Five, for newly mutated infected individuals, a very small portion develop a second special site of abnormality, capable of special actions such as attacking, defending, and climbing. Their speed and strength increase significantly, their intelligence improves somewhat but remains at a beastly level, and their physical strength rises slightly but is not obvious. Their characteristic is that their eyes, even during the day, appear pure blood red. However, their daytime vision is still only a few meters, while their vision improves significantly in the night and in dimly lit areas, and they possess night vision. Their weaknesses, in addition to those shared with ordinary infected individuals, include photophobia. Other weaknesses cannot be definitively concluded at present. We have discovered one case among 3,000 experimental infected individuals. No major safe zones have reported similar dual-mutated individuals. It is not impossible that this is an anomaly of natural selection, nor is it impossible that it is due to artificially guided mutation. If you encounter such a mutated individual, please escape immediately!
Six, vaccine research and development is extremely slow, and the reversibility after infection is almost zero. Please utilize the distributed materials reasonably and prioritize your own survival!
This broadcast concludes. Compatriots, survive!
Huaxia is victorious!
The broadcast ended here, and then a repeat broadcast of the previous content began.
*Snap*. Lin Yuan turned off the broadcast and exchanged a glance with Wu Tian.
They both spoke in unison:
"Can they climb stairs?"
"Are we going to move, closer to the top floor?" Wu Tian asked, a little anxious. They had finally settled down a little, only to hear such news on the radio.
He scratched his head. "Let's block off the stairwell for now, and learn the lock-picking skill first. See if we can open the doors on the sixteenth floor. Moving now isn't getting us closer to the top floor." As he said this, Lin Yuan suddenly remembered the binoculars he had collected from the military enthusiast's home.
"These dual-mutated individuals should be rare, much like in a food chain. Only the singly mutated zombies are at the bottom of the food chain, like cattle, horses, and sheep. Dual-mutated or higher-level mutated zombies are like large carnivores, few in number, so we don't need to worry too much. I suggest building a small structure at the junction of our linked rooftops to observe both the front and back. We can take turns keeping watch every night and communicate via walkie-talkie if there's any movement."
Build a small structure?
Wu Tian looked at the rooftop. It was feasible. Their linked building had a 120-degree angle, and the rooftop junction was quite wide, with strawberries planted there, leaving only a small path in the middle.
"Why not build three structures? Wouldn't that give a more comprehensive view?"
Lin Yuan answered Wu Tian's question: "We don't have enough manpower right now. The sentries will have to take turns. Moreover, we will definitely need to descend below regularly, and cannot wait here all the time. Building one is enough just in case. My idea is that when the airdrop arrives on the 15th, we should try to open up the stairwells of our two buildings as much as possible. After getting weapons, we can consider whether to evacuate."
According to the current situation, the mutation of zombies is inevitable, and humanity's survival will become increasingly difficult. If we can leave, we should.
Evacuate?
Wu Tian considered the geographical location of the county town: "Evacuating isn't very safe. Our residential area isn't close to the suburbs. Outside, there are at least 200,000 zombies. The possibility of moving out silently without alerting the zombies is slim, unless we have the 'Fierce Tiger' special police armored vehicle that rushed out this afternoon, which is fast and collision-resistant. Otherwise, we can only proceed slowly, and only leave when fully prepared! Moreover, our residential area's location is quite good, with higher terrain, and both exits require stairs to ascend. It's difficult for others to climb, let alone zombies, making defense relatively easy. It's still relatively safe for now."
After careful consideration, Lin Yuan seemed to have thought of something: "You're right, there's no need to rush. How about this: there should be other survivors in our residential area. Let's quickly clear our two buildings and then go rescue those who are still alive in our residential area. The more people, the greater the strength. Then we can transform the entire residential area into a small safe zone, building some defensive measures to avoid running around. What do you think?"
Build a safe zone ourselves?
"You mean build a survivor settlement like in novels? Wouldn't that be difficult to manage?" Wu Tian raised a question.
After a moment of silence, "Probably not. The number of survivors in the entire county should not exceed ten thousand, and they are scattered in various places. When we start venturing out of the residential area to rescue, it will be after the airdrop at the earliest. By then, there won't be many left. Besides, we Chinese people are not prone to repaying kindness with enmity. If there really are such people," Lin Yuan paused here, his tone becoming cold.
"Then find an opportunity to eliminate them directly, leaving no future trouble!"
Lin Yuan, who had almost been stabbed to death by his own kind, had matured considerably. Those who threatened his and his teammates' survival were all enemies.
"I agree. If there really are such people, keeping them in our small group will eventually lead to everyone's death!" To Lin Yuan's surprise, Wu Tian actually agreed with his statement.
But it made sense. During the day, she had stabbed that crazy woman's eye without a word, so she wasn't exactly a saint.
Her name was Wu Tian, meaning lawless!
"But these are all for later. Let's focus on the present. That's all for tonight. I'll go back and learn the lock-picking skills today. After training tomorrow morning, we'll try it out. If it works, we'll start clearing the entire building," Lin Yuan said, looking at the raging fires still burning in the old town.
"Okay, if there's anything, tell me on the walkie-talkie!" Wu Tian didn't say any more, packed up the grill, and left. There were still many things to do tonight.
Lin Yuan also took his cat home.
Opening the door, he first placed a chair at the entrance of the stairwell. If a zombie came up, the chair would fall. Although it wouldn't wake him up, it could serve as a warning when he went out tomorrow.
In the bedroom, as the smoke from the mosquito coil began to rise, Lin Yuan lit a candle, held his cat, and looked at the information on his phone, copying it into a notebook. The printer was no longer usable, and to avoid damaging the solar power bank, he decided to copy down the useful information first.
Lock-picking is a technical skill. Its basic principle is to use some hard object to pry open the lock cylinder. The most basic lock-picking method requires a tension wrench, which is like a flathead screwdriver with a bent tip, and something to hold the tension wrench, which is slightly wider than an ordinary iron wire.
Then, one has to rely on the tension wrench to test each lock cylinder one by one until all lock cylinders are in the proper position. This process requires great patience and precise technique. Unless one has extraordinary talent, it is not easy to succeed without practice.
(Note: All methods introduced in this article can only be used in emergency situations and must not be used for illegal criminal activities.)
Lin Yuan did not bother to memorize the advanced lock-picking methods that followed, as they required more complex tools. They were simply written down on paper for future reference.
"Sigh, if only I had a battering ram, this is too troublesome!"
Complaints were inevitable, but after complaining, Lin Yuan continued to copy other information, the most abundant of which were the usage instructions for various medicines, especially antibiotics and various wound care medications.
The official materials included usage instructions for various weapons, most self-made weapon blueprints, trap-making methods, defensive measure blueprints, and close-quarters combat (CQB) and urban warfare tactics (ASB). These survival-related items had already been printed, and the A4 paper had been filled.
Lin Yuan only stopped writing when the candle was almost burned out. He blew out the flame and fell asleep soundly.
Today was simply too exhausting.