Chapter 4: Survivors
The outbreak of the mysterious virus was very rapid, almost in a short moment, sweeping the whole world, walking on the streets, you can see the tragic traces of various vehicles after collisions everywhere.
Qin Fen squinted his eyes and quickly locked on to the three-way intersection more than a hundred meters away, where there had been a small car accident. More than a dozen cars crashed into the ball, ranging from luxury Maserati cars to old open-top jeeps.
However, in this kind of apocalypse, no matter how expensive the sports car is, it is meaningless, just a pile of scrap copper and rotten iron.
What caught Qin Fen's attention was a fairly intact police car, with the Victoria Crown logo painted on its black and white body.
Qin Fen quickly came to the side of the police car. There was no doubt that there was no one in the car. On the other hand, a dead young man was handcuffed in the passenger seat, his eyes had already been pecked by unknown birds, and even his tongue had been pulled out and eaten, his skin was slightly blackened after drying, and his face still had the fear of death faintly.
His right hand was handcuffed to the door, his left hand was a standard pistol, and several yellow, orange and orange bullet casings were scattered around his feet.
Ignoring the miserable death of the unlucky child's mouth and dark eyes, Qin Fen sat in the driver's seat with a calm face, quickly found a map of the city, and quickly determined his location according to the landmark buildings behind him.
Coincidentally, he also had a travel magazine at his feet. Quickly flip through the magazines in hand to find what you're looking for. Qin Fen looked up at the window, calculated the time when the sun would set completely, and then left here without looking back.
There was still more than an hour before it got dark, but it took Qin Fen at least half a day to get to the research base of the black scientists. Therefore, it is imperative not to find a place to live tonight.
Qin Fen chose the elevator, and when the elevator ran to the middle floor, the emergency braking was activated, so that this small enclosed space was safe enough.
The whole city was surrounded by a decadent and dead silence, and in the alleys far from the main road, several cars were inexplicably overturned to the ground, and the red inside overflowed, and it was not known whether the injured had been rescued or had become food.
Qin Fen can imagine the scene after the outbreak of the virus.
In the calm afternoon, the vehicles drove in an orderly manner on the streets. Suddenly, the car accident happened, and before the ambulance could come, the owner of the car who was crushed under the car had already climbed out, stared at the scarlet eyes, and pounced on the nearest passerby......
The sudden chaos led to panic.
Fear quickly spread through the streets like the most terrible of contagions. And such a scene is repeated in other places until it evolves into the end of the entire human race.
Qin Fen didn't know the reason for the outbreak of the apocalypse, and he didn't want to explore it. He's just a passerby, and he doesn't care how the world ends, let alone care.
As time passed, he had gradually come to the streets with fewer vehicles, and the road was slowly clearing, but he still didn't see a single pedestrian along the way, except for the occasional scavenging crow singing overhead. It was as if the whole city was dead.
At this time, there was still half an hour before sunset at most, Qin Fen quickened his pace, and the outline of a gas station gradually came into view, and it was an apartment hotel, which was enough for people to hide.
The gas station is the same as a normal one, and there is a medium-sized convenience store in the back, and surprisingly, there is a black guy with a tactical shotgun/gun standing in front of the convenience store.
"Hey, see what I found? A wild survivor! This black guy who was always vigilant and vigilant almost discovered Qin Fen at the same time, was slightly stunned, and then waved his hand with cheers.
Qin Fen hesitated slightly, his face quickly showed the excitement and joy of seeing his kind, and he trotted towards the convenience store, and said a little incoherently:
"Are you...... Alive? It's so good, it's so good, I've finally seen a living person~~"
The black young man grinned, showed two rows of dazzling teeth, and said kindly:
"Hey, man, don't be afraid, you're not alone anymore."
After the apocalypse, being a human being is the biggest emotional card. You don't even need to think about the loyalty and betrayal of your partners, because in this world, you can only survive if you are united.
A few human heads poked out of the convenience store, and a fat man smiled, "Survivors? Hello! God willing, you can come here alone! ”
"Hi there!" Qin Fen greeted them, "My name is Qin." ”
"Hello, Qin." The man in the white shirt at the head smiled and introduced: "My name is Frank, this is my wife Kelly, he is Andrew, a very nice and awesome guy." ”
There is no doubt that the leader of this survivor team is Frank in front of him, medium build, in his forties, looking easy-going, with a little red skin, which should have been sun-dried during a vacation in Florida. Just like the legend, the yellow people will turn black when they get more sun, the white people will turn wheat color when they get more sun, and then the red lobster will go down.
The middle-aged woman Kelly is a mixed-race woman, even if she is dressed plainly, her every move reveals a sense of maturity.
The two sides introduced themselves simply and friendly, and Qin Fen's eyes rolled, and he made up a reason - he was a study exchange student at the University of Brooklyn, and he was playing alone before the apocalypse, and then he happened to encounter a virus outbreak, and the pedestrians on the road turned into man-eating monsters one after another.
Frightened, he hid in a motel on the side of the road and spent some time in the basement. But the food he was carrying gradually ran out, and he was about to go crazy after being lonely and tormented by himself, so he finally mustered up the courage to walk out of the hotel.
Walking aimlessly in this dead city, fortunately I happened to meet Frank and his party, otherwise wait for the sun to set and properly "deliver food" rhythm.
Soon, old Frank labeled Qin Fen:
A lucky and somewhat shy and introverted Chinese student.
As for determining Qin Fen's identity, it is meaningless, as long as everyone is human, it is enough.
The danger alert is lifted, and Frank smiles kindly:
"Okay kid, I'll have time to talk about these things later. It was imperative that we get enough food and get back home as soon as possible. The sun will go down in half an hour, and trust me, you won't want to see the horrors that move in the dark. ”
Qin Fen nodded and trotted all the way into the convenience store. The store is large and looks like a small supermarket, and the checkout counter is separated by heavy steel bars and glass. Deep in the convenience store, a Latin girl is struggling to paddle through the food on the container, and the hiking bag on her back is already bulging.
"Her name is Jane, Andrew's sister." Frank introduced.
Qin Fen nodded, and then opened his backpack and joined the sweep.
Five minutes later, the five people who had packed their bags walked out of the convenience store.
Old Frank waved his hand: "Go home!" ”
There was a cheer.
Qin Fen followed the team of survivors, and within a while, he came to the outside of a three-story apartment-style villa. Frank reached out and knocked on the door, and an old voice immediately sounded behind the door:
"Little Frank?"
"It's me."
The door opened, and an old man with gray hair poked his head out. Frank patted Qin Fen, "This is the Chinese guy we met on the road...... This is Uncle Mark, my next-door neighbor. ”
Qin Fen was the last to step into the house, turned around and looked out the door. The sun was about to set below the horizon, and the golden afterglow slowly faded between the heavens and the earth, and it would not be long before darkness would fall.
……
Basement of the villa.
Frank touched his red nose and introduced to Qin Fen:
"There have been people predicting the end of the world a long time ago, and even though I'm an atheist, I also advocate being prepared. At that time, the project at hand had just been completed, and the basement was renovated with nothing to do, and a 20mm thick steel plate was poured on the top of the head, and the surrounding walls were also adsorbed with soundproof reinforcement materials...... Originally, it was just for fun, but I didn't expect it to come in handy, hehe, this damn world. ”
It was apparently a squad of survivors made up of neighbors, and there was even a child in the team. Unfortunately, he had a high fever, and the reason why Frank and his party went to the convenience store to sweep until it was dark was because they went to the hospital to look for medicine first, which delayed a lot of time. Otherwise, I wouldn't have met Qin Fen.
Qin Fen naturally would not be dissatisfied with this. Although it is different from the planned hideout, it is undoubtedly more comfortable and safe.
After a hasty dinner, Qin Fen talked to everyone again, and then started his second plan.
The main quest is to stay in this world for 72 hours, which is something that can't be rushed, just let it be, as long as you don't die, it's easy to say.
And the main quest 2 has a lot to say.
To be precise, Qin Fen smelled an obvious "business opportunity" in it.
The quest has the phrase "You can kill the target by any means". In Qin Fen's view, this is the opportunity for the master to open the door and leave adventurers to quickly accumulate original capital.
Here's a simple example. A night demon walks downstairs and happens to be crushed to death by a billboard blown down by the wind. Obviously, this kill will not be counted on Qin Fen's head.
But what if this billboard was pushed down by Qin Fen? His actions in this incident caused damage and ultimately resulted in the killing of the enemy. Then there is no doubt that this kill will be counted on Qin Fen's head.
Therefore, in Qin Fen's view, if you want to complete the kill, you can meet the above causal pattern, and not limit the need for direct physical contact.
In other words, if you have the ability to launch a nuclear bomb and bomb New York City, you can get a huge amount of survival points in an instant. Of course, this is just an unrealistic fantasy. But that doesn't negate its feasibility, even if it's minimal.
Putting aside his unrealistic fantasies, Qin Fen had already determined the killing strategy for the next three days when he killed the lame Night Demon.
You want to kill enemies in a wide area and cause as many casualties as possible, while protecting yourself and avoiding physical contact with the Daredevil as much as possible...... So, what could be simpler and cruder than a fire attack? I think that Cao Mengde's million-strong army was burned down by a fire on the Chibi River back then.
Carrying a kitchen knife to rush to the underground garage where the Night Demon is entrenched and fight the Night Demon hand-to-hand, that is the move that an idiot would choose.
I have enough materials and props on hand, and it's a pity not to make good use of them.
Qin Fen's current plan is to make a "Molotov/cocktail". It is commonly known as the combustion/bottle.
The incendiary/bottle method is simple, it is a common weapon used by irregular forces such as guerrillas and street riots/rioters, and is also used by the military, and some criminals will also use it to set fires, unlike the standard weapon incendiary bomb (incendiary/bullet).
The cooking wine bottle is the main body, and the bottle is filled with gasoline pumped out of the fuel tank of the abandoned car on the road by Qin Fen during the day, and the bottle mouth is blocked with a rubber gas plug; Tie a cloth on the mouth of the bottle as a guide. Dip the cloth with flammable liquid before use, and throw the bottle out after lighting the cloth. The glass bottle shatters on impact, and the flammable liquid is poured on the target, which is set on fire and burned, and a gorgeous arson feast is presented.
In the four years of revenge, Qin Fen has already figured out the precautions for making incendiary/bottles. At this time, it is natural to be able to catch it with your hands and be familiar with it. In a short time, a dozen incendiary bottles were made, and the others were terrified.
Faced with the questions of Frank and others, Qin Fen explained:
"There was another man hiding with me at the time, but while he was out looking for food, he was caught by a monster and pressed under him...... He asked me for help, but I was scared...... Uncontrollably, he turned around and ran away. ”
Others are silent.
“…… So, I swear, I don't want to be cowardly anymore, I want revenge! Get revenge on those damn monsters! ”