Chapter 11 Strengthening the Beast
So the four of them followed the instructions on the radio and quickly arrived at the fire door.
[Please stand outside the door and don’t move]
Before they could knock on the door, the broadcast sounded again.
Then, several automatic fire sprinkler heads appeared on the ceiling of the entire corridor and began to spray water.
"It seems that the survivors here have also discovered the pattern of the dead beasts."
"This may be done to cover up the smell we left behind."
Uncle Liu opened his arms and let the mist sprinkle on himself.
Click.
It rained for 30 seconds and then the fire door suddenly opened.
"Come in quickly and close the door quickly."
A voice came from the crack of the door, and it was the same person who had just been on the broadcast.
The four of them filed in, and then saw a burly man with an ugly face.
"Scare me to death, damn!"
The straw man almost couldn't hold back and punched him.
This guy looks like a 100% bandit, and he's ugly and fierce.
"I finally saw a survivor!"
But the man excitedly hugged the mushroom closest to him.
"Hey hey hey! What are you doing? Let go! Let go!"
Mushroom struggled hard.
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry."
"I was so excited that I thought I was the only one left alive."
The big man scratched the back of his head.
"one person?"
Uncle Liu frowned.
"Come in and sit down first. Are you hungry? I'll give you some food."
The big man led the four people into the inner room.
When they walked in, they found that this was the hotel's monitoring room.
A series of screens provide a clear view of every corner of the hotel, except for the interiors of the guest rooms.
Next, it is time for the survivors to exchange information.
It turned out that the big man was not a security guard, but the cook here.
He was one of the lucky ones, as he was hiding in a warehouse and taking a nap when the zombie beasts broke out.
When I woke up, I found that the whole world had changed.
At first, he relied on his physical advantage and took a kitchen knife to bravely kill several zombies in a sneak attack. However, when he ran out of the hotel, he found that there were even more zombies outside.
Then I learned what was happening in the entire city through the TV news that still had signal at the time.
Thinking there was nowhere to escape, he took advantage of his familiarity with the hotel facilities and hid there, waiting for rescue.
In addition to the basic situation, Shi Li and his team also obtained some useful information.
Unlike the low density of zombie beasts at the dock, the cook here can often observe the movements of zombie beasts through the window.
So based on Uncle Liu’s 4 rules, he added 2 more rules of the dead beast.
5. The length and cycle of the rampage period of the Zombie Beast are irregular.
6. But after the rampage period ends, there will be at least two hours of rest period.
In other words, if Shi Li and the others want to go to the military hospital, the most suitable time period is after the rampage period.
"Uncle Liu, can you take me with you? I want to go to the beach, too."
After hearing about the survivors' camp, the cook expressed his desire to join.
"This...I'm afraid it won't work for now."
"Temporarily? What do you mean?"
Afterwards, Uncle Liu explained to him the purpose of the four people's trip.
"this……"
"It's a very dangerous trip for you guys."
The cook frowned.
In the first few days of the zombie outbreak, he saw some people fleeing on the streets.
But without exception, they all turned into zombie beasts in the end.
So he thought that unless someone was as lucky as himself, there would be few survivors in the city.
In a public place like a military hospital with a large flow of people, it is even more unlikely that anyone would be spared.
"Don't worry, they are people with super powers."
Uncle Liu patted Shi Li’s shoulder and Mosaicuo’s head.
"A person with super powers?"
The cook blinked repeatedly.
【Ahhhh!】xN
Just then, there was a sudden noise outside the window.
"The rampage period is coming."
His expression tensed and he walked to the window.
"This is privacy-proof glass, so there's no need to worry about them finding out."
As he spoke, he waved his hand and motioned for everyone to come over and observe together.
So Shi Li also walked to other windows and looked down.
I saw that these zombies had indeed changed their previous dazed appearance and began to walk around the street aimlessly but quickly.
One of them particularly caught his attention.
First of all, its appearance color is different from other zombie beasts.
The skin of ordinary zombies is dry and gray-brown, but the skin of this zombie is tender red.
Because it has no skin, its muscle fibers are directly exposed to the air.
In addition, it was several heads taller than the surrounding zombies, with a height of over 2 meters, which made it particularly conspicuous.
"Huh?"
At this moment, he suddenly saw the zombie beast suddenly raised its head and looked over here blankly.
"Look at me, damn!"
The straw man next to it suddenly cried out in surprise. It felt as if it had just stared into the eyes of the big zombie beast.
"What are you looking at? Come down and let me take your place! Mushroom!"
The window was a bit high, and Shi Li had to stand on tiptoe to barely stick out half of his head to look.
So the straw man, who was a , had to step on mushrooms to reach it.
"It's your turn, grass."
The straw man complained, then jumped down and let the mushroom ride on his head.
"Shorter! Hey! Shorter! You're asking me to look at your belly button!"
"So many things to do, damn."
The noise of the mushrooms and grass distracted Shi Li's attention.
"Huh? Gone."
When he looked again, he found that the strange big zombie beast had disappeared.
I don't know why, but I always have a bad feeling.
"Hey, hey, look here!"
Sure enough, after a few seconds, Uncle Liu, who was standing in front of the surveillance screen, exclaimed.
On the screen, the tall, tender red zombie beast had already rushed into the hall.
At this time, it was lying on the ground with its hands and feet, sniffing the ground with its nostrils, which had only two holes left after the nose was lost.
"How did this big guy get in?!"
When the cook saw it, his face turned pale.
He called this thing an enhanced zombie beast, and its ability to move far exceeded that of ordinary zombie beasts.
Once, when the zombie disaster had just broken out, he had seen this kind of guy almost catch up with a car on foot, and he could even make dents in the concrete wall without being hurt at all.
"Here it comes, here it comes, grass!"
The straw man was a little excited and eager to try.
"It feels like it's searching for something with a purpose..."
Shi Li looked at the guy's trajectory and frowned slightly.
“It’s the smell we left behind!”
Uncle Liu gave the answer.
Sure enough, everyone soon saw the guy find the employee elevator.
In the silent picture, it raises its head as if roaring.
Then he smashed his head hard and forced open the steel door of the elevator shaft.
"Oh my gosh! This thing is so powerful!"
"It's over, it's over, look what kind of guy you have attracted!"
The scene on the screen made Mosaichu and the cook exclaim in surprise.
"Get ready to fight."
Shi Li pulled out the iron rod again.
As for the straw man, he seemed calmer and was using the water dispenser next to him to boil water to make some milk tea.
"Don't panic, maybe it's just a coincidence. It may not be able to find us."
“There was water pouring down the corridor, and there were fire doors to keep out the smell.”
The cook's words seemed more like comforting himself.
But the enhanced zombie beast had already crawled into the elevator shaft.
After a while, his figure appeared in the corridor on the third floor.
"It's over, it's really coming up!"
The cook's face turned pale.
The only way out has been blocked, and now there is no escape.
The enhanced zombie beast on the screen began to lower its head and sniff again. From the surveillance, it can be seen that it is getting closer and closer to the fire door.
Uncle Liu gestured for everyone to be quiet, and his eyes gradually became sharp as he held the gun.
Shi Li quietly walked to the side of the fire door and raised the iron rod with both hands.
For a moment, the room became quiet.
Just the odd grunt.
That's the straw man drinking freshly brewed milk tea.
BANG!!!
The sudden crash broke the quiet atmosphere.
The cook was so frightened that his heart skipped a beat and he quickly covered his mouth not daring to make a sound.
BANG!!!
With the second impact, the door panel was knocked flying.
"Oh my god, mushroom!"
Mosaichu was unable to dodge and was knocked to the ground by the door panel.
If it weren't for the player's physical enhancement, it would have been crushed to death by this one blow.
[Gah!!!]
The enhanced zombie beast stood at the door and made a shrill cry at them.
Boom!!!
But what greeted it was a full-force blow from Shi Li.
Plop!
The strengthened zombie fell to the ground on the spot.
"So hard?"
The doubt in his mouth showed his mood at the moment.
As soon as the stick came down, he immediately felt a different feel.
If it were those zombies before, their heads would have exploded long ago.
But now it seems that there is only a slight dent on the head of this enhanced zombie beast.
[Gah!!!]
Obviously, this is not a fatal injury to the zombie.
"It's so noisy, damn!"
But then a green figure rushed out.
[Ah!]
The enhanced zombie beast had just tried to get up when it took advantage of the situation and stomped on it to the ground again.
"Don't let it get up ! Just hit it on the head!"
"Got it, grass!"
Each of us rushed forward like we were driving piles, I hit you with a stick and you kicked me, leaving no chance for the other to get up.
They persevered for a long time before finally smashing the enhanced zombie's head.
"So hard, fuck."
After dealing with the evil beast, the straw man walked back and picked up the milk tea.
"I'm so tired, damn."
Shi Li shook his wrist.
"this……"
The cook was simply stunned.
"These are enhanced zombies that chase cars and crash into walls. What did you say they were before?"
"A person with super powers."
"I thought you were bluffing, but now I believe you."
He touched his chest and breathed in.
After this enhanced zombie beast was dealt with, no more zombie beasts attacked until the rampage period ended.
However, the fire door was blown up, so the cook’s lair could no longer be stayed there.
But he didn't dare to follow Uncle Liu any deeper, so he asked about the location of the small building at the dock and decided to drive there himself.
Before parting, he wanted to use the ingredients he had to cook a delicious meal for the four of them, but was rejected on the grounds that they were in a hurry.
The two-hour peace period for the deceased beast was rare, so they had to hurry.
So they boarded the fire truck and set off again.
After an hour and a half, and after killing countless zombies with their car, they finally arrived at their destination.
But when he saw the dilapidated gate of the hospital, Uncle Liu's heart sank.
There wasn't a single person in sight, but there were a few zombie beasts.
Obviously, there can .
After all, this is a hospital, not the hotel where the cook stays.
"Uncle Liu, where are we going?"
Seeing Uncle Liu go around the hospital building and go to the back, Mosaicuo thought that the other party was not giving up.
Uncle Liu: "There is a research institute behind the building. That's where he lives."
Shi Li: "Living in a research institute? Being studied?"
Uncle Liu: “Of course not!”
In a few words, the four of them had already bypassed the building.
A wide open-air parking lot appeared in front of us.
At the end of the parking lot, there is a large iron gate leading to the underground.
"What kind of research institute is this, built in an air-raid shelter?"
Mushroom expressed curiosity.
"The door was closed, which meant everything was fine inside, which was great."
Uncle Liu breathed a sigh of relief and was overjoyed.
He walked forward and pressed the access button under the camera by the door.
[Beep…beep…beep…]
There was a long empty call on the other end of the line.
[Wow! This bearded zombie can ring the doorbell. Come and see!]
Then suddenly a surprised female voice was heard from inside.
"..., cough cough cough, um, I'm not a zombie."
Uncle Liu touched his beard awkwardly. Was this a roundabout way of calling him ugly?
[Huh? It's really a human! A survivor!]
[Sorry, sorry! ]
【Please wait a moment! 】
After the apology, there was no sound again.
【Come in quickly, it's dangerous outside! 】
After a while, the gate slowly opened a crack.
Several black gun muzzles stretched out.
"Hmm? More than one person?"
The soldiers inside were a little surprised.
"I am an old subordinate of General Luo."
Uncle Liu raised his hands and revealed his identity.
So they were checked to make sure they had no infected wounds and their weapons were confiscated before they were allowed in.
After verifying their identities, the people from the institute did not make things difficult for them.
A nurse took them to General Luo's room.
"My chief's daughter is the director of this institute."
"That's why he lives here, and he can also get care from the medical facilities in the institute."
As they were walking on the road, Uncle Liu introduced it to them like this.
After a while, four people arrived at the door.
After Uncle Liu greeted everyone, he walked in alone.
At this time, a panel of subtitles finally popped up in front of Shi Li and the others.
[Assisting Uncle Liu in finding his old friend - 1/1]
[Congratulations, mission accomplished]
[Obtain 1 card draw opportunity]
"Huh...it's not easy."
Mushroom let out a long sigh: "But I earned a chance to draw a card, which is worth it. From now on, I just need to stay here for 10 days and everything will be fine."
"Nothing, damn."
As a result, these words were immediately despised by the straw man.
"I think...maybe things won't be that simple."
"This might be a chain of tasks. There might be new tasks next."
The judgement was made.
The three of them sat outside the door for about 30 minutes before Uncle Liu finally came out.
He had a smile on his face and looked completely relieved.
But just then, a soldier walked towards them.
"The four of you, Director Luo invites you."
The soldier said so.
