[Hunter] How to kill a zombie

Humans (they all look like her, after all, they used to be the same species), You Kexin's loss of control, what happened to Lucas... She thinks that she has dealt with these problems very well, and even adjusted her emotions very well. In place (if zombies have such a thing as emotions).Kuroro once commented that she was "open-minded", and she didn't agree at the time, but in fact maybe he had a point.Her "open-mindedness" is based on "indifference"-no, it is not so much indifference as it is indifference-or in other words, forcing herself not to care.

Something she had been avoiding all this time, something ugly and sharp, was deeply buried in her body, as if it was going to pierce the skin called "Zoe" at night, and stick its head out with its teeth and claws.

She's been... been fighting it.

Maybe it's from the moment of becoming a zombie, maybe it's from earlier.That thing wants to destroy everything, it doesn't care about anything, it wants nothing but destroy, destroy, destroy.

Running all the way to death.

She is running away.Like Lucas said.She lives away from the world, puts her spirit in the illusory stories, and turns a blind eye to everything.She said, I'm just an ordinary person, or I could have been an ordinary person.But what if that's not the case?

What if some part of her had been rotten from the start, filled with death?

And the reason why she turned into a zombie was only because that part was finally unwilling to be lonely, finally broke through the ground, and it became this abnormal way of existence when it was displayed externally?

It's just that thick darkness poured out, and began to wantonly grab everyone who could be caught.

Maybe that's why she'd be drawn to Pariston...or anyone else for that matter.

Because they saw the darkness she tried so hard to hide.

however.

Where the light is more intense, the darkness is deeper.

Here she was, in the dark, peering into the darkness, peering into the inside of that thing.

She is surrounded by warm and friendly people who are pretty much the nicest people she has ever met.And these days are indeed happy times.

however……

Some are born to be embraced by happiness, some are born to be surrounded by long nights.

Magic box

Time flies quickly with mixed joys and sorrows. Kate and the others quickly completed the ecological record task in Kajin Country. The next destination is to go to the SouthPeace Building in Youkexin—because it is said that someone has discovered unregistered species The direction of the limbs and information is very vague, but it seems to be quite urgent, so it is necessary to find out.

After finishing Kajin's mission, Zoe theoretically finished what Jin asked her to do.Not long ago, Kate also told her about Lucas' recovery, and she really wanted to see him.It happened that their destination was You Kexin, so she left halfway and went to the rehabilitation center where Lucas was.

The rehabilitation center is located in a quiet area on the outskirts of Youkexin City. The entire building is pure white, which is very in line with the public's imagination of such a place.But yes, Zoe thought, after all, buildings are also born from people's ideas, and it is the most vivid embodiment of imagining imagination.

After registering as a visitor, staff led her down a long corridor.Sunlight filters in through rows of white windows, creating a texture as regular as a geometric figure.It's like a hospital here, she thought, only less typical.However, the nurses also wear white or blue uniforms, so they always give people a similar illusion.

Hospital……

A clean corridor.

For some reason, she suddenly felt a palpitation that shouldn't exist.

As if something went wrong with some part of the body, the machinery that stopped working more than ten years ago suddenly made a piercing shrill sound as if it had been stimulated.

Why do you feel that such a scene seems familiar?

"Miss?" The medical staff leading the way asked Zoe who was stunned, "Are you okay?"

As if driven by something, Zooey didn't seem to hear what the people around her said. Her body led her through doors and corners, as if she had already been familiar with this road, and finally stopped at The door of a ward.

That door was like Pandora's box, tempting her to open it.

She could feel that there was something behind the door, something very important, as long as she opened it... everything would be over.

puff.puff.

The heart that shouldn't be beating is slowly turning like an axle that has been rusted for many years.

Her hand was about to touch the doorknob.

That cold touch is about to touch the fingertips.

The picture behind the door... will put an end to everything.

She has such a feeling.

"Miss Zoe?"

Suddenly, the voice of the medical staff brought back her thoughts of falling into a devil.

"Mr. Corleone's room is this way." She pointed to another door at the end of the corridor.

By the way, Lucas.

She's here for Lucas.

Zooey withdrew her hand that was about to touch the doorknob, and the slightly opened magic box closed again.

Her body was as cold and silent as death.

That's right, she is dead, how could there be a heartbeat?

She gently put her palm on her left chest, and there was only silence there.

Everything just now seemed like a distant dream, an illusion.

Instead of listening to the devil's whispers, she walked to the room that really caught her heart, and pushed open another door—

The young man behind the door has silver-white messy hair, a thin figure, and a haggard and confused expression on his face.He turned his head when he heard the movement, and the paramedics politely left the two of them alone.Lucas froze for a moment when he saw Zoe, and then said with some uncertainty: "Excuse me... are you...?"

The young man's voice was hoarse and jerky, but it was indeed the voice of her familiar and beloved family members.

He doesn't remember.

So many words stuck in my throat.

Zooey smiled softly, walked to the chair next to Lucas and sat down.

"I'm an acquaintance, let's come and see you." She looked at him carefully, as if she wanted to engrave this picture in her mind, "I'm relieved to see that you're okay."

"That's it." Lucas also showed a relieved and embarrassed smile, "The doctor said that my brain was too damaged due to lack of oxygen, so it's normal to have temporary memory confusion... I don't remember many things Yes, but there is a possibility of recovery..."

Zooey shook her head: "It's okay, it's fine now."

"Eh?"

Other people who came to visit wished him an early recovery of memory, but this person did the opposite, which is really surprising.

"Could it be... We didn't have a good relationship before?"

"Isn't it good..." Zooey pondered for a moment, "Well... maybe it can be said that way."

"Is that so..." Lucas also showed a distressed expression.

"But don't take it to heart. It's just that you hate me unilaterally. I still like you very much." She added.

"Huh?" Lucas, who was half sitting on the bed, thought to himself, this man is really a strange guy, would most people talk like this? "Ah, you—" He reached out his hand to touch her face, but she avoided it.Lucas coughed in embarrassment, retracted his hand, and pointed to her nose, "Your... nose."

"Ah..." Zooey touched the bottom of her nose with her right hand, and her hand was covered with dark red viscous liquid, which was blood.

why?

"There are tissues here." Lucas said and handed over a piece of paper.

"No." Zooey's voice suddenly became a little hard and cold, "Don't touch me. I'll get it myself."

The young man on the bed showed a wry smile: "Are you sure I really hate you unilaterally? Why do I think it's the other way around?"

After wiping off the blood under her nose, Zoe stared at the dark red tissue in a daze, as if she didn't hear what Lucas said.

Why……

Staying here, if any part of her pollutes the room, Lucas, who was finally rescued, may also be zombified.

"Then I'll go first." She finally stood up and said, ignoring the silver-haired young man's persuasion and the surprised expression on her face, "I'm glad...you're still alive."

In the room after she left, he looked at the door alone and fell into a long thought.

At this time she received a message from Kate.Kate said that the clue of the unknown creature pointed to NGL, and they planned to leave immediately, and asked Zoe if she wanted to come together.

Zooey looked at the message, and then looked back at Lucas' room.

The truth of Lucas's assassination has not been found out, and she doesn't know when the danger will happen again, but she has a feeling that if she continues to stay by his side like this, it will only bring him more misfortune.

Among the fellow gangsters, there was almost no one she could trust, but she suddenly thought of that blond boy... Kurapika.

Maybe ask him to try it.

So, what to do?

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Sitting on the square back bench of the nursing home, Zooey finally made up her mind.

She will not leave Lucas alone, she will stay here until she finds out what happened to You Kexin before leaving.

So she replied to Kate, saying that she would not follow this time, and she still had something to do with Youkexin.

Kate expressed understanding.

Zoe recalled the situation when Lucas was killed.A note was left in the room at the time, stating the time and place of the meeting.Instead of going there, she called Kurapika.It was also through this opportunity that I got to know Xiaojie, Qi Ya and Leorio.Although I don't know this