Apocalypse Road

XA base, command headquarters.

This is the tallest building in the XA base, the top floor of the [-]th floor. Looking down from the window, various tents of various sizes and sizes are strewn all over the open spaces, with figures interspersed among them, as dense as ants.

A sturdy man about 47 or [-] years old with his back straightened, overlooking the base he had built with his own hands.His hair has been graying rapidly in the past ten days, and the lines of his face with sharp water chestnut angles have collapsed to death.

There were regular knocks on the door, and after three knocks, the door lock rang softly, and a clear voice sounded at the door: "Chief, Shi Bin is making a routine report!"

"En." Responding to the single tone, Qiu Jianguo still maintained the posture before Shi Bin came in.

"Report to the chief, as of 1054:638 noon, 416 survivors have been accommodated today, 638 have been checked, and 397 are waiting for inspection. Of the 24, 172432 are injured and need a 127390-hour observation period. The current population of the base is 1, of which There are 3 civilians, and the food in stock can be used by the total population of the base for seventeen days. No. 0.7 and No. [-] water pumps failed, and groundwater cannot be pumped. Today, the available water supply has dropped to [-]L per capita."

"Oh. Casualties?"

"Yesterday, the material team went out with 3769 people, and as of today's noon, 2858 people returned to the team, including 2152 soldiers and 706 civilians. 522 guns were lost, and 7538 rounds of ammunition were lost. Seven people in the base were infected with the virus and injured 7 people. They were all civilians. Finished."

"There are fewer and fewer people coming back." Qiu Jianguo sighed and sat down at his desk. "How long will the ammo last?"

"Looking back at the commander, according to the current consumption rate, the ammunition in stock can be used for twelve days."

"Twelve days, seventeen days." Qiu Jianguo finally showed his fatigue in front of his beloved general, "How about the second batch of planes?"

"I... haven't been in touch yet." Shi Bin felt his mouth dry and unbearable. Since the weather turned from rain to fine on April 4, the solar activity has become extremely strong without any warning. The sunspots and flares seem to echo the rapid growth of the N26 virus overnight. , seriously affecting the Earth's ionosphere.The signals of all wireless communication means available to the military were interrupted frequently, and the plane responsible for transporting supplies and searching for important personnel in various places crashed. The weapons currently used by the XA base mainly come from the remote supply of the XW military region troops and the Northeast General Base.The first batch of planes transporting fuel and weapons lost contact due to the impact of the magnetic storm on the way back from the general base.Until yesterday, the XA base was running out of fuel and weapons, and had to arrange for a second batch of helicopters to go to the main base. Unexpectedly, there was no news shortly after taking off. It has been more than eight hours now, and it may be bad luck.

"Chief, I personally suggest that the base stop containing survivors immediately."

"Stop containment?" Qiu Jianguo leaned back in his chair and looked at his subordinates who had followed him for 13 years.

"A large number of zombies followed the survivors to the base. We had to allocate half of our staff to clean the outside of the base repeatedly 24 hours a day, which was a serious waste of manpower and limited ammunition. The number of regular troops in the base was less than 5000, and the reserve force was [-]. , in order to save ammunition when going out to find supplies, the number of victims has skyrocketed. In addition, there is insufficient food and water in the base. In order to ensure the internal stability of the base, we need to separate some soldiers to maintain order. There are very few teams that can go out to look for supplies every day. Therefore, I suggest Stop the containment of survivors, and change the current situation where the military is the main force and the civilians are supplemented by the material team, lower the conditions for screening civilians, and let those who meet the conditions go out to find supplies by themselves after training.”

"Then the survivors who came here are left to feed the zombies outside the city?" Qiu Jianguo understood that Shi Bin's suggestion was the best way to alleviate the current predicament of the XA base, but his early military career made him still unable to give up being a soldier. The duty to protect the people is why the XA base immediately uses all means to broadcast and contain survivors after it stabilizes. He can't do it while watching humans being devoured by zombies under his nose.

"If we continue to take in survivors, we can only support them for a month at most without being able to contact the general base and without ammunition and fuel supplies."

"...Stop the propaganda of the XA base, but you must not refuse the survivors who come. You are responsible for the selection and adjustment of the material team personnel." Qiu Jianguo was silent for a while, and then issued a new order.

With a population of 17 in the XA base, he couldn't afford to gamble.

Shi Bin answered yes, saluted and exited the office. Fortunately, the leader accepted his suggestion, otherwise they would not even have time to adjust if there was any further delay.Although this suggestion is cold-blooded, it is the only way to protect the overall situation. It's just that I don't know how many civilians can come back when they go out alone...?

Shao Han lay on the roof, squinting at the bright sun.This is the roof of the self-built house they rented. It was originally a small garden, but now all the useless flowers and plants have been pulled out by the homeowner, and various easy-to-grow crops such as potatoes and cabbages have been planted.

The sun was shining on his body, and Shao Han was in hot pain, but Shao Han didn't want to move. This kind of pain made him feel that he was still alive. Every day when he came to the base, he struggled among the resurrected humans. Nails, rolled white eyes, and dripping saliva always gave him the illusion of being in hell.

Perhaps, the present world has been reduced to hell.

"Han." The one-character nickname was started after Qi Feng and Shao Han "shared the same bed".Shao Han's head hurts, he hates getting too close to people, he doesn't believe in the relationship between people.Even though more than 20 years have passed, he still clearly remembers his mother's disgust at him and the sharp pain in his arm from the red-hot needle.

Even the closest mother-child relationship has never been enjoyed, how can we talk about the love we have known each other for a few days?

"You hate me?" Qi Feng's eyes are too good, with a pair of crescent moons, he seems to be smiling at any time.

"..." Shao Han doesn't dislike this smart man. Although these few days are short, he has lived and died with the adversity. Otherwise, with his personality, he would never be able to be in the same room with others.

"Then why do you always go to sleep on the floor at night? Afraid that I will take advantage of you?"

Qi Feng lay down beside Shao Han, tsk, it's so hot!Shao Han is wood or has five senses, can he lie down? !

"I don't sleep well." It was rare for Shao Han to explain. Could he explain that he was afraid of having nightmares in the middle of the night, so he would catch the person next to him and beat him up?

Ghosts believe.

Qi Feng gritted his teeth and skipped this topic.

"We can't just sit and eat, two days of rest is enough. We received a notice from the government today that all healthy people are required to take a physical fitness test tomorrow morning. Those who pass the test can join the material team after training. The collected materials can be exchanged for food stamps and get extra Government incentives."

"Ah."

"The XA base used to have a material team, but it was mainly based on the army, and the screening of ordinary people was very strict. Now that there is a large-scale screening training, it is estimated that there is not much food in stock at the base."

"Ah."

There was a commotion around them last night, and a man robbed a mother and daughter of steamed buns.In the end, although the man was taken away by the inspection team, the dinner for the mother and daughter was gone just like that.With food shortages, this kind of thing will only become more common in the future.

"Do you have anything else to say besides um?"

"..." Shao Han turned his head away, avoiding Qi Feng's big face that suddenly approached.

"I was joking that day, why hide so far away, I don't eat people."

"If you are bitten by a zombie, you will eat it." Shao Han replied coldly, this cold humor is not very funny, Qi Feng cut and turned over and went downstairs.

Shao Han stared at Qi Feng's back with complex eyes, he couldn't tell what he felt when he heard Qi Feng say it was a joke, uncomfortable?Lost?Relieved?

Sure enough, I rested for two days, too busy.

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