State of Decay - Chapter 179

[Chapter 178 The Second Expedition]

With the countdown to winter, Dawn launched the end-of-season event: the second expedition to the Abandoned City.

After the first expedition, scientists, politicians, and the fungus met at the island’s headquarters, and the scientists came up with the idea of digging up green devices. The huge number of zombies in the abandoned city is the first problem they have to face. Since there is not much time left for human beings, some generals proposed to directly attack the abandoned city with nuclear bombs to remove the zombies.

Although the waste will be polluted in this way, human beings can’t take care of it now, and the green device should be removed as soon as possible, so as to develop a long-term and reliable vaccine.

A few days later, the fleet launched several tactical nuclear bombs, reducing the number of zombies in the abandoned city by 80%. The marines landed first, and built two supply points in two places in the city using the remaining buildings. Various large-scale excavating machines and personnel were dropped into the supply points. Scientists built laboratories at supply points.

Everything is available, only the east wind is owed. Humans are about to start excavation work on the No. 1 and No. 2 green installations. Brave players will enter the abandoned city to protect the supply point, protect the scientists, and protect the excavation work.

The expedition lasted for seven days and was divided into ten dungeons by city, that is to say, all players in Future City are in the same dungeon and can form teams freely. Death penalty: certain points will be deducted, attributes will be cleared, equipment will be cleared, and skills will be retained. During the event, the base will not be attacked, and the system will fully protect the base.

After the system broadcast, the Shadow Base immediately held an enlarged meeting. Everyone’s first question was: “One copy for 100,000 people?” Abandoned City is considered a medium-sized city, and it is estimated that the resident population was only two million at the beginning of the zombie virus outbreak. people around. At present, 80% of the zombies in the abandoned capital have been eliminated by nuclear bombs. Why do we need 100,000 people? Evenly divided into two excavation sites, each excavation site also has 50,000 people, and each person shoots 50,000 rounds of bullets.

Maya analyzed: “Because of the pollution from the nuclear explosion, terrible creatures appeared in the wasteland, maybe mutant zombies. Or all kinds of monsters.” “

Resident Evil?” One of the originators. Many people watched movies and played games before immigrating.

Shana said: “Although the number of players in the first expedition dungeon was small, the equipment and strength of the players crushed the zombies. This time, the number of players may exceed the zombies. Will the zombies have the strength to crush the players? Lin

Wu agreed: “It feels like the player is not the protagonist in this expedition.” The Spartan 300 warriors are the protagonists, and they brush the enemies. The 30 billion warriors of Sparta can only be supporting roles, because they are the targets of being brushed.

Xiao Dao said: “Isn’t it good if we don’t act with the team?”

Maya agreed with Xiao Dao very much: “That’s right, we can’t act with the group until the situation is confirmed.” With such a quantitative ratio, the second expedition has no meaning, not even the meaning of game entertainment.

Peanut said: “There is no mention of firearms and bullets in this expedition.” The first expedition system reminds players not to bring too many supplies into the instance, because there are sufficient supplies after entering the instance.

Shana: “The death penalty for this expedition is more serious than the first expedition.”

Maya said: “There is too much unknown information now, and I will make a decision based on the actual situation after entering the instance at 8:00 tomorrow morning.”

Shana asked: “How to form a team?” The distance between the supermarket base and the shadow base is too far to form a team. And you can only enter the instance from your own base, which means that the two groups of people may be divided into different regions.

Maya said: “I’m going to the main base, we plan the situation that we may encounter, and then we will take our seats.”

Shanna replied: “Okay.” Maya said: “Lin Wu, send me past   the checkpoint

.”

Punch to work, as long as you leave the checkpoint, the snow will make it difficult for them to move. When he got near the checkpoint, Lin Wu pointed: “Xiaowai, keep screaming.”

Xiaowai kept screaming in the direction of the finger, and the zombies came following the sound.

Xiaowai has grown into an adult dog, but he is also crippled. It is not ugly, but it is not as good as it was when it was a baby. Looking at the adult Xiaowai, Xiaodao wept sadly: Why are you so disabled? Many animals are the same, ducklings are so cute, but not many people will say ducks are cute, they will only say that ducks are delicious.

After becoming an adult, Xiao Wai’s various abilities have been greatly improved, even running for his life is faster than his master, and he turns back to wait for Lin Wu from time to time: Master, hurry up, the zombie is biting his ass.

Lin Wu: It’s far away, okay?

The above is the process of Lin Wu replying to Xiaowai in his heart by interpreting Xiaowai’s eyes.

Maya, who was waiting on the side, threw a piece of barbecue, and Xiaowai jumped up to catch it. Maya bypassed the zombies and passed the checkpoint. Looking at Maya’s back, Lin Wu was indignant: “Even the dog has a gift, why didn’t I? Xiao Wai, bring it to me.”

Xiao Wai obediently put the barbecue in his mouth in front of Lin Wu, Lin Wu said with disgust: “It’s all halazi, eat it yourself.”

On the way back, when he saw the flat snow in the wilderness beside the road, Lin Wu had a whim: “Little crooked, let’s compete in the long jump.” A man and a dog rushed out of the road and landed on the snow in the wilderness in the ground. Lin Wu called Xiaowai over, criticized his quadruped long jump, and decided to punish him.

Putting a rope on Xiaowai, Xiaowai pulled Lin Wu and ran in the wilderness. One person and one dog played in the wilderness all morning. Maya came back from a meeting in the shadows, sat down on a stone by the side of the road, and watched the one-man-one-dog somersault. And the originally beautiful, clean and tidy snow field has been dug out of the black soil by them.

Seeing Maya by accident, Lin Wu giggled, put the rope around Xiaowai, and Xiaowai pulled Lin Wu to Maya’s side. Maya touched Xiaowai’s face, and sighed: “You are a real dog, he is a real dog.”

Lin Wu pretended not to hear, and asked, “Is the meeting between you two over?”

Maya asked, “Do you care about the content of the meeting? ” ?”

Lin Wu shook his head.

“Let’s go.” Maya and Lin Wu put on the goggles and slid the snowboard. Maya talked through the headset: “I’ve made some people unhappy again.”

Lin Wu asked: “Aren’t you suggesting that XX should not participate?”

Maya: “Probably that’s what it means. One hundred thousand people have a dungeon, either the players are easy to die, or the rewards are poor. I suggest not to take the surprise Rifles, after all, the equipment will be cleared after death. At present, there are only 9 assault rifles in the two bases.”

Lin Wu said: “Your plan to capture the sawmill is all based on the assault rifle.”

Maya nodded: “Yes. “

Lin Wu said: “I only take the silent ones.”

Maya said: “Not about you.”

Lin Wu asked: “I will not die?”

Maya said: “No, of course you will not die. I think you are in the shadows Life is the hardest.”

Lin Wu said: “Thanks for the compliment.”

Maya replied: “It’s smelly and hard.”

“Little Wai, hit her.”

Xiao Wai, who was running slowly, resolutely carried out the master’s order, Maya suddenly slowed down and flashed A small crooked impact. Seeing this, Lin Wu snapped his fingers: “Stupid Xiaowai, come back.”

Xiaowai ran to Lin Wu’s side, waiting for the master’s next order without shame. Maya slid past them: “The last one to arrive is the idiot.”

Lin Wu knew that his skiing skills were not as good as Maya’s, so he would not be fooled, so he immediately ordered: “Xiaowai, don’t arrive before me.

” The earth chased after him, completely forgetting that this is a world of zombies, immersed in the playfulness of the young mind.

…

What materials are prepared to enter the dungeon?

Maya believes that this dungeon did not remind players not to carry too many supplies. Considering that there are 100,000 people in a dungeon, Maya asked Lin Wu to bring what he should bring in daily life. And asked: “Are you sure you want to bring the Silencer into the dungeon? I think the death rate in this dungeon will be very high.” Maya knew that Lin Wu still preferred the Silencer to all kinds of assault rifles. The most important one is that .22 bullets are cheap, and Lin Wu does not have any psychological burden to use the Silencer outside the base.

Yesterday, Maya went to the main base to have a meeting with Shana, and by the way brought back all the .22 bullets, a total of 180 rounds, plus the remaining 220 rounds at the supermarket base, 400 rounds are enough for Lin Wu to play with. Of course, Maya also brought back a batch of crossbow bolts.

Lin Wu said: “Don’t you also carry a crossbow?”

Maya shook her head: “It’s not the same. I don’t carry an assault rifle because the day shift has to carry an assault rifle, and I have to keep the assault rifle. I need to do this, you don’t “

Lin Wu said: “I need it too, I have a very high moral character, and I think about how to contribute to the collective every day.” “

Haha, it’s funny.” Maya thought for a while: “The game has been updated, there is no reason why the copy should not be updated. The medicine in the dungeon still treats the symptoms but not the root cause. So you can bring some painkillers and a little bandage appropriately.” “

Understood.” Lin Wu looked at the time: “There are still 10 minutes.” You can drink a cup of hot tea.

“Well, stop screaming, so as not to waste 7 days of refresh time.”

Lin Wu’s face was distorted at that time, but it’s a pity that Maya walked out of the base without looking at Lin Wu’s face, which made Lin Wu twist in vain. After a while there were screams, and Lin Wu reluctantly climbed up the ladder to the guard post with his gun in hand.

…

The starting point for today’s copy is not on the ship, but at the pier. From 8:00 to 8:10 is the time to enter the dungeon. With bright lights, the number of players on the pier began to increase, and it was a bit crowded. To avoid being scattered by the crowd, Maya held Lin Wu’s hand. Don’t think too much, all wearing gloves. In order to avoid everyone’s attention, the two put down their hoods and pulled up their masks. Xiao Wai was stuffed in the sweater, and breathed with a little nose out of Lin Wu’s chest.

Near 8:10, Lin Wu looked at the sea of people and asked, “How many thousands of people are there?” The scene was noisy, but fortunately, the headset was still working.

Maya stepped on her feet and glanced around, and said, “Two thousand to two thousand five hundred people.”

“Impossible?”

Maya said, “It’s understandable that a large number of mistakes are made when people gather. Let me ask you a question, how many do you see?” Can zombies feel the pressure?”

Lin Wu: “Six or seven.”

“That’s right, six or seven people is already considered a stressful number. When you are in a crowd of a hundred people, your subjective judgment will not be one hundred people, but three.” A hundred people or even more.” Maya said: “Watching the movie again, the two armies are facing each other majesticly, like thousands of troops fighting, if you freeze the frame to count the number of people above, it will not exceed 300 people.” Lin Wu

: “So that’s it, the time is up.”

An NPC officer appeared on the high platform by the sea. He took a loudspeaker and said, “Warriors, welcome to come. Due to the nuclear explosion, the electronic equipment has been greatly affected. In order to let everyone It was able to reach the supply point and the excavation point smoothly, and the necessary supplies were prepared for everyone at the exit of the pier.” “

We know that this excavation work will face extremely difficult challenges. Based on the information we have so far, in order to improve everyone’s chances of survival, The following reminders are hereby made.”

Tip 1: Protective clothing is your life insurance, if the protective clothing is damaged, please replace it immediately.

Tip 2: Do not light a fire at night, and do not make loud noises.

Tip 3: It is recommended not to touch the dead body, especially the dead body for which you do not know the cause of death.

Tip 4: NPCs are credible, but players are not necessarily credible.

After finishing the rules, the officer continued: “According to our information, there are a few large mutated creatures in the waste capital, and animal mutations caused by nuclear explosions cannot be ruled out. At present, only one mutated creature has been mastered: the mutated spider.” Behind the

officer A projection appeared, and a picture of a patterned spider appeared. The officer looked back at the projection and said, “It looks no different from an ordinary spider, but its size is bigger than an adult. As for whether it is due to radiation mutation or virus mutation, or Both have nothing to do with you. You can go directly to the excavation point to protect the scientists and excavation machines, or you can go to the supply point to replenish supplies and rest.” The

officer said: “Be safe and wish everyone good luck.”

After finishing speaking, a wall on the side disappeared, and a passage appeared. There were two NPCs in protective suits at the entrance of the passage, and a large number of boxes were piled up behind them. Each player passes by and they will be presented with a box. Lin Wu was taller, and while following the flow of people to the exit, he explained: “Biochemical protective clothing, one or several rations, something like a walkie-talkie?” “

Gamma radiation detector.”

Soon the two got it Materials, two rations per person. The tester is provided with an instruction manual. If the pointer is in the green position, it means that the radiation value is safe, and you don’t need to wear protective clothing. When the pointer goes to the yellow area, you need to wear protective clothing, otherwise you will lose blood. When the pointer reaches the orange area, the alarm light will flash. If you are not wearing protective clothing, you will lose blood and reduce the upper limit of life. Even if you are wearing protective clothing, it is recommended to pass or leave this area quickly. When the pointer reaches the red position, blood will be lost even if you are wearing protective clothing.

In addition, there is also a radiation-resistant drug in the material package, which is immune to radiation within one hour and can restore the upper limit of life loss caused by radiation. It can only be taken once in 12 hours. Lin Wu asked Xiao Wai what to do? The staff replied that Xiao Wai would not be harmed by radiation. Lin Wu objected to this, hoping to get another supply for Xiaowai. The staff told Lin Wu to leave quickly.

Walking out of the protected area with the large army, it was like passing through a layer of soap bubbles, and the abandoned city appeared in front of you. It is still the main color of yellow, gray and black, the difference is that the buildings are dilapidated, some buildings have collapsed, and some buildings are only half left. The ground is no longer just yellow sand and dust, all kinds of construction waste can be seen everywhere, and it is easy to trip over the aisles if you don’t pay attention.

The pointer of the radiation detector stopped at the edge line between green and yellow, and some people put on protective clothing. Everyone stopped and looked around, most checking paper maps. After about five minutes, someone finally set off northward first, and players immediately followed them. Ten minutes later, only Maya and Lin Wu were left on the scene.

(end of this chapter)