The dirt road was not in good condition, and the convoy maintained a medium speed, still turning people upside down. In particular, the cash truck, which was the first car, was still crowded despite diverting some people to the car. It's a good thing to protect, but it's not suitable for long-distance travel.

Few people complained, but the zombies and flames faded away, but the black pillars of smoke rose into the sky, always clearly visible, like a striking lighthouse, lighting up the hiding places of the survivors. Now it's imperative to stay away from here as much as possible, and it's no longer worth mentioning something like motion sickness.

And what exactly lies ahead of this dirt road, no one knows. According to the map, the final destination is a military camp, but even if you get there, will you find that it has been destroyed to the point that nothing is left but a pile of rubble, or has it become a base camp for zombies? Everyone's heart is heavy.

The sun gradually rose overhead, and then to the west, and the eight cars carried the dust that was raised, always rolling forward. Probably the morning scare everyone was too much, fate began to favor the survivors, and the rest of the journey became calm and boring, with no zombie attacks, no cars breaking down, and even living creatures being rare - this is the best-case scenario.

When the sun was not far from the horizon, the convoy finally stopped. Whether driving or riding in the car, the body has been tortured to the limit, many people get out of the car, the first thing is to squat on the side of the road and vomit, and even some people directly carry their heads down, and they are not injured by being quickly pulled by people's eyes.

Survival is not an easy task, and some people even miss the days in the bungalow. Chicken feed when hungry, water to drink when thirsty, and clothing – is it needed there? If you don't think about waiting for death, it's incredibly comfortable.

The parking area is a large wasteland, with high ground and a good view, just right for camping tonight. Chu Zhaonan instructed everyone to form a circle around the vehicle, move the pots and stoves and bedding, and prepare for food and lodging.

Under the sunset, everyone was busy.

Zhang Zifeng and several people also got out of the car, and everyone looked tired. Especially Cheng Sihan, he has long lost his bouncing appearance, he has to find a place to lie down with a gloomy face, and he has to pull Ren Fei together.

Zhang Zifeng shook his head helplessly, turned his head and saw that under the sunset, people were busy, and couldn't help but sigh, everyone could retreat in an orderly manner in such a critical situation in the morning, it was all the credit of Cui Shu, and the plan he formulated was very detailed.

I don't know how a few of them are doing now?

Chu Zhaonan came over to say hello, although he was also tired, his spirit was still good, and he was accompanied by Zhang Long, who had already tacitly acknowledged that he was one of the leaders of the team, especially when Cui Shu was missing.

Chu Zhaonan held a roll of maps in his hand, spread it out, and the three of them squatted down together, he pointed to the small red line on it and said, "I can't find this dirt road on the map, we are probably in this location." ”

Zhang Zifeng nodded, the road is remote and the condition is poor, which is actually a good thing, which means that the chance of encountering zombies and the Chosen One has plummeted.

Chu Zhaonan continued: "This road is a bit detoured, but if we can maintain this speed tomorrow, we should be able to reach the military camp in the evening." As he spoke, his fingers rested on a blank space. For the sake of secrecy, it is impossible to show the location of the barracks on the map, and you can only guess approximately.

Zhang Long's face was happy. The barracks meant a huge amount of weapons, and even if there were no survivors there, as long as the thirty people were armed to the teeth, they would not be so embarrassed when facing today's situation.

As he was talking, Xu Hong walked over, his face gloomy, which made Chu Zhaonan have an ominous premonition.

Sure enough, the woman spread her hands and said straight to the point: "We are in trouble, there is no water." ”

The scorching sun in late autumn is still very poisonous, coupled with the nervous mood, many people are sweating profusely during the day, especially soon after everyone is still roasting around the fire, and their throats are about to smoke, so they look forward to drinking saliva after getting off the bus, and it turns out that everyone has the same idea.

There wasn't a drop of water in the whole convoy! More precisely, except for the Passat where Zhang Zifeng is located, there is no water. The four of them were self-contained, Ren Fei brought a water cup, at least halfway through, none of the four of them were thirsty.

The three men's faces changed dramatically, and they stood up, and found that everyone was worried about this question, and there was a lot of discussion.

From the end times to the present, water has never been an issue.

There is a pressurized water well in the bungalow of the chicken farm, and when you are thirsty, you can drink it with a press of your hand.

Later, when the base was moved to the village, many people have wells at home, and although there is no electricity and no pumps, it is not too difficult to carry water with buckets. You can even have the luxury of taking a shower every day.

But now, these are gone, the surrounding area is barren, and there is no sign of water sources.

Eating also became a problem. Without water, how can you swallow the dry steamed buns prepared in advance, let alone bags of rice and white noodles, you can't even cook rice.

In fact, when Cui Shu formulated the danger plan, he took all the necessary things into account, and the problem of drinking water naturally did not fall behind. So in the convoy, there were iron buckets for carrying water, a number of cups for drinking water, and even a potion for purifying water, which was looted from the village health center.

But there was no water in it. The weather is still hot, and after the well water is pumped up, it will have a peculiar smell and even grow moss after a period of time, so it is not prepared for the car.

In the morning, when the incident happened suddenly, everyone carried the generator and other supplies into the car in a panic, and everyone collectively ignored the matter of carrying drinking water.

Dozens of people, you look at me, I look at you, don't mention how depressed you are. After all the hard work to escape the pursuit of the corpses, the wind and waves have come over, who would have thought that now they will be tortured by lack of water.

"Let's go find water." Chu Zhaonan tried his best to suppress the frustration in his heart and said, "Take the current location as the center of the circle, divide into four groups, and search for water sources in all directions. Wells, rivers, or bottled water can be found and returned immediately. In addition, we can't be separated for too long, whether we find it or not, we have to return here within half an hour. If everyone finds nothing, we get in the car again and keep driving until we find a source of water. He seemed to be a natural leader and quickly gave orders.

Still walking? Someone almost fainted on the spot, and would rather be eaten by zombies than ride in that stuffy jar cash truck.

Hungry, driving at night, driving tired, definitely not everyone is willing to face, this is also no way, you can't just die of thirst.

Everyone had no choice but to cheer up, get up and set off in groups. Zhang Zifeng and Xiong Xianming were compiled together, and because they were not at ease, they pulled Ren Fei and Cheng Sihan together again, although the two women pouted and looked reluctant.

"By the way, everyone has a watch, right? Don't miss the time. Chu Zhaonan said. He didn't want everyone to be separated unless he had to. Now the life and death of the seven people on Cui Shu's side are still uncertain.

Everyone nodded in unison. Humans have become so scarce that it is not a difficult thing for everyone to scavenge for a watch.

Except for some people who stayed behind, four groups of people searched in four directions. Zhang Zifeng and a few people plunged into the farmland again, going around looking for water.

"Pure, where is there water in this place? It's a waste of time to not even have a home," Xiong Xianming muttered as he walked, "It's better to get in the car now, maybe there's a river not far away, and you can drink enough." ”

Zhang Zifeng shook his head, the river indicated on the map was still far away, and he couldn't count on it. And it hasn't rained for so many days, maybe the river has stopped.

I turned around and saw two women, walking indifferently, without the desire to speak. Although she doesn't have to fight or drive, the woman's body seems to be more overdrawn. I really don't understand why Zhang Zifeng didn't let them rest in place.

"Can't you just drive a car? There are still so many futile roads to be taken. Xiong Xianming continued to talk to himself, mainly because his hands were off the steering wheel, which made him feel a strong sense of insecurity.

Half an hour passed quickly, and the four of them returned to the camp empty-handed, all of them looking dejected when they saw the other groups returning.

The only thing that gained was Zhang Long's group, saying that they had found a well, less than 100 meters away from the camp, and everyone wanted to cheer, but found that his face was calm, and they immediately felt that there was something wrong with it.

It wasn't until Zhang Long brought everyone over that he found out the reason.

It is indeed a well, a well for irrigating farmland.

The mouth of this thing is about the thickness of an adult's thigh, and it is irrigated by a pump. The water pumps, on the other hand, are powered by electricity and now have no electricity. As for the manpower to carry water, the iron bucket could not be stuffed into it at all.

Someone has become irritable. Obviously, the well is right in front of you, but you can't drink it, so it's better not to find it, out of sight is clean.

"Don't we have a generator?" I don't know who shouted, and everyone woke up like a dream. At the critical moment in the morning, Chu Zhaonan also forcibly ordered the heavy generator to be carried into the car, and everyone still had a lot of complaints, and now they found out that this was a life-saving thing.

It is used to generate electricity, the well is running, and everyone can drink as much as they want.

Immediately, someone wanted to go back to drive, but Chu Zhaonan stopped drinking, and seeing everyone's puzzled looks, he explained: "We don't have gas." ”

"How can I run out of gas?" The person who spoke just now asked, in a tone of obvious agitation, "Every car has it in the tank, and didn't we pull two barrels specifically?" ”

Chu Zhaonan's face turned into a bitter gourd, and he said, "But those are all gasoline." Generators, on the other hand, burn diesel. If you forcibly add the steam by force, a knock will occur, and it is easy to damage the machine. ”

Only the tractor burned diesel fuel in all the vehicles, and since there was no place for it in the escape plan, there was no spare diesel fuel in the natural strategic materiel. As for the generator, it was found only yesterday and its needs were not considered for the time being.

And the diesel fuel carried in the machine itself was used up in yesterday's ball. To recharge, watch movies, and play music, people need electricity far more than they can supply.

Zhang Long shook his head helplessly, patted Chu Zhaonan's shoulder, and said:

"Lao Chu, when is this, are you still thinking about this? That broken diesel engine, even if it breaks down after a minute of running, is worth the money. ”