Chapter 70

With the arrival of the end of the world, it seems that not only humans, animals and plants have changed, but the seasons and climate have also been affected.

As winter approaches, the temperature drops to a certain point and begins to drop rapidly.

There were a few snowflakes floating in the cold sky, landing on my arms, making me feel bone-chilled.

roar--

The monster roared and rushed towards a group of people who were picking up firewood on the snow.

The crowd was not like the refugees of the past who would simply flee in panic when an accident occurred.

Their eyes showed alertness, and their first reaction was to reach for the long swords hanging at their waists.

This scene seemed to cause concern for the zombies.

It paused, and unexpectedly changed direction in the middle of its attack, and rushed towards the lone young man on the other side!

The young man turned around and was faced with its terrifying face.

The face still vaguely showed what the deceased had looked like when he was alive, with a flat head, a white vest, cloudy and lifeless eyes, exposed bones below the neck, and missing flesh and blood, as if it had been gnawed by something.

The young man, whom it regarded as its prey, stood there, as if frightened and did not move.

The monster's roar suddenly became more excited.

It jumped in the air, and a huge shadow fell over it, opening its mouth and biting down.

But at the moment when it was about to bite the young man, a pair of black snow boots suddenly appeared and kicked the hideous face at an extremely tricky angle.

The huge impact force almost kicked the zombie away.

Click!

The pitch-black, hard military multi-purpose axe drew a smooth arc in the air and cleanly cut off its head.

The dispersing crowd looked back in surprise.

They saw the young man stand up and blow out a breath on his red, frozen hands.

The white fingertips were stained with mist, and the fingertips were a little red, which made them look like fallen plum blossoms falling on mutton-fat white jade, clear and warm.

A small number of people looked dazed.

When their eyes moved down and caught a glimpse of the head with wide eyes at the young man's feet, they shuddered suddenly and put away the inappropriate thoughts they had.

Wen Xin seemed unaware of the dozens of pairs of prying eyes behind him. He picked up the firewood scattered on the ground and walked towards the SUV.

In the car, the scaled viper was yawning lazily.

Snakes are cold-blooded animals, or more precisely, cold-blooded animals, and their body temperature changes with the ambient temperature.

When the weather gets cold enough, the snake's body functions will decline, and it will hibernate to reduce energy consumption and adapt to the low temperature environment.

After becoming a mutant, this biological habit is changed and the scale viper will no longer hibernate.

But some instincts still remained in its body, so that it looked lazy and sleepy all the way.

The little pandas were particularly afraid of the cold, so Wen Xin used his cotton coat to build a nest for them.

It buried its face in the layers of clothes and smelled a pleasant, light, herbal scent.

I don’t know if it’s the scent of laundry detergent or the scent of the shower gel that young people are used to using.

The scene that just happened was seen by the two dumplings.

The scale viper stuck its head out from under its clothes and slowly retracted it until Wen Xin returned unharmed with the firewood.

The little panda still stared eagerly.

It knew that Wen Xin's skills were quite good among humans, but no matter how good they were, they were still within the scope of humans.

That body is not made of steel, and its skin is not made of iron either, so it can be easily cut by a sharp weapon.

The only thing that can happen to humans after being attacked by zombies is death. This is the knowledge shared by both humans and mutants.

Wen Xin put all the firewood on the ground next to the car.

He moved quickly and even if he was alone, he was more efficient than the team of three next door.

"Number seven..."

The scaled viper opened one of its eyelids, as if surprised that the little panda, who had been so taciturn all the way and didn't dare to speak to it, would actually take the initiative to talk to it.

It casually changed its lying position and said, "If you have something to say, just say it."

Both are A-level. After being teased too much, the pink ball dares to bite the tip of its tail, and the little panda can only watch stupidly.

It's not about who is good or bad, but the pink scale viper can mess with it without restraint.

This grape purple little thing would probably scare you to death as soon as it showed its teeth.

This was the first time that the two had a normal conversation with each other.

The little panda grunted.

Perhaps because the scale viper had a better temper, it still hesitantly asked its question: "Why don't we help Wen Xin?"

The scale viper flicked its tail. "Others will find out we are mutants."

It only realized later that there were no green cats, no pink foxes, and no grape-purple pandas in the world.

If they appeared in front of humans, they would be no different from holding a sign and shouting "We are mutants, come and kill us."

It doesn't matter whether scale vipers can be cut down by humans, because they are probably impossible to cut down anyway.

But it is better to have less trouble than more.

Otherwise, its tail is very flexible and can help the young man carry a lot of firewood.

The little panda shook his head: "It's not about that."

It pointed at the headless zombie lying on the ground and said, "It seems that those guys have something in their bodies that is similar to ours. They can sense our presence. As long as you release the pressure of an S-class mutant, you can scare them away."

The scale viper shook his head. "Scare them away, then what?"

The little panda said, "Then Wen Xin will be safe."

The Scales Viper said with a half-smile, "If Wen Xin only needs safety, then why would I let him leave the central city?"

"There are countless guards and troops stationed there. Any zombies that get within three kilometers of the city will be quickly destroyed. Because I am the strongest, all mutants will listen to me. Because of my existence, they will also treat me with caution and respect. There is no place safer than there."

The little panda was stunned for a moment.

It thought this was the truth, and immediately became confused: "Then why did you let him go?"

Wouldn't it be nice to live in peace?

“…”

The scale viper looked at the young man who had just returned from collecting firewood.

A thin layer of sweat appeared on the young man's forehead, reflecting a crystal light in the sunlight.

He wiped it nonchalantly, looked at the large pile of dry firewood that had been piled up next to the SUV, enough to get through the cold tonight, and smiled with relief.

That smile is subtle but brilliant.

The smile was exactly the same as the one he had shown a few days ago when he was rubbing them in the heated, well-appointed villa.

Even though the situations of the two are very different.

The scale viper said slowly, "Because Wen Xin wanted to leave."

Don’t young people know what it says?

No, of course not.

Wen Xin knew that if he continued to stay in the eastern region, he would have an endless supply of delicious food, live in a large house with constant electricity, and be able to take a hot bath anytime and anywhere.

When you go out, someone drives you; when you get home, someone serves you; when you go shopping, someone carries your bags and pays for you.

Even if there is something extremely rare and not usually seen, as long as he gives the order, mutants or humans alike will try their best to help him get it.

The scale viper swung the tip of its tail. "When Wen Xin ate the cake, he smiled from the bottom of his heart and said with emotion and enjoyment that he hadn't eaten it for a long time. But he still wanted to leave without any hesitation."

“That’s just the kind of human being he is.”

Another zombie howl was heard outside the car. This time, the person who was attacked was the chef of the next caravan.

Generally, chefs who have the courage to go out have at least some skills in coping with the situation.

Not to mention slaughtering zombies, at least there should be the strength to chop meat and bones.

But the chef, either because he didn't react or was so frightened for a moment, just opened his mouth and screamed instead of running.

Wen Xin is right next to us.

In a flash he grabbed the zombie's shoulder and threw it to the ground, and with his other hand he chopped it down with the axe in his hand. The battle was over in less than two seconds.

The operation was smooth and fluid, without any unnecessary movements, and those who were about to step forward to help could not help but be amazed.

Wen Xin extended his hand to the chef, who was pulled up. After coming to his senses, he thanked him in a flustered and grateful manner.

Wen Xin waved his hands to indicate that everything was fine.

He found a small pile of dead leaves for kindling and was about to build a bonfire when he saw a man in a black sniper jacket approaching from the next convoy.

The man said, "Thank you very much for helping our companions just now. It seems that the direction you are going is also Rose City. Why don't we go together? There will be more people to take care of each other."

Wen Xin heard this and looked towards their convoy.

About twenty meters in front of the SUV, there were two cars parked, both of which were commercial minibuses.

This type of car generally uses a diesel generator. Diesel is easier to refine than gasoline and was cheaper than gasoline before the end of the world.

The fact that they were able to get two cars at once is enough to show how generous this fleet is.

The two cars were placed at a relatively safe angle with their rear ends pressed against each other. A bonfire had been lit between the two cars, and the orange-red flames illuminated a warm area in the dim environment.

Two boys and girls of similar age sat in front of the campfire, wearing thick and warm down jackets. They looked young and immature, and the oldest was no older than high school students.

They were surrounded by burly men, warming their hands by the fire while looking up in Wen Xin's direction.

It seemed that the two children had given the man in the jacket a signal to come to the door.

Wen Xin shook his head: "Thank you for your kindness, but I am more used to being alone."

He encountered this convoy on the way here. It was their first meeting and both sides showed the same level of vigilance in their eyes.

The few of them were not close friends, and they didn't even say a word to each other before parting at the intersection.

I thought we would never meet again, but unexpectedly we ran into each other again at the next intersection.

The reason was the same, and it just happened that the road was blocked by damaged buildings and snow and mud, so they had to take a narrow road to turn.

The other party may think that this is a kind of fate. Even though it is a bit unpleasant, it is still a kind of fate.

This team had extended an olive branch to Wen Xin once before, but Wen Xin politely declined and did not force it.

Now, the people in this caravan seemed to see that Wen Xin was quite skilled and had saved their people, so they couldn't help but want to make friends with him again.

The man tried to persuade him a few more times, but when he saw that Wen Xin really had no intention of going with him, he sighed helplessly and gave the can of meat in his hand to him.

"Anyway, this is a thank you gift for helping save people. It's not much, so please don't mind."

Although there was food in the car, the man in the storm jacket had a good attitude and it would seem unreasonable to refuse.

Wen Xin took it, said wait a moment, turned around and took out two bags of ginger and brown sugar from the trunk.

It is sold in bulk, with five or six capsules in a bag. You can soak two capsules at a time, which is enough for six days.

Before leaving, Wen Xin considered that the weather was too cold and there might be a risk of catching a cold, so he brought some to ward off the cold.

The man was surprised when he saw this: "What is this?"

Wen Xin said: "I think the girl seems to be a little uncomfortable. Drinking the water can warm her stomach."

He noticed it just now. When the car door opened, only the boys got out of the car first, while the girls stayed inside the car.

It was not until the bonfire was lit that the latter held onto the car door and stumbled down.

The girl's face was extremely pale at the time, and she almost couldn't wait to rush to the warm bonfire. She squatted on the folding stool with her hands covering her stomach, and never let go.

After hearing Wen Xin's words, the man in the rush clothes paused and said thank you sincerely.

He walked back and when he reached the makeshift camp, he heard his companions discussing the zombies they had just encountered.

"I always feel that these ghosts are getting more and more difficult to deal with. A month ago, they bit people whenever they saw them, but now they know how to hide in the dark and attack. Oh my goodness, they won't regain their consciousness, will they?"

Someone fell silent, and then said meaningfully, "Then at least half of them must be crazy."

The person who spoke first was stunned for a moment, with a gloomy and uncertain expression.

Yes, if zombies can really restore human consciousness, then wouldn’t those zombies that were previously cleared be…

Just thinking about it makes people feel despair.

Another person said, "Come on, stop scaring yourself. Even if they can really generate consciousness, I don't think they can turn back into the same person they were before. How can anyone survive without a heart or a brain?"

"If one day I start drooling over my mom and want to eat her, I'm no longer myself. You can stab me in the neck."

As they were talking, they noticed a man coming back alone, and they couldn't help but look at him in surprise.

"We've invited him twice, but he still hasn't come. It seems like he really doesn't think highly of us."

"Don't worry about the weirdness. He saved our people after all. He dared to drive around outside alone. He must have a way to survive. He doesn't have to team up with us."

"The set of fighting skills he just used seemed to be military? I don't know which base it came from."

The boy handed the hot water to the girl and said worriedly, "Sister, drink some."

The girl raised her head and held the water cup in her palm with trembling fingertips. A circle of sweat had already appeared on her forehead due to the pain.

Hearing the chattering of people around her, her tone was filled with strong surprise: "If he doesn't want to come, then don't come. Is it necessary to keep talking about it? Are you still going to be humble and invite him over?!"

The young lady who came to live a simple life was not to be trifled with, so the others immediately fell silent.

The girl pressed her stomach again, her teeth chattering in pain, but her observation was extremely sharp. When she looked up, she noticed that the man in the sprint jacket had something in his hand. She asked coldly, "What did you take from him?"

The man was stunned for a moment, then handed the item to the other party: "No, I didn't take it. The young man gave it to me."

"It's said... Miss, you're not feeling well, so drinking this can warm your stomach."

girl:"……"

Her eyelids twitched strangely, and she felt an awkward and indescribable feeling in her heart. She subconsciously looked towards Wen Xin's position.

Wen Xin was making a fire. He noticed her gaze and nodded.

The girl's cold tone softened a bit. She was not an ungrateful person: "Well... bring some more food over and thank him for me."

But this time Wen Xin didn't want it.

Otherwise, you give me something and I give it back to you, and it goes on and on endlessly.

After making the fire, he took out an extra thick quilt from the car so that he and the two dumplings could be wrapped in it so that no one could see them.

The two girls curled up on the young man's thighs, with only their little heads exposed. They could clearly feel the young man's endless warmth through the quilt and squinted their eyes comfortably.

Wen Xin held the hot water in both hands and took a sip.

The fine fur rubbed against his neck, and the two lively little guys leaned against him, making him sigh with satisfaction.

The journey seemed to be safe and smooth.

Until that night, heavy snow suddenly began to fall.

【Author’s words】

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