I wore it.
They walked out of the supermarket quickly. It was like a town here. The buildings were not as dense as those in big cities. The sun was shining brightly. Bullet holes and bullet shells could be seen everywhere on the ground. Abandoned vehicles were piled up on the streets. The air was gray and filled with sand. All around, there was the sound of the wind and vague roars, which were the sounds made by the zombies.
As the tall man had expected, the noise just now attracted the zombies nearby, and there were quite a few of them. The tall man took off his bloody shirt directly, exposed his back, stretched out his clothes and lifted them up. The alien smell was even stronger than that of the zombies, making people's stomachs churn. The only benefit was that it covered up some human odors.
They were able to successfully enter an alley, where there was a dead body lying, its internal organs and head eaten clean, leaving only some bones that could barely be identified as a person. When they reached the end, the tall man flipped open the obstacle, and there turned out to be a van parked inside.
"Get in the car!" The tall man stared at his surroundings. He quickly found a piece of cloth from the car to wipe the blood off his body and changed into clean clothes. The smell of the insect's blood kept making him look gloomy.
The back seat was piled with miscellaneous items, and Jiang Ziyao and Huo Chi could barely squeeze in. The car seemed to be leaking oil and had a smell of old leather. The tall man started the engine, and the car made quite a noise.
A zombie was coming towards them, and the tall man stepped on the accelerator and crashed into it with a loud bang. In a blink of an eye, only the head was left, hitting the front of the car.
By the time Jiang Ziyao came to his senses, the car had already driven smoothly for a while. The tall man seemed to be familiar with the place. He drove the car through the narrow road and found a small path. After passing a few roads, he got rid of the group of zombies chasing behind him.
Jiang Ziyao and Huo Chi looked at each other. They had clearly realized that they were in a strange and dangerous world, with zombies, alien species, and he was holding a gun with no bullets in his hand.
Huo Chi looked at him: "Brother Jiang, when did you notice there was a monster up there?"
Jiang Ziyao replied: "I saw a shadow and thought it was very strange, so I paid attention to it."
"oh……"
Huo Chi did not ask any further questions, and Jiang Ziyao did not say much either, because he knew that Huo Chi would not doubt what he said.
Thinking back on the words that suddenly popped up, they were really too mysterious. He had no plans to tell anyone else for the time being. The "I" in the words seemed to refer to himself, like a random self-narration, which was like a prophecy to him.
Because of the text, the tall man did not die and thus went to a camp smoothly. Jiang Ziyao temporarily regarded the appearance of the text as a good thing?
The tall man also remained silent until the car stopped.
The tall man: "Follow me and don't say anything."
Jiang Ziyao looked at the small building in front of him. There were three flat-roofed houses next to each other. The houses were backed by mountains and surrounded by water. There were wooden stakes piled up at the door, surrounding the houses, and thick sharpened wooden sticks were inserted in them. At first glance, he saw the man with a gun on the second-floor balcony.
The person on the balcony whistled, and three or two people came out of the house and moved the wooden stool away.
The tall man got out of the car, followed closely by Jiang Ziyao and Huo Chi.
The man inspected the things in the bag in the car and said with a bad look on his face: "I told you to go out and find supplies, not to bring back two mouths without permission."
"There was a problem on the way, it won't happen next time." The tall man replied: "These two young people can do the work."
The man said, "Do you know how to work? I don't think you can work. There are not many things in the camp. We don't have anything to feed two more people. We have been very tolerant of you. The boss will be unhappy about this. Lao Liu, be more sensible, okay?"
Jiang Ziyao noticed that the man who was speaking seemed to be a very important person here.
He was a middle-aged man, neither tall nor strong. He spoke in a bad tone. Given the harsh environment and scarce supplies, such a reaction was normal.
Jiang Ziyao looked at the middle-aged man and his head began to hurt.
[——Text: This is the fifteenth day since we came to this city. We can't go any deeper. The aliens and zombies have begun to return, and they are becoming more and more dense and difficult to deal with. We plan to pass through the highway toll station with our limited equipment and go to the next city.
On the seventeenth day, we arrived at the toll station smoothly, but the bad thing was... there was a nest of a group of low-level alien species there, and the smell of blood was strong, the blood of living people. A fierce fight had taken place here not long ago. I guess there might be other survivors passing by here.
Huo Chi played a big role in facing this group of alien species. His ability was even stronger than before. He set fire to almost everything. Exterminating these alien species exhausted the two of us. However, the gasoline we planned was taken by someone first. At this time, a car appeared in front of us, and the two men in the car extended an invitation to us...】
The man and the tall man were in a stalemate. The man and his men blocked the door. He walked up to the tall man and straightened his hat for him: "Old Liu, you have to think about your son. I don't mind giving you two more bullets. Go and solve the problem yourself and come back."
The tall man did not back down. "I am also considering the camp. We have searched the outer areas of the city. If we want to find supplies, we have to go deeper. But during the day, there are not only zombies. Today, I also encountered an alien species. It wanted to hunt me."
The word "alien" seemed to have a deterrent effect, and the middle-aged man's face became even uglier.
The tall man continued, "If you want to continue to survive, you should add some fresh blood."
The middle-aged man seemed to be persuaded. He was silent for a while and finally gave in: "People who come here must abide by the rules."
The tall man nodded: "I will teach you."
"You are naturally responsible for the people you bring back. You have to take care of their food and daily necessities yourself." The middle-aged man glanced at Jiang Ziyao and the other man and sneered, "Little boy, you must follow your good daddy closely."
The tall man finally led the two people into the house.
This security camp is not big. Jiang Ziyao kept an eye on the situation here. There are only about seven or eight people in one house, with simple guns and ammunition. Their eyes are undoubtedly alert and hostile. Even the tall man looks like a stranger to them.
"My name is Liu Dong." The tall man suddenly said, "Just call me Lao Liu."
The two replied: "Jiang Ziyao."
"Ho Chi."
Liu Dong hummed, and they walked to a quiet room and knocked on the door: "I'm back, open the door."
The door opened quickly.
"Dad!" The moment the door opened, a boy immediately rushed over. Judging from his figure, he should be about ten years old. He leaned in his father's arms lovingly, but the boy's smile stopped abruptly when he saw the stranger.
Liu Dong introduced: "This is my son Xiaobei."
Liu Xiaobei just glanced at Jiang Ziyao and the other man, then took out a toy from his bag and started playing with it.
The child was wary of them.
Jiang Ziyao thought about it, took out the chocolate he found and tried to get closer to her: "Here."
Liu Xiaobei didn't answer it, pretended not to see it, and didn't say anything.
This reaction was a bit subtle. Jiang Ziyao smiled. There was no reason for him to take back something he had given away. He simply stretched out his hand and threw the chocolate at Liu Xiaobei's feet. After throwing it, he turned his head and pretended not to see it.
Liu Xiaobei had already picked up the chocolate and hid it in his pocket. He moved quickly and calmly as if nothing had happened.
Seeing this, Huo Chi whispered in Jiang Ziyao's ear: "This kid is actually quite smart."
Liu Dong packed up his bag and asked the two men, "Where are you originally from? You don't look very old."
Jiang Ziyao answered quickly: "We are students of Hongzhong University. I am a senior and he is a junior."
"So you are students, then how did you get here?" Liu Dong was a little surprised, his eyes were scrutinizing, "Guangqin City is in the north, a bit far from here."
Jiang Ziyao was startled: "You actually know Guangqin City?"
Liu Dong seemed to be stumped by his question: "It's not like I can't read a map or read."
"Which city is this?"
"Hanzhong City."
Hanzhong City...it's a city in the south.
Seeing him say this, Jiang Ziyao could rule out the possibility that they had traveled to a different world. The production date on the piece of chocolate he picked up earlier was 3906, so it seemed that this was not a coincidence.
If it is not a parallel world, then they accidentally arrived in the future world, and the virus broke out on a certain day in 3906? The text says that the virus has been out for two years, so it should be 3908 now.
Where did the virus originate? They were currently in Hanzhong City in the south, which should be a disaster area. If the virus broke out, the CI military would naturally set up a protection zone. It would be much safer to have a country's armed forces.
Jiang Ziyao asked: "Where is there any place that has not been destroyed? What policies does the country have to deal with it? Will the disaster be under control?"
Liu Dong was rarely silent.
He stared at the two of them and asked, "You really don't know?"
Jiang Ziyao shook his head: "I don't know."
Liu Dong laughed: "There are many rare things in this world, and there are many people like you. Some people will become fools like you when they are stimulated, but you should be more careful."
"Wait... I'm too lazy to explain to you."
He was not surprised. After saying this, he took out a newspaper from the cabinet in the corner and handed it to Jiang Ziyao.
The beginning of the newspaper: Three years ago, the Ministry of Biological Research warned that radiation caused by marine pollution is causing genetic alienation starting from the ocean, and the progressive level of the food chain will accumulate this genetic virus in the human body.
Finally, on May 12, 3906, the world was turned upside down. A global virus broke out, and humans turned into zombies and began to eat living people. Order and all human production collapsed directly. The world stopped functioning, and the survivors would face more deadly threats. It was not just humans that were changed by the gene chain, but all life was alienated. The previously insignificant small species climbed to the top of the food chain, and the crisis was expanding...
Within 24 hours, all living things began to mutate. The survivors called the mutated people "zombies" and the mutated plants and animals "xenospecies". The virus did not break out in a regional manner, but was a devastating blow to the world at the same time. If the survivors were infected again, their immune systems would collapse and they would be infected like the same species.
This is a news report that was delayed by five months. Five months is enough time for the world to change dramatically.
"Fuck." Huo Chi was also shocked. He immediately looked at Jiang Ziyao and said, "I remember the entry on marine pollution was quite popular for a while. Was it a year ago or two years ago?"
"Now is not the time to talk about this." Jiang Ziyao turned around and said to Liu Dong: "I have a question. What if it is someone who has just arrived in this world? Will they also mutate?"
All he wanted now was to confirm whether people like him and Huo Chi, who appeared out of nowhere, also had the possibility of mutation.
Liu Dong frowned. "Are you talking about the baby? I saw a woman who was eight months pregnant. Her baby ate up her internal organs overnight. The umbilical cord was not cut. The baby broke open her stomach and crawled out. She herself turned into a zombie."
He went on to say: "The virus is everywhere. We all have it in our bodies. It's just that our immune system keeps it out of our brains."
Jiang Ziyao's face suddenly became serious. He and Huo Chi were still at risk of mutation.
Liu Dong knew that this topic was a heavy one, so he said, "As long as you adapt to the environment here, there is hope for survival. There is a place in this world called Utopia. It is the first safe base maintained by the Inhuman Organization. It is said to be quite large and accepts ordinary people to join. We are approaching that place and are ready to find out what's going on."
Aliens, this information did not appear in the newspapers. Liu Dong said that this is an extremely rare type of person among the survivors, who only appeared one year after the onset of the disease. Their genes mutated and were endowed with special abilities, called awakening.
The special abilities of aliens are more useful than guns and ammunition, but Liu Dong knows very little about this kind of people, and the current leader of this security camp, Li Liang, is an alien.
"You can stay here temporarily, but you must go out with me to look for supplies once every two days. It will be dangerous on the road, so remember to keep your strength." Liu Dong gave the two of them a small bag of biscuits: "Make do with this for now, I'll give you more food when we work tomorrow."
The bag he was carrying was already deflated, and it seemed that most of the original food had been taken away. This was the rule in the camp, and people who went out had to hand over 60% of what they obtained, without much hesitation.
Jiang Ziyao and Huo Chi gladly accepted.
Although food was in short supply, the room was not crowded. They cleaned up a small room that was just big enough for two people.
"Brother Jiang, do you feel like you've returned to ten years ago?" Huo Chi nudged Jiang Ziyao's side, "We were like this ten years ago."
Jiang Ziyao asked back: "Are you quite happy?"
Huo Chi wanted to say a few words of comfort, but he felt guilty:
"without."
Ten years ago were the most difficult days. He and Huo Chi were both unwanted children. Jiang Ziyao was twelve years old at that time. When he was eight, his parents died in a car accident. His grandmother, the only one who loved him, became seriously ill. In order to ensure that her grandson would have someone to take care of him in the future, she mortgaged her house to her relatives. But once his grandmother passed away, no one cared about his life or death. The house he had in the city was also robbed, so he had to return to his hometown.
Huo Chi's mother died of illness, his biological father was an alcoholic and domestic abuser and he remarried a stepmother. He was beaten half to death every day. When he met Jiang Ziyao, he was like a miserable drowned dog.
The two relied on a little help from their neighbors and worked as child laborers to go to school. They finally went to college, but who could have imagined that the world of the future would become like this.
Huo Chi sighed, "Those who are busy taking the postgraduate entrance exams, getting a job, and making money to buy a house are wasting their efforts."
Jiang Ziyao stared blankly at the ceiling, and Huo Chi stared at him. Huo Chi asked him again: "Brother Jiang, are you hungry? Why don't you eat something?"
"I have no appetite." Jiang Ziyao refused, "If you mention food to me now, I just want to vomit."
"You can't even vomit two ounces of food from your stomach."
Huo Chi sighed: "Well, I really don't have much appetite today, so I'll just take a rest and have a good sleep."
Jiang Ziyao thought, since they could get through here, there must be a way to get back, but that was not what he should think about now. He closed his eyes, and the two of them lay on the small bed. After a while, there was only the sound of even breathing.
In the middle of the night, Jiang Ziyao was awakened by the pain. He was so sleepy that he didn't want to open his eyes, but it felt like there was a cut on his body. It was not a flesh wound, and he couldn't feel the wound.
His waist was affected and he couldn't move.
Jiang Ziyao rarely got sick, and more importantly, he didn't know what was wrong with him. Half asleep and half awake, he heard Huo Chi's voice: "Brother Jiang, what's wrong with you?"
"You're sweating a lot."
Jiang Ziyao couldn't explain it. The pain wasn't severe but it continued without giving him a chance to breathe. He couldn't use any strength and his head was sweating. He felt something was wrong: "It's over. I might be mutating..."
"Don't talk nonsense!" Huo Chi was almost frightened by this, "This is impossible!"
He placed his hand on Jiang Ziyao's shoulder, his palm against his forehead, and said firmly: "You may have a cold. Your temperature is a little high. It's not a big problem. I think you will be fine by tomorrow morning."
"Body temperature changes are also a way of starting mutations." Jiang Ziyao couldn't help but pour cold water on him: "You've watched so many zombie movies, and you don't know this?"
"Brother Jiang! Stop scaring me!" Huo Chi said anxiously, "Your physical fitness is obviously very good. I haven't changed, so why have you changed?!"
"Keep your voice down." Jiang Ziyao almost didn't have the strength to speak anymore: "Do you want someone to come in with a gun... and shoot me?"
"I..." Huo Chi choked, "Okay, then I won't say anything, and you shouldn't say anything either, will that make it better?"
He would sweat when he was nervous. Jiang Ziyao knew that Huo Chi was not as relaxed as he appeared to be, and it was hard to predict whether he would mutate.
Jiang Ziyao gritted his teeth and said, "Stay away from me."
Huo Chi didn't listen to him this time, but stuck to him forcefully.
Jiang Ziyao really didn't have the energy to speak. Huo Chi took a breath behind him and gently stroked his back: "Brother Jiang, go to sleep."
He actually fell asleep again, and was so sleepy and sweaty that his clothes were stuck to his back.
Jiang Ziyao didn't want to wake up until the feeling of suffocation forced him to wake up. Jiang Ziyao felt like an octopus was climbing on his body, using a lot of force and making him uncomfortable.
"Brother Jiang...Brother Jiang..." It was Huo Chi's voice behind him.
"Where's the soul?" Jiang Ziyao felt dizzy and subconsciously slapped the person behind him: "Don't hold me so tight, are you going to strangle me to death? Let go!"
"Brother Jiang..." Huo Chi said, "But Brother Jiang, you smell so good. I can't wait..."
Jiang Ziyao then realized that something was wrong. When Huo Chi was being affectionate with him, he would not be so excited and impatient, and he would not disturb him when he was not feeling well.
The person behind him was definitely not Huo Chi! He suddenly opened his eyes, suppressed his emotions and said calmly: "You... let go first."
There was no light in the room, only a little light coming in through the window.
The originally intimate action changed. Jiang Ziyao was a little stiff. His whole body was restrained under a pair of arms. The strength was so great that he could not move. Huo Chi did have endless strength, but not to this extent.
Jiang Ziyao heard that buzzing growl again, the prelude to tearing someone apart. Huo Chi's head was pressed against his shoulder. He laughed in a deep voice: "Brother Jiang, do you know how long I have been waiting? How could I let you go?"
"Brother Jiang, I want to eat you while you are awake."
Jiang Ziyao forgot that he was not the only one who had the possibility of mutation. He turned his head in a daze, just in time to meet a pair of white eyes with bloodshot eyes rolling around in the eye sockets. He was being stared at viciously, and his eyes were rolling more and more violently, and were about to fall out in the next moment.
Huo Chi's face was already half rotten. He opened his mouth and drooled at Jiang Ziyao like a greedy beast.
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