Qi Mi drove around most of the city, refueled his motorcycle roughly on the way, and finally found a suitable double-decker tourist bus on a road leading out of the city.
After much deliberation, she decided that traveling in two separate vehicles was unsafe and that traveling in one would be safer. The upper deck of the tour bus could be converted into a sleeping and play area for the children, while the lower deck could be converted into a living room, kitchen, and toilet. This should provide no problems for the entire trip.
After parking the motorcycle on the side of the road, she circled the bus. Seeing that the door could not be opened, she took a toolbox and smashed open one layer of the side glass window. Carefully avoiding the broken glass, she got into the car.
She just turned on the light of her phone, and the next second, she couldn't help but take a breath of cold air -
Clothes were scattered across every seat, neatly draped over the backrests. Shoes and socks were placed beneath the seats, some neatly arranged, some messy. Although nothing terrifying was visible, the scene inside the car still felt eerie under the pale light.
It's as if there is a person sitting upright in every seat, but you can't see him.
I can only feel that he once existed.
There are 30 seats on the first floor, and there are clothes on the seats. This means that these people must have been sucked away in one breath by a monster that failed to advance, leaving no bones behind.
Qi Mi raised his phone and took a picture of the driver's position.
No clothes.
Could it be that the driver failed to advance and sucked the life out of a whole car of people?
When Qi Mi thought about that scene, he couldn't help but shudder.
Everyone was sitting in their seats waiting to reach their destination. Suddenly, the driver slammed on the brakes and when he turned around, he turned into a monster with bulging eyes and a mouthparts. He sucked the people in the car one by one, leaving no way for escape.
After calming down, Qi Mi came to the driver's seat.
The car key was still inserted intact. She tried twisting it, and after several attempts, she actually started the car.
Um?
Wait, these doors are locked...
Qi Mi drew his sword.
The monster didn't go out, it's still in the car!
Perhaps to confirm her guess, a sound of swallowing was heard from above.
At the entrance of the second-floor stairs, a fat, big-eared face appeared there with a sinister look. The two bulging eyeballs rolled around and suddenly stared at her. The long mouthparts were dripping with transparent saliva. It stretched and contracted in his strange laughter, sometimes stretched with bulging veins, and sometimes tightened and wrinkled.
“Gulu——There are actually people who come here to fall into a trap? Gulu——!”
As soon as the sound of swallowing saliva was heard, the mouthparts quickly extended and attacked.
Qi Mi had fought two monsters before and had plenty of experience. He dodged to the side and grabbed the fat monster's slippery mouthparts. With a flick of his knife, he cut off the mouthparts and threw them to the ground.
The fat monster screamed in pain, and seemed not to intend to fight Qi Mi head-on. He covered his bleeding mouth and ran away.
Qi Mi threw his knife and chased after him.
The dozens of seats upstairs were just like those on the lower level, all covered in various kinds of clothing. Only the last row of seats was a mess. Out of fear, the fat monster had squeezed his fat body into the gaps, as if he couldn't see Qi Mi and Qi Mi couldn't see him, like trying to cover his ears and steal the bell.
Qi Mi looked around and his voice turned colder: "There are so many people in the car, did you eat them all?"
"Gurgle..." The fat monster swallowed a mouthful of saliva mixed with blood, and hugged his head tremblingly. Perhaps because his mouthparts were cut off, he could not control his tone well. After repeating it several times, Qi Mi finally heard clearly what he said.
"No... I didn't... I didn't eat so much..."
Qi Mi looked at him and stopped when he reached the middle of the car. Under the light of the mobile phone, the fat monster was wearing a torn white shirt and black pants, which looked very much like a driver's uniform.
"You said you didn't eat so much, then who ate it all?" She said as she searched around with her eyes. Except for the last row of seats that were messed up by the fat monster, there was exactly one set of clothes and pants in every seat.
It means that there was once a person sitting here.
When the fat monster heard this question, he swallowed a mouthful of blood, thought hard, and made an indistinct sound: "No... I don't remember."
Qi Mi was shocked: "You don't remember? You don't even remember who stole your food?"
Fat Monster: "No...I don't remember."
Qi Fan: "Then you should have a basic impression, right? Fat or thin, tall or short?"
The fat monster paused, raised his fat head, and shook it: "I don't remember."
Qi Fan: "..."
She recalled the information she had learned previously, which stated that humans who failed to advance would rapidly degenerate in both humanity and IQ, leaving only basic hunting skills.
Now it seems to be true, otherwise this fat monster would not have trapped himself here for so long. He could have gotten out of the car and preyed on new humans by simply pressing a switch, but instead he was trapped in the car.
Wait a moment.
wrong.
This monster was trapped in the car and couldn't get out, so how did the other monster get out?
Is it possible that the degree of IQ decline is different for each monster?
Qi Mi remained silent. When the fat monster heard no sound, he tried to look up. Seeing that she was still there, he immediately lowered his head and swallowed another mouthful of blood.
But no matter how much he swallowed, the blood flowed too quickly, and a large pool of blood had formed under the chair where he was lying.
Qi Mi thought for a moment and turned around: "Shall I open the door and let you out?"
"Gurgle?" The fat monster made a sound, seemingly confused.
During the moment he was stunned, Qi Mi had already reached the first floor. Then, from below, her ultimatum came faintly: "I'll open the door and count for dozens. If you don't come down, forget it."
"nineteen……"
The footsteps of the fat monster were heard from above.
"Eight...seven..."
The fat monster's steps became faster and faster.
“Five…four…”
At this time, the fat monster had already run down from the second floor with great effort and headed straight for the open car door.
“Three…two…”
Qi Mi slowly raised the knife, and a chill flashed in his bright blue left eye.
"one!"
The moment the fat monster jumped out of the car, she threw out the knife and instantly stabbed it into his back.
The fat monster screamed and fell heavily to the ground.
Qi Mi got out of the car, drew his sword, and wiped the blood off with his clothes. "I'm sorry, it would be hard to clean up if I killed you in the car, so I had to trick you out... You've eaten people before, and you wanted to eat me just now. If I kill you, you deserve to die, right?"
She spoke softly to the fat monster, using the same tone as when she was in kindergarten, but now facing a dead monster that was unrecognizable, the conversation was somewhat weird.
After wiping the machete clean, Qi Mi put it away and walked over to load the motorcycle onto the bus, preparing to drive it back. She sat in the driver's seat, fired the starter, and in an instant, the white headlights of the car shone on the road.
She casually looked up and saw the neatly arranged clothes in the mirror, just like the rows of people sitting in line. She couldn't help but feel a pang in her heart.
Qi Mi rubbed her arms. Perhaps it was because of her nervousness, but she felt the air around her getting colder. The breath she exhaled dissipated like white mist.
She held her breath and scanned the seats left and right.
No—no—no!
The alarm bells in my head went off again, even louder than before.
She remembered that she broke the side window to get in, but now the glass... was actually intact?!
Qi Mi quickly stood up, holding down his weapon with one hand and opening the window with the other.
With a clang, the window flew open, letting in cold air. She threw all her clothes, shoes, and socks out. She turned around and ran upstairs, opening the window and throwing those clothes out as well.
When she threw the clothes to the last row, she paid special attention. There were eight seats in total, eight pieces of clothes, eight pairs of pants, eight pairs of underwear, and two pieces of bras.
It corresponds exactly to the number of seats.
Qi Fan was stunned. If this car was carrying the normal number of passengers, one person per seat, then according to what the fat man said, at least one of the passengers should have failed to advance and become a monster, and should be missing at least one set of clothes.
However, it was not the case. There were 70 passengers and 70 sets of clothes, which was just the right amount.
Could it be that the fat monster was lying?
Or... is this car not carrying the normal number of passengers? Are there extra people?
During the few seconds she was stunned, the temperature around her dropped rapidly. When she raised her head, blood rushed from the soles of her feet to the top of her head.
The clothes that had just been thrown out were all neatly returned to their original places.
Not a single seat was left unoccupied, and everything was restored to its original state silently.
Qi Mi walked forward cautiously step by step.
In the vast mountains and wilderness, she could hear the sound of her own heart beating.
She glanced at the ground in the direction of the car door. The fat monster's body was gone, and the ground was empty without even a drop of blood. She immediately understood her current situation.
The gathered dark matter distorted space, forming a barrier within the car.
Commonly known as haunted.
70 people died in this car at once, which really makes it easy for ghosts to gather here.
She had just gotten out of the car to wipe her knife and then got back in. She might have come to a car with a barrier.
In the apocalypse, dark matter accumulations are common and unpredictable. While some skilled players can directly break this barrier with talismans or crosses, most players will have to grapple with the demons and find their purpose before breaking it.
After all, dark matter is something that cannot be killed with a knife.
And this polar night apocalypse is simply a carnival city of dark matter...
Suddenly, a hand grabbed her wrist, forcing Qi Mi to quickly pull her thoughts back.
The five fingers that grasped her were icy cold and glowed with a faint green light.
Qi Mi saw that the rose-red women's windbreaker on the seat next to her was filled up. The woman with a standard oval face raised her head, and the two black holes without eyes looked at her sinisterly.
The woman grinned, her mouth stretched all the way to her ears, revealing her scarlet teeth. "Miss, does this bus go to Xiangshan North Road?"
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