Sick World
Jiang Ziyao struggled with his hands and kicked out immediately. The effect was more significant than he thought. His back suddenly felt lighter, and then he heard a loud clanging sound.
"Ah——" Huo Chi complained in pain and climbed up from under the bed, "Brother Jiang! Are you awake? Why are you kicking me when you're awake? And so hard."
Jiang Ziyao was still a little dazed when he heard Huo Chi's voice. His hair was messy like a chicken coop, and he looked very innocent.
Jiang Ziyao was not sure: "Huo Chi?"
Huo Chi immediately smiled and said, "What's wrong? Did you sleep stupidly? But your legs are so strong, it seems that you should be fine."
Jiang Ziyao: "Not bad."
This is Huo Chi's normal appearance.
He breathed a sigh of relief when the sense of crisis just now disappeared. It turned out that it was a dream. There was sufficient light in the room and it was already daybreak. Judging from the sun's posture, it should be around six in the morning. They were all used to getting up early. Jiang Ziyao pinched himself secretly again. Now it was real.
Huo Chi called out, "Brother Jiang."
He squeezed in front of Jiang Ziyao and stared at him suspiciously.
Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, Jiang Ziyao raised his hand and pinched his waist: "Is your waist okay? Are you hurt?"
Huo Chi: "What can happen to me? I'm strong, why would I be afraid of this kick?"
He then patted Jiang Ziyao's arm and said firmly: "From your expression, I know that you are the one who has the problem! Tell me now!"
Jiang Ziyao looked away from his normal face: "Nothing, just a dream."
Huo Chi asked: "What did you dream about?"
Jiang Ziyao didn't really want to reminisce. He propped himself up with his hands and lay flat on the bed again, looking at the ceiling as if he was lost in meditation: "I dreamed of a world full of pancakes, and mountains of gold everywhere."
"But gold is worthless now." Huo Chi yawned and smiled: "Then let's put aside your strange nightmare for the time being, and now we should talk about something interesting."
Jiang Ziyao asked: "What's interesting?"
Huo Chi said: "Have you never felt anything?"
"What's the feeling?" Jiang Ziyao looked at his mysterious expression and sighed, "I just feel like I just woke up."
Huo Chi said, "Don't get angry all of a sudden now."
He reached under the bed and said, "That's what I'm talking about!"
Jiang Ziyao turned his head and saw a shovel that was more than one meter long. He thought it was some new gadget, but it turned out to be just a shovel.
Huo Chi held up the shovel and said excitedly, "It's born, both father and son are safe. From now on, it will call me dad and you daddy. What do you think?"
Jiang Ziyao was stunned for a moment:?
Huo Chi said: "This is what made you uncomfortable. You kept covering your stomach with your hands, and then it suddenly appeared out of nowhere. I saw it with my own eyes. It must have come out of your stomach. You gave birth to a shovel!"
"Get out of the way." Jiang Ziyao rolled his eyes at him, then took the shovel. It felt cool and smooth when his fingers touched it. It should be considered a beautiful shovel. The shaft he held felt a bit like silver with a luster. He shook it with his hand and it felt a bit heavy.
A shovel... what a fucking shovel.
His ability is so low... This was the first thought that came to his mind.
The text appeared again: [The first night after Huo Chi and I escaped from the supermarket was spent in a house in Nanpu District. The nights in Nanpu District were a bit cold. In order to avoid being preyed upon by alien species, we went to remote areas as much as possible.
I awakened a special power in the middle of the night. It was a shovel. Later I learned that, strictly speaking, it was a tool. I was a little disgusted at first, but later it helped me a lot. For me, it was both lucky and unfortunate. 】
【Gene level: unknown】
【Gene sequence 0, newborn.】
[This is the name and serial number I gave it later. The Inhuman Organization and scientific research experts have numbered the possible gene combinations. Unfortunately, I am not in this sequence.]
Jiang Ziyao only understood half of what was going on, but was pleasantly surprised that his head no longer hurt. He rubbed his forehead which had been stung, and stared at the thing in his hand.
He had the idea of taking it back in his mind, and the shovel quickly disappeared, which was quite novel.
Huo Chi said: "My brother Jiang is different. He didn't turn into a zombie, but directly became a person who can't be picked out from a million. How does it feel to have superpowers? I envy you so much."
Jiang Ziyao pushed away his approaching face and said, "Don't worry, you will have it too."
His words were by no means a consolation. It was mentioned in the text that they should rely on Huo Chi's ability to deal with the alien group at the toll station. As for what specific ability it was, he was not sure yet.
Huo Chi stopped talking. He stared at Jiang Ziyao, his eyes suddenly becoming sharp: "I just know that Brother Jiang has a secret."
Jiang Ziyao was not surprised. Huo Chi said affirmatively: "But if Brother Jiang doesn't say anything, then I won't ask any more questions. Brother Jiang, you see... it's still early..."
Huo Chi wrapped his arms around Jiang Ziyao and pulled him onto the bed.
Jiang Ziyao felt a heavy weight on his body. This guy was so horny that he wanted to ride her. He said ruthlessly, "Don't rub it. If you start a fire, put it out yourself. I won't take care of you."
Huo Chi: ...
“We weren’t like this before.”
Jiang Ziyao: "Special cases require special treatment."
Huo Chi was stunned: "Then I will lose all my happiness in the morning and evening from now on?"
Jiang Ziyao didn't reply. He stood up because there was a knock on the door outside. He signaled Huo Chi to be quiet.
Liu Dong knocked heavily on the door and said, "Are you awake? If not, come with me to work now."
Jiang Ziyao replied: "Wake up, I'll be there right away."
It was time to get down to business. He glanced at Huo Chi, who had no intention of being lazy and got up quickly.
"Wait." But when he opened the door, Huo Chi pushed it hard, making a loud bang.
He said meaningfully: "Did you forget something?"
Jiang Ziyao raised his eyebrows and looked at him: "What?"
"You can't have forgotten." Huo Chi looked solemn, and his sharp jaw raised, making him look stern. He stared at Jiang Ziyao for a long time, and almost pointed at his own mouth and shouted, "Kiss me."
Jiang Ziyao smiled: "I really haven't forgotten."
He stretched out his hand, grabbed Huo Chi's collar and pulled it. Without much force, Huo Chi tilted his neck and moved closer to him. This guy even closed his eyes solemnly.
Jiang Ziyao aimed at his lips and kissed him. Both of them were about 1.88 meters tall. Huo Chi had also learned boxing, and his lean and strong muscles were hidden under his clothes. With their good looks and figures, two grown men could be so pleasing to the eye.
Jiang Ziyao rubbed his messy hair and said, "Okay, get back to work. Don't let others laugh at you."
Huo Chi licked his lips with satisfaction: "That's pretty good."
Liu Dong took a knife and gave Jiang Ziyao and Huo Chi a dagger each. "No matter where you are, you must have weapons to protect yourself and never let your guard down."
The expression on his face was very serious, which made Jiang Ziyao sincerely remind himself again to change his view of the current environment.
"Ammunition is only replenished when you go out, so you must use it sparingly. And sometimes, a knife is better than a gun." Liu Dong said: "Those things will follow the sound, and guns can sometimes cost you your life."
He led Jiang Ziyao and the other person to a stream. The people in the camp went out in batches, and those who stayed behind were responsible for the safety of the camp.
Huo Chi lowered his head and asked, "Is the water we drink and use all from here?"
Liu Dong asked back: "What else do you think?"
Huo Chi explained: "I don't dislike it, I just didn't expect to return to nature so much. Not to mention, the water looks cleaner than mineral water. At first glance, there is nothing in it."
The surrounding grass was bald, only the water was clean. Jiang Ziyao asked, "Is there anything particular about it?"
Liu Dong: "Water is the cleanest thing now, at least cleaner than humans."
No one knows what the principle of this infection is. The ocean, which was the original source of pollution, is now the cleanest and most sanitary place, because all the creatures in the water died when the virus broke out. It's a pity that humans cannot survive underwater nowadays, otherwise, it would be the best refuge.
Jiang Ziyao bent down and shook the weight of the bucket.
Bang--!
Suddenly a large stone hit the water in front of him, splashing a lot of water. He had heard the approaching footsteps a long time ago and took a step back in advance, splashing only the hair on his forehead, and the water dripped onto his neck along his brow.
The stone was quite big and was heading towards his head. Jiang Ziyao frowned.
"What's going on?!" Huo Chi immediately dropped the bucket and rushed to Jiang Ziyao's side, finally looking at the instigator, "Who is that idiot?!"
"Ignore it! Keep doing your own thing." Liu Dong immediately said, "That's Li Liang's brother Li Zheng. He probably saw a new face and wanted to provoke him to establish his authority. Don't cause trouble for yourself."
He was a boy, not very old and looked quite stylish, but much taller and stronger than Xiaobei and the others.
The current number of humans would make them first-class protected animals in previous societies. The value of the safety camp is that we don’t have to be lone wolves in this doomsday.
The most authoritative person in the security camp is Li Liang, and he has two obedient thugs beside him. The middle-aged man last time was one of them, named Fu Bin, and the other one is called Chen Yang. Liu Dong thinks these three people are the ones who should not be provoked the most. It seems that he has to add one more person now.
Li Zheng threw two more stones in provocation.
"Where there is a naughty child, there must be a naughty parent." Huo Chi cursed secretly: "I guess his brother is probably not a good guy either. I really want to beat him up so hard that even his mother won't recognize him."
Jiang Ziyao replied: "Don't stare at him, he's just a kid. If you ignore him, he'll feel bored. Hurry up and pick up your bucket. I'll go back after I get the water."
Jiang Ziyao lowered his head, his brows were not relaxed. The only confusion in his heart was that in that text, they only met two people at the toll station, and there were no other people from the camp.
Liu Dong: "Leave."
The three of them left silently. As expected, Li Zheng did not continue to pester them.
After putting the water away, I returned to the house and ran into Liu Xiaobei. He seemed to have been waiting at the door for a long time.
"Dad." Liu Xiaobei shouted, but his nervousness was visibly evident.
Jiang Ziyao looked over and found that there was a little kid following behind him, who looked even younger than Liu Xiaobei.
Liu Xiaobei spoke again: "His father didn't come back last night."
Jiang Ziyao and Huo Chi both immediately realized the implication of this sentence, but Liu Dong said nothing, his expression already expressed rejection.
The little brat was hiding behind Liu Xiaobei and was timid at first, but suddenly he got up bravely and came up to Liu Dong and said, "Dad said that if he didn't come back, he would come to find Uncle Liu."
Liu Dong glanced at the child and said, "I don't have the ability to take care of you."
The kid probably didn't expect this answer and he felt a little frustrated.
Liu Dong said to Liu Xiaobei again: "Go in."
Liu Xiaobei hurriedly said: “Dad, he is Xiaoshan, not someone else.”
"You go in!" Liu Dong's expression was obviously a little fierce. Liu Xiaobei was frightened by his cold look, so he had to purse his lips and obey.
Liu Dong did not show any room for maneuver.
"I'm sorry." Wang Xiaoshan apologized, stepped back, lowered his head, and walked away.
Jiang Ziyao couldn't help but ask, "If I don't come back one day, there will be no hope?"
Liu Dong replied: "If he can't come back, it means he is trapped. Aliens and zombies like the night, especially aliens. They prefer to hunt at night. You won't see dense aliens in broad daylight. At night, their sense of smell is more sensitive than in the daytime. If he can't get back during the day, he will most likely be eaten at night. There is no chance of survival. I have never seen anyone who stayed in the city for a night and came back alive."
"His father is a veteran. It seems that he can't go to the east." Liu Dong warned: "Also, don't meddle in other people's business."
The child was too young and had no ability to survive on his own. Without his father, he would die. But no one would want to have such a burden, even Jiang Ziyao thought so.
After a while, Liu Dong brought some food over and said, "After eating, go outside to patrol. If there is no food in the city, it will spread outside the city."
They divided the biscuits from last night at noon today, and now they had two bags of compressed rations. The two of them ate one bag together near nightfall. Those were individual rations that the camp had obtained in a certain city. They were enough to solve the problem of food and clothing, but the taste was naturally not very good.
At night, Liu Dong and two others were guarding the back door. Wang Xiaoshan tried to get closer again. This time, he walked up to Jiang Ziyao and said, "Can I exchange something with you for some food? Just a little."
His stomach growled and he took off the necklace from his neck: "This is my most precious thing. My father gave it to me."
Jiang Ziyao had a blank expression on his face, and could even be said to be a little indifferent, but he never took his eyes off the child.
He thought, if he hadn't shot, Liu Dong would have died, and Liu Xiaobei would have lost his father just like this child. Without his support, he would surely die. The people in this camp would not be so kind.
"Okay, take it." Huo Chi directly threw the remaining bag of rations to him.
Wang Xiaoshan's eyes finally lit up: "Thank you, thank you..."
He immediately began to eat voraciously, and as he swallowed in big gulps, he couldn't stop crying. He didn't cry, but tears flowed down his cheeks and into his throat. It was a miracle that he didn't choke while eating so fast.
"This kid is so happy eating this disgusting food. It seems he is really hungry." Huo Chi said with a grin, "Don't deny it after eating. Give me the thing on your neck."
Wang Xiaoshan immediately gave him the necklace around his neck.
Jiang Ziyao waited until the kid finished eating before speaking: "I'll leave the rations for him. If we don't get anything tomorrow, we'll just have to wait and starve."
Huo Chi grabbed Jiang Ziyao's arm and said, "I know you want to give it to me."
He took the necklace and took a closer look. It turned out that there was a bag of seeds hanging on it. It looked okay. He gave it to Jiang Ziyao and said, "Gift, here you go."
Jiang Ziyao took it and looked at it for a while: "What kind of seed is this?"
Wang Xiaoshan licked his mouth clean and replied, "It's a daisy, a very beautiful flower."
Liu Dong on the side snorted coldly: "You exchanged food for such a useless thing. Don't live anymore. You might as well find a temple and become a Buddha."
"You can't say it's useless." Huo Chi touched his nose: "What if one day I can still enjoy the pleasure of growing flowers and plants? The world is already so painful, it's good to have some expectations."
Liu Dong smiled sarcastically: "It seems that I forgot to remind you."
He stepped on the ground and said, "There are no more renewable resources in this world. You won't be able to grow anything on the land under your feet."
Jiang Ziyao was surprised: "What does this mean?"
Liu Dong sneered, "The virus has eroded the entire land. The soil is full of poison. Once the existing resources in the world are used up, they will be gone. When everything is gone, humans, alien species, I think all living things in the world will be finished."
Jiang Ziyao and the other person were silent.
This is not good news. The land cannot produce new sprouts and humanity has no new life. It turns out that doomsday is a countdown. With this trend, civilization is destined to be destroyed in the long river of time.
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