The scorching sun scorched the asphalt road, which was not spacious, and there were many vehicles parked on the road, and there were some luxury cars with millions of dollars at every turn, and the two-lane asphalt road was jammed with these vehicles. A breeze blew the messy paper and plastic bags off the ground and down slowly. Some of the worn-out newspapers had been blown right on the windows of the roadside, and a closer look revealed that the glass of the vehicles was shattered, scattered around the body. Some vehicles are even more like they have been in a serious accident, with the nose dented, the rear shattered, and parts scattered all over the place. In some cars, the doors are even open, and the car keys are still stuck in the car without being removed. Mixed among these vehicles are all kinds of dropped luggage, as if they were abandoned here by their owners in a hurry. Some of the doors of the shops on both sides of the road were closed, some of the glass was shattered, and the billboards of the shops hung wobbly on the doors, fearing that they would be blown down by a gust of wind. As far as the eye can see, this is almost the same scene on this nearly 2-kilometer road. The eyes are full of scenes from disaster blockbusters, and there are no people.

Yes, no one, to be precise, did not see a living person.

At this moment, there is a small shop on the corner of the street, judging from the signboard on the door, this shop should have sold milk tea drinks and the like before, but the owner has long since disappeared. This is a T-shaped intersection, the location of the store is exactly at the junction of two streets, on the left hand side is the two-lane asphalt road blocked by traffic, and on the right hand side is a main urban road, and the spacious four-lane road is also full of all kinds of vehicles at this time.

The only glass door in the small shop has been blocked by various stools and chairs, and the street can be faintly seen through the gap. Inside the small shop, the girl who was hiding under the bar at the moment was carefully and slowly moving towards the door, looking through the gap between the chairs and looking outside. The streets are quiet, and the scene on the street has not changed as it has been since the events began two days ago.

The girl is about 25 years old, with a small ponytail, some curly hair ends, the bangs in front of the forehead are a little messy, and they are put on in twos and threes, blocking most of the eyebrows that are not very thick, and there are a pair of red and black large-framed glasses on the bridge of the nose. The nose is not high, and the mouth under the wings of the nose is a little dry and peeling at the moment.

The navy blue women's suit pants on her body were already a little sloppy, the close-fitting white shirt was already stained, and the neckline and cuffs were already black. The colorful silk scarf that was originally elegantly tied around the neck was also loosely crooked to one side, and the 5-centimeter-high pure black leather shoes on the feet were also a little worn off at the toe. This is very different from the glamorous image of two days ago, which at first glance looks similar to the dress of a flight attendant.

Yes, two days ago, the world was still a vibrant scene, cars and pedestrians on the street, lively and noisy, An Qitong was still complaining about the sultry weather, and going out at noon was simply looking for guilt. However, the company's supervisor sent a speech in order to meet the leadership inspection of the group headquarters in the afternoon, requiring all female employees in all departments to dress uniformly, wear short skirts and leggings in work clothes, and those who did not wear them must go back to change.

An Qitong is in an automobile 4S shop as an after-sales second-line. The so-called after-sales second line is to stay in the office all day long with the computer, make reports every day, and bring the department manager to do the work of a small assistant. An Qitong, who blows the air conditioner all day long, is really reluctant to go out in this hot weather, but there is no way, who makes her troublesome not to put her work clothes in the company and has to put them at home, this is good, other colleagues can change in the company's staff lounge, she can only go home at noon to change.

I took leave with the leader, and took a bus all the way to the intersection not far from my home, walked through an asphalt road of about 2 kilometers, and then crossed a small garden in the middle of the street to reach her home. An Qitong got out of the car, and felt the heat wave coming, the 5 cm high heels under her feet were really against her, she usually did not wear high heels and matched such a pair according to the company's requirements, originally thought that she would sit in the office all day long, and she didn't care if it was comfortable or uncomfortable, but this time she had to walk a whole street, An Qitong's heels felt like they were rubbing against the newly bought shoes with every step, and it didn't take long for her toes to feel hot and painful. Looking at the intersection that was about to reach the corner of the street, An Qitong was really tired, standing in the shady shadow of the street shop, ready to rest.

Originally, the normal vehicles on the road did not know what was going on, first a private car crashed into a bus in front of it with a bang, and the bus changed direction and hit a car in the opposite lane, followed by a number of cars crashed into a ball, and the entire street was blocked by the car accident in just a short time. An Qitong was a little scared silly, which one is this singing, are the drivers driving drunk, or are they driving asleep?

The people on the side of the road were also frightened by these car accidents and didn't know what to do, and the people who reacted began to call the emergency and police numbers, and some were busy saving those who were trapped in the car, An Qitong looked at the people who ran by in a hurry around him, and wondered if he would also step forward to help, but before she could take a step, a miserable scream resounded through the street.

"Ah...... How do you bite? Let go of my hand...... You have rabies. Shouting was a middle-aged man next to the car, he was going to check the driver's position of the person who was injured hand, at this time was being grabbed by the driver's hands, and the driver, who was still wearing a seat belt, opened his mouth and bit the middle-aged man's hand, and bit a large piece of belt meat, which was chewing in his mouth at the moment.

The car was not far from An Qitong, she originally wanted to ask the driver if it mattered, but in a blink of an eye, she saw such a scene, the middle-aged man screamed in pain, while slapping the driver, while trying to take his hand out of his mouth, the driver in the car still firmly grasped the middle-aged man's hand at the moment, chewed and bit down again, blood flowed down from between his teeth, but he didn't say anything, as if the meat in his mouth was the most important thing to pay attention to at the moment.

An Qitong looked at the bloody middle-aged man's hands, and then looked at the biting driver, a burst of nausea began to gush up her throat, she was so frightened that she sat on the ground, covering her mouth with both hands, the biting driver couldn't see his original appearance, only a mouth full of blood and minced flesh mixed between his teeth, his face was already blue and white, his eyes were prominent, bloodshot, and the black eyeballs were weirdly only a little left, but the original whites of his eyes occupied most of the eyes, and the head injured because of the car accident, At this moment, a blood hole was bleeding out, and the blood was black. If a normal person is injured like this, he is probably dead, but this driver bites a large piece of meat from a person's hand alive, is this normal?

The screams around him came and went, and An Qitong looked at several accidents that also had biting incidents not far away, and wondered if he was hallucinating from heat stroke? How could someone eat a man?

The middle-aged man who had bitten off a few pieces of meat finally snatched his hand back and scolded: "You have rabies, Lao Tzu looks at you kindly, you actually bite Lao Tzu, fuck, it hurts Lao Tzu to death, Lao Tzu is not finished with you, you must pay for this medical expenses, and you have to compensate me." ”

The driver in the car was confined by the seat belt, stretched out two hands to catch the middle-aged man, but the middle-aged man took a few steps away, leaving the driver to stretch out his hands, making a ho-ho sound in his throat, the middle-aged man covered his injured hand, and wanted to rush up to find the driver to theorize, but he was afraid of being bitten again, so he had to scold and stand in the distance and dare not move.

An Qitong looked at the driver in the car who didn't look like a person, and he was also scared, what was wrong, someone was hobbling after a young woman in the distance, and the bus that hit the opposite car was also mixed with shouts and cries for help, and others looked at this scene, all rushed to run, and some even shouted that the end of the world is coming.

An Qitong sat on the ground in a daze, the sun in the sky was still blazing, the toes that were not used to high heels still hurt a little, the screams and shouts in his ears seemed to be far away, and there were only people running for their lives in front of him, running footsteps, and figures who were caught and struggling.

After a short period of stunned, An Qitong's senses seemed to come back, the noise on the side of the street was still there, she watched a young boy panic and was grabbed by two stiff people, heard his scream, and a voice in her heart told her, run, hide.

An Qitong staggered up and grabbed his backpack, the people on the street were too chaotic, and he didn't know if he could get there safely if he wanted to go home. At this time, the middle-aged man who was bitten before didn't seem to be scolding, his movements were slightly stiff, his injured hand was still bleeding at the moment, but the blood flowing out was dark black, he lowered his head, as if he was feeling something, suddenly, he looked in the direction of An Qitong, which is a normal person's face, comparable to a white paper-like complexion, protruding eyes, no eyeballs, red bloodshot in the whites of the eyes, just like the driver in the car.

An Qitong was so frightened that he took a big step back, hugged his backpack tightly, turned around and hurriedly ran along the shop on the street, but the high heels that grinded his feet were against her, and after running a few steps, An Qitong fell, and the pants of the overalls also broke a hole, An Qitong was a little embarrassed, and turned his head to look at the middle-aged man behind him, who was still some distance from himself, but seemed to be walking towards him. An Qitong hurriedly got up and continued to run forward without thinking about it.

At this time, a voice sounded beside him, "Come in, come in and hide." ”

An Qitong turned his head to look in the direction of the voice, it turned out to be a small shop selling drinks, the store was not big, and it was a young girl in the store who was talking at the moment, dressed as a clerk.

An Qitong hurriedly ran towards the store, and after a few steps into the store, the girl quickly closed and locked the small glass door, pulled down the curtain on the door, and put it down along with the curtain on the window. The girl pulled An Qitong to the back of the bar, and motioned for An Qitong to squat down and not make a sound, but she herself put all the chairs and stools that could be moved in the store against the glass door, and after doing all this, she herself squatted down under the bar.

"Don't make a noise, no one should come." The girl wiped the sweat from her head and whispered.

"Thank you." An Qitong didn't know what to say, and sat on the ground nervously holding his backpack.

"You're welcome, as it should be. You seem to be scared outside, are you okay? The girl's slightly concerned eyes gave An Qitong a little comfort.

"I'm fine, just a little weak in my legs. What's wrong with those people out there? Why...... Why do you ......" An Qitong wanted to say why she ate people, but she didn't know if it was right to describe it like this, so she was afraid that it would scare the girls in this store.

"Resident Evil?" The girl carefully paid attention to the movement outside the door, but her eyes paid attention to An Qitong, and she said suspiciously. said a name that An Qitong was both familiar and unfamiliar with.

Resident Evil? Familiar name, I think about the 5 Resident Evil films, An Qitong has seen them all, and she even remembers some of the plots in the movie. Aren't the post-apocalyptic scenes depicted in the movie exactly what is happening outside the eyes? It's not familiar because it's a movie after all, it's fiction, it's science fiction, how can people become the kind of monsters who only know how to eat people?

"Really...... Zombies? An Qitong seemed to be comforting himself not to believe what he saw, but he had to try to convince himself.

"It should be similar, I've seen some similar movies and novels, which describe such people, call them zombies, and only know how to eat people." The girl clenched her hands, and the whitish joints showed the nervousness and fear of the owner.

After that, the two of them stopped talking, An Qitong was not familiar with this girl, and he didn't know what to say, so he had to be silent.

After being quiet for a long time, at this time, there seemed to be the sound of something walking outside the door, not like the footsteps of normal human beings, but like the sound of dragging step by step in slippers, from far to near, An Qitong immediately covered her mouth nervously, and the girl also closed her lips tightly, and her eyes were staring at the door tightly.

Through the middle of the chair, which is not completely blocked, you can see a section of the road outside the door. At this moment, there are legs walking slowly, the pants are mixed with blood-like red, and one side of the calf is bent abnormally, slowly walking forward step by step.

An Qitong didn't dare to come out, looking out of the door nervously, his eyes were wide open, and he could see through the glasses on the bridge of his nose that his eyes were full of tears.

Finally, the legs walked slowly, not interested in the people who were separated by a door. An Qitong waited until he couldn't see his legs for a while, and then slowly relaxed himself, but tears flowed down his cheeks.

The girl also saw that she was very scared, she got up quietly, picked up two drinks and straws on the bar, and quickly squatted down, and sat on the ground like An Qitong. Reaching out and handing a paper cup to An Qitong.

"Here, have a drink. Suppressive shock. The girl whispered.

An Qitong looked at the sealed drink cup handed over, whispered thank you, took it and plugged in the straw, and took a sip gently, it was honey grapefruit tea.

The taste of grapefruit filled the tip of the tongue, and An Qitong's nervous mood relaxed a little. Looking at the girl sitting opposite, probably a little smaller than herself, wearing the work clothes in the store, there is still some baby fat on her face, and there are some small spots on her cheeks if you look closely, I don't know if there are dimples when you laugh.

"Hello, my name is Wang Meng." The girl probably had been looked at by An Qitong for a long time, so she stretched out her hand embarrassedly and introduced herself.

"Oh, hello, I'm An Qitong." An Qitong held the other party's hand called Wang Meng.

Wang Meng withdrew the hand he took the initiative to hold, looked at An Qitong, and asked carefully: "You are older than me, I'll call you Sister Tong, okay?" ”

An Qitong thought that he didn't seem to be as bold as this girl named Wang Meng just now, and he didn't know if he was really older than her.

"I'm 25 years old, what about you?" An Qitong put down the honey grapefruit tea in his hand.

"You're older than me, I'm 22 years old. Then I'll call you Sister Tong, you can just call me Xiaomeng. Wang Meng was a little happy, and his face showed a small dimple.

"Yes, okay." An Qitong is no longer hypocritical, speaking of which, Wang Meng just saved himself.

Soon, the two of them sat under the bar and chatted for a while, and they knew a little about Wang Meng and An Qitong. Wang Meng is a person from the edge of the county called Orange County under the city, and there is a younger brother at home, who came out to work after graduating from high school, and increased his family's income early, saying that his younger brother, who is in his first year of high school, is studying very well and wants to save money for his younger brother to go to college. Working in this beverage shop for only 3 months, the work is hard and the income is not high, but she is very satisfied. Because it's close to home, I can go home and help my family when I'm not working. Today I was going to go home from work after the day shift, but I didn't expect to encounter these changes.

"Sister Tong, wait a little longer, I have to find a way to go home, what about you? My younger brother is still young, and I'm afraid my parents won't be able to do it at home. Wang Meng said with a homesick look on his face.

"You want to go back? It's not safe outside, how can you go back alone? Although Orange County is not far away, but now that it's so chaotic outside, can you go back as a girl? An Qitong felt that she could understand Wang's dream of going home, but it was too unsafe outside, and those who bit and ate people were everywhere, how could she go back.

Wang Meng smiled lightly, the look in his eyes made An Qitong feel uplifted, yes, there is a thought in his heart, any difficulties are temporary, and the perseverance of homesickness is enough to support him to go home.

"Sister Tong, don't worry, it's just the beginning, it's really the end of the world, it's just happened, it's not so chaotic outside, I'm careful, those biting things move very slowly, I'm careful to avoid it." Wang Meng's tone gave people a great encouragement, An Qitong looked at this little girl who had just met her, but there was something convincing on her bun-like face, which made people believe what she said.

"I ...... I live alone...... There are no relatives or friends in the city, so it doesn't matter where they are. An Qitong looked at Wang Meng's home and her parents and brothers in her heart, and suddenly envied her. An Qitong actually has a home, but there is no place for her at home, her father and mother divorced when she was very young and married to form a new family, both sides feel that they are a trouble, they have been living with their grandmother in the countryside, and when their grandmother died, they grew up and could come out to take care of themselves, so they resolutely moved to H City, and this year is the 4th year that she has lived alone in H City. The personality is not very good.,Some introverts.,Don't like to talk.,Belong to the kind of slow-burning type.。 People who are familiar with her will like her very much, because she is very real to people, and people who are not familiar with her will think that she is not easy to get along with and has nothing to talk about. Because she doesn't know people she knows, she usually doesn't insert topics and doesn't know what to say.

"Then, Sister Tong, what are you going to do next?" Wang Meng's face was a little worried.

An Qitong smiled in return, lightly held Wang Meng's hand, and said in a slow tone: "Don't worry, the place where I live is not far from here, just like you said, while it's not too chaotic now, I can go back, but you, you must be careful on the road." ”

Wang Meng nodded, then took out his backpack, filled it with some food and drink, and said to An Qitong: "Sister Tong, there are still some food and drinks in this store, take it with you when you leave, and I will also take some, enough for the two of us to eat for a few days." After speaking, he pointed to the cabinet above the bar counter and told An Qitong that there were some biscuits and instant noodles inside, which were usually eaten by employees when they were hungry when they worked overtime. There are also quite a few mineral water and beverages to drink. This is convenient for An Qitong and her.

An Qitong said that he knew, and by the way, he helped Wang Meng install a lot. When everything was ready, the two of them sat quietly and waited again. The time was about three or four o'clock in the afternoon, more than 2 hours had passed since the accident, Wang Meng quietly looked at the street outside the door, it was already difficult to see people, I don't know where those biting monsters went, anyway, there were no abnormal humans in the places where I saw on the street.

"Sister Tong, I'm leaving, you have to take care of yourself." Wang Meng put on her bag and looked at An Qitong solemnly, although she and An Qitong had only known each other, but in such a panicked world, I don't know if I can see it next time.

"Okay, you have to be more careful." An Qitong was a little sad, this girl who could be said to be a stranger who had just met saved her and gave her the most important comfort so far, and I don't know if I can see her again in the future.

"Well, Sister Tong, I'm leaving, you have to be careful......" After Wang Meng finished speaking, he quietly moved the chairs and stools blocked behind the door, and before opening the door, he turned around and said: "Sister Tong, after I leave, if you are not in a hurry to leave, you must block these chairs behind the door, and don't make a sound." These are all things I learned in novels, I don't know if it's useful, you have to be careful. Wang Meng looked deeper because he lowered his voice, and An Qitong nodded heavily. In the eyes of gratitude, Wang Meng quietly opened the door, looked left and right and ran out quickly, and it didn't take long to see her.

An Qitong hurriedly locked the door, and blocked the chair and stool behind the door as they were, still hiding under the bar.

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