On the first day of the riot, at nine o'clock in the morning, Xiaobei Street, Luoxia City, Zhongzhou.

Dustbrook stood in a remote corner of the street.

A strong wind came and rustled her black trench coat, and underneath the black trench coat was a set of close-fitting black tight leather jacket and leather pants, tightly wrapping her graceful curves.

It was early winter, and ten days ago, the first snow fell in the north, and the entire city of Luoxia was wrapped in a thick layer of silver.

Dusty Creek looked at the snow-white street, her expression looked a little strange, her face was also very snow-white, and there was a trace of doubt in her bright eyes - her feeling was very strange, obviously this scene was very familiar, but it was extremely strange.

At this time, there were very few people on the street, and occasionally a few shops were still open, with their doors closed, the heating on, and a thin layer of mist accumulated on the glass windows.

No one saw her, of course, even if she did, no one should care about her, even if she was dressed like this, she looked very stylish; Even though she's carrying a long sword, it's weird to look at on this modern street.

Because, the citizens of Luoxia City are now very worried and afraid.

……

Seven days ago, two cases of human bites in Pingcheng, the capital of Zhongzhou, caused a heated discussion in China after the news media followed up and reported the incident.

Some netizens commented that it should be a rabies patient who bites someone.

Some netizens also commented that they should be mentally ill and take revenge on society.

However, less than two days after the Pingcheng biting incident, Anquan City, which is 2,000 kilometers away from Pingcheng, reported another incident of human biting, this time with nine people.

In the days that followed, the same events occurred across the country, and the scale grew larger. After learning about the seriousness of the situation, the State General Administration of Health immediately issued an early warning of the epidemic and announced the investigation report of the incident to the people of the whole country through the State Information Center.

In that brief report, words such as "viral infection", "rage", "bloodthirsty" and "cannibalism" were deeply engraved in the hearts of the people.

For a time, people throughout the country were panicked, and incidents of violence, robbery, and smashing emerged one after another.

A nationwide curfew and massive military intervention followed.

Luoxia City is located in the northernmost part of Zhongzhou, close to the country of Slo on the Mobei Continent. Because of the cold and snow, the farther you go to the north of Zhongzhou, the fewer biting incidents there are, and there has not been a single biting incident in Luoxia City so far.

Heavily armed soldiers firmly occupy every traffic artery leading to the city, not even a single path leading to the surrounding villages.

Therefore, compared to the capital city of Pingcheng and most cities in the southeast, Luoxia City seems to be much quieter, and the citizens of Luoxia believe that all evil forces will be wiped out under the force of the state apparatus until life is back on track.

Dustbrook once believed and hoped for this, until it all turned into despair in the end.

Crossing Xiaobei Street to the east, turning right at the traffic light, is an old-fashioned courtyard-style community, with four big characters hanging crookedly on the outer wall of the mottled gate - Times Apartment.

To the right of the gate, there are two huts, one is for the doorman and the other is for the power distribution room, and there is a dog living in the power distribution room.

The doorman took the eldest mother back to his hometown in the countryside before the curfew the day before yesterday, and the dog that had been raised for three years ran a long distance after their electric tricycle, perhaps because he was reluctant to give up the dog food of the girl in the community, and finally, it stopped and turned around and ran back to the community.

When Dustbrook entered through the gate, it was lying in front of the doorman's room, licking the snow on the ground.

Dusty Creek looked at it for a long time, and finally remembered that its name was Xiao Hei, so he called it with a smile.

Xiao Hei raised his head and tilted his head, as if he was a little puzzled, why didn't he hear this person's footsteps?

Why does this person look so unfamiliar, but the voice is so familiar?

It lifted its buttocks, stepped on the snow, walked to the foot of the dust stream, sniffed left and right, and thought for a long time, but still didn't remember who this person was.

Dustbrook was a little lost, and it looked like it didn't recognize itself anymore.

"Send me home and give you dog food." Dustbrook shouted as he walked.

Xiao Hei has followed the doorman in the past few years, and has made a lot of contributions to the community, and he will not let outsiders in easily, but at this time, he can't resist the temptation of the dog food of the beautiful girl in front of him, and he followed up.

It didn't know why it was following, but the feeling was too familiar, but it was clear that the girl who gave it dog food yesterday was not the person in front of him.

At least, it doesn't look and taste like it at all.

Building 3 Unit 1 No. 1 is the only inheritance left to her by Chenxi's parents, a courtyard-style single-family house, plus a garden of 210 square meters.

Pushing open the unlocked wooden gate in front of the garden, Dustbrook walked in slowly.

In the garden, the cold plums that bloom against the snow bloom like blood, and the moon season in the bonsai has long shrunk into a ball.

On the garden steps, under the sun canopy are the washing machine, the coffee table, the shoe cabinet and the red carpet.

Everything is still so familiar, everything is still the same.

She took a deep breath and felt the beauty of this world, a feeling she hadn't felt in a long time, even though she knew that this beauty was only short-lived.

Walk forward, stop, and look at the familiar security door in front of you.

Even before she came, she had calculated all kinds of possibilities.

But when she really appeared here, she was still nervous, and she didn't know which possibility she would face in a while.

It stands to reason that he should still be sleeping now, and the person lying next to him should be me, right? Is it better for me to knock on the door, or to go straight in?

Dusty Creek struggled in her heart for the last time, and finally took out the key in the way she had designed before she came—the key she wore on the necklace he gave her back then, and hung around her neck for a long, long time.

The door opened, and Dustbrook dodged in.

The emotions she had accumulated over the years made her unable to calm down at the moment, and she walked directly to her bedroom.

As soon as she entered the bedroom, she froze.

The room was very clean, there was no one on the bed, not one.

She panicked, and her hands began to tremble.

She turned and opened door after door quickly, until at last she ran as fast as she could.

Running and shouting, tears poured out uncontrollably.

"Cloud Book! Where are you! ”

"Cloud Book! I am back! ”

No one answered her, except for the dog who was still sitting on the garden steps.

Probably because he had been waiting for a long time, Xiao Hei couldn't hold back and roared twice.

"Wang~Wang~"

……

At twelve o'clock at noon, the border between Zhongzhou and Slovakia is 30 kilometers away from Luoxia City.

Xu Qingyang, commander of the border defense division of the Northern Military Region, stood at the top of the watchtower of the base, looking at the black and oppressive snow-capped mountains in the north, and was speechless for a long time.

The snow-capped mountains were originally supposed to be white, but when there are more people, they become black, not to mention, those people are no longer human.

This is not the first time Xu Qingyang has seen zombies.

Three days ago, he received an emergency mobilization order from his home in Pingcheng City, and on the way from Pingcheng City to Luoxia City, he personally killed a zombie that crawled out of a ravine.

At close range, a headshot.

The driver who got out of the car with him was bitten off the major artery in his neck, and the red blood sprayed Xu Qingyang's face first, and then the rancid black blood spilled from the zombie's exploding skull.

The rancid smell of blood, and the howling of zombies coming from his throat, he would probably never forget it for the rest of his life, if a lifetime was long enough.

At this time, looking at the black and oppressive snow-capped mountains, he seemed to have smelled the rancid smell, but really, he had heard the howl from the mountains.

Like the groans of the reeling ghosts, like the roars of the demons of hell.

"Order, the whole army assembles, spread out along the 254 border line, three-layer blockade line, not a single zombie is allowed to enter the country!" Xu Qingyang recovered from the shock and immediately gave the battle order to the communicator.

After thinking about it, he continued to order: "Immediately request support from the headquarters, and inform me that the Slo Kingdom has fallen, and a large number of zombies have approached the border of Zhongzhou from the Moling Mountains, and the first contact time is half an hour later." ”