Chapter 19: Tracing the Source
The indicator light on the communicator turned from red to green, and there was a beeping sound. Lu Buping's palms holding it were drenched in sweat, and every sound was like a mallet striking on his chest. After waiting for a full minute, the communicator clicked and hung up.
"Damn!" Lu Buping shook the communicator and roared. The one that Li Si gave him will definitely not be bad, there is no need for him to entertain himself, so it seems that the other party is being dragged by someone or something, and it is inconvenient to contact him now. However, thinking of Li Si's combat strength with one enemy and one hundred that night, Lu Buping really couldn't think of anything that could trap him.
If Li Si knew Lu Buping's thoughts, he would definitely say that he thought too highly of himself.
As Lu Buping thought, Li Si didn't have time to answer the communicator at all now, to be precise, he didn't notice it at all. After all, being surrounded by three or four tall and strong mutant living corpses in the middle, no one would have an easy time.
After dialing the communicator again and still there was no response, Lu Buping also gave up and began to think about the current situation.
If what the guard said was true, then something that he couldn't imagine had happened in the distance, and most of it had something to do with Li Si and them. The living corpses go berserk during the day, which means that humans don't even have the last bit of living space, so they can only hide in closed rooms all the time. If you can't farm or collect supplies, you will either starve to death or be eaten, so you will be useless even if you stay in this camp. If it is true that the guards are wrong, the living corpse has not changed. Then there is no danger in setting off during the day.
Reason told him that if Li Si was really in danger, he would not be able to deal with the problems that he couldn't solve. The most rational option now is to wait for the communicator to respond at the camp. But humans are not machines, and it is inherently unrealistic to want humans to be able to do things in full conformity with reason.
Anyway, it's time to see for yourself now, no matter what. I didn't have any clue about the angel's information, so I had to rely on Li Si to help. If he had an accident, even if he had lost his previous efforts, Lu Buping couldn't let this happen anyway.
Thinking of this, Lu Buping couldn't help but smile wryly. I have always followed the principle of "be cautious and live first", but the experiences of the past few days are all dangerous behaviors that fight for life. Could it be that he still has the blood of an explorer in his bones? Lu Buping shook his head and put all these nonsense thoughts behind him.
Now that you've decided to go, don't delay. Lu Buping quickly sorted out his bags, inserted the dagger and half of the water hose into his waist, and walked towards the outside of the camp.
"Brother Zhang, what are you ......" Zhao Hammer chased after him. Are you in such a hurry to leave as soon as we took over the camp, and that woman told you all the news about your family? ”
Lu Buping shook his head and didn't say anything. Believe it or not, believe it or not, after all, they are allies who fight side by side, and he doesn't want to involve these people in the vortex.
"This ......"
"I have other things to do, I may or may not come back. According to our previous agreement, this camp belongs to you, and I don't want anything. And I think you do have a gift for being a leader. Lu Buping laughed.
"Hey, what about that woman?" Zhao Langtou naturally asked Wang Jiaoyan, and he didn't know what the relationship between the two was. originally thought that it was the enemy who was very red when they met, but who would have thought that looking at Lu Buping at this time did not seem to have murderous intentions. If you make your own decisions, if you offend him, the gains will outweigh the losses.
Listening to Zhao Langtou's question, Lu Buping was also a little entangled. I hated this woman for four years, and when we met again, the other party had become a crazy crazy woman. When they met, they said that they were guilty and should die, so that Lu Buping didn't have any intention of revenge. What's more, she did tell herself the new clues completely, which is not a clear grievance, but it is not worth being angry again.
Since the mad woman had always fantasized that she would be able to atone for her sins and be taken to heaven by angels, let her continue dreaming.
For her, to live is to atone for her sins, and every moment is spent in self-denial. Until the last moment of her life, she will not welcome her angel, and will die with fear and guilt.
The previous leader died too happily, and for Lu Buping, letting Wang Jiaoyan live was the most successful revenge.
Thinking of this, Lu Buping said: "Don't worry about her, doesn't she want an angel, let her go." ”
"Lick, lick? Okay, since you said it brother, I'll arrange it. Zhao Langtou seemed to understand something, and agreed.
“...... I mean, you don't have to arrange it, just like the other survivors. ”
"Huh" After arranging the things here, Lu Buping let out a sigh of relief. I'm finally able to go and investigate, and I don't know what awaits me in front of me. Thinking so, Lu Buping stepped out of the camp, disappeared into the shadow of the house, and walked quickly in the direction indicated by the guard.
Leaving Zhao Langtou alone, he looked at his departing back thoughtfully.
After nearly half an hour of walking all the way, Lu Buping almost suspected that he had traveled to a parallel world.
It's so quiet.
On weekdays, there are often lonely living corpses on the street, but at this time, I didn't see a single one.
Years of desolation have long since turned the former city of high-rise buildings into barren grass. In the past, when you came out to pick up waste, you could see hares, roe deer and other animals from time to time, as if they had disappeared at the moment. The entire city fell into unprecedented silence.
It is well known that wild animals are several times more sensitive to danger than humans. Now there is not even a bird in sight in the sky, and all of this indicates that a great threat is near.
If it was Lu Buping or the previous stage of scavengers, I am afraid that he would be able to get excited for a while. After all, a city without the threat of living corpses is a huge treasure trove for survivors. But now that he has been reshaped by various bizarre realities, he can't help but draw his weapon and move forward cautiously when he sees this abnormal scene.
Sure enough, after walking for a while, a pungent smell entered his nose. It was a rancid and bloody smell that was so strong that it could not be dissolved, like the strong stench of hundreds of thousands of corpses piled together. Lu Buping was caught off guard and took a sharp breath, almost spitting out all the bile. Although the smell was too pungent, it also proved that he had found the right direction, and those living corpses that had gone wild during the day should be around here at this moment.
Following the source of the smell, on the next street, Lu Buping finally saw the disappearing living corpses, and the scene in front of him almost caused him to suffer a cardiac arrest.
I saw rows of living corpses standing neatly on the street, and there were tall mutant living corpses mixed with them, which was the first time Lu Buping had seen them. This kind of guy can't help but remind him of the pre-apocalyptic movie Hulk, and the scene where more than a dozen Hulks appear at the same time, even in the movie.
They stood motionless in the same direction as soldiers waiting to go on battle. Except for the smell that permeated the air, there was no roar, no roar, just standing there. Just waiting for a command, and they will tear everything in sight.
There is a strangeness in the silence of the whole street, and an invisible sense of oppression is like substance, as if it will explode in the next second.
At this point we switch to God's perspective.
Passing through the layers of the legion of living corpses, you can see the leader of this army until you reach the end. No, it's the leader corpse.
The "Leader", who had been running away, was now surrounded and protected by multiple mutants. The body, which was no different from a normal living corpse, has now changed. Although it was still emaciated, its head was surprisingly large like an inflated ball, and the skin on its head was stretched out to be translucent. The neck that connects the head to the body has not changed, and it is still the same thickness, which makes people doubt whether it can support the enlarged head. The whole thing looks like a toothpick with cherry tomatoes on it, and I'm always worried that my head will fall off.
On the other side of it is a trio of mercenaries in pursuit. The two sides who had been chasing and fleeing finally met at this time.
At this time, the mercenary group has been fighting and chasing for a long time, and the state is really not very good. Li Si and Jia Lan, who were the main combat forces, were dyed black and red all over their bodies with blood and scraps.
Jia Lan's delicate face also showed a hint of fatigue, a pair of blue eyes stared at the opposite side, the giant sword in his hand was much duller than before, and the blade had already cracked. Li Si had a murderous look on his face, the power mecha was constantly dripping blood, and the barrels of his arms were still emitting green smoke, which looked three points more terrifying than the group of living corpses opposite.
Only this guy Lance, with a clean tuxedo, looks like he has just attended a high-class drinking party, and no matter how you look at it, it doesn't fit in with the surrounding environment.
The two sides just looked at each other, and neither rushed to attack the other.