In this post-apocalyptic world, death was really close, and living was not necessarily a happy thing. Just a few days ago, there was a sick girl who committed suicide. She was too weak to even get out of bed, so she lied on the bed and used two bricks to hang a string, strangling herself to death.
This girl was He Lu's best friend.
Seeing her best friend die, He Lu was sad, but she quickly calmed down because she knew that it would not be long before she would be with her.
In fact, since the outbreak of the apocalypse, He Lu had almost never left the camp. In the beginning, the camp was supported by a few paranormals and barely managed to survive. The people with no abilities were responsible for washing clothes, cooking, and gardening. Although they were hungry every day, they could still survive.
However, when the few paranormals went out, they were attacked by another group of paranormals. The casualties were heavy, and only two of them came back. One of them was seriously injured and died not long after. After that, the camp declined.
The subsequent outbreak of the plague made the situation even worse. Many people either died or fled.
He Lu was one of the people who stayed. Originally, the people who stayed thought that they were just waiting for death. However, a month ago, their living situation changed.
A powerful group of paranormals came to Jinling. Someone came out to negotiate with them, and let them accept the leadership of He Lu's camp.
This powerful group of paranormals was called "Shen Hai." Later, He Lu found out that "Shen Hai" had not only unified their camp, but also dozens of survivor camps nearby. Later, they even expanded to the whole Jinling. Almost all the survivors in Jinling submitted to them. It was said that "Shen Hai" wanted to establish a country.
Establishing a country in the apocalypse, what kind of concept was that? He Lu found it hard to believe, but she knew that even if establishing a country was very far away, or even impossible, there was no doubt that "Shen Hai" was extremely powerful. Even a random person sent by "Shen Hai" was many times stronger than her father.
And such a person was just an errand boy in "Shen Hai". He Lu could not imagine how powerful the real leaders of "Shen Hai" were.
"Shen Hai" asked the survivors to submit to them, but it was not just a ritual. Once they chose to submit, they had to hand over food.
They had cleared a portion of the zombies in Jinling City, which made it safer for them to go out and search for food. However, they also had to hand over a portion of the food they found.
At first, He Lu didn't understand why Shen Hai wanted to collect low-grade food when they were so strong. Later, she found out that Shen Hai wanted to collect zombie crystal cores. They had categorized zombie crystal cores, and as long as a camp could find a zombie crystal core, they would be rewarded with a large amount of food.
However, He Lu's camp was too weak. Not to mention their combat ability, even their searching ability was extremely limited. In the "Deity Sea", their camp was actually of little value. They couldn't gather much food at all.
"Aunty Zhang, take good care of He Lu. I'm going out first. If we're lucky enough to find a low-grade Crystal Core, we won't have to worry about food for a month. We might even be able to eat some meat."
The middle-aged man said longingly. He hadn't eaten meat for more than half a year. Previously, he had only occasionally found some ham sausages.
The middle-aged woman had tears in her eyes, but she didn't say anything. Every time the middle-aged man went out, she had a deep sense of uneasiness, but this time, it was especially strong.
"Don't worry, I won't fight with strong zombies. I'm just looking for some dead zombies. Maybe there's a crystal core or something …"
The middle-aged man opened the door and went into the ruins. The smell of blood and decay was everywhere …
It had been a long time since the apocalypse, so many zombies had died. If they were lucky, they might be able to find a low-grade Crystal Core, but the probability was too low.
However, when the middle-aged man stepped out of the encampment's wall, his expression suddenly changed. He saw three people in ragged clothes running towards him. Looking at their running speed and the ferocious look in their eyes, they were actually … infected people!
The middle-aged man knew the strength of an infected person. They were stronger than zombies. One infected person could even deal with a small group of zombies of ten to twenty people! Not to mention that there were three of them!
What was even more frightening was that the infected had higher intelligence. If a normal zombie hid and couldn't smell a living person, it would lose its target and continue to wander.
But infected people were different. Once they saw you, even if you hid, they would continue to search for you until they found you and ate you!
Because of this reason, the middle-aged man was very careful every time he went out. He was afraid of encountering infected people. This time, he saw three infected people running towards him. He was caught off guard!
In an instant, the middle-aged man's hands and feet were cold. He knew that he had no chance of winning against infected people. But the biggest fear was not death, but the camp behind him. The infected people should have seen him coming out of the camp. It was very likely that they would continue to search for the camp after killing him. At that time, his wife and daughter would be killed and eaten by the infected people!
The most despairing thing in the apocalypse was that there was no hope. The middle-aged man's only hope was his family. He would not allow this to happen.
Lead them away!
That was the only thought in the middle-aged man's mind. He knew that his speed was not as fast as the infected people. He could only run as fast as he could to attract their attention, hoping that they would forget about the camp behind him.
Thinking of this, the middle-aged man's face flashed a trace of determination. He suddenly jumped over the wall and ran away from the camp.
But as he ran, the middle-aged man was surprised to find that the three infected people's attention was not on him at all. They did not even look at him, and they were running in the opposite direction. This stunned the middle-aged man. These infected people were like wolves that saw meat when they saw a living person. How could they ignore him?
He was in disbelief. At that moment, he seemed to hear the roar of an engine. Then, he saw a bus appear from a corner. It did not slow down, but it completed the 90-degree turn on the narrow one-way road with a beautiful drift.
The middle-aged man also knew how to drive, but he had never seen such a bulky bus drifting.
At that moment, he saw something rotating on the roof of the bus. Then, a black gun barrel poked out.
“? Huh? Huh? Huh?
Three consecutive gunshots were heard. The three infected people who were running not far away were shot directly. Because of the huge inertia, they rolled and rolled. Their heads exploded, and blood splattered everywhere!
The middle-aged man was shocked. On such a fast bus, shooting at targets who were running at the same speed, three shots in three seconds, and all three shots were headshots!
What kind of marksmanship was that?!
Moreover, the middle-aged man knew that the infected had very strong defense. It was very difficult for ordinary handguns to cause fatal damage to them. However, the power of the gun in front of him was definitely not an ordinary gun. It was probably a legendary sniper rifle.
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