Chapter 16: A Quiet Day
On the national highway outside the DQ-3 evacuation city, the two sides of the road that should have been full of green shade at this time have long been covered with yellow sand, and the serious desertification on both sides of the highway has also caused a faint rolling heat wave on the highway.
The roar of the engine and the light of the headlights also freely radiated dust and virus clouds, and the end of the national highway under the gloomy sky slowly arrived, breaking the dead silence of the national highway.
"Hungry—"
As soon as the living corpses wandering on the national highway heard the sound, they immediately stiffened their bodies and stretched out their arms like dead branches, while some of the living corpses bound by seat belts in the wreckage of the car, the rotting bodies that had already fallen off their flesh and blood could only struggle uselessly.
'Hum---'
'Bang'
A modified Land Rover at the head of the Blood Raven Caravan drove at high speed in the boiling heat, and hit the living corpse in the middle of the national highway with a withered arm stretched out head-on.
After a muffled sound, the lower body of the living corpse was completely shattered by the spike shovel in front of the Land Rover, while the upper body of the living corpse climbed on the barbed wire fence on the hood and refused to go down.
"Die, bastard!" One of the guards in the driver's seat put his hand out the window and aimed the muzzle of a pistol at the rotting head of the living corpse with its mouth wide open.
'Bang'
After the gunshot, the rotting bodies of the living corpses were thrown off the Land Rover.
Invisible to all, a faint white mist slowly rose above the dead and alive corpses, drifting into a modified Land Rover car in the middle of the convoy.
"Sister Isabel, tell me a story?" For some reason, Yang Yang was very interested in the succubus Isabel, which made Wu Fei, who had just absorbed the mutilated soul of the living corpse on the side, feel very novel, could it be that the charm of the succubus Isabel is common to both men and women?
"Okay, kitten, let me tell you, in our place, those who have reached the age of sixteen have to pass the flame test, and only by passing the flame corridor safely can they be considered qualified." While the succubus Isabel was talking, she also did what Wu Fei ordered, and did not say any information about her world, but the charming appearance of Erlang's legs, although covered by camouflage clothes, still couldn't be hidden, but it made Al who was driving a little distracted, and at the same time, Al kept chanting his father Carl's instructions in his heart.
"The more beautiful the more demonic, don't get too close!" Old Karl's words are now enshrined as words of truth by Al.
Wu Fei, who was a little bored, turned his head, not caring about the succubus Isabel and Yang Yang who had been chatting, and then seemed to be a little curious, Wu Fei took out the package that he had been carrying with him, and that old Carl had to deliver in the commission that Wu Fei had decided to leave DQ-3 for Lington, but because of the hunter rules that had been deeply rooted in the bone marrow due to years of hunting career, Wu Fei did not open the package before meeting the entrusted delivery person, but just fiddled with it casually in a boring manner.
But Wu Fei, who put the package back in its place, frowned a little, all because before, Wu Fei glanced at the liberation requirements of the six witchcraft spells in the next stage.
Take the most 'cheap' "Witchcraft: High Temperature" as an example, it requires 2300 ordinary souls, which is why Wu Fei refuses to let go of even the mutilated soul of a lowest-level living corpse.
Thinking of this, Wu Fei's expression was like long-term constipation, and the gap between the first and second stages of witchcraft liberation requirements was also wide, for example, if a rotten wolf was an ordinary soul, then Wu Fei would have to hunt at least 2,300 rotten wolves.
But Wu Fei suddenly had an idea, after all, high-level souls can be decomposed into more low-level souls, thinking of this, Wu Fei began to think about hunting a middle-level radiation beast, the words of the living corpse are a little unrealistic, because every high-level living corpse will always have countless low-level living corpse guards by its side, and its behavior and habits are just like the human before the second end of the world, in fact, they are indeed mutated from humans.
"Brother Wu Fei, Brother Wu Fei!?" Just when Wu Fei was distracted, the radio intercom in the modified Land Rover sounded Yang Chen's voice.
"What's wrong?" Wu Fei took the radio from Al and said.
"There's a Lington outpost not far ahead, and we're going to take a break there, and the long journey has already exhausted a lot of riders." Yang Chen's voice came from the walkie-talkie.
"Okay." Wu Fei replied briefly, Wu Fei also naturally asked why Yang Chen specially notified, because Wu Fei's habit of going out to hunt when the convoy stopped was already well known in the Blood Crow Caravan, and no one dared to ask and stop it.
Hanging up the radio, Wu Fei began to prepare for the upcoming hunt, if Yang Chen's information is correct, there are mutated radiation beasts called 'Sand Worms' living nearby, and they are also the target of Wu Fei's hunt this time.
Outside the window, the sea of sand was calm at this time, and the breeze that blew from time to time rolled up a little sand, revealing the white bones of unknown creatures that they covered.
When the blood crow caravan became like a long dragon, the convoy stopped, and it also arrived at the outpost that Yang Chen said.
Wu Fei, who was carrying a modified assault rifle, stepped out of the Land Rover and looked up at the outpost standing under a gloomy sky in the midst of the rolling heat.
In fact, the outpost consisted of makeshift tents for the sentinels and a makeshift four-story tower, surrounded by sharp electrified barbed wire and some locally sourced warning traps.
Yang Chen stepped forward and rang the doorbell at the gate of the four-story tower and talked to the sentinels inside, while Wu Fei and Al and Isabel the succubus packed their bags, climbed over the barbed wire fence and went straight to the depths of the sand sea, and left a small flag along the way as a route to return, and in the process, a trace of irritability began to appear in Wu Fei's heart, but Wu Fei didn't care, it should just be caused by the hot weather.
"Squeak-squeak-squeak-Brother Wu Fei? Please reply when you receive it...... Squeak-squeak-" The radio hanging over his shoulder rang out Yang Chen's call.
At this time, Wu Fei and the others, who had not advanced far, stopped, and Wu Fei turned on the radio.
"Squeak-squeak-squeak, there's not a half ghost in the watchtower, but don't worry, it's the time for the sentries to change the guard...... Squeak--we'll continue to wait here...... Squeak -- enjoy the hunt to the fullest...... Squeak - over! …… Who's that...... Come and fix this tattered radio ......" As soon as Yang Chen's words fell, Wu Fei and the others glanced at each other and continued to move towards the area where the sandworms were active.
Along the way, stepping on the hot sand, Wu Fei and the three of them all moved forward expressionlessly, only the succubus Isabel showed a boring expression from time to time.
"It's almost there, we all turn on the safety of the gun, Al and I are in charge of the left front and right front, and Isabel is in charge of the rear." After Wu Fei said briefly, he and Al continued to move forward with the two of them holding their guns, while the succubus Isabel curiously fiddled with the assault rifle in her hand, as if she was very curious about the firearms, which revealed the image of a female officer in military uniform.
"We'll go back now!" Wu Fei took a few steps forward and suddenly said thoughtlessly.
"Phineas, what's wrong with you? Those sandworms are right in front of you. Al pointed to the blurred shadows that were tumbling and shuttling in the sea of sand at the end of his gaze, and said with a puzzled face.
"Don't ask, go back now!" Wu Fei turned around and left.
Al and the succubus Isabel looked at each other in confusion, and could only follow.
"Captain Yang! Is there any movement over there!? Wu Fei picked up his radio and called Yang Chen, hoping that his intuition was wrong.
"Squeak-squeak-everything is calm here, what's wrong?" Yang Chen's and Al's equally puzzled voices came from the radio.
"Immediately deploy the defensive line, get all unrelated people and others into the car immediately, keep all vehicles in engine state, now!" When Wu Fei said the last, his tone was full of undoubtedness, although there was no movement on Yang Chen's side, the sense of crisis that had sprouted in Wu Fei's heart since just now became stronger and stronger.
"Squeak-I don't know what you're talking about, what's going on!?" Yang Chen, who was on the other end of the radio, asked half-incomprehensibly, could it be that the sandworm attacked? But those radiant beasts never had any record of leaving their territory in droves, otherwise the outpost would not have been set up here.
"Do it!" Wu Fei hung up the radio and hurried along the route guided by the flag.
At this time, the temporary garrison of the Blood Crow Caravan was full of busy people, due to the hurry of leaving before, the Blood Crow Caravan did not make statistics on the plundering against the Three Masters Gang, and the last rest on the way should have been checked, but it was interrupted by a group of wandering living corpses.
"I really envy that noble anomaly, as long as he joins the Inhuman Entrustment Society at that time, even the supernatural combat department will be helpless, and then it will be a fragrant bait that various large chambers of commerce are vying for." A caravan accountant in charge of verifying statistics said with emotion after verifying the number and general condition of the seized vehicles.
"You just have your spring and autumn dreams, in this world, if you can live, you will burn high incense." Another accountant, who was in charge of the audit with the accountant, said as he felt the hot air blowing on his face.
Everything was going on in an orderly manner, and the vehicle lights of the changing sentry appeared at the end of the line of sight not far away, and Yang Chen naturally came forward to greet him.