The Walking Dead: Rebuild

Chapter 176 Deep into the Radiation Area

"Smart zombies? Are you sure?"

Hearing this news by chance, Leon was very shocked.

To be honest, with the current complexity of zombie viruses, he wouldn't be particularly surprised no matter what the bodies of these monsters evolve into.

But zombies with intelligence rarely appear in this situation, whether in his cognition or in the many film and television works he has seen in the past.

After all, humans' advantage in facing zombies is largely because zombies have no intelligence.

Facing the president's question, Michonne on the radio hesitated for a few seconds and said with some uncertainty:
"We are not sure yet, Your Excellency the President."

"Although the mutated zombies in that building behaved very rationally, with measured command and orderly advance and retreat, they were able to retreat collectively and successfully escape."

"However, we have no concrete evidence, nor have we found out whether the monster who commanded them is also a mutated zombie."

With that said, Michonne told Leon the entire process of their battle in detail.

Unfortunately, all military satellites on the earth have now expired, and they can no longer transmit or monitor battle videos over long distances.

After both of them were silent for a few seconds, Leon said in a serious voice:
"In that case, Ms. Michonne, your team and Team Jesus do not need to return to the base for the time being."

"I will give you greater authority. Your mission is to investigate this matter."

"It's best to capture the commander of these mutated zombies alive."

"Bring him back to the main base for research."

"This matter is very important and must be investigated thoroughly."

Facing Leon's serious order, Michonne did not hesitate and responded immediately:

"Yes, Your Majesty the President."

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Soon, after ending the communication, Michonne told the other members of the Sting Team the orders she had received, and emphasized the importance the President attached to this mission.

Jesus woke up from his coma, touched his still painful head, and said with some embarrassment:

"This mission is a bit difficult, Captain Michonne."

"It has been one night since we came back. It has become very difficult to continue tracking the group of mutated zombies. Even if we want to follow their traces, they may have been confused by other monsters."

"Besides, we are still unable to determine the identity of those zombies, and there is no way to find them among the hundreds of millions of zombies in the radiation zone."

Michonne crossed her arms and nodded seriously. She could understand what Jesus meant, but she was not discouraged and still said:
"I know the task is difficult, Captain Jesus, but His Excellency the President believes that this matter is very important to our Awami League, and even to all mankind."

"And we are not fighting alone. I have been authorized to mobilize residents from all nearby strongholds to help us carry out this mission."

Michonne paused slightly, looked at the other team members with serious eyes, and said:
"This is more than just a mission."

"Can you imagine? If hundreds of millions of zombies in the radiation zone, or even all the zombies in the world, become intelligent, it will be the end of us and the end of mankind."

When everyone heard this, their faces darkened. Although the situation was not necessarily as bad as Michonne thought, with the current power of human beings, it was difficult to imagine how they could deal with enemies hundreds or thousands of times their number.

Just as everyone was thinking about countermeasures and how to find the target they were looking for in the huge radiation zone, Gill, who was leaning on a pillar, suddenly said:

"Captain Jesus, Captain Michonne, maybe we shouldn't be obsessed with the group of mutated zombies we encountered last time."

"As you just said, if there are already a large number of intelligent zombies in the radiation area, as long as we go there, there is a high chance of encountering them."

"And if there are not many intelligent zombies in the radiation zone, then what you are worried about is actually not that serious yet, and we will have quite a long time to complete this task."

Chris, who graduated from the same batch as Jill, nodded when he heard this and said:
"Yes, Captain."

"Judging from what we found in that building last time, these intelligent zombies seem to like eating human flesh and blood, and they have even learned to keep humans in captivity."

"I think that as long as a group of humans appear in front of them, these intelligent zombies may be more aggressive than ordinary zombies and easier to lure snakes out of their holes."

Michonne and Jesus looked at each other, then nodded, agreeing with their point of view.

Anyway, this mission must go deep into the radiation zone anyway, so they can track the batch of zombies they encountered last time and see if they can lure out other intelligent zombies.

After setting the tone of the mission, everyone began to discuss in detail again, this time going deep into the details of the radiation zone.

For several years, even in the Human League organization, they basically only performed tasks in the outer areas of the radiation zone. No one had ever truly stepped into the core of the radiation zone.

In addition to the dangers involved, the most important thing is that there is very serious nuclear pollution in the core area of ​​the radiation zone. Even if you wear protective clothing, such severe nuclear radiation is quite harmful to ordinary people. .

However, this problem is not a bad thing for everyone in the Sting Team. As victims of the zombie virus, they can also absorb nuclear radiation like those zombies.

According to the research of Professor Hathaway, the most authoritative researcher in this area within the organization.

A large amount of nuclear radiation will not only cause no harm to their bodies, but will even speed up their recovery and develop their physical abilities.

However, this method that can enhance their combat effectiveness has always been prohibited by Lyon.

Because according to Professor Hathaway's research, just like mutated zombies appear among zombies, some virus-infected people may undergo unpredictable mutations due to their own genes after experiencing a large amount of nuclear radiation.

But this time, in order to find out the truth about the intelligent zombies, Michonne, Jesus and others decided to take a risk.

Early the next morning, just when everyone wanted to notify Albert, they wanted to mobilize a group of people from the Uginia stronghold to help them perform their mission.

Suddenly there was a huge buzzing sound in the sky.

A gray Chinook armed transport plane with the People's Federation logo printed on it, wrapped in the light of the sunrise, quickly approached them.

Under the helicopter, a giant wearing huge metal armor was hanging there by several steel cables with dull eyes. The cold wind in the morning even caused a light layer of frost to form on his body.

Sam, who was holding a roasted sweet potato and eating deliciously, spotted them first. The hunk with a short head immediately excitedly said to Jill who was doing morning exercises:

"Hey! Gil, go and inform the captain that the main base has sent us support."

"The armed giant has also been sent here. It must be Miss Clementine."

After hearing this, Jill also followed Sam's line of sight and saw the Chinook armed transport plane. His heart, which was still a little heavy because he was going deep into the radiation zone, immediately relaxed a lot.

They had already seen the strength of the armed giant Tom with their own eyes in the last mission. It is no exaggeration to describe it as one is worth a hundred.

If we go deep into the radiation zone this time, with the help of this powerful unit, it will definitely be much easier.

Of course, the arrival of armed transport planes and Giant Tom caused great commotion in the Virginia stronghold.

When the residents saw this terrifying and ferocious monster giant and his huge body that was much taller than the wall, they all felt instinctive fear.Fortunately, Giant Tom's temperament was quite gentle. Under the command of the cute and handsome Clementine, this terrifying-looking guy sat down on a big rock outside the stronghold quite docilely.

He naively ate the food that Albert had prepared for him, which made his originally quite intimidating image suddenly become a lot more honest.

Along with Clementine, in addition to twenty soldiers of the Death Corps and several combat engineers, there was also Researcher Reiner who had been sent by Professor Malok for a long time to perform outdoor research missions. This made everyone in the Jesus team I felt relieved.

After performing the mission of Mason's Secret Research Institute together, they had a certain understanding of each other and quite recognized each other's abilities.

Being able to perform tasks together with old partners will make the cooperation between them more tacit.

After a brief exchange of greetings, with the help of the residents of the stronghold, they also moved a large amount of ammunition supplies and equipment from the armed transport plane.

Including rocket launchers, heavy machine guns, armed drones, reconnaissance drones, armed mechanical dogs, etc., a variety of weapons.

Obviously, His Excellency President Lyon really attached great importance to this mission. In order to improve the success rate of the mission, he did not hesitate to spend his small fuel reserves and directly dispatched super fuel-guzzling armed transport planes to transport supplies for them.

Albert, who received the order from the President, also cooperated and said that he would provide any help they needed for this mission.

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One day later, under the command of Michonne and Jesus, a force of about 100 people captured a small prison outside the radiation zone.

With the joint efforts of many logistics personnel and soldiers, they successfully established a temporary defensive stronghold quite close to the radiation zone.

In the next few days, not only the Virginia stronghold where Albert is located, but also the adjacent West Virginia stronghold and the Maryland stronghold will send a group of logistics personnel and soldiers to assist in completing this mission. task.

Before long, this place will become a supply center with about 300 people.

Not only will it provide military support for Michonne and others, as well as the transportation of various supplies, but it can also send more than 100 troops to join the battle at any time according to the orders of Michonne and others to help them fight against monsters.

After completing the assembly of troops and solving their worries, everyone did not stay any longer and immediately started fighting deep into the radiation zone.

Da da da, da da da, da da da.

All the way forward, all the way to kill.

However, after entering the radiation zone, the battle Michonne and others encountered was completely different from before. Both the types and numbers of mutant monsters exceeded their expectations.

Not only did they encounter a large number of mutant zombies and special zombies, but they also encountered a large number of mutant insects and animals with weird shapes.

Poisonous insects, poisonous gas, corrosive liquids, huge beasts, dense insect swarms, and all kinds of camouflaged predators emerge one after another.

It seems that under the influence of zombie viruses, fungal viruses, and nuclear radiation, all biological monsters have mutated to varying degrees.

As long as they can survive in this dangerous environment, each monster has its own special abilities.

Just like entering a dangerous alien planet, there are always various attacks and dangers beyond their expectations, appearing from unexpected places.

Fortunately, all members of the Death Corps and the Sting Team have all-round defensive armor, thermal sensing equipment and various auxiliary equipment, so large-scale non-combat attrition can be avoided.

Otherwise, before Michonne and others find the intelligent zombies, they will have to lie down and go back.

However, the soldiers were in a slightly heavy mood, but Researcher Reiner who was following the team was extremely happy.

Because in less than a day, he collected more than 20 never-before-seen biological samples from the radiation zone.

You know, after these years of exploration and research, new biological samples rarely appear. Even if they do, it is rarely the turn of apprentices like them to express their opinions.

Not only that, he also took photos, videos and quite detailed written records of these various monsters.

According to Reiner, in the future he will compile the information into a book and publish it in the People's Federation.

As the first discoverer and first recorder, he naturally has the right to name these monsters and will continue to use them.

Even after his death in the future, he will leave a considerable mark on human history.

For a researcher, such an achievement is recognition and affirmation of the value of their lives.

When talking about this issue, Reiner's eyes gleamed and his expression was unusually serious.

"One day, I will also become a great scientific researcher that will be remembered by all mankind."

In this regard, Michonne and others also silently admired this young man.

It is indeed worthy of admiration. As a researcher, Reiner has never been afraid of dangers and difficulties. Even if he is not good at fighting, he often appears on the front line of battles, just to ensure the smoothness of research and to collect the most accurate and complete intelligence.

However, this time the mission deep into the radiation zone was more complicated than they imagined.

They wandered around the radiation zone for a day, killed hundreds of monsters of different types, and escaped being chased by groups of mutant zombies several times.

But from beginning to end, they never encountered the kind of intelligent zombies that they expected, with intelligence and good command.

That night, they spent time clearing a three-story concrete structure.

In order to prevent the monsters in the dark from sneaking up on them, Michonne and others not only destroyed all the ways to go upstairs, but also boarded up all the windows to the outside.

Even if everyone is exhausted from fighting for a whole day, they must leave enough manpower to carry out the night vigil.

Moreover, in an area where there are far more monsters than themselves, in order not to expose their whereabouts, the team members cannot use open fires for heating, or even create any light, even if the temperature in the radiation zone is much colder and more humid than the outside world. , and cannot take off their clothes and equipment. They must remain armed at all times to prevent battles that may occur at any time.

However, it was in this cold and humid environment that Reiner was inspired.

After listening to Sam, who he was relatively close to, talk about the previous battle with intelligent zombies in the building, a question suddenly occurred to him.

"Captain Jesus, Captain Michonne."

"Maybe there's something wrong with our thinking?"

"We shouldn't wander aimlessly in the radiation zone like this. Not only is it dangerous, but it can also easily attract unknown monsters."

"I think it's like the building you found last time."

"Perhaps intelligent zombies are not wandering aimlessly in the radiation zone like ordinary zombies."

"Whether it's to guard the living people they captured, or to better protect their own safety."

"There is a high probability that they will find a lair and a stronghold."

"As long as we find buildings that can hide a large number of zombies here, we have a certain chance of finding their lair."

　Push a book written by a big boss, P club players, and crush the little devils.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)