Chapter 320: Encounter
After about an hour of walking on the dilapidated and desolate road, some people in the team could not hold on.
"Oh, no, old arms and legs, I have to rest."
Aunt Meng brought the most things, although several boys on the road shared a lot with her, but after all, she was old, and she stubbornly dragged these supplies for several miles, and she really couldn't hold on.
Da Liu looked at a few people helplessly and hesitated.
Lian Zhuo quickly reacted, and immediately gave instructions to the system's intelligent brain, searched the nearby map, and checked if there was a suitable place to stay.
In this wilderness, the terrain is empty, and in the event of danger, they cannot avoid it, and there is nowhere to escape.
"About a kilometer ahead, there are some signs of self-built houses."
Receiving Xiaozhi's response, Lian Zhuo hurriedly raised his head to communicate with Da Liu.
"Okay!" After hearing this, Da Liu pondered for a moment, then turned his head to Aunt Meng and said, "Aunt Meng, hold on a little longer, let's go to the building in front to rest." β
Although Aunt Meng didn't want to go anymore, seeing that everyone looked in agreement, she didn't want to say anything and nodded in agreement.
Seeing this, Da Liu directly stepped forward and pulled her backpack and helped her share part of her luggage again.
Although the other young men were also very tired, seeing the appearance of Mrs. Li, Miao Miao, and Xiao Ye, they didn't say anything, and one of them stepped forward to help share some of them.
Even Lian Zhuo was too, seeing that Qingqing had the heaviest thing on his back: "Give me the bag, I'll help you carry it!" β
Qingqing stubbornly refused, and walked in front of Lian Zhuo with one step, his steps were calm, but he inexplicably made people feel solid and reliable.
He smiled and didn't say anything, but followed.
Although there is only a kilometer on the map, it took a group of 12 people to walk on the winding weedy road with their bags on their backs, but it still took half an hour.
Near the abandoned roadside, there are several self-built houses, about two floors.
The roof, the windows are overgrown with weeds, the walls are dirty, and it looks like it has been uninhabited for a long time.
Da Liu waved his right hand and stopped.
He asked Aunt Meng and a few women to stay here, and ordered the other people to investigate in groups of two and two to ensure the safety of the surroundings.
Two minutes later, the people who went out returned.
"No one!"
"We're too, inside and out, and there's no one." Jin Xintong and Ozawa walked back from the deserted field diagonally opposite.
"We don't have it on our side." Lian Zhuo followed behind Qingqing and listened to her report to Da Liu.
"Okay! I've searched here, and the house is well locked, so no one should have broken into. Looking at these plants again, I judged that there should have been no traces of people in this vicinity for more than half a year. Da Liu pointed to a small two-story building in front of him.
Although this is a very typical farmhouse building, the style is simple, but it can be seen that his original owner is still quite lively, the second floor is a small garden terrace, from top to bottom up, you can vaguely see some potted plants inside through the railing.
At this time, the unattended bonsai has grown wildly, and it is impossible to see the original plant.
Lian Zhuo followed what he said and looked up, the windows of this house were closed, thinking that the owner was ready to go out, but he never thought that this departure was goodbye.
Aunt Meng couldn't hold on any longer, and as soon as Da Liu's voice fell, she couldn't wait to squeeze in.
I walked to the door and pushed it, but found that I couldn't open the door.
Aunt Meng didn't care about it directly, threw the package on the ground casually, and sat on the ground at the door regardless of whether it was clean or not.
Da Liu sighed, but it was Feng who beckoned Fu Qing to find a way to open the door.
This small building uses the kind of big metal iron door, which is not the kind that can be easily kicked open with one foot.
A few people looked around and didn't think of a way.
In the end, Qingqing's eyes were sharp, and he found a large long ladder in the firewood room next to him.
With a ladder, they can climb up to the second floor and enter from the terrace.
Da Liu carried the ladder to the main entrance, wanting to lean the ladder against the wall, but found that even if the ladder was erected, there was still a certain distance from the terrace.
Then there was another big star.
Aunt Meng doesn't care about this.
She collapsed on top of her luggage, looking at them with big glasses, busy going up and down.
Mrs. Li and Miao Miao couldn't hold on anymore, and they all sat at the door of the room beating their shoulders and pinching their legs.
"There's a waste chair in the firewood room, I'm going to take it out."
Qingqing left a word, and hurriedly ran to the firewood room to move out one. Half-lame chair.
This......
The crowd looked at the half-lame chair and were in trouble.
"Try?"
Qingqing half-knelt on the ground, holding on to the chair, using her body as a chair leg.
Lian Zhuo quickly understood his intentions.
He carried the ladder and set up a chair.
Now, you can get a little closer to the terrace.
Ozawa was the lightest and most courageous, and volunteered to take on the heavy responsibility of climbing the stairs and opening the door.
Several people stood below, carefully holding the ladder for him.
Ozawa was like a monkey, he climbed up after three times and five divided by two, and Lian Zhuo was frightened for a while, and the hand holding the chair couldn't help but tighten.
I saw him grasp the railing of the terrace, stabilize his figure, and kick his feet hard, and the escalator under his feet is slippery.
Frightened, the people below were frightened for a while, and they opened their hands to catch him.
Fortunately, Ozawa took advantage of this strength, so he hooked the handrail of the terrace and climbed in again.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's good that it's not locked!"
Ozawa's voice came from above.
Then there was the sound of the floor-to-ceiling windows being pushed open, and after a while, they could hear Ozawa's footsteps running down the stairs as they stood outside the door.
With a click, the big iron door opened.
The group packed their bags and rushed in.
The dΓ©cor is also very simple, the first floor is just a simple entrance hall, and there is nothing else except a few sofas.
It may be because the room is well sealed, and the display in the house is not like in Lanling City before, but it is covered with a thin layer of dust.
After entering the house, everyone's hearts were finally reassured.
Seeing that everyone looked so tired, Da Liu thought for a while: "Let's rest here today!" β
For most of the day, they had gone through a desperate struggle, experienced fear, and dragged their luggage for such a long distance before they finally arrived here, and this is the only time of the day that they can be considered to be stable.
As soon as I rested, I only heard a grunt.
Everyone couldn't help but laugh, this is hungry.
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After a break, everyone got busy again.
They checked that there was no energy supply here.
In order to have a better night's rest, they had to tidy up the kitchen and bathroom before dark, as well as a room to rest at night.
For safety, the 12 of them only planned to use three rooms.
The women use one and the men use two, and it happens to be on the second floor.
Fortunately, the dust is not large, and it is light to clean.
It took less than half an hour and it was barely usable.
A few people who were already hungry and couldn't stand it, and there was no way to use the energy equipment in the small building.
Fortunately, when I just moved the ladder, I went into the firewood room to see, there was still some dry firewood left, and there was also an old earthen stove in the kitchen, which could barely be used.
After some operation, everyone was discouraged, and finally cooked the instant noodles they brought.
Smelling the rich aroma of instant noodles in the air, everyone couldn't help but swallow.
After a busy meal, by the time I actually ate instant noodles, the night was already falling.
Hiding in a dimly lit kitchen, steaming and without lights.
Even the faces of the people next to him couldn't really be seen.
One person held a bowl of hot instant noodles, and didn't care about anything else, just sat in the kitchen and ate it, and the kitchen was crowded all at once.
"Wow! I never knew instant noodles were so delicious in my life. Ozawa sighed as he sucked the instant noodles into his mouth.
Lian Zhuo also swallowed his saliva, although in the days when he drifted north, instant noodles were his most hated food, but at this time, he had to say one sentence: It's really fragrant.
Lian Yue saw that they were eating very deliciously, but she couldn't help but be aroused by them, and she didn't feel that the black pork meat in her space was fragrant for a while.
swallowed his saliva, but finally couldn't hold back, and Lianyue flashed back to the space to cook instant noodles.
All the so, all the so.
The night had not yet completely fallen, but the moon had already set up early.
Under the moonlight, there is a faint dark shadow on the ruined road not far away, and if you listen closely, you may notice the rumbling sound of machinery.
Boom Boom β
Da Liu was sluggling, and there seemed to be such a noise in his ears, and he thought it was an illusion for a while.
Knowing that his eyes swept away, he saw Lian Zhuo, who also pricked up his ears and listened intently: "You heard it too?" β
"What do you hear?"
Ozawa's ears were pointed, and he raised his head all of a sudden.
When the others heard this, they immediately looked at him, Xiao Ze's eyes froze, and he pointed to Da Liu in a daze: "What did you hear?" Why didn't I hear that? β
As he spoke, the whole kitchen fell into silence.
Someone listened.
One second, two seconds.
Faintly, a rumbling sound came in from far and near.
"Anyone?!"
Everyone's eyes were in disbelief.
Ozawa jumped up in surprise and was about to go out to see.
"Quick! Put out the fire! β
Da Liu suddenly reacted, rushed to the stove with a brisk step, and wanted to stretch out a stick to extinguish the fire.
"Why?" Ozawa was puzzled, shouldn't someone be happy?
"There's cooking smoke."
Da Liu explained in a short way, and Lian Zhuo immediately understood.
"They have cars! Listen to the voice, they have a car. β
Aunt Meng slapped her thigh and reacted, screaming excitedly.
If they meet humans, they have a car as a means of transportation, then they don't need to walk so hard in the future.
"Quick! Let's check it out! β
At this time, Aunt Meng completely lost her previous fear and retreat, and excitedly pulled Mrs. Li up and wanted to go to the balcony on the second floor to watch.
"That's not right!"
Qingqing frowned, "It's almost night, and you dare to drive a car outside to show off, do you think it's really that simple?" β
As soon as I heard the excited state just now, I suddenly sobered up a lot.
Da Liu was busy putting out the fire, but Lian Zhuo didn't want to sit still, so he followed Aunt Meng and they went to the terrace: "I'll go and see it first!" β
At this time, on the road in front of their house, a light could be faintly seen, coming from far and near.
The car had its high beams on, and the light was a little harsh.
Lian Zhuo hid himself behind the weeds and carefully observed the off-road vehicle.
It's not any brand he's ever seen, the car is fierce, and it still looks very calm when driving on a rotten road that is abandoned and dilapidated, covered with gravel and weeds.
Well, a good car.
"Don't take the lead!"
Seeing Aunt Meng's excited appearance of waving flags and shouting on the windowsill, Lian Zhuo frowned and warned.
Aunt Meng was yelled at by him, and Mrs. Li next to her stretched out her hand, and then she reined in.
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Keyang had come here on a mission, and he didn't know why he had been asked to come here, or what to ask him to search.
In his mind, this place had long been the territory of the wanderers and the black camp.
People like them never enter these places casually.
After all, for them, whether it is the wanderer or the black camp, they can easily pose a threat to them.
He was joined by his partner Nuoyu.
The two of them were driving on the broken road, and there was a slight bump under their buttocks.
"Keyang, what do you say is the matter above? Why is there such a big move lately? Are you going to attack the nearby black camp? The companion asked as he drove.
"I don't know." Kjan shook his head.
Lian Yue observed the two of them very clearly, these were just two awakened ones.
Looking at the energy jellyfish on their heads, they are slightly bigger than Lian Zhuo.
Lian Yue was a little relieved, and she didn't plan to make a move.
On the contrary, she deliberately guided them towards the foothold of the group.
"Wait!"
Keyang stopped Nuoyu.
"What's wrong?"
Keyang pointed to the house in front of him: "Look there! β
Nuoyu slowed down the car and tilted his head: "What's going on there?" β
"There's smoke!"
Hearing this, Nuoyu squinted, trying to detect the shape of the smoke from the gray darkness.
"Get out of the car!"
Ke Yang thought about it and told Nuoyu to stop, and the two packed up their equipment and cautiously approached the two-story building.
In the small building, Lian Zhuo's eyesight is very good: "Someone has come down." β
Aunt Meng squinted her eyes and faintly saw two figures, and when she walked in the moonlight, she could see each other's clothes clearly.
These are two normal people, this is her first instinct.
"Hurry up and inform Da Liu! Someone came over. β
Lian Zhuo squatted here and commanded.
Aunt Meng didn't plan to leave, she pushed Mrs. Li.
Mrs. Li hesitated for a moment, but still went downstairs.
On the terrace on the second floor, the two of them got closer and closer.
Although most of them are hidden in the dark, Lian Zhuo's eyes are not ordinary eyes.
It's the Infected!
There was also a thread wrapped around them.
Do you want to let them come closer? Lian Zhuo was a little hesitant in his heart.
Two people, they should be able to solve it, right?
There was a battle between heaven and man in his heart, and Lian Zhuo thought about it for a while, and finally made a decision.