Xin stood in the living room. The one-bedroom-one-living room layout allowed her to see all areas.
All the furnishings have not changed in memory. There is no messy scene. There is only a desolate look.
The balcony in the living room overlooking the sea. The beige curtains swayed gently. There is no clothes to dry on the balcony. Empty.
Shi Jun walked over and pulled up the floor-to-ceiling glass door of the balcony. I drew the curtains by the way.
Xin stood in the center of the room. Like a piece of wood.
"Maybe he's gone." Shi Jun.
Xin's body was trembling as he stood. She is crying. Shedding tears silently.
She took off her helmet. Turned around and entered the bathroom. I boiled the water and washed the helmet with soap.
"Don't be sad." Shi Jun comforted, leaning against the door.
"I'm not sad." Xin said. Wiping away tears: "Now, I am alone. My parents are gone. Even he is gone. I can't blame him. Because I called him to leave Hemen City. Now he should return safely." Hometown of Yongchun."
"In this case, you know that he is safe. You don't have to be sad. Take care of yourself first and look for him later." Shi Jun.
Xin has nothing to say. Just kept sobbing.
"I'm going to see if there is anything in the refrigerator. We must spend the night here. Near Zhongshan Road is not a place for us to stay for a long time." Wan Shijun entered the kitchen.
Xin sat on the sofa blankly. Look at the turned on TV.
The news keeps rolling.
"While cleaning up Areas B and E, the cleanup team encountered an attack by an unknown creature..."
"The 'Queen' near the downtown area of Area A is growing uncontrollably. Experts are worried that the 'Queen' will mutate into a terrible killer. The same red corpse mushrooms in the same vicinity are growing crazily... ．A new round of cleanup work will be carried out tomorrow morning. ．
"A large number of refugees are pouring out of the island. Go north from the highway to..."
The news keeps repeating.
"You sleep on the bed, and I sleep on the sofa. You go and have a rest." Shi Jun.
Xin nodded.
"Now, you should listen to me. This is what you promised me." Shi Jun.
It's around four in the morning.
Xin had a nightmare and woke up from bed. Opened his eyes.
"Mother..." Xin cried.
There were faint sounds of footsteps coming from the corridor outside.
She turned her head and looked in the direction of the door.
"What's wrong with you? You can't sleep. Is it because the lights are on?" Shi Jun asked, leaning his head from the sofa.
Xin sat motionless on the bed, looking in the direction of the door.
The sound from the door also reached Shi Jun's ears.
That's the sound of footsteps. The sound of stepping on that wooden board.
"Bo Kang!" Xin's face was filled with joy. "He is back."
Shi Jun frowned. He stood up quickly and stopped Xin who was about to open the door.
"Please wake up." He held her tightly.
"Let me go!" Xin struggled and yelled loudly.
"You're crazy!" Shi Jun lowered his voice.
"I'm not crazy. It's Bo Kang... I know he won't leave until he sees me. He's back." Xin cried.
The footsteps at the door suddenly became rapid. Then he stopped by the door.
Xin then looked at the door quietly.
"Bang!" There was a strong impact. Xin looked at it in panic.
"Don't make any sound." Shi Jun pulled Xin back to the bedroom.
"Bang!! Bang!!"
The banging on the door became louder and louder each time.
Xin then covered his ears in fear.
"Yes...what?"
Shi Jun walked to the kitchen. Picked up a kitchen knife. Then walked back to the living room. Ask Xin to put on his helmet and mask.
The thing kept banging against the door. Finally, the door was knocked open. The moment the doors were scattered all over the floor. The thing ran over like the wind. There was a miserable cry of "YA in his throat.
It pounced straight in the direction of Shi Jun and Xin.
That was a man with thick scabs all over his body. The clothes on my body stick to my body because of the mucus. It is dark red in color. Its limbs, chest. And its head. All are red. Because the thick scab it forms is not black. But dark red. What flowed out from the cracks in the thick scab was still a red liquid that looked like blood, but was more viscous than blood. It exudes a strange odor. He stared with white eyes. Open your mouth. The mouth has razor-like teeth. Those teeth have mutated into sharper weapons. Slender as a blade, it highlights the inside of the mouth. Exposed outside the upper and lower jaws. Even if it has its mouth closed. Those teeth are still like tusks. Exposed.
It just flew over with its teeth and claws.
Xin screamed. She has never encountered such a situation. She stood there pale. Shi Jun rushed forward with a lunge. Close the bedroom door. The monster hit the wooden door head first.
Shi Jun locked the door behind him. He hurriedly walked to the edge of the room. Block the table by the door.
"Don't stand there, come and help me." Shi Jun shouted.
Only then did Xin regain his composure. She seemed to be waking up from a nightmare. She heard Shi Jun's call.
"Come and help me." Shi Jun stood at one end of the bed. The bed is being pushed.
The monster was in the living room and kept hitting the door. Each time it was more violent than the last.
Xin and Shi Jun pushed the bed to the door. Stuck on the edge of the table.
"What is that? Red... corpse."
"I've seen it... I've seen it on the way to pick you up from your house on a motorcycle. A monster chased me at that time. Fortunately, I was riding a motorcycle. They seem to be particularly sensitive to sounds. ．I saw them eating people.
"Cannibalism?" Xin was horrified.
"Yeah." Shi Jun nodded:"It seems to be a mutated corpse infected with corpse bacteria."
The door is still banging.
There was a roar of "吖~~~" outside the door.
"What to do now?" Xin.
Shi Jun looked around. Except for a window through which it is impossible to get out. There is only waiting.
There were also wailing sounds outside the window. And the sound of rapid footsteps. The sound of them running in the street.
Shi Jun moved to the window to look at the situation outside.
The bedroom window faces the corner of Dazhong Road. The corpse mushrooms on the road were swaying under the street lights. Some figures passed under it. Passed by quickly. They ran wailing. Open your mouth. Showing huge teeth.
"Perhaps the corpse bacteria control their brains. There is only one command given to them: Eat." Shi Jun.
Xin leaned against the wall. Listen to Shi Jun's words. His voice was low and loud.
"If that red monster comes in, we will die." Xin.
"But. Don't you still want to see your fiancé?" Shi Jun asked.
"yes..."
They looked at the blocked wooden door together. The monster seemed to have no strength to destroy it. After a while. There was no more sound from the living room. Everything suddenly calmed down. Only the wailing and screaming on the road outside were left.
"It seems to be gone." Shi Jun looked at the bedroom door.
"Are you...are we the only two still here in Hemen City?" Xin asked.
"There should be others. Every household is hiding now. And when I came to pick you up, I also saw many cars leaving the island." Shi Jun.
Xin squatted quietly on one side of the corner. No more questions asked.
"Where do you think Bo Kang will go?" Xin asked:"He didn't leave any information at home."
"It's time to go back to your hometown and leave Hemen City. What about you?"
"It must be." Xin replied.
"If he... really loves you, he will definitely wait for you." Shi Jun.
Xin sighed. In fact, she understands in her heart. Doing so is just wishful thinking. Maybe Bokang doesn't care about her.
But now my parents are gone. There is only one person who can place his feelings on.
And now. He is not here either.
"Where are you going? Looking for your parents?" Xin asked.
"Well. Originally I only escorted you here. I thought you would meet your fiancé. Then I continued north to Dedao and went to Siming City to find my parents. They should all be in their hometown." Shi Jun replied.
"Are you from Siming?"
"kindness."
"I used to live not far away. At that time, my parents worked in a nearby factory and often left me to play in the fields." Xin recalled, and then he thought of his parents unconsciously. shed tears. ． ．
"Are you crying?" In the darkness, Shi Jun heard the sound of sobbing. Xin lowered his voice. But it was still discovered.
"Shi Jun... My parents are dead. Now I don't know what to do..." Xin cried.
Shi Jun walked over. Gently hugging Xin who was squatting in the corner. Comforting: "Don't worry... I'm still here."
"Take me away..." Xin: "You go north... take me to Yongchun City, and then you look for your parents and I go back to his hometown."
Shi Jun nodded.
"Okay?"
"good."
Xin couldn't see Shi Jun's sadness.
They squatted in the corner, leaning on each other. Fell asleep in a trance. When the sun shines through the window. Shi Jun was awakened by a burst of gunfire.
He found that Xin was also awakened and quickly moved to the window.
I saw Dazhong Road under the window. A corpse with red skin passed under the red corpse mushroom. They bared their teeth and claws. He quickly ran towards the Zhongshan intersection.
A burst of fire illuminated the window.
"What happened?" Xin asked.
"Can't see it. It seems to be CM troops. There are also many red corpses..."
The gunfire sounded deafening. Those wailing sounds came from those red corpses. They kept running in one direction. That is the Zhongshan intersection.
There was an explosion from that direction. That deafening explosion. The glass of the surrounding arcades was shattered. Also shattered was the glass window of the bedroom where Xin and Shi Jun were staying.
"Ah!" Xin screamed. He held his head and squatted down. There was a tremor in the room. The chandelier up there was swinging back and forth. A trivial sound was made.
"We have to get out of here." Shi Jun;"If that's right, the cleanup team is cleaning up that huge thing."
The huge red corpse fungus on Zhongshan Road. It's called "Queen" on TV
listen. This kind of thing appears in places where corpses are densely packed in the city. These are all in the news.
There was another explosion. The sound was stronger than the last time.
The room was shaking all around. The sound of the shattering glass outside and the loud sound of the billboard falling and hitting the cement road were intertwined together. The sound also triggered the sirens of nearby private cars.
The sound of gunshots is endless. With the sound of gunshots and explosions. There is also a strange sound.
The sound is similar to that of an animal. A low and long sound.
"Woo~~~~~~~~~"
Firelight flashed on one side of the window. Then thick smoke mixed with a pungent smell came from the broken window.
"They must be destroying this place," Xin screamed.
"Help me. Push this bed out. We have to get out." Shi Jun.
"But...outside..."
The heat wave is coming. The thick smoke choked people and made them speechless. Although the outside of this arcade is covered with marble or cement, the inside is entirely made of wood. If this one burns. Then this arcade will become a sea of fire.
"I can't control it...cough!" Shi Jun covered his mouth and opened the bedroom door.
The chandelier in the living room has smashed the glass coffee table. Broken all over the ground.
"Bring your things with you. Follow me."
Xin put on his helmet and pulled on his mask. She kept coughing.
"Follow closely!" Shi Jun shouted. A series of coughing sounds were made.
There was another explosion. He couldn't even stand firm on his feet. The thick smoke coming from the corridor could not be dispersed. Soon they were lost in the black smoke.
"Ahem...Xin...where are you?"
"Here...hand...hold...ahem..."
"We can't go down... we can only go up..." Shi Jun. He took Xin's hand. Go through the corridor along the original path.
They found the wooden ladder to the third floor. Shi Jun asked Xin to climb up first. Then he followed up.
There was another explosion.
The corridor was shaking everywhere. A pillar fell in front of it.
Shi Jun was shocked and fell down the stairs.
"Quick... Shi Jun." Xin shouted from the building. The smoke seemed to have found an outlet. It spurted out from the open stair cover on the third floor. Xin could not clearly see the situation below. Can't probe either.
She shouted anxiously:"Shi Jun!!"
Shi Jun fell down the stairs. He got up. The smoke made it hard for him to breathe. He knew that if he stayed for a while. He will suffocate here. He grabbed the edge of the stairs with all his strength. Climbing upward.
A cry came from the corridor,"Acridine~~~~~~~~"
That is the red violent corpse, it rushes here.
Xin took Shi Jun's outstretched hand. He stood up quickly. A raging fire burned on one side of the house. Black smoke billowed out around the arcade.
"Ahem... corpses downstairs..." Written by Shi Jun. Xin hurriedly covered the stairs. And locked it. Then there was a banging sound.
"Let's go...get out of here quickly." Shi Jun stood up. Holding Xin's hand.
It is impossible to go back the way we came from. The bamboo ladder between the two arcades had long been shaken off.
The flimsy red brick octagonal house on the rooftop. Some places have collapsed. The thick black smoke billowed out like a fountain.
They walked towards the ferry step by step. The other side of this arcade. Next to the coastal avenue by the sea.
There is a ferry terminal there. The pier leaves for ships bound for Sunlight Island.
Gunshots continued to sound from behind. besides. …The shouts of the CM team members…．
The sound was extremely cruel…
"Woo~~~~~~~~~~~~" The voice came from behind.
Xin and Shi Jun looked back. The person who made this sound was the "Queen" in the Zhongshan Road Square behind her.
The red fungi exposed on the rooftop leaked brownish-red liquid. It stretched out long tentacles from under the fungus cap. There are countless tentacles. Just like a jellyfish. Those tentacles reach toward the sky. Maybe longer than its height. The ends of the tentacles are thin pili. They squirm like insects. The tentacle quickly stretched forward…
A CM team member was caught in the tentacle. He kept struggling. But his cry could not be heard. This may be his end. He was wrapped in red tentacles covered with fleshy bumps. Then extend to the Ministry. On the fungus cap of the "Queen". A mouth was opened. The CM team member was eaten like this.
The tentacles kept waving…．
"Bang" sound. The stair cover was opened. A red hand stretched out. Then its head was revealed. Its mouth is open. The long teeth are covered with mucus.
"Run quickly...the corpse is exposed." Both Shi Jun and Xin saw it.
They ran towards the front.
Soon they ran to the edge of the arcade. A sea appeared in front of them. There is also Sunlight Island in the distance.
Shi Jun quickly ran to the attic door on the side. But the iron door leading to the second floor was locked.
Looking down from the edge of the arcade. That's the coastal avenue. Underneath, there were actually the bodies of a group of CM team members lying. There may have been a war here…．
"what to do?"
They have no way to retreat.
The violent corpse rushed over. Open your mouth. Twisting his fingers. He rushed here quickly.
"Take my hand... I count 1...2. 3..." Xin.
They stood side by side on the edge of the arcade. One step back is a distance of 3 floors.
The red and scabbed face became extremely excited. The transparent saliva flowed out from between the long teeth.
It rushed over.
Xin Shu's work: "1....2...3..."
That moment. The corpse opened its mouth and rushed towards Xin. When the count reaches 3. The two of them scattered to the side. The monster just fell downstairs. It fell into red mud.
They gasped. ． Climb on that ground. Suddenly there was a huge sound in the distance. The arcade in front collapsed.
Xin stood up. She suddenly saw another door ahead. It seems that you can go to the second floor there.
"Look there." Xin pointed in a direction. But that door was too close to the collapsed arcade.
Shi Jun can't control that much. The thick smoke and flames in the distance were approaching step by step. If you don't leave this house. Just like two pieces of meat on the grill.
He quickly adjusted his breathing. On this rooftop, there is a gap to breathe fresh air. He walked to Xin's side. Let's move towards the rooftop entrance of the front room.
The huge monster in the distance raised its tentacles. The two yellow-clad CM players in the air were caught in the tentacles. They were both sent into the huge mouth of the "Queen".
A burst of explosions exploded on the "Queen's" mushroom cap. It swayed and fell to one side. I met the arcade on the other side. The side of the arcade was damaged by the collision of monsters. Half of it collapsed immediately. The fried areas were sprayed with reddish-brown mucus. There were traces of scorch and smoke.
Another cannonball. …But it bombed the arcade next to it. Suddenly there was fire. The earth shook.
Xin was about to take a step forward. The floor beneath her feet suddenly cracked. …She didn't have time to reflect. The body sinks downward. One hand grabbed him hard. She came to her senses. She found that her hand was being held by Shi Jun. His veins are full. He tried hard to pull her up.
"Shi Jun..." Xin looked down. The caved-in area leads all the way to the first floor. There was a bed in the gap between the collapsed stones on the first floor. A few red corpse mushrooms were exposed. That must be the dead person in the room on the first floor who was lying on the bed and infected with corpse bacteria…．
"Hold on... I don't have much strength anymore..." Shi Jun: "I will throw you aside. The side of the second floor..."
Xin nodded. Shi Jun shook it hard. Xin was hanging on Shi Jun's arm. Then let go. Xin fell to the edge of the cave on the second floor. She looked up at Shi Jun.
"You go downstairs first, I'll go down right away." After that, Shi Jun was nowhere to be seen on the stage that day.
Xin couldn't care less about the pain in his body. She understood that as the smoke increased, the fire would become stronger and stronger. Now half of the arcade has collapsed. It may completely collapse at any time due to explosions and fires outside.
She opened the door and bent over. Cover your mouth. The smoke is not very big. Soon she found her way downstairs.
There was a burst of light in front of the corridor on the first floor. That's the exit. Running forward hard.
Shi Jun quickly walked to the exit of the stage. Xin pointed in the direction.
He stood there. Facing the iron gate.
The iron door is locked.
Thick smoke streamed out from the iron door…
There was an explosion. There was a loud noise in the arcade. Xin ran out of the arcade. That empty location on Binhai Avenue. Surrounding her were dead CM team members. Corpse mushrooms half as tall as a man have grown on their bodies. In corpses and corpses. Red tree root-like things connect these corpses. The direction in which those roots spread. This is the direction of the "Queen".
"Shi Jun" Xin shouted. When this sound is over. The arcade she ran out of also collapsed. White smoke and black smoke mix together. The dust is rising. Rolling with heat wave. There was a loud "boom". She watched the building collapse.
In front of the ruins. Xin sat helplessly on the ground.
She howled and cried…．
"Shi Jun..."