"This is your first rescue mission after a disaster. Although it is only patrolling and broadcasting, the dangers involved cannot be underestimated. While ensuring your own safety, collect all information as much as possible so that we can grasp the changes in the situation as soon as possible, and Restoring the original order is very helpful..."
A string of words flashed through Zhang Jike's mind. This was what Shang Feng had told them before they carried out the mission. Although it was not part of the mission, as an outstanding soldier, he would still try his best to complete the instructions given by his superiors.
Judging from the current situation, as long as you stay quietly in the car, it seems that you will not attract the attention of the mutated zombies and giant turtles in the distance. With his life safety guaranteed, Zhang Jike made the decision to remain in place and watch what happens. Decide.
"Okay, you won't be wrong to listen to Lao Zhang..."
Seeing this, Ma Long, who was at the front of the carriage, lowered his body again, retracted underneath, and continued to observe the distance with the tactical telescope in his hand.
Ma Long naturally knew the reason why Zhang Jike said this. He had considered this at the beginning to collect information. But when he thought that there were more than just him and Zhang Jike in the car, Ma Long hesitated. Now Zhang Jike had solved him invisibly. All he has to do is obey with peace of mind.
Now that he had made plans to see what happened, Ma Long calmed down and began to seriously remember the scenes he saw. If they could enter the Siming Mountain shelter alive, every bit of what they saw would be All may become useful key information.
"But if the horse-level zombies are forced, then what is it that forces them to make them fight for their lives like this..."
Xu Xiaoxiao didn't care about staying or leaving at all. The girl's mind was now full of confusion. All her attention was focused on the horse-level zombies and giant turtles, and she didn't even hear what Ma Long and Zhang Jike were saying.
"By analogy, what do you think forced those secondary infected bodies to commit suicide in the river?"
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Ma Long seems to always respond to the girl patiently and give corresponding answers as soon as possible.
"Hmm, naturally they are the two horse-level zombies driving away the zombies. They are mutants among zombies and should be called pure viruses, right Zhang Jike?"
Xu Xiaoxiao thought for a while and answered quickly. At the same time, he asked Zhang Jike who was sitting by the window to verify the accuracy of his answer.
"Yes, these zombies who throw themselves into the river as bait are like sheep driven away by wild beasts in nature. They are all acting against their survival instincts due to pressure from the other party."
Zhang Jike nodded slightly and added.
"Those secondary infected bodies with relatively weak bodies, facing pure virion horse-level zombies, are like docile antelopes facing ferocious cheetahs in nature, and they can force cheetahs to act against their will to survive. It can be seen that horse-level zombies The being behind the zombies is so terrifying."
"Is it possible that there are more powerful mutants hiding in the dark?"
Xu Xiaoxiao finally understood the theory of Zhang Jike and Ma Long. Ordinary zombies were not as strong as horse-level zombies, so they had no choice but to be driven away by horse-level zombies. They jumped into the river one by one like dumplings; while horse-level zombies were not as strong as those behind them. That existence had no choice but to be driven by it and fight for its life with the giant turtle.
"At present, the possibility of this is very high, but
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It’s not necessarily zombies, it could also be mutated creatures…”
Ma Long sighed and replied worriedly, horse-level zombies were already difficult to resist, and now there is a more powerful existence than horse-level zombies, and this existence is still hiding in the dark. As the saying goes, human fear comes from the unknown. , the invisible threat is the source of fear.
"It seems that we can only shrink back and wait for things to develop..."
Yan Hanben answered with a trembling voice, and there was a silence in the carriage, everyone said they had no objections to this decision.
Just when everyone was silent, the old turtle and horse-level zombies who were in a stalemate on the river bank once again took on new changes.
It turned out that the old turtle couldn't stop seeing the situation, and there was severe pain from the wound on his neck. He couldn't help but become agitated. His two huge flippers were paddling back and forth, and the claws growing on the top of the flippers were like dozens of sharp pickaxes. There were shallow horizontal lines drawn on the hard ground, driving the huge body back continuously, intending to sneak back into the river with the horse-level zombies.
The old turtle didn't know whether the horse-level zombie around his neck would be drowned by the river. The reason why he did this was just out of biological instinct.
Anyone who has seen a turtle knows that once bitten by it, it will never let go. Unless it is put into the water and makes it feel that it is in a safe state, then the turtle is likely to let go and leave. This is also The reason why the old turtle chose to return to the water with the horse-level zombies after encountering a stalemate.
Because the dry river bank is full of too many unsafe factors for it, only returning to the water can give it a sufficient sense of security.
"The old turtle is going back into the river!"
Xu Xiaoxiao clenched his fists and said nervously. At this time, most of the old turtle's body had retreated into the river. Only two flippers were left lying on the shore. His neck was twisted in a weird posture. Due to the presence of horse-level zombies, , unable to completely retract into the shell, and the soft-shell turtle's big mouth bit the horse-level zombie's body tightly, showing no signs of letting go.
"Look at the corner, what's that?"
Different from Xu Xiaoxiao's focus, because he was worried about the unknown existence behind the horse-level zombies, Ma Long, while carefully observing the old turtle and horse-level zombies, also glanced at the surrounding street corners from time to time.
Sure enough, just when the old turtle was about to return to the river, a strange figure suddenly walked out of a store on the corner of the street.
"Is this a zombie?"
Xu Xiaoxiao soon saw the figure Ma Long mentioned. The improvement in eyesight brought about by the virus strengthening the body allowed the girl to clearly see the details of the unknown being without the help of a telescope.
The weird existence is in human form as a whole, using two limbs to support the body to move forward. However, its two limbs are not structured like human legs. Instead, they are somewhat similar to the calf structure of a horse-level zombie. The joints were not straightened during the process, but they were slowly moved forward step by step.
From the legs up, there is the waist of this weird existence. Different from the exposed dry skin on the legs, starting from its waist, the skin is covered with a layer of carapace that looks very thick, extending from the lower abdomen to The chest is concave on both sides and convex in the middle. It looks like a butterfly that has failed to metamorphose, struggling to survive with most of its pupa shell.
What surprised Xu Xiaoxiao most was the arms of this strange existence. Of course, these "double arms"
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The concept of "arms" is just the girl's preconceptions as a human being. If we strictly describe it, the things growing on both sides of the body of the strange being would be more appropriately called "shields".
Where the arms should have originally grown, two irregularly shaped shields have grown. Judging from the appearance, the inside of the shield should be filled with densely packed and interlaced bones, while on the outside, it is wrapped It has a thin layer of skin that looks rough and tough, and looks difficult to break.
The bone shield is connected to the body in two places. Two thick bones sprout from its ribs and shoulders respectively. There are an astonishing number of fleshy tentacles wrapped around them. They are woven like hemp ropes. They look extremely strong and not very powerful. It cannot be cut off.
And the head of this weird existence made Xu Xiaoxiao open his mouth slightly, not knowing what to say for a while.
Different from the shriveled and concave head of the horse-level zombie, there is no trace of flesh on the head of this weird being. The bony carapace is like an insect, reflecting little bits of light in the sun. Almost all the organs on the face have disappeared. It has four eyes and a tube-like mouthparts.
And these weird eyes are also different from ordinary eyeballs. On the head that is armed like a fortress, its eyes become two pairs of stalk eyes, just like the eyes of a crab. The eyes are wrapped by a transparent carapace. The trees on the left and right stand at the top, occupying a small position on the head.
This rather strange-looking unknown creature seems to be very cautious. Every time it takes a step forward, it scans back and forth with the two pairs of eyes on its head, constantly sizing up its surroundings.
The black Tesla parked in the distance naturally fell into the monster's eyes, but fortunately everyone hid their figures in advance, so the monster was not discovered.
"This thing is too ugly. The zombies are prettier than it..."
Xu Xiaoxiao complained in a low voice that girls originally like furry or round-looking animals, and are tired of all creatures that look dry or have hard shells and edges.
Unfortunately, this unknown creature that walked out of the store had all the characteristics that made Xu Xiaoxiao disgusted...
"Don't worry about its appearance. I always feel that this thing is not simple..."
Ma Long frowned and interrupted Xu Xiaoxiao's complaint in a low voice.
From the moment the monster appeared, he and Zhang Jike felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity, but they could never grasp the source of the feeling. Watching the monster slowly advancing, they couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Neither Ma Long nor Zhang Jike knew about this weird creature in the literature, let alone encountered it in real life. How could they feel inexplicably familiar?
While the two soldiers were thinking hard, Shao Xiuqi, who had been hiding in the back seat of the car, suddenly spoke.
"Why does this monster move so much like a policeman holding a riot shield..."
"Police with riot shields?"
Ma Long was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Shao Xiuqi in the back seat with some surprise. Since Shao Xiuqi had not been infected with the virus, her eyesight had not been improved. At this time, she was squinting her eyes and looking into the distance as much as possible.
From Shao Xiuqi's sight, it was almost impossible to see the details of the monster. He could only vaguely outline a figure. He vaguely felt that the monster looked like a policeman holding an anti-riot shield, and then he sighed from the bottom of his heart...
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