Chapter 25: The East
An Xiaowei grabbed her hair with a painful expression, as if she was suffering from some great torture.
I seized the opportunity, struggled hard to break free from the tentacles, and then ran quickly in one direction.
Since I was hiding, I have been looking for a place with thinner fog.
It’s a pity that I had been fighting and had no chance to escape, but now I finally got the chance.
Although the fog is thick, the visibility doesn't seem that low since I woke up, and I can see all kinds of things in the fog.
Even so, An Xiaowei can hide freely in the fog, but I can't. She can always find my position very accurately and launch an attack, just like she has radar.
Therefore, I made a bold guess that this fog was most likely created by An Xiaowei. Even if it was not, it must be related to her.
Coupled with the tentacles that continuously grew out of the brown-red liquid, it seemed that she had an absolute advantage in the fog.
We can't stay in this damn place for even a second longer.
From the battle just now, I also discovered some changes in myself: not only has my perception improved, but my speed and strength have also increased to a certain extent.
The damn thing is that apart from the increase in agility, there seems to be no change in other areas, and the Morse code that always reminds me is now dead.
Just then, I suddenly kicked something, and when I looked closely, it was the Miao Dao.
Well, I thought she would at least hide it, but she just threw it away.
I quickly picked up the knife on the ground and continued to run for my life.
I heard a noise behind me. It was An Xiaowei. She had recovered. I had to run faster.
Fortunately, my direction was correct. The fog was indeed getting thinner and the scene in front of me was becoming clearer and clearer.
Finally, I saw the exit of the farmers' market and escaped the fog before the tentacles caught up with me.
But I didn't dare to stop and continued to run quickly on the street. After making sure that she didn't catch up with me, I found a corner next to a trash can and squatted in it to rest.
After a brief rest, I finally had time to think about my current situation.
Ever since I was infected with that red thread, I must have had symptoms of infection, and I can still vaguely feel the pain until now.
Later, my consciousness became a little fuzzy and I had no idea what exactly happened.
When I woke up again, it was the same situation as before...
Thinking of this, I pulled up my sleeves and looked at my arms. The black spots had long disappeared and there was no sign of skin peeling off.
I pulled up my trouser legs again, and it was still normal.
Something must have happened while I was unconscious.
I tried hard to recall it, but couldn't recall any more details.
I sighed and gave up thinking. Lacking key information, I couldn't come up with any results just by thinking about it.
The most urgent thing now is to find a place to go. Wandering around outside like this is not a good idea.
Thinking of this, I felt a little overwhelmed. My cell phone is not with me at the moment, and I can't contact anyone. If I go back to the Western Suburbs Base, there is a high probability that they will not want me to go back.
Not to mention that I myself don't know whether I'm infected or not. Even if I'm not infected, I have nothing, no supplies and no seeds to bring back. I'm completely abandoned.
Moreover, although I joined this suicide squad, it is not my style to bring supplies to the base for charity for free. The reason why I was willing to come out to collect supplies was partly due to my own selfish motives.
As for Jiang Wang and the others, I didn't really want to look for them. Firstly, I was not sure about my condition, and secondly, I couldn't find them.
Well, now I’m completely a lone wolf.
But I wasn't too depressed. Being alone now allowed me to go to the so-called East and explore what was going on.
Well, just go east!
After making up my mind, I stood up and prepared to leave, but my stomach suddenly growled.
I suddenly realized that I had hardly had a drop of water or eaten anything since I left the base.
We even had a fight in the middle, although I was the one who got beaten unilaterally.
Fortunately, my backpack was still there. I took out a piece of compressed biscuit from the bag to replenish my energy. Just as I was about to drink some water, I found that there was only an empty bottle.
Yes, I just used the little remaining water to wash my calves.
I looked around and there wasn't even a convenience store nearby.
I sighed with no tears in my eyes and had to continue walking east.
There was nothing along the way, no food, no living people, not even monsters.
Please, anything is fine, even a monster for me to chew on!
???
No, why would I have such thoughts...
A chilling feeling came over me, as if I were falling into an icy cave.
The fear of whether I was infected was like a huge rock pressing on my chest, making it almost impossible for me to breathe.
"Huh~ Ji Ling, calm down."
I patted my face and forced myself to cheer up. At least I can still stay rational now, right?
Even if... the final outcome is to turn into a monster, at least I have to figure out those mysteries: about the Morse code, about my parents, and about that bastard god.
Thinking of all these inexplicable things, I was suddenly filled with motivation.
Perhaps because I don’t know when I will mutate, I suddenly have the courage to give up.
Without my phone, I couldn’t look at the map, but luckily there was a multi-function compass in the EDC survival box in my bag.
After once again silently lamenting the importance of being prepared, I continued to move eastward.
As time went by, I became more and more tired. I hadn't had any water for more than six hours. I swallowed hard and looked around for a convenience store or supermarket.
At this moment, I suddenly heard some movement nearby. The sound was very slight, but with the help of my heightened senses, even the slightest sound was very clear in my ears.
No way, again?
I carefully avoided the source of the sound, trying to avoid unnecessary trouble. It is better to have less trouble than more.
Who knew that the sound suddenly stopped? I breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that it stopped, so I should speed up and run.
Just as I was about to continue walking east, I suddenly felt a chill on my back.
I stopped and looked back stiffly.
A man in a black hooded jacket was standing behind me with a gun pointed directly at me.
I immediately became alert, not only because he was holding a gun, but also because the man looked really strange.
The man had a cold expression, dark skin, white hair, and a vertical scar under his left eye. He was not wearing a gas mask.
Normally, I would think that this black skin and white hair is a trend, and maybe the hair is dyed.
But in this case, people with strange hair colors and who dare to wander around without a gas mask can't be doing it to show off their looks...
The man glanced behind me and said in a cold voice:
"Knife, where did you get it from?"
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