◎Don't look back, keep moving forward◎
In addition to Lao Yang, Lin Munan and another man who they had met in the conference room also came out. His name seemed to be Gao Yuan.
"We still need to leave some people here. If anything special happens, they'll need to help us," Old Yang said, and with a flick of his finger, he signaled them to lock the door. "We're more familiar with the factory environment."
Long Qingyu briefly considered this and said, "How about this? We split into two groups. No more. If we discover anything or encounter any problems, we'll gather back here immediately."
After looking at the number of people, Lao Yang nodded without objection.
Long Qingyu, Rong Xiao, Zhuo Chengsheng, Xin Jiamo, and Lin Munan are in one group.
Lingxi, Shangguan Huai, Tian Yichuang, Gao Yuan, and Lao Yang are in one group.
After what happened just now, Long Qingyu discovered that the black shadow liked to attack people who were alone, and it was very fast. If it was split into more groups, once it was attacked, there might not be enough manpower to deal with it.
Lao Tian has fire-related abilities, which will definitely come in handy when the time comes.
Not to mention Rong Xiao, she is simply the nemesis of shadows.
After the grouping was completed, Lin Munan raised his hand and counted, and found that one person was missing. He glanced at Shangguan Yu next to him, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
The others seemed to be used to it. Long Qingyu said calmly, "Shangguan, just rest here for a while. We'll call you if we find anything special."
"Well, be careful." Without any guilt, Shangguan Yu nodded. He wanted to say something else, but Zhuo Chengsheng next to him opened his dormitory and indicated that he could live here.
Jiang Yao was stunned. Zhuo Chengsheng whispered something in her ear, and her face instantly looked much better.
Their usual patrol route was like a circle drawn with one stroke, with the starting point also being the end point. Now they planned to start from two routes at the same time. They first went to the utility room to get some tools to repair any breaches that could be made from the outside along the way.
Back to the corridor, wind was blowing in from the window broken by Rong Xiao. This was where Rong Xiao and the black shadow had their first and second fights.
Lin Munan and Xin Jiamo's memories were awakened again. They gratefully picked up their tools and walked forward to start repairing the broken windows.
How can I let my benefactor do such a thing?
They quickly sealed the broken windows with wooden boards and continued to move on to the next target carrying their tools.
The factory is very large, and the factory buildings and the area where raw materials are stored have been locked after the apocalypse. Their main activities are in this building and the open space outside.
The route isn't complicated, it's just quite long and there are many rooms... There are also many passages to hide in and enter and exit.
Before they knew it, they had reached the cafeteria door. The door was not locked. This was also a place they frequently came and went after the apocalypse.
The food was simply distributed and categorized by them, and they still maintained the habit of eating here every day.
Even though it is the end of the world, being able to maintain seemingly the same actions as before will make this group of people feel a little comforted.
Everyone stopped at the cafeteria door and exchanged glances secretly. Even if no one said it, everyone knew that there was a high possibility of something going wrong in this place.
Along the way, there was only one broken window, which was kicked by Rong Xiao after the black shadow appeared.
It can be seen that the black shadow must have entered the building through another path.
"You stay outside first. Rong Xiao and I will go in and guard three directions." After saying this, Long Qingyu realized that he had applied his usual speaking habits to the team to them, and whispered to emphasize, "Of you three, one guards the right side of the corridor, one guards the left side, and one guards the main entrance of the cafeteria."
"Understood..."
Xin Jiamo almost bit his tongue when he spoke.
Looking at Rong Xiao's back as he walked in, he inexplicably felt the surroundings begin to get colder, and the calmness and sense of security he had just felt were gradually fading away.
I checked the windows first. Everything was fine and they were all locked tightly. There wasn't even a hole as big as a soybean.
Long Qingyu walked towards the partition in the back kitchen, and the situation began to change.
There were some kitchen utensils and broken bowls scattered on the ground.
I squatted down and touched the rim of the bowl. There was no dust and it was very clean. Even the water used to wash the bowl had not dried yet. It was very likely that they had washed it before coming here and put it here.
The mess in the kitchen must be caused by something else.
Following the traces backwards, Long Qingyu saw a ventilation hole high up.
It is impossible for a person to pass through that hole, but if it is the size of the shadow, it can be passed through easily.
The cafeteria is on the first floor, and the ventilation duct seems to be located quite high. However, when Long Qingyu was outside before, he had seen that ventilation duct, and there was a small tree next to it. It was not impossible for the black shadow to enter the ventilation duct.
"Brother Long, have you found anything?" Rong Xiao also imitated his observation and looked outside carefully. She checked every window and corner and found that not even a mouse could get in.
Long Qingyu didn't answer, but raised his hand and pointed to the vent above.
He moved the things on the table, climbed up, and was able to reach the edge of the ventilation pipe. He tried to pull it and found that it could be removed, but there was a big hole after taking it off, which needed to be sealed with a wooden board.
The pipe made a slight sound, and Long Qingyu signaled to Rong Xiao to ask Xin Jiamo and Lin Munan, who were holding the materials at the door, to come in and seal the pipe.
Rong Xiao nodded and was about to go out. Just as he turned around, he heard a few rattling sounds from the ventilation duct in the distance. After thinking about it carefully, he heard more and more rapid collisions inside.
A black shadow flew out from inside, and the air was filled with a bad smell.
Long Qingyu was in the blind spot below the passage. The moment he heard the sound, he raised his gun and hit the black shadow accurately while it was still in mid-air.
However, the inertia had not yet disappeared, and the black shadow flew forward a little further, and was caught by Rong Xiao with his bare hands and pressed on the table next to him.
"I caught it, Brother Long!" Rong Xiao's eyes were shining. Once the secret of the black shadow was solved, her progress bar would move forward again.
"Be careful, don't use your hands." After saying that, Long Qingyu grabbed a shovel and gave it to Rong Xiao, asking her to use it.
The shovel got stuck in the black shadow, and a mass of things that was still alive struggled constantly, rolling and roaring like a wild beast.
"Qingyu, what happened?" Zhuo Chengsheng's voice approached from outside. The door of the back kitchen was opened and a flashlight shone in.
Under the strong light, the restrained black shadow revealed its true appearance.
When Zhuo Chengsheng saw the appearance of the black shadow clearly, he gasped and quickly took a step back.
His wrists were shaking unconsciously, and he adjusted his breathing and finally calmed down.
"This...how could this happen? Can animals mutate too?"
Although the black shadow under Rong Xiao's shovel was distorted and looked hideous, it could still be roughly identified as a dog.
The fur fell out sparsely, the eyes were bloodshot and red, the teeth seemed to be turned outward by external force, the mouth could no longer cover the teeth, and saliva would flow down the throat when threatening sounds were made.
The nails on the claws are four or five centimeters long, and you will get scratched if you are not careful.
"Is this a dog?" Rong Xiao pressed it down with a shovel as if he were picking vegetables. "Why doesn't it look like what Mr. Mosaic said? It looks a bit scary."
"It's a mutated dog, not an ordinary dog," Zhuo Chengsheng emphasized.
"It came in through the ventilation duct. We have to seal it off here." Long Qingyu grabbed the large pot next to him and threw it in to create a barrier. "But we can't say if there are other entrances."
"What should we do with this mutant dog?" Under Rong Xiao's control, it howled ferociously, but could not break free no matter what.
"Let's do this..." After thinking quickly, Long Qingyu gave a series of instructions.
Rong Xiao did everything as he was told.
Zhuo Chengsheng went out and brought in the materials, sealing the vent completely so tightly that not even a mouse could get in.
After going out, Xin Jiamo and Lin Munan asked about what had happened just now with grim expressions. After listening to the explanation, they were even more as if a layer of white paint was painted on their faces.
We can't go back for the time being. It is very likely that several mutant dogs have come in before, but we don't know where they are hiding.
The more successful Long Qingyu's side was, the more worried they were about Ling Xi's situation.
Another terrifying thing to think about is that they didn't find the missing people.
Whether it is a corpse or a living person, they should not leave this building. Even if they are mutated, they have to come out for a walk.
Long Qingyu vaguely felt that things were not going well, but he didn't say anything to scare the others, especially Xin Jiamo and Lin Munan, who were both a little timid. If they were scared like this, they would probably lose their composure even more.
According to the plan, they had reached the midpoint of the patrol route and needed to meet Ling Xi and the others here, and the mission would be half completed.
With Rong Xiao around, Xin Jiamo and Lin Munan squatted on the ground to rest with peace of mind, their eyes constantly looking back and forth between the two sides of the corridor.
After waiting for about fifteen minutes, Lin Munan couldn't help but ask, "Why haven't they come yet? We've been delayed for a while, so... they should be here, right? Could it be..."
Another road they had not walked on was still quiet. After thinking about it, Long Qingyu decided to go back directly along this road.
"Be careful, there are many rooms here, it's easy... easy to hide things, and there are many blind spots." Xin Jiamo's faint reminder came from behind.
Long Qingyu raised his hand to indicate that he understood, and continued to lead the way.
“Da, da…”
Xin Jiamo, who was walking at the end, swallowed his saliva, suddenly stopped and looked back quickly.
Did he hear it right? He did hear the sound of something dripping!
Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid. It must be because you are too nervous that you are hallucinating. Isn’t Rong Xiao right in front of you?
It's okay. It's okay.
Xin Jiamo took a deep breath, wanting to take another look at that reliable figure to give himself courage, but suddenly he found... Rong Xiao was gone!
He searched for her in a panic and found that she was not gone, but had suddenly retreated to his left side. It was only a blink of an eye away, and her speed was as fast as teleportation.
“Da, da…”
The sound of dripping water became clearer, and almost behind Xin Jiamo, he suddenly smelled a bloody smell in the air.
"Don't look back, keep moving forward," Rong Xiao's voice sounded calmly behind him, "Keep moving forward."
"……oh."
When Lin Munan heard the voice, he wanted to turn back, but Xin Jiamo held his head and pulled him forward. He did whatever Rong Xiao said until he walked four or five meters forward, when he finally heard a "OK".
There must be something behind Rong Xiao's reminder. Long Qingyu guessed something, but he didn't expect to see such a scene when he turned around.
Even he, who had been through many battles, was greatly shocked.
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