Jiang Tao and the others were frightened by his concerns.
Qiao Daye originally had the nickname Scud1 in the special forces. After they fought their way out of Hucheng and experienced so many sacrifices and moments of life and death, even if it was only three days from the end of the world to now, his potential and powers were stimulated to the greatest extent. At the fastest time, he could even surpass the fastest speed of the car and sprint to 400 kilometers per hour.
Of course, it takes a lot of energy to use your abilities all the time. However, their goal in the daytime today is only to break through to the next transit service area, which is about an hour and a half away from their current location. If there is no force majeure, Qiao Daye’s physical strength is enough to support.
They are too confident about Qiao Daye’s ability and talent but ignore the threat of speed zombie.
Seeing Jiang Tao and the others wavering in their battle plans, Qiao Daye stepped up and said, “This possibility is very small. Besides, even if I really encounter a zombie that I can’t deal with, I will immediately warn you and I still can protect myself. Besides, don’t I still have your support?”
A few people still can’t make up their mind. The departure of their comrades-in-arms makes them not dare to risk Qiao Daye’s life.
On the contrary, it was Hou Ying, who first raised the question, said, “Qiao Daye is right. I say this because I’m afraid that you may not have enough risk awareness and prepare for risk prevention in advance. Many things have unexpected risks and changes, especially when it comes to gambling on life, it’s better to think of the worst.”
Qiao Daye was stunned. Before Hou Ying raised this question, he didn’t really pay attention to the zombie he was about to face.
The world of martial arts can only be fast and not broken, no matter how many zombies there are, if he is fast enough, those people can’t do anything to him. But now it seems that he does underestimate the enemy, this is a big taboo among taboos!
Qiao Daye was secretly frightened. Too fast growth also made him lose the calm he should have, or perhaps it was the death of his comrades-in-arms and the pain of helplessness that deeply tormented him, making him eager to grow up and force himself to be fearless. To leave the sadness behind, one must make a hint of indomitable progress.
Fortunately, he realized his mistake before encountering an unmanageable situation.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Hou Ying was not afraid that he would speak out of his authority—no matter how cautious he was for the safety of each other’s lives.
He continued, “I have a suggestion. Since the zombies mainly used their sense of smell to identify human beings, and the zombie virus will not infect body surfaces but the blood, it’s better to make a suit drenched with zombie blood and let Qiao Daye wear it to confuse the zombies—I think you should have also discovered that when zombies do not perceive human beings, their actions are generally very slow and less aggressive. Although this method is disgusting, it can greatly reduce the degree of harm. However, the premise is that you will not have open wounds during the operation.”
The others thought it through, this method is very feasible, and they agreed.
Li Xuanyuan brought clothes drenched in zombie virus. Gongsun Jing stripped off the isolation layer of their combat protective clothing and attached it to Qiao Daye. After two layers, he put on his clothes, put on the zombie suit, and put on a gas mask.
Qiao Daye got used to it. Although a little awkward, the training process of their special forces was originally to adapt to all kinds of things that the human body was not suitable for, so they adjusted it quickly and did not affect his speed.
After making all the preparations they could do, Qiao Daye set out first.
The sound of violent wind is constantly coming from the Bluetooth headset. You can imagine how fast Qiao Daye is traveling.
As soon as the agreed five-minute time comes, the armored vehicle starts on time!
Li Xuanyuan wore an explosion-proof suit and stayed on the top of the car. He stuck his gun on the sniper port, staring at the situation outside the transparent barrier, ready to respond at any time. Hou Ying, who has a hearing ability, is also in the cab like Jiang Tao and Gongsun Jing. He is in charge of monitoring to prevent accidents.
He watched as more and more vehicles and zombies were hit by the armored vehicle into the sky, some of the poor quality cars even exploded in the air, and the cars left behind by them exploded again and again! The ground is shaking, and he even heard a section of the elevated highway they had left behind being overwhelmed, fractured and collapsed…
Special effects shots that are only seen in Hollywood movies are being shown in real life.
But Hou Ying didn’t have the excitement of watching a 3D movie just like before. Instead, he was coldly sweating all over, even though he was highly concentrated, he couldn’t feel that he was sweating.
The explosions and his developed hearing made him feel stabbing pain, as if it’s exploding right beside his ears. The tinnitus and dizziness made him see white in front of his eyes. But after the most painful period, the sound he hears becomes clearer and clearer. In the roaring explosion, the almost covered wind in the Bluetooth headset becomes the focus of his listening.
He cheered up and listened carefully, for fear of missing Qiao Daye’s help or the news of the survivors.
Gradually, the cars were hit and exploded, the zombies were crushed by the speeding car, and the scene of the flesh and blood on the windshield being pushed hard by the wiper, made him numb.
The members of the special forces who already had charging experience before escaping from Hucheng still spent some time adjusting their state, not to mention Hou Ying, who had no experience and never had much imagination.
But human resilience can always exceed the upper limit of your own expectations and thoughts. Half an hour later, or it only took 20 minutes, he gradually withdrew from the sluggish shock, became numb and quiet, until later, calm and clear-headed.
When they arrived at their destination, Qiao Daye, who played forward, Jiang Tao and Li Xuanyuan, who followed up, went to clean up the zombies in the service area, he even thought that time passed so fast. He wanted to get out of the car to help, but was stopped by Gongsun Jing, who stayed to watch the car. She shook her head at him and said, “You can’t use a gun.”
Hou Ying sat back. He didn’t know how to use a gun and only had hearing ability, going down will only add trouble to them.
This is the HaiYe Service Area, which is nearly twice as large as the Jianghai Service Area, and is a medium-sized transit station.
There were explosions from time to time on the section of highway they passed. There was still a barricade of cars and zombies on the next section of the highway. They were afraid to lead them to the service area so the three people in explosion-proof clothes all used silencer guns.
Hou Ying could still hear the sound of the bullet coming out of the muzzle and penetrating the head of the zombies, but the zombies on the highway have no response, and it was not that they were cleaning up too well, but that his hearing was better than before.
Gongsun Jing was alert, smiled and asked him, “Are you scared?”
She seems to think that this is a relaxed topic that can stir up the atmosphere, but Hou Ying can’t smile, nods with a stiff face, and then takes a long breath.
“But it’s getting better.”
“You are very good. I cried and vomited the first time I did suture operation for soldiers in the field. It was very embarrassing.”
Gongsun Jing shared her past. “In fact, at the beginning, I was very afraid of the zombies. After killing them, I felt very upset, even… felt guilty. You see, they have the same physical characteristics as us humans. Sometimes I feel that I am killing people. However, when the captain and Lao Zhang died, I knew that they were not human beings, they were monsters, they were aliens who needed to be exterminated.”
Her last sentence surprised Hou Ying. He thought Gongsun Jing was not the one who said that, but he didn’t ask about her painful memories.
He can see that Gongsun Jing’s state of mind is not as stable as she said. Maybe she needs to talk, or maybe she just needs to distract her attention, so she speaks to him from time to time. Hou Ying has never been a cold-blooded person and talks along with the topic she guides. Occasionally, the other party would skip the topic very irresponsibly. The topics are all over the place2, he didn’t mind but listened gently and patiently.
Later, Gongsun Jing expressed surprise, “Have you always been so patient with people?”
Hou Ying smiled, “I majored in youth psychology.”
This is true and the original intention is naturally to deal with Wang Hehe’s rebellious period. It’s a pity that his nephew’s IQ is too high. Since graduating from elementary school, he has been skipping grades, becoming more and more independent and obedient, making what he learned completely useless.
As for whether he had practiced something by the way, he didn’t say, but Gongsun Jing recognized that he had already seen through her little trick just now.
She constantly guides and switches topics, just to disturb Hou Ying’s thinking so that he can reveal his flaws or show his nature.
But unexpectedly, the other party’s early recognition and taciturn cooperation confused her and made her turn from the active side to the passive.
Gongsun Jing said frankly, “I’m sorry, you’re too calm. You have a serious high IQ criminal tendency, so… haha, I didn’t expect you to be a fellow.”
Suddenly a voice cursed in the earpiece, “He’s a gay guy, isn’t he? You’re in the middle of the road, so don’t hook up around the task time3.”
It’s Li Xuanyuan.
The targeted Hou Ying had a faint headache, but Gongsun Jing laughs, “Haha, Xuanyuan, you are actually affected by our dialogue. It’s not like you. It seems that you need my guidance. How about making an appointment in the evening?”
“Roll4.”
Li Xuanyuan stopped talking after leaving this sound.
Gongsun Jing is still talking, this time the topic has become warmer and calmer. She is talking about tonight’s dinner. After asking about Hou Ying’s ability to cook, Gongsun Jing got excited and immediately left the task of cooking to Hou Ying. Before he could say something, he heard three voices almost at the same time.
“Agree.” Jiang Tao.
“Yes.” Li Xuanyuan.
“Come on!” Qiao Daye, who is even more excited than the two in front.
Hou Ying, “…”
Passed unanimously, he had to accept this important task.
At about 3 p.m., after five hours of fighting, the zombies in the service area were cleared.
There is a hotel in the vicinity of HaiYe Service Area. The generator in the service area supplies electricity automatically after the power supply is cut off, so the hotel is still electrified.
Several people took turns to take a hot bath. Hou Ying took a lot of materials from the refrigerator in the hotel owner’s private kitchen and simply fried five home cooked dishes. Each dish is full of weight, and the craftsmanship is highly praised by people who didn’t dare to hold too much hope, and it’s savoured very much, until nothing’s left.
Qiao Daye even said in front of Gongsun Jing that he finally didn’t need to eat pig food anymore, causing Gongsun Jing to roll her eyes several times but did not refute.
After eating, Meng Hanghai was sent to look after Liu Zhan, who had been moved from the car to the room, still tied up. The thrilling journey today was spent in his sleep—fearing that the child would be frightened and injured by the bumps, they tied him in the car like Liu Zhan, and Gongsun Jing used some means to make him sleep soundly.
The rest of them sat down to discuss the issue of material collection in HaiYe service area.
Translator’s Notes:
1. Fleet-footed, agile
2. 牛头不对马尾地说起另外的事情 – I think it’s a Chinese phrase, or proverb, idk, but I couldn’t find the literal meaning.
3. Okay, that one should be taken with a grain of salt. I don’t know what the heck “Don’t tick three or four times” from Baidu, and Google just translates it as “Don’t tangle in task time.” Though, as far as the sentence is concerned, I think it’s correct??
4. Idk if I still need to explain this but it’s like saying ‘Fuck off’
So, a little news, my account in NU got banned from adding new series which is a bummer because I was about to add another one. I don’t know what happened though to cause my ban and will that be a permanent ban or have a duration? Good thing I have another email account so I get to create a new account to add new series so yey me?? But seriously, who knows if the ban is permanent? And did that happen to you?
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