Rotting Land: Survive

Walking to Lin Junfu with the Compound Bow, Wenquan Xin just opened his mouth to ask Old Lin what he needed someone who could play with a mobile phone for during this urgent moment.

Unexpectedly, Old Lin spoke first, shouting: "Quick, quickly type ’mutant wolves outside?’"

If you need an example of speech that shocks people, this is it.

Wenquan Xin was already confused, and now Old Lin’s mention of "mutant wolves" made him even more perplexed. He swallowed nervously and muttered, "Mu, mutant wolves?"

The situation was urgent, and Old Lin didn’t have time for nonsense with Wenquan Xin, forcefully shoved the phone at him, and urged loudly, "Hurry up and type what I said!"

"Oh, oh," Wenquan Xin replied woodenly under Old Lin’s pressure, instinctively taking the phone that Old Lin handed over. His fingers had just touched the keyboard when the message from Old Xu sent 20 seconds ago appeared on the screen before him.

"Mutant wolves outside!"

"Oh, shit! No, no, no, it can’t be! We, we have..."

"Stop wasting time! I told you to confirm!" Old Lin was extremely angry now, slapping Wenquan Xin’s back.

There was no choice; in a critical moment concerning life and death, as the leader in this vehicle, he must assume leadership responsibilities.

But before giving orders, he first had to figure out what his side was facing.

Wenquan Xin trembled as he quickly typed the phrase Old Lin asked for, his current behavior clearly reflecting his tension and fear.

And for good reason, after a long time of not dealing with zombies, immediately encountering them upon leaving the villa, and against a species never before seen; how could Wenquan Xin not be nervous.

Old Xu quickly replied to the question, and the answer was obviously affirmative.

"Can you confirm how many?"

"8, currently 8!"

When the number 8 appeared in his sight, Old Lin could clearly feel his heart suddenly race.

This reaction had never occurred even when learning that He Lei and Spring Xiu were joining forces.

Yet now...

Undoubtedly, compared to humans, zombies clearly posed a greater psychological threat to people.

And compared to zombies, mutated zombie animals were even more terrifying.

Recalling the previous zombie dog attacks Zhongkun Textile encountered, Lin Junfu clearly remembered many women in the factory base dying from canine bites that day.

If it weren’t for Wei Dazhuang, Wang Qiang, and others’ bravery at that time, including himself, the entire factory might have faced the danger of annihilation.

And now, according to the message from Xu Renjie, it’s not dogs outside but wolves. Not saying more, just looking at these two words explains something.

Old Lin had no doubt about Old Xu’s judgment; he even hoped Old Xu had misjudged.

After all, wolf attack power is far higher than that of dogs, and these beasts also prefer to attack in packs. The most horrifying thing is that once they lock onto a target, it’s relentless until death.

Unless they kill their prey, don’t expect them to leave.

Ordinarily, natural wolf packs are already terrifying, and now after being modified by the zombie virus, what kind of horrific attacks will they unleash, Old Lin had no idea.

And this unknown is what makes people most helpless and desperate.

"Should we leave here?" asked Old Zhao, who was in charge of the ’third car.’

"No, it’s too dark now, we can’t see the road conditions clearly. Trying to outrun the wolves isn’t possible for us to escape," Old Xu replied calmly.

His analysis immediately gained Old Zhao’s agreement, thinking it through, indeed chasing with mutant wolves isn’t very wise.

Those beasts are born predators, nighttime is their best time for a thrill-kill.

If survivors try to escape by driving at this critical juncture, they are just asking for trouble.

"Then what do we do now?" Old Lin quickly followed up.

Old Lin had no objections to Old Xu’s suggestion of standing ground, but now the question was how their side should respond to the wolf pack’s attack.

Because compared to the other three cars, his bus was undoubtedly the most fragile, with the weakest protection, even though they’ve already reinforced and modified the vehicle body before setting out.

But his base was a bus; no matter how much you modified it, you couldn’t turn it into a tank.

Plus, the bus was in chaos; Old Lin truly felt at a loss.

"Old Lin, don’t panic, think of a way to stabilize He Jing’s mood first, then have Lei Tong and them guard the doors and windows."

Old Xu’s arrangement was something Old Lin had already done, but He Jing’s madness wasn’t easy to manage.

The conversation stalled, and at this moment, the wolf pack seemed to become excited by the "pandemonium" inside the bus.

They started to ram the vehicle crazily, some even leaping onto the roof.

"Old Lin, we can’t just stand here waiting to die!" Wu Chao shouted, and as soon as he finished speaking, a loud crash came from the bus doors.

Holding a sword at the door, Duan Chengwu staggered and fell to the ground due to the sudden impact.

"Little Duan, are you alright?"

"No, I’m fine!" Duan Chengwu reached from the ground, gesturing "OK" to Old Lin.

But Old Lin knew this "OK" was only temporary, because given the current development, the bus being breached was only a matter of time.

The same concern troubled Xu Renjie, as he watched helplessly from the lead vehicle as the bus was besieged by wolves, which made him anxious and restless.

Especially He Jing’s shrill shriek, which made Old Xu feel helpless.

What to do? That’s the question.

Tang Xiaoquan forced himself to stay calm, but given the real situation, staying calm wasn’t so easy.

Eventually, instigator Li Xiaoxin suggested, "Commander, our armored escort vehicle is tough; even if attacked by mutant wolves, it wouldn’t be heavily affected. How about we act as bait, drive the vehicle to draw away the mutant wolves?"

Glancing back at Li Xiaoxin, then at Tang Xiaoquan, and the latter nodded at Old Xu, "It’s a plan, but how many can we lure away?"

"Lure as many as we can, as long as we can reduce the pressure on Old Lin’s side, then we’ve achieved our goal!" Given the current situation, Old Xu couldn’t care about much else because he was close to being driven mad by sitting idly in the car.

"Alright, let me inform Old Lin of the situation!"

With quick fingers, Tang Xiaoquan swiftly tapped on the tablet’s screen, "Old Lin, I’ve discussed with Old Xu, planning to use the escort vehicle as bait to attract the wolves’ attention. For the plan to work, quickly stabilize the emotions of those in your vehicle, especially He Jing, no matter the method, just get her to stop screaming. Once settled, signal us."

As Tang Xiaoquan sent the message, Old Xu and Li Xiaoxin had already moved to the front row ready for action.

Once Old Lin returned an "OK" signal, they would immediately start the vehicle, initiating the "bait" mode.

Looking at the message from Tang Xiaoquan, Lin Junfu furrowed his brows hesitantly for a few moments before instructing Wenquan Xin to decline the proposal: "No way! That’s too dangerous; you just said yourself there’s no chance to avoid the wolves’ pursuit at night." (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to go to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)