Chapter 8
Su Ran followed the large army into the inner city.
What they need to do is to rescue the wounded as much as possible and support the military when necessary.
And the word "military" has become the name of "Si Chengyan" in Su Ran's eyes. After all, only after the support is completed can they set off for the human base, and then they can stay with the colonel, be watered, and grow up.
Of course, nutritional beads are also essential!
Only in this way can he safely turn into a beautiful rose, and then pollinate and grow a bunch of little rose cubs. All of these are possible!
Su Ran stayed in Anna's pocket, shaking his head as he thought about these visions of the future, until a scream brought him back to his senses.
"Oh my god, what is this?"
Su Ran quietly poked his head out.
Although before leaving, Si Chengyan kept reminding him, just like Elder Rose's nagging, to stay in Anna's pocket and not to look around out of curiosity.
But as a curious little rose, I can't do that at all.
The inner city before me was a shambles of ruins, with numerous signs torn down, leaving no trace of order. Bakeries, blacksmith shops, stores, and residences, their original uses long forgotten, had been reduced to meaningless bricks, tumbling onto the road. The thick smell of blood permeated every place, seeming to weigh down the entire sky, turning it red.
Su Ran looked at the area in front of him and tried hard to piece together its original appearance through his imagination.
If this distortion had not occurred, the human world would have been like his forest, with many plant companions living and foraging together.
It will definitely be lively.
Following Anna, they arrived at the edge of the inner city.
It was a church and a square, divided into a military operations department and a medical supply area. Below these two areas, many residents hid in underground warehouses. Some of them were injured, and some were waiting for supplies.
In short, the structure of the warehouse allowed them to avoid large deformed monsters.
Perhaps because she was too cute, Su Ran received a lot of attention from residents when she was treating the patient.
They expressed their gratitude for such a small rose, and some even wanted to share the few pieces of bread, but Su Ran refused one by one.
Su Ran: "No need."
He is a little rose and cannot eat food.
Following the medical team, he carried a large roll of gauze, swaying and running from one side to the other, busy as a whirlwind. Every time he finished rescuing an area, he would ring the small bell beside him, and the nearest team member would help pick him up and put him in another area.
Su Ran tried her best to rescue them.
Just like before in the cave.
Whether it is plants or living things, he can help them.
Until the last one.
Anna said that the man was found under a collapsed statue. He was wearing a black robe and should be a priest in the church.
He was injured in the chest and legs. After the rescue soldiers moved the statue away, they found that he was unable to move and his entire leg bones were broken, leaving him in critical condition.
After careful consideration, the medical team had no choice but to let Su Ran go - even though Colonel Si had contacted them to ensure Xiao Meigui's safety. But it was really a bit urgent now.
After all, it's a living life.
Although the situation there has not been further investigated, according to the soldiers' feedback, the statue and other objects were not damaged.
Basic safety is still there.
"Baby, do you need to rest?" Anna said, "You look so tired."
Su Ran shook the small flower bud decisively.
He and Si Chengyan are good friends.
It means that he is also good friends with humans.
It won’t make you tired.
He grabbed the tip of a bandage and tied it up with a few smooth strokes. Then he patted the wounded man with a small blade and whispered a few words of comfort. He hoped he would get better soon and escape to a safe place.
After doing all this, Su Ran followed Anna to the statue.
The sky was still gray at this time, and the scattered fog was like a huge silent net, entwined between the streets and alleys.
Some mutants learned that human areas had fallen and set off to do so.
On the way to the church alone, Su Ran saw five-headed birds, centipedes standing on two legs, and arthropods covered with mushroom caps. They were scattered around, like the humans who had originally lived there, crossing the buildings and choosing their habitats.
In addition, in the invisible places in the distance, at the end of the streets and squares, those dense, high and low shadows also floated in Su Ran's vision.
In a world where the strong prey on the weak, as long as one force falls, the territory will be occupied.
Su Ran had memorized this in the book of survival rules a long time ago, and also knew the rules of this world early on from Elder Rose's bedtime stories.
But he still felt sad because of Colonel Si's race.
"We're here." Anna's voice came over, "Baby, I'll make sure it's safe before I let you out."
Su Ran poked out her little flower bud and said, "No need."
He pointed with his blade at the statue not far away, and then said, "This thing is standing, it's not damaged at all."
Anna: "Indeed, it looks like the damage here is minimal. It's a safe place."
As soon as she finished speaking, she took Su Ran out of her pocket and carefully placed him on a stone beside her.
"I'll be here to register the wounded in the prayer room." Anna touched Su Ran. "A soldier will come over later to move the statue away."
"Is that Colonel Si?"
"No." Anna shook her head.
Su Ran: "...Woo woo."
It only took half a day for him to start missing this human.
So Anna rubbed Su Ran's little flower bud again.
Seeing the little boy quickly calm down and wave his little leaves to comfort her, Anna sighed inwardly.
Don't tell him for now that there's still no news about Colonel Si since he entered the inner city.
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Su Ran grunted as he crawled down from the rock to the ground.
Compared with the previous wounded, the priest looked seriously injured, with his leg bones completely exposed. Blood mixed with mud and sand formed a dark brown stain.
"I can't... I can't..." His lips were pale, and scattered syllables came out of his throat, "No..."
Su Ran didn't understand what he meant.
He brought a small stone and used it as a stepping stone, then patted the priest with the blade and said, "Don't be afraid, it won't hurt soon."
And the priest was still murmuring.
It was strange, perhaps because he was in church, but his voice was weak and vague, echoing all around and becoming increasingly gloomy.
"Do you want to say something?" Su Ran asked in a low voice.
"No, no..." The priest's voice was hoarse. "Statue... No, please... I don't want to walk... Don't let me..."
Su Ran was stunned.
What does Don't Walk mean?
He glanced at the statue behind the priest. The gray statue had its eyes closed peacefully, no different from usual.
An idea that he had never had before suddenly appeared in his mind.
In this area, the distortion brings about large earthquakes, so the stone statues in the square will collapse and be damaged, and then be infected and turned into living things.
So why is this church so well preserved?
How can a statue that shakes so easily stand so steadily in the center of the church?
While he was in a daze, he heard a subtle sound.
Something moved.
Su Ran paused.
When he came to his senses and lifted the flower bud with a leaf, he saw the statue in the distance open its eyes and look at him.
But in just a second, the priest let out an unbearable roar.
His leg bones were slowly recovering, and then slowly, they turned into an indescribable shape - like a puddle of plasticine, his wrist bones and toes, all turned into white stuff.
The transformation didn't stop there. Soon, the priest's back also began to melt, merging with the statue behind him. His facial features vanished, becoming part of the statue, gradually replacing his original features. Skin, the outer shell of a human being, the very thing that protects flesh and blood, at this moment, became the vehicle for complete fusion.
A soldier stepped forward and pulled his arm hard, but the tattoo did not move - the priest was still roaring, and the statue was absorbing quietly.
The scene fell into dead silence.
This is a phenomenon beyond common sense. A day ago, human theories were overturned, and inanimate objects could infect each other. But now, inanimate objects and living things can also infect each other?
In just a few minutes, with a grunt, the priest and the statue became one.
It is difficult to explain the infection relationship between the two. No one is thinking about who infected whom now, or there is no time to think about it.
The ground began to shake again, and with Poke's alarm, a new round of distortion activity began.
In the chaos, Su Ran was stuffed into the medical box by someone unknown.
He was knocked unconscious and rolled around, and finally fell to the ground with a thud.
Everything around was gray, even its small flower bud turned gray.
"Anna, Anna..." Su Ran held the small flower bud and hid in the gap. The rumbling sound continued, and the stones of the church kept falling. After a while, a tall pile of stones rose in front of him, completely blocking his view.
It would be nice if the Colonel came.
Su Ran held the flower bud in despair, making a whimpering sound.
At this moment, a severed arm appeared in the field of vision - although the elbow was completely broken, the palm was still tightly holding a walkie-talkie.
A crackling sound of electricity came over.
Su Ran stared at the walkie-talkie in a daze. After a few seconds, he suddenly became nervous.
Yes, he could use the walkie-talkie to contact the colonel. On the plane, he learned a lot of human communication methods - including how to open the address book and how to make a call.
Never be a little rose who sits and waits for death!
When the statue turned around, Su Ran jumped from the stone to the walkie-talkie and pressed the keys with his small blade.
[Communication connection has been triggered, signal is normal, radio wave is used normally]
【Loading, please wait】
[50% Completed…]
Hurry up, hurry up.
Su Ran was reciting in his mind, while the countless sounds behind him - the screams of soldiers, the sound of falling bricks, and the deafening roar of monsters, still filled the church and were getting closer and closer to him.
Last second!
Su Ran decisively waved the small leaf, and with a "click", he used all his strength to press the communication button to contact Si Chengyan.
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