The wasteland was originally sparsely populated. Since the opening of the highway that crosses two provinces, residents living in areas with inconvenient transportation have moved their homes to the side of the highway and settled in villages and towns. Anyway, the land here was only used for grazing before, and most of it was unowned land. The country could not manage such a wide area, so everyone was allowed to build it.
Along the dirt road, more than a dozen zombies appeared along the way, but they were not a threat and were quickly solved. Perhaps because they were traveling through mud and gravel, the speed of the convoy was maintained at 20 kilometers per hour, but it was also fast. It was only more than 300 kilometers away from the Grand Canyon settlement. If there were no accidents, they might rest for a night before sunset and reach the Grand Canyon settlement at noon the next day.
Near noon, the people who were tired all day, with Qiu Guorui's permission, stopped their vehicles one after another, gathered in groups of three or two, ate dry food, drank sweet groundwater, and lay under the car to cool off. Since there were no zombies along the way, the whole convoy seemed very relaxed, and everyone was laughing and in a good mood.
Ren Xinyun looked like a starving ghost reincarnated. She had just finished one potato pancake, and now she stopped to rest, and she could actually eat two potato pancakes. She even drank up the water Zhou Yuanqiang brought. Zhou Yuanqiang secretly glanced at her belly, and he couldn't understand why a woman could eat so much? How many days had she not eaten?
Who knew that Ren Xinyun caught Zhou Yuanqiang's eyes looking at her belly. The woman's unique subtlety made her a little embarrassed. She smiled and said, "Since my thigh was injured, I can't go out hunting. These days I have been living on a little potato chips and water, so... so..."
Zhou Yuanqiang waved his hand, gave a smile, and said, "It doesn't matter. Being able to eat is a blessing."
Qiu Guorui was not as relaxed as Zhou Yuanqiang. As soon as the car stopped, he arranged people to be on guard everywhere. This is not an open area. The small Gobi Desert blocks the eye line, and the range of observation is limited. Qiu Guorui cannot afford to be careless. After arranging the sentry post, he personally climbed up the rock pillar unique to the Gobi. After raising the telescope to observe for a while, he suddenly stopped in the northwest direction.
"Attention, all units, a large group of zombies have been found in the northwest direction. They...they are moving in the direction of us."
It was like adding a splash of water to an oil pan, which immediately exploded. The relaxed mercenaries paused, then jumped up with a burning butt. At the shouting of the leaders, they opened the safety of their weapons, lined up quickly, and then rushed to the modified car compartments. The drivers in charge of driving drove the cars used for defense out of the convoy one after another, and quickly set up a defense circle in this small place.
"Everyone, stay on the carriages and don't act rashly. Rookies, these carriages have been renovated, and zombies can't climb up. Just wait for them to arrive in front of you, and then blow their heads up one by one. The crystals in the zombies' heads, whoever dares to be greedy and loses his composure, I will kill him."
"The crystals are considered trophies. When the time comes, we will destroy these damn things and of course share them equally with everyone."
"Be careful with your guns, don't point them randomly. If you accidentally fire at your own people, you will be thrown into the pile of zombies."
"Boy, what are you shaking your ass for? There is no shadow of zombies. Don't embarrass our team..."
All kinds of voices rang out. The experienced mercenary leaders were all behind the teams, shouting loudly and constantly adjusting the atmosphere of the team. Although these precautions are repeated every time they encounter zombies, no one finds them tedious. Many facts have proved that the experience gained on the battlefield can save the lives of countless rookies.
There are not many idle people in the team. Even the car mechanics are armed with a pistol to prepare for an emergency.
Xu Yuhai and his team were left behind in the small oasis by Zhou Yuanqiang. The only team that can be considered as their own is Qiu Guorui and his team. However, they have long been dispersed and assigned to various sections of the team for command and dispatch. So when the battle breaks out, the real reliance is on the hundreds of hired mercenaries.
Knowing that there were zombies moving towards here, Ren Xinyu opened her eyes wide and said innocently: "I... I didn't expect this to happen. There is no village here, how could there be zombies?"
Zhou Yuanqiang assembled the JS12.7mm large-caliber sniper rifle, looked at the innocent Ren Xinyu, and said lightly: "Zombies are moving, who knows where they will move to? It is not strange to see zombies. If the journey is smooth and safe, it is unusual. You don't have to be nervous. As long as the number of zombies is not large, it will not threaten the convoy." After that, he opened the car door and got out of the car carrying the sniper rifle.
Qiu Guorui was still observing the movement of zombies on the rock pillar, while adjusting the defense team below through the intercom. Zhou Yuanqiang came up with a sniper rifle, pointing in the direction of the zombies and said, "There may be about 2,000 to 3,000 zombies, among which there are high-level zombies. They are hidden among the ordinary zombies, and no one can distinguish their levels. According to my experience, they should not threaten the safety of our convoy."
Putting the sniper rifle on the rock pillar, Zhou Yuanqiang looked through the scope and looked for high-level zombies that were slightly different from ordinary zombies in the zombie group.
"Bang!"
The dull rumble like a cannon firing, the huge recoil force, made two white marks on the rock surface supported by the double leg bracket. Although the second-level DNA enhancement was activated, the recoil force still made Zhou Yuanqiang grin and scream in pain, and there was a burning feeling on his shoulder. It is worthy of being a heavy sniper rifle, not something that ordinary people can use.
In fact, Zhou Yuanqiang's method of using it was wrong. If others used it like him, I am afraid their shoulders would be crippled.
In the scope, the head of a zombie that should be level 3 was crushed like a tomato by the power of the bullet. Its body was lifted up in the air and flew backwards, falling more than half a meter away. What was even more terrifying was that the bullet also hit several zombies behind it, and their upper bodies were all shattered, and they fell into the mud and sand.
Zhou Yuanqiang spat fiercely and said, "These zombies should be attracted by the sound of the car."
Qiu Guorui nodded, confirmed Zhou Yuanqiang's results with a telescope, nodded and said, "Very good, the accuracy is half of Lao San's level. If he can hide well, he will basically be a qualified sniper." He looked at the sniper rifle in Zhou Yuanqiang's hand with some sighs, and said, "Among the domestic sniper rifles, this one is considered good. The Administration only released three, and I didn't expect that one of them is in your hands. It's not cheap."
Zhou Yuanqiang laughed. At this time, Zhao Hongyuan also took action on the commanding height not far away. With the sound, another level 3 zombie was blasted to pieces, fell in the zombie tide, and was instantly submerged in the zombie group. Zhao Hongyuan was really powerful. There was almost no gap. Another shot broke the neck of another hidden level 3 zombie, making its head and body completely separated.
The advantage of having a sniper is obvious. He can eliminate high-level zombies from a distance, laying the foundation for victory in the upcoming close combat.