Dear Mr. Mourning [End Times]
Chapter 26 Research Institute
After a day of inquiring, Fan Du and others had a basic understanding of the current situation in Bincheng.
This seaside city has an area of more than 1 square kilometers, and it is very difficult for the army to clean it up immediately, so they temporarily circled the city within the city as a base in the central area, and the residents who were taken in needed to Help the army build in exchange for tents and living supplies.
Compared with those miserable victims, Fan Du's side is very happy.
Qiao Zhenxing drove to the villa area in Bincheng, which was a little far from the city within the city, but not too far away.They cleaned up the zombies in the community, and found the male owner of the zombie with the house key and car key pinned to his waist in the garden of a villa, and then they took over the magpie's nest and lived in it.
The trailer was parked in the private parking space of the villa, and was tightly blocked by the rolling shutter door. Everyone who stayed in the carriage for a long time only felt refreshed and could finally sleep on a soft bed.
However, Fan Du's tense heart did not relax.
He needs to go to the base to see if there is any way to infiltrate the Self-Defense Forces.
After eating at noon, Fan Du took leave of the team for a while, trying to appease Qin Zhan, and went to the temporary base in the center of Bincheng alone.The car he drove this time belonged to the original owner of the villa, and it was a brand new sports car. In order to deceive others, Fan Du deliberately hit a few zombies, making the car dirty and broken.
The further you go in, the fewer the number of zombies. There are no swaying shadows on the street at all, and there are left bullet casings and rut marks everywhere.
Fan Du knew the policy of the Bincheng base. They solved the most difficult city center first. After establishing a stronghold in the center, they spread and cleaned up the zombies in a circle. Every time a ring is cleared, the base will expand a circle.
The current position is very close to the inner ring.
Not long after driving, he met a fellow traveler.
The beeping of the horn sounded behind him, and Fan Du saw three or four off-road vehicles through the rearview mirror, which was an organized convoy.
Just when Fan Du was about to give way, the car in front suddenly overtook Fan Du's sports car, if not for his good driving skills, he might have hit him.The off-road wheels rubbed against the ground and made a harsh creaking sound, the driver rolled down the window, laughed wildly and looked at Fan Du with provocative eyes.
"Hate the rich? This is..." Fan Du didn't feel any fluctuations in his heart, he wasn't offended by the other party's behavior at all, he just felt bored.
He has seen too many people like this. In ordinary society, they are just oppressed members. When the social structure collapses and the rich fall from the top of the pyramid, they will breed all kinds of revenge psychology.
Fan Du simply slowed down the speed of the car and let all the cars behind him pass him.
The driver of the last car also showed his head and drove alongside the sports car. Fan Du thought he would laugh at him too, but unexpectedly, the young man actually apologized to Fan Du.
"Sorry, my friend has caused you trouble."
His voice was so nice that Fan Du always thought he had heard it somewhere.
"It's okay, let's go." Fan Du also rolled down the glass, and smiled at the person opposite.
"..." The man looked at Fan Du's fair and good-looking face, and he had already outlined the image of the other party in his heart.
This car is worth a lot of money. It looks like a rich second generation who has not been out of society. Combined with the act of giving up the car just now, it is estimated that it is well-raised by the family. It is an educated type of rich man. How did the young master in the ivory tower survive.
It was rare for the man to show kindness, he did not speed up to leave, but continued to keep pace with the sports car, talking with Fan Du.
"Are you going to the Bencheng base?"
Fan Du was not very happy to talk to ordinary people, but the other party made him feel very familiar, so he answered patiently.
"Yes, I heard that there is military protection there."
"My name is Zheng Xi, how about you?"
Fan Du was speechless, this person really chatted with him: "Fan Du."
"Seeing that you are still young, let me give you some advice." Zheng Xi didn't say the word "advice", which always seems to be clinging to the old, "If you enter the base, you can't come out at will. If you don't want to lay cement there for a lifetime, you should kill the surrounding area first." Practice killing zombies."
Fan Du understood what the other party meant. Ordinary people who entered the base could only work for the army to earn rations. Zheng Xi saw that he could not do rough work because of his delicate skin and tender flesh. He was afraid that he would be bullied and starved to death when he arrived at the base.Moreover, it is easy to get in and difficult to get out. After all, there is a possibility of bringing fungus back to the city.
But joining the Base Self-Defense Force is different. The Self-Defense Force is a militia organization that also belongs to the base. It can follow the army that cleans up zombies to collect resources. Zheng Xi should be a member of the Self-Defense Force.
But what do you mean by "seeing how young you are", you are not very old yourself!
Fan Du was helpless, he knew that Zheng Xi was kind, so he didn't show any impatience, but nodded seriously: "I see."
Zheng Xi glanced at him a few more times, and then drove to the front of Fan Du to catch up with the large army.
Fan Du didn't take this episode very seriously, he drove all the way to the edge of the base and observed the construction situation.
The base was surrounded by a concrete wall five or six meters high. Countless soldiers with guns/arms stood on the protective wall, and there were huge night lights on it, enough to illuminate the surroundings into daytime at night.
Below the wall are two entrances and one exit. Several officers in slightly different attire are guarding the entrance, and there is a plastic shed next to it, which seems to be used to test for fungal infections.
Once detected, whether it is an evolutionary or a potential infection, they will be left in the shed to wait for three days.
Because the current infection speed is very fast, almost all the detected ones are evolutionists, and because the conversion rate in a few minutes is too fast, most of the infected people can't make it to the city, and directly become zombies.
Fan Du also discovered that the nurses around the officers would give injections to every ordinary person who passed the test.
This is of course not a vaccine, but a microchip...
Fan Du was pressed into the laboratory in his previous life, and the reason why he could not escape was because of the existence of this chip, and he only knew this fact before he died.
The young man frowned, the vicissitudes in his eyes did not match his appearance, he sighed and decided to go home first.
Back at the villa, everyone sat in the hall and exchanged information.
"Xiaofan, are they really not letting ordinary people in and out?" Qiao Zhenxing pondered, feeling that this matter was a bit difficult to handle.
"Yes, so we can't join the base, otherwise we won't be able to come out to find Qin Zhan and Sister Bai." Fan Du paused for a moment, "Brother Qiao, guess what I found out?"
Qiao Zhenxing knew from his appearance that it must be a good thing: "Say it quickly."
"I asked people from the Self-Defense Forces. They are now recruiting new people. It is said that the researchers who developed the vaccine are still trapped in the Binhai Research Institute, and the materials inside can only last for another two months. people."
Fan Du's face was as usual, and he couldn't tell that he was lying at all.
Qiao Zhenxing was surprised: "We have to go! We can't let go of the news of the vaccine!"
Since they choose to work with zombies, they can no longer mix in human society, and it will become much more troublesome to do some things.
"Don't worry, leave this matter to me. Don't worry. They plan to go again at the beginning of next month. It's just in the preparation stage."
After their discussion, they began to hibernate and wait for the opportunity.
A month later, Bincheng had a new member of the base.
Fandu went to the city again, and entered the base after waiting for three days. He experienced the pain of being implanted with a chip for a long time, and was assigned to the cleaning team to clean the blood and traces of gunfire left in the base. .
At present, no more characteristics of the fungus have been studied, and it is not known whether the blood of the zombies will infect people. Cleaning work must be in place.
Fan Du is definitely going to join the Self-Defense Force, it is impossible for him to stay here as a mopping worker.Fortunately, the Self-Defense Forces could take the initiative to sign up. After he finished filling out the form, he found that one of the interviewers was Zheng Xi whom he had met a while ago.
Zheng Xi smiled as if seeing an old acquaintance: "It's you."
"haven't seen you for a long time."
"It seems that you listened to me and didn't join the base in a hurry." Zheng Xi sat upright on a chair, with other interviewers beside him.
This kind of militia organization is not so strict, and the relationship between people is very serious. Seeing that Zheng Xi knew this person, the other interviewers also agreed that Fan Du could pass.
The people who come here to sign up are all tall and thick men, who are either strong or not afraid of death. It is very rare for Fan Du to be thin, and even Zheng Xi, who is gentle and gentle, has tendons all over his body.
They all knew that this person would definitely not be able to take on too much work, and would instead become a burden, but because of Zheng Xi's face, no one would say anything.
But Zheng Xi didn't let him pass easily.
"You have to know that our job is very dangerous. Although we follow the army, we don't have hot weapons, and we are still in a weak position when facing zombies." Zheng Xi said seriously, "You have to think about it."
"I want to join." Fan Du said concisely.
When Zheng Xi saw this, he knew that Fan Du had made up his mind.It seems that this kid is very smart, and it is easier to get hungry than to spend a lifetime in the Self-Defense Forces.
"Then what capital do you have to join? Let me see your ability?" Zheng Xi gestured to the tall man waiting aside with his eyes, asking him to go up and make gestures with Fan Du.
Fan Du refused: "No need."
An interviewer next to him finally couldn't stand it anymore: "Then what do you want? You don't know anything, come in and die?"
"... Huh." Fan Du's expression remained the same, but he sighed lightly.
He is estimated to be the fastest evolutionary to reach the third level in the world. In front of him, only zombies are sent to death.
"Find me a bow." Fan Du didn't bring the composite bow in, he was afraid that it would be too eye-catching and cause suspicion, or be taken a fancy to by the base's senior management.After all, his bow was quite advanced even before the end of the world.
Zheng Xi raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, and a little interest appeared on his face: "Go, bring him a bow."
In a country where firearms are banned, bows/crossbows are almost the most lethal long-range weapons. Naturally, the Self-Defense Forces have reserves. They cleaned up archery gyms and sports equipment stores and got a lot of goods.
Fan Du took a modern recurve bow and felt the weight in his hand.
It's too light, and the pulling force is not very strong, but it is more than enough to show off in front of ordinary people.
He raised his bow and shot without even a target paper, and the three arrows shot straight at the interviewer.
The menacing arrow tip brushed past the opponent's cheek, and plunged into the big poplar tree behind him with a sound.
"what are you doing!!"
Blatantly attacking their captains, even with Zheng Xi around, this face can no longer be saved!
"Wait a minute, look..." Zheng Xi suddenly widened his eyes, staring at the ground in extreme surprise.
Everyone followed his gaze, only to find four thin wooden poles, which were the arrow shafts that had been shot!
Each of Fandu's arrows actually hit the center of the previous arrow. This precision is no longer comparable to hitting the bull's-eye. They can only describe it as miraculous.
"I didn't expect that, sharp archer?" Zheng Xi laughed, "Very good, our Self-Defense Force has strong support."
The few remaining people looked at each other, but none of them could speak.
After officially joining the Self-Defense Force, Fan Du knew that the interviewers were the team leaders of each team. The reason why Zheng Xi followed the team that day was because his driving skills were not good, and he had already done his best to be equal to Fan Du's car. Big effort...
And the timing of his joining was also calculated. He clearly remembered the time when the Self-Defense Force went to the Binhai Research Institute in his previous life, and today happened to be the deadline for recruitment.
This task is not ordinary. The military does not want the army to take risks, and it does not know what weapons and equipment to equip to deal with the troubles inside. It is perfect for the Self-Defense Force to investigate.
Information can be obtained by living, and death also proves that there is no way to break through with conventional weapons.
The militiamen are not fools either. When they heard the name of the research institute, they shuddered and felt that there was something more powerful in it.But the rewards given by the base are very generous, and at the same time, the Self-Defense Forces are equipped with guns and ammunition, which makes people dare to join.
The base has its own way of doing things, so they don't force people to die to arouse public indignation, but lure people to voluntarily serve as cannon fodder.
Fan Du signed up before the deadline.
Zheng Xi didn't really want Fan Du to go, because this task was a little dangerous, and Fan Du, an inexperienced child, would easily fall into a dangerous situation, but when he thought of the opponent's arrow skills, he had no reason to object.
Rather, Fan Du is actually better at fighting than him...
So Fan Du's joining the mission became a certainty.
Since we are going to leave tomorrow, Zheng Xi is also one of them and the leader of the team, so he is naturally very busy.He didn't have time to chat with Fan Du again, so he could only go to count the personnel first.
The composition of this mission is different from the previous self-defense forces, because even if the reward is high, not many people are willing to leave the vicinity of the base to take risks.There were a total of eight teams, three or four people from each team came, and ordinary base people joined in. A total of 50 people formed the base's first dispatch team.
The division of labor at the base is clear, and the team formed to take on official missions is called the base dispatch team during the mission, no matter what their previous duties are.
Fan Du knew that there would be another name for the dispatch team in the future, which would be the Cannon Fodder Battalion.
After a long time, no one is willing to join this deceitful place. Coupled with the enhancement of personal abilities caused by the awakening of supernatural powers, the system of mercenary squads has gradually replaced the dispatch team.
No wonder he thought Zheng Xi's voice was familiar, so he was the leader of the first batch of unlucky guys...
Fan Du felt that it was a pity, because people who emerged in the early days of the end of the world would often have extraordinary strength in the later stages.
Although he didn't know what Zheng Xi relied on to become the team leader, there was no doubt that he was better than ordinary people.
Fan Du no longer cared about irrelevant things, he lived in the broken tent distributed by the base, thinking how crazy Qin Zhan would go in the villa.
It was very difficult to come out last time, but this time he didn't go home all night, Qin Zhan probably died of panic.
Fan Du smiled unconsciously after thinking about it, and when he realized it, he immediately restrained his smile.
What's going on, why do you keep thinking about that guy.
"Fan Du, Fan Du, you are not a three-year-old child. You have lived in the last days for so long, why don't you understand..." He murmured softly, frowning tightly.
People in the late apocalypse have an excessive sense of self-protection, and Fan Du is the best among them. Although he looks very approachable and won't give cold faces to those who talk to him, his heart is always stagnant.
But Qin Zhan broke the calm of the water.
Fan Du didn't know whether he should let his emotions continue to fluctuate for him, and he fell asleep with a faint fear of the future.
In the early morning of the next day, Fan Du opened the curtain of the tent sleepily, and joined the assembled dispatch team.
This team of fifty people can't be considered small, most of them are tough guys who are not afraid of death, and none of the leaders of the self-defense team came except Zheng Xi.They managed to find positions in the base so that they would not come out to take risks.
This also made Fan Du realize that Zheng Xi also had his own purpose in taking over the task of the research institute.He didn't think Zheng Xi would be short of the reward supplies from the base.
After everyone had assembled, Fan Du became the most unusual one among them.
It's the end of midsummer now, and the autumn tiger is attacking aggressively. Most of the people are running back and forth in the base for their livelihood. Their skin is tanned badly, and they all look like coal diggers.
On the other hand, Fan Du, not only is he good-looking but also fair-skinned, even his temperament is incompatible with those big bosses.In the last days without legal constraints, Fan Du could easily become a target for those with weak morals.
When Zheng Xi was there, they were still restrained, and after the leader went to report to the army, buzzing discussions started.
"Here comes someone I've never seen before."
"Looks like a newcomer? So short of things, rushing to die?"
"Hey, he looks like a little boy."
"No problem, don't drag us back."
Faced with many doubts, Fan Du didn't have the slightest thought of defending himself, he continued to stand there as if he hadn't heard.
"Hey, what about you!" With a slap suddenly pushed from behind, Fan Du keenly sensed the threat, he resisted the subconscious attack forcefully, and only shifted his body a few degrees, so that no one behind him could catch him I stumbled.
"Don't touch me." Fan Du said coldly.
For such insignificant people, his reaction is usually to follow the other party, and he pretends to be friendly when others are friendly, and people with bad intentions will also bear greater malice from Fan Du.
It's just that wasting effort on passers-by...isn't necessary.
As soon as Zheng Xi came back, he saw that the queue was in disarray, and the team members who came back after seeing the leader also calmed down. Only the person who almost fell down was still angry, holding his breath and returning to his seat.
Fan Du looked around, and he had already remembered a few faces who had watched the show in his mind.
"Get in the car, let's go."
Zheng Xi was not as domineering as other team leaders. His attitude was ordinary, as if he was communicating with a friend, exactly the same as the conversation with Fan Du that day.Such a good temper is also a symbol of weakness and bullying in the eyes of some players.
Fifty people entered the convoy with different intentions. The eight armored vehicles distributed by the base were equipped with machine guns. This time Zheng Xi didn't drive. He was in the front one and brought Fandu with him.
"How is it? Are you still used to life at the base?"
Fan Du smiled: "I just joined, and I only slept in the tent for one night. Is there anything suitable for me?"
Zheng Xi said: "That's right. You can get to know it better when you come back. The food in the cafeteria of the Self-Defense Forces is quite delicious."
Fan Du was sitting in the back seat, Zheng Xi was in the co-pilot, and the two chatted without facing each other, and the rest of the car suddenly realized.
No wonder Fan Du was able to come in, it turned out to be covered by the team leader.
Bah, another one who went through the back door.
"Xiaofan, this task is not easy. I went to the military to apply for a good bow for you. You also know that ordinary people have no training, even if you give him a sniper/shooter/gun, he can't shoot it. Your ability still has an important role in the team."
The other team members were dumbfounded. How do you see what the team leader meant? This weak boy is quite strong?
"Don't worry, leader, you don't need to appease me, I still have this bit of mental quality." Fan Du leaned back on the chair, stretched out his hand and opened the car window.
"What, is it hot?"
"Wait, there seems to be something wrong!" The driver suddenly exclaimed, he just felt that the ground seemed to vibrate.
There was a crackling sound, and the ground shook even more violently, Zheng Xi also felt it.Since the surrounding area is very open, he immediately used the walkie-talkie to signal other vehicles to stop and observe the situation first.
Could it be an earthquake?
Zheng Xi's guess was wrong, a thick green vine suddenly drilled out of the ground, smashed the asphalt roof, and frantically waved its tentacles to stop the convoy.
"This, what is this!!!"
No one has ever seen such an abnormal scene. People turned into zombies. Could plants also mutate? !
"Okay." Zheng Xi said with a solemn expression, "Listen up, the cars behind are in two formations, diverging from each other, and the machine gunners are on the roof."
Fan Du came late, and the team had been preparing for a month. When all the drivers arrived, Zheng Xi told them about the formation and assigned duties to each team member.Machine gunners, blasters, and medics.
He can't train these ordinary people according to the requirements of the army, let alone quickly become a real vanguard. He can only let the team members perform their duties first, so as not to be in a hurry in case of danger.
Originally, some people didn't take him seriously, but with such a terrifying mutated vine appearing in front of them, everyone regarded the calm Zheng Xi as their backbone.
The vehicles quickly lined up, and the machine gunners bravely showed their heads through the skylight, holding the handle of the machine gun with both hands, and only waited for an order.
The vine branches stretched out, obviously not intending to let the convoy go. The roots in the ground broke through the surface like a dragon, and turned an armored vehicle in the rear row over. Even the machine gun bracket was broken by the weight of the vehicle itself. The body of the gun was thrown far away.
"Fire!"
The sound of rattling bullets was endless, and the bewitching tongue of flame spewed out from the muzzle, burning the nearby air.The vine was blown off, but more branches were still hidden in the ground, it angrily whipped the ground, splashing countless fragments.
More armored vehicles were damaged, some had their glass shattered, and the people inside were swept away by vines and dragged underground.
What happened in front of them was beyond everyone's imagination, even the vines were too strong, this was no longer something the dispatch team could handle.
"Retreat, retreat immediately!" No matter how calm Zheng Xi was, he was a little flustered when he encountered this unprecedented danger.
But the vines wouldn't let them escape.
The branches with terrifying strength directly rolled up the armored vehicles, and all the vehicles were lifted in the air, and some people were already screaming in fright.
The vine was like pouring sugar out of a snack jar, constantly shaking its tentacles/hands, trying to shake out the deliciousness inside. Those car windows with broken windows were fine, but fell to the ground and fell, and were trapped The rest of the people in the car were dizzy from the brain hit by the ceiling, and their eyes were darkened.
Just when everyone was desperate, the vine stopped moving, and he swept away two more people, and after catching enough prey, he gave up these hard armored vehicles.
It felt good to land on the ground again, and the team took a full minute to recover before recovering.
In a team of 50 people, a dozen or so were missing.
Those lucky ones who were thrown out but not taken away also got up one after another and returned to the team again.
Fortunately, the overturned car was thrown again by the vines, and it has returned to the state of four wheels.
Everyone was pale, only Fan Du looked calm, he patted Zheng Xi on the shoulder and said, "Leader, are you okay?"
No one noticed that the car that was vacated due to the lack of people was actually filled with three strangers.
They wear messy team uniforms, as long as they bury their heads, no one will find out that their teammates have been dropped.
Two of them were still wearing sunglasses, and they were sitting on the car seat wide open in the clutter, looking extremely arrogant with their expressionless faces!
Zheng Xi felt dereliction of duty. He counted the number of people and reported the situation to the base headquarters.
He didn't see Qiao Zhenxing and the two zombies who had sneaked into the team. After all, there were more than 50 people in this team, and because of the fierce battle, everyone's faces were gray and unrecognizable.
Fan Du didn't kill the team members who were dropped, he just let the vines stun them and rolled them to the ground, stripped off their clothes and changed them for Qiao Zhenxing and others, and they could climb out by themselves when they woke up.
And those people in the cave were the ones who had malicious intentions when they lined up.
In order for the three of Qiao Zhenxing to sit in the same car, Fan Du also deliberately removed the team members in that car, so as not to reveal his secrets.
"No, we can no longer maintain the best condition to perform the mission. I am applying to return as the leader of the dispatch team."
Zheng Xi frowned tightly, and all the team members around him looked at him expectantly, hoping that the base would allow them to go back.
"...Okay, I see." Zheng Xi obviously failed, he put down the communicator and said: "The base won't let us return."
"What!!" The team members turned pale with shock, "Team leader lost ten people just on the way, who would dare to do this job?"
"If you don't dare to go, you have to go." Zheng Xi rubbed his brows: "Even if you return privately, the base will not let you in. Because we are the first team, and we are slapping the face of the higher-ups by blatantly disobeying orders."
"Damn it, it's a set of tricks to fool us. We are not human after we leave the base."
"Go on, maybe this is just an accident." Zheng Xi was also helpless, and after he conveyed the news of the mutated vines, he organized the convoy to start again.
Fan Du was sitting in the back seat, he looked at Zheng Xi's tired side face, feeling a little emotional in his heart.
After the series of actions just now, he can see that Zheng Xi is a very good commander. If he follows his command and leadership, it will be no problem to complete general tasks.But whether it's mutant vines or Binhai Research Institute, ordinary people can't deal with it.
Zheng Xi could only admit that he was unlucky.
Like Jitailai, after being attacked by vines, the convoy's itinerary became smoother, and they didn't even meet many zombies.They drove the car to another urban area, where there is the most famous scenic spot in Bencheng called Golden Beach.
The vulgarity is a bit vulgar, but the scenery is still beautiful.
When everyone stopped the car, their tense hearts relaxed a lot.
This scenic spot has been cleared by the army, and only the brown marks on the beach show how tragic a massacre has taken place here.
Zheng Xi took out six bunches of keys, temporarily abandoned the vehicle, and continued on the speedboat instead.
The military had already prepared water transportation for them. Each of these six large speedboats could accommodate about ten people. Zheng Xi led the way, but Fan Du did not take the same boat as the other party this time.
He went to find Qin Zhan.
After getting on the boat, Fan Du was embraced by a firm embrace. He quickly pushed Qin Zhan away, and glanced at the other team members on the boat from the corner of his eye.
Except for Qiao Zhenxing who can sail the boat and brought Bai Yin to the bow, there are six strangers in the cabin.
Qin Zhan was wronged to death, he didn't see anyone all day and night, and when he finally found Fanfan, he was pushed away with a slap.
The big dog zombie sat down on the seat in frustration, without saying a word.
Seeing how pitiful he was, Fan Du sighed and sat beside him, stroking his soft short hair.
Qin Zhan was happy, but Qin Zhan didn't say anything.
Seeing that the touching had no effect, Fan Du thought he was really angry, so he could only put his arms around his shoulder and pat him gently, and whispered in his ear: "This time it's my fault, but I'm not avoiding you, but I'm looking for something delicious for you."
Qin Zhan's eyes under the sunglasses lit up, and he finally smiled.
Several other team members looked at each other in blank dismay, always feeling that something was wrong.
These two people...how strange.
"You are new here, how do you know our team members?" One of the men with a gloomy expression suddenly asked.
Fan Du calmly said, "I entered the base just to find him."
The man didn't see that Qin Zhan was also a stranger, he said that just to find fault.
When Fan Du said this, everyone suddenly felt even weirder.
"What's the relationship between you and him, brother? Friend?" Another person couldn't help asking.
"Almost." Fan Du comforted Qin Zhan, then sat up straight again, looking at the seascape in the distance.
These two people didn't realize that Fan Du didn't want to talk to them, instead they opened up the chatter box and chattered a lot.
Fan Du responded intermittently, but he did not leak anything.
The speedboat drove for nearly 10 minutes, and an orange-red foundation suddenly rose from the sea level near the sea. A three-story white building was built on a platform supported by composite steel. The words "Binhai Institute of Marine Biology" were hung At the main entrance.
Of course, this institute doesn't just study marine life, it's just a sign.
"Here we are, stop at the port one by one." Zheng Xi's voice came from the walkie-talkie of everyone, and the speed of the speedboat slowed down, and slowly drove into the berthing area.
"Now open the hatch of the speedboat. There are weapons and equipment inside. As for how to shoot, I have already told you." The people in the first boat have already gone up, and Zheng Xi is standing on the edge of the platform to command.
Just as Fan Du was about to open the storage hatch under the deck, he was squeezed away by others. Qin Zhan wanted to get angry, but it was Fan Du who insisted on him so that the blood of the team members did not splatter on the spot.
"By the way, Fandu come to my side." Zheng Xi suddenly called his name.
Fan Du was taken aback. He looked at Qin Zhan, who was suppressing his anger, and could only temporarily entrust him to Qiao Zhenxing, and then stepped on the ladder to the platform.
Zheng Xi threw over a compound bow and quiver. Although it was not as good as Fandu's Hoyt won the championship, it was not bad.
"Where's your equipment?" Zheng Xi saw that Fan Du didn't even have a handle/gun except for his bow.
"I didn't get it in time." Fan Du said.
Zheng Xi was experienced and had already guessed that he was excluded. After all, Fan Du was too out of place in the dispatch team, and the team members would definitely treat him as a persimmon.
"Forget it, go to my ship and get it, there is still stock in it."
Fan Du nodded, and after carrying the bow and arrow on his back, he climbed down the ladder neatly, equipped the guns and ammunition in the speedboat, and then boarded the research institute again with the large army.
He returned to Qiao Zhenxing's side and took a deep breath.
There was a lot of trouble here in the previous life. If it hadn't been for successfully repairing the crystal nucleus and reaching the third level, Fan Du would not have dared to enter rashly.
The reason why Binhai will become a sea of death in the future, and there will be no return is because of the existence of this research institute.
The only message coming back here is that... fungi can survive in water.
There are aquatic fungi in nature, and zombie fungi can not only infect humans, but also erode marine species.
Human beings did not discover the abnormality of the sea in the first place, which can only be attributed to overfishing.The fish resources in the sea are almost exhausted, and all the fish caught are ordinary fish without teeth, and they are the same as usual except that they are a little more ferocious.
The reason why the important task of developing vaccines is carried out in this research institute is because this is the place where fungi were first discovered in China.
During their daily monitoring, they found samples of unknown fungi in seawater, which were highly similar to the recent outbreak of influenza fungi, so all major domestic experts flew over to assist.
However, their research led to even more terrifying consequences. For some reason, a large number of zombie-like marine creatures were attracted. Even the ordinary zombies infected by the research institute were much stronger than those outside. No one knew why.
Because everyone is gone forever.
When the evolutionists strengthened their strength and wanted to explore the research institute again, they found that Binhai, 10 minutes away, had become the biggest enemy, and the zombie fish inside could only be described as frenzied.
Even a powerful ice-type evolutionary who is quite confident in his own strength cannot come back alive.
The research institute has become a forbidden place.
Based on his own experience, Fan Du guessed that there must be something that can greatly strengthen the zombies, otherwise it would not be so dangerous.This time, he made up his mind to find out, otherwise, the more he procrastinated, the more dangerous he would be.
The four of them followed at the end of the dispatch team and stood still for the time being, waiting for Zheng Xi's order.
"Everyone should go up to the platform. They are still lined up in two rows, with people's heads staggered. Wait for my order before firing."
Although everyone wondered why they didn't go in, they still obeyed the order and formed their formation.
As soon as Zheng Xi waved his hand, the two assistants beside him cut off the lock of the gate with a handheld laser cutting machine.
"Three, two, one!"
The improved sonic bomb was thrown into the door, making a deafening noise. It was not powerful enough to make people dizzy, but it was enough to attract the zombies hiding in the research institute.
In less than half a minute, the howling sounds of the zombies reverberated in the research institute, spread by the open sea, making people feel terrified involuntarily.
Qin Zhan held Fan Du's hand tightly, and he almost couldn't help but yelled out to respond to the corpses. Qiao Zhenxing was even worse, he directly covered Bai Yin's mouth...
As the first zombie who stepped out of the gate was exposed to the sun, more and more figures emerged from the shadows, and this number far exceeded Zheng Xi's expectation.
He was only thankful that his decision was correct. If he led all the zombies to the open area to kill them, he would no longer lie in ambush in a place with many bunkers like the research institute.Zheng Xi looked at the crowd of zombies, and imagined the consequences of rushing in.
They will inevitably be devoured by zombies in the narrow passage.
"Leader, look at the clothes of those zombies..." His assistant said.
Zheng Xi saw that these zombies were all wearing hospital gowns, and there were cards on their chests with names and numbers on them.
They are volunteers for the research institute to develop flu vaccines!
Normal people don’t want to be guinea pigs even if they get sick. In various senses, these volunteers are good contributors to human society.
This seaside city has an area of more than 1 square kilometers, and it is very difficult for the army to clean it up immediately, so they temporarily circled the city within the city as a base in the central area, and the residents who were taken in needed to Help the army build in exchange for tents and living supplies.
Compared with those miserable victims, Fan Du's side is very happy.
Qiao Zhenxing drove to the villa area in Bincheng, which was a little far from the city within the city, but not too far away.They cleaned up the zombies in the community, and found the male owner of the zombie with the house key and car key pinned to his waist in the garden of a villa, and then they took over the magpie's nest and lived in it.
The trailer was parked in the private parking space of the villa, and was tightly blocked by the rolling shutter door. Everyone who stayed in the carriage for a long time only felt refreshed and could finally sleep on a soft bed.
However, Fan Du's tense heart did not relax.
He needs to go to the base to see if there is any way to infiltrate the Self-Defense Forces.
After eating at noon, Fan Du took leave of the team for a while, trying to appease Qin Zhan, and went to the temporary base in the center of Bincheng alone.The car he drove this time belonged to the original owner of the villa, and it was a brand new sports car. In order to deceive others, Fan Du deliberately hit a few zombies, making the car dirty and broken.
The further you go in, the fewer the number of zombies. There are no swaying shadows on the street at all, and there are left bullet casings and rut marks everywhere.
Fan Du knew the policy of the Bincheng base. They solved the most difficult city center first. After establishing a stronghold in the center, they spread and cleaned up the zombies in a circle. Every time a ring is cleared, the base will expand a circle.
The current position is very close to the inner ring.
Not long after driving, he met a fellow traveler.
The beeping of the horn sounded behind him, and Fan Du saw three or four off-road vehicles through the rearview mirror, which was an organized convoy.
Just when Fan Du was about to give way, the car in front suddenly overtook Fan Du's sports car, if not for his good driving skills, he might have hit him.The off-road wheels rubbed against the ground and made a harsh creaking sound, the driver rolled down the window, laughed wildly and looked at Fan Du with provocative eyes.
"Hate the rich? This is..." Fan Du didn't feel any fluctuations in his heart, he wasn't offended by the other party's behavior at all, he just felt bored.
He has seen too many people like this. In ordinary society, they are just oppressed members. When the social structure collapses and the rich fall from the top of the pyramid, they will breed all kinds of revenge psychology.
Fan Du simply slowed down the speed of the car and let all the cars behind him pass him.
The driver of the last car also showed his head and drove alongside the sports car. Fan Du thought he would laugh at him too, but unexpectedly, the young man actually apologized to Fan Du.
"Sorry, my friend has caused you trouble."
His voice was so nice that Fan Du always thought he had heard it somewhere.
"It's okay, let's go." Fan Du also rolled down the glass, and smiled at the person opposite.
"..." The man looked at Fan Du's fair and good-looking face, and he had already outlined the image of the other party in his heart.
This car is worth a lot of money. It looks like a rich second generation who has not been out of society. Combined with the act of giving up the car just now, it is estimated that it is well-raised by the family. It is an educated type of rich man. How did the young master in the ivory tower survive.
It was rare for the man to show kindness, he did not speed up to leave, but continued to keep pace with the sports car, talking with Fan Du.
"Are you going to the Bencheng base?"
Fan Du was not very happy to talk to ordinary people, but the other party made him feel very familiar, so he answered patiently.
"Yes, I heard that there is military protection there."
"My name is Zheng Xi, how about you?"
Fan Du was speechless, this person really chatted with him: "Fan Du."
"Seeing that you are still young, let me give you some advice." Zheng Xi didn't say the word "advice", which always seems to be clinging to the old, "If you enter the base, you can't come out at will. If you don't want to lay cement there for a lifetime, you should kill the surrounding area first." Practice killing zombies."
Fan Du understood what the other party meant. Ordinary people who entered the base could only work for the army to earn rations. Zheng Xi saw that he could not do rough work because of his delicate skin and tender flesh. He was afraid that he would be bullied and starved to death when he arrived at the base.Moreover, it is easy to get in and difficult to get out. After all, there is a possibility of bringing fungus back to the city.
But joining the Base Self-Defense Force is different. The Self-Defense Force is a militia organization that also belongs to the base. It can follow the army that cleans up zombies to collect resources. Zheng Xi should be a member of the Self-Defense Force.
But what do you mean by "seeing how young you are", you are not very old yourself!
Fan Du was helpless, he knew that Zheng Xi was kind, so he didn't show any impatience, but nodded seriously: "I see."
Zheng Xi glanced at him a few more times, and then drove to the front of Fan Du to catch up with the large army.
Fan Du didn't take this episode very seriously, he drove all the way to the edge of the base and observed the construction situation.
The base was surrounded by a concrete wall five or six meters high. Countless soldiers with guns/arms stood on the protective wall, and there were huge night lights on it, enough to illuminate the surroundings into daytime at night.
Below the wall are two entrances and one exit. Several officers in slightly different attire are guarding the entrance, and there is a plastic shed next to it, which seems to be used to test for fungal infections.
Once detected, whether it is an evolutionary or a potential infection, they will be left in the shed to wait for three days.
Because the current infection speed is very fast, almost all the detected ones are evolutionists, and because the conversion rate in a few minutes is too fast, most of the infected people can't make it to the city, and directly become zombies.
Fan Du also discovered that the nurses around the officers would give injections to every ordinary person who passed the test.
This is of course not a vaccine, but a microchip...
Fan Du was pressed into the laboratory in his previous life, and the reason why he could not escape was because of the existence of this chip, and he only knew this fact before he died.
The young man frowned, the vicissitudes in his eyes did not match his appearance, he sighed and decided to go home first.
Back at the villa, everyone sat in the hall and exchanged information.
"Xiaofan, are they really not letting ordinary people in and out?" Qiao Zhenxing pondered, feeling that this matter was a bit difficult to handle.
"Yes, so we can't join the base, otherwise we won't be able to come out to find Qin Zhan and Sister Bai." Fan Du paused for a moment, "Brother Qiao, guess what I found out?"
Qiao Zhenxing knew from his appearance that it must be a good thing: "Say it quickly."
"I asked people from the Self-Defense Forces. They are now recruiting new people. It is said that the researchers who developed the vaccine are still trapped in the Binhai Research Institute, and the materials inside can only last for another two months. people."
Fan Du's face was as usual, and he couldn't tell that he was lying at all.
Qiao Zhenxing was surprised: "We have to go! We can't let go of the news of the vaccine!"
Since they choose to work with zombies, they can no longer mix in human society, and it will become much more troublesome to do some things.
"Don't worry, leave this matter to me. Don't worry. They plan to go again at the beginning of next month. It's just in the preparation stage."
After their discussion, they began to hibernate and wait for the opportunity.
A month later, Bincheng had a new member of the base.
Fandu went to the city again, and entered the base after waiting for three days. He experienced the pain of being implanted with a chip for a long time, and was assigned to the cleaning team to clean the blood and traces of gunfire left in the base. .
At present, no more characteristics of the fungus have been studied, and it is not known whether the blood of the zombies will infect people. Cleaning work must be in place.
Fan Du is definitely going to join the Self-Defense Force, it is impossible for him to stay here as a mopping worker.Fortunately, the Self-Defense Forces could take the initiative to sign up. After he finished filling out the form, he found that one of the interviewers was Zheng Xi whom he had met a while ago.
Zheng Xi smiled as if seeing an old acquaintance: "It's you."
"haven't seen you for a long time."
"It seems that you listened to me and didn't join the base in a hurry." Zheng Xi sat upright on a chair, with other interviewers beside him.
This kind of militia organization is not so strict, and the relationship between people is very serious. Seeing that Zheng Xi knew this person, the other interviewers also agreed that Fan Du could pass.
The people who come here to sign up are all tall and thick men, who are either strong or not afraid of death. It is very rare for Fan Du to be thin, and even Zheng Xi, who is gentle and gentle, has tendons all over his body.
They all knew that this person would definitely not be able to take on too much work, and would instead become a burden, but because of Zheng Xi's face, no one would say anything.
But Zheng Xi didn't let him pass easily.
"You have to know that our job is very dangerous. Although we follow the army, we don't have hot weapons, and we are still in a weak position when facing zombies." Zheng Xi said seriously, "You have to think about it."
"I want to join." Fan Du said concisely.
When Zheng Xi saw this, he knew that Fan Du had made up his mind.It seems that this kid is very smart, and it is easier to get hungry than to spend a lifetime in the Self-Defense Forces.
"Then what capital do you have to join? Let me see your ability?" Zheng Xi gestured to the tall man waiting aside with his eyes, asking him to go up and make gestures with Fan Du.
Fan Du refused: "No need."
An interviewer next to him finally couldn't stand it anymore: "Then what do you want? You don't know anything, come in and die?"
"... Huh." Fan Du's expression remained the same, but he sighed lightly.
He is estimated to be the fastest evolutionary to reach the third level in the world. In front of him, only zombies are sent to death.
"Find me a bow." Fan Du didn't bring the composite bow in, he was afraid that it would be too eye-catching and cause suspicion, or be taken a fancy to by the base's senior management.After all, his bow was quite advanced even before the end of the world.
Zheng Xi raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, and a little interest appeared on his face: "Go, bring him a bow."
In a country where firearms are banned, bows/crossbows are almost the most lethal long-range weapons. Naturally, the Self-Defense Forces have reserves. They cleaned up archery gyms and sports equipment stores and got a lot of goods.
Fan Du took a modern recurve bow and felt the weight in his hand.
It's too light, and the pulling force is not very strong, but it is more than enough to show off in front of ordinary people.
He raised his bow and shot without even a target paper, and the three arrows shot straight at the interviewer.
The menacing arrow tip brushed past the opponent's cheek, and plunged into the big poplar tree behind him with a sound.
"what are you doing!!"
Blatantly attacking their captains, even with Zheng Xi around, this face can no longer be saved!
"Wait a minute, look..." Zheng Xi suddenly widened his eyes, staring at the ground in extreme surprise.
Everyone followed his gaze, only to find four thin wooden poles, which were the arrow shafts that had been shot!
Each of Fandu's arrows actually hit the center of the previous arrow. This precision is no longer comparable to hitting the bull's-eye. They can only describe it as miraculous.
"I didn't expect that, sharp archer?" Zheng Xi laughed, "Very good, our Self-Defense Force has strong support."
The few remaining people looked at each other, but none of them could speak.
After officially joining the Self-Defense Force, Fan Du knew that the interviewers were the team leaders of each team. The reason why Zheng Xi followed the team that day was because his driving skills were not good, and he had already done his best to be equal to Fan Du's car. Big effort...
And the timing of his joining was also calculated. He clearly remembered the time when the Self-Defense Force went to the Binhai Research Institute in his previous life, and today happened to be the deadline for recruitment.
This task is not ordinary. The military does not want the army to take risks, and it does not know what weapons and equipment to equip to deal with the troubles inside. It is perfect for the Self-Defense Force to investigate.
Information can be obtained by living, and death also proves that there is no way to break through with conventional weapons.
The militiamen are not fools either. When they heard the name of the research institute, they shuddered and felt that there was something more powerful in it.But the rewards given by the base are very generous, and at the same time, the Self-Defense Forces are equipped with guns and ammunition, which makes people dare to join.
The base has its own way of doing things, so they don't force people to die to arouse public indignation, but lure people to voluntarily serve as cannon fodder.
Fan Du signed up before the deadline.
Zheng Xi didn't really want Fan Du to go, because this task was a little dangerous, and Fan Du, an inexperienced child, would easily fall into a dangerous situation, but when he thought of the opponent's arrow skills, he had no reason to object.
Rather, Fan Du is actually better at fighting than him...
So Fan Du's joining the mission became a certainty.
Since we are going to leave tomorrow, Zheng Xi is also one of them and the leader of the team, so he is naturally very busy.He didn't have time to chat with Fan Du again, so he could only go to count the personnel first.
The composition of this mission is different from the previous self-defense forces, because even if the reward is high, not many people are willing to leave the vicinity of the base to take risks.There were a total of eight teams, three or four people from each team came, and ordinary base people joined in. A total of 50 people formed the base's first dispatch team.
The division of labor at the base is clear, and the team formed to take on official missions is called the base dispatch team during the mission, no matter what their previous duties are.
Fan Du knew that there would be another name for the dispatch team in the future, which would be the Cannon Fodder Battalion.
After a long time, no one is willing to join this deceitful place. Coupled with the enhancement of personal abilities caused by the awakening of supernatural powers, the system of mercenary squads has gradually replaced the dispatch team.
No wonder he thought Zheng Xi's voice was familiar, so he was the leader of the first batch of unlucky guys...
Fan Du felt that it was a pity, because people who emerged in the early days of the end of the world would often have extraordinary strength in the later stages.
Although he didn't know what Zheng Xi relied on to become the team leader, there was no doubt that he was better than ordinary people.
Fan Du no longer cared about irrelevant things, he lived in the broken tent distributed by the base, thinking how crazy Qin Zhan would go in the villa.
It was very difficult to come out last time, but this time he didn't go home all night, Qin Zhan probably died of panic.
Fan Du smiled unconsciously after thinking about it, and when he realized it, he immediately restrained his smile.
What's going on, why do you keep thinking about that guy.
"Fan Du, Fan Du, you are not a three-year-old child. You have lived in the last days for so long, why don't you understand..." He murmured softly, frowning tightly.
People in the late apocalypse have an excessive sense of self-protection, and Fan Du is the best among them. Although he looks very approachable and won't give cold faces to those who talk to him, his heart is always stagnant.
But Qin Zhan broke the calm of the water.
Fan Du didn't know whether he should let his emotions continue to fluctuate for him, and he fell asleep with a faint fear of the future.
In the early morning of the next day, Fan Du opened the curtain of the tent sleepily, and joined the assembled dispatch team.
This team of fifty people can't be considered small, most of them are tough guys who are not afraid of death, and none of the leaders of the self-defense team came except Zheng Xi.They managed to find positions in the base so that they would not come out to take risks.
This also made Fan Du realize that Zheng Xi also had his own purpose in taking over the task of the research institute.He didn't think Zheng Xi would be short of the reward supplies from the base.
After everyone had assembled, Fan Du became the most unusual one among them.
It's the end of midsummer now, and the autumn tiger is attacking aggressively. Most of the people are running back and forth in the base for their livelihood. Their skin is tanned badly, and they all look like coal diggers.
On the other hand, Fan Du, not only is he good-looking but also fair-skinned, even his temperament is incompatible with those big bosses.In the last days without legal constraints, Fan Du could easily become a target for those with weak morals.
When Zheng Xi was there, they were still restrained, and after the leader went to report to the army, buzzing discussions started.
"Here comes someone I've never seen before."
"Looks like a newcomer? So short of things, rushing to die?"
"Hey, he looks like a little boy."
"No problem, don't drag us back."
Faced with many doubts, Fan Du didn't have the slightest thought of defending himself, he continued to stand there as if he hadn't heard.
"Hey, what about you!" With a slap suddenly pushed from behind, Fan Du keenly sensed the threat, he resisted the subconscious attack forcefully, and only shifted his body a few degrees, so that no one behind him could catch him I stumbled.
"Don't touch me." Fan Du said coldly.
For such insignificant people, his reaction is usually to follow the other party, and he pretends to be friendly when others are friendly, and people with bad intentions will also bear greater malice from Fan Du.
It's just that wasting effort on passers-by...isn't necessary.
As soon as Zheng Xi came back, he saw that the queue was in disarray, and the team members who came back after seeing the leader also calmed down. Only the person who almost fell down was still angry, holding his breath and returning to his seat.
Fan Du looked around, and he had already remembered a few faces who had watched the show in his mind.
"Get in the car, let's go."
Zheng Xi was not as domineering as other team leaders. His attitude was ordinary, as if he was communicating with a friend, exactly the same as the conversation with Fan Du that day.Such a good temper is also a symbol of weakness and bullying in the eyes of some players.
Fifty people entered the convoy with different intentions. The eight armored vehicles distributed by the base were equipped with machine guns. This time Zheng Xi didn't drive. He was in the front one and brought Fandu with him.
"How is it? Are you still used to life at the base?"
Fan Du smiled: "I just joined, and I only slept in the tent for one night. Is there anything suitable for me?"
Zheng Xi said: "That's right. You can get to know it better when you come back. The food in the cafeteria of the Self-Defense Forces is quite delicious."
Fan Du was sitting in the back seat, Zheng Xi was in the co-pilot, and the two chatted without facing each other, and the rest of the car suddenly realized.
No wonder Fan Du was able to come in, it turned out to be covered by the team leader.
Bah, another one who went through the back door.
"Xiaofan, this task is not easy. I went to the military to apply for a good bow for you. You also know that ordinary people have no training, even if you give him a sniper/shooter/gun, he can't shoot it. Your ability still has an important role in the team."
The other team members were dumbfounded. How do you see what the team leader meant? This weak boy is quite strong?
"Don't worry, leader, you don't need to appease me, I still have this bit of mental quality." Fan Du leaned back on the chair, stretched out his hand and opened the car window.
"What, is it hot?"
"Wait, there seems to be something wrong!" The driver suddenly exclaimed, he just felt that the ground seemed to vibrate.
There was a crackling sound, and the ground shook even more violently, Zheng Xi also felt it.Since the surrounding area is very open, he immediately used the walkie-talkie to signal other vehicles to stop and observe the situation first.
Could it be an earthquake?
Zheng Xi's guess was wrong, a thick green vine suddenly drilled out of the ground, smashed the asphalt roof, and frantically waved its tentacles to stop the convoy.
"This, what is this!!!"
No one has ever seen such an abnormal scene. People turned into zombies. Could plants also mutate? !
"Okay." Zheng Xi said with a solemn expression, "Listen up, the cars behind are in two formations, diverging from each other, and the machine gunners are on the roof."
Fan Du came late, and the team had been preparing for a month. When all the drivers arrived, Zheng Xi told them about the formation and assigned duties to each team member.Machine gunners, blasters, and medics.
He can't train these ordinary people according to the requirements of the army, let alone quickly become a real vanguard. He can only let the team members perform their duties first, so as not to be in a hurry in case of danger.
Originally, some people didn't take him seriously, but with such a terrifying mutated vine appearing in front of them, everyone regarded the calm Zheng Xi as their backbone.
The vehicles quickly lined up, and the machine gunners bravely showed their heads through the skylight, holding the handle of the machine gun with both hands, and only waited for an order.
The vine branches stretched out, obviously not intending to let the convoy go. The roots in the ground broke through the surface like a dragon, and turned an armored vehicle in the rear row over. Even the machine gun bracket was broken by the weight of the vehicle itself. The body of the gun was thrown far away.
"Fire!"
The sound of rattling bullets was endless, and the bewitching tongue of flame spewed out from the muzzle, burning the nearby air.The vine was blown off, but more branches were still hidden in the ground, it angrily whipped the ground, splashing countless fragments.
More armored vehicles were damaged, some had their glass shattered, and the people inside were swept away by vines and dragged underground.
What happened in front of them was beyond everyone's imagination, even the vines were too strong, this was no longer something the dispatch team could handle.
"Retreat, retreat immediately!" No matter how calm Zheng Xi was, he was a little flustered when he encountered this unprecedented danger.
But the vines wouldn't let them escape.
The branches with terrifying strength directly rolled up the armored vehicles, and all the vehicles were lifted in the air, and some people were already screaming in fright.
The vine was like pouring sugar out of a snack jar, constantly shaking its tentacles/hands, trying to shake out the deliciousness inside. Those car windows with broken windows were fine, but fell to the ground and fell, and were trapped The rest of the people in the car were dizzy from the brain hit by the ceiling, and their eyes were darkened.
Just when everyone was desperate, the vine stopped moving, and he swept away two more people, and after catching enough prey, he gave up these hard armored vehicles.
It felt good to land on the ground again, and the team took a full minute to recover before recovering.
In a team of 50 people, a dozen or so were missing.
Those lucky ones who were thrown out but not taken away also got up one after another and returned to the team again.
Fortunately, the overturned car was thrown again by the vines, and it has returned to the state of four wheels.
Everyone was pale, only Fan Du looked calm, he patted Zheng Xi on the shoulder and said, "Leader, are you okay?"
No one noticed that the car that was vacated due to the lack of people was actually filled with three strangers.
They wear messy team uniforms, as long as they bury their heads, no one will find out that their teammates have been dropped.
Two of them were still wearing sunglasses, and they were sitting on the car seat wide open in the clutter, looking extremely arrogant with their expressionless faces!
Zheng Xi felt dereliction of duty. He counted the number of people and reported the situation to the base headquarters.
He didn't see Qiao Zhenxing and the two zombies who had sneaked into the team. After all, there were more than 50 people in this team, and because of the fierce battle, everyone's faces were gray and unrecognizable.
Fan Du didn't kill the team members who were dropped, he just let the vines stun them and rolled them to the ground, stripped off their clothes and changed them for Qiao Zhenxing and others, and they could climb out by themselves when they woke up.
And those people in the cave were the ones who had malicious intentions when they lined up.
In order for the three of Qiao Zhenxing to sit in the same car, Fan Du also deliberately removed the team members in that car, so as not to reveal his secrets.
"No, we can no longer maintain the best condition to perform the mission. I am applying to return as the leader of the dispatch team."
Zheng Xi frowned tightly, and all the team members around him looked at him expectantly, hoping that the base would allow them to go back.
"...Okay, I see." Zheng Xi obviously failed, he put down the communicator and said: "The base won't let us return."
"What!!" The team members turned pale with shock, "Team leader lost ten people just on the way, who would dare to do this job?"
"If you don't dare to go, you have to go." Zheng Xi rubbed his brows: "Even if you return privately, the base will not let you in. Because we are the first team, and we are slapping the face of the higher-ups by blatantly disobeying orders."
"Damn it, it's a set of tricks to fool us. We are not human after we leave the base."
"Go on, maybe this is just an accident." Zheng Xi was also helpless, and after he conveyed the news of the mutated vines, he organized the convoy to start again.
Fan Du was sitting in the back seat, he looked at Zheng Xi's tired side face, feeling a little emotional in his heart.
After the series of actions just now, he can see that Zheng Xi is a very good commander. If he follows his command and leadership, it will be no problem to complete general tasks.But whether it's mutant vines or Binhai Research Institute, ordinary people can't deal with it.
Zheng Xi could only admit that he was unlucky.
Like Jitailai, after being attacked by vines, the convoy's itinerary became smoother, and they didn't even meet many zombies.They drove the car to another urban area, where there is the most famous scenic spot in Bencheng called Golden Beach.
The vulgarity is a bit vulgar, but the scenery is still beautiful.
When everyone stopped the car, their tense hearts relaxed a lot.
This scenic spot has been cleared by the army, and only the brown marks on the beach show how tragic a massacre has taken place here.
Zheng Xi took out six bunches of keys, temporarily abandoned the vehicle, and continued on the speedboat instead.
The military had already prepared water transportation for them. Each of these six large speedboats could accommodate about ten people. Zheng Xi led the way, but Fan Du did not take the same boat as the other party this time.
He went to find Qin Zhan.
After getting on the boat, Fan Du was embraced by a firm embrace. He quickly pushed Qin Zhan away, and glanced at the other team members on the boat from the corner of his eye.
Except for Qiao Zhenxing who can sail the boat and brought Bai Yin to the bow, there are six strangers in the cabin.
Qin Zhan was wronged to death, he didn't see anyone all day and night, and when he finally found Fanfan, he was pushed away with a slap.
The big dog zombie sat down on the seat in frustration, without saying a word.
Seeing how pitiful he was, Fan Du sighed and sat beside him, stroking his soft short hair.
Qin Zhan was happy, but Qin Zhan didn't say anything.
Seeing that the touching had no effect, Fan Du thought he was really angry, so he could only put his arms around his shoulder and pat him gently, and whispered in his ear: "This time it's my fault, but I'm not avoiding you, but I'm looking for something delicious for you."
Qin Zhan's eyes under the sunglasses lit up, and he finally smiled.
Several other team members looked at each other in blank dismay, always feeling that something was wrong.
These two people...how strange.
"You are new here, how do you know our team members?" One of the men with a gloomy expression suddenly asked.
Fan Du calmly said, "I entered the base just to find him."
The man didn't see that Qin Zhan was also a stranger, he said that just to find fault.
When Fan Du said this, everyone suddenly felt even weirder.
"What's the relationship between you and him, brother? Friend?" Another person couldn't help asking.
"Almost." Fan Du comforted Qin Zhan, then sat up straight again, looking at the seascape in the distance.
These two people didn't realize that Fan Du didn't want to talk to them, instead they opened up the chatter box and chattered a lot.
Fan Du responded intermittently, but he did not leak anything.
The speedboat drove for nearly 10 minutes, and an orange-red foundation suddenly rose from the sea level near the sea. A three-story white building was built on a platform supported by composite steel. The words "Binhai Institute of Marine Biology" were hung At the main entrance.
Of course, this institute doesn't just study marine life, it's just a sign.
"Here we are, stop at the port one by one." Zheng Xi's voice came from the walkie-talkie of everyone, and the speed of the speedboat slowed down, and slowly drove into the berthing area.
"Now open the hatch of the speedboat. There are weapons and equipment inside. As for how to shoot, I have already told you." The people in the first boat have already gone up, and Zheng Xi is standing on the edge of the platform to command.
Just as Fan Du was about to open the storage hatch under the deck, he was squeezed away by others. Qin Zhan wanted to get angry, but it was Fan Du who insisted on him so that the blood of the team members did not splatter on the spot.
"By the way, Fandu come to my side." Zheng Xi suddenly called his name.
Fan Du was taken aback. He looked at Qin Zhan, who was suppressing his anger, and could only temporarily entrust him to Qiao Zhenxing, and then stepped on the ladder to the platform.
Zheng Xi threw over a compound bow and quiver. Although it was not as good as Fandu's Hoyt won the championship, it was not bad.
"Where's your equipment?" Zheng Xi saw that Fan Du didn't even have a handle/gun except for his bow.
"I didn't get it in time." Fan Du said.
Zheng Xi was experienced and had already guessed that he was excluded. After all, Fan Du was too out of place in the dispatch team, and the team members would definitely treat him as a persimmon.
"Forget it, go to my ship and get it, there is still stock in it."
Fan Du nodded, and after carrying the bow and arrow on his back, he climbed down the ladder neatly, equipped the guns and ammunition in the speedboat, and then boarded the research institute again with the large army.
He returned to Qiao Zhenxing's side and took a deep breath.
There was a lot of trouble here in the previous life. If it hadn't been for successfully repairing the crystal nucleus and reaching the third level, Fan Du would not have dared to enter rashly.
The reason why Binhai will become a sea of death in the future, and there will be no return is because of the existence of this research institute.
The only message coming back here is that... fungi can survive in water.
There are aquatic fungi in nature, and zombie fungi can not only infect humans, but also erode marine species.
Human beings did not discover the abnormality of the sea in the first place, which can only be attributed to overfishing.The fish resources in the sea are almost exhausted, and all the fish caught are ordinary fish without teeth, and they are the same as usual except that they are a little more ferocious.
The reason why the important task of developing vaccines is carried out in this research institute is because this is the place where fungi were first discovered in China.
During their daily monitoring, they found samples of unknown fungi in seawater, which were highly similar to the recent outbreak of influenza fungi, so all major domestic experts flew over to assist.
However, their research led to even more terrifying consequences. For some reason, a large number of zombie-like marine creatures were attracted. Even the ordinary zombies infected by the research institute were much stronger than those outside. No one knew why.
Because everyone is gone forever.
When the evolutionists strengthened their strength and wanted to explore the research institute again, they found that Binhai, 10 minutes away, had become the biggest enemy, and the zombie fish inside could only be described as frenzied.
Even a powerful ice-type evolutionary who is quite confident in his own strength cannot come back alive.
The research institute has become a forbidden place.
Based on his own experience, Fan Du guessed that there must be something that can greatly strengthen the zombies, otherwise it would not be so dangerous.This time, he made up his mind to find out, otherwise, the more he procrastinated, the more dangerous he would be.
The four of them followed at the end of the dispatch team and stood still for the time being, waiting for Zheng Xi's order.
"Everyone should go up to the platform. They are still lined up in two rows, with people's heads staggered. Wait for my order before firing."
Although everyone wondered why they didn't go in, they still obeyed the order and formed their formation.
As soon as Zheng Xi waved his hand, the two assistants beside him cut off the lock of the gate with a handheld laser cutting machine.
"Three, two, one!"
The improved sonic bomb was thrown into the door, making a deafening noise. It was not powerful enough to make people dizzy, but it was enough to attract the zombies hiding in the research institute.
In less than half a minute, the howling sounds of the zombies reverberated in the research institute, spread by the open sea, making people feel terrified involuntarily.
Qin Zhan held Fan Du's hand tightly, and he almost couldn't help but yelled out to respond to the corpses. Qiao Zhenxing was even worse, he directly covered Bai Yin's mouth...
As the first zombie who stepped out of the gate was exposed to the sun, more and more figures emerged from the shadows, and this number far exceeded Zheng Xi's expectation.
He was only thankful that his decision was correct. If he led all the zombies to the open area to kill them, he would no longer lie in ambush in a place with many bunkers like the research institute.Zheng Xi looked at the crowd of zombies, and imagined the consequences of rushing in.
They will inevitably be devoured by zombies in the narrow passage.
"Leader, look at the clothes of those zombies..." His assistant said.
Zheng Xi saw that these zombies were all wearing hospital gowns, and there were cards on their chests with names and numbers on them.
They are volunteers for the research institute to develop flu vaccines!
Normal people don’t want to be guinea pigs even if they get sick. In various senses, these volunteers are good contributors to human society.
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