Chapter 39: Next Steps
Just when Zhang Zifeng stopped Xu Hong, there was movement at the gate of the chicken farm again.
The car started again, the tires rubbed against the ground rapidly, and wisps of green smoke came out, this time the wheels moved in the opposite direction, and the bear was clearly in reverse gear. At the critical moment, you still have to rely on yourself.
The car moved backwards a bit, but still couldn't break free from the body stuck in the wheels. The other zombies took the opportunity to continue attacking, and from a distance, the small Toyota car looked like a pile of black vines surrounding, and the vitality of the zombies was extremely tenacious.
Some of the arms were put into the car, and the claws cut through the car's skin as easily as a knife cut through paper, and it was only a matter of time before the zombies climbed into the car and feasted on it.
Xiong Xianming was not discouraged, and kept moving forward and backward, and the car finally had a little room to maneuver.
One paw coldly slipped through the door and into the cab, making his heart tremble, raising one leg up to dodge and slamming the other foot down, slamming the accelerator to the maximum.
The arm twisted into the wheel finally separated from the body under repeated pulling, and the car finally broke out of the encirclement with a roar.
With the tires punctured and the car swaying badly, Xiong Xianming struggled to keep his balance in check and get out of the pile of enemies as quickly as possible.
There were a number of zombies hanging on the body of the car, and they were dragged forward. They were still trying to climb into the car, ready to take down the humans on it in one fell swoop.
The bear's eyes showed a fierce light, the foot that stepped on the accelerator never let go, the speed of the car increased rapidly, and then a sharp drift, the front of the car flipped over, and in the tooth-aching friction sound, several zombies were thrown out and hit the root of the chicken farm wall.
Half of the car was thrown up, and the two wheels on the right side left the ground, which made everyone's hearts rise to their throats, until the body fell down again, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
In this case, once the car rolls over, the chance of survival will be greatly reduced.
Only one was still hanging on the left door, and his hands were clutched, still making a final struggle.
Xiong Xianming accelerated again, and drove the car past a big tree, and the zombie's body hit the tree straight onto it, breaking it in two, leaving only two claws on the car door.
A series of actions stunned the people. From high-spirited to being in prison, to fighting back, Xiong Xianming did it all in one go. Especially when dealing with the last zombie, the impact force was too great to not only shatter the zombie's body, but even the hardest head exploded because it hit the trunk directly, completely dead, and drew a wonderful end to this training.
If you remove the background of the end times, everyone still thinks that this is a car performance.
The Toyota car went around for half a circle, and with a sudden brake, it stopped in front of everyone, and with a "horn-" sound, the ravaged left front door finally couldn't hold on and fell down, revealing the driver inside.
At this time, Xiong Xianming was panting, his whole body was soaked in cold sweat, and he couldn't move on the steering wheel for a long time.
Although the time was short just now, it is not an exaggeration to say that he escaped death, and if he was a little worse, he became the first victim of today's training.
The entire Toyota car is already full of holes, and there are still some zombie limbs left on the body, and these two cars are completely scrapped.
Zhang Zifeng was also stunned for a long time, let go of Xu Hong's hand, and said, "You can use a Molotov cocktail now." β
Although many of the zombies who were knocked down were incapacitated, they did not die completely, and finally turned to ashes in the raging fire, which also means that today's training is completely over.
In fact, the design subjects have not been completed yet, but people are no longer in the mood to continue.
The process of training is full of dangers, so that everyone's heart is stimulated, and now we need to sort out our mood and digest it slowly.
It was already noon, and half a day had passed in a blink of an eye, and people happened to be hungry, so they simply cleaned up and went home.
Although this training did not fully achieve the expected purpose, the effect was still obvious.
The effect of the Molotov cocktail is leveraged, this thing is more approachable than Zhang Long's steel gun, especially the women have asked to wear it with them, but Chu Zhaonan refused on the grounds that it is too dangerous.
The power of the car is not satisfactory, but at least it can be outnumbered. Even if the technique is not as obvious as Xiong Xian, this guy has a lot of strength, solid skin, and speed, which is still a good choice when dealing with zombies.
As for the mess of cold weapons, don't expect it well. The biggest gain for people this time is actually to realize the huge gap between themselves and zombies in terms of physical strength and physical strength, and don't delusionally engage in hand-to-hand combat with zombies unless they have toβexcept for Zhang Zifeng, a pervert.
There was also a negative effect, which was that there were several more wounded. The men who were swept away by the "holy spear" and the women affected by the stampede were all lifted onto the carts.
This also includes Xiong Xianming, although he is fine, but the mental blow makes him unable to walk for the time being. At the critical moment, there was still a pride in my heart to support, but now I was afraid of death.
No one laughed at him, in all fairness, would he have behaved better than him if he had been his own?
The village is only three miles away from the chicken farm, and it takes a short walk to get there. Everyone returned to the basketball court and began to light a fire to cook according to the division of labor, and soon the smell of food overflowed.
This time, Zhang Zifeng and Ren Fei did not eat Xiaozao, and they held a bowl like everyone else, eating around the center of the basketball court, which was lively and cordial, and by the way, comforted Xiong Xianming's injured heart.
Chu Zhaonan took the opportunity to report on his work in the past few days.
The village has been looted inside and out, and there are enough clothes and bedding for everyone to use for a while. Especially the clothes, although there are not many styles, but the warmth should be enough.
As for the vehicles, thanks to the country's new rural construction has been fruitful, although the quality is poor, but the quantity can meet everyone's needs. In addition to the Toyota that was lost due to training and was scrapped today, there was also an escort vehicle, three cars, two vans, five fuel tricycles, and three tractors.
Cui Shu previously put forward an opinion that everyone should move forward by car, that is, to achieve the so-called "motorization". Now that this is a reality, these vehicles are enough to carry all the survivors and supplies.
The most surprising thing is that the escort car, which naturally has protective properties, is defined as the only purely armed car, which belongs to Zhang Long - these days everyone understands that Zhang Long is actually the escort on this car, which also explains why he can use the steel gun so well. I don't know why, but everyone avoids talking about their past, consciously or unconsciously.
There are also some two-wheeled and three-wheeled vehicles driven by electricity, which can only be used once due to the inconvenience of charging, and have been voluntarily abandoned by people.
In fact, the quality of the vehicle is also easy to solve, if the search range is expanded, it is easy to find a variety of cars, but oil is a bit of a headache.
At present, you can extract oil from the fuel tanks of other vehicles for use, but the quantity is limited after all, and it is not a long-term solution. In addition, a lot of gasoline is required to make Molotov cocktails, and if you can't find a gas station or tanker truck, these cars will end up lying on their stomachs.
The most important food, including rice, white flour, corn residue, and beans and corn kernels that need to be further processed, fills a van.
As for some instant noodles, ham sausages, canned food, and snacks, there are not too many of them, and basically whoever finds them belongs to whomever they find.
That's all you can find in the ground. Chu Zhaonan made a rough calculation, these things can be eaten by the survivors for at least two months. Of course, this is based on the fact that Zhang Zifeng's superhuman appetite was not calculated. He knew that Zhang Zifeng ate a lot, but he didn't know the details.
Obviously, this food is not enough to survive the cold winter.
It's autumn now, the weather is getting cooler, and winter is coming soon. At a time when civilization has collapsed, and without heating and air conditioning, nature will be at its full strength in winter.
Chu Zhaonan said: "Previously, due to Qiao Sen's looting of zombies, although this village was not in danger, it was actually relatively safe, at least there were no foreign zombies for so many days. I feel like we can stay here until the spring of next year. But only if we plan ahead and find enough food to survive the winter. β
The implication is that the recuperation has come to an end, and the training has been practiced, and the next step should be to expand the search range, which is also the result of everyone's initial discussion.
Seeing that everyone had no opinions, Chu Zhaonan continued: "As far as I know, the nearest village is five miles away. The car is ready, and I recommend leaving early tomorrow morning. The weather is getting cooler, and if the road is blocked by heavy snow one day, it will be difficult for us to move again. β
Five miles is a very close distance, but moving means an increased risk, and who knows if there is a large group of zombies waiting over there?
"Isn't that too sensational?" Zhang Long answered lazily, looked at the blue sky and said, "There hasn't been a drop of rain for so many days, how can it suddenly snow?" β
It seems that it has become Zhang Long's instinct to refute Chu Zhaonan, although he is not the elected leader, everyone seems to have tacitly acquiesced to his special status.
Chu Zhaonan glanced at him and said, "Even if you don't consider the weather, the food will rot naturally, and other survivors will look for it everywhere, so it is beneficial for us to start earlier and store more food after all." β
This remark was recognized by most people, and Zhang Zifeng asked: "You mean, like today's training, everyone will go to the next village by car, and then come back here after the search is completed?" β
Chu Zhaonan nodded and said, "Yes, there are not many of us, our strength is weak in front of the zombies, we can't be separated anymore, and we should maintain a complete organization at any time." β
"Have you ever considered oil? With so many cars driving together, pulling people and pulling things, have you ever calculated how much gasoline you have to consume? None of the newly found gasoline may make up for the consumption,"
Zhang Long couldn't help but interrupt: "There is also the problem of efficiency, everyone acts together, there is no division of labor, how long does it take to search a place?" The more supplies we find, the heavier our burden will only become. Moreover, there are still a few wounded in our team, and there are women who are not up to the task, and if we really encounter any situation, it will drag down the efficiency of our retreat. β
Zhang Long's questions are thrown out like a series of cannons, except for personal emotional factors, some questions are indeed worth thinking about.