For this kind of special polluter, the three of them know very little, it is very necessary to obtain some information, only by understanding them better, can they better deal with it in the future, although the bullets are limited, there are less than thirty rounds left, but Zhou Yunfeng feels that it is definitely worth using a bullet to have a deeper understanding of the special polluter.

Lu Xing's thoughts coincided with Zhou Yunfeng, and he also knew that the new cognition was very important to him and others, so he nodded, then took out his pistol, aimed the muzzle at the black forehead bone, and decisively pulled the trigger, with a muffled sound, the bullet flew out of the barrel and hit the forehead bone.

After a shot, Lu Xing put away the pistol, and the three of them squatted down almost simultaneously to check the results of this shot.

The bullet was still stuck in the forehead, leaving only a small groove, which was not much different from the effect of the previous bullet.

After seeing the results clearly, Wang Cheng's eyes widened, and he said in surprise: "Why is it still like this, it's almost the same as just now, isn't there no cortex, and it's still shooting at such a close range, it's not much worse!" ”

Wang Chengcheng couldn't understand why the result of this shot was the way it was.

Zhou Yunfeng also frowned when he saw it, the distance just now was less than two meters, and the power of the bullet was definitely a little greater than the previous one, and this time there was no thick layer of skin, according to reason, it shouldn't be such a result.

Seeing this, Lu Xing's face was expressionless, his right hand touched his chin, as if he was thinking about something, and after half a minute, he said: "There are two possibilities!" The first is that my previous speculation was wrong, in fact, the layer of skin did not reduce the kinetic energy of the bullet much, or very little, so the result was almost the same. ”

"And what's the second possibility?" Zhou Yunfeng said.

"The second possibility, which is that the bones of this polluter are much harder than we imagined, and they are very special, the deeper the bones, the harder they are, so it is easier to break in the shallower places on the outside, but it is very difficult to get to the depths." Lu Xing then explained.

After hearing this, Wang Cheng still felt a little incredible, and said, "Could it be that the bones are really so peculiar?" There is still such a distribution of variations. ”

Lu Xing shook his head and said: "In fact, the biggest possibility is not that the bone structure is special, but that it has changed halfway, I estimate that the hardening of its bones should start from the deepest part of the bone and spread from the inside to the outside, but now the change of the bone has not been completed, only the deeper part has reached the hardest level, and some of the outside have not been completely transformed, resulting in the current phenomenon." ”

"If that's the case, wouldn't it be that when his bones are completely changed, it will be difficult for the pistol to leave a groove in the future!" Wang Cheng was shocked when he heard this, if this is the case, then how terrifying the polluters will be in the future!

"These are things for the future, we can't confirm it now, but we have to be prepared for the worst." Lu Xing said lightly, then walked over to the other two polluters and removed the skin with a saber.

The other two polluters, the bones under the cortex are still white, not black, and after testing, although the bones are harder than before, the crossbow arrows can still be fired, and they are still relatively easy to deal with in the face of this ordinary polluter.

After some understanding, the three of them returned to the other side of the arch bridge, took everything with them, and continued on their way.

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Zhou Yunfeng and others walked on the country road, on the left and right sides of the path, there were originally pieces of farmland, but now they can't see any crops, in the extremely harsh climate, no crops can survive, basically dead, some strange small plants have emerged in the fields, none of which they recognize.

Every few tens of meters on the right side of the trail, there is a telephone pole, which spreads forward, and when you see the telephone pole and farmland, it means that you are not far from your destination.

About twenty minutes later, Zhou Yunfeng saw the village that was faintly visible in the distance from the telescope, it was a very small village, with a total of dozens of families and a sparse population, which was also the destination of their trip.

The village in front is called Huangshi Village, the location is relatively remote, it is the smallest of several villages within a radius of 10 kilometers, there were originally more than 100 families, but many of them have moved away.

Those who stayed in the village were basically middle-aged and elderly, and most of the young and strong guys went out to work, and during the Chinese New Year, some people rushed back from other places, and Zhou Yunfeng was one of them.

Due to these reasons, the total number of people in the entire Huangshi Village is less than two hundred, and even if it is the most lively, it will not exceed four hundred, so the number of polluters in the village should not be very large, according to Zhou Yunfeng's conservative estimate, about sixty or seventy.

Originally, the pollution rate should be around 70%, but because most of the people in the village are middle-aged and elderly, a large number of them have died in extreme climates before they have become polluters, and there are 60 or 70 polluters, which is actually a lot, maybe the real situation will be less.

After walking for a while, the three of them could already see the houses in the distance, and they stayed near the entrance of the village, and in their sight, they also saw several polluters wandering near the houses.

"Brother Zhou, do we really want to go into the village? There are so many polluters, I feel that it is easy to have accidents, why don't you get rid of all the polluters first, so that it is safer to go in. Looking at the polluters not far away, Wang Cheng beat a drum in his heart.

Lu Xing shook his head after hearing this, and said, "Your idea is good, but unfortunately it's not practical." ”

"Why? Is there something wrong? Wang Cheng was very puzzled, they had crossbows in their hands, as long as they didn't encounter the kind of special polluters just now, they could slowly wipe out the polluters in the village, and they didn't know what the problem was.

When Zhou Yunfeng heard this, he replied for Lu Xing: "The problem is the number of crossbow arrows!" ”

"We have a limited number of crossbow arrows, there were forty at the beginning, although this kind of crossbow arrows is made of metal, but it will wear out after repeated use, and it has lost its original power, especially when used against polluters, it wears out quickly, and a few have been worn out before, and now there are only thirty-four left."

"And the number of polluters in the village will definitely not be below 40, and that's the problem. Originally, it was not a problem for us to deal with a few, or even a dozen polluters, because the crossbow arrows could be recycled, but the situation in the village was different, we killed some polluters, and there was a great risk of recovering the crossbow arrows, and there were other polluters eyeing them, and maybe they would be found when the crossbow arrows were recovered, and then we would be in big trouble......"

Zhou Yunfeng intermittently explained that the number of crossbow arrows has become their limit, and it is not a problem to deal with a small number of polluters, but if there are too many of them, it will be troublesome, because the crossbow arrows fired may not be recovered, if all the crossbow arrows are used up, but they cannot be recovered, then only pistols or hand-to-hand combat are left.

The pistol is their life-saving thing, bullets can't be wasted casually, in hand-to-hand combat, three people can deal with three or four polluters at most at the same time, and if there are more, there will be danger, so Lu Xing will think that Wang Cheng's idea is not practical and does not take into account the follow-up problems.

If it was Zhou Yunfeng in the past, his thoughts were estimated to be similar to Wang Cheng's, but during this time, he had slowly changed, and there was also Lu Xing's influence.

After listening to these explanations, Wang Cheng finally understood, and nodded: "So that's the case, there is indeed a problem with my idea, it seems that I am still too reckless." ”

For Zhou Yunfeng's analysis, Wang Cheng was convinced, and at the same time, he was glad that he had chosen before, and it was the right choice to join them.

"Now is no more than the previous world, any wrong step may cost you your life, you have to always remember this, think about the problem as much as possible, so that the possibility of survival is greater." Zhou Yunfeng patted Wang Cheng on the shoulder and reminded solemnly.

Lu Xing silently watched the conversation between the two, and looked at Zhou Yunfeng's progress in his eyes, and was in a good mood, but he still looked indifferent on the surface.

Subsequently, Lu Xing said: "Before entering the village, we have to hide our things, and don't bring unnecessary things, so that it is more convenient to go in." ”

There is undoubtedly a certain danger in entering the village, they cannot drag a bunch of things in, which is not only inconvenient to move, but also more likely to be exposed, so before entering the village, they must leave some things behind, and then come out and take them later, which is the safest way.

Next, the three of them found a dead tree nearby, left most of the things behind, tied them up with ropes, and hung them on the tree. In the end, everyone left with only their weapons and a backpack, and walked cautiously towards the other side of the village.

A few polluters wandered around the entrance of the village, and the three of them couldn't find cover to bypass me, so they had to secretly use crossbow arrows to solve them, and then quietly touch in.

Zhou Yunfeng used to live here and knew the situation in the village well, and he took the lead in moving forward, trying to avoid polluters, walking in small alleys, and when necessary, using crossbows to solve a few polluters, all the way down smoothly without any accidents.

They walked very slowly, and their steps were as light as possible, and they had to observe every short section of the road before making a follow-up decision, after consuming a dozen crossbow arrows and killing more than a dozen ordinary polluters, they finally came to the target house, and the dozen crossbow arrows that were shot, they did not dare to go out and recycle, and chose to give up.

Back in front of the door of the old house where he used to live, Zhou Yunfeng took out the key, inserted it into the keyhole, slowly turned it twice, and then gently pushed the door open, and the three of them walked inside, then closed the door and locked it again.

At this time, they were in the small courtyard, with rooms directly opposite and on the left and right.

Although they had already entered the house, the three of them did not relax at all, because there might be polluters in the house, and they were changed by the two old men who adopted Zhou Yunfeng.

This is the situation that Zhou Yunfeng doesn't want to see the most, and it is also the situation he doesn't want to see, he finally came here after a long journey, he finally has to face the result, and he is a little uneasy in his heart, afraid that he will never see the two old men again.