Chapter 79 Mutated Zombies
The management of Dawn Base held many discussions on how to deal with City N. Most people could not accept someone coming out of that situation. Fang Qing looked at her subordinates arguing endlessly with a headache and knocked on the table with her hand.
"This matter will be decided by the leader tomorrow. Li Yi, you guys should first screen out those with problems. No need to keep them. That's all for today, everyone can go."
As everyone gradually left, Fang Qing looked at Lu Chen who was getting up to leave and opened her mouth, wanting to say something but stopping herself.
Lu Chen noticed it and glanced at her, "What's the matter?"
Fang Qing thought for a moment and then asked hesitantly, "Should I tell her about the situation in City N?"
After being together for such a long time, Fang Qing regarded Su Qing as a little sister in her heart. She could see that Su Qing had not experienced the various dangers after the end of the world and had great kindness towards everything, so she always subconsciously wanted to protect her. Fang Qing did not want Su Qing to know these suffocating things.
Looking at Fang Qing's conflicted expression, Lu Chen probably understood what she was thinking. People who have experienced extreme darkness always subconsciously want to protect beautiful things from being contaminated by filth when they encounter them.
"We have to know something. Her heart is stronger than we thought. We shouldn't hide anything about City N and influence her judgment." After leaving these words, Lu Chen turned and left.
Dong Wen, who had been listening to their conversation silently, saw Lu Chen leave and slowly walked towards Fang Qing.
"He's right. The environment outside is becoming increasingly treacherous, and our base is constantly expanding. A leader who hasn't experienced any hardships won't be able to lead us far."
Fang Qing actually understood that as the leader of a large base, a delicate flower in a greenhouse could not hold up the sky, but she also had a vague feeling in her heart that Su Qing seemed... not interested in this. From the beginning, she had been delegating power to the base, and although Su Qing appeared to be friendly with others, he secretly kept a certain distance from everyone.
It was as if...as if...she would leave here at any moment...
"Forget it... Maybe I'm overthinking it." Fang Qing sighed, then left the meeting room with Dong Wen.
Su Qing was woken up by the heat.
She kicked off the quilt, and her coral fleece pajamas were damp. Su Qing had no choice but to get up, wash off the sweat, and change into a slightly thinner set of home clothes.
She walked back to the bedroom and looked at the thermometer on the wall, then her eyes widened in surprise.
The thermometer shows that the indoor temperature is 25 degrees.
In order to save fuel, the room temperature in the base had already dropped to 13 degrees. Now it has suddenly risen by more than ten degrees, which is higher than the temperature when the heating was first started.
Su Qing quickly checked the heating information. The fuel supply had not changed. So what was this...
She picked up her coat and put it on, walked to the door and opened it. A gust of cold air hit her face and made her shiver. Su Qing quickly closed the door.
It was still very cold outside, but... she felt that it wasn't that cold anymore...
"Tongzi, has the temperature outside risen?"
"Inquiries are ongoing... The outdoor temperature is 53 degrees below zero... The temperature has indeed risen."
Sure enough...it wasn't her illusion, the temperature outside was really rising.
“Will the temperature ever return to what it was before?”
"According to the analysis of the existing temperature curve, the temperature has been rising for more than a week. The data is insufficient to support subsequent calculations. We have to wait and see."
Although he didn't know what would happen in the future, Su Qing was still somewhat happy. The temperature had been continuously dropping since the extreme cold weather, and it was rare for it to rise now, which was a good sign no matter how you looked at it.
She picked up the bracelet and saw that there were many messages in the management group. She clicked on them and saw that they were the content of last night's meeting. Su Qing read the messages one by one and felt creepy.
The people in N City actually had such a tragic experience... No wonder she always felt that the atmosphere in N City was very weird. Even if Zhang Jin and Secretary Zeng were cut into pieces, they would never be able to atone for their sins.
Su Qingqi's hands were shaking, and he poked at the virtual keyboard for a long time before typing a few lines.
"Hand over the masterminds and participants to the people of City N to deal with them!"
Some grudges are better taken personally!
"Once the people from City T arrive, I'll immediately arrange for the relocation of the people from City N. I'll first prepare a batch of supplies and send them over, and then I'll bring over those who can't wait by helicopter."
Su Qingyou saw that some managers in the base were resisting the N City base, but from ancient times to the present, there has always been cannibalism in every dynasty due to famine, and they were forced to endure it all passively.
The desire to survive is an instinct. How can there be right or wrong? People who have not experienced it have no right to control the fate of others.
Abandoning the isolated and helpless City N would mean the end of these people's lives. Su Qing was unwilling and unable to abandon them.
Li Yi: Got it!
Fang Qing: I understand!
After half a month, the personnel of City T and City N were completely integrated into the Dawn Base, and it was said that Zhang Jin and Secretary Zeng had a very tragic end. According to Li Yi, it could be summarized in eight words: tendons pulled out, skin peeled off, bones crushed and ashes scattered. It was the retribution they deserved.
The temperature outside is also slowly rising, which brings hope of life to everyone.
As the temperature rose to a few degrees above zero, the snow began to melt, and the zombies that had disappeared for a long time gradually reappeared. After experiencing an extreme cold, the zombie group mutated, and many high-level zombies appeared outside. They moved faster than ordinary zombies and seemed to have some thinking ability. Some could even control the actions of other zombies, making the zombies more and more difficult to deal with.
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The weather is excellent today. The sky is blue and there are few clouds. The sun shines unobstructed on the earth, reflecting a dazzling light on the melted snow and the glass of the buildings.
Su Qing squatted on the roof of a three-story self-built house, holding a sniper rifle, with his right eye close to the scope, focusing on a door opposite, and his hand lightly on the trigger.
Professor Gu needed mutant zombies for research, so they went out to collect samples. They visited several places for several days and didn't see a single zombie. They were planning to go back but suddenly found traces of mutant zombies.
She had been guarding here for almost half an hour. Her back was hot from the sun, and the sound of running and shooting could be heard from the headset on one ear from time to time.
At this time, Qin Yu's cold voice came from the headset, "It is expected to arrive at the door in one minute. There are two mutant zombies following behind us. Prepare to shoot!"
"Got it!" Su Qing replied quickly, then adjusted his posture and stared at the door through the scope.
Soon, the door was opened, Qin Yu and Lu Chen ran out, and then two zombies quickly followed them out.
Su Qing aimed at a zombie's shoulder and pulled the trigger. A bullet flew out at high speed. The next moment, the left arm of the zombie in the sight was blown off. The zombie was pushed back repeatedly by the impact force, and the roar resounded through the world.
At the same time, another zombie also had an arm broken by a bullet shot from another direction.
Seeing that the situation was not right, the two mutant zombies tried to run away in a hurry. However, Qin Yu and Lu Chen, who were not far away, took out daggers and turned around to chase after them. The two of them fought with the two zombies.
"Roar!" The two zombies who were at a disadvantage suddenly roared, and soon many ordinary zombies began to pour out from the surrounding area.
"This thing can't be defeated, but it still calls for reinforcements! Switch to machine guns!" A deep voice came from the headset, which was squatting on another roof.
Seeing this, Su Qing quickly put down his sniper rifle, took out his machine gun, set it up and started firing downwards.
Suddenly, a burst of gunfire was heard from the two rooftops. Ordinary zombies kept falling downstairs, and new waves of zombies kept pouring out.
Bullets rained down like rain, and a thick layer of bullet casings lay around Su Qing's feet, but the number of zombies did not decrease at all.
"Throw a mine at the eleven o'clock direction, be careful to avoid it!" A few seconds after Shen Kuo finished speaking, there was a "boom" sound below and a group of zombies exploded.
Qin Yu and Lu Chen were in a stalemate with the two zombies, and they also had to dodge the ordinary zombies that pounced on them, which gradually became a bit difficult.
Shen Kuo threw down several grenades in a row, but they still had little effect. Zombies all over the city were pouring towards them.
Su Qing picked up the sniper rifle again and just glanced down through the scope when he saw Lu Chen dodging forward to avoid the attack of the zombies behind him. The mutant zombie in front of him on the right saw this, swung its remaining arm, roared and bit him.
"Lu Chen, dodge to the left!" Su Qing shouted quickly, then lightly pulled the trigger. With a "bang", the bullet hit the mutant zombie's right knee, and the part below the knee flew out instantly.
The zombie lost half of its leg and could not keep its balance, falling directly to the ground. Seeing this, Lu Chen ran over quickly, grabbed the zombie's neck with one hand, and swung the dagger with the other hand, "swish" cutting off the other arm of the mutant zombie. The foul-smelling dark liquid sprayed half of Lu Chen's body, and he used the dagger to knock off the zombie's mouth.
After dealing with the mutated zombie, Lu Chen let go of his hand, stood up, and shook off the liquid on the dagger. Another "bang" sound rang behind Lu Chen's ears, and then a zombie fell at his feet.
Lu Chen raised his head and glanced in the direction of Su Qing, and said in a low voice: "Thank you!"
"Quick battle and quick decision, there are more and more zombies, we can't hold on any longer." Su Qing's voice came from the headset.
The mutated zombie on the ground temporarily lost its ability to attack and struggled to run, but with only one leg left, it couldn't stand up at all and could only crawl on the ground. Seeing this, Lu Chen ignored the zombie and turned to help Qin Yu capture another mutated zombie.
Qin Yu quickly dodged the zombies that kept approaching him. The mutant zombie hid behind the ordinary zombies, staring at him with its blood-red eyes, and its mouth full of black mucus was grinning, as if laughing at Qin Yu mockingly.
Shen Kuo and Su Qing concentrated their firepower on Qin Yu's side. Lu Chen also approached quickly at this time, and soon the two of them arrived in front of the mutant zombie.
The two men cooperated tacitly and waved daggers at the mutant zombie. After a few minutes, while Lu Chen was struggling with the zombie, Qin Yu found the right moment and kicked the mutant zombie. The zombie fell forward and quickly stabilized. It waved its claws and turned to grab Qin Yu's chest. Qin Yu could not dodge and saw the bulletproof vest on his chest was cut.
"Sizzle." The zombie's sharp claws scratched the steel plate inside the bulletproof vest, making a harsh sound.
Qin Yu grabbed the mutant zombie's arm with one hand and cut off its hand with a dagger, then pounced on it and subdued it. Lu Chen stepped forward and swung the dagger to cut off the zombie's arm and smash its mouth.
Lu Chen looked at Qin Yu's chest and asked, "Are you okay?"
Qin Yu looked down at the torn bulletproof vest, revealing a deep scratch on the exposed steel plate. "Luckily, I was wearing a bulletproof vest, so it blocked the damage."
The ordinary zombies that had lost the control of the mutated zombies no longer rushed in droves like before, and the four of them quickly cleared out all the zombies below.
Qin Yu took out a rope from his waist and tied up the two mutant zombies. "One of the mutant zombies can't walk. Miss Su, just take out the helicopter."
Su Qing said hello, packed up his weapons, stood up, stretched his slightly stiff body, and turned to go downstairs.
When she walked down, Chen Kuo had already arrived before her. Three big men in black training uniforms were standing in the sun, talking to the mutant zombies crawling on the ground.
Qin Yu and Lu Chen were covered in a lot of zombie fluid and smelled foul. Su Qing found an open space, took out a yurt and urged the two to go in to wash up and change clothes. She really couldn't accept them getting on the helicopter like this.
The two of them quickly cleaned themselves up, Su Qing put away the yurt and took out the helicopter, and the four of them set off to return to the Dawn Base with the two mutant zombies.
On the ground, a figure stood in the dark, watching the helicopter slowly take off and fly away into the distance, gradually disappearing, and then turned and left.
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