Chapter 2 Mutations
"What trouble are you in, sir?"
Facing the service staff running from the hotel, Salin blocked the outside of the glass door, firmly locked the deadbolt with the chain hanging aside, and shouted with all his might:
"No, I'm not in trouble, and I don't need your help, I can go to the hospital by myself!"
"Don't open the door!"
"I'm not crazy, it's really dangerous outside!"
The dizziness grew, and Salyn realized that he had become a veritable source of contamination because of the radiation on his body, so he didn't want to hurt the people in the hotel more in this situation.
Holding an umbrella, he placed the photo taken with his phone to the maximum with one hand, close to the glass door.
"Look at the photo clearly, now please listen to me carefully, and don't let anyone out!"
"Something really happened at the nuclear power plant!"
Seeing the photo posted on the door, the waiter's face finally changed, and he shouted to the receptionist at the front desk, presumably to contact the manager and confirm through other channels, and at the same time lock the door of the hotel from the inside.
At this moment, she seemed to have deliberately forgotten the man outside the door who ran to report the news in the face of the torrential rain.
Shalin also seemed to suddenly feel a little cold.
But there wasn't much time left for him, he didn't have time to seriously think about the famous moral dilemma of saving 49 people or 51 people, the sting was getting worse and worse, and the feeling of powerlessness had spread to the bone marrow.
He crouched with his back against the floor-to-ceiling window, sheltering from the rain under the eaves while pressing the phone at the emergency center.
Toot, toot......
The phone continues to be busy, and no one answers.
According to the map, traffic accidents have occurred at many intersections, and in order to avoid more accidents caused by heavy rain, the taxi company decided to take a holiday tonight.
"Heh, it's really a disaster. ”
Shalin squatted at the door of the hotel and touched the blood on his face, the blood running down his fingers, and his vertigo seemed to be worse.
Suddenly, several messages popped up on the phone one after another.
[I didn't hear the phone just now, and it's not convenient to call back now, what's your situation now?]
[Got home?]
[I'm sorry, I didn't do well today, or I won't wait for the two of us to go out for a drink later, I'll have a treat!]
Seeing the short message from Keck, Salin suddenly had a lot of things to say to him, but when he wiped the screen with his cuffs and pressed the voice entry button, the words he said instantly changed several versions.
He stuck to the microphone of his mobile phone and explained with what little strength he had left.
"Don't worry, I'm home, I'll drink another day. ”
"By the way, when I went home, I heard that there was an accident at the nuclear power plant, so don't leave the box after eating and wait for the rescue personnel to be notified. ”
"Keck, I trust you the most, take care of everyone. ”
Shalin released the record button, and the voice message was quickly delivered.
At the same time, another message came, it was from Emma.
[Shalin, I won't bother you anymore in the future, and I wish you to find your crush soon!]
[☺]
His heart beat abruptly, and he wanted to explain.
In the end, he just typed a smile on the chat app and sent it back, but the reply message never arrived.
"That's blocking me......"
"I want you to give me another five years......"
He laughed self-deprecatingly, his vision blurred a little, but he didn't see the cell phone signal drop to a minimum.
Raindrops of steel bombs fell, smashing the flooded city into potholes.
Pedestrians across the street fell one after another, and cyclists in ponchos rushed to the out-of-control trucks on the opposite side, and the muddy water pouring into the sewers gradually turned red.
Fire trucks are hurrying by, fewer and fewer people are standing on the streets, the phone number of the emergency hotline is always busy, and the electronic screens outside the high-rise buildings in the city center are being shut down one after another.
The city's neon lights flickered on and off, and a hideous bright red was left on the floor-to-ceiling windows, which were quickly washed away by the rain that blew in......
In the pouring rain, the man who was moving slowly was struggling to move, leaving a long trail of blood behind him, and the dazzling high beams suddenly approached in front of him, and Shalin knew that he could not sit still any longer.
The desire to survive motivates him to move forward, and he struggles to run towards the car heading out of the city.
I don't know where the explosive power came from, Shalin actually grabbed the rearview mirror and banged on the car window frantically!
"Stop! Stop!"
"Help me! I'm going to the nearest hospital!"
"Stop! Give me a ride!"
"Help me, just let me stay in the back seat for a while!"
"Please!"
Bright red messy handprints were left in the car window, the car shook violently, and Shalin faintly heard a scream, but it was quickly swallowed up by thunder.
The scarlet of his eyes made him ignore the horror of the people in the car, and the helpless people seemed to be crying out in a desperate situation.
"Help me, I don't want to die yet!"
"Help me!"
He shouted with all his might, hoping that the sound would pass through the window of the car, and the window of the car, which was afraid to speed due to the heavy rain, finally leaked a small crack.
"Thank you......"
"Fuck you, bastard!
Bang bang –
Buckshot hit the chest, and plasma spurted out.
The silver sedan drove away, and the man covered in blood sank into the water, a large red patch.
In fact, Shalin never thought that he would say goodbye in such a way.
And at this moment, he was a little numb in pain.
The world in front of me began to blur, the body temperature continued to drop, the itching sensation spread all over the body, and under the constantly festering and sunken skin, radiation particles unscrupulously penetrated the cell membranes, invaded, and wreaked havoc......
The last sound that sounded in his ears, in addition to lightning and thunder, seemed to sound more cries for help.
In the vague and unfamiliar city washed by the heavy rain, passers-by with bloody faces crawled to the door of the shop, knocking helplessly on the closed doors and windows.
The woman running in a raincoat was grabbed by the ankle by a desperate radiation sickness patient, and she didn't know whether she wanted to be pulled up by someone who was still standing, or if she wanted to pull someone who had a glimmer of life into the water.
Foul water flooded his noses, and the screams coming from through the layers of water came to an abrupt end.
The last image in my eyes is the reporter standing in the pickup truck with a camera suddenly passing by, he anxiously picks up the walkie-talkie, and his mouth keeps closing.
Behind the truck, a face covered with pus on ulcerated skin flashed in front of Shalin's eyes, and screams rang out outside the screen!
The camera shakes violently......
Eventually, the memory lingers in the red-stained water......
......
In the council chamber in the heart of the city, Jaqun stands in front of the window, and the neon lights paint the rain in a colorful color, making the world in the rain even more mysterious.
Phones rang incessantly, images of the accident were superimposed on computer screens, the most striking of which were photographs of a fire at the nuclear power plant that had been sent back from the fire brigade.
Behind him, there was a buzz at the conference table, anxious people from the accident discussing remedies, and Massach, the engineer, and Mr. Corbert, the plant's chief engineer, sat in the corner nervously.
In the midst of intense discussions, it was soon suggested that:
"We should immediately announce the evacuation message and ask all citizens not to go out and wait for the rescue team to ......"
The head of the emergency team said eagerly, hoping to get permission immediately, but Kunja, who was the head of Kapa, still turned his back to everyone and said a word quietly.
"It's too late. ”