Chapter 232 Four Corpses
The armored vehicle moved forward, with Han Shuo sitting in the passenger seat, observing the situation outside through the window.
The wind was still strong, and the scene of yellow sand filling the sky obstructed the four people's vision, forcing them to slow down the car.
"This awful weather is no different from when I came out a few days ago."
The fat man thought the wind would subside after a few days, but it seems the wind won't stop anytime soon.
Han Shuo said casually.
"Sigh, drive slowly. Fortunately, it's just the beginning of spring, and the temperature in the south is still quite pleasant. If we were in the north, this kind of windy weather would probably deter people from driving."
"That's true."
The fat man smacked his lips, stopped complaining, and focused on driving.
At first, there weren't many zombies to be seen on the road, because the area had been cleared out by the guard team a few days ago.
As time went on and the armored vehicle drove further and further away, the number of zombies on both sides of the road increased.
Under Han Shuo's orders, the fat man ignored them. After all, two legs can't outrun four wheels. As long as the armored vehicle wasn't surrounded by zombies, the four of them weren't in too much danger for the time being.
And so, by noon, they had driven a considerable distance.
As Han Shuo passed through a cluster of abandoned vehicles, he suddenly spotted a red color to his right.
"Fatty, turn right, let me see what's over there."
"Okay!"
The fat man didn't ask any questions and quickly turned the steering wheel to the right as Han Shuo instructed.
The armored vehicle quickly stopped, and the four men hurriedly got out and ran over.
Sure enough, Han Shuo hadn't been mistaken; the red stain on the ground was indeed blood.
The red blood was clearly left by humans.
Is anyone nearby?
The fat man muttered to himself in confusion.
Xiao Zhao first surveyed the surroundings and, after confirming that there was no immediate danger, put the rifle he was holding behind his back.
Then, he squatted down and wiped the bloodstain with his finger.
"Brother Han, the bloodstains haven't completely dried yet; it looks like they were left not long ago."
Han Shuo nodded, but he was also puzzled.
"Logically, after the nuclear radiation, there should be no survivors outside, right?"
"Could it be that it was left behind by someone who came out of an underground research institute, just like us?"
"Strange, such a large patch of blood didn't attract the zombies from afar."
As he was thinking this, Han Shuo inadvertently discovered another patch of blood on the ground a few dozen meters ahead.
His eyesight was better, and at that moment, he was the only one who could see what was happening ahead.
"There are more ahead. Fatty, lock the car first, let's go check it out."
"good!"
The four of them had some doubts. They grabbed their weapons and followed the bloodstains on the ground, investigating step by step.
Before he knew it, Han Shuo had walked a hundred meters.
Along this hundred-meter stretch, besides the bloodstains on the ground, he could vaguely see tire tracks.
What made him suspicious was that there wasn't a single zombie nearby.
"Everyone be careful, there might be an alien species here!"
Even without his reminder, the fat man and the others had already become alert.
All signs indicate that there is a very high probability that there is an alien species here!
At this moment, the four of them became even more excited.
They all knew that after a year, finding usable supplies outside was by no means an easy task.
Therefore, hunting the alien species was naturally added to the four people's itinerary.
Turbid liquid has always been the most valuable item in the underground research institute.
Now, all four members of the team are genetically engineered humans, and they are equipped with a relatively complete set of weapons. As long as they don't encounter any giant mutants, Han Shuo is confident that as long as they are careful, there shouldn't be too much risk.
The bloodstains on the ground ahead appeared more and more frequently, and the tire tracks on the ground became clearer and clearer.
A few minutes later, after crossing a small hill, Han Shuo finally made a discovery.
The fat man quickly called out.
"Look! There's an overturned car over there, and several bodies around it!"
"I saw it, keep your voice down!"
Han Shuo turned and glared at the fat man, then gave an order to the people behind him.
"Xiao Zhao, stay put and keep an eye on the surroundings. Wai Di, you stay here and protect Xiao Zhao."
"yes!"
"Um!"
Xiao Zhao and Wai Di received instructions to stay put and stand guard.
Han Shuo put away his rifle, switched to his Tang sword, and continued, "Fatty, come with me to take a look!"
"good!"
The two walked cautiously forward, braving the wind and sand.
After arriving at the car's location, the two first circled the area to ensure there was no risk before carefully examining the corpses.
There were four bodies in total, all lying face down on the ground, their deaths quite gruesome.
Han Shuo randomly flipped a corpse over to its side, and upon seeing the face, he recognized it somewhat.
"Just as we thought, these four people also came from the underground research institute. I still remember them; they are all free agents."
"Hmm, I didn't expect to be wiped out here."
After the fat man finished speaking, he walked to the car.
"Look, the passenger door of this car is deformed, and there's a severed arm inside. The bloodstains on the road must have come down from the car door."
Han Shuo also walked over and carefully examined the deformed car door.
"Strange, the car door must have been attacked by an alien species to be smashed like that."
"But why haven't we found any trace of the alien species nearby? And why didn't this alien species eat these people?"
"Who knows? We didn't see it when it happened."
The fat man casually replied, then climbed into the car through the door.
Han Shuo ignored him and crouched down to examine the wounds on the corpses.
"Hmm? All four corpses have deep claw marks. Could they have been caused by clawed zombies?"
"Wait a minute, I remember that the middle-aged man who died was also a genetically engineered human."
"Although they are only level 1 evolved genetically modified humans, the Claw Zombies are among the least dangerous mutant species. It's unlikely that they could kill genetically modified humans, right?"
Han Shuo was able to determine that this person was a genetically engineered human because Li Shurou had previously brought relevant information from within the organization.
Every human who undergoes genetic modification has an archive kept in the underground research facility.
These archives weren't particularly confidential information for internal staff, so Li Shurou easily obtained a backup and brought it back to show everyone...
"Strange, strange."
After examining the bodies, Han Shuo roughly determined that the wounds on them were caused by the Claw Zombies.
However, he simply couldn't fathom how the Claw Zombie, which was only classified as level 1 in terms of danger according to the data, managed to kill these four people.
"Could it be? Is it really as the director's announcement said not long ago? That the alien species might mutate again after being exposed to nuclear radiation?"
"If that's the case, then it'll be quite troublesome..."
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