backtracking dawn

One minute later.

Everyone sat around the parasitic humanoid corpse, imitating Xiaolan's example, and smeared the latter's body fluids on their bodies one after another.

This viscous liquid looked very much like the material that made up slime's body. If compared to things he had come into contact with before, Qu Xiao thought it should look like snot.

And it is the kind of solidified liquid that flows out continuously under a high fever of 39 degrees.

"Are you sure we won't get infected after applying this stuff?"

Looking at Xiaolan, Changfeng asked worriedly.

He hated this kind of mucus from the bottom of his heart, not only because of the sticky feeling, but also because of the strong fishy smell mixed with it, just like a dead fish that had been rotting for half a year.

No matter how you look at it, smearing such disgusting stuff on your body is not a wise decision, not to mention that the body surface of the parasitic humanoid is full of pustules. It is hard for people to believe that applying this kind of stuff on the skin will not cause infection.

But Xiaolan firmly told everyone that they must carefully smear this mucus all over their bodies, because it has excellent isolation properties and can cover up the unique biological smell of everyone to a large extent.

Furthermore, the smell of this thing itself is very strong. Even if the smell is not completely covered, it can still fight poison with poison and use the strong taste to suppress everyone's original body odor. As for infection, Xiaolan explained to everyone that it is possible, but this kind of infection is not possible.

It is fatal. Even if the virus penetrates deep into the blood, there are ways to treat it.

"In short, whether infected or not, it is easier than being torn to pieces by these guys. Now we are only on the outskirts of the city. The closer we get to the center, the more these monsters will be. If we make some preparations now, we will probably be able to survive later.

Save a lot of trouble."

After listening to Xiaolan's words, everyone felt that it made sense. Even if the mucus would infect the skin and cause some diseases, it was still better than dying directly. Immediately, everyone no longer hesitated and began to apply it on their bodies. Qu Xiao also

Then he applied it on his exposed skin, just like mosquito repellent. The moment it came into contact with the skin, it would feel a little bit cold and tingling.

Soon, the parasitic humanoid was drained by everyone. Fortunately, there was really a lot of juice in this thing. Just one of it was enough for nine people.

After re-checking the equipment, everyone found that there were not much ammunition left. Before joining the main force, they had to start making careful calculations.

To save bullets, you must choose an optimal route.

The driver placed his navigation beacon on the ground. This thing contained data from the base and could provide a rough topographic map of the city for everyone's reference.

Looking at the projected map, everyone can currently locate their current location using the red dot above as a mark. It can be seen that in the area near everyone, the only path to the target location is a very large commercial complex.

square.

Furthermore, we have to take a long way around, which is not a particularly good choice for everyone's current situation. The sun hanging in the sky is very hot. If you move outside for too long, everyone will soon overdraw the water they carry.

It is very difficult to find survival supplies in the radioactive wasteland, so everyone must save food and water as much as possible.

Although the concept of being linked to commercial plazas in the apocalypse is generally a huge danger, hundreds of years have passed. Presumably, even if there is danger, it has already sunk under the rolling wheel of time.

So in the end, after discussion, everyone chose a shortcut.

If they can pass through the commercial plaza smoothly, everyone will only need an hour's journey to reach the expected landing point.

"Let's go."

Mu Yu greeted everyone and filled the magazine of the gun.

The group packed up their gear and started marching again.

…

The technological level of this world is much higher than the real world where Qu Xiao lives.

Even after a hundred years, the buildings of the Commercial Plaza can still be seen with clear outlines.

Walls, glass, structures…

Although there were cracks on the surface due to corrosion, even the glass did not chip or break.

The building materials used to build this giant building are not shoddy work at first glance. Even if it has stood in place for hundreds of years, it does not tremble slightly and is dying like the old buildings around it.

Everyone followed the underground passage and entered the ground floor of this large commercial plaza.

Between the thick load-bearing columns, very stuffy air floated.

The dark field of vision made it impossible to clearly see the situation in the distance, but fortunately, everyone's guns were equipped with matching flashlights, which could illuminate the nearby range to a certain extent.

Cautiously moving forward in a search formation, the group of nine people moved very cautiously. The musty smell mixed with the sultry heat had been temporarily blocked by the sense of smell. At the moment, everyone's attention was on vision, observing the dark shadows around them very carefully.

Going all the way down the underground passage, everyone soon came to a very large parking lot. The lines of the parking spaces had completely disappeared, but the outlines of the cars parked above could still be barely made out.

However, it is just an outline.

The whole car has turned into a pile of scrap metal. The iron sheet under the fading coating of the car has also become rusty and rotten due to the passage of time. The appearance of the structure has been completely distorted. If the seats hadn't been completely lost, Qu Xiao would have even seen it.

I can't tell this thing is the original vehicle.

There are many similar scrapped devices in this underground parking garage, and some of them can even see some black marks. Qu Xiao understands the reason for this. This kind of thing should be the remnant left after the blood of the predecessors evaporated.

There are many similar marks on the cold ground, a long series of black marks, which can't help but remind people of the cruel scenes of the past.

During the period of sudden disaster, many people apparently used this place as a refuge, but as the radiation spread further, no one could escape the fate of death.

Going further, everyone saw the remains of bones, and the shape of the pelvis that still had some of the characteristics told everyone that this was the corpse of a fellow human being.

Because it has been so long, the skin and flesh of the dead have completely disappeared, leaving some water-stained marks on the ground. These are the traces left after the flesh has been dehydrated.

As they walked forward, more and more corpses appeared in Qu Xiao's field of vision. The quiet atmosphere at the scene gradually became strange. Everyone became more and more nervous, and the speed of the team's progress was also affected.

The one walking in the front right now is Lone Wolf. He is holding his iconic machine gun and moving forward very carefully and slowly, followed closely by Mu Yu and Qu Xiao, one on the left and one on the right, guarding Lone Wolf vigilantly.

The rear of the wolf.

Lao Guan, Xiao Lan, Chang Feng and the carrier aircraft pilot were all walking in the middle of the team. As for the end of the team, the two survivors from the other team were in charge of the rear.

Everyone kept marching in formation, chatting with a few people while walking. She could clearly feel the abnormal atmosphere in the team. In order to avoid overloading everyone, it was really good to talk occasionally.

relief methods.

But the effect is still very limited.

In this environment, it is impossible to truly calm down.

Qu Xiao could even smell the smell of blood on those bones. He didn't know if it was a psychological effect or if such a terrible smell really existed.

"Have you heard any strange noises..."

While walking, the lone wolf at the front of the team suddenly stopped.

Everyone who followed was also startled when they heard this, they all raised their ears and paid careful attention to their surroundings.

You don't know if you don't hear it, but if you listen carefully, you can actually hear the faint sound of breathing. The position of the breath is directed to the right side, and the flashlight shines through it. Everyone sees a huge freight elevator parked there.

The original intention of this elevator design was to facilitate workers to move goods into shopping malls, but when the power supply was lost, this thing became a complete piece of scrap metal.

Of course, the huge space inside can also be used as a nest. In a deserted city, there is no telling what might be living in it.

But at this moment, no one wanted to get closer to check. Judging from the sound of breathing, there was definitely something hidden in this freight elevator.

"detour."

Muyu whispered something and conveyed the order to everyone's ears.

Everyone took steps after hearing the words, trying hard to control the noise they made, and the group quietly moved their bodies farther away.

But there was suddenly an obvious commotion coming from the direction of the freight elevator.

The guy inside seemed to have noticed them early.

The current behavior of everyone made the creature aware of the abnormality. When it realized that it had been discovered, it simply stopped acting!

If the ambush fails, then attack by force!

Jumping out of the gap in the upper part of the freight elevator, a muscular monster dripping with fresh blood appeared in everyone's sight, swinging its slender head!

The body of this thing is more than three meters long. Even if it is standing on all fours, bending over and lying on the ground, its size can be described as "huge"!

"run!"

Without any hesitation, Muyu directly ordered everyone to give up resistance. The surrounding environment was still unclear, and shooting blindly might lead to more dangers.

After hearing this, everyone put away their guns very quickly. Although strong fear had risen in their hearts, everyone still believed in Megure and followed her and ran away!

When the monster saw this, it immediately chased after it. Its limbs, which were as slender as its head, landed flexibly on the ground and quickly reduced the distance between it and everyone by half!

"Captain, we can't run away like this!" Qu Xiao yelled and reminded him, "This guy is too fast, we can't run away from him!"

"Then we won't run away!"

After hearing this, Mu Yu immediately made a decisive decision——

"Everyone forms a fighting formation and prepares for hand-to-hand combat!"