Along the shore of Moon Lake, some are high stone embankments, and some are so-called "hydrophilic banks", lawns are paved straight to the water's edge, and large bluestones are piled up along the shore, and tourists can squat on the stones and wash their hands.

A wooden boat slowly rows along the waterfront shore, keeping a distance of about 5 meters from the shore.

Wang Lu, Chen Wei, and Wang Bian stared at the shore.

More than 10 zombies pounced on them on the shore, some of them with their trouser legs already immersed in the lake.

Wang Lu shook his head: "Keep rowing." ”

Wang Bi'an raised his head and muttered something about it, Chen Wei had already rowed the oars, and the boat was moving along the shore.

There are zombies on the shore who accompany the boat, stumbling along the shore, some standing stupidly in place, and some zombies burrowing into the bushes, entangled by thorns, and unable to get out for a while.

The boat continued to move forward, and in front of it was a drainage pavilion, and Wang Lu did not shout to stop - there were already several zombies standing in the corridor of the water pavilion facing the lake.

In fact, the boat has already circled along the Moon Lake twice, and zombies can be seen everywhere along the coast - Moon Lake, which was originally one of the most lively attractions in the city center, with several zombies carrying backpacks and a "backpacker" dress.

The zombies are in twos and threes, just like those tourists, still enjoying the beautiful scenery of Moon Lake in the bright sunshine, not in a hurry, not in a hurry, and in a hurry.

But Wang Lu did not dare to venture ashore.

With Chen Wei and Wang Bi'an, you can't make a mistake again.

To take a risk is to gamble your life.

I can't afford to gamble.

After deep remorse and self-blame, Wang Lu forced himself to face reality.

The three members of the family unanimously decided to leave the Jedi of Moon Lake! Deathtrap!

The sooner the better.

The longer the three of them delay in the lake, the more zombies they may attract.

The top priority is to find a way out from the zombie hordes along the coast.

"On the west side of Moon Lake, there is a Shipu Hotel, I have looked carefully, the door is locked with a chain, probably when Resident Evil broke out, it was not yet business hours, so there were no staff and no guests inside. If we can run to the hotel and stick to the store, it is much safer than floating in the lake, and since it is a hotel, there is more food storage than the average family, so we can always find something to eat. ”

Chen Wei hesitated: "What if the zombies chase after them?" Can you keep it alone? ”

Wang Lu pointed to the hotel: "We don't go through the gate, we go in from the scenic restaurant by the lake, break the glass, go directly from the lake, stand on the boat and climb in." ”

Chen Wei sighed secretly - even if she could hide in the hotel smoothly, it would only be a long breath.

The door of the hotel is a fashionable glass door, although it is thickened, but after all, it is not as strong as the iron security door, if there are really zombies constantly colliding, this glass door can keep the family safe before hell.

But now, it's just one step at a time.

If you don't leave the Moon Lake Scenic Area and the city center, countless lurking zombies may swarm at any time, eating a family of three to the ground, and you don't even have a chance to "resurrect" and become zombies.

Chen Wei gently manipulated the oars, sat in the middle of the boat with a melancholy expression, and smiled reluctantly: "I have been playing in Moon Lake since I was a child, and I am very familiar with this place. ”

Chen Wei subconsciously said: "Did you often come to play when you were a child?" Have you ever fished for anything? This lake must be living water, right? Are there many fish? ”

Wang Luqiang said: "There are fish, there are a lot of wicker fish, standing on the shore and sprinkling a handful of rice, you can attract groups of wicker fish." I often take a single needle, bend it into a fishing hook, pick up a tree, tie a thick cotton thread, and use some flour dough as bait, so that I can fish. ”

Wang Bi'an listened with interest: "Can this fish be eaten?" ”

Wang Lu rubbed Wang Bi'an's hair and said softly: "Of course you can eat it, I caught a fish and brought it home, and my mother, even your grandmother, has to work hard to clean it up for a long time before she can cut and wash the wicker fish with her fingers and fry it in oil, which is fragrant." ”

Wang Bi'an asked: "Then why don't you catch big fish?" Are there no big fish in Moon Lake? ”

"Yes, those adults catch big fish with real fishing rods, and some catch them with fishing nets. Sometimes, you can catch fish without a rod or net. Wang Lu took the oar from Wang Bian's hand and rowed for him, saying casually.

Chen Wei knew that Wang Lu was appeasing the fright Wang Bi'an had just received in this way, so he didn't interrupt silently, and listened quietly while paddling. ,

"Dad brags, how can you catch fish without rods and nets?" Wang Bi'an flattened his mouth.

Wang Lu chuckled: "I'm not bragging. This moon lake, often to put live water in, the dirty water in the change, the river channel of the water exchange leads directly to the Fenghua River, and the Fenghua River leads to the sea, if the water is changed, it happens to meet the astronomical tide, and the salty sea water will pour in. The fish in this lake are all freshwater fish, and when they are flooded by the seawater, they will float up with their bellies facing the sky. At this time, there are many adults and villains, holding basins to catch fish. ”

Wang Bi'an listened with a new face, and was about to speak, Wang Lu "Teng" stood up, and the fierceness made the boat sway for a while.

"Quick! Fast! Sluice gate! Find the gates! Wang Lu's face was swollen and red, and his voice trembled in a hurry.

Chen Wei was swayed by the boat just now, and the oars almost fell into the water, and she was about to complain about Wang Lu, but she heard Wang Lu's confusing words: "What slammed the door?" ”

Wang Lu had already pounced in front of her and put his arm around her shoulder: "Gate!" Sluice gate! Wife, saved! We are saved! Stupid, I'm such a stupid! Why did you forget the gate! ”

Chen Wei was still a little confused, but when she heard the words "saved", she also became excited: "Have you figured out a way to let us escape from Moon Lake?" ”

Wang Lu nodded desperately: "That's right, we can escape from Lu!" ”

After a long time, Wang Lu had calmed down, and he carefully explained to Chen Wei and Wang Bi'an: "Moon Lake is completely closed, only connected to the Beidou River through the gate, and the Beidou River leads to the Fenghua River. We can pass through the gate, enter the Beidou River, and then enter the Fenghua River, as long as we enter the river, the sea and the sky are wide, we are safe. ”

Chen Wei was also very excited, but also a little puzzled: "We used to come to Moon Lake to play, but I clearly remember that there is only one Nantang River next to Moon Lake, how can there be any Beidou River?" ”

Wang Lu smiled: "That's because you're not an old resident here." 25 years ago, the Beidou River was rebuilt into a dark river, covered with cement slabs and paved with asphalt! ”

Chen Wei said "ah": "Could it be that Yaoxing Street-"

Wang Lu waved his hand: "Yes, the section of the road leading to the Fenghua Jiangqin Bridge on Yaoxing Street now is the Beidou River earlier!" ”

Coming to life again!

The whole family was full of hope that they would get out of danger, and with a sense of anxiety, they carefully searched for the floodgates.

With a clear goal, the floodgates were quickly found.

To be honest, if you don't deliberately look for it, it's really hard to find this gate.

The gate and a water pavilion are integrated, and the tall turnstile winch is decorated as a monument, presumably to avoid destroying the surrounding scenery.

Wang Lu stared at the gate, his face was a little solemn, he had been observing for a while, and the situation at the gate had been very thorough.

It's a gate with an electric motor, but it's definitely not going to be needed now, but luckily there's a manual winch on top of the gate.

The Dark River is just below the Water Pavilion.

The Dark River, as the name suggests, is closed.

It's not like sailing on a river or lake, and whether there will be any unknown dangers inside, it's really a shame.

Wang Lu took a deep breath: "Chen Wei, are you ready?" ”

Chen Wei nodded: "Husband, I believe in you!" ”

Wang Lu smiled bitterly: "I have already failed you once, and I almost put our whole family in a desperate situation." ”

Chen Wei said softly: "That's not your fault. Wang Bi'an and I have always believed that you are the best father. ”

Wang Lu's eyes were a little wet, he turned his head in disguise, and said to Wang Bian: "Wang Bian, after entering the dark river in a while, it will be dark inside, don't be afraid." You sit in front of Mom, and Dad will sit in the bow of the boat and make the way for you."

Wang Bi'an nodded: "Dad, I'm not afraid." He paused, "I'll sit in front of my mother, I'll protect her, and if there's anything bad, I'll hit her with an oar." ”

Wang Lu rubbed Wang Bi'an's hair, resolutely turned around, and looked directly at the floodgate, okay, next, it's time to deal with it!

On the water platform next to the gate, a zombie is roaring at a family of three on the boat.

To climb up to the gate and open it with a manual winch, it is necessary to take out this guy who gets in the way.

Wang Lu looked at Chen Wei, Chen Wei nodded, signaling that he was ready.

Wang Lu grabbed the edge of the boat with both hands, his legs deviated, his bones slammed, and he turned into the water, he grabbed the edge of the boat with his hands, took a deep breath, buried his head, let go of his hand, and sank into the water. ,

Chen Wei immediately rowed the oars with Wang Bi'an, and the boat rowed towards the other end of the water pavilion.

The zombies on the waterside platform followed the boat and followed down the corridor.

When the boat sailed to the far left end of the water pavilion, it stopped rowing, and Chen Wei stood up, holding the oars, teasing the zombies in the corridor of the water pavilion: "Come on, come on!" ”

Zombies are teased and scratched and scratched.

At the other end of the water pavilion, Wang Lu emerged from the water, and without bothering to wipe the water marks on his face, he struggled to swim towards the right end of the water pavilion.

The water pavilion was quite a little above the water, and Wang Lu was able to tiptoe to reach the lower part of the wooden corridor railing with the help of a Taihu stone.

When Wang Lu, who was full of fat on his stomach, finally grabbed the railing and climbed into the corridor of the Water Pavilion, he heard a scream, it was Chen Wei's: "Wang Lu, hurry!" Fast! Zombies are coming! ”

As soon as Wang Lu looked up, the zombie who was attracted by Chen Wei at the left end of the corridor of the Water Pavilion had already discovered Wang Lu, and it threw off Chen Wei and strode over.

Damn, fight!

Wang Lu was drenched all over, and his running shoes were in the water, which made him look particularly bulky.

Step by step, he slid towards the gate in the center of the waterside hallway.

The corridor of the water pavilion against the lake is only more than 20 meters long, and Wang Lu has no hope that the zombies will be attracted by Chen Wei and Wang Bian on the boat, and will not take care of themselves in the same corridor.

All I want is to buy a little time, a little time to climb up the floodgates.

As long as you run a few seconds faster than a zombie, it's enough!

The zombie that ran towards the king road is a very "healthy" zombie, and to say that it is healthy means that it is not like some zombies, it lacks arms and legs, it has sound limbs, and even the clothes on its body are very neat. It seems that since the outbreak of the virus, this elegant Mr. Zombie has been trapped in the corridor of the Water Pavilion.

So, it's hungry enough.

So, it's fast enough to rush towards the king's road.

Even a blind man could see that Wang Lu would never run to the gate before the zombies, not to mention, he would have to work hard to climb up.

Is this how this is the end?

Could it be that the legend says that fat men were never pig's feet?

At this moment, Wang Lu didn't know why such a strange thought flashed.

At this moment, he heard Chen Wei's scream: "Zombie! Corpse! It's delicious here! Come on, come on! ”

Wang Lu saw in a hurry that Chen Wei, who was standing at the bow of the boat, suddenly raised her finger, bit it into her mouth, and quickly wiped her bleeding finger on the paddle blade for a while, and then raised the oar and waved it at the zombie.

Blood, always a favorite of zombies.

This is an eternal truth.

The zombie that pounced on Wang Lu paused suddenly, and as soon as it turned around, half of its upper body threw itself out of the waterside railing, waving its arms at Chen Wei's oars.

Chen Wei endured fear and nausea, stretched out her arms, and tried to keep the oars close to the zombies.

The zombie grabbed the oar, opened its jaw, and gnawed at the bloodstained wooden oar.

It was so greedy that it gnawed down the bloody wood.

Swallowed.

Chen Wei was so frightened that her hand loosened, and the oar was taken away by zombies.

When Chen Wei turned his eyes, Wang Lu had already climbed to the top of the gate and was laboriously turning the winch.

One by one, the winch creaked and slowly rose.

The gates are higher and higher.

Chen Wei felt the boat under her feet shake and began to move.

She took a closer look and gasped.

The water in the Moon Lake is pouring out towards the open gate, and the boat is being driven by the current and is automatically drifting towards the dark river under the gate.

Chen Wei shouted at Wang Lu: "Wang Lu, jump, jump!" ”

Wang Lu only glanced at it, and understood what was happening, and he turned the winch a few more times, trying to make the gate open high enough, and then jumped down.

Wang Lu's landing point was still a little distance from the wooden boat, and the boat was floating, Chen Wei couldn't find Wang Lu's shadow all of a sudden.

Chen Wei snatched the only remaining oars in Wang Bi'an's hand, and was about to stretch the oars into the water to find Wang Lu, but she was afraid that if the oars hit Wang Lu's head, she would make things worse.

Chen Wei closed her eyes, poked the oars into the lake, and rowed left and right for a while, the oars suddenly became heavy, and with a bang, Wang Lu came out holding the oars.

Pulling Wang Lu, who was choking on water and coughing, onto the boat, Chen Wei said worriedly: "Husband, what's going on with this lake?" ”

Wang Lu coughed and said intermittently: "It's okay, cough, cough, this time is the ebb tide, cough, cough, the water level of Moon Lake is higher than that of the Beidou River, so the water flows outward." ”

Wang Lu wiped his eyes and comforted: "That's fine, I was worried that it would be difficult to paddle in the dark river, but now that the current is automatically carrying us, we should be able to get out of the Beidou River soon." ”

Chen Wei suddenly thought of something: "Wang Lu, you say, if no one closes this gate, will the water in the Moon Lake run out?" ”

Wang Lu was stunned for a moment, not knowing why Chen Wei asked such a strange question at such a critical time, he said absentmindedly: "Maybe, Moon Lake is an artificially excavated lake, and the terrain is much higher than the natural river channel." ”

Chen Wei narrowed her eyes and seemed to muttered to herself: "The water in the Moon Lake is gone, the zombies are not hindered by the lake, if you want to land on the island in the middle of the lake, it must be easy." ”

Wang Lu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly laughed: "That's right, that's right, without the lake, zombies can go to the island in the middle of the lake when they want to." ”

He looked at Chen Wei, and the two of them had a refreshing look of revenge in their eyes.

Chen Wei pursed her lips and smiled: "The man on the island in the middle of the lake-"

Wang Lu waved his hand, like driving away a fly: "Leave him to death!" ”