Late November, late autumn.

A withered yellow leaf, swaying on the branches, a gust of wind blows, it is like a kite with a broken string, flying and rolling in the air, and then falling to the ground. It had just rained last night, and the uneven road surface was slightly waterlogged. Even though it is a coastal city, it is difficult to get rid of the bleak scene of winter, and the eyes are full of withered yellow and no life.

When the zombie virus spreads globally, human society falls into boundless darkness, loses the network, and information cannot be widely disseminated. If you know the beginning of the virus, you won't be too surprised. The side effects of the red ant medicine had already been shown as early as April, but at that time, it was forcibly blocked by various institutions. People have only scratched the surface of this world-destroying virus. So far, no unit, no person, has come forward to clarify the facts. And those who know the inside story are also very likely to be completely destroyed by this disaster at the beginning.

A pickup truck sped down the Riverside Avenue in Harbour City, followed by an SUV behind the pickup truck, and although it was only two o'clock in the afternoon, the sky was dark, and a gust of demonic wind blew the trees on the side of the road, blowing the fallen leaves all over the sky.

The pickup truck slowly stopped on the side of the road, and Fang Dong got out of the driver's seat, carrying two iron buckets in his hands, and walked towards the small gas station on the side of the road. Subsequently, several people came down from the car one after another, Langchen, Song Dabao, and Donna. And on the SUV, Zhang Zhao and Guo Rong, as well as Xu Haihai and Ma Donglai, members of the combat team, came down.

This gas station is located on the road along Binjiang Avenue to the south. At the intersection of the resort hotel, to the right is the direction leading to the city, and to the left is the countryside on the border of Harbour City, and there are many villages and towns along the way. For a period of time, Zhang Zhao and the others searched the streets and villages and towns along the road in the direction of the city, and then they went to the city center, and it was too risky to rush in. So for the next period of time, I focused my search on the south side of Harbour City.

Xu Haihai and Ma Donglai were originally in charge of the defense of the base, but after the dispute with the stick gang last time, they transferred the two of them for the sake of safety. And Li Zhizhi and Park Anna only went out once. Field detachment, eight people, each armed with thermal weapons. The construction of the base is basically completed, and if it is just to deal with ordinary zombies, it will not be a problem at all. The work of the search team is related to everyone, and many of these guns are willing to hand them over.

Since the fight with the stick gang that night, until now, the gang has not been seen again, as if they have evaporated from the world. According to the agent, since they were deflated in front of them, they would find their way back in a short time, but for so long, what people worry about every day has not happened.

Except for the mutant Daredevil when he first arrived in Harbour City, which caused a lot of loss of personnel, he almost never encountered much danger again. The number of zombies in Harbour City is pitifully small compared to the inland areas. Occasionally, when I encounter a group of corpses, it is also thirty or fifty together, and now that I have a car and a gun, I naturally don't have to worry at all, even if I can't beat it, I can drive away.

A few people took a few iron buckets from the back bucket of the leather car and walked to the gas station, while Donna and Ma Donglai were responsible for observing the surroundings and doing guard work. Every time I go out, there are two cars, but the fuel consumption of this car is very large, although the vehicles parked at the base only leave half a tank of fuel, but as long as there is a chance, I still have to collect some gasoline outside, just in case.

The private gas station is small, with only two rows of six gas outlets, and a business hall about the size of three storefronts. Even the toilet is only in a corner outside the business hall, and a mixed room has been built. Fortunately, the coastal areas have a developed economy, cars can be seen everywhere, and because there is demand, there are many gas stations. This is the most extreme in the Xiangcheng area, the top corner of the peninsula, so there are no passing cars, basically every time you go to a gas station, you can always fill the iron pass with gasoline.

Seeing that the sky was getting darker and darker, Zhang Zhao urged: "Everyone hurry up, let's go back after filling the oil, it may rain heavily later." ”

Fang Dong not only has extraordinary driving skills, but also knows a little bit about many aspects, and he is about to catch up with Li Zijing and become an all-round talent. With him in the base, Li Zijing can also save a lot of heart. It's just that this guy doesn't like to stand out, he doesn't like to show his head in front of everyone, for him, even in the last days, being free every day is the most attractive.

It took about half an hour to fill the ten iron drums that were specially filled with gasoline. The temperature in late autumn was very cold, not to mention that it had rained again, Zhang Zhao was excited, and said to Xu Haihai, who was still walking like a fly with a bucket of gasoline in his hand: "Young people are in good health, my old man is wearing fewer clothes today, and he is shivering from the cold." ”

Xu Haihai put the gasoline on the pickup truck and said with a smile: "Team Zhang, Sister Li Yan said that you are wise and martial, how can you be afraid of the cold." ”

"Nonsense, I'm still wise and martial, if it weren't for the lack of clothes for the autumn and winter, how would I have fallen into such a field." Zhang Zhao had a selfless expression, "I'm humble, and I'll leave all the good things to you." ”

Guo Rong, who had put the fuel tank away, also interjected: "Otherwise, let's go into the city to do a ticket, there are still many people who don't have thick clothes, this year's winter came relatively early, I'm afraid that after a while, it may snow in advance." ”

"Absolutely not, just a few of us, it's too risky to go to the city, if you don't have enough clothes in winter, just stay in your room." Zhang Zhao thought for a while, and said: "If it really snows, we will wear thick coats in turns, and whoever wants to go out will wear them." ”

Of course, Zhang Zhao's remarks were mostly joking. After all, it is a team of more than 100 people, and there are many big and small things in ordinary times, and even small things are likely to become big things. In the past, there were only a few people in the team, and basically there was a surplus of food. And now more than a hundred people are eating with their mouths open, which puts a lot of pressure on the search team. The resort's land is not suitable for long-term development due to the fact that crops cannot be cultivated.

The weather is changing, and last month, the temperature was still unbearably hot, not after an autumn rain, the temperature plummeted, as if it was thrown directly from Africa to Antarctica.

Speaking of business, Zhang Zhaocai returned to a serious expression and said: "In the future, when we come out to search for supplies, pay more attention, and if you see cotton jackets and down jackets, you can also pack some back." ”

A few people chatted for a few minutes before getting into the car, when three or four zombies were staggering towards this side on the main road. The footsteps of zombies, trampling small puddles on the road. Now they are ready to go back to the base, as long as these zombies don't pounce in front of them, they don't bother to care.

This morning, I found a small apartment building nearby, there is a small store at the bottom, and the goods in it are basically there, but most of them are expired, moldy and smelly, so we picked some edible ones, and also installed the trunk of a small half SUV.

The further you go, the more difficult it is to find supplies, Zhang Zhao calculates that by this time next year, the survivors of the world are estimated to be really gnawing on the bark.

Zhang Zhao drove the car, but his mind had already thought of going elsewhere, until Guo Rong called five or six times, saw that he didn't react, and slapped him on the arm, he bared his teeth in pain and scolded: "Pot, you are so neurotic, it hurts Lao Tzu to death." ”

Guo Rong smiled twice and said, "Which country are you going to in the fugue, listless." ”

Zhang Zhao shook his head, patted his face and said: "I didn't sleep well last night, and I dozed off again, I estimate that if I continue like this, I won't have to be bitten by zombies, and I will die of emaciation." ”

The two have lived together for many years, and they basically understand their living habits, Zhang Zhao used to be busy with work, and he went to bed late and got up early every day, but he never saw such sleepiness at that time. As a brother, although he usually likes to joke and tease, it can be seen that Zhang Zhao looks tired, and immediately cares: "Recently, I have been on a mission every day, are you too tired, you kid thinks about so many things, and your brain is also broken...... Big deal, let's stop it. ”

These words were said in front of Xu Haihai and Ma Donglai, for them, after all, they were outsiders. Zhang Zhao said: "How can you not do this, more than 100 people want to eat, and Brother Li must not kill me." ”

But he didn't want to, Ma Donglai said: "Yes, Team Zhang, let's rest when you're really tired, when we were in the Xiangcheng base before, we could still do something together, but now, this place can't develop at all, just a few of us have to raise more than a hundred people, one day, there will be trouble again." ”

If a team has an uneven division of labor and uneven profits before the apocalypse, there will be conflicts, let alone in the apocalypse. When I was at the Xiangcheng base, I mobilized everyone to do what I was able to do, and since I arrived in Harbour City, the others basically had nothing to do, either walking around the beach or staying in their rooms directly. In the long run, human inertia can lead to bigger problems in the team.

Ma Donglai's words came with a right word, and Zhang Zhao said curiously: "What?" Has this happened before? ”

"Yes, when the Xiangcheng base was first established, Boss Li hadn't come yet, there were several forces in the base at the earliest, no one was convinced, everyone didn't want to do more, but wanted to get greater benefits, but one day, because of the uneven distribution of materials, they fought and died." Ma Donglai said.

"Dead people? That's too serious, isn't it? Zhang Zhao said in surprise.

"It's nothing, I've always stayed in Xiangcheng, and I've personally experienced what happened after the outbreak of the doomsday virus, even if I live in the same base, unless someone can have absolute prestige, otherwise, there will be fights every day, just to fight for a little something." Ma Donglai continued: "Later, fortunately, Boss Li came, and he gave three chapters to the people below, and anyone who broke the rules would be excluded by others." ”

Zhang Zhao said thoughtfully: "So, the people in the base, in fact, at the beginning, all had their own small gangs?" ”

"So to speak." Ma Donglai said.

Guo Rong, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked at Zhang Zhao, whose expression changed, and seemed to understand something.

(End of chapter)