doomsday escape

After walking for a full twenty kilometers, Wang He saw Paramount's unique body from a distance, parked in the middle of the road, and right behind it was the Mercedes-Benz Cross-country.

The car door was locked, and there was no one in the car. Wang He called on the radio but got no response, so he climbed on the roof of the car and looked around. It was already bright and there was nothing to be seen around except farmland covered with snow.

Except for the footprints left by the four people, there were no other traces on the snow. The footprints looked very messy, as if they were running. Looking at the direction they were going, they turned out to be a forest in the distance.

There were probably corpse birds in the woods. Everyone except Li Chenyang knew that it was very dangerous to enter the woods rashly. However, they suddenly stopped the car and ran towards the woods in a hurry. This was obviously unreasonable.

Unless there was something in the woods that forced them to go, he really couldn't think of anything that would make them leave their cars with excellent off-road capabilities and venture into the woods regardless of the danger.

No matter how much he thought, it was useless. Wang He decided that it was best to go over and have a look. However, he did not intend to imitate them and walk there. The snow was nearly two feet thick. If there was not a collision angle in front of the motorcycle and the car, it could be used as a snow shovel.

It's just as difficult to walk in the snow.

Driving a motorcycle, they followed the tracks on the snow and cautiously approached the woods. It could be seen that they were in a hurry and even a little panicked at the time. There were clearly several places on the snowy mountain where people had left marks left by falling.

This made Wang He even more confused as to what made them panic like this. He didn't dare to let go of any clues and tracked them all the way to the edge of the woods.

The woods were so dense that it was impossible for a motorcycle to drive. The footprints snaked deep into the woods. Wang He jumped out of the car and walked inside.

From here on, the footprints are not so easy to distinguish. The four people no longer move together, but separate. The strange thing is that each footprint is walking and walking, or circling, or pacing repeatedly.

Wang He randomly picked someone's footprints and started walking in circles in the woods. The owner of the footprints was just wandering aimlessly. He almost walked through the entire forest, and the other footprints were the same, without any structure.

It can be said.

There is no way to go on like this. Too much time has been wasted. Under normal circumstances, how could four people wander around in the woods? They may have encountered danger.

Wang He still discovered some patterns in the chaotic footprints. Although these four people seemed to be walking aimlessly, every ten meters or so, one of them would circle around a tree, and the others would

Walking around in circles to get closer to him.

After finding the pattern, Wang He no longer followed blindly. He only looked at the snow at the roots of the trees and walked wherever there were messy footprints. Sure enough, although it was still a bit detoured, it was always going in the opposite direction.

With the method, the speed naturally increased. After walking for about a kilometer, Wang He stopped under a big tree with obviously more complex footprints. There were no more traces of trees around. It seemed that this was the end point.

Already.

However, the four people were still not found. Wang He rummaged under the tree to look for clues. This big tree was obviously much thicker than other trees, with lush branches and leaves. Even in the winter when the leaves had fallen off, they were still invisible.

The view from the tree tops.

There were many corpses under the tree, not only from humans but also from various animals. Wang He was afraid of seeing his companions among the bones, so he just picked up a branch and silently rummaged through them.

Some of these human bones are still very fresh, and you can smell the unique fishy smell of zombies on them. It seems that the other party has a relatively rich diet and eats everything.

In addition to the bones, a large number of feathers were also found. At first he thought the tree was the nest of a flock of corpse birds, but he soon gave up this guess because there were a large number of crow and magpie skulls among the bones, and the corpse birds were also eating each other.

middle.

Moreover, it is impossible for these medium-sized corpse birds to bring zombies back to their nests to eat. They simply do not have the power to do so, and they usually eat them all on the spot.

All the clues revolve around this big tree. Maybe the answer lies on the top of the tree. However, climbing a tree is a technical job. It is not something you can climb up with great strength. You can't even hug such a thick tree.

No way to start.

Wang He had no choice but to use the clumsiest method, using a knife to cut a gap in the tree trunk, and use the gap to climb up. Although it was a little more difficult, there was no good way at the moment.

Fortunately, the horizontal knife was sharp and it was easy to cut a few gaps. After a while, he climbed to a height of six or seven meters, but he still couldn't see the top at a glance. However, there were already many thick branches at this height for climbing.

Climbing it saves a lot of effort.

After climbing a few more meters, he finally understood why he could no longer see the tops of trees without fallen leaves. The tree trunks and branches were actually covered with gray and black feathers.

Each of these feathers is more than twenty centimeters long. Different from the feathers of ordinary corpse birds, these extremely hard feathers have no down, but are thin slices of bone-like material, which are light and extremely sharp.

Wang He plucked one out, weighed it, and flicked it, and the feather stuck straight into the tree trunk with a "bang" sound.

"Good guy, Shi Chong will definitely like it now that he can be used as a throwing knife wielder."

Continuing to climb up, the tree trunks became thinner and thinner, and there were more and more branches. Although there were more obstructions from these feathers, it was still much easier to climb until Wang He picked up a colorful tree that was as long as his forearm.

feather.

Not only is this feather different from other feathers in color and size, but its texture is also very soft. It seems that there is more than one kind of bird in this tree.

At this time, Wang He could already see a huge bird's nest on the top of the tree made of branches, colorful feathers and bones. The shape of the bird's nest was like a round egg, with an opening on the side that could be accessed.

Carefully walking to the bird's nest, Wang He saw his companions at a glance through the gaps in the fabric, lying in the corner, not knowing whether they were alive or dead.

A big bird that was nearly a person tall was pecking at a corpse in front of it. It looked like it was a zombie. There were also a few eggs vaguely visible under the big bird's body, about the same size as ostrich eggs.

The big bird that was eating suddenly shook its head, "Bang! Bang! Bang!" Several feathers flew out and stuck hard on the inner wall of the nest, almost injuring four people.

It turns out that this is how the feathers on the tree stem come from. If you want to get rid of this guy, you must first lead it out of the bird's nest. I am afraid that it will hurt Wu Ting and the four of them in the bird's nest. At that moment, Wang He took out his bow and arrow and pointed towards the tree stem.

After walking around for a while, he turned around and shouted at the bird's nest.

"Chirp..." The big bird immediately poked its head out of the nest, screamed a few times suspiciously at the guy who disturbed its feeding, and then raised its wings and flicked it.

"Swish, swish, swish..." Several feather arrows flew toward Wang He, but he didn't panic. There were branches everywhere on the tree pole. He avoided them all with just a few moves, and still had enough energy to shoot back a few arrows.

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Wang He's angle for shooting arrows was quite tricky. There was an arrow in each eye, chest, claws, and inside of the wings. He was afraid that the feathers of the big bird were too hard and the arrows would not be able to penetrate.

Sure enough, the arrows that hit the eyes were easily dodged, and those that hit the chest and paws were like hitting armor. They only punctured a little, and the arrows were bounced away. Only the arrows that hit the inside of the wings,

Plunged in deeply.

"Chacha!"

This sudden injury made the big bird completely angry. A prey actually hurt it. It spread its wings with a breath, and the feathers on its body shook hard, and suddenly flying knives filled the sky and shot toward Wang He.

Only then did Wang He realize that it was definitely a kite. He didn't expect that it would grow so big after the mutation, like an ostrich.

Facing the sky full of feathers, he stepped on the air and landed on the tree pole below, letting all the feathers fly away. After a few more steps, he climbed up again. The bow and arrow in his hand kept moving, heading straight for the falcon's weak point.

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The falcon is not stupid, but is a little too smart. When its wings are closed, they are like two large shields, protecting the whole body. The arrows hit it with a clanking sound, and it actually makes a metallic knocking sound.

Wang He was so annoyed by its feathers that he simply fired a series of arrows. The falcon was hit by machine gun-like arrows and was unable to raise its head, so it flew towards Wang He despite the rain of arrows.

Seeing the falcon rushing over, Wang He drew out his horizontal knife and pounced on it. With a flick of the knife, the falcon's proud feathers were cut open in an instant, and half of its wings were cut off on the spot.

Wang He was unyielding when he gained the upper hand. He swung his sword and slashed at the head of his bag. The falcon turned around and tried to escape, but unfortunately its wings were crippled and could no longer fly. Wang He caught up with him after a few steps and slashed his talon with the sword.

The talons were cut off all the way, causing it to scream in pain. Wang He stepped forward and stabbed it in the forehead. The falcon emitted a pitiful chirp, which was extremely harsh. Wang He covered his ears, and it took a long time to recover, and then looked at the falcon again.

, has died of anger.

Wang He kicked the falcon's body off the tree, and Wang He quickly ran into the bird's nest. Wu Ting and the four of them were lying quietly in the corner. He stepped forward to check and found that the four of them were still breathing, but they were still unconscious for some reason.

The top priority is how to transport the four people down the big tree, one by one. I'm afraid there won't be enough time. The owner of the colorful feathers hasn't come back yet, and he may be a guy more difficult to deal with than the falcon.

Not thinking of a good idea for a while, the anxious Wang He kicked the bird's nest to vent his anger. Unexpectedly, the force of the kick was bounced back by the elastic bird's nest.

Suddenly, Wang He had an idea, went out of the bird's nest, chopped some thick branches with a horizontal knife, and stuck Wu Ting and four others in the corner of the bird's nest with the branches.

Then he pushed the bird's nest down the big tree with force. As long as the four of them did not roll around in the bird's nest, the height of more than ten meters and the protection of the bird's nest would not cause any harm to them at all.

The bird's nest rolled and fell to the ground, bouncing several times. By the time Wang He climbed down the tree, the bird's nest had rolled far away.

He hurriedly ran over to check the people in the bird's nest. As he expected, the four people were fine except for some scratches. It was just that the eggs were damaged, and three of the four eggs were broken.