On the abandoned main road of the city, Wei Liqin and I ran wildly, with the curses of marauders and the horrific sound of gunfire coming from behind us, and the sharp rebound of bullets that occasionally flew into the car next to us. In order to evade the motorcycles and get some cover, we decided to run down the road full of abandoned cars instead of the sidewalk, which was definitely the right choice, not only did not get us caught immediately, but also made us into a sieve. I led the clumsy Wei Liqin and kept changing directions from car to car, which slowed down the enemy's pursuit to a certain extent, but also made it more difficult for Wei Liqin to keep up.

"You...... Can you not make a sudden turn...... Ah......h

I glanced back at the bikers behind me, turned into a narrow path between cars, and replied, "Don't talk nonsense! Just run! ”

"Who told you to show up and hurt their people just now......"

"If we don't do that, we'll be done a long time ago!"

This kind of headless running around is not an option after all, and we are getting farther and farther away from the factory, and even if we get rid of the marauders, we will not have enough time to return. So I deliberately approached the side of the road, and at the same time paid attention to the buildings passing by the street, ready to rush into it, and if I was lucky, I might be able to go straight to another street, or maybe I could end up in a dead end. And choosing a safe building is also a lucky job, it is possible to kick the door open, the room is empty, or it is possible to break into the house only to find that it is full of mutants. Some of the houses are more transparent, the mutants inside are a little unresponsive, and some of the houses are dark and dark, if that's the case, you can only consider yourself unlucky.

"It's going to be a lottery again!" Every time I burst into a room, I would think of it as a raffle, and I always said that, and everyone else acquiesced to this black humor.

"Look at it! Not so much luck today! ”

We've run out of the car, turned onto the sidewalk, crossed the green belt, and come to the shops, and now all we have to do is rush into the right building. I first came to the door of a pastry shop, and through the window I could see a few figures floating inside. This is not the best option. I picked another fast-food restaurant, and at least at first glance there was no movement in it, and this type of store usually has two exits, one for customers to enter and exit, and one for the back alley.

Several marauders were already rushing out of the road, brandishing machetes and angrily charging at us. Finding that Wei Liqin took out a pistol and was about to shoot, those guys who were afraid of death immediately hid behind obstacles such as street trees and did not dare to step forward easily. After a few shots, Wei Liqin's pistol made an empty click; The marauders hiding behind the bunkers knew that Wei Liqin had no bullets, and one by one they leaned out like hungry wolves and approached us proudly.

In a desperate gamble, I shot and smashed the glass door of the fast-food restaurant, pulling Wei Liqin into the store. The marauders, who had hoped for victory, were first frightened by the menacing sound of my rifle and the sound of glass breaking, and then watched as we were desperately killed.

After a brief period of confusion, the big men regained their previous mania and rushed into the fast food restaurant with a roar; We had found the back door in the kitchen and were about to escape. Seeing that a looter with a disheveled head was about to rush into the kitchen, I picked up a kitchen knife and flew towards the door leading to the kitchen, the sharp kitchen knife was inserted into the composite door frame, and the marauder was frightened to retreat; Taking advantage of this gap, Wei Liqin and I immediately ran out of the back door and locked the wooden door, which did not play much of a blocking role.

The back alley was just right to pass through to another intersection, and we didn't care where the next road would lead to at the end, so we didn't have time to catch our breath and ran towards the exit. The buildings on both sides of the alley were six or seven stories high, and the feeling of a glimmer of sky really depressed, but fortunately the mutants didn't linger here, but the damp smell here wouldn't bode well.

Behind us, the cacophony of marauders came from the fast-food restaurant, urging us to pick up our pace. The wooden door, as I expected, was tragically shattered by a knife and axe after a few slashes. A few of the rushing marauders were still a few steps away from catching up with us, and I didn't bother to take out my rifle and rush forward with Wei Liqin. Unfortunately, a looter on a motorcycle suddenly appeared at the exit of the alley, this fierce guy also had a gun in his hand, and at a quick glance, it should be the Type 85 submachine gun held by the security personnel of the bank, although the lethality of this thing is not as good as the rifle in my hand, but it is enough to shoot dozens of bullet holes in me and Wei Liqin. Time seemed to slow down at this moment, and the black muzzle of the marauder's gun slowly moved towards me and Wei Liqin, and the next second there was gunfire. I instinctively pounced on Wei Liqin, hoping that even if the other party fired, our damage would be minimized. As a result, when the two of us fell to the ground together, there was a whooshing sound in our ears, and the man at the entrance of the alley fell to the ground after being hit by something.

Surprised, I looked around for the source of the arrows. When I turned around, I saw a slender and graceful woman in a denim jacket walking out of another door opposite the back door of the fast food restaurant, and at the same time another predator ran out of the fast food restaurant. I saw her lunge step forward and hit the predator in the face with the familiar black recurve bow, and at the moment when the man who was about 1.75 meters had not yet regained his center of gravity, he flicked his long brown hair and turned his knife, and the shoulder bag full of arrows on his back made a crisp and rhythmic sound. I distinctly heard the beep of the blades cutting through the air, followed by the grunt of flesh and bones being sliced open, a line of blood spilled through the air, and a marauder whose throat had been slit fell to his knees in horror clutching his bleeding neck. The other three robbers who had arrived saw the tragic death of their companions, looked at the woman standing in front of them like a grim reaper, and turned and fled.

"Stand there and don't move!" Even if this man saves us, I can't take it lightly, it's a lesson learned many times. I held my gun and motioned for Wei Liqin to stand up quickly and pointed at the guy with her back to us, her charming figure and arrogant aura reminded me of an equally feared woman I met in Tianyang.

"Stand there and don't move!" The other person seemed indifferent to my words, so I emphasized again, "Turn around slowly! ”

My words seemed a little weak to the neat woman who had taken a few seconds to kill two big men who should have been a head taller than herself, and maybe she was still laughing at me in her heart. She shook her head to herself, seemingly unaware of my threat, and turned around naturally.

"I didn't expect you to be so hot-blooded and brainless, Du Yuheng."

Zhang ...... Zhang Xiaoying? "I couldn't believe my eyes, although I had a faint premonition, I really didn't expect to see this lone huntress again at such a time.

Zhang Xiaoying deliberately raised her hands and walked towards us step by step with charming steps, her wearable leather boots stepping on the ground and making a seductive footsteps. I forgot to put the gun down and watched in amazement as she approached. Just when I was still a step away, Zhang Xiaoying held a special saber in her left hand and flicked away the rifle I was unable to hold, put it in front of my throat defiantly, stared at me with the same sharp gaze and said, "If you want to live, follow me." ”

"Uh...... Are you trying to blackmail me? I moved my Adam's apple up and down and said stiffly.

"Of course not." Zhang Xiaoying put away her saber and curled the corners of her handsome mouth to explain, "Unless you are sure to return to your station in about an hour, otherwise listen to me." ”

I looked at my watch and then at the already orange sky, and the autumn and winter evenings were coming sooner than I expected, and it seemed that I had to listen to the huntress first.

"Why are you here?" Wei Liqin, who had not interjected, finally found an opportunity to ask, "Are you back alone?" ”

"Now is not the time to talk about this, let's find a place to settle down first." Zhang Xiaoying, ignoring the eyes of us who had not yet fully grasped the situation, walked alone to the alley where the marauder motorcycle rider was overturned; As she stepped over the corpse of the marauder, she turned her back to us and pulled out the iron arrow she had shot from the corpse that had saved my life, and said to us without looking back, "Won't you take that broken spear with you?" ”

I took a closer look, and the broken gun she was referring to was probably the Type 85 in the hand of the marauder just now. and Wei Liqin trotted to Zhang Xiaoying like two little followers, and lowered their heads to search for this poor worm who was killed by an arrow in the heart. In addition to the submachine gun and a spare magazine, I got a lighter, a pack of cigarettes, a little dry food, and a worn-out map from him. I didn't smoke and didn't want to smoke, but I always thought that these things might come in handy later, so I put them all in my backpack; Wei Liqin's pistol ran out of bullets just now, and the submachine gun could just be used as a replacement, and it was more powerful.

After such a short while, the sky has become a lot darker, and it is really like Zhang Xiaoying said, it is almost impossible to return to the factory station safely in one hour, and it seems that it is necessary to find a place to spend the night.

"Where are we going now?" After packing my bags, I picked up my bag and asked Zhang Xiaoying obediently.

"Where are you stationed?"

"Uh......" I said, pointing uncertainly to the fork on the left, "I should follow this road to the intersection and turn right......"

"Should?" Zhang Xiaoying glanced sideways at me, who looked a little decadent, and sarcastically said, "When did you become so indecisive when you were so energetic?" ”

I couldn't be looked down upon by this woman anymore, and I shouted in a rage: "Oops! This is it! That's right! ”

"Then we'll spend the night at the bank at that intersection." Zhang Xiaoying pointed to a bank with a half-open security shutter at the intersection not far away, and before we could say yes, she started and walked there; Seeing this, Wei Liqin and I had no choice but to follow her.

The electricity supply in this neighborhood has been stopped, but the bank is quite large. A corpse in a security uniform lay half-on its back in a pool of dried blood, one hand still tugging at the half-open bank security shutter, and the lower half of the body was only a skeleton with a few dry and cracked flesh strands. At a glance, it was clear that the unlucky security guard wanted to manually open the electric safety shutter, but unfortunately the door was not fully opened, and he was dragged out and gnawed to death by the mutants. His hollowed-out belly began to grow maggots and emit a foul stench, but it would have masked us humans and made it difficult for the mutants who wandered around at night to detect us.

We were able to climb through the gap in the shutter and enter the bank. As soon as I came in, I stepped on the roller shutter with my foot with Wei Liqin and then closed the glass door. The security door to the counter was not closed, so we were able to hide behind the counter for the night, after all, the relatively confined space not only gave us a sense of security, but also reduced the impact of the cold of autumn and winter nights.

We stacked cardboard and piles of money in front of the glass at the counter, so that we would not be noticed by mutants passing by the bank at night. At this moment, the most we have is money, and I can say that I have never seen so much cash, but unfortunately now these are just pieces of waste paper, worthless.

The night came quickly, and the sound of scattered footsteps was gradually heard outside the door, and the hesitation finally turned into running, and without the light shining, the outside must have been like hell, full of demons of the night. Although the door of the bank was closed, the mutants' cursing wails were much quieter, but the eerie wind blowing through the cracks in the doors and windows still made people sleepless, and from time to time the passing mutants slapped on the glass of the bank, but fortunately they didn't notice us.

Compared to the bustle outside, we are much quieter; Perhaps sedation would be more appropriate. Wei Liqin was boredly counting the 100-yuan bills that were already worthless, Zhang Xiaoying was silently watching the situation outside the bank through the gap in the counter like a watchman, and I was counting the few ammunition left.

With only twelve bullets left, no amount of savings could cope with a much more intense battle, and instead of holding a rifle with a shortage of ammunition, it would be better to use a sharp kitchen knife.

"Are you running out of bullets?" Zhang Xiaoying, who was sitting in front of me, turned her head slightly to look at me and asked.

"Hmm......," I said with a somewhat frustrated nod, "only twelve." ”

Zhang Xiaoying took out two dark square boxes from her backpack and threw them at me, although I couldn't see what they were, but this thing still had some weight in my arms, and when I looked closely, it turned out to be two magazines full of bullets.

"Xie Tao put it here before that, it seems that it is right that he didn't throw it away before." Zhang Xiaoying explained nonchalantly, she was still staring outside the bank, and in the only dim light, her quiet and strong side face was so charming, like a mysterious and elegant elf in a magical story, and her breath was as quiet as a breeze.

Compared to Zhang Xiaoying, I sat on the ground like a vulgar village man, and after getting the magazine, I couldn't wait to replace my precious gun with a new magazine, and put the rest of the magazine into my backpack. Suddenly from being overstretched to having enough ammunition, my confidence was immediately a lot fuller, and I smiled like a cheap seller: "Hey, you haven't said how you are here, now let's talk about it." ”

Wei Liqin, who was hiding in the corner and counting the money, saw that there was a topic to unfold, so he immediately cheered up and coaxed: "That's right, don't tell me to elope with Xie Tao." ”

Zhang Xiaoying turned her head and glanced at Wei Liqin without a smile, and immediately told the stupid person to shut up. She adjusted her sitting posture, pursed her lips and said, "Tianyang has fallen." We had a good time after you left, and we thought we could live like this, but one day, a horde of mutants raided us. You can't believe the scene of the big mutant black oppression...... Liu Licheng had no choice but to order the evacuation, but at that time the situation was chaotic, and people fled separately. ”

"Then you ......"

"I, Xie Tao, Ban Zhiyu, Lin Qu and a few survivors just caught up with a helicopter, but due to overloading and lack of fuel, we didn't fly far and we made a forced landing. The location of the crash landing happened to be near the highway to Nanning, so we followed the road back. ”

"In that case, what about the others?"

Zhang Xiaoying ignored Wei Liqin's interruption and continued: "We also just arrived a few days ago and camped in a hotel on the outskirts of the city. I went out yesterday to look for food, but when I went back the camp were all gone, they were in a hurry, and there were bloodstains, I guess they had been attacked. ”

"They should be fine." I'm making a fool of myself.

"Hmph, you're still optimistic." Zhang Xiaoying laughed at me and said, "I hope so, if Xie Tao is counted among them, the situation should not be much worse." ”

Although she was sarcastic about me, Zhang Xiaoying could not have let go of her brows and showed a cold smile. So I continued, "By the way, how did you get this bow back?" ”

"After you left, Liu Licheng arranged for us to go to Qin Rong's nest again to look for supplies, and Lin Qu found them."

"I don't think you know how to kill mutants without this thing."

"That's right, Xie Tao gave me this saber before that." Zhang Xiaoying pulled out the saber inserted in her waist as she spoke, "It's quite easy to use, so I accepted it." ”

I took this sharp, but not heavy-handed steel knife, and of course it was easy to use; But I don't think Zhang Xiaoying will know the origin of this knife. Its sandblasted dark gray blade reveals a tough sharpness, there is a sharp serration on the back of the knife, and there is a little black blood embedded on it, the overall blade is still clean, and the most eye-catching thing is that there is a wavy tooth on the edge of the blade near the tip of the knife, which can be quickly pulled out once it pierces the enemy; Whether this knife is powerful or not has been verified by my own eyes not long ago, so there is no need to say more.

"That's a good thing." I reluctantly returned the knife to Zhang Xiaoying, "Let Xie Tao give me one next time." ”

"That's what you have to ask him." Zhang Xiaoying smiled a little, but soon turned into a sad smile, she let out a long sigh, and seemed to hide a little guilt and said, "By the way, Du Yuheng...... Lin Qu died on our way back to Nanning......"

"Dead?"

"Hmm...... One time we didn't negotiate with another group of survivors, and the two sides moved, and the result was ......"

"Okay......" I hope this topic stops. Although he and Lin Qu are not close friends, after all, it is the departure of someone they know, which makes people feel a little sad in any case.

Zhang Xiaoying and Wei Liqin also fell silent with me, and everyone was thoughtful; A mutant outside the door slammed the glass and shocked us back to reality. I thought we would be safe no matter what, but just as I was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a flash of white light flashed and the lights and electronic devices in the room were all back on.

All three of us took out our weapons and hid behind the counter, scanning around vigilantly. Not only the bank where we are located, but the entire neighborhood seems to have been restored to power in an instant, and the street lights, advertising lights, public equipment, and even the shops across the street have inexplicably restored their lighting. At the same time, the mutants wandering the streets and alleys were wailing and struggling, and these light-fearing strangers were also frightened by the sudden flash of lightning, and some of the mutants who climbed on the heights even lost their center of gravity and fell on the street. The heart-rending wails of the mutants, the disgusting sound of them falling into the mud, and the cathartic smashing sound of smashing one after another, not only make people anxious, but also make people panic.

"How so?" Zhang Xiaoying was ready to fly, turned her head and asked me, "Has this happened before?" ”