Chapter 24
The citywide alarm sounded, meaning that a major emergency had occurred in the city, and it was so urgent that there was no time to notify all citizens one by one.
But at this critical moment, what else could happen?
Wen Xin quickly opened the emergency notice that just popped up.
The notice was short, as if it had been hastily squeezed out, without a single line of elegant, sophisticated written language.
He read it all at once and understood the simple and crude warning between the lines.
——The city is in chaos and dangerous, and we are using all our strength to urgently resolve the situation. Stay at home, lock your doors and windows, and don't join in the fun. Emphasize that anyone who takes advantage of the chaos will bear the consequences if something goes wrong!
After reading this notice, a chill spread from Wen Xin's back spine all the way to his nerve center.
WeChat messages popped up frequently, forcing him to come back to his senses.
He clicked in and found that all the groups were in an uproar!
The daytime discussions about the zombie apocalypse had been overshadowed by the news about 99+. People were all panicking about what had happened in City G and why even the city alarm had been sounded.
Suddenly an owner forwarded a video.
The video camera was shaking constantly, making the person filming it look like he was in the late stage of epilepsy, and the picture was blurry and unclear.
As early as two weeks ago, when a video titled "Suspected Zombie Biting People" was widely circulated on major platforms, professionals pointed out in the comments that this was a common lens language used to express the panic of the photographer.
Some people replied with sudden enlightenment: Oh, so that's how it is. The blogger pays attention to details.
Compared to the videos at that time, this video has nothing new.
The same person biting another, the same screaming, the same sound of chewing breaking bones, and the same blood flowing down the dead person's hanging arms to the ground.
Even the photographer couldn't help but say "Oh my God...", and the trembling sound was almost the same.
However, after this video came out, no one made fun of it and asked why people were fooling others with special effects videos.
Only people spoke with fear.
Owner of unit x in building x: I am looking at this place. Why does it look so much like Ping An Square in the west of the city?
Owner of x unit in x building: Please tell me if I am seeing things. I remember there was a row of ginkgo trees with colorful banners hanging there, exactly the same as in this video!
Owner of x unit in x building: But how is that possible? My boyfriend lives there, and I haven’t heard that any film crew will come to shoot a movie tonight???
The owner disappeared after she made the statement. I wonder if she was in a hurry to find her boyfriend to verify the facts.
Others also gradually responded, taking out commemorative photos of their recent trip to Ping'an Square and gradually comparing the details in the video.
The more contrast, the colder it gets.
The video was shot at Ping'an Square in the west of G City!
It was like a hot iron was suddenly pressed into ice. After a brief boiling, the entire group chat fell into deathly silence.
Some of the people who were chatting animatedly just now disappeared. Like the owner, they turned to ask their relatives and friends who lived in the west of the city.
Some people were eagerly waiting for news in the group and praying continuously.
No one Wen Xin knew lived in the west of the city, but a friend of the shop assistants in his work group worked the night shift at Ping'an Square.
Now the store clerk can’t contact anyone and is very anxious.
[Half an hour ago, she told me that she heard strange footsteps and suspected that there were bad guys nearby. I asked her to go with her colleagues after get off work. Then I saw that video and asked her about it, but she didn't reply to my message and didn't answer my phone call! ]
[Is something wrong with her? What should I do? ! ]
Wen Xin's brows were tightly knitted together.
He saw other colleagues comforting the clerk and wanted to type something.
But as soon as my finger touched the screen, the chandelier on the ceiling flickered and the whole room suddenly went dark.
The power is out.
“Wen Xin!” “Ying ying ying!” “Roar——”
Suddenly, everything went dark before their eyes. Thinking something had happened, the little guys rushed to the bedroom almost at the same time.
Wen Xin reacted and quickly got out of bed to comfort everyone: "Don't worry, I'm fine."
He glanced out the window and saw only darkness.
Even if there was a house in the next building with the lights on, it wouldn't be this dark.
Wen Xin had a bad feeling in his heart and quickly walked to the window.
He was on a high floor, and from this vantage point he could overlook most of the community.
At this point, they realized that the power outage was not only in their building, but the entire community was in darkness, and even the street lights were not on.
After hearing the city-wide alarm and then encountering a collective power outage, an unknown crisis was hanging over their heads. How could anyone remain calm?
The family living upstairs in Wenxin opened their windows and shouted, "Who knows what happened?"
A few seconds later, a voice came from the next building: "I don't know!"
At this moment of confusion and helplessness, being able to hear other people's voices was undoubtedly like being injected with a powerful sedative, and soon everyone started shouting at the top of their lungs.
"I just heard that something happened in the west of the city. Is that true?"
"It's not good, it's not good! I found the phone number of that store on the food delivery app, but no one answered when I called!"
"Are there really zombies?"
"It's not zombies, it's monsters, living monsters!"
"Didn't they say that all the rabies patients before were under control?"
"It's not G City. I just checked Weibo. The power in the neighboring Z City has been out for most of the day. The monsters must have come from there!"
"They have now arrived in City G and have already reached the west of the city. Will our loud voices attract them?!"
…
Maybe it was because someone mentioned that shouting would attract monsters, but everyone suddenly shut up.
Video of people biting each other, groundless rumors, city-wide alert, an incident in the west of the city, and a large-scale power outage.
At this point, even the most careless people should see this cruel reality.
Wen Xin heard the shouting outside the building getting smaller and smaller.
In the blink of an eye, the neighborhood that was just bustling with people became eerily quiet.
The bleak moonlight illuminated the earth, and an indescribable sense of panic came over them again, like a ferocious beast extending its sharp claws in the dark, gripping the hearts of every resident.
Wen Xin felt equally heavy-hearted, as if a huge rock was pressing on his chest, making even breathing extremely difficult.
Seeing that he looked upset, Canary asked on behalf of the other members, "Wen Xin, what happened?"
Wen Xin turned his head suddenly, as if he was awakened from a nightmare.
There was no light in the room, and he could vaguely feel that all the kids were looking at him worriedly. He opened his mouth, wanting to smile and reassure everyone that everything was fine.
But he couldn't bring himself to say it.
If monsters like zombies really appeared in the west of the city, they would come to this community in less than half a day.
Escaping will never help you avoid a crisis.
Wen Xin made up his mind, took two short breaths to calm his voice, and told everyone the whole story as completely as possible.
The dumplings are not stupid either.
After hearing what the residents shouted, they probably had some guesses, and as soon as Wen Xin explained, they immediately understood.
But in contrast to Wen Xin's solemnity, the dumplings were not worried at all.
The purple squirrel had encountered the infected several times. According to it, those infected were not strong and their strength was at most D-level among mutants.
In other words, even the weakest canary here can be easily killed by dozens.
As long as they are here, Wen Xin will be absolutely safe.
Similarly, since Wen Xin's safety can be guaranteed, what are they worried about? They won't worry about being bitten to death by the infected, which would be too stupid.
Wen Xin didn't know what the dumplings were thinking.
He felt that as the pillar of the family, he could not lose his composure, so he quickly adjusted his mentality in a few breaths.
When Wen Xin methodically took out spare candles from the cabinet, even he was a little surprised that he could calm down so quickly.
The candles were lit, and the yellow candlelight illuminated the room. It was finally not so dark around and the faces of the dumplings could be seen clearly.
Wen Xin took out his cell phone again.
Fortunately, he had the habit of charging his phone before going to bed, so even after playing a teaching video for the purple squirrel, there were still three bars of battery left.
I don’t know when the phone will ring again, or maybe it will never ring again. These three bars of electricity are extremely precious.
The best thing to do is to shut down the computer now and then turn it on when you need it.
But Wen Xin had to go online to find out what was happening outside.
So he set a time for himself to check the news online every two hours.
Finally, he went to the utility room to count the remaining food to see how long it would last.
Just after he had calculated for a while, Canary suddenly came to him and asked him to look out the window.
Wen Xin walked over and vaguely saw a couple dragging a suitcase and a child about seven years old, walking quickly towards a car on the side of the road.
As people got into the car, the engine started, two searchlights shone on the dark road, and it drove quickly towards the gate of the community.
The gate that detects passing vehicles was not open. Wen Xin could not see the situation in the security room clearly and didn't know if there was anyone there.
He thought the car owner would stop, but the car didn't slow down at all and crashed straight into the railing!
Not only Wen Xin and his friends noticed the movement outside, but others were also watching.
When they saw the railings were broken, it was like pouring boiling oil into water, and everyone became furious.
"Fuck, this guy broke the railing. If zombies get into the community, we won't be able to stop them!"
In fact, the railings have gaps and are not airtight walls. Even if they are intact, they cannot stop the zombies.
But this action directly became the fuse that triggered the incident.
Before, everyone was silent and suppressed their panic because City G issued an emergency notice asking them not to go out.
Now that we see someone blatantly violating the rules, how can anyone sit still and watch?
What if the city can't solve this problem? What if those monsters are really as scary as the legendary zombies? Then wouldn't they just wait to die here?
In an instant, many residents could no longer sit still and began to pack their luggage.
They didn't know where they could go, nor did they know whether it was safer or more dangerous outside than here. They only knew that they had to run and not sit and wait for death.
It's not just the people in this neighborhood.
The sound of engines continued to be heard on the empty and silent road, and several cars were chasing after the car just now.
Then there came three, four, seven, nine...more than ten!
Wen Xin's cell phone screen suddenly lit up. He lowered his head and found that it was Tang Qi who sent him a message.
Tang Qi: I’m a little worried that something might happen to my parents, so I’m going to leave for City B right away. Do you want to come with me?
【Author’s words】
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