set off tomorrow." Waving his hand, Li Xuan looked at the remnant sun that had gradually descended, and vetoed, this kind of thing is not something that can be done in a while. (To be continued......)