Chapter 846 The Farm Falls
Chapter 846 The Farm Falls
Lu Cheng used two light machine guns and one heavy machine gun, firing continuously and alternately. While killing a large number of zombies, he also attracted a large number of zombies through the gunshots.
Maggie, who was in charge of driving, glanced at the situation behind from time to time. Seeing that most of the zombies were coming towards this side, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as Lu Cheng was replacing the barrel of the heavy machine gun, Maggie was about to say thank you when she heard a gunshot from the direction of a farm in the distance, followed by a series of sounds from shotguns and hunting rifles.
"Lu, there seems to be danger at the farm. What should we do now?" Maggie seemed a little flustered because she was worried about her family.
Lu Cheng glanced at the situation behind him and immediately said, "Speed up, shake off the zombies behind, and go back to the farm to provide support."
Maggie did not hesitate and immediately accelerated and drove forward. After running two kilometers, she turned south from a fork in the road and went back to the farm.
At this time, even though Maggie, Lu Cheng, Otis and Jimmy divided into three groups to attract the zombies, the number of these zombies was too large and they were too scattered, stretching for more than ten kilometers in radius from east to west and east.
Even though tens of thousands of zombies were attracted away, there were still a large number of zombies approaching the farm. The chickens, ducks, geese, and sheep raised on the farm were the first to suffer. Seeing the zombies approaching, Haosher could only pick up a shotgun to resist.
Otis's wife Patricia and Maggie's sister Beth hurriedly opened the stable and released several horses on the farm, allowing the horses to escape, and then quickly joined the action of defending the farm.
But there were too many zombies surrounding them. Even if the three of them fought back desperately, it was like a drop in the bucket and was of no avail.
Moreover, as the roars of zombies continued to be heard all around, the zombies that were locked in the farm shed by Hershel and Otis broke open the wooden door of the shed and rushed out, heading towards Hershel and the other two.
Most of the zombies trapped in the shed are farm employees, including Hershel's wife and Beth's mother.
Hershel has always stubbornly believed that the zombies were just infected with a disease and that one day she would be able to find a way to cure them. Therefore, she has been hiding it from her youngest daughter Beth, not wanting her to know that her mother has turned into a zombie.
Beth was hiding beside Hershel with Patricia when she suddenly heard a roar coming from the direction of the hut. She turned around and saw a group of zombies coming out of the hut. Just as she was about to open her mouth to remind her father, she saw a familiar figure among the zombies. It was her mother.
"Mom!"
Beth's cry immediately alarmed Hershel who was trying desperately to protect the farm.
Hershel immediately turned the gun around, but when faced with his former acquaintance, his wife, he hesitated for a moment and did not shoot.
During this moment of hesitation, the zombies around had already approached, and the zombies in the hut also approached Hershel's house.
As for the underage Beth, when she suddenly saw her mother turned into a zombie, she was stunned at first, unable to believe it, and then she went to greet her crying: "Mom... mom..."
Hershel was also awakened by this scene and quickly chased after him: "Beth, come back soon!"
Patricia also rushed over and tried to hold Beth.
At this moment, a car roar suddenly came from the west of the farm, which immediately attracted some zombies. It was Maggie and Lu Cheng who drove back.
As soon as she entered the farm, Maggie saw her father and sister surrounded by zombies. She immediately became anxious and drove straight towards her father without thinking too much.
Seeing that it was already too late, Beth had already been grabbed by the arm by a farm zombie, who was about to bite her slender and white arm.
At this critical moment, a bullet accurately penetrated the zombie's head and rescued Beth from its mouth.
At this point, Hershel no longer had time to think about it. He raised the shotgun in his hand and shot at the farm zombies behind him.
After a "bang", the shotgun bullets hit the heads of two zombies at the same time, including Hershel's wife, Beth's mother.
Beth, who had just been grabbed by the zombies by the arm and was still in shock, saw her mother fall in front of her and collapsed there: "Mom mom..."
Hershel fired two more shots, and the bullets in the gun were all used up. It was too late to reload.
Fortunately, Lu Cheng had already jumped out of the car and rushed forward. He fired two Glock pistols in succession. Dense bullets were shot in a fan shape around, instantly clearing out a large number of the surrounding zombies.
At this time, Maggie finally drove the car and knocked down several zombies, and came in front of the people.
Lu Cheng didn't waste any words, he just picked up Beth who was lying on the ground and put her in the back of the pickup truck. Maggie also got out of the car, helped Patricia get into the back of the pickup truck, then turned around and shouted to her father, "Dad, get in the car!"
Then, he pulled Hershel directly onto the passenger seat.
After firing all 66 rounds of bullets in the two Glock pistols and temporarily clearing out the zombies in front of him, Lu Cheng quickly replaced two extended magazines and jumped into the car.
Maggie also drove immediately and rushed to the west side of the farm where there were fewer zombies.
Lu Cheng continued to operate the M2 heavy machine gun to clear out the zombies blocking the road ahead.
A few minutes later, the pickup truck rushed out of the farm, merged with Otis and Jimmy's car, and drove south.
Maggie waited until the car drove forward a few kilometers and reached a relatively safe distance before she stopped the car and turned to look at her father: "Dad, is this the result you wanted? If it weren't for Lu, my sister would have died!"
Hershel was left speechless by his eldest daughter's retort. He just stood there in a daze, not knowing what to say.
Otis hugged his wife Patricia, and the couple was grateful to have survived the disaster.
Maggie's brother Jimmy wants to comfort his sister Beth, but he doesn't know how to start.
Lu Cheng sat aside, loading bullets into the empty magazine, and did not participate in the family's quarrels and chaos.
After the family calmed down, Lu Cheng said, "Maggie, since the farm has been breached by zombies, you should follow me to the West Georgia Prison. We have built a shelter there and given it a new name, Spark City."
Maggie also agreed immediately: "Lu, thank you very much for taking such a great risk to rescue our family."
As she spoke, Maggie came over, stood on tiptoe, kissed Lu Cheng on the side of his face, and whispered, "I won't let you pay in vain."
Then, Maggie turned around and said, "Jimmy, Otis, drive to Spark City!"
Lu Cheng also packed up his things, got up and got into the car.
Although they failed to find the helicopter flying across the sky this time, they were able to get several people on the farm to join Spark City, and they also killed thousands of zombies, which was a considerable gain.
Although the old man Hershel is very stubborn, he has rich experience in farming. He is also an old veterinarian and can act as a doctor at critical moments.
Otis can operate various agricultural machinery, Patricia can raise various poultry and livestock, and weave clothes with wool, all of which can contribute to the construction of Spark City.
Maggie also has good combat and management talents and can become a good team leader.
Although Spark City is still very small today, as it continues to expand and grow, it will certainly have to open up other shelters in the future, and even recapture the city step by step, which will require many independent talents.
Cultivating talents is not something that can be done overnight. It is best to start as early as possible and improve their abilities and loyalty at the same time...
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