Death Spiral [Infinite Flow]

After dinner, everyone sat together and integrated the information collected during the day.

According to Xu Rendong's feedback, everyone learned that this is the orphanage where the orphanage actually stayed.This coincides with his identity as a key player.Xu Rendong grows up a little every day, which also confirms everyone's guess.

He is the key to customs clearance.

"Anyway, we will definitely protect him until 2020." Auntie Long-hair concluded as everyone gathered around the dining table.

Scarface flicked the soot between his fingers and snorted, "And then?"

The long-haired aunt showed embarrassment: "Then...you can only take one step at a time."

"Let's not talk about this for now." Little Apple suddenly said, looking at Lian Qiao, "There is something I've always wanted to ask. When the hungry ghosts arrested people yesterday, why did they seem so afraid of you?"

She looked at Lian Qiao from top to bottom, and said in a deep voice, "What's so special about you?"

Lian Qiao's heart tightened, thinking that this girl is really sharp, maybe she has already noticed the wooden sign on Lonicera's body.Immediately, the brain was running fast, trying to find some excuse to prevaricate.But he heard the little honeysuckle in his arms chuckle.

"Of course. I'm a key player." Lonicera said.

Little Apple: "Do you have a special buff?"

Hearing the game term "buff", Lian Qiao couldn't help being refreshed, and looked at Little Apple with a little more surprise in his eyes.

But right now is not the time to recognize relatives, he tightly shut his mouth, and listened to Liandong continue: "You can understand it this way, anyway, I'm not going to explain."

Little Apple touched his chin and pondered for a moment, then asked: "Then can you tell me, is your buff a single-target buff or a halo?"

"Halo?" Liandong didn't understand.

Lian Qiao explained in a low voice: "It's like a halo, it can cover a certain range."

Liandong thought for a while and said, "I don't know."

Little Apple's eyes lit up: "Then next time you're haunted, let's try to stand by your side?"

Lonicera frowned.But this time before he could refuse, Lian Qiao said first, "No."

"why?"

"What if the ghosts spawned next time are also a group attack? Isn't it courting death if you squeeze together?" He sent the little honeysuckle into his arms, and unconsciously made a protective gesture, "He's only two years old. He has no ability to protect himself when he is in danger. You can’t put the risk on him, it’s courting death.”

The hope that everyone had been lit by Little Apple was extinguished by Lian Qiao at this time.

Scarface cursed and said: "Fuck, what do you think we should do? Are we just waiting to die?"

Even Joe felt the situation was at an impasse.Although Lonicera is a key player, "protecting key players until the age of 28" is just everyone's speculation on the clearance conditions.If there is any danger, then everyone must save the dog's life first, and then fuck the key players.

While contemplating, the little honeysuckle in his arms suddenly struggled, sighed and said, "Don't worry about it."

Everyone turned their attention to Liandong, thinking that Liandong was going to come up with some solution, but they never expected that little Liandong's dark eyes blinked, and with a small mouth, he spoke surprisingly.

"I'm sleepy, I'm going to bed."

All: "..." All right, all right, you are young and you can say anything!

Lian Dong had just slept for an hour before dinner, and now she was sleepy again.Lian Qiao couldn't help but reached out and touched his forehead, and asked, "Are you uncomfortable?"

Little Honeysuckle shook his head with a smile, a look of tiredness flashed in his eyes: "No. I really just feel tired."

Lian Qiao had no choice but to get up holding Lonicera: "Then let's go back to the house."

Lonicera nodded.The small body lay in his arms, like a soft cat.

When passing by the kitchen, Lian Dong said that he wanted to drink milk, and Lian Qiao warmed up a glass of milk and brought it up.

The two returned to the house, and Lian Qiao went to make the bed.Liandong was behind him, holding hot milk, staring at his back in a daze.

After Lian Qiao made the bed, he turned around and saw a circle of milk stains on Little Honeysuckle's lips, so he smiled and came over to wipe his mouth.Liandong held the milk cup, showing guilt and said: "I can't drink anymore..."

Lian Qiao glanced into the cup: "There are so many left."

"Hmm...it's too wasteful..." Little Honeysuckle bit her lips, and brought the milk cup to her lips again, "I'll try to drink more..."

With his reluctant appearance, it was obvious that he was full.

Lian Qiao immediately took the cup from him and said with a smile, "It's okay, I'll drink it. If you're sleepy, go to bed first."

"Yeah." Little Lonicera pulled up the quilt, lay down obediently, watched him gulp down the milk, then came over and lay down beside him.

Lian Qiao turned off the light, and hugged him into his arms like every time before.

Lonicera sniffed the remaining warm milk fragrance on his lips, and buried her head in his neck unconsciously.Ask him in a low voice, "Can you sleep?"

Lian Qiao said: "I won't sleep, I will watch over you. Go to sleep."

"..." Little Lonicera didn't speak any more, just nodded lightly, then closed his eyes and fell asleep.

The next day.

Lian Qiao didn't know when he fell asleep.When he woke up, it was broad daylight.The sun shone hot on his face, but he still felt dizzy and extremely tired.

"Lian Qiao? Lian Qiao?" The little guy in his arms wriggled restlessly, trying to get out of his arms.

"Hmm..." Lian Qiao barely raised his eyelids, and saw that the honeysuckle in front of him was bigger than yesterday.

Hey, has he shed his skin yet?what time is it……

Lian Qiao felt that his eyelids were heavy, as if he hadn't woken up yet.He yawned, and subconsciously touched his phone to check the time, but he heard Liandong say: "It seems that someone is knocking on the door, you should get up and take a look."

In a trance, Lian Qiao tilted his head to listen, only to realize that there were intermittent knocks on the door.After a while, the sound is very soft.

Moreover, the sound came from a very low position, as if...someone lay down on the ground and raised their hand to knock on the door?

Even Qiao was shocked by his brain power, and his drowsiness subsided a little.He quickly put on his clothes, took the crowbar and went to the door.

After taking a deep breath and getting ready, Lian Qiao slammed the door open.As soon as the door was opened, something was seen falling limply.Lian Qiao took two steps back in fright, only to hear a plop, and a man covered in blood fell on his back in front of him.

"Woo..." The man curled up in pain, but cursed in his mouth, "Damn it, are you a pig, are you sleeping so deeply... Woo, it hurts..."

She is already so weak and still doesn't forget to swear, who is it but Little Apple?

Lian Qiao took a closer look and saw that Little Apple's body was covered with deep and shallow wounds.Those wounds were irregular in shape, as if they were grabbed and bitten several times by something.

Lian Qiao scratched his head: "Did you go to fight the tiger last night?"

Little Apple said angrily: "I'll hit your mother! Did you know that something serious happened last night?!"

Lian Qiao was surprised: "What's wrong?"

Little Apple struggled to get up from the ground, and said viciously: "Can you come over and help me first? You fucking have the heart to see me lying on the ground?!"

Lian Qiao: "..." Although I don't know why she took all her anger on me, seeing how miserable she is, let's give her a hand.

Little Apple was covered in bruises, and whenever he touched her, he would yell.What's more, she is still a woman, and Lian Qiao resents having physical contact with her, so it took little effort to get Little Apple onto the stool.

Little Apple sat on the chair, panting heavily.

At this time, Little Rendong also jumped off the bed, commanding Lian Qiao: "Close the door first."

"Oh." Lian Qiao hurriedly closed the door and locked it.

Little Apple seemed to have only noticed the existence of Lonicera at this time, and turned her head to show him a weak smile: "You're fine. Oh, you're fine, it's a blessing in misfortune."

Little Honeysuckle lowered her eyes.

Lian Qiao asked, "What happened last night?"

Before Little Apple could speak, Liandong said first: "Lian Qiao, go get gauze and alcohol first, and bandage her up. She's hurt too badly."

"Oh." Once Lian Qiao faced people other than Liandong, his meticulous heart would turn into an iron fool. If it wasn't for Liandong's reminder, he really wouldn't think of treating Little Apple's injury.

Little Apple smiled gratefully at Lonicera, then sighed, and said with a wry smile: "Six hungry ghosts appeared suddenly last night. Everyone except me has been eaten."

Lian Qiao was shocked when he heard this.But Little Lonicera nodded calmly as if she had expected it a long time ago.

Lian Qiao asked, "Why didn't you inform me of such a big event?"

Little Apple suddenly became angry again, and said angrily: "Why didn't you notify me? I knocked on the door several times, but you didn't respond at all! We all thought you were dead inside!"

Lian Qiao was taken aback: "But I didn't hear it..."

He turned his head to look at Liandong, who also shook his head: "Probably because I slept too deeply."

"You can't hear such a big movement outside?" Little Apple couldn't believe it. "Is the sound insulation effect of this room so good?"

Lian Qiao muttered: "It shouldn't be..."

Liandong coughed and asked, "By the way, why are there six hungry ghosts? Didn't there be only one the day before yesterday?"

Little Apple sighed, "The five people who were killed the day before yesterday have also become ghosts."

"In that case," Lian Qiao's face changed slightly, "will the person who died yesterday also become a hungry ghost?"

"I'm afraid it is." Little Apple smiled wryly, "That's why I'm here to remind you that we're going to be miserable tonight."

Lian Qiao fell silent.

People who are killed by hungry ghosts will also become hungry ghosts.Then there will be...eighteen hungry ghosts who will attack tonight.

Lian Qiao felt the great pressure, and for a moment he didn't know the weight of his hand, which made Little Apple scream.Lian Dong on the side couldn't stand it any longer, and said, "Take it easy, she's a girl."

Lian Qiao quickly apologized.

Although the situation is severe, we still have to eat breakfast.After treating Little Apple's wound, Lian Qiao was already so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back.When he went downstairs, he took the cup of milk he drank from last night, planning to take it to the kitchen to wash.

Even though he was mentally prepared, Lian Qiao was quite shocked when he opened the door and saw a room full of corpses.

Most of those who died last night were lying on the first floor, one was lying on the stairs, and Little Apple was the only one who ran up to the second floor.Lian Qiao looked at it, felt a little strange in his heart, turned around and asked Little Apple: "Why don't you run out?"

Little Apple: "Principal Dog has locked the door again, so you can't get out. The other children's rooms on the second floor are also locked. Where are you going?"

Even Joe thought so.He picked up Honeysuckle and was about to go downstairs when Little Apple limped over and said, "Be careful, the stairs are very slippery. I don't know where the sand came from. The lights were dim last night, so everyone couldn't see clearly. There were a lot of people on the stairs. Slipped and fell on the stairs, and was immediately caught by a ghost..."

Lian Qiao was taken aback: "Sand?" He looked down and saw fine and dense sand scattered everywhere on the stairs.

Although it was stained with blood and looked disgusting and sticky, it seemed... just ordinary yellow sand?

He wanted to bend down to check, but it was inconvenient because he was holding the honeysuckle in his hand.

Little Lonicera quietly lay on his chest, grabbed his lapel, and said, "I'm so hungry."

Lian Qiao carefully avoided the bloody sand and corpses, and carried him downstairs.

The dean and the children went somewhere. There was ready-made food in the kitchen, but it was already cold.Lian Qiao put the little honeysuckle on the edge of the dining table, and went to the kitchen to heat up breakfast by himself.

He walked to the edge of the sink with his milk glass in his hand, and was about to wash the glass when he suddenly noticed that something seemed to be sticking to the bottom of the glass.

Round and white.

He froze for a moment, reached in, pulled the thing off, twisted it in his hand, and put it in front of his nose to sniff.

It is hard to the touch, but very brittle, and it shatters into powder when it is twisted, and is quickly carried away by the water flow.There is no special smell, only the milky fragrance left on it.

……

It's pills.

Lian Qiao stared blankly at his hands.His powder-stained fingers had been washed away by the water flow, and his mind felt as if it had been hollowed out, completely blank.

"Lian Qiao." Little Lonicera's soft voice sounded from behind.He walked up behind Lian Qiao, stretched out his two fleshy little arms, and hugged him, "Isn't it alright? I'm so hungry."

Lian Qiao closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Turning around, he picked up Little Honeysuckle from the ground, stared into his eyes, and asked, "Where's your sandbag?"