Invincible Chapter 949
"Zhao, what should we do?"
The black Lucius was a somewhat frizzy young man, and he couldn't help asking when facing the army ants passing through the border majestically.
"Don't worry, let me think about it." Zhao Wenrui said to deal with it, but what he thought in his heart was whether he should do this vote.
Because the strong are often envied, jealous, and hated by others, and are more likely to become topics of conversation, Zhao Wenrui still understands the Titans of the Supreme Race.
Because he was very envious of the methods used by the Supreme Clan to control the marching ants, he became a "careful person". Once he got serious, even the nonsense in the tavern with a high content of bragging had the opportunity to summarize useful details.
For example, a simple sentence of "Training ants like dogs" made him think about it.
And there is a lot of similar information, so that although this is the first time to see the real thing, it quickly completed the verification of a lot of information.
Zhao Wenrui noticed the collar at the junction of the head and body of the army ant, which seemed to be wrapped around a string like the one from the Zami flour bag, which was easily overlooked or regarded as a part of the army ant itself.
But he knew that that should be the key to controlling the army ants.
He has always firmly believed that controlling the army ants is a science and technology, not a natural ability of the Titans as rumored.
This led him to covet the control of giant ants, and he felt that giant ants were ideal assistants.
Greedy, but not completely sane, what he is most entangled with right now is what to do in case of chicken flying eggs.
Chicken Fei, the key target he was going to deal with escaped.
For egg beating, the relevant technologies have not been obtained, or only a relatively shallow application part has been obtained.
The price paid for this is most likely to be wanted by the Supreme Titan, and the refuge no longer accepts him, even to give the Supreme Titan an explanation and a bounty, and jointly wanted him.
After leaving the refuge, he didn't have much accumulation, and he might even become a lonely family. How would he survive in this dangerous jungle?
Failure to seek victory is also considered defeat. This is Zhao Wenrui's consistent thinking.
Unlike those giants of thought and dwarfs of action,
Zhao Wenrui is not lacking in action and execution.
He habitually calculates defeat, and it is more to inoculate himself psychologically, asking himself, once the worst result happens, can he accept it, and if he can, then he should do it.
But this time, he could actually recognize it. After all, life in the refuge was not happy, and he already had the idea of living alone.
"Looking at the size of the giant ants, the opponent should be a team. With such a large scale, it is probably shouldering a mission. It may not conflict with our needs. Let's go around."
Hearing what Zhao Wenrui said, Emma and Owen both heaved a sigh of relief.
After the two made love last night, they were still whispering. This time they went out to scavenge, and so far the harvest was infinitely close to zero, but the ammunition and supplies were consumed by more than half because of the previous battle.
They were very worried that Zhao Wenrui's mentality would be out of balance, and they wanted to get a big ticket to reverse the loss situation.
Looking at it now, Zhao Wenrui's state is still good.
If the two of them had no objection, then the proposal would often be passed quickly. Old Nick was a hard-working and hard-working man. His combat power was not outstanding, but his performance was stable.
Lucius is passionate, loyal, direct, and honest, but because he is young and has only been in the industry for a short time, he does not have much say in this small team and is called.
So following Zhao Wenrui's decision, the group retreated carefully so as not to disturb the giant ants and cause unnecessary trouble, then they chose another route and headed towards their destination.
Zhao Wenrui's destination this time is Baishi District in the north of Queens.
When the deadly virus broke out in New York that year, more than 100,000 people temporarily hid there, and the houses on both sides of the highway were blown up to construct isolation belts. In the end, it was Maria Hill who helped evacuate LaGuardia Airport after completing the transfer of refugees there. While not all went to Utah resettlement, most ended up well.
But all the surviving forces in New York knew about it. In the first few decades, people were organized to search there many times, and the scale was relatively large, and the searches were more thorough each time. Therefore, in the eyes of today's scavengers, it has long lost its search value.
Relying on the information advantage of the traverser and the use of the golden finger, Zhao Wenrui knew that after decades of gestation, it had new value.
The last time they picked up waste, they took a trip there under Zhao Wenrui's strong 'suggestion'. Although they only won a corner of the periphery due to various reasons and did not make much money, they confirmed the potential of the place. value.
So this morning, when Zhao Wenrui mentioned going to Baishi District, no one else objected. It is relatively dangerous there, but it is currently the only scavenging point that can be sure to make a fortune if it succeeds. The team needs this kind of action that is sure to bring money to get out of the predicament.
As for taking greater risks, it is already commonplace for scavengers. What's more, although Zhao Wenrui was injured and unconscious in the recent battle, it also gave several people a more intuitive understanding of the explosive power of this small group's battle.
It can be said that as long as they perform normally, the No. 5 scavenger group can already rank among the top five in the scavenger group of the shelter.
Such a cognition has greatly increased the self-confidence of the team members.
It's just that now the Supreme Titan's team is also heading in that direction, and occupying the best route, which makes the group a little depressed.
Emma and Owen even divergently thought of the superstitious rumor that 'the arrival of the great aunt is a bad omen and bad luck'.
Most of the scavengers in this era are superstitious, and some scavengers even reject female members.
The industry environment is not friendly to women, and this atmosphere has more or less affected everyone in the industry.
In comparison, Zhao Wenrui is relatively open-minded in this respect.
At the beginning, it was a sentence: "Men are most afraid of being told that they are not good enough. Even if they are really bad, they are ashamed to admit it. Instead, they habitually dump the blame, especially on women." It made Emma look differently and her boyfriend Owen from Other scavengers dug in and solved the problem of lack of team doctors in one fell swoop.
Zhao Wenrui also missed this feeling very much. After all, he was penniless at the beginning, and without Emma's help, this waste collection team might not have been able to be formed.
This is also the reason why Zhao Wenrui didn't complain even a word after Emma made a low-level mistake and had an accident during this trip.
Thinking about his past relationship, he chose to let Emma reflect on herself.
Flying catkins floated in the air, decorating the deserted streets.
The freezing and thawing effect of water makes the road full of cracks, and plant seeds fall into the cracks and grow tenaciously, speeding up the process of their disappearance.
If there were no buildings on both sides of the street for reference, many locations would be difficult to identify, and even at first glance it would be completely unexpected that there are roads.
From about 30 years after the disaster, what uef scientists call nature's counterattack began to happen all over the world.
In some places, the alienated plants are simply combined with the original buildings, houses, and organically to form a strange landscape, which has caused a lot of trouble for the scavengers to travel.
Zhao Wenrui and the others are now walking in such a location.
Since this is a 'barren road' that only knows the general situation, the group is very careful.
Zhao Wenrui also focused on the current journey.
Weeds and shrubs are exceptionally luxuriant, and the old yellow grass and dark brown branches are interspersed with new green, which instead supports the barrenness. The air here is not fresh, but there is a faint smell of decay.
"Reek!" old Nick reminded.
The special zombie, Reek, was the main force of the air transmission of the super zombie virus back then. After a hundred years of transformation, it has a new special effect, that is, hallucinogenic.
This hallucinogenic toxin is quite powerful and has a high degree of similarity to the drop san value of the old dominator system. Once it is overdose, it will not only cause permanent mental damage, but may also make people crazy.
And the specific effect varies from person to person.
Zhao Wenrui was also 'fortunate' to have tried the feeling of inhaling too much of this toxin. To put it simply, it was like scaring himself. He always felt that there were malicious eyes staring at him somewhere, and there were more than one of them, obviously because the light was abundant. In the daytime, there is a sense of gloom, the distant scenery occasionally has double images, and some kind of murmurs or meaningless moans can be heard in the ears, which do not seem to be made by humans...
Later, when Zhao Wenrui was chatting with Emma and the others, he half-jokingly said: "Perhaps the world that mentally ill people know is like this..."
It was easy to say, but since then, Zhao Wenrui would rather sacrifice his sense of smell than the possibility of this toxin accumulating in his body. He was indeed frightened, that weird world made his hair stand on end.
From this incident, Kane saw his fear and fear of the old rulers deep in his heart.
To him, the Old One was like a hidden demon. He really didn't notice this detail before.
Reek's poisonous stench, somewhat like a combination of earthy stench and rotting corpse, was hard to distinguish.
But when they breathe, they will make regular 'vomit' sounds, as if they are snoring or moaning.
This time, the old Nick, who is in charge of hearing in the group, identified it in time, and as the warning was issued, people put on masks one after another.
This mask is modified on the basis of modern dust masks, mainly filter elements, using some natural plants only in this era, slightly spicy, reminiscent of onions, but can neutralize most of the dust when breathing Harmful gas.
Reek's perception is not sharp, and the group of people did not hide too deliberately, but passed through this area quickly.
They were lucky this time, passing fast without encountering other troubles.
For example, wild dogs.
At least in New York, for the survivors, zombies are no longer the most difficult enemy.
The most difficult thing to deal with is the wild dog.
The source of wild dogs is the former stray dogs.
They have adapted to upheavals more quickly than their 'pampered' canine relatives.
Thousands of years of domestication are no match for centuries of oppression by natural selection. The former stray dogs have regained their wildness, fierceness and cunning.
They travel in packs and will bark to attract zombies.
And once there is a big fight, it is very likely to attract more zombies and wild dogs. Therefore, it is often neither to fight nor to hide.
Zhao Wenrui and the others set the route with the focus on avoiding wild dogs.
In the end, the evasion method they chose was a little turbulent, that is, to use the characteristics of wild dogs that are afraid of special mourning, to play a side ball, and use the power of special mourning to avoid the harassment of wild dogs. At the same time, they must pay attention to avoiding special mourning. That's how the route is laid out.
Because of the special mourning of this era, they rarely leave the lair, which makes people feel like they are cultivating immortals in seclusion.
Taking the alternate route this time, the most worrying thing is that I am afraid of encountering wild dogs.
Especially Reek's toxin smell is almost equal to the smell of shit to wild dogs, so wherever Reek is, it is easy to meet wild dogs.
It was really lucky that I didn't come across this time.
I don't know if it was extremely peaceful or not. After leaving the Reek area, Zhao Wenrui and the others escaped a group of wandering wild corpses because of Emma's inadvertent glance.
The crazy corpses in the city are simply cool running enthusiasts. They often start running for some inexplicable reason, making strange shouts while running, and attracting other crazy corpses to follow.
So you can see a bunch of cool running games similar to the assassins in Assassin's Creed, chasing each other, whistling past, if there are scavengers who happen to meet them, then it will be an encounter immediately.
This time, the mad corpse parkour was launched from a building, Emma noticed it accidentally, and gave the group more time to hide, and then successfully avoided the hundreds of "big horse monkeys" jumping around .
Afterwards, they also killed more than a dozen brainless zombies who were "leaning at the door to sell their laughter".
These zombies did not hide in the depths of the building, but lurked in a shop facing the street. The dense plants not only blocked the light for them, but also blocked the vision of Zhao Wenrui and his party's vigilant observation.
Old Nick's excellent hearing once again made a contribution, Zhao Wenrui and the others were not caught off guard by the zombies.
With full firepower, this small group of zombies was efficiently eliminated, and they fled away in time before other creatures arrived.
Seeing that they were about to reach Baishi District, they suddenly heard gunshots, which were not too dense, but very loud.
Old Nick reminded: "It's a green skin."
Owen asked subconsciously: "The green skin's nest is at the southernmost point, how could they appear here?"
Zhao Wenrui frowned involuntarily.
He realized that their group had probably caught up with a special event unintentionally.
"Titans and greenskins are all gathering in this direction. I'm afraid something will happen. We may be able to make some money, but the premise is that we are careful enough. Keep your spirits up and sneak forward."
Zhao Wenrui quickly made a decision.
So the five people used potions and other things one after another. These items that are good for stealth and stealth are all time-sensitive. They are called alchemy medicines by the people in the stronghold. They are expensive. Zhao Wenrui and the others are usually reluctant to use them. Can't be stingy anymore.
After sneaking, they use their equipment and alchemy medicine to basically integrate with the surrounding environment. Even if the light is sufficient now, it is extremely difficult to find them, especially when they are not moving.
They even passed by a zombie who was attracted by the gunshots of the green skins during the next march, the most recent time. The zombies were less than a foot away, and they hardly noticed their existence.
After seeing three zombie teams rushing towards the location of the green skin like a sea of rivers, Zhao Wenrui decided to find a commanding height and observe from a distance.
He wanted to see if the greenskins were fighting with the group of corpses normally, or there was some special reason. After all, under normal circumstances, even if the greenskins were bloodthirsty and love to fight, they would not make such a move that was equivalent to fighting with a group of corpses. The zombies in the area started a group of mocking things.
And in this context, Zhao Wenrui and the others met another special team...