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Sister Xiaoyu, you are from a city, are the houses there really tall?Five years ago, we had a sister from Shanghai, she told us that Shanghai is very powerful, and here is completely incomparable.It is said that the houses are built very high and the roads are hard and flat, even if there is a heavy rain, it will not affect the traffic.Also, those cars are like the iron tortoise brought by sister Xiaoyu.

The city we came to is not comparable to Shanghai, but I can be sure that what she said is true.Xiaoyun, in fact, there is a wider world outside the mountain, and your domain should not be this narrow mountain.When the time is right, I will take you outside to have a look, let you see the outside world, completely opposite to this closed mountain area, another world, okay?

I like Sister Xiaoyu the most.

Then according to our agreement, can you protect it when I'm not around?I'll be back soon to ask what you want.Xiaoyun should be obedient at home, and when the outside world is peaceful, I will take you out to see if our city is good?

Put my hairpin on her hair, and seeing her happy smile, the hostility in her heart slowly dissipated.It is true that the city is prosperous, but there is too much fatigue hidden under such prosperity.Study, work, life, travel, everything is not going well. The neon lights at night cover the original color of the sky, and the smoke and dust in the morning cover the rising sun.Xiaoyun, the city you yearn for is actually not that beautiful.

The voice was like panting, heavy, turbid, approaching at a very slow speed.The sound of chaotic footsteps woke me up from my sleep, Xue Ling had already grasped the weapon with her arms around me, and the long sword in Hitsugaya's hand had already been unsheathed.There is something walking outside the wooden house, hearing such footsteps, it looks like a human being.And yes, lots of drunk people stumbling around at the same time.We have heard such footsteps before, in the commercial street in the ruins of the city, the group of zombies blocking the entrance.

Things outside began to knock against the door rhythmically, I looked at Xue Ling and then at Hitsugaya - I had to escape from this closed room as soon as possible.Only one bed and one desk are allowed in this small space. Once the door is breached and we cannot escape, we will die without a place to die.Xue Ling pointed to the roof, Hitsugu nodded, and then swung his sword to cut a hole in the roof.

Standing on the roof and looking at the group of zombies below, they were wearing clothes I was familiar with, and even though they were black and blue, I could still recognize every face.Among the zombies, I clearly saw a small figure with a black face like many zombies. The white clothes were stained with blood and mud, and the original color could not be distinguished in the dark night. The hairpin was also stained with blood.

"Zombie, are you sure it's spread by blood?" My voice was so soft that I could barely hear it.

Hitsugaya shook his head and said: "No. The actions of zombies are the same as those in movies and TV shows, but their production has almost nothing to do with viruses. There is some unknown energy contained in the purple mist, and the human beings killed by this energy are It will become a zombie, active in the land after the purple mist subsides. Even if it is bitten and scratched by a zombie, it will not be infected, so just rest assured. Is that your friend? The hairpin on the head is an obvious industrial A finished product. If you can’t bear it, we’ll just let her go, the combat ability of a single zombie is no better than that of a garden dog, and it’s not a big deal to lose one of them.”

I watched in silence as they launched a counterattack against the zombies. The sounds of gunshots and blades cutting through flesh and blood continued to intersect. The residents who lived with us two days ago fell down one by one.Why did it become like this, such a thing was brought without biochemical weapons, why did it happen in such an isolated village, such a village that could have survived the disaster.I wanted to do something, but my hands were already trembling and I couldn't hold the crossbow steadily.why.Why is it like this, one second he was still a human being, and the next second he became a bloodthirsty monster.

Fifty zombies, fifty proto-humans.The dead were lying on the ground in disorder, and the ground was covered with blood so thick that it was almost black.I looked at the little figure who seemed to be stupefied by fright, Xue Ling and Hitsugaya were standing on her side, with pistols and blades aimed at her.The girl seemed to be frightened, but she retreated backwards with difficulty, making a whine that was almost like that of a kitten.

"She's still conscious. Do you want to let her go?" Hitsugaya split open a severed head, and kicked a head to Xue Ling mischievously. Xue Ling kicked the wide-eyed head away without hesitation. : "Who knows if she will attract something, if the purple mist is attracted by her, we can't deal with a beast that is bigger than an elephant."

"That means we still have to chop it up. After all, he is your sister's friend, so leave it to me." Hitsugaya raised his sword and walked slowly towards the last zombie, who turned around and fled into the forest.

I couldn't help climbing down from the roof anymore: "Sister Xue! That's enough, she's still conscious! Can't we let her go?"

"It doesn't matter. Let's leave here immediately, even if this zombie girl attracts anything, it won't pose a threat to us." Hitsugaya quickly stepped forward and grabbed the girl by the back collar and took her here. Ling's gun curled up into a ball under the muzzle.

"Xiaoyun, do you still remember me?"

I knelt down and looked into her eyes and asked softly.What kind of eyes are these? The eyes that were originally full of vitality are completely covered by black at this moment, darker than the deepest night.Hearing my voice, there was a stiff expression on her face that might be called bewildered, and Hitsugaya sighed when she saw this, and slowly withdrew her sword.

The girl stared at me blankly and sniffed slightly, as if she was about to cry.However, in a dead body, the lacrimal glands are also necrotic, and it is impossible to make tears.I lightly stroked the top of her head, the cold hair stained with blood had a pungent smell in the dark night of the mountains.Xiaoyun, I hope you can overcome this curse from another world, but it seems that such hope is hope after all.

Your panic and retreat are not fake, and your necrotic muscles can't cover up the fact that you were frightened by Xue Ling and Hitsugaya.However, just being scared does not mean that you retain human consciousness. Fear of an invincible and powerful enemy is an animal instinct rather than a unique thinking ability of humans.Facing Xue Ling and Hitsugaya who can easily wipe you out, you panic and want to retreat, but when facing me who has no combat power, your eyes reveal the greed of a predator.

Speaking of it, it just retains a little bit of human instinct as a creature.

I am sorry.

He raised his hand and aimed the crossbow at her forehead, hesitated for a few seconds before pulling the trigger.Even if it's just animal instinct, let her exist like this.

Seeing me like this, Xue Ling just hugged me, picked up the girl by the collar and walked to the forest a hundred meters away to put her down. The girl stood there blankly watching us leave, like a statue submerged in a black torrent.

I am sorry.

"Don't be depressed, it's better to keep a little bit of animal instinct than nothing, isn't it?" Xue Ling put her arms around my waist and let me lean into her arms. She seemed tired after the battle, There was a tiredness in the voice that was not usually there. "It's not your fault, Xiaoyu. You've tried your best, and we can't save her. Too many unbelievable things have happened since the era of destruction, I just want us to be okay."

I looked at the village that was gradually disappearing in the darkness, and tears suddenly flowed down my face.

"This is a war. It's not between humans, it's a war between unknown beings and human survivors. Sister, let's start looking for other survivors."

"I agree with this idea. Even if we are very strong, we cannot guarantee that we can repel the enemy every time. Last time we encountered a large-scale enemy in the purple mist, we had no way to deal with it and had to run away. We need partners." Hitsugaya He reached out and patted the top of my head, and his voice was suddenly cold: "A powerful partner who fights together, a partner who makes the enemies in the purple mist pay the price."

"In the last days, it is better not to fight lightly. Hitsugaya, our job is to find materials and partners for the time being. Five kilometers away is the surviving area on the edge of the ruins of the city. There will be a lot of zombies, and of course there will be a lot of materials. I will drive 500 meters away from the place where the zombies gather, and then you can find a heavy vehicle and drive a way. But be careful not to draw the sword easily, it may cause damage to the car and cause unexpected disasters.”

This is the difference between our values.Xue Ling prioritizes safety, while I think of combat first.In the case of Hitsugaya, it should be the same.I remember the look in her eyes when she met Xue Ling for the first time, the look in the eyes of a lion seeing another fierce beast that invaded.

"Then."

"Stay away from the cities. This still applies today. Cities once provided us with everything an industrial civilization could want. After the catastrophe, this cannot be sustained anymore. All industrial products that use electricity as power at this time It’s basically scrapped, let’s try to find some coal and start from the age of steam. I don’t want to say that rebuilding civilization is so great, at least we have to make our lives better. Even in this apocalypse.”

Hitsugaya got out of the car and walked quickly towards the pile of huddled cars.Some zombies found that there was a living person here who wanted to attack her, and before they got within three steps of her, they retreated in a hurry as if they were frightened.She got into a heavy-duty truck, and after 2 minutes the truck let out a long beep, causing all the nearby zombies to go in that direction.About [-] were lost in this area, which is a staggering number. It's a pity that these guys were quickly crushed into meat paste by heavy trucks.

Find powerful partners, eliminate zombies, defeat Ziwu, and rebuild our civilization.This is the macro goal after that.

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