Two flowers bloomed, each showing a branch.
Zeng Zhiqiang successfully drove the car to the river under the cover of Li Xi and Zheng Ji. The river was completely frozen, like a smooth mirror. If it was before the apocalypse, there would have been people skating on it.
Zeng Zhiqiang couldn't keep driving in circles, nor could he stop and sit in the car. Fighting in the car consumed too much ammunition, so he could only get out of the car and fight until Li Xi and the others arrived.
The three of them stood back to back, forming a triangle. Zeng Zhiqiang had the highest martial strength. Other than protecting himself, he had to take care of the safety of the other two.
A mutated cat lunged at Zeng Zhiqiang. Its jumping ability was still not weak after its mutation. Its sharp claws and enlarged body showed its sharp teeth. Zeng Zhiqiang tilted his head to the side and avoided it, finishing it off cleanly with a backhand slash.
Yu Xiaowei was very envious. Before he could sigh, a mutated rat had already set its eyes on him. Its small red eyes stared at Yu Xiaowei hungrily, and it squeaked excitedly as it pounced on him. Yu Xiaowei kicked it reflexively. With a thud, the mutated rat fell to the ground and pounced again. Yu Xiaowei knew that if he didn't kill it, he would have to consume his energy endlessly. He took the knife and aimed it at the mutated rat's neck. The mutated rat was very fast and missed the blade. Only one claw was cut off. It didn't hesitate to continue its "predatory" behavior. Yu Xiaowei cut it twice before finally cutting off its head.
Since the apocalypse, Guo Rui had mostly relied on his brains to survive. Later, he encountered a small gang of gangsters and was even protected. He did not have many opportunities to fight the enemy personally. After joining the Hope Squad, every member needed to have the basic ability to protect themselves. In order not to be abandoned by the squad, he made up his mind to strengthen his training. The gas station operation had already proved its effectiveness, and he felt a faint sense of accomplishment in his heart. He kept in mind the iron rule that he must not be touched by zombies and mutated animals, and he used his knife to protect himself.
There were too many mutated rats, plus mutated cats and dogs. Their killing speed could not compare to the number of them. Everyone wished they had more limbs. It was still easy to deal with a few, but if there were more people, their physical strength would not be able to keep up. Once they slowed down due to fatigue, they would inevitably be caught by the mutated animals. Fortunately, they were wearing thick clothes, and their leather clothes were sturdy and not easily torn. Occasionally, there were cuts on their inner clothes, so they did not scratch their skin. However, they were still scared and guarded even more carefully.
Occasionally, they would throw a few grenades or shoot to relieve the pressure, but most of the time, they still insisted on using their knives. Saving ammunition was one thing, but it was also to train his strength.
When the convoy saw Zeng Zhiqiang and the others 'actions, they did as they were told. They were not as well-equipped and well-coordinated as Zeng Zhiqiang and the other two. They had lost some people in the battle, leaving only eight people.
"Hello, my friend. I'm Xu Cheng. What do you plan to do next?”The rest of the people were mostly the convoy led by Xu Cheng. He had always advocated following the Hope Team because he thought they were very strong. At this moment, seeing that it was difficult to eliminate all the mutated animals and that their numbers were gradually decreasing, he could not help but take the initiative to ask Zeng Zhiqiang.
"Hello, I'm Zeng Zhiqiang, the captain of the Hope Squad. We'll only know when our team members arrive.”Zeng Zhiqiang could roughly guess Li Xi's intention, but he could not be sure before she made it clear.
Zeng Zhiqiang was about to use the walkie-talkie to contact Li Xi when he saw Li Xi's car driving over. He felt a huge weight lifted off his shoulders.
After the team members met up in Li Xi's car, Li Xi told her the next step of her plan."The number of mutated animals is still increasing. The method we used just now can only deal with a portion of them. As Guo Rui had said, they didn't know how to avoid danger. As long as they felt that humans were in front of them, they wouldn't stop no matter what obstacles they faced. We can walk to the other side of the river first. They will definitely follow us. Once we reach the shore, we will blow up the river with explosives. Even if they don't die, they will fall into the river. We will return from the other side of the river. As long as the car was hidden well, they were not interested in dead things.”
Compared to supplies, human lives were naturally more important. Even if they gave up on supplies temporarily, as long as they were there, they could always get them again.
"It just froze, right? We wouldn't have fallen into the river halfway! This river was at least 10 kilometers wide!”Although Yu Xiaowei did not want to appear timid, he could not help but raise this practical question.
"At present, this is the only relatively safe method.”Zeng Zhiqiang naturally understood the situation. Heng Quan repeatedly agreed to take the risk.
"The temperature has been below zero for the past few days. If we are careful, it shouldn't be a problem for people to walk on it.”Guo Rui agreed.
"The thickness of the ice layer varies. We should try our best to choose the thickest area.”Li Xi was quite confident in this method. She always had a supplementary plan. She would only use it in the event of an accident. She would not tell anyone before this.
"Follow me!" Zheng Ji had always been a man of action. Just because he didn't say anything didn't mean that he didn't have an idea. It was just that he wouldn't say anything before others could think of something.
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
"Are we walking on ice? Wouldn't it be easier to break the ice this way? It was best to increase the surface area of the ice!”Guo Rui thought of another safety issue.
"If only there was a hovercraft, but the possibility of finding it is not high. En, life balloons are also fine. It's better than walking directly. There are fishing boats nearby, so there must be life balloons on them. We'll each take one and glide.”Zeng Zhiqiang immediately recalled that he had seen a fishing boat docked not far away.
"Then let's hurry up and act. We've used up quite a bit of ammunition. We'll have to find an opportunity to replenish it next time.”During the short conversation just now, they had used up a lot of bullets to chase away the mutated animals around the car.
"By the way, the people who followed us asked me for a solution. I want to tell them the method. After all, they have followed us all the way and have no ill intentions towards us.”Zeng Zhiqiang suggested.
No one had any objections.
After hearing Zeng Zhiqiang's idea, Xu Cheng immediately agreed and expressed his gratitude (he had no better idea). He also followed Zeng Zhiqiang to look for a lifeboat.
Apart from their backpacks, everyone held a lifeboat and parked the car in a hidden place (to prevent living people), ready to glide.
Li Xi took advantage of everyone's surprise and quietly put the weapons in the weapon box into the space earring just in case. Resources were not difficult to find at the current stage, but weapons had always been a problem.
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