When possible, Su Hao did not plan to use the fuel loaded on the car casually. Those are just in case. If you can find some fuel in the local gas station, it means that your own fully loaded wandering team can naturally go further.

The floor of the supermarket was a mess. A thick layer of fine dust has accumulated on the toppled shelves and cluttered items. Under the light swipe of the fingers, there are always clear and recognizable coarse lines.

"Priority is given to replenishing drinking water. As for the right food, try to carry it in the car. It's also good to change the taste once in a while. ”

One by one, the intact bottles of mineral water were picked up from the ground. Packed into a nearby container. Scattered canned food and biscuits were also not left out. Half an hour later, they were neatly stacked in the cargo compartment of a heavy truck. Completely fills the carrying space that is gradually expanding.

Su Hao did not participate in the busy crowd. He was standing in front of a low bungalow. Take a close look at all the buildings around you.

There was dead silence in the town. Except for the movement of his own group of outsiders, there was no extra sound.

Here, it should not belong to the infected area. The townspeople were probably either forced to flee or eaten by mutated corpses.

He noticed that in a small clearing behind a nearby highway gas station, dozens of bones of different shapes were scattered scattered. The corners of the walls and houses, which were occupied by yellow gravel, even faintly revealed a few skeletons of the dead that had not been completely buried.

Su Hao squatted down and picked up a long-dried skull from the sand. Leaned closer and looked closely.

Judging by the basic characteristics possessed by the surface of the bone, this should be a female deceased. In the cracked bones, there was a faint rancid stench. A few ants covered in pitch black were still hurriedly climbing back and forth in their deep and empty eye sockets. The two antennae that stood tall at the tip of the triangular head also shook indiscriminately in all directions. It was as if he was desperately searching for possible dangers in the air.

Gently pinched, the gray sand stained on the surface of the bone was suddenly twisted off a piece of "clear". It is covered in yellowish bone, and it is also exposed to dry air.

"Huh! How so? ”

On the right side of the skull, there are several clear marks as if they were concave. This is also what makes Su Hao feel the most confused.

It was a row of imprints in the shape of a triangular crust. The concave size can even accumulate a small handful of shallow grains of sand.

Living corpses, like to eat people. Even the hardest skulls in humans are often not spared by them. Even if you don't move, you still have to bite hard. This is the real reason why many deceased people have chiseled teeth on their skulls without exception.

However, the tooth marks on the bone in front of him were completely different from what Su Hao had seen before. They are not in two rows, as is normal, with the upper and lower parts snapped together to nibble on the part. Rather, there is only a row of separate grooves, which are prominently exposed.

After the mutation, the predatory organs of the living corpse will also change accordingly. Their fangs are sharper, sharper, and easier for tearing through pieces of flesh and chewing hard objects than normal humans.

Regardless, they are still biochemical products based on the human body. Thus, the teeth of a living corpse, in a certain way, still retain the most basic characteristics of human beings.

In Su Hao's memory, there was no living corpse that could leave tooth marks of this shape on the bite.

In other words, the grooves on this female skull are not caused by living corpses. Two in a row, they looked, it seemed...... Seem...... It was as if it had been left by some kind of creature with the corresponding tooth organs.

Two in a row, sharp and sharp, which should be the most typical rodent trait.

"Rodents...... Could it be, yes, rats? ”

Su Hao only felt a flash of inspiration in his mind. Subconsciously reminded of the pair of large protruding white incisors in the mouth of rats.

Rats, which belong to the omnivore family. They eat everything, and they dare to eat anything.

Historically, those ancient countries that have had outbreaks of rat infestations. There have been records of hungry rats feeding on people. Once the black pressure of the rat colony passes, there will be no living creature left behind. They are the most fearsome raiders and the most ferocious of social creatures. As long as there is enough food, their ability to reproduce will explode in a short period of time to the most terrifying level. So much so that centuries ago, there was a saying in the biological world of the earth: "If you count purely by numbers, rats can definitely rank ahead of humans." Become the rightful ruler of the earth. ”

On the scattered skeletons in front of me, there are all sharp concave grooves that are clearly recognizable. In other words, they were once regarded as the most delicious meal by rats. Eat cleanly.

Since even the living dare to eat it, what can a few corpses be counted?

However, what Lei Zhen was thinking about now was something else.

He found that the frontal slit of the skull in his hand was much larger than that of a normal human. The bone distribution of the mouth and lower part of the mouth is also particularly strong than that of ordinary people. That is, the owner of this skull, the chewing organs should be extremely developed.

Mutated living corpses also have these characteristics. Only in this way can they effortlessly devour their prey.

"If, the deceased is a mutant who has already been infected. Then, it naturally has a large number of parasitic cells in its body. In other words, while the rats are eating the mutants, the meat that enters the stomach and intestines also carries the terrible virus, will they produce new mutations again? ”

"Click--"

As if to prove what he had in mind. Just when Su Hao frowned slightly, thinking hard. From under the wall in the opposite corner, there was a crisp crackling sound.

It was a giant rat the size of a cat. In his mouth, he was gnawing this hard wooden board that was more than ten centimeters thick. This is where the cracking sound comes from. The pair of sharp incisors that shone and pierced in the sunlight were nearly 20 centimeters long.

The fur that covers the surface of its body is in tatters. In the gaps in the fur dripping with the fishy smell, large masses of raised pink carrion were exposed. Even in the part soaked with yellow-green pus, you can see white fat maggots arching back and forth in the pulp-like carrion. They cling to their hosts, gulping down the most nutritious goofy gravy.

It is a gerbil endemic to the area.

Su Hao knows that rats have always had the habit of gnawing on hard objects. This is not done to satisfy hunger. Rather, in this way, the wear is particularly developed until the huge incisors of the oral cavity protrude.

However, the gerbil in front of him was obviously hungry. From the dark and deep black rat eyes that stared at him, Su Hao saw only an incomparable desire for food, and an almost crazy desire for bloodlust and killing.

"Whoosh--"

Without warning, the gerbil hadn't even spit out the wood in its mouth. He kicked the ground with two strong hind limbs, like a special-shaped arrowhead. Towards Su Hao's location, it struck sharply. Through the gaping mouth, all I could see was the sharp fangs of a sword.

Su Hao didn't move.

It wasn't that he was shocked by the sudden attack. Rather, he felt that there was no need to move his body at all.

"Whoosh--poof--"

Another shrill wind crashed in the direction the gerbil had come from. In the muffled sound of sharp objects piercing through the flesh, a white bone spur several meters long passed through the gerbil's open mouth. All the way through the very end of the body.

Bone spurs burst out from Su Hao's shoulder. It's as if there's an invisible powerful bow there.

Retract the protruding spike and slowly smooth it out. Only then did he stand up and walk quickly to the limp corpse of the rat. Carefully scrutinized.

There is no doubt that this is a gerbil that has mutated after being alienated.

Sharp bone spurs pierced its skull. It is completely fixed as if it were a specimen. After the sudden contraction, the internal support is completely lost. The original hard body of the rat had to be paralyzed there like soft mud.

The teeth in its mouth were still meshing up and down. It seems that he wants to tear off a piece of delicious tender meat from the human in front of him.

"Let's go! Everybody's out of the area at once--"

Su Hao turned on the short-distance intercom on his shoulder, did not delay for even a second, and urged repeatedly. He understands that rats are social creatures. In other words, there may be many mutant rats lurking in this desert town.

As long as it is an order from the chief, no matter how absurd and incomprehensible, the armed refugees will resolutely carry it out without reservation.

At the moment, the refugees with loaded guns and ammunition have made the most rapid movements, together with the goods that have already been delivered. Quickly climbed into the truck. Ignition and clutch pedal, slowly moving the heavy and bulky body.

"Quick! Evacuate immediately at maximum speed! ”

Lin Zhong had already pushed the gear of the pickup truck, and Su Hao had just jumped into the carriage. He stepped on the accelerator on the sole of his foot, and drove away onto the road with the roar of the engine.

Behind, there is a neatly following freight convoy. Under the operation of the powerful engine, the fully loaded body does not show any bulkiness at all.

Su Hao's face was as solemn as a piece of cold ice. His eyes were fixed on the rear-view mirror outside the window, wanting to help the launch of the lenses and see all the qi qi clearly.

He could feel the slight continuous vibrations of the sand that was being crushed by the wheels. It felt as if thousands of horses were galloping from afar.

Horses, of course not.

What he worries about is the size of the population of these terrible creatures from the underground. How many, exactly?

"Boom---"

In the violent explosion, a piece of yellow sand suddenly rose from the rear end of the convoy. Through the faint gap between the sand and dust, people were shocked to see that a vacant land with an area of nearly 100 square meters suddenly collapsed on the originally flat sand. From the unfathomable black hole, a gray giant rat as big as a small dog surged out.

Hundreds, thousands, no, it should be tens of thousands of gerbils with rotten bodies and bare red rotten muscles. Leap out of a huge hole in the ground. The swift wheels moved their strong limbs and chased after the convoy that was gradually moving away. At first glance, it looks like a thick gray blanket moving rapidly in the yellow desert.

"Mouse! Sky! It's a mouse! ”

A young refugee driving a truck saw the chilling scene from the rear-view mirror. Under the tension, the steering wheel in his hand suddenly reversed. Thanks to the companion sitting next to him, he quickly pulled the truck, which had lost its center of gravity slightly, back on track.

"Don't mess around, everyone stay calm! Boost the horsepower to keep up with me! ”

Su Hao roared and issued an order as he grabbed a K50P light machine gun from the rear compartment. Suddenly open the door next to it. Following the hard pedals, I rolled over and jumped onto the roof.

convoy, which continues to form a thin black line. At the tail of the line, in the monstrous yellow dust, tens of thousands of hungry gerbils are biting at the back. I won't let go of it at all.

"Bang---"

Crouch down and jump onto the roof behind you with the help of the rebound force of the roof. There was a loud sound of stepping under his feet, and it seemed so clear under the pinna of the ear.

After several consecutive takeovers, Su Hao has gone from the pickup truck led by Su Hao to the truck compartment at the end of the convoy used as a postponement.

Here, the closest group of rats to follow is only more than 20 meters. Even in the violent bumps of the car, people can even clearly see the hideous rat heads that are driven by hunger and are crazy to the point of almost twisting.

As it was the last car. There are as many as five soldiers in charge of escorting the car.

At the rear of the wide open compartment, two heavy multi-barreled machine guns were prominently mounted. It's just that none of the soldiers who manipulated the handle of the gun moved. Just with nervous eyes, staring at the rat swarm that is getting closer and closer.

It's not that they're timid, it's not that they're frightened and forget their duties. It's that there are not many bullets left in the car.

This machine gun had an extremely high rate of fire. The bullets fired in seconds can even tear the target's body alive.

Su Hao believes that as long as an order is given, the dense rain of bullets is enough to beat the trailing rats all over the field.

The problem is that in his hands, in total, there are less than five thousand rounds of ammunition.

In the process of searching in the city of Kunming, I was very fortunate to find a batch of usable arms in a certain police station. It's just that the amount is not too much, especially the ammunition that matches it, and it is only a little.

In other corners of the city, there may be buried weapons. However, under the dense encirclement of living corpses, no one can enter their sphere of influence.

"It's not much, and it's better than nothing."

Looking at the rats desperately chasing in the yellow sand, Su Hao only showed a sneer full of cruelty on his lips. Immediately, the machine gun mounted on the rear crosspiece of the car was suddenly picked up. Aim for the mad rat swarm that is getting closer.

Under normal circumstances, even the strongest gerbil would not be able to outrun a speeding car. Putting aside factors such as body structure, body structure, endurance, etc., the huge burden brought by long-term strenuous exercise to the organism itself is enough to make a healthy gerbil die on the spot due to the rapid blood circulation rate under the uninterrupted high-intensity body consumption.

Any living creature on Earth will understand its own shortcomings. Whenever the body is close to exhaustion, they will always subconsciously slow down the intensity of their movements. Use the method of rest to replenish the energy of the body that has been consumed too much.

The mutated gerbils that are produced after being infected do not fall into this category at all.

A full five minutes have passed since the convoy left the town. However, these predatory creatures, who simply rely on their limbs to run and chase, do not seem to have any fatigue at all. While the virus infects gerbils, it also imperceptibly transforms the host's thinking consciousness. Let them completely turn into a group of monsters who are willing to give up a qiē for food.

In the eyes of gerbils, those fugitives in cars. It was the best dinner of the day. They have meat on them, and they have enough fresh meat for themselves to feast on.

The gerbil at the front was only a few meters away from the tailgate at the rear of the car. Perhaps seeing that the prey was already close at hand, the rotting gerbil kicked the ground with all his might, and suddenly opened his mouth with a disgusting stench. stabbed the sharp fangs towards Su Hao, who was closest.

"Look for death!"

In the roar, Su Hao raised his right fist high and counterattacked the gerbil who pounced in the air. When the fist containing incomparable power came into contact with the rat's body, the powerful anti-shock force crushed the creature weighing several kilograms into a blurred mass of flesh and blood on the spot. Under the action of inertia, the bones in the gerbil's body simply cannot withstand the collision of two forces from different directions. At the same time as it broke off at the same time, the hard bone fragments were also squeezed by the external force, and they burst out towards the soft flesh gaps. Impressively exposed to the hot air.

"Dadada-da--"

Su Hao didn't hesitate for even a second, and directly pulled the board machine in his hand. Under the dense rain of bullets, dozens of gerbils who rushed frantically at the head of the team were beaten alive on the spot. The weak body flew upside down from the air and smashed heavily behind him under the resistance of the huge force. Between the groups of companions who follow, there are a series of active biological grooves.

"Squeak--squeak--"

The rats are roaring.

Although they are weak, they are also living beings no matter what, and they also have their own independent minds. Looking at the fresh meat that is about to arrive and may escape at any time, the expectation of being full suddenly evolves into uncontrollable anger and impatience. The rush under their feet grew faster and faster, and the death of their companions seemed to be blinded. What they have in their eyes is just meat, a juicy and tender red meat that is stored on human bodies.

The machine gun in Su Hao's hand has been replaced with another bullet chain. He didn't continue to pull the trigger, but just stared at the swarm of hideous rats that were only a few meters away with a cold gaze...... Under the action of inertia, the bones in the gerbil's body simply cannot withstand the collision of two forces from different directions. At the same time as it broke off at the same time, the hard bone fragments were also squeezed by the external force, and they burst out towards the soft flesh gaps. Impressively exposed to the hot air.

"Dadada-da--"

Su Hao didn't hesitate for even a second, and directly pulled the board machine in his hand. Under the dense rain of bullets, dozens of gerbils who rushed frantically at the head of the team were beaten alive on the spot. The weak body flew upside down from the air and smashed heavily behind him under the resistance of the huge force. Between the groups of companions who follow, there are a series of active biological grooves.

"Squeak--squeak--"

The rats are roaring.

Although they are weak, they are also living beings no matter what, and they also have their own independent minds. Looking at the fresh meat that is about to arrive and may escape at any time, the expectation of being full suddenly evolves into uncontrollable anger and impatience. The rush under their feet grew faster and faster, and the death of their companions seemed to be blinded. What they have in their eyes is just meat, a juicy and tender red meat that is stored on human bodies.

The machine gun in Su Hao's hand has been replaced with another bullet chain. He didn't pull the trigger any longer, but just stared at the swarm of monstrous rats that were only a few meters away with a cold gaze.