Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

10 am

Outside the farmland near the gods' base, many people are queuing up. Each person can harvest a crop and then take away the food after processing it themselves.

Many people have been hungry for many days because there are more and more people around here. Although the gods still open the base every day and distribute some food, the amount of food is far from enough for everyone.

Everyone is living a difficult life now. Many people have heard about the tentacles ahead, and some people have seen with their own eyes how people are swallowed up. The last hope is the news sent by the gods a few months ago. Will find a way to solve it.

Many people are worried about the problems on the front line. What will happen if those tentacles cross the defense line? Several forces have been organized nearby to take charge of defense, and some people have begun to build fortifications.

At this time, at the gate of the gods' base, many people were squeezing forward, eager to get a piece of food. Ye Chunwang looked worriedly at the endless crowd. Many of them had reached the limit of their patience.

Hawke scolded from the side, asking everyone to line up properly, and anyone who jumped in line would not be given.

This needs to be repeated countless times every day. It used to be somewhat useful, but now it is basically useless.

Some people still forcibly cut in line, or even started fighting directly. Hawke wanted to stop him, but Ye Chunwang soon stopped him and shook his head.

"Don't go there. Everyone's nerves are tense now. Maybe we will be injured too."

The gods are now gathered in the laboratory and are conducting an extremely important research. They have already said that they will close the door of the base immediately if they find something is wrong.

The current situation has become extremely serious, and many people can no longer hold on. After Ye Chunwang distributed a portion of food, the person who received the food was knocked down by several people who came out of the team before he had taken a few steps. On the ground, he snatched the food from his hand. For a while, many people were jealous and stared at the people in front of him.

The situation will worsen. At this time, accompanied by chaos, some people rushed over. Just as Ye Chunwang wanted to pick up the food, Hawke grabbed him by the collar and threw him back. Hawke shouted immediately.

"Everyone go back to base."

For a moment, the children who helped distribute the food turned around. Ye Chunwang was startled. The person in front took out a knife. A group of people entered the base, and the food left behind became the target of everyone's competition.

As the base door slowly closed, everyone looked scared, Ye Chunwang said.

"Thank you."

Just now, Ye Chunwang wanted to give the food to those who caused the fight, but Hawke held him back. Now Ye Chunwang understood that everyone was going crazy because of hunger.

Ye Chunwang looked at the ground, his hands were still trembling, and Hawke said helplessly.

"There's nothing we can do, at least for now."

Ye Chunwang said yes. At this time, the surveillance camera on the side showed that there was a mess outside. Many people were fighting with each other. Food had been scattered all over the floor. Some people were crazily stuffing food into their mouths.

People have died, and the chaos is still going on. There are dozens of kilograms of food outside, but many people will die for such a small amount of food.

Some children returned to the base. Only Ye Chunwang and Hawke were watching. Hawke clenched his fists. He knew very well that this kind of thing was inevitable and they could not change anything.

They were lucky enough to be brought to the base by the gods and had enough food and clothing, but the people outside were different. They had to endure hunger and cold every day for a month or two, and now it has been half a year.

Although the crops are harvested every day, they are occupied by several gangs. They will allocate part of it and keep most of it for themselves. Although many people are dissatisfied, they can only choose to compromise in the end.

"Do you think this will happen again in the future?"

Ye Chunwang asked, Hawke laughed and shook his head.

"I don't know, but once you don't have enough to eat, no one will be in a good mood."

Ye Chunwang clenched his fists and said.

"I will farm well. As long as I can learn something, I will definitely plant a large area of ​​food so that everyone can eat enough."

Hawke laughed and shook his head.

"I will still learn how to fight from Master Jean. After all, only with strength can you get everything."

Ye Chunwang smiled, but soon his smile solidified. The chaos in front of the base ended, leaving dozens of corpses. The people coming up from behind were still beating on the door of the base. Ye Chunwang wanted to get up, but Hawke stopped him.

"That's it for today, no posts because they caused chaos."

Hawke then told people outside directly through the loudspeaker equipment that distribution was terminated today due to chaos.

Many people started crying. Hawke turned off the surveillance screen, pulled Ye Chunwang up and left. Ye Chunwang looked at someone in shock as someone was carrying the dead body, and he realized something for a moment.

"We still are."

Hawke shook his head.

"Haven't you seen it? I've seen it many times."

Ye Chunwang hummed. He had indeed seen it. During his displaced childhood, he always saw people who had died soon being taken away.

The cause of all these problems is human beings themselves. Many people chose silence and tolerance, allowing some greedy people to continue to squeeze everything. In the end, these greedy people led many people to launch a war.

"Why so stupid?"

Ye Chunwang asked, and Hawke laughed.

"Because we're human, of course."

Time passed by, and at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, behind a strong light belt on the front line, many people looked at the empty food boxes with a sad face. Many of them had not had a full meal in four or five days. , I could only ask for a little water and some biscuits from the people in the nearby defense line.

But such a small amount of food is not enough to feed hundreds of them. They have expressed their dissatisfaction many times, but because of the failure of the farm equipment in the town that ensures their food, the food will come later.

It was almost five days late, and many people had reached their limit. The same was true for the commander of this line of defense. Although he could continue to endure, he knew very well that there was no way out if he continued to endure.

If this continues, everyone will collapse. The tentacles in front are still stirring in the darkness and may attack at any time. Once the lights go out, we must react quickly.

The commander placed some people who were still in good spirits at the front and asked them to be prepared anytime and anywhere. At this moment, a bright light went out, sparks flew everywhere, and accompanied by the sound of electric current, The bright lights went out.

Suddenly everyone stood up and saw that a piece of the bright light was extinguished. They hurriedly started to get a new light, but when the technician checked, he found that the wire had been burned out and had to be replaced with a new one.

The commander immediately made adjustments. Some people holding lights rushed in front of the extinguished bright lights. They looked at the black and red tentacles swimming on the ground and adjusted the brightness of the lighting equipment in their hands.

The black-red tentacles retracted under the light, and a group of people began to repair it.

This kind of situation happens every few days, and every time everyone is worried, because if it can't be repaired well, it will be over.

Finally, half an hour later, the bright lights came on, and technicians were sent to help from both sides of the nearby defense lines. Many people begged them to lend them some food, but obviously no one was willing.

The commander also knew that he had personally talked several times, hoping that they could borrow a day's rations, but people on both sides said that it was very difficult for them because their food was about to run out.

Not to mention food, not even drinking water is enough, and there is always a pungent smell in the drinking water, but everyone can only drink it. Even if they feel uncomfortable after drinking it, they can only endure it.

Just when everyone thought everything was fine, there was a loud bang and a bright light exploded. Instantly accompanied by continuous electric sparks, all the bright lights on the defense line that were more than 100 meters long were extinguished.

In an instant, a suffocating fear filled everyone's heart. Many people stood up frantically. The commander shouted, asking everyone to pick up lighting equipment.

The ground was shaking slightly, and for a moment everyone screamed in fear. The lights had just turned on, and the black and red tentacles on the opposite side were already less than five meters away from them. People on the nearby defense line also noticed it, and some people were holding lighting equipment. Rushed over.

Whoosh

Along with a burst of sound, a group of black and red tentacles suddenly rushed up to the base. Several people who did not react in time were directly caught and dragged down. They were annihilated by the black and red tentacles before they even had time to scream, and even their bones were destroyed. can not see.

The lights came on and soon everyone found the cause. A technician made a mistake. In the chaos, he connected the wires wrongly, causing the voltage to be too high, and the circuit equipment on the entire defense line directly failed.

After receiving the news, technicians from other defense lines rushed over with their tools and began to make repairs. Hundreds of people held up strong light equipment, shining on the black and red tentacles, making it impossible for them to get close.

"What on earth are you doing that such a simple wiring problem is so wrong?"

Someone began to accuse the technician. He sat helplessly on the ground and was glared at by many people. He did not argue because he had not eaten for four days and hunger had stopped his thinking.

However, many people obviously did not intend to let go of this opportunity to vent, and kept accusing the technician. He looked at these people blankly. Although some people tried to dissuade him, many people still cursed without restraint.

The technician struggled to get up. He just smiled and said nothing. He planned to go back to rest, but he was stopped by several people. They were people from other defense lines and they continued to accuse him.

At this moment, the technician burst out laughing and roared crazily. Everyone was startled for a moment, and he said coldly.

"Let's all die together."

While talking, someone saw the technician suddenly jump onto the truck with the keys still on the truck. The commander realized something and immediately shouted.

"What do you want to do?"

The mutants on the scene also reacted and were about to go over to stop them, but the truck had already stepped on the accelerator and rushed over. With a tragic cry, the technicians who were just cursing and repairing the bright light strip were run over by the truck.

The technician laughed crazily and drove the truck on a rampage. Someone fired a gun, but he couldn't control anything. He kept crushing the light strip repeatedly until the whole thing was seriously damaged. The technician also Falling in a pool of blood.

the commander shouted.

"You bastards and idiots, who hasn't had a hard time living here during this time? It's just you who are working hard, aren't we? We haven't eaten for four days, and we asked you to borrow some food, but you refused to live or die. ."

Everyone realized the seriousness of the problem. Some people simply sat on the ground and stopped running. A large number of people screamed in fear and ran away. The commander ran away directly. He was a mutant.

The frightened screams were recalled, and the black and red tentacles surged past the defense line in an instant and spread towards the surroundings.

The commander looked at the people running behind him sadly. However, just when they got off the defensive line and came to the road, a truck carrying food slowly drove over not far away.

"It's too late, you came too late."

The commander shouted that the people delivering the food didn't know what was going on, but when they saw a large number of people climbing onto the truck and asking them to turn around, they realized something was wrong.

The entire defense line began to have threading problems, the light strips began to go out continuously, and black and red tentacles spread from the gap to the surrounding areas at an extremely fast speed.

More and more people have discovered the problem, and many people have only one thought now, to run to the rear.

"Don't panic, everyone pick up the strong light equipment, we must resist it."

As soon as a defense commander finished speaking, he fell into silence for a moment, because in front of his eyes, a large group of black and red tentacles had rolled up many people, and they were swallowed up directly.

"It's over, everything is over."

Black-red tentacles quickly spread over a large area in the mountain forest, and gradually the originally bright light strips on the front line began to go out.

Many people didn't even have time to react before the lights went out, and then they were entangled in the tentacles. They couldn't make any sound, and they died without even feeling pain.

4:39 p.m.

There was a fierce knock on the door, and Tuke was awakened. He had been working for several days. As soon as he opened the door, he saw his son Avano running in in a panic.

"Sorry, father, the front line has been lost."

Tuke said, pressing his forehead.

"It's over, start the backup plan immediately."

Avano nodded and left the room. Tuke knew very well that everything might have ended early. They had already installed strong lights near the town. As long as the defense line was lost, the only thing they could do was to defend in the town.

"The final moment is coming."