Death Spiral [Infinite Flow]

Friday, ten o'clock at night.

Xu Rendong, who had just finished writing the report after working overtime, left the company building.In the late night of early summer, the stars are low, and there is a refreshing plant fragrance in the night sky.Xu Rendong sniffed the smell greedily, and then slowly exhaled the turbid air in his chest.

Phew... a little tired.

The parking lot is opposite and the traffic lights are still red.He rubbed his eyes and waited patiently in front of the zebra crossing.The pedestrian traffic light quickly turned green, and he took a step forward. The scenery in front of him suddenly flickered, like a drop of water falling into a calm lake, and his entire vision was blurred for a moment.He instinctively rubbed his eyes, and at the same time he heard a sharp brake sound, and screams erupted around him.

"Be careful!" "Get out of the way!"

A car is about to hit you? !

The sense of crisis is like a burst, instantly arousing adrenaline.Xu Rendong opened his eyes in horror, instinctively took two steps back, and looked along the source of the braking sound.Under this look, the sense of horror replaced the sense of crisis, and goosebumps suddenly rose.

--elevator?

That's right, what rushed towards him at high speed and stopped in front of him instantly with a strange sudden brake was a square elevator.There was nothing around the elevator, and the metal ladder body reflected a cold silver light.The elevator door is closed, and there is a metal button on the side, which looks like an ordinary elevator that can be seen everywhere.

——But the elevator that almost hit someone on the road is not ordinary at all!

Xu Rendong's expression changed, because he discovered that the mutation didn't stop there!

The ones who screamed to remind him to be careful just now were two girls standing across the road. Their faces were full of panic and worry, their mouths were opened wide, and their hands were still pointing in the direction of the elevator.However, they all seemed to be frozen, just maintaining exaggerated movements, exuding a strange dead air.

Behind them, an old man walking a walk is leading a puppy, his raised left foot has not yet been put down.In the supermarket across the road, the clerk just took the customer's money when a few coins slipped from his fingers and stayed motionless in the air.

As if the stop button was pressed, everyone's time stood still.The whole world fell into dead silence, and Xu Rendong had the illusion that he had strayed into the horror wax museum for a moment. These were not living people with flesh and blood, but cold wax figures.

Amidst the sudden and weirdness, Xu Rendong's heartbeat increased sharply, and his breathing couldn't help but become rapid.He forced himself to be calm and looked around vigilantly.At the same time, a doubt flashed in my heart:

Why can I still move?

He moved his fingers, but didn't feel anything unusual.He took two more steps, wanting to confirm what was going on around him, but he stretched out his foot as if he had kicked something, and there was a light bang.

Xu Rendong frowned again, stretched out his hand tentatively, and felt something as hard as a wall.However, there was really nothing in front of him.

He groped around along the air wall, and finally realized after 2 minutes that he was completely surrounded by the air wall.No, to be precise, he was trapped by three air walls and an elevator door.

The sense of eerie crawls behind like a snake, cold and creepy.Fortunately Xu Rendong was calm and self-restraining by nature, although he was frightened at this time, he did not lose his balance.He hit the air wall hard, only to hear a muffled sound, and the air wall seemed to be motionless.He turned his gaze to the elevator that appeared out of thin air.

Time stands still outside the air wall, and there is an elevator inside the air wall.Then there is only one choice left for him.

Xu Rendong pressed the elevator button without hesitation.

"Ding."

The elevator doors opened immediately.Inside is a silver-gray metal body of the same texture, vaguely reflecting Xu Rendong's broad-shouldered and thin-waisted figure.He walked in, feeling a little stuffy in the small elevator space.

In the current situation, I am afraid that no one will come to save his throat.He can only rely on himself.

After he entered, the elevator door closed quickly, and there was a low motor running sound.This is also inexplicable, because from the outside, the elevator looks like a bare metal box with no wires or cables connected to it - so where is it going?

Where will it lead me?

Only one step at a time.

The square elevator has its own figure reflected on every metal surface.Xu Rendong felt chest tightness inexplicably, so he loosened his tie and unbuttoned his suit jacket one by one.

After taking off his coat, he checked the neckline habitually.The shirt button was carefully buttoned to the top one.

He tidied up the dark blue suit jacket a little and put it in the crook of his arm.Soon, however, he put the suit jacket back on.

Because of the cold.

The temperature in the elevator is dropping rapidly, obviously not the coldness of early summer.At the same time, a line of words appeared out of thin air in front of my eyes: матрёшка.

This is... Russian?

Xu Rendong stretched out his hand to touch this line of words, and found that it seemed to be just a projection, and had no entity. "Ding", there was another sound from somewhere.He felt the elevator stop, and then the door opened slowly.

There is endless white in front of him.Biting cold wind poured into the elevator, Xu Rendong tightened his suit jacket, and couldn't help taking a deep breath.

The air is full of the smell of ice and snow, which is extremely cold and refreshing.He was not in a hurry to go out, but quietly looked at the scene outside the elevator.

This is a forest, the heavy snow has bent the branches, and from time to time, snow falls from the branches and smashes into the snow.There is also thick snow on the ground, and there is a row of footprints not far away, extending obliquely into the depths of the forest.

There is still heavy snow in the air, but the footprints are deep and clear. It seems that the person who stepped out of these footprints has not left for a long time.

Xu Rendong took out his mobile phone and looked at it. There was no signal. The time displayed on the screen stayed at [-]:[-]-[-]:[-] p.m., but outside the elevator at this time, it was dusk.Although it was snowing heavily, the afterglow of the setting sun above the forest could still be seen.

This can't really be Russia...

No, even Russia has the wrong time difference.

In any case, you cannot sit still.

Xu Rendong stepped out of the elevator.The moment he left the elevator, he felt empty behind him.When I turned around, the elevator had disappeared.Just as it appeared out of thin air, it suddenly disappeared at this time.

There was not even the slightest trace left on the snow, only the footprints that Xu Rendong had just stepped on.This time, Xu Rendong was not overly surprised, but instead had a feeling of "as expected".

It was icy and very cold.Xu Rendong was only wearing a summer suit, so he couldn't resist the cold at all.But he didn't shrink back, nor did he hug himself tightly, he still looked calm and self-sufficient, and he didn't want to lose his composure even in the cold wind.

His lips are just right, and if he smiles, it should be pretty, but unfortunately at this time, the thin lips are slightly pursed due to the cold, and it has a bit of abstinence on the contrary.

He wasted no more time and walked quickly towards the footprints.Just about to lean over to check the footprints, I suddenly heard a scream from deep in the forest.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-"

The voice was clear and high-pitched, and his lung capacity was astonishing. It sounded like a young man full of vitality.It's just that the content of what he called was too messy, Xu Rendong could only hear one message:

He is in danger!

And the source of the sound happened to be the direction in which the footsteps extended.

Xu Rendong immediately ran wildly.The snow was so deep that every step would sink into the soft snow.Xu Rendong followed the footprints and moved forward at the fastest speed, thinking about what the young man would encounter along the way.

Bear?Kidnappers?Or something unnatural? ...No matter what, hurry up and save people!

The footprints became clearer and clearer.Xu Rendong heard his rough panting and heartbeat, and the cold air poured into his lungs, making his throat ache from the cold.

He soon stopped due to lack of energy, and leaned on a big tree to breathe.Breathing a little calmer, at the same time, he heard a strange voice.

puff.puff.puff.

Slowly and heavily, as if something hard was hitting something soft.

That sound is not far away.

Xu Rendong suppressed his breath, covered his throbbing chest, and walked cautiously towards the source of the sound.

The sky is getting darker, the white snow reflects the dazzling weak sunlight, but the dark trees are mixed together, and things that are too far away cannot be seen clearly.Xu Rendong narrowed his eyes and approached slowly, and found that the source of the sound was a small open space in the forest.

There is a stone tablet in the middle of the clearing.In front of the stele, a tall figure was facing away from him, holding something in his hand and smashing it up and down to the ground, making that unpleasant pop, pop sound.

Just about to move forward, Xu Rendong suddenly lost his feet, staggered a few steps, and fell heavily into the snow.His fall was so loud that the figure on the open ground immediately stopped and stood up.

Now he saw clearly that it turned out to be a terrifyingly tall and strong man.In this severe cold and snowy field, the strong man was still wearing a rough linen vest, with two thick arms exposed, and his muscles were full and hard.

There was also a khaki sack on his head, and two holes were pierced in the sack, exposing a pair of bloodshot eyes.

The strong man stood about two meters tall, holding a huge hammer in his hand, and blood was dripping from the hammer.The bright red blood fell into the snow and melted into steaming blood holes, which looked particularly shocking.

This violent image made two words immediately appear in Xu Rendong's mind - butcher.

Xu Rendong quickly glanced at the ground, and saw clearly what the strong man had hit just now.

It was—a corpse!

A young man in a gray hoodie is lying alone in the open snow.The man's entire upper body was soaked in blood.The place above the neck that should have been the head disappeared, leaving only a fuzzy mass of flesh and blood, mixed with brain and bone fragments, spread sticky on the ground.

The white snow under the man's body was dyed red in a large area, he seemed to be lying on a huge red rose, and he looked abnormally beautiful from a distance.

The air was filled with extremely strong bloody smell, Xu Rendong resisted the desire to vomit, and there was only one word left in his heart!

escape!

He quickly got up from the snow, but he heard the sound of "click, click, click" from the strong man's throat.

Then, stride towards him!

Xu Rendong's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and he turned and ran instinctively.Fear turned into a bone-piercing chill that made his back ache.In order to reduce resistance, he stepped on the previous footprints with each step.However, the butcher behind him followed closely all the time, his heavy body rattling in the snow.

Getting closer and closer!

To be caught up!

His heart almost smashed into his chest, Xu Rendong ran with all his strength, trying to restrain the urge to turn back.Running away in a hurry, he quickly lost his direction, the footprints when he came could no longer be found, his feet began to sink into the snow, and his running speed became slower and slower!

"Ka, ka ka ka..." The voice, as if the throat was squeezing the vocal cords, finally approached Xu Rendong's back!

Do not look back!run!run hard!

Adrenaline was secreted rapidly, and all the cells in his body clamored to release all the energy.Xu Rendong refused to give up even a sliver of hope, gasped for breath, and ran desperately.

However—a sharp pain suddenly came from the back of his head!

A strong force hit him from behind, causing him to lose his balance and fall headlong into the snow!

climb up!quick!climb up!

There was a burst of blackness in front of my eyes, and there was a rumble in my ears.Xu Rendong tried to support himself, but felt something approaching behind him.Immediately afterwards, the same part of the back of the head was hit hard again!

"Oh!" This time, he couldn't get up again.

……Blood.

The ear was itchy, and the warm liquid flowed down the cheek, staining the snow in front of him red.

After a whirl, he was turned over.The burly butcher sat down heavily on his stomach, almost squeezing his intestines out.

"Uh..." Xu Rendong's throat moved slightly, pushing the butcher weakly.The butcher ignored this futile resistance, staring at him with blood-red eyes, and then slowly raised the giant hammer in his hand.

boom!

The giant hammer hit the bridge of his nose hard!

Xu Rendong clearly heard the sound of the bridge of his nose collapsing, crackling, like a skull screaming.His vision was distorted quickly, the brow bone was probably broken, and his eyes were twisted in strange directions by the flesh.

"...uh..." He was so painful that he almost collapsed, and he desperately grabbed the ground under him with both hands, but he could only grab the soft snow.

The remaining vision caught a trace of movement, and then, there was another bang, and the giant hammer fell again!This time it hit his left cheek, and his left eye was instantly blinded.When the sledgehammer was lifted from his face, it dragged a sticky red sticky thing.

pain!it hurts!

Xu Rendong's heart almost broke his chest.He had bitten his lip, and his mouth was full of blood.It seemed that something was about to rush out of his throat. He wanted to howl and call for help, but he could only squeeze out a trembling sound like a gossamer.

"Uh, uh..."

The butcher seemed a little excited when he heard his screams.The sticky big hands touched his bloody face, kneaded his swollen and cracked lips, and even put his hand into his mouth, pinched his tongue, and pulled it out forcefully.

"Woo..." His tongue was about to be crushed.Xu Rendong pulled his arm desperately, trying to push him away.

The butcher gave up after several rough tugs, failing to get his tongue out.

Then, raise the sledgehammer again!

boom!

This time, the pounding sound became muffled, probably hitting rotten meat.His skull was no longer able to protect his fragile brain.

He clearly felt that blood, consciousness, and life were getting away from him bit by bit.The pain gradually dulled, but strangely, he was still able to see with his right eye.

He saw a big bloody hand digging at his left forehead, and then that hand picked up a piece, twisted it in his hand, and crushed it.

Slap.The soft pieces fell onto his face, warm and soft.

In an instant, he suddenly understood what it was.

That's his brain.