My hands froze and I listened carefully.
Amid the rain, there were clear footsteps. Someone was walking on the ruins.
"Could it be a rescue?"
I wondered.
" Rescue?"
Hearing this, Xiao Leng immediately became excited." Here, we're here!"
Xiao Leng had just shouted when I suddenly thought of something." Wait, how long have I been unconscious?"
"Not long ago. What happened?"
Xiao Leng looked at me suspiciously.
Not long? I suddenly felt a chill run down my spine. Not long after that, which means that I was unconscious for at most two hours. How could rescue arrive so quickly?
If it wasn't rescue, then who was it that walked through the ruins above us?
The footsteps died away, but no one answered us.
I covered Xiao Leng's mouth and hid in the dead corner of the ruins.
Xiao Leng didn't react and struggled.
"Shh, don't make a sound."
I whispered in her ear, my spirit already heavy to the extreme.
What can walk in the intense radiation after a nuclear explosion? I'm afraid that's not human.
Five hours after a nuclear explosion is the time when radiation is most concentrated. If someone is exposed to open space, their vital signs will gradually decline until death within an hour.
In the dark ruins, it was so quiet that only the pattering of rain could be heard.
There was a noise overhead. Something was rummaging through the ruins.
Under Xiao Leng's mask, her breathing gradually became rapid. She probably understood.
A dim light shone down and I felt rain splash on my trouser legs.
A pitch-black claw reached through the hole in the ruins.
For a moment, I felt a chill and dared not make a sound.
What kind of monster is this?
His pitch-black claws tore open the slabs and steel bars, and his pitch-black skin was covered with a layer of viscous liquid. His six fingers were like lizards.
Gu Gu…
Strange cries echoed in my ears, Xiao Leng was already scared stiff.
I closed my eyes tightly.
Half of a strange face stuck out from the slate. On that face was a compound eye!
The protruding compound eyes rotated in the eye sockets without dead corners, and the dense eyes reflected the corners where we hid.
Was it discovered?
My muscles tensed up and I was ready to explode. I didn't know what it was, but at least I wanted to block Xiao Leng.
The air froze and the eye slowly retracted.
The six-fingered foot stepped over our heads, and the footsteps sounded again, heavy and clear.
It was only when the footsteps gradually faded away that I collapsed and leaned against the ruins, breathing heavily.
Xiao Leng didn't look any better. She trembled and crawled into my arms.
"Brother…what is that thing…"
Xiao Leng's voice came out through the gas mask. It sounded a little buzzing.
"I…I don't know…"
My voice was shaking too.
I didn't even get a good look at the monster, but I was sure it was a creature I'd never seen before.
It has reptilian claws, but it has fly-like compound eyes.
The night wind blew in through the hollow, and the coolness of the rain woke me up a little.
They're products of nuclear contamination?
This was obviously illogical. It had not even been more than eight hours since the explosion. How could a new species be born in such a short time?
Suddenly, a faint burning sensation on my wrist interrupted my thoughts.
When I retracted my arm, I noticed that a few drops of rain had splashed onto my bare skin.
Looking up, through the light outside the ruins, I saw the rain falling, black as ink.
"Black rain…"
I murmured and reached out my hand, and the sticky rain fell on my palm.
I was already completely exposed to nuclear radiation. It would be fine if the ruins were not lifted. The radiation particles would be weakened by the refraction of the ruins.
But right now, without my hazmat suit, I have almost nowhere to hide.
"Brother…"
Xiao Leng's voice came from beside him.
I put my hand on top of Xiao Leng's head." Good boy, brother. Let's see the situation."
Pulling myself out of the corner, I followed the rebar of the ruins and poked out of the hole.
What he saw was a desolate wasteland.
To my east, the sea of fire shines brightly in the darkness. The entire city was engulfed in flames and reduced to a dead city.
The majestic black rain couldn't even extinguish the raging flames.
However, this direction was exactly where those monsters had come from.
What the hell are they?
I carefully recalled where the footsteps had gone. When I turned around, I saw a black slime attached to the slate beside me.
The slime was shaped like a monster's footprint.
I didn't touch it with my hands. I subconsciously looked in the direction where the footprints extended.
In the heavy rain, I saw shadows.
The blurry shadow raised its strange head and pulled something out of the ruins.
Round things rolled to the ground, and the shadows were torn apart by them.
They were far away, but I could see this scene clearly.
Cold rises from my heart, they are eating people?!!
Then, the strange shadows gathered together and divided their food!
I quickly retracted my body and fell to the ground in a daze. The dark rain fell on me and I didn't even feel it.
This nuclear explosion was definitely not simple!
The unknown creature that appeared was definitely not caused by a nuclear explosion. In other words, besides the nuclear explosion, other crises occurred simultaneously.
Biological weapons?
I don't know what's going on in the world, but right now I just want to live.
"Brother…"
Xiao Leng's crying voice woke me up." What's wrong with you? Don't scare me..."
As she spoke, she began to sob.
I quickly came back to my senses." I'm fine. Don't be afraid."
I moved closer to Xiao Leng, and she suddenly threw herself into my arms.
Her emotions seemed to have found a vent, and she started crying in my arms.
"Brother, you can't have an accident…I…I don't know what…what to do…"
Xiao Leng's defensive line collapsed at this moment.
She's just a 17-year-old kid, and I'm proud that she survived this disaster.
I'm her only family.
"Brother…will we die?"
I comforted her, caressing her back with my hand." No, we will survive."
When I said this, only I knew in my heart that even if I survived and escaped from the nuclear disaster area, this body swept by nuclear radiation would not allow me to survive for long.
But before I die, I must give Xiao Leng a way out!
"I will definitely survive."
I said firmly in Xiao Leng's ear.
In my comfort, small cold should be crying tired, actually fell asleep in my arms.
I leaned her in a corner sheltered from the wind, and I rummaged through the darkness of ruins.
In 24 hours, the radiation outside will decrease significantly, and I must prepare for our evacuation.
There was enough food and water for a few days, but I wasn't sure if they would last until help arrived.
And every day you spend in a nuclear disaster zone, the radiation effects increase. I can break the pot, but Xiao Leng put on the anti-chemical suit in time, she still has hope.
Where to evacuate? Will they run into those man-eating monsters on their way out? How many of them are there? Are there other potential crises...
I have to be prepared for every eventuality.
I need more information about this disaster.