The Walking Dead: Rebuild

Chapter 162 Radiation Zone

On the windy and sandy wasteland, an army of several hundred people was slowly advancing.

The soldiers in front of the army were all tall, nearly two meters tall, wearing black metal armor, as if they were a group of ancient warriors from the Middle Ages. However, the various modern firearms and weapons they carried on their backs showed their identities as modern soldiers. .

The hundreds of young soldiers following them were all wearing uniform modern equipment, green military uniforms, closed helmets, brand-new bulletproof vests, and many of the equipment had various emblems of the American Army printed on them. .

At the very rear of the army, there was a light carriage made of a mixture of metal and wood, and a dozen horses specially responsible for transporting goods, panting heavily to transport these supplies.

After the disaster, the originally flat and wide roads had become shattered by the destruction of the nuclear explosion. From time to time, there would be huge cracks or uneven pits, making the transportation of horse-drawn carriages very difficult.

Due to severe soil erosion and erratic weather effects, the lush green vegetation forests a few years ago have been replaced by various ugly and sharp desert plants.

On both sides of the road, the solid reinforced concrete buildings were reduced to ruins by the powerful shock wave.

Riding on a brown war horse, Frank investigated the surrounding environment with an expressionless face, wary of mutant monsters that might appear at any time.

Frank, the former Iron Wolf Captain, has now become Colonel Frank of the People's League. As the defenses between Georgia and Florida become closer and closer, the military fortress he manages gradually loses its effectiveness.

As the eldest brother-in-law of President Leon, this legendary soldier in the past army, although he does not like his brother-in-law, he still enjoys a special status within the People's Alliance Military Department.

Half of the soldiers of the Death Corps, the most elite of the entire People's Alliance soldiers, serve under him.

"Colonel Frank, is this the first time you have crossed the radiation zone?"

A young officer who was not very old and looked a little frail was riding a war horse and walking beside Frank. He asked nervously:
"I heard that the monsters in the radiation zone are more ferocious and powerful than the monsters outside."

"Have you ever hunted these monsters yourself?"

When Frank, who was riding at the front, heard this, he stared at the young man with expressionless eyes until he looked a little uncomfortable, and then he said coldly:

"Lieutenant Daniel, no matter what kind of monster they are, they will be killed by our bullets. Instead of worrying about their power, it is better to spend more time on normal training."

"In the radiation zone, as long as you don't cause trouble randomly, those monsters will have their own survival trajectory."

When the young officer Daniel heard Colonel Frank's lesson, he lowered his head in shame.

This time, a total of 300 people were dispatched to escort the federal envoy, 100 of whom were veterans of the Death Corps, and the other 200 were recruits who had just graduated from the military academy.

The entire escort mission is also a training mission for veterans to lead new recruits.

The influx of a large population not only brought a large labor force to the People's Alliance, but also allowed their military strength to expand rapidly.

However, with the sharp decrease in the number of zombies in the wild, the People's Federation's need for soldiers is not as urgent as it used to be.

In order to ensure the industrial strength of the People's Federation, President Lyon has always adopted a policy of elite soldiers. All professional soldiers selected from survivors not only undergo combat training every day, but also receive education in militarized knowledge.

The skill requirements for each soldier are comparable to those of low-level officers in peacetime.

Currently, there are more than 4000 students in the military academy. Every soldier must undergo a three-year training period after joining the military. Even veterans in the past are required to participate in the academy's training regularly.

Soldiers without passing military knowledge cannot be promoted to the army's management even if they have great military exploits.

And just a few kilometers in front of this unit, a five-person stinger team was conducting preliminary reconnaissance for them.

It's still the matte black Guardian armor, but after five years, thanks to the efforts of the Scientific Research Department, the Sting Team's equipment has been improved to a considerable extent.

After consuming almost all the special spider silk, and using the special materials they obtained from other super mutants, the Scientific Research Department created a total of thirty sets of new guardian armors.

After many member changes, some of the original old team members have been promoted or retired, and a large number of new generation soldiers who graduated from the academy have joined this powerful force, becoming the strongest private armed force affiliated with President Lyon.

Under the black metal helmet, a young female voice asked curiously:

"Captain Jesus, I heard that five years ago, you and Captain Rick led a group of survivors through the entire radiation zone and fought all the way from Ohio back to our Human Federation base. Is it true?"

"Did you also encounter a lot of monsters?"

Jesus, who was walking at the front and holding a black assault rifle, did not look back. He recalled for a few seconds and said in a sighing tone:

"It does happen, Gil. At that time, I had not joined the Human League, but lived in a place called Shandingzhai with a group of other survivors."

"After the nuclear explosion, all the survivors were frightened by the devastating disaster."

"Finally, after discussing with the survivors in several camps, under the leadership of Captain Rick, Mr. Sean and Colonel Daryl, we organized all the survivors who were willing to join the People's League and traveled through the mountains near Washington. Radiation zone, climbing mountains and wading rivers, and finally reaching Georgia.”

Having said this, Jesus said with emotion:
"At that time, we were preparing to deal with a force called the Salvation Army, and His Excellency the President sent Colonel Daryl to support us."

"We planned it for a month and even set up a trap, just waiting for those bastards from the Salvation Army to step into it."

"As a result, who could have imagined that this kind of disaster would happen."

"No one cares about those Salvation Army bastards anymore."

"We, together with the soldiers brought by Colonel Daryl, were close to 1000 people. We first suffered underground for more than a month, enduring the cold, enduring hunger, and avoiding the radioactive dust flying in the sky."

"On the way back, not only do we have to face all kinds of harsh weather and environments, we also have to deal with the tide of corpses coming from all directions."

"Thanks to the command and support of His Excellency the President, we were able to escape from these dangerous cracks."

After hearing this, Jill was a little surprised.

"Tide of corpses? Have you encountered a tide of corpses?"

At that time, Gil was still a student in the military academy, focused on improving his combat capabilities, and did not know much about the outside world.

Jesus nodded, suddenly killed a green fly bigger than his fist with one shot, and then made a gesture to the other team members.

In an instant, the other four team members, including Gill, immediately fired at the hundreds of big green flies that suddenly broke into their field of vision.

It only took less than a minute to kill all the gadgets flying in the sky, leaving disgusting green minced meat scattered around them.

It wasn't until one of the team members took out the glass jars in the backpack and collected the samples of these big green flies that Jesus continued to answer:

"Yes, Gil, you should have learned from the textbook that zombies in the old era have always been attracted to sounds and radiation."

"And during the nuclear explosion war, the huge explosion in the radiation zone and the unimaginable nuclear radiation are the biggest temptation to attract these zombies."

"Do you know why the number of monsters in the wild has been greatly reduced now?"

"It is these large and small radiation zones that attract most of the zombies."

"During that time, zombies came from all directions, forming a steady stream of corpses."

"It was really a difficult journey. Thanks to the brave Colonel Daryl and the merciless soldiers under his command who were not afraid of death, the survivors who followed us survived." Jill imagined for a moment The scene at that time, with a team of thousands of people, facing the dangers of the radiation zone while facing a steady stream of corpses, was indeed an unimaginable danger.

She hesitated for a moment, then asked:
"How did you escape with so many survivors?"

Jesus smiled bitterly and said:

"What else can I do? I can only risk my life."

"And have you forgotten? At that time, there was no bacterial infection in gasoline. We all ran back in cars, and the speed was much faster than now."

While the two were still chatting, they suddenly heard a burst of gunfire.

In an instant, all the team members became alert. Although their armor can protect against gun attacks to a large extent, bullets hitting the body will also be very painful. No one wants to be bruised all over by bullets. .

A tall and sturdy team member with a grenade gun on his back picked up a telescope and looked at it. He immediately pointed in the direction to their right and shouted:

"Captain, it's on the right. There's a battle going on in the abandoned building on the right."

"I saw a few humans, no heavy weapons."

After hearing this, Jesus thought for a few seconds and said to the other team members:
"Come on, let's go over and take a look. Maybe they are a group of survivors. If you can help them, please help them."

………………

Dwight was panicking at this time. This time, while Negan was away on other missions, he finally found an opportunity. He took his wife Shirley and escaped from the Salvation Army base on two horses.

Unfortunately, not long after he escaped, he was discovered by Negan's leader Simon.

This guy is the one who likes violence and killing the most among Negan's leaders. He once even disobeyed Negan's orders and brutally killed the survivors of the entire camp. Negan was severely beaten by Negan because of this. Taught a lesson.

Unexpectedly, they would be so crazy. Dwight and Shirley were chased into the radiation zone. These guys dared to catch up. They were simply crazy.

Dwight held his wife who was injured by the weird mosquito in the radiation area, and stood guard above the damaged stairway, taking advantage of the terrain to suppress the members of the Salvation Army below.

Simon, who was blocked by him below, showed a cruel smile in his eyes, and shouted triumphantly:
"Haha, Dwight, you can't run away this time."

"How dare you take advantage of Negan's absence and run away with Negan's wife, haha, even if he kills you this time, he will have nothing to say."

Hearing this, Dwight was very angry. He fired a shot at Simon's position and shouted:

"Fake oil, Simon, Shirley is my wife. It was that bastard Negan who took her away. You and he are both scum who drove to hell."

Simon hid behind a broken stone to avoid the bullets shot by Dwight. He calculated in his mind how many bullets he still had in his pistol, but continued to taunt:
"Give it up, Dwight."

"If you surrender obediently, we can still give you a good time."

"There are ten of us here, it's impossible for you to win over us."

"Whether Shirley is your wife or Negan's wife, she is very beautiful. After we kill you, we will be here to love her for you."

Dwight's face was very angry, but he was very anxious in his heart. After Shirley was bitten by the weird-looking mosquito, she started to have a high fever and fell into a coma. Now she can no longer continue riding horses.

Otherwise, the two of them would not have been blocked by Simon's people here.

Now that he was blocked by such a large group of vicious bastards, and he only had two pistols in his hand, it was very likely that this time it would be the end of him and Shirley.

Thinking of this, looking at his wife's pale and comatose face, Dwight began to struggle in his heart. Maybe it would be better to send away his beloved wife now and end her pain, and then fight to the death with Simon below. the best choice.

However, before he could make up his mind, a burst of noisy gunfire suddenly came from down the corridor.

"There is a sneak attack!"

"Attack them quickly!"

"Ah! My hand."

"I've been shot, please teach me."

"Don't kill me, spare me."

Along with the chaotic shouting, several men who seemed to be Simon's men let out shrill screams of pain.

Then, a voice that seemed familiar to him, something he had heard before, said:
"Interesting, I didn't expect to meet acquaintances here."

"Simon, do you remember me?"

Facing the man's question, Simon looked at the dark muzzle of the other man's gun and the somewhat familiar face in the helmet. After recalling it for dozens of seconds, he said in an uncertain voice:
"Is it you, the traitor to Shanshanzhai, Jesus?"

"You are still alive?"

As soon as he finished speaking, standing next to Jesus, a very heroic-looking girl kicked him hard in the face at an extremely fast speed.

The hard iron boots directly shaved off several of Simon's teeth, and also blocked his intention to reach for the pistol behind him.

Jesus looked at Simon with an overestimating look, waved his hand, and his team members tied up these guys.

In fact, he has no friendship with Simon. He only met a few times when he was an undercover agent in the Salvation Army. Apart from Negan and the Salvation Army, the two sides had nothing to talk about.

After being knocked to the ground, Simon showed no fear on his face. Instead, he stared at Jesus with a sinister expression and said:
"Boy, there are only five of you, but you dare to provoke our Salvation Army. It seems you are all tired of living."

"If we hadn't gone back, someone else from the Salvation Army would have found you."

"Be wise, it's best to let us go, otherwise..."

However, before he could say anything, he received another hard kick from Jill in the stomach, which kicked Simon to the ground and vomited out the bitter water. He lay on the ground like a dead fish, his eyes turned white and he squirmed in pain.

Jill's father was killed by predators, leaving her and her mother to depend on each other. The reason why she trained so hard in the military academy and graduated with top grades was largely due to her hatred for these scum. Hatred.

Seeing this, a boy named Chris walked up to Jill who was still angry and said comfortingly:

"Don't worry, Gil, since they fall into our hands, these guys will be taken to the prison camp to do hard labor, and then they will be able to bear the pain."

Gil snorted angrily, collected all the weapons on the ground, and then took out bandages with some disgust and bandaged the wounds of the Salvation Army members with injured limbs, lest these coolies die in vain due to excessive bleeding.

As the captain, Jesus did not deal with these trivial matters. He walked to the bottom of the corridor in a few steps, exposed half of his face, and shouted to Dwight who was still watching the situation above:

"Do you need help, Dwight?"

(End of this chapter)