Chapter 9 The World of Mold 7
Suddenly she realized that the sense of danger she had been feeling earlier had actually lessened.
She looked around and saw many people holding their phones and looking at them. She took out her phone and checked it too. Sure enough, there was internet again.
She saw the pinned message:
Please rest assured, fellow countrymen, we will absolutely not abandon any of our compatriots. The rumors circulating online about thermobaric weapons are completely false. Please do not believe or spread rumors.
But now the internet is no longer filled with cheers; someone uploaded a video of a dog mutating into a moldy dog.
In particular, most people in S and Y cities, which are adjacent to H city, are resolutely resisting their travel to S and Y cities.
Some people even applauded the lockdown of H City.
The internet is abuzz with flame wars.
"Everyone, stop cursing. Look how pitiful those sick people are."
"Are you suggesting they come out and spread mold? You're such a saint, go inside and take care of the patients!"
"Get out of here, and stay away from Y City!"
"It should be farther away from our city, S!"
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Lin Xia stopped reading these meaningless comments and searched for news. It turned out that the same mold had also been found in N City abroad. After investigation, the source turned out to be a meteorite that fell from a meteor shower a few days ago, which silenced the clamor from abroad.
With the sword of Damocles no longer hanging over her head, Lin Xia relaxed a little, but the place of origin was still the most dangerous. She had to leave, otherwise she didn't know what would happen in the next ten days.
The area had calmed down somewhat by now. Lin Xia was holding a power bank and scrolling through her phone, glancing occasionally at the people making a scene for their families, but it was clearly futile.
As darkness fell, the people who had been making a ruckus probably got tired. They started asking around for medicine, hoping to get antibiotics for their families. Lin Xia glanced at them, then lowered her head and looked away.
In the silence, a cough broke out, and as if by some signal, many people began to cough. The difference was that some coughed with all their might, some coughed until their faces turned red, and some coughed only occasionally.
Lin Xia also felt a slight itch in her throat, and she immediately looked towards her survival point.
Survival Points: 792
At this moment, physical condition is of utmost importance to survive. She immediately exchanged for three [Physical Condition +1] cards. Thinking that she might still need to run away, she also exchanged for two [Speed +1] cards and chose to use them.
Her physical condition improved from 13 to 16 points, and her speed improved from 7 to 9. With the improvement in physical condition, she instantly felt that her throat was no longer itchy.
After thinking for a while, she had 300 survival points left. She looked at the player team and felt that they might not be reliable, so she exchanged for a fire element card and put it in her space.
With 200 points remaining, Lin Xia looked at her mere 3 points of strength and felt somewhat distressed, but there was nothing she could do without a backup.
I exchanged for a bulletproof vest and a grenade, and under the cover of night, I put the bulletproof vest inside my clothes.
Keep the remaining survival points for future use.
At this moment, the aroma of various foods wafted over, and Lin Xia felt a little hungry. However, when she thought about how dirty her hands were and how the mold would end up in her stomach with the food, she instantly didn't want to go through that ordeal again.
Leaning against a tree branch, she kept an eye on the player team's movements. They circled the area in the afternoon and then returned, so there seemed to be no opening to escape. While they were doing something, she could also create some chaos, which would likely increase their chances of success in escaping.
I've been waiting here for two days now, and it's the third night of the game. The internet went down again during the day, and this time it seems to be completely gone. It hasn't come back. There are no lights in the city either, so the power must have been cut off too.
As more and more people arrived, they learned that the water had been polluted. When the number of people increased, Lin Xia moved to the tree closest to the protective netting.
On the third night of the game, Lin Xia leaned against a tree branch and looked around. The mountain was packed with people, some of whom had even set up tents. The area in front of the railing at the foot of the mountain was even more crowded. She took a rope, tied it around herself, and fell asleep amidst coughing.
In such an environment, how could she possibly sleep soundly? In the middle of the night, Lin Xia suddenly opened her eyes. She suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. She glanced at her watch; it was past 2 a.m.
Quietly untying the ropes binding her, Lin Xia looked into the distance, but it was pitch black and she couldn't see anything.
But she was certain something had changed; the stench in the air had intensified, almost unbearable for her, whose sense of smell was now heightened.
Just then, screams rang out, startling everyone awake. Someone pulled out a flashlight and shone it over, only to drop it in fright. They ran away in a panic, but the ground was covered with people. As they ran, more screams erupted. Those who could see clearly were terrified and tried to run away, while those who couldn't see were wary of the person. People rolled around in a chaotic mess.
Lin Xia also saw clearly that a person had turned into a mold monster, his whole body had swelled up several times larger, and he was much taller than a normal person, looking extremely terrifying.
She was stunned. She hadn't expected that people could mutate, and so silently. If that was the case, she was afraid these people would be even less likely to let them out.
Just then, lights came on outside the railing, making Lin Xia's eyes glaze over. The chaotic people could finally see what the mold monster looked like, which only made them more confused.
Lin Xia glanced at the player team; they had obviously thought of this as well. In such chaos, it was indeed an opportunity to slack off.
Seeing the group talking urgently, Lin Xia changed her mask and checked her game items.
Gunshots rang out from down the mountain, but they missed, only scattering a lot of mold. Whether it was because the crowd was too chaotic or something else, those people didn't fire again.
"Shoot! What are you doing!"
"We've wasted money raising you, what are you all standing there for? Come and protect us!"
"Ah—help!"
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Amidst the chaos, Lin Xia saw clearly that after the humanoid mold monster bit someone, the bitten person quickly turned into black liquid and was absorbed by it, while its body actually grew taller again.
When the monster grew even larger again and its arm touched a person, that person was quickly turned into black liquid and absorbed.
Lin Xia coughed suddenly in shock. The tree beneath her seemed to creak and sway. Her face turned pale, and she quickly jumped down from the tree and ran to an open, treeless area.
Exposed to the light, she could see clearly that a thin layer of mold had formed on her body.
What she saw, others naturally saw as well. The people outside the railing stopped waiting and quickly raised their guns to fire. From the mountain, the sound of collapsing trees near the foot of the mountain also came screams.
Lin Xia coughed a few times, and the others coughed so hard they couldn't breathe. Some even vomited blood. The closer they got to the mold monster, the more severe their symptoms became. In just a short while, the mold monster grew even taller and bigger.
There were too many people around it, and it was growing at an unusually fast rate. The mold flying all over its body seemed to be even more active. Lin Xia felt terrified just looking at it and dared not look at it for long.
People surged up the mountain, but there were too many of them. Cries, screams, and screams pierced straight into people's ears. Lin Xia looked at the people who hadn't been melted but were trampled, and shivered.
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