Chapter 885 Set off to the military safe zone!
In the end, Tang Wen was completely defeated under Zhang Xiumei's almost pleading gaze.
I promised to seriously consider the other party's request to change his job to become a fire-breathing old lady, a hidden profession in the apocalypse.
However, although he agreed, Tang Wen was not very optimistic in his heart. It was not because he discriminated against the other party's age, but because it was too difficult to operate the flamethrower.
Even if many people have not come into contact with it personally, they should have seen related videos. The recoil of this thing is simply terrifying, so strong that it can push a flamethrower lying on the ground back and slide away.
The flamethrowers in their team were homemade, so they were cruder and more difficult to control. Otherwise, they would not have been fixed on the pickup trucks. But even so, he was almost thrown out when he operated it himself last time.
A fire dragon is also a dragon. Given Grandma Zhang's physical condition, it would be difficult to subdue it even if she tried her best.
So, Tang Wen tried his best to calm Grandma Zhang down and gave her a difficult question:
"Grandma Zhang, I fully support you using the flamethrower to kill zombies, but to use this thing well, it requires quite high strength and endurance. If you can't meet these requirements, damage to the equipment is a small matter, and it is easy for people to... very easy..."
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"Xiao Tang, is my strength enough?"
Tang Wen was only halfway through his words when he saw Grandma Zhang walk to the corner of the room, squatting down and picking up the household thresher that they had moved to the corner...
The thresher was not originally placed in the corner. He asked someone to move it over yesterday evening because he thought it was in the way. So he clearly remembered that the two young guys in the team had a hard time lifting it together.
But now, she was picked up by a 70-year-old lady? ? ?
No?? Is this right??
This thing must weigh at least 100 pounds, right? ? ?
At this moment, Tang Wen was so shocked that he even forgot to close his mouth, and his lips were still on the last word "Yi".
"You...are not...a female warrior...you are also a martial artist!"
"What kind of martial artist?"
Seeing Tang Wen's expression, Zhang Xiumei put down the thresher with some confusion.
thump~
The sound of steel hitting the concrete floor echoed in the house and hit Tang Wen's heart directly.
Gudong~
This made him swallow his saliva. Could he really be the protagonist? Not only did his teammates have their own unique skills, but even the lonely old man he picked up out of sympathy turned out to be a hermit? He also had a tough job? ?
Thinking of this, Tang Wen hurriedly walked to the thresher with mottled paint and took a closer look at the metal nameplate: Weight: 75kg
Wow, you picked up a 150-pound thing in one go, and it looks like you still have some strength left. You still say you are an otherworldly expert?
After the shock, an expression that said, "I'm well-educated, so don't fool me" immediately appeared on Tang Wen's face.
"Grandma Zhang, please stop joking with me. Tell me the truth. Are you a hermit living here? Are you tired of the fighting and killing in the martial arts world? Or are you hiding your identity to avoid your enemies?"
"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. Besides, it's the end of the world now, so if I had any enemies, they'd probably all be dead!"
Well, Tang Wen did read books, but they were by Jin Yong.
"Hey~ Xiao Tang, what are you talking about! What about hermit masters, martial arts masters... You're talking like you're reading a storybook."
"I am a rural woman who has been farming all my life. It is normal for me to have some strength to carry things on my shoulders and hands every day. If I didn't even have this much strength, I would have starved to death long ago."
"On the contrary, you young guys nowadays lack exercise and probably can't even carry a backpack all the way up the mountain. Last year, I was able to climb several mountains with a backpack on my back!"
Zhang Xiumei's words made Tang Wen unable to help but fall into self-doubt: "Could it be that I am really spoiled and am surprised by what I have seen so rarely?"
But the scene just now, even if it was replaced by a friend who used to work out regularly, he might not be able to do it, right?
Some of them can indeed deadlift more than 100 kilograms, but that is with a comfortable grip. The farm machinery in front of them is large in size and has an uneven surface, making it difficult to exert force at all.
Just when Tang Wen was about to believe that there were only these super-powerful old ladies in the countryside, Zhang Xiumei suddenly seemed to have thought of something and spoke up:
"But I have been stronger than others since I was a child. My husband can carry 100 kilograms, but I can carry 200 kilograms..."
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Hearing this, Tang Wen suddenly felt that Grandma Zhang was playing a trick on him? ?
You call this being a little stronger than others??? And you're still saying you weren't born with supernatural powers???
I have an old lady with super strong powers!
"Grandma, you don't have to say anything. It's decided. You are the operator of the flamethrower. If anyone else has any opinions, let them talk to the thresher!"
Why don't you use such a strong old lady instead of using those weak young people? ?
At this moment, Tang Wen’s mind had already emerged the battle scene of the old lady with super strength holding the flamethrower as easily as holding a chicken, and taking the lives of zombie dogs in a swarm of zombies.
In his later years, the emperor fought alone in the dark restricted area.
Thinking of this, Tang Wen suddenly became excited and became more determined to cultivate Zhang Xiumei.
So much so that after breakfast, Tang Wen couldn't wait to immediately gather all the members of the convoy and announced the decision to transfer Zhang Xiumei from the logistics post to the combat unit.
When this decision was made, the members of the team were in an uproar. Some questioned Tang Wen's cruel exploitation of the elderly, some worried that there would be a fatal loophole in the combat system, some were dazed... but most of them were just having fun...
There is a lack of spiritual entertainment in the end times, so changes like this are really welcome...
But soon, Zhang Xiumei lifted the thresher with both hands, shattering all doubts, and boarded her loyal fire-breathing pickup truck as the weightlifting champion of the 36-person team...
Just as everyone in the convoy gathered together to witness this glorious moment, a loud explosion like a thunderstorm suddenly came between heaven and earth.
BOOM~~BOOM~~~
As the rumble of cannons echoed between heaven and earth, the heated discussions and cheers at the scene came to an abrupt halt, and everyone reflexively turned their eyes toward the northwest, with joy and excitement visible on their faces.
This kind of joy is different from the one that happened last second when I witnessed Zhang Xiumei "attesting to the truth". There is no trace of joking, only the desire and yearning for life!
Amid the majestic, prison-like bombardment, they heard the echo of their long-cherished prayers for fate to untie their bonds!
Their wandering life is finally coming to an end!
"It's the army, the army is firing again!!" a burly man with a beard shouted excitedly with red eyes.
"The army is still fighting. Just like what was said on the radio, they are really retaking Yucheng!"
"Then it seems that the safe zone thing is true! Captain, give the order!"
"Captain, give the order!"
"Captain, give the order!"
"Captain, give the order!"
...
In the morning light, listening to the team members' unanimous requests and looking at their expectant eyes, Tang Wen did not suppress his excitement and shouted orders:
"Let's go! Head to the military safe zone!!!"
Wuhu~~~
"Let's go! Finally found the army!!!"
"The days of wandering are over! Safe zone, here we come!!!"
"Charge the duck!!!"
...
Suddenly, the entire front of the self-built building was filled with the excited shouts of the team members who could hardly control themselves!
At the same time, almost the same scene is happening in the corners of various districts, counties and suburbs of Chongqing. Countless survivors who are struggling to survive are like the faint sparks in the long night, finally waiting for the sun to shine...
