The Walking Dead: Rebuild

Chapter 166 The old man who knows current affairs
In the face of the downed enemy, the soldiers of the Death Corps will not show mercy.

The shotgun roared violently, and countless steel balls spurted out.

The bloody monsters that were knocked to the ground were immediately besieged by other soldiers. Their exposed brain tissue naturally became the main target of the attack.

Bang!Bang!Bang!Bang!
Like a smashed watermelon.

After a few minutes, these monsters, which looked like skinned frogs, all turned into headless corpses.

Ignoring the twitching corpses on the ground, Colonel Frank couldn't help frowning as he looked at the deep scratches on the armor of his Death Corps soldiers that seemed to be about to pierce the armor.

Powerful strength, sharp claws, swift attacks, and extremely high concealment. As Dwight said, the monster here is likely to be a biochemical weapon developed by the Freemasons.

Although there are currently no injuries to the soldiers of the Death Corps, it is conceivable that if there is no numerical advantage, a single soldier of the Death Corps may not necessarily be an opponent of this monster.

Suddenly, before Frank could give any other orders, only a few seconds had passed since he was knocked to the ground. The headless corpses twitching on the ground stood up again, claws dancing wildly, and moving with extremely rapid movements. With great speed, he began to attack the surrounding soldiers.

This time, without the heads, the soldiers of the Death Corps could only fire at their bodies.

However, even if the tough men of the Death Corps kept firing, beating these monsters until their bodies were covered with holes and holes, they still could not kill them completely.

On the contrary, there were two soldiers, because the armor on their chests was not only weakened, but they could no longer resist the claws of these monsters. Their chests were broken open by them, and they died miserably.

The casualties of these two soldiers made Frank's eyes twitch. You must know that every soldier of the Death Corps has gone through multiple selections and has undergone many years of training. Apart from the special assassination team of the People's Federation, Outside the team, the most elite soldiers.

However, these monsters were ultimately faced with elite soldiers who were seven or eight times more numerous than they were. A few minutes later, under the fearless attack of the tough men of the Death Corps, all their limbs and even claws were shot with shotguns. He was knocked down by a melee machete.

Even though their trunks and bodies are still not dead and are still twitching, they have basically lost their ability to fight.

Jesus and several other members of the Sting Team did not attack those dangerous monsters up close. They were not sure whether their special spider silk combat uniforms could withstand such attacks. They could only use assault weapons from a distance. Rifles assisted the soldiers in their attack.

It was not until these monsters were dealt with that he said to Frank with lingering fear:
"We now know why there are no corpses of these monsters out there. It is impossible to kill these monsters with the weapons of the poor people in the Salvation Army."

Colonel Frank had a cold face and ignored Jesus' words. Instead, he directed the soldiers to treat their injuries and rest after the war.

After being bored, Jesus was not angry. He turned to look at Dwight who was following them, and saw that he was sweating and his face was full of panic and fear. He was obviously frightened by the monsters just now.

Indeed, if the target of those monsters just now was someone like Dwight who was not wearing armor, then he must have been torn into pieces by now.

Jesus is actually a very kind-hearted guy. He admires men like Dwight who are willing to fight for their families.

"Go and wait outside, you are not needed here for the time being."

Dwight came back to his senses after hearing this, and was slightly stunned again. He did not refuse, but said with gratitude:
"Thank you, Mr. Jesus, then, I'll go up."

"For Shirley, I can't die now."

However, before he could make any move, a hoarse and obscene voice came out from the darkness.

"You'd better burn their bodies. This kind of monster is called a licker."

"Their vitality is extremely powerful. As long as the physical presence does not fall below 50.00%, they can slowly recover."

Upon hearing this sound, Jesus and several other team members immediately picked up their guns, pointed at the place where the sound came from in the darkness, and shouted:
"Who is it? Get out quickly, or we will shoot."

With the gun pointed at him, the man in the darkness didn't dare to show off anymore, and hurriedly walked out of the darkness with a panicked expression, smiling awkwardly.

After Dwight saw him, he immediately said to Jesus:

"Mr. Jesus, he is the old man we caught. He said his name is Mason."

Jesus nodded after hearing this, but did not put down the muzzle of the gun in his hand. Since the old man opposite was a Freemason, he was most likely an enemy of the AFC, so he could not relax his vigilance. Had he ever heard of the Harvest Festival in the past? A gas leak occurred at the celebration.

Frank also heard the old man's voice, and immediately walked over quickly with a weapon in hand, and asked coldly:
"Who are you and why do you know the information about these monsters?"

The old man didn't seem very courageous, he was startled by Frank's cold tone, he didn't dare to delay, and said quickly:
"I am the research director of this institute, Dr. Mason Parker."

"I am responsible for the research and development of these biological and chemical weapons."

"Are you from the People's Federation? I can tell you everything I know."

"I want to join you."

When Frank heard this, his expression remained unchanged, and he asked in a cold voice:
"Where did the Salvation Army go? Are they all dead?"

Dr. Mason shook his head in embarrassment and said:

"After I brought them inside the base, I ran away secretly. They were chased by other experimental subjects, and they should be almost dead."

Seeing that the old man's attitude seemed to be very sincere, Frank's eyes flashed when he heard this, and he chose to believe his words for the time being. He turned to the adjutant and said:

"Since most of the people in the Salvation Army are already dead, we don't need to rush in so quickly."

"Carry the corpses of those lickers up there, and we'll retreat first."

Of course, the adjutants had no objection to Frank's order, and immediately ordered the soldiers to take the corpses on the ground and begin an orderly retreat.

Frank and Jesus looked at each other, then motioned for Dr. Mason to follow them, and they returned to the ground together.

After returning to the ground, Frank left Jesus, Mason and others to continue talking about information. After dismissing Reiner, who was staring at the corpses with gleaming eyes, Frank quickly connected to Lyon's communication.

After telling Leon all the information he discovered, Frank asked in a stiff voice:

"President, do you think we should continue the attack?"

"Should we wait until we get the information from that old man Mason and then continue the attack?"

Hearing Frank's almost explicit question, Leon completely understood what his uncle meant and knew that he felt sorry for his veterans.

However, it is also understandable.

Every soldier of the Death Corps is very precious. Currently, the entire People's Federation has less than 500 people. If we continue to attack inside the institute, it is very likely that dozens of soldiers will be sacrificed or even all of them will be destroyed. By then, the losses will be too great. Huge.

However, Leon was very interested in the monster called Licker that Frank mentioned. Whether it was a coincidence or the convergence of the world line, this monster that was once very famous in the Resident Evil game series actually appeared here.

However, the lickers in the game are not as powerful as Frank said. They can only be killed by destroying more than 50.00% of the body's tissues. They are simply not products of the earth.

However, since the results in the laboratory were not taken away by the Salvation Army, then there is really no need to be so anxious.The best choice is to wait for him to prepare his manpower, bring all kinds of weapons and equipment, and figure out the information inside, and then come to deal with this place.

After thinking for a few minutes, Leon issued the order.

"In this case, you should seal the door of the laboratory."

"Leave a communication and investigation team to monitor the situation here at any time."

"We'll deal with this when we're ready next time."

After getting his order, Frank seemed secretly relieved.

Leon secretly smiled in his heart. Although his brother-in-law looked like a cold-blooded and ruthless soldier, he was actually an emotional and warm man. It could be seen from how much he cared about his sister and niece and how much he valued his family.

Thinking of this, Leon called his secretary Avril and asked:
"How's Mr. White's research going?"

“Can fuel contaminated by fungal viruses be completely purified?”

Avril heard this, flipped through her notes, and then said softly:

"Boss, Mr. White has indeed been able to purify the fuel."

"But at the moment, this approach is not worth promoting."

"Not only does it require a lot of chemicals to eliminate microorganisms in the fuel, but it also wastes a lot of electricity resources."

“According to think tank calculations, the price of this fuel would need to increase fifty-fold to match its consumption.”

Leon nodded with some toothache. If this is the case, except for a few equipment that must use fuel, the value of fuel has indeed been greatly reduced.

Moreover, most of the fuel equipment on the market must be replaced, otherwise the People's Federation cannot afford their consumption.

Perhaps, this is also the reason why it is becoming more and more difficult to find traces of those large organizations!They also couldn't solve the problem of fuel, without which human transportation capacity would be greatly reduced.

Leon was silent for a few seconds and said:

"Our aircraft, tanks and other important weapons require this fuel, and we must maintain a certain amount of fuel reserves to ensure our troops' combat effectiveness."

"I will let Amy allocate part of the power resources, and you should also help Mr. White find more suitable research talents and strive to reduce the consumption of purified fuel."

Avril nodded and wrote down the President's orders one by one.

According to his own memory, Lyon is very clear that in the future, in order to deal with various issues such as fuel and environmental protection, electric engine systems are the future of mankind and are clean and recyclable energy sources.

"However, we cannot put all our hopes on the fuel issue."

"How are the suggestions I previously provided to the Ministry of Scientific Research and the plan to manufacture electric vehicles and power tools going?"

Avril thought about Leon over and over again, and she was already familiar with the habit of jumping thoughts. She flipped through her notebook again and reached a dozen pages ago.

While looking at the content above, he said:
"Boss, I have already asked Director Thomas about this issue. At present, what we need to solve most is the battery capacity and the consumption of power conversion."

"With the current manufacturing capabilities of our scientific research department, it is still possible to manufacture vehicles such as single-person electric scooters, but with the current battery capacity, the maximum mileage of such scooters is only within a hundred kilometers."

"And if we want to build a large vehicle, we must reduce the weight of the vehicle as much as possible. It cannot be modified for defense, and it cannot carry a large amount of cargo."

"As for the idea of ​​changing the power system of a tank or aircraft to electricity, it is simply not practical. Current batteries cannot provide such a powerful energy source."

"The Ministry of Scientific Research believes that with our current industrial capabilities, we cannot manufacture large-scale equipment suitable for the current environment."

Leon nodded. He used to be just an ordinary executive and didn't understand any of this professional knowledge. Although he was anxious, he could only continue to wait.

………………

In the Mason Psychiatric Retreat Center, Frank has selected a brave elite scout team and arranged for them to establish an outpost and communication system here.

The other soldiers, under the command of the adjutant, entered the small town next to the convalescent center, searching for various materials and tools, preparing to completely seal the gate of the research institute in the backyard.

Dr. Mason cooperated very well with Jesus' questions and told the members of the Sting Team all the information he knew.

In the past few years that this old man has been holding on, the Freemasons have ignored them and completely lost contact.

He knows very well that he cannot survive in the difficult apocalypse and must rely on other forces to live a good life.

So, he set his target on the People's United Organization, which he had heard about from other managers.

He knew very well that with his knowledge, ability and understanding of Freemasonry, as long as he was a smart and ambitious leader of a powerful force, he would never refuse.

At the same time, he cursed fiercely in his heart, the Negan he met before and the Salvation Army he managed.

What a bunch of stupid, rude and ignorant bastards. Facing a great scientist and senior researcher like him, they only want to treat him as a cannon fodder to lead the way. Not only do they not receive any preferential treatment, but they always beat and insult him. They are simply a bunch of rubbish.

"In other words, the biochemical weapons in this research institute can be divided into five categories."

"What they have in common is that they have strong vitality, and their brains are no longer their Achilles' heel, right?"

Mason nodded with a hint of pride and said:
"Yes, it is the fungal virus that is currently circulating around the world that inspired us."

"We completely deprived these zombie monsters of their intelligence, distributed their control systems throughout all the tissues in their bodies, and only retained their fighting instincts."

"The brain is just an ordinary organ of theirs. Even if they lose it, it will have little impact on their combat effectiveness."

"Unless more than half of their body tissues are destroyed and their control systems are completely disabled, there is no way to truly kill these things."

Having said this, Dr. Mason showed an even more proud expression on his face and said:

"Besides, the ones you encountered are just mass-produced semi-finished lickers."

"Our truly complete biochemical weapons will not only equip them with specialized combat armor, but also install combat chips on them to artificially control their fighting methods."

"The combat power of the complete licker is at least ten times that of the semi-finished product you have seen. It is a truly perfect weapon."

(End of this chapter)