Doomsday America

Chapter 36 Backstab
After speaking, Gavin waved to the group, signaling them to get back in their cars and prepare.

But after hearing Gavin's words, no one was about to let him act on his own so easily.

Madison is alright; he listens to whatever Gavin says, and he now has almost complete faith in Gavin when it comes to taking action.

But Eugene...

"You'll act on your own?"

As soon as Gavin finished speaking, Eugene immediately questioned him with a strange expression.

"Are you kidding me? What if something happens to you? Who else will know your address? I'm still waiting to eat beef!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Eugene patted William on the shoulder.

"Let William go and drive the Tyrannosaurus Rex to wait for us, I'll go with you!"

"No need."

Gavin flatly rejected Eugene's suggestion, pointing at the Tyrannosaurus Rex and urging Eugene to hurry up.

"Wait for me inside the Tyrannosaurus Rex."

"why?"

Seeing that Gavin wasn't giving him a chance, Eugene spat to the side in annoyance and muttered something under his breath.

"Quarterback, are you fucking looking down on me? Do you think I can't do a good job?"

"Go to hell! While I was killing people in the Middle East, you were still at school playing football and flirting with cheerleaders!"

"Do you know how many lives I've taken? My kill count is enough to scare you to death—a full thirty-seven, thirty-seven!"

"If I had an MK22, I could blow your head off from a kilometer away. And you still look down on me? Do you think I grew up eating fried chicken and watermelon?!"

"Hey!"

Before Gavin could say anything after Eugene finished speaking, Madison jumped in first.

He kicked Eugene in the buttocks and cursed.

"Watch your mouth, or I'll beat the shit out of you and then beat you in your shit!"

"Ah, I forgot about that. We actually have a Black guy in our group. My bad, haha~"

Eugene laughed and grabbed Madison's arm to comfort her.

He then released Old Man Mac and continued speaking to Gavin.

“Honestly, Gavin, you don’t need to protect us on this kind of exploration mission.”

"In this shitty apocalypse, every one of us elders will have to face those zombies sooner or later!"

"If you go by yourself this time, you'll probably go by yourself again next time. What about us? Are we just going to follow behind you and wait to eat the shit you drop on the ground?"

"I don't care what others do, but I'm not a dung beetle. I can help you in any way I can!"

After saying that, Eugene put away his reckless attitude and tried to show Gavin another side of himself.

Looking at Eugene at this moment, Gavin did see some of the qualities of the old American soldier: decisiveness, courage, and a good amount of thuggishness.

Whether Eugene had killed anyone or not was not the reason Gavin decided to take action.

Gavin wagged his finger at Eugene and said softly.

“That’s none of your business, Eugene.”

At this point, Gavin tossed the binoculars to Eugene and explained.

"Look at the surroundings. The zombie is located at the gas pump with its back to us, about sixteen meters away from the convenience store."

"Look closely at the convenience store window, there's another zombie inside."

"If dealing with the zombies near the gas pump attracts zombies inside the store, those zombies are very likely to smash the windows and create a horrifying noise."

"The convenience store is only ninety meters away from the town. If it triggers a chain reaction, we'll have to see who can run the fastest!"

At this point, Gavin shrugged and laughed.

"In short, after I took out the zombies at the gas station, I still had to carefully open the convenience store door and take out the zombies inside."

“Even I can’t guarantee that the process won’t make any noise, and I think it’s the same for you.”

"So it doesn't matter how many people go, what's important is that they run fast enough to get back to the car as quickly as possible after an accident!"

"Let me put it this way, the fastest 100-meter dash time in my team's physical test is 9.64 seconds. What about you? How fast can you run it with your short legs?" "Eleven seconds? Or even faster, ten and a half seconds?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gavin pointed at the Tyrannosaurus Rex and emphasized to Eugene in a warning tone.

"Wait for me in the car. If the operation is interrupted by an accident, we'll hide in the large open area near the feed mill to avoid the zombies."

"Of course, I judge the plan to have a high chance of success. After I succeed, you guys slow down as you approach the gas station, and don't fucking rev the engine, OK?"

At this point, Gavin glared at Eugene, who then pouted unhappily.

"You're awesome, Usain Bolt of Texas. My short legs really have let you down, fuck!"

After rolling his eyes and giving Gavin the middle finger, Eugene obediently went to Tyrannosaurus Rex.

As he started the car, he opened the passenger door and pointed to the passenger seat, speaking to Gavin.

"I won't wish you success on your mission. You're certainly trustworthy, but if it fails, remember I'll be here waiting for you, buddy!"

"Don't worry, it will succeed."

Gavin nodded to Eugene, then waved to Old Man Mike, who immediately led William back to the RV, started the engine, and waited.

Seeing Madison and William return, Winnie pulled Doris closer to the sofa and cautiously asked the two of them.

"Why did the boss go over there by himself? Didn't any of you follow him?"

Well, although the group's conversation seemed intense, they were actually keeping their voices down because of the zombies in their line of sight.

This made it difficult for Winnie and the other woman to hear clearly.

While Madison was explaining to the two women, Gavin drew his tactical dagger and strode toward the gas station.

When he was about 100 meters away from the gas station, he slowed down slightly.

When he was about 60 meters away from the gas station, he simply crouched down slightly and continued to advance in a stealthy posture.

Staring intently at the zombie's back, Gavin relaxed his upper body muscles but gradually tensed his lower body muscles.

Once he noticed that the zombie with its back to him was aware of him and was turning around, he immediately began to sprint!
This time, he wanted to make sure the zombies didn't even have a chance to scream!
At the same time, he also needs to conduct a small experiment.

That is, if you move lightly enough, try to see if there is any possibility of the zombie being stabbed in the back.

By observing Eugene and his companion lying on the billboard to avoid the zombies, Gavin was fairly certain that the zombies' sense of smell was gone.

If any zombie had even half the sense of a dog's nose, Eugene and William would have had no chance of survival.

Whether zombies have better or worse hearing than the living remains to be seen in this round!

If a zombie's hearing is superior to that of a living person, then no matter how quietly Gavin moves, he won't be able to successfully launch a sneak attack.

Even the lightest footsteps are still footsteps, and zombies, unlike living people, are not distracted by random information and cannot hear subtle noises.

Thinking of this, Gavin squatted down and licked his lips, his right hand gripping the knife tightening involuntarily.

He was only about eighteen meters away from the zombie, a distance that exposed him to the convenience store window's view!

He glanced at the convenience store out of the corner of his eye, and after confirming that the zombies inside were still wandering among the shelves and not looking in his direction, he made sure they weren't looking in his direction.

Gavin kept his lips tightly shut and continued his stealthy advance.

Fifteen meters away, the zombie next to the refueling machine swayed slightly.

Ten meters away, the zombie next to the refueling pump exhaled and its arms swung slightly.

In the distance, Madison took a deep breath and kept rubbing the steering wheel of the RV.

Eugene, sitting inside the Tyrannosaurus Rex, stared intently at Gavin through binoculars.

"Heh, it's almost done!"

As Eugene muttered to himself, Gavin appeared within two meters of the zombie at an extremely slow pace.

At that moment, the zombie suddenly shuddered and abruptly turned its head to its back!

But Gavin was faster than him!
He had barely turned his head when Gavin lunged at him, smashing the dagger into the zombie's head from top to bottom with his right hand!
The zombie immediately slumped to the ground, and Gavin reached out his left hand, grabbed the zombie's clothes, and pulled it back to prevent it from crashing to the ground and making a sound.

After gently placing the zombie on the ground, Gavin pulled out his knife and turned to look at the convenience store.

But as he looked at the convenience store window, he was taken aback to discover something.

His gaze actually met that of the zombies in the convenience store!

(End of this chapter)