"We? In fact, I was also a federal soldier before, and I belonged to a certain department of the Southwest Military Region, and later after the catastrophe broke out, I was recommended by the army to join a subordinate research organization of the Southwest Branch of the Federal Academy of Sciences, and stayed there for a few years. ”

"About half a year ago, the laboratory was also attacked by the demon virus, I had to escape with Little Eleven, and then wandered to the outskirts of the city, joined the Plate Car Gang, and yesterday, we were expelled from the Axe Gang, and I had to take Little Eleven out."

"Since we've all been in the lab for a long time and have some antibody tests, our anti-toxicity is slightly stronger than normal."

Chen Qi briefly talked about his experience, not in detail, but it was enough.

"I see." Sun Xiaowan suddenly realized, "No wonder you dare to eat the flesh and blood of this hell dog, can they help you improve your strength?" ”

"It's a little useful, I only figured it out last night, but it quickly develops resistance, so it's only useful when I eat and drink for the first time."

"So what realm are you in now?"

"The pinnacle of the second order of warriors. What about you? ”

"I haven't measured it, but it should be the pinnacle of the second order."

The two chatted with each other for a while and got to know each other. Then they closed the door of the mall and recovered all the arrows from the vicious dogs, which could not be wasted.

They operate in the mall, and it is not quiet outside the gates, and those hellhounds will not give up on them easily, so they are still eyeing them outside. In addition, there are some vicious dogs coming one after another, but I am afraid that it will inevitably be another vicious battle at that time.

"Looks like we can't go outside." Chen Qi looked at the situation outside and said, "I don't know if there will be an underground passage dug by the Axe Gang under this mall." ”

He saw that there seemed to be an underground parking lot below, and there was a shaft elevator in the middle of the hall to go down, and there was a door on the side, which should be a safe passage.

"I think there should be." Sun Xiaowan said, "There is no reason for the Axe Gang to let go of such a large shopping mall, but the underground parking lot below is also likely to be the territory of walking corpses, or mutant rats, who are used to hiding underground. ”

"What do you think?"

"There should be a lot of exits in the underground parking lot, and if you can't do that, you can run out of those exits. But I can't guarantee what's down there. I think it's at least better than running out and fighting now, and maybe we'll find an underground passage. Sun Xiaowan looked at the hell dog staring outside.

"If that's the case, we may not have enough arrows, I didn't expect to encounter so many hellhounds before." Chen Qi said.

"I didn't expect it either, so I don't have many arrows on me, and I don't have any food and water, only a little dry food, and this can you gave." Sun Xiaowan said.

"You had so many big white pigs before, why didn't you kill them and eat meat? Instead, he was robbed? Chen Qi was a little puzzled.

"In fact, those big white pigs were found in a valley the other day, which was supposed to be a pig farm, and before we could deal with it, the camp was taken by the Axe Gang. I was still on the other side of the valley at the time, not in the camp, otherwise I would just be afraid of ......," Sun Xiaowan explained.

I don't know if this was lucky or unlucky, and it's hard to say what would have been the result if she had been in the camp at the time.

"Maybe we can search the mall and maybe find something useful." Chen Qi proposed.

In fact, it is true that you can find some useful things, food and medicine, but you can know that some long round items made of steel can be used as arrows, such as the fence strips of anti-theft windows, or the fence strips on balconies, which are generally made of corrosion-resistant stainless steel, thinner ones can be used as crossbow arrows, and thicker ones can be used as bows and arrows, as long as the spear head is sharpened.

There are also some steel bars in the wall, which are also excellent raw materials for arrows, and they can also be polished into arrows. Even if you don't have the worst of it, you can find some hard wood products, which can be sharpened into the shape of arrows with a knife, and you can also use them.

This is one of the reasons why bows and crossbows are better than guns in troubled times, because firearms need bullets, and bullets are generally difficult to get, and they are one-time consumables, and they are used up and gone.

At the beginning of the catastrophe, guns were indeed very useful and there were plenty of bullets, but as time went by, the world became more and more dangerous, and more and more guns were used, and the rate of consumption of bullets was far from the speed of replenishment, so sometimes, even if there were guns, they could not be used.

And this kind of thing needs to be maintained, and if it is not maintained, it will rust, but in the last days, where will the gun oil come from? In addition, firearms also have a service life, and after a long period of use, they will malfunction, and the possibility of strike is greatly enhanced.

"That's what I mean." Sun Xiaowan said, "But your iron plate car, it's a bit difficult to get terrifying." ”

"Let's make sure we can make it work first. Let's go down and have a look. ”

So, Chen Qi pushed the iron cart and walked to the security door.

"There are traces of use, and there is not much dust on the handles." Sun Xiaowan looked at it and said with some surprise.

"It's locked inside, it can't be opened without a key, it seems that someone really uses it." She pushed the doorway.

"It's easy, I'll come!" Chen Qi said, then took out a wire from the back of the iron box, stretched it in and stabbed it, and then twisted it with a knife stuck in the keyhole, only to hear a click, and the reverse lock inside was opened.

He cautiously pushed open the door and looked inside, it was dark inside, and he could barely see some scenes, and he was a little surprised, "This seems to be a safe house!" In the middle of the stairs, there is also a sofa bed and a couple of kettles next to it! There are also some tools. ”

This is a safe passage, there is a staircase leading down, and there is a door underneath, which should lead to the underground parking lot.

In the middle of the stairs, there is a sofa bed, on which are some quilts and clothes, and on both sides of the stairs, there are several plastic kettles and some tools, shovels, saws, hammers, steel drills, axes, ropes, machetes and the like.

"Really? Let me see. Sun Xiaowan also came over, and Chen Qi simply opened the door.

The three of them entered the house one after another, and Chen Qi simply pulled the cart in. Sun Xiaowan had already gone down the stairs to check the situation below.

"There's a passage down here, and it should be dug by the Axe Gang. This is supposed to be the place where they dig tunnels to rest. Sun Xiaowan said below.

Chen Qi took out two torches from the tin box, lit one of them, then locked the door, and went down with Xiao Eleven, and sure enough, on the floor below, he saw a round thing like a manhole cover, and took a look, it was a dark deep well, and there were some ladders on it, which should be the underground passage they dug.

A wind blew up from below, and with it the smell of earth, it made the torches rattle.

Judging from the size of the wellhead, the iron plate car can barely fit vertically.

"We might be able to get out of here." Sun Xiaowan said.

"You are optimistic about Little Eleven, I'll go down and take a look." Chen Qidao lit another torch and handed it to Sun Xiaowan.

"Okay."

So Chen Qi slid all the way down the ladder, and there was a big passage below, higher than a person, and it was dark on both sides, and he didn't know where it led.

With such a large passage, it is no problem to ride a motorcycle in it, let alone pull an iron plate car.

Judging from the air in the passage, it was quite fresh, and there was no smell of monsters.

Chen Qi climbed up the ladder and said, "There is no problem, you should be able to walk." ”

"Shall we still search the mall?" Sun Xiaowan asked.

"What do you think?" Chen Qi asked.

"Let's see how it goes later, if those hellhounds don't rush in, we'll search, if they do, give up."

"Good. Let's put the iron cart down first, and secure the escape route first. ”

Fortunately, the iron plate car can be disassembled, as long as the sleeping cabin is removed, the iron plate car will not be so heavy. Chen Qi used a rope to lift the iron plate car down, and then the sleeping cabin was also put down, reassembled, and a torch was inserted underneath, and the matter was done.

They ran up again, and when they opened the door, they saw that the hellhounds had come in and were devouring and biting the corpses of their companions, and it was already in shambles.

And there seem to be even more of them, at least sixty or seventy.

Chen Qi and Sun Xiaowan glanced at each other, such a short distance, it was difficult not to alarm those guys who had a keen sense of ear, eye and smell. But those guys are devouring the corpses of their companions, and they probably won't pay attention to them.

To their right, there is also an elevator, which is where it used to come down.

"Try?" Chen Qi asked.

"Okay." Sun Xiaowan nodded.

So, Chen Qi hugged Xiao Eleven and took Sun Xiaowan to sneak over there cautiously.

The hellhounds were busy eating, and sure enough, they didn't pay attention to them.

The three of them cautiously climbed the stairs and searched little by little.

This mall is quite large, with three floors, a patio in the middle, and some shops on both sides, but it has been abandoned for a long time, there are rust and black stains everywhere, and dry and rotten bones can be seen in some places, and most of the doors and windows of the store have basically been destroyed.

Judging from the various remaining circumstances, this place should have been thoroughly searched by the previous people, and basically there should be no good things left.

The mall was terrifyingly quiet, and many of the doors were gone, revealing deep black holes inside, like the open mouths of demons.

While it's safe to assume that there are monsters in this area, batakes and poisonous spiders like to hide in these dark places, so be extra cautious just in case.

Armed with bows and crossbows, they searched from one room to another, looking for useful things, but unfortunately, most of the storefronts were thoroughly searched, and basically nothing useful was found, but many skeletons were found.

They searched the past one by one, and finally, Sun Xiaowan's eyes lit up, and she pointed to a room in front of her and said, "Look, good things!" ”

Chen Qi looked at the past intently, and he was also very happy, because he saw two iron cribs lying there, basically intact, and the fence on the top could just be used as arrows.

Two beds, at least sixty or seventy can be brought down, and only one end should be sharpened, which is an excellent arrow.

The three of them hurriedly ran over and cut out the fences with their knives, and finally got 60 arrows and 10 large arrows, which could be used as javelins. Fortunately, the double knives on his body are made of special steel, which is extremely tough and sharp, not to mention sharpening iron like clay, but if you want to get the arrows out, it is still possible, anyway, as long as they are sharp enough.

70 arrows, tied in three bundles, were also heavy on their backs.

In everyone's hearts, they were very happy, just these arrows, this trip will not be a loss.

But that's not enough, it would be nice to have a few hundred on spare. Unfortunately, most of the things in the mall are made of high-strength glass or plastic, and there are not many fine iron things, and the wooden ones are all cabinets and the like, so it is not easy to make arrows.

The entire mall has almost been emptied, and those who have not been removed are decaying, and the windows of the mall are made of glass, and there are no anti-theft fences.

In the end, after searching almost the entire second floor, they only found an iron bed, from which 20 small arrows, 12 medium arrows, and 6 large arrows were cut.

Fortunately, there was no danger, and those monsters didn't seem to want to settle in this place, after all, when the weather was clear, the light shining from the patio was very bright, and most demonic creatures wouldn't like it.

Another is the problem of food, although the mall is large, it is basically sealed, and it is inconvenient to enter and exit, these monsters are not willing to settle here, especially on the second floor, and the windows are still relatively intact.

However, they did not have time to search slowly, for a large number of hellhounds, who had already seen them, were roaring and galloping towards this direction.

Having eaten up the corpses of those companions, and was in a state of half-starvation, seeing the three enemies, how could he not be crazy, and rushed up to the elevator with a roar.

"Let's go!" Chen Qi took out the hook rope from his backpack, put it on the guardrail, and then quickly slid down the rope, Sun Xiaowan also followed, and they soon reached the first floor.

Chen Qi shook his hand, took the hook off, and then picked up Xiao Shiyi and ran in the direction of the security door.

When the vicious dogs upstairs saw it, they also turned around in an instant and ran back the way they came.

But Chen Qi had already seized the opportunity, he quickly opened the security door, rushed in with Sun Xiaowan, and then locked the door, and resisted it with a stick.

There was a loud thud and a loud scream from behind, and it was supposed to be those hellhounds banging on the door. It's just that this door is very strong, and I guess it's hard to break through.

The three of them were safe, but they still quickly went downstairs, burrowed into the underground passage, and covered the manhole cover above.

"It's exciting!" Sun Xiaowan gasped and said.

Everyone looked at each other and smiled.