Chapter 9: Dawn, Divergence
There was nothing to say all night, Xu Le didn't know when he fell asleep in a daze, and when he woke up again, there were already a few bright lights around him. It turned out that it was already dawn.
The swollen heat flow on his body has disappeared, and in this dim hut, Xu Le feels that the whole person is frozen stiff, and he can't seem to feel the existence of his hands and legs, it turns out that he has already been numb.
Xu Le bent his neck with some difficulty, and looked in his arms, Yu Kexuan was sleeping soundly on his coiled legs, and his long hair was scattered on one of Xu Le's chests. On the other side, Claire also rested her head on Xu Le's other leg and curled up to sleep. Feeling the heavy weight behind him, Chen Kang should not have woken up yet.
It seems that he has been treated as a large hammock and has been used for three people to sleep, so it is no wonder that his hands and feet are numb and he does not obey the call. It was fine to fall asleep just now, but now that I woke up, my brain took over my body, and I suddenly felt that my limbs were cold and wooden. I couldn't even feel hungry, and when I inhaled a little, I cooed twice, which was especially loud in this quiet cabin.
The rumbling of the belly woke up the three people who were sleeping soundly by Xu Le, and they each rubbed their eyes. Xu Le also barely stood up on the ground, shook his hands and feet, let the stiff feeling dissipate, stretched his waist again, and the joints crackled again, but it woke up everyone in the room.
As soon as his body moved, Xu Le's feeling of hunger intensified a little, and his heart panicked uncomfortably. I didn't dare to be careless, so I quickly squatted down and opened a box of bread, grabbed two, bit open the package, stuffed it into my mouth, and swallowed it like a date without chewing much. I just felt that it was not enough, so I ate two more, so I grabbed a bottle of mineral water and poured it down. Only then did I feel a little less hungry.
When he turned around, he saw that the people in the room were all looking at him in surprise with wide eyes, Xu Le put down the water bottle in his hand and explained: "I'm just too hungry, don't you feel hungry?" Come on, eat some of them. ”
Yu Kezhen shook his head and said, "I don't feel that hungry. ”
Several students also shook their heads and said, "We're not too hungry either." ”
"Teacher Xu, you, you just ate like that"
Xu Le was puzzled: "What's wrong?" ”
"It's like I haven't eaten for several days" In fact, what Yu Kexuan wanted to say was: the same as the zombie, but when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed back.
Xu Le saw that she wanted to speak and stopped, and saw that many students looked at her with a little fear in their eyes, and they didn't understand the meaning. It's just that I can't explain anything at this time, so I have to scratch my head embarrassedly and say, "I'm really just too hungry, I used my strength to stop the zombies last night." The whole person is overdrawn, and now my stomach is growling with hunger, and I don't choose to eat, hehe, I just don't choose to eat! ”
Hearing him say this, everyone thought of Xu Le's brave performance last night, dealing with so many zombies alone, the physical loss was huge, and they were all tired and collapsed for more than ten minutes, at this time, I am afraid that it is also appropriate to be so hungry. That's why I'm no longer so afraid.
Xu Le understands in his heart that he has repeatedly stimulated the blood of the heart and burst out of physical energy, which is probably a kind of squeeze on the body's potential, and the energy consumption must be huge, and he is also a **mortal, and the energy consumed must also be tonified through food, but he ate 4 loaves of bread in a row, and only slightly stopped the incomparable hunger, and he didn't know how much more to eat. It seems that the little food I prepared is not enough at all!
While thinking so. On the other side, Xu Le had already unpacked a few boxes, beckoned Chen Kang to take out the instant noodles, and distributed a bag to everyone. There is also mineral water, which is also a bottle per person. Even Deng Chan and Qin Yueming each have one. Assigned to Qin Yueming, Chen Kang was obviously a little reluctant, but his obedience to Xu Le still made him obediently follow the teacher's instructions.
With this distribution, the food prepared by Xu Le was reduced by half. I thought that I could deal with it for half a month by saving money alone, but the plan was not as fast as the change, and the two people who were originally expected have now become fourteen, and Xu Le himself has become a big stomach again! If these foods last for a day or two, I'm afraid it's not bad.
Xu Le was worried, and while eating another pack of instant noodles and two breads, he drank a bottle of mineral water to relieve the hunger in his stomach. I have made up my mind, and it seems that today, I have to get out of here!
Xu Yue cleared his throat, coughed twice, looked around, and said to everyone: "Everyone has also seen, although we are safe for the time being, but the food is very limited, if you want to live, no matter what, at least you have to eat, eat enough to have strength, and only when you have the strength to go out and find more food." ”
Qin Yueming's voice of rebuttal immediately came: "We can't eat as much as you, these things are saved, enough to eat for two or three days, maybe in two or three days, there will be a government and an army to save us, such a big disaster has happened, the country will definitely know about it, and it will definitely come to save us!" ”
Xu Le stared at this timid and afraid of death Second Ancestor and said slowly: "The strong are self-reliant, and those who save others save themselves!" We can't put all our hopes in someone else! I'm afraid that this disaster will not only happen in our small town, but also in all parts of the country, all over the world, even if there is rescue, it will be until they find our small place, I don't know how long it will be to get it. If we just blindly save food and huddle in this puffing house, in a few days, we will only have half a life left to starve, and where will we have the strength to escape from the ascension and find a way out. ”
After a pause, Xu Le continued: "Moreover, these zombies even eat the corpses of the same kind, who knows if they will continue to evolve and become stronger, to sum up, I think the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for us!" I hope to seize the precious time now and get out there and collect more food! ”
Deng Chan's weak voice also came from Qin Yueming's arms: "Teacher Xu, we don't have a strong physique like you, Yue Ming is also a cultural person, how can we go out and fight those disgusting zombies." The other people here, except for the foreign girl, are just underage children, Teacher Xu, how can you bear to let these children fight with zombies. Deng Chan's voice was still so soft and tactful. But when he said it, Xu Lezhi frowned.
"Yue Ming told me, there is an army stationed near here, which is to protect the capital, there is such a catastrophe, this army will definitely go to the capital to rescue within a few days, our Liudaowan Town is their only way, as long as we persist in the most difficult days, we can be transferred out with the army at that time, isn't everyone safe, why do you have to go down to find zombies to fight! Students, don't worry, what Mr. Deng said is true, as long as you hide here and endure for the time being, you will definitely be able to wait for the rescue to come! ”
Xu Le's brows condensed into a Sichuan character, and he couldn't help but pick up the fire axe under his feet again and hold it horizontally in his hand. At that moment, there were two men and three women, and the five timid students were immediately frightened and shrank next to Deng Chan. Only three boys were still on Xu Le's side, but they were all hesitant, and two of them were staring at the food at Xu Le's feet.
Xu Le's heart was bright, and he glanced behind him, Chen Kang's face was expressionless, holding the javelin, Yu Kexuan's face was full of anger, his little face was red, and he saw that the students Xu Le rescued last night were pulled to their side by Deng Chan and Qin Yueming in a few words, and shouted angrily: "You, you!" How can you do this! If it weren't for Teacher Xu last night, you would have been eaten by zombies one by one! ”
When these students heard this, their faces were embarrassed for a while, and they were not all moved by Deng Chan's words, but they were really afraid of zombies, but they were frightened by Xu Le's action of carrying an axe, so they subconsciously hid beside Deng Chan.
All this was in Xu Le's eyes, and he calmly asked Deng Chan: "What you said is true. ”
Before Deng Chan could answer, Qin Yueming hurriedly replied: "It's all true, my father and I have had dinner with the regiment commander several times, and I have also visited the camp where they are stationed, all kinds of light and heavy weapons, even tanks and artillery, and planes!" They are subordinate units of the 41 Field Army, and their combat effectiveness is also among the highest in the whole army. They will definitely come to our rescue! ”
In the end, for fear that everyone would not believe it, he stared at the hesitant students and added: "My dad, my dad is the director of the county finance bureau and a member of the standing committee of the county party committee!" I'm definitely not going to lie! Believe me, everybody! ”
"Classmates, I've seen Uncle Qin, he's a good person!" Deng Chan's weak and good-sounding Wu Nong's soft words completely crushed the hesitation of these students, they all relied on Deng Chan to stand down, and the boy led by him said to Xu Le with a look of confusion: "Teacher Xu, I'm sorry, we are all children, and we really don't have the ability to fight against zombies, otherwise, or you will wait for rescue here with us!" ”
Xu Le shook his head and said, "I also believe that what Teacher Deng said is true, and your choice is very correct." However, I have never liked to leave the future to wait for nothing, and I still stick to my decision. After speaking, he kicked the two boxes of instant noodles under his feet, kicked them to the opposite side, and then transferred the remaining mineral water to that side.
"These things are yours." Xu Le glanced around at a few people around him, and continued: "Go out to find food, if you are not careful, you will encounter zombies, and there is no place to bury you, I don't force you, if you are willing to follow me, you may get off the top of this building, and you will never be able to turn back!" ”
After Xu Le finished speaking, he took three steps back, leaning against the small door of the puffing house, his face was indifferent, waiting for everyone's choice.