From the binoculars, Li Xi saw a rat-like animal with bare skin, round ears, small round eyes, sharp mouth, sharp teeth, and four long and sharp claws emerging from the farmland beside the road. It was a size larger than a rat, so it should be a mutated rat. A single rat was not scary. What was scary was that rats were social animals. Even after mutation, they did not lose this social instinct.
"Not good! There was a group of mutated rats! Speed up!" Li Xi quickly informed Zeng Zhiqiang and the others. Zheng Ji was already speeding up. Guo Rui and the others also saw this terrible scene through the binoculars.
The mutated rat was only a hundred meters away from them. Although its speed was much slower than before, it was still very fast in the eyes of humans, especially compared to zombies. Hundreds of mutated rats were gathered together. It was a shocking scene. Everyone who saw it turned pale. This was the first time they had seen such a group attack since the apocalypse. They could not help but feel fear.
It was the same for Li Xi. Although she had excellent genes and strong abilities, she was still a girl who lived in a peaceful era. She would only listen to the battles on Planet Thael that Father Li occasionally told her. The things she encountered when she traveled around the world were only the internal conflicts between humans. Besides, she and Father Li had only watched from the sidelines and never participated in it. Who would have thought that the world would suddenly change…
However, she knew that she could not retreat. If she wanted to live, such scenes would not be rare in the future. She had to adapt to it, and even get used to it.
After mentally preparing himself, Li Xi calmly encouraged his teammates."Don't be afraid. Check your equipment. Protect what you need and try not to expose your skin. Mutated rats were faster, so it was not easy to hit them with a gun. Mutated animals were like zombies. They would only die if their heads were cut off.”
When everyone heard her calm voice, their anxious emotions unconsciously eased. They had inadvertently regarded Li Xi as their spiritual pillar. He thought that he was well-equipped and his teammates were united and strong. There was nothing to be afraid of. At most, he would only have one life! In this chaotic world, one could die at any time. How could one live on tenterhooks? It was better to live, to fight with all one's might, to do one's best!
The rest of the convoy only cared about following the Hope Squad and did not have any other thoughts. When they saw them suddenly accelerate, they also accelerated. Although they were puzzled as to why the zombies were running for their lives, they did not dare to ask, nor did they have the means to ask. However, they soon understood the reason…
" Boom..." There was an explosion about five meters away from the right side of the road. Li Xi saw that the mutated rats were almost there, so he threw a grenade, wanting to destroy a group. The mutated rats had thick skin and tough flesh. Unless they were blown to pieces, they would still crawl forward even if they only had one claw left. They did not feel pain, and there was only one word in their hearts and eyes: " hungry."
Seeing Li Xi's actions, Zeng Zhiqiang also threw out a grenade, reducing the number of grenades by about one-third. Just as people were rejoicing over this result, something terrible happened. Due to the loud sound of the grenade, all the mutated animals and zombies within a few kilometers heard it and rushed over! The first to chase after them were the nearby mutated cats, mutated dogs, mutated cows, and other farm animals.
This scene scared them so much that they didn't dare to throw any more grenades. This was probably the first time the other members of the convoy had seen a mutated animal, let alone such a big scene. Screams could be heard from inside the car.
The fast cars gradually pulled away from the mutated animals. The slower cars were swarmed by them. Screams, collisions, and killing sounds could be heard.
The Hope Squad was safe for the time being, but they were worried about the mutated animals chasing them tirelessly. Even if they could take turns driving, the fuel would not be able to withstand the consumption.
"Everyone, think of something. We can't get rid of them if we keep driving.”Li Xi answered the walkie-talkie, hoping that the team could brainstorm.
"Use explosives!" Yu Xiaowei saw that the grenade was effective and remembered that they still had some explosives.
"There are too few explosives. What if we can't solve it after using it? We still have to leave some to guard against unknown dangers.”Zeng Zhiqiang knew that the firearms and ammunition control in Country Z was very strict. Even in the post-apocalyptic world, it was not easy to obtain them. Therefore, he tried his best to save them if he could avoid using them.
"Burn it with gasoline!" Yu Xiaowei thought that they should be afraid of fire.
"How much gasoline do we need to use for so many mutated animals? Do you want us to run out of gas when it's all burned out?”Guo Rui denied it again.
"If this doesn't work and that doesn't work, then…we can't use a knife to solve them one by one, right?! This is a group!" Yu Xiaowei felt his scalp tingle and goosebumps all over his body when he imagined himself in a group of mutated animals!
"Should we lure them into the trap? Zombies and mutated animals are walking corpses without intelligence. They don't know how to hide. We can use this!”Guo Rui usually observed zombies and mutated animals very carefully. His martial strength was average, so he wanted to find their weaknesses and take them out.
"It's a good idea, but how can we have the time to set up this trap?”Zeng Zhiqiang asked a very practical question.
Li Xi also felt that Guo Rui's method had merits, so he said to Zheng Ji,""See if there's any terrain nearby that can block these mutated animals?”
"Two kilometers away, there is a cliff on the left and a river on the right.”Zheng Ji understood and immediately reported two suitable natural traps." I can drive to the cliff and make an emergency turn in front of the cliff. The mutated animals won't stop immediately because of inertia. At least we can get rid of some of them.”
Li Xi also knew that this was a solution, but…she looked deeply at Zheng Ji.
Zheng Ji understood what she meant." Don't worry. I've driven an F1 car before!" You…go to Captain Zeng's car!”Although he was confident, he was unwilling to let Li Xi take the risk with him.
"No need. Since you have the confidence, I will naturally accompany you!”Li Xi was not a timid person who was afraid of death. Moreover, she believed that Zheng Ji was not someone who liked to boast. If he could say it, he must be 100% confident.
Li Xi told Zeng Zhiqiang and the other two about their plan."There's a cliff two kilometers ahead. Zheng Ji and I will lure a portion of the mutated animals over there. There's a river on the other side, you guys wait for us to meet up there.”
The three of them understood Li Xi's plan. Although they could drive, they couldn't make a 90-degree turn. Everyone naturally had no doubt about their abilities, but they could not help but worry for them."Alright, be careful. We'll wait for you to meet up!”
"Before we get close to the destination, we will slow down and cover you guys. Hopefully, we can lure more people to follow us.”Li Xi knew that in the eyes of mutated animals and zombies, there was only food and non-food, but no main food and secondary food. They would only attack the " food " closest to them.
"Understood." The three of them would naturally cooperate with Li Xi and the others.
About 400 meters away from the cliff, Zheng Ji slowed down and gave way to the car behind him. At the same time, Li Xi used grenades to slow down the mutated animals. Along the way, the number of mutated animals increased to about a thousand, mainly small social animals, especially mutated rats. Li Xi only planned to stop them a little to make it easier to lure them out. Naturally, he would not use grenades and bullets.
Initially, there were as many as ten cars of various sizes following the Hope Squad. Now, there were only three cars left! They followed Zeng Zhiqiang's car in panic.
Although Li Xi tried his best to stop them, nearly half of the mutated animals followed. The rest of the mutated animals smelled that the " food " was close by. They excitedly swarmed up and chased after Li Xi's car.
He had achieved his goal. Speed up!
This time, it wasn't just accelerating. He had to ensure that they couldn't catch up, but also not be too far away.
Li Xi was also doing preventive work. Secondly, if she was unlucky enough to fall off the cliff, she had the Flying Tiger Claw in her space earring, which could ensure that she could escape in time (of course, she would bring Zheng Ji along). She was glad that she used to collect all kinds of tools.
Zheng Ji's condition was also good. He had driven an F1 car before, but that was a few years ago. The reason why he was still very confident was that after he was modified (especially after Li Xi's blood transfusion), his senses were more sensitive in all aspects. He was naturally a hundred times more confident in his driving skills than before.
Zheng Ji drove forward, and the mutated animals followed him with perseverance.
Seeing that the cliff was right in front of them, Zheng Ji deliberately made them make a sudden 90-degree turn when they were only about a foot away from the car (once again, it was fortunate that Zheng Ji had been modified. Otherwise, the road would be slippery in the snow, and no matter how good his skills were, they would be discounted). The mutated animals could not stop due to inertia and fell straight down the cliff. Zheng Ji drove the car behind the mutated animals and sped up again, sending another batch of them flying off the cliff. After going back and forth a few times, most of the mutated animals that followed them were taken care of.
As for the remaining few animals, the two of them simply got out of the car and killed them with their knives. It could also be considered as a way to practice their skills. In the future, they would encounter a lot of mutated animals, so they needed to accumulate experience in dealing with enemies.
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