282 Fungal City (Part 4)

◎There's someone here!◎

The second mistake Lin Xiaofeng made was that he should not have stood with his back to the door.

When the shadow came over, it was impossible to avoid it. Zhu Ning rested her head on Lin Xiaofeng's shoulder. She reacted faster. Even though she was so weak, she used her broken arm to hit Lin Xiaofeng's body hard and pushed him away.

Lin Xiaofeng staggered and finally reacted, bending down to avoid it. She couldn't actually see what happened at the time, but she felt a cold chill passing through her body. When she turned around, she found that it was an axe.

Xiao Wu was blocking the door with a huge flashlight in his hand. Aunt Lan swung the axe in her hand, which just grazed Lin Xiaofeng's back.

Zhu Ning originally had half of her body on the table, leaning on Lin Xiaofeng to maintain her balance. After pushing Lin Xiaofeng away, she lost her balance and simply let herself fall to the ground.

Lin Xiaofeng looked towards the exit and saw Xiao Wu blocking the exit wearing a gas mask. The two of them must have committed crimes many times and their cooperation was very skillful.

She had long felt that these two people were a bit strange, but she didn't expect them to take action so quickly.

Aunt Lan looked greedily at the protective suit on Lin Xiaofeng. The sealed helmet could isolate pollution. She had observed that mold could only grow on the surface of the protective suit and could not penetrate deep inside.

It would be great if they were given this protective suit. This little girl is carrying half a corpse and must be dying soon.

When Aunt Lan breathed, mold crawled out of her tongue. As her breathing became faster and faster, the mold grew faster and faster, and soon covered Aunt Lan's face.

The plastic bag covering Aunt Lan's face was already yellow, and now it had mold spots on it, making it look like a frog's skin. Lin Xiaofeng raised her hand and shot. It was a completely instinctive reaction, and it was also her third mistake.

Lin Xiaofeng's shooting skills were not very accurate. He aimed to hit the center of the eyebrows. After a bang, the bullet deviated and passed through Aunt Lan's neck.

Aunt Lan had a thick scarf around her neck with a waterproof pad inside, and she was trying her best to wrap herself up.

The bullet passed through and landed on the floor behind Aunt Lan's back with a clang. Aunt Lan's body shook, but not a drop of blood flowed out. Lin Xiaofeng breathed rapidly and watched mold emerge from the wound on Aunt Lan's neck.

It was like the cream in a can. When you pressed the nozzle, a glob of it gushed out and soon expanded to the size of a head. It hung on Aunt Lan's neck like a tumor.

There is no normal human flesh and blood left in Aunt Lan's body. She is just a monster made of mold.

Bullets were useless, and external force could easily make the situation worse. Lin Xiaofeng gritted her teeth and rolled on the ground. She didn't care about anything else. The most important thing was to catch Zhu Ning.

Zhu Ning is only half a body, her legs haven't grown fully yet, she has no chance to run. Lin Xiaofeng can't let her die here.

Lin Xiaofeng reached out and held half of Zhu Ning in his arms. Zhu Ning's whole body was hot, as if he was holding a hot sweet potato.

Originally, the store was not big, and the mold on Aunt Lan's wound expanded to the point where it was about to submerge the store. Lin Xiaofeng could easily become nutrients for the mold.

What's worse is that the little boy named Xiaowu suddenly pounced on Lin Xiaofeng like a wild beast.

"Break the wall." Zhu Ning's weak voice sounded.

Lin Xiaofeng just remembered this. She used to live inside the wall and needed to carefully hide her abilities. It took her a long time to control the huge force.

Now that she was out of the wall, she didn't need to control herself at all. Lin Xiaofeng pounded the wall hard. With a loud bang, the entire wall collapsed. She didn't dare to hesitate and crashed out from the gap.

Whenever she moved, the mold behind her also moved. Aunt Lan was completely submerged in the mold. Lin Xiaofeng felt pain in her left foot and pressed her left ankle with a hand. It was a child's hand, covered with white hair, and it grew on her calf as soon as it touched her.

The gas mask on Xiao Wu's face was swollen and hanging crookedly. When he lifted the mask, he saw that there was no flesh on it. The mother and son were basically monsters made of mold.

There were more and more molds on his body. The molds didn't weigh much, but they were like a big ball of marshmallow covering his head. He couldn't tell whether the mycelium came from Xiao Wu or Aunt Lan, whose mouth it grew from, and whose internal organs it came from.

For the first time, Lin Xiaofeng knew what it felt like to be bound by cotton. It was useless to struggle. She had nowhere to exert force. Her huge force hitting the mold was no different from hammering the air. She couldn't even shoot.

Lin Xiaofeng's nose was filled with a musty smell, which was particularly pungent. She even felt like it had grown in her respiratory tract.

With both of his legs grabbed, Lin Xiaofeng looked down and saw Xiao Wu's gas mask. The two eyes, like big holes, were staring at him, like a newly molded person.

"ignition."

Lin Xiaofeng only remembered Zhu Ning's existence when she heard her voice. Zhu Ning had one arm around her neck, hanging loosely on her, using all her strength to prevent herself from falling.

Lin Xiaofeng couldn't see clearly at all, and her whole body was buried alive by the mold. When she heard Zhu Ning's voice, she subconsciously groped around and found the lighter. The things she brought out of the wall were all very old.

She rubbed it twice but couldn't light it. The mold on her ankle had grown to her thigh. The more anxious she was, the more mistakes she made.

With a click, a little fire finally lit up in the darkness. Compared with the moldy corruption, the fire was "fragrant". Lin Xiaofeng carefully lowered the fire, and Xiao Wu's hand retracted in a flash, and the huge mold shrank like a marshmallow.

Lin Xiaofeng took the opportunity to pull his legs out and backed away, his heart almost jumping out of his throat.

The shop had long been invaded by mold, even covering the outer walls. There was a light source inside, which should be the large flashlight in Xiao Wu's hand, dimly illuminating two shadows.

At first she thought there were only two, but when she looked closely, more emerged from the two shadows: people playing basketball, dancing ballet boxes, an airplane. The patterns overlapped and deformed in her mind, and every imaginary thing Xiaowu mentioned appeared.

The fire only dispersed the mold, but part of it had already grown completely on Lin Xiaofeng's body and could not be removed by burning it with fire or rubbing it with hands.

Lin Xiaofeng felt a dull pain in her eyeballs. It seemed that the mold had grown into her protective suit. She didn't dare to look anymore.

She lowered her head in shock, sweat pouring down her face. She didn't know when her ankle had been scratched, and mold had grown into her skin. Her leg was rotten, a little stinging, and looked hairy.

Is she contaminated? What about Zhu Ning?

Lin Xiaofeng hurried to see Zhu Ning. Zhu Ning's condition was even worse. He might be weak. Green mold was spreading on his neck. Lin Xiaofeng reached out his hand tremblingly and touched Zhu Ning's neck. It was soft underneath.

Zhu Ning was like a rotten orange now. If she used a little more force, she would explode immediately.

Zhu Ning's eyelids were half drooped, but he hadn't lost his will. He felt weak all over, afraid that Lin Xiaofeng would feel guilty, so he said softly, "I'm fine."

Zhu Ning said again: "You...don't look."

What she said was very vague, and it was unclear whether she didn't want Lin Xiaofeng to look at Aunt Lan and her son, or she didn't want Lin Xiaofeng to look at herself.

Lin Xiaofeng walked into the contaminated area and had to take care of the disabled Zhu Ning. Now she wanted to cry when she heard this. She was afraid that Zhu Ning would worry, so she swallowed all the grievances.

Xiao Wu and Aunt Lan did not attack her again. Lin Xiaofeng guessed that once she grew into mold, she would be fixed. The mold could only spread at most, and it could not grow two legs and run around like a beast.

Now Aunt Lan and Xiao Wu have merged with the ghosts in the house, and it is difficult to tell them apart. They have completely turned into a huge monster.

Lin Xiaofeng fixed Zhu Ning back on her back. When she stood up, her calf hurt. The place where the mold grew felt like a steel needle was inserted into the bone.

Lin Xiaofeng has been in this world for almost two days. He has not dared to close his eyes and his body is becoming more and more tired.

Zhu Ning rested his chin limply on her shoulder and asked, "What's going on?"

Lin Xiaofeng felt a little relieved, just like a young animal going out hunting for the first time, with someone accompanying it so it wouldn't be at a loss.

She gave a brief account, starting with Pei Shuxia's decision, then talked about how she met Aunt Lan and Xiao Wu, and said they were going to a place called Moon Street to find a doctor. Lin Xiaofeng didn't know if this doctor existed, but if he could really cure the disease, she wanted him to see Zhu Ning.

Zhu Ning's mind was in a mess. When the system was reinstalling, the sticky liquid was surging like a pot of boiling water. At this moment, he listened carefully.

It would definitely be dangerous for Pei Shu and Bai Cheng to kill the dog. It would be like two people fighting against Prometheus, and it would probably be disastrous.

As soon as Pei Shu and Bai Cheng got into trouble, Prometheus was about to enter the contaminated area. The human-faced dog chased him to the door and must have known the location when it went back.

But this is indeed the best decision at the moment.

The prerequisite is that Zhu Ning can repair himself and catch up in advance, otherwise he can only collect their bodies.

Pei Shu and Bai Cheng personally selected the contaminated area, and they dared to let Lin Xiaofeng bring Zhu Ning in alone. There must be a solution.

Zhu Ning said, "Just follow it."

What she meant was to follow the logic of the polluted area. Since Aunt Lan wanted to find Moon Street, then she should go find it.

If she really encountered a pollution source, Zhu Ning would have eaten it. She had little strength and would be exhausted if she didn't replenish some "nutrition".

Lin Xiaofeng was very obedient and agreed. Pei Shu had said before that if Zhu Ning wanted to "eat", he should go find the source of pollution, but he still hadn't found the most dangerous one.

But she didn't know where Moon Street was. Aunt Lan had pointed in a direction before. She looked in the distance and saw a tall building, and it seemed that she was heading that way.

She carried Zhu Ning on her back, without looking behind her, and limped forward.

The city was damp everywhere, and the sewers emitted a foul stench. She encountered more corpses along the way. People were almost integrated with the tall buildings, like some kind of strange art installation.

Zhu Ning gave a rough instruction and fell silent. The sound of her hot breath fell on the side of her neck. Lin Xiaofeng tightened his hands around her back, as if she was the only one left in the world.

She thought that if she really couldn't get out and the mold covered her body, she would merge with Zhu Ning into one monster and die together, which would be great.

It was pitch black everywhere, and there was no distinction between day and night. Lin Xiaofeng walked for a while and passed by a nursing home. Suddenly, he heard a rustling sound and a shadow fell upside down.

Lin Xiaofeng was so frightened that he took two steps back and his breathing stopped. He saw a huge shadow in the darkness. Hundreds of old men gathered together, as if they had been kneaded into a dough. The mold was their glue, and they built a tall tower with the top of the tower drooping.

Lin Xiaofeng watched for a long time, but did not see any intention of the mold to attack. It just spread silently and outsiders could not stop it.

She felt like she had visited the Eighteen Levels of Hell along the way, except that the theme of this hell was mold. She had seen all kinds of corpses, but had never seen a "living" one.

She walked two streets and it became a main road. Lin Xiaofeng saw a figure standing at the bus stop from a distance.

There are people, there are finally people in this world. Even if it is contaminants, we can find new clues, as long as it is not that mother and son. Lin Xiaofeng informed Zhu Ning first, and Zhu Ning hummed weakly.

She quickened her pace, like a person in distress who saw the light, and almost ran towards the bus stop, but her steps became more and more hesitant. She walked to the back and slowly stopped, and even wanted to turn around and run back.

It wasn't just one figure, but two, but the bigger one was blocking the smaller one, making her mistakenly think it was one person.

There was a woman with a child. The little boy was wearing a gas mask and holding a large flashlight. The woman had a plastic bag covering her face. They were standing at the platform, not sure if they were waiting for the train. At this moment, the little boy turned around and shouted, "Mom!"

"There's someone here!" the little boy said excitedly when he saw Lin Xiaofeng.

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