The safest place04
The safest place04
The village where Mu Hong previously lived was called Mujia Village.
Mujia Village is located in the south of the forest, and she has now come to the north of the forest.
The wild beasts that had been following all the way stopped at the edge of the forest and no longer followed.
Mu Hong walked carefully on the road with a few children.
There are many villages on the north side of the forest.
With the experience of encountering monsters in the mountains, Mu Hong had made some preparations in her heart, but the reality was unexpectedly cruel.
First of all, there were abnormal cracks on the roadside and fallen trees, as well as dried blood and fragments of what looked like flesh and bones that could be seen from time to time.
The second is the village that is too desolate.
Mu Hong didn't say she knew all the villages on the north side of the forest, but she knew roughly which ones there were.
But these villages that should have been bustling are now terribly desolate.
From a distance, the wide-open doors and windows all looked pitch black.
Similar to Mujia Village, there are many obvious signs of destruction by monsters.
If there is anything more terrifying than a village left desolate after being destroyed.
That is, Mu Hong saw traces of "people" appearing in some villages.
Just like those three adult men who were clearly dead but came back to life.
Similar situations have occurred in some villages.
Some people who were obviously dead were walking back and forth in the village along certain routes as if they were "alive".
They may suddenly stop, not knowing what they are "listening" to, or they may walk to a place where there should be a "house" and make a knocking gesture.
However, the "door" that was supposed to be in that position had long disappeared along with the destruction of the house.
Such a situation made Mu Hong's hair stand on end.
The reason why she was able to discover in time was that those walking back and forth in the village were not "living people".
Still delayed Tianyi's warning.
When encountering places like this, Mu Hong, who was with her child, didn't dare to get close and just stayed away from them.
Fortunately, although there was no living creature in the vicinity, there was no real danger.
She took the children and headed north.
Then……
The sleeping Tianyi suddenly opened his eyes.
It is rare for the sleepy Tianyi to open his eyes suddenly, and every time he opens his eyes it means danger is approaching.
So when Mu Hong saw Tianyi waking up under unnatural circumstances, her heart was lifted.
Wenxiu and Tianchuan also behaved very well and kept quiet.
However, the warning that Tianyi brought this time was not about danger, but...
A man trapped under a rock.
A large rock is located on the side of the road.
I don't know where this stone came from.
And under the stone, a scholar in a long gown was pinned down.
If Mu Hong and his companions had passed by normally, they would not have noticed the scholar trapped under the stone.
Because the stone is really too big.
The scholar who was pressed underneath was breathing out more than breathing in, and had no extra energy to struggle or speak.
Fortunately, with Tianyi's hint, Muhong and the two children found the scholar still alive under the stone.
It took them a lot of effort to move the stone away.
The scholar who looked as if he was dying opened his eyes. It seemed that his injuries were not too serious and he was still able to stand up and walk.
The scholar looks quite young, but he doesn't like to talk much.
Judging from his tattered clothes and dirty shoes and socks, he must have suffered a lot.
I just don't know what happened to him that he would be crushed by such a big stone.
The scholar had no intention of explaining. When Wenxiu handed him some food and water, his eyes swept over Muhong, Wenxiu, Tianchuan, and Tianyi who was in Muhong's arms.
He looked at Tianyi with wide eyes for a moment, then lowered his eyes.
"Thank you." This was the first sentence the scholar said.
He didn't seem to want to eat much, and no one knew what he was thinking about, but he finally drank the food and water.
After finishing eating, he asked Mu Hong, "Are you seeking refuge as well?"
Mu Hong, hugging Tianyi tightly, nodded.
Because Tianyi was still holding Moore's body in his arms, Mu Hong was more careful when holding him and even used some cloth to cover it slightly.
The scholar raised his hand and pointed in a direction.
"If you want to seek refuge, go west at the fork in the road ahead. There are a lot of people gathered there. Maybe you can get some help."
After saying this, the scholar, who had regained a little strength, stood up and walked away.
Mu Hong felt a little strange and asked quickly: "How did you know?"
The scholar stopped and said, "I came from that side."
"So where are you going now?"
"…Go home." The scholar said, "Thank you for your help. Remember to find a place to hide when it gets dark. There's nothing I can do to help you."
After he finished speaking, the scholar walked forward without stopping.
The scholar was obviously not in good health, but he walked quite fast.
He walked along the road, not paying any attention to the unusual potholes and fallen trees around him.
Tianyi looked at him and frowned.
He didn't know why, he just felt that this scholar, who seemed a little difficult to get along with, seemed very sad.
Sad...
My heart seems to be broken.
Mu Hong did not chase the scholar.
She continued walking forward with the child.
Just as the scholar said, a fork in the road appeared as we went along.
Thinking of what the scholar said, Mu Hong originally wanted to take the fork in the road to the west.
But Mu Hong saw a piece of a scholar's clothes on the side of the road.
So Mu Hong walked forward along another road.
And then...
Mu Hong and the children saw the scholar again.
Only this time, a distinct expression could be seen on the scholar's face.
The scholar stands outside a village full of people who have "come back from the dead."
I don’t know what he was thinking. There were mixed expressions on his face, and it looked like he was about to cry in the next second.
And his sights fell on one of the resurrected people in the village.
It was a young woman with a woman's hairstyle.
The woman must have been very beautiful when she was alive.
But the pale face of the woman who came back from the dead was just scary.
Because of the scholar's appearance, all the resurrected people walking in the village stopped.
They were all looking at the scholar.
The woman being stared at by the scholar opened her mouth slightly and said in a rigid and strange voice: "You are back."
The scholar opened his mouth and actually responded.
After the scholar responded, those who were standing there and looking at him all spoke one after another in the same tone.
"You're back?"
"You're back."
"Come in quickly."
"Come in quickly."
The scholar's body was shaking.
He should be terrified by the scene before him.
But the scholar finally raised his feet and walked towards the village that had long been "dead".
Tianyi, who has not slept yet: "..."
Tianyi, who had not slept all the time, was suddenly covered by Muhong's eyes before he saw the bloody scene.
Mu Hong took the children and quickly left.
Tianyi, who was hugged tightly by Mu Hong, could clearly hear Mu Hong's rapid heartbeat and what was happening not far away.
The scholar was eaten.
This is a person who actively chooses death.
…
Tianyi fell asleep again.
When he woke up again, Tianyi saw a completely strange woman looking at him with a smile.
"This child is really good-looking." said the woman.
Mu Hong, who was holding Tianyi, nodded slightly and patted Tianyi gently with her hand. Seeing that Tianyi had simply woken up and had no other needs, she continued to chat with the woman in front of her.
Tianyi looked around and found Wenxiu and Tianchuan not far away.
They were surrounded by several children of similar age.
Further away, there were many men and women who looked disheveled.
There was fatigue on everyone's face.
It’s just that some people have hope in their eyes, while some people have only despair in their eyes.
Tianyi touched More, who was still staying in his arms obediently but covered up, and listened quietly to the conversation between Mu Hong and the woman.
The content of Mu Hong's conversation with the woman was very trivial.
The woman was quite talkative and had a general understanding of the people in front of her.
She could just raise her hand and point at anyone and describe that person's general situation.
After listening for a while, Tianyi basically understood.
The place where they are now is exactly what the scholar said, where people gather together to seek survival and refuge.
Needless to say, the people who gathered here were all survivors of the monster attacks.
The monster came from nowhere.
To everyone here, the monsters seemed to appear out of nowhere.
The number of villages attacked by monsters is also greater than expected.
Those different monsters are also more...scary than expected.
It's not just living people who can turn into monsters when their emotions get extreme.
And the dead may be used by monsters.
It's like "being an accomplice to a tiger".
——The dead may become the monster’s “accomplices”.
Because of these two reasons, when Mu Hong first appeared, the people gathered here were nervous for a moment.
Fortunately, Mu Hong and the children don’t look like the monster’s accomplices at all.
In addition, Tianyi also heard news that the nearby villages were basically attacked by monsters, many people died, and no high-ranking officials in charge of this area have appeared so far.
As for where did the monsters that attacked the village go?
"Everyone is hiding from the monsters, where are they going?
"Anyway, those monsters always make some noise at night."
So many people died that the survivors had some experience in how to avoid monsters.
The most basic thing is to keep quiet and concentrate.
There are also some plants or animals that can hinder the monster's sense of smell and so on.
The woman did not hide any of this and told Mu Hong everything she could.
Seeing Mu Hong, a widow who had lost her husband and had so many children, the woman couldn't bear it and could only offer the little help she could.
After saying this, he finally asked, "Do you want to stay here? We are all going to the county to seek help.
"There are many officials in the county, and they have weapons in their hands. They are better than ordinary people like us."
After hearing this, Tianyi didn’t think going to the county would be a good choice.
But everyone always wants to see what is going on.
In this way, Mu Hong and the woman chatted for a long time, and the sky gradually darkened.
The woman gave Mu Hong a plant that was said to be able to hinder the monster's "sense of smell". She asked Mu Hong to crush the plant, smear the juice on his body and then left.
The crowd that had been gathered together and making some noise has now become quiet.
Apart from the very slight sound of breathing, Tianyi could hear nothing.
Night falls.
From time to time, strange footsteps that shouldn't be heard in the distance, as well as rigid and dull shouts, could be heard.
Tianyi, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly opened his eyes and saw a human head hanging upside down on a branch high up, which had appeared out of nowhere.
them……
Their eyes met.
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