Chapter 14: Ruins
The flames burned even brighter.
The gathered bones were lifted onto the pile of broken wood and burned in unison.
"Go all the way."
The woman who was called Sister Yaya by the little girl stood at the front of the queue, and everyone, including Zhou Yang, had a serious face and mourned silently.
The tears on the little girl's face had not yet dried, and she was still holding the smiling sculpture in her hand, she had lost her sense of proportion, and her heart was gloomy.
The silence ended, and without waiting for the flames to go out, the people of the convoy began to prepare for the journey.
The purpose of burning is to prevent the corpses from being invaded by the virus, so that they do not have peace when they die.
From now on, in addition to this land, perhaps only in the hearts of the people of the convoy, there may be some traces of their existence.
"Ready to go."
"Got it!"
The young man driving shouted, then took out a marker and drew a red X on a village sign on the map.
X's are inconspicuous on the map, as there are countless X's around it, stretching all the way to the borders of the map.
"Let's go."
Looking at the little girl standing next to her, Zhou Yang reminded that the convoy was about to leave, but the little girl still held the smiling face sculpture in her hand and was reluctant to leave.
"Xiaobai, let's go."
The young man who was driving saw that Zhou Yang and Xiaobai were still here, and hurriedly shouted, signaling the two of them to hurry up and get into the car.
"I ......"
The little girl glanced at the smiling face sculpture in her hand, and then looked back reluctantly on the way to be pushed by Zhou Yang.
In the burning flames, there seemed to be a smiling face of Grandpa Xiao, telling her that he was doing well in another world, don't worry.
"Gone."
The young man driving the car started the car, observed the surrounding situation, and then stepped on the accelerator directly, and the convoy continued to drive towards the east.
"Big brother, where do you say people will go when they die?"
The little girl, that is, Xiaobai, adjusted her mood very quickly, she no longer continued to shed tears, but her red and swollen eyes were still full of sadness.
"Good people go to heaven."
Facing the little girl's sincere gaze, Zhou Yang put back the 'I don't know' on his lips and said another point of view.
"Grandpa Xiao is not my real grandfather,......"
It seems that it is because Zhou Yang repelled the lion monster and gained Xiaobai's trust, or Xiaobai now wants to find someone to talk to.
Anyway, in this dreary carriage, Xiaobai began to whisper the story of her and Grandpa Xiao.
When the story was finished, Xiaobai's heart relaxed a lot, but she cried for too long, she soon became sleepy, leaned on Zhou Yang's shoulder and fell asleep.
"She's okay like this, right?"
Seeing Xiaobai fall asleep, Zhou Yang asked with some anxiety.
"It's fine."
The woman in the front passenger replied to Zhou Yang, "She was just emotional for a while and felt a little tired." ”
"We are accustomed to seeing life and death, and we have become soldiers of the Scout Corps, and we have seen countless corpses, and even our companions may die at any time.
Xiaobai is the same, she just can't accept this fact for the time being. Let her sleep, and she won't be so sad after a while. ”
As the driver's little brother, he rarely spoke, and his tone was a little low, they buried the villagers today, but they didn't know if someone would collect their bodies in the future.
"Speaking of which, I haven't asked your name yet."
As soon as the chatterbox opened, the little brother who was driving glanced at the rearview mirror, and the object of inquiry was obviously Zhou Yang who was sitting in the back seat.
"My name is Zhou Yang."
Looking at Xiao Bai who was leaning on his shoulder, Zhou Yang replied softly.
Xiaobai's age is not very old, the same age as his sister, Zhou Yang is really afraid that his voice is too loud and disturbs Xiaobai's dreamland.
"I don't have a name, you can just call me Lightning. This one you should know is our captain......"
Lightning glanced at the woman with her eyes closed, and was about to speak.
"My name is Zhang Ya."
The woman with her eyes closed said her name, but there was no vitality in her voice, and she looked very weak.
"Uh...... Captain, you didn't sleep. ”
Lightning was bored with himself, and after realizing that the captain was not asleep, he turned his eyes to the car again, and drove the car seriously.
"Xiaobai."
Zhou Yang read it silently. He didn't think he would be a member of the reconnaissance team, but not knowing the other party's name for a while was actually not a good thing.
Sometimes it can seem a little awkward.
After all, this is the first team he encountered after coming to this time and space, although the journey by car has gained little on the surface, but Zhou Yang has gained a lot in his heart.
……
"Let's rest here today."
Leaving the village and driving to the location of the next oasis, the convoy finally stopped moving for a moment.
"Okay."
Lightning nodded, used the walkie-talkie to convey the captain's meaning to the vehicles behind him, and then drove the car into the ruins in front of him.
"It used to be like a small town."
Sitting in the car and looking out the window, Zhou Yang felt that this ruin was a little strange.
"Well, it used to be quite prosperous, and even after the cataclysm, it existed for quite some time. However, in the end, it was occupied by the epidemic variant. ”
Zhang Ya was in a bad state and didn't want to speak, Xiaobai was still sleeping, and he only recognized Zhou Yang's lightning to answer for him.
"That means ......"
Zhou Yang wanted to speak and stopped, since this is a place occupied by the epidemic variant, it may not be so pleasant to spend compared to tonight.
"Well, it's not safe here, it's a bit dangerous."
Lightning stopped the car, glanced at Zhang Ya in the co-pilot, and then pointed to the outside of the car.
Zhou Yang also gently put Xiaobai's head on the back seat of the car, then opened the door and got out of the car, and gently closed the door.
"Although it is an occupation zone, the number of epidemic variants that are still in the ruins of this town should not be very large, I hope there will be peace tonight."
Lightning took out a pistol, took out a silencer from his pocket and put it on, and then he looked at Zhou Yang, "I'm going to investigate the situation, do you want to be together?" ”
"Let's go."
Zhou Yang nodded.
This is a small town occupied by the epidemic variants, and this is an adventure for Lightning and Zhang Ya and others, but for Zhou Yang, he is very excited.
The flesh and blood essence had been almost consumed during this time, except for the part devoured by the Soul Devouring Ancient Tree, there was only one crystal left in his hand.
In the battle with the lion monster, he used a crystal to repair his injuries, but in the end, the lion monster ran away and lost his blood.
……
Following Lightning and walking through the ruins of this town, Zhou Yang kept an eye on his surroundings.
Unlike the desert, it was a terrain he was completely unfamiliar with, and if anything happened, he had to find himself a favorable place to fight as soon as possible.
This is the experience he summed up in the desert battle.