Chapter 114 Support
The moment she saw the zombie, Su Qing's pupils suddenly contracted. Her body moved faster than her mind. She raised her hand and pulled the trigger. "Be careful!" The warning and the gunshot sounded at the same time.
Liang Zheng and others around her also discovered the abnormality at the same time. They raised their guns and fired without hesitation. The dense bullets with sparks intertwined into a silver-red net, covering the zombies from all directions.
The mutant zombie's body twisted at incredible angles, and it dodged by jumping back and forth on the roofs of several cars. Bullets whizzed past, occasionally a few grazed its flesh, and black blood wrapped in minced meat splattered onto the armored vehicle. The stench of decay in the air became increasingly strong.
The zombie suddenly let out an ear-piercing roar, leaped up suddenly, and rushed towards several soldiers who were close to it. The soldiers reacted very quickly, stepped back one after another, and kept pulling the trigger to shoot at the zombie. The mutant zombie twisted its body in the air, and all the bullets missed the target. Only one bullet grazed its shoulder, bringing up a large piece of rotten flesh.
Its sharp claws hooked onto a soldier's clothes and pulled him in front of it. The soldier's body drew an arc in the air, and the next moment his arm was torn off by the zombie from the armpit.
A heart-wrenching wail emanated from the soldier's throat, and blood gushed out from his wound. The surrounding soldiers witnessed this scene, and all of them were furious. They rushed forward desperately and snatched the man back.
The mutant zombie jumped back onto an armored vehicle, its sharp claws gripping the edge of the roof. Its rotten finger bones scraped against the metal surface, making an unbearable scratching sound. Its head was twisted almost vertically, its scarlet eyes staring at the prey below in the darkness, its mouth torn to reveal sharp fangs.
"boom!"
Suddenly, a flame ignited behind the mutant zombie, and the blazing flames instantly engulfed its rotten body. The zombie struggled to stand up, covered in flames, and let out a shrill scream. Its skin curled up and fell off under the high temperature, revealing charred flesh and white bones. It fell heavily from the roof of the car and hit the ground. As the flames burned, its body kept twitching and twisting.
"Bang" a gunshot was heard, the bullet accurately penetrated its head and then exploded, taking its life.
Su Qing raised his eyes and looked forward, only to see Qin Yu holding a pistol and slowly lowering it, while Qingshan beside him was holding a flamethrower in his hand.
The two men strode over and saluted Liang Zheng, "Commander Liang."
"Good boys, you came just in time." Liang Zheng reached out and patted Qin Yu on the shoulder.
"Roar!" Several more zombie roars were heard around.
"Hurry! Follow me!" Liang Zheng called out and rushed out with his men.
Qin Yu glanced at Su Qing, nodded at her, and then ran away quickly.
Qin Yu brought hundreds of special forces soldiers to support. The weapons and equipment they carried were more advanced. The defense line that was originally suppressed and retreated by the zombies quickly stabilized after these people joined. The two sides cooperated tacitly. Hundreds of people besieged a mutant zombie and quickly eliminated them all.
There were also bombers and drones in the sky joining in the bombardment of the ground.
Without these mutated zombies, the remaining ordinary zombies were forced to retreat to the first line of defense.
Su Qing followed the soldiers and covered the zombie horde with fire. As she watched the situation change, her tense nerves finally relaxed a little.
The gunfire continued, and as the last zombie fell, the battle finally ended.
The convoy behind was still evacuating in an orderly manner, and patrol cars with loudspeakers were driving among the team, conveying the message that the battle was won and the danger was over.
Everyone cheered with joy. After experiencing a shock and being highly nervous, the people relaxed and had no strength left, so the evacuation speed slowed down.
The smoke from the battlefield had not yet cleared, and the soldiers were patrolling their positions. The attack had caused many casualties in the team.
Su Qing followed the medic and carefully checked to see if there were any injured soldiers.
"Bang"
Suddenly, a gunshot was heard from the side. Su Qing turned around and saw several soldiers facing the ground with sad faces. Two people were lying on the ground, covered in blood and almost unrecognizable. One of them was obviously a zombie, with a gunshot to the head.
The other person was still talking intermittently. Su Qing and his companions ran over quickly when they saw the wounded.
"Move aside, let us take a look." The medics pushed through the crowd and squatted on the ground to check the wounded.
"vaccine!"
"Quick, hemostat!"
"The wound is too big and needs stitches."
"Doctor! My brother can still be saved, right?" A soldier grabbed Su Qing's arm and asked excitedly.
Su Qing watched the medic slowly push the vaccine injection into the wounded man's body and patiently comforted him, "As long as the vaccine can work and suppress the zombie virus, he has a chance of survival."
The medic's hand was steady, but the sweat on his forehead betrayed his nervousness. After the injection, he gently pulled out the needle and whispered, "I hope it works this time."
Time ticked by. After briefly treating the wounded, a medic rubbed his hands nervously and whispered, "Should we prepare a sedative? What if..."
Su Qing shook her head, her fingertips trembling slightly: "Wait a little longer."
"Tie me up," the wounded soldier closed his eyes and said hoarsely, "If... I turn into a zombie, I won't be able to hurt anyone if I'm tied up. Then you guys can just kill me."
"Erniu! Don't talk nonsense, the vaccine will work!"
"Our Niu Niu!" The soldier on the ground suddenly struggled to sit up, his eyes red and extremely excited.
A medic thought he was going to turn into a zombie and took several steps back in fear, "He... the vaccine didn't work!"
Su Qing waved her hand to signal the medics to step back for the time being. She glanced at the soldiers around the wounded, their faces full of worry.
"Let them talk for a while."
The medics tacitly stepped back a few steps, leaving space next to the wounded man, and his comrades immediately surrounded him.
"She...if I die, considering our friendship over the years, please help me take care of her! She's just a little girl, don't...don't let anyone hurt her."
"Erniu! Don't worry, your daughter is our daughter! As long as we have something to eat, we will never let her go hungry!"
Su Qing watched the few people quietly from the side, feeling a little uncomfortable. No matter in peacetime or wartime, these soldiers were always the ones who rushed to the front and bore all the brunt of the burden.
She turned and pulled out two tablets of system-produced anti-inflammatory medicine from her backpack, handing them over. "Here's some anti-inflammatory medicine, take it." She wasn't sure how effective it would be, but at least it would help the wounded man feel better. Perhaps this would give him more strength to fight the zombie virus and allow the vaccine to take effect...
"Doctor... forget about my condition. Leave the medicine to someone who needs it more." The wounded man pushed the medicine back.
"Is there a doctor? There is a wounded person here!" A shout suddenly came from a distance.
Su Qing and several medics quickly stood up. She handed the medicine to one of the soldiers and said, "Give him the medicine. A healthy body will help him fight the zombie virus. Take him back to the temporary medical area for observation."
After saying that, Su Qing left with the medic without looking back.
After inspecting the entire battlefield, they transferred all the wounded to the vehicles and set off with the team.
Fang Qing had already left, and Su Qing once again boarded Liang Zheng's military vehicle.
This time, Ji Chengan was driving, Chief Liang was sitting in the passenger seat, and Qin Yuqingshan and Su Qing were sitting in the back seat.
The atmosphere in the car was very heavy. According to statistics, there were hundreds of deaths in this battle and dozens of injured and rescued people. It was the largest number of casualties on the migration road.
The roar of the engine was low and sounded like a whimper. The headlights shone on a military truck in front, illuminating the faces inside that were covered in dust and blood. Some had their eyes closed tightly, some had their heads buried deep in their knees, their shoulders shaking violently, and some had their heads tilted back and stared blankly at the roof of the car, their pupils unfocused, leaving only a dead silence and darkness.
Su Qing closed his eyes and didn't dare to look over there again.
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The convoy traveled from dusk to dawn. The scorching sun slowly rose into the sky, scorching the earth, and the air was filled with a suffocating heat wave.
Su Qing was sometimes awake and sometimes asleep in the car, his mind was in a daze.
Qin Yu and others beside him were whispering about where to stay. Su Qing opened his eyes and wiped the sweat from his face.
"Hold on a little longer." Qin Yu noticed that Su Qing had woken up and said softly, "There is a large service area five kilometers ahead."
Su Qing licked her cracked lips, and a faint taste of rust spread from her mouth. Qin Yu beside her moved and handed her a bottle of water.
"Drink some water."
"Thank you." Su Qing's voice was hoarse. She reached out to take it, and her fingertips accidentally touched Qin Yu's hand. She unscrewed the bottle cap and tilted her head back to take a few sips of water. The water flowed through her throat, relieving the thirst in her mouth, but it couldn't suppress the burning anxiety in her chest.
Qin Yu's gaze lingered on her face for a moment, then quickly moved away, his fingers unconsciously caressing...
A few hours later, the convoy stationed in two service areas on both sides of the highway, removed all the surrounding fences, parked the cars on the periphery to form a circle, and the crowd entered the service areas to set up camp.
Due to the hot weather, the wounds of the injured were more or less inflamed and festered. Fang Qing sent people to clean up the first floor of the service area hotel to accommodate the injured.
The medical team ran back and forth, treating everyone's wounds. The serious ones needed to have the dead flesh dug out and the wounds sutured again. Due to the scarcity of anesthetics, they could only cut the flesh raw. The entire hall was filled with the soldiers' screams and cries of pain.
Su Qing walked into the house and looked at the bloody scene in front of her. She quickly browsed the system mall to see what medicines she could buy. The anesthetics produced by the system were very expensive. She had almost spent all the first batch of aid from the capital, and could only barely exchange them for dozens of anesthetics and hundreds of anti-inflammatory drugs.
She found the head of the medical team and gave her the medicine to arrange. Then she saw that the room was crowded with people, the space was blocked, and the heat was unbearable. Su Qing thought about it and ran out to find the power supply room.
After running a few steps, I saw Qin Yuqingshan walking towards this side.
Qin Yu saw Su Qing running out of the lounge and quickly stepped forward to ask, "What happened?"
Su Qing stopped, took a breath and said, "It's okay, I'll go find the power supply room and see if I can get some electricity."
"I'll go with you." Qin Yu said with a relieved heart.
Su Qing was slightly stunned, then nodded, "Okay, let's go together."
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