After listening to my answer, Wei Shengnan thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I'll send a group of people over to support you first, and at the same time urge Qu Ruilin to speed up the process."

"Never mind, you guys can come together."

Listening to the calls of unknown birds in the woods, I said, "Even if you send people over now, I don't have time to wait for them. If everyone gets separated, it will only cause more trouble."

“Some people will set off earlier and arrive at the scene faster than us. The sooner they leave, the sooner you can receive support. That’s settled.”

Wei Shengnan made a decision that left no room for refusal, and then added, "Be very careful when you encounter any problems."

Hearing Wei Shengnan's tone, I teased, "I remember you being a tomboy; you weren't this fussy before, were you?"

“In the past, everyone had their own purposes, but this time everyone did it for me, and I always feel indebted to you all.”

Wei Shengnan laughed along: "You know my personality, I'm quite strong-willed in everything, and this feeling of owing favors makes me very uncomfortable."

"We're friends, and there's no guarantee I won't need your help in the future, so don't be so polite."

I paused for a moment: "And it's not even certain whether you'll survive this!"

Upon hearing my words, Wei Shengnan cursed, "Duan Shenxing, you son of a bitch!"

"Haha! Don't worry, this time I will do everything in my power to make sure you live. You'll probably owe me this favor for the rest of your life."

When I heard Wei Shengnan cursing, I laughed along with her.

I don’t know if it’s because Duan Jinyan made me feel disheartened, but I feel that my resistance to the Four Gates is not so deep anymore, and the barrier between me and Wei Shengnan and the others is gradually melting away.

Not long after I spoke with Wei Shengnan on the phone, Song Laosan, Manjing, and Lao Xiong returned from the village, carrying eight hunting rifles and several sets of clothes.

Of their eight guns, besides a standard Type 81 rifle and a hunting rifle, the rest were homemade cannons that required reloading gunpowder after each shot.

After discussing it, we decided to give the Type 81 rifle to Song Laosan, who had served in the army.

Before setting off, I rummaged through my backpack, took out a powerful syringe, and injected it into my leg.

Seeing my actions, Xu Le frowned and asked, "Didn't we already get the rabies vaccine? Why did you get another shot?"

I explained, "This isn't a rabies vaccine, it's morphine. Morphine is a..."

"I know what morphine is."

Xu Le nodded: "Anything else? Give me a shot too. I got bitten twice on my leg, it really hurts."

I wanted to tell Xu Le that this stuff was addictive, but when I thought about what we were going to do next, I didn't say it and handed her a syringe instead.

Soon, everyone was ready to head into the mountains again.

Under the influence of morphine, I quickly suppressed the pain in my body and felt particularly energetic.

According to Lao Xiong, the wild dogs we killed earlier might attract other predators, so everyone needs to take a detour into the mountains.

Throughout our journey, Xu Le held the silver bowl in his hand to pinpoint the location of the zombies.

We plunged into the woods and hiked for two hours straight, traversing mountains and valleys. Even with morphine, I felt utterly exhausted.

As a seasoned guide, Lao Xiong kept a close eye on everyone's condition. Seeing that everyone was a bit tired, he shone his flashlight around the surroundings and said, "We're currently upwind, and the wind will blow our breath into the forest. If we stay here too long, we'll attract wild animals! Hang in there, everyone. Once we reach the hill ahead and go around to the downwind side, we can rest."

Xu Le said somewhat reluctantly, "Uncle Xiong, can we walk a little further? I feel that everyone still has the energy to keep going."

"Do you remember our agreement? Once we're in the mountains, you have to do whatever I say."

Old Bear looked at Xu Le seriously: "In this forest, the deadly threat is not just the zombie you are looking for. I have to make sure everyone has enough stamina to deal with emergencies! You are looking for that zombie to capture, and like hunting, you can't do it when you're exhausted."

Old Xiong made a firm decision and led us through the woods for another twenty minutes. We stopped in front of a hilltop, broke off a blade of grass to check the wind direction, and turned to point at me and Manjing: "You two clear an open space here, the rest of you stay and keep watch... You're called Song Laosan, right? Come with me, we'll go get some firewood and camp here tonight."

"Uncle Xiong, you mean we're going to stay here all night?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Le immediately became restless: "The zombies only move at night, so we can only conduct our search at night. If we rest now, the entire night will be wasted."

"We must rest tonight, the weather is about to change."

Uncle Xiong rubbed his fingers together in the air: "The humidity in the air is getting higher and higher, and the wind is getting weaker and weaker. It's going to be foggy tonight. Traveling in the fog is too dangerous. The air pressure when the fog rises will also make wild animals restless. We can't move."

I then turned my gaze to Xu Le: "Can't your ghost-hunting technique pinpoint the location of a zombie? If that thing can't move during the day, it will actually be easier for us to find it. I agree with Uncle Xiong's plan."

Xu Le rubbed his hands together: "When we encountered the zombie before, although it was heading northeast, it didn't move in a straight line. Moreover, this thing moves too fast. If we let it run away all night, it will be even harder to find it tomorrow."

I smiled at Xu Le: "Perhaps you are an undisputed professional when it comes to catching zombies, but before we see it, I think we should be more rational! Since we are a team, we should let professionals do professional things so that our team can exert its greatest ability and do its best to do this well."

“That’s right. If the fog really gets thick in the forest, the zombies move so fast that even if we catch up with them, it will be very difficult to capture them.”

The monkey chimed in, "Right now, we're all old, weak, and disabled. Once our reinforcements arrive, we'll have night vision goggles and drones! Besides, when we found that zombie, it was just by accident, wasn't it? What if we're staying here tonight and the zombie suddenly storms into the camp?"