That night, Xia Runrun slept directly next to Egg Yolk. She held 666 in her arms and crawled under Egg Yolk's big tail. The furry and thick tail had a warming effect, just like a warm electric blanket, wrapping the little girl tightly.
Therefore, except that the cave was a little dark at night and it was difficult to see, the little girl slept very soundly the whole night.
Brother Chen, on the other hand, was extremely excited the whole night, tossing and turning next to the Corgi.
However, while sleeping, Brother Chen moved his ears and seemed to hear some strange sounds mixed with the sound of wind and snow coming from the cave entrance. But when he turned his head to look at the cave entrance, he saw nothing, only darkness and countless dense branches and leaves rustling and swaying in the hurricane.
Brother Chen: “……?”
Seeing that he hadn't discovered anything and the mutant dogs in the cave hadn't reacted at all, Brother Chen took a few deep breaths and closed his eyes hard, hoping to fall asleep quickly. He had to get up early tomorrow to tell his companions and sister the good news.
In the dark.
Chu Hang watched everything in the cave quietly, his eyes flickering. He looked carefully at the little girl held in the arms of the orange cat, then looked at the other mutant dogs next to him who were obviously very clingy. He stepped on the cold stone slabs in the cave and left quietly.
Only a series of footprints were left in the snow outside the cave, telling of what had just happened.
“Huff~~”
The white snowflakes were lifted up by the strong wind, swept into the jungle, and slowly fell down.
As time went by, the footprints outside the cave were once again covered by snow.
…
Until around three in the morning.
In the Xinghai Shelter, the little white cat sleeping in Xia Ruanruan's room slowly opened its eyes and crawled into the thick quilt on the small bed.
…
Early the next morning, Xia Runrun got up at the same time as the group of mutant stray dogs.
After eating the small cake that Brother Chen gave her for breakfast, the little girl parted ways with Brother Chen. Their shelters were not in the same direction, so Xia Ruanruan had to take Danhuang and Dahei to their own shelter.
The big fish caught from the lake were held in the mouths of the stray dogs one by one. Dahei held the biggest one and took more than 30 stray dogs to send the cubs home.
Yesterday afternoon, Xia Runrun made an agreement with Dahei. Although Dahei would follow her to protect her on weekdays, he would not abandon the stray dogs in the pine forest. He would come back every day to hunt ferocious beasts with the stray dogs and hide himself in the big cat's dream. If one day in the future he could find a more suitable place to live that was closer to the Xinghai Shelter, he would move there with the stray dogs. So today, the dogs went there not only to find their way, but also to help bring the big fish over.
The wind and snow in the morning were particularly cold.
Xia Runrun sat on the egg yolk's back, holding on tightly to the cat's fur, hiding herself completely in the cat's fur.
Some mutant dogs on the road were unable to carry the frozen fish because they were too heavy, so other mutant dogs would come to help. But Dahei, on the other hand, was like a solid rock. No matter when Xia Ruanruan looked back, he always held the largest mutant fish in his mouth and followed the big orange cat at a leisurely pace. When he saw Xia Ruanruan looking back, Dahei even wagged his tail at the little girl.
…
Star Sea Shelter.
"The child hasn't come back since last night. Should we send someone to look for him around today?" The shelter's gatekeeper came to Yang Fan with last night's registration book and asked in a low voice.
Following behind Yang Fan was Huang Haichao, who had tossed and turned in bed last night and couldn't fall asleep the whole time. His hair was messy at the moment, and he didn't look like the cool guy who dressed up carefully every day.
"Logically speaking, the child is so young, we should indeed go out and look for her...but in such a big city, where can we find this child?" The gatekeeper was a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties. He also had a daughter who was about the same age as Xia Runrun. Thinking that the little girl was so young and might have encountered danger on some street corner in the city last night, the gatekeeper felt a little reluctant.
But what can we do?
The world wasn't like the law-abiding society of the pre-disaster era, where a single call to the police would dispatch a swarm of police and reporters to help search for the girl. With the internet practically down, communication depended entirely on the radio. The survivors had managed to find a small, safe place to stay in the city and enough food to eat. They'd already done their best.
Yang Fan frowned, his eyes fixed on the shelter registration book.
Except for Xia Runrun, all the other 300 survivors returned to the shelter last night.
"Please have someone pay attention to the patrol in the square this morning. I'll take Maomao out to look around... maybe we can find some clues around here." Yang Fan sighed. In fact, he had no better way than this.
I just hope that the mutant orange cat next to the little girl can take her back to the shelter safely.
Although they had only been together for two days, Yang Fan had a very good impression of Xia Runrun. This was not only because Xia Runrun was young, which made people instinctively want to protect her, but also because the child was very well-behaved and sensible. She even protected other survivors and the food and vegetables in the center of the square when a group of angry rabbits rushed forward.
"Brother Yang! I'll go with you!" Huang Haichao frowned and patted the husky beside him.
From yesterday afternoon to this morning, the Husky didn't see his favorite pup from beginning to end. The whole dog seemed to sense something and became serious, not acting silly at all. He even howled a few times when Huang Haichao spoke, responding to him.
He had a serious expression, as if to say that even dogs have to go look for puppies, dogs are very capable, dogs are very powerful, so you should take the dogs with you.
"...Alas," Yang Fan sighed and nodded, "Then let's go together. While there's still time, let's go to the cafeteria to get some dry food and water, and then we'll be on our way."
"I hope we can find that child soon... When she comes back, I'll make sure to warn her not to wander around carelessly."
"The streets and alleys in the city are not safe these days." The gatekeeper looked at the white snow outside the shelter and muttered seriously.
Meanwhile, Hanzhou's Shi Yahui and the others, carrying backpacks, were also thinking about going out today to look for Xia Ruanruan. They'd been quite diligent these past few days, so their food reserves were sufficient. Plus, they still had a few exchange coupons, so they decided to head out with their backpacks on.
But just as they put on their coats and walked out of the shelter door.
“Boom boom!…”
The originally calm ground suddenly began to tremble, and at the same time, it was followed by a series of fierce dog barking. Just standing at the door of the shelter, the group saw the rumbling sound coming from the distant intersection.
“Woof woof woof!” (Almost there! Right up ahead! I smell humans!)
"Awoo, awoo~ woof woof!" (Go, go, it's right in front! Go ahead, boss!)
Barely a single turn, the mutant dogs, with their incredibly sensitive sense of smell, detected the faint scent of humans amidst the snow. Some of the taller, more capable dogs even spotted the humans standing amidst the snow. The pack, tongues bared in delight, galloped forward.
Han Zhou: “???”
Huang Haichao: “???”
Yang Fan: “???!!!!!!”
Everyone in the shelter: "!!!!"
What the hell is going on?! Why are so many mutant dogs flying towards their shelter? Are these mutant dogs here to hunt humans?!
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!! Go back to the shelter, go back!!"
"Quick, quick, close the door! We can't let those mutant dogs break into the shelter! Quick, quick, quick!"
In an instant, the people who were originally standing at the door of the shelter seemed to be struck by lightning. Their faces changed drastically and they fled into the shelter. Even Yang Fan and others who were originally discussing with Huang Haichao about going out to look for Xia Runrun had serious expressions at this moment.
Maomao and Wuhuarou were stared at by a group of stray dogs, and immediately followed Huang Haichao's men into the shelter.
"Bang!——"
With a loud bang, the steel door more than ten meters away was instantly closed by everyone in the shelter!
Xia Ruanruan: “???”
Xia Runrun, who had just been led around a corner by the mutant orange cat and had been running for a short while, looked at the reactions of everyone in the shelter and was immediately at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
At the beginning on the road, the egg yolk was running in the front, helping to lead the way.
However, cats' endurance is far inferior to that of dogs, so as they ran, their speed gradually slowed down and even fell to the back of the team. The task of leading the stray dogs fell on 666. Although 666 has a coat of black fur and is very fast, especially when the task was given to it by the little cutie, 666 was like a chicken with its blood injected, and rushed forward with the stray dogs.
only……
Without the iconic yellow fur of Egg Yolk, wouldn't it be embarrassing for a large group of people in the shelter to immediately close the door in fear when they see a pack of stray dogs rushing towards them?
Xia Ruanruan got off Egg Yolk's back, tilted her head back, and looked at the thick steel door without even a peephole. She sighed slowly, stretched out her little paws, took a few steps forward, and slapped the thick iron door hard.
Xia Runrun was afraid that if her strength was not strong enough, she would not be able to knock the door open because the steel door was so big and thick.
So, forty or fifty minutes later...
Just as the little girl's hands were clapping until they turned red and a large group of stray dogs began to chase their tails and play, Xia Runrun finally knocked open the door of the shelter.
"Hey, hey, hey, I've been saying it for so long, those stray dogs must have left... There's no movement outside... We should go out and look for them soon..."
The door was opened from the inside, and a familiar male voice came from inside the door. It was Huang Haichao's unique voice.
Xia Ruanruan: "..."
It turned out that she had just wasted an hour knocking on the door... The man opened the door not because of her previous action.
Huang Haichao: “…”
Huang Haichao opened the door and saw the tiny creature that was only as tall as his waist. He then looked at a large group of mutant dogs squatting and playing in the snow about fifty or sixty meters away on the street.
Isn't this quite embarrassing?
It turns out that not only did the mutant dog not leave, but even the little human girl came back and was still knocking on the door.
He looked at the mutant fish piled up at the door, almost as high as his chest, and the mutant dog's head rubbing against the little girl happily.
Huang Haichao: ...
I'd be a fool if I cared about her anymore!
How could I, a person who can't even control a Husky, actually think about caring about the safety of a person who has birds, cats and dogs?
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