Chapter 44: Are You Human?
Ma Long came to Zhang Ning's side with a stride and began to take a closer look at Zhang Ning's appearance.
And Zhang Jike didn't say anything when he saw this, just continued the previous topic.
"Although he has the preliminary characteristics of a pawn-level zombie, the reason why he is determined that he is not a zombie is because of a very important point."
"I know, pawn-level zombies aren't as handsome as me!" Zhang Ning raised his hand to answer.
"Uh......" Xiao Ran was silent.
"This ......" Xu Xiaoxiao was silent.
"Hiss......" Malone gasped and didn't say a word.
"Damn, this is a fool, right......" Lu Yu complained silently in his heart.
"Forehead......" Zhang Jike stabilized his mind, pretended not to hear Zhang Ning's answer, and continued.
"Because pawn-level zombies don't have a little intelligence, only instincts similar to beasts."
"......I see," the crowd sighed.
Only Xiao Ran supported his cheek with one hand, not knowing what he was thinking.
After listening to the description of the pawn-level zombies, Lu Yu also compared it with the scaly zombie he had met in front of the Yellow Braised Chicken Shop before.
The scaly zombie he had encountered earlier also had dark scales on his body, and his eyes were scarlet, so he could see himself.
And the zombie was also as Zhang Jike said, he didn't have any wisdom, when he was running away, he only cared about chasing, and didn't pay attention to Xiao Ran, who shot with a crossbow.
In the end, he was knocked to the ground by himself with a stick!
"It turns out that the scaly zombie I encountered last time belongs to the stroke branch of ordinary infected bodies."
Suddenly, Lu Yu seemed to think of something, and pulled Zhang Jike's trouser leg and asked.
"You just said that the pawn-level zombie has a tenacious vitality and can't die if it is shot in the head, so how can you kill it?"
"Well, ordinary bullets piercing its head really can't kill it, only by cutting off or completely smashing its head can this zombie be completely destroyed."
Zhang Jike nodded and replied.
"That's why I hammered the head of that pawn-level zombie last time, and it died completely......" Lu Yu pondered in his heart.
He can now completely conclude that the zombie he encountered at the door of the chicken shop before was the pawn-level zombie in Zhang Jike's mouth!
"So what's the situation with me......"
Zhang Ning opened his mouth to ask, just now Zhang Jike cut off his head and shot his head in his mouth, and he was shocked when he heard it, as if the other party was going to make a move on him the next moment.
"Are you ......" was asked by Zhang Ningmeng, and Zhang Jike was also in trouble.
He hadn't seen a few pawn-level zombies, and his understanding of zombies was only known from the information given above, as for Zhang Ning, a zombie who could communicate normally, he really hadn't seen it.
"Your situation, which is not mentioned in the information I know, probably belongs to mutations...... Zhang Jike said a little uncertainly.
"Uncle Zhang Jike, you just said that pawn-level zombies don't have a little bit of wisdom, so is there still a kind of zombie with intelligence?"
Xiao Ran blinked his eyes and asked at Zhang Jike.
Zhang Jike saw the cute little Lori asking him a question, and a kind smile unconsciously appeared on his face, but after listening to Xiao Ran's words, his face stiffened again, as if he had thought of something terrible.
"How can it be, little sister, zombies are monsters without intelligence, and zombies with wisdom do not exist."
In an instant, Zhang Jike's face returned to his original kind smile, and he said patiently to Xiao Ran.
"Okay, thank you, uncle!" Xiao Ran nodded politely to Zhang Jike.
"What's the matter with the scales on your body, how come a few pieces are still white." Ma Long, who had been carefully observing Zhang Ning, opened his mouth and pointed to a few pieces of whitened scales under Zhang Ning's chest.
"This, it's a long story......" Zhang Ning scratched his head and looked at the scale armor on his chest.
"Isn't it just that you fell from the sky and fell into a high paraplegic, and then the scale armor faded after miraculous recovery." Xu Xiaoxiao said with a smile, summarizing Zhang Ning's experience very well.
"What? After falling into a high paraplegia, I recovered! Zhang Jike could no longer maintain his calm at this time, and his eyes widened.
"Yes, I was caught by a big nervous bird and flew into the sky for a day and a night, and then fell from the stratosphere onto the roof of this house." Zhang Ning shrugged his shoulders helplessly, as if he was telling that he had stepped on dog shit when he went out.
"Big bird? Can I take you to the sky for a day and a night? And threw you off the stratosphere? Malone was completely stunned at this time.
What kind of monster is this stupid young man in front of him, who can recover to the same level at this level?
"You're still not human......"
Zhang Jike's voice trembled a little, he didn't dare to imagine that he could recover from falling on the roof from such a high height in the stratosphere.
"I ...... I guess so...... Anyway, I don't have the urge to bite, I'm definitely not a zombie! ”
Zhang Ning lowered his head and said after thinking for a long time.
"Well, if you can, I hope you can come back with us, there are more professional scientists there who may be able to explain what happened to you."
Zhang Jike calmed down his mood and said in as calm a tone as possible.
"Scientist...... You won't slice me and study it! No, no, no, no, no! When Zhang Ning heard that Zhang Jike was going to take him back, his head shook like a rattle.
"You've watched too many foreign movies, this is Huaxia, even if we want to conduct human trials, we will ask for your consent, if you don't want to go, we won't force you to go."
Malone explained, with a look of helplessness on his face.
"Although a large army will come into the city in three days, if you wish, you can leave with us now and go to the troops, where there is clean water and enough food."
"Then you have to wait for Boss Lu to heal from his injuries, otherwise how can I go on the road with the wounded." Xu Xiaoxiao looked at Lu Yu, who was still lying on the ground, and said worriedly.
"I see that the food and water in your house are well stocked......" Zhang Jike looked around and said.
Originally, when Zhang Jike got off the helicopter, due to the tense situation, he didn't look at Lu Yu's house carefully.
It wasn't until now that he realized that Lu Yu's home actually contained piles of rice and drinking water.
"Could it be a doomsday enthusiast? It's a lot of luck......"
Zhang Jike sighed in his heart that although he and Ma Long suffered an unknown attack, they fortunately saved their lives, there were no zombies in the landing area, and the householder was still stockpiled with survival materials.
"If you can return safely this time, you must thank God for your blessing......"
Zhang Jike and Ma Long helped Lu Yu on the ground to the sofa and lay down, and several people simply cleaned the messy living room.
The helicopter's engine was completely shut down by Malone, the propeller of the tail also stopped rotating, and the entire fuselage was firmly stuck between the floors.
Seeing this, Ma Long ignored it, after all, it was impossible for them to fix this pile of rotten iron, so they had to give up.
At this time, it was close to evening, Zhang Jike, Ma Long, Xiao Ran, and Zhang Ning were sitting around the table, while Xu Xiaoxiao was busy in the kitchen.
Originally, cooking was Lu Yu's business, but Chef Lu was seriously injured, so Xu Xiaoxiao volunteered to fight.
Although it was a simple beef stewed rice, the moment Xu Xiaoxiao served it, everyone still gave out amazing admiration.
"Wow, Sister Xiao Xiao, you are so good, you make it much better than Uncle Lu Yu!" Xiao Ran couldn't wait to pick up a piece of beef, stuffed it into his small mouth and chewed it constantly.
The two soldiers also moved their chopsticks neatly and began to eat, but after a few bites, Zhang Jike stopped picking up the rice and said with emotion.
"Alas, if before the cataclysm, such delicious food could be eaten everywhere, like now, you have to be lucky to have a hot meal."
Everyone was silent for a while, as if they were all thinking about their own thoughts.
Zhang Ning also stopped eating and asked tentatively.
"Sir, will there be an army in District H of N City to come to the rescue?"
Zhang Jike was stunned when he heard this, nodded and said.
"The entire city of N will send rescue troops one after another, and the H area is also within the range, what's wrong? Do you have family there? ”
Zhang Ning nodded, his parents both lived in Area H, and before he was captured by Big Bird, he was also moving in the direction of his parents' house, but he came here by mistake.
"I don't know how they're doing now." When Zhang Ning thought of his parents, his mood began to be a little low, and the beef stewed rice that he had eaten was originally very fragrant seemed to have lost his taste.
"Don't worry, you're so lucky, your parents will survive safely!" patted Zhang Ning's shoulder, and Zhang Jike comforted.
At this time, Zhang Ning had already put on a dark green short-sleeved shirt, of course, from Lu Yu's wardrobe.
The two terrifying penetrating wounds on the shoulders had basically healed at this time, but the new flesh took on a strange purple-red color, which could not fade away for a while.
Zhang Ning, who was dressed in clothes, was almost no different from a normal person, but when he raised his head, those scarlet eyes would still make the hearts of everyone present tremble and persuade themselves in their hearts.
"He's a human, not a zombie!"
Everyone finished their dinner with their own hearts and minds, and moved from the dining table to the sofa.
The living room, which was originally quite spacious, also seemed crowded with five people sitting and one wounded person lying on his stomach.
"Let's talk about what's next."
Lu Yu, who was lying on the sofa, was the first to speak, he has always been a pragmatic pessimist, and now he has temporarily lost his ability to act, he needs to draw up a plan in time to ensure the safety of himself and the people around him to the greatest extent.
At the same time, he also wanted to hear about Zhang Jike and Ma Long's plans.
Originally, these two soldiers seemed to be planning to embark on the journey home immediately, but when they saw that Lu Yu's family was so well stocked, they seemed to have other ideas.
"As I said before, the communication will be restored in three days, and now there is no need to worry about food and water, my idea is to be stationed here and stand by, and when the communication is restored, I will contact the team to pick us up, which is the safest."
Zhang Jike had obviously already thought about what to do next while eating, and followed Lu Yu's words to express his thoughts.
"It's safe to wait for three days, but if you made such a big move before, will it attract some dangerous creatures or zombies, and if so, won't we become a living target?"
Lu Yu and Xiao Ran, who were lying on the sofa, exchanged glances and questioned them.
"This ......" Zhang Jike obviously didn't expect this, and was silent.
"Why don't we clean up the surrounding threats first!"