Inhibitor and Guns

Inhibitor and Guns

The airdrop crate was large, but once opened, its interior was not as spacious as it appeared because it was filled with black shockproof material.

It was divided into three sections of different sizes, each with its own separate packaging.

He opened the largest section first. As expected, aside from a few small radios, everything else was food.

There were self-heating rice meals, compressed biscuits, energy bars, chocolate, candy, powdered drinks, canned food, and other portable supplies.

Wang Tao opened a few and tried them. He did not know whether it was just psychological, but he always felt that the food here tasted better.

He then opened the second section.

"Are these all... first-aid supplies?"

There were many small Medical Kits inside. Counting them, there were twenty in total.

But besides the Medical Kits, there was also a small box with a clasp lock.

"Hm? What is this?"

Wang Tao opened the small box and looked at the twenty neatly arranged bottles of blue medicine inside, feeling rather confused.

However, instructions were printed inside the box, so he quickly began reading them.

"Zombie Virus Inhibitor... It can suppress early-stage infection and mutation to a certain extent? But it has side effects... Damn!"

Wang Tao was somewhat shocked after reading the description.

It said that this Zombie Virus Inhibitor had been developed shortly after the outbreak by the foremost figures in the medical field.

It could not completely cure the zombie virus, but it could suppress its onset!

Theoretically, if someone infected with the zombie virus kept taking this inhibitor, they would never mutate.

Of course, that was only in theory. In reality, it was impossible. Not to mention that the inhibitor was limited in quantity, even if there were an unlimited supply, it was uncertain whether a person could endure it.

This was because the inhibitor had severe side effects—it would affect one's health, and excessive use could even cause death! Using the inhibitor was also painful. For it to achieve its best effect, at least one of two conditions had to be met.

First, one had to possess strong willpower. Second, one had to have a robust physique.

If someone with weak willpower and poor physical condition used the inhibitor, they might be painfully killed by it before they even had the chance to mutate...

Therefore, the instructions stated that one had to be cautious before using the inhibitor!

If an ordinary person was infected with the zombie virus, the priority was to amputate the infected area. If amputation was impossible or ineffective, then the inhibitor could be used...

After reading about the inhibitor, Wang Tao felt that it was useful, yet also useless.

It was useful because it could save someone's life at a critical moment.

It was useless because the conditions for using it were rather harsh, and it was not one hundred percent effective.

Of course, it was absolutely useful to Wang Tao.

Whether his own willpower was strong or not was hard to say; claiming so himself would seem narcissistic. But there was absolutely nothing to criticize about his physical condition.

He could use this inhibitor! Of course, he hoped he would never need to.

"Wait—"

Wang Tao suddenly thought of something.

After humans fused with Zombie Crystal Cores, they gained abilities, but impurities accumulated inside their bodies. The more crystal cores they fused, the more impurities they accumulated, and the greater the risk of turning into zombies.

Could this inhibitor be used by such "Espers"?

They could kill zombies to obtain crystal cores, so their physical condition had to be exceptional, and their willpower might also be quite strong. The inhibitor would definitely work well on them.

As for the side effect of the inhibitor affecting their health... they were about to turn into zombies anyway, so who cared whether they were healthy or not?

Wang Tao felt that perhaps this was the inhibitor's proper use. But that was a matter for the future. At present, it was still unknown whether anyone could become an Esper.

After closing and locking the box containing the inhibitor, Wang Tao looked at the final section inside the airdrop crate.

Rubbing his hands together, he opened it with an expectant expression.

"Hm? There are several small boxes inside? And clasps and shockproof material..."

He pressed the clasp and opened one of the boxes.

The moment he saw what was inside, Wang Tao's eyes widened.

"Holy shit!"

What did he see? Guns! He saw guns! This box actually contained guns! There were ten military pistols from the Type 400 Gun Family!

There were also an additional twenty magazines, ten silencers, and ten boxes of 5.8mm pistol ammunition. Each box was labeled with 100 rounds, making a total of 1,000 bullets! Wang Tao guessed that some of the earlier airdrops had not come with parachutes, while his did. It was most likely because his contained weapons and ammunition. If it had only been food, there clearly would have been no need for a parachute.

Wang Tao took out a pistol and examined it. He had actually handled real guns before—some while filming, and some at shooting ranges.

There was no need to mention the ones used for filming. They were all old guns, and they were never actually fired. There were not even blank rounds; it was all special effects.

The guns at shooting ranges could be fired, but each bullet cost him twenty yuan. Wang Tao had only tried it a few times. His family finances simply could not support the hobby.

He knew a fair amount about guns.

Now that he was holding these real guns, there was no way he could keep from getting excited. After all, what man did not like guns? "With these guns, killing zombies will probably be one shot each!"

Although Wang Tao's shooting skills might be mediocre, zombies wouldn't deliberately dodge. At close range, landing a headshot shouldn't be a problem.

A zombie's head might withstand several blows from his club, but it definitely couldn't withstand a bullet.

But there was one problem—the sound of gunfire was far too loud! So-called silencers only suppressed the noise; they couldn't eliminate it completely.

If killing a few zombies meant getting surrounded by a huge horde, then Wang Tao felt there was nothing wrong with using cold weapons instead.

There was an envelope inside the weapons crate. Wang Tao opened it.

There were three sheets of paper inside.

The first sheet described the basic operation of the pistol, complete with illustrations. It also contained a warning in red letters: Do not fire unless absolutely necessary! Gunshots will attract large numbers of zombies! Silencers are not very effective! It is best to act in a group, look after one another, and have a quick escape route after firing. Otherwise, the danger of using a gun far outweighs its killing power.

Wang Tao agreed with this. He liked these guns, but unless he had no other choice, he would never fire one.

The second sheet detailed what the authorities knew about the apocalypse.

It said that the apocalypse had arrived too suddenly, without any warning. The authorities had not been prepared either. Although there were many civil-defense facilities throughout the country, the Zombie Virus's initial method of transmission had been incomprehensible and impossible to stop.

Local authorities and the Qian Kingdom authorities had also successively lost contact with one another. The unit carrying out this airdrop was a military base in WuYang Province—Wang Tao had thought it was Red Stone Base, but apparently it wasn't.

WuYang Military Base was in a terrible situation as well. After the disaster, it could barely protect itself and had no way to carry out rescues. They encouraged citizens to take up weapons for self-defense.

As for whether there would be another airdrop, the letter said... not to hold out too much hope.