ATPnovel Chapter 85 Capture Alive
Chapter 85 Capture Alive
Lu Chen did not fire immediately, nor did Shen Qingci.
Both were waiting for the other to get close. Only when it got close enough that the bullet's flight time was compressed to the extreme, would the instinct to dodge be too late to react.
120 meters! The zombie cat rushed out of the alley, crossed a narrow alley, and jumped onto the roof of an abandoned van.
80 meters! It launched from the roof of the car, bouncing back and forth between the walls on both sides of the street, getting faster and faster.
50 meters!
Boom!
Lu Chen and Shen Qingci pulled the trigger almost at the same time.
Two bullets fired from the muzzle one after the other, flying towards the zombie cat that was sprinting at full speed with a faint whistling sound.
The running zombie cat reacted the instant the gunshot rang out.
Its body twisted suddenly in mid-air, its spine bending to an angle that a normal cat could never bend to, and the cat rolled half a circle sideways in the air.
Lu Chen's shot grazed its back, leaving a scorched mark on its gray-black fur, but without drawing blood.
Shen Qingci's shot grazed its side, leaving a shallow wound on its skin, from which a few drops of dark red blood seeped out.
Both men missed their first shots.
But Lu Chen's face remained expressionless. With a distance of 50 meters and such speed, missing the target was entirely expected.
In a state of extreme concentration, his emotions did not fluctuate much, and his hands did not tremble. He simply and steadily put the gun back on the zombie cat and continued to track its movements.
The zombie cat didn't slow down at all after landing; instead, it charged even faster. It was probably completely enraged by the gunshots; its eyes burned with savagery, and the muscles at the corners of its mouth twitched, revealing a row of sharp teeth.
30 meters!
Lu Chen and Shen Qingci pulled the trigger again.
Bang! Bang! Two gunshots rang out almost simultaneously.
At such a short distance, it only takes a very short time for a bullet to travel from the muzzle to the target, making it much more difficult for the opponent to dodge.
Although the zombie cat was still trying its best to twist and dodge, its body suddenly veered to the left the instant the gun fired, and the whole cat was almost launched sideways, but the distance was just too close.
Lu Chen's shot grazed its hind leg. Although the bullet did not hit the bone directly, the high-speed rotation of the bullet tore a sizable wound in the muscle of its hind leg, and dark red blood gushed out instantly. The entire hind leg visibly limped when it landed.
Shen Qingci's shot was even more precise; her bullet struck the zombie cat directly in the abdomen, penetrating from the side.
When a rifle bullet enters the body, it creates a violent cavitation effect. Although the bullet did not hit the spine directly, the shock wave shattered the internal organs in the abdominal cavity.
The zombie cat let out a hoarse scream filled with pain and rage, as if someone had stepped on its throat and forced it out.
Its body twitched suddenly in mid-air, then fell straight to the ground, lying motionless on the asphalt.
"This... won't just kill him outright, will it?" Lu Chen couldn't help but mutter.
He had only intended to severely injure it, rendering it unable to move, so that he could capture it alive, but now it seemed that the rifle bullets were far more powerful than he had imagined.
He immediately commanded the elite zombies to rush over. The elite zombies dragged heavy sabers, strode across the street, and grabbed the zombie cat lying on the ground.
After confirming that it was safe, Lu Chen led the others to quickly surround the area.
The zombie cat, held in the hand of the elite zombie, was unable to struggle at all. It seemed to have lost all its strength, its limbs drooping half-dead, its tail hanging limply.
Its size is even more astonishing up close. It is nearly a meter long from head to tail, with long and muscular limbs and claws that are at least three times larger than those of an ordinary cat. Each claw is like a miniature scimitar.
There was a fist-sized wound on its lower abdomen. The entrance left by the bullet when it entered from the side was not large, but the internal damage caused by the bullet tumbling inside its body was far more than it appeared on the surface.
Through the wounds, you could see the internal organs inside... many of them were torn apart, and dark red blood was constantly seeping out, dripping onto the ground through the gaps between the elite zombie's fingers.
"Can it be saved?" Shen Qingci stood next to Lu Chen, looking down at the half-dead zombie cat, and asked softly, with a hint of self-reproach in her voice.
"Theoretically, it should be possible." Lu Chen squatted down and carefully examined the wound on the zombie cat's abdomen.
The flesh around the wound was wriggling extremely slowly, indicating that the cat's life force was far from exhausted and its zombified physique was trying to repair the damage.
"This cat must be an elite cat; its vitality is definitely incredible. However, it's too badly injured right now and needs to replenish its energy to speed up its recovery."
"Tie it up first, and when we go to the Green Bamboo Garden to rescue it, we'll find some meat for it to eat."
Upon hearing the order, Ning Tieshan immediately sprang into action.
He took out nylon rope from his combat backpack and deftly tied it around the zombie cat's limbs.
After tying it up, he thought for a moment and then took out an iron chain... These things are very rare in the neighborhood. He searched for a long time in the garage and storage room yesterday before finding this one.
The iron chain wrapped around the zombie cat several times, binding it tightly from head to tail, with a knot at the end.
After tying it up, Lu Chen had Ning Tieshan hand the zombie cat over to a large, strong zombie.
The burly zombie gripped the chain and lifted the entire zombie cat up, as if carrying a package.
As for controlling the other person, we'll talk about that after they're brought back to life.
Lu Chen's 30 control slots are all full. If he wants to control this elite-level zombie cat, he will need to free up at least 2 slots, based on the ratio of 3 slots for elite zombies.
Moreover, this cat is currently half-dead and cannot fight even if it is brought under control; it would only be a hindrance and slow down the rescue process.
It's better to keep it with us for now and incorporate it once it recovers.
"Alright, release the drone, then circle around Xiangyang Community once more. If everything's alright, we'll head to Cuizhu Garden," Lu Chen said to Wei Dong after the zombie cat issue was resolved.
"Yes!" Wei Dong quickly took the military reconnaissance drone out of his backpack.
While he was familiarizing himself with the equipment in the room, he had already unfolded the drone and test-flown it once.
The military's flight control system is exceptionally well-designed, with a simple and intuitive interface that displays altitude, distance, battery level, and visual information in real time.
He pushed the joystick, and the four rotor arms hummed as the drone steadily took off and began to circle along the community wall.
The military has clearly made targeted optimizations to the system.
On the screen, any moving humanoid creature will be automatically identified, marked with a red box, and its distance and speed will also be indicated.
At the same time, the system will automatically determine whether the humanoid creature is a zombie. If so, it will be highlighted so that the operator can identify it at a glance.
After the drone completed its circle, apart from the survivors working inside the residential area, there were no humanoid creatures left on the surrounding streets.
"Captain, the surrounding area is safe, there are no more wandering zombies." Wei Dong reported to his superior while staring at the screen.