Chapter 97: Decision
Lin Haiming stretched out his fingers and gently rubbed the golden card, and engraved a string of hollowed-out flower characters on the card. He tore a piece of cloth from his clothes, wrapped the golden cards in layers, and kept them close to his body. He didn't dare to touch it too much, for fear that the card, which was as thin as a cicada's wing, would cut himself.
"You want to join them? Why? Whether all this is true or false is not clear! The fat man said to Lin Haiming.
"True or false?" Lin Haiming repeated the fat man's words, took out his mobile phone from his pocket, held it in front of the fat man, and pointed to the screen to show him.
"City F has completely fallen, and the entire city has been destroyed, and there is not a single survivor." A huge title is displayed on the phone.
"I don't have anything now, my home in City F is gone, my 70-year-old grandmother didn't live to be rescued by someone, and I don't know where my parents are now." Lin Haiming gritted his teeth and said.
"I'm just too weak, Lu Yumiao left me, and now the whole world has abandoned me! I just want to be stronger, didn't you see how Lord Commander killed Hong Quan just now? Only people like him deserve to live in this apocalypse! I don't regret making this decision at all, and you'll understand when you find out that you have nothing left. ”
"Don't you still have us?" Takatsu walked over and patted him on the shoulder.
"You guys? What are you? My friend? Sit back, I tell you, it's the end of the world, and there are no friends in the end times! We're going to fight over a bottle of water, you know? You say I don't understand, but what about you? Wasn't it possible for you to be emotionally controlled by yourself just now in the game? So don't think you're strong. Yes, you are very strong at playing games. But what about surviving the apocalypse? Will you survive until next spring? Lin Haiming reached out and knocked the high pillow hand off his shoulder.
"I'm going to find a working computer now, merge with the 'Dusty Breeze' as soon as possible, and then go to the Moon of Faith. They can keep me alive in this world. After Lin Haiming finished speaking, he walked towards the west road without looking back.
The other four people, you look at me, I look at you, I don't know what to say. Maybe it was the successive blows that changed him. Was he wrong? It seems that every sentence is true. This is the end of the world, where the old ways of thinking have become meaningless.
Perhaps, becoming stronger has really become the only way to survive. They now have nothing to rely on but strength.
"Then maybe we can talk about it? The chief officer said that if you want to gain the power of your profession, you must meet your own game character. Our game characters are all together now, so let's discuss it together, okay? Gao Zhen shouted at Lin Haiming's back.
"Discuss? Do you want us all to listen to you? Lin Haiming said coldly and did not look back.
Suddenly, he felt a gust of wind blow from behind the car beside him.
"Be careful!" Zhou Mi saw that a person lurking behind the car was rushing towards Lin Haiming.
Lin Haiming turned his head to look, the distorted face of the person, was opening a huge mouth, dripping yellow-brown saliva water, biting towards his face, the sharp yellow teeth were about to touch his skin, and a bloody stench came from its mouth.
"Smack!" A brick flew out of Shen Xin's hand and smashed into the detached person's face, smashing it all over on its side. The fat man rushed forward, raised the steel pipe in his hand, and smashed it against the head of the departing man.
He slammed it and scolded: "Lin Haiming, you say NM's, and in the end, you have to save your brother Shuang." ”
He smashed it into a blur of human flesh, and the entire steel pipe was filled with blood mixed with some yellow substance. He threw the steel pipe aside, not daring to touch it, for fear of being infected by the blood that left him.
Lin Haiming's eyes widened, and his whole body trembled, if Shen Xin and the fat man had taken a step at night just now, he might have become a piece of meat in someone's mouth.
"Don't quarrel, let's act together, and talk about other things when they settle down." Shen Xin's face was still stained with tears, but now she still showed a little captain's posture. Danger could strike at any moment, and she didn't want anyone to act on their own.
"There is no virus in City D, but the surrounding cities are starting to fall, my parents have been moved to a shelter, and they want me to get over quickly." Zhou Mi suddenly said that he had just made a call to his parents, but he didn't expect to get through.
"Shelter?" The fat man repeated in a whisper.
"I don't know, it seems to be a makeshift base built by a few wealthy companies in City D." Zhou Mi explained, his brow furrowed, looking a little anxious.
At this time, Shen Xin and the fat man remembered that they hadn't asked about the well-being of the person they cared about. They all pulled out their mobile phones, and their fingers trembled slightly and dialed the phone number.
Gao Zhen first dialed the landline of his aunt's house, but there was no response. Then he called his aunt's mobile phone again, but there was still no reply. Soon he gave up, and H City was the first to break off the virus, and at this time, it must be chaotic over there. Will my aunt abandon An Lan when she runs for her life? Will An Lan be hurt by the departure? Is she now living on the streets, or is there someone to protect her?
The more he thought about it, the more anxious he became, and he couldn't wait to return to H City now and protect his poor sister in his arms.
Soon, Shen Xin and the fat man both gave up one after another. They dialed all the calls they could, and all that awaited them was "unreachable" and endless waiting.
The fat man's family lives in a city that is relatively close to H City, and now he must have also been hit by the virus. And Shen Xin is a native of S City, and the city in front of him is already like this, and the possibility of his family connecting to the phone is very small.
"We need to go to my dad's company!" Shen Xin suddenly raised her head, and new tears oozed from the corners of her eyes. But her voice was resolute, as if to tell everyone that this matter was non-negotiable.
"My dad didn't answer the phone just now, I need to go see how he's doing." Shen Xin gradually showed an anxious expression, "There are also computers in the company, I think it might be safer for us to go there first." ”
She was a little incoherent, her eyes wide open, looking at the crowd.
They looked at each other a few times, this place is far from the school and the dormitory, if you go back on foot, you may have to walk until midnight, and the most important thing is that there is nothing useful over there. If Shen Xin's father's company was in the building, it might be a safer place than a dormitory, with more space and materials. And, there's what they need most right now – computers.
"This is an industrial park, not far from my father's company, I think we can walk in 1 hour." Shen Xin saw that everyone didn't answer him, and hurriedly added.
"Okay, I agree. We need to find a safe place to spend the night. The fat man was the first to answer.
"I also agree, maybe the people in the company are still around." Gao Zuo nodded, planes, trains and even cars may not be needed now. In order to return to H City to save his sister, he must walk through several cities that have been dispossessed by Renchu. The best way to find a computer and find a way to integrate with your own game character and gain the power of your profession will be the best way.
Zhou Mi hesitated for a moment, but agreed, and in the entire Doomsday City, he was a little scared and did not dare to part with the large army.
Lin Haiming didn't speak, he just nodded slightly. The attack had calmed him down a lot, and he was now desperate to find a computer.
It was already 12 o'clock in the afternoon, and the five of them had finally made up their minds and were ready to go to their first stop. They just walk in silence, not knowing what to expect or what to fear.