The old woman babbled and cried, as if she was justifying. Several times, Liu Tianming saw a hungry gaze flashing in her eyes, and her hands were also making a pounce action ready to hunt at any time.

This is actually quite normal. Despite the fear of low-level creatures for higher-level creatures, the hunger of the mutated cells cannot be eliminated. Just like when someone sees a legendary dragon, their first feeling must be fear and fear, and at the same time, they have a delicious fantasy of the dragon's flesh.

The idea of humility and savagery exists at the same time, and it is not in conflict, it depends on what choice you make.

The woman gasped heavily, as if she had made up her mind, raised her head, and said to Liu Tianming in a painful and resolute tone: "Please let him go." I know that you, like us, know that you need to eat. I...... I'm willing to be your food, I won't resist, you can eat whatever you want. Spare my child, okay? ”

Let him go?

Liu Tianming was slightly stunned.

Not that he was surprised by the old woman's words. But Liu Tianming suddenly had a lot of inexplicable thoughts in his mind. It's very messy, very messy, like a ball of thread that has been twisted and kneaded repeatedly, and it is impossible to find the thread that straightens it out.

At the beginning, Liu Tianming did have the idea of wanting to eat this child.

However, after learning that the woman who jumped from the upstairs desperately was the child's mother, Liu Tianming completely dispelled this idea.

He hadn't lost his heart to the point where he could eat anyone. A mother, especially a mother who is willing to give her life for the sake of her children, has a good reason to keep them alive.

Liu Tianming remembered the man who was let go by himself when he was in the Champs-Élysées. For revenge, he was willing to be caught by himself, and after killing his enemies, he was willing to be his own food...... There is not only violence and profit between human beings, but also family affection that is difficult to part.

The head hurts!

Suddenly it became painful without warning. It's like a part of your body that is suddenly stabbed by something sharp like a needle or a knife. The pain was mixed with vertigo, and vision became blurred. All the mutated cells in the body started screaming almost at the same time. It feels horrible, like thousands of ants screaming at you. It is a "sound" that cannot be heard with the ears and acts directly on the brain. Liu Tianming couldn't even understand the meaning of these voices, but he knew that they were echoing and impacting in his head, producing shock-like shocks.

He vaguely felt that he had thought of something.

Many of the most chaotic thoughts that had never been generated before were released in the mind at this moment.

It was only a moment, not even a second, and all these violent and chaotic thoughts had disappeared. The severe headache cleared up, and everything was back to normal. Liu Tianming could see the ground, the towering buildings on both sides of the alley, the old woman lying in front of him with a serious injury, and the child sitting in the middle of the pile of corpses, holding the bloody corpse's brain in both hands and slowly chewing.

Liu Tianming turned around and stumbled towards the way he came.

He suddenly lost the interest of going to the place where Song Jiahao's relics were placed alone. In its place, there is an urgent desire to return to the makeshift camp as soon as possible.

Liu Tianming had forgotten the thoughts that had just come to mind. When they appear in the mind, they are so clear. But now, it is as imperceptible as the handwriting that has been erased and thoroughly covered with correction fluid, and not even a trace remains.

What exactly did I just remember?

One thing is certain———— whether it is a headache or a sudden amnesia, it is definitely not caused by the mother and child of the infected body. They don't have the special skill of mental crush, and that isn't the effect of an infection ability. It appeared suddenly, and disappeared without warning. It's like someone stabbing you with a knife, but the bleeding wound on your arm magically disappears under your gaze.

There is no need for parting words, and there is no friendship between the infected. The old woman who broke her leg and foot looked at Liu Tianming's distant back, turned around and crawled in front of the child and hugged him tightly in her arms.

There are too many times to hunt for food in life and death. No one knows what tomorrow will bring. I met a kind and kind hunter today, but what will happen in the future? No one knows.

"Collapse" or "protect" do not apply to infected individuals. Whether it is kindness or gratitude, it will only exist for a very short time between different feelings to infect individuals. More often than not, they only have thoughts of predation and killing, and will not show mercy to their own kind.

They are destined to not be able to form groups through strangers uniting together, but to exist in isolation in the form of lone rangers. If they are lucky, they can produce more by reproducing. Only the common blood genes do not develop hostility between each other. Of course, that's also a type of "food". It's just that they definitely don't eat each other unless they have to.

It's like parents and children.

……

When Liu Tianming returned to the camp, dinner was being prepared.

There are a lot of rats in the city.

Cut off the head of a mouse with a knife, and pull it down from the neck like a rabbit, and the whole skin is completely peeled off like a sock. The fat, white flesh that is exposed to the air looks appetizing, and the evisceration can be easily done with two fingers. Chop off the limbs and tail, rinse it with water, and when such a rat with translucent muscles all over its body lies tightly on the cutting board, you will never associate all sorts of dirty and terrible words with it, only all kinds of associations with the most delicious food.

Followers are already familiar with how to catch these critters. When there is a lack of fresh meat, people are always looking for everything to eat around them. Rats and sparrows are common in team recipes. Especially the former, because it doesn't have wings, it's definitely much easier to catch than the latter.

There are also a lot of hot sauces from the mall, put on the garlic and various spices, stir-fry in a hot oil pan, and then pour the chopped rat meat into it with a "bang", and stir-fry it quickly in the suddenly rising fire. Wait until the smoke gradually subsides, add a small amount of water, cover the pot and simmer. After more than ten minutes, the soup was drained, and the fat white rat meat turned a very tempting golden brown under the action of the sauce. When starting the pot, of course, you can't forget to sprinkle a handful of large coriander from the field, as well as wild onions.

Capturing a few thousand mice at once and feeding everyone on the team is certainly not possible. A hundred or so rats, plus potatoes and turnips dug up from nearby farmland, are not small in number. Liu Tianming usually likes this kind of food very much, but today he has no appetite. After taking two bites of his own rice, Liu Tianming took out the photo left by Qi Yuanchang from his backpack and watched it for a long time in the dim light in the sky.

Zheng Xiaoyue sat next to her, not mentioning what had happened before, nor did she mention the two provocateurs who had their heads shot in the head with a rifle. She leaned quietly on Liu Tianming's back. Zheng Xiaoyue knows very well: whenever his man is concentrating on something, it means that he is brewing a plan or thinking of something.

More than ten minutes later, Liu Tianming handed the photo in his hand to Zheng Xiaoyue.

"Gather the core members and ask them to show the photos to all their followers in order. Including the people who have been assigned to be in charge of guarding, let them talk about their thoughts after seeing this photo. ”

This is not the first time Liu Tianming has done such a thing.

He has always believed in the saying that "the wisdom of many is better than the wisdom of one." Especially for certain events, the onlooker's view is often clearer than that of the person involved. After Qi Yuanchang left Jixin Farm, Liu Tianming passed the photo four times among all team members on different occasions. Unfortunately, he still hasn't gotten the information he wants from other people.

Every once in a while, outsiders join the team.

Zheng Xiaoyue took the photo and asked gently, "What's wrong with you?" ”

"Nothing."

Liu Tianming looked up at the dense clouds in the sky, his eyes were full of thoughts and doubts: "I just thought of something, but it was very vague, and I forgot it just when I thought of it." I've been trying to make sense of those memories, but I can't think of anything. ”

Zheng Xiaoyue frowned slightly, revealing a puzzled look: "How can this be?" ”

Liu Tianming turned around, his eyes flickered a little, and reddish bloodshot could be seen on the edge of his eye sockets: "All this is too sudden." I met a mother and son today, and suddenly something came to mind. But I can't think of what those thoughts are now. ”

Zheng Xiaoyue felt sweat oozing from her palms: "You mean those two infected people you met on the road?" They also have special abilities similar to Psychic Crush? ”

"It's not mental crushing, absolutely not. This matter has nothing to do with them. ”

The muscles on Liu Tianming's forehead throbbed hard, and thick cyan blood vessels protruded from under the skin. He struggled to speak, his brain thinking, "I must have thought of something." That's something about Qi Yuanchang leaving this photo. I uncovered a corner of the secret, but some force forcibly suppressed my ability to think. Can you understand what I'm saying? It's like a drowning person who struggles to stick his head out of the water, and before he can breathe, he is forcibly pressed down by another person...... Yes, that's it, I saw the secret, but it suddenly disappeared from my mind. ”

(End of chapter)