This weird scene made everyone else look at each other in confusion. Some bad associations couldn't help but pop out of their minds, and they only felt their scalps tingling.
When a normal plant is cut, blood will not leak out no matter what.
Du Yifeng grabbed the engineering shovel and rushed to the opposite courtyard, hacking at the hibiscus tree there.
Compared with Jiang Yue's clean and crisp techniques, Du Yifeng's few moves obviously pale in comparison, and are even a bit eye-catching.
But at this time, everyone’s thoughts were not on this.
Pairs of eyes were staring at the branch split by Du Yifeng.
A little milky white liquid overflowed from the split wound. After a while, the wound solidified and no more new liquid came out.
The contrast could not be more striking than this.
The faces of several girls were particularly ugly. Xu Chunru asked in silence: "What on earth is going on? Could it be..."
“Could plants eat people?” Yu Siyuan murmured.
“dig up and take a look.”
Jiang Yue walked to the hibiscus tree with the most blooming flowers, swung the shovel and started digging quickly.
Others saw this and joined in one after another.
After a while, Jiang Yue shoveled down, as if he encountered some obstacle, he quickly turned over the top layer of soil, and a corner of the soil was revealed, and it turned out to be clothes.
Digging deeply, the clothes were completely dug out.
There are still bone and flesh residues inside, and it looks extremely fresh.
When several girls saw this scene, they covered their mouths one by one and retched.
Luckily I didn’t have breakfast, otherwise I would have vomited all the meat and vegetables.
"It's Jiye's clothes..." Du Yifeng's face was gloomy, and there was no hint of joy, anger or joy in his tone.
Digging further, coats, pants, belts and other items kept appearing, and even skeleton hair was exposed.
“Forget it.” Jiang Yue stopped the shovel, “Stop digging.”
If we dig further, it will inevitably be even more tragic.
Jiang Yue asked everyone to fill in the soil again.
Everyone’s heart is extremely heavy.
If everyone was still a bit lucky before, thinking that they were missing, they might not necessarily die.
The clothes and bones completely shattered their illusions.
Yu Siyuan, in particular, seemed to be defeated by this cruel fact and was on the verge of emotional collapse. He looked depressed and pessimistic about the future.
“Siyuan, cheer up.” Xu Chunru consoled her.
Du Yifeng said coldly: "Now is not the time to be sad. Either die with them, or cheer up. As long as the remaining people among us don't fight among themselves and unite together, we may not be able to leave alive."
“Go and look elsewhere.” Jiang Yue is undoubtedly the calmest one.
In fact, Jiang Yue himself was not optimistic about Zhang Jiye’s urinary nature.
In the age of sunshine, you can be arrogant and domineering, and you can be mean-mouthed and mentally retarded.
These are strange times, and monsters do not recognize your identity, regardless of whether you are a son of a powerful person or not.
A few people returned to the main road, and Du Yifeng shouted: "Is anyone still breathing?"
I shouted several times in a row, but no one responded.
A few people did not give up and wandered around the B&B area, shouting and shouting along the way.
But after walking around for a while, there was not a single response.
“There won’t be anyone left alive, right?” Du Yifeng’s tone was complicated.
He is not a person who cares about the life and death of others. Even if everyone in the B&B area dies, he will most likely not feel sad.
Just because he's not sad doesn't mean he's not feeling uneasy.
Just because he is not sad does not mean he is not afraid.
“Forget it, Yifeng, save your strength and stop yelling,” Jiang Yue advised.
Du Yifeng said dejectedly: "I have never been so eager to see living people in my life. Jiang Yue, don't you think they are all really dead?"
Jiang Yue shook his head: "No."
Xu Chunru and Han Jingjing both looked at Jiang Yue with expressions of inquiry.
“There are people in many B&Bs, but they just don’t want to show up.” Jiang Yue explained.
“The sun is shining on our butts, so what are we worried about? Haven’t you seen us all doing activities outside?” Xu Chunru thought to herself, these people are too cautious, right?
“Perhaps you were scared out of your wits last night?” Han Jingjing said.
Jiang Yue smiled bitterly: "It's true that they were scared out of their wits last night, but their unwillingness to come out may not be because of what happened last night. They may be afraid of us."
“Afraid of us?” The three girls were startled at the same time, wondering what they meant.
“After what happened last night, most of the people alive are frightened and inevitably suspicious. We, a group of five people, may be considered a huge threat to others.”
In today's situation, it is extravagant to talk about trust between people.
At this moment, anyone who is lucky enough to survive would like to package themselves like a hedgehog and eliminate all sources of danger.
Of course, those who are unwilling to come out are not necessarily out of fear.
Jiang Yue estimated that there are also some people with stoic minds who have their own calculations in this situation.
Jiang Yue had already noticed the first strange summons last night.
At that time, most people were controlled by the strange summons, but a few people who slipped through the net obviously did not appear. These people must have been hiding in their respective rooms at the time, waiting to see what happened.
These fish that slipped through the net include Brother Hao from the hotel area.
Those who can escape the first strange summons will definitely be able to escape the second.
Although Jiang Yue didn't know much about this strange summons, he could vaguely feel that the second strange summons was not as strong as the first.
The first time, those people were almost all attacked at the same time.
The second time, Han Jingjing and the others at least had some instinctive resistance and were not attacked immediately.
Hearing that there are still people alive, inexplicably, everyone feels a little relieved.
“Let’s go to the hotel area and have a look.” Jiang Yue suggested.
“Let’s go find something to eat.” Du Yifeng nodded.
What surprised Jiang Yue was that among the dozen or so people in the hotel area, not one was missing!
When Jiang Yue saw Brother Zhi, he was actually in high spirits and seemed to have had a good rest last night.
Brother Zhi burst out laughing when he saw the surprised expressions on Jiang Yue's and others' faces.
“Brother, do you think it’s incredible?”
It really is.
Jiang Yue asked curiously: "Brother Zhi, how did you do it?"
Brother Zhi patted Brother Hao beside him on the shoulder: "Thanks to Ahao. Ahao seems to have a special physique and is immune to strange summons. So, we came up with a stupid way."
"What?"
“When we rest, we tie ourselves up.”
Will this method work?
Jiang Yue was deeply skeptical.
But he didn’t intend to delve into it.
The hotel area has an advantage that the B&B area does not have, and that is unity.
Because they had been targeted by people in the B&B area before, and because there were few people, they felt a weak common hatred, which made them more united with each other.
Of course, this unity is also relative.
If they are not harmful to each other, are bound by common interests, and have common hostile goals, this kind of unity is natural.
But if there is a threat to oneself, whether to unite or not is another matter.
From the fact that Brother Hao stayed behind closed doors during the first strange summons and did not interfere, it can be seen that the unity between them has limits.
Why did Brother Hao take action the second time? Apparently it was because the experience of the first strange summons made him know that there was no threat to him if he helped.
Plus, they are all in a hotel area. If he continues to act stupid, he will definitely be isolated by others.
After all, Zhi Ge's prestige and appeal in the hotel area are still far stronger than his. It's understandable that he didn't take action the first time, but it's naturally unjustifiable if he was insensitive the second time.
Brother Zhi put his arm around Jiang Yue's shoulders affectionately: "Brother, I just heard someone on your side yelling, asking if anyone was breathing. Over there in the B&B area, it won't be so miserable, right?"
“The situation is not very optimistic.”
“All dead?” Zhi Ge, a steady man like him, couldn’t help but change his color a little.
Although there are indeed conflicts between the hotel area and the B&B area, this conflict is not about grudges, that is, just grabbing some territory, nor is it an undying hatred.
I heard that the B&B area is very miserable, and the feeling of sadness over the death of a rabbit is far better than gloating about one's misfortune.
“Not all of them will die. I estimate that less than a third of them will survive.”
The hotel area was really shocking.
Less than one-third of the population is alive? Doesn’t that mean that there are dozens more people in the B&B area and there are heavy casualties, and the remaining people are no more than those in the hotel area?
This is too tragic.
For a time, everyone in the hotel area was surprised and happy at the same time.
It seems that arriving late yesterday was a good thing.
Those who arrived early grabbed the B&B area. They originally wanted to live in a safe and clean place, but who would have thought that they ended up in the area where they would die?
“Oh, I can’t think of it, I can’t think of it...” Brother Zhi sighed in a daze.
“Forget it, forget it, let’s eat first.”
It's all like this. Yesterday's anger in the hotel area has long since dissipated, and the so-called hostility in the hotel area and B&B area has disappeared.
Since everyone is so miserable, do you still hold grudges?
Not only should we not hold grudges, but we should also be grateful.
Had it not been for those stubborn guys in the B&B area who seized the position first, they might have been the ones who stepped on the minefield.
Jiang Yue was pulled affectionately by Brother Zhi, but he was still quite curious in his heart.
When I was in the house last night, in addition to the strange summons, there were obviously other monsters attacking me.
Jiang Yue and his family found hair-like threads in their house.
Zhang Jiye and the others were obviously devoured by the plants in the yard.
Even many people in the B&B area have probably been attacked by various monsters.
Isn’t there one in the hotel area?
It seems that the defense of the hotel area is not stronger than that of the B&B area.
There are also various plants around the hotel area.
Jiang Yue walked into the hotel lobby and saw the chandelier in the lobby, and suddenly felt something.
Is it because of the power supply?
There is electricity in the hotel area and the lights are bright everywhere, but the monster is afraid of light, so is the hotel area spared?
At first, this was just a guess by Jiang Yue.
After thinking about it carefully, I feel more and more possible.
The only difference between the hotel area and the B&B area is the electricity supply.
Other than that, Jiang Yue couldn't think of any other reason.
There is no shortage of people in the hotel area.
From a probability perspective, this is obviously unjustifiable.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yue couldn't help but asked curiously: "Brother Zhi, apart from the strange summons last night, were there any other attacks in the hotel area?"
“Other attacks? For example?” Brother Zhi was surprised and confused.
Seeing that this reaction did not seem to be fake, Jiang Yue briefly explained Zhang Jiye's situation.
Plants eat people?
Every person in the hotel area looked surprised and dubious.
Even many of them don’t even know what a hibiscus tree looks like, so they can’t imagine the idea that the hibiscus tree cannibalize people.
The food in the hotel area is indeed rich and well-preserved, and the weather is not bad at all.
Just after experiencing this long night, everyone's appetite was not very good. Especially Xu Chunru and the others, thinking of the previous excavation scene, they lost all their appetite.
After filling out some things hastily, Jiang Yue and others said goodbye.
When passing by the B&B area, Jiang Yue and others did not stay, but just walked through silently.
It is to return to Star City, give up this assessment, and save your life first.
Or take the risk and continue the assessment task?
Jiang Yue left this choice to Du Yifeng and others.
Du Yifeng didn’t hesitate: “We’ve already come here, but if we don’t accomplish anything and go back in despair, how can we not make people laugh at us?”
Yu Siyuan said: "Logically speaking, the B&B hotel area should be considered a relatively safe place. We had such a hard time last night. If we continue to stay in the ecological park, other places will probably be more dangerous. The mission is important, and it cannot be more important than life.
Bar?"
“Siyuan, if you want to go back, I have no objection.” Du Yifeng said calmly.
“Sister Ru, what do you say?” Yu Siyuan was a little undecided and wanted to drag Xu Chunru along.
"If I go back at this time, I really can't explain it. How can we tell our family? We hid in the villa all night? We also killed two companions? Are we still awakened people? How will the higher-ups view us? What will the common people think of us?
What do you think of us?"
Although Xu Chunru felt that her future was unpredictable, she would not be able to live with her face if she were to return to Star City just like that.
Han Jingjing is very principled and follows Jiang Yue in everything.
If Jiang Yue wants to leave, she will retreat. If Jiang Yue wants to stay, she will stay decisively.
In the end, Yu Siyuan was still stubborn but could not defeat Du Yifeng and Xu Chunru.
Although she wanted to be a deserter, she felt weak if she had to return to Star City alone. The journey would be long.
Their next destination is Didi Paradise, which covers an area of several hundred hectares.
Du Yifeng’s specific mission area is Didi Paradise.
Xu Chunru’s mission is again in the Ecological Botanical Garden.
Han Jingjing’s mission area is in the Immortal Valley.
Jiang Yue does not have a clear mission area, but according to his investigation, the area where Professor Lu and Assistant Zuo were active before they disappeared should also be in the Immortal Valley.
In other words, they had to walk through all four areas of the entire ecological park, excluding the B&B and hotel area where they stayed last night.
Jiang Yue also told Du Yifeng privately that he was the first to tell ugly things.
If Du Yifeng completes the mission in Didi Paradise, either Du Yifeng will go with them to the next mission, or Du Yifeng will return to Star City alone.
Anyway, Jiang Yue's promise is to ensure Du Yifeng's personal safety during the mission.
Du Yifeng was a little resistant at first, but Jiang Yue's attitude was obviously unacceptable.
Of course, Jiang Yue had the same attitude towards Xu Chunru and there was no partiality.
After a long journey, a few people arrived at the gate of Didi Paradise.
Didi Paradise was created with a lot of thought, and every detail was done very well, creating a dream world that is completely different from reality.
Let visitors feel as if they have entered a fairy tale world as soon as they enter the gate.
It’s just that the architectural layout of the fairy tale world is still there, but the atmosphere of the fairy tale world is gone.
On the empty main road, a few pieces of residual garbage floated from time to time, which undoubtedly added to the desolation, but it seemed more like it had switched to a horror world.
On the squares on both sides of the main road, there are various cartoon characters of different shapes, each of which is seven or eight meters tall. It was originally a welcoming theme to welcome guests into Didi Park, but now it makes people feel depressed.
It seems as if these giant cartoon characters will transform into monsters at any time, slap them down, or step on them with a big foot.