Chapter 6 Mutations
The conversation with her mother-in-law was not pleasant, but in the end, Tang Ling's decision was no longer something that her mother-in-law could change.
Life in the ghetto is only a matter of life, and there is never hope or peace in sight.
Holding Shanshan, who was woken up by the sound of an argument, Tang Ling decided to go out for a walk.
Perhaps giving your mother-in-law a time to accept it is the wisest choice at this time.
Thinking about his thoughts, Tang Ling came to the third exit to the north of the settlement.
This leads to the hill slope, the only 'paradise' in the gathering place.
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The night wind was slightly cold, and the purple moon was hazy.
Tang Ling carried Shanshan on his back, stepping on the dry blades of grass step by step, and walked towards the top of the hill slope.
There is not enough time, and in another hour, the temperature will drop sharply, and the cold will be unbearable.
Hordes of berserk beasts will also appear.
But that doesn't stop people from enjoying the last peace of the day.
After all, most people don't have the courage to step out of the safety of their settlements, so it has become a kind of sustenance for them to look at the world from afar and yearn for the world.
The nose is filled with the aroma of fresh clovers, and as the only 'paradise', it seems to have a wonderful aura to wash away the evil spirit.
Calm or smiling expressions, soft or muffled laughter, are invisible, at least in the underground settlements.
Tang Ling enjoys this kind of peace, which will make people suddenly forget the cruelty of life.
"Brother." Lying on Tang Ling's back, Shanshan muttered, rubbed Tang Ling's ears and temples with her little face, and then 'giggled' out laughing.
Tang Ling smiled, the years of dependence on each other, and his sister have long been accustomed to such intimacy, and they also feel the greatest warmth of their lives.
The short hill slope has reached the top of the slope, the wind blows the cleaves on the slope, making a 'lala' sound, the soft lilac is like a page of pictures found by the mother-in-law from the ruins of the previous civilization, Tang Ling vaguely heard that the purple on the page is called lavender.
"What was the pre-civilization like?" Putting down Shanshan, Tang Ling sat down and plucked a blade of grass and put it in his mouth, looking at the No. 17 safety zone not far away.
Only here can you clearly see the roofs of some buildings inside the huge city walls, imagining what life in the safe zone is like?
The moonlight was clearer, and the towering Tower of Babel in Security Zone 17 was like a sword piercing the sky, which was rumored to be the most important building in Security Zone 17 and the 'hope' that the people of the settlement often gazed at.
"That's good." Tang Ling breathed a long sigh of relief, his heart was instantly filled with tranquility and anticipation for tomorrow, the cheerful laughter of his sister like a bird in the vicinity, and the warmth of the people nearby after letting down their guard, just like life should be like this.
But... Tang Ling felt that he seemed to be in a trance, as if the occasional trace of beauty in life was easy to make people sad, and Tang Ling couldn't suppress this feeling.
He stood up a little distractedly, and the forest in the distance seemed to be blowing a strong wind, but it didn't seem to be.
The people in front of them seemed to be still at this moment, and their smiles stopped, but they didn't seem to have them.
Sister, what about sister? She circled around herself happily, but her voice was so far away, sometimes close, she turned her head, looked at Tang Ling and smiled, her eyes narrowed into crescent moons.
So familiar, but in a trance, the smile suddenly shattered.
"No!" Tang Ling suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, shouted out in distraction, and at the moment when the voice came out, everything seemed to be back to normal, and people looked at Tang Ling in surprise, their eyes seemed to be asking.
Tang Ling breathed rapidly, and before he could say anything, a dazzling light suddenly lit up and shot towards the forest outside the secondary seat belt.
Searchlights in the safe zone!
It is only when there is an unknowable danger that cannot be judged that it will light up extravagantly and determine what the danger is.
For the first time, Tang Ling's heartbeat became extremely violent, and even when he faced a lone steel-maned pig alone in the wild, he did not lose his temper so much.
Excellent eyesight played a huge role at this time, and when people were still unresponsive, Tang Ling had already followed the light source of the searchlight to see clearly the edge of the mangrove in the distance, the layers of shadows, messy figures.
Corpses!
With just one glance, Tang Ling's throat was already tightened, and he let out a low whine that was almost weak. In my mind, I thought of all kinds of corpses.
They are not afraid of death, they have no sense, they retain the speed of life, they are stronger than they were when they were born, they only have the instinct to eat, and the food is - fresh flesh and blood!
Especially the fresh flesh and blood of humanity.
As if this is the only way to vent the pain and anger that they have died.
However, everyone in this era knows that corpses are human beings, and they are monsters that are transformed into monsters after death when the corpse is not burned in time.
Does the thought of this send chills to the bottom of one's heart, and even death will not be free?
'Peng', 'Peng', 'Peng', just in an instant, on the wall of the safety zone, the rows of searchlights were lit up, and under the light like day, the group of corpses had clearly appeared in everyone's eyes.
Stray corpses!
A rare, unimaginable horde of stray corpses! Like a spreading tide surging towards the seat belt, the speed is extremely fast.
"Ahh The screams of the people on the slopes of the hill pierced the sky.
Inside the sub-harness, there were some wandering people who wanted to catch some small insects and snakes before the night completely fell home, and there was no doubt that they were surrounded by this deadly tide of corpses.
Running, the screams of being gnawed, and the blood foam raised, the torn body was instantly turned into pieces of flesh and blood into the greedy mouth of the corpse, and the internal organs that were still steaming were also snatched.
The first person to lose his life appeared, and the moment of death was incomparably clear in the searchlight.
From heaven to hell, it really only takes a few seconds.
In the chaos, Tang Ling had already picked up his sister and sprinted frantically down the slope.
The greatest benefit of the precision instinct is that he can keep his mind clear in the most dangerous moments, and he will not waste a second of his time because of fear.
Going back to the underground settlement is the best option at this time, and getting a head start will increase your chances of survival.
Under the stimulation of 'food', the corpse man had already become crazy, and his already slow speed was as fast as lightning in an instant.
Everyone knows that when a corpse preys, it will burst out with the speed of a leopard.
"153 meters, 13 seconds, 110 steps, you can get to entrance three."
"It takes 2 seconds to open the door."
By the time people began to react and rushed to the third entrance, Tang Ling had already rushed down the slope, and his precision instinct was like a sophisticated instrument, and he began to carry out the most accurate budget uncontrollably.
And everything was as calculated, 15 seconds later, Tang Ling had already crashed open the entrance to the third gate of the settlement.
"Get in." Tang Ling pushed Shanshan into the door, and behind him was a crowd of black oppression, accompanied by desperate cries.
Anyone can imagine how a gate less than two meters wide could withstand the influx of hundreds of people at the same time.
Someone will die, and will die.
With a kind of miserable sadness, Tang Ling involuntarily turned his head.
The purple moon had fully risen, and in the moonlight, the frightened face had distorted into patches of despair.
Above the city wall, a row of purple human walls appeared.
Under the moonlight, the standard armor glowed with a faint coldness.