Ding Chen had observed the ruins of the old city from afar, but at that time, he did not see the high-rise buildings in the ordinary city in the ruins. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoIn Ding Chen's speculation, these high-rise buildings have apparently collapsed due to disrepair. But it wasn't until he actually walked into the ruins this time that he realized that his previous judgment was wrong. Most of the buildings here are in good condition, and most of them are three-storey brick and concrete structures, with occasional four-storey buildings and no more than five-storey buildings.

Ding Chen was greatly surprised by this discovery, because the city presented in front of him was completely different from the majestic city he imagined, not only could he not find the familiar appearance in his memory at all, but also looked at the low and dense shape and layout of these buildings, which did not look like a city at all, but a bit like a centralized warehouse area.

The area of the ruins of the old city is very large, and Xu Shuidong's people have only occupied a corner of the outer city so far. In fact, for decades, they have been slowly infiltrating the city, but because of the problems of population and combat effectiveness, the results are not significant.

Today, the ruins of the old city are a paradise for all kinds of animals and plants, and mixed among these animals and plants are those scavengers who wander in the darkness.

This is also the reason why Xu Shuidong's people have not been able to advance quickly into the ruins, which are full of all kinds of dangers anytime and anywhere. These dangers come not only from the buildings themselves, but also from the strange flora and fauna, as well as the scavengers who are active in the shadows. Most people don't even have time to figure out how they died.

After crossing the edge of the settlement to which he belonged, Liu Chi began to get nervous, he opened the safety of the rifle in his hand, pressed the bullet into the chamber, and was ready to shoot at any time, and his steps became hesitant.

When he came out this time, Xu Shuidong generously handed him two homemade revolvers, as well as fifty rounds of ammunition. Originally, half of it was for Ding Chen, but Ding Chen didn't look down on this kind of small-caliber revolver, and felt that the revolver that was not airtight in the first place was completely joking with his own life if he still used small-caliber bullets, so he directly refused.

Liu Chi didn't have such high requirements, since Ding Chen didn't want it, these two guns would be cheaper for him. At this time, Liu Chi had two revolvers in his waist and an iron tube gun in his hand, which could be regarded as armed to the teeth.

Compared with him, although the weapons on Ding Chen's body are not so advanced, they have more types. By this time, he had reverted to the same image he had when he first arrived at the apartment, with a black knife on his left shoulder, a metal bow hanging from his right shoulder, and a quiver behind the black knife. He also held an iron tube gun in his hand that was exactly the same as Liu Chi's hand.

The iron-barreled guns in his and Liu Chi's hands were all selfless donations from Captain Fan and Ye Tianlong, especially when Ding Chen cleaned up the battlefield, and the apartment gained a lot of these guns.

The performance of this iron pipe gun is average, and the bore pressure is relatively low. In order to reduce the rate of explosion, water was even deliberately put on the air tightness. But at least lethality is guaranteed.

But that's enough for Ding Chen. The rifle was only as powerful as it could be in street fighting, and more often than not, he relied on a black knife and a pistol.

Over the decades, the streets and buildings of the old city ruins have accumulated a thick layer of dust, and cement blocks that have fallen from the buildings due to disrepair can be seen everywhere. All kinds of plants grow tenaciously in the cracks of the concrete, stretching their bodies in the face of the sun, and expanding their roots with all their might, making the city a forest of steel and concrete more worthy of its name.

In order to prevent insects and reptiles from burrowing into the residential area through the vegetation, the residents of Xushuidong often organize manual removal of plants that have spread from the city, which is so effective that there is a clear vegetative boundary between the human gathering area and the ruins of the old city. When Ding Chen and Liu Chi crossed this dividing line, it meant that the expedition had officially begun.

Although it was said that Liu Chi was the guide, it was actually Ding Chen who walked in front. There was no bayonet mount on the iron pipe gun, so the three-edged military spur that Ding Chen carried with him was useless. He had no choice but to use the iron pipe gun as a stick, while pulling the grass in front of him to scare away the danger lurking inside, while slowly walking forward.

On his feet was a pair of high-top military boots given to him by Cheng Bin, the overalls of the labor cloth were tucked into the boots, and the collar and cuffs of the clothes were also tightly buttoned.

This is the experience that Ding Chen learned from his previous jungle warfare training. When traversing the jungle, the greatest danger comes not from the beasts, but from the insects and reptiles that hide in the inconspicuous corners. A bite from a poisonous snake will kill you, of course, but if you are bitten by an insect that has dedicated your life to spreading various diseases, it is enough to cut off half of a life.

This is why Ding Chen has always tried his best to avoid entering the ruins of the old city in the summer, when the heat and rainy season increase the activity of insects, and during the breeding season, they become more aggressive. In contrast, Ding Chen would rather learn from Xiao Lizi to go head-on with a black bear than be surrounded by a group of insects.

Seeing Ding Chen turn his attention to the nearest building, Liu Chi couldn't help but remind: "It has been explored. ”

Ding Chen glanced back at him and nodded to indicate that he knew. Even from the appearance alone, it can be judged that this small building has been entered many times, not only the door is gone, even the glass on the window is not a few pieces of integrity, and some of the windows are plastic steel window sashes are gone, only the steel window frame embedded in the wall remains.

But Ding Chen is still very interested in this building, from the appearance of the structure of these buildings in front of him should be very similar, Ding Chen hopes to be able to observe this building, understand the various details of the interior of the building.

Rather than going deep into the ruins and then learning about these, Ding Chen would rather start first, at least this place is close to the gathering area, and the danger is much less.

So he ignored Liu Chi's reminder, and still walked towards Xiaolou, saying as he walked, "You look nervous." ”

"Every year people die in the ruins." Liu Chi said. Since he is Ding Chen's guide, Ding Chen wants to go into the building to see, of course he can only follow. And to be honest, he would rather stay here for a while than go deep into the ruins.

"Have you ever died this year?" Ding Chen asked casually.

Liu Chi glanced at him and said, "Two died a few days ago. ”

Ding Chen was stunned for a moment, glanced back at Liu Chi, and asked, "A few days ago?" ”

"That's right, they were crushed to death by the collapsed slabs in order to find those wires." Liu Chi said.

Only then did Ding Chen know that there were still two lives behind Xu Shuidong's simple model room, and he asked Liu Chi, "Do you think it's worth it?" ”

Liu Chi glanced at him inexplicably and asked, "What?" ”

"Do you think it's worth it?" Ding Chen repeated: "I lost the lives of two people in order to get those wires. ”

Liu Chi let out an "ah", thought for a while and said, "I don't know." He paused and added, "It's not a question of whether it's worth it or not. He looked at Ding Chen, "They have to do this." ”

"Of course." Ding Chen said casually. He felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, but since Xu Shuidong was still his ally at this time, it was not so reasonable to dig into his corner in secret. So Ding Chen finally swallowed back the words that had already reached his mouth.

The two of them had already walked to the door of the building at this time, looking at the open door, Ding Chen took a look inside. It looks like the building has been abandoned for a long time, and the space inside is full of plants, with some vines hanging from the ceiling. He even saw a small turquoise snake two or three feet long crawling through the plants.

Ding Chen hesitated for a moment, and finally did not enter the building, but raised the butt of his gun and smashed it hard against the wall next to the door.

Liu Chi was startled, and when he was hesitating to ask Ding Chen what he wanted to do, he saw Ding Chen check the smashed wall, and then pick up the butt of the gun and come again. Then he pulled out the three-edged military thorn on the leg bag, brushed aside the smashed cement, looked at the exposed steel bars inside, frowned and said: "This is not an ordinary wall, this is a fortification." "No one is going to put steel in a three-story building unless they have so much money that they don't have a place to spend it," he said. ”

Then he looked to the center of the ruins and muttered, "Who would build a fortification in such a place?" And what are they used for? ”