Chapter 116 Car Repair Shop
After a sudden stop, Lin Xi and Xiang Xin exchanged a glance, but they couldn't see anything from the rear of the car in front.
A message popped up in the group chat.
[Liang Hui: The front tire blew out]
Lin Xi: I have two backup options
[Liang Hui: Let's get out of the car and check it first]
Lin Xi looked around. They had entered the edge of the town. On one side of the road was a small factory, and on the other side were some two-story self-built houses, with the ground floor converted into small self-operated shops.
It wasn't exactly empty, but it wasn't crowded either.
Judging by appearances, there aren't many zombies hiding there.
For some reason, Lin Xi felt uneasy looking at the factory buildings and self-built houses with their doors and windows tightly closed on both sides.
She picked up an axe, ready to get out of the car and help cover for them.
Have Xiang Xin move to the driver's seat and use binoculars to observe the surroundings. If there is anything unusual, report it through the headset.
Lin Xi leaned against the car, carrying an axe. The axe was heavy, but it was more handy than a baseball bat when dealing with zombies; every swing would hit its mark.
With her keeping an eye on them, Liang Hui and Lu Wei each checked the two tires.
Lu Wei: Eleven nails.
Liang Hui: "Seven nails."
Lu Wei: "There are some on the ground too."
Lin Xi frowned and glanced at the small shops along the roadside:
The blurry printed sign above the store reads: Xiao Li Repairs Cars.
It's said that if you get a punctured tire, there's bound to be a repair shop within 500 meters.
Even though it's a joke, it doesn't have to be this accurate!
Eighteen nails were stuck in the car repair shop right in front of it; it's hard to believe it wasn't intentional.
Looking at the closed roller shutter door, Lin Xi felt that there were several pairs of eyes staring back at her through the door.
Maybe he's carrying his tools by hand, just like her.
After realizing that the tire blowout was caused by human intervention, Lu Wei and Liang Hui also became more cautious.
Xiang Xin's voice came through the headset: "Four zombies are coming towards you, about 300 meters away."
Four heads are not difficult to deal with. But someone deliberately scattered nails on the road, fearing that someone might trip them up while they are fighting the zombies.
Twenty-one days after the zombie outbreak, many people had run out of food and bravely ventured out to search for supplies, but after a week of looting, the easily obtainable supplies had already been divided up.
Since supplies can't appear out of thin air, the only option is to steal them.
Lin Xi could easily imagine what the person who scattered the nails was up to. They must have seen two vans and instinctively assumed there would be supplies inside.
Therefore, forcing them to stop makes it easier for them to rob.
Xiang Xin's voice came through the earpiece again: "There are three people with weapons standing by the wall in the factory."
People moved slowly inside the factory, making almost no sound.
Lin Xi slowly shifted her gaze to the factory gate.
Both sides were afraid of alerting the enemy.
Lin Xi gritted her teeth and asked in a low voice, "What weapon?"
Xiang Xin: "Hoe and bricks."
"..."
Lin Xi relayed: "Be careful of throwing things!"
As soon as he spoke, several gray or red bricks flew out of the factory.
Some of the projectiles were aimed at Xiang Xin inside the truck, but were blocked by the bulletproof glass.
Some flew towards Lin Xi and the others who were exposed, but they were skillfully dodged.
After fighting zombies for so many days, the day has finally come when I have to face humans.
A voice came from inside the factory: "Listen up, you people outside! We don't want to kill you. Leave the stuff in the truck and we'll let you go."
Another person chimed in, "The tires have blown and the car can't move. You guys better run for your lives, the zombies are coming soon."
It's as if they're thinking of them.
Xiang Xin's sarcastic remark came through the earphones: "You're actually a pretty nice person."
These people did indeed see the two trucks from afar and assumed they contained supplies, so they scattered nails in advance to force them to stop.
Xiang Xin grumbled and urged them to get down to business: "The zombies are less than a hundred meters away."
Lin Xi had already seen them.
Liang Hui whispered, "Should we deal with the zombies first?"
Lin Xi: "Yeah, they only dare to throw nails and bricks, they don't dare to come out, which means they're afraid of zombies."
Such people are nothing to fear.
The four zombies were attracted by the noise of the tire blowout. They had already locked onto Lin Xi and the others who were out and about, and had been chasing after them.
Some ran fast and some ran slow, so they came to Lin Xi almost one by one.
They don't even need all three of them to fight together; Lin Xi alone can defeat them.
Just as the last zombie was about to rush over, some noise came from inside the factory, and it sounded like there was an argument and a fight going on.
Then the iron gate was suddenly opened, and a disheveled woman rushed out.
She glanced at Lin Xi first, then turned and rushed towards the zombie.
"Hey!" Seeing the thin and unarmed figure, Lin Xi thought she couldn't beat the zombie, so she quickly ran over and swung her axe down, and the zombie's head rolled to the ground.
"Are you alright?" Lin Xi looked warily at the woman's exposed skin, making sure there were no scratches or bite marks.
The woman looked at the zombie head rolling on the ground and helplessly shrugged.
At the same time, a noise came from the other side of the factory's iron gate—
Just now, while Lin Xi was fighting zombies and rescuing people, Liang Hui and Lu Wei rushed towards the open iron gate and confronted the people inside at the door.
The grudge of the miscarriage must be avenged!
Lin Xi looked at the woman with some hesitation. She was about to go and support Lu Wei, but what should she do with this woman...?
The woman looked haggard, glanced at her with bloodshot eyes, pointed to the door and said, "They'll kill people for food, I want to escape."
……Yeah?
Xiang Xin's startled cry came through the earpiece: "Sister Xi, save me!"
Lin Xi looked back and saw that the roller shutter door of the repair shop had opened at some point, and a few people came out, but they were blocked by a truck, and only their feet on the ground could be seen.
"Bong!"
Lin Xi's truck also made the sound of a tire bursting.
Xiang Xin, sitting inside, was startled. She glanced at the other side of the car window and quickly said to Lin Xi, "Two people, two people!"
Lin Xi grabbed an axe and rushed over.
The other party blew out the tires of both of their vehicles, trying to prevent Lin Xi and the others from leaving.
Regardless of whether they are "will kill people for food" as the woman in front of them said, the fact that they are now coming out to puncture two more tires in an attempt to seize supplies clearly shows that they are in cahoots with the people in the factory!
Lin Xi rushed over, weighing the heavy axe in her hand.
The two men approached Lin Xi, brandishing daggers.
Since the other party first showed malice, then you can't blame them for defending themselves or retaliating.
Lin Xi whispered into the earpiece, "Close your eyes."
There was a clattering sound on the other side of the truck, and blood was everywhere.
Lin Xi instructed Xiang Xin, "I'm going to support them. Don't move in the car. Let me know if anything happens."
The situation inside is unknown, so someone needs to stay outside and observe the external situation.
Although the truck had a flat tire, it was difficult to breach, so Xiang Xin was well-positioned to guard it.
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