After the two main forces recovered their combat effectiveness, Jiang Tao and the others had a heated discussion about how to deal with the metal zombie.
Hou Ying listened silently and didn't interrupt until the careful Gongsun Jing found out that he was not enthusiastic about the plan, so she asked, "Brother Monkey, do you agree that we should deal with this zombie?"
Gongsun Jing and Hou Ying are the ones who have the most common topics among them. During the two days they stayed in the Haiye service area, they communicated a lot, and their names naturally changed.
They seem to be used to calling others by nicknames. Hou Ying guessed that it was a habit of going out on missions when she was a soldier, but she couldn't change it after getting used to it. I heard that Li Xuanyuan's ID card was not called this name, because the team called him Xuanyuan, so he simply acquiesced in his own name. Another example is Qiao Dayo, who was rebellious when he was a fledgling, always saying that I am your uncle and greedy for other people's advantages. Later, people replied that he was the second uncle, and that's how the name "second child" came from.
After Hou Ying saved the lives of two comrades-in-arms, Gongsun Jing also regarded him as one of her own. When joking, she followed Jiang Tao's mouth and called him monkey. .
Calling and calling, but no one calls him a monkey anymore.
Such a slight change in attitude, Hou Ying understood that it was because of their love for him to pull Qiao Daye and Li Xuanyuan out.
After seeing Gongsun Jing's voice, everyone looked at her, so Hou Ying said without concealment: "I really think this approach is a little too aggressive."
"It's true that improving abilities is our primary task, but the problem now is that we know too little about zombies. I think what we need to do now is not to reach the sky in one step, but to be steady and stable, no matter what we do. Doing so can minimize unknown risks.”
Having decided to try her best to spend the apocalypse with them as a team, Hou Ying also changed her previous conservative attitude of not seeking merit but seeking no fault, and spoke more directly.
Hou Ying observed their expressions and analyzed: "According to what we know so far, it can be summed up that some zombies can also develop abilities, and the abilities will also evolve and improve. Then, why don't we think about it in depth? What is the trigger for the ability to increase? Maybe our ability to increase is the same thing that zombies need?"
Seeing the agreement of several people, Hou Ying continued: "We don't know why we have supernatural powers, and why we have different supernatural powers. In the final analysis, zombies are like living dead without thinking and feed on human beings." , The physiological mechanism is still largely the same as that of us humans. Since the same situation happens to zombies, we can learn from their experience instead of blindfolded."
"To be honest."
Hou Ying sighed, "I'm different from you. I still have lingering fears when I think of the fuel plant. If you're not sure, I don't want you to try your luck."
"Instead of taking such a risky approach, it's better to start practicing with zombies with lower abilities. Anyway, we are now surrounded by zombies. It is dangerous but it is actually an opportunity. Besides, the crisis stimulates the potential to promote alienation. Maybe it’s just our little guess, even if it’s correct, we don’t need to be in a hurry, right?”
"Besides, as far as we can see now, zombies don't fight with each other. The improvement of their abilities is definitely not triggered by crises. All zombies with abilities can evolve, so instead of directly looking for the most difficult one, why not Catch some zombies with the same attributes and different evolutionary levels as ours, and do a comprehensive experiment. How did they evolve, are there any commonalities that can be learned from, and there are many issues that are worth studying. Most importantly, we must have Knowing where their weaknesses are, the bullets will eventually run out one day—in fact, your inventory is running out, right? How to use abilities to kill zombies, how to kill them with the fastest efficiency and minimum loss, is what we What do you think is now settled?"
Jiang Tao and the other five were lost in thought after listening.
In fact, thinking about it carefully, Hou Ying's suggestion is not surprising, what he said is the golden mean. And in the face of unknown dangers, it is precisely this steady method that can save their lives and increase their strength the most.
But such a simple idea, why didn't they think of it before
In the final analysis, their biggest problem now is that the dragons have no leader! When they were soldiers, Jiang Tao and Li Xuanyuan were the strongest top soldiers, and they were good at charging forward, not controlling the overall situation.
In fact, this fatal problem has been exposed from the lack of consideration of Qiao Daye's wayfinding before—they are brave and brave, but under the sudden blows of the end of the world, they have also become sharp and aggressive.
They don't have enough crisis awareness and lack the overall concept.
Don't look at Li Xuanyuan and Qiao Daye who are under 28 years old, but like Jiang Tao and Liu Zhan, they are all veterans with more than ten years of service. In their special forces, they are all tigers and wolves, and they are all kings of soldiers. The captain's individual combat effectiveness is no better than them. But just like what the old chief once said, they all need a rope to twist together these powerful but rebellious thorn soldiers, and when necessary, turn them into a rein to rein them in time.
Before, the captain was their rope, but now...
They looked at Hou Ying, then at each other, thinking about it for a moment.
No matter how exquisite Hou Ying was, without the tacit understanding between them, she would not be able to guess what they were thinking. However, as a military doctor, Gongsun Jing, who also doesn't understand their thoughts very well, said: "According to our previous experience, the recovery ability of zombies is very strong, and they don't have a series of physiological reactions such as pain. Only by blowing their heads can we kill them." kill them."
It was only then that Hou Ying realized that a headshot was not a special training habit of special forces, but their experience in dealing with zombies.
However, seeing that they each had their own ideas and did not express their opinions on their proposals, Hou Ying simply finished speaking: "Of course, whether it is your plan or my proposal, it will take time to complete. But I can't wait that long... So now I also Let me tell you about my own plan in advance. If you accept my suggestion, you can spend a buffer period here to practice with the nearby zombies. And I will find a way to go back to Yecheng to pick up my nephew and friends. If we can come back alive, we will join your team. If you decide to take risks, my supporting role will not be of much help to you, and I will rush to Yecheng as soon as possible."
He really couldn't wait any longer, he was afraid that Wang Hehe and Ji Yao wouldn't be able to wait for him to go back.
Everyone was a little stunned when they heard the words. They already regarded Hou Ying as one of their own. They didn't expect that Hou Ying had plans to leave the team.
Meng Hanghai, who had been obediently and quietly listening to the adults, became uneasy. He tightened Hou Ying's hand, feeling sad: "Uncle Hou..."
The child already understood that Hou Ying would not bring herself with her when she went to Yecheng. If the adults choose the first plan, he will come back here, and they will have a reunion one day. But if it was the second plan, he would never come back after going to Yecheng.
Seeing this, Jiang Tao said: "Brother Hou, we all think your suggestion is very feasible. But if we want to go to Yecheng now, how can we get there if our armored vehicle is lost? We can't use that forklift to pass through the siege of zombies Bar?"
The geographical advantage of this old national road has been snatched away by the new national road. If it weren’t for the fact that many people chose this road because of the city of escape, it was mainly used to transport heavy industrial goods, and there was not much traffic. Moreover, the Haiye service area is next to an industrial park, and the residential buildings have been slowly moved out over the past ten years due to factory pollution, so there is a certain number of zombies here, and there is no need to worry about a large wave of zombies coming.
What Hou Ying said, using the supernatural zombies here to practice and do experiments, even if they only have these few people, as long as they have a careful plan, it will not be too difficult to implement.
They had actually been persuaded by Hou Ying, and the reason why they didn't say a word was because they tacitly believed that Hou Ying could replace the late captain as their "reins", and they were considering ways to absorb Hou Ying into the team.
It never occurred to her that Hou Ying would still go all-in on going to Yecheng even though they lost a battle and suffered heavy losses.
You know, although Yecheng is not too far from the Haiye service area, they haven't got their heavy trucks and lost their armored vehicles. With the beautiful looking but crispy cars parked in the service area, it is impossible to finish the journey. The rest of the highway is full of zombies and cars.
What Jiang Tao said was the truth.
Hou Ying has been worrying about this for the past two days, and he already has some ideas. Seeing that they have almost accepted my proposal, and the formation of the team is very promising, I also told them a little bit about it, and said, "Actually, there is one thing I kept from everyone."
Everyone was taken aback, for fear that he would tell the truth about what he had been scratched by zombies or what he had done to them.
Seeing the same expressions they seem to have copied and pasted, Hou Ying was inexplicably amused, and it became easier to speak out when she thought it would be difficult to be honest.
"I don't think zombies can smell my meat." As he said this, he was amused by his own words, "I was surrounded by four or five zombies at the convenience store in the Jianghai service area before. I'm sure I won't survive... But those zombies didn't do anything to me. The same thing happened when I was driving the fuel plant that day. A zombie had jumped into the car. I almost thought I was going to be bitten, but it turned out It was a near miss. So I suspect, maybe they really can't smell me."
He hadn't mentioned it before, but when he rushed into the fuel plant and passed through the crowd of zombies driven crazy by the blood of Li Xuanyuan and Qiao Daye, he also had the belief and determination to die together, and the process was not smooth.
It's just that after several adventures, the zombies that chased the sound of the car and rushed towards Hou Ying didn't intend to speak to him, which made him lucky not to die on the way.
The two or three flukes made Hou Ying understand that this was not a coincidence.
Several people looked at each other, and Gongsun Jing guessed: "...Maybe, this is also a kind of supernatural power?"
After they left Lake City, all contact with the outside world was cut off. Now they know very little about the situation of the outside world, about abilities, zombies, and the end of the world.
However, even supernatural powers such as clairvoyance, wind ear, gold, wood, water and fire can be obtained, and it seems that there is no need to make too much fuss about confusing smells? Just like the herbal medicine that detoxifies snakes, it must be near the snakes. All things generate and restrain each other. Hou Ying's ability is like a cheating device, but it seems to be in line with the law of nature's development.
And they also immediately understood why Hou Ying wanted to hide it from them.
It would be okay if this kind of ability was common in the outside world—but as ignorant as they all know, it's impossible. And this kind of ability, which can be extended to be a "natural enemy of zombies", if people with ulterior motives know about it, they will definitely want to take it for themselves, and even grab him to dissect it in the laboratory for research!
Qiao Daye laughed and said, "Brother Monkey is awesome. If this is true, wouldn't it be possible to easily pass through the camp of zombies without leaving any armor behind?"
Hou Ying wasn't in the mood to joke around. I don't know if this was an abnormality of supernatural powers, which made him panic for a few times. He has been desperately trying to recall what he experienced during the most critical two days of blankness, and he is afraid that he will become a different kind.
Gongsun Jing saw that he was not fully sure, and said: "How about this, let's find a way to let the second child capture a smell zombie alive and try it. If you can avoid the smell zombie, it means that you really have This kind of supernatural power."
"No, what if the olfactory zombie I captured has a higher level of ability than Brother Monkey, and he can't hide it?"
"If this ability is not a panacea, it's better to find it early, and we can rescue it nearby. Otherwise, it will be a big deal if we are discovered after running into the zombies." Jiang Tao took Qiao Daye's words and said in a muffled voice : "Since it's like this, it's good to try it. However, even if you have this cheat, you can go to Yecheng by yourself. But how do you plan to take your nephew and friends over?"
Hou Ying was stopped by the question.
Seeing that he was at a loss for words, Li Xuanyuan snorted coldly and said, "You haven't thought about this question, have you?"