The dark age of mankind is coming

After An Ning's team searching for survivors came out of the villa area, they headed along the road out of the city, avoiding abandoned vehicles and scattered obstacles along the way, and they arrived at a village.

The villagers' houses were closed, the streets were empty, and the whole village was unusually quiet, as if time had stopped.

An Ning signaled the team to remain alert.

They searched house to house and occasionally encountered a few wandering zombies, but they were easily dealt with.

However, most of the houses were empty, and it seemed that the villagers had long since left or died.

Just as they were about to leave, a cat's meow reached An Ning's ears.

She signaled the team to stop and slowly approached a dilapidated house in the direction of the sound.

Finding the door ajar, An Ning gently pushed it open, and a foul smell hit her in the face.

The house was in a mess, obviously a fierce fight had taken place there.

Following the direction of the cat's cry, they found a boy about seven or eight years old in a locked cabinet outside a locked door.

He curled up in the corner, holding tightly in his arms a yellow and white cat of the same size as him, his eyes full of fear.

And the cat meow that An Ning heard just now should have been made by this black cat.

Looking at its size and the sharp claws and teeth that appear from time to time, everyone can tell that it is not an ordinary pet cat, but a mutant cat.

Unexpectedly, after it mutated, it actually stayed with its owner.

An Ning tried to get closer to the boy and asked softly, "Little boy, why are you here? Where are your parents?"

The boy, however, recoiled in fear and hugged the cat tighter.

Seeing how tightly the boy was strangling the cat, everyone couldn't help but worry that the cat would suddenly attack and hurt the boy.

Luckily, the black cat didn't move, but instead tightened its claws and teeth for fear that it might hurt the boy.

It seems that this family treated it very well before the mutation, which is why they did not leave after the mutation and instead took care of their little master.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for a little boy without special powers to survive in the apocalyptic environment without becoming weak.

There was a pile of fish bones piled up next to the little boy, which was proof that, if I was not mistaken, they were probably caught by the cat to feed the little boy.

"Don't be afraid, we won't hurt you." An Ning tried to make her voice gentler, "Tell your sister what happened, okay?"

The boy just trembled and couldn't say a word.

An Ning looked at his teammates and winked.

Everyone understood what was going on and began searching the house to see if there were any other survivors or useful clues.

In another room, they found the body of an adult, who was probably eaten to death by zombies.

She returned to the boy again, squatted down, and asked softly: "Little boy, what's your name? Do you have other family members?"

The boy finally raised his head, tears welling up in his eyes, and he finally spoke: "My... my name is Xiaozhi, my dad turned into a monster... Mom... Dad bit Mom... Mom asked me to hide... Only Xiaohua is with me." His voice was tearful and heartbreaking.

Although Xiaozhi spoke intermittently, An Ning and others already understood the scene clearly.

Xiaozhi's father was infected with the virus and turned into a zombie, and bit Xiaozhi's mother. At the last moment, Xiaozhi's mother locked Xiaozhi and Xiaohua in the house to protect him from being eaten by Xiaozhi's father.

The body they just found should be Xiaozhi's mother's.

An Ning touched Xiaozhi's head and comforted him: "Don't be afraid, Xiaozhi. We will take care of you in the future."

At this time, Xiao Hei in Xiaozhi's arms meowed, as if to express his agreement.

An Ning looked at the cat in surprise. It seemed like a spirit.

After packing some of the boy's clothes, An Ning and his group left the village with the man and the cat.

Although only a child and a mutant cat were found on the first day of searching, An Ning and her friends obtained an important piece of information, which is that mutant animals can be eaten by humans.

Although I don’t know if all mutated animals are allowed, mutated fish and shrimp and other aquatic products should definitely be allowed.

After returning to the base, everyone welcomed Xiaozhi's arrival.

In particular, the director of the Happy Orphanage rushed to prepare food and shelter for him, trying his best to make him feel the warmth of home.

Next, An Ning and his group, guided by the map, searched more than a dozen villages.

They walked along the winding path, and in every village they arrived at, they carefully searched for any signs of survivors.

In these villages, they saw many heartbreaking scenes.

Some houses collapsed and zombies were everywhere in the village.

Some villages, like the one where Xiaozhi lives, have one or two lucky survivors.

Some, like the village in the city, rely on their supernatural powers to occupy the entire village, arbitrarily and enslaving and killing ordinary people, treating them like livestock.

Faced with this situation, An Ning and his group killed them on the spot without leaving a single one alive.

In addition, An Ning and her friends have also encountered some villages where the villagers are united, but these villages are more xenophobic and unwilling to join them.

An Ning did not force them, but respected their choice.

After all, everyone has their own way of survival and choices.

However, there are very few such villages.

Most of the villages are deserted, leaving only deathly silence.

The prosperous scenes of the past are long gone, replaced by endless silence and desolation.

People can't help but sigh that the world is impermanent and life is as fragile as a candle in the wind.

After a long period of unremitting efforts, the search team led by An Ning finally found some survivors and successfully brought back thirty people.

Most of these people are elderly people, women and children.

They lost their loved ones and homes in this terrible disaster, and their lives fell into unprecedented difficulties.

However, An Ning did not choose to give up on them.

She brought these survivors back to the Hope Squad base, and not only provided them with warm food and safe shelter, but also began to train them how to survive in this cruel world.

Through their continuous efforts, they helped these survivors get through the most difficult times and helped them regain their confidence in life.

As time went by, An Ning's team gradually grew and the number of people exceeded one hundred.

However, at this moment, a sudden storm stopped everyone from continuing their search.

The howling wind and heavy snow greatly restricted their movements.

Faced with such extremely bad weather, An Ning's search team for survivors stopped looking for survivors and returned to the base to wait for the storm to pass.