The little white cat frowned, and its round eyes were closely watching every move of the little girl in front of it.
If the suspicion was only 50% at first, then as the little girl and the big mouse whispered more and more excitedly, the 50% became 80%, 90%, and even 100%.
The white cat's tail swung back and forth unconsciously in a slightly irritated manner, and the anxiety and worry in its heart almost seeped out from every strand of its hair.
After the HCP virus outbreak, plants and animals around the world mutated, and humans naturally underwent changes as well. However, these changes were minimal compared to ordinary plants and animals. Even mosquitoes, which could be easily killed with a single slap, were not as significant. At the very least, their bodies had increased by dozens of times.
Humans have only grown from an average height of 1.7 meters to an average height of 1.8 meters. Their physical fitness is slightly better than before, but it is still far behind those of animals and plants.
This is almost unacceptable for humans who have always been at the top of the food chain.
The Northwest District Laboratory is an underground laboratory composed of a group of crazy researchers. They capture mutant animals, plants and humans for live experiments, hoping to merge human genes with animal and plant genes to form new humans and stand at the top of the food chain of the entire planet again.
He was once one of these experimental subjects.
Chu Hang lowered his eyes. He had originally thought that the little girl's parents were members of the Northwest District Shelter, but now it seemed that the reason they appeared in the Northwest District was probably because they were, like him, experimental subjects in the underground laboratory.
Otherwise, there is no way to explain the little girl's ability to communicate with mutant animals.
The images of experimental subjects with human heads, fish tails, human bodies and beast claws flashed through my mind. Their expressions were distorted with pain, and their struggle before death was repressed and desperate.
“Sizzle!——”
The cat's claws scratched the ground unconsciously, leaving several white marks and making a harsh sound.
The little white cat had a serious face. The little girl was only about four years old now, and the natural disaster broke out three years ago.
Thinking back to the time when the girl was only one year old and was sent to the underground laboratory and tortured, a suffocating feeling quietly crept into Xiaobai's heart. The guilt he felt for killing the girl's parents also disappeared without a trace at that moment.
Since she is an experimental subject, the girl’s parents cannot be members of the Pearl Shelter.
"Xiaobai, what are you doing? Are you hungry? Do you want to eat some canned food?"
Hearing the sound, Xia Runrun turned her head and found that the little white cat had a serious face and looked bitter and resentful.
The little girl scratched her head, unable to understand why a kitten could have such an expression. She could only take out a can and hand it to Xiaobai, while showing a big smile and rubbing Xiaobai's furry head.
"If you're hungry, just tell me directly, Xiaobai, don't look so sad~"
The little girl's voice was soft, sweet and sticky, and there was no sign that the child in front of him had endured painful torture in the underground laboratory. Xiaobai lowered his eyes and meowed softly.
"Hey, Xiaobai~ How come you can't even speak cat language at this age? Let's start learning cat language with me tomorrow morning, just like this~ meow~" (Good morning~)
This time, the little white cat once again clearly heard the little girl's chattering voice, but the mood he felt this time was still different from before.
She's sunny, positive, and optimistic, which is completely different from people like him, and that's a good thing.
Her warm little hands stroked the kitten's back. Xia Ruanruan carefully examined the kitten's wound and said seriously, "The wound looks like it's healing quickly. In two days, Xiaobai will be able to go out and play with me... Thanks to the Buddha's blessing, I thought Xiaobai was so badly injured that he wouldn't survive."
Xia Runrun smiled and rubbed the kitten's soft little head, opened the can of fish in her hand, and pushed it in front of the kitten.
The rich aroma of meat drifted lightly throughout the room as the can was opened. Along with the little girl's words "Buddha bless you", it warmed Xiaobai's heart and brought him tenderness.
Xiaobai looked up at Xia Runrun, gently pushed his paw forward, and pushed the can directly to the little girl.
As a spiritual being, it does not need to eat, so there is no need to waste food.
This kind of tin canned food with excellent taste is a rare luxury during natural disasters.
Just when Chu Hang was planning to find an opportunity to tell Xia Runrun that she should not talk to animals casually outside in the future, and that not everyone can accept humans who are different from themselves without boundaries.
“Clatter!—”
Suddenly, the sound of a quilt falling to the ground rang in Xia Ruanruan's ears. The big orange cat, who had been lying on the ground according to Xia Ruanruan's instructions, smelled the fragrance of the canned food. His eyes lit up instantly, and he stood up from the ground. He walked to the little girl in three or two steps, staring at the can of fish that had just been opened, and a sweet cat meow came from his mouth.
"Meow~" (The cat wants to eat. The cat is hungry. The cat wants to eat~~)
The big orange cat's voice was full of twists and turns. He didn't care about his own size at all and started to act coquettishly towards the little girl.
"Okay... If Xiaobai doesn't want to eat it, then I'll give it to you."
Xia Ruanruan nodded, raised the can in her hand, and poured it directly on the big orange cat's outstretched tongue.
Black-haired mouse: “???????”
Suddenly seeing such a big mutant orange cat, the black-haired mouse took two steps back.
Only then did the rats realize that there wasn't just the adorable little girl in the room, but four other mutant animals! Two cats, a dog, and a bird?!
It was all because of that strange human cub. It was too conspicuous and made them ignore the surrounding situation.
Gray Mouse No. 1 held his breath and stammered, "Squeak, squeak, squeak!" (Woman, Your Majesty, the cat, the cat is actually a cat! We, we should run away quickly!)
Gray Mouse No. 2 was so frightened that his legs almost gave out, and he was about to collapse to the ground: "Squeak, squeak!" (Help, help me up, quickly, quickly, let's go quickly!)
The black-haired mouse gnashed its teeth and said, "Squeak!" (This must be a human conspiracy! Damn human brats! They actually put the mutant cat here, hoping to catch us all in one fell swoop! Damn it!)
"Meow~" (Meow~ Hello, it's our first meeting~ Meow)
The big orange cat tilted its head and turned to look at the group of rats that made the sound. As a stray cat, Egg Yolk had encountered many rats next to the trash can even when its stomach was full, and it could even remain indifferent to their presence.
Besides, now that this group of mutant rats has brought it so many cans of food, Egg Yolk feels that he can be more tolerant towards these rats.
then……
The tall and big orange cat showed a bright smile to the many mutant mice in the group, and made a sweet meow to show its friendliness.
It’s a pity that sometimes the expressions made by kittens are cute, but those made by adult cats are... scary.
Black-haired mouse: "!!!"
Holy crap! Is this mutant cat provoking them?!
The ferocious expression of baring teeth and the ferocious roar like a huge bell made the black-haired mouse's whiskers tremble with anger. However, it was stared at coldly by the big orange cat in front of it with eyes like copper bells. There was also an even taller deformed cat behind it, so it didn't dare to take any risks.
Want to provoke it to come to your door automatically?! No way!
The black-haired rat gritted its teeth, glared at Xia Runrun, and without looking back, it quickly fled to the ventilation duct next to it with the other rats in its group. It plunged into the duct and roared angrily inside.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak!" (Damn humans! Damn mutant cats! Just wait! I'll be back! Damn it! How dare you deceive me, the Queen of the Rat Tribe? Damn it!)
"Um?……"
One can was too little, not even enough to fill the gaps between the cat's teeth with egg yolk. Xia Runrun squatted down and opened five or six cans in a row and poured them all on the cat's tongue.
But just as she finished this series of actions, she turned her head and found that the rats that were staying not far from the ventilation duct had all disappeared, without even a single hair left.
Xia Ruanruan: “???”
Xia Ruanruan scratched her head and blinked slowly, completely unaware of what had just happened. Hadn't she been chatting happily with the group of mutant rats just a few minutes ago? How could everyone disappear in the blink of an eye?
The little girl looked up at the big orange cat.
Egg yolk blinked innocently and looked back.
The big orange cat had an innocent look on its face, but it kept touching the corners of its mouth, feeling the delicious canned food taste in its mouth. It squinted its eyes happily, and made a purring sound in its throat, expressing its happiness and comfort.
"Forget it, it's easy for them to come and go anyway... When these mutant rats remember me one day, they will definitely come again~" Xia Ruanruan shook her head and stopped thinking about the mutant rats leaving. She took a few steps with her short legs, turned off the lights, and went back to Egg Yolk, feeling the pure natural heat pad, and closed her eyes again.
But this time, it was Xiaobai who kept his eyes open, as if he couldn't fall asleep.
Almost every experimental subject who entered the underground laboratory had a bad ending, either dead or disabled. It was unknown how much hardship this child had experienced.
In the dark night, the white cat turned over, and its mandarin duck eyes stared at the little girl's profile without blinking, looking at her seriously and carefully.
…
In the underground palace of the gray-haired rat group.
The black-haired mouse grabbed the gray-haired mouse No. 1 and beat it up severely. No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 also failed to escape.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak!" (It's all your fault, you useless fellows! I told you it was a human conspiracy, and you actually dared to persuade me to move the food from the cave to that cub?! Do you have any sense at all? Are you blind?!)
The black-haired mouse was so angry that its cheeks puffed up and it squeaked.
The beaten gray mice huddled together in frustration, their paws clutching their puffed-up cheeks, completely daring not to remind Her Majesty. They hadn't even asked Her Majesty to give the food to the cub. QAQ~ This was all your idea, Your Majesty~QAQ~
"Squeak, squeak, squeak!" (If you cheat me, you'll pay me back double! All you little ones, take a rest for two days. After two days, we'll go find that insidious and cunning human cub. I'm going to take away all her food!)
This human cub was so despicable that he dared to deceive its sympathy and let the mutant cat squat there and wait for it to take advantage of him.
The black-haired mouse let out an angry cry.
…
In the shopping mall above the Xinghai Shelter.
Wu Wenhua, who was taken prisoner, has not fallen asleep until now. His hands and feet are tightly tied with ropes. He can only sit against the wall, staring at the Star-Moon City in the dark night outside the window.
"Boss, it's so late, why haven't you slept yet? I heard them say that we still have to work tomorrow, how can we not sleep?" The man in the dog-skin hat leaned against Wu Wenhua and whispered to persuade him.
"Whether to sleep or not is no big deal. I'm thinking about something big about the future right now." Wu Wenhua's voice was serious, as if it was the eve of a nuclear weapons launch.
The man in the dog-skin hat became visibly nervous upon hearing this. He subconsciously glanced around and asked in a low voice, "Boss, what's the big deal? Can you tell me?"
"In order to survive the natural disaster, I was determined to build a survivor base for myself, Wu Wenhua. I thought opening the dog farm was the best thing I ever did in my life... But I never imagined that I would one day fail so completely."
Wu Wenhua's tone was heavy and sorrowful. "But as the saying goes, the victors are kings and the losers are bandits! Since I've failed, I can't build a base that belongs to me, Wu Wenhua. So I have to think about the future again, make new plans, and find a new safe base to survive. That way, I won't be on the edge of danger every day. Ordinary shelters are still too dangerous..."
"Just like we can easily blow open the gate of the Xinghai Shelter with a □□ today, then one day people from other shelters will also blow open the gate of our shelter."
The man's voice was heavy and suppressed.
In this dark and silent commercial building, the sound was heard by almost all the prisoners present. The commercial building was completely silent, and only the heavy breathing of many people could be heard.
"Boss, have you figured out what to do?" The man in the dog-skin hat frowned and spoke in a hoarse voice.
Who wouldn't want to live in a safe survival base? It has the best protection and the safest environment. Everyone living there doesn't have to worry about encountering danger. I heard that children there can still go to school, people still have suitable jobs, and as long as they work hard, they will never go hungry...
This is also the biggest reason why they are willing to follow Wu Wenhua and attack other shelters.
Everyone just wants to survive in this doomsday and protect their families.
At this moment, everyone in the darkness was waiting for Wu Wenhua to speak.
Wu Wenhua didn't hold back and directly expressed his thoughts, "These days, the strong prey on the weak, and the winner is king! Since we can't get a place to enter the survival base, we can only build a new survival base of our own."
"I originally thought I was the most suitable candidate to lead, but now it seems that the girl in the Xinghai Shelter is far more capable than me! More suitable!"
Wu Wenhua narrowed his eyes slightly and said firmly, "You saw it before. When I led my mutant dogs to attack the Xinghai Shelter, the enemy simply used a loud speaker to shout at my mutant dogs a few times. My mutant dogs all turned around and pounced on me."
"What does this mean? ...Do you know?"
Wu Wenhua lowered his voice and spoke mysteriously.
The other prisoners around looked at each other and shook their heads, indicating that they had no idea.
"This proves that the little girl is a natural beast tamer!"
"Before the virus broke out, many TV stations were showing stories of bizarre people and things like someone who could use their head as a magnet, someone who could bite through steel bars with their teeth, and someone who was naturally attracted to all sorts of small animals."
"This little girl must have taken the latter to the next level!" Wu Wenhua vowed. "In those old novels, there were beast-taming sects. Real life may not be fiction, but some people are naturally attracted to all kinds of small animals, and it's not impossible to control them to do their bidding."
"If it were before the virus outbreak, someone like this would at most open a zoo. But now, with all the global flora and fauna mutating, and the fur of mutated animals being impervious to bullets, wouldn't it be easy for them to build a safe base with this kind of ability?!"
The more Wu Wenhua spoke, the brighter his eyes became. Even the eyes of the other people around him began to flicker, emitting bursts of excitement.
"If we join her now, we'll have the merit of following the dragon... When we build a survival base in the future, not only will we be able to guarantee our future safety, but our parents, children, wives, husbands, and other relatives will also benefit from it."
"So I decided to wait until tomorrow morning to surrender to the 'Mingzhu'!"
Wu Wenhua narrowed his eyes and immediately stated his decision.
As Wu Wenhua finished speaking, the originally quiet commercial buildings around him gradually became filled with sparse conversations. Everyone lowered their voices, but still couldn't hide the excitement in their voices. They were all discussing the feasibility of this plan.
The man in the dog-skin hat extended his arm and bumped into Wu Wenhua, his brows tinged with doubt. "Boss, do you think this girl is really reliable? What if she doesn't have this special ability and it's just our guess? What should we do then?"
This was also the most worrying thing in the hearts of some of the surrounding prisoners. Many of them immediately pricked up their ears and listened again.
Wu Wenhua looked at the man in the dog-skin hat with a look of disappointment on his face.
"How can you be so clueless?! One dog is an accident, two dogs is an accident, but I brought 42 mutant dogs with me this time. Is there any chance of another accident?"
If his hands and feet weren't bound with hemp rope, Wu Wenhua would have wanted to poke the man in the dog-skin hat in the head. "Besides, if I'm wrong, won't we be able to slip away then? We have our own legs. How can that little girl hold us back?"
"But don't keep thinking about running away here."
"Based on my judgment, there's a 99% chance that this little girl is naturally adored by animals and possesses a very high affinity. Animals generally won't harbor any ill feelings towards such people. As long as there's no ill will, and they communicate more, these mutant animals will be able to help her survive this natural disaster safely!"
"Let's not talk about anything else. Just with my 40-plus mutant dogs, we won't be at a loss if we follow this little girl!"
The man in the dog-skin hat was awakened and nodded in sudden realization. He praised Wu Wenhua, "Boss, you are worthy of being the boss. You think things through!"
…………
then.
Just when Xia Runrun fell asleep, the "First Zootopia Infrastructure Atlas" that no one else could see suddenly emitted golden rays of light. There were so many of them, hundreds of them, and in a moment the entire room was dyed with layers of golden light. If the little girl opened her eyes at this moment, the light would probably blind her.
However, Xia Runrun was not sleeping very well at this time either.
The little girl had a high fever last night, and it had been less than a day since the fever subsided. In the meantime, she had experienced the shelter being attacked by invaders in the middle of the night, the floor collapsing and she falling from the second floor, and being harassed by a group of mutant rats. Her little body, which had not yet fully recovered, had a high fever again.
Xia Runrun felt dizzy and her breathing was heavy. The temperature on her forehead gradually spread and climbed up, and soon the little girl frowned and tossed and turned.
Xiaobai, who had just closed his eyes for a while, heard an unusual noise beside his ear and subconsciously opened his eyes, his gaze fixed on Xia Runrun.
Why does this little girl have a fever again?
The cat's paw was gently placed on the little girl's forehead. Feeling the slightly burning temperature under the paw, the little white cat frowned and its tail swung back and forth in annoyance.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
