Kingdom of Corrosion

Maya pulled out a flare, pulled the fuse, and walked around the edge of the shipping container without encountering any zombies. Holding the flare, Maya signaled for Lin Wu to come over, and pointing with the flare’s peripheral light four meters away at a tent, she said, "Medical tent." A red cross was affixed to the top. Having said that, she prepared to jump down.

Lin Wu hurriedly stopped her, "We just made a mistake here. Military checkpoints, military quarantine zones—they’re naturally rich in resources. And yet, there are no zombies in such a place. Let’s review, solving the first zombie was easy, clumsy under the light. Even a newbie with a blunt weapon could take it down. The second one was very tricky, and players would definitely be drawn to the power supply truck and would surely open the car door. Then you have the pitfalls of the car being out of gas or power. Overall, it gives me a feeling: this outpost is a trap."

Maya said, "I’ll go down and take a look, if there’s a problem, I’ll jump up and you catch my hands to pull me back."

Lin Wu helplessly replied, "If we go, it should be me. You weigh at least 65 kilograms, without added strength I can’t pull you up."

"..." Maya was speechless for a long time, then raised her thumb, "You’ve thought it through." Her inner thought: Such a straight man. Her objective view: Lin Wu had absolutely no improper thoughts about her, so he discussed things on their merits without having to consider her feelings.

Just as Lin Wu was about to get out of the vehicle, they heard the sound of motorcycles. The two of them immediately lay flat on the shipping container, and saw from the direction of Left County two motorcycles approaching, with four people. When they reached the lamp post, three were on guard while a woman tried to start the power supply truck. After a while, she came back and reported, "Cheng Bro, there’s no power."

The man referred to as Cheng Bro said, "The system won’t let us get the power that easily. Little Devil, you take the lead."

The four people walked downhill from the lamppost toward the tent area. The team’s equipment was not bad, each equipped with fairly high-end melee weapons; the woman had a handgun, and Cheng Bro had an ancient repeater gun on his backpack.

From their conversation, it was learned they were players from a nearby base. The outpost had many zombies during the day, with half of them wearing bulletproof vests and helmets, which were very troublesome to deal with. Little Devil and Lin Wu were similar types of players—agile types who prowl the night. Little Devil had scouted the outpost at night and found only one or two zombies there.