Doomsday rat

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Since ancient times, all traffic arteries will inevitably become important towns where people gather. This truth that has been verified countless times still holds true even in the last days.Regardless of whether the league management is willing or not, they can only watch as the refugees, like iron filings meeting a magnet, continue to gather towards the southeast corner of the city.

Since it couldn't be blocked, it could only be dredged. In seven or eight years, six settlements were successively built around this railway.The shantytown where Hong Tao and the others live is called New Sixth District, which was established in the beginning of spring, mainly to cooperate with the large project of excavating the southeast city moat.

In addition, there is another unavoidable objective factor that Lu Wei'an did not mention.Hong Tao didn't ask further. He felt that this guy didn't hide it on purpose, but he didn't know it at all.

After winning the first battle to defend the capital that year, the management of the Revival Alliance had carefully discussed how to deal with the possible second and third zombie wave attacks under their own auspices, and finally came to the conclusion that In addition to strengthening military training and collecting weapons and equipment, there is another one called making full use of geographical advantages.

In fact, during the defense war, the Renaissance Alliance at that time was already making use of the rivers on the east and west sides of the city and the reservoir on the north side to make a fuss, and achieved good results.

Then continue to play, so the east and west sides of the city were designated as flood discharge areas. Once a strong enemy comes, just lift up the gates of the reservoirs on the north side, and within a night, the city will be flooded. Being pinched left and right by the flood, only the southeast and north directions will not be affected.

After many years of construction, this system should not only not be abandoned, but should be more perfect, and it also limits the living range of survivors.At least on the east and west sides, there are not many city ruins that can be used. If you want to get building materials nearby, you can only find a way from the north and south.

"Let's go to the west to have a look at night! Fat Sheep, has the tricycle been improved?" After asking about the current situation and figuring out the reason for this situation, Hong Tao has a corresponding countermeasure.

After asking Xiao Ma to send Lu Wei'an home, he called the solo thin monkey, water snake, and fat sheep to the shanty town for a meeting, and everyone planned the details of the next step together.

"It was done yesterday. It's simple. Remove the paint from the seat and scrape it off. Find a wooden board and nail a board to make a three-wheeled scooter. Let that dead ghost come back to life and he won't be able to recognize it."

"But it cost more than one yuan to buy a wooden board. Everything in this place is good, but it is too expensive. There are so many high-rise buildings and I can't find a single wooden board. Even nails and screws cost money!"

Fat Sheep is not what it was when it first arrived. The gold diggers don’t wear the cloak, the dirty camouflage uniform and heavy marine boots, and put on old jeans and jackets from the market. , the whole person looks more harmless to humans and animals, and he smiles like a simple and honest family man.

"Well, I don't need it tonight. The main purpose is to find a breakthrough and see where it is more convenient and unobtrusive to get in and out. Don't follow, stay with the tiger and watch."

Hong Tao nodded, and didn't complain about Fei Yang's waste of money.In the past few days, he also went around the nearby high-rise residential area. The demolition was really clean. Not only the furniture and electrical appliances were gone, but also the pipes and wires buried in the walls and the ground were dug out. Same as buildings.

"It's best to bring back a few broken bicycles. It doesn't look good without spare parts." Fat Sheep rubbed his hands and grinned when he heard that he was not allowed to participate in the search operation.

"Brother Shu, do you still remember what the old man who drove the car said?" But the thin monkey's expression was a little serious, his eyes flickered, and there was a hint of sinister wind in his voice.

"Have you two figured out what to do?" Hong Tao knew what he wanted to say. A profiteer is a profiteer, and it's only right to play tricks and fight with each other. When he said that he was going to wander around the red zone full of zombie wreckage, it was still midnight, and he immediately gave up.

"I didn't think about it at first, but when you said it like this, I thought of a good deal. The water snake and I have been wandering around the Great Ocean Road Market for the past two days, trying to find some bargains for the whole stall, but the source of the goods has not been found yet. .If you're going to pan for gold, besides building materials and bicycles, you might as well bring some small things with you."

Sure enough, Shouhou burst into a smile when he talked about doing business. He already had a general direction and a preliminary plan in his mind, but the key issues had to be solved by Hong Tao.

"You fucking exploited me in Yining, and you plan to continue being a capitalist when you get here!" Seeing the smirk on Skinny Monkey's face, Hong Tao couldn't help but think of the time he pretended to be a herdsman in Xinjiang Province.

In all fairness, that time passed quite nourishing.When you are idle, you go to the residential area to pretend to be stupid, when you are tired, you go back to the lakeside hut to think about life, and when you are bored, you can go out to fight for justice, which is much more chic than trying to live a normal life among people.

"It's a lot of work for those who can. You were the most powerful herdsman in Xinjiang, and you are still the best here. No matter where I go, I can only be a little boy by your side, hehehe, little boy! "

Skinny Monkey didn't think there was anything wrong with continuing to exploit Hong Tao, and he really meant what he said.Sometimes he also wondered in private what the origin of this boss was, but he couldn't figure it out.

Change the name of Bires, and treat the herdsmen as more like real herdsmen.Changed to Yuluo, he immediately became a hero who punishes rape and eliminates evil. He went to Longtan alone to kidnap Zhao Bin and Jiang Yang, killed Sabin, and regarded the redeemer as nothing.

Now it has changed its name to Chow Tai Fook. As soon as he arrived in the capital, he started a big ticket business. He not only trampled on local snakes like earthworms, but also played in real estate and building materials.The most important thing is that everything I do is so proficient and natural, as if I don't need to think about it at all, let alone worry.

"Benzhu, tell me what you've gained in the past few days." Hong Tao ignored the thin monkey's shameless humility, and turned to ask the taciturn, short and strong man.

His name is Zhongnanle, a Mongolian, a herdsman in the past, and later joined the adjudicator to become the team leader, and was sent to Sailimu Lake on duty.If it wasn't for getting acquainted with Iszawi, and after persuasion, he decided to defect and join this small group, he would have died by now.

Because this guy has a strong physique, dark skin, and particularly strong hair. His whole body is covered in black hair, which looks like a wild boar. It happens to be a pig in the Chinese zodiac, so he got this nickname.Regardless of his ugly appearance, he is best at hunting and tracking, and his marksmanship is also good. He is often used by Hong Tao as a sniper and scout.

"This shanty town covers a large area, about 1.5 kilometers long from north to south, and about 800 meters wide. I heard from people who came earlier that the construction has not yet been completed. In the future, it may move south by one kilometer and expand westward to double the area. "

"These shacks are temporary, just to accommodate the laborers who dig the river. The river project must be completed before winter, and then it's time to start construction here. There is a large residential area in the south, and there will be no need to live in shacks by then." Bungy is not very talkative, but his expressive ability is not bad.

It may be that he has been trained in the adjudicator all the year round, and he is also a small boss, who is used to receiving and delivering orders with a map.Although there is no map at hand right now, I still use the dagger to talk and draw on the ground, and quickly describe the new sixth district and the surrounding areas.

"Temporary... so is the guard post also temporary?" Hong Tao looked at the pattern on the ground and thought for a while, before coming to an uncertain conclusion.

"It's right or wrong. The watchtowers on the main road to the south seem to be permanent, not only here, but also along the road to the west every few hundred meters. I can't see how many there are."

"But there is only one watchtower on the west side, and the rest of the place is watched by the group of black dogs. They just set up a series of wooden signs along the small road to the west, sent people to stand guard during the day, and patrolled every one and a half hours at night."

"One night when we first came, you asked us to find a place to hide our things. It was dark and raining at that time, and I was not familiar with it, so we fumbled through it stupidly, and found a ruined house to hide our things. I never met a patrol once.”

"In the past few days, I have looked carefully again. Going west along the culvert I drilled that time, as long as the time for the patrol team to pass by is correct, there should be no problem. But the tricycle can't get through. If I push it from the road, I'm afraid that the watchtower in the south Some people use binoculars to observe. There is no obstruction on both sides of this road, and the target is large and easy to spot."

Speaking of which, Bungy was a little scared. If he encountered a patrol that day, he would have no choice but to arrest him without fighting.However, the ancients also said that if you survive a catastrophe, you will have good fortune in the future, and this will come into use today.

Chapter 618 Sneak into the Red Zone

"Tiger, you and Fat Sheep are left to guard the house, and two pistols are left. If the situation is critical, you don't need to take anything, just run west through the culvert immediately. We will definitely be back before dawn. If we don't come back, don't panic. Just wait here, it's time to get to work."

"There is still some money here, go to the market to buy some building materials, and first repair the small building with a few rooms to live in. As long as I am still alive, I will definitely have a way to bring my brothers back."

Now that he has found a more concealed channel, Hong Tao has some confidence in his mind.Of course, with his temperament, he would never forget to arrange funeral arrangements.Hu Yang and the others followed him to pursue a better life, and they did not have the obligation and responsibility to go through life and death together.

Part of the money stolen from Youlong Labor Service Company was used to buy a house, and the rest was divided into two parts, half of which was given to Tiger for living expenses for him and Fei Yang, and for the construction of the rear area.

The other half is carried on the body for use by yourself and others.In case the alliance patrol team finds out that they can't come back in a short time, they can also run south to the safe area of ​​Jinmen to avoid the limelight, and they will need money at that time.

"Well... do you need to take out the walkie-talkie, and you can notify us immediately if you encounter danger."

As the leader of the gold diggers, Hu Yang has long been accustomed to life and death, and has no objection to Hong Tao's arrangement.However, he thinks it is better for everyone to be together. It is not easy to gather so many trustworthy partners in the last days.

Even though the rules formulated by the East Asian Alliance are more inclined to protect the weak than the Redeemer, it is still an environment where the weak prey on the strong.It's okay for everyone to suffer a little bit together, as long as they are more spiritually prosperous and still have a bright future, after they disperse, they can only drag on.

"...Let's not do it for now. We don't have many batteries left, so let's save them for critical moments. Don't worry, as long as God doesn't want to take me in, you don't need to go to war for ordinary troubles. This is not Xinjiang Province, You are no longer gold diggers, don't think about killing and killing when you encounter things first."

Hong Tao thought about it carefully, and finally rejected the proposal.In addition to not wanting to involve more people, the main reason is that the walkie-talkie is more likely to be exposed.The Redeemer does not have this kind of technology, but the East Asian Alliance definitely has it, and he is not the only one who knows how to use individual communication terminals.

Farmers pray for good weather, while robbers prefer dark moon and high wind.This night, not only was the moon dark and the wind was high, but it also rained. Although it was not as heavy as the previous day, and there was no lightning and thunder, it still allowed some people to use the weather as a cover to do some shady things.

At night, six figures approached the western boundary of the new sixth district on tiptoe and stooping.First, I lay down in the weeds on the side of the road and observed for more than half an hour. After watching a team of security officers with live ammunition go south along the road, I slipped down the abandoned drainage ditch on the side of the road and groped northward. Less than 6 meters away, I found the culvert half-hidden between weeds and construction debris and drilled in.

"Benzhu, did the entrance of the cave look like this when you came last time?" The culvert was only half a person high, but it was quite long. After crossing the road above it, it extended westward for tens of meters before reaching the end.After entering the cave, Hong Tao turned on his headlamp, looked around while climbing, and stopped suddenly when he was about to exit.

"...Yeah, did you meet a colleague?" Suddenly asked this question, Bungy didn't react for a while, but soon realized an important problem, his expression became tense, and he touched it with his hand. A gun holster strapped to his thigh.

"I took a closer look when I came in. 100% of the entrance was buried. It should be construction debris when the land in the new area was leveled. But it was not buried deep, and it was dug up again later. Look what it is !” Hong Tao nodded, stretched out his palm and opened it.

"It seems to be asphalt, right?" Several people picked up a small piece of black thing and put it under the headlights to examine it carefully, and then put it under their noses to smell it, and some people stuck out their tongues to lick it. The scalper got the answer first.

"Almost, it should be the dripping residue after the linoleum was burned. Someone once used linoleum as a torch to illuminate and passed by here. According to the amount of residue left on the ground, there are either a lot of people or a lot of times. I I think it is likely to be the latter, that is to say, we may not be the only ones who use this culvert to enter the red zone."

Hong Tao took out the lighter, picked up the black residue on the tip of the dagger and roasted it, then kneaded it into a small ball with his fingers, put it under his nose and smelled it, he confirmed this guess, and then led to a lot of speculation.

"There are at least two people, but the footprints are not new, what should I do now?" Lazy dogs and stupid pigs are better at surviving in the wild, but suddenly they are a little uncomfortable in the big city.With such a reminder, Hong Tao also started to search the ground, and soon found the footprints.

"Don't panic, this is not Licheng, and there are not so many gold diggers. Let's do what we do, be careful, and talk about it when we find out." Seeing that everyone was ready to fight for their lives, Hong Tao quickly signaled not to be so nervous.

But the actions he made afterwards made people feel uneasy. The monocular, which no one would allow anyone to touch, stuck to his eyes, and he hid at the edge of the hole and looked out.

Everyone who has been with Yining since he left Yining knows one thing very well. Whenever Brother Shu takes out this strange-looking battery-powered and power-hungry thing, he will be close to death.

No one can guess what it is, and Brother Shu never said it.But everyone is not stupid. They know that it must be a device that can see people in the dark, and they call this thing the Sangmen Star in private.

But today the Sangmen star failed, and Hong Tao squatted at the entrance of the cave and looked around for a long time without finding any suspicious targets.There are quite a few heat sources, but none of them are human in terms of size. They may be mice, or weasels, or even foxes. Of course, it is impossible to miss the frequent visitors in the city ruins, the crows!

Since the equipment is fine, there should be no humans within a few hundred meters of the cave.Of course, the thermal imaging scope can't find the heat source hiding behind the building, so every time you walk a certain distance, you have to change the angle and observe for a few minutes.

It is not easy to walk in the ruins of the city on a moonless night, and it is even more difficult not to make any noise.Because it was too close to the safe zone, none of the group dared to turn on the headlights or flashlights, and could only move forward slowly based on experience.

"Crack, click... Fuck!" But no matter how careful you are, you will inevitably step on some kind of object that makes a sound. This time, the scalper was the first to win the bid.

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!It's not like being a gold digger on the first day, how can you still make a fuss with a little surprise like a novice, it's too unprofessional.

"Brother Shu, Brother Shu... Come and take a look..." But the scalper not only failed to correct his mistakes, but even worsened.

Hong Tao had to leave the bunker, walked across the street to the other side and turned on the headlights with his hand, intending to see why the scalper lost his composure.Then he saw a lot of dead branches stacked on the sidewalk, layer by layer quite neatly.

But if you continue to look carefully, you will find that there are only a few types of shapes of dead branches, and the shapes of each type are very similar, not quite like a product of nature, but more like man-made.

Hong Tao couldn't help frowning when he saw it. Those things were not dead branches at all, nor were they any processed artificial products, but the remains of zombies.

That's right, hundreds of thousands of wreckage piled up on the sidewalk on the west side of the road, most likely the zombies who were killed during the first capital defense war.But after so many years of exposure to wind, sun, and rain, they still maintain the appearance of a human skeleton except that they are more dry, and there is not much change in color and texture.

This is just an appearance, the dead bones are still weathered in essence, just now the scalper accidentally stepped on the remains of a zombie, breaking his thigh bone.

However, just like the research results of Wang Heping and Fan Chunling in the medical laboratory back then, the skin, muscle tissue, and bones of zombies are much harder and more corrosion-resistant than humans, and even more stable than plants.

Although there are also weathering phenomena, but only the joints are the most serious, not to mention the bones, even the surface skin has not completely lost its toughness.Hong Tao pinched it with his hands, and then broke it hard. The bones were not broken, and the skin and muscles were not torn apart.It feels exactly like holding a piece of wood, it's still hardwood, and it's quite heavy.

Chapter 619 Into the Red Zone 2

"...Oh, don't be afraid, dead zombies don't bite people, just go around and go around." Back then, the senior leaders of the Revival Alliance discussed how to deal with these zombie remains, but they finally gave up.

Let's dig a hole and bury it, there are too many, and the amount of work is a bit large.Let’s set it on fire. Although the water content in the zombie’s body is not high, it’s not a good combustible. If you don’t add fuel, it’s really not easy to burn.

It seems that the East Asian Alliance has developed and grown for so many years, but still has not found a more reasonable way.They just shoveled the wreckage on the street to the sides without affecting the traffic of vehicles.

No wonder the driver said that no one usually wants to approach this area. There are so many corpses, even if they know they are dead, it is scary.Coupled with the threat of zombie disease, even if there are supplies in the ruins of the city that can be used, as long as they are not too difficult to survive, no one is willing to take risks.

"Brother Mouse, listen, is there a cry..." For example, the thin monkey at this time, he has never been a gold digger, and he probably has not seen too many scenes that make people unable to eat. Everything shakes like a shadow, and everything sounds like weeping.

"I said, can we stop playing with people and scaring people! Anyway, they all came here in strong winds and waves. Even if there are ghosts, there are still living people with guns! Who has ever seen ghosts who would charge people with guns? Or ghosts would snatch people. Things! Divide into two groups, turn on the light and walk with your hands, try to stick to the building."

Faced with this situation, Hong Tao had nothing to do. In order to avoid similar situations from happening again, he had to allow the headlights to be turned on in advance.Humans may not be nocturnal animals before evolution, and they have a natural worship of light, even artificial light can bring strong comfort.

The subsequent expedition was neither scary nor dangerous, but a little scary or shocking.Not all streets have zombie remains, but some places have obviously not been cleaned up.There is really a layer of pavement on the hundreds of meters of the street, and you have to jump and walk if you want to pass.Thinking about the hundreds of thousands of zombies lying nearby, even Hong Tao couldn't help feeling a little flustered.

But humans have a particularly powerful function, and that is habit.No matter how disgusting or terrible things are, as long as you get over the initial discomfort, you will gradually turn a blind eye to them, such as fear of water, fear of heights, blood dizziness, etc...

After groping westward for more than a kilometer in fear, everyone's attention slowly shifted from the zombie remains everywhere, and began to comment on the buildings on the street.According to its original different functions, it is discussed whether some useful items can survive inside.

"A group of two, the scalper and the thin monkey followed me. Before entering the house, you must wear a mask and rubber gloves. First, make a simple turn around, don't make too much noise, and gather here in two hours."

After exploring for a period of time, Hong Tao basically determined the location of this place and saw a relatively familiar building.Seeing that he didn't find any danger, he looked at his watch, and it was a bit early to return immediately, so it's better to rake the grass and beat the rabbit to find something useful to go back.

At this time, the place he was in was called Songjiazhuang Road in the old world. There was a large shopping mall in the northwest corner of the intersection, and there was also a commercial and office building in the southwest corner.The building is fairly well preserved, and it happens to be divided into two groups to go in and walk around, maybe you can find some good things.

After setting their watches, the 6 people divided into two groups, holding up a pistol with a silencer, turning on the flashlight and headlights, and cautiously entered the dark interior of the building.Hong Tao chose a Xiabuxiabu shop located in the ground floor of an office building as a breakthrough point, but he even looked around the lobby and kitchen, but found nothing of value.

"Brother Shu, our luck seems to be a bit off..." The scalper is a veteran gold digger, and he is not at all unfamiliar with this situation, so he immediately came to a conclusion.It has been searched here, but anything easily portable and valuable has been taken.

"There are tables, chairs, benches, doors and windows, and those stainless steel operating tables in the kitchen should also be worth some money."

Hong Tao agrees with the scalper's judgment. In fact, this area has not yet passed the Fourth Ring Road. With the strength of the East Asian Alliance, an organized search should have been carried out long ago. Basic necessities such as food, candy, and batteries should not be considered. .

"Why don't we go up and have a look, maybe we can pick up some leaks." The scalper is not reconciled. As a gold digger, returning empty-handed means starving. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, you have to work hard. This habit will last for a while Can't change it.

"It's too high, and the lighting is easy to attract attention. We are new here, so we must be careful before we find out everything. Let's go, go to the McDonald's next to it, maybe there is fried chicken to eat..."

Climbing up to a ten-storey office building and holding a flashlight around in a room surrounded by large glass, the effect is equivalent to serving as a lighthouse on the vast sea, which can be spotted by the naked eye several kilometers away, which is too unsafe.

Hong Tao didn't want to let himself fall into a passive position just for a little night grass. Even if he didn't find anything, there was a row of shared bicycles and e-Donkeys parked at the door, and it would be considered a thief to move back a few casually.

"Brother Shu, there are cold noodle and pizza shops upstairs, why don't we try it too?" After a few minutes, the thin monkey began to talk about it, what kind of fried chicken, this place is poorer than the Xiabuxiabu searched just now , the partition boards in the toilet have been removed, and the French fries and ice cream machines are obviously missing in the kitchen.

"Forget it, I ate two shops in a row, and there is no room in my stomach, let's go down to digest and digest our food." Hong Tao slammed his mouth, pretending not to hear it, and patted his stomach with his hands, Zhenhe just finished the big meal generally.

"This is the underground garage, right?" The scalper couldn't pretend to be contented with an empty stomach, so he pushed open the safety door in the corridor and took a photo inside with a flashlight.

"Go, go down and have a look!" Hong Tao probed to see that there was indeed a garage sign on the wall, so he had a new idea.

If the search team of the East Asian Alliance hadn't turned every car upside down, they might still find electric cars that hadn't been disassembled. If they were lucky, they might find a working power battery unit.

Now I don't have to worry about food or drink, but the battery reserve is a bit urgent.I am afraid that no organization can produce this thing at present. It is a non-renewable resource, and if it is worn out, one piece will be lost.There are some for sale in the market, but the price is getting higher and higher, and it may not be usable.

As the saying goes, there is no light in the east and light in the west. There are at least a hundred cars parked in the two-story garage below this office building, among which there are more than a dozen electric cars, and none of them have been disassembled.

It seems that the East Asian Alliance organized a search for this area relatively early in the past. It was not aware of the shortage of batteries at that time. Later, it may have been included in the list that had been searched, and it did not check it carefully again.

Large organizations and large institutions do things one by one, and there are too many intermediate links. As long as the staff in a certain link are not too serious and responsible, there will often be such negligence.

So what are you waiting for, copy the guy.Take out the chassis battery packs of several electric vehicles first, and test them one by one next time with an internal resistance meter.The scalper and the thin monkey jumped on them immediately, chipping away at the glass of each car, and rummaged through the trunk for tools.

"Metro Line 5... Hey, why isn't this place flooded!" Hong Tao didn't work as a car demolition worker, but wandered around with a gun in his hand, from the first floor to the second floor, and then from the second floor back to the first floor.Inadvertently looking up, I found that there is still a passage on the east side of the garage, with obvious subway signs on it.

At this time, Hong Tao suddenly realized a problem. According to the depth of the second-floor underground garage, it should not be much shallower than the subway tunnel, but after turning around, there was no trace of being flooded.If this is the case, wouldn't the subway tunnel be flooded as well?

"There's nothing useful in the subway, right?" The scalper was shaking the jack, seeing that Hong Tao was going into the tunnel, he didn't quite understand.

"What are you talking about, have you ever taken the subway? Dude, hurry up, you haven't eaten!" The thin monkey found another jack from another car, and criticized the half-hearted behavior of the scalper.

"You guys stay here and don't go far, I'll go in and have a look... If you don't come back within 10 minutes, you'll be in trouble!" Hong Tao didn't explain much, who said that there are no good things in the subway, there are not only rails and trains in it , there are many duty rooms and equipment, since we are here, how can we not go and have a look.

Chapter 620 Into the Red Zone 3

"It was shot directly by a tank gun. I told you not to use armor-piercing bullets. I must listen..." The subway station was indeed at the end of the passage, but it was completely changed at this time.

Its entrance and exit are not independent, but located inside a building, which should be a transportation hub in memory.But the big hole in the wall reminds people every minute that fierce fighting took place here, and it was also directly hit by heavy fire.

"Oh, you still dare to look at your eyes, try to look at me again!" The ruins upstairs are too large to be searched by one person. life.

A mouse more than half a foot long propped its hind legs on the ground, raised its upper body, stood at the security checkpoint and stared at itself.Under the illumination of the light, a pair of small round eyes glowed faintly red.

"See what it is!" The mouse didn't back down from the provocation, and its mouth was quite straight.