Chapter Seventy-One: The Great Crack Like a Scar 2
The tree and the bell finally crossed the lava swarm, and there was a great crack below. The Great Fissure looked like an abyss, the lava was still erupting, and the temperature here was already high enough for humans to bear. Zhong Heshu was already sweating profusely, and the liquid in his body seemed to have evaporated. The abyss was dark red, and in addition to the heat rising, there were many shadows that could not be seen clearly.
"Zhong, how about I jump down?" The tree was eager to try.
"It's better to be he, although your physical strength has mutated now, you are still a mortal in the flesh, do you still want to forge in the heat of thousands of degrees above the lava? Besides, I don't know what the shadows of the following activities are. β
"What else could it be, nine times out of ten it was that big bug. It's just my food, you haven't eaten it, the metal shell is crunchy to chew, and the inside is fragrant. The bigger the size, the firmer the flesh inside and the more smacky it tastes. Not to mention that it tastes good, just like sealed meat instant food that has been preserved for a long time. It's just that it's hard to find the big ones, and they're all finger-sized bugs. After eating, I was covered in juice, but I wore it as clothes. The tree mentions the metal bugs that can be eaten, and the face of enjoyment and yearning. Zhong nervously looked at the cracks under the lava hills, and the shadows of those activities.
"Tree, don't talk about that bug, disgusting! I always felt like something moving down there was about to climb up. β
"Aren't they bugs, just climb up, they won't be able to climb up our little lava mound anyway. This is a place where bugs can die. The tree said and had jumped down some distance. The things below also jumped up. And the bell above can already clearly see the ghost things moving in the dark red abyss. It was a strange shape, with a head with limbs, and two large scarlet lantern-like eyes on the head, saying that it was human but not human, and that it was a beast that could stand. That's the only word Zhong can think of right now.
"Trees, monsters down there, don't jump down. They're about to climb up, jump up! β
"Well, I saw it too, and they all have hands and feet. How can a hard shell like a metal bug still stand and walk? Zhong, this is a zombie man, right? The tree cried out in horror under the bell, and the man was ready to jump up and come back. At this moment, several zombie people jumped and stood on the other side of the tree, which was about the same height as the tree. The sharp ends of their limbs clung to the lava on the other side. The appearance can be seen more clearly, with the comparison of these few temporarily called zombie people, Zhong probably visually measured the width of the large crack is about sixty meters, in a V-shape. The depth is 100 meters away. The exposed V-shaped surface is full of cratered lava conglomerates, and the dead metal bugs on top of them. The monsters underneath also use the corpses of these metal bugs to climb and jump. It's just that their speed of climbing and jumping is several times more flexible than that of trees.
"Zhong, an enlarged version of the metal bug, we seem to have seen it in the reserve warehouse in Lava Village. yes, it's the oversized bugs. "The tree spoke, and the person was already jumping in mid-air, and this step was ten meters away, and it looked like it was about to fall next to Zhong. Unexpectedly, the kind of metal man monster on the lava wall opposite fifty or sixty meters caught up with the tree with a jump. In mid-air, he made eye contact with the tree.
"Woo-woo-woo-" the tree howled in terror. Zhong was also terrified, this metal man, or zombie, or some kind of goblin thing, whose abilities were far superior to those of humans, and whose two eyeless lantern eyes, short, thick limbs, and sharp, slender nails were like the claws of wild beasts. There is no need to doubt that humans are like ants and left them to slaughter. The Lightning Flint Tree stretched out its mutated arms that were much longer than normal humans, grabbed Zhong's legs, and jumped onto the lava wall with all his strength. The two of them fell on the lava together, and the hard metal worm corpse below was pressed against Zhong's lower back, and in a sharp pain, Zhong instantly lost the ability to stand up. The monster that was eye-to-eye with the tree fell into the abyss. It was also a howl that was not at the same level as the tree, ahhhββγh The howl shook the eardrums, and the tree that wanted to stand up fell again.
"Zhong, are you alright? Oh my boy, what kind of monster is that? Said the rest of his life after the tree disaster.
"I'll talk about that later, I'm probably back injured, let's get out of here."
"Zhong, tree, how are you two, what's the howl just now?" Rose and Ray asked, above the lava.
"Rose, the bell hurts your waist, don't come down, I can take the bell up." The tree picked up the bell as he spoke, and in a few jumps stood on the lava hill with Rose and Ray. A little farther away, on another lower lava than here, where kites and steam were waiting.
"Rose, Ray, we seem to have seen zombies." Zhong said as he leaned on the back of the tree.
"Ahh Is that what we see? Zhong, when we came up, we saw a moving shadow under the big crack, and we were still wondering what it would be. β
"It's the shadows of those activities, but fortunately they're not on our side." Said the queen of the tree fearfully.
"That's it, they found part of the remains of the kite, and the main support metal rod of the skeleton has been twisted. I don't know how it was formed, but now it's certain that it's the kind of monster you said or a zombie did it. β
"What? Then let's get out of this place, they've even been here this way. If we face them, we will surely die. The tree jumped with the bell on his back and fled. Rose and Ray only followed with a wry smile.
"Zombies? There really are zombies. "Back on the ring road, everyone is together. They were all shocked by the news of the tree and the bell.
"It's not certain if they're zombies, but they have a metal bug-like shell, a head with limbs, and big eyes that can't be seen, and the eyes are bulging out of their heads, like two large lanterns hanging from their heads. He has no hair, short, stout limbs, and sharp, curved nails at the ends of his fingers and toes. The jump distance is about fifty metersβ" the tree said to the monster that looked at him.
"Rose, Lei, I visually measured the width of the big crack is about sixty meters, mainly based on the human sphere of influence, the depth is one hundred meters away, the entire crack is V-shaped, and the lava below is constantly erupting, and the human being can stay for no more than five minutes when approaching the big crack is the limit." Zhong got down to business.
"Well, that's not a big error. Lei and I roughly measured the lava deposit, which was more than 200 meters away, and the lava no longer erupted onto the road. β
"Zhong, you are not seriously injured, we need to conduct a lateral survey. Look at the whole crack so that you can better assess how likely and when it will repair itself. β
"It's serious, the corpse of a metal bug has reached his waist." The tree said with a little reproach.
"The bones didn't break, they just couldn't stand up. Let's go back first, go to the lava village to recuperate for a while, and then come back to survey horizontally. Zhong said with sweat on his head. With the sound of the bell, there was a howl from the large crack a hundred meters away. There is no doubt that there are mutants besides them, and the threat to humanity is obvious. Twenty or so people hurriedly jumped on the empty ring height, either running for their lives. Finally left the howl behind and couldn't hear it. It headed in the direction of the lava village.
Passing by the original base, everyone carried everything they could on their backs. With a heavy heart, I left the ring high road with a blessing function. The lava village was pushed back some distance by the lava eruption, which was no longer a problem for the mutated survivors who were still growing. The tree still carried the bell on its back, and then came back and brought the five robots with him. The lava village was as silent and barren as when a few people left, but it was much more lively. The breath of humanity. The big crack will have to wait for some time to go over to the sideways survey, and Jie, Joan, and Meizi are busy healing Zhong's wounds. Fortunately, none of the medicines obtained on the tide car have been used, and they are all the most high-end things today. Fortunately, the strength and hardness of the bones have changed after the bell has been mutated, but the place where it was picked up by the metal bug corpse is a little red and swollen. After spraying the potion, it didn't hurt much very quickly.
"Zhong, it seems that it's a good thing that we have been mutated, otherwise your old waist will be broken."
"It's called a blessing in disguise, I don't know if we're all the same."
"It's impossible to look the same, how can the metal organs we replaced be compared with the original and genuine."
"We all used to envy ourselves, but now we find that everything is according to the natural development of human beings. Forget it, let's not talk about these annoying things. Zhong, only you and the tree saw the big crack, Lei Lao and I just glanced at it in a hurry, and you told us what the big crack looked like. Rose looked at everyone and said.
"Well, the Great Crack is like a scar on the earth, and now the scar is healing. If you want to completely restore your original appearance, I am afraid it will take a long time. That's why we stayed in the lava village. β
"Yes, the long winter is coming, and it is not easy to spend the winter on the ring heights. If I could, I'd like to survive the cold at the big crack in the ring. Ray said heavily. Everyone's mood was also heavy, the ring was high and the lava was erupting constantly, and the temperature was always hot, which was really the best place to resist the cold. But the howls showed that there were zombies that were stronger than humans, and I couldn't figure out how to fight these zombies yet.
"Rose, isn't there a way to destroy zombies in the historical records?"
"Electricity, you really think of me as a cyber spy, and there are only a few words in the historical records. explained how many mutated zombie people there were, and was later wiped out by humans. β
"Wait, I'm afraid the truth is not like this, if the zombie people are really wiped out by humans quickly, how can they not leave a detailed record. The ostentatious spirit of human beings is something that has been rooted in the bones of the past and present. β
"We're all human."
"Human beings have wisdom and weaknesses, and this is something that cannot be avoided."