Chapter 638: The Leader

Night came soon. In order not to fall from the tree, the veterans made ropes from young branches, and then tied themselves and the recruits to the trunk, so that they would not have to worry about falling from the tree when they slept at night.

However, they soon discovered that this night was not peaceful. Not to mention the zombies wandering under the trees, there were also many mutant animals that could not be seen during the day, also coming out of their holes.

Originally, these animals were just passing by, but there was actually a mutated wild cat fighting with the zombies.

The wild cat can no longer be regarded as a cat. He has become almost like a tiger cub, and is as big as a goat before the end of the world. This was a real superpower battle. The wild cat was of the wind attribute, smart and agile. The first zombie's head was cut off by the wild cat's sharp claws without even touching the wild cat's fur.

However, just when the wild cat was about to dig out the crystal core from the zombie's head, suddenly there were many zombies around. It turned out that the zombie that was fighting against the wild cat just now felt that it could not fight against this mutant night cat, so the zombie started to roar to summon his companions to help. Unfortunately, as soon as he roared, the wild cat took advantage of the zombie to roar and exposed its neck. In the meantime, he cut off the zombie's throat with one claw, and then with another claw, the zombie's head came off.

Although the wild cat killed the zombies in time, the roar of the zombies still came out. The surrounding zombies received the alarm and gathered around one after another. The wild cat looked around and saw that there were more than a dozen zombies coming over. This was no longer the case. It can handle it.

So the wild cat reluctantly took a look at the zombie it killed, then jumped suddenly, stepped on the tree trunk next to it, and jumped over the zombie's head. After a few jumps, it disappeared into the night.

The zombies who lost their target wandered under the tree for a while, and were attracted by the roar of zombies from other places, so the tree was restored to peace.

But at this time, the veteran knew that they would never sleep peacefully. The appearance of the wild cat reminded the veteran that this was the end of the world, and mutant animals would also eat humans, and there were many mutant animals that could climb trees like wild cats. Once he and the soldiers fell asleep, they were waiting to become the food of the mutated creatures.

"Boy, don't sleep!" The veteran immediately called the recruit up.

The recruit thought something serious had happened, so he quickly got up and grabbed his gun, ready to fight.

The veteran nodded. This kid's combat awareness is pretty good. If you cultivate it, he will be a good player.

"Don't be nervous, there are no enemies, but we can't sleep unprepared like this. One of us must be on duty. In this way, you will be on duty at midnight, call me at 12 o'clock in the morning, and I will be on duty at midnight," the veteran said. .

This latter half of the night is when people are most likely to get sleepy, and it is also the time when they consume the most energy. The veteran is on duty in the middle of the night, obviously to take care of the new recruits.

The recruit was completely unaware of this and nodded: "Okay, I did it at midnight!"

So the veterans slept together in their clothes, and the recruits opened their eyes wide and began to be alert. Unfortunately, it didn't take long for the recruits to start fighting.

Fortunately, it was only the first half of the night, and the recruits got through it in a daze.

After the veterans took over, they were much more experienced than the recruits. If they just sat like this, they would fall asleep soon, so the veterans began to use various methods to keep themselves awake. Of course, these methods could not make any noise, otherwise That is courting death.

Fortunately, the night was uneventful. When the sky dawned, nocturnal creatures began to return to their nests, and even the zombies disappeared without a trace.

The veteran could finally take the time to rest for an hour. He decided to get off the tree and leave today. Waiting here was not an option. He also needed to save himself.

After getting up, the veteran took out the piece of compressed biscuit he had not eaten yesterday, broke it in half, and then handed the larger piece to the recruit: "Eat, we will go down the tree and return to the shore in a while."

"Is it safe now?" The recruit looked at the veteran in confusion.

"It's not an option for us to wait here for rescue. If we wait two days for rescue to come, we won't be able to walk by then. We must save ourselves," the veteran said.

"Okay!" The new recruits are now in a state of blind obedience to the veterans.

The veteran tidied up his clothes, and then began to climb quietly under the tree, followed closely by the recruit. Fortunately, the woods were quiet now and there was no danger.

When the veteran came to the tree, he found that the zombie body killed by the wild cat was still there, and it had not been eaten by other animals. So the veteran quietly came to the corpse of the zombie, took out a bayonet, and stabbed it into the zombie's temple. Soon a crystal core appeared in the veteran's hand.

"Well, it's not bad. Although it's not over level 30, it's probably getting closer. This crystal core is still worth some money!" The veteran said to himself, and then the veteran threw the crystal core to the new recruit.

"Take it, go back and change it to the evolutionary fluid, so you can become an evolver."

"Don't you want it?" The recruit took the crystal core and looked at the veteran.

"I'm old, and it doesn't make much sense to ask for this thing. Where did you come from with so much nonsense? Just take it if you are asked to take it. But don't show it in front of others when you go back. Wait for the base and go directly to the merchant to exchange it. ,Understand?"

"Understood...understood!" the recruit replied half-understanding.

The veteran didn't say much, so he led the recruits toward the beach along the edge of the woods. Soon the woods disappeared, and the cover they used to hide was gone, so the two of them moved more carefully. Every time they walked, the veteran took a Take out the telescope and look around to make sure there are no zombies around.

But when they came to a small hill, their view was blocked. If they took a detour, they would take a long detour, which would increase a lot of risks. And more importantly, they didn't have much physical strength left. They only had food for two days. After buying a piece of compressed biscuit and walking for a few kilometers, the two of them felt weak.

"Let's climb the mountain!" the veteran said to the recruit.

"Okay!" Now the new recruits are following the veterans, and he no longer thinks about anything else.

The two struggled to climb up the hillside. However, when they reached the top of the hill, they suddenly saw a dozen zombies at the bottom of the hillside.

These zombies are obviously newly infected, because these zombies are still wearing their military uniforms, although these military uniforms are torn into disarray.

"There are zombies!" the recruit shouted.

This startled the zombies, and all of them turned their heads in the direction of the two of them. Although their eyes were dark and dull, they still made people feel absolutely terrifying.

"beat!"

The veteran knew that he had woken up the zombies and it was too late to run away, so he put his gun in front of him and started shooting at the zombies.

The recruits also hurriedly raised their guns and shot at the zombies. However, the shooting of the two men is obviously different. The recruit's shooting is sweeping, and there is no accuracy at all. Hitting a zombie is definitely luck. If the bullet hits the zombie's head by chance, it is even more lucky.

However, the veterans all shoot in bursts. Although they cannot shoot headshots, they still shoot at the zombies. Moreover, the veterans always choose the zombies at the front to shoot, which keeps them at a certain distance from the zombies.

Fortunately, these zombies are all newly infected zombies, and their speed and defense are not very high. Their guns are used to deal with high-level zombies. To deal with this new zombie, which is not even level ten, It was a sweeping sweep, but neither of them had many bullets, and soon the recruit's gun made a "click, click, click" sound when it was empty.

The veteran still fired in a rhythmic manner, and almost a dozen zombies were killed by the veteran. However, there were still a few zombies that were not completely dead, and they were still crawling towards the two of them on the ground.

"Take the gun and send them away. Don't let their souls be trapped in that ugly body!" The veteran handed the gun to the recruit. There were at least a dozen bullets in his gun.

The recruit took the rifle. Although the zombies had fallen to the ground and were not dead yet, they still looked very scary. This made the young recruit's hands tremble. After all, killing people face to face and being in the army are two different things. a concept.

"Shoot, this is what you have to face!" The veteran's voice was very stern this time.

"I...I..." The recruit still hesitated.

"If we don't kill them, their roar may attract other zombies, and we will be the ones who die!" The veteran's voice became even harsher.

The young man finally gritted his teeth and pulled the trigger. The bullet penetrated directly through the zombie's head, blowing up the entire head. The brain matter that splattered out was directly contaminated on the soldier's body.

However, the recruit did not stop shooting, but screamed crazily until the gun was out of bullets.

When he heard the "click" sound from the barrel of the gun, the recruit suddenly turned his head and began to vomit, although there was nothing in his stomach.

"Well, good job. From today on, you will be a leader." The veteran patted the recruit on the shoulder and said.

Only then did the recruit realize that the so-called leader was someone who killed zombies, or was about to become a zombie, which was something he had never wanted to do. I originally joined the army because the army could provide me with food, which was better than starving to death in the slums.

"Let's go, kid, we still have a long way to go!" The veteran took out a magazine from his waist and inserted the empty magazine back into the other side of his waist. At this time, the recruit's gun was useless, and all his bullets had been fired. As for the magazines, they had been thrown away when he escaped.

The rest of the way went relatively smoothly. Although there were occasional zombies, they were all newborn zombies. These zombies couldn't defend themselves against the veterans' bullets, and the veterans wanted to train the new recruits. Many times, they encountered lone zombies. Zombies, just let the recruits shoot these zombies.

Passing the road that was bombarded yesterday, it was a mess. The corpses of the zombies were not bad. The corpses of the human soldiers were completely blown to pieces, and there was no human shape at all. The landing tanks did not escape the destruction of the artillery fire. , almost all turned into scrap metal.

Such a tragic situation frightened the recruits. The veteran glanced at it, and then said to the recruit: "Remember, a good commander's mission is not only to defeat the enemy, but also to hold the key to everyone's lives. Once he gives an order, it means someone You will pay a price for this, so every order must be given with caution! Do you understand?" The veteran looked at the recruit expectantly.

"Yeah!" The recruit nodded fiercely.