Chapter VIII Urgency

The modification of this van has not yet been completed, only the left window is equipped with iron mesh, and the strong lighting on the roof is only preliminary, and there is no protection, not even a lampshade, all kinds of bulbs are exposed, and as long as it is slightly impacted, it may be broken. If it is according to Lin Qu, the mutants in the night move quickly, and once the light they are afraid of disappears, they will rush up. But without the bright light to disperse them, we wouldn't be able to make it through the city to the base. It's a crazy adventure across the City of the Dead, and even then, there's no foolproof solution.

Huang Weizheng pressed the roller shutter in front of us and trotted into the van that had begun to move slowly, and there were also chaotic shouts and curses from the bandits in the mall, hoping that Xie Tao and they had safely hid in the storage room that Lin Qu said. The radio kept calling the first floor to be on guard, and these idiots must have thought we had all escaped.

"Let's go!"

Lin Qu switched gears neatly, stepped on the accelerator with one foot, and our van rushed out of the mall like a loose horse, breaking into an eerie darkness. No matter how arrogant the bandits are, they dare not risk traveling in the dark to hunt us down, they know that they may be hunters who hunt us down at night, but they will also be the prey of mutants. Sitting in the passenger seat, I could see through the rear-view mirror outside the car that the roller shutter was falling in a hurry, and my vision around me was dimming.

There was a bang, and the rear-view mirror on the left side of the van was scraped off by something on the road. Lin Qu turned on the headlights, and a large number of figures dispersed, and some mutants who couldn't dodge were directly hit by the van, and those rotting minced meat and plasma smashed on the windshield like a large piece of watermelon thrown by someone mischievously.

"Be careful!" The first time I saw so many mutants, I instinctively leaned back against my seat.

"Yes!" Lin Qu quickened gears, and the roar of the van's engine at high speed both made us nervous and reduced our danger to a certain extent, at least we could crash through the mutant's human wall.

"Turn on the roof lights!"

Listening to Liang Minxuan say this, we suddenly realized that we have not yet opened our secret weapon. Huang Weizheng and I hurriedly looked around for the switch to turn on the top light.

"Where's the switch?" My eyes scanned the various buttons near the radio dial over and over again, "Where?" ”

"You try them all!"

I clicked all the buttons on the operation panel in one breath according to what Huang Weizheng said, the air conditioner was turned on, all kinds of warning lights were turned on again, and even the radio changed the channel several times, but the strong light on the roof still didn't turn on.

"Lin Qu! Where's the switch? ”

"I don't know!"

"How could you not know!"

"Why do I know?"

"Didn't you be a robber in the past?"

"I'm only in charge of housekeeping!"

Instead of trying to ask Lin Qu like Liang Minxing, I still think it's more useful to calm down and think about where the switch is. I can think of calming down, and then there must be an answer to someone's calm thinking. Sure enough, Huang Weizheng followed the wire that reached through a small hole drilled in the roof of the car and found a switch connected to the gear that was modified with an air conditioner remote control.

"This should be it." As soon as Huang Weizheng finished speaking, he immediately confirmed his judgment with his actions.

I'm really glad to have such a friend around me, although I am a little unconvinced, but I still have to say that he is so amazing sometimes. A blinding white light was like a protective shield from a science fiction movie, scaring the mutants who tried to surround us again and again, while a dozen bright lights of various sizes lit up turned our van into a moving lighthouse on the road with the reinforcement of the reflector.

"Wow! It works! "I looked out the car window at the mutants fleeing like a child watching magic, completely forgetting that we were speeding through a city overrun by demons.

I can't believe that the streets, where there are almost no corpses to be seen during the day, are now crowded with mutants. They are like swarms of bats living in dark caves, disturbed by us, scurrying around without a head. The mutants we see during the day are just like the zombies we traditionally think of, moving slowly, approaching their targets weakly, and only revealing their hunger and beastly nature to launch a surprise attack when they are a few steps away. Compared to them, the mutants we see now are terrible demonic beasts from hell. Not only do these terrifying creatures possess the speed of normal humans, but they also attack more vigorously than during the day, but they still have an overwhelming numerical advantage.

Let's not mention the reason for this for a moment, but it's a blessing that we're still alive and running through the streets. We seem to be like the explorers who roamed the forest at night in ancient times, relying on the light of fire to disperse wolves that tried to sneak attack; And these mutants happen to be as fierce as wolves, but afraid of fire. They are constantly trying to break through the barrier of light, rushing at us in pain, but they will still run a few steps before holding their heads back into the darkness.

In the blink of an eye, we walked safely through what I considered to be the most dangerous neighborhood under the protection of white light. The shadows of the mutants on both sides are also gradually decreasing, and I think they have probably given up the rare late-night snack as well. Lin Qu's driving skills are not bad, and he has successfully dodged sudden roadblocks or swooping mutants along the way. A passing street sign shows that we are not far from Tianyang Airport, and there should be no more danger in the remaining part of the road. At this moment, the dark night sky in the distance suddenly lit up with the sky-high flames of the explosion, and the violent explosion followed. That is the direction of the base, has Qin Rong already started to exchange fire with Liu Licheng?

A bright point of light appeared on the road ahead, and I thought it should be the checkpoint set up by Qin Rong to stop us. Lin Qu sped up the car, hoping that the armored car would not be parked in the middle of the road. Hearing only the sound of gunfire in the night sky, all of us instinctively lowered our heads, and when we were secretly glad that everyone was not injured, we realized that the strong lights on the roof had been broken. Lin Qu did not slow down, the enemy was close in front of him, and two modified SUVs could be seen parked horizontally on the road, and a shaky figure looked ready to shoot.

"Sit tight!" Lin Qu pulled his throat and shouted loudly, aiming the van at the gap between the two cars on the other side. It's not enough for us to get through, but it should be able to do a lot of damage to the opponent, and that's where we're most likely to break through.

I hurriedly buckled up my seat belt, and Huang Weizheng and Liang Minxuan in the back row also hurriedly hugged their heads and prepared for the collision. A series of gunshots frightened Lin Qu and I to lower our bodies, and we were about to crash into the two SUVs, when a violent tire burst broke all our luck. The van immediately lost its direction, and Lin Qu's attempt to stabilize the body was in vain.

The emergency braking made a screeching braking sound, and the body drew a half-arc on the ground like a compass, and rolled forward a few more times under the action of inertia. Several of the bandits who couldn't dodge were crushed to death on the spot, and the others all threw themselves down in all directions. Under the violent impact and the pull of the seat belt, we hung upside down in our seats as if we were being stuffed into a drum washing machine. The sporadic sound of gunfire outside the car indicated that the battle was not over, and the sporadic footsteps were rapidly approaching us. In a trance, I heard someone smashing the window glass in the back seat, and a man cursing us in the vernacular was trying to open the rear door.

"Please speak Mandarin." After Huang Weizheng raised his gun and said sarcastically, he heard the deafening sound of a shotgun.

"Big brother, you're stupid!" I covered my buzzing ears and yelled at Huang Weizheng, "Next time you play handsome, you have to consider the consequences." ”

"Excuse me!"

Huang Weizheng was also covering his ears and shaking his head in pain, it seemed that he was also asking for his own hardship. Liang Minxuan, who was beside him, was bigger than me, and slapped him on the back viciously. Before the eldest lady could scold, she hurriedly pointed to the bandits who were about to rush in and reminded Huang Weizheng to be careful. This time, my friend, who had always been known for his composure, immediately changed his counterattack strategy, first hitting the onrushing bandit in the face with the butt of his rifle, then kicking him out of the car with a flying kick, and taking advantage of the gap, he got out of the car and lay on the ground and fired straight at the guy. A few flying bullets passed him, and he hurried to find cover for cover. I also hurriedly left the car and followed behind Huang Weize.

The SUV that hit us just used the rear of the car to give us a cover, and Huang Weizheng and I hid behind it, taking advantage of the gap between the opponent's attacks to shoot and counterattack, and try to maintain a confrontation situation. Liang Minxing and Lin Qu were not seriously injured, and the two of them climbed out of the van and squatted behind the SUV with us, waiting for a chance to fight back and escape.

"If we continue to fight like this, we will be finished sooner or later." I silently counted the remaining bullets as I fired, "Lin Qu, can you climb into this SUV and start the car?" ”

"It should work."

"There shouldn't be many of them, maybe about four." Huang Weizheng was on guard at the front of the car to prevent the other party from sneaking up, and he carefully lowered his probe to observe the bandit who was also cowering behind another SUV for a few seconds, and said, "Maybe less." ”

I also tried to look at the situation of the other side, and indeed as Huang Weizheng said, they did not boldly break through, in addition to because we still have counter-attack firepower, we should also be afraid of comparing with our numbers, and the fact that neither side has an absolute advantage is the main reason for the stalemate.

"Students, it seems that we will still be in trouble...... "Liang Minxuan said with a pale face, pointing to the black shadows flashing on the black oppressive street, "Those zombies are coming......

"It's a mutant." At this time, I still can't forget to correct Liang Minxuan's name for the mutant, of course, after seeing the zombie horde like a dark tide under the moon, I can't care about these trivial details, "Oh my God...... Let's go, get on board! Fast! ”

The sound of the SUV starting the engine is good news, and Lin Qu's call came from the car: "It's okay, get in the car!" ”

On the bandits' side, someone probably spotted the danger approaching, and we both stopped fighting almost at the same time and fled for our lives. The bright lights of our car have been destroyed in the collision, but the other SUV is still intact in comparison, which means that the other car is safer in the same situation, but their engine seems to have failed.

Lin Qu crashed into the van in the fastest and rudest way, and immediately set off after adjusting his posture, but he didn't expect Huang Weizheng to shoot a few shots at the other party's roof light at this time. As I was about to leave, I watched with mixed feelings as the bright light suddenly went out like hope in the hearts of the bandits in that car. After a desperate burst of gunfire, I could still hear their miserable screams, and when I looked back, I saw that the car was engulfed in darkness.

"How do you ......"

The face of Huang Weizheng in front of me was not as forced as I imagined, on the contrary, it seemed to him to be a logical move: "What's wrong?" ”

"You...... It's nothing ......" came to my lips, and I swallowed it raw back into my stomach. Maybe I'm wrong, neither Liang Minxuan nor Lin Qu are as dissatisfied with Huang Weizheng's behavior as I am, not even with a puzzled expression. But I still can't figure it out, those bandits are bastards, can we deprive them of the right to live?

We are not out of danger, and without the protection of bright lights, mutants can attack us with impunity. These monsters, who have been hiding in the woods on both sides of the road and watching the humans kill each other, can enjoy their supper at this time. Mutants who kept popping up from both sides rushed into the SUV desperately, and even directly picked up the car and tried to break the window to rush in, thanks to the renovation, the iron mesh on the window became our last line of defense. There are more and more mutants in the car, and there are several mutants with hideous faces on the hood, on the roof, and even next to the door. They pounded the car frantically, and the body deflected left and right made Lin Qu dare not easily speed up, once he made the slightest mistake, we were likely to be turned on our backs, and then become the food of the mutants.

"Speed up!" Liang Minxuan slapped the driver's seat hard and urged.

"I can't control this car anymore, if it's any sooner we'll be finished!" Lin Qu clasped his hands on the steering wheel, stared straight ahead with his eyes intently and shouted, "Get them down!" ”

Yu Heng lowered the window.

"Huh?"

Huang Weizheng urged while loading the shotgun: "Quick! ”

It turned out that this guy has always been a bit more exciting, I opened the safety of the rifle, grinned and smiled at my friends in the car, "Plug your ears!" ”

Huang Weizheng and I were in charge of both sides of the car. As the windows were lowered, a rotting stench came to the face, and the roar of anxiety suddenly became noisy, and the monster in human skin hammered and gnawed at the iron net frantically, and I really didn't know how long the net would last.

After we fired a few shots, Huang Weizheng suddenly shouted again: "Lin Qu brake!" ”

Lin Qu slammed on the brakes, and the car suddenly stopped on the road with a sharp and piercing friction sound, and the mutants who were attached to the car were like dust swept away by a duster, and they were thrown forward in a hurry, rolling all over the road.

"Drive, drive!" As soon as this layer of "ash" was swept away, another wave followed, and it seemed that it was about to rush to us, under Huang Weizheng's thousand calls, Lin Qu hurriedly shifted the gears and stepped on the accelerator, and as soon as the car moved the tires, several fast-moving mutants began to repeat their old tricks again.

"Shoot!"

"Death to me!" Before Huang Weizheng finished speaking, I had already pulled the trigger and let the rifle shoot wantonly, "Lao Tzu is super unhappy today, a few of you will die!" ”

The remaining bullets in the magazine were all blown away by me, and the mutants who charged at me were all reduced to pulp in the blink of an eye. At this point, the car had safely increased its speed and continued to speed on the road, successfully shaking off the pursuit of the mutants, while I was still sitting in the passenger seat, holding the same posture as I had just been, looking stiffly at the scraps of meat clinging to the iron mesh.

"Are you alright?"

"It's fine." I nodded to Lin Qu and turned to Huang Weizheng, who was counting ammunition in the back row, and asked, "Niu, how many bullets do you have?" ”

"And twelve rounds, almost two magazines." After loading, Huang Weizheng pointed to the assault rifle in my hand with his chin and asked, "What about you?" I guess I was pretty much the same as I am. ”

"Thirty rounds left." I embarrassed to swap into the last box of magazines, sniffled, and said, "What are your plans for later?" ”

Huang Weizheng spread his hands and replied, "I'll come out with you, you ask me?" ”

"Let's find Long Hao and them first, this is not our battle."

What Liang Minxuan said also makes sense, but if I go back like this, how can I explain it to Xie Tao? "No, it's our fight."

"Yu Heng is right, we have also been in the Tianyang base for a while, we can't just watch the people in the base being slaughtered." Huang Weizheng finally stood on the same position with me this time to argue with others, but the strong woman Liang Minxuan is not like this, she will be soft.

"Then let me ask you two, how are you going to deal with the zombie group and his subordinates who were led away by Qin Rong?"

"It's a mutant."

"Alright, mutants." Liang Minxuan glanced at me impatiently.

"With fire."

"Yes, with fire! Or cow smart. I patted Huang Weizheng proudly, but his expression made me laugh out loud.

Like Liang Minxuan, Huang Weizheng stared ahead with a dumbfounded gaze, their eyes were shining with orange light, and their hesitant faces were like those of children who had lost their homes. The speed of the car gradually slowed down, and the blazing vehicles and the burnt wooden horses and charred corpses gradually appeared outside the windows on both sides, and the choking smell of burning various artificial materials poured into my nose, causing me to cough twice. Seeing the surprised expressions on both of them, I could have guessed what was going on, but it wasn't a good outcome.

Lin Qu stepped on the brakes steadily, and said to me in a tone mixed with helplessness and confusion: "We have arrived at ......."