At 11:30 in the night, the four people who had fully slept, carried the same small backpacks bought in the afternoon, and brought things they thought were useful and would not foul, and took a taxi to the Yellow River Estuary Scenic Area. Naturally, the scenic area has already closed for business, and strangers are not allowed to enter. The front of the ticket office is empty, only the dead leaves on the ground rustle in the night wind.
The four found a hidden corner and waited for the arrival of twelve o'clock.
The location of the coordinate point is at the ticket office of the scenic spot, so they stepped on the point seriously this time.
But it is precisely because this is the coordinate point that no "peer" appeared until eleven fifty, which made the four of them murmured in their hearts.
"Isn't it because we found the wrong place?" Qian Ai said to himself, looking around, "Or are the other teams hiding in the dark?"
"Don't waste your time, if you really want to hide, can you still find it?" Xu Wang rubbed his sore eyes, and since he was dormant, he looked around vigilantly. Light flowers and trees, not even a shadow.
Kuang Jinxin pondered for a moment and speculated: "Could it be that when we were in the Endless Sea yesterday, other qualified teams had already come over to pass this level, and then they failed and moved forward, so today is all that's left. us?"
Qian Ai looked at his teammates: "I found out, you don't think about the best in everything, you think about the best in everything..."
Wu Sheng raised his eyes and looked into the depths of the scenic spot: "The handover point of this level is in the hospital. If the coordinates are the hospital, then you don't need to work hard to get out of the siege..."
Xu Wang heard his voice: "You mean, other teams are likely to find a place closer to the hospital to wait for zero? Like in the scenic spot?"
"Or 'what they think' is closer to the hospital." Wu Sheng said rigorously.
Xu Wang understood. Mao Qiping said that the city map in 3/23 is fixed, but the coordinates in reality corresponding to this map are being fine-tuned every day. Teams that have passed this level before can't be 100% accurate based on their memory.
But if you have experience, you should always use it. Only people who are stunned like them and don't have any 3/23 experience to refer to will take it for granted that they will guard the coordinates of the .
and many more.
If there really aren't any other teams around... Wouldn't it be that all the veterans will pass the level tonight, just their new team? !
"Cuckoo-"
At midnight, the owl sounded bleak.
The four of them seemed to be on a jumping plane, and after their hearts were about to fly out of their bodies, they landed on the cold ceramic floor tiles with a thump.
The dim light shone down, reflecting a cold light on the floor tiles, and the air was filled with the smell of disinfectant, with a sense of chilling depression.
The high vigilance brought by the "Scud Zombie" made the four of them not dare to delay, and they bounced up almost as soon as they landed, looking at the surrounding environment nervously.
Fortunately, this is a place that can be seen at a glance.
Men's restroom.
"This refresh point is really..." Qian Ai looked at the urinal and couldn't find a suitable word to describe it.
"Don't be picky," Xu Wang comforted his teammates, "At least there are no zombies here, and the environment is friendly."
"Didn't you say there are weapons?" Wu Sheng didn't mind where he appeared, and there was no audience anyway. In contrast, he was more concerned about practical things.
"Could it be..." Kuang Jinxin stretched out his hand and pointed to the door of the innermost compartment, "Who are those?"
The three looked up and immediately understood why Kuang Jinxin hesitated.
I saw that in front of the door of the innermost compartment, which is also the deepest part of the bathroom, four square metal boxes fell in order from bottom to top. The silver-white boxes were engraved with retro patterns, each with almost seven Eighty centimeters high, so the one that landed on the top almost reached the ceiling.
"Is this a weapon or a holy garment..." Xu Wang looked up, feeling a lot of pressure.
However, as the captain, he was the first to walk to the box, squat down to pick a watermelon, and knocked twice on the wall of the box. In fact, I couldn't hear any clues. I just tried to comfort myself. Seeing that the knocking sound dissipated and nothing strange happened, I reached out my hand and gently dialed the metal piece standing on the top of the box wall facing him. horizontal.
It is said to be the box wall, but it is actually the box door. The hinges are at the bottom edge, and the remaining three sides are not connected to the box body, so as soon as the metal sheet blocking the upper part is removed, the box door will fall down towards Xu Wang. , revealing the true contents of the objects inside.
An electric shaver.
"..." Xu Wang stretched out his hand to support the ground, so that he would not be able to squat.
Give him a razor for a box half a meter high? !
Don't you know that the packaging should be environmentally friendly? ! !
"Captain?" The mouth of the box was blocked by Xu Wang's figure, and the three companions could not see what was inside, only that he suddenly stopped moving, and Kuang Jin Xin spoke out in concern.
"It's alright," Captain Xu waved to his friends with his back turned, then picked up the razor, got up and went into the open compartment next to him, "Continue unpacking, I'll calm down."
The three teammates stopped talking. They all saw the razor in the captain's hand and knew that what the captain needed most at this time was not "chat", but "quietness".
After checking each other's eyes, Qian Ai set off second.
Tall and with long arms, he simply climbed onto the compartment door and opened the top metal box.
pat.
The wall of the box fell in response, and the scenery inside was exactly the same as that of Captain Xu—a screwdriver.
Qian Ai was mentally prepared, took the screwdriver calmly, and jumped out of the compartment door.
I don't know if the endurance has reached the limit, and as he landed, the compartment door suddenly slanted down with a "click". Qian Ai stood blankly for two seconds, comprehending the profound meaning of this weapon.
Turn around, straighten the door, and re-tighten the screws.
The picture was so beautiful that the two remaining teammates couldn't bear to watch it, and refocused their attention on the box.
"Brother Sheng, you go first." Kuang Jinxin doesn't like to make choices, it's best to leave one for him after all his teammates have been selected.
Wu Sheng shrugged, walked over and picked the second box from the top. He reached out and tiptoed, just touching the upper edge of the box. With a slight push, the box wall fell.
A... machete
Wu Sheng reached out and felt it out, only to see clearly that it was not a machete, but a sickle, but the shape of the blade was exaggerated, the wooden handle was only 30 to 40 cm long, but the blade head was almost 80 cm long and curved The arc is extremely large, from the width where it connects with the wooden handle, it narrows a little bit downward in an arc, and it is sharp and sharp at the end.
This kind of top-heavy sickle is not easy to hold at all, and what is even more incredible is that there are circles of bulges on the wooden handle that people hold, like bamboo knots.
Wu Sheng frowned, took two steps back, opened the space, and swung the sickle forward.
He originally wanted to try it out, how does it feel, but when the knife was swung out, the tip of the knife was firmly planted at the bottom of the box he just opened.
"Boom!" There was a metallic sound.
The arms that could no longer swing down due to the obstruction from the bottom of the box were numb from the shock.
Wu Sheng maintained the posture of swinging the sickle and stood there in astonishment.
He had already opened enough space, and theoretically it was impossible to cut the box, but the moment he swung it out, the wooden handle became longer.
Qian Ai hid in the toilet cubicle in an emergency, sticking to the door frame and sticking out his head, his heart was pounding, but he didn't dare to shout, so he could only grit his teeth: "Can you give me a reminder next time you do something dangerous? —"
The teammate's complaint brought Wu Sheng back to his senses. He took back the foreign-style "telescopic sickle" and tried to retract the wooden handle back to its original state, but he couldn't push it back.
This time the knife head and the handle are balanced, and the protrusions on the wooden handle have disappeared and smoothed, but it is even more inconvenient to hold. It cannot be held horizontally like a spear-because it is top-heavy, nor can it be like a knife. Pin it or carry it - too big.
No way, Wu Sheng could only carry the wooden handle on his shoulders and let the knife head hang behind his back.
Carrying it means carrying it, but this kind of weapon is simply synonymous with "extremely inconvenient to use"? !
"Good-looking..." In the other compartment, Captain Xu stuck out a pair of twinkling eyes.
Wu Junshi, who was carrying the sickle, was stunned: "Huh?"
"Like the scythe of the god of death, it is especially cool." The last half of the sentence "The god of death is also good-looking" was detained by Captain Xu in the bottom of his heart, and he remembered it for himself.
"Are you sure?" Wu Junshi was disgusted in his mouth, but the body carrying the sickle turned in a circle, showing the shape in 360°.
"It's alright, don't scratch us again." Qian Ai's scalp felt numb when she saw the sickle, and she felt unsafe from a meter away, "Xiao Kuang, take your weapon—"
Time is precious, so Wu Junshi had no choice but to end the circle hastily, turning sideways to make room for his teammates.
There was only one box left, and Kuang Jinxin came forward and opened it directly.
A bulging white plastic bag, like a takeaway.
Kuang Jinxin untied the plastic bag tied into a slipknot.
A pocket of colorful, sugar-like translucent balls, the size of a ping-pong ball, with a smooth and clear surface. When you pinch it with your hand, it is moderately soft and hard, similar to the touch of rubber.
The three partners came together to watch, pinch, and smell.
Qian Ai: "Bouncy ball?"
Wu Sheng: "You'd better get rid of the idea of throwing it on the ground."
Xu Wang looked at his military advisor: "Have you found anything?"
Wu Sheng said firmly: "The smell of gunpowder."
Qian Ai hurriedly put the ball back into the plastic bag, for fear that it would explode a second later.
Xu Wang smelled Xiaoqiu again, and with Wu Sheng's reminder, he seemed to really smell a little firecrackers. But usually the firecrackers are about to explode, so the smell is strong. Wu Sheng can distinguish such a faint smell. How did he do it
Seeing his doubts, Wu Sheng took the initiative to solve the puzzle: "I dismantled fireworks when I was a child, and this is the smell inside."
"The fireworks are set off, right?" Xu Wang looked at him inexplicably, "Why are they demolished?"
Wu Sheng said: "Research the structure inside."
Xu Wang: "..."
"So this is a pocket of miniature bombs?!" Qian Ai looked at the pockets of "heavy gunpowder" his teammates had, and then looked at his "screwdriver". The sadness came from them. They were all teammates who fought together. Would you like to treat them differently? ! ! !
"Shave a beard to calm down." Captain Xu handed the electric razor to his teammates and held them tightly. "I just tried it, and it works."
In the face of the injustice of fate, you must have a peaceful mind of the Buddhist system, and you must not only focus on your own Buddha, but lead your team members to Buddha together. — "Captain Xu's Team Building Handbook"
Beijing time 00:13
After coming out of the bathroom, the four finally understood why they had never met a zombie.
This is a fully enclosed shopping mall, with locked entrances and exits, and security guards patrolling nervously and orderly on all floors. Customers or evacuees gathered on the first floor of the mall. Judging from the messy bedding on the ground, they had been hiding here for a long time.
The four of them passed over the asylum seekers who were sitting and lying on the ground, and came to the revolving door.
The tall revolving door has been resisted, and there is no way to push it no matter inside or outside. The side doors on both sides are tightly closed, and their own locks should be locked, but the door handle is still tied with a double-safety chain lock.
The mall clock said it was 18:13 pm.
Outside the shopping mall is a pedestrian street. Through the glass, you can see the shops across the street. The facades are fresh and elegant, or fashionable, or clear and pragmatic. There are flower shops, gourmet food, coffee shops, clothing, and a family. One family, one by one, it is not difficult to imagine the lively and bustling past.
But now, it's all messed up.
The store door was knocked open, the glass was smashed, the benches slanted, the canopy collapsed, the walls were splattered with blood, and stumps lay on the ground. There were no living people, no zombies, and the whole street was empty.
It was a clear evening without any clouds, and the setting sun shed its light to the fullest, adding a warm color filter to the street scene of the end times.