―Night Down―

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The two of them walked cautiously, stepping on the steep slope by the glacier. The reason why he didn't go up was because Ren Xiang was worried that the light of the flashlight would attract the zombie infected who were lurking in the grass.

"Be careful." Ren Xiang said with concern to the afterimage behind him.

"Hmm." The afterimage moves its head up and down.

Ren Xiang walked in front with big strides, while the afterimage followed him quietly.

As he walks, the remnant visibly shrinks his body and hugs his arms, because even the heat from his clothes is still unable to withstand the cold that is blowing on his face.

The cold wind whistled at the face. The blowing makes people almost unable to open their eyes, and they dare not open their mouths to speak. I'm afraid that a breath of cool air will pour in and freeze people directly into popsicles.

"It's so cold, why doesn't the water freeze?" As he walked, the afterimage turned his head distractedly to look at the river.

It seemed that the front was about to reach its destination, so Ren Xiang held the flashlight high and stopped slightly to look at the object in front of him.

Behind him, the remnant came to a halt.

After the light of the flashlight shines through, a transparent reflection is quickly returned. Let Ren Xiang realize that the ice wall is about to be in front of him.

"Is it there?"

"Like, go over and have a look." The afterimage casually agreed.

The two of them walked further for a distance, and the ground under their feet began to creak and creaze.

Because the snow would cause the slope to become slippery, Ren Xiang turned his head and pulled the afterimage, prompting him to turn and go up.

Click, click!

"Ahh

"Ahh Ren Xiang grabbed the air with one hand, and saw the afterimage suddenly step on the air. His whole body was frozen to the ground, and then he rustled down the slope.

"Hoo ......"

The light of the flashlight turned sharply in an instant, and at the same time, Ren Xiang's heart was finally put down.

Looking at the stupid appearance of the remnant sitting by the river, his face was half crying, half laughing.

"Captain. Ha, ha......" The afterimage stiffened and turned his head to look. The moment he stepped on the air and slipped just now, he felt as if the human body and soul had been separated, and he was terrified to think about it.

The air was silent, except for the murmuring, cheerful flow of the river. The afterimage sat on the ground for a long time, still frightened.

"Afterimage, what's the matter with you? Yes? Ren Xiang cautiously took a step back. I wanted to squat down and talk to the afterimage, but in the end, I didn't squat.

"Team, Uncle Shoko, I'm really ......"

"Don't call me Uncle Shoko, if you let others hear you, it's over! Stinky boy. ”

"Yes...... Captain. The afterimage pursed his lips and took a deep breath shudderingly. He lifted his eyes guiltily and stared blankly at the dark river.

"Alright. Hurry up, do you want to sit here and hug your nest? Ren Xiang bent down and asked the afterimage with a smile, and patted him on the shoulder.

"Well, I'm up right now. Uh-" After hearing Ren Xiang's urging, the afterimage immediately stood up.

But when I walked on my legs, it was numb and soft, as if it wasn't my own legs, and I felt as if my legs had been sawn off.

"When I was your age, I was also ...... that year"

Along the way, the two stepped on the creaking thick snow, and heard Ren Xiang tell the story of his youth thoughtfully.

But the afterimage was listening with his left ear and his right ear, and he didn't put the story told by Ren Xiang into his head for a moment. He looked down at the shadows of the snow that were scattered among the ravines on the ground, and let his heavy steps walk on it.

“…… It's just a matter of the past. I can't talk about regrets, but I can't say I like it," Ren Xiangba smacked his lips and said with relish: "How good is it to be young, like you?" ”

"Hey, hey." The remnant smiled reluctantly. He looked around uneasily, always feeling that something was staring.

"But you're a fool."

Hearing this, the reluctant smile on the afterimage's face disappeared in an instant.

"For example, when I'm talking, you never listen intently once."

Ren Xiang slowed down slightly, and turned his head to look back at the afterimage, as if he had grasped the powerful facts in the afterimage by confirming what he had just said.

"Nope!" The Remnant refuted him excitedly and loudly. But there is only the beginning, but there is no afterword. He suddenly stopped talking, but in fact, he was afraid of Ren Xiang's reaction.

After Ren Xiang lifted his sunny face that had turned cloudy, he shook the light of the flashlight towards the face of the afterimage. He laughed slyly twice, and then said, "Look, admit it? ”

"Captain......" The afterimage suddenly stopped, and he called Ren Xiang in a low voice, not knowing what was wrong.

"Huh?" Ren Xiang's voice was also interrupted. He quickly turned around and looked at the afterimage on the ground, bewildered. Asked, "Afterimage, you still don't admit it?" ”

When the afterimage raised his head, Ren Xiang realized that something was wrong. By the light of the flashlight, I could see that his face was very pale and panicked.

"Afterimage?"

"Captain, there seems to be something...... Just, staring at us......" The gums trembled as he spoke, for he could no longer resist the horrors of the night.

The muscles on Ren Xiang's face twitched, and then he calmly turned his head to look around. I don't know if I don't see it, but I was shocked when I saw it:

In the dark shadows of the trees, a pair of blood-red eyes stared at the two of them in a stunned manner. It seems to be very close, about fifteen meters away.

"Ahh

Ren Xiang's flashlight shone on the afterimage, and he didn't dare to move it half a way. As he twisted his head, his other hand quickly grabbed the XP50-pistol from his waist, which was already loaded.

"Whew, whew." The afterimage struggled to hold back his breath. He could detect those terrible eyes with his peripheral vision, but he didn't dare to turn his head to look.

"Is it the infected?" Ren Xiang cautiously raised his arm, and at the same time, his fingers pressed the trigger extremely quickly.

Scold!

In a flash, the blood-red eyes were suddenly gone.

"Huh?"

Probably Ren Xiang, who had forgotten the afterimage, reacted violently at that second and chased a few steps forward. It wasn't until he was sure that it wouldn't reappear that he walked back in disbelief.

"What the hell!" Ren Xiang shook his head and muttered. He waved his arm, reminding the Remnant to pick up Tavor. "Afterimage, let's go and come back quickly."

"Oops-" When the afterimage picked up Tavor, he was already urged by Ren Xiang to run forward suddenly.

Click......

"Comrade Remnant! Run and get the most out of your training! Ren Xiang shone the flashlight back and forth as he ran, so as not to encounter a sneak attack by monsters.

[To be continued...]

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