It was late at night. Other than the people on night duty, everyone was sleeping soundly. The rain and snow outside made the room even warmer and more comfortable.
Other than the members of the Hope Squad on night duty, the other team members on night duty were all hiding in a sheltered place, wrapping their clothes tightly around themselves. They were both sleepy and cold, and their spirits were not very good. There had been no danger for the past few days, so they unconsciously let down their guard and began to pretend.
Suddenly, the sound of bells broke the silence of the night. The bell was not set to be particularly loud, only within the range of human ears. However, the sound of the wind, snow, and rain tonight had affected people's hearing. It was not as sensitive as normal weather. In addition, they had relaxed their vigilance. No one noticed it for a long time.
Of course, the Hope Squad was an exception.
At this moment, Zhao Ledan happened to be on night duty. She knew that her overall strength was the weakest in the team. In order to prevent herself from being a burden, she was especially strict with herself and tried her best to improve her strength.
Every time it was her turn to be on night duty, she would always be vigilant and did not dare to relax at all, afraid that her negligence would bring danger to her teammates.
Tonight was no exception. Her cautiousness showed its value. She heard the bell immediately. Although it was not very clear at first, she could still hear it clearly as long as she listened carefully.
She quickly woke up her teammates. No matter how soundly they slept, they were easily woken up. They woke up almost effortlessly at the same time.
Although they didn't know if it was a human or a zombie, it was always better to have more people. The team members went to inform the other teams.
It had been less than ten minutes since the bell rang and everyone had picked up their weapons. It seemed that the people who had survived until now were not slow to react.
The place where the bell rang was still some distance away from the monk's quarters. Everyone only knew that there was a warning, but they did not know what was going on. In order to prevent the residence from turning into a battlefield in case of zombies, some people braved the rain and snow to carefully approach the place where the bell rang (these people were brave enough to be the vanguard because they had trusted companions guarding behind them).
As they got closer, they heard the sounds of slashing and hitting, mixed with human voices. There was no light around them, and there was no moon in the sky to illuminate them. They could only rely on the faint light reflected by the snowflakes. The sound was clearer than the scenery.
The people who came did not dare to approach them easily. They only relied on the blurry human images (they could not tell which were zombies and which were humans) and voices to carefully act according to the situation at the edge. Firstly, they didn't have the righteous heart to help as they did before the apocalypse. As long as they didn't implicate themselves, they wouldn't help. Secondly, he really couldn't see it clearly. If he didn't help and instead lost himself, then the gains wouldn't make up for the losses.
Zheng Ji, Zeng Zhiqiang, and Yu Xiaowei were the members of the Hope Squad. They didn't take any action either. They had the same thoughts as the others. Even Zeng Zhiqiang, who had the most sense of justice before the apocalypse, had become unbelievable in this short month. He didn't want to know whether it was good or bad. He only knew that this was the only way to survive and protect the people he wanted to protect.
Zheng Ji's night vision was much better than the others. He could basically see the situation in front of him clearly, but he did not plan to attack. As long as the zombies did not come in their direction, he would not take the initiative to provoke them.
Afraid that the two of them could not see clearly, Zheng Ji gave a simple introduction in a low voice,""There are about ten humans in the front two sides. Some are injured, and the number of casualties is still increasing.”
Both of them knew that Li Xi and Zheng Ji's night vision was outstanding, so they were not surprised. After getting used to it, they also tried their best to observe.
Humans were not like zombies who could ignore their sight. In the dark night, their already weak combat strength was even weaker. Some of them held wooden sticks in their hands, but they looked more like torches that had been extinguished by the rain. There were also all kinds of farming tools. These people were most likely villagers at the foot of the mountain.
The ringing of the bell was probably triggered by zombies. Although they heard the sound, they probably didn't smell any human scent, so they lost interest in exploring. Or perhaps, they didn't continue because they smelled a human scent that was closer.
Although those people heard the bell and wanted to come over with a glimmer of hope, they were always blocked by zombies. Of course, they did this unintentionally. How could they know what these humans meant? They probably thought that they were going to run away. How could that be possible? Naturally, they chased after them.
Finally, someone managed to break into the cordon. The people inside the cordon no longer pretended to be onlookers. More importantly, they were now used to seeing things in the dark. Although it was still not clear, it was much better than before. It wasn't that they didn't want to use lighting tools, but electronic consumables such as batteries should be used as little as possible. Unless it was absolutely necessary, they should try not to use them. Only the military and government personnel, or some aliens like Li Xi, had solar charging equipment like the Hope Squad.(Not only did they have abnormal abilities, but they also had abnormal thoughts. Who wouldn't bring food and weapons when they were running for their lives?)
A portion of them joined the battlefield, while a small portion of them went back to inform their companions to come and support them.
Zheng Ji and the other two didn't send anyone back. If the three of them couldn't deal with these zombies, it would be a waste of their training these days. Moreover, they had encountered the most difficult and intense situations. They really didn't care about these zombies. However, they did not plan to let their own people finish them off. That would not only consume their own strength, but the people who were saved might also push them to the front when they encountered such danger in the future. After all, the capable had more work to do! They didn't want to be heroes, nor did they want to be fools!
The people from before felt that someone had come to help and were instantly excited. They instinctively shouted,"Help!"
Even if he didn't use his full strength, he would still be able to provide appropriate help. For example, Zeng Zhiqiang whispered to the two of them and took out the necessary lighting equipment for the team members to provide some convenience for the humans in the battle. The other two didn't take them out because they were afraid of greed. They would be grateful for one thing, but more than that would only attract the covetous eyes of others.
Sure enough, with the light, humans were much more effective in fighting. Although some people were injured, before they mutated into zombies, they still had the basic conscience of humans. They did not give up and wait for death. Instead, they tried their best to kill more zombies. With the mentality of dragging them down with them even if they died, they became more and more brave as they killed like a suicide squad.
Zheng Ji and Yu Xiaowei stood on both sides of Zeng Zhiqiang. While protecting themselves, they also had to prevent them from entering the warning zone. The others also tried their best to get closer to them. The scene formed a strange phenomenon. A group of people squeezed towards the three of them.
Zeng Zhiqiang made a simple gesture, and the three of them carefully led the group of people to a favorable terrain with walls and trees behind them. With the cover of the terrain, it was convenient for them to fight. Zeng Zhiqiang even climbed up a tree to widen the range of the flashlight. Some people were inspired by this and climbed up the tree as well. They were probably just fighting instinctively and forgot to use their brains.
Not long after, the reinforcement team arrived. With more people joining in, the battle quickly ended.
Originally, the 30 zombies would not have required so many people to deal with them. The weather, lighting, and terrain were unfavorable to humans, which greatly reduced their combat strength. These were no different to the zombies. Such unequal external conditions caused the current situation. At this moment, if it wasn't for the fact that humans were the majority, who knew what the outcome would be.
The end of the battle was not the end.
These people had experienced it before and knew what they had to do now-check on the injured. This meant expelling the injured, or even killing them. Oh, it was the way to kill zombies-beheading.
There were men and women among the injured. The women were basically the ones who had been surrounded and killed previously. They either waited for death silently, or cried bitterly, or ran away unwillingly. These people's reactions were all normal. Who could bear to die just because they were injured? Moreover, they would die a miserable death.
Counting the numbers, including those who had been hunted down previously, a total of 22 people had died (including those who had run away, who were already considered dead for sure), with half of them from each side.
There were only three people who survived, and they were all men. The group of people came up from the east side of the mountain. Some of them were villagers at the foot of the mountain, while others escaped to the village and then escaped to the mountain with them. He had just arrived the day before yesterday and was not familiar with the terrain here. He had only hurriedly chosen a large hall to live in, mainly because he was afraid that it would be unsafe for people to live separately. Two days ago, there were also zombies. There were only a few of them, but everyone could deal with them. Everyone was sleeping tonight. Someone ran into zombies when he went out to relieve himself. When he ran back, he attracted zombies. He didn't expect so much. They had also run around here, and they wanted to see if they could meet other people. For the past two days, they didn't dare to walk around, so they only stayed around the hall where they lived.
The three survivors did not follow everyone to their residence, but hesitated. Yu Xiaowei asked curiously,"You don't want to follow us?"
When the others heard this, they also turned to look at them curiously, making them feel extremely embarrassed. One of them replied with a red face,"We lost our luggage in the fight and wanted to get it back.”
Everyone was enlightened. In a time when supplies were scarce, no one would be kind enough to provide a stranger with supplies. The zombies had been eliminated. Although they couldn't guarantee that there were no zombies or other dangers in the temple, they were still willing to take the risk to find their luggage.
Some of the people who wanted to take advantage of them were willing to accompany them to look for it, while those who didn't have such thoughts returned to their own residences. The three of them knew that the other party wanted to take advantage of them. Then, they thought that they would at least get some. Moreover, it was safer to have more people, so they happily left together.
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