Chapter 21: The Strange Mist

Qin Xiao looked around at the surrounding environment, and the faint mist between the mountains and forests looked like they were shrouded in a light veil, which made the mountains and forests look a little weird.

However, such a faint mist does not have much impact on the line of sight, and you can see the surrounding situation clearly.

Even so, it is easy to get lost, and if the next road into the city is to take a detour several times the distance, they are reluctant to enter such a strange mountain forest.

Qin Xiao and the three of them continued to open the road in front, this place is already close to the urban area, even if it is a mountain forest, a mountain road has been opened, there is a road feasible, it is not too difficult to walk.

Qin Xiao walked silently while observing the surroundings, and was on guard against accidents.

After all, they know very well that in addition to those zombies, many creatures have also mutated, which is also a great threat to humans.

The crowd walked in the mountains and forests for more than two hours, but there was no danger at all, as if the mountain road was quite safe.

As we got closer and closer to the city, nothing happened along the way, and the uneasiness on the faces of those teachers and students gradually disappeared.

Now, that is the only thought on the minds of teachers and students, which is to go back to the city.

In the urban area, there are not only the police, but also the national government, and all kinds of rescue forces, who believe that as long as they return to the city, they will be safe.

In fact, none of those teachers and students dared to imagine what would happen if that terrible disaster happened in the urban area.

After all, returning to the city is the only belief they can still hold onto, and it will be safe to go back there.

However, Qin Xiao's expression was solemn, this mountain forest was quiet and scary, it was too weird, there was no sound of birds and beasts, as if it was a place sleeping in death.

"Can I go to the bathroom?" A female student seemed to be unable to help it, and said embarrassedly.

"yes, can you take a break?" Another student said.

"Qin Xiao, take a break, if you continue to hurry, those students will not be able to hold on."

Shen Xueyi looked at the sweaty students, and also proposed to rest, those students' bodies were not comparable to them.

"Okay, rest in place for ten minutes."

Qin Xiao nodded, with the condition of those students, if they continued to hurry, they would only slow down.

When those teachers and students heard Qin Xiao's words, they all stopped, rested on the spot, and walked in such a mountain forest for more than two hours in a row, they were all about to die of exhaustion.

Qin Xiao didn't rest, he looked around, and was on guard, with his current physical fitness, such a rush was almost negligible for the consumption in his body.

"Don't go far, everybody." Shen Xueyi saw many students scattering, and hurriedly reminded her.

Although there is no danger in the current situation, no one can guarantee that it will be safe.

"Officer Shen, we're going to the toilet." A schoolgirl whispered.

"Then a few people should go in groups, don't act alone, if something shouts loudly, we will rush there for the first time." When Shen Xueyi heard the words of the female student, she also nodded, and did not stop those students from scattering.

After all, with so many people present, it doesn't matter if the male students are there, but the female students definitely can't pull the strings down, so they go to the toilet.

"Thank you, Officer Shen."

Those girls who needed to go to the toilet thanked Shen Xueyi one after another, and then several of them left together.

"Qin Xiao, don't be so nervous, maybe we will be safe when we return to the city." Shen Xueyi said to Qin Xiao.

"I hope so." Qin Xiao said.

In fact, Qin Xiao didn't have much expectations for this matter, after all, it had been two days since the disaster happened, and he couldn't see any rescue force appear.

I am afraid that the situation in the city is more serious than outside, and perhaps it is more dangerous in the city than in the suburbs.

After all, the population base in the urban area is dense, and no one knows how many of those mutated man-eating monsters have appeared.

A mutated man-eating monster has already made Qin Xiao and the three of them pay a lot of price to be able to solve it, and no one knows if there will be a bigger monster in the end.

Time passed quietly, and those students who left the toilet also returned one after another, and the ten-minute break had passed.

"Let's go."

Qin Xiao saw that the time was about the same, so he was ready to set off again and head to the city.

"Teacher, Liu Qingqing and the others haven't come back yet." A female student said suddenly.

"What's going on? Wouldn't you let them come back as soon as possible? ”

When Zhao Shiping heard the girl's words, he immediately frowned, what time is it, those students are still procrastinating.

"Forget it, just wait a few minutes." Qin Xiao said lightly.

"Thank you, Officer Qin." Zhao Shiping hurriedly thanked him.

Another five minutes passed, but the girls were still undaunted, as if they had disappeared, and there was no news.

"There's no way to keep waiting, let's go find out." Shen Xueyi proposed.

"Okay."

When Qin Xiao heard Shen Xueyi, she also nodded, those girls have not appeared until now, I am afraid that they are in trouble.

"Who of you knows which direction the girls were going before." Shen Xueyi asked.

"I know! Went this way. A schoolgirl pointed in one direction.

"Let's go, then." Qin Xiao didn't have any nonsense, and walked directly.

Shen Xueyi nodded, followed Qin Xiao's pace, and walked in the direction pointed by the student, looking for traces of several girls.

Seeing this, the others also followed one after another, and went together to find the traces of the missing girls.

However, with the mysterious disappearance of those girls, the fear and uneasiness in the hearts of those teachers and students increased again, and everything seemed to become unsafe.

Everyone followed the trail of those girls, and after walking for about a minute, they finally found the traces of those girls.

I saw several girls standing in front of a big tree with their backs to everyone, and the big tree in front of them didn't know how many vicissitudes of life it had experienced.

The treetops of the big tree form a huge umbrella cover, which is quite luxuriant, and such a big tree should be extremely rare in such a mountain forest, and I don't know how many years it will take to grow like this.

"How can there be such a big tree near our city?" Zhao Shiping looked at the big tree in front of him and muttered to himself.

Zhao Shiping didn't think much about it, and shouted to several girls in front of him: "Liu Qingqing, what are you doing there, don't you hurry up and return to the team?" ”

But Liu Qingqing's several girls, as if they had never heard Zhao Shiping's words, did not react at all, and seemed to be still looking at the big tree.

Zhao Shiping saw that the girls didn't answer, and seemed to be a little angry, and reprimanded: "What time is it now?" Can you still be capricious? Don't get back soon! ”

But no matter how Zhao Shiping reprimanded, those girls didn't seem to hear it, and they still stood still.

"Teacher, Liu Qingqing, there is something wrong with them, it seems that they have lost a lot of weight compared to before." A male student said.

When Zhao Shiping heard the words of the male student, he found that Liu Qingqing and their figures seemed to have lost a lot of weight compared to before.

"You wait here, let's go and see."

Qin Xiao and Shen Xueyi also found that there was something wrong with those female students, so they cautiously approached to check the status of those girls.

But when Qin Xiao and the others saw the appearance of those female students, their eyes were full of shock.

The faces of the female students in their eyes were filled with stiff and strange smiles, their faces were full of wrinkles, and their whole bodies were withered, as if they were like centenarians, becoming old.

"What the hell are those girls going on?"

Qin Xiao saw the strange situation, and her eyes were full of doubts, how could those young girls become like this.

"Qin Xiao, those girls seem to have a tree root connected to their bodies!" Shen Xueyi was so frightened that she wanted to scream, but she still held back her fear, and her body trembled slightly.

When Qin Xiao heard Shen Xueyi's words, she found that the abdomen of those girls was connected to a finger-thick tree root, which extended from the bottom of the big tree.

Qin Xiao saw any movement from those girls, she didn't even breathe, and she was obviously dead.

It was hard for him to imagine what happened to those female students before they died, with such a strange and weird smile on their faces, and their bodies became like dried corpses.

"Officer Shen, what's wrong with Liu Qingqing?" Zhao Shiping saw that Qin Xiao and the others had inappropriate faces, and hurriedly shouted loudly.

"Let's go! Walk! Get out of here! ”

Qin Xiao didn't answer Zhao Shiping's words, and shouted out in an almost hoarse voice, the death of those female students was too weird.

The roots of the tree were stuck in the shriveled corpse, and even the stupidest person knew what had happened, and the giant tree was eating people.

The big tree in front of me is absolutely abnormal, just like a monster in a movie, which is extremely terrifying.

When Qin Xiao's voice sounded, those teachers and students were stunned, and after glancing at each other, they all ran away in unison.

Qin Xiao and the others didn't plan to continue to check the condition of those girls, and quietly retreated, preparing to move away from this weird tree.

But the moment the footsteps of the people retreated, the huge tree trembled, and all the branches continued to shake as if they were in a strong wind.

When the giant tree shook, among the dense leaves, black shadows were revealed, and all kinds of corpses hung on them.

In addition to human corpses, there are also all kinds of birds and beasts, like a place of death, which makes people feel frightened.

Qin Xiao saw the scene in front of her, and finally understood why this mountain forest was so quiet, and there was no trace of any birds and beasts.

It turned out that the missing birds and beasts, as well as the humans who had fled here, had become the nourishment of the giant tree in front of them.

"Let's go!"

When Qin Xiao saw the scene in front of her, her face suddenly changed drastically, and she pulled Shen Xueyi back to stay away from the giant tree.

But the giant tree didn't seem to intend to let Qin Xiao and the others leave, and in the land between the mountains and forests, countless tree roots broke through the ground, as fast as lightning, and entwined towards everyone.