This Wave of Zombies is No Good - Chapter 38

There were 15 hours left until the retreat.

At that time, four people were resting in an old warehouse.

This was an old storage room of a supermarket. The reason they chose this place was because it was not far from the museum and it was easy to defend and hard to attack.

The old warehouse was built of metal, with thick walls, front and back doors, and only a small lattice window at the top for ventilation. As long as the warehouse was locked from the inside, zombies could hardly get in.

There was a small room in the warehouse for the person who guarded the warehouse. When they arrived, it was already empty, with a few barrels of mineral water stacked in the corner.

After two days and nights of fighting, they needed to rest.

Zou Lang used the firewood he had picked up outside to light a small fire, illuminating the entire small room in an orange glow.

Looking out from the small window at the top, it was already starry, without any haze, the stars had become brighter, and night was about to fall. The entire city was about to be swallowed by darkness and fall into a dead silence.

The soundproofing effect of the warehouse was quite good, isolating all the zombies and everything in the city. It seemed as if only the four of them were left in the entire city.

It was quiet, and all they could hear was the crackling sound of the flames.

Wei Lin was a bit feverish, and he injected himself with a dose of antipyretic and anesthetic again. He noticed that the atmosphere between Zou Lang and Yu Jingtang was a bit strange, and the two of them refused to mention what had happened. Their conversation had obviously decreased, but the atmosphere was still harmonious.

In the afternoon, Zou Lang had already searched the warehouse and heated some water in a small pot.

Then he took out a few boxes of Western-style cakes, some canned luncheon meat, a can of anchovies, and finally, four boxes of jelly.

“What kind of combination is this?” He Ye protested against this sweet and salty mix.

Zou Lang glared at him, “Eat what we have, stop complaining, it’s good that we have this.” After he finished speaking, he used the special forces dagger to open the canned meat. As his principle of handling things, no matter how bad the situation was, no matter what happened, he must eat well, because only by eating well could he have strength.

When he was a child, even if he argued with his father and brother to the point of running away from home, he was the kind of person who would first have a full meal before leaving.

While eating, Zou Lang stabbed the canned meat with a knife, warmed it in boiling water, and then placed it in front of Yu Jingtang.

Yu Jingtang frowned, very disgusted, “How many zombies have you killed with this knife?”

“I boiled it! Several times!” Zou Lang protested, “Eat it or not, canned meat is also made from corpses! If you’re a germaphobe, you might as well starve to death.”

Only then did Yu Jingtang reluctantly open his mouth, eating in small bites. He looked at Zou Lang with strange eyes. This person seemed to never despair, and he didn’t have a string of fear. No matter when and where, he could always maintain a positive and optimistic attitude, and could eat delicious food and fall asleep when full.

He Ye also ate a bit, Wei Lin’s wound was a bit inflamed, and he didn’t dare to eat anything.

By night, Wei Lin’s fever was getting worse and worse. Zou Lang discussed with him, two people took turns, one on duty for the first half of the night, and the other for the second half. They changed cold water for him to apply every hour, but everyone could see that Wei Lin needed surgery, otherwise, if this continued, it could endanger his life.

At four in the morning, when He Ye got up, he heard a strange noise, like something stepping on the roof.

Wei Lin was drowsy and hadn’t slept much. He heard the sound and made a hushing gesture to him.

He Ye carefully moved a chair, went up to the skylight to look. He looked up and saw a monster’s claw scraping down from the iron railing, and then through the gap, a zombie’s red eyes were looking at him.

It was the regenerating zombie from yesterday afternoon.

At this time, Yu Jingtang and Zou Lang were also awakened by this sound.

He Ye jumped down from the chair and said, “Damn, that ghost thing is here again, why is it lingering?”

Zou Lang was also surprised, “We walked quite far, why would it still follow?!”

Wei Lin frowned and thought for a while, “We might have been marked as food by it.”

Some wild animals have this habit, they remember the smell of their prey, and they could follow the smell all the way to find it. Sometimes even across a long distance, they could find it accurately, and the chase wouldn’t stop until they ate the prey.

Tonight, the place they chose to stay was easy to defend and hard to attack. The so-called easy to defend and hard to attack means: zombies can’t come in, but if the door is blocked, they can’t get out either.

Yu Jingtang asked, “How much ammunition is left?”

Zou Lang counted, “Three grenades, two daggers, one long knife, three ropes. On the way to transfer, the bullets were all used up.”

He Ye asked, “Can the grenade kill it?”

Wei Lin shook his head, “Dangerous. As long as it is not completely destroyed, it will recover quickly.” He found out during the fierce battle yesterday afternoon that as time went on, the recovery time of this monster was even shortening.

They were talking inside, and the zombie was still moving outside. After a while, the front door made a sound, and then, the side of the warehouse made the sound of claws scraping over the metal. This sound was very harsh, and it was even more annoying to listen to.

Now it was more than four in the morning, and there was less than six hours left to retreat. During this time, they had to find a way to shake off or kill this zombie.

This zombie was so tricky that even if they sent out a flare, it might not necessarily bring help, and it could even cause more students to die. If they missed the plane, they would be drowned by zombies in this ghost city.

Yu Jingtang sat up and turned on the flashlight, “Everyone think about what other methods we have, let’s study the terrain, and the nearby resources that can be used, see what we can use.”

He Ye and Zou Lang came over, while Wei Lin closed his eyes and began to think with a frown.

All around here were civilian facilities, there really wasn’t a good way to shake off the zombie.

He Ye was a bit discouraged, “At this time, if there was an armored cannon or something, just bomb it directly, I don’t believe it won’t die.”

Zou Lang raised an eyebrow, “Come on, with these streets, if you drive a tank in, it could get stuck halfway, but…”

Zou Lang’s brain was spinning fast, and he started to think crookedly. Although He Ye’s words were a bit absurd, they still had some merit. This zombie could regenerate, but if it was subjected to high temperatures and powerful explosions, it might be able to kill it. He looked at the map and said, “I have an idea, but it’s a bit risky.”

Yu Jingtang glanced at him, couldn’t stand him selling suspense when it was a matter of urgency, and kicked him with his foot, “Speak.”

Only then did Zou Lang speak, pointing to a place two hundred meters away, “There is a gas station here, if we lure the zombie to the gas station and trap it, and then detonate the gas station, we might be able to kill the zombie.”

Wei Lin listened to this method and pondered for a moment, “Theoretically, it seems feasible, but this behavior is very risky.”

Yu Jingtang nodded, “At present, there may not be a better method. We can’t hold on here for long.”

Wei Lin struggled to sit up and said, “Let me calculate.” He wrote a few formulas on the ground with burnt charcoal, and then a few minutes later he said, “Based on the amount of oil in this gas station, the safe range of the explosion is about 46 meters away. The lethal range for humans is about a radius of 15 meters. For zombies, they may be able to withstand more explosive force than the human body. To be safe, I suggest that the range be circled within a radius of 10 meters from the center point of the gas station.”

Zou Lang nodded, “That is to say, if we want to be safe, the gas station needs a gap of 36 meters. We have three ropes in total, we can try to connect them, and then tie the zombie to the pillar of the gas station. Then someone throws a grenade from a distance.”

Yu Jingtang shook his head, “The stability of the grenade is too poor, not as good as bullets.”

He Ye interjected, “But we are out of bullets.”

“I still have one here.” Yu Jingtang said, taking out a bullet from his pocket. When he was on a mission, he would habitually withhold a bullet. This bullet was also called a glory bullet, which was left for himself in times of crisis.

Wei Lin looked at the environment around the gas station on the map again, “So now, we need to lure the zombie to the gas station, and then have two people go to lure and tie up the zombie.” His finger pointed at a point on the map, “If there are no other zombies and other adverse factors in that area, someone needs to shoot there.”

The discussion came to this point, and there was a moment of silence. All four people thought of the next question at the same time: who would go to lure the zombie, and who would complete the shooting and detonation.

Zou Lang looked at Yu Jingtang, then at He Ye and said, “Naturally, He Ye and I, who are not injured, should lure the zombie.”

Yu Jingtang frowned for a moment, shook his head, “Zou Lang, you shoot.”

After he finished speaking, Yu Jingtang handed the bullet to Zou Lang, his face serious. Afraid that Zou Lang wouldn’t understand, he repeated, “He Ye and I will lure the zombie, you shoot.”

After an afternoon and a night of rest, Yu Jingtang felt that his body had improved a lot.

“No!” Zou Lang shook his head, he knew Yu Jingtang was going to take a risk again, his injury had not been very good, this was too dangerous, “Instructor, you shoot, your shooting is the most accurate.”

Yu Jingtang stubbornly stuffed the bullet into Zou Lang’s hand, his eyes fixed on Zou Lang, his gaze bright and firm, “With your little fighting skills, are you still hoping to tickle the zombie? If we can’t trap the zombie by then, it might be all in vain, I don’t want to die with you.”

Then he looked at He Ye and Wei Lin and said, “This is team combat, the most suitable person, to the most suitable position, not playing house. Don’t think the task I gave you is simple, you must wait for us to run outside the safe range. And the zombie must be within the range of the gas station. The time left for you may only be a short second. Here, besides me, your shooting is the most accurate.”

Zou Lang looked at him, then at He Ye and Wei Lin, he knew, Yu Jingtang’s words were not wrong. He also understood that this was not the time to be stubborn.

He clenched the bullet in his hand and said, “Okay, if you’re not safe, I won’t shoot.”

Yu Jingtang didn’t insist this time, nodded and said, “Anyway, the gun is in your hand.”

After the battle plan was formulated, Yu Jingtang looked at the time, it was five o’clock in the morning, “The visibility is not high now, everyone rest for a while, at six-thirty in the morning, proceed according to the plan.”

Outside the warehouse, the zombie was still wandering from time to time, the dull footsteps made everyone’s mood a bit anxious, everyone was forcing themselves to rest as soon as possible, to enjoy the last sleep before the big battle.

While Zou Lang was not paying attention, Yu Jingtang secretly hid a grenade in his waist. If he couldn’t shake off the zombie by then, he was ready to die together.

If one person had to sacrifice among the four of them in order to secure the safety of the others, he hoped it would be him.