"You can't even think of the brain enhancement system..."
Despair seemed to be contagious, and soon Bai Donggu's face also showed bitterness.
However, he did not easily believe Qiu Qianjun's words. After a long silence, the fair-faced man slowly spoke.
"Captain Qiu, now that things have come to this, it's better to speak out what's in your heart."
Upon hearing this, Qiu Qianjun's eyes that glanced far away suddenly retracted, and he glanced at Bai Donggu beside him with a complicated look.
Although he seemed extremely reluctant on the surface, Bai Donggu could always smell a hint of design in the air.
"There is an idea, but the success rate is too low..."
"No matter how low we are, we will still try. It is better than the city being destroyed and people dying!"
Suppressing the confusion in his heart, Bai Donggu's eyes flashed with determination.
Facing the other party's gaze, Qiu Qianjun didn't hesitate anymore. After taking a deep breath, he spit out two words from his mouth.
"negotiation."
"Negotiation? Captain Qiu, do you mean to negotiate with general-level zombies?!"
Bai Donggu was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood what Qiu Qianjun meant.
Since general-level zombies have intelligence equal to or even higher than that of humans, it is possible to negotiate this matter.
It's just that the current situation is completely one-sided. The general-level zombies have far more chips in their hands than they have in the Siming Mountain Sanctuary.
How to negotiate? !
Seeing that Bai Donggu understood what he meant and had begun to think about the next steps, Qiu Qianjun's eyes became more complicated.
But I saw that he opened his mouth several times, but he did not continue to speak.
"Report! Captain Qiu! That general has taken control of the third-tier vehicle again, and Sergeant Tu Wu seems to be unable to hold on!"
A voice came from the intercom. Tu Wu in the distance was clearly exhausted and was retreating.
At this moment, Bai Donggu, like a belated fool, finally understood what Qiu Qianjun was thinking.
He raised his head suddenly and looked at the gentle-faced man opposite him in disbelief.
"Captain Qiu, are you trying to... drive away tigers and devour wolves?!"
Facing the astonished Bai Donggu, Qiu Qianjun nodded slightly, the bitterness on his face almost dripping with water.
"Yes, but...it can only be called an idea, not a solution..."
"Only an idea...not a solution?!"
Bai Donggu murmured that he was not an idiot and knew the deep meaning of Qiu Qianjun's words.
If you drive away tigers and devour wolves, you will naturally drive away the group of mutated zombies blocking the entrance.
As for the 'wolf' to be devoured, besides the four-season settlement located on the edge of the Siming Mountain Refuge, who else could be there? !
"Is there really no other way?"
Facing Qiu Qianjun's hawk-like gaze, Bai Donggu asked again.
"No more...including Senior Xian and Senior Li..."
As he replied, the heaviness in Qiu Qianjun's heart seemed to be slowly recovering, and the complexity in his eyes gradually faded away.
"So you knew from the beginning the consequences of the artillery fire that pushed Qianxi Village down?!"
"You know, my ability to predict time is limited."
Without directly answering Bai Donggu's question, Qiu Qianjun turned sideways and looked into the distance.
"I just want to complete the tasks assigned by the summit as much as possible while preserving the strength of the shelter!"
"Is the mission more important than human life?!"
Bai Donggu's eyes were filled with bloodshot eyes at some point. For a moment, he suddenly felt that the man in front of him had become extremely strange.
"It depends on whose life it is." Faced with Bai Donggu's question, Qiu Qianjun became calm.
"The Discipline Inspection Commission... must have an overall view."
After saying this, Qiu Qianjun sighed softly and stared at Bai Donggu.
"Bai Discipline Inspection Commission, you make the decision."
Although he said to let Bai Donggu make the decision, Qiu Qianjun had already attached his right hand to the earphone and switched the call channel to private mode before the other party could reply.
The person he called was naturally Tu Wu who was struggling to support himself in front.
"I understand, Captain Qiu."
Bai Donggu's already white face was completely drained of blood. He tremblingly raised his hand to talk and opened the public channel.
The next moment, he gave an order to Tu Wu who was fighting fiercely in the distance.
"Sergeant Tu Wu, try to communicate with the generals and express our willingness to cooperate..."
"What? Bai Discipline Inspection Commission, you want to cooperate with general-level zombies?!"
Tu Wu's disbelieving voice came from the noise at the other end, but before he could say the second sentence, Bai Donggu retorted resolutely.
"I will bear all the consequences! Sergeant Tu Wu, execute the order!"
"I……"
Although Tu Wu on the other end didn't say anything, it was obvious that he was still reluctant to carry out Bai Donggu's order.
Just when Bai Donggu was about to say something more, Qiu Qianjun spoke first.
"Sergeant Tu Wu, execute the order."
After a brief silence, a response came from Tu Wu's end.
"……yes!"
…
In a hidden corner thousands of meters away from the Siming Mountain Refuge, strangely mutated zombies were scattered around, and they were extremely vigilant about what was going on around them.
In the center of their protective circle, a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties sat cross-legged.
There is nothing outstanding about this person, his appearance and clothes are clean and ordinary.
If there is anything special, it is that the work clothes this person is wearing are extremely appropriate, especially the sleeves and collar, which show signs of being frequently tidied up.
He seemed to be a monk meditating on Zen, with his eyes closed and a relaxed smile on his lips.
But this state did not last long, and soon the man's brows wrinkled slightly, as if he had encountered something incomprehensible.
"negotiation?"
The man's words sounded without warning, causing the surrounding zombies to turn their heads.
After a while, words continued to come out of the man's mouth.
"Really, do you think I'm a fool? Negotiations are based on equal strength between the two parties, and do you have the qualifications?"
After saying this, the smile on the middle-aged man's face became even brighter, but his eyes were still closed and never opened.
But soon, the smile gradually faded away and was replaced by a look full of contemplation.
The middle-aged man's brows slowly furrowed, as if he was weighing something.
"Really, I'm a little moved by what you said..."
The next second, his eyelids opened, revealing a pair of purple pupils.
The man stroked his chin with one hand and muttered to himself.
"If you break in forcefully, it will indeed cause the loss of the corpse group. Although it has no real impact on me, it will still be damaged after all..."
Having said this, the man stretched out his hand and pointed toward the sky.
"You, fly over and take a look."
The sound of clattering fleshy wings spreading was heard, and a hurricane suddenly appeared behind the man, kicking up a thin layer of dust!
A black shadow rose into the sky and flew rapidly towards the distance. When all the dust in the air fell to the ground, the middle-aged man sitting cross-legged on the ground closed his eyes again.
Shao Qing, a terrifying smile broke out on his face.
"It's true! There really is a settlement, and it seems to have a large population... Haha, then let's take a look at what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd..."
…
The entrance to the Siming Mountain Refuge.
The third-order car with dark purple eyes was standing there blankly, like a lifeless sculpture, with no intention of attacking the man in front of him.
And Tu Wu stood there panting, seizing every moment to recover his physical strength.
All the ability users who were hunting outside had withdrawn to the shelter, and now he was the only one left outside.
The originally noisy battlefield has now returned to calm, not because all the mutated zombies have been eliminated, but because they are all frozen in place like a third-level vehicle.
At the same time, under Bai Donggu's order, all defensive soldiers maintained a ceasefire, and no one took the opportunity to shoot.
It felt as if someone had suddenly pressed the pause button on an anxious battle, causing everything around him to freeze.
Time passed slowly in everyone's breath, and everyone's eyes were focused on the third-level vehicle not far away.
Just when everyone thought that this state would continue forever, a charming smile suddenly appeared on the face of the dull Tier 3 car class.
"Really, it turns out you didn't lie to me, then I am willing to accept negotiations!"
With that said, the third-order vehicle level ignored Tu Wu in front of him and looked up at the suspended sentry.
"But in order to show your sincerity, do you have to send someone down to talk to me face to face..."
"I can talk to you on behalf of you!"
Before the third-level car-leveler could finish speaking, Tu Wu rushed to speak.
"Really, you bald guy, why are you so rude? Can't you wait for me to finish my sentence first?"
Contempt flashed in his dark purple eyes, and his thick, hoarse voice expressed sarcasm without concealment.
"I want the person hiding behind the walkie-talkie to come out and talk to me face to face! If that can't be done, then let's just stop talking!"
After saying that, the muscles around the car-level zombies bulged, and murderous intent was revealed in the dark purple eyes!
Although the Siming Mountain Refuge offered an attractive condition, this did not mean that the two sides were in an evenly matched position.
The one who takes the initiative is always the general behind the Tier 3 vehicles.
"you……"
Tu Wu's eyes widened, and he subconsciously wanted to say something to resist, but after thinking about it, his head was empty.
There is no way, the situation is stronger than the person, now no matter how reluctant he is, he must accept the reality that his strength is weaker than the opponent!
"Sergeant Tu Wu, there's no need to say more, I'll just come down."
When the tension between one person and one corpse was at stake, Bai Donggu's steady voice came from the intercom.
"I made the decision, let me talk about it."
"But the Bai Discipline Inspection Commission..."
"Okay, stop it, obey the order, Tu Wu!"
Bai Donggu's gentle tone suddenly became extremely severe, showing the aura of a superior.
Tu Wu wanted to say something more, but when he saw that the figure on the suspended sentry post in the distance was no longer there, he had no choice but to swallow the words that came to his lips and wait quietly on the spot.
Not long after, a figure came down from the fenced steel ladder. As soon as it touched the ground, the zombies surrounding it dispersed, revealing a small circle about three meters in diameter.
The third-order vehicle returned to its sluggish appearance again, and at the same time, a pair of dark purple eyes appeared in front of Bai Donggu...
