The Grey Age Chapter 47 Embattled
"Open the South Gate!"
Zhao Shengtian shouted behind us.
"Ruohan, stay safe! Have a safe trip! See you soon! ”
"Lend you auspicious words, Company Commander Zhao! See you soon! ”
"Mr. Qi, your speculation may be correct, but I have not received an order from my superiors and cannot evacuate without authorization. If things end up out of control, I'll open the line of defense on the side with the fewest number of infected people, and let the survivors evacuate on their own, life or death is a matter of luck. ”
Zhao Shengtian suddenly said such a thing, which greatly changed my impression of him. It was only because of the order to protect the people that he did not dare to give orders that were not carefully planned.
"Good luck Company Commander Zhao, I hope my speculation is wrong."
I nodded at Zhao Shengtian. Is it too late to say that? Last night, everyone in the epidemic prevention station should have packed up their things and prepared to wait for the opportunity to leave here, instead of making it look like they are fighting against the water. We're good to say that it's better to have a bike than to walk, and to be lucky enough to get out of the city before the infected people from the south arrive. But if the other survivors want to evacuate, I'm afraid it won't be so easy.
As the gate of the epidemic prevention station was slowly opened by two soldiers, our hearts beat faster and faster, and our eyes widened.
At this time, the perimeter of the epidemic prevention station was filled with countless corpses of infected people, and in some places where the attack points were relatively dense, the corpses had been piled up to the level of the sentry post. The warriors were kicking the corpses down.
"Gross..."
Fei Fei was the first to take it anymore, sat on the back seat of the bicycle, grabbed Dabin's lower back with both hands, turned his head sideways and vomited.
"What the does this smell like? Damn, Feifei, what's wrong with you? ”
Dabin turned his head to check Feifei's situation with great concern.
"No.. It's okay, go quickly, don't go again.. vomit.."
Fei Fei said with difficulty as she vomited.
Hearing his girlfriend's request, Dabin stepped on the pedal as if he had been beaten with chicken blood, wanting to leave this ghost place quickly.
It's the most disgusting smell I've ever smelled in my life, and I'm sure nothing will go beyond it for a long time.
At this time, we were walking on a road made of corpses, the tires of our bicycles crushed against a pile of rotten flesh, and from time to time we would sink into the cracks of the mountain of meat, making that wet and sticky sound. This sound can be heard from the tail bone to the heavenly spirit cover for a burst of spirits.
"Listen, the plan is probably like this, we first have to cross the bridge that crosses the river when we came, and then find a way to get on the highway."
"Huh? Crossing the bridge again? ”
Dabin complained with an ugly face.
"You know, there's only one way. Bear with me, we're heading for a large group of infected people right in front of us, and our only chance is to ride over the ice under the bridge to avoid the tide of corpses on the bridge, so we'll have to get to the river before the infected reach the bridge. ”
That was clear enough, and we picked up the speed of the ride again.
The corpses of the infected on the entire street covered more than a hundred meters forward before gradually decreasing in a trapezoidal shape. We carefully rode down the mountain of corpses, and finally left the mountain of Roshan where the infected were piled up.
"Alas, I'll go, but I'm coming out and I'm being smoked! Fei Fei, what's wrong with you? Are you comfortable? ”
Dabin braked first, parked the car on the wide street, and turned around to check on Fei Fei's condition.
"Much better... It's disgusting just now. ”
Fei Fei is still in poor shape.
"Okay Dabin, since Fei Fei is fine, let's go quickly. There are a lot of infected people in the back. ”
Dabin looked back, and sure enough, he found that there were many infected people behind us, but as long as we didn't take the initiative to seek death, these infected people could be said to be no threat.
Thirty minutes later, we were less than 200 meters away from the piers of the bridge. We were already a little physically exhausted by this rapid march. But fortunately, this time it was completely according to the previous plan and arrived at the bridgehead. But before we could catch our breath, we suddenly saw hideous and disgusting heads emerging from the bridge deck not far away, staggering like us!
"Quick, get off the bridge, the infected are coming!"
I said loudly to the people around me. Now I can only fight, there is no way back, and I must carry it out according to the previous plan!
The bike seems to have been sparked by us!
"Turn right! Follow me! ”
I rode hard and shouted without looking back.
Just as the infected were about to cross the bridge to confront us, we collectively turned around the right bend and descended down the spiral road to the bottom of the bridge, narrowly avoiding the rotting arms of countless infected! If it had been a few seconds later, we would have been pulled into their arms by countless hands.
The infected were caught off guard by our sudden change of direction, but when they came to their senses, they were still sticking to us like a dogskin plaster.
In front of us was a river about 500 meters wide, which had formed a thick layer of ice due to the previous low temperature. In the past two days, the solar storm has come, the temperature has risen suddenly, and we don't know if the ice is solid, but we have no way out, the shortest distance is to cross this seemingly frozen river, reach the opposite side of the bridge, wait for the infected to pass on the bridge, and then wait for the opportunity to leave the city!
We walked cautiously on the ice, and before we took a step, we could feel the water floating under our feet, and it seemed that we had to get out of here quickly, and it would change later!
The ice is very slippery, and the atmosphere is very hot now, and the top layer of ice has begun to melt gradually, and no one knows whether the ice is strong or not, so we dare not act rashly, so we can only move forward step by step.
In this way, we slowly walked to the center of the river, and the infected people who were chasing after us also stepped on the slippery ice. They look very embarrassed.
I saw that they began to squirm crookedly after walking two steps, and their bodies fell on the ice, and they couldn't stand up no matter how they could stand.
True to the old adage, joy and sorrow, although these infected people could not walk freely on the ice, but the impact of their successive falls knocked out huge cracks in the ice that was about to melt. In places where the infected are densely populated, the ice has broken apart, and infected people are constantly falling into the icy water! This huge crack did not stop there, but continued to extend in our direction!
"Run! Come on! ”
I immediately shouted.
Originally, we were moving very slowly, for fear of accidentally breaking the ice and falling into the water. But who would have thought that these brainless infected people behind him would directly smash the ice, which caught us off guard!
Now we don't have the energy to push our bikes anymore, so we leave our bikes behind and run across the river!
The general jumped off the basket of his bicycle, but he almost fell. Stand still and run forward with us.
Under the running, irregular cracks began to appear under our feet, and we could step out of a big hole at any time!
Seeing more and more infected people gathered behind him. In a few moments, the entire ice was full of crooked infected, but fortunately, most of them had fallen into the water and posed no threat to us.
Luckily, all of us had reached the other side of the river, and none of us had fallen into the water. But then came a deep sense of helplessness. The only means of transportation was gone, and I could only watch as the bicycles abandoned in the middle of the river slowly sank to the bottom of the deep river.
"Let's go, look for the bicycle on the road, there should be one."
I comforted the people around me who were frowning. We can't give up now, as long as we live, there is hope.
Behind us, a few lucky infected people had moved over from the ice that had not yet cracked, and were waving their teeth and claws towards us. We stopped and walked from the fork in the road to the other side of the bridge.
However, as soon as we stepped onto the bridge, countless infected people suddenly rushed out of various streets and buildings, and they rushed towards the south of the city, completely blocking our forward route!
Amid the roars of the infected, we could clearly hear the sound of car engines and the shrill sound of horns!
"Fuck, what a son of a son did a good thing!"
Dabin heard these voices and immediately panicked. Because of this horn, some of the infected people who had just crossed the bridge turned around and walked towards us! And some of the infected people who were attracted by the horns on both sides of the street immediately noticed us and were rushing towards us!
Now there are infected people on all sides, and we are completely dumplings. I'm really desperate, there's no way to escape, the encirclement of the infected is less than 100 meters, even the immortals are in a catastrophe.
We stopped. Seeing this scene, our hearts suddenly became cold and transparent. Now the situation is already embattled, and if you want to move forward, there are infected people in front of you to stop you. Turning around the road, there are infected people in the back. Even if we jump off the bridge, there are countless infected people waiting for us at the bottom of the river. Looks like we're about to enter a dead end!
"Hehe, I'll just say it, if we all hang up, don't blame me..."
At this moment, we have no hope at all, because of the unexpected situation in front of us, we are about to die on the spot. There were no buildings around to hide, and even if there were, how could they be able to withstand this army of the intested?
The general, with his mouth open stupidly, saw us stop, walked up to my lap and tried to bite his own tail. I know, it's amusing me.
Watching the general's movements, I was extremely complicated, but in the end I laughed. Thinking that before dying, there was a favorite by his side, and the general's pistachio, which could be regarded as a consummation.
Maggie put her arms around my waist from behind and rested her head on top of me. Dabin and Fei Fei also got out of the car and hugged each other tightly, but Ruohan stood alone and looked so lonely and sad.
At this point, our fugitive career is over, and some regret that we didn't care about Zhao Shengtian asking for a pistol when we left the epidemic prevention station. I'm sure he'll give me a defence for my timely delivery of important information to him. It's better to kill yourself with a pistol than to be bitten to death by an infected person, but now, it's too late to say anything.
The red light emitted by the morning sun poured on my and Maggie's faces, reflecting Maggie like an angel, and this was the first time I could see Maggie's face up close, she was really beautiful. At this moment, my heart warmed. Peace of mind like never before.
The earth trembled more and more, and seeing the infected getting closer and closer to us, we didn't even have the desire to take out our weapons to resist, so we just stood quietly. Enjoying the temperature brought to us by the morning sun, enjoying the last peace in this life.
Memories of the past continue to emerge, parents, Liu Xuerong, Dr. Wang... It's mostly sad memories, but I always have a smile on my face.
"Maggie, do you regret it?"
"I don't regret it."
Maggie's voice was not loud, but she could feel her firmness.
I took a cigarette out of my pocket and lit it, put it down, relaxed, and ready for darkness. But I had barely taken two puffs when I suddenly heard strange noises coming from the infected who were rushing towards us from the south. I opened my eyes and looked forward, but I couldn't see anything, only the strange sound was getting closer and closer, as if something was hitting back and forth in the crowd of infected people!
The encirclement of the infected is getting smaller and smaller. I could feel that Maggie's body trembled slightly, as if frightened, but also slightly excited. Why shouldn't I?
Just when the group of infected people to the south was still a few dozen meters away from us, a modified silver-gray Hummer H2 rushed out of the group of infected people with the momentum of destruction, and the carrion on the body of countless infected people rushed towards us with a crushing momentum! Due to the strong impact, the dark red flesh of the infected has been repainted the Humvee, and the original bright gray has been hidden under a dark red!
The windshield wipers were swinging wildly, and the engine grille was already filled with gray-black flesh. After such a violent impact, the body of this Humvee was not deformed!
We stared at everything in front of us in amazement, and we didn't come back to our senses for a while.
Seeing the Humvee rush out of the crowd of infected people and head straight for us, the Humvee suddenly slammed the steering wheel to the left, and the body was firmly in front of us.
Hope, just around the corner! As long as we can get into this car, we will be able to get out of here!
But the moment the driver lowered the window, me, Meiqi, Dabin, and Feifei were all dumbfounded. This person is none other than the owner of the Hangzhou xiaolongbao shop, the same uncle who once tried to kill us feeding his daughter!