Rotting Land: Survive

Chapter 560 - 550: Juli Sports Arena (Part 2)

"Old Lin, keep an eye on the cars on both sides. Have you noticed anything unusual about them?"

Driving in the city, affected by road conditions, Lin Junfu had to remain cautious at all times. In addition, he was searching for the sports stadium, so he rarely took his attention off to observe anything else.

Therefore, regarding Tang Xiaoquan's question, he could only shake his head: "No! Why, did you discover something?"

Tang Xiaoquan furrowed his brows, expressing concern: "The cars parked on both sides of the road have collision marks on their bodies."

Upon hearing this, Old Lin didn't show any unusual expression. On the contrary, from his point of view, he didn't find it to be a big deal.

After all, in an apocalypse, cars getting hit on the road is too normal, so he replied nonchalantly: "Oh, maybe the drivers were nervous while escaping a zombie chase, causing it."

Nodding subconsciously, Tang Xiaoquan seemed to agree with Old Lin's explanation, but then he suddenly realized something and continued, "But if it really were nervous drivers... it shouldn't... look, pay attention to these scratches on the paint, it doesn't seem like something caused by a single vehicle!"

To verify his point, Tang Xiaoquan anxiously reached out his hand outside the car.

The young man's move was undoubtedly dangerous, and Old Lin quickly slowed down the car as he called him to stop.

Simultaneously, from the back seat, Hu Xiaodong's voice came in agreement, "Yeah! Young Tang, these collision marks indeed don't look like they were made by individual vehicles. It must have been a convoy, and it seems like heavy vehicles too. Otherwise, there's no way the car bodies would be damaged like this, look at how the whole door is dented!"

Indeed, as the survivors mentioned, the current situation outside the car is that an entire street of abandoned vehicles seems to have been forced apart by some external force, with flaking paint and dents on all the car bodies.

Moreover, recalling the previous descriptions from Niu Lizhan and Liu Fugui, Wang Qiang couldn't help but suspect, "Guys, could this have been caused by that 'troop' from the refuge?"

Wang Qiang's words were merely a guess, but when they reached Tang Xiaoquan's ears, his expression grew even more solemn.

Exactly! Although he couldn't confirm Wang Qiang's guess was correct, under the current circumstances, this explanation was undoubtedly the most plausible.

The atmosphere had become tense; as the car continued moving forward, the survivors became more convinced of Wang Qiang's theory.

Because they had begun to find a large number of zombies crushed to death along the road and surrounding streets.

Meanwhile, based on the map's indicated path, Old Lin knew they were getting closer and closer to their destination, Juli Sports Arena.

After roughly another 10 minutes, the high roof of the sports arena was already clearly visible.

Seeing the increasingly clear sports arena roof, Old Lin looked ahead and confidently said to everyone, "Guys, it seems we've finally got the route right this time."

No one responded, and Tang Xiaoquan only nodded silently.

The streets leading to the sports arena were littered with corpses, all of which had dried up and shriveled, suggesting they had been there for some time. This made Tang Xiaoquan's mind fill with a sense of unease.

After all, if a military unit were stationed inside the sports arena, they absolutely wouldn't and shouldn't let these corpses rot outside. In the end, they are sources of infection. Although there is no evidence proving that the zombie virus can be spread through the air, who can guarantee that these decaying bodies wouldn't breed new bacteria and viruses to infect humans?

Moreover, according to wartime regulations, corpses should generally be disposed of by burning. Even if the unit's leaders feared that burning might attract more zombies, they should have transported them to an appropriate place for burial, just like Old Xu and his team did at Yuhuan Gymnasium, as a minimum respect for the dead.

But look here, it's just...

"Hey guys, look at the heads of these zombies, many of them were shot in the head!" Wang Qiang's observation was quite detailed; such nuances are hard to notice without careful examination.

Tang Xiaoquan quickly followed his brother's words, glancing over at a corpse.

Indeed, as Wang Qiang said, some of the dead bodies did have bullet holes indicating they were shot.

So, does this mean there is an armed force stationed here, but did their superiors get hit on the head by a donkey? Using firearms against zombies at the base entrance, don't they know it would only attract more zombies?

No, this doesn't make sense; the military wouldn't make such a basic mistake.

So what's really off here?

Tang Xiaoquan habitually twisted his bangs in front of his forehead with his right hand and did so rather quickly, making Old Lin next to him realize that the young man had made another discovery. He quickly asked in a low voice, "Xiao Tang, what are you thinking?"

"Oh, nothing much, I just find it strange why the people in charge of the stadium would use guns against zombies, which is clearly the worst strategy."

"Maybe the stadium was besieged, resources were scarce, and the people inside were forced to break out to get food?" Wang Qiang was unusually steady today, not only refraining from causing trouble like before but also actively participating in discussions and analyses.

As soon as his words fell, Hu Xiaodong immediately agreed, "Yes, Strong, it makes a lot of sense. I guess they had no other choice either!"

But who would have thought, Tang Xiaoquan immediately refuted Wang and Hu's judgment, "No way! Strong, Brother Hu, have you noticed, although there are zombies everywhere on this street, their numbers are not enough to threaten the sports arena ahead. And if you continue to look ahead, there's no sign of zombies besieging the stadium entrance!"

"Hiss," Hu Xiaodong couldn't help but suck in a breath. He looked around carefully and then observed the distance. After finishing his observations, he murmured in disbelief, "This is indeed a bit strange!"

As Tang Xiaoquan had analyzed, the number of zombies the survivors currently saw was substantial, but in terms of scale, it was far from threatening the large stadium.

Simply put, for the stadium to handle these zombies, there was no need to use low-risky and cost-effective firearms to deal with them.

But the issue remains, no matter how irrational this is, it's a fact that it happened.

So, what is the true answer hidden behind this? (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for it. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)