Chapter 1087: Unrest in the Snowy Night (Part 3)

Chapter 1087 -1075: Unrest in the Snowy Night (Part 3)

“Hu, brother! What’s our next step?”

On the hand-held radio, Wang Qiang urged again, helpless as the young man was, with Wei Dazhuang in a perpetual state of rage inside the car.

Hu Xiaodong understood this very well; after all, the team all knew the farmer’s anxiety about zombies.

But given the current situation, heading out posed too many uncertainties.

And currently, there was no indication that the source of the noise harbored hostility towards them.

Therefore, staying in the car was relatively safer.

It’s crucial to quickly clarify the situation outside, but the thick snow covered the entire vehicle; all the windows front, back, left, and right were obscured with snow, so peering out from inside was simply impossible.

As for the only external camera, it couldn’t function due to the snow and water.

Trying to remove snow at this critical juncture would be a potential trigger for danger.

In the past, Hu Xiaodong might have taken a risky attempt, but now… especially after the team faced so many troubles, he didn’t dare rush forward.

Moreover, Old Xu repeatedly emphasized bringing the team back safely.

So… at this moment, Hu Xiaodong felt somewhat at a loss, undecided.

Time was slipping away, minute by minute, the radio’s “buzzing” sound teased Hu Xiaodong’s heart like a death knell.

A decision had to be made, otherwise, prolonged delay would certainly lead to trouble with Wei Dazhuang in the rear car.

And then, just as Hu Xiaodong was anxiously fretting about what to do, the car door beside him was knocked from outside.

“Knock, knock, knock! Knock, knock, knock!” The sound was gentle and rhythmic, hearing it, Luo Baochun instinctively shielded his chest with a steel blade.

“Hu, Hu, brother!”

With a slight frown, Hu Xiaodong glanced at the nervous Luo Baochun.

He didn’t speak, instead also picked up the cleaver resting by the door.

Tightened, signaling Luo Baochun not to panic.

But Hu Xiaodong knew, claiming not to be tense at this critical moment was pure nonsense.

“Knock, knock, knock!” The car door knocked again.

From the sound alone, it was impossible to judge if the source was human or zombie, but either way, Hu Xiaodong felt it wasn’t a good thing.

The lack of response inside left Huo Yuankai somewhat anxious, but after a brief analysis, he deduced something.

Undoubtedly, the two inside were wary of the situation and dared not open the door.

Immediately, Huo Yuankai switched from gentle knocking to forceful door banging, while his throat involuntarily emitted “uh uh ah ah” sounds.

Well, alright! Huo Yuankai’s action inadvertently caused Hu Xiaodong to reach a judgment.

Violent reaction, indistinct growling, this was unmistakably zombie behavior.

Moreover, Hu Xiaodong even mentally reconstructed the whole sequence of events.

The zombie must have initially remained unnoticed inside the car due to the snow and wind noise.

Gradually approached, heard loud snoring, and followed up.

As for the reason for the upheaval, it was likely due to the interest sparked by conversation noise inside.

This is what transformed the zombie from quiet to violent.

Blundered, Huo Yuankai probably never imagined his “friendly” gesture would result in such misunderstanding.

Fortune or misfortune, misfortune cannot be avoided, as events have progressed to this stage, continuing to “play deaf and dumb” was clearly impossible.

Not to mention anything else, the mere series of disturbances created by this creature was enough to cause a lot of trouble.

The zombies outside had to be resolved before matters further deteriorated.

Thinking of this, Hu Xiaodong made a decision.

He gave Luo Baochun a look, signaling his intention to act.

Upon seeing Hu Xiaodong’s solemn expression, Luo Baochun immediately understood his meaning.

Holding the blade in his left hand, right hand on the door, should anything happen, he’d leap out and think of rescue immediately.

With everything set, Hu Xiaodong took a deep breath, then grasped the handle, vigorously shook twice until a small gap appeared in the window, then thrust a knife out.

Wind carrying snowflakes slowly drifted in through the opened gap, Hu Xiaodong felt a rush of cold.

Yet compared to the tension in his heart, the chill was evidently negligible.

The anticipated decapitation didn’t occur, through the feeling from the cleaver’s thrust, Hu Xiaodong confirmed that the strike had missed.

But little did he know, his knife almost ended Huo Yuankai’s life.

Seconds ago, Huo Yuankai was pressing against the window, knocking on the door panel.

Seeing the window loosen he thought Hu Xiaodong was responding, instinctively approached, not expecting a cleaver to lunge out before the window fully rolled down.

Fortunately, being well-trained for years, his reaction and alertness were decent, instinctively dodging aside when the knife came out, narrowly avoiding the threat of being skull-splitting.

Hu Xiaodong, whose first strike failed, didn’t give up, he didn’t even retract the knife but instead swept it horizontally along the gap.

However, just halfway through the sword’s trajectory, Hu Xiaodong felt a mighty force holding back the inclined blade.

Did it hit?

But why was the sensation of hitting so strange?

At a loss, perplexed, an angular plastic face appeared at the window.

The face was plastered against the window, but the window was snow-covered, rendering the large face blurry.

Moreover, Huo Yuankai had been active outside for a while, his complexion naturally somewhat frozen and colorless.

Presently added an eerie edge.

Zombies! Definitely zombies!

Hu Xiaodong, without altering his judgment, made a further decision.

Suddenly withdrew the cleaver, pushed open the car door.

The speed was so fast, Huo Yuankai had no time to react.

In quick succession, with the powerful door slam, Huo Yuankai was hit in the back leg, staggered, fell to the ground.

Since everything unfolded too rapidly, absorbed in retaliating by pushing the door, Hu Xiaodong had no chance to properly identify the target’s appearance.

Besides, once humans reach a cognitive decision, their mind subconsciously aligns towards it.

Thus, even if Hu Xiaodong faced Huo Yuankai directly, he would likely identify him as a bloodthirsty zombie.

His sturdy back intimately collided with the ground, luckily the snow was thick enough, otherwise, just now would have been a hard deal for Huo Yuankai.

However, still, Huo Yuankai was thoroughly agitated by the snow and water.

Successfully pushed the car door, Hu Xiaodong jumped off the vehicle, through the blizzard, he faintly saw a living thing squirming beneath.

At this point, nothing further needed confirmation, so Hu Xiaodong stepped forward, raised the cleaver at it.

“Die!” With a shout and swelling muscles, Hu Xiaodong’s force behind the knife wasn’t small.

At the time receiving a “baptism” in the snowy ground, Huo Yuankai sensed a gust of wind above his body.

Feeling miserable, he tried to speak “uh uh ah ah”.

But amidst the merciless wind and snow, his “words” were inherently inaudible.

Helpless, Huo Yuankai rolled on the ground, upon rolling, heard the ear-piercing sound from the snow beside him.

Well well, this creature is pretty quick to react! Even managed to dodge this!?

Having his cleaver dodge by the zombie, Hu Xiaodong became enraged, his battle spirit ignited, quickly withdrew the cleaver, and then…