Chapter 79

Lu Yu was a bit embarrassed, so he quickly took out a helmet, gestured with it, and said: "Sister Tan, this protective gear is pretty good. Brother Su, do I look like a SWAT officer?"

"Speaking of SWAT... I wonder how Officer Qin and the others are doing."

Zheng Xin took out a riot shield and waved it around, feeling very awkward, and put it back.

"Damn, Brother Su, are you really connected to the SWAT team?"

Lu Yu looked at Zhang Su with sudden admiration.

"A SWAT officer escaped the residential area one step ahead of us, but he went in a different direction. His team has quite a few people, but only two or three are truly useful. Forget it, let's not talk about them..."

Zhang Su didn't want to dwell on those people, because in his view, Qin Ya couldn't take care of the team at all, and in the end, they might even meet with an accident because of the burdens Yu Nuo and Liu Xuanyu!

"Forget the rubber batons, take the shields and the high-intensity flashlights. Xiao Bo, Old Tan, come with me, I'll get you two some weapons."

After speaking, Zhang Su led the two toward his van.

"Hahaha, Brother Su, I knew you definitely had good stuff."

Standing next to the van, Lu Yu kept rubbing his hands, his face full of anticipation.

"The best thing is yourself, you idiot!"

Zhang Su muttered irritably while rummaging through the van, then pulled out something from under the seat that left both of them confused.

"Holy crap, Brother Su, what is this? A death-dealing hoe?"

Lu Yu exclaimed as he looked at the huge hoe-shaped weapon in Zhang Su's hand, but why were there markings on the hoe?

"Hoe your sister's head... this is a vernier caliper, for measuring! Here, Technician Tan, it fits your identity perfectly, it must be very useful for killing zombies."

Zhang Su happily handed the giant vernier caliper to the bewildered Tan Huajun.

"Big, big brother, you, why do you keep this in your car? Are you an engineer?"

Tan Huajun had seen vernier calipers, but she never expected to see such a huge one in her lifetime. People who could use this kind of vernier caliper were generally not simple; they must be senior engineers. But why would a senior engineer drive a small van?

Ordinary vernier calipers were only about thirty centimeters, and even larger ones were no more than fifty centimeters. The one in Tan Huajun's hand right now was a full 1.2 meters long and could measure objects up to a meter!

It was no wonder Lu Yu saw it as a hoe; it really did look somewhat similar. Now, in Tan Huajun's hands, its strange shape looked particularly comical.

"Hehe, it's a self-defense weapon!" Zhang Su laughed: "This thing isn't contraband; even if the police check it, it doesn't matter. Keeping it in the car gives a full sense of security!"

"That's true, that's true. Brother Su is clearly an educated man; carrying a vernier caliper is very reasonable!"

Lu Yu was very quick-witted when it came to flattering.

"Since you're so good at talking, here, this is for you!"

With that, Zhang Su threw a straight steel pipe to Lu Yu.

"This is? What is it..."

Lu Yu took the steel pipe in his hand; it was about a meter long, with a handle on one end and a sharp point on the other. There was also a long groove cut into the pipe. He tested the tip with his hand; it was very sharp. One could imagine that if anyone were stabbed by this thing, it would definitely leave a bloody hole.

"As a farmer's son, carrying a grain sampler is also very reasonable."

Zhang Su explained, but this wasn't an ordinary grain sampler; the biggest difference was the material.

"Grain..." Lu Yu's scalp tingled. He didn't expect this thing to come from a granary. He looked at Zhang Su with great admiration: "Brother Su, I truly admire you. You can always get these strange and wonderful things!"

"Alright, stop flattering me here. The usage of a grain sampler is relatively simple. You need to get used to using a stabbing motion to attack the zombies' heads, understand?"

Zhang Su demonstrated the move.

When it came to business, Lu Yu learned very seriously.

"Old Tan, yours is relatively simple. You can call it a vernier caliper, but you can just use it as a crowbar or a hoe. I had the measuring claws made with special material; they're very sturdy. Smashing a zombie's head will be crisp and crunchy!"

Zhang Su was full of confidence in the weapons in his car. He had never easily shown these things to others; they only had a chance to appear at the most critical moments. They had been sitting idle since they were finished until now...

Lu Yu wasn't good at academic knowledge, but when it came to learning how to fight, he was definitely a top student. He quickly mastered the essentials of stabbing and looked quite professional.

Tan Huajun was a bit lacking. Swinging the vernier caliper looked a bit clumsy; from a distance, she looked like a penguin swinging a hoe, which was especially comical.

"Xiaoshan, you guide Technician Tan."

Zhang Su rubbed his temples. Seeing Tan Huajun's awkward posture gave him a headache. He really wanted to see how this chubby big sister had actually stabbed a zombie to death with a steel bar, and he even started to suspect if she had lied...

However, the zombie corpses by the flower bed had indeed been killed by having their eyeballs stabbed; that couldn't be faked.

In the afternoon, everyone was practicing using their weapons next to the convenience store, making "hum-ha" sounds.

Zhang Su used this time to learn in detail from Tan Huajun about the Phoenix International residential area and her home situation.

In the quiet world, it seemed as if only the few of them were left as humans. However, Zhang Su's expression suddenly tightened. Just as he was calling everyone back to the convenience store to hide, an accident happened!

In the apocalypse, the feasibility of plans was greatly reduced because there were too many uncertain variables.

Zhang Su had thought about people passing by the gas station and ignoring it, entering the gas station to scavenge for supplies, or even robbing the gas station, but what was about to happen was something he hadn't expected!

Just as everyone was running toward the side door of the convenience store, the ear-piercing sound of tires screeching on the road in the distance rang out in the silent street, like the sharp scream of a fierce ghost, making everyone's heart tremble.

"Quick, get in quickly!"

Seeing everyone stop, Zhang Su urged them.

"Oh my god!"

Zheng Xin, who was the last to enter the convenience store, looked toward the street and saw a terrifying scene!

After a series of car collision sounds, a burning GL8 appeared on the street in front of the gas station. The vehicle swerved violently, attempting to cross the green belt and rush into the gas station, but for unknown reasons, it flipped directly at the exit of the gas station!

"Ah, is anyone there? Help!"

A man covered in blood crawled out of the driver's seat, let out a shrill cry, and ran toward the convenience store.

The man hadn't discovered Zhang Su and the others; he was simply trying to enter a shelter to save himself!

Unfortunately, things went against his wishes. His frantic shouting stimulated the zombies that followed closely behind. Coupled with the fact that he was injured from the collision and fell to the ground unsteadily, he was quickly swallowed by the zombies. His desperate struggle was undoubtedly in vain.

Bang!

Before the zombies could start their meal, the burning car erupted into a ball of flames. As expected, it exploded, blowing away more than a dozen zombies nearby. Fortunately, it was far from the gas pumps, otherwise, the entire gas station would have been blown to the sky.

A series of events happened within half a minute. Zhang Su and his group huddled under the wall of the convenience store, watching the slowly gathering zombies, feeling their scalps go numb!

(End of chapter)