Chapter 41 Choice
Lu Ming sat in the middle, looking at the whole car full of people, but it was still a bit difficult to speak. What if they asked how he knew? What should he say?
No one urged her, everyone waited patiently.
Lu Ming gritted his teeth and said, "Have you noticed that it hasn't rained since the power outage?"
Everyone was stunned, it seemed that there was no such thing.
Cheng Ming said, "The weather has changed suddenly, and it's not impossible that the drought will continue. Is there any problem?"
Luming: "This morning, I felt like it was going to rain."
Lin Cong grinned: "It's good to have rain. It's so hot out here, I'm almost dried out by the sun."
Lu Ming was a little anxious. "Didn't we analyze before that there might be a zombie virus in the air? What if it rains and everyone starts to have a fever again..."
Everyone's expressions suddenly became serious. They all understood the unspoken meaning in her words - the rain might bring a new wave of zombies. If anyone in the convoy was infected, the consequences would be disastrous!
Cheng Ming asked, "Any other questions?" If that was all, she wouldn't be so bothered and would just say it directly.
Lu Ming tugged at the corner of his clothes and whispered, "Besides turning into a zombie, doesn't a fever also potentially awaken superpowers? Haven't you all always wanted to... awaken?"
Everyone's eyes lit up, but the next second they fell into the same dilemma.
There is a possibility of awakening, but it is more likely to mutate into a zombie.
Gu Chao looked around and said calmly, "Think about this issue carefully first. No matter what you decide, you must tell me. But right now, we have more important things to do."
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Lu Ming sat in the car, desperately trying to remember what else he could do before the rain. There were no more antiviral potions in the space, and the spring water had no ability to purify the virus. If they mutated into zombies, they would be dead.
Soon, she felt the seat next to her sink. She looked up and found that everyone else had disappeared and only Gu Chao sat in.
Seeing the little girl's sad face, he couldn't help but reach out and ruffle Lu Ming's hair, "It's none of your business."
Lu Ming was stunned for a moment, "Huh? What?"
"Everyone has their own destiny, and you just give them a chance to choose. Even if the result is not good, it is not your responsibility."
"But if I hadn't told them, they might not have chosen to try. They could have been safe, but now..."
"I guess this rain is special, right? If I get caught in the rain again, maybe I won't wake up again."
Lu Ming was shocked. How could he guess this?
Seeing her reaction, Gu Chao said, "Then, they might be thankful that they have the freedom to choose in the face of this only opportunity. For people like us, death may not be so scary. Do you understand?"
What is scary is that the tiger has its claws plucked out and is trampled underfoot, rather than dying of exhaustion in a life-and-death struggle.
In fact, it’s not that there will be no chance later, but that in this rain, zombies have generally evolved, and the speed of evolution will become faster and faster. If humans do not wake up first, they will always be one step behind the zombies.
Except for those favored by God, ordinary people will always be one step lower than zombies in level when they awaken their superpowers. Even if they awaken, they cannot defeat zombies and will just die later.
Gu Chao asked calmly, "Are you still so worried? Who are you worried about?"
"Tsk, it's still those two weaklings."
Gu Chao: “……?”
"Hangyuan and Xiaowei?"
Lu Ming nodded: "Yeah, they..." Just about to say something, he suddenly realized, "Ah, I mean, they are all worried, but these two are more worried."
"Why?"
Lu Ming rolled his eyes and said, "Look, there are very few elderly people and children among the survivors. Most of them are young and middle-aged. So I think that those with weaker physical constitutions are more likely to become zombies. On the other hand, is it true that those with better physical constitutions are more likely to awaken?"
Gu Chao nodded, "That makes sense. But Yan Wei has good physical fitness. Although Hang Yuan is not as good as us, he is still very good. At least he has passed the physical fitness test. Don't worry too much."
Lu Ming thought about it and agreed. Even if these people were bad, they should still be better than many people, not to mention that they drank so much spring water.
"By the way, why aren't you worried about Cheng Ming?"
Lu Ming was no longer so worried and rolled his eyes. "He's so smart, why should I worry about him?"
Gu Chao smiled secretly. Can intelligence determine whether or not one will become a zombie?
He coughed, "What about me?"
Lu Ming was surprised. "You? Are you doubting that you can't compare to them?"
Gu Chao touched his nose. The words were meant to be a compliment, but why did they sound so awkward?
He didn't answer, but said: "Okay, your task is completed. Leave the rest to us."
Hearing this, she felt inexplicably relieved.
At this moment, she suddenly realized that since when, no matter what Gu Chao said, she always subconsciously believed it...
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Lu Ming didn't know what Gu Chao and the others had done, but when the convoy set off again, it seemed that nothing had changed.
At around four o'clock, the car in front suddenly braked.
Lu Ming was a little nervous, "What's wrong?"
Gu Chao pulled out a walkie-talkie from somewhere and asked, "What's wrong?"
"It seems the road ahead is blocked again, and the order has been given to set up camp immediately."
"receive."
"Is it Lu Shaoyang?"
Gu Chao nodded.
It seems they have already established a connection.
After holding back for an entire afternoon, people got out of their cars and stretched their stiff bodies when they heard they could set up camp.
They felt a strange sensation, a strange feeling that this afternoon was even more oppressive than the previous few days. The outside of the car seemed to have become a steamer, with waves of heat hitting them, and sweat dripping down like water droplets. A strange smell hung in the air, neither stinky nor fragrant.
Luming stood outside and looked up at the sky.
The sky is cloudless.
It’s not even five o’clock yet, it can’t be that fast, Lu Ming thought.
She walked towards the trunk, ready to take out something to fill their stomachs, otherwise they might not have time to eat for a while.
Tick.
She stopped abruptly and touched her forehead.
Tick.
She slowly raised her eyes, feeling a hint of water at the tip of her nose.
It's raining.
Soon, many people noticed that it was raining.
They cheered and were delighted with the drop in temperature. Many people even came out to catch the raindrops in containers.
The people of the 14th Battalion were just about to set up the pot to cook when the soldiers from the team suddenly came to rush them to the car, shouting as they hurried them: "It's raining, it's raining, everyone hurry up and get in the car."
Some people are dissatisfied. It’s such a light rain, it’s cool, and it can also store water. Why should we hide?
They replied, "Aren't you tired after sitting in the car for so many days? I heard that many people have suffered from heatstroke. They are already in poor health. What if they catch a cold and a fever after getting caught in the rain? Then everyone on the bus will be infected. Our team has no medicine for you. Hurry and get in the car and hide."
When the survivors heard this, they thought it made sense. Some of them even refused to get on the bus. Without the soldiers saying anything, the others just stopped doing it.
"Don't let us get infected if you catch a cold."
"That's right, if you want to die, don't take everyone with you."
"You don't have to come up, but if you have a cold, you can find a car yourself."
There were also people who really wanted to collect water, but seeing that the rainfall was so small, they all wanted to wait until the rain got heavier before coming out to collect water.
This is the end of the world, and danger is everywhere. Since the day the power went out, no time, no place, can be considered safe.
Lu Ming held up a big umbrella and stood on the roadside, looking around.
Everyone in the team went out, and several people split into two groups, walking forward and backward respectively.
They walked and stopped, talking about something, and the survivors along the way got on the car one after another.
There were also some people who were sitting and unwilling to move, so they didn't try to persuade them and just walked past them and continued forward.
Lu Ming noticed that everyone in Lu Shaoyang's team had gotten on the bus, but many of their team members had gotten off to help the survivors pack up the things they had just taken down.
Luming was a little anxious, wondering if they knew the effect of the rain.
Also, those guys didn't tell her their decision. Does that mean everyone should give it a try?
There was no point in being anxious. No matter what happened to other people, she was just an ordinary person. She had no choice but to go back to the car and continue waiting.
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