"Smart zombies? Are you sure? ”

Hearing the news by chance, Leon was shocked.

To be honest, with the current complexity of the zombie virus, no matter what the physical evolution of these monsters becomes, he will not be particularly surprised.

But zombies with intelligence, whether in his cognition or in so many film and television works he has seen in the past, rarely have this kind of situation.

After all, the advantage of human beings in the face of zombies is largely because zombies have no intelligence.

In the face of the president's question, Michonne on the radio hesitated for a few seconds, and said with some uncertainty:

"We're not sure yet, Your Excellency."

"Although the mutated zombies in that building behaved very rationally, commanded in a measured manner, advanced and retreated in an orderly manner, and finally managed to retreat collectively and successfully escaped."

"However, we don't have any tangible evidence, and we haven't found out if the monster that commanded them is also a mutated zombie."

As he spoke, Michonne told Leon in detail the entire process of their battle.

It is a pity that now, all the military satellites on the earth have long been disabled, and they can no longer transmit or monitor battle footage over long distances.

After a few seconds of silence for both of them, Leon spoke in a serious voice:

"In that case, Ms. Michonne, your team and the Jesus team don't have to go back to base for the time being."

"I'm going to give you more authority, and it's your job to get to the bottom of it."

"It's best to capture the commander of this batch of mutant zombies alive."

"Bring him back to the main base and be studied."

"It's a very important matter, and it has to be thoroughly investigated."

In the face of Leon's serious order, Michonne did not hesitate, and immediately responded:

"Yes, Your Excellency."

………………

Soon, after the end of the communication, Michonne told the other members of the Stinger Squad about his orders, emphasizing the importance the President took to the task.

Jesus, who had woken up from his coma, touched his head, which was still a little painful, and said with some embarrassment:

"It's a bit of a tough task, Captain Michonne."

"It's been a night since we came back, and it's become difficult to continue tracking down those mutated zombies, and even if you want to follow their tracks, you've probably been confused by other monsters."

"Besides, we can't determine the symbols of those zombies, and we can't find them from the hundreds of millions of zombies in the radiation area."

Michonne clasped her hands on her chest and nodded solemnly, able to understand what Jesus meant, but she was not discouraged, and still spoke:

"I know it's a difficult task, Captain Jesus, but Your Excellency the President believes that this matter is very important to us in the Human Federation, and indeed to all of humanity."

"And we're not alone, I've been given the mandate to mobilize the inhabitants of all nearby strongholds to help us with this mission."

Michonne's voice paused slightly, and he looked at the other team members with serious eyes, and said:

"It's not just a task."

"Can you imagine? If the hundreds of millions of zombies in the radiation zone, or even all the zombies in the world, have intelligence, it will be the end of us and the end of mankind. ”

Hearing this, everyone's faces sank, although the situation was not necessarily as bad as Michonne thought, but with the current strength of the human race, it was hard to imagine how to deal with enemies who were hundreds or thousands of times more numerous than them.

Just as everyone was thinking about countermeasures, thinking about how to find the target they were looking for from the huge radiation area, Jill leaned on a pillar, and suddenly said:

"Captain Jesus, Captain Michonne, maybe we shouldn't be obsessed with the mutated zombies we encountered last time."

"As you said, if there are already a large number of sapient zombies in the Radiation Zone, we have a good chance of encountering them as long as we go to them."

"And if there aren't many sapient zombies in the Radiation Zone, then what you're worried about hasn't reached that serious yet, and we'll have quite a long time to complete this mission."

Chris, who graduated from the same batch as Jill, also nodded when he heard this, and said:

"Yes, Captain."

"From what we found in that building last time, these sapient zombies seem to enjoy eating human flesh and blood, and they've even learned to keep humans in captivity."

"I think that as long as a group of humans appear in front of their eyes, these intelligent zombies may be more aggressive than those ordinary zombies, and it will be easier to lure snakes out of their holes."

Michonne and Jesus looked at each other, then nodded, agreeing with them.

Anyway, this mission must go deep into the radiation area anyway, so they can also track down the zombies they encountered last time, and at the same time, they can also see if they can attract other intelligent zombies.

After setting the tone of the task, everyone began to discuss in detail the details of this time in the radiation zone.

For several years, even in the People's Federation, they basically only carried out tasks in the outer areas of the radiation zone, and no one had ever really set foot in the core of the radiation zone.

In addition to the danger, the most important thing is that there is a very serious nuclear contamination in the core area of the radiation zone, and even if you wear protective clothing, such a serious nuclear radiation is quite harmful to ordinary people.

However, this problem is not bad for the people of the Stinger Squad, as they are infected with the zombie virus, they are also able to absorb nuclear radiation just like those zombies.

According to the research of Professor Hathaway, the most authoritative researcher in this area within the organization.

A large amount of nuclear radiation will not only not cause harm to their bodies, but will even accelerate their recovery and develop their physical abilities.

However, this method of strengthening their combat effectiveness has always been forbidden by Leon.

Because according to Professor Hathaway's research, just like mutated zombies will appear among zombies, some virus infected people, after being strengthened by a large amount of nuclear radiation, may also undergo unpredictable mutations due to their own genes.

But this time, in order to find out the truth about the intelligent zombies, Michonne, Jesus and others decided to take another risk.

The next morning, just as everyone wanted to inform Albert and get a group of people from the Uginia stronghold to help them carry out their mission.

Suddenly, there was a loud buzz in the sky.

A gray Chinook armed transport plane with the logo of the People's Union, wrapped in the light of the sunrise, approached them quickly.

And below the helicopter, a giant wearing huge metal armor was hanging there with a dull gaze on several steel cables, and the cold wind of the early morning even made his body form a faint layer of frost.

Sam, who was holding a roasted sweet potato and eating it, was the first to discover them, and the inch-haired man immediately said excitedly to Jill who was exercising in the morning:

"Hey! Jill, go and inform the captain that the main base has sent us backup. ”

"The armed giant has also been sent, and it must have been Miss Clamantine."

When Jill heard this, he also followed Sam's line of sight and saw the Chinook armed transport plane, and his heart, which was still a little heavy because he was going deep into the radiation zone, immediately relaxed a lot.

The strength of the armed giant Tom, they had already seen it with their own eyes in the last mission, and it is no exaggeration to describe it as one to hundred.

If you go deep into the radiation zone this time, with the help of this powerful unit, it will definitely be much easier.

Naturally, the arrival of armed transports and the giant Tom caused a lot of commotion in the Virginia stronghold.

The inhabitants instinctively feared the sight of this terrifying monster giant, and the sight of his huge body, which was a lot higher than the wall.

Fortunately, the temperament of the giant Tom was already quite gentle, and under the command of the cute and handsome Claymanting, this terrifying-looking big guy sat on a big rock outside the stronghold quite meekly.

ate the food that Albert prepared for him in a humble manner, which made his originally quite intimidating image suddenly become a lot more honest.

In addition to the twenty soldiers of the Death Corps and several combat engineers, there was also Researcher Reiner, who had been sent by Professor Marlock for a long time to carry out outdoor research missions, which made everyone in the Jesus Squad feel relieved.

After carrying out the mission of the Mason Secret Research Institute together, they also have a certain understanding of each other, and they also recognize each other's abilities.

Being able to perform tasks with old partners will make them more cohesive with each other.

After a short exchange of pleasantries, with the help of the residents of the stronghold, they also brought down a lot of ammunition supplies and equipment from the armed transport planes.

Including rocket launchers, heavy machine guns, armed drones, reconnaissance sub-drones, armed mechanical dogs, and much more, a wide variety of weapons.

Obviously, His Excellency President Lyon really attaches great importance to this task, and in order to increase the success rate of the mission, he did not hesitate to spend the small amount of fuel reserves and directly sent armed transport planes of super fuel guzzlers to transport supplies for them.

Albert, who received the president's order, was also quite cooperative and said that he would provide any help they needed for this mission.

………………

A day later, a force of about 100 men, under the command of Michonne and Jesus, stormed a small prison on the outskirts of the radiation zone.

With the joint efforts of a large number of logisticians and soldiers, they were able to establish a temporary defensive base in close proximity to the radiation zone.

In the next few days, not only Albert's Virginia stronghold, but also the neighboring Westvirginia stronghold and Maryland stronghold will send a group of logistics personnel and soldiers here to assist in completing this mission.

It won't be long before it becomes a supply center with a population of around three hundred.

Not only will it provide military support for Michonne and others, as well as the transfer of various material supplies, but it can also send more than a hundred troops to join the battle at any time according to the orders of Michonne and others, and help them fight monsters.

After completing the assembly of troops and solving their worries, everyone did not continue to stay, but immediately began to fight deep into the radiation area.

Da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da.

All the way forward, all the way to kill.

However, after entering the radiation zone, the battles encountered by Michonne and the others were completely different from before, both the types and the number of mutated monsters exceeded their expectations.

Not only did they encounter a large number of mutated zombies and special zombies, but they also encountered a large number of mutated insects and mutated animals with strange shapes.

Poisonous insects, poisonous gases, corrosive liquids, huge beasts, dense swarms, and various predators that can be camouflaged.

It seems that under the influence of zombie viruses, fungal viruses, and nuclear radiation, all biological monsters have mutated to varying degrees.

As long as the species can survive in this dangerous environment, each monster has its own special abilities.

Just like entering a dangerous alien planet, there are always all kinds of unexpected attacks and dangers that emerge from places they don't expect.

Fortunately, the Death Corps and the Stinger Squad all had a full range of defensive armor, thermal sensing equipment and various auxiliary equipment, which avoided large-scale non-combat attrition.

Otherwise, before Michonne and the others can find the intelligent zombies, they will have to lie down and go back.

However, the soldiers were in a slightly heavy mood, and the Reiner researcher who followed the team was unusually happy.

Because in less than a day, he collected more than 20 kinds of biological samples from the radiation area that he had never seen before.

You must know that after all these years of exploration and research, new biological samples have rarely appeared, and even if they do, it is rarely the turn of their apprentices to express their opinions.

Not only that, but he also took photographs, videos, and fairly detailed transcripts of these various monsters.

According to Reiner, in the future, when he compiles these materials into a book and publishes them in the People's Federation.

As the first discoverer, the first recorder, he naturally has the right to name these monsters, and will continue to use them.

Even in the future, after his death, he will leave a very strong mark on the history of mankind.

And such an achievement, for a researcher, is the recognition and affirmation of the value of their life.

When he spoke about this, Reiner's eyes lit up and his expression was unusually serious.

"One day, I will also become a great scientific researcher that will be remembered by all mankind."

In this regard, Michonne and others also silently admired this young man.

It is indeed admirable, as a researcher, Reiner has never been afraid of danger and difficulty, even if he is not good at fighting, he often appears on the front line of battle, just for the smooth research and collect the most accurate and complete intelligence.

However, this time the task of going deep into the radiation zone was more complicated than they had imagined.

They spent a day wandering the Fallout Zone, killing hundreds of different kinds of monsters, and escaping several times from being pursued by hordes of mutant zombies.

But from beginning to end, they didn't encounter the kind of intelligent zombies they expected, with intelligence and good at commanding.

That night, they spent time cleaning a three-story concrete building.

In order to prevent them from being attacked by monsters in the dark, Michonne and the others not only destroyed all the passages that allowed them to go upstairs, but also boarded all the external windows.

Even if a whole day of fighting exhausts everyone, they must have enough men left behind to carry out the vigil.

Moreover, in an area where there are far more monsters than themselves, in order not to reveal their whereabouts, even if the temperature in the radiation zone is much colder and damper than the outside world, the team members cannot use open flames to keep warm, not even create any light, nor take off their clothes and equipment, and must remain armed at all times to prevent possible battles at any time.

However, it was in this cold, damp environment that Reiner was inspired.

After listening to Sam, who was more in love, he told a question that suddenly occurred on a whim after the battle with the intelligent zombies in the previous building.

"Captain Jesus, Captain Michonne."

"Maybe there's something wrong with our thinking?"

"We shouldn't wander around the radiation zone aimlessly, it's not only dangerous, but also easy to attract unknown monsters."

"I think, like the building you found last time."

"Maybe intelligent zombies don't wander aimlessly in the radiation zone like ordinary zombies."

"Whether it's to guard the living people they caught, or to better protect their own safety."

"There's a good chance they'll find a nest, a stronghold."

"As long as we find them here, those buildings that can hide a large number of zombies, there is a certain chance of finding their lair."

Push a big guy's book, P club players, and crush the little devils.

(End of chapter)