Chapter 67: The Last Left Behind
After staying in the last days for a long time, I gradually became familiar with the smell of rotting corpses. As long as there are people, there will be zombies, and as long as there are zombies, there will be a stench. There are nearly 10 billion people in the world, and so far, less than 20% of them are really human. In human society, the whole air is filled with this disgusting smell.
The sun is sinking in the west, and the sultry weather is slowly subsiding. The system of the team is still relatively democratic, and everyone will discuss all major decisions together. Still, there needs to be someone to lead the way so that there are no emergencies and decisions that are difficult to make. Although Rivers Town has also experienced zombie sieges, the survivors have also fought against zombies several times. But compared to Zhang Zhao, who has already experienced some things in just a few months, they still lack some heat.
For example, everyone should maintain physical strength in case of emergencies. Therefore, in terms of night duty, two groups of people will be arranged to take turns to rest. The camp was a large area, so a lot of people were put into the night watch, and in addition to the elderly and children, even the weak women were also placed among them.
The first wave of night watchers, from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m., had to constantly patrol the iron net due to the lack of manpower. Fortunately, the zombies around have been almost wiped out, and even if there are people moving around, there will be no major problems. The arrangement of a group of two is mainly due to the fact that it is inevitable that some people will be timid or lazy, and the situation will be much better if there is one person to lead. If something really happens, even if one of them can't get out, the other can give an alert in time.
Each group was given a flashlight, but tonight there was moonlight, so it didn't work much. Just walk back and forth to prevent the zombies from breaking through the barbed wire.
The rest of the people were also assigned the task of tidying up the camp and clearing out the rest area. Zhang Zhao and Wang Ying, on the other hand, took the fighters in the convoy and prepared to search the building. When they entered the camp before, Zhang Zhao and the others tried to knock on the door, and if there were zombies inside, they would be 100% attracted by the sound.
"There are ten of us here, in pairs, and when we go in, we should be careful and don't let go of any corner. If you encounter danger, warn immediately, and run out, don't fight hard. Zhang Zhao instructed. Although there is a small possibility of zombies in these buildings, you still need to be cautious. There are many beginnings in life, but there is only one way to end life, and that is death. There is still a long way to go, and no one wants to lose their lives in such a place.
A ten-person search team, Zhang Zhaotian and Guo Rong are in a group. And Wang Ying is a group of survivors who escaped with Wuhe Town, this is a simple guy with five big and three rough, a native of the Northeast, called Song Dabao, Zhang Zhao still has some impressions of him. Song Dabao is not particularly tall, but he has a large skeleton and strong flesh, which looks like a strength type.
He carried an eight-treasure hammer that he found out of nowhere, and walked and swayed. Zhang Zhao smiled: "I said Dabao, don't you feel cumbersome to use this hammer?" I'm tired of looking at it. "Generally, when dealing with zombies, basically people will choose to use light weapons, such as steel pipes, steel bars, knives, and sharp wooden sticks. The pole is made of bamboo, and in order to exert its strength, the two pieces of bamboo are particularly soft, and even if they are picked, it is difficult to grasp.
"Brother, I don't feel tired, you see, this hammer is very powerful, as long as you sweep it, the head of the explosive zombie will bloom, I used this thing in Five Rivers Town before." Song Dabao honestly waved the eight-treasure hammer in his hand. Good fellow, the hammer of feelings, he took it all the way from Rivers Town.
Zhang Zhao was speechless and silently gave him a thumbs up. It seems that if you choose a weapon, you still have to suit yourself. Zhang Zhao also knew the other six people, but he couldn't remember a few names.
There are two main buildings in the camp, and the rest of the places like the canteen are basically clear at a glance, and you can't get in. A relatively large area of the house is probably the factory building, which is relatively close to the open space where the convoy spent the night, so two groups of four people were arranged to search.
The other five-story building is likely to be the office space and staff dormitories. The five-story building, in addition to the main entrance, has an entrance on the left, but it is also locked. Two teams of Zhang Zhao and Wang Ying, along with another team, were tasked with searching the complex building.
The main entrance to the building is a double glass door, locked by a chain. Zhang Zhaozheng was worried, this iron chain was as thick as a thumb, and without tools, it was difficult to open it at all. Since entering the first iron net in the camp, he has been constantly trying to open the door, which can stump Zhang Zhao.
"Which of you will pick the lock." Zhang Zhao asked, seeing everyone's eyes staring at each other, he exclaimed sadly: "It's over, how can I get in." "I didn't expect to be stumped before I entered the building.
"Brother, what kind of lock are you opening, just use a hammer to break this door, and don't pay anyway." Song Dabao said seriously.
"yes, you're still smart." Zhang Zhao praised. They entered the camp with great fanfare, and if anyone else had already discovered their whereabouts, they still cared about this?
"Dabao, can you handle it?" Wang Ying asked, Song Dabao, this guy, has a lot of strength, speaks neatly and neatly, and never beats around the bush.
"No problem, it's done in minutes, you get out of the way, I'm going to do it." Song Dabao saw that everyone had taken a few steps back, and smashed the glass door with the Eight Treasure Hammer. I only heard a soft bang, and half of the glass door immediately collapsed, which was made of tempered glass, and there was no danger.
Song Dabao used a hammer to stab those tenacious glasses open, and then said proudly: "Bosses, please come in." "I didn't expect this kid to be so funny.
The interior of the building is not as complicated as expected, with a lobby at the entrance and a walkway leading to both sides of the building. Zhang Zhao and Guo Rong went to the left, Wang Ying and Song Dabao went to the right, while another group stood at the top of the stairs.
The aisle is not deep, and the strong flashlight can light up more than half of it, but now people go to the empty building, and they can clearly hear the echo of footsteps when they walk. It has been tested before, so Zhang Zhao is sure that there will be no zombies in this building, and everyone is bolder, and their actions will not be dragged into the mud and water.
Guo Rong pushed open the doors with the scabbard, then shone a flashlight inside, and found no problems, so he continued to search the next room. When they encountered those who locked the door, they simply kicked it open, making the rest of the group full of questions. The rooms on the first floor actually have door signs, what is the director's office, the finance room, and the manager's room. After a while, I searched and found nothing of value. Maybe after the zombie virus broke out, most of the people in this factory had already run away, and everything in every office was basically taken away except for the furniture.
Several groups of people met at the staircase, and when they saw Zhang Zhao and Wang Ying, they found nothing, and the group of people waiting at the staircase was obviously a little disappointed. It's no wonder that people, let alone them, even Zhang Zhao wants to scold. Every time you enter a building, there is a risk, and everyone hopes to find something more or less useful. It's like a treasure hunt, taking a treasure map to a location where the treasure is buried, and then you find that there is either nothing inside, or someone has already taken the lead, so you can't be angry?
"The first floor is the office area, and there is certainly nothing of value, so let's go up further." Zhang Zhao was comforting everyone at the same time, but also comforting himself.
After entering the second floor, looking at the conference room on the door number, the broadcast room or something, everyone was not interested, and they searched hastily, but there was nothing to gain.
When I arrived on the third floor, I saw that it was the last few rooms, and I was about to leave, when I heard Song Dabao's loud voice over there: "Brother Wang, this door is so tight, it seems that someone is deliberately blocking it inside." He pushed hard a few times, and the door moved, but it never opened.
Wang Ying also tried to push a few times, and kicked with his foot, this door was obviously undulating, obviously this place was not completely sealed, but someone inside blocked it with something. The doors of the other rooms were kicked open, and it took a lot of effort to open them, which means that someone had blocked them from the inside.
At this time, Zhang Zhao and Guo Rong, who heard Song Dabao's voice, also hurried over, and Guo Rong said loudly: "I'll try!" He flew up and kicked firmly on the door, only to hear a click, and the lock on the door cracked.
"There's someone in here!" Wang Ying said happily.
Who is not happy that this empty camp has finally met a living person? But then again, my group of people directly opened the iron net and entered other people's territory, and now they want to break into the door so rudely, it is estimated that the people inside are frightened.
Zhang Zhao stopped Guo Rong and Song Dabao, who were still trying to kick the door, and Song Dabao, who was holding a sledgehammer, in time, and then shouted in a slightly gentle voice: "The people inside listen." When this sentence was uttered, it felt inappropriate, this scene was too similar to the tone of CT shouting at the terrorists.
"We are survivors passing through here, and there is no ill will." It's better to be straightforward.
After about two or three minutes, there was no sound inside, Zhang Zhaocai continued: "We thought there was no one here, I'm really sorry, we are going to the camp of the East China Sea Islands, we are just spending the night here tonight, can you show up?" Zhang Zhao They are not robbers, and the other party did not provoke them, and the whole thing seems to be at their fault, so he politely explained his intentions.
After a few more minutes, there was still no one inside replying, Song Dabao rolled his eyes and said, "The people inside can't be dead, right?" Hearing him say this, Zhang Zhao only felt a chill in his back. If it was indeed blocked by people inside, and after such a long time, this camp would not look like a place with any food, could it be that the survivors hiding inside would have starved to death? If that's the case, it's terrifying, it's a scene that only a thriller can have.
The starvation left only skinny corpses, overgrown with maggots. This sense of fear is not brought by the corpse, but by an atmosphere of terror brought by the here and now.
"Dabao, don't scare people, our zombies have been killed all the way, and I'm afraid of this ......" Guo Rong was just halfway through his words, when he suddenly heard a deliberately suppressed cough from the house.
The people inside turned out to be alive, but their bodies were weaker.
"We're not bad people, we've got food." Zhang Zhao said with a wit.
After dozens of seconds, a faint voice finally said in the room: "You make a lot of effort, open the door, I can't move." ”
The other party finally replied, but I don't know if it was because of the injury or some other reason, and I couldn't move the obstacles inside. Under the authorization of the other party, the four of them pushed the door together. The lock of this door was broken, and it was only pressed against something, and with concentrated strength, it still pushed the door open halfway, but it was enough for the human body to enter.
Just in case, Zhang Zhao held a dagger in one hand and a flashlight in the other, and cautiously poked his body in. This was also an office originally, but the chairs have been cleared to the side, and the top door was used for the boss's chair.
"Where are the people?" After entering the office, several people flashlights shone around, but no one was found. This is strange, everyone obviously heard someone talking just now, why did they come in and there was nothing.
"To the left of the door, there's a door." The voice rang out again. After being reminded by the other party, I found that there was a white wooden door on the left side of the entrance. The wooden door, which has lost its handle, is the same color as the wall, so it is no wonder that it was not found at once.
The handle may have been deliberately knocked off by the survivors inside, and there were sawdust on the ground. Guo Rong only pushed lightly and opened the wooden door.
As soon as the door opened, a foul stench filled the dark room. A few people covered their noses and took a few puffs without paying attention. This is not the smell of corpses, but the smell of human excrement accumulated over time.
Zhang Zhao used a flashlight to shine a flashlight, and in the hut here, there were only about ten square meters, and there were a few empty shelves. And in the middle of the room, on several beds of black quilts, a black man was lying.