Chapter 365: Dilemma
Can't hold the city gates?
Xiang Xuehai was stunned.
In the last days when zombies and mutant beasts are rampant, the difficulty of laying a foundation is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
And after controlling Wushui County step by step, Xiang Xuehai put a lot of effort into the defense system in order to keep this foundation.
The construction of the city walls and gates required a lot of materials and labor.
In Xiang Xuehai's heart, this city gate is an important defense to protect Wushui County, and it also gives her a great sense of security.
Now that the Jiangliushi City Gate can't be guarded, Xiang Xuehai is a little sad for a while.
But reason told her that Jiang Liushi's judgment was right.
It's not just the huge water monster that swells like a balloon outside, but the flood that slowly spreads up.
As long as it continues to be soaked, sooner or later the foundation of the city wall will be washed out and collapsed.
Once the city wall collapses, zombies float from the water, and the unpredictable water monster underwater......
She looked out of the carriage, at the low-slung shacks that had been improvised along the base of the city walls, and the emaciated survivors who lay or sat in the sheds to shelter from the rainstorm.
There are more than a hundred such shacks as far as the eye can see, densely packed together, and they are all crowded with people.
Those foreign survivors poured in before, such as the prisoners, they didn't care about ordinary people at all, and naturally they wouldn't evacuate these people.
But Xiang Xuehai thought of the consequences, and couldn't help but feel excited.
"Luo Junjiang, hurry up and dispatch manpower and call on all the people to move to higher places as soon as possible! Tell them that this area of the city wall is going to be very dangerous! Xiang Xuehai got out of the carriage and said seriously to Luo Junjiang, who was standing outside the car.
Wushui County is a county seat built on the mountain.
At the base of the city wall, the water is now up to the instep.
As soon as Xiang Xuehai spoke, it was a holy decree for Luo Junjiang.
He hurriedly brought a team of guards to evacuate the survivors in the shacks.
At this time, there was a loud bang.
The entire wall trembled, and large swaths of rubble splattered everywhere.
The city gate seemed to have been smashed by a huge iron hammer, and a dark tentacle that was full of ** meters long was thrown heavily on the iron city gate.
A large piece of the city gate suddenly protruded, and the entire iron gate also swayed, I am afraid that if it is smashed again, it will not be able to support it.
This deafening sound made the faces of ordinary survivors who had just escaped into the city change greatly.
Chirp –
A strange, long, muffled grunt came from outside the city walls.
From the top of the city wall, the huge balloon-like water monster poked its head out of the twenty-meter-high city wall, supported by eight long tentacles.
Its pair of triangular eyes, with a cold light, flashed coldly, staring at the people inside the city wall.
Being stared at by this mountain-like water monster, the survivors of Wushui County suddenly panicked.
Even Jiang Liushi in the base car felt an inexplicable pressure.
In the last days, whether it is zombies or mutant beasts, they are very aggressive towards humans, and the same is true for these monsters in the water.
There were also several members of the guards on the city walls who were observing the situation outside.
At this moment, they tried to escape, and a long tongue came out of the big water monster's mouth.
The long tongue covered with thorns swept across the city wall, scraping a stumbling sound on the city wall, enveloping the members of the city guards.
The guards screamed and tried to resist, but they were wrapped in the slime on their long tongues, and soon their heads drooped and they were silent.
Now there is no need for Luo Junjiang to call for it, many survivors know how to do it.
Many people rushed to higher places in Kirisui County.
"This water monster is poisonous!"
The base car was already turned on at this time, and it ran high with the crowd.
Jiang Liushi's eyesight was stronger than the others, and he had already burrowed into the bunker-like war room on top of the base car.
The tongue of the great water monster was covered with a viscous liquid, and when it was contaminated with this liquid, the whole body of the guards stiffened, and they did not have any ability to resist.
The mutated zombie just now was like this, and it was contaminated with the slime of the tentacles, and it gradually lost its strength.
"That thing, it seems to be a mutation of a pufferfish." Sun Changxin, an old water conservancy expert, was in the back of the car, looking at the water monster through the rear window, and a sentence suddenly came out of his mouth.
"That's right, some of the physical characteristics are very similar to the appearance of a pufferfish...... the old professor nodded as he observed the appearance of the water monster.
"Well, the belly is snow-white, the body is like an air sac that can swell, the snout is short, and the mouth is cracked...... It does look like a pufferfish. Li Yuxin nodded beside her.
Sun Changxin is a water conservancy expert, and there are puffer fish in the waters of northern Jiangsu, and he has seen puffer fish many times when he explored the hydrological conditions.
Li Yuxin is a medical student, has read a lot of books, and has some understanding of the toxins of puffer fish.
Carefully comparing the characteristics of this big water monster, they all feel that it is very similar to a pufferfish.
Tetrodotoxin is a potent neurotoxin that can paralyze nerves, vomit, chills in the limbs, and arrest the heart and breathing. It is twice as toxic as sodium cyanide, a highly toxic drug, and only requires less than a milligram to kill a person.
And after the mutation, the water monster's toxin will only become stronger.
"Puffer fish mutation? No wonder the mucus is highly poisonous, its eight tentacles, and fish scales, which seem to have been produced by mutation. Jiang Liushi frowned.
Such a water monster is much more dangerous than an ordinary water monster, and the first thing you have to do is face its slime poison.
At this moment, the mutant puffer fish was obviously not satisfied after devouring several members of the city guard, and the eight tentacles attacked the city gate one after another.
Bang!
The iron gate has not yet been smashed, but the connection point to the city wall has begun to loosen.
The woman holding the child, the old man on crutches, and almost all the survivors of Wushui County rushed to a higher place at this moment.
Half an hour later, many of the survivors had run halfway up the mountain.
The terrain of Wushui County is relatively gentle, and it is only more than ten meters higher than the root of the city wall halfway up the mountain.
But halfway up the mountain, the terrain becomes steeper.
By this time, many of the survivors had lost their strength and were slumped in the dirt.
Bang!
Suddenly, an earth-shattering crash came from the foot of the mountain.
Jiang Liushi followed the sound and saw that the iron gate had collapsed, and large sections of the city walls on both sides had been swept away.
The huge body of the mutant puffer fish was completely exposed in front of everyone.
Its snow-white belly swelled and undulated, only a fraction of it was still in the water, and its huge body bulged like a ball under the support of its tentacles.
A few of its tentacles continued to sweep towards the shore unwillingly, and some of the shacks were full of sawdust, which was vulnerable.
Seeing this scene, some of the survivors who originally lived in the shack were already trembling, and if they had left a little later just now, I was afraid that they would have ended up like those sawdust.
"Woo woo, I'm so scared." In the crowd of survivors, the sound of children crying sounded.
"What can I do? Some of my food is still in the shack, and now I have nothing to eat, and I will starve to death. ”
"We can't beat this monster, are we all going to starve to death here? Why don't we run away, there is no flood in the north......"
The cries of children, the wails of adults, and the whispers of discussion resounded in the ordinary crowd of survivors.
People's hearts fluctuate.
Originally, many people fled to Wushui County because it was in good order and was a piece of paradise near northern Jiangsu.
Now that Promised Land is about to turn into a living hell, many people are feeling hopeless.
"Don't be afraid, that monster can't come ashore."
At this time, a crisp voice sounded above the crowd.
The person who spoke was Xiang Xuehai, and she stood next to the base car, on the roof of a three-story building halfway up the mountain.
There was a wide field of vision, and almost everyone could see her.
Xiang Xuehai's voice, under the effect of the alien ability, surging with the wind, was very clear in the wind and rain, and it overshadowed a lot of cries and whispers.
As soon as she did this, everyone's eyes looked at the mutated puffer fish at the city gate.
Sure enough, the huge mutated puffer fish did not come ashore.
Its long tentacles swept in vain through a few shacks, its huge triangular eyes staring at the dense crowd of survivors halfway up the mountain, chirping and screaming.
Obviously, although it has mutated, it still has not departed from the nature of a fish and cannot go ashore.
The hearts of the survivors were relieved for a while.
"Everyone be quiet, I'm Xiangxuehai! Now that we are facing the floods, I hope you will not panic and cheer up. Gather all the food, wood, blankets, clothes...... We camped here halfway up the mountain. You believe me, as long as I am here, Wushui County will not be attacked by zombies and water monsters, we will build this place into a great wall of steel, as long as everyone has one heart, they will definitely be able to live! ”
Xiang Xuehai's words were sonorous and powerful, she didn't have too many beautiful words, but the sincerity in her words could be felt.
The floating minds of many survivors gradually calmed down.
They looked at the sea of fragrant snow in the wind and rain and talked in a low voice.
"Those who are supernatural can escape, how can we ordinary people escape? Brave the heavy rain and walk hundreds of miles? It's nothing just to walk, where have the zombies gone in the flooded area now? I guess I went to those places that weren't flooded! ”
"That's right, if we escape, then we have to pass through the dense crowd of zombies, how can we escape?"
"Boss Xiang has the ability to escape, but he doesn't escape, and he is still with us...... What else can be? ”
These ordinary survivors, their strength is very weak, their ideas are very simple, they just want to live. As a strong man, Xiang Xuehai fought side by side with them and was in danger together, which made them have a sense of trust in Xiang Xuehai.
Jiang Liushi was also looking at Xiangxue Sea from afar.
The woman standing on the roof of the building in the midst of the storm agitating for her abilities, trying to spread the sound, and cheering on the survivors had a strange glow on her face.
"Boss Xiang is such a good person." The old water conservancy expert Sun Changxin said suddenly. Compared with Yang Feng, Xiang Xuehai is too kind-hearted. If it was Yang Feng, how could he care about the life or death of these ordinary people?
His words made everyone in the Stone Shadow team unanimously agree.
"But it's useless. The Fuyang River has burst its embankment, and the Shuangliu River and the Weir River next to it seem to be about to burst the embankment, and the flood will rise sharply at that time. We hide in high places, even if the flood does not drown people, but so many people have no food, there is still only a dead end, useless. Although the manpower is strong, it still can't beat this thief! ”
"It's the thief who wants us to die!" Sun Changxin, the old man, said indignantly, looking up at the dark sky outside the car window with a torrential rain.
There was a moment of silence in the carriage.
Jiang Liushi listened, and his mood was strangely heavy.
Sun Changxin is an old water conservancy expert, and his judgment is very credible.
It's just that the flood continues to rise sharply, and the mutant puffer fish lurking in the water has a chance to attack the people of Wushui County halfway up the mountain.
It's definitely dangerous here, not to mention that you don't know how many water monsters there are underwater.
With the mutant puffer fish there, there was no way to search for some food near the city gate.
Even Xiangxuehai's warehouse is difficult to approach.
They retreated so urgently that they didn't have time to prepare for anything at all.
The flood won't last long, and the water monster will recede with the flood, but during this time, so many people are hungry and drenched in the rain, and soon someone will get sick and die, and the condition will only get worse quickly.
For a moment, Jiang Liushi faltered and wanted to leave Wushui County.
After all, in the north, there is actually no flood.
Now that the mutant puffer fish has set its sights on the survivors of Wushui County, it will definitely not leave the flood area of Wushui County.
The Stone Shadow team continues to stay here, and it is very dangerous.
"Alas, if it weren't for that water monster, I could still think of a lot of ways, but those water monsters are here, and the people of Wushui County can't move an inch, so they can't do anything at all." Sun Changxin sighed.
In this world, it is too difficult for ordinary people to survive.
"Brother Jiang, that Kuang Zhongyuan has abnormal mental fluctuations, he seems to be threatening his companions, and he wants to run away." Ran Xiyu, who was behind the carriage, suddenly said.
Jiang Liushi's heart moved, but he caught a glimpse of Ran Xiyu's face was very bad.
Ran Xiyu's expression was very tired.
From confronting them on the Qin Tower with the old prisoners, to now the minibus rushing halfway up the mountain, her spiritual detection ability has not stopped along the way.
This is a big drain for her, when she dealt with Yang Feng before, she had also overdrawn her mental power, just because Li Yuxin's medical ability had recovered a lot.
But now she still shouldn't use her abilities for a long time.
"Xiyu, don't worry about Kuang Zhongyuan first. You take a break first. Let Yuxin give you treatment and recovery. Jiang Liushi noticed the tiredness on Ran Xiyu's face and said with concern.
"Hmm." Ran Xiyu glanced at Jiang Liushi deeply and did not refuse.
She knew in her heart that her abilities were now important to Jiang Liushi and to the entire Stone Shadow Team.
So she needs to allocate her strength reasonably, and she must not overdraw anymore.
Because she vaguely felt that the moment when she needed herself the most had not yet come.
So she's going to be in top shape.
Li Yuxin came to Ran Xiyu and began to check on her......
When Ran Xiyu closed his eyes, Jiang Liushi's gaze moved to Kuang Zhongyuan, who was hiding in the crowd.
Kuang Zhongyuan was staring fiercely at five or six supernatural beings at the moment, and he was shouting something in a low voice.
Several of them seemed to be quite shaken, and some disagreed with Kuang Zhongyuan's words.
Kuang Zhongyuan's hand pointed to the vast flood and said loudly.
The storm overshadowed all his words.
However, Jiang Liushi could vaguely judge that Kuang Zhongyuan was probably frightened by the mutated puffer fish and wanted to escape.
And Kuang Zhongyuan not only escaped alone, but also wanted to escape with a vote of superpowers.
After all, in this world, a person's strength is insignificant, and only the chance of surviving in a group will be great, and the Alien is no exception.
"Can you escape?"
Jiang Liushi stared at Kuang Zhongyuan, and a sneer escaped from the corner of his mouth.
He had murderous thoughts towards Kuang Zhongyuan since Qin Lou.
Later, Kuang Zhongyuan was shocked by the air cannon of the base car, killed the seriously injured prisoner, and curryed favor with him and Xiang Xuehai one after another, Jiang Liushi still didn't trust this guy.
It's just that he didn't expect that Kuang Zhongyuan would betray again so soon.
Now every ability is very important to Wushui County, Kuang Zhongyuan wants to take away these abilities, Jiang Liushi is the first to disagree.
The eighty-one bar in Jiang Liushi's hand was already aimed at the head of Kuang Zhongyuan in the distance.
At this time, a sudden change occurred.
The two strangers who followed Kuang Zhongyuan suddenly swelled with a fist, as if an iron hammer appeared and smashed Kuang Zhongyuan's head.
The long knife in the other hand slashed out a substantial knife light and cut into Kuang Zhongyuan's legs.
Caught off guard, Kuang Zhongyuan immediately suffered a heavy blow!
As soon as the blood flashed here, the four nearby abilities who had been reprimanded by Kuang Zhongyuan just now reacted and cast their abilities one after another......
In a few breaths, Kuang Zhongyuan was chopped into a corpse!
Then one of the Strangers rushed out of the shed and rushed towards the third floor where Xiang Xuehai was.
Jiang Liushi watched this scene dumbfounded, and laughed in his heart.
Not long ago, Kuang Zhongyuan betrayed the prisoner and tried in vain to use the prisoner's corpse as a petition.
It seems that several of the supernatural people around him have done what Kuang Zhongyuan has done to the prisoner.