"Hoar--!"
The infected person opened its large mouth and bit the neck of the prey below it, but before it could bite, a thin arm suddenly hugged its head, pulled it back, and then a sharp dagger was stabbed directly into the infected head, ending their life.
Wilfred only felt a slight sensation in his body, and the force of the bite of the infected person suddenly disappeared. When he saw that the person was Brian, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. He seemed to have lost all his strength, lying on the ground and breathing heavily.
Brian was relieved when he pulled the infected person away. If it wasn't for his poor aim and his fear of hurting Wilfred, he would have shot him there a long time ago.
"¡ Da, da, da—!"
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
At that moment, in the distant park, a faint sound of gunfire and explosions reached Wilfred's ears, causing him to rise from the snow and ask, "Where did the explosion come from!"
"Didn't you hear that?"
Brian looked at the other party in surprise, pointed in the direction of the park, and said, "Not long after the bald man threw the grenade, there were gunshots and explosions there. Maybe you were just paying attention to the hunter on him, so he didn't notice the movement there!
He hesitated for a moment, and then said, "It seems that the army inside should have noticed the explosion here. Those hunters knew they could no longer hide and began to fight with the army."
So Brian stood up, looked at the corpses of the infected people, held out his hand to Wilfred, and said, "The noise here is too loud, it is impossible for infected people not to hear it, although it is only a few, there will definitely be a large number of infected people later. We must get out of here quickly!
Wilfred took Brian's hand and sat down from the ground, and then quickly opened Anna's handcuffs. The three quickly ran to Sarah and Allan.
During this period, Brian informed the two that Sylvia was dead. Although they were somewhat prepared, their mood still became extremely heavy.
When the three approached they only saw Sylvia's body lying in the van, while Sarah and Allan had tears in their eyes and didn't know what they were saying.
Anna knelt directly next to the body, looking at the gunshot wound in the abdomen and the blood on the floor, tears falling silently.
"Oh!" Standing in front of the corpse, Wilfred covered his face with his hands and said guiltily, "She did it to save me..."
Seeing the scene turn sad, Brian couldn't bear to interrupt, but he still had to say, "It's time for us to pack our bags and leave. We can't stay here any longer."
.....
After burying Sylvia's body in the forest, everyone immediately dispersed to search for available supplies. There were five trucks parked along the entire ramp, three of which were empty and only the remaining two contained items.
There were four or five corpses of naked men placed in a truck. They didn't have a single bullet hole in their bodies. The cause of death was a stab wound to the throat, and they were killed with a single blow. Seeing these corpses Brian did and others looked on in fear.
In another truck, some ammunition, firearms and grenades had been stored. Although the amount wasn't huge, it was enough to keep a watch on that ramp. If that truck had been parked near the checkpoint, the bald man probably would have made a different decision.
When the strongman decided to use a grenade, instead of running straight for his enemies, he would have opted to first head to the truck to restock with ammunition. With access to more resources, their approach would have been much more aggressive and calculated.
At the same time, they also found survivors hiding at the checkpoint, but the man named Lev had been shot several times and had been dead for a long time. He should have been killed by the two hunters who crept in.
One of the two hunters had half of his throat cut off, while the other's body was covered in scars and his entire face was unrecognizable. It looked as if he had been beaten to death.
Only the woman named Lucy survived. When Brian and the others found her, she was sitting in the blood-covered snow, holding in her arms the young African-American man who had been dead for a long time.
A sharp machete fell next to her, the edge of the knife somewhat curved. His hands were covered in bruises and scars. It was not necessary to guess that he had killed the two hunters.
After a while, Brian and the others finally loaded all the usable things onto the truck, and then Wilfred sat in the driver's seat and prepared to leave.
At this point, you have two options:
The first is to go to Sweetwater Creek State Park to help the military, but no one knows what the situation is there now. It would be fine if the army has the upper hand, but if the hunters have the upper hand, then they fear that it won't end well.
The second option was not to go to the park, but to continue along the interstate, directly into the Atlanta quarantine zone. With this truck, they had a great chance of reaching the quarantine zone safely. However, they were unaware of the situation in the park, just as they were unaware of what was happening in Atlanta at the time.
After a bit of discussion, they all decided to go to the park to look for the army. After all, the security there was higher, and the strength of the army was there. In addition, they did not have to enter the park directly. I could just wait and see outside.
"Hoar--!"
Right after confirming the direction of travel, the roar of the infected came from the road behind them, and hearing the sound, it seemed that there were many.
As soon as everyone heard the noise on the road behind them, they quickly climbed into the truck compartment. After seeing everyone get into the truck, Wilfred no longer hesitated, stepped on the accelerator, turned the steering wheel and went down the ramp.
The cold wind outside was whistling, Anna and Allan were sitting in the corner of the car, Sarah was curled up in Brian's arms and the survivor named Lucy was leaning against the car, looking at a picture in her hand, she hadn't spoken to anyone since she got into the truck.
"We were going to get married soon..."
I don't know if it was because the atmosphere was too depressing or because I wanted to find someone to talk to. Lucy looked at the photo in her hand and told about her past, as if she wanted to vent all her sadness.
Its openness naturally attracted the attention of everyone in the vehicle. Everyone sat quietly, quietly listening to everything the other party said.
Lucy was originally from San Francisco. After graduating from college, she found a job in San Antonio, where she met her boyfriend Miles, the young African-American man who was attacked from behind by Ogden.
When the Cordyceps fungus emerged, they had already decided to get married, but they did not expect such a thing to happen, so they immediately drove their car and fled San Antonio. On the way they rescued a passer-by who was attacked by an infected person, that is, that young Lev who had been shot dead.
The three continued their way north, facing countless dangers on the road and surviving repeated attacks by the infected. However, these constant threats did not generate distrust between them. On the contrary, they worked together to overcome each challenge. As they faced these adversities, the relationship with her boyfriend grew even stronger, and in addition, a deep friendship was forged with Lev.
Under their original plan, they wanted to enter the quarantine area in Dallas, but unfortunately they were not selected, but were placed in the most dangerous quarantine area in Atlanta, whether intentionally or unintentionally, the three were assigned together.
They didn't think there was anything suspicious about the lottery in the quarantine area. They simply thought they weren't lucky and accepted the fact reluctantly.
Fortunately, the three of them are still together, and they trust each other to take care of each other. They feel nothing to fear, whether it was the siege of infected people in Waskom Town or the impact of infected people in the hospital, they all overcame it.
Unexpectedly, after going through countless hardships and obstacles, they would fall into the hands of these hunters disguised as soldiers. If Brian and the others hadn't turned up, Lucy would have died too.
This also proves a phrase from the Law of Doomsday: compared to the infected, humanity's greatest enemy is still humanity.
As for the survivor who was killed by the bald man, it was a survivor that they found lonely on the way here. They were also looking for the army and saw that he was alone, so they went kind-hearted and took him away.
It was only after Miles was killed that Lucy's entire mind was filled with revenge and anger, so she shot the bald man without any scruples, without any concern for the survivor's life.
After saying this, Lucy seemed to have vented all her pain and slowly closed her eyes without saying another word.
After listening to everything the other party said, Brian knew that in addition to venting, the other party was also showing sincerity, telling them that she was not a bad person, and after all, they could act together next.
He looked at the other people in the car and found that they still didn't say a word. Then she looked at Sarah in her arms and found that she had fallen asleep at some point, but her brow was furrowed.
Brian smiled helplessly, shook his head secretly, and gently stroked Sarah with his hand to reassure her.
Wilfred, sitting at the wheel, glanced out the small window that connected to the rear compartment and noticed that silence had come over the car again. He let out an almost inaudible sigh, lowering his gaze to his left wrist. The discreet wound he had there seemed to tell a story that only he knew.