"Make every hunt as if it were your last!" -Ben Douglas
"How many times must a man look up before he can see the sky? How many ears must a man have before he can hear the cry of the people? How many lives must he sacrifice before he can know how many have died? The answer, my friend, lies in the In the air. Floating in the air!"
A green leather car is driving on the broken highway. This is a modified car. The steel fender covered with spikes in front of the car could easily pierce a Violent Bear. The central axis of the car tires was obviously lengthened deliberately, and sharp thorns like wolf teeth were welded on. They rotate continuously with the wheels and can grind any flesh and blood.
There is even a high-speed machine gun on the sunroof of the car, and the belt hanging from the barrel tells the performance of this machine gun. Although it is not a model of the new era, the rate of fire of up to 200 rounds per minute is enough to threaten those mutated beasts and monsters.
There was deafening music playing in the car, and the American country music "Gone with the Wind" from the 1960s became a little bit of enjoyment for this solitary journey. It's just that the music floats on the deserted road, but it shows the silence of the wilderness even more.
It is afternoon now, and the scorching sun is grilling the earth. The surface of the earth has become a furnace. From a distance, the rise of hot air has distorted the ground. In this quiet afternoon, no creature is willing to move on the surface against the sun, so it has become the best time for travelers to hurry.
In the wilderness, no matter how well equipped they are, no one wants to face hordes of mutant creatures.
In addition to the driver, the car also carried more than a dozen passengers. These were men and women, including two children. Just judging from their different skin colors and faces, it is obvious that this is not a family trip, but more like fleeing together. Because those ragged clothes and skinny faces show that their daily life is only enough for food and clothing, and it is far from being rich.
"Damn it, I say Teddy, if you don't turn that old record on. Believe me, I'll smash him for you!"
Unlike the driver who shook his head and enjoyed the music, it was clear that some of the passengers disliked loud music. Sitting on the rear seat of the car, a big black man stood up, waved his fists and bared his white teeth and shouted.
Teddy, the driver. Just a guy in his twenties, wearing a yellowed checked shirt and jeans that were frayed in places. He held the car and said without turning his head: "Jian, you can't just enjoy the music quietly. Man, Bob is a genius, this song is simply amazing."
"Boy, I'm not in the mood right now. I just know if your shitty music attracts zombies or something, I think they'd love to gouge out your heart and eat it while listening to some shitty music .” The black Ji’an sneered, but his words aroused the approval of others.
Teddy shook his head and muttered something like "a bunch of idiots who don't know how to appreciate music", but reached out to turn off the record player.
"Man, at this time, not to mention living corpses, even corpse wolves are unwilling to come out to move. Otherwise, why do you think I choose the most uncomfortable time of the day to rush?" Teddy laughed, and took out a bag from his coat pocket. A crumpled cigarette. He put the cigarette in his mouth, then drew his hand out to light it, and then the smell of low-quality tobacco began to waft in the compartment.
The car continued to move forward, and the winding road seemed endless. The driver was drowsy, but almost all the passengers in the car fell asleep. In turbulent times, it is also a luxury to be able to sleep peacefully.
Because the road was uninhabited, Teddy drove very fast, reaching a speed of about 150 kilometers per hour. The road leading to Silvertree City is fairly smooth, and there will be no unnecessary obstacles, so Teddy is not afraid of bumping into anything. They came from a small settlement called Dahl, which was also located in the fringe area like the Z7 base. The water source in the settlement has been exhausted recently, and if they don't leave, they will all die of thirst.
So the people in the settlement left collectively, and the Bailai people took seven or eight such modified cars and went to different places. In this era, although as long as they are not infected with viruses and their bodies are not disabled, they can be accepted by other settlements or bases. But except for large bases or the headquarters of large companies, it is impossible for other places to accept Bailai's foreign population at one time, so Dahl's people can only be divided into several groups to try their luck.
Teddy and the others will go to Remut, a medium-sized settlement 3,000 kilometers away, through Silvertree City. That settlement occupies a corner of the city. After years of development, many urban facilities have been restored. It can be said that it is the most ideal place to live nearby. . Teddy and the others hope that Remut can accept them, otherwise the next settlement will be far away.
As for the dozen or so people in this car, I don't know how many of them can survive until they are taken in by other places.
In the wilderness, life can wither at any time.
Turning a corner in a canyon, the stuffy air in the car made Teddy's eyelids heavy. But it didn't prevent Teddy from suddenly seeing someone on the road. Of course, the traveler dressed as a soldier and wearing a hooded hood didn't look like any monster no matter how he looked. As for the living corpses that are very similar to humans, Teddy believes that they are not willing to haunt the sun.
The car drove straight towards the two travelers.
"Damn it!" Teddy honked the horn in a hurry and slammed on the brakes desperately.
The tires screeched sharply on the ground, but the high-speed car didn't just stop and stop. Even though the braking system had been activated, the car still slammed into the passers-by.
There was screaming and cursing in the car, but Teddy gritted his teeth and stared ahead. The car and the traveler approached quickly, and the man in military uniform quickly threw his companion down. The two rolled away on the ground, barely passing the car.
The car finally stopped at the edge of the canyon. Teddy stopped the car, opened the door quickly, and shouted at the two people, "Are you all right?"
The soldier who was slapping his knees and helping his companion stand up from the ground shook his head indifferently. But after looking at Teddy's car, he walked over with his companions.
When he got closer, Teddy could see the soldier's appearance clearly. He is a man of yellow race, with firm lines on his slashed face. I don't know if the right eye was injured, it was wearing a black patch. And on the soldier's shoulder lay a strange creature. The head and the body cannot be distinguished, and the chubby unknown creature has a pair of Z-shaped ears. It lay on the soldier's shoulder, and the heat from the sun made the creature look weak.
The soldier's companion was a petite woman, with a bumpy figure under the cloak, Teddy couldn't help whistling. Although the hat on the cloak hid the woman's face deeply, the flowing blond hair hanging from the brim of the hat made people believe that it must be a beautiful woman.
When they came to the car, the soldier asked in a slightly hoarse voice, "Are you going to Remut?"
"Go, we're going there." Teddy nodded.
"Then please give us a lift, and I will pay for it." The soldier took out his wallet from his pocket and took out 20 yuan from it.
Teddy's eyes lit up, 20 yuan is not a small amount, it is enough for the people in the car to drink clean water for three days. He was about to agree, but someone objected later: "I'm sorry, we won't let people with unknown origins get in the car."
(It’s the first time for a newcomer to recommend a new book, please break it, ask for a red ticket, ask for a collection, and ask for all kinds of support! Friends, the slightest movement of your fingertips is the driving force for me to move forward. I beg for support~)