Chapter 18: The Rat Army (1)
Jiang Mantian looked in the direction He Tingting pointed, and there were a few black shadows sneaky, like water in the moonlight, which looked particularly weird.
He was a little short-sighted, and it was at night, and he couldn't see clearly from a distance, but it happened that when he was cooking on the fire in the evening, a student in the independent regiment found a half-broken telescope in the ruins of the dormitory and gave it to Long Yuandong, who in turn gave it to Jiang Mantian, and now it comes in handy.
In the telescope, Jiang Mantian clearly saw that the black shadows turned out to be a few mice, and their size was estimated to be larger than that of ordinary adult cats. Although he had expected the evolution of animals, he was still surprised by the speed of this evolution.
The giant rats seemed to be looking for something in the ruins, sourcing in and out. But because it was in the corner, it was blocked by the collapsed wall pillars, and it was very hidden, even the armed police who were on guard did not pay much attention.
Jiang Mantian suddenly thought of something, and quickly shook Long Yuandong next to him, and asked, "When we burned the zombies today, did we find anything abnormal?"
"Anomalous? I didn't pay attention. The speed of zombie incineration is faster than that of ordinary corpses, is it considered abnormal?" Long Yuandong actually didn't die of sleep in the first place, and woke up as soon as there was movement.
"Not this one. Zombies have a relatively low moisture content and are easy to burn, which is normal. I also asked you during the day, is there some kind of crystalline lump or tumor flesh in the body of zombies, which is completely different from other tissues in the body?"
"When you say that, I remember, when I burned the zombies, I saw a small number of zombies with a mass of white flesh in their brains, and it would take a while to burn them before they melted. At the time, I thought it should be brain, so I didn't pay attention to it. ”
"That's it. Jiang Mantian nodded, and raised the telescope again to observe the actions of the mice: "This white mass of flesh condensed in the corpse is an evolutionary product, and the production ratio is estimated to be about one-tenth. Only when the zombie condenses this kind of flesh can it be regarded as truly completing the basic evolution. Therefore, this kind of meat should be called 'Jihua meat'! Only zombies that have condensed Jihua meat can be further alienated in the future. Modified meat contains specific concentrated energy, and these rats are in groups looking for the combined meat of zombies, which can not only satisfy hunger, but also facilitate the evolution of the body. ”
"They won't come to eat people, right?" He Tingting tugged at Jiang Mantian's sleeve and said nervously: "There will be based meat in the evolution of zombies, what will happen in the evolution of animals, what will there be in the evolution of humans?"
"Animals and humans are the same, both the soul and the body will evolve, and after evolution, there will be a certain ratio of 'soul crystals' and 'soul bones', the evolution of the wisdom soul will produce soul crystals, and the evolution of the body will produce soul bones.
As for whether rats will come to eat people, it's hard to say! Rats were originally the least guts, but after evolution, no one knows whether rats will become ferocious and bold. ”
In Jiang Mantian's eyes, He Tingting always seems to have a sense of holiness that is clear and rippling but not demonic, the pear vortex smiles, the swallow spring breeze, pearlescent and shining, like a blue lotus, like a jewel, like a moonlight beating in the clear water, I feel that no matter how close I am to her, no matter how familiar I am with her, it is very unreal and has a sense of distance. At this time, she pulled her sleeves, realized her nervousness, her fear, and her weakness, but her heart was more cordial, and unconsciously, a strange tenderness was born.
He put down the binoculars and continued to let her pull on her sleeves, comforting, "No matter how they evolve, they didn't come to provoke us after all. We don't have anything to do with each other, and we don't have to be afraid. ”
He Tingting took the opportunity of questioning to sit next to Jiang Mantian, and when he heard him say calmly, he temporarily put aside his worries, sat on a piece of plywood with his knees crossed, stared at the ground, and said no more.
Jiang Mantian saw that He Tingting was dressed thinly, so he took off his casual coat and draped it over her.
He Tingting was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and smiled at him.
At this time, silence is better than sound, and He Tingting neither said the much-smelling thank you for rejecting his kindness, nor did he say anything else. For He Tingting's faint response, Jiang Mantian felt particularly warm.
Long Yuandong couldn't help but be a little amused when he saw Jiang Mantian's small movements on the side, and thought evilly: "Don't look at Mr. Jiang's age, but he has always lived in seclusion, concentrated on scientific research, and has been in the same school for so long, and he has never heard of any scandals and romances. The cow is not an old cow, and the grass is not a tender grass, so it is not a violation of harmony. ”
I thought again: "A professor is a professor, he is superior in all aspects, and even the timing of the pickle girl is just right! ”
"Ahh
"Bang!"
"Boom!"
At three or four o'clock in the morning, just as most people had stayed up all night and barely fell asleep, they were suddenly awakened by a few strange noises.
It turned out that there was a girl in the seventh regiment of the country who had abdominal pain, and there were many people during the day, and she had been secretly enduring it, and in the second half of the night, everyone slept, so she got up and went to the nearby ruins, and found a secret location to be convenient.
The combat power of these rats is close to the level of small wild dogs.
The position of the girl is actually more than 20 meters away from the team, and she is not out of the sight of the armed police on duty, but if you don't look at it, the soldiers on duty can't always stare at people's convenience.
When I heard the girl screaming, I found that the situation was not good, aimed at the mouse, fired a shot, and then rushed to a high place to take a look, in just a minute or two, the girl had been gnawed by the mouse, and she was out of breath.
Looking at the swarm of rats moving like the wind, the armed police soldiers swished out of their backs, and before they could think about it, they took off a grenade and threw it over! The effective killing radius of the grenade was about 10 meters, and immediately seven or eight giant rats were killed and stunned, and the rest of the rats heard the loud noise, scattered in a hurry, and disappeared into the cracks of the ruins, without a trace.
The sound of gunfire woke up the other armed police soldiers, and the three stormtroopers went up to investigate the situation, and they were shocked to see the huge corpse of the mouse.
The captain of the armed police squad did not dare to slack off and reported the situation to the command and Cheng Gongyuan. The command attaches great importance to it, on the one hand raising the level of alert, and on the other hand, it has repeatedly stated that it is forbidden for all personnel to leave the unit alone, and if it is really necessary, there must be more than one person to accompany them, and the scene must be cleared first.
All of a sudden, the wind was loud and everyone was in danger.
With the experience of the past, people who originally had the same needs forcibly endured it, but they couldn't help it, so they asked more than a dozen people to act together, cautiously, on guard, and did not dare to go far.
Despite this, the rat swarm attacked the crowd again.
As soon as the 12 girls of the 4th National Regiment left the playground a few meters away, and before they could gain a foothold next to the ruins, a swarm of rats rushed out, and the armed police soldiers could not rescue them, and the four girls were tragically devoured, and their lives were not guaranteed, and seven girls were injured of varying degrees. Another girl evolved a water attribute ability during a crisis that helped her escape.
In this way, everyone no longer dares to move. Even if there is an internal emergency, it is always solved on the spot.
Compared to life, a little embarrassment is nothing.
However, the fact that people can't shrink doesn't mean that the giant rats don't dare to attack. Although most of the rats that attacked the lone person just now were killed and killed, the giant rats emerged in an endless stream, and they became more and more bold.
The 1st Regiment of the Nation was stationed in the south of the playground, close to the ruins, and hundreds of giant rats quietly hid in the rubble to assemble, and then suddenly came out together and launched a frontal charge against the 1st Regiment of the Nation.
Although the armed police on duty immediately discovered the traces of the giant rat group, they and the remaining nine armed policemen launched a counterattack in time, killing and killing more than 100 giant rats, but they were helpless and accidentally fell into the giant rats. The gap in the defensive line was wide open, and the group of countries behind him was infiltrated by the giant rat swarm and suffered heavy losses.
Fortunately, after a day of life and death torture, the first regiment of the country has enough vigilance, and each person's weapon does not leave his hand, and as soon as the giant rat approaches, he will inflict a violent blow. With the combined assistance of the 13th and 2nd Regiments of the neighboring Regiment, four or five men dealt with a giant rat and killed each of them. After an impact, more than 100 people were killed or wounded in the 1st Regiment of the Kuomintang, and six armed police soldiers were killed in the line of duty. More than 500 people were also seriously injured, and it is not known whether they will be infected in the future.
Jiang Mantian and others rushed to the battlefield, quickly cleaned up the corpses, placed the wounded, arranged a guard, and retreated the defense line ten meters back to prevent another surprise attack by the rat swarm. According to Jiang Mantian's opinion, the human corpses were cremated and burned, and the giant rat corpses were placed aside for other purposes.
People who have been bitten by rats are both frightened and worried, and they are deeply afraid of infection.
Someone said, "I'm not going to get the plague if I've been bitten by a rat, is it?
"The plague is certain! If there is a vaccine, maybe there will be a rescue! By the way, vaccine, vaccine, we must go to the National University Hospital to find the vaccine after dawn!"
Some said: "This is just the beginning, there is an endless number of rats in the city, and I don't know how many rats will attack us next! I don't see the plague, it's a matter of dying early and dying late!"
Suddenly, one of us stood on a high place and said loudly: "Why are we on the playground? Why don't we go to the gymnasium? If we go to the gymnasium, at least we won't be afraid of these rats attacking! We can't stay here and be bitten to death by rats! We are not chess pieces, so why should we listen to other people's arrangements! Let's go, let's go to the gymnasium! Why should we be where others tell us to be!"
The people around him were quite moved when they heard what he said, but if everyone else was in the playground, wouldn't it be a long time for them to go to the gymnasium?
Seeing that everyone was already shaken, this man said even louder: "No one can fucking decide our life and death! Don't you see it now, staying in the playground is waiting for death! We must go to the gymnasium! If you are willing to go to the gymnasium together, make a noise, and leave now!"
More than a dozen people stood up hesitantly, wanting to go with him, but they were a little scared and couldn't make up their minds.