Chapter 013. Rest
The sky was as black as ink, thick dark clouds had covered the sky over the small city, and the light of the moon and stars could no longer be cast, as if it had been abandoned by God. The gray mist slowly flowed under the street lamps on both sides of the road, and the lights were still on in the empty rooms, but everything was as silent as the deepest night.
Bending lightly and swiftly across an intersection, Liszt held the AKS-74U short assault rifle in his arms, his eyes were vigilant, and his face was also cautious. Slowly raising his left hand, he gestured to a nearby window, while O'Neal behind him immediately understood what he meant, and trotted over towards the side bending over like a cat.
"No anomalies were found."
Although the gray fog obstructs most of the vision, it is possible to see roughly within 100 meters due to the illumination of the light. O'Neill's eyes carefully swept over the street, and only after confirming that there was nothing abnormal did he nod, and gestured to Liszt and them behind him, and pointed forward, gesturing: "Safe." ”
After receiving O'Neill's confirmation, Liszt immediately trotted forward, the AKS-74U short assault rifle in his hand was aimed at the surrounding guard, and while he was on guard, John and the other two soldiers also trotted over quickly, holding their respective weapons to guard both sides of the road, forming a standard urban warfare offensive formation in the corner.
Trained in military education and uneducated, with completely different behaviors, especially in the city with a very complex environment, excellent military literacy can not only preserve their own lives, but also make the coordination ability of the entire squad more prominent and mellow.
But the streets were silent, and nothing could be heard except for their breathing and wheezing. Whether it's the chirping of insects at night or the barking of pets, they have all disappeared into the gray mist, let alone humans like them. Of course, if there were really humans in front of them, if the situation was not right, maybe it would not be a relieved smile, but five automatic rifles with the trigger tightened!
"It's three streets away from the Plantagenet neighborhood now."
Looking at the dim surroundings, Liszt couldn't help but squint at the buildings around him, and the contrast between the dark and bright windows was stark. Slowly exhaling a breath, Liszt raised his wrist to look at the time, patted O'Neill in front, and at the same time nodded to John and the three of them in the back: "Let's rest for half an hour." ”
"We should probably go over quickly, and if we go faster, we can get there in half an hour."
However, one of the soldiers who followed O'Neill put forward a different opinion, he held his M4A1 assault rifle, and subconsciously looked at the gray mist street in front of him, the empty and silent appearance, he couldn't help but swallow and spit at the mouth: "Of course, take a half-hour break maybe... Our physical strength is better. ”
Glancing at the soldier, and at the same time turning his head to look at O'Neill, Liszt didn't continue to say anything, just licked his lips, looked at a room in the apartment building next to him, pointed to the place where he first bent down and walked cautiously, and said lightly: "Let's find something to eat." ”
John immediately followed, while O'Neill and his two subordinates stayed a little behind, but not immediately. He was also a little moved by his team's proposal just now, but looking at the silent and dim street, he couldn't help but swallow and spit at the mouth, nodded to his two subordinates and said, "Let's go find something to eat first." ”
From noon to now, they haven't eaten anything, not even a sip of water, the almost high-intensity march lasted for nearly an hour, both physical and mental, for them are already about to reach the limit, if they encounter that terrifying death claw again, it is really a little unsustainable.
The way to replenish food is also very simple, and the apartments on both sides of the road are almost free to eat, which is also a small advantage in urban warfare. After all, there are still a lot of daily necessities in the room, and as long as you open the refrigerator, you can get a lot of ready-to-eat items, which is quite convenient and fast.
"I'll go in first."
Slowly opening the window of the apartment, Liszt carefully examined the room, the pink wallpaper and warm furniture, which looked like a young girl's bedroom. After confirming that there was nothing abnormal inside, he supported his body with both hands, quickly turned over and jumped in and stood in the room, the AKS-74U short assault rifle in his hand swept the closet and the door, and waited quietly for three or five seconds before nodding to John behind him and saying, "Very good, no abnormality." ”
"There's still no one, and I really wonder where all the inhabitants have gone?"
Crawling into the room, John exhaled slowly, as if he had found something out of the corner of his eye, and reached out to pick up a photograph on the table next to him, on which was a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, smiling happily with her father and mother. But John couldn't help frowning and said, "It's as if they're all gone." ”
Picking up a book next to him, Liszt couldn't help but smile slightly, this is Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", and there is a beautiful handwriting with the name written on it. He had read this book before, and it was no different from his previous life, and looking at the name on it, Liszt read softly: "Windsor." ”
"The military took control of the town for a few hours on behalf of the city government, demanding the evacuation of residents in several blocks."
O'Neill looked around the room, heard Liszt's conversation, and couldn't help but slowly shake his head and said, "Or maybe they've left this neighborhood." But as he spoke, the corners of his mouth curled up with a self-deprecating smile, and he just said with a complicated face: "But who knows what it is?" ”
There was a sudden silence in the room, and they all suddenly found the residents of the neighborhood as if they had disappeared in an instant, and they had not received any information about the evacuation. Even if the group of residents were to evacuate, there should always be some news and noise, and all of them would disappear silently, which was simply impossible for their group of soldiers who had been in the regular army.
"I'll take a look at the kitchen, and if we're lucky, we'll find something ready to fill our stomachs."
Slowly opened the room, looked at the normal home room outside, the AKS-74U short assault rifle in his hand had been replaced by a more powerful Winchester M1887 shotgun at close range, judging the unknown in the kitchen, Liszt walked over, and at the same time told John: "Disperse and search all the rooms to ensure that there is no abnormality." ”
No one knows what's in these rooms, so it's at least a little more cautious to search them than to be out of the blue. And the most important thing is that Liszt has to go to the kitchen to find some supplies, not only food, but also some ammunition in the system space.
Everything in the kitchen is safe, just like the ordinary kitchen, refrigerator, countertop, gas stove, and vegetable sink. Turning his head to look at John and O'Neill, who had walked into the other rooms behind him to search, a dialog box instantly appeared on Liszt's retina, and before he knew it, the game system had exchanged stacks of items for his choice.
There are still more than 1,000 points left to redeem the AKS-74U short assault rifle before, plus the 2,000 points that killed the two deathclaws, if it weren't for the fear of O'Neill and their doubts, it would be enough for Liszt to exchange for weapons and equipment that would make them fully armed from beginning to end.
After simply exchanging the standard 30-round magazine for the 20 AKS-74U short assault rifles that are most needed now, and the 5 boxes of 10-round arrow-shaped shotguns, the unknown dialog box in Liszt's eyes quietly disappeared. And the backpack behind him swelled slightly as he turned his head and opened the refrigerator door with his hand.
A standard magazine of 30 rounds is a consumable, although it is cheap but requires a lot of quantity, although it seems that only 10 points can be exchanged for a magazine, but the total number of points calculated by 20 magazines is enough to 200 points, which is almost enough to kill two Mexican guerrillas, if it is not for the surplus points after killing the deathclaws, I am afraid that Liszt will not be able to get enough ammunition supplies.
"Mr. Liszt, it's safe in this room."
John walked over with his AKS-74U short assault rifle, carefully glanced at the street outside the kitchen window, and after confirming that there was nothing abnormal, he turned his head to look at the refrigerator opened by Liszt, and said with some surprise: "This is really well prepared, it looks like we should be able to eat a big meal at night." ”
Right in the fridge, cheese, eggs, parsley, bacon, hard bread and other items are readily available, perfectly in line with the daily reserves of a middle-class family. But Liszt shook his head helplessly as he looked at the contents of the refrigerator, took out bread and bacon cheese and stuffed them into John's arms next to him, and said, "It's all raw materials, we are not in our own holiday cottage." ”
"I'm sorry, Mr. Liszt, but I've been thinking too one-sidedly." Slightly stunned, John also understood what Liszt meant, lighting the gas stove and range hood to cook, in this quiet street is really no different from shooting. Especially the smell of the food, who knows if it will attract that terrifying monster?
"It's okay, we'd better hurry up and replenish our strength."
The kitchen faucet in this world is still hot and cold, and it can also be eaten directly. Liszt unscrewed the valve of the hot water, and a stream of hot water still with hot air was immediately left, and he grabbed a stainless steel anti-scalding basin to catch it, and said to John: "At least this hot water is enough for the heat we need when we digest it." ”
Bacon and cheese can be eaten raw, and raw eggs can also replenish physical strength, and it is quite common for Americans to eat it with hard bread. Asking John to bring hot water to the living room, this simple but quick to replenish energy and calories for dinner has been perfectly presented.