The dilapidated buildings, the streets clogged with cars chasing each other, the loud cries of the panicked fleeing crowd under the monstrous firelight, the order to chaos may only take a few seconds, all it takes is an incomprehensible fire.

No one knows why the world is no longer familiar in an instant, everything is gone for a moment, and at this moment, the panicked crowd only knows one thing, if they continue to stand in a daze, then life will stand still.

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Cen Yu lay on the bed on the second floor of the orphanage, watching through the window as the dean, who was still chatting with him, running around, bringing together the children who were scared and crying by the catastrophic scene outside.

He struggled to prop himself up with his hands, his weak body no longer supported him to do strenuous exercise, but he didn't care anymore, he didn't know the situation outside, but he wouldn't be optimistic about it, the sound of explosions and human wails came and went, the fire whistle rattled, and the streets and alleys were full of policemen who risked their lives to maintain order, and the world seemed to have a little accident at this moment.

And the condition of his body Cen Yu is very clear, the heart that has been beating day and night for more than 20 years can no longer support him to continue, but unfortunately, he originally wanted to help the dean share a little more burden, after all, this small orphanage is too tired to have the dean alone.

Fortunately, the orphanage was not large, with only a dozen or so children, and by the time Cen Yu weakly walked up to the dean, Chen Yang, the children had already settled in a room that was usually used to play.

Chen Yang frowned when he saw Cen Yu coming down, and sat down on the chair beside him, his throat moving slightly, but when he saw Cen Yu's stubborn eyes, he could only sigh and silently tidy up his clothes.

"The fire is still some distance away from burning here, I was going to call you when I left, since you are down, then you take care of your younger brothers and sisters here, and I will go out to see the situation."

After Chen Yang explained, he picked up the flashlight and turned around to go out, leaving only Cen Yu and the restless children with a heavy back, the gray Mediterranean Sea was inexplicably reassuring at the moment.

Cen Yu replied helplessly, looking at his thin figure, he could only accept the reality. The once high-spirited teenager only lived a few years ago, and now there is only one patient with limited mobility to survive in this chaotic world.

Under the firelight in the sky, the lights flickered a few times and then stopped, the slightly panicked children sat on the ground uneasily, the toys that were usually scrambled were also thrown in the corner at this time and were left out in the cold, Cen Yu sighed, as the eldest brother in the orphanage, he could understand this feeling, they who had lost everything now only had this small home, and now it seemed that even this last cherished thing was going to be ruthlessly taken away, and they were still young at the moment and could wait here obediently It was far beyond ordinary people.

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The fire in the distance was spreading slowly but firmly in all directions, it had been ten minutes since the dean went out, Cen Yu believed that the dean was not a person who could not distinguish the situation, and the top priority was to organize the evacuation of the children in a race against time after simply finding out the surrounding situation, but it had been so long and he had not returned, so there must have been some emergency. There was no time to wait, the raging fires and desperate cries irritated everyone here, and no one knew what would happen in the next moment.

Cen Yu looked at the clock on the wall, and said to the ten-year-old boy, who was usually the most stable among the children, with a serious expression, "Ah Yan, wait a minute, if Uncle Dean hasn't come back yet, you can run to East Street, and no one on the road will believe anyone except the police and firefighters." "East Street, when he was on the second floor before, made a cursory observation, and found that the place where the fire was the smallest did not form a dense fire net like in other directions, and there were many loopholes.

The kid named Ah Yan nodded solemnly, but soon he found that Cen Yu didn't seem to want to leave, and he hurriedly said anxiously, "Brother Cen, aren't you leaving, the fire is so big, if..."

The boundless darkness blended with the fire that consumed everything, Cen Yu was facing him, the monstrous fire stretched his shadow for a long time, Ah Yan only heard Cen Yu's flat voice, "There is still someone waiting for the dean here, do you think, if the dean, who has been fighting for us all his life, finds that everyone is gone, and no one takes him with him, then how sad he will be, it is estimated that those few remaining precious hairs will also cry." ”

After Cen Yu finished speaking, he found a chair and sat down, in fact, he didn't say anything in the second half, this body like a broken candle in the wind is no longer able to support him to complete the escape, it is better to stay and wait for the dean, so as to tell him where the children are, as for himself, it is better to leave here, I am very reluctant, this is the only way at this moment.

Ah Yan couldn't help but smile when he thought of the dean's rare hair, he believed in Cen Yu very much, in his eyes, there were few things in this world that could stump this big brother, but he didn't know Cen Yu's true condition, he only knew that Cen Yu was sick from the dean's words.

Cen Yu watched the pointer cross twelve o'clock again, he sighed, leaned back in his chair, and said to Ah Yan with a smile, "You guys go quickly, when I get the dean, we'll see you tomorrow." ”

The children were a little flustered and reluctant to leave, no one knew what tomorrow would bring, the catastrophe was so sudden, without warning, the fire that burned everything rose into the sky, and then there was a chilling car accident and hoarse cries, in this sleepless night, life was like a withered mustard, and the wind blew and dissipated between heaven and earth.

And just as the children walked to the iron gate, the dean slammed the door open from the outside, and looking at the children who were about to go out, he used all his strength to shout, "Go back!" Monster! There are monsters! A lot of people died! Go back! They're out there! The hideous and distorted faces were no longer the smiling look they used to have, the children were stunned, and Cen Yu heard the sound and walked out at this time.

Only then did everyone notice the dean's current appearance, his dirty shirt was covered with mud stains and blood, a chilling wound abruptly stretched across his right shoulder to his chest, his violently undulating chest was dripping with hot blood, and his pale face was mixed with pain and anxiety.

Cen Yu reacted immediately, and he immediately shouted to the children who were still stunned, "Come back!" Let's go to the activity room first! ”

Then, enduring the strong discomfort of his body, he ran over to support the crumbling dean.

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In the messy activity room, the children were sobbing in a low voice, the changes in just half an hour made them feel lost in this world, Cen Yu was staying by the dean's side at the moment and was bandaging him simply, Chen Yang watched the thin teenager busy beside him, and after trying to put a smile on his mouth, he raised his hand slightly, pressed Cen Yu's dry hands, and his deep voice was drowned in crying, "It's useless, I can feel that my internal organs are broken, this is enough, hahaha... It's the same as you. Cen Yu, what I'm going to say next, maybe this will be beyond your understanding. ”

"Not long after I went out, I found that there was no fire from East Street, and there were a lot of people along the way, but there were still police officers managing order, and I wanted to go back and take you away... Ahem... But halfway back, the crowd in front of me suddenly became chaotic, only to hear someone shouting that a madman had killed someone, and everyone was on the verge of collapse, so that it was all chaotic, everyone was desperately running around, and I could only be coerced and carried aside... Ahem, ahem... Fortunately, the crowd calmed down not far from home, but it was at this time..."

Speaking of this, Chen Yang had a deep fear on his face, he took a deep breath, the fishy sweet blood filled his nasal cavity, and he forced himself to calm down, "The people who fled together, some of them are already going crazy, fire and death, let them, collapse... They sat on the ground, crying or laughing, and something strange began to appear on them, some of them had horns, some of them had skin that instantly festered all over their bodies... The rest of the people only knew at this time what the crazy people in front of them meant, but... Ahem, ahem... Too late. The monsters got up and started killing us indiscriminately, and my wound was the result of a monster with a crack all over my body. ”

"They're fast and slow, but they all seem to be sensitive to blood... Ahem, ahem... I deliberately threw my bloodstained coat down the other road, and the rift monster chasing me went that way, but I thought it would be soon, and the turn would come after me... There's no way out there. ”

"So, Cen Yu... I'm now... I'll give my younger siblings to you... Hide... Believe in the army ... Survive the night... You promised me... You must survive, including yourself..."After speaking, Chen Yang struggled to his feet, staggered out of the door, and walked towards the opposite place of the orphanage.

Cen Yu pinched the bandage in his hand, lowered his head, and tears kept dripping on his clothes, but there was no time for him to hesitate, he stood up, barely pulled out a smile, looked at his younger brothers and sisters who kept crying, he said in a hoarse voice, "Uncle Dean wants to play hide and seek with everyone now, hide, no one can be found, otherwise he will wait to be beaten by Uncle Dean." ”

The children didn't act, they just bowed their heads and cried, the conversation just now didn't avoid them, they could vaguely guess some, the sad life experience made them have a more mature mind, but in the end they were just a group of children, and the cruel reality also made them on the verge of collapse.

Cen Yu looked at the children and sighed, he also understood the children's confusion, but now it was no longer the time to be willful, he looked at Ah Yan with exhaustion, "Ah Yan, take everyone upstairs to the utility room, lock the door, and don't open it except me." ”

Ah Yan raised his head at this moment and looked at Cen Yu stubbornly, and just when he wanted to say something like walking together, Cen Yu raised his hand and gave him a punch, and said sharply, "Brother, don't you listen to what you say?" ”

Ah Yan stumbled for a moment, muttered and wanted to say something, but gave up, turned around and took the rest of the children to the hidden utility room upstairs, and when he was about to go up, he ran over and crashed into Cen Yu's arms, crying silently for a moment, and then turned to leave, leaving only Cen Yu's clothes wet with tears.

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The iron gate suddenly made a piercing scraping sound, and the monster that had bred in despair and darkness had come here along Chen Yang's intermittent bloodstains, and the brain occupied by madness and hunger did not support it to think too much, and there was only one single-core process, constantly eating, tearing apart all the organisms that could be found, and then swallowing it into its stomach.

And at this moment, half an hour has passed since Chen Yang went out, the children have already hidden, since the monster has been determined to come in, Cen Yu has nothing to worry about, he sat under the crooked neck tree in the courtyard, and without hesitation, he used the fruit knife to cut a rather deep wound on his arm, and the heart that was still working tenaciously faithfully transported the blood to all parts of the body, at this moment, the bright red blood flowed wantonly on the ground, and the blood stains that spread out were like flowers about to bloom at dawn.

He touched the rough bark, and his mind was full of the figure of the dean, yes, such a person, a shy and careless ordinary person, a middle-aged old man who faced the crisis of baldness and had no daughter-in-law, an uncle who dedicated his life to them, died in the hands of monsters in such an unknown way, Cen Yu felt that this world was too absurd.

The younger brothers and sisters hid upstairs, fortunately in misfortune, the fire will not burn to this side, hoping that the thick door panel can isolate everything from this absurd world.

As a patient, Cen Yu had done everything he could, so now, he felt as if he should do something, such as asking the rift monster that had been chased after him to die generously to accompany the dean's departure.

Just a few minutes of bleeding had already made Cen Yu feel dizzy, at the moment he was sitting by the tree, holding a lit candle in his hand, dumping all the burning liquid he could find, he was betting, that monster had no reason, it would only be stupidly attracted by a large amount of blood, and then, he would compare with it, let it see, what is called flame entanglement.