Heavy clouds of lead spread across the wild sky, one by one large and gloomy, huddled together as if they were about to squeeze out the water. The gray sky was gloomy, and only a few thin rays of golden sunlight penetrated the rare gaps, adding a little brighter color to the gray world.

The wilderness is vast and barren, except for the brown soil and scattered gravel, and it is only after a long distance that you can see a few trees that have been dead for a long time. In such a lonely and uninhabited world, suddenly a rough old engine voice interjected. An old pale yellow pickup truck appeared at one end of the horizon, and four tires quickly swept through the dry soil on the ground, and the dry soil turned over half a circle around the tires, turning into dust at the back of the pickup truck.

The rear compartment of the pickup truck was covered by a large, rough gray cloth with circular iron rings at each of the four corners, through which the rope was threaded to hold the grey cloth that hunted in the wind firmly above the rear compartment.

In the driver's seat is a rugged-looking, muscular man holding the steering wheel with one hand. The man was tall, wearing a brown-colored cowhide jacket on his upper body, and rolled up his sleeves to reveal two arms with clear muscles and thick body hair, which were casually lined with a clean white vest, and some curly chest hair leaked out of the front of the vest between the solid chest muscles. His lower body was a pair of dark blue jeans, and two thick legs like cylindrical wood supported the pants, and his legs looked very slender even if they were bent under the console.

Wang Sheng held the steering wheel in his right hand and a half-lit cigarette in his left hand. He exhaled a thick puff of smoke, his eyes fixed for a long time on the unchanging wilderness land ahead. He was unshaven, his square chin was already covered with a thick beard, and his eyes revealed an unconcealable tiredness, but there was still an expectant light in the center of his gaze.

The pickup truck drove on the wilderness for another half a day, and the outline of a small town finally appeared in the middle of the wilderness in Wang Sheng's field of vision. This town also has an alias: SW0304 Security Zone.

As the pickup truck slowed down and braked, the pickup truck stopped at the gate of the town after a round of dust. Wang Sheng turned off the car, stretched out his right hand, picked up a customary assault rifle from the co-pilot's seat, then opened the door, and jumped out of the cab with a flick of his slender legs.

The wind blowing from the west made Wang Sheng's jacket swing behind him, and Wang Sheng glanced at the black iron door and slammed it shut. The sentry boy on the watchtower eagerly walked down, opened the iron gate for Wang Sheng, and led him straight into the town.

The Sentinel Boy took Wang Sheng all the way through the old town streets. Wang Sheng had no interest in the old buildings and the dying creatures on the streets, so he picked up another cigarette, took a deep breath, and said:

"Hey, boy, how old are you?"

The Sentinel Kid is a dark-skinned, thin-skinned boy who is no more than 1.7 meters tall. He looked at Wang Sheng's eyes full of unattainable envy, and said, "I'm 16 years old. ”

"16 years old? When Lao Tzu was your age, he was already a mercenary with a gun and fighting mutated beasts. Wang Sheng smiled, as if recalling his youth. However, when he was 16 years old, he was already a powerful man with a height of 1.8 meters.

The sentinel kid was a little flattered by Wang Sheng's many words, thinking that this might be a rare emotion for a big man. He said shyly: "I, I am also a member of the security team of the security zone, in charge of sentry, day and night to keep an eye on the mutated beasts coming down from the mountains in the north. Although you don't have a gun, you can eat a bite of rice. ”

"Hmm." Wang Sheng declined to comment on the happiness of people who grow up in a barren and dangerous place like the safe zone. In the wilderness, it is the greatest happiness for man to be alive.

Wang Sheng told the sentry boy that he was looking for Wu Qi, and the sentry boy took Wang Sheng all the way to the residential area B. Residential Area B has some of the best houses in the town. Two six-storey old residential buildings decorated with white bricks and cement grids stand in the center, and the buildings next to them have been reduced to ruins in the turmoil of the dark night era, and the materials that can be used for waste such as steel bars have been picked up in the past 50 years, and the rest of the waste has also been swept aside, revealing a vacant space of more than 20 meters long and wide outside the two buildings.

Just as Wang Sheng was about to walk upstairs, there was a sound of clattering footsteps on the stairs on the first floor. After judging that it was two people, Wang Sheng stood in place and waited for the figure that came into view.

With a turn, two figures appeared at the end of the stairs on the first floor, and then pushed open the iron door and walked out.

Yang Dongchen was dressed in simple casual clothes, and he was no different when he left. Wu Qi changed into an ordinary and clean black coat and trousers, he carried a long knife wrapped in bags and animal skins, and there was a fiery red energetic shadow jumping around at his feet, it was the cute and lively little red fox Qiyue.

"Captain Wang?" Wu Qi was a little surprised.

"Hi boy. How's your recovery? Wang Sheng curled the corners of his mouth and asked.

"He's all right." Yang Dongchen pointed at Wu Qi with a horizontal thumb.

Wu Qi also gave Wang Sheng a sincere look: "You saved me, thank you." ”

Wang Sheng waved his hand: "There's nothing to thank or thank, you also saved us." ”

After that, Wang Sheng raised his eyes and looked at Wu Qi seriously, after experiencing the battle of the Plague Seed Tunnel, he completely regarded this young man as a powerful man who could be equal to himself.

"I'll just go straight to the point, Wu Qi, I came back this time to ask you to go with us."

After Wang Sheng finished speaking, he and Yang Dongchen both looked at Wu Qi. Wu Qi was not surprised, as if it was not him who was invited. Instead, the sentry kid looked at the two big men, and then at Wu Qi, with obvious envy in his eyes.

"Wait a minute, I want to see the comfortable side first." Wu Qi said.

Wang Sheng nodded.

The location of Anyi is not very far, in another building in residential area B. The sentry boy waited downstairs, and Wang Sheng, Yang Dongchen, and Wu Qi walked up the stairs. When he walked to the door of the comfortable room, Wang Sheng signaled that he would wait at the door, and Wu Qi walked in with Yang Dongchen.

In addition to the minimum few pieces of furniture, the electrical appliances that could only be used in the civilized era and have now been reduced to furnishings have been moved out, making the whole living room look very empty. The walls without any pendants are rare pure white, and such plain white walls are already one of the few in the old town.

Turning into the bedroom, Wu Qi finally saw comfort. An Yi was lying on a large bed of 2.3 meters with his eyes closed, covered with a thick quilt. Most of his body was buried under the covers, only his head and two arms were exposed, and a large ball of cotton wool tape was tied to his arms to cover the wounds of the shark lizard's bites. Through the transparent tape, Wu Qi saw several particularly dazzling green spots on An Yi's arm.

The green spots were made up of countless green mold spots, mixed with many purple spots, and they were widely distributed on the outside of the cotton wool, covering most of the comfortable half of his arms. This kind of spot can only be seen on the carrion of people or animals, and it is disgusting and terrifying.

"In the process of healing you, I am also healing peace. It's a pity that he was unlucky and got infected by the virus. Yang Dongchen said on the side.

"Anyi, when did he become like this?" Wu Qi asked slowly, his eyes always fixed on the green spot on An Yi's arm.

"There were signs five days ago, and now the plaque has completely spread to both of his arms, and even to his body. He didn't have much to live. ”

As the last few words fell, Wu Qi felt a little more weight in the air, and gently pressed on his shoulder. He subconsciously tightened his five fingers, clenched them into a fist, and then slowly released them.

"Why? Aren't pure humans not afraid of viruses? "He had questions.

"The viruses in the plague species are not the same as the viruses in the air, food, and water, and they mutate very strongly and aggressively. After two days of wrestling with the virus, the immune system in An Yi's body was finally defeated and completely destroyed by the virus," Yang Dongchen explained, "It's a pity, I've tried my best to sweep away the threat of mutant bacteria, but the medical equipment I have at hand can't do anything about the threat of the plague virus." ”

"If there's anything you want to say to him, just say it." With that, Yang Dongchen quietly retreated and closed the door.

Only Wu Qi and An Yi were left in the room. Half of the glass windows were covered by pale yellow curtains, and the sky outside the windows was crowded with heavy lead clouds, as if a downpour was about to fall at any moment. The air outside was very humid, even through a glass window, with Wu Qi's keenness, he could feel the oppression brought by the environment.

Wu Qi walked to An Yi's side in small steps, An Yi's eyelids trembled, and a gap slowly appeared.

"Wu Qi." An Yi's voice was very weak, which did not match his strong body that had been beaten with genetic enhancement potions and had been in a hundred battles, but rather like a patient who had been sick for ten years and lacked Zhongqi.

"Anyi, Wang Sheng said that he wanted to invite me to go with them." Wu Qi looked at the comfortable and weak eyes and said bluntly. There was no sad expression to be seen on his fair and delicate face, and there was no mist in his beautiful obsidian eyes.

For a dying person, it's a cold and even cold-blooded face. But An Yi smiled softly. He and Wu Qi have known each other for a short time, and they only have some exchanges of interests with each other, and they have only had the experience of fighting side by side. Ask yourself, he is not bad to Wu Qi, and it is enough for Wu Qi to remember to come and see him before leaving.

"Come with them." Five words, the strength of comfort is only enough to disconnect and speak. After speaking, An Yi coughed violently, his chest rose and fell violently, and the quilt on top shook up and down.

The clouds outside the window seemed to be a little darker than before, and the sound of the rain was coming from nothing, from small to large. Before you know it, the glass window is already covered with diagonal lines left by countless raindrops.

"You haven't told me yet, Sister Ruoying's whereabouts." Wu Qi took a step closer and said.

An Yi felt that Wu Qi was a little silly, and a little persistent cute. Does this teenager really believe that a dying patient can have an unspoken answer?

"That big beauty, your sister is going north. You go with Wang Sheng and them, and go to the base in the north. Once there, you're sure to find more clues about your sister. An Yi finished in fits and starts, feeling like he was almost exhausted. Although what I told was just a makeshift lie.

After hearing this, Wu Qi took a step back and bowed to An Yi.

"Thank you."

Then, Wu Qi walked out of the room.

The sound of wind and rain outside the window became louder and louder, and it became the only thing that Comfort could perceive. An Yi followed the sound of the rain and tilted his head to the window, but his eyes were not focused, as if he could not see the scenery in front of him.