Chapter 20 - Changes and Encounters
"Wait a minute, the front will pass through the center of the county, should we get off the provincial road and take the path?"
Zhou Zhiyuan asked into the radio
"Brother Yuan, let the drone take a look before you enter the county seat; Don't cut the road if it's not dangerous."
Chen Guohao replied over the radio
This county has provincial highways that pass through from north to south, and national highways that pass through from east to west; The fleeing vehicles were blocked on the national highway to the east.
Three off-road jeeps with trailers entered the small county town at a speed of about 50 kilometers per hour, and the car traveled for a while, and suddenly Zhou Zhiyuan saw someone running out of the alley out of the corner of his eye; He thought it was a survivor who was about to stop and pick him up.
"Brother Yuan, speed up! That's a living corpse!" Before he could open his mouth, a rapid shout was heard over the radio, and he hurriedly stepped on the accelerator and accelerated forward; And the more and more living corpses ran from the alley to the main road, they should have been attracted by the three cars.
A large number of living corpses ran towards Zhou Zhiyuan's vehicle with their hands in their hands, and within a few minutes, at least 7 or 8 hundred living corpses had gathered at the tail behind the three cars; The car sped up and drove for almost ten minutes before the group of living corpses was thrown away.
"Oh my God, how did the living corpse suddenly run away"
Xie Dongcheng was shocked
"I don't know, do I want to catch one of them and check it out"
Zhou Zhiyuan said
"I don't think the survivors in the city will be able to escape again unless someone helps them to lure them away."
Zhang Hongda said disdainfully
"The group of living corpses chased us for at least 1 kilometer just now, and it seems that our hearing and vision are a little enhanced; I wouldn't have chased that far before."
Zhou Zhiyuan said
"There will be villages near the county seat, wait a little to find a person to go in and test"
Liu Jianyu said
After a while, a few fish ponds appeared in front of them, and a few small villages with mud houses; After getting out of the car, the five people knocked directly on the door from house to house, and held the living corpse with a spear composed of long-handled camping tools; Let's see what features are different from previous periods.
I found a few things that were different from before, the first was the wound on the body of the living corpse; Originally, the wounds on the body of the living corpse were always decomposing after being injured; Now it is covered with a translucent membrane of flesh, and there is no flesh growing but it is still dented or notched; Indicates that the wounds of living corpses will heal slowly.
The second is the joints, which are stiff and stiff in all the joints of the upper and lower limbs of the body, and are very crooked and strange when moving; Now it's a lot more flexible, though it's still very monotonous; But there have been hunting movements, such as running, catching, pushing, pulling, tilting and other actions.
"The living corpses have also evolved, and it will not be as easy to kill them as before after that"
Zhou Zhiyuan said
"I'm worried now that if my family is still in the city, the evolution of the living corpse will really make them more auspicious."
Xie Dongcheng frowned and said authentically
"I think there is a great possibility that he has escaped from the city, you see Brother Jian's hometown; Obviously, a lot of large vehicles have been evacuated, and people who have called for help earlier should be safe."
Zhang Hongda said to Xie Dongcheng
"Don't think so much, let's do our best and obey the destiny of God"
Zhou Zhiyuan patted the two of them on the shoulder and said
After everyone got into the car, they set out on the road to find their relatives again, and just as everyone was about to enter a small rural village with no people to rest, there was a sudden news on the radio public channel.
"Radio picked up a nearby soldier calling for help; Shall we go and find out?"
Chen Guohao asked everyone on the radio
"Do they have an indication of where the location is?"
Zhou Zhiyuan asked
"There is a resort in a hot spring tourist area under development just in front of it"
Chen Guohao replied
"Let's go over and see, be careful not to get too close"
Zhou Zhiyuan said
Everyone parked the car on the side of the road a few meters away from the gate of the resort, and Zhou Zhiyuan took Luo Luo in to see the situation; Everyone else is in the car ready to support in case of an accident, and Chen Guohao is in the car controlling every move in the drone.
"There were three military vehicles parked in the square, and there were six people in them; All in a big room on the 3rd floor"
Chan's return came over the radio
"Roger, I'll contact them by radio first"
Zhou Zhiyuan said
Through the initial contact with the soldiers in the resort, under their guidance, they came to the conference room on the roof of the resort office building; As soon as I entered the door, I saw five soldiers in different colored uniforms around a rectangular glass conference table, on which a soldier was lying.
"Thank you for coming, otherwise I don't know how long this brother will last; I'm a medical officer stationed near Nandu International Station."
An officer with a red cross on his armband shook hands with Zhou Zhiyuan
"How did this brother get hurt?"
Zhou Zhiyuan said curiously
"I met a group of survivors who bullied men and women on the road, and this brother couldn't stand it and got into a fight; I was accidentally stabbed."
The medical officer said to Zhou Zhiyuan
It turned out that on the way out, this group of officers and soldiers met a few ruffians who occupied a small supermarket, and took in some survivors to oppress them with a few watermelon knives and a little resources; A group of women in it are even seen as slaves and animals to express their emotions.
And the brave special soldier said that in the middle of the night when the others were not paying attention, he secretly went back; One person brought down everyone on the other side, but he was accidentally stabbed in the scuffle.
But the survivors claimed to have killed the subdued ruffians instead, and instead took advantage of the resources of the small supermarket to drive away a few soldiers, saying that the food was all bought by them with their flesh and blood; They also had to leave disheartened.
"Military regulations stipulate that weapons cannot be directed against unarmed civilians and that civilians cannot be possessed of property; We had no choice but to leave."
The medical officer briefly explained the wounded wounds of the lying soldier
"Thank you for coming to the rescue, why don't your companions come in with you?"
A soldier wearing a gray digital camouflage combat uniform with a black tactical vest and belt smiled
It turned out that the group had long been seen through by the special forces, where the car was parked, how many people were in total, where the drone was flying, radio and other situations were already well known.
Zhou Zhiyuan was cheeky and said directly, the current society is not peaceful, and there is no harm in being careful, and the soldier also expressed his understanding; After all, they had only dealt with the survivors of moral turpitude, and he was also guarding against Zhou Zhiyuan and his party at the beginning.
"Your pet is also like this after the disaster, right? the shape and emotion of the dog's face, the size and abilities of the wolf; You're on guard until you sit down."
A soldier in a dark green camouflage combat uniform laughed
"If you train well, you will be a very good combat partner"
Another sergeant, dressed in the same combat uniform and wearing the same armband, was friendly and authentic
The two servicemen have experience in domesticating military dogs, and two of the six servicemen are special forces of the special operations brigade, wearing gray digital camouflage combat uniforms with black tactical vests, belts, leg hangs, etc.
Then there is the military doctor and his nurse, who have just graduated from the military medical university and are distributed to the military hospital near the station; Wearing the usual green camouflage uniform; There are armbands of the red cross on their arms.
the other two are the canine patrol teams of mechanized infantry units; Six people from three different systems of units, united by the sudden outbreak of the disaster.
"This is the Big Black, our fellow military dog; You see it's not smaller than your dog, and I ate a lot a while ago."
The dog trainer summoned back the military dog that was guarding on one side
Big Black is a common black-backed native mountain dog, but it has become much larger; Not much different from Lolo.
"The advantage of my foodie is that I can hunt, and Luo Luo will prepare lunch!"
He patted Lolo on the head and motioned for him to go hunting in the wild
At this time, three off-road vehicles drove into the square of the resort, and Zhang Hongda unfolded the canopy of the trailer's kitchen; Ready to show off his culinary skills.
Several soldiers didn't expect that Zhou Zhiyuan and his entourage had such complete resources and equipment, and they had all kinds of food, clothing, housing and transportation for life in the wild; There are also equipment for self-defense detection, backup long-range vehicles.
After Luo Luo brought a little pig in his mouth, Da Hei also followed Luo Luo to hunt at the signal of his partner; After a while, the two giant dogs each showed off their mutated chickens and ducks.
"Fortunately, we have three kitchens and three ovens, roast chicken, roast duck, roast suckling pig!"
Zhang Hongda said with a smile
As the saying goes, eating and drinking can shorten the distance between people, especially the national character of our country; After being entertained with good wine and meat, everything is easy to talk about, but Zhou Zhiyuan has no other intentions, he just wants to get closer to them out of respect for the soldiers.
And these six soldiers have suffered in the mountains for more than a month, and they have long forgotten what hot meals and hot dishes taste; Not to mention the whole chicken, whole duck, whole pig that Zhang Hongda carefully roasted with various spices, as well as wild vegetable soup, rice, and cold beer.
After they were full of wine and food, the relationship between them became much closer, and everyone sat around the wood stove and began to chatte; Each of them recounted their experiences since the disaster struck.
The military doctor and nurse were supposed to go to the station to catch a train, but who knew that as soon as the train arrived at the platform, there were blood stains everywhere; As soon as the door opened, a pile of living corpses walked or crawled out; When they saw a living person, they pounced on it and bit it, and the frightened two quickly turned around and fled for their lives; It was not until he fled to the special forces station that he escaped.
The military dog patrol team was patrolling the railway that day, and after discovering the unusual situation on the street outside, they received an order to return to the station to support; After a night of scuffle, the troops ordered to withdraw from the station, and they were two of them and one dog
Let the injured comrade get in the car and leave first; Who knew that the wounded and corpses in the car changed, and most of the comrades-in-arms were killed in the traffic of the city.
The posts of the two special forces were originally at the commanding heights of the station, because the two were sniper groups; The two of them watched the whole chaos and reported back at the same time, and they did not leave until the communication was interrupted; During this time, the two shot a lot of living corpses and saved a lot of comrades; It wasn't until the supplies ran out that he drove out with the other four people.
Six men drove three military vehicles along the railway all the way to the suburbs, and then tossed and turned to the mountains; Along the way, the military channel could not find a signal to respond, until the wounded soldier was inflamed and had a high fever, and the situation was very urgent; I want to send a distress signal from a civilian channel; Only then did he meet Zhou Zhiyuan and his party.