Chapter 20. Patriot (28)
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“Hmm. “Hmmm.”
Thanks to all the zombies moving over there, the shopping district here is quiet. There are zombies that wake up from a nap and zombies that crawl on the ground, but it’s not something to worry about.
Thanks to this, I was able to take the time to open the map and write down notes. I didn’t forget to spray the streets occasionally.
“This place was robbed. This is a clothing store. This is a sporting goods store. “This is a pharmacy.”
For the most part, I didn’t touch anything. Now, it’s important to be diligent and figure out what’s where. You can take the items back later.
However, pharmacies are an exception. I left the items from the stall aside and took one of each type of specialty medicine from the dispensary. I wouldn’t have chosen this if it weren’t for Cassandra’s request. I’m not sure why, but I guess it’s a good thing to have this because ‘we can deal with more diverse situations and improve spraying.’
After wandering around for a while, it was late afternoon.
“My legs hurt.”
I briefly entered a snack shop and took a bite of a whiskey bonbon. Even though it was such a hot day, its shape was relatively intact, perhaps because it was in a cool place.
“After this job, I’ll take a break for about two days.”
We were really busy for a few days.
First, we visited the city hall and ‘inspected’ the disaster management system.
Surprisingly, the CCTV cameras were working, and the solar panel served as an auxiliary power source, so they could operate for quite a long time even at night.
The problem was that the electricity supply to the entire city was cut off, so CCTV footage could not be displayed on the city hall monitor. There was an emergency generator in the basement of City Hall, but it was old and poorly maintained, so it was barely operational.
But it was enough to set off an alarm siren.
As a small country sandwiched between powerful countries, Elsa’s disaster management system was systematic and delicate. By moving the on/off switch, the siren could be easily sounded on any street in the central district.
After securing the city hall, we visited a toy store, a cell phone store, and an electronics store.
Cam cameras have been installed on more RV helicopters, and they can be connected to the latest mobile phones to control the camera and control at the same time.
Now, those helicopters are sitting quietly on the balcony of a home, on the joint of an abandoned truck, or on top of a church decoration, showing the surrounding situation in high definition.
“What are our friends doing?”
The scouts who were cornered at a dead end seemed to have taken refuge inside a building.
At the entrance, a defense line was built around Humvees in a semicircle, and a barbed wire fence was built in a larger semicircle.
It appears that the barbed wire was inside the Humvee, but judging by its rather clumsy appearance, it appears that they were not properly trained humans.
The machine gunners were resting, leaning against the Humvee, while the remaining personnel were looking out from the building’s windows.
They were all looking at the same place.
Road. Burning road. The aftermath of the explosion has subsided, but the fire continues to spread. This is because there are so many zombies.
Zombies do not put out fires on their clothes. Even if I rub my body against other guys and flap my arms like a chicken, sending sparks flying everywhere.
Zombies are attracted to the noise and delicious smell, and the zombie catches fire on her clothes, and they stick to her, and they stick to her.
Of course the zombies moved. Among them, there was one who collapsed into the car.
This time, the car seat caught fire. Soon the entire car was engulfed in flames, and then the burning car, with its oil tank burst, rolled around and crashed into the shopping district.
Boom. This time, it looks like it hit a gas cylinder inside the building. I could see the ground shaking right up to where I was sitting.
“It’s good, but…” .”
There is nothing bad. The zombies are busy making a fuss among themselves, so they don’t show much interest in me or the humans who came in the Humvee.
The scouts only fired one or two shots at those who came too close to the barbed wire, and even then, it was very rare. Since they were sitting on the side facing away from the wind, the smell seemed to spread towards the city center.
“But it’s a bit disappointing, isn’t it?”
The fire will go out someday. But the smell lasts a long time. This means that the zombies will come on their own. Then, of course, a fight breaks out.
The engagement itself is not a bad thing. The more zombies the scouts kill, the safer we become.
But I don’t need someone to kill zombies for me, I need ammunition that we can freely use. It is also standard ammunition used by the military. That’s strangely difficult to find.
What should I do?
I couldn’t get my head to work, so I took another whiskey bonbon. My mouth felt stuffy, so I opened a can of Cola. It was a little lukewarm, but I could forgive it because I liked the feeling of the carbonic acid hitting my mouth fiercely.
“Yes. Leticia. It’s me, can you turn on the branch’s loudspeaker when I signal later at night? You have a city scale map, right? That square thing. Huh. Huh. “I’m calling you?”
– Oh, I wrote it all down. Hey, wait a minute! What is this? If it rings like this, you’ll be trapped inside?
To be honest here, it would be better to just ignore it than to worry.
“Oh, I’m hiding somewhere. “Those friends will take care of catching it.”
– Okay. Please send a message if there are any changes.
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Leticia put down her cell phone. Since she was on speaker phone, both Camilla and Cassandra heard the conversation.
“Yes, John is here.”
Cassandra showed off her laptop screen. John was in a shopping street not far from where the scouts were stationed.
“What, how did you find this?”
Camilla looked at Cassandra in surprise. Cassandra didn’t blink her eye.
“The tracking blocking program on your phone was designed by Cassandra. Of course I know how to break through. “I can know your location, and more precisely, the location of your cell phone.”
“… “You can’t possibly see the contents of the message, right?”
Leticia flinched. Cassandra said nothing. She just turned away from Leticia, her face turning red.
“What is it?”
Camilla, who did not know what was happening, looked at the two women alternately.
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The city had to be plunged into darkness after a power outage, but today is different. This was because of the residual fire that continued to spread. It was not a friendly fire like a bonfire.
He was a monster who flicked his tongue through the window inside the house, a reaper who would land on the back of a corpse to steal even one more piece of flesh, and a tyrant who distorted a car that would once have taken lovers and family on a happy outing.
Zombies stirred beyond the wall of fire. Day or night, they never tired. The smell of burning flesh whetted my appetite, and the red-hot flames and warmth were something I couldn’t just pass up.
“Kooooo!”
“It’s coming!”
Catherine, Elian, and others knew that they should not shoot.
Because they are people who have been fighting and living in a human non-protection zone until this day. But it was also true that there was no other way.
“You can’t go out on the road! It’s blockaded! Even if it’s a Humvee, it can’t push all those corpses! “If only I could get a truck with bigger wheels!”
“So you’re going to wait here until we run out of bullets and then die?”
“Replace the cartridge! Car No. 1 And Car No. 3 Overheated gun barrels! Response to cars 2 and 4!”
While shouting was going on on the second floor, Elian was diligently requesting support on the third floor.
“They say it doesn’t work.”
“Give it to me.”
Catherine picked up her phone. Catherine walked briskly somewhere with her phone in hand, and after a while, she came back with a slightly relaxed expression on her face.
“They say reinforcements are coming.”
“How did you do it?”
“I asked them to know that I was going to throw away five Humvees, guns and all, and only take my body, and they said they would come. “Instead, I will be without food rations for a week, so please bring me some food.”
“Oh my God.”
“Instead, there is a condition. They say they can’t leave now and will come tomorrow. I have to stay here tonight. “Can you hold on?”
Elian tried to say that there was no problem. Until there was a noise that sounded like someone was pounding her ear buds.
– Air raid warning! Air raid warning!
“Break that damn loudspeaker!”
It was impossible. Telephone poles were already tangled with communication networks, power lines, and power distribution devices.
Under the cloudy night sky, where the moon was obscured, they looked like dangling stalks of seaweed.
It was an added bonus that it was difficult to determine the direction because the sound bounced around between buildings and was picked up by echoes.
Thump. Thud. Thud. Thud.
Continuous vibration. It is the sound of something heavy taking steps. It sounded like a person walking. That’s the only way I can explain it. The dust on the wall fell with a rustling sound.
“Everyone will die if they stay here! “I have to get out, I have to get out!”
Elian, in panic, stamped her feet. Catherine looked like she was going to burst into tears.
“But where?!”
“I have to go to heaven!”
Chaengkang!
“Aye!”
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Suddenly the window broke with a loud noise. At the same time, the flashlight illuminated the wall.
“This can’t be right… ?”
It seemed like writing was written on paper and a hole was made to cover the flashlight. It took a little time to read because the letters were reversed, but it wasn’t difficult to read.
『If you want to live, come up to the rooftop right away. Throw away the Humvee.』