Chapter 304: Four Unlucky Eggs (4)
White beams of light shot out from the flashlight, like a sharp sword that slashed through the curtain of darkness.
The faint smell of rubber mixed with gasoline slowly spilled into the air suspended in dust, and the eerie silence filled the not-so-empty underground parking lot, like a forbidden place that no one had ever set foot on, wafting an unsettling smell.
Heavy breathing and slightly messy footsteps like unwelcome outsiders are very impolite to break the balance here.
"The first pillar, the second pillar, the third left turn!"
Lu Yu, who was running, quickly followed the direction indicated by Xiao Ran to the exclusive parking space of Dabeitou, Yu Libo was two steps behind him, and Zhang Tiehua had also caught up, and was constantly approaching the light of the flashlight.
"Fortunately, there are no zombies in this underground parking lot, which is a blessing in misfortune......"
Casually wiping the stains on his face, Zhang Tiehua looked behind him with palpitations.
Although a few fish caught up with the sound, most of the zombies he put down were still lying on the ground honestly and did not get up.
"Catch up with Lu Yu first, and then kill a horse pistol to deal with these zombies who have caught up!"
Zhang Tiehua took a breath, and the speed under his feet increased a few points.
What he didn't notice was that after a few steps of running, the zombies that had caught up stood in place, their broken noses sniffing in the air, and their expressionless faces showed a look of fear.
Obviously they have no visual ability, but these secondary infections all retreat uniformly to a place where there is light, and there seems to be something very terrifying in the darkness, which makes them instinctively afraid......
"How's it going, can you find the car?"
Zhang Tiehua, who was out of breath, quickly caught up with Lu Yu, and while asking, he also took the flashlight in Yu Libo's hand, and took a vigilant photo behind him.
He was worried that the zombies at the entrance would chase after him, so that he could detect and deal with it in advance.
But the beam of the flashlight swept by, and all I saw was an empty concrete floor, not even a mouse, let alone any zombies chasing after me.
"Hey, could it be that I got rid of it?"
Zhang Tiehua was puzzled, but before he could take a closer look, Lu Yu's answer interrupted his thoughts.
"Right in front, parking space 457!"
To Zhang Tiehua's surprise, the young man's voice was very flat, and there was not much joy mixed in it.
On the contrary, there is such a slight smell of worry.
"Then hurry up and drive, what are you doing here, waiting for the zombies to get in the car and run away with you?"
With a muttering in his mouth, Zhang Tiehua hurriedly turned his head and used a flashlight to light forward.
But with this photo, he was immediately stupid.
A row of cars quietly parked less than thirty paces away from them, and the orange lights in the headlights and the soft sound of the door lock when it opened told Zhang Tiehua that what he saw in front of him was real, not a fantasy that existed in nothingness.
But such a real, hopeful scene has added some elements of disharmony.
The silver-gray sedan that had been remotely unlocked by Lu Yu actually grew a few fist-sized pale yellow mushrooms.
In addition, there are a large number of mycelium wrapped around the body and walls, and if you look closely, these things grow in an unusually wide range.
The tires of many vehicles were already covered with pale yellow mycelium, and a few strands of dark red blood had grown in thick places
The tubular object, meandering over a thick blanket of mushrooms, gives a creepy feeling just by looking at it.
", what are these things...... Mushrooms? How can it grow in the car......"
Zhang Tiehua burst into foul language, and stepped forward in two steps, wanting to get closer to see what was going on.
But before he could pass, Lu Yu stopped him first.
"It's better not to approach before you understand the situation."
The worried look had receded from Lu Yu's face, and some dull poker faces reappeared, giving people the feeling that the things in front of him had nothing to do with this young man, and he was just a bystander.
"Is it that the underground garage is too damp, and the car hasn't started for a long time, so there are some mushrooms?"
Yu Libo looked at the strange situation in front of him for a while, shrunk his neck, and opened his mouth to guess.
"Wet? Hasn't started for a long time? ”
Repeating the words Yu Libo had said in his mouth, Lu Yu turned the flashlight in his hand, constantly looking around, trying to find the source of this strange fungus blanket.
The yellowish mycelium spread from the ground and climbed down the tires of the car to the body.
Judging by the thickness and growth marks, these yellowish hyphae are most dense at the sewer entrance, and appear to have grown from there.
Without moving, Lu Yu sniffled vigorously, savoring the smell in the air.
"A faint smell of rubber, and a little bit of gasoline...... It doesn't seem to have any special taste, not even musty......"
Since there were no zombies chasing behind him for the time being, Lu Yu put the little Lori in his arms on the ground.
Seeing the strange appearance on the car, Xiao Ran's face also lost a relaxed look, and his good-looking brows were tightly furrowed, as if he was thinking about something.
In fact, if the scene in front of him was put before the catastrophe, Lu Yu might have smiled disdainfully, and then said, "Ah, it must be that there must be too much water in the underground parking lot, so mushrooms grow on the vehicle." Something like that.
Or take out your mobile phone to take two photos, and then go to the community property to report that the cleaner's job is not in place.
It simply won't be as careful as it is now.
But now after the outbreak of the cataclysm, Lu Yu, who has already seen the "corn cannon" and the "super giant pumpkin", has to raise twelve points of vigilance to face everything in front of him.
Maybe this little yellowish mushroom that looks harmless to humans and animals in front of you will turn into a monster that chooses people to devour in the next second.
"What do you think?"
After thinking for a moment and having no clue, Lu Yu shifted his attention to Xiao Ran.
"Didn't smell durian."
There was silence for a moment, and only one sentence sounded strange came out of Lori's mouth.
When Lu Yu heard this, the dullness on his face appeared for a moment, and then immediately disappeared.
The smell of durian in Xiao Lori's mouth should refer to the smell that the two of them smelled when they went to Wogou Supermarket to search for supplies.
As it turned out, the thing that gave off this strange smell was a huge pumpkin in the center of the fruit and vegetable area.
At that time, due to the unclear situation, and the previous picture of the "corn cannon" was still vivid, the two chose to retreat very decisively.
In their cognition, the strange existence with the smell of durian should not be something that can be easily provoked.
"The smell of durian?"
Zhang Tiehua and Yu Libo on the side also heard Xiao Ran's words, but their faces
A big question mark has emerged.
Could it be that this little girl saw the pale yellow mycelium and thought of durian?
But how can there be durian now, only the pale yellow mushrooms growing on the roof of the car in front of me?
"Hua, Brother Hua, what should we do, it's not a matter to wait like this......"
Yu Libo seemed to be a little anxious about Lu Yu and Xiao Ran's reaction, twisted his neck uneasily, and leaned towards Zhang Tiehua's side.
"Maybe it's just a normal mushroom, or maybe it's something we don't know......"
Zhang Tiehua's face didn't have an answer, he actually didn't feel much scared when he saw these mushrooms at first sight, because these things were no different from the edible mushrooms sold in the vegetable market before the catastrophe broke out, except that these things were a little strange in the place where they grow.
But what made him feel uncomfortable was Lu Yu and Xiao Ran's reactions.
The nine-year-old girl also said earlier that Lu Yu seems to be an expert in dealing with zombies, so since he is an expert in dealing with zombies, what can make Lu Yu dare not come forward easily must not be as simple as it seems on the surface.
But Zhang Tiehua, who was straightforward, couldn't stand being stunned in place for such inaction, and after thirty seconds, the northeastern man finally hesitated to speak.
"That, Lu Yu, what is the situation with this mushroom, is it dangerous?"
Zhang Tiehua didn't ask Xiao Ran, because in his eyes, this nine-year-old girl with mandarin duck eyes was just a child, and if he really wanted to ask any useful information, he had to start with the poker-faced youth.
"I don't know...... It doesn't feel like it's safe......"
Eyebrows raised slightly, and Lu Yu said a nonsense.
"That'...... Then we can't afford to spend time here, in case the zombies behind us catch up, won't we have to play hide and seek with them in this underground parking lot......"
Zhang Tiehua rolled his eyes in his heart, you don't know if this thing is dangerous or not.
"Or ...... I'm going to try it? ”
Glancing at the empty darkness in the distance, their current location was some distance from the entrance to the basement, but it was not very far, although it was not clear why the zombies had not caught up yet, but it was indeed not the occasion for slow work.
Since there was no better choice, Lu Yu simply gave birth to a bold idea in his heart.
Poke with a stick and look at the mushrooms on the roof of the car.
If there is no reaction after the mushroom is poked, then he goes further and takes a more risky tentative approach;
If there was any change in the mushroom after it was poked, then he would immediately throw away the stick and run away.
Having made up his mind in his heart, Lu Yu planned to ask for the metal roller in Zhang Tiehua's hand.
But Zhang Tiehua's actions were faster than him, and the reckless man in the Northeast seemed to have lost his patience to wait for Lu Yu's answer, and stepped forward sideways and quickly approached the car.
Standing in front of the car, Zhang Tiehua took a flashlight again, and seemed to confirm that the roof was just some ordinary mushrooms, and then waved the metal roller in his hand and swept it towards the top of the roof roughly.
Looking at this posture, he was actually going to sweep away those mushrooms with the mushroom blanket below.
Seeing this, Lu Yu and Xiao Ran did not stop it, but stood in place and waited quietly.
Yu Libo, who was thin and small, unconsciously shrank back, and at the same time looked back at the darkness behind him, as if he was looking for a way to escape for himself.
The metal rollers, stained with zombie blood, approached quickly, making a piercing grinding sound as they touched the roof of the car......