Volume 2: The Stairway to Heaven (2)
At the edge of the Tiandu Safe Zone, there is a fallen zone marked as an extremely dangerous 3S, which is home to a large number of powerful xenospecies, and the alliance has divided a huge buffer zone between the safe zone and the fallen zone in order to avoid conflicts with them.
After more than a decade of operation and change, this place, known as the 'World of Blues', has become the largest and most prosperous buffer zone of the Alliance.
Compared to other buffer zones, this area is a bit more prosperous, and the gathering places scattered throughout it are all converted from safe zones with complete alloy walls and automatic batteries, and there are formal garrisons stationed, and the level of security is far from being comparable to other buffer zones defended by local armed forces.
The high security factor attracted a large number of profit-seeking merchants, who opened various shops in the buffer zone to stop the guards and itinerant people, and turned the 'blues world' into a place of yearning for all kinds of outcasts and outlaws living outside the safe zone.
On the edge of the buffer zone and the fall zone, there is a gathering place called the 'Watch Outpost', where a group of scavengers in leather jackets are sitting around a bonfire under the alloy wall, placing their cool hands on the warm flame to prevent their arms from freezing, and if they can't shoot at a critical time due to numb fingers, they will probably die.
"I've seen an Alliance shuttle down around here being knocked down by those harbish! Do you have the courage to take a chance? If we find something great, we'll send it!"
A man with a scruffy beard glanced left and right, drew a map on the ground with charred branches, and dotted not too far from the buffer zone.
Another thin man was shocked when he saw the place pointed by Wang Laoliu:
"Wang Lao Liu, you are crazy! That's the Fallen Zone!"
Wang Lao Liu shook the stick in his hand and said angrily:
"Be quiet! Don't let anyone hear you! I said Lao Wu, now we can't eat enough, are you still afraid of a ball? To die in the sky, not to die for thousands of years! Even if it is eaten by those aliens, it is better than freezing to death and starving to death like now!"
Everyone was silent when Wang Lao Liu's words were spoken. Due to the fact that some time ago, in order to implement the so-called decoy plan, the alliance sent a large number of alliance soldiers to hunt in the entire buffer zone, which can almost be said to have carried out a sweep of wild animals here, and the edible xenomorphs in the buffer zone are basically extinct, which makes it particularly difficult for these scavengers who make a living by scavenging and hunting to survive.
After a while, Lao Wu bit his teeth fiercely:
"Wang Laoliu, you are right, now the wolves in the buffer zone are more fleshy and less busy, and they can hardly get anything in a day, and many people have ventured into the occupied area to hunt for their livelihoods, if we don't find another way, there will be no way to survive this winter! Anyway, it's death both horizontally and vertically, so it's better to be happy!"
"That's right!"
"That's it!"
"Fight!"
Seeing that others also expressed their approval, Wang Lao Liu nodded:
"That's how you look like a man! The occupied area is too dangerous at night, tomorrow we will set off early, we can get to the incident point in a few hours, even if the shuttle is broken, we can pick up a little bit of bits and pieces, if we are lucky, we can also pick up some weapons and supplies, if there is no accident, we can go to the gathering place inside before dark to be the uncle!"
The few people around the fire were enthusiastic about the future described by Wang Laoliu, and looked at the gathering place around them with longing in their eyes, eager to set off immediately......
A wilderness burned to the ground, littered with scorched wood that had been erected in the earth, and the ground had also been blackened by the fire that had been skimmed, and there were still remnants of the ashes of the plants and trees that had become absorbent and damp in the small pits on the surface. A badly deformed shuttle lay silently on the ground that had been tortured by the flames, the contrast between its tall fuselage and its empty perimeter.
A dilapidated truck jolted along a road that could be driven, and several scavengers with weapons on their backs stood in the open rear compartment, passing telescopic equipment to each other.
"Bang bang bang!"
Scavengers with observation devices in their hands excitedly tapped the tin roof of the cab:
"See! I see it! Good guys, we're going to get rich!"
"What's the noise? Do you want to attract xenomorphs? ”
A hand reached over and snatched away the equipment of the scavengers, and the owner of the hand was none other than Wang Lao Liu, who had encouraged them to come here last night.
The car drove under the shuttle and stopped, and several scavengers immediately jumped down from it, circled around the broken shuttle, and a few people who had been prepared set fire to the cutting equipment they were carrying, and began to work at the position of the deformed shuttle cabin door.
"Hurry up with all the moves! Although the banshee doesn't attack humans much, when can it be guaranteed, a life-threatening xenomorph will emerge!"
Holding a nozzle that spewed high-temperature flames in one hand, Lao Wu kept cutting the surface of the shuttle back and forth, while also reminding his companions to keep in mind the danger here.
With the concerted efforts of a group of people, the hatch of the shuttle was finally cut, and several people used their strength to softly lower the welded alloy door.
"It's on!"
Even the steady old Wu showed ecstasy in his eyes.
Wang Lao Liu and Lao Wu met their eyes, and at the same time unscrewed the light switch on the helmet and drilled into the inside of the shuttle.
The 8-meter-tall shuttle was attacked by a bird-bodied banshee and then hit by a strong impact, and it looked very badly damaged.
Wang Lao Liu felt around the smooth cabin and didn't find the key, so he turned his head and asked Lao Wu, who was also studying this object:
"Old Wu, you are well-informed, what do you think this is?"
After a period of scrutiny, Lao Wu said uncertainly:
"This seems to be an air drop pod, which can protect the contents very effectively, even if it is not harmed in all kinds of bad situations. We seem to have found something amazing! ”
Hearing Lao Wu say this, Wang Lao Liu's face turned into a flower, and he hurriedly asked:
"How do you open this thing? We've got to get rid of the contents quickly!"
"Open the capsule and you don't have to think about it. The shells of these drop cabins are made of the same special materials as the hull of battleships, and the hardness of the shells of shuttles is not the same. We're just going to have to move it back in its entirety!"
Lao Wu shook his head in the face of Wang Laoliu's expectant eyes, and put his hand on the several meters long drop capsule.
The rest of the people also put their hands on it with a bitter face, but fortunately, this capsule weighed only a few tons, and with the concerted efforts of several evolutionaries, it slowly moved towards the hatch of the shuttle.
"Woo~Mmmm......"
Suddenly, there was a faint sound of a girl crying in the wind.
"It's a mourning demon!"
A young scavenger cried out in panic, and immediately he realized that something was wrong and covered his mouth tightly with his hand. The rest of the people also knew the gravity of the matter, and all held their breath and gently breathed in.
Old Wu tiptoed to the hatch, and his crying became clearer!
That's right, there was a Zombie who came nearby while they were busy in the shuttle!
Lao Wu secretly stretched his head halfway, and a girl in shabby clothes was squatting a few hundred meters away from the shuttle and shrugging her shoulders! Lao Wu quickly retracted his head.
Facing the inquiring eyes of his companions, Lao Wu said in a low voice:
"That mourning demon is far away from us, as long as we don't make a big noise, we shouldn't alarm her. Let's wait a little longer, and we'll continue when she's gone. ”
Everyone in the pod nodded, and then began to congratulate themselves on their luck, if the demon had chosen a location closer to the shuttle, they would probably have turned into cold corpses by now.
The physical strength required to carry the drop pod, coupled with the surprise caused by the sudden appearance of the zombie, several scavengers suddenly had absolutely weak legs and stomachs, and sat down on the ground.
A few hours later, the mourning demon was still crying unwillingly, and the faces of Wang Lao Liu and the others in the shuttle turned ugly.
"Old Wu, time is running out!"
If they don't act, it will be impossible to leave here before dark, how terrible the fallen area is in the dark, just ask around here to know how it is said that no one has escaped at night for many years!
"Why don't we give up this time and come back next time?"
A scavenger said timidly.
"Next time? The next time I come back, I won't have a screw left!"
Seeing the wealth close at hand, Wang Lao Liu was already red-eyed, this time they brought back so many parts, I am afraid that they will be targeted by people with a heart immediately, this second trip to scavenge, just say that it is not their turn to enter the stream!
Wang Lao Liu looked at the airdrop cabin, and then at the mourning demon who was some distance away from them, and gritted his teeth fiercely:
"Fight! Old Wu, you go start the car, wait for us to push the drop pod into the truck and flee immediately!"
"Good! Done!"
Perhaps it was the huge wealth in front of him that gave Lao Wu courage, he rolled over and slid off the shuttle, got into the cab of the truck and started the car.
There is no change in the zombie for a few hundred meters!
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and they worked together to push the drop pod onto the truck along the skateboard they had set up and jumped on it themselves.
"Bang dang!"
The mourning demon's cry abruptly stopped with a loud crash, and he turned his head to reveal the face of a delicate girl and his face gradually changed to anger.
"Let's go!"
Wang Lao Liu shouted with all his might, and loaded the guns and ammunition in his hands and aimed them at the eyes of the demon and fired several long shots.
The mourning demon raised his hand to block, and a few bullets flew away, and when he put down the hand truck, it was gone.
"Ahhh
A series of roars erupted from the demon's mouth, and the man also chased after him with a string of phantoms.