Section 1 Soldiers

In early autumn, there is a little coolness. The thick clouds are firmly stuck in the air, making the dull sky look more depressing and dark. The warm sunshine that should have shone on the ground, bringing infinite warmth, is completely isolated by this natural obstacle formed entirely by gas. Only through the black and gray clouds, a little bit of a slight blue haze can be barely emitted from the relatively thin place.

Lin Xiang lay on the slightly damp ground, his camouflage combat uniform was covered with brown and yellow mud. At first glance, his whole person had become one with the surrounding environment. Only those deep eyes hidden among the rocks and rubble, covered by various debris, faintly emitted a hint of undetectable tension and excitement.[.]

He stared at the street intersection about twenty meters ahead. It was the vertical intersection of the two major roads, and it was also a must-pass place where the city had been occupied by death and was filled with rotten and stench everywhere.

The circular traffic podium placed in the middle of the street and painted with red and white paint has been lifted aside. Instead, there are two thin and slightly hunched people. They just patted back and forth, scanning every corner they could see with their sinister and cruel eyes.

He swallowed a bit of slightly dry and sticky saliva and slowly soaked the thirsty throat in this way. Lin Xiang's hand also subconsciously grabbed the dagger in his palm.

If you don’t kill these two people, you will not be able to pass through this street intersection. What’s more, in a sense, “they” can’t be considered humans anymore.

All babies had two intact arms at the beginning of their birth. However, such biological measurement standards are no longer applicable at present. Because the five fingers that should have been able to bend at the front of the left arm of "they" have long been replaced by a hard armor blade in the shape of a crescent. The thin blade edge was still faintly flashing with a hazy halo...

September 11, 2015 is a memorable day in human history.

The Discovery 2 space shuttle returned to Earth from the depths of the universe with the Voyager space probe. Scientists were surprised by the unprecedented photos of space, but did not notice that the four astronauts returning to Earth had been infected by an unknown bacteria.

A week later, news came from Houston, North America: Astronauts on vacation suddenly became crazy and killed all their families, and then attacked several local hospitals and schools. It was from that time that this strange virus began to spread rapidly in human society, turning normal humans into violent beasts and bloodthirsty creatures...

Half a month ago, the 75th Infantry Division of the Army where Lin Xiang was located was ordered to enter Kunming to protect citizens from safe evacuation from infected areas. At that time, he never dreamed that nearly 10,000 strictly trained army soldiers would be killed by these mutant creatures in less than a week.

Lin Xiang was lucky. When the entire squadron was surrounded and annihilated by the mutant, he was rescued by the captain. The two of them fled along the dirty sewer to the suburbs. It was at that time that he cut off the captain's head with his own hands.

The captain is a man from the northwest in his thirties. He is generous and straightforward. When he speaks, he always likes to laugh a few times. However, since he was bitten by a mutant on his shoulder, there has been no smile on his purple and square face.

Every mutant is a living virus transmission body.

Whether it is a slight bite or killed by them with a hand knife, all creatures that are contaminated with it will become new hosts of viruses without exception. The viruses entering the body from the wound will split sharply in the shortest time and occupy the entire body of the host. In this way, a new mutant will be created.

Lin Xiang clearly remembered that many of his comrades had died under the mutant's knife, but after a few hours, they got up from the pile of corpses again. Except for the left arm that was completely alienated into a keratinous bone blade, their physical characteristics had almost no change. However, the slightly confused eyes emitted an extremely cruel red blood-smelling light.

If you don't kill the captain, you will die...

As long as a normal person is, he will never cover his whole body with dirty mud, nor will he soak in feces that emit a nauseous odor. However, Lin Xiang did this. He knew that compared to living, dirty and foul smell are nothing.

In this way, when he patiently spent nearly six hours using a slow speed that even a gecko could not reach, he completed the climb out of the sewer cellar well and crawled to a distance of only a few dozen meters from the intersection. The heavily guarded mutant did not notice at all: just under his nose, the inexplicable shaped ball under the dirt that was hovering back and forth, a living human was actually covering up.

Crossing the street, the open space opposite was the hoarding point for the attacking troops. Lin Xiang remembered that there were several military jeeps filled with gas. No matter how agile these monsters were, they could not run across four wheels with their legs.

However, before that, he had to wait for an excellent opportunity, a chance that could be enough to escape from the day of his life.

Maybe it's because of the virus! Mutants have extremely strong single combat capabilities. Their legs and feet can easily jump out of tens of meters away, and can slash any creature from the air with the keratinous bone blade on their left arm. What's more terrifying is that the alienated body no longer has anything in common with humans. They become very tough and have incredible regeneration ability. Bullets hit it, but the wounds can completely heal in just a few minutes. If there is no large-caliber heavy firepower weapon, just ordinary bullets must directly kill the center or the head, so that they can kill them with one blow.

In addition to a wave-blade fighting dagger, Lin Xiang also has an M98f standard pistol with four bullets remaining.

Facing two mutants alone is undoubtedly looking for death. Only waiting for one of them to fall alone, or both monsters leave... Although, such a wish sounds unlikely.

From the day the virus spread, the mutant had occupied the entire Kunming city. However, what puzzled Lin Xiang was that these monsters did not seem to be in a hurry to attack nearby cities. Instead, they were divided into small teams and patrolling every corner and edge of the city.

What exactly do they want to do?

Lin Xiang couldn't guess thoroughly and was unwilling to guess. Apart from living, he could no longer think about more questions in his mind...

Suddenly, his body was close to the ground and felt a slight vibration coming from afar. With the whistling air flow in the air, a roar of motors from far to near came.

This surprised him very much——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Could it be the Army's reinforcement?

After suppressing the doubts and ecstasy in his heart, Lin Xiang still lay motionless among the rocks. He would never take any action before confirming the identity of the visitor. After all, the opportunity to survive can only be in his own hands.

The mutant obviously also noticed the movements in the distance of the street. They looked at each other, and at the same time, they lowered their waists and rushed to the back of an abandoned "Shary" sedan. They silently stared at the end of the road with hostile and extremely cold eyes.

Under the action of vibration, loose sand particles shook and fell from the cracked concrete blocks. A team of military vehicles used as combat camouflage paint also rushed from the other end of the road. The hood of the light assault vehicle in the lead was eye-catchingly printed with a red-bottomed yellow-edged five-pointed star pattern used as an army logo.

As the street approached the intersection, the convoy slowly stopped. Three assault jeeps carrying heavy machine guns formed a "合" character, surrounding a wheeled light infantry fighting vehicle in the middle. As the armored hood opened, several federal soldiers with live ammunition jumped out of the solid cabin, vigilantly observing the surrounding environment.

"careful----"

Just as Lin Xiang jumped up from his hiding place and shouted an early warning, two sinister mutants also jumped out from behind the carriage. Using the huge thrust gained from the strong hind limbs, he waved his left arm that had been alienated into a bone blade, and slashed hard at the head of the helpless soldier on the assault vehicle.

All this happened so quickly. No one expected that there were two terrible murders hidden in such a close distance. Especially their ghostly speed and sudden attacks, the soldiers holding machine guns in the car felt their minds blank. Until the sharp bone blade passed through his chest, shattering the soft muscles and internal organs into pieces, and the unbearable severe pain was transmitted to the brain along the nerve endings. Then he suddenly realized that he was dead.

When encountering a sudden attack, the human brain will always fall into a state of pause for a short moment. Although this process is only a few seconds, or even shorter, it is fatal.

Lin Xiang bit his lower lip tightly, while running quickly, aiming at the heart and head of the target, and quickly pulled the trigger of the pistol. When he first entered the city, many comrades were caught off guard and were killed by extremely fast mutants. If they wanted to deal with these terrible monsters, in addition to hitting the key points directly, they could only rely on the powerful impact force of the bullet to sluggish their attack speed and then concentrate their firepower to kill them.

The nine-mm caliber pistol bullet was extremely powerful. One mutant whose jaw was hit was beaten so hard that he turned over on his back. The other monster, whose shoulders and abdomen, only shook his body slightly, raised his bright red bone blade high again and stabbed him hard at the nearest soldier.

"Dadadadada————"

Although the sudden delay of bullets was less than two seconds, it was enough for the living people. In horror, the soldiers turned their guns and poured countless bullets towards the mutant like a rainstorm. They beat it to jump up again into a human-shaped sieve full of blood holes.

Lin Xiang, who rushed to the front, walked to the mutant person who was lying on the ground without saying a word, tightened his dagger and slashed hard at the other party's throat and neck. Amid the crisp sound of the muscles and bones, the terrifying head, which was no longer angry, completely broke away from his original body.

"For these guys, bullets are not necessarily fatal. The safest way is to smash their heads and crush their hearts———"

Looking at Lin Xiang, who was covered in blood mud and dirt, a burly officer about forty years and carrying the colonel's logo on his shoulders walked out of the crowd. He said in a slightly grateful and commanding tone: "Thank you! Soldier, please indicate your identity and army number."

"The Sixth Battalion of the 75th Infantry Division of the Army, Lin Xiang, the second-class private of the 16th combat squad."

After simply returning a greeting, Lin Xiang unceremoniously pulled away the bodies of the dead soldiers in the assault vehicle, picked up the m5g43 submachine guns scattered beside him, and asked quickly: "Where are you? Which part of you are?"

"We are the Asian division of the 64th Mobile Force." The colonel nodded slightly and asked again: "Where is your division headquarters? Can you take us there?"

Two very simple sentences made Lin Xiang feel shocked when he heard this.

The Sixty-Four Mobile Force is an elite unit composed entirely of special forces and the essence of the Chinese Army. The selection criteria for members of the unit are extremely strict. The probability of being selected is almost one in a thousand. Even so, being able to become a member of the unit is still the biggest dream of all soldiers.

The word "elite" may only be for humans. When facing the cruel, bloodthirsty and completely unfamiliar mutant creatures, no matter how outstanding the soldiers are, they have to regain these brand new opponents.

The soldier who was caught off guard in the assault vehicle was the best example. Obviously, they did not have the experience of fighting those monsters.

However, while knowing the other party's identity, another question arose in Lin Xiang's mind: "Teacher Division? Are you looking for our division division?"

The colonel nodded: "We have important tasks and must receive the full cooperation of the Seventy-Fifteenth Infantry Division. Judging from the current situation, you are also the only federal troops in the nearby area."

"Cooperate...hahahaha————"

Suddenly, a neurotic smile broke out from Lin Xiang's mouth: "It seems that you don't know anything. The division headquarters... the entire 75th division has been killed, so where is there any division headquarters? To be honest, after staying in this damn ghost place for so long, you are the only normal humans I have seen in the past few weeks."

"What did you say?" Hearing this, the colonel's expression changed: "The Seventy-Fifteenth Infantry Division has been wiped out? Is this true?"

"The whole army was wiped out? Hehehehe! At least, I am lucky and can be regarded as a lucky survivor." Looking at the people around me with horror, Lin Xiang gritted his teeth and said in a hurry and unquestionable tone: "If you still want to survive, then you must evacuate this city now."

Section 2 Wound

As he said that, he took the m5g43 submachine gun in his hand towards his shoulder, took out the dagger inserted under his stern, grabbed the body of the dead soldier on the assault vehicle, and stabbed it into his throat.

"What do you want to do? Put him down quickly———"

Several roars, plus a crisp metal collision from the bolt pulling, suddenly came from Lin Xiang's side. All the soldiers' eyes emitted an extremely angry gaze. The weapons in their hands also aimed at the black muzzle at his body without exception.

"I guess right. You really haven't dealt with these monsters----"

Lin Xiang sneered, but did not understand. He just shook his head, bent down from the assault vehicle, and suddenly grabbed the left arm of the death soldier that had fallen in front of the car door, and used a dagger to lift the cuffs of the combat uniform. He held the wrist of the dead and raised it high. He shouted sternly: "Open your eyes and see clearly. I don't mean to insult the dead. In a few hours, he will get up from here and become a monster exactly like those guys. He is no longer our comrades. But an alien, a mutant who completely loses himself after being infected by the virus——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

The field was silent. While the people's forehead was oozing a little cold sweat, the corners of their eyes were twitching subconsciously. Lin Xiang did not lie: the deceased's left arm had become pitch black. The elbow part also showed a strange flat shape. As for the five originally separated fingers at the front end of the wrist, they were completely merged together. The muscles and skin wrapped around it seemed to be melting slowly, completely changing the shape of the entire arm into a slightly curved blade-shaped object.

People only feel that their bodies are trembling slightly involuntarily. The two rows of teeth in their mouths are also shaking each other uncontrollably, making waves of "Dede" sounds. Moreover, the frequency of this nerve reflex caused by sudden muscle contraction is becoming more and more rapid. Starting from the initial fingers, it then slowly extends to the arms, shoulders... and finally, the entire body.

As the most elite soldiers in the Federation, they have already seen through life and death. However, this does not mean that they will not be afraid or fear. Especially when they look at their once familiar companions slowly changing and recalling that they may also encounter the same fate. The coldness and despair from the heart are enough to make the strongest soldiers completely lose all their rationality...

"Medical soldiers, come with anesthetics. Quick———”

The colonel responded the most quickly among everyone. Just as the medical staff ran out of the cabin and stumbled and placed the red "cross" suitcase on the ground, he quickly lifted the lid, took out a large syringe that had been prepared, and stabbed it hard, squeezing the protruding blood vessels on the neck of the deceased, squeezing all the transparent medicine liquid in the wall of the tube.

"Your mission is to capture the mutant alive?" Looking at the colonel who was tied up the dead body with handcuffs, Lin Xiang asked thoughtfully.

"My mission is to contact the 75th Division. However, if I get a ** sample, the military headquarters can develop better weapons and tactics to target their weaknesses. There will be fewer people who die." The colonel wiped the sweat from the forehead, patted his shoulder gently, and said solemnly: "From now on, I will escort you all the way to the headquarters of the Army. Everything that happened here has great significance to all soldiers. Do you understand what I mean?"

Lin Xiang nodded silently and took off an iron chain as thick as a finger from the assault vehicle. Starting from the abdomen of the dead body, he wrapped it around and tied it tightly to the back of the carriage. Finally, he took out a roll of thick iron wire from the repair box. He tied the mouth of the body and the neck tightly together so that it could no longer move, and then he jumped into the carriage.

"These monsters will be much more terrifying than you think. If you tie them tightly, we will be safe ourselves."

Sitting in the speeding assault car and looking at the colonel next to him who felt unnecessary, Lin Xiang suddenly felt unprecedented relaxation in several weeks. His nerves remained highly nervous for a long time and felt a burst of soreness and fatigue all over. The hunger that was once forcibly suppressed by survival thinking was also clamoring for the sour water in the stomach, desperately clamoring for his most primitive **.

“Is there anything to eat?”

A young lieutenant officer with a white face, sitting opposite the carriage, friendly handed over his kettle and a standard military ration. He quickly tore open the packaging on the food bag, Lin Xiang buried his head in it, closed his eyes and smelled the mouth-watering fragrance for a long time. After a long time, he grabbed a compressed biscuit with his trembling fingers and stuffed it into his mouth, and slowly chewed it.

"How long have you been eating? Why don't you eat more?" Lieutenant couldn't help but feel a little surprised when he looked at Lin Xiang who had just swallowed a piece of biscuit and put all the food back into the bag.

"From the day before yesterday to now, I have only eaten a few earthworms. Fortunately, there is enough water to drink. Otherwise, I will be thirsty and thirsty."

Lin Xiang licked the biscuit crumbs on the corner of his mouth with a calm expression: "I can definitely hold my stomach up. But, I dare not eat it anymore. First, my stomach suddenly swells and can't stand it. Second, I'm hungry and still energetic. When I'm full, I just want to sleep. Now, it's not the time to sleep..."

Hearing this, the Colonel, silently nodded secretly. Everyone understands this principle, but there are very few people who can really do it. Especially when they are hungry for a few days and suddenly see a lot of food in front of them. People who can control their inner sanity and maintain rationality undoubtedly have decisiveness and perseverance that ordinary people cannot match.

This is an excellent soldier. What's more rare is that he is also a soldier who struggles out of the sea of ​​blood. He is completely an elite in the federal army. When he returned this time, I don't know what kind of reward the military headquarters will give...

Just as the colonel was in deep thought, a scream suddenly came from the front seat of the assault vehicle: "Everyone is on guard, there is something in front of you."

Several scrapped cars were blocking the end of the road in a slight manner. Four mutant people, with thin body, slightly bent backs and knees, and pale faces like dead bodies, were dragging the heavy black hand blade on their arms and standing in the middle of the road with their legs. The cold eyes with no emotion were radiating unscrupulously from the pairs of ferocious eyes that were wrapped by countless bloodshots and were bulging and bulging.

"Increase your horsepower and rush over." The colonel, who reacted very quickly, quickly inserted the m5g43 in his hand into the shooting hole on the roof and shouted at the driver in the front seat.

"...they...they are all civilians..." Hearing this, the soldier holding the steering wheel tightly looked embarrassed. Suddenly, the speed of the speed of the vehicle slowed down slightly.

The soldiers read that right. Except for one of the four mutants, except for one of them wearing black and white police uniforms, the other three were all dressed as ordinary civilians. Especially the one standing outside the road, with a dirty and ragged suspender on her upper body, and a blue ink denim skirt soaked by blood and then dried up again, like withered bark. The stockings on her legs had been hooked out of countless ripples, and two balls of spherical semicircular mutants were raised on her chest. She was obviously a woman.

"They are no longer real humans, nor are they so-called civilians. They are a group of monsters crawling out of the grave." Lin Xiang jumped onto the machine gun seat in the car, threw the muzzle to the side of the road, and shouted at the hesitant driver: "If you don't want to become one of them, then hurry up for me----"
To be continued...