Chapter 23: Hope and Despair

No, it is appropriate to describe Yang Bin and his party now, since they were rescued by Meng Qingqiang and others, it seems that everything has taken a turn for the better, and a happy smile that has not been seen for a long time has appeared on people's faces.

After a brief chat with Yang Bin, Meng Qingqiang took his two black hands and quickly found a real place to stay nearby, a roadside bank.

Although there are also many corpses similar to hibernation in it, it is not a problem at all for the Meng Hei group, in their eyes, these minions are not enough for the three of them to stuff their teeth.

After clearing out a large area of open ground, several bonfires were rekindled, and a large number of bills made the flames brighter and warmer, and the wild dogs, which had just been hunters, were skinned and dirty, and above the red shelf flames, bright yellow and clear grease dripped into the flames to make a seductive sound.

Peeled dog skins are also a rare good thing for people, whether they are kneaded into waterproof and cool mattresses, or sewn into warm hats and gloves, they are a gift from God to people living in cold winters.

The bank's crumbling roller shutters had fallen, keeping most of the cold air out, and people sitting around several campfires sharing the fragrant roasted dog meat, whether the elderly, children, or injured adults, couldn't help but be happy.

After treating the wound, Yang Bin, holding more than a dozen cans of beer and two bottles of liquor, once again found Meng Qingqiang, the last people who entered the winter, wine is a very important material, whether it is to keep out the cold, or disinfection, it has an important role, so whether it is Yang Bin or Meng Qingqiang and others, they all carry a lot of wine.

After Yang Bin sat down, he first raised his wine glass and drank it all at Meng Qingqiang and the others in front of the bonfire, once again expressing his heartfelt gratitude.

They and others can escape the danger, they don't need to sleep on the streets, and they can enjoy the fresh meat that is rare in the last days. All this is because I was lucky enough to meet these people in front of me.

As the conversation progressed, Meng Qingqiang learned that Yang Bin, who was old-looking, was actually very young and had not started a family in his twenties. The destination of their trip, like his, was a transit point.

Yang Bin and others also established their own survival sites after the disaster, but since the beginning of winter, life has become more and more difficult, food in the wild is scarce, and a large number of corpses have entered the room, which also makes the search for materials more and more difficult. Later, they learned about the existence of the transit station base from the people passing by, and after thinking about it for a long time, he had to decide to lead the rest of the people to take risks and go to the transit station, so there was this encounter. And Meng Qingqiang also introduced his group and the situation of Mengjia Village, when he heard that they were not going to move over, but to make a transaction. Yang Bin admired Meng Qingqiang very much, in such a difficult situation, Meng Qingqiang was able to run Mengjia Village so prosperous, he was ashamed of himself, and said that he would definitely go to Mengjia Village to have a look and learn from Meng Qingqiang, the eldest brother who had just recognized.

The atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic, and many people from Yang Bin also came to Meng Qingqiang's side with more wine, and Xing Tianliang Ji Liang and others frequently persuaded to drink, and for a long time the excitement appeared in the crowd, and in the face of enthusiastic persuasion, Xing Tianliang, Wang Yan and Bai Ying both refused with a smile, but Ji Liang, who was trembling along the way, did not refuse, and at this time he was full of spring breeze, mingling with everyone who came to thank him, Meng Qingqiang, who found this situation, couldn't help but think that this Ji Liang was indeed outstanding in receiving people and things.

The time of pleasure always flies, and when people have eaten and drunk, they feel so tired that they take out the bedding they bring with them and lie down by the campfire.

After finding that Bai Ying beside him also snored slightly, Meng Qingqiang, who was not sleepy, stood up gently, walked to a window, lit a cigarette, and pondered.

With the passage of time, the once prosperous city outside the window has now become a wilderness, and people who have experienced the end of life for more than half a year have gradually adapted to the life in front of them. The tall reinforced concrete buildings seem to have been transformed into dangerous caves in the primeval wilderness.

The speed of social regression is far greater than people imagine, looking at the halls, the people lying on the ground by the fire, like the ancestors of mankind tens of thousands of years ago, just like then, human beings once again faced countless dangers in the wilderness, spontaneously formed tribes, and began to migrate constantly with the change of living conditions. And whether they are eternal darkness or the rise of reincarnation, no one knows. But there is no doubt that the current human race is facing a worse situation than its ancestors, because there is another species in this world, which is derived from human beings, but feeds on humans, and the competition for survival will be more cruel and tragic.

Early in the morning, when people packed their bags and prepared to embark on the migration again, the two teams merged and found a bus to walk for the old and weak, and then set off.

Yang Bin, who sat in Meng Qingqiang's co-pilot, kept communicating with him along the way, and the two became more and more familiar. After listening to Meng Qingqiang talk about the details of the transfer station, Yang Bin did not feel annoyed that ordinary people were not accepted there, he told Meng Qingqiang that his sister was an excellent biomedical student, as long as he arrived at the transfer station, he believed that his sister would be able to enter it, and it had nothing to do with himself and others living outside the base, after all, he thought that the living situation would be much better than before.

Meng Qingqiang had the heart to invite them to join Mengjia Village, but looking at Yang Bin, who expressed great pride in his sister and was full of hope for his future life, he didn't really say it, everyone has their own ambitions, and the current Mengjia Village is not too attractive compared to the transfer station, and there is no way to bring better development to Yang Lili, from this aspect, Yang Bin's choice is not wrong.

The group moved slowly for two more days, and Xing Tianliang judged that they would reach their destination in a few dozen kilometers, which made everyone in several cars look forward to it. But when the distance is getting shorter and shorter. The convoy ran into a situation again.

They were stopped by some people, these people set up several improvised roadblocks on the way to the transit station, the roadblocks were flanked by two huge containers, containers and roadblocks blocked the road, several men with guns stood behind the roadblocks and waved to the convoy to stop, Yang Bin, Meng Qingqiang and others who found the situation got out of the car and came to the roadblock to check the situation.

Seeing that a man who seemed to be the leader approached, a man in a strange costume came out of the crowd, and saw him empty-handed, and strangely enough, this person was wearing a black over-the-knee robe with a hood!

The robe is embroidered with a very strange pattern, like the outline of an eye, inside is a twisted alpha letter, this letter is like an eyeball in the eye, and the underside of the "eye" is embroidered with a flame and a raised arm pattern, which looks very weird. The same pattern was painted on the clothes of the people around them and on the cars parked nearby

Looking at this strangely dressed man, Meng Qingqiang asked Xing Tianliang in a low voice, could it be that these people are from the transit station? And Xing Tianliang, who was also confused, said that he had never seen people with this kind of pattern and this kind of dress, and the people at the transfer station were either dressed as ordinary people or as standard soldiers, and they were not as good as these people in front of them.

The man in the robe looked at Yang Bin, who was standing at the front, opened his arms, and made a voice similar to a song: "Lost brothers and sisters, you have gone through a journey of great hardships, and today you are finally here, and you have met the glory of God, and let God guide you to the ultimate paradise of mankind." Where there will be no more pain and sorrow, God will protect you. ”

Looking at the strange figure in front of him, listening to the exaggerated and somewhat familiar voice, a term appeared in the minds of the stunned Meng Qingqiang and several people at the same time: Cult! .

The strange man did not wait for their reaction, but continued with a smile on his face: "We are members of the Alpha Sect, and the calamity is a test given by God to all mankind, and those who have been tested can rebathe in the glory of God under the leadership of the awakened saint and the great prophet." I sincerely invite you to join the Alpha Sect and build a new kingdom of God in which you will no longer be harmed by God's apostles. ”

Meng Qingqiang and the others looked at each other, crying and laughing, the name of this cult was taken from the Alpha virus, the culprit of the disaster, and the weird pattern needless to say must also be born from the virus, it is obvious that they are a cult that worships the virus, and the saint and prophet of Raush must be a god stick that appeared by taking advantage of the disaster. However, they were not afraid, because it was clear that both the number and the weapons were superior.

Facing the kind man, Yang Bin refused the invitation in front of him without hesitation, saying that he and the others were going to live at a transit station not far away, hoping that Guijiao could open a roadblock for them to pass.

When the man heard Yang Bin's words, he didn't feel the slightest annoyance, just took out a small bottle from his robe, dipped his fingers in the dark red liquid inside, slowly drew a few symbols on his face and hands, and said slowly while drawing: "Lost brothers and sisters, you don't know the greatness of God, so you are still struggling in the last days, pursuing that foolish delusion, God will not blame you, as long as you pray to God heartily and witness miracles, you will understand the meaning of the supreme being." The congregants around him took out the same vial and began to paint on their hands and faces.

At this moment, the black hands behind Meng Qingqiang suddenly had a trace of restlessness, and Meng Qingqiang, who sensed their emotions, suddenly narrowed the corners of his eyes, and his nose twitched hard, he smelled a strange smell, it was the kind of dark red liquid, and Meng Qingqiang could distinguish that this was clearly human blood, but there was a very familiar smell in it, he thought about the origin of familiarity in his memories, and soon he reacted violently, isn't this smell the smell of his body.

After drawing the pattern, the man in the robe came to a container and asked his subordinates to slowly open the door of the box, the moment the iron door opened, Yang Bin and the others were surprised, the container was not empty, it contained a large number of corpses, and the man also walked in slowly under the gaze of everyone, the strange thing is that the corpses did not pounce for the first time, the fresh flesh and blood that came over, but roared and retreated to the inside of the box.

And the man found that these corpses today seemed to be more afraid of himself than usual, and before he approached, these monsters automatically retreated backwards, and the worship of God in his heart was more promising, and he thought that it was his piety that allowed him to gain more divine favors.

Thinking of this, he turned around, walked out of the container again, stood at the door, and asked his subordinates to remove the barricades, and then, to the nervous Yang Bin and others, said, "See? This is the glory of God, and with God's providence, you will no longer fear God's apostles, join us and bask in the light of God. ”

At this time, Meng Qingqiang's face was very ugly, he probably knew what was going on, those dark red blood should be the same as himself, and it had the ability to intimidate ordinary corpses. It seems that in this Alpha Sect, there may also be an existence similar to himself.

Yang Bin turned his head and looked at Meng Qingqiang behind him, and found that there was no frightened expression on his face, so he swallowed his saliva, he didn't think that these cultists who dealt with corpses were any kind of righteous and kind existence, coupled with the support of Meng Qingqiang and others, he shook his head firmly, and once again refused the invitation of the man with open arms. They said that they still had no interest in joining their so-called sect, and just wanted to hurry to the transit station.

The man in the robe, who had been smiling, also restrained the smile on his face at this time, and said in a gloomy voice: "It seems that you have not passed the test, so I declare on behalf of God that you are the sins of the world, and go to the endless abyss to suffer eternal punishment." ”

After speaking, he waved his hand, and a gunshot rang out, Yang Bin looked at the bloody chest in disbelief, and slowly fell, his eyes reflected his sister crying and rushing towards him, and his eyes gradually lost his mind with a thick reluctance.

The saddest thing about people is that the hope that is close in front of us can instantly turn into despair. Yang Bin's trembling hand touching his sister's face finally fell slowly into the dirty and muddy snow like a fallen leaf.