The afterglow of dusk shines through the glass of the lintel, dazzling like gold, making it impossible to look directly and can only hide in dark corners.

It's dusk now, and in half an hour at most, the once bustling city will be plunged into the deepest darkness, the real darkness without lights.

This is a hardware and electrical appliance shop adjacent to the road. The area is not large, but it is enough for three people. Perhaps because he felt that the gap a few centimeters high under the lock of the roller shutter door was not safe, Wang Hongjian simply fixed it firmly with a dozen cement nails.

There are walls on three sides, and there is no second exit. The only way to get out of the place, which they had converted into a makeshift cage in two hours, was to use the oxygen cylinders and acetylene generators in the store to cut the roller shutter door.

The room smelled of engine oil. In order not to attract the corpses wandering in the night, the survivors did not use the diesel generator in the store, but only used a few candles to drive away the darkness.

On the table is a pile of plastic bags filled with various foods. There are steamed buns and bread, as well as chunks of cooked meat and roast chicken. There are also several boxes of mineral water on the floor of the table legs. These are the spoils of war looted from food stores and supermarkets on the way to escape.

Jiang Sen ate slowly. Roast chicken and steamed buns are rare and extremely expensive treasures that are difficult to see in the future. At that time, only the powerful were eligible for these.

Mu Yan sat on a chair against the wall, tore the bread into small pieces, and slowly stuffed it into his mouth. She stared silently at the burning red candle on the table, without any mood swings on her face.

Wang Hongjian had already taken off his shirt contaminated with dirty blood and changed into a blue cloth overalls found in the store, which should have been an American before, and Wang Hongjian wore it very ill-fitting on his body, but no one cared about whether it fit or not. He seemed hungry and ate quickly, his cheeks bulging high, and he poured a sip of beer from time to time.

The entire quiet city seemed to have only the sound of three people swallowing.

The night was deep and quiet.

There are two beds in the back room of the store, which are occupied by Jiang Sen and Wang Hongjian respectively. Neither man showed any sign of humility, nor did he hear nonsense like "ladies first" from anyone.

Jiang Sen didn't think there was anything wrong with this———— men's special physiological structure determined that they had more power than women. In the future world, in the survival battle that must face monsters at any time, strengthening people, especially men, is the absolute main force to fight and kill. They must have access to adequate food and a comfortable resting environment. Only in this way can those weak who cling to them survive.

Lying on his back on the bed, Jiang Sen's eyes closed slightly, and his breathing gradually became smoother. The body armor covered with rancid blood stains did not take off, the loaded HK416 assault rifle was in the right hand, the two pistols were also loaded and inserted in the holster, and the left hand gently covered the dagger at the waist, maintaining a state that could be drawn at any time.

It's a completely unfamiliar environment, and there's no trace of the future world's familiarity. If you don't want to die unclear, you have to be vigilant at all times.

The waist and shoulders were slightly warm, which meant that the muscle strain and fatigue caused by the battle a few hours ago were slowly relieved by the normal metabolism of the body, which indicated that although Jiang Sen's body had been strengthened, it had not been strengthened enough by the H-value.

The concept of strengthening the human being is manifested in two aspects———— Q value and H value.

The Q value is the strengthening index of human bone hardness, which is the basis for human beings to carry out strong speech in the later stage, because as long as the bone strength of the human body reaches a certain degree to withstand the pressure brought by the later body strengthening.

The H value corresponds to a combination of factors such as muscle toughness, strength, resistance to blows, and fatigue time, and the Q value can be strengthened by the stones collected by Jiang Sen, while the H value needs more.

According to the standards agreed upon by the future world, only human beings with a k-value and a p-value of 20 are eligible to be called "strengthened people".

The most striking sign of this overall improvement in physical fitness is a dramatic increase in strength, speed, and mental reflexes. Among them, the performance in terms of strength is particularly obvious. Under normal circumstances, the value generated by the first-order enhancer's punching is about five hundred kilograms.

Human enhancement is a long groping phase. According to the known history, it will take at least a year for this theory to gradually form a system that is accepted by the public.

Jiang Sen had difficulty falling asleep after another disaster, and he slowly opened his eyes, and by reinforcing the person's vague thinking of a small area of space, he found that the other two people in the room were not asleep.

Wang Hongjian's snoring was very loud, but he turned over too often.

Mu Yan leaned against the corner, curled up, and hugged his knees tightly with his hands. The glimmer of light from the bottom of the roller shutter shone on her long, white and slender legs, as well as her trembling body.

Jiang Sen turned over and got out of bed, picked up the quilt with his body temperature, walked to the slightly startled girl, shook it open, and covered it.

Wang Muyan glanced up at Jiang Sen and didn't say anything.

Early in the morning, the sun rises as usual.

Jiang Sen got up very early, casually ate two steamed buns left over from last night, then very simply cut the roller shutter door with acetylene, and walked out, Wang Hongjian and Mu Yan immediately followed Jiang Sen out of the door.

The street is secluded, and there are no zombies around. In the distance, there was a faint figure at the corner of the street, and the distance was far away, and it did not pose a threat.

Jiang Sen opened the back door of the BMW, revealing a whole wagon of rice noodles and bottled water, and he returned to the store again, picked up a pile of pre-collected tools and parts in the corner of the store, and loaded them into the car. After doing all this, Jiang Sen walked up to Mu Yan, who was munching on half of a cold and hard steamed bun, stared at her for a few seconds, and said lightly: "Get in the car!" ”

Wang Hongjian moved quickly, and as soon as Jiang Sen unlocked the car door, he had already run over, pulled the rear co-pilot's seat, and lay on the soft cushion in the most comfortable position.

Jiang Sen frowned, walked to the front of the car, opened the car door, and said calmly, "Go down." ”

"Hey! Feed! What do you mean, you, what do you mean? ”

Wang Hongjian's face turned a little pale, he instinctively raised his hands, pushed the car door and got out of the car and took a few steps back.

"I only promised to leave the underground parking lot with you. Now, the collaboration is over. ”

Jiang Sen's gaze was deep, and his voice was pleasant and magnetic, but it sounded cold.

"Don't do that, I say, really don't. We are friends and a team. We should sit down and have a good talk. Those damn monsters are everywhere, and in a foreign land, we have to help each other. You should trust me, I'm a good person! ”

A trace of anger flashed in Wang Hongjian's eyes, and he had an urge to explode in his head, but he had to lie dormant helplessly under the threat of a gun. He searched his stomach for words that might impress Jiang Sen, the order of his words was confused, and his speed of speech became faster and faster.

"I don't owe you anything."

The gun in Jiang Sen's hand did not tilt at all, he looked at the man opposite, and slowly sat in the passenger seat, keeping aim from the open window. At the same time, Mu Yan, who was standing in the car, asked, "Do you know how to drive?" ”

The girl looked at him with some trepidation, bit her lip, and nodded.

"Let's go!"

Jiang Sen threw out an encouraging look: "Get out of here." ”

The sun with strong ultraviolet rays scorched the land mercilessly, and the sudden rise in temperature made the entire city seem to be enveloped in flames. The scenery at the end of the horizon begins to blur, refracted by the interplay of light and heat, making everything look shaky.

A ragged zombie lay in the middle of the street, gnawing a rib that was scattered on the ground. Even though it doesn't have much meat on it, it's still chewy.