“The videos in this VCR are all from five years ago. Let’s try another one,” Lu Wuyai said.

Twenty video cameras were found on the beach. Su Xi and her group turned them on one by one, and footage from the past two years gradually appeared before their eyes.

“This photo was taken the year before last, right after our plane crash,” Su Xi said.

Lu Wuyai nodded. He had also seen the video. After opening it, the images in the video quickly appeared.

This is a Western-style street. Because of its distinct style, it's easy to distinguish. And since it's daytime, there are pedestrians walking their dogs on both sides of the road.

Wei Guoren, who filmed the video, spoke with a familiar accent. Lu Wuyai even suspected that the videos might have been filmed by the same person.

In the video, the images remain stationary, always in one place. Everyone seems to think the other is a master at documenting life, capturing its highlights.

The owner of the video camera was still talking. Listening to Su Xi's translation, Lu Wuyai complained that this crooked-faced person loved to talk too much.

And so, when the video reached the tenth minute, the calm scene finally changed.

At first, it was just a car suddenly shaking in the picture. This scene evoked a certain inappropriate scenario. Lu Wuyai and the women also seemed somewhat strange.

But as the incident unfolded and the video focused, the car window suddenly shattered, and a bloody hand emerged from inside the car.

This sudden scene, like something out of a horror movie, startled the women.

"What's going on?"

"Are you sure this isn't a movie?" Everyone looked at each other, stunned by this sudden turn of events.

However, judging from the gasps of the foreigners and the people stopping nearby, it was clear that this was not a horror movie.

Soon, the thumping sounds coming from the car grew weaker and weaker.

The person who posted the video was very brave. After realizing that the sound of the impact was gradually fading, he continued to approach the car with the video camera.

But just as the video was about to end, the car door suddenly opened, and the huge impact seemed to knock the camera away, eventually causing it to fall into the grass. At that moment, the scene abruptly ended.

"Wait!" Just as Lu Wuyai was about to close the video and click on the next one, Song Xiaoyou suddenly stopped.

“Let’s go back to the end,” said Song Xiaoyou.

Lu Wuyai scrolled the video to the last two seconds and then pressed the pause button.

Suddenly, a blurry figure on the screen froze in place, and two dark red spots appeared around the eyes on the same blurry face.

Watching the video, everyone felt somewhat numb.

Although the image is blurry, the red in the person's eyes is particularly striking.

"In fact, it's possible he doesn't have conjunctivitis," Su Xi said. "When we take photos, our eyes aren't always red because of the angle and lighting."

Su Xi's words made a lot of sense, but no one could forget the bloody arm that had been sticking out of the car window.

"As we continued watching, we discovered that the foreigners' camera skills were truly impressive," Lu Wuyai praised.

The women nodded in agreement. Although they didn't understand the filming techniques, the quality looked really good.

Since the year before last, the owner of the video camera has stopped recording videos.

Soon, Lu Wuyai opened the second video, the contents of which were shocking.

Unlike the first sunny video, the current footage shows scorched earth.

If it weren't for the fact that the time displayed above was winter and the air was distorted, Lu Wuyai and the others would have thought it was the height of summer.

"It seems to be the same place as before," Lu Wuyai said.

Although the former streets have been turned into black scorched earth, the houses on both sides have been completely preserved.

There were no pedestrians on the road. Judging from the angle of the shot, they speculated that the foreigner must have gotten up from the ground.

The sky was pitch black, the earth was ablaze, and Lu Wuyai could hear Wei Guoren's heavy breathing. It seemed this was the enemy's only chance to catch his breath.

Su Xi translated from the side: "Today is Friday, another day of death."

"Fighter jets were firing in the air... My family and I escaped by hiding underground, but my wife's condition was getting worse..."

"what do I do."

The video suddenly sped up, and soon Yang and the others realized that the person was indeed driving, continuing to drive forward on the charred road, with the video camera placed under the windshield.

“Hey, this is Luoshan Chicken Market,” Su Xi suddenly said, pointing to a sign on the street.

This was a prosperous city in the United States. Lu Wuyai was initially very interested, but when he saw the desolate streets and alleys and the sirens that filled every corner, he suddenly lost interest.

"Why are you so depressed?" Su Xi asked, her eyes widening.

"Look here." Lu Wuyai replayed the video and saw some black bags in a corner, which looked like body bags.

The car quickly stopped in front of a hospital, but the man didn't get out. Instead, he made a phone call saying he had arrived.

As a result, after a full twenty minutes, just as the video was about to end, someone ran into the car and threw a box of pills at the other person.

"Where are my things?" the person who just appeared asked.

The owner of the video camera handed the other person a box. Inside, there were two bottles.

"This is medical alcohol," Gu Yuxin said, adding that there was a label on the bottle that she could clearly read.

"Where is that box of medicine?" Lu Wuyai asked.

"It's a rare and highly effective sedative," Gu Yuxin frowned, "it can be exchanged for two bottles of medical alcohol."

Seeing this, a question flashed through Gu Yuxin's mind.

However, the video abruptly ended, and no one knows what happened next.

"Watch the third video," Xia Qingming instructed, adding that watching other people's lives can be quite addictive.

As soon as the third video started playing, everyone realized that the owner of the camera was no longer in the same place.

This is a forest, or more precisely, a dawn redwood forest. A lake is not far ahead; it looks very clean.

There were many tents nearby, but it was very quiet.

“This place should still be in Luoshanji City. I think I’ve been here before,” Su Xi said.

But soon, everyone was drawn to the video on the recorder.

A heart-wrenching scream rang out in the video, and in the blink of an eye, several people appeared inside the tent. They hurriedly packed up the tent, seemingly trying to escape.

The person in the video immediately rushed out of the camp without stopping. He simply picked up food and fresh water that others had dropped along the way, doing so with remarkable skill.

At that moment, everyone saw the owner of the video camera holding a child, a little girl with blond hair, and carrying a suitcase as big as himself. He stared at the video camera, muttering to himself.

"Dad, why do you always hug them?"

They probably meant video recorders.

"These are my parents' hobbies; you'll understand later."

"But Mom still died..."

The person walked very fast, continuing forward until it got dark, at which point they finally stopped.

At that moment, everything fell silent. Behind that person, beams of flashlights could be seen. They must be other survivors.

The video abruptly ended. Lu Wuyai realized that the machine might have run out of power.

"Let's make dinner first." Lu Wuyai didn't click on the next video, but urged the women to cook.

It was completely dark outside, and it was indeed getting late.

Lu Wuyai went to the garage, turned on several electric trams, and charged them with diesel generators. Then, he went to two rice paddies and moved the rice he had collected last time to the underground cave for storage.

Rice consumption is high, but luckily they have things like black stones.

In the vegetable garden, Su Xi and others were collecting insects. Recently, aphids have become a plague, and many plants have been eaten up.

In the orchard over there, more and more fruit trees with branches are growing. Song Xiaoyou and Gu Yuxin have already transplanted quite a few. Near the rocky hill, the bamboo roots they transplanted last time have formed a lush green bamboo forest.

The black stone has a very strong nurturing effect; in just one month, the area that was originally a barren forest has gained a layer of green.

Now, they have a rich variety of tree species, so they can plan carefully.

Dinner consisted of rice, stir-fried beef with chili peppers, and vegetable soup.

After finishing their meal, everyone quickly tidied up and then continued watching the video on the recorder.

Lu Wuyai counted and found that there were still 5 videos coming, all of which were filmed within the past two years.

"Come and take a look quickly!" the women urged from the side.

Lu Wuyai nodded and quickly clicked on the next video.

At the beginning of this video, there is only darkness, but the sound of human breathing tells them that there are people in the darkness.

A minute later, a faint light appeared on the screen, and Lu Wuyai immediately saw the little girl, the daughter of the video camera owner.

She was still being held by the man, with a backpack as big as her body strapped to her back. It was filled with food and drinks.

The father and daughter walked in a hurry, looking back from time to time, as if something was chasing them in the darkness.

Before them stood an iron fence marked with danger signs, clearly indicating that strangers were not permitted to enter.

However, the man still ran around the iron fence once. Finally, an iron gate came into view. After opening it, the father and daughter ran inside.

Awesome!

As the man and girl entered the fence, a violent tremor came from behind them.

The scene shifts, and Lu Wuyai and the others see some figures outside the fence, but the light is dim, and they can't see them clearly at all.

These people leaned against the fence, roaring like wild beasts.

"These people can't all be conjunctivitis patients." Lu Wuyai felt a chill run down his spine because there were at least dozens of people emerging from the woods, and their numbers were still increasing.

Suddenly, a flame appeared in the darkness, and the sound of gunfire echoed in the video.

Lu Wuyai was startled. By the time he came to his senses, the video feed had changed again. A huge searchlight appeared from the darkness, shining into the forest.

At this moment, a pair of blood-red eyes, like bloodstone, shone with an intense, restrained light that was impossible to melt.

“These patients with conjunctivitis seem to be more rational than those we’ve encountered.” Gu Yuxin keenly observed that these infected people used the forest shelters to constantly avoid the flames, but not a single body was left behind.

“Indeed, and even faster.” Lu Wuyai’s expression was solemn.

This video shows that by at least the end of the year before last, the outside world had already begun to fall, and the United States still had at least some people suffering from conjunctivitis.

“Keep watching,” Su Xi said.

Lu Wuyai pressed the space bar, and the video quickly resumed playing.

Under the cover of a burst of artillery fire, the owner of the video camera led the woman through the woods and unexpectedly reappeared in a metasequoia forest.

However, this metasequoia forest was larger than before. In the darkness, Lu Wuyai and the others seemed to see a huge ship moored on the lake in the distance.

The scene came to an abrupt end again, but this time, everyone gasped as Lu Wuyai clicked on the next video.

This time, the scene had changed dramatically. The dawn redwood forest was covered with a layer of snow, and the boats that appeared to be on the lake had disappeared.

However, the survivors in the metasequoia forest were clearly overjoyed.

The video captured a happy moment in the other person's life, but after about ten minutes, the owner of the camera got up and walked towards a grove of trees. Among those accompanying him were some soldiers from the United States.

The soldiers, with solemn expressions, kept urging the people to hurry up.

The video was very long, and Lu Wuyai and the others watched it with great patience, because most of the time, the only sound was the sound of their feet stepping on the snow.

Half an hour later, they arrived at an iron fence. The soldiers gave them some pliers and some iron rope, and then taught them how to reinforce the fence.

Su Xi translated: "Yesterday, the iron fences on the east and west sides were damaged by bullets and need to be reinforced before dark."

"There's an extra task: we need people to cut down the big trees around here. Who's willing?"

Seemingly there was no response, the soldier who had spoken suddenly frowned and said, "If anyone goes, I'll reward you with ten compressed biscuits when you return."

As soon as he finished speaking, people responded, including the owner of the video camera.

It was clear that the people in this camp were lacking food.

However, there are certain risks involved in cutting down trees in the forest. You could be bitten to death by a sick person at any time.

"For ten cookies, you'll have to pay with your life." Su Xi fell into deep thought.

The rest of the video was filled with scenes of men chopping down trees. Finally, seemingly worried about the battery draining too quickly, they turned off the video.

When Lu Wuyai clicked on the next video, he checked the time and found that there was actually a six-month gap between the two videos.

When it was opened, it was still in the metasequoia forest.

Perhaps due to the summer heat, the forest was teeming with insects and birds, and the air was thick with moisture, giving it a lush and verdant feel.

The video then shifted, and Lu Wuyai and the others discovered that the metasequoia forest was now filled with numerous tents, densely packed together. Humans sat outside, fanning themselves, their faces flushed red, and cries and screams could be heard continuously.

A thermometer appeared on the screen, showing a temperature of 42 degrees Celsius.

There is no shortage of water here; the main problem is food.

But soon, Lu Wuyai saw the soldiers distributing biscuits. Everyone received some, but their faces didn't show much joy.

"Dad, I'm hungry." A girl's voice came from the video. The camera looked down and saw a pale and thin girl looking at him pitifully.

"We only have three items a day, we have to make it through a week." The man's voice sounded weary.

I can only eat three cookies a day.

In front of the screen, Lu Wuyai and the others looked at each other, secretly thinking that this must be a very miserable life.

At that moment, everyone was deeply moved. It's truly hard to imagine how the people there survived.

"Cherish the life you have now," Lu Wuyai thought to himself.

The video continues. That day, this person came to the fence and continued cutting down the large trees there.

After lunch, I gave him an extra compressed biscuit, about the size of an adult's palm.

Just as he was feeling happy, a heart-wrenching siren suddenly blared throughout the camp.

Soon, the video started to become blurry. It was most likely caused by the person holding a video camera and shaking it while running.

This also shows that the owner of the video recorder is very anxious.

“Something must have happened in the camp. Could it be those conjunctivitis patients?” Su Xi asked, looking as nervous as everyone else.

Lu Wuyai nodded, roughly guessing what might have happened in the camp.

The sirens blared, and after the man arrived at the camp, he finally began to breathe heavily.

Afterward, the man found his daughter and started running towards the lake.

"There is a very large ship."

Just then, Lu Wuyai and his companions saw a wooden bridge near the lake, at the end of which was a huge steel ship.

These survivors were running frantically, because behind them, a group of patients with red eyes were also chasing them. In terms of speed, they were as fast as horses.

Hearing the screams on camera, everyone got goosebumps.

"dad"

In the footage, everyone can see the girl, but the "father's" voice is clearly warning the man to be careful.

As a result, the camera went black the next second, and nothing could be seen.

Just when everyone thought the video was about to end, someone picked up a video camera. While adjusting the camera, Lu Wuyai and the others saw the owner of the video and the red-eyed patient chasing after him.

Finally, the man and girl successfully boarded the ship, but the ship still did not leave.

The soldiers on the ship simply used the ship's heavy equipment to smash the wooden bridge, blocking the enemy's chance to attack.

Seeing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, the video ended completely.

At this moment, only the last two videos remain in the folder.

"Let's order," said Song Xiaoyou.

Lu Wuyai took a breath. Actually, he was also very interested in the ending of the father and daughter in the video.

The video started quickly.

In the video, the person is clearly standing on a boat, with an endless blue sea in front of him and white seagulls following closely behind the boat, occasionally letting out clear cries.

"Let's see this time."

Suddenly, Su Xi shouted, her eyes revealing obvious disbelief.

“This was last December, when life here was still a bit hazy.” Su Xi immediately realized what Su Xi meant.

"The hazy weather doesn't seem to cover the whole world. At least where the other person is traveling, the sun is still shining brightly," Lu Wuyai said.