Volume I, Section 6, Recovery

She had always been afraid of the man in front of her. The ferocity, savagery, and violence that unleashed from him were simply unapproachable. But he was brave and strong. Especially the scene in front of the hardware store this morning, Xinyan suddenly found that he had another special charm.

But he touched my face! Pinch my meat!

Thinking of this, Xinyan couldn't help but grit his teeth fiercely, clenched the steel pipe in his hand, and his eyes subconsciously stared at the various vital parts of Su Hao's body. Especially between the legs.

"If you dare to touch it again, the old lady will immediately turn you into a eunuch————"

Xinyan's face turned crimson as he silently recited this sentence. It's just that even she doesn't understand: why don't you do it now? And have to wait until next time? ……

In the guest room on the third floor, two zombies were cleared out. For these lone monsters, Su Hao very quickly obtained hormones and silver bones from them. Mutilated bodies and severed limbs were thrown out of windows and landed on the road outside.

The water supply has long been stopped, but there is another ** groundwater pumping system inside the building. The roof tank is large, and the huge solar panels provide not only hot water 24 hours a day, but also plenty of electricity.

The anti-theft cage outside the window is unusually strong, with steel bars at least five centimeters in diameter. Su Hao calculated that if he wanted to forcibly destroy this layer of protection, he had to have at least a second-order strengthened human physique, that is, a thousand kilograms of impact force.

Return to the lobby and reinforce the locked back door with chains. Su Hao lowered the roller shutter door and closed the curtains, turning this place into a completely enclosed space.

"It's safer than I thought it would be."

Su Hao wiped the sweat from his forehead, walked to the sofa and sat down, took out a plastic bag containing cold steamed buns and braised pork from his backpack, threw it to Xinyan who was standing opposite, and said, "Let's eat some first, we still have a lot of work to do." ”……

The cleaning of the basement was much simpler than Su Hao expected.

The vault is a small room with an area of more than 50 square meters. The heavy circular gate was open, and six bloodied zombies hovered around it. They were all dressed in black body armor, steel helmets and metal nameplates with "security guards" on their chests. Two male corpses in bank uniforms were lying in front of the vault door, their internal organs and limbs were torn apart, and the back door of a transport truck painted "Kunming Guard" next to it was open———— apparently at the moment of the outbreak of the virus, the handover of the escort money was being carried out here.

There was no gold, no brand-new red banknotes, just a few dozen numbered canvas pockets. It was filled with tattered old currency, mostly in denominations of one dollar.

Walking past the flesh and mortar that had been chopped by the fire axe, Su Hao peeled off the body armor from the zombie he had just killed, picked out the smallest one, and handed it to Xinyan.

There were four Type 97 riot shotguns scattered on the ground, and more than 200 bullets were found from the zombies and cars. In addition to these, there were five riot shields in the escort car, as well as an equal number of batons and stunners.

Su Hao took off his jacket and put on a bulletproof vest. Seeing that Xin Yan was fiddling with the weapon he had just gotten in his hand, he couldn't help but smile faintly and asked, "How do you know how to use it?" ”

The girl shook her head.

Su Hao walked behind Xinyan, held her hand holding the gun, raised it, and said in a calm and steady tone: "This gun is a weapon of close range destruction, it doesn't need to be aimed too accurately, and it needs to be reloaded every time you shoot." Although the lethality of the police warhead is not very large, it is much better than a steel pipe in any case. ”

Through the bulletproof vest, Xinran could still feel the body temperature from Su Hao. The smell of sweat with a strong masculine smell kept her nerves tense. She didn't know if Su Hao noticed that his beard was piercing his neck? It's itchy...... Strangely, I don't find his movements annoying......

The steel door to the ground level slowly opened, and the induction magnetic card found from the body of the bank clerk allowed the underground car park closure to resume operation while ensuring the power supply.

The "Chevrolet" sedan parked on the side of the road has been abandoned———— with a key inserted under the steering wheel of the escort vehicle, which is much better than ordinary civilian vehicles in terms of safety and security. In this era of gradual collapse of the framework of order, as long as you have the ability to possess, you are the master of everything.

Su Hao drove fast, and the cabin was filled with the roar of the engine and the sharp and screeching sound of tires rubbing against the ground. He calmly dodged the obstacles that appeared on the road from time to time, and occasionally rushed onto the sidewalk. Xinyan, who was sitting in the co-pilot's seat, could only hold the handrail, his face was pale, and he silently cursed this guy who didn't obey the traffic rules.

Along the way, the alleys and street entrances are full of zombies walking back and forth, looking for edible targets in the sun. The speeding of escort vehicles from a distance made them excited. These terrifying creatures opened their mouths full of sharp teeth, stretched their arms forward, and staggered from both sides of the road, only to scatter into pieces of bright red flesh and blood under the impact of speeds of more than 80 kilometers per hour.

Su Hao's brain replays every detail of the drawings. He searched the road ahead with a keen eye, silently noting down the areas with the highest concentration of zombies along the way, as well as the locations of buildings that worked for him. Shopping malls, gas stations, supermarkets...... Soon, the escort vehicle had pulled into the community road connected to the main road. In front of a garbage recycling station facing the street, Su Hao stepped on the brakes hard and stopped.

It is a makeshift building. The blue roof and thin white walls do not fit in with the gray houses around them. The open doors and windows emit the characteristic stench of rotting leaves and garbage.

Xinyan watched Su Hao jump out of the car and dragged out a wooden box with pulleys at the bottom, more than three meters long and more than one meter high, from the garbage room. When the lid of the box was pried open, she only felt as if her heart was being grasped tightly by an invisible hand, unable to beat or breathe.

This is the second supply box that Su Hao has teleported from the future. Except for a few sharp hunting knives suitable for slashing, the rest of the stuff is all firearms and bullets.

Fortunately, the box was not accidentally transported———— two SA80s, two FNC assault rifles, one Barrett split into parts, four Browning pistols, and more than 2,600 rounds of ammunition of different calibers, none of which were lost.

Su Hao's choice of landing location is incredible. No one would have imagined that in the depths of the filthy and stinking garbage room, there were supply crates full of guns and ammunition. The inside of the box is specially treated with anti-seepage. If he hadn't secured a safe and secure location, he wouldn't have rushed to collect the weapons.

The process of carrying the weapons to the car lasted more than 10 minutes.

Xinyan was surprised and surprised, she was accustomed to thinking according to the logical norms of the civilization world, and she knew very well what these things meant. She felt frightened and panicked again. But she didn't know what to do, so she could only follow Su Hao's meaning, her face was expressionless, and she numbly went back and forth between the carriage and the wooden box.

Sit in the cab, turn the key, and start the engine. Looking at the sunset that was gradually sinking in the distance, Su Hao turned around, squinted his eyes, and looked at Xinyan who was sitting beside him.

"I'm not a bad person. I'm just doing what I'm supposed to do. ”

After saying that, he slowly released the clutch and stepped on the accelerator with his right foot. As the speed of the car continued to increase, a slight cool breeze flew in through the open window.

Believe it or not, this is Su Hao's explanation.

At least, for now......

Nightfall, drowsy.

Dinner was hearty: golden hook cabbage, shredded potatoes, fried luncheon meat, sautéed tempeh with shredded mustard, and a tomato and egg soup.

Looking at the food on the table, Su Hao only felt a little stunned. He rubbed his eyes vigorously, making sure he wasn't dreaming.

He remembers that on the way back to the bank office, Xinyan and himself stopped by a small supermarket and picked up some rice, noodles, canned food and other food. There is only one cabbage, the leaves are rotten, and there are only a few potatoes. As for mustard and tempeh, it seems to be a very famous brand in this era, as if it is called "Lao Gan Ma", or something else......

Su Hao was sure that he had not taken eggs and tomatoes. At that time, he was busy carrying rice and soybean oil into the car. Obviously, this should be Shinyan's masterpiece.

It's too extravagant———— in the world of the future, only the big people are qualified to enjoy these delicacies. For ordinary people like themselves, the concept of food is just a necessity to sustain life.

In Su Hao's memory, "food" was not a broad term, but largely referred to hard, black couscous, salty, unchewable cured meats, and a five-milligram standard pack of vitamin granules.

Xinyan walked over with two bowls of rice. Induction cooker, wok and rice cooker...... These things can be found in many supermarkets and electrical stores. The small solar generator on the roof of the building is not very powerful, but it is enough to maintain normal lighting and various living facilities.

Su Hao picked up the bowl and took a big gulp of rice. He eats quickly and carefully. Occasionally, when a grain of rice fell on the table, he would pick it up with his fingers and eat it.

"Cook more in the evening. We'll be busy tomorrow and probably won't have time to get food. ”

Xinyan nodded silently, of course she understood the meaning of Su Hao's words———— living is not just as simple as having a full stomach. Clothes, bedding, medicines...... If you want to stay in this small building, you need to collect more supplies from the city.

Looking at Su Hao, who was gobbling up, he didn't know what he was talking about, and Xinyan suddenly lost his appetite. She put down the bowl, took out her beloved Nokia phone from her jacket pocket, and tapped the touchscreen with her slender fingers, and the black screen immediately showed a variety of brightly colored icons. However, the small wavy triangle in the upper right corner of the screen, which represents the strength of the transmitted signal, is still missing.

Su Hao swallowed a large meal that tasted good and took a sip of soup. He looked at Xinyan with pity, and found that the girl's eyes were full of hesitation and helplessness, not at all like the appearance of fighting out of the underground parking lot, fearless, fierce, ruthless, and desperate to escape. Perhaps, only now, her performance is truly in line with the age she should be.

Xinyan is not yet twenty years old. By the standards of the current era, she is still a student who did not graduate from college. However, in the future world full of blood and death struggles, a woman of her age is basically a mother of three or four children, or even more.

He put down his chopsticks, stretched out his right hand, pointed to the mobile phone in the other party's hand very clearly, and said in an irresistible commanding tone: "Give it to me!" ”

Xinyan's reaction was noticeably sluggish. After a moment's hesitation, she handed over her phone.

Su Hao took it, put it in front of him, and took out a Browning pistol from the holster on his leg, flexibly turned the direction in the palm of his hand, held the body of the gun, pointed the handle of the gun at the girl, and stuffed it directly.

"It's a world you've never imagined, and you can't describe in any language. Don't ask me what made me look like this? And don't ask me when the disasters and nightmares will end? Like you, I don't know the answer, and I can't find the answer. But we have to live. Forget the most beautiful and vulnerable things. Zombies and monsters have no aesthetic abilities. Black and white, in their eyes there is no difference. Beauty and old women seemed to those fellows to be flesh to eat. It's a damn, dirty, vile, dark time. We may never be able to change anything, only to adapt to worse and worse circumstances. Forget about cell phones and the police! There will be no rescue. Instead of living in emptiness and fantasy, kill a few more monsters. Remember———— at all times, knives and guns are the best and most trusted companions. ”……

It was late at night.

Su Hao carried a loaded SA80 assault rifle and patrolled back and forth in every corner of the small building.

The entrance to the hall has been sealed. The bottom of the roller shutter door is firmly fastened with wire and steel nails, and the heavy sofa and standing cabinet become the second obstacle blocking the door. Thick curtains with gauze tents cut off the light and all eyes from the outside.

A few arm-thick steel pipes were firmly against the back door. On both sides of this corridor connected to the hall, there were combined cabinets that Su Hao had moved from other rooms. They are stacked at a peculiar angle, with no clasps at the top and bottom, and filled with useless documents and waste paper. In case of an emergency, all you need to do is remove the metal braces that sit between the top cabinet and the wall, and these staggering weights will collapse like building blocks and fill the entire hallway in an instant.

As long as the power supply is stable, the parking ramp connected to the ground can be unobstructed. The bodies of the dead and the remains of the zombies were removed from the site, which is now a storehouse for food and supplies. Using the magnetic card found on the dead clerk, Su Hao put most of the guns in the vault. There are heavy concrete walls and metal shields, which are very safe.

On the roof of the building, a long and strong thick hemp rope is installed. As a last resort, Su Hao will definitely not use this most difficult escape route.

He chose room 206 as the lounge. It is located in the heart of the entire small building, and can respond to emergencies as quickly as possible.

The rotten hormones collected during the day have been put into the vault, and under the bright light, Su Hao concentrated on weighing the drugs with the balance and continued to prepare a high-concentration solution.

Xinyan lives right next door.

Outside the window, there was the faint chirping of crickets and weavers.

In the distance, there are occasional zombies wandering in the dark howling......

The sky was not yet fully bright, and Su Hao had already woken up from his sleep. He opened his tired eyelids and looked at his phone on the bedside table. The time displayed on the screen is 8:16.

The leftover rice and mustard tempeh from yesterday are mixed together and kneaded into rice balls. Xinyan has done a lot of this thing. In addition to breakfast, it can also be served as lunch.

She took a shower and changed into a gray tracksuit from the mall. Dust and dirt are no longer visible on the face, and the skin looks white without makeup.

Watch as she puts on a bulletproof vest and carefully loads her pistol and bullets. Su Hao stuffed the little rice ball left into his mouth, rubbed his hands, picked up a riot helmet with a mask from the sofa, handed it over, and said seriously: "Let's go!" We still have a lot to do. ”

The road is still empty, and according to the route from yesterday, Su Hao drove the escort truck to stop in front of various stores to load the materials that needed to be collected.

At the drugstore, he used a burlap bag to hold boxes of vitamin capsules, bandages, medical cotton wool, antibiotic tablets, and surgical instruments such as hemostats and scissors.

With the door of the shoe store wide open, he tore off the boxes in the warehouse, stuffed dozens of pairs of breathable and protective sneakers into his pockets and threw them onto the carriage.

Although it was summer, it did not prevent him from walking into a store with a "clearance discount" hanging on the door of the house, specializing in "Ordos" down jackets. He picked up the hunting knife and cut off the hands and feet of the two zombies wandering in the store, and while quickly making putrid hormones, he beckoned Xinyan to load the clothes he liked into the car and leave.

The city is not as calm as it seems. Zombies are creatures that do not have active minds, and they are easily attracted to other animals. A mouse, a sparrow, can make them congregate in a corner for a long time. When they are unable to obtain food, they scatter and look for another target.

Su Hao must collect more things as soon as possible. In addition to the corpses, a lot of food will rot, and shelves that have lost their management will be dusty...... If you want to get them, you can only get them as soon as possible, as soon as possible.