At about five o'clock in the morning, the rain stopped for a while, and the sky was faintly exposed to the white of the fish's belly.

Seeing that the fire was about to go out, Du Yunfei woke up Su He, who had been sleeping for about three hours.

"Why don't you call me when you say it's a shift change."

Su He yawned and rubbed his eyes: "There was no movement last night, right?" ”

Du Yunfei shook his head: "It is estimated that they all went north and south along the railway." If you don't notice someone on the mountain, you probably won't catch up for a while. ”

The soaked laundry from last night had been basically dried, and there was no food to eat, so they packed their bags, drank a few sips of spring water, and set off again.

The sky is getting brighter and the mountain roads are much easier to walk than at night. The two men left the ruined temple and continued along the ridge to the south.

After not eating all night and lacking sleep, Du Yunfei's body fluctuated a little. But he didn't want to be seen by Su He, so he still walked in front persistently.

Su He didn't compete with him for the position of the team leader, and continued to mess with flowers and grass all the way, and talked to Du Yunfei while picking.

"Do you want to eat wild sesame seeds?"

"Don't eat it."

"There are actually vegetable ferns here, do you want to eat them?"

“…… Don't eat. ”

"This tiger's mouth looks quite tender, and there are shepherd's cabbage, so I can't eat ......."

"Suhe." Du Yunfei couldn't bear it anymore, so he could only stop, "I'm not interested in these weird things." ”

"But you haven't eaten in a long time."

Su Yiyi looked at him seriously: "Who knows how long you have to go around in the mountains?" If you don't pay attention to supplementing now, what to do when the situation is urgent. ”

As he spoke, he took out another chocolate ball from his pocket: "You still want to eat my life-saving candy." ”

Du Yunfei was speechless, but the fire in his stomach subsided unconsciously.

He said helplessly: "Why didn't Lao Cheng say that you were so annoying. ”

Su He smiled: "I am responsible for you." Bringing everyone who followed me into the mountain safely out of the mountain is something I must do. ”

“…… I think you're trying to poison me. ”

Du Yunfei turned his face away and stopped looking at him, and continued to walk forward.

Su He also continued to follow as if nothing happened, and after a minute, he began to talk again.

"There is also nightshade in this mountain, it should taste very good, but the seeds can't be eaten, can you try it?"

"No need."

Du Yunfei stopped, stretched out his hand and pointed to the bottom of the hillside to the south: "There are villages." ”

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Sure enough, in the col between the two mountains in front of me, a small mountain village with white walls and black tiles appeared. There are also photovoltaic panels and satellite cauldrons on the roof, so you can see that it is inhabited.

Su He's first reaction was not to walk towards the mountain village, but to take out his mobile phone.

There's a signal!

He didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly called his cousin's number. However, after the call was made, there was not even a prompt tone.

He quickly called up the other numbers in the address book and dialed them one by one, but none of them could be dialed.

"Could it be...... Could it be that something really happened? ”

"Don't be cranky." Du Yunfei stopped him from continuing to scare himself: "Go to the village, if something really happens, the TV broadcast will tell us the answer." ”

Without further ado, the two men continued along the ridge towards the village, and soon came to the high slope behind the village.

"Wait." Du Yunfei stopped Su He, who was in a hurry to enter the village: "Look over there." ”

Su He looked in the direction of his finger, and there was a large pool of blood on the ground next to a small building.

“…… Could it be that something happened here, too? ”

And Du Yunfei made a new discovery: "There is a car over there." ”

It was a black pickup truck with a strip of red cloth tied to its mirror, and it was parked on the side of the street about 300 meters away from them.

With a car, you can get out of this hellish place.

"What do you think?" Du Yunfei asked Su He, "Enter the village or continue to walk the mountain road." ”

Su He gritted his teeth: "...... Enter the village! ”

The decision had been made, but they had to do a little more preparation before they set off.

Su He also carried the fruit knife on the dining car, and this was the only self-defense tool for the two of them for the time being. It happened that there was a bamboo forest on the hillside, and the two of them summed it up and decided to make two "weapons" first.

It's a bit reluctant to cut the bamboo with a fruit knife. Fortunately, there were some fallen thin bamboos in the bamboo forest, and they broke the bamboo pole and sharpened one end with a fruit knife to form a light and strong bamboo spear.

With a bamboo spear in his hand, he felt a little confident in his heart. They hid their luggage in a hidden place at the end of the village, took care of each other and began to look for the car.

Du Yunfei's previous judgment was not wrong, this small village is indeed still inhabited. There is a cured meat hanging in the window, and a bamboo plaque with dried chili peppers is placed in front of the door. It was just quiet, and I couldn't hear the slightest sound.

The two of them walked silently along the bluestone path at their feet. After about three or five houses, I suddenly heard a faint voice coming from not far away.

Those who can speak should be normal people!

Su He and Du Yunfei glanced at each other, and without discussion, they immediately tacitly decided to find out.

They turned a corner and walked into an alley, but before they were mentally prepared, they bumped into a picture they didn't want to see.

There were blood stains everywhere on the walls, on the ground, and even on the trees. If you look closely, there are still a lot of yellow, yellow, white and white human tissues.

Du Yunfei is studying medicine, and he can barely adapt to it. Su Heke studied plants, and he could only be nauseous for a while.

However, disgusting is disgusting, and it is still inappropriate to act separately. In the end, he was almost dragged across the entire alley by Du Yunfei. The two of them ended up standing together at the door of a small courtyard.

The sound of the conversation came from the courtyard.

"What...... It turned out to be a TV?! ”

The door of the small courtyard was open, and a large white tent was set up in the courtyard. There was a mourning hall in the tent, and in the center was an empty coffin, in front of which was the remains of an old man.

On the right-hand side of the mourning hall is an ear room with an open television set playing the news loudly.

Whether it is in the small courtyard or in the ear room, it is also a mess, with footprints and blood all over the ground. However, Su He's attention was completely attracted by the TV.

This is the central news channel, which is broadcasting urgent news.

A strange virus that has never been seen before is sweeping across Asia from south to north. Infections have also begun in Europe, North America and eastern Africa. So far, large-scale riots have broken out in various provinces in central, eastern and southern China, and the situation has spiraled out of control.

According to the analysis of the available intelligence, the virus broke out mainly in special units such as hospitals and funeral homes, and quickly spread within the city. The state has set up an emergency disaster relief center to urge people not to go outdoors to avoid being attacked. Jian yì stayed indoors and waited for professional rescuers to arrive.

In conjunction with the anchor's broadcast, the TV set appeared with a video shot by a drone.

Many cities were devastated, and the Oriental Pearl, Xiaomanjiao, and Taipei 101 high-rise buildings were all caught in billowing smoke. Immediately afterwards, the camera switched to the scenic lakeside scenic spot of H City - the shore of the lake under the soft willows was full of bloodstains on the east and west beaches, and there were creepy-looking "poisoned people" wandering all over the streets.

Finally, the male anchor sent a reminder to the public in a heavy but clear tone: According to repeated studies by the public health department, people infected with the virus have completely lost their heartbeat and normal brain wave activity, which can be recognized as death in the biological sense. As for the reason why the corpse can continue to move, intensive analysis and demonstration are still being carried out.

However, this state of death is irreversible. Therefore, when people's lives are threatened by "poisoners", they can take up arms to defend themselves without being held criminally responsible.

"This ...... What a zombie virus!" Su He was speechless.

Du Yunfei also frowned: "H City has fallen." Now there is no guarantee of safety when you go back. ”

"Even if it's not safe, I have to go back."

Su He sighed while rubbing his hair: "I can't rest assured that my cousin will die, and I have to die with him if I want to die." ”

"You like him?" Du Yunfei asked coldly.

“…… Don't you have brothers and sisters? Su Hebai glanced at him and sighed again: "It seems that from here on, we will go our separate ways." I'll go south back to H City, you go north, and find a place to live. ”

"It's not necessarily appropriate to go north." Du Yunfei had another consideration: "Once the personnel are concentrated on a large scale, the material will be rapidly scarce, various social contradictions will intensify, the quality of life will inevitably be greatly reduced, and even return to the law of survival of the jungle." Moreover, the mechanism of virus infection is still unclear, and if this so-called zombie epidemic breaks out in a high-density population, the consequences are unimaginable. ”

“…… When are you still thinking about the quality of life, what do you want? ”

Knowing that he didn't want to go to the north, Su He actually felt a little happy, but he still pretended to look at Du Yunfei seriously.

"According to your theory, the fall of the whole world is a matter of time, do we have to hide in Antarctica?"

"Of course you don't have to go to Antarctica."

Du Yunfei actually discussed with him seriously: "As long as it is a relatively safe and closed place, it can be cultivated and self-sufficient." All living things, including viruses, have their own life. As long as we keep alive, we may be able to wait until the day when the crisis has passed. ”

"The one who lives longer is the winner?"

Su He repeated what he meant, and even began to feel that there was some truth.

But where do you go to find a place that is relatively safe and closed, but also self-sufficient?

Su He pondered for a while, and an idea suddenly popped up in his heart.

"Maybe there's a place...... It would be a good choice. It's a two-and-a-half-hour drive from H City, and it's a botanical garden. If you can get there, at least survival is not a problem. ”

"Botanical Gardens?"

Du Yunfei asked the key question: "Can a botanical garden withstand a large-scale zombie impact?" ”

"This botanical garden is built on a small offshore island called Foguang Island, which is very remote. In fact, Foguang Island was once the tip of a long and narrow headland. However, due to earthquakes, erosion, typhoons and other factors, the middle of the narrow headland collapsed into a strait, and Foguang Island was born.

"During the Republican period, a big chaebol first established a private botanical garden on the island, specializing in helping Western explorers to transport plants from the Far East to Europe, and also introduced and cultivated some Western plants. During World War II, the island was abandoned. It wasn't until more than half a century later that people stumbled upon the island's secrets and built a bridge over the ancient headland, reconnecting Foguang Island with the mainland. ”

It did sound a bit legendary, and Du Yunfei confirmed with him again: "Can you really live there for a long time?" ”

Su He's eyes seemed to be shining: "Although I'm just a plant researcher, in my opinion, it should be an easy haven to defend and difficult to attack...... However, it is certainly not enough for you and me, so we have to find people, more people. ”

Perhaps persuaded by his confident expression, Du Yunfei groaned for a while and finally made a decision.

"I'll go here with you."

"Okay."

Su He's eyes were crooked, and he grinned: "Then please ...... more"

Before the word "care" could be spoken, he opened his eyes wide, covered Du Yunfei's mouth, and hid behind the wall by the door.

It turned out that a zombie covered in blood walked in at the gate of the courtyard, looking left and right.

Did you hear the sound of the TV?

Su He was shocked in his heart. And Du Yunfei's movements were faster than him, and he had already taken two steps and pulled out the plug.

The small courtyard fell silent, and the zombies immediately lost their sense of direction, as if they were a little confused.

"Looks like this thing is really brainless." Su He whispered his thoughts.

"Look at his waist." Du Yunfei also whispered.

Only then did Su He discover that there was a bunch of keys hanging from the belt around the zombie's waist, the most eye-catching of which was a remote control key and a red cloth strip.

"The one who tied the red cloth strip should be a new car." Du Yunfei then guessed, "It is likely to be the key to that pickup truck." ”

"You don't know until you try it." Su He tightened the fruit knife in his hand, "Kill it?" ”

"Kill it?" Du Yunfei was still a little hesitant.

"Have you watched TV or not, this thing is dead! What we have to do now is make it immobile, immobile! ”

After almost biting Du Yunfei's ear and saying this big string of words, Su He pushed Du Yunfei's shoulder again: "Come on!" ”

"Why don't you want to?" Du Yunfei looked at him coldly.

"I'm not ......"

Su He opened his mouth to argue, and coldly heard a series of prompts coming from the pocket of his clothes.

At this time, come to email?!

Before he could react, he saw the zombie circling in the yard suddenly rushing towards the ear room.

"It's just you!"

Du Yunfei glared at Su He fiercely, picked up the sharpened bamboo pole and stepped forward in two steps, first forcing the zombie back to the base of the wall with a rod, and then stabbing it into its right chest.

Su He was dumbfounded: "I said no, but my hands were more ruthless than anyone else." You're terrible! ”

"Less nonsense!" Du Yunfei continued to press the zombie against the wall: "Don't you see that it's still moving?" Think of a way! ”

It's really - despite the chest penetration, the zombie did not stop, but reached out more and more to grab Du Yunfei.

Su He heard the sound and ran over with a fruit knife: "What should I think of?" ”

Du Yunfei instructed: "Chop his left chest and avoid the ribs!" ”

"How do I know where the ribs are!"

Although Su He was a little apprehensive, he didn't dare to slack off, and stabbed the knife into the zombie's left chest.

The zombies roared again, but other than that, nothing happened.

"Neck side! Carotid! Haven't eaten? Use some force! ”

"You've eaten, you're going to cut it!" Su closed his mouth and frowned again.

With the first knife as a psychological construction, the strength of the second knife is really much greater. Su Hedu began to feel that he was crazy, but the zombie was still writhing.

"What the hell is this?!"

"The back of the head! From the bottom up! ”

“…… Is there an end?! ”

Su He complained loudly, and with the greatest force, he slanted the blade □□ the zombie's skull from the back of his neck. Listening to the sound of "poof", the zombies finally fell completely silent.

Du Yunfei let go of the bamboo pole and let the corpse slide along the root of the wall to the ground.

Su He threw away the fruit knife in his hand stained with blood and brains, and while panting, he grabbed a bottle of liquor enshrined in the mourning hall and began to wash his hands.

"Now we've figured out how to quiet these guys." Du Yunfei leaned over and touched the set of keys on the zombie's waist, "Go drive." ”

"Wait a minute."

Su He took out the phone from his pocket with his cleaned fingers.

"There's internet here...... The email was sent by Xiaolan! ”

As he spoke, he quickly opened the text, only to glance at the two lines, and his eyebrows suddenly relaxed.

"Xiao Lan is on the boat with a policeman, and it is safe. I'll write back now and ask them to go to the Botanical Gardens, where we meet. I don't know how he ran from the airport to the sea in the past two days......"