Rotting Land: Survive

Back to the main topic, after tidying up the trash on the ground, Tang Xiaoquan collected himself and entered into a serious state once again.

"Tell me about it, the process of this operation and the current situation in the village!"

Lin Junfu habitually touched his waist, but the half pack of Red Anhui that Old Zhao had thrown to him before he left in the morning had already been completely consumed, so now besides some waste paper, there was no trace of a cigarette in his pocket.

With no other option, Lin Junfu could only sip a couple of gulps of hot tea, then raised his eyebrows and turned his gaze towards the people in front of him.

The three groups each introduced their respective situations. Zhao Yunhai's group, due to its remote location and being far from the village, hadn't encountered much danger. However, the situation faced by Hu Xiaodong's group was much more thrilling. As for Tang Xiaoquan's group, almost all the action personnel present could empathize with the peril of their experience.

To know, if it weren't for Old Zhao's decisiveness, they might really have been wiped out in that damn little building today.

After hearing everyone's narratives, Lin Junfu seemed to have gone through a journey in hell, and his back's clothes were unknowingly soaked with sweat.

"So that's how it is!" Taking a deep breath, Lin Junfu was filled with emotion at the narrow escape of everyone in front of him and genuinely admired their extraordinary skills and unflappable adaptability.

Thank heavens I met you! This was Lin Junfu's most sincere thought at this moment because he also took a huge risk by telling the other party their position at that time.

After all, they were at the end of their ropes at that time, not to mention whether the addition of newcomers would impact the existing factory management, just the extra mouths would be enough to deplete the factory's remaining supplies.

So, without any hesitation, Lin Junfu's decision at that time was purely a gamble, but fortunately, he gambled correctly.

Even for himself, he probably hadn't expected that his decision would bring such a united and powerful team to the factory.

Sipping some hot water again, Lin Junfu pondered for a moment and suddenly raised his head as if he had thought of something, and then asked with some curiosity, "Xiao Tang, you just mentioned, during the fight, you encountered a mutated hunting dog?"

When the topic reached here, Lin Junfu noticed the expressions of everyone changed obviously, which added a few more doubts about this new species.

"Yes!" Nodding affirmatively, Tang Xiaoquan's voice was quite low, not because he was being deliberate, but as a spontaneous reaction due to the nature of the matter: "That beast really mutated from a dog!"

"Hmm!" Based on the characteristics of human mutations, Lin Junfu roughly imagined the appearance of a mutated zombie, but these weren't his focus, so he continued to ask, "Then how about their attack power?"

"Very strong!" Just two simple words, but the meaning they carried was quite clear.

"This beast hasn't degenerated in any way due to mutation, on the contrary, in terms of leaps, hunting, or the sharpness of its claws, they've all improved significantly. Especially its speed, it's incredibly fast, basically in one-on-one, face-to-face situations, we have almost no chance of winning!"

As his words fell, the atmosphere in the room instantly became heavy.

Obviously, everyone agreed with Tang Xiaoquan's statement, although they were reluctant to admit it deep down, the zombie dogs' attack power was indeed not something they could easily handle.

So...

Waiting quietly for a moment, after everyone's mood had slightly calmed, Tang Xiaoquan then spoke again: "In light of the characteristics of zombie dogs, Lin Guan, our front door defense might need some reinforcement, at least relying on those cardboard boxes at the entrance currently, it seems very difficult to block those guys!"

Nodding to himself, considering the various characteristics of dogs, Lin Junfu roughly imagined the possible attack methods of zombie dogs when assaulting, and the conclusion he reached was essentially consistent with the youngsters, just...

"Xiao Tang, you have to understand this is a clothing factory, besides clothes and export cardboard boxes, there's nothing else here to use as material to reinforce the iron gate."

Regarding this point, Tang Xiaoquan hadn't considered it, but after a moment of contemplation, he immediately came up with a compromise solution: "How about this, anyway, we have plenty of clothes and cardboard boxes here, let's just artificially thicken the gate's thickness, so that even if the beasts want to break through by digging and clawing, they'll have to put in some effort."

"So what do you mean?"

"Stuff the cardboard boxes with clothes, then stack these sewing machine tables at the doorway, and finally sequentially insert cardboard boxes inside, repeat this a few times, and I believe it will solve the zombie attack problem!"

"Hmm!" Subconsciously responding lightly, Lin Junfu seemed quite satisfied with the young man's idea.

However, before he could speak, Hu Xiaodong sitting opposite, with his brows furrowed, picked up where he left off, "Quan, your suggestion has no problem, but this only solves the defense issue. Don't forget these beasts can make noise, so if we can't kill them in time, then I'm afraid..."

Images of hordes of zombies besieging the factory involuntarily appeared in his mind, Hu Xiaodong shook his head with a hint of horror.

Indeed! The beast's calls are no joke, if not handled well, it could attract a large number of zombies. How should we deal with them then?

Deliberating, Wang Qiang, indifferent as ever, waved his big hand: "Tch, as long as we get the defense right, dealing with these beasts will be no different than playing!"

His head was almost cocked skywards, and upon seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Wang Qiang smugly continued, "Look, we can do this: if the beasts come to attack, they definitely have to cross the cardboard boxes, so digging is inevitable. And as long as we create weapons long enough to reach them, then…heheh"

With a radiant smile on his face, Wang Qiang shook the Snake Spear in his hand, leaving everything unsaid.

Witnessing his brother's exuberant, gloating expression, Tang Xiaoquan was speechless but had to admit the other party's method was indeed clever, so he didn't hesitate and immediately turned to Lin Junfu, giving a firm response: "According to Qiang's method, we'll need to make at least two elongated Long Spears, and besides that, once the thickening of the wall is complete, we also need to add a few cardboard boxes behind it to elevate the view range!"

Combining the suggestions of Wang and Tang, everyone quickly came up with a relatively detailed and reliable contingency plan to deal with the zombie dogs.

Then, the next step was to discuss the more important and life-or-death matter for the entire Zhongkun Textile shelter: the food harvesting plan...