The dark age of mankind is coming

At that moment, a strong stench that seemed to be able to drown people swept over like a roaring tide.

The stench was like the smell of countless pieces of rotten meat piled together, making people feel nauseous and their stomachs churn.

However, An Ning and Xuanyuan Zunqi just frowned slightly and did not stop because of the disgusting smell. They walked neatly into the house full of unknown dangers.

When they stepped into the yard, the scene before them made An Ning's heart sink.

The originally neat and tidy yard had now become a mess. The tricycles, electric vehicles, various shelves and other items parked in the yard were all lying on the ground in a mess, and underneath them were two zombie corpses with distorted faces, weird limbs, and cracked brains.

The ground was covered with dark red bloodstains, which formed a sharp contrast with the surrounding environment, as if it had experienced a terrible catastrophe.

"crash"

At this moment, a noisy sound came from an open house.

Immediately afterwards, three hunchbacked and agile zombies quickly walked out.

When the three zombies discovered An Ning and Xuanyuan Zunqi entering the yard, they immediately became excited, making low and hoarse "roars" from their mouths, and pounced towards An Ning and the others at an extremely fast speed.

However, to An Ning and others, although these three ordinary zombies were relatively agile, they were actually extremely fragile and could withstand any attack.

Before An Ning and Xuanyuan Zunqi could make a move, Anzi and Xiaohua rushed forward like lightning to meet the imminent battle.

With the two fierce pets, Anzi and Xiaohua, dealing with the three hideous zombies, An Ning and the other two bypassed the corpses lying on the ground in a horrible manner and ran towards the house with vigorous and swift steps.

The moment they stepped into the house, they found that the scene inside was completely different from that outside.

Although the tables and chairs were smashed to pieces and tilted all over the place, the scene was in a mess, as if it had been through a thrilling fight or fierce conflict.

But there wasn't much shocking blood on the ground, only some slight marks.

On the contrary, there was a strong smell of dust here, as if no one had been here for a long time and no one had cleaned it.

The smell permeated deeply into the air, making those who breathed it feel dull and depressed.

Nevertheless, even in such an environment, we can still vaguely feel that this was once a family full of warmth, harmony and love through the slightly messy layout of the entire room.

Perhaps these furniture and items have witnessed countless happy days, but now they can only lie there quietly, silently telling the beauty of the past.

In the corner of the room, a worn-out but still cute teddy bear stood quietly, perhaps with traces left by its little owner's past play.

At this moment, the teddy bear is like a silent witness, telling people about its owner's happy childhood...

An Ning and Xuanyuan Zunqi began to search the messy house carefully separately.

As time passed, apart from the first few zombies that filed out of the house, they did not encounter any other traces of living people.

However, after searching, the two found an eye-catching photo above the TV cabinet.

This photo seems to carry endless warmth and beauty, and the picture it shows is moving.

In the photo, there is a happy and harmonious family: two kind old people are sitting peacefully on comfortable chairs; a young couple is standing upright behind the old people, silently protecting the whole family like guardian angels; and the innocent little girl is sitting obediently on the old lady's lap, like a delicate flower.

Everyone's face was blooming with a smile as bright and brilliant as the sun, and their eyes were gazing firmly ahead, as if they were full of infinite longing and hope for the future.

There is no doubt that the young woman and the lovely little girl in the photo are exactly who An Ning is looking for.

Picking up the photo, An Ning murmured softly: "It seems that this should be Xiao Ling'er's home..." Through the photo, An Ning could be sure that she had not found the wrong place.

"They are not among the zombies outside." Xuanyuan Zunqi looked at the people in the photo carefully and said affirmatively.

"Well. Maybe they escaped." Although the zombies had undergone some physical changes, one could still tell what they looked like before being infected.

However, even though she said this, there was still a hint of worry in An Ning's eyes. After all, the person had not been found yet.

Xuanyuan Zunqi looked around and noticed a calendar hanging on the wall with the date on it a few days before the end of the world.

Perhaps the owner of this house was preparing to embrace a new life, but unfortunately encountered a disaster.

Xuanyuan Zunqi frowned slightly, "Let's look for other clues."

The two continued to search the room carefully, not missing any corner.

Suddenly, a strange sound came from behind the house. It sounded like the growl of some animal, but it also seemed to carry a hint of fear and uneasiness.

An Ning nervously clenched the flashlight in her hand. She gently patted Xuanyuan Zunqi's arm, motioning him to go and take a look.

An Ning took out two flashlights, handed one to Xuanyuan Zunqi and kept the other for himself. The two of them walked towards the source of the sound quietly.

After entering the house, they found a number of dilapidated warehouses with their doors half-open, revealing an old and decayed atmosphere. The sound just now should have come from here.

Xuanyuan Zunqi and An Ning looked at each other, then gently pushed open the door of the warehouse.

The light in the warehouse was dim, making people feel a little eerie.

They walked into the warehouse carefully, illuminating their surroundings with flashlights.

The warehouse was filled with all kinds of miscellaneous items, including old furniture, broken boxes, rusty farm tools, etc., all of which looked messy.

In the corner, there is a cave that is cleverly concealed. If you don't look carefully, it is difficult to find the existence of this cave.

The two approached the cave.

"Woo woo..." A faint sound was heard again from the bottom of the cave.

"There is someone downstairs." Xuanyuan Zunqi said in a low voice.

As he spoke, Xuanyuan Zunqi bent down, opened the lid of the hole, and raised the flashlight to illuminate the area below.

All I saw below was a man-made cellar, the kind that villagers used to store vegetables in the winter to prevent them from being frozen by the cold weather.

The entrance to the cellar was covered with some boards and hay, apparently to conceal it.

In the cellar, the family of five that An Ning and her friend saw in the family photo they found in the house were now curled up and sitting together, leaning against each other.

Their bodies were covered in mud, their faces were as pale as paper and bloodless, and they looked extremely weak, as if they would collapse at any time.

The mother and daughter that An Ning was looking for this time were now surrounded in the middle of the five people. The mother hugged her daughter tightly, as if she wanted to use her weak body to shield her child from all danger.

The cellar was not very deep, about the height of an adult male. An Ning and Xuanyuan Zunqi jumped down directly and called out to the family softly.

"Xiao Ling'er," An Ning carefully took the little girl from the woman's hands, fed her some spiritual spring water, and called softly.

However, Xiao Ling'er was too young and too weak to wake up immediately.

Afterwards, An Ning also asked Xuanyuan Zunqi to feed some spiritual spring water to the others, hoping to help them recover their strength.

Finally, after waiting for a while, one of the men, who was slightly older than An Ning, paused for a moment after being called by Xuanyuan Zunqi, and then slowly opened his eyes.

His eyes were full of confusion when he first woke up, but when he saw An Ning and Xuanyuan Zunqi, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

The man said weakly: "Are you... sent by the government... to rescue us?"

He had just fainted. Just now, he faintly heard the sound of someone talking at home. He used his last bit of strength to make a noise, and then his consciousness fell into darkness.