Chapter 20: Mutant Dogs
After informing Jiang Dong of his name, we stopped talking and it was his turn to be on duty.
The rain seemed to be temporarily unstoppable, I sat on the cold steps, the cold snap brought by the falling acid rain drove away the scorching heat of yesterday, the temperature quickly returned to freezing, looking at the rain curtain, my eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, I could no longer see the world clearly, I began to recall the single and boring life before, compared to now, that simple life is simply a luxury.
We found a few futons and coats in the staff break room at the gas station, but they were obviously not enough, but they took good care of me as an ordinary person, and I was given a coat that was enough to keep me warm.
As the night fell in the rain and the wind began to blow outside, I curled up on a small bed in the staff lounge, next to Jiang Dong and another cold-looking soldier. The atmosphere was a little frozen, as cold as the temperature, and I felt colder and colder, and my body couldn't help but shiver, but looking at the two warriors who were wearing nothing, I felt a little ashamed.
"Let's squeeze together."
I whispered, spread out my coat, and motioned for the two of them to come over.
"No need."
Jiang Dong smiled innocently and said to me with the soldier.
The warrior's expression was a little cold, and he didn't seem to be a little interested in me.
Jiang Dong saw that the atmosphere was a little awkward, so he said to me: "Soldiers, he will be on duty in shifts later." ”
I stood up, gritted my teeth, picked up my coat, pretended not to be afraid of the cold, and handed it to the soldier: "Since you are going to be on duty at night, then use it, and I will keep warm on my back with Brother Jiang Dong." ”
He looked at me, his indifferent expression flashed a hint of emotion, and his lips moved slightly: "No, thank you." ”
Seeing that he didn't pick up the coat I stretched out, I didn't feel embarrassed, so I threw the coat directly on him, turned around and returned to the small bed, and beckoned Jiang Dong to squeeze together.
He picked up his coat, looked at me, put it on his body, and walked out.
In the night when the cold wind was howling, I curled up and huddled with Jiang Dong, he seemed to sense that I couldn't sleep because of the cold, and said loudly: "Brother, if we don't chat, we may not be cold when we chat." ”
"Okay."
I responded, "Tell me your story first?" How did you come up with the idea of being a soldier? ”
He seemed a little embarrassed and hesitated: "I said, brother, don't laugh at it." ”
"How so."
I smiled.
"Actually, I don't have any stories to tell, the reason why I became a soldier is that my family is poor." He paused: "I was born in the mountains, I am the boss, there are three brothers below, Lao Tzu left early, my mother is not in good health, I heard that being a soldier has money every month, more money than in the town, so I went, because I have done a lot of rough work since I was a child, my body is strong, and I have good grades in the army, and then I have come to the present step by step." ”
"Then why are you here, this is a fatal task, don't you still have to feed your family?"
I can guess that it is definitely not easy for Jiang Dong to become a member of the special forces by his own efforts, but I can't figure out why he participated in this mission, they all wrote suicide notes before participating in the mission, didn't he know the danger of this mission?
"Hey, hey."
He smiled a little embarrassedly: "If I sacrifice, I will get a large amount of pension, my family will also become the family of martyrs, my three brothers don't have to worry about studying, and there are all kinds of social security, they may even be able to move to the city to live, no longer have to nest in the ravine." ”
I was silent.
What should I say?
What can I say?
"Brother, did you sleep?"
When he saw that I was no longer talking, he thought I was asleep, so he asked cautiously.
"Do you have a partner?"
I spoke up and changed the subject.
I seemed to sense his embarrassment, and I actually felt a little squirming: "Yes? ”
If it was daytime, maybe I could see the shyness on his face.
"She's the prettiest girl in my village."
He paused, as if recalling: "It's like, I haven't seen her for many years, I don't know if she should marry someone when she gets married." ”
His voice grew quieter, as if he were muttering to himself, and finally fell silent.
I didn't speak anymore, and I felt a little inexplicably blocked in my heart.
The night wind howled, but could not hide the sound of the falling rain, I fell into a deep sleep, and in the middle of the night I felt someone coming in, but I didn't want to move because of the cold, and I didn't even want to open my eyes, so I fell asleep again.
Wake up, it's already dawn.
The rain was not as heavy as yesterday's, but it was still there, and I was covered with the coat that the warrior had spread over me in the middle of the night. Jiang Dong next to him had already left, and it was the soldier who was sitting, he was holding a gun and wiping it carefully, as if he was caressing his lover, and his eyes were a little softer. He sensed that I was awake, glanced at me slightly, and then turned his attention back to the gun.
This rain is three days at a time.
I could feel the restless anxiety in their calm faces.
Actually, I'm the same, because I know that time is of the essence for us now, but God is going to follow suit and trap us here, wasting three days in vain. And I used these three days, after washing the car, I asked Jiang Dong about the skills of training physical strength, I need to exercise my body, I need a strong body to protect myself. Although the time is too short, but it can't be wasted, these days, I practiced all over the body sore, but fortunately, this soreness has been significantly reduced on the third day.
On the fourth day, the rain finally stopped.
We couldn't use the gas dispenser to refuel our cars because the transformer at the gas station had been corroded by acid rain and stopped, but luckily we found a lot of gasoline in the other cars in the parking lot that could be used by us.
I stood aside and watched them stand in a row saying goodbye and saluting the two dead soldiers.
After the ceremony, I saw Lin Shaoquan unload a grenade from his waist and put it next to the refueler, I don't know why he did it, it seems to be a waste of resources, but no one stopped it.
We got into the car and drove onto the road, fifteen people in seven cars. After a sustained acid rain, the cars stuck in the road looked even more rusty, and even the ground was corroded and there were potholes everywhere.
Bang!
Bang!!!
Lin Shaoquan stood on the lid of my pickup truck, I drove the car, she next to her suddenly signaled me to stop, I subconsciously stepped on the brakes, after that, I only heard a gunshot, suddenly there was a violent explosion, I obviously felt the car shook violently, it really scared me a lot.
I hurriedly glanced in the rearview mirror and saw that the gas station had exploded, and the sight of the fire had left my brain blank for a moment. That's when I finally understood why he had placed the grenade next to the refueler.
They did this because they were afraid that after the death of their comrades, the corpses would become food for other creatures, right? Or maybe it's a ritual?
She motioned for me to continue driving, and I woke up and continued on my way.
The sky was still overcast and gloomy, giving people an inexplicable sense of silence and horror, and I was a little worried that it would continue to rain, but time would not give us a chance, and we could only take the risk of hurrying, even if it continued to rain.
But apparently God didn't want to let us go, and after less than an hour of driving, the sky suddenly drifted with white fluff, and I realized that it was winter
It's snowing.
This is something that none of us expected, and it should be nothing more than that, right?
The snowflakes fluttered wantonly, and the rain became more and more urgent, and after a while, the ground was covered with a white veil.
But we didn't slow down, maybe because there were no other cars but us, so we dared to be so unscrupulous. Besides, my domineering and wild Ford pickup truck has excellent functional data in all aspects, and the huge wheels have run over the snow without the slightest sign of skidding.
We were racing through the snow, and this crazy behavior made me uneasy, but it was extremely exciting and exciting, I was afraid that something would happen suddenly on the road, but I was getting adrenaline pumping because of such crazy things that I didn't dare to do at ordinary times.
This section of the highway is built on the mountainside, and as we pass by on the way, we find that there are many houses at the bottom of the mountain, and it seems to be a small town.
But at this moment, an accident happened, and a car suddenly lost control and crashed out of the guardrail.
We hurriedly stopped the car and got out of the car to investigate the situation, and the result was not as tragic as we thought.
The car overturned, but less than two meters under the guardrail was a cemetery built by a family, and the car turned over and smashed on the grave, and did not continue to roll down the slope.
The people inside were fine, and we finally breathed a sigh of relief, but unfortunately, a car was wasted, and the supplies in it could only be stuffed into other cars as much as possible.
"Alert!"
Suddenly a fighter made a warning sound, and my heart almost subconsciously jumped, because as soon as the word appears, it means that something bad is about to happen.
Sure enough, we hurriedly climbed onto the road, then climbed onto the lid of the pickup truck, and with a glance, we immediately found the target.
I'm a good girl!
What's that?
I took a closer look, and the large hairless dogs climbed up the slope, as if consciously blocking the way to and from the road.
They resemble canine breeds, but they don't have a single hair on their bodies, and they are covered in erosive and even maggot-wriggling sarcomas.
They bared their teeth, their bloodshot eyes glinting with a fierce glint as they looked at us and let out a low growl of excitement.
"Mutant dogs!"
Next to him, Lin Shaoquan frowned, and whispered a name that I had never heard of.
Variation?
Don't? Are they mutated by canines? Is it because of nuclear contamination, viruses?
Vomiting!
A large dog with erosive sarcoma suddenly let out a high-pitched roar, and the dogs on both sides immediately became agitated.
"Hurry up, get in the car!"
Lin Shaoquan shouted anxiously, obviously, these mutated dogs are obviously not good!
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