Chapter 9: Zombie Transformation
"The control room is ready to shut down the all-round protection."
"Order, except for the commander and the young lady's escort team, all mobilization squads are on deck and standby."
"Kill this giant zombie for me!"
Drifting away from the city of Zephyr, Layton made up his mind.
Since the tide zombies have no intention of leaving Zephyr City, they are temporarily out of the danger of being completely surrounded and submerged by zombies, and it is time to deal with the zombies that follow them.
In addition to this giant zombie, the other zombies who were attracted chased the mobile castle out of the city, and slowly lost their target when they were left behind, and they scattered one after another.
Only the giant zombies that were still behind did not pull away from a certain distance, but were approached little by little.
There was a clatter, and the top defenses of the moving castle were immediately removed, and the sun was seen again on the deck.
All the mobilized troops preparing for war were gathered on the deck to stand guard.
"Layton, what's going on now?"
Xia Zhengge, who is comfortable physically and mentally, is like a spring breeze.
After finding Xiaoxi, he didn't suffer any harm, and the biggest worry in his heart was solved.
While taking care of Xiaoxi in his room to sleep peacefully, he had already thought about what to do in the future.
The sudden appearance of the zombie tide is similar to the beginning of the era of the cataclysm when the continent was occupied and fell by desolate beasts.
It's all immeasurable monsters that come suddenly.
Xia Zhengge already felt that what happened to Zephyr City might not be an exception.
But even as he expected, he didn't worry in the slightest.
The reason for this lies in the red alert system on his body.
Zombie monsters are endless, and the red alert system is also capable of brutal violence, so what is there to fear.
On the contrary, it is a rare opportunity for him.
The opportunity is ahead, and naturally you can't just let it go.
Seeing that Xiaoxi was sleeping peacefully, Xia Zhengge quietly left,
After all, he was the commander, and there were some things that Leighton couldn't do for him.
As a result, when I arrived on the deck, I saw a team of mobilized troops who were facing the enemy.
"Commander, you're here."
All the tall mobilized soldiers saluted one after another, making way for a passage,
Leighton strode forward and reported, "My subordinate is preparing to kill that zombie. ”
Xia Zhengge took a look, and his heart suddenly felt happy, it turned out to be an old acquaintance.
Although it was a big change, he still recognized it.
This giant zombie almost injured Chu Xi, and Xia Zhengge, who was originally in front of him in the building, could only retreat in a hurry.
At this time, since the chase is coming, it can't be let go anymore.
"Okay, I'll have to him, but wait a minute."
Xia Zhengge said directly, he is in a good mood now, and he doesn't mind drying this zombie again, the other party has obviously followed all the way, and he doesn't care about such a while.
Instead, he asked Layton, "How are the previously injured mobilizers doing, and are there any abnormalities?" ”
"Commander, all the wounded mobilizers have been watching and have not found anything wrong, but there is another thing to report to you."
"Bring them up."
As soon as Layton beckoned, a group of mobilized soldiers immediately entered the lower level of the castle,
After a while, the sound of zombie roars and some screams came from below.
"It's ......"
Four zombies that were firmly under control and six ordinary humans were brought up together,
Four men and two women, all with good looks.
Standing next to the four zombies, he dodged unnaturally, afraid that this man-eating monster would bite him.
But compared to a few people, Xia Zhengge was obviously interested in four zombies,
Three of the zombies were apparently converted from the conscripts.
He was also wearing a torn and tattered conscription coat.
"Commander, these are the three mobilized soldiers killed in the second squad when the zombies first broke out."
Layton pointed to three of the mobilizer zombies and said, "After you led the team to rescue Miss, these death mobilizers mutated into zombies. ”
"The other few people took advantage of the chaos to hide on the second floor of the castle when the zombies first broke out, and were finally found by the third team that carried out a comprehensive inventory of the castle's security, they want to stay in our mobile castle and get shelter, please ask if you agree."
In a few words, several men and women who were lucky enough to break into Xia Zhengge's mobile castle and survived suddenly looked at Xia Zhengge eagerly,
The Red Alert Reclamation Regiment, a reclamation team that has recently gained fame in Zephyr City, still knows the iconic firearms and black and red coats.
It is Xia Zhengge who has made a great name with the mobilized soldiers he recruited in the past month, and he is also considered to be well-known in the former West Wind City.
Just listening to Leighton's explanation, Xia Zhengge frowned,
When a conscriptor dies, he will become a zombie, which he naturally knows, and he has encountered it in the building before.
There are also a lot of zombies that have been killed by zombies, so naturally they won't be surprised, as for the requests of these survivors.
"Well, it's okay to stay."
After pondering for a while, Xia Zhengge said seriously, "But this is not a charity hall, if you stay, you have to work, and as a reward, I will send you to a safe area and leave by yourself." ”
"If you don't want to work, please leave my mobile castle, it's as simple as that."
The unceremonious words made the eyes of several survivors wander, although they wanted to say something, they did not dare to act rashly in front of the tall mobilized soldiers who were surrounded by darkness.
"May ...... Willing. One of the women was the first to say that people can live a long time by judging the situation under the eaves.
"Yes, yes."
The remaining survivors also expressed their attitudes, looking at the heavily armed mobilizers around them, this is not the time to resist strongly.
"Okay, let's take it down, clean the first and second floors first."
"In the future, you can arrange this kind of thing directly, and you don't need to ask me."
After solving the arrangements of several survivors, Xia Zhengge turned to directly authorize Layton, such a trivial matter, there is no need for him to arrange it personally.
Moreover, there was only a team of recruited conscripts in the castle, and it was impossible for him to let the conscripts do the cleaning work.
The situation is urgent, and every force must be used wisely.
casually dealt with this little thing, and he didn't care anymore,
Looking at the few zombies that had been brought up, he knew that there must be something else going on with Leighton.
"Yes, Commander."
Layton agreed, then pointed to the only zombie that ordinary people had transformed and said, "Also, Commander, please look at this zombie." ”
"This zombie is actually with the people just now, because of a conflict with the mobilizers, they were killed by the mobilizers, and finally transformed into this zombie."
"After a brief examination, this zombie did not have any injuries other than the scars of being killed by the mobilized soldiers."
Take a closer look at this zombie, it is no different from ordinary zombies, but Leighton's words have a deep meaning.
"What do you mean...... Whether it was killed by zombies or not, it will eventually transform into zombies? ”
"Zombies aren't infectious?"
"So it's okay to be injured by zombies?"
Frowning and looking at Layton, Xia Zhengge said his judgment, this situation is terrible.
If it weren't for the zombies that would be killed and transformed into zombies, then the sea of people who die every day in this world would be gone.
And will this transformation be limited to human beings, other life forms? Thinking about Xia Zhengge, he suddenly shuddered.
Without the characteristic that he remembered that as long as he was injured by zombies, he would be infected, but he changed his way of transformation, and Xia Zhengge couldn't say whether it was a blessing or a curse.
But the only thing is that in the face of zombie battles in the future, Xia Zhengge doesn't have to worry about anyone being infected and becoming a zombie as long as they are injured.
"Commander, the observation of wounded conscripts continues, but this is the most likely scenario."
"And I just did a brief study of zombies and found a little bit else."
"Commander, please look."
As he spoke, Layton directly opened the submachine gun safety he was carrying and aimed it at the zombie that ordinary people had transformed.
A gunshot rang out far across the plain.
But Xia Zhengge's eyes lit up,
Layton had just fired a single shot into the heart of the zombie.
But looking at the zombies that were controlled, after being shot in the heart, there was no sound.
"It's ......"
"Commander, after I studied zombies, I found that in addition to the weakness of the head, the heart is also a weakness that is absolutely fatal."
"Moreover, the heart is likely to be the reason why zombies can come back from the dead, and each zombie's heart part has a powerful active energy, and the head may only be a part of the zombie's control behavior."
"As for the specific principle, it is not something that can be studied by subordinates, and it must be studied by professional researchers."
Leighton's explanation coincided with Xia Zhengge's conjecture.
Hearing Leighton say this, Xia Zhengge felt that this was the case.
After all, I think that the zombie head is the reason for the weakness, and it is only based on the weakness of the zombie in my impression.
And that kind of zombie is just the imagination of a group of ordinary people living in a peaceful era.
Leighton's appearance is even more convincing.
It is still unknown what the energy of the zombie heart is, but Xia Zhengge is also concerned about this situation.
Whether it is correct or not, these two pieces of information from Leighton are extremely useful for mobilizing troops in the face of zombies at this stage.
As long as he doesn't die, he won't be infected with the transformation zombies, and Xia Zhengge can rest assured and boldly let go of his hands and feet.
As for the other thing, which is already certain, the fatal heart will also be the target of the mobilization to attack the zombies in the future.
Fighting zombies before, almost all of them were in the floor, and the disadvantages of poor marksmanship are not very serious.
But now in the wilderness, with a range of 200 meters from a submachine gun, if you want to accurately hit the zombie's head, the accuracy of the mobilized soldiers can only rely on metaphysics.
Within the range of 50 meters, the accuracy can be basically guaranteed.
But the distance of fifty meters is not very far for zombies, and there are both accuracy and danger.
For mobilized soldiers who are generally not good at marksmanship, one more heart lethal target is one more metaphysical goal.
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