Fifty kilometers west of the Siming Mountain Refuge.
Two black Land Rovers were driving on the winding mountain road at very fast speeds.
Although there are many twists and turns along the way, we can still see the general direction of progress.
They are heading towards N city.
Along the way, it cannot be said that we did not encounter zombies or mutated creatures, but the two Land Rovers were not affected in the slightest. Driving in this apocalyptic world was like driving in their own back garden.
If you could look inside the car through the blackout windows, you would find that the personnel configuration in the two Land Rovers is not the same.
There were four people in the car at the end, all wearing identical black uniforms, two men and two women, with well-proportioned figures.
Everyone wore silver masks on their faces, covering most of their faces.
The exposed eyes were extremely cold, with no emotion at all.
It was as if these four people were just mechanical puppets and not living humans.
In the car at the front, there was only one burly man.
He was also wearing a black uniform, but unlike the people in the car behind him, his arms seemed to be exposed because they were too strong.
Not only that, the palms he held on the steering wheel were also very strange.
The thickness of the five fingers has long exceeded the size that normal humans can achieve!
The knotted muscles and criss-crossing veins are all over it, all demonstrating its terrifying grasping ability.
But that's not the weirdest thing about the whole car.
The weirdest thing is the structure inside the car.
Except for the cab, which still looks normal, the rest of the parts are welded with strong steel plates.
It's as if the entire Land Rover has been transformed into a small car for hauling cargo, and the seats in the back where people should sit have been turned into sealed storage spaces.
Whenever the strong man presses something, or the body bumps too severely, there will be a ding-dong sound in the rear space.
It seemed like there was some heavy metal object placed inside.
The two cars, one behind the other, soon climbed over a small hill along the road.
Seeing that the road conditions in front of him were finally smoother, the strong man twisted his creaking neck and prepared to step on the accelerator to increase the speed of the car.
But at this moment, a wet slapping sound came from the closed space behind.
It was as if someone had lightly slapped the steel plate with a towel soaked in water.
When the strong man heard the sound, he immediately stopped the strength on his feet, tilted his head and was silent for a while, then reached out and grabbed the walkie-talkie sitting on the co-pilot's seat.
"No. 2, slow down the speed of the car. We will change the route to the village ahead. The apostle needs to replenish blood food."
After saying this, the strong man threw the intercom onto the passenger seat, turned the steering wheel in his hand, and pulled the car toward the southeastern fork.
The intercom lying on the passenger seat first emitted a burst of unpleasant white noise, and then came a crisp response.
"receive."
…
The other end.
Four military trucks were moving along the road, and they were the four search teams led by Xu Xiaoxiao.
Their target this time was a small village 45 kilometers west of the Siming Mountain Refuge.
While collecting supplies in depth, also see if you can replenish the shelter with survivors.
Although it has been nearly two months since the disaster broke out, all the survivors who can be saved around them have been rescued.
The rest are also inhabited by groups for warmth, and are very resistant to military refuges such as the Siming Mountain Refuge.
But everyone still has hope in this matter, as long as it can replenish the population of the shelter, it is good.
In this apocalyptic world, if a shelter wants to grow and develop, population is the key.
If everyone dies, no matter how much food there is in the Siming Mountain shelter, it will only be empty.
Among the four military trucks, the one driving at the front was naturally Xu Xiaoxiao.
At this moment, the girl was lying on the steering wheel with a sad face, while looking at the surrounding situation vigilantly.
Logically speaking, as the leader of this search mission, she should not perform duties such as driving.
After all, the environment in the apocalypse is extremely dangerous, and no one can predict what will jump out of the grass on the roadside in the next second.
If you want to ensure the safety of the team, someone must come out to take on the vigilance task.
However, this kind of task is usually the responsibility of the team leader.
But when it was Xu Xiaoxiao's turn, the situation became different.
Li Baiyi and Xian Yuqi directly spread their hands and said that they didn't even have a driver's license and didn't know how to drive.
Lu Yu was eager to try, but Xu Xiaoxiao probably heard about the young man's driving skills from Gu Changfeng, so he refused without a second thought.
Just kidding, they were on a mission, not to die.
So after going back and forth, the glorious and arduous task of driving finally fell back on the girl.
Although it is a military truck, it is not a common small truck with only two seats.
Including the cab, there are six seats in total, enough for everyone.
The cargo box at the rear is also large, enough to hold the expected supplies.
Feeling the bumps on the road, Lu Yu, who was sitting in the passenger seat, lowered the window and held his chin with one hand, looking around in a daze.
Compared with Xu Xiaoxiao's vigilance, he seemed to have come out specifically to enjoy the scenery. Not to mention vigilant, he didn't even feel nervous at all.
The two old men in the back seat were even more outrageous. I didn't know what they were talking about. The topic would change from east to west, from astronomy to geography.
Xu Xiaoxiao also tried to keep up with the conversation of the two old men, but after only listening for a minute, she gave up.
Because she understood every word the two old men talked about, but when they were put together, it became a mess.
Due to the rugged mountain road, the vehicle drove for an hour on the road before driving 25 kilometers.
Glancing at the mileage on the dashboard, Xu Xiaoxiao reminded him.
"If we walk another five kilometers, we will face a completely unknown area. Boss Lu, roll up the windows..."
When Lu Yu heard this, he raised his eyebrows and silently followed the instructions.
However, when the car window was closed, the two old men in the back seat stopped chatting and focused their attention on the girl's reminder.
"My little friend, from what you just said, the radiation range of this Siming Mountain shelter is only thirty kilometers?"
Naturally, it was Li Baiyi who spoke first. This fat old man gently stroked his beard and put on an air of immortality even though he was sitting down.
"Yes, Grandpa Li Baiyi. Because the army is short of men, being able to clear thirty kilometers is already the limit."
After saying this, Xu Xiaoxiao seemed to have thought of something again and added.
"The radiation range to the east of the shelter is wider, because there is a four-season settlement there, and there are many traffic arteries, so it is easy to clean."
"I see..." Li Baiyi responded, with a thoughtful look on his face.
"Hmph, why waste all the effort to clean it up? Let me tell you, wouldn't it be better to just arrange for elites to go deep into areas rich in supplies?"
The irritable Xian Yuqi snorted coldly, obviously dissatisfied with the military's actions.
"Grandpa Xianyu Qi, you are right. This will indeed reduce a large part of the manpower occupation, but at the same time, it will inevitably increase the risk of personnel losses."
"Humph, that's because you are all too weak..."
After hearing Xu Xiaoxiao's explanation, Xian Yuqi snorted again and muttered something in a low voice.
Hearing such 'irresponsible' words, the girl felt slightly annoyed, but considering the age of the other party, she did not refute directly.
Yes, compared with the danger outside, the strength of the combatants in the Siming Mountain shelter is indeed weaker.
But they have worked very hard to become stronger.
There is no equipment and no experimental environment.
It is simply impossible to study the secrets of the secondary virus in this small shelter.
It is already very difficult to achieve where we are now.
Just as Xu Xiaoxiao was complaining in his heart, the road in front of him took a sharp turn.
It is the curves that are often encountered in mountainous areas. In order to make up for the lack of sight, convex mirrors will be installed on one side of the road.
But the convex mirror in the curve in front of Xu Xiaoxiao was in a damaged state.
There was a huge hole in the mirror, as if it had been smashed by something.
Losing the ability to compensate for her sight, the girl subconsciously stepped on the brakes lightly, reducing the speed of the military truck.
However, just as the car was about to turn the corner, a black shadow suddenly jumped out from the corner and hit the windshield with a bang!
Because everything happened so fast, Xu Xiaoxiao had no time to react and subconsciously turned the steering wheel of the car towards the side of the mountain.
The already unhappy military truck was approaching the mountain. When the steering wheel was turned like this, the car's body suddenly hit the rock wall.
After a harsh friction sound, it squeaked and stopped.
It was at this moment that everyone in the car saw clearly what was on the windshield.
It was a thin animal, about the size of a three-year-old child, with slender limbs and a body covered in bald patches of hair.
Although the hard windshield was not smashed by this thing, a spiderweb-like pattern was cracked, and it looked like it might break at any time.
"Is this a monkey?"
Lu Yu was the first to speak. He stared blankly at the animal on the windshield and spoke with some uncertainty.
"It looks like..."
Li Baiyi grabbed his goatee and thrust his fat old face forward.
"...It's just a monkey, girl, how can you drive!"
Xianyu Qi's eyebrows stood up, looking like he was about to get angry.
"No, this is no ordinary monkey..."
Although Xu Xiaoxiao was frightened by the scene in front of him, he immediately recovered after being questioned by Lu Yu and others. He pointed at the thin monkey on the windshield and said.
"It must be infected by the secondary virus. Hey, where is the wiper switch? Just wipe it off quickly..."
A hint of impatience appeared on the young man's face, and his eyes wandered on the dashboard, trying to find the wiper switch.
Although this sounds unreliable, the strange monkey on the car window is indeed still in a coma.
It seemed that the impact was so hard that it knocked me unconscious.
Starting the wipers seems to be a really good choice...
