Volume V: The Eternal Kingdom, Four Hundred and Twenty-Two, New Eras
Antarctica, at the moment, because it is in its own summer, there are brown rocks exposed in many places near the ocean. Not far away, the snow is melting at the fastest speed, turning into a gurgling stream in the direction of the sea.
At this time, a little girl wrapped in a patchwork of various clothes for the winter trotted towards the place where the snow was most watery, carrying a small iron bucket with pits. The little girl's shoes were made of just two pieces of wood with a few dirty ropes tied to them, and it was still very cold here even in summer. So much so that most of the little girl's bare # exposed toes were already covered with chilblains.
The chilblains had already scabbed, but as the little girl's body swayed, yellow-brown abscesses flowed from the scabbed chilblains, and when the abscesses first came out, they were frozen by the cold of Antarctica.
But the little girl couldn't care so much, and still relied on these little feet to support her thin body, which could fall down at any time. The girl's little face was sallow yellow because of malnutrition, but her eyes were very determined. This ready-made snow water was what she needed now, and she knew that if she was a little later, she wouldn't be able to get it.
The summer breeze blew, and the little girl shivered subconsciously, the weather was so cold, the girl thought in her heart.
Already close to the snow, the little girl quickened her pace with some joy, and hurriedly poured the bucket down where the snow flowed.
Suddenly, the little girl's face showed a little surprise, and her eyes, which were originally a little gray, became a little brighter at the moment.
She saw the food, to be exact. It is a few ice worms endemic to Antarctica, which only appear in the summer. They are generally the size of an adult's middle finger and the thickness of a thumb, so the people here also give them the figurative name, thumb worms.
The girl licked her chapped lips, she had only eaten half of the minimum amount of food she had gotten in the past few days, and her stomach was so hungry that she was about to strike. Although these thumb worms are a little scary when they writhe, they are rich in protein, which is exactly what they need most.
But the thumbworm was a little far away from him, in the middle of this little stream. The girl hesitated. But then he gritted his teeth. Took off her shoes.
"Shhh Pulled a few pieces of flesh off the chilblains. The pain made the little girl grin for a while.
But when the little girl saw that the thumb worms were about to be washed away. Quickly ran over. The icy snow was up to her ankles, but the little girl's speed didn't stop.
"One, two...... Seven ......" The little girl stretched out her dark fingers like dead wood and counted the number of thumb worms. However, there was a little doubt on the little face.
"No, I just saw that there were eight, why are there only seven now?" The little girl was a little puzzled and tried to find the thumbworm that had disappeared.
However, the little girl was disappointed to find that she had not found it, and in desperation, she bent down and picked up the writhing snow-white thumb worms.
However, she forgot to carry the small iron bucket, and after thinking about it, she put the thumbworm directly in the worn-out pocket of her blood-stained clothes.
The little girl was a little clumsy, and when she caught six thumb worms, she found that she couldn't find the seventh one. The little girl looked around a little panicked, but still no.
A mist appeared in the little girl's eyes, but then she wiped away the tears with her sleeve, which were not needed here.
"Gurgling ......"
The little girl's stomach suddenly cried out in anger, and there was a bit of hesitation on her face, and at last she took out a snow-white thumbworm from her shabby pocket as if she had made some great determination.
The white thumbworm contrasted with the little girl's dark fingers, but the little girl didn't care about that, she needed food more.
Seeing the thumb worm writhing in her hand, the little girl's eyes showed a hint of embarrassment. But when her stomach crowed again, she didn't hesitate to throw the thumbworm into her mouth. She knows that no matter how unpalatable the food is, it is precious, and if she doesn't eat it, she will die.
"Well, it's delicious." The little girl nodded and commented on the thumbworm dish.
The little girl slowly chewed on the soft thumb worm, and felt a cool sensation flow from her mouth to her throat and finally into her abdomen. The stomach that used to be rumbling no longer barks at this time, and it seems to have been satisfied.
At this time, the little girl took out another thumb worm and prepared to eat it, but it seemed to think of something, and after smelling the thumb worm, she put it back in her pocket.
Next, the little girl searched again, but found no new thumb bugs. Somewhat disappointed, she walked nonchalantly towards the dry rocks.
"Ahh
The little girl shook her thin hands desperately, but she couldn't stop her from falling.
"Smack-"
Finally, the little girl fell into the stream that was not deep, but the rocks below the stream were unusually smooth because of the flow of water, and the barefoot little girl could not get back up in a panic.
"Help-" What was even more terrifying was that the little girl's body slid desperately downward, where there was a cliff not far away, and below the cliff was the sea!
However, the little girl, who had never received enough food to replenish her food, was extremely weak at this time, and even her struggle made her slide down a lot faster.
"Rescueβ"
Before the little girl's second cry for help came out, she suddenly felt that her whole body was empty, and she fell directly down.
At this moment, the little girl's face was full of horror, and her hands kept waving as if trying to grasp something, but she could not catch anything.
The little girl closed her eyes, and her face showed a calmness that was not appropriate for her age. Yes, she finally understood that she was going to die, but death was a relief, wasn't it?
Suddenly, the little girl felt as if she had hit something soft, and suddenly stopped the momentum of #falling.
"Ono, are you alright?"
A warm voice reached the little girl's ears, and it sounded as warm as a spring day.
The girl named Ono looked up and saw a woman with a ponytail, her face a little sad, a little concerned, a little helpless, and a little tired, but all this could not hide her beauty like a goddess.
"Are you...... You're Sister Yingsa! β
The little girl touched her head, and after a few seconds of froze, she remembered the woman. When the Noah's Ark transport ship set sail, he and his younger brother had just arrived at the dock, and the zombie army was not far from the dock at that time, and if he couldn't board the last Noah's Ark, he would only be captured by the zombies.
But the whole bed was already full and had already set sail, so it was impossible to stop. The people on the boat are certainly a little unbearable, but every moment of delay may be caught up by zombies, and everyone doesn't want to delay a little effort to save these two children.
And at this time, Yingsa, who was dressed in tight black, jumped up and directly reported the two children. Although many people are dissatisfied with Yingsa's actions, who is called Yingsa the owner of this ship, and with her strength, no one dares to do anything with her.
"Well, why did you get here, brother?" Eisa flew to the ground with Ono, but looked at her shoesless little feet, and still didn't put her underground.
"My brother had a fever and the food was gone, so I went out to find water and see if I could find food." Originally, when he talked about his younger brother, Ono's face was a little sad. But at the mention of what she had found, Ono's face was full of excitement, and she felt like she was reaching for her food in her pocket.
"Gone...... It's gone......"
Ono dug on her body for a long time, but she didn't find anything, and she didn't cry in the face of death, but she cried desperately at this time.
Yingsa stroked Ono's head distressedly, and a warm breath enveloped Ono, who was originally wet and wet, felt as if he had returned to the warm home he once had. Soon, Ono fell asleep with a happy smile, and seemed to be a little uncomfortable in his sleep, frowning slightly.
"Alas-" A sigh sounded behind Ying Sa, and she didn't turn around, she asked directly, "How long is enough food to eat this time?" β
"Even the lowest allotment doesn't last for a month. Zombies have taken over most of the area, they are not engaged in production, and the source of food is becoming less and less. β
A trace of imperceptible pain flashed in Yingsa's eyes, and then he continued to ask, "That...... Is there any trace of him? β
"He's been gone for more than two months, give it up, there's no way he'll come back to life, and he's definitely turned into a real zombie now. You saw it at the beginning, and he's all corpses! β
"Will, no matter what, I won't give up, if you don't help, then don't stop me!"
As soon as the words fell, Yingsa's figure blurred, and he flew towards the other side. Will shook his head, standing behind her, his originally beautiful blonde hair now a little dry, and he was unrelenting on his forehead.
"I'm not going to give up, never. It's just that now is the era of zombies, and the world has entered a new era, so why are you so stubborn to support it alone? After muttering a few words, Will also flew in the direction that Yingsa had left. (To be continued......)