Chapter 66 Too Brutal (First Update)
After seeing Fang Yuxin's strength, Captain Zhou suggested that she treat the wounded first. None of the people they came with were seriously injured, but they had some minor injuries. Although these injuries were not serious, they would still affect the performance of a person's strength, and the smell of blood would more easily attract zombies.
If conditions did not allow it, the higher-ups would not have allowed these people to go out on missions with injuries. But the safe zone was short of manpower after all, and the higher-ups had no other options.
Those with more serious injuries either stay in safe hospitals or do simpler tasks in the safe zone, which can be considered as making full use of their resources.
Now that there was Fang Yuxin, a wood-type psychic who could heal, Captain Zhou hoped that she could treat the wounded first. He did not force Fang Yuxin to heal every wounded person, but the fewer wounded people there were, the better it would be for them, and the greater the possibility of survival.
He also had no intention of letting Fang Yuxin treat people's injuries for free. Instead, he asked each injured person who received treatment to give Fang Yuxin a crystal core as a medical fee. At the same time, he would remember Fang Yuxin's contribution, and when he returned from completing the task, he would strive for a more generous reward for Fang Yuxin.
Although one crystal core is not much, these people were not seriously injured after all. In addition, there was more than one injured person. Fang Yuxin treated them one by one and harvested as many as 23 crystal cores.
After the wounded were treated, Captain Zhou had the bloodstained bandages and gauze collected and burned by fire-type psychics to prevent the bloody smell on the gauze from attracting zombies. By the time they set out on their journey, their team was clean and refreshed.
The whole team had a total of 100 people. In addition to the four large trucks driven by Captain Zhou's soldiers, the mercenaries also drove many small cars. However, if the convoy was too long, it would be easy to get into trouble. Captain Zhou suggested that all the mercenaries sit in the trucks instead of driving their own cars out.
There were soldiers guarding the place, so there was no need to worry about car thieves. So the mercenaries who had driven their cars locked their cars and got on the trucks, without raising any objections to Captain Zhou's request.
The soldiers under Captain Zhou were responsible for driving the car. Except for the eight people sitting at the front of the car, 20 of the remaining 22 soldiers were divided into four teams, holding submachine guns and responsible for guarding the top of the car.
Everyone else stayed in the first carriage. Although it seemed a bit crowded with dozens of people inside, it also made people feel safe.
The Fang family occupied a corner, and Captain Zhou sat next to them with the remaining two people. He glanced at Bai Qianqian and couldn't help asking Fang Yuxin: "Aren't you worried about taking such a young child out on a mission?"
Fang Yuxin smiled and said meaningfully: "I am more worried about leaving him alone in the safe zone."
Hearing her say this, Captain Zhou fell silent. The current security zone is indeed quite chaotic. Due to the shortage of manpower, the military cannot allocate more manpower to maintain the security of the security zone, which leads to frequent incidents.
At the beginning of the apocalypse, many survivors were emotionally unstable and easily impulsive. If Bai Qianqian was left alone in the safe zone, it would indeed be worrying.
He thought for a moment and said, "I can find someone to help you look after the child."
Fang Yuxin shook his head: "I appreciate your kindness, but I have to watch him to feel at ease."
After she said that, Captain Zhou stopped insisting and said, "There are no zombies yet, so you should absorb the crystal core first. You just consumed so much of your energy, so use this time to replenish it. Once we enter the city, people could get hurt at any time, and you will have to take action then."
Fang Yuxin had expected this to happen, so she did not refuse. She nodded and took out the purified crystal core to absorb it. The crystal core was in her hand, so other people could not see it and did not know that the crystal core in her hand was different.
After she began to absorb the crystal core, the Fang family members looked around vigilantly, guarding against Fang Yuxin.
Occasionally, zombies appeared on the road, and they were all shot to death by the soldiers. After the gunfire died down, the two soldiers beside Captain Zhou would jump out of the car, dig out the crystal cores with swift hands and feet, and then set fire to the zombies.
The closer we got to the city, the more zombies appeared. At first, there were few zombies, and they were all dealt with by the people on the roof. Later, when there were more and more zombies, Captain Zhou asked the mercenaries in the car to get off and eliminate the zombies.
He thought Bai Qianqian was a child, so he let him stay in the carriage. Fang Yuxin knew that he had good intentions, but still refused. They came to participate in the mission this time, and they would be able to get a large reward after returning. If it was just their family, they would not mind Bai Qianqian sharing the credit, but there were many other mercenaries here after all. If Bai Qianqian did nothing, they would definitely have some thoughts in their hearts.
Even Bai Qianqian himself didn't want Fang Yuxin to be criticized because of him, so after watching everyone else get off the car, he deliberately glanced at Captain Zhou, and then got off the car next to Fang Yuxin.
In order to avoid attracting too much attention, Fang Yuxin and his men not only wore tight protective clothing, but also a layer of loose sportswear on the outside. They wore a small waist bag around their waist to put some small items, and their usual weapons were held in their hands.
When Bai Qianqian got off the car, he was holding a pair of bayonets. He followed Fang Yuxin, keeping a safe distance between them. When Fang Yuxin was hunting zombies, he would deliberately kick the zombies in his direction, and control the force to make the zombies fall to the ground. At this time, Bai Qianqian would rush forward, step on the zombie's back, and stab the bayonet into the back of the zombie's head.
After a day of training yesterday, Bai Qianqian was already quite skilled at this. The angle of the thorn would hit the crystal core. If there was a crystal core, he would point the thorn upwards and lift the bone to pick out the crystal core. If there was no crystal core, there was no need to waste his energy.
Fang Yuxin and he cooperated well, and each time they were able to grasp the timing very accurately. Her movements were more brutal, and she killed more zombies. Bai Qianqian almost followed her and picked up the leaks. Later, Fang Yuxin simply chopped the zombies with a knife, and Bai Qianqian was responsible for digging out the crystal cores behind her.
The other members of the Fang family were scattered around them, and they were equally ruthless in killing zombies. They were even more brutal and skilled than many other mercenaries.
Others only saw them hunting zombies. The ferocious zombies seemed like lambs to be slaughtered in front of them. Their sharp nails and teeth were completely useless and they could only be killed!
Because they were so brutal, the other mercenaries were also affected. They felt a sense of heroism in their hearts and attacked without mercy. It took them half an hour to clear out the group of zombies they encountered.
The others would dig out the crystal cores after killing the zombies, but the Fang family was different. Because Bai Qianqian dug out the crystal cores faster and faster, by the time they had finished cleaning up the zombies, Bai Qianqian had almost dug out all the crystal cores.
These crystal cores can all belong to them. After Bai Qianqian collected all the crystal cores, Fang Yuxin took them all and pretended to put them into his waist bag.
After returning to the car, everyone was on the road again. However, the Fang family was not injured, but the others did not have such strength. So after getting on the car, more than a dozen people came to Fang Yuxin, took out the crystal core and asked her to treat their injuries.
Their injuries were not serious, but if the wounds were not treated, it would inevitably affect the next action. They had harvested a lot of crystal cores this time, and they didn't feel sorry to take out one or two for treatment.
And they all noticed that Fang Yuxin did not use his super powers when hunting zombies just now, so they didn't have to worry that Fang Yuxin did not have enough super powers and could not heal their injuries.
She did not refuse, and after receiving the crystal cores, she treated their injuries. These crystal cores were just dug out from the zombies' brains. Although they had been wiped clean, they still had an unpleasant odor. Fang Yuxin did not despise them, and after taking the crystal cores, she put them in her waist bag.
Captain Zhou had already told them that their mission this time was to rescue people at a famous university in the city. There were many people in the university, so there were naturally many zombies. In addition to them, there were many other rescue teams, and each team had different mission objectives.
The university they were going to was not in the suburbs, but in a more prosperous urban area. If they wanted to go in to rescue people, they would have to take a greater risk. In addition, the roads in the city were severely damaged, so they had to take a detour to get there, which made the journey longer and more dangerous.
After entering the city, zombies appeared more frequently, and each time they appeared, there were quite a few of them. Captain Zhou did not always send people down to clear the zombies, after all, their main task this time was to rescue people. Unless the zombies formed a small group that blocked the road, Captain Zhou would let them rush through as long as they could.
The soldiers on the rooftops, in addition to being on guard, are also responsible for clearing the way or attacking the zombies chasing behind. Their marksmanship is very good, even if they can't hit the head with every shot, they are not far off.
They carried bags with many spare magazines on their backs, but they never wasted bullets and were very frugal. The situation was bad, the safe zone had just been established, and all arsenals in various places were paralyzed. The bullets in their hands were almost the last stock, so no one would waste one less bullet.
It took them nearly another hour to enter the city, and after dealing with several groups of zombies along the way, they finally arrived at the target university safely.
This was originally a bustling neighborhood, but now the surrounding streets are dilapidated and present a decadent scene. The originally beautiful and prestigious university has collapsed in many places due to meteorite impacts, and there are many zombies wandering inside, which makes people feel desolate when they see it.
After the car drove into the university town, Captain Zhou took out a floor plan, pointed at it and said, "Now we will split up and each team will be responsible for a place. Try to find as many survivors as possible! If you encounter danger, evacuate first and gather here. Do you understand?"
Everyone said in unison: "Understood!"
Let’s see if the male protagonist can appear in the next chapter…
(End of this chapter)
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