The more you worry about something, the more you fall into something?

It seems like a long night has been tossed and turned, but I still can't sleep. Cao Xi opened his tired eyes, relying on the fading light of the flashlight, looking at the world outside the window, it was still a thick fog.

When will such fog lift?

There seemed to be a pair of hands on the glass, slowly approaching, getting closer and closer, more and more clear, and it continued to spread forward, forming a net on the glass, covering the transparent glass tightly. What kind of plants could grow so fast, as if in the blink of an eye, they had wrapped the whole house tightly, and they kept moving and straining, ravaging the old house in their hands......

Cao Xi closed his eyes, this was the illusion of his own crankiness. But the sleeping bag on her body seemed to have lost its warmth, and a cold and damp feeling made her open her eyes again, and the thick fog had surrounded her.

"Shi Wei?" She screamed, but the fog was heavy, and no one answered her.

"Xiao Jing?"

It's eerily quiet all around, and who else will respond to her?

Only a thin vine began to touch her right leg, and then gently coiled up.

Yes, gently, without offending her at all, it quickly climbed up her body, her arms, without the slightest sense of restraint.

The vines were so similar to the ones Xiao Jing had brought back, and there seemed to be countless suckers on their leaves that could be attached to the skin.

Cao Xi just watched as it greedily fit into her bare arm, changing color.

From green to yellow, the leaves begin to curl up and gradually turn into a yellow flower, a flower without stamens.

This color begins to transmit, from one piece to the next, one yellow, one purple......

But she didn't feel the slightest discomfort, she felt like a big tree, allowing them to entangle around her, absorbing her own nutrients, and living in symbiosis with them.

"Shi Wei ......" Guo Enming's voice called softly on the side, although it was not to call her, but she also woke up. In other words, she didn't fall asleep in the first place, but just walked away and was pulled back again.

"What's wrong?" Shi Wei's voice accompanied her as she spoke, making Cao Xi more sober.

"Hmm...... Ah......" Just as they were talking, Mo Mo on the side suddenly made a murmuring sound, so everyone got up, including Cao Xi.

Because the flashlight had been on for a long time, the light was no longer sufficient, so Xiao Jing took out a new flashlight from his bag and turned it on together to re-illuminate the room.

When everyone came to Momo's side, they only saw her frowning, very uncomfortable.

"Momo." Guo Enming approached her and called out to her, making sure she was still conscious. Cold sweat was already breaking out on her forehead, and her face had quietly changed.

"What's wrong with her?" Cao Xi grabbed Shi Wei's hand because of nervousness.

Shi Wei took advantage of the situation to hold her cold hand and did not speak.

Guo Enming knelt beside Momo, watching her struggle uncomfortably, gritting her teeth, sweating her hair, and looking in pain.

Compared to the calm appearance of others, Cao Xi was very confused.

"What the hell happened to her?" Cao Xi couldn't help but ask, and when she wanted to go forward to see what the situation was, she was stopped by Shi Wei.

"Split." Shi Wei explained expressionlessly, which made Cao Xi even more confused.

"What? Split? ”

Momo's hands grabbed the mat, the skin of her whole body tensed, and the blood veins filled her body, and suddenly her body began to swell, and she couldn't hold on any longer, she opened her mouth wide and let out a scream at the bottom of her throat, she didn't even have time to breathe, and opened her red eyes.

Cao Xi grabbed Shi Wei's clothes and nervously covered herself behind her, so frightened that the whole person trembled: "What's the matter?" What's going on? ”

Everyone present was calm, as if they were used to such a scene, but their eyes were full of anticipation.

Mo Mo finally stopped shouting, and the whole person began to twitch, and Cao Xi poked out an eye and looked secretly. Momo's body began to slowly shrink from a state of expansion. Clear mucus drips from visible skin, soaking through clothing and damp hair. And Momo suddenly quieted down and returned to calm. Her face was pink, like a newborn baby emerging from a cocoon.

Guo Enming gently took off her clothes to help her break them down better.

Cao Xi carefully confirmed that it was Mo Mo or Mo Mo, but his appearance was much quieter, as if he had fallen asleep.

"It's done." Shi Wei gently let go of Cao Xi's hand that was clenched due to nervousness.

Cao Xi walked out from behind her, completely unbelievable, what were those things that had fallen from her? And the clothes that Guo Enming helped her take off had turned the original transparent mucus into white because they left her body, sticking to her clothes.

"I'll help you." Shi Wei said, took out some clean clothes from her bag, wiped Momo's body clean, and the others also avoided it with interest.

"Alright, let her sleep." Shi Wei was doing the cleaning work and said a word to everyone, and everyone dispersed.

Only Cao Xi was still at a loss.

At this moment, the dark world outside the window has gradually turned gray, and the sky is almost bright.

Xiao Jing looked at Cao Xi, who was not giving up, and said, "Soon you will get used to it." ”

……

When the sky was completely bright, the fog still hadn't lifted.

"Do you want to go?" Guan Yang asked, he had already packed all his things and was ready to leave at any time.

Momo's face was already much better than before, and his breathing was calm. Guo Enming gently touched her cheek, and it was no longer hot.

"Let's go." Guo Enming said, "I can carry her on my back." ”

"Okay." Xiao Jing helped Guo Enming carry his bag and threw Momo's bag to Guan Yang.

Shi Wei carried the bag and confirmed whether Cao Xi was also ready. Cao Xi's bag had already been prepared, but he didn't have time to carry it, and his expression was sluggish.

"Cao Xi, are you okay?" Shi Wei asked.

"Huh?" Cao Xi turned around, "No, it's okay." ”

Shi Wei knew that what happened before would definitely surprise her, and it was reasonable that she couldn't accept it and couldn't understand it.

"Then let's go." Shi Wei smiled, such a smile, in Cao Xi's opinion, was useless.

"Will you all be like that?" Cao Xi asked softly.

Everyone stopped at the door and looked at her.

"Yes." Shi Wei replied affirmatively.

"Why?" Cao Xi had great doubts.

"That's what we discovered by accident." Shi Wei replied, "When the body is severely injured or infected with an irrepressible disease, we will all experience it once. ”

Cao Xi heard it even more inexplicably: "You ...... Is it human? ”

Hearing this word, everyone's expressions changed slightly, and there was no direct answer, nor denial.

"Of course we are human." Guan Yang walked up to Cao Xi, his voice was always loud, "Let's get out of here first, and after we find the laboratory, you'll understand." ”

Cao Xi just looked at him stunned: "You said that this place also has something to do with me, am I not a human being?" Will I be like Momo? I would ...... too Split? ”

Shi Wei took Cao Xi's hand, trying to give her a little comfort and calm her emotions.

"Cao Xi, listen to me." Shi Wei's voice was still gentle, "We can go to the laboratory today, and I will tell you all." ”

Cao Xi looked at Shi Wei's sincere eyes, and everyone had never looked suspicious.

"Trust me, we won't hurt you." Shi Wei expressed her determination again.

Cao Xi took a deep breath and looked at her: "Of course I believe in you, so I will agree to come with you." I just didn't expect so many things to happen. ”

"When we first realized our differences, we were surprised." Xiao Jing walked towards her, "It's already this time, and you have raised your questions, so let's go to the final place to find the result." ”

"The result?"

Cao Xi's heart kept questioning, but his footsteps had already followed them into the thick fog.

In this fog, Xiao Jing seemed to have found a new sense that could guide his way.

"Let's join hands and follow."

Xiao Jing reminded everyone at the front that Guo Enming was carrying Momo in the middle, protected by everyone. Momo's body seemed much lighter than before, and her hands hung softly at her sides, looking a little pale.

"Are you sure Momo will be okay like this?" Cao Xi asked in Shi Wei's ear.

Shi Wei glanced at Mo Mo: "It should be." ”

"Why do you say that?"

"I'm guessing, too." Shi Wei replied, "It's just a process, constantly splitting and reorganizing. ”

"People?"

"No, cells."

Cao Xi was confused again.

"We are made up of countless cells, and every day in our body, there are cells that divide and produce new cells, just a handful of countless cells. And when we have a huge change and countless cells die, all the cells in our body will divide at the same time, forming another combination that replaces the original. ”

"When the process moves fast, it's what you saw before." Shi Wei added, "All the dead cells are expelled from the body, and only new ones remain. ”

"Then is she still the same Momo?"

Guo Enming paused and looked back at her: "Of course it is." ”

Cao Xi lowered his head in embarrassment and continued walking.

"When a cell divides into two cells, it passes on genetic material to daughter cells, and cell division is only the basis for individual growth, development, and reproduction." Shi Wei said, "All the survival of the fittest is completed in the body. ”

"What do you mean......" Cao Xi sorted out what he heard and thought in his mind, "Can your life continue indefinitely?" Because you keep renewing yourselves......"

In an instant, a dark shadow passed by them, so fast that they all felt the wind passing through.

"Shh Xiao Jing stopped and asked everyone to be quiet.

Everyone raised the alert, but they couldn't see anything but the gray fog all around.

"It's here again." Xiao Jing whispered.

"What you said earlier?" Guan Yang asked in his ear.

Xiao Jing took a look at the situation around him: "Everyone stands against the wall. ”

He quickly led everyone to the side, leaning against the cold wall, Cao Xi's hand touched the plants in front of him, and suddenly he had a special feeling.

After waiting for a while, the black shadow did not reappear beside them.

"Is it gone?" Guan Yang continued to ask.

"Don't let your guard down, let's lean against the wall."

Everyone walked forward against the wall, keeping an eye out for the black shadow and beware of it reappearing. Guo Enming was carrying Mo Mo on his back and was a little struggling, so he put her down and relied on Guan Yang to help her.

"Is she okay?" Guan Yang also sensed that something was wrong with Momo, "Why can't you wake up?" ”

Guo Enming looked at her, his face had obviously recovered, and even his breathing was normal, there should be no more accidents, but he really hadn't woken up yet.

Xiao Jing looked at the road ahead, the rest were taking care of Mo Mo, and Shi Wei stayed at the end to finish.

Everyone walked sideways, Cao Xi's hand brushed over the leaves, feeling the moment of contact with them, the feeling of déjà vu seemed to continue from a dream.

A leaf seemed to shake in her palm, so fast, she was so frightened that she retracted her hand and checked her palm, and there was nothing out of the ordinary.

"What's wrong?" Shi Wei asked, glancing at her palm by the way.

"It's fine."

"I thought your hand was cut." Shi Wei smiled, it should have been a joke, but the moment she spoke, a black shadow suddenly appeared behind her, a black, huge shadow.

"Shi Wei!" Cao Xi exclaimed in surprise.

Before Shi Wei came back to her senses, she was suddenly dragged into the fog by something.

"Shi Wei!" Everyone turned around and saw this scene, Xiao Jing hurriedly came over, "Everyone wait for me in place!" ”

He ran a few steps in that direction, and then shouted from the fog: "Come and help!" ”

Guo Enming and Guan Yang were still supporting Mo Mo at the time, only Cao Xi was alone, she instinctively rushed into the fog and found Xiao Jing's back, he was already sitting on the ground, holding Shi Wei's arm with both hands, and pulling with something to pull Shi Wei out.

Cao Xi didn't say a word, and immediately helped pull it up, and Shi Wei's body had already begun to cover vines and coil around her waist.

"Knives!" Xiao Jing reminded Cao Xi, "I have a knife in my waist!" ”

Cao Xi let go of his hand and looked for the knife on Xiao Jing's waist, just pinned it on his waist, Cao Xi quickly pulled it out, but he didn't expect such a short dagger to be a little heavy.

"Quick! Cut! ”

Without allowing for much consideration, Cao Xi hurried to Shi Wei's side and cut off the vines that had been wrapped around her waist. But soon the vines sprang up from the other end and continued to wrap around.

"Cut it from below!" Xiao Jing struggled to remind her, "From under your feet!" ”

"Oh!" Cao Xi realized his clumsiness this time, and hurriedly followed Shi Wei's body down to find the vines sticking out of his feet.

"Cao Xi! Be careful not to get entangled! Shi Wei didn't forget to remind her, but Cao Xi had already raised the knife and cut those vines, and the knife was much sharper than she imagined.

Xiao Jing took advantage of the situation, and finally pulled her out, thinking that he had escaped from danger, and suddenly a cry of pain suddenly sounded: "Ah——!! ”

Everyone's nerves are tense again!