I pushed open the door and handed my mother, who was sorting out the refrigerator, a volunteer application form, with the words "Rehabilitation Area Condolence Group" on the head, which made her face change dramatically. My mother closed the refrigerator door with a serious face, took the application form from my hand, found a mahogany chair behind her and sat down, and carefully read every paragraph on the table, as if she did not want to miss any important points.

"Yu Heng, you don't need to go to such a dangerous place to be a volunteer, our family conditions are good, if you want to go out for a walk, you can go anywhere, just don't go to this kind of place."

I knew that no matter how much I tried to get angry with my family before, I wouldn't let this matter go smoothly. "As I said, this time I just want to go to the rehabilitation area with my classmates and do something truly meaningful."

"Now that the epidemic situation is not completely stable, we will be very uneasy at home if you go like this."

"I know......" I couldn't find any reason to convince my mother for a while, so I had to sit beside her and wait for her final reply.

After thinking for a moment, my mother agreed. "Well, stay safe......"

"Thank you, Mom!" I excitedly gave my mother an affectionate hug and watched expectantly as she signed her name on the application form with a pen before thanking her and leaving.

At this time, the doorbell rang at home, and I simply went to open the door, thinking that my father must have returned from work. But when I opened the door, I saw myself scarred. I saw me standing there outside the door, bleeding all over my body, and even the saliva in my mouth was viscous plasma. My feet trembled and staggered on the other side of the door, and when I tried to reach out on the other side of the door, more and more strange people appeared outside the door, and their slow steps gave me such a great shock that I could not move.

The cold eeriness behind my spine reminds me of my mother in the kitchen. Unexpectedly, my fears were immediately fulfilled, and her screams came from the kitchen. "Mom?"

When I looked back, I saw no sign of my mother, but I noticed that six or seven mutilated mutants had appeared in my house at some point, and they were stepping on the blood-stained floor and approaching me.

In a trance, I tried to run away, but the horror of the burst broke my mind, and the instinct for survival urged me to run on my numb legs. However, the one in front of me suddenly grabbed my hand, and he smiled at me like a vampire, "Join us, it's going to be fun." ”

"No!" I shook off his hand and wanted to rush out the door, but his extraordinary arm strength firmly grabbed my right hand, and I panicked and said, "What are you going to do?" ”

"Are you scared? You will be abandoned by the world, and only then will you feel true despair. "The other me began to burn like a demon, and even my home and everything around me were engulfed in flames.

"Let go of me!"

No matter how much I struggled, the demon would not let go, and he looked up to the sky and smiled, "Why don't I let me free you now!" ”

"No!"

Apparently the demon would not give up at my resistance, and he slowly opened his fanged bloody mouth to occupy my entire sight little by little with infinite enjoyment, getting closer and closer, and finally devouring me......

"No...... No! No! ”

When I opened my eyes, I saw a blank space, like hope in the dark night. The light was so unreachable yet so familiar, and I was about to stretch out my right hand to cover the blur caused by the bright light, when there was a stinging pain in my right shoulder, until then I realized that I had just woken up from my dream. The nightmare and physical overdraft made my pronunciation difficult, and the oxygen mask on my mouth and nose kept pouring me fresh oxygen, but I was not completely awake because of it.

The various dripping sounds from the various medical devices around me, the clear breathing sound in the oxygen mask, and the rhythmic ups and downs convinced me that my physical condition was stable, or at least not too bad. The blurred vision gradually became clearer, the white chandelier above my head swayed from side to side, the green ceiling was propped up by sturdy alloy shelves, and there were many bottles and cans neatly placed in various lockers around me, and there was a gray iron oxygen tank next to my bed. I wanted to sit up, but apparently this was not an easy thing to do, so I lay flat and moved my head, and found someone sleeping on the side of my bed, her long silky hair falling on her shoulders, her slender eyelashes like the delicate grass by the stream gently closed and stained with a few teardrops, and her obsessive sleeping appearance was unbearable.

"Chen Mo ......" I gently shook the girl's shoulder with my hand, and she also rubbed her sleepy eyes and naturally stretched her waist.

"I just took a nap and didn't fall asleep." Chen Mo didn't seem to figure out who was calling her, and continued to stupidly explain to the air behind her, "I'm fine. ”

"Chen Mo, it's me." I tugged at her sleeve, the pain in my chest weakening my voice, but luckily she spotted me.

"Ahh Du Yuheng! You're awake! Chen Mo, who was nervous, leaned over to me like a little girl opening a Christmas gift and laughed, "Great, I'll call a nurse!" ”

Before he finished speaking, Chen Mo rushed out of the tent with his legs, and the cold air outside swished into the tent and swept around before being melted by the warmth again. Before the silence could last, Chen Mo's shouting and other people stumbling into my tent from far and near, like a heavy rain approaching.

The first to step forward was a white-clothed lady dressed like a nurse, and the mask on her face allowed me to only see her serious eyes, and I guess she didn't have any expression. The nurse used a small flashlight to check my light detection reaction, and after a series of detailed examinations, she confirmed that I was safe and announced to my friends. Overjoyed friends rushed to the bed, whispering hello to me like a newborn and asking me if I remembered their names.

"What are you doing...... I'm not brain-wounded. "My trademark eye-roll gesture put these bad friends at ease.

"Looks like you're getting better." Huang Weizheng patted my head, "This expression is a good omen. ”

"yes, it scared the hell out of me. You don't even know you've been in a coma for days. ”

"I'm unconscious, how do I know?"

"It's still so annoying." Chen Mo, who was questioned by me, pursed her lips and complained, "It's better for you to continue to faint." ”

"Forget it, Du Yuheng, you have to know that Chen Mo has been taking care of you for the past few days." Ban Zhiyu, who was standing on the side, looked more like one of me at this time, but his white clothes were the same as those worn by the medical nurse just now, and the gloves tucked into his chest pocket made me feel confused for a while.

"I know what you're trying to say, Ban Zhiyu is now half a medical soldier." Huang Weizheng said with a smile, "Because he knows some basic medical knowledge, and now the Tianyang base is temporarily short of manpower, so Captain Liu asked him to help at the medical station." ”

"Captain Liu?"

"That's right, it was his emergency investigation and search and rescue team that rescued us, which is a special force." Looking at Huang Weizheng's expression, I can guess that he has probably understood the basic situation of the entire base in the past two days.

"Looks like I'm here at the right time, you're already talking about my troops."

A neutral voice came to my ears with the opening and closing of the curtains, and this masculinity must have been that of a tall and burly army general. But when my friends dispersed to make way for Captain Liu, who had not seen anyone else and heard his voice first, I found out that he was nothing more than a thin man about 1.7 meters tall. He looked to be in his early forties, his tired eyes were deep and charming, and under his short simple hair was a serious but gentle face, and he smiled a simple smile when he saw me, and his straight waist made people believe that he was a solid support.

"Hello, Du Yuheng. My name is Liu Licheng, and I am the operational commander of the China Emergency Rescue and Search Brigade. ”

"You...... Hello......" Liu Licheng gave me a simple salute, so I didn't know what to do for a while, "Thank you for saving my life." ”

"Ahaha! I didn't save you, and I should thank you and my soldiers and your friends. Liu Licheng's hearty and powerful laughter made my mind suddenly clear up a lot, "It is the duty of our soldiers to protect the masses, but it is my dereliction of duty to let the deserters of the army hurt you, and I apologize to you here." ”

"Don't, don't say that. At this time, anyone can be hot-headed......"

"But the military can't! Not even in my troops! Rest assured, I will not tolerate this. Hwang Chanmin has been controlled, and you will no longer be threatened. Liu Licheng looked at me categorically, he sighed calmly, and changed his words, "In addition, I came to tell you the good news this time, you have all passed the physical examination, which means that you have not been infected by the virus and can live safely in this base." ”

"What do you mean? We ...... "The good news from Liu Licheng is not a good thing for me.

As soon as I spoke, Huang Weizheng hurriedly said: "Well, Captain Liu, we are all very grateful for you to take us in, but we are only in Tianyang to meet up with friends, and we still have to return to Nanning after that." ”

"Oh, that's right, now it's chaotic everywhere, and our contact with Nanning and even with the central government has been basically cut off, so I can't guarantee your safety on the way to Nanning, and...... To put it mildly, Nanning may not be what you think. As far as the reports are concerned, urban areas are the hardest hit. ”

"We know this, so we have to go back!" Chen Mo suddenly interjected and said firmly, "No matter what becomes like there, we have to go back!" ”

Liu Licheng looked at the delicate but determined girl in front of him, and after a moment of silence, he smiled and said, "Okay, why don't we do this." At present, Du Yuheng's injury still needs some time to recover, and you have not found your friends, it is estimated that they are still on the way to Tianyang. So I suggest that during this time, everyone should rest at the base first, and when Du Yuheng has recovered from his injuries and your friends are here, you can set off again, and I will give you enough equipment and supplies at that time. ”

"Thank you, Captain Liu!" Chen Mo clapped his hands and shouted, "I knew you were a good person!" ”

The little girl's simple praise is so sweet to anyone's ears, except for me, of course...... Liu Licheng smiled and said to the tall soldier who had been standing behind him and bowing his head silently: "Xie Tao, thing." ”

"Oh." Hearing the commander's command, the soldier named Xie Tao hurriedly stepped forward with a large cardboard box, "Sir." ”

"This is your ID card in the base, along with a bit of simple supplies, base maps, and notes. I'm sorry to let you sleep in a military tent these days. I think in a few days, Du Yuheng can live with you when he is stable."

"Thank you so much, but now that the base is short of manpower, I don't think this special treatment is appropriate."

"Nothing out of place!" Huang Weizheng's concerns were disapproving in Liu Licheng's view, "My dereliction of duty almost killed your friend, now please give me a chance to make amends, okay?" ”

"It's all said and done......"

"Xie Tao!" While Huang Weizheng was still hesitating, Liu Licheng immediately said, "Na, this kid's name is Xie Tao, he is about the same age as you, and he will be in charge of your life from today onwards!" If you need anything, just go to him! ”

"Huh?"

"Did you hear that, Xie Tao?"

"Yes, sir!"

The brim of Xie Tao's green military hat just formed a shadow in front of his eyes, and I could only see his angular face. His skin was not as dark as the other soldiers, but almost as white as Long Hao. Indeed, as Liu Licheng said, it seems that at least judging from the sound of how old he is with us, but he is obviously much taller, even if he does not wear military boots, he should be half a head taller than me and Huang Weizheng. His broad shoulders look like a good material for a soldier, and as for the somewhat wooden reaction, I think it should be because he is still young in the military.

With the help of Liu Licheng, we quickly adapted to the life in Tianyang base, and we were not idle. Ban Zhiyu became a good assistant to the war doctor; Chen Mo found her only constructive strength in the kitchen, and the food in the base was indeed improved as a result; Huang Weizheng stayed in the secretarial room every day to help sort out the daily documents, and always paid attention to the list of survivors of the base's new income, hoping to receive news from Liang Minxing and his party one day; With the help of Xie Tao, I successfully applied to Liu Licheng for a job as a baby in the maintenance of the gun store, and after the gunshot wound, I wanted to know more about these deadly instruments. At first, Liu Licheng was not happy for me as a student to participate in dangerous work, but with Xie Tao's guarantee and my flamboyant efforts, he still chose to compromise.

Liu Licheng is indeed a good commander, he just took over the emergency brigade soon after the outbreak of the zombie crisis, in the case of losing contact with the rear, as a field commander, he is the spiritual pillar of the entire base. Under his leadership, the Tianyang base not only did not fall by the sudden zombie horde, but also successfully provided shelter for more than 200 residents. You must know that in the face of the vast group of mutants, the weapons in the hands of the soldiers are so thin, coupled with psychological deterrence, the average army will soon become a plate of loose sand and drown in the sea of mutants, but Liu Licheng's emergency brigade does not. This well-equipped special forces unit is directly under the central government, and Liu Licheng, the operational commander, is a major general, and his status can be imagined.

As early as when the Baise area was out of control, they had already established a front-line command center in the Tianyang base, and they wanted to send the search and rescue team to the surrounding areas to stop the rescue, but the crazy spread of the disease made them have to start collecting strategic resources and strengthening the Tianyang base at the same time. Originally, Tianyang's emergency brigade heard that there were nearly 300 people, but many people never came back after going out to perform tasks, and now this elite team has also been sharply reduced to less than 100 people, and there are only thirty or forty people who can go out to perform tasks, and this number is decreasing every day.

The Tianyang base is not as big as I expected, it is actually a small dual-use airport, and after the crisis broke out, the military took over the airport and set up a temporary base. At the beginning, there was an outbreak in the base, but it was "eliminated" in time. The airport's tower is the tallest building, and most of the areas where the various ATC ground handling facilities are located are zoned as military-controlled areas, while the survivors live in an area dominated by a small terminal. After losing contact with other areas, the large planes had nowhere to go, and had to park in hangars to accumulate dust. In addition to a runway reserved for the base, temporary tents have been set up near the terminal and most of the open space at the airport for people to live in; It was a makeshift tent, but everyone who lived in it knew in their hearts that it would be their only shelter for a long day.

With the help of the masses, the emergency brigade built a fence around the entire airport with overturned vehicles and some building materials, and the original iron fence of the airport was also reinforced, and sentinels were sent to guard it. Ordinary barbed wire could not stop the invasion of the mutant group, but it was difficult for them to climb over this wall, which also prevented the mutants from threatening the Tianyang base.

Liu Licheng is a kind person, but he is absolutely meticulous in dealing with military affairs, and there is an obvious martial law control line between the military control area and the residential area, except for people like us who hope to help work in the base, ordinary people are not allowed to enter the military control area, and the basic living support work like Chen Mo's can only be carried out in residential areas. After recovering from the gunshot wound, I often traveled back and forth between the two areas accompanied by Xie Tao.

We are usually busy with different positions, and only after resting in the evening will we gather in our tent to talk about what we have seen and heard during the day. A few days later, Xie Tao also integrated into our small family-like group and became an indispensable part. Like Huang Weizheng, Xie Tao usually doesn't talk much. However, his introversion is not only that, whenever our topics and eyes focus on him, he will bow his head shyly and silently, just look at us with innocent eyes, waiting for the topic related to him to end. Because of this, he has become the object of ridicule that I am most happy to use besides Chen Mo.

About a month passed, and it was as if our lives were going to follow this forever. Every day when I look at the scars of the gunshot wounds on my body, I wonder if this comfortable life has killed our will to go home, or is it just our life? Until one day, we have to face up to this long-awaited problem.

"Long Hao! I found Long Hao! "On this day, just as Xie Tao and I were passing through the regional checkpoint, Huang Weizheng was sweating profusely and running from behind us breathlessly, shouting excitedly, "He is ...... ...... at the medical station"

"Long Hao? What about Liang Minxuan, Wei Liqin and others? ”

"I don't know, I only saw Long Hao's name appear in the new list."

"What are you waiting for, let's go!" Although I was not satisfied with the appearance of only Long Hao alone, it was enough to make my heart surge.

The three of us ran to the medical station with countless questions and expectations, ignoring the puzzled gazes of passers-by along the way. After waiting for so many days, there is finally news! But why is Long Hao alone? Have they been attacked by mutants? Or did Long Hao get separated from the others...... Before I had even taken a few steps, a series of conjectures had already begun to ferment frantically, which made me uneasy.