Chapter 68: After the War

Zhang Qiru looked at the bloodstained snow outside the wall, and endless sorrow surged in his heart. The intelligent zombies are dead, the evolution bear is gone, and the besieging zombies are no longer a threat without a leader. The prison is calm again, except that those who died will never return.

"Liu Shun, have the casualties been counted?" Zhang Qiru asked.

"Six people died in the first team of Soul Hunters, eight people died in the second team, six people died in the third team, and four people died in the fourth team...... In addition to the captain Li Zheyu who was seriously injured and did not wake up...... Annihilated...... The captains of the other three teams also died! Liu Shun's voice was also mixed with sadness.

"There are only twenty of our warriors left?" Zhang Qiru slapped the railing hard, and the entire fence seemed to be shaking.

"Yes, Captain...... Moreover, civilian casualties are the greatest. There are only 24 pregnant women and children left, and almost all the men are dead...... Now we have less than sixty adult males, and this is the result of their desperate resistance...... "The battle was a heavy loss, and the newborn soul hunter was on the verge of death.

"What about the rest of the middle-aged and elderly and non-pregnant women?" Zhang Qiru still has some hope, and the more people there are, the more strength there is.

"They're all dead...... Hey, they don't have combat power at all! Liu Shun sighed.

Zhang Qiru closed his eyes and was silent. Liu Shun knew that Zhang Qiru was in a heavy mood, so he didn't bother him, and stood aside silently, waiting quietly.

"Liu Shun, gather the corpses of the soldiers, ask the women to tidy up their appearance, and if they don't want to, they will be shot. After tidying up, take a picture of the fighters and make a photo album of heroes. Now that they're all done, let's cremate them...... As for the others, bury them well, and don't chill people's hearts. Zhang Qiru opened his eyes and said to Liu Shun. With that, he closed his eyes again.

An hour later, Zhang Qiru stood on the roof of the No. 2 Soul Hunter car, and in front of him, the bodies of thirty-three soldiers and more than 200 civilians were lying neatly. The twenty soldiers who were alive stood solemnly aside, their faces full of sadness.

"Today, we have lost thirty-three heroes!" Zhang Qiru's suppressed voice came out, "Some of them I don't know their names yet...... When I formed Soul Hunter, I promised that I would give everyone a better life, but I broke my promise...... Instead of giving these thirty-three heroes who trusted me a good day, I let them die young! I, guilty! ”

Zhang Qiru hammered his chest hard, and the sound of a bang told others that he didn't spare his hand at all. Many people had tears in their eyes.

"I didn't let these 200 civilians who depended on me live a good day, but let them die a painful death! I, guilty! ”

Zhang Qiru hammered his chest again, and some blood came out of his mouth. More people cried out.

"I didn't let you really learn to protect yourself, I thought I could protect you, but I was wrong! I, guilty! ”

Zhang Qiru continued to pound his chest, spurting out a mouthful of blood. Even the soldiers cried. Zhang Qidao, Zhao Yun and the others did not stop it, and they all stood there quietly, they knew that if they couldn't get over this hurdle, the soul hunting would be over.

"I am guilty! I've lost loved ones, we've all lost loved ones! I can't imagine how I would have faced it if my last loved one had died today! I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry for everyone! ”

"I will write down the appearance of these thirty-three heroes and write them in the hero book, and I want everyone who joins the soul hunt in the future to remember that it was these thirty-three fearless warriors who carried the banner of soul hunting! It was these thirty-three selfless heroes who saved the life of the soul hunter! Zhang Qiru's voice began to become sonorous.

"Soul Hunting!" Liu Shun took the lead and shouted.

"Soul Hunting!" More than a hundred people alive cried out.

"Ready!" Zhang Qiru ordered.

Twenty soldiers raised their guns to the sky.

"Salute!"

Syllable!

"Ready!"

"Salute!"

Syllable!

......

Thirty-three gunshots followed, and Zhao Yun lit the gasoline. The raging flames engulfed the bodies of thirty-three soldiers.

The crowd observed three minutes of silence......

"In order to avoid the recurrence of today's tragedy, I have decided that from today onwards, all people of appropriate age, both men and women, except for pregnant women, will be trained! All of them are involved in the battle! We don't need, and can't have, pure non-combatants in our ranks. We can't rely on others, we can only live longer by relying on ourselves! Zhang Qiru was deeply aware of how much impact the appearance of non-combatants would have on the convoy, and if it weren't for him, Zhao Yun and more than 50 soldiers in today's battle, I am afraid that the entire army would have been wiped out. If they had enough soldiers and strong enough quality, their losses would have been much smaller.

"It's all up to the captain!" The men who survived were aware of this and echoed it.

"Good! Now, I'll regroup. You and the soldiers were grouped together in four groups of twenty men and five soldiers each. Everyone trains together, each with their own responsibilities! From now on, soul hunting depends on everyone's strength! "Zhang Qiru probably knows what kind of team Soul Hunter wants to be.

......

After dealing with the aftermath, Zhang Qiru and the others sat together again, and in the last days, there was not so much time for sentimentality.

"Lao Zhao, what do you think of today's events?" Zhang Qiru asked Zhao Yun.

"I wonder about the appearance of intelligent zombies. We're hundreds of kilometers away from the Amagi Resettlement Camp now, and it's understandable that this guy isn't dead, but it's hard to accept it when we find it! We don't have trackers on us again! Zhao Yun voiced his problem.

"I don't think it's reasonable either. But there are also coincidences, it may also be that the Evolution Bear attracted the Evolution Bear, or this guy happened to appear here and had a grudge against the Evolution Bear, or it could be that the Evolution Bear wanted to hunt down the Evolution Bear to upgrade the ......" Zhang Qiru felt that these explanations were in the past.

"Could it be that the intelligent zombies want to hunt us both too? After all, strictly speaking, we also belong to ......," Zhao Yundao.

"It's not impossible...... Big brother, what about you? Zhang Qiru said.

"We lost a lot of money, let's not talk about people, the bullets were consumed close to 20,000 rounds, and they were basically gone. I don't know if it's the only thing that can be considered good news, our supplies are now enough to last a year. Zhang Qidao said.

"Shanzer?"

"Teacher, I just went to Brother Leopard's side to investigate. Brother Leopard's men died in the hundreds, and were broken in by five lickers. Chauzer replied.

"Did they do anything against us?"

"Nope. However, there seems to be a food crisis on Brother Leopard's side, and I noticed that many people are eating snow. ”

"Oh?" Zhang Qiru pondered for a moment, "Did you find anything good in Brother Leopard?" ”

"Yes, Brother Leopard has a steel plate in his hand!"

"What? Where did he get the steel plate? Zhang Qiru asked in astonishment, they were short of steel plates.

"It should have been left behind by the prison, and I saw that the first cell seemed to be planning to build something."

"How many?"

"I don't know, it's a lot anyway, it's enough for four Soul Hunter No. 1."

"Do you have a car?"

"Nope."

"I'm going to contact Brother Leopard and change things."

"What, are you going to continue building vehicles?" Zhang Qidao asked

"That's a must! Buses are not suitable for convoys. We still need heavy trucks. Zhang Qiru replied.

"How are you going to build it?"

"Of course it can't be like Soul Hunter One. What we need is a motorhome and a combat vehicle, the motorhome is about comfort and capacity, and the combat vehicle is about being strong and durable. Zhang Qiru said.

"Teacher, tell you secretly, in fact, the master has already planned it!" Chautzer suddenly interjected.

Everyone immediately turned their eyes to Zhang Qidao.

"It's not that exaggerated, it's just a simple plan." Zhang Qidao said, "I plan to use a 12-meter model, and the overall structure is the same as that of Soul Hunter No. 1, with a single-layer steel plate. However, there are only beds in the carriage, 80 centimeters wide, with two layers, each floor about one meter high, and storage drawers underneath. Two columns and five rows, which can accommodate twenty people. The carriage door is open at the rear, leaving a larger shooting hole. ”

"Isn't twenty too little?"

"This is reserved for soldiers and people with special needs, others have other arrangements. The other cars have the same specifications, and only have beds, but the beds have three tiers and no storage drawers. ”

"That means we only need four cars now."

"No, we're going to have to modify the vans as well. The people guarding the vans must not be put in danger. The basic frame of the truck is the same, except that the cockpit is separated from the cargo box and a small door is left. There is a bunk bed in the cockpit, just in the service hole behind the seat. At present, it is planned to modify three vehicles, and the rated load after modification is about 15 tons. ”

"Tanker trucks still haven't changed?"

"Change, but only change the front of the car, and wrap the carriage with a decoration board, so as not to be seen."

"Are there any combat vehicles?"

"We don't have a plan for the time being, we don't have the right weapons."

"And we need seven more heavy trucks now?"

"Three is enough, our existing four trucks are fine, very new, just out of the run-in period. Especially the three later, the new cars I was looking for were in the place where Xia Cheng bought heavy trucks. ”

"Shall we go out and look for a car now?"

"I don't think so. Let's finish the modification of these four cars first, and leave a guarantee. It's not as safe as we think it is, so be prepared to run away at any time! ”

"I agree with the practice of praying for Ru. However, we still need some manpower, and if it goes well, we can complete it in just a week. During this period, we tried to go to the place where we sold heavy trucks to get a few more trucks, and if we could build a few more, we would be prepared. ”

"Well, good! Big brother, then I'll leave these things to you! Tell me if you need anything, you can adjust it casually, and the chariot comes first! ”

"Captain, captain!" While they were still deliberating, they heard a man shouting from afar.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Qiru got out of the car and asked.

"Report to the Captain, we've found a secret room!" The man said.

"The Chamber of Secrets? What secret room? ”

"Report, we don't know, what Team Liu found when he took us to clean up the restaurant just now is in the cold storage!"

"Let's go, let's see!"

Zhang Qiru suddenly had a hunch that there might be a real treasure hidden in that secret room!