Chapter 17: Resurrection of the Dead
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The sound of gentle breathing came from the dim room, and Li Xin, who was lying in the sand resting, had opened his eyes and woken up from his sleep. He blinked his eyes to make his vision clearer, then reached out and sat down on the sand, closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
Li Xin felt the cold chill in the air go down his throat and deep into his lungs, his body was shivering with cold, and his head completely woke up from his slumber. He stretched out his hand to touch his chest, but he was surprised that the original injury had almost recovered, and with such a strict injury in his hand, he was afraid that it would be difficult to recover in three or two months, and he was actually half better overnight.
There was a dull and peaceful atmosphere in the room, and the others were still immersed in a brief peace, they had not had a restful sleep for a long time.
Li Xin walked to the window and opened the curtain to look down at the city shrouded in thick dark clouds in the distance. The void had returned to silence, no longer passing through the purple lightning, the black snowflakes had stopped falling, and the whole city had fallen into a terrible dead silence, only the wind raging in the void.
The trembling glass reflected the fluorescence of the screen, and the digital clock of the communicator stopped at one o'clock in the morning, not noon.
The sky was covered by thick clouds, the light of dawn was slow to emerge from the east, and the earth was swallowed up by darkness.
"What are you thinking?" Yayun quietly appeared beside Li Xin, and asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "You haven't recovered from your injuries yet, don't be too reluctant!" ”
Li Xin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, opened the dagger in his hand, turned his head sideways and looked at the haggard and beautiful face beside him with the help of the fluorescence on the screen, and said calmly: "The injury has recovered, don't forget that my body is stronger than ordinary people." ”
"Don't be reckless, we all need you to lead us out of the predicament in front of us." Yayun intimately reached out and touched Li Xin's chest, and said gently: "I need you too!" ”
Is this a confession?
Does Yayun care about herself?
Li Xin turned his head sideways to avoid the other party's hot gaze, his brown eyes full of confusion and doubt.
Does the other party really like themselves? Obviously not, she just needs a man who is strong enough to protect herself, just like she chose herself after abandoning the seriously injured Wang Kexia before.
A dull knock on the door interrupted Li Xin's train of thought, and the people who were originally asleep woke up from their slumber. Li Xin's eyes also became vigilant, he pulled out his dagger and walked down the door around the sand, leaned lightly against the wall on the side, and asked softly, "Who is it?" ”
"I'm Derg." A familiar voice immediately came from the other side of the wooden door.
"I know him!" After Li Xin turned around and explained to the puzzled companion behind him, he opened the door and let the other party in. With the help of the light of the flashlight, he looked at the man in front of him in security clothes again, and asked in a low voice, "Is something wrong with Derge?" ”
Derge stared at the flashlight in Li Xin's hand in surprise and explained: "The boss called all the mutants to discuss countermeasures, hoping that Li Xin could also go." ”
"Has he finally made up his mind?" Li Xin muttered. "I know, let's go!" After he replied to Derge, he turned around and walked to the edge of Wang Kexia's bed, and said, "The injuries on your body have not recovered yet, it is best not to move, we will sue you when the matter comes back." ”
"I see." Although Wang Kexia was a little reluctant, Li Xin was right, the injury on his arm was indeed not suitable for moving. Since his arm was injured, almost everything has to rely on Li Xin, and before anyone knew it, everyone had a certain dependence on Li Xin, Wang Kexia knew very well that even if he recovered, it would be difficult to shake the other party's status.
"By the way, what about Ruizhe?" Li Xin looked around and didn't see Ruizhe, looked at Li Xin suspiciously, and asked, "He seems to be gone." ”
"Ruizhe didn't come back after he left with Raymond before." Li Xin pursed his lips and added, "It is estimated that he will not come back in the future." Ruizhe never returned to make Li Xin feel quite disappointed, after all, everyone lived and died together all the way, and he actually abandoned everyone and followed Raymond's side like this.
"That damn traitor!" Li Xin gritted his teeth and sent a few words, and said angrily: "Could it be that he has forgotten that he has helped him hunt mutant creatures to gain mutation abilities." ”
Wang Kexia, who was lying on the bed, was full of bitterness, feeling that he was indeed inferior to Li Xin. At the beginning, he and Li Xin respectively obtained the mutation ability of Ruizhe and Li Xin at the same time, but they didn't expect Ruizhe to abandon everyone and join Raymond.
Li Xin naturally didn't know the changes in Wang Kexia's heart, and said to Li Xin beside him: "Let's go!" ”
The two of them left the room behind Derge, and after closing the door, Derg suddenly said, "Ruizhe and Raymond have already been notified by someone." ”
Li Xin frowned slightly, although Derge's tone was calm, he still heard the loss and anger in the other party's words, obviously feeling lost and dissatisfied with Ruizhe's sudden fall to Raymond.
After a short exchange, several people unconsciously arrived at the room where the boss was at the end of the corridor.
After checking the sign on the door with the help of the fluorescence on the communicator screen, Derg reached out and knocked twice, and said softly, "Boss, they are here." Then he pushed open the door and entered, where two oil lamps were lit on the table, and the orange flame dispelled a small part of the darkness.
The table and bed had been moved to the corner and replaced by a sand chair on which a dozen or so survivors were seated. Several of them smiled in a friendly manner and welcomed the two men.
"Sit down!" The boss stretched out his arm and pointed to the idle sand on the right side, when Li Xin and the two sat down on the sand. A middle-aged woman sat on the right, and Li Xin realized that she was the only woman among the strangers. During the conversation, Li Xin vaguely learned the other party's name - Meiya.
It is said that she is the manager of a certain company, a shrewd and capable strong woman, and more importantly, this woman does not lack courage, and successfully kills a mutated creature to gain power. Mei Ya is in her thirties, and although she looks a little wolf, she can still see the charm of maturity, and Li Xin feels that Li Xin next to her can't help but stare at her a few more times.
The boss looked around, his eyes fell on the vacant position next to Li Xin, frowned and asked, "It seems that there are still people who are absent." ”
Li Xin shook the corners of his mouth, stood up and explained: "Wang Kexia is seriously injured, so it is inconvenient to come. ”
As soon as the words fell, Derg slammed the door shut, walked to the boss's side, and said a few words in a low voice.
"May he recover soon, one more person and more strength!" The boss stood up with his fingers crossed, stretched out his arms to the crowd and said, "Let's start this meeting!" ”
"I have very bad news for everyone, and that's why I've summoned you here." The smile on the boss's face suddenly disappeared, and he said sternly: "The remaining food is no longer enough to distribute evenly to all the survivors, that is, we have no water and food left. ”
This caution was like a bomb, and the whole room suddenly set off a commotion. The boss's words woke up the people who were still false peace, and their fleeting illusions were completely torn to pieces.
The second man in a suit beside Li Xin stood up with his hands on the table, and said nakedly: "Didn't you say that the food could last for three days before, but now it's time for the food to run out?" ”
"Yes, yes!" The man with scratches on his face next to Raymond took the opportunity to coax.
"In order to keep the mutant's combat ability, everyone sitting here is given five times as much food as ordinary people?" The boss indifferently glanced at the others present and said calmly, "There are no less than sixty survivors on the twelfth floor, and the food is far from enough. ”
Everyone kept their mouths shut!
Someone tried to say, "We can send someone to the kitchen to look for food." ”
When Li Xin and Li Xin heard the ridiculous construction, the two looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly. If he had gone to the first floor in search of food, he would not have said such a thing.
"Not to mention that the food in the kitchen has been emptied by us, and the electricity facilities have stopped running, so going to the kitchen to find food is bound to die." The boss shook his head and vetoed this ridiculous suggestion, explaining: "Due to the previous power restoration, the lights of the hotel have attracted mutated creatures in the vicinity, and the ground floor of the hotel has become a dangerous place, which is the main reason why you are summoned here. ”
"Murder, naked murder." The scratch man yelled hoarsely at the boss: "The original mutant rats have suffered heavy losses, and now we need to face the mutated creatures near the hotel." ”
"Shut up Lin Hao." Derge glared at the scratcher man angrily and accused: "Don't forget, we were also in favor of turning on the backup power in the first place, not to mention that you don't have to look at it, where does the food come from?" ”
"Enough!" The boss slapped his hands heavily on the table and shouted, "I summoned you here in the hope that you can have any good solution, not to make you quarrel." ”
"I don't know if the boss has any good solutions!"
A familiar and disgusted voice sounded in his ears, Li Xin turned to look in the direction of the sound, and saw Raymond's malicious smile hidden in the shadows.
He did it on purpose!
The boss crossed his fingers, and the ejaculation in his eyes said calmly: "Help the other people hunt mutated creatures to gain abilities, and then forcibly break through the hall and leave the hotel." ”
The man wearing a waiter's costume on Li Xin's right shook his head and vetoed the boss's suggestion: "Hunting monsters is not a simple matter!" "Because I have the ability to mutate earlier than most people, I am superior, otherwise why would I be allocated five times as much food?
If more people gain this power, the only thing that will hurt them is the interests of the group that became the first to become mutants. Many mutants oppose this reminder, and after gaining the ability to mutate, they are superior to others, and naturally hope to lose this advantage as the number of mutants increases.
"Without water and food, we will be like frogs in warm water, and sooner or later we will die here." The boss clenched his hands into fists and said loudly, "If you take the opportunity to rush out of the hotel, we will all die here when the food runs out." ”
Everyone fell silent!
The only female mutant in the room said, "Even if we are the same, no one will want to die!" ”
Li Xin leaned on the sand and sighed lightly: "It seems that there is no way to discuss a countermeasure in a short period of time." ”
"What a bunch of idiots, can't they see the truth clearly?" Li Xin frowned, he couldn't understand that this group of people were still intriguing at such a critical moment.
Suddenly, there was a series of strange movements in the hallway, followed by frightened shouts.
"What's going on?" Everyone was drawn to the movement outside the hallway and stood up.
Li Xin took the lead in opening the door and walked out, reached out and grabbed a man who was fleeing in panic, let him hold his shoulders so that the other party could face him, and asked, "What happened?" ”
"Monster!" The young man screamed with a look of horror: "Those who died have become terrible monsters!" ”