It was already 2 a.m. when we left Lightning Prairie.
Since this mission does not require special travel, the two of them worked together to find a suitable place to sleep in the open air. After sleeping for half the night, as long as there were no major accidents tomorrow, there would be no suspense about arriving at the destination.
The place chosen by the two men was very close to the place where Miao Pu was attacked the last time he came to Fencheng. The main road loomed, with a rest stop on the side, consisting of more than a dozen buildings along the road, including restaurants, hotels, car repair shops and grocery stores.
, the other side is a deserted field. It is not accurate to say that it is deserted. The mutated plants are growing well. At first glance, it looks like a corn field waiting for a good harvest. The two even saw some fruits that look like corn cobs.
"Is this...mutated corn?" In terms of agriculture, Zhai Wu is a layman, not as good as Miao Pu, a student of plants.
"No, or rather, not entirely." Miao Pu recalled: "The last time I came here, I saw mutated weeds. But now there have been such huge changes. My first feeling was that Huangcheng
The catastrophic situation has reappeared. What is terrible is that before the Huangcheng catastrophe, the structure of each species was relatively stable, but here we are experiencing another catastrophe based on the mutation."
Zhai Wu also knew that the core of the Huangcheng Catastrophe was that from living things to matter, the stability of its basic structure was destroyed, and then mutated. However, because the original structure of living things or matter itself is orderly, except for individual manifestations
, most of the changes are traceable.
For example, even if a person turns into a monster, a discerning person can recognize its heels and feet at a glance. Canines, cats... many monsters have become huge, or have fangs and claws, and their temperaments have changed drastically, but they can still be distinguished.
The way out. And if this place is really what Miao Pu said, it is close to the furnace creation, and something may be kneaded, and this result is undoubtedly more terrifying.
"If this place is really experiencing the Huangcheng disaster that day, doesn't it mean that the propagation mode of source transformation is not the energy wave diffusion mode we think?"
Miao Pu asked: "How much do you know about the cause of the Huangcheng disaster?"
"I only know that it was the fault of the Aragami. They sneaked into the ruins to steal important items, and a conflict broke out, causing a catastrophe. I don't know the details. 8733 repeatedly sent elite teams into the ruins when the troops were tight.
The purpose of finding the truth is not lost. The original rescue team was to rescue the surviving researchers in the ruins."
Miao Pu felt that the information provided by Zhai Wu was not of much help in explaining the situation here. He thought for a while and said: "I hope the special phenomenon here is only caused by the particularity of the secondary disaster area. Otherwise, no matter what the reason is,
Whatever, it turns out to be a big problem."
The particularity he mentioned is that Fencheng is surrounded by Lightning Grassland. No matter which direction you enter, you have to pass through a grassland area of at least 10 kilometers. Lightning Grassland forms a powerful energy barrier. From a certain perspective, the interior includes
This area including Fencheng is an isolated island. In addition, Fencheng is located lower than other surrounding areas, like a basin, so there are more conditions for unique ecological conditions.
Zhai Wu also agreed with Miao Pu's statement. If the experts really got the diffusion model of source energy wrong, then human civilization would be in danger. Imagine that as the source energy spreads, each area will inevitably experience structural failure.
If the disaster situation is stable instead of gradually weakening, then can mankind still be good?
After experiencing such an incident, the two of them felt a little heavier without realizing it, and even lost interest in chatting. They agreed to take pictures and record the situation here after dawn, and then chose a nearby room to rest.
For fear of being affected by possible infection factors here, neither of them took off their armor and just slept for a few hours. The only good news was that no monster bothered them from beginning to end.
On the 23rd, Zhai Wu got up earlier than Miao Pu. In fact, he didn't get a good rest at all. It's not that Zhai Wu's mental endurance is any worse than Miao Pu's, but he doesn't have the strong force of Miao Pu to back him up.
Maybe like Miao Pu, he fell asleep whenever he wanted to, and he was still in deep sleep.
Although Zhai Wu is nearly middle-aged, his physical fitness is still good. He can eat enough to stay up for two or three all-nighters. He quickly cheered up and began to prepare for the new day's schedule.
When Miao Pu woke up, Zhai Wu had already solved the two physiological needs of draining water and writing articles. Zhai Wu asked him whether the way to deal with excrement was correct, and Miao Pu realized that he had not defecated for some days.
Two-thirds of the muscles in his body have become weak, and his powers cannot be used unless they can be used. His energy consumption is much lower than before.
At this time, it became clear that he had also grown in terms of energy intake and transformation, and his dependence on food had become less and less. If he didn't eat, he would not need to excrete it. Even some waste would be deliberately generated as it was produced.
The trace amount of sweat was drained away, and the ingenious design of the mobile armor lost its meaning to him.
Zhai Wu connected a can of nutrient solution to the multi-purpose interface of the helmet for breakfast, while Miao Pu collected samples and recorded the abnormalities here. Not only the plants, many conditions here are different from the outside world, such as the soil, which is dark red and has
The luster between moist and oily reminds people of freshly coagulated blood. I couldn't see it clearly last night, which shocked Zhai Wu this morning and made Miao Pu feel a little nervous.
Also, the substance that was regarded as snow last night was not snow at all, but some kind of grass. In addition to not melting, its external characteristics are exactly the same as snow. It is white, makes a "squeaking" sound when stepped on, and can also be held.
into a tight group.
In addition to the dark red wasteland, roads, roofs, and wilderness were all covered with this fake snow. Just such a scene made Zhai Wu so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth for a long time. So when Miao Pu analyzed: "If this grass is a wasteland
"Produced by this mutated plant that looks like corn, then there may be another grassland area in the inner circle of Lightning Prairie, which is this kind of pseudo-corn area." He quickly agreed.
The extra tens of thousands of hectares of mutated grassland is not the point, nor are the weird grass waddings. The point is the fruits produced by this mutated grass.
Miao Pu has proven that the prototype of this plant is a perennial herb, and after mutation, it has a tendency to transform into a perennial shrub. As if it is a plant similar to strawberry, it is initially estimated that the time from flowering to fruiting to maturity is 25 days.
There is no need for pollination, the yield is amazing, the energy content is good, and the sugar content is not low. This means that the bottom species of a food chain system have been laid. And during the sampling process, he also found footprints and traces left on the plants.
There are traces of the fruits being pulled and picked, which means that there are creatures feeding on them.
How did hares become prevalent in Australia?
Anyone who has read some news or books can tell you one or two things. There are only two basic points: 1. enough food, and 2. no natural enemies.
Now, Miao Pu suspected that he would witness a process similar to the proliferation of hares in Australia, and because of the special characteristics of this place, this process would be much shorter than the time it took for hares to become a disaster in Australia.
There was nothing that needed special packing, and there were no side plans to search for supplies during this trip. The two were soon on their way. The topic naturally shifted to this mutated plant. Miao Pu's report on his trip to Fencheng was also reported by Zhai Wu.
He had seen it, so he knew that in this area a few months ago, there were a large number of monsters that might have been mutated by four-legged snakes. They moved in groups and were extremely aggressive. He felt that the new mutated plants that appeared,
I'm afraid that this kind of monster will be fattened up and strengthened, and the Fencheng area will become a paradise for this kind of monster, at least on the periphery.
Oh, by the way, there are pig monsters. Zhai Wu was also deeply impressed by the Fencheng pig monster mentioned in Miao Pu's report. Pigs are also omnivorous and can eat very few things. Such a good appetite may make them have
Extremely strong survivability.
In addition, it seems that pigs are not afraid of getting dirty, and their immunity is strong enough, so they can easily become a source of germs.
Zhai Wu's understanding is wrong, but Miao Pu, who has studied biology, knows that pigs are actually very clean...
As a result, before this topic could be discussed in depth, something went wrong. The two saw three kinds of monsters, a giant lizard, a pig monster, and Fencheng's characteristic zombies!
Compared with the almost unrecognizable changes among the three, which required a good imagination to guess the appearance of their heels, what shocked the two more was the relationship between the three. The zombies rode pig monsters, chasing and hunting a group of escaping monitor lizards.
!
This scene made Zhai Wu subconsciously say something that Miao Pu considered to be a classic: "Could it be that we have arrived in the western part of Mars?"
The Mars is said to be full of monsters, and the West refers to the situation. This scene does have a bit of the Indian ancestors riding horses and hunting in groups in movies and TV shows.
The escapees are running like wolves, and the pursuers are pressing forward step by step. Both sides are screaming strangely, the wind is lightning, and the hooves are rumbling...
Although the hunting scene is so energetic, people can't help but feel excited and excited. But Miao Pu and Zhai Wu's attention is not on the various exciting body movements, but on the utensils.
Saddles, bits, reins, throwing spears... Although these artifacts are so crude that they are terrible to look at. They are simply crude items made by children under the age of 5 using the junk pile as a material storehouse. However, they are enough to show that the zombies have regained their wisdom to a certain extent.
The reason why you use recovery instead of re-opening your mind is because if you just become smarter, it is impossible to invent riding equipment in a short time.
"Can they still be considered human?"
In fact, when Zhai Wu asked this question, he already had the answer. He asked because he subconsciously wanted to gain recognition from Miao Pu. This recognition is: even if the zombies in front of him have restored their original memories to a certain extent, they
Also a monster.
Miao Pu also knew what Zhai Wu meant. He was not talking about a few, but probably hundreds of thousands of people.
If the number is small, even if they are not thugs and they do not deserve their punishment, in this disaster area, if you die, you will die, and if you kill, you will kill. Just like the hunting team of the Dongyuan Town Vigilante Group, there are more than one cases of accidentally killing scattered survivors.
And it is difficult to confirm whether it was truly manslaughter. There have even been fights between hunting teams.
But when the number is large, the meaning becomes different. If the definition of these zombies is not monsters, but disabled people, or even disabled people who may recover most of their memories, what is the concept of killing 100,000 disabled people? In addition, ten
What is the concept of gathering together all creatures with high intelligence?
Without thinking about these in detail, some perceptual cognitions can be generated, which will make people pay attention to them.
"What the hell, we will reveal the truth." Miao Pu said this calmly. His mental state was indeed calmer than that of Zhai Wu. Perhaps it was due to the experience of fighting a large number of monsters more than once. At this time, he
On the contrary, there is not much pressure due to the quantity issue.
He felt that the key to the problem was not how much memory these zombies had recovered, or how similar their appearance was to normal humans, but whether they still regarded themselves as humans and the humans in the outside world as humans.
If the answer is no, it is simple. Human beings will not agree to the new intelligent group sharing the earth's resources equally, even if this intelligent group was once their kind.
At this time, he would not pick up humanistic and philosophical things to hinder himself. The idea that all living beings are equal is pure nonsense. He never felt that human beings were so fraternal, but he just firmly believed that he was a member of the human race.
In fact, this group of pig-riding zombies did not take him and Zhai Wu for granted. Following a burst of strange screams, a group of about 20 riders separated from the hunting group and rushed towards the two of them.
Because Zhai Wu was nervous, he had already prepared his gun and was ready to shoot. When he saw the monster charging towards him, he immediately opened fire.
He uses a rapid-fire rifle commonly known as "Big Mouth". It uses 12.7mm bullets and looks like an old-fashioned rifle at first glance. This weapon was urgently developed or modified to meet the needs of disaster areas. It has a simple structure and is heavier than a machine gun.
It is lighter and more accurate than a sniper rifle. It is easier to generate sufficient firepower than a sniper rifle. The bullet is large enough and easier to make a fuss about. Like what Zhai Wu is using now, it is a steel core armor-piercing bullet clip.
What he is mainly afraid of is the pig monster that weighs tons. This kind of monster charges like a tank, and its momentum is extremely shocking. Facing the group charge of this kind of monster, it is difficult for people to remain indifferent, especially when seeing the thick
And a pair of sharp fangs.
Zhai Wu's marksmanship is good, and the impact point of almost every bullet he fired corresponds to his original intention of shooting. But so what? In Canada, the giant bear killing incident where he charged against the hunters' shots and finally won was not
Two of them together, even if one bullet from the [Big Mouth] is fired, it can chew off a large piece of flesh and blood like a tiger shark's bite, and can even shoot a person's body into two pieces, but the pig monster is not a Canadian giant bear.
comparable.
Regardless of their rough skin and thick flesh, their insensitive nerves alone can allow them to complete the feat of injuring both sides before the blood runs out. This is what is annoying or terrifying about them.
Before even finishing a 10-round magazine, Zhai Wu had already started paying attention to Miao Pu. He had clearly felt that if Miao Pu could not come up with an effective response method, the two of them would be collided.
and trampling will become inevitable, and even death here will not be surprising.
There is absolutely no obstruction here, and the flat terrain is great for cavalry.
We are enemies in the same industry, and Miao Pu is actually very tired of eating hard food or being a big guy. Almost everyone with this kind of approach has the unreasonable attitude that no matter what moves you make, I will just be pushed over by you. No matter what.
Isn't it cunning? This simple and simple method is often extremely effective.
He has heard jokes about how to move a thousand pounds a thousand pounds since he was a child, and his ears have become calloused. He has never seen such high-end skills in reality. Although he is somewhat nimble and vigorous, and can successfully dodge frequently, it is not the kind described in the book.
Although they are cool and unrestrained, most of them are embarrassed, often jumping up and down like a duck chased by a dog, full of sadness.
This is not to say that Miao Pu doesn’t believe in the existence of the four-liang movement of a thousand catties, but it means that it is difficult to successfully master such high-end skills. Moreover, there is a ratio in any confrontation. The four-liang movement of a thousand catties is the relative ratio of doubling the skill when facing strength.
Only height has a greater success rate.
Bringing this formula into reality, if you want to deal with pig monsters, especially to dodge the charge of a group of pig monsters, it is estimated that you have to reach the level of the legendary "people walk through the flowers without touching any leaves", and this level is what he knows
Even the most nimble and agile wandering soul is far from being able to do it. In the wandering soul's own words during a chat: "I can't afford to die just from the brain cells that need to be sacrificed at that moment!"
The result is that even though he usually looks down on the foreigners' fighting style of fighting with iron, he is still actively moving in this direction in actual combat, and even goes to extremes, such as exchanging injuries for injuries.
Injury. For this reason, when discussing combat skills with his team members, he lamented more than once: "The gap between reality and ideals is often so ironic."
"Crunch, crunch" Miao Pu casually threw the rope of the hanging bucket aside and stepped forward steadily.
At this time, the pigs were approaching, and the ground in this area was shaking. The snow-like grass was trembling and jumping like grains of sand in a vibrating sieve. The ferocious faces of the zombies on the back of the pig monster were clearly visible.
A pair of burnt yellow fangs dripping with black saliva, as if he could smell a fishy stench from a distance of more than ten meters. Zhai Wu suspected that being bitten by such a mouth would cause no less trauma than if he dipped it in a manure pit over the years.
How many viruses enter the body.
Bang! There was a dull sound, like a tightly packed cloth bag being violently crushed. A stream of crimson mist spurted out from Miao Pu's body, spreading in a wide-angle cone shape with the front as the center line.
This is not a supernatural power, nor is it a rush of light or a rush of fire. At most, it is just a burst of energy, forming a strong wind.
But when the pigs were blown by the wind, they immediately felt like they were in a furnace of fire. They let out unprecedented screams and fled quickly. This kind of fleeing was panic-like to the point of insanity, and
I don't care about external objects and just play according to my heart's wishes. In other words, any thoughts are gone, and there is a big word "escape" on my head.
The results can be imagined: they were jostling each other, trampling on each other, and all kinds of weird falls that were very painful. At least five of them took place in the blink of an eye.