The group's expressions turned grim at the thought; if it truly existed from the beginning, then the sheer number was truly terrifying.
"That's probably unlikely. The apocalypse has lasted so long; if it were true, it would have already erupted by now!"
Fang Qingxun spoke with a hint of disbelief, as if talking to himself, trying to convince himself, but not quite sure.
In fact, Jiang Li is more inclined to believe that the virus existed at the beginning of the apocalypse, or not long after the apocalypse began, because they encountered it every time they went out to deal with zombies during this period.
If it suddenly broke out recently, where would so many people come from all at once? It's been so many years since the apocalypse, and everyone has figured out their own survival system. Although people still die every day, it's absolutely impossible for so many people to die in one day.
Moreover, most people are in the base, and the people outside are scattered unevenly and not concentrated together, so the zombies that appear outside can only be people who died a long time ago.
After this incident, the base implemented very strict screening procedures. People returning from outside were thoroughly checked for injuries, and anyone found to have injuries was immediately isolated to prevent them from turning into zombies.
For the next six months, Jiang Li and his group lived in the Dragon City base, occasionally going out to kill zombies and earn points. Yes, now you can earn points by killing zombies. Every time they went out, the base would send someone to accompany them. At first, no one dared to go out, but as time went by, everyone had their own ways of dealing with zombies.
As long as you don't encounter hordes of zombies, you can generally handle it.
On this day, Jiang Li and his group went out with Captain Chen and his team to hunt zombies, just like usual. In the past six months, the zombies near the base had been almost completely cleared out, so they were going to go to a slightly farther place today.
Fang Qingxun, full of energy, switched into chatter mode, talking non-stop and cracking jokes along the way, which occasionally provoked Fu Xiaxia to retort.
Jiang Li was happy to sit in the back seat and watch the excitement, and didn't find the journey boring or tedious at all.
The journey was relatively smooth, except for a mindless zombie dog that came along and gave us experience points; otherwise, we didn't encounter any other trouble.
As the sun set, they finally arrived at their destination. It was a county under City C, a small to medium-sized city with a relatively low population density. Although it was only a third-tier city, its urban development was no worse than that of a second-tier city.
But now, the once bustling city is nothing but a mess of ruins, overgrown with weeds, littered with waste, and filled with abandoned cars and collapsed buildings.
In the afternoon, Captain Chen told Gu Jin and the others via walkie-talkie that they should first look around and set off again tomorrow after camping there for the day. Jiang Li and the others did not follow Captain Chen and the others, but instead wandered around the neighborhood.
Captain Chen and his team would search for supplies whenever they came out, in addition to dealing with zombies, so there was no need for them to follow them around all the time.
Jiang Li and his group strolled around for a while when they suddenly heard gunshots. They exchanged glances and realized that Captain Chen and his men must have encountered danger, so they immediately changed direction and headed towards the source of the gunshots.
The streets were littered with crooked and overturned obstacles, which frequently blocked the road, forcing Gu Jin and his companions to change routes often.
After driving for about ten more minutes, they finally spotted Captain Chen and his team.
At that moment, Captain Chen and his team's car was rushing from the intersection ahead, followed closely by countless black shadows flashing red dots, densely packed, surging like a tide and blocking the entire street.
"Holy crap, it's a horde of zombie rats!"
Fang Qingxun was so startled that he jumped up from his seat.
Jiang Li's scalp tingled. She had seen many zombie rats in her previous life. These things were not the most powerful in the apocalypse, but they were definitely the most annoying.
They have completely retained their habits from their previous lives. Not only are they extremely fast, but they are also very good at hiding and escaping. When they attack, they will dig holes in the ground and emerge, appearing and disappearing unpredictably and making them impossible to guard against.
What's even more terrifying is that these zombie rats always appear in swarms, and one poke can wipe out an entire nest.
As the saying goes, "many ants can kill an elephant." Even if they are very powerful or there are many of them, few people would dare to provoke them. This is the first time Jiang Li has ever encountered such a large swarm of zombie rats.
Gu Jin reacted extremely quickly, immediately turning the steering wheel sharply, making a 180-degree turn at the rear of the car, and turning the car around in one smooth motion.
"Jiang Li, you drive."
As Gu Jin spoke, she unbuckled her seatbelt, nimbly climbed out of the car window, and onto the roof. The others followed closely behind. Jiang Li had already made his move the moment Gu Jin spoke, quickly climbing into the driver's seat. After the people on the roof were steadyed, he slammed on the gas and sped forward.
Captain Chen and his team had spotted Gu Jin and her group, and were driving faster and faster.
Just then, several large, dark shadows suddenly leaped out, their sharp, tooth-covered mouths wide open, lunging straight for their car tires.
Captain Chen and his team saw that the zombie rats were about to bite the tires. If the tires punctured, they would really be stuck here.
Several men opened the window and opened fire incessantly. The zombie rats were shot dead by Captain Chen and his men as soon as they jumped up.
The swarm of rats squeaked and scattered, but soon they rushed at them even more frantically.
Gu Jin and his group were a little ahead of Captain Chen and his men. Seeing that the number of zombie rats behind them was increasing and they were about to catch up, Gu Jin raised the rocket launcher. Shi Lin supported Gu Jin from behind to stabilize his body.
Gu Jin and the others had kept the rocket launcher in the car before, just in case they could take it out openly. They had never used it before, and this was the first time.
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