Chapter 24: Strange Bird
Behind the big tree was a flat open space, where many birds that had died from the high temperature were densely lying, almost overwhelming the withered and yellow weeds on the ground.
Mo Fei looked carefully and saw that the birds she could name included sparrows, turtledoves, white-crowned cranes, magpies, pigeons...all of which were common wild birds in Baishi.
There are also some birds with gorgeous feathers that cannot be named.
They lay motionless in the open space, some had been dead for a long time, some had just reached the end of their lives, their eyes were still open, with a little light remaining.
Mo Jiayue likes small animals, and she covered her eyes and dared not watch this scene.
"Don't be afraid." Mo Jianian patted his sister to comfort her, his eyes solemn.
Undoubtedly, this was also the first time he faced such a scene.
He was still young and could not understand the grief in his heart, which was the sadness that one feels when facing the decline of an entire ethnic group.
Mo Jianian also looked at this shocking scene in amazement. This was far more intuitive and shocking than watching the flock of birds falling in the villa.
"Did they all die of heat?" Mo Jianian asked.
"Yes. It's not just them who will die of heat. Other animals in the world, such as the chickens, ducks, pigs, cattle, and sheep we eat, the fish and shrimp in the river, the sharks and whales in the sea, the cats and dogs running on the ground, and even us humans, may die of heat. This will be the norm in the future. As I told you, the world in the future will be a world where the fittest survive. This is true for all creatures," said Mo Fei.
Mo Jiayue seemed to understand: "Mom, can we bury them?"
"Okay." Mo Fei nodded. If so many birds died together and some kind of disease broke out, it would be terrible. It would be good to bury them. Mo Fei took out the hoe from the space.
She bought a set of all the basic primitive agricultural tools in her space, such as hoes, sickles, hatchets, and even plows.
When I bought it, I didn’t know what I would use it for, but now it’s coming in handy.
Being a chef is a physically demanding job, and Mo Fei is quite strong. With the help of two children, the family of three dug a big hole in no time, which was more than enough to bury the birds.
"I'll go pick up the bird!" Mo Jiayue shouted.
"Wait, use a shovel to dig into the pit." Mo Fei took out protective gloves, put them on himself and the children, and then took out a shovel from the space.
The three of them, each in a different direction, shoveled the birds with great effort. Within twenty minutes, the pit was full, but they still hadn't picked up all the birds.
When Mo Fei picked up the edge, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
It's a feeling of panic.
The sky was already a little gray, and the sunset had not yet set.
Mo Fei raised his head and looked forward.
Ahead was a denser forest, and it was already dark inside, so I couldn't see what was inside.
She looked straight in that direction, and the sound from that direction gradually became clearer.
“Cuckoo…Cuckoo…”
It was the sound of a bird, and it was getting closer.
"Let's go!" Mo Fei reacted very quickly and turned around and pulled Mo Jianian and Mo Jiayue and ran away.
All she could hear was her own panting from running intensely, her children's shouting, and the incessant cooing sounds.
I ran for about four or five hundred meters, and the sound never disappeared.
Mo Fei couldn't help but look back, and saw two huge birds flying in the air, hovering above her and the children.
Something similar to raindrops fell from mid-air.
Mo Fei quickly opened an umbrella to protect her and the children's heads, and the liquid corroded the umbrella surface in an instant.
What a strong corrosiveness! This is not a bird at all, what on earth is this!
Mo Fei didn't expect to encounter something like this in the early stages of the natural disaster evolution. Has such a bird monster evolved in the dense forests of the suburbs?
Could it be that some of those birds did not die from the heat, but rather from encountering these strange birds?
The two birds flew very fast and kept chasing them.
If I run back home now, there's no guarantee that this strange bird won't chase me.
Judging from the corrosiveness of its saliva, the roof of her villa will be destroyed sooner or later.
There was another rented car stored in the space. Mo Fei calculated how long it would take her to get the car out and get the children in, and whether there was a chance to circle around and get rid of the two birds.
At this moment, Mo Jianian suddenly shouted, "Mom!"
Mo Fei's sixth sense was used to its fullest at this moment, and he dodged on the spot.
Almost at the same time, Mo Jianian's gray-white tentacle, about half a meter long, pierced directly into the flesh of a strange bird.
It turned out that this strange bird was aiming at Mo Fei, and it was trying to sneak attack him from the back with its claws, trying to pierce Mo Fei's spine. Mo Fei dodged, and Mo Jianian's tentacles just had enough attack distance.
One end of the tentacle grew on Mo Jianian's hand, and the other end twisted into the strange bird's internal organs, as if devouring the flesh and blood inside. It was not until the three-minute validity period of the supernatural power was about to expire that the tentacle reluctantly came out of the strange bird's body. The strange bird was completely dead, its skin and flesh turned to one side, and Mo Fei found that it did not drop a drop of blood on the ground.
At this time, Mo Jianian's left hand had returned to its normal appearance, but it was stained with a lot of black blood.
Mo Fei frowned and directly took out the space water to pour it on it to clean it.
But I was thinking in my heart, could it be that Jianian’s supernatural tentacles would actively suck blood?
"Mom, another bird is missing." Mo Jianian had thought his tentacles were scary before, but now he felt that three minutes was too short. Now that another bird was missing, it meant they were still in danger.
"Don't be afraid." Mo Fei stood up straight, standing in front of Mo Jianian and Mo Jiayue, looking around vigilantly.
Just now, she realized that she had never been to this place before because she was running in a panic. The trees around were sparse, and the other strange bird had disappeared.
Just when the family of three was feeling uneasy, a burst of gunfire suddenly came from not far away. Mo Jiayue covered her ears with one hand and Mo Jianian with the other. She was clearly a little scared because her brother's hands were covered with blood, but now she couldn't care about anything.
Crisis always makes a person grow up in the shortest time.
Mo Fei took out an electric baton from the space.
Guns mean people.
In the past, only police officers were allowed to own guns, but now that is not necessarily the case.
Not to mention that the gunshots were so close to them.
Mo Fei walked slowly forward, but saw a white SUV parked about a hundred meters away.
Standing next to the car was a man wearing a gray sun hat and a gray sun shirt. He was tall and straight, taller than most men Mo Fei had ever seen. He leaned sideways and seemed to not notice Mo Fei observing him from a distance.
The man held a double-barreled shotgun and aimed at the strange black bird in the air.
The strange bird had just been shot, and more corrosive liquid kept flowing out of its beak.
The man aimed very accurately, and after the two shots, the strange bird finally lost the strength to struggle, fell to the ground dying, and the terrifying cooing sound from its mouth completely disappeared.
The two children were stunned and clapped their hands: "Oh! That's amazing!"
The man obviously heard the children's noise. He just glanced in their direction and revealed the upper half of his face that was not covered by the mask.
Those eyes seemed lifeless, as deep as a cold pond, and seemed particularly cold and indifferent. Looking at them was no different from looking at the trees next to them.
The man took out a rope, tied up the strange bird, dragged it into the trunk and started the car.
Mo Fei stood there without saying a word, his whole body tense.
I didn't feel relieved until I saw the car go out of sight.
To Mo Fei, this strange man was as threatening as the strange bird. When the roar of the car completely disappeared, the crisis was barely resolved.
The sky had already darkened, with only a tiny bit of light visible.
Mo Fei was still frightened. She took out a high-powered flashlight and quickly ran home with the frightened children.
Fortunately, this place is not far from home.
Song Yi and Mo Zhicheng were almost scared to death when they saw the scene just now on the surveillance camera. They had been waiting at the gate of the villa for a long time.
If Mo Fei hadn't repeatedly warned them not to go out, they would have gone out to rescue long ago.
Fortunately, there was no harm.
Song Yi took the two children to take a bath and change clothes, while Mo Fei sat on the sofa, pressed his brows with his hands and closed his eyes to rest. It took a long time for his complexion to recover.
"Look at this, look at this. I told you not to go out." Mo Zhicheng started nagging beside him.
Mo Fei was powerless to refute: "Luckily I met a good person. But he is not a good person."
Nowadays, those who possess guns and ammunition are either policemen or criminals. After all, the government is still in place, and guns and ammunition are strictly controlled items.
"What nonsense! He saved you, so he is a good person. Ask him where he lives so we can go and thank him." Mo Zhicheng taught his daughter.
Mo Fei tilted his head and drank a glass of ice milk to calm himself down: "Yes. His life-saving grace is greater than heaven. Next time I see him, I will prepare a full banquet for him."
"You'd better really mean it." Mo Zhicheng knew that Mo Fei was trying to stop him with words, so he retorted without any hesitation.
But for Mo Zhicheng, it was better for them to bicker from time to time like this than to see his daughter being so cautious and timid in front of him. It made him feel more real.
After a while, Mo Fei took a shower and sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the night view of the woods through the large floor-to-ceiling windows.
It doesn't matter if you don't look, but when Mo Fei looked, he found that a light suddenly lit up in the original darkness.
It was a villa five hundred meters away from her home.
The room type is the same as hers and it is also the one closest to her home.
But the agent said before that the owner of the house there never came back to live there after buying it.
Is this a new neighbor?
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