Tang Xue had a dream, in which she sank into the dark and deep seabed, the cold sea water poured into her lungs, filled her alveoli, making her unable to breathe, her body was as cold as the seawater, she was choking and coughing, and kept sinking, slowly, as if it was never ending.

Her flesh began to rot, fish and shrimp crawled all over her body, she became nourishment, became a part of these lives, she felt miserable, the pain did not come from the flesh, but from her heart, she put her hand on her chest, only to find that it was empty.

She wanted to grab something, but she couldn't catch anything, she just kept sinking and drowning.

But suddenly, I woke up from a dream.

The deafening sound of the pulp spinning, the dense footsteps, and all kinds of noisy sounds made her brain feel like it was going to explode.

The dream shattered, and she returned to reality, awoke with a sudden start, and opened her eyes.

The harsh sunlight shone in through the window, and it took her a while to get used to it.

She was lying on a very hard bed, and when she looked up, she saw a blue and rusted iron frame, it was a bed frame, she was lying on a bunk bed, and there was a wooden board resting on the shelf, and next to her was the window, the window was half-hidden, and a musty smell penetrated the tip of her nose, everything was so strange, and the strangeness scared her.

She heard the sound of the helicopter swirling and the sound of footsteps coming from outside, and she tried to sit up, but found that her hands and feet could not be used, and the pain seemed to be cut by a knife, and even the action of turning her head became very difficult.

She opened her mouth to speak, but suddenly, the door across the window was slammed open, and at once several heavily armed men, wearing sealed helmets and black uniforms, wrapped themselves tightly.

Each of them was armed with a gun, in good order, and one of the leaders had something like a communicator in his hand.

They surrounded the bed, picked up the shivering little white from under the bed, and looked at it carefully, as if to check it for wounds.

"Report that a female injured dog with visible wounds and an uninjured lame dog were found on the 2nd floor." The team leader speaks to the communicator.

Tang Xue didn't care who they were, she didn't want to communicate with them, she just wanted to find the person she was familiar with, but she couldn't find it, her mood fell to the bottom, and her heart seemed to be really missing.

Another group of people appeared outside the door, they made a few gestures, and a few minutes later, they entered the door in a crowd of people who were also tightly covered.

The man came to the bed, removed the mask, and was a short-haired woman, between 30 and 40 years old.

A man stepped forward and seemed to want to stop the woman.

She raised her hand and shook her head, "I'm a human with antibodies, and I can only be infected if I come into direct contact with 'Hel' in the bloodstream. ”

The man nodded, and stepped back behind her, her status seemed to be very high, and when she entered the room, everyone was standing with her in the center, and there were many people standing guard outside the door with guns, surrounding her, as if to protect her safety.

She stood on the edge of the bed, looked down at Tang Xue's face, wearing plastic gloves on her hands, and examined Tang Xue's wounds.

Her calm expression suddenly changed, and she gradually frowned, and stood up to ask the leader.

"Didn't you find anyone else?"

"No, Dr. Su, we've searched around with a heat sensor after we've cleaned up the 'Hel' infection in the vicinity, and we haven't found any other survivors."

"Hmm." She nodded slightly, "Just leave a helicopter to take us back, and the rest of us will go to the fireworks radiation site captured by the drone to check it, and if there are conscious survivors, be sure to bring them back." ”

"And the woman and the dog?"

"That crossbred beagle has no trauma on its body, and it can't have survived without antibodies, as for this one." She turned her head to look: "The wound on her leg should have been scratched by the 'Hel' infected, but the lesion was not detected by the naked eye, and further examination is needed with an instrument, go get the stretcher, let her take the same helicopter as me, I will take care of her wound, by the way I want to talk to her." ”

"But in case she gets sick during transportation"

"Her wound has been scarred, which proves that the platelets in her body are functioning normally, even if she is infected, there is at least a safe period of 5~14 days, don't worry about her lesions during transportation, do you have any questions?"

"Nope."

"Then go to work, sir."

"Yes!" The man in the lead saluted and walked out of the room.

The woman sat on the edge of the bed, looked down at Tang Xue's face, and whispered, "It's okay, it's safe." ”

"Who are you?" Tang Xue looked at the woman expressionlessly.

"HSA, The Salvation Army of Humanity, the reason why we put Humanity at the beginning of the abbreviation, is because we swear to put humanity first, literally translate to the human salvation army, but so far, we can only do assistance, this is the army established by the existing Northern Federal Power on March 15, the fifth year after the disaster, the current number of people, a total of 34,231 people, is an army established to save mankind, Can you understand that? ”

"So what are you doing here?"

"We are here to complete a mission, as for the specific content of the task, it is very troublesome to explain, if you are curious, I can explain to you on the way, you can rest assured, we will do our best to rescue you and ensure your safety, if you still maintain your consciousness after the observation period, then wait for the end of the mission, we will bring you back to the territory of the Northern Federation, let you register as a citizen, although the conditions of the Northern Federation are still very difficult, but it is definitely much better than you are now, as long as you are willing to work, At least food, clothing, and shelter are guaranteed. ”

"Welcome back to the human world." She stretched out her hands and hugged Tang Xue politely.

"Why. Can you find it here? Tang Xue asked.

"Didn't you call for help?"

"I don't know what you're talking about? Don't you see a man? A man about 1.8 meters tall, with pale skin and bloodshot eyes, don't you see? Or is it said. You guys"

Tang Xue felt like she was about to suffocate, and she suddenly thought of what the man who led the team said just now.

"Men? Is he your companion? How many of you are there? ”

"2 people, plus this dog."

"If he is still alive, we will definitely try our best to find him, but there is really no man you said in this vicinity, anyway, let's leave first, take you to a safe place first, I hope you try not to hide anything from us, and can tell you everything you know."

The two of them carried the stretcher and walked into the room, and the woman helped to support Tang Xue and carried Tang Xue to the stretcher.

Stretchers followed the walkway and stairs all the way to the open space next to the abandoned construction site, where four helicopters were parked, and many people with guns stood guard around the open space, and some zombie corpses could be seen on the ground, and some people dragged the corpses together and burned them.

The woman followed the stretcher and got on one of the helicopters, and Xiaobai was also stuffed into the cabin, which had a lot of space, and there were four or five people besides the pilot.

Then the hatch closed, the rotors whipped into a strong wind, and the helicopter moved away from the ground, leaving the scorching land.

(End of chapter)