Extreme germ phobia

Chapter 185 Irreconcilable
The three of them sat in silence for a long time.

Ou Yang said softly, "Does anyone outside know that the epidemic has reached this point?"

"What does it matter if I know or not?" Jiang Yuwei sneered, "Does Lao Mi still have the heart to manage the epidemic area?"

Zhu Yiming also said: "Except for the Grizzlies, all other cities' safe zones have lost contact. In my opinion, the Grizzlies won't be able to hold on for much longer."

"I wonder how Lao Ma and Brother Lei are doing." Ou Yang was in a low mood and took out the map and spread it out.

The map was filled with various markings that only he could understand. Whether it was a railway or a road, every route out of Xiongzhou was carefully drawn on the map.

Zhu Yiming and Jiang Yuwei looked at each other and showed helpless expressions at the same time.

Ou Yang has been looking at this picture for a long time.

The cold winter is not suitable for the growth of fungi, but the fungi still spread tenaciously. Once winter passes and spring comes, and the weather warms up, it will inevitably spread over a large area.

Ou Yang has always wanted to find a way to leave the epidemic area before the end of winter, but he has invested a lot of time and energy and still cannot find a safe way.

Zhu Yiming felt that this matter had become a source of worry for Ou Yang.

Jiang Yuwei believes that Ou Yang has mild obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Neither of them had any intention of stopping him. Instead, they tried their best to cooperate to prevent Ou Yang's condition from getting worse.

However, Zhu and Jiang were ready, but Ou Yang, after looking at the map for a while, let out a long, deep sigh: "Forget it, I won't look at it anymore."

If you abandon the road and leave on foot, it is not difficult to get out of the epidemic area.

The three of them were not professional explorers, but they had an RV, fuel and food, so it was not difficult for them to cope with the winter.

But with no place to stay, limited food, and no fuel for heating, can the three of them cope?
There is no doubt that it is simply impossible.

If you bring an RV and supplies, you can only take the road full of mines; if you give up the RV, you will have to face all kinds of difficulties and troubles.

An endless cycle with no solution.

Ou Yang took the initiative to put away the map, and Zhu Yiming and Jiang Yuwei both breathed a sigh of relief.

"Eat something and stop thinking about it." Jiang Yuwei persuaded softly.

"I'm not eating anymore. I have no appetite." Ou Yang rubbed his face hard, but he couldn't get today's experience out of his mind.

Jiang Yuwei immediately realized that Ou Yang's problem was more serious than she had imagined, and secretly gave Zhu Yiming a look.

Zhu Yiming was very upset. Is this a problem I can solve?

But you can't just ignore it when you know there's something wrong with Ou Yang, right?
He thought for a moment and decided to take a drastic measure: "Hey, Ouyang, if one day, I mean if there is a day, you have nothing to eat but human... meat, will you eat it or not?"

Jiang Yuwei glared and asked, "You ask this at a time like this?"
"I don't know either." Ou Yang's eyes were blank, and his tone was low. "I definitely don't want to do it from the bottom of my heart, but I'm so hungry, I don't know if I can hold on."

He really wanted to answer that he didn't want to eat, but when he asked himself, if it really came to that, he would probably have to throw all the principles and bottom lines out the window, right?

"If that time really comes, I might end up like these Americans, hunting down innocent strangers just to survive..." Ou Yang's mood became even more depressed.

Jiang Yuwei wanted to punch Zhu Yiming twice: Look at what you have done?
She took the initiative to sit next to Ou Yang and held his big hand: "I believe you won't."

"I don't even believe in myself." Ou Yang smiled bitterly and suddenly sat up straight. "If I die first, you can eat my flesh."

Jiang Yuwei was stunned and punched Ou Yang hard: "What are you talking about?"

Zhu Yiming was also shocked: "Are you okay?"

"I'm not kidding." A determined light reappeared in Ou Yang's eyes. "As long as I die before you, it's fine."

"Go away, who the hell is eating your meat?" Zhu Yiming felt terrible. "Damn, are you trying to disgust me to death?"

Jiang Yuwei also looked disgusted and felt that she would not be able to eat meat for a long time.

"Forget it, let's go to bed." Zhu Yiming ended the topic decisively. He was afraid that he would develop mental problems if he continued talking.

Jiang Yuwei agreed: "Go to sleep, everything will be fine after a good night's sleep."

Ou Yang didn't feel sleepy at all, but he nodded anyway: "Okay!"

The three of them tidied up briefly, stuffed a few pieces of firewood into the stove, adjusted the air vent to the minimum to extend the burning time of the firewood as much as possible, and then lay down.

However, it was not only Ou Yang who couldn't sleep. Zhu Yiming and Jiang Yuwei were also unable to sleep. They kept thinking about what happened in the town.

Being in the epidemic area, the three people have witnessed many kinds of corpses, even highly decomposed ones. They have long had a good immunity, but cannibalism was the first time they had seen it.

Such records are common in history books, and even in modern times, there are records of plane crashes and African tyrants eating humans.

But those were just passages in a book, but now it was happening right next to him, and the psychological impact was completely on a different level.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhu Yiming finally fell into a drowsy sleep, but Ou Yang beside him suddenly sat up.

Zhu Yiming was startled and immediately lost all his sleepiness: "What's wrong with you? Are you sleepy?"

Ou Yang stared at the dark roof of the car with his eyes wide open. "Yiming, what would you do if you were Lao Mi?"

"What should I do?" Zhu Yiming was stunned. "No, it's the middle of the night, and there's no beginning or end. What's wrong?"

"I mean, if you were one of those old guys in town and knew there was someone hiding in the dark, what would you do?"

Zhu Yiming finally understood and put himself into the role: a stranger, hiding somewhere, armed with silent weapons, constantly monitoring the town...

Damn, isn’t this the perfect villain template?
That's how it plays out in horror movies.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yiming responded: "I would definitely feel that you are a threat. I would not be able to eat or sleep, and would think about how to eliminate the hidden danger from morning to night."

"Should we defend ourselves or take the initiative to attack?" Ou Yang asked again.

"Need I ask? Of course I will take the initiative!" Zhu Yiming answered without hesitation.

Ou Yang said in a gloomy tone: "Lao Mi must think so too."

His face looked very ugly and he was struggling violently in his heart, not knowing what to do.

Zhu Yiming thought for a moment and said, "How about we go back to town tomorrow and remove a few cameras. We can extend the four-way surveillance system outwards. Even without a drone, we can still see what's happening outside from the car."

"That's not necessary," Ou Yang whispered. "We can't keep those old rice."

Zhu Yiming was shocked: "Ou Yang, are you serious?"

Ou Yang nodded, but immediately realized that the other party couldn't see clearly: "We have no choice."

There seems to be little conflict between the two sides, but in fact the contradiction has reached a point where it cannot be reconciled.

The reason why Ou Yang quietly left the town was because he felt from the bottom of his heart that Lao Mi in the town was not worthy of being called a human being and he didn't want to have anything to do with him.

In the epidemic area, there are countless old rices that feed on humans, and countless of them have crossed the bottom line. Anyway, both the eaters and the eaten are old rices. It is impossible for Ou Yang to do anything, and there is no need for him to care about that trivial matter.

But no matter what happens in the epidemic area, it has nothing to do with him. What happens in Baifeng Town is right next to him, and to the trio, the remaining Lao Mi is an absolute threat.

But Lao Mi didn't know that Ou Yang had already voluntarily given in, so the possibility of him actively looking for Ou Yang was very high. Once Lao Mi came to him, he would not only be passive, but also very dangerous.

For his own safety, he had to eliminate the danger in advance, so Ou Yang had only one choice, which was to take the initiative and get rid of all the remaining rice.

Ou Yang explained his considerations and immediately gained Zhu Yiming's approval. Even Jiang Yuwei pricked up her ears and listened carefully.

"The question now is what to do," Ou Yang said. "I think the best way is to launch a surprise attack or use a drone."

Zhu Yiming thought for a moment and said, "I have an idea, but I don't know if it will work."

"any solution?"

"I know a frequency band, but I've never used it."

Ou Yang was confused: "What frequency band?"

"The US military's communication frequency band," Zhu Yiming explained. "If we call for support in the name of the Baifeng Town garrison and report the situation here, what do you think will happen?"

When he first turned on the radio, the knob was fixed on this frequency. After trying it a few more times, he accidentally found out that this frequency belonged to the military.

Ou Yang was stunned: "This, will it work?"

"I don't know, let's try it!"

"Then give it a try!" Ou Yang bit his back teeth hard.

He felt that he would not be able to get out of the shadow unless he dealt with this group of Lao Mi.

"You can't just say that!" Jiang Yuwei suddenly reminded, "If cannibalism is widespread in the epidemic area, the US military will definitely have no time to bother with us."

Ou Yang hesitated: "You mean..."

"It's better to change it to something more hateful!"

The next day, Ou Yang patrolled the area unmanned as usual. After finding nothing unusual, the three of them left the camp with the radio and walked in the snow for a long time, going from the west side of Baifeng Town to the north side.

Ou Yang and Jiang Yuwei were on guard duty. Zhu Yiming turned on the radio and adjusted the frequency: "Baifeng Town calling the command center. Baifeng Town calling the command center. Received, please reply. Over!"

At first, there was no response from the radio station. Zhu Yiming called twice more before a surprised voice came out: "Bai Fengzhen? You said you are Bai Fengzhen?"

"Yes, I am Bai Fengzhen!"

"Who are you?" the other party asked warily.

Zhu Yiming had a plan in mind: "I'm from the Xiong Seventh Battalion. Our team was dispersed by militants. Because the roads were blocked, a few of us have been hiding near Baifeng Town."

This answer obviously failed to convince the other party: "Bear Seventh Battalion? Are you kidding?"

"I'm not kidding," Zhu Yiming said. "I've only been a member for a short time."

"I'm sorry, I don't know how you got in touch with us, but please don't contact us anymore."

"Wait!" Zhu Yiming quickly stopped, "We need support!"

"impossible!"

"Please!" Zhu Yiming pretended to be pitiful. "My companions were captured by the militants who occupied Baifeng Town. They feed on humans. If I don't get support, my companions will be eaten by those demons!"

"What?" The other person's tone was filled with shock. "Are you serious?"

"Of course!" Zhu Yiming raised his eyebrows, feeling a glimmer of hope. "Those man-eating demons don't deserve to live in this world. Request air support to blow up Baifeng Town!"

This time, the other party was silent for a moment. "Sorry, I can't do that. First, Baifeng Town has been occupied for too long and is no longer a combat zone. I have no authority to send combat troops to Baifeng Town. Second, I can't confirm your identity. Finally, I hope your friends are safe and sound... Over!"

After that, the communication was cut off.

"Shit!" Zhu Yiming cursed angrily, "Quick, get out of here!"

Not even the radio anymore.

Ou Yang was confused: "What's the rush?"

Zhu Yiming dragged the radio back and said, "The US military can locate the radio station. I'm afraid they'll attack us!"

Ou Yang's brows twitched.

What do you mean? Instead of bombing Baifeng Town, you bomb the radio station, right?

Well, it's not surprising when you think about it. The US military has been trying every means to conceal the true situation in the epidemic area. Bombing Baifeng Town only killed a few Americans. There are still a lot of Americans who feed on humans in the epidemic area, and it can't change anything.

However, blowing up the radio station can cut off a channel of communication between the epidemic area and the outside world, preventing the true situation from being leaked.

Having said that, there have been many outbreaks in recent times, and the US military may not have the time to care about this radio station. Leaving it as soon as possible is just a precautionary measure.

Several people ran hundreds of meters in one breath before finding a secluded place to stop and looking at the radio left on the snow from a distance.

One minute!

five minutes!
ten minutes!
After a full half hour, there was still no abnormality.

It is obvious that the US military has no time to care about this side. I dare not say anything else, but the radio station should be safe.

Zhu Yiming sighed in frustration: "If the US military doesn't care, what should we do?"

Ou Yang thought for a moment and said, "Let's confuse the audience first, and then we can talk about other things."

After that, he left the bunker and returned to the camp to start preparations.

It’s not Camp No. 1, but Camp No. 2 which has been sealed!

Later that day, Ou Yang came to the north side of the town again and first stuck a few wooden boards into the snow. On the boards were skulls drawn by Ou Yang himself.

The lines are abstract.

Below the skull, there are two words in bold: Beware of mines!

However, these wooden boards are just for show, there is nothing underneath.

This is just to confuse the enemy's vision.

In fact, Ou Yang had three broadswords in his hand, all of which he had collected in the town. He placed all these mines on the west side of the town, which is the direction leading to the camp, and also inserted wooden boards.

While there was still time, a few more wooden boards were inserted in the south of the town, leaving only the east direction leading to the epidemic area.

If there were enough mines, Ou Yang wouldn't mind turning all directions into minefields and trapping Lao Mi in the town to death.

Even if there were no mines but only wooden boards, Lao Mi would be more cautious after seeing it. If the broadsword was detonated by chance, it would be hard to say whether Lao Mi would dare to enter the mountains.

Ou Yang made up his mind to increase the number of drone patrols starting today. Once he spotted Lao Mi showing up, he would immediately fight back until Lao Mi dared not come out again.

As for attacking directly... haha, the enemy situation is unclear, so forget it!

(End of this chapter)