The two survivors who suddenly appeared were still awakened ones.
Gu Hang squinted his eyes and looked at them carefully. Today's Sunshine Sanctuary is not afraid of provocation from others. This is not only because of Lin Fan, but also because of the presence of other awakened ones.
The protective power of the shelter is very powerful. It is definitely not as simple as it sounds. "Do you have any weapons on you?" Gu Hang asked.
Song Tao and Xu Huan took off their clothes and spun around, "No, we don't have any weapons."
Gu Hang had to be careful. Behind him was the shelter of the sun, and he had to ensure safety. It was not scary to have bad intentions, and it was not scary to be an awakened person, but if there were thermal weapons, the damage caused would be very direct.
Bullets are useless against them wearing armor, but they are still relatively deadly against ordinary survivors.
Song Tao and the others really didn't expect that these guys in armor would be so vigilant. It was really difficult to fool them casually.
Not long after, the Awakened patrols also arrived.
These awakened people are normal awakened people. When they are not participating in missions outside, they will come to the Bridge Fortress from time to time to see if anything is going on.
Safety is more important.
With the arrival of the awakened ones, Gu Hang felt more relieved. Even if they really had bad intentions, there was absolutely no chance of resistance in front of these awakened ones wearing armor.
Finally, Gu Hang signaled the patrol to open the door and let the two of them in. Song Tao and Xu Huan walked in with happy smiles on their faces. Their acting skills were quite good.
At the same time, in a certain headquarters, the picture that appeared on the screen was clearly the situation on the fortress side.
"The battle armor worn by the survivors of Sunshine Sanctuary has extremely high protective capabilities. It is a fully enhanced version of the exoskeleton power. It is difficult to say its long-distance combat ability. From this point alone, it can be seen that Sunshine Sanctuary's
The scientific and technological capabilities are very high, and they have not fallen into primitive conditions due to apocalyptic reasons."
Any mysterious organization that forms a large scale in the apocalypse will pay attention to the existence of Sunshine Sanctuary.
Lin Fan distributed the "Zombie Album" to let more survivors know that somewhere in the apocalypse there is a shelter full of hope, hoping that they will survive strong and wait for the day they meet.
And he spread it out in such a big way.
Naturally, it is easy to attract the attention of interested organizations.
After analysis, we naturally know that Huangshi Sunshine Asylum is the most unstable factor in the entire apocalypse and will pose a threat to them.
Anyone who is not blind can see the passage left for the survivors in "Zombie Atlas".
[Yellow City Sunshine Shelter will be the final destination for all survivors who are full of hope for the future.] At this time.
"Welcome to Sunshine Shelter, I'll take you to register first." Gu Hang pointed to the vehicle lane not far away, "Take this car and you'll be there soon."
"Okay, thank you." Song Tao thanked him.
Xu Huan stood beside Song Tao, not saying a word, just waiting quietly. For him, the purpose of coming to Sunshine Sanctuary was not to cause damage, but to investigate the situation here.
The strange thing is that I didn't see Lin Fan.
Xu Huan asked curiously, "Excuse me, where is Lin Fan? I looked at the photos in the album and admired him. It would be great if I could see him in real life."
Xu Huan's words really made Gu Hang feel a little more at ease.
Everyone knows that Lin Fan's eyes are very accurate, as if he has clairvoyant eyes. He can easily see through the target without any reservation.
If the other party wants to see the real person, unless there is really no ghost, they can see through it at a glance.
Gu Hang smiled and said, "He is very busy, but you can definitely see that due to his efforts, there is no trace of zombies in this city. I remember when I was fleeing in this city, there were zombies everywhere."
, when his life was hanging by a thread, he encountered
Because of him, I have the life I have now.”
Song Tao and Xu Huan looked at each other with shock in their eyes. "There are quite a few zombies in a city."
Hearing how much shock they expected, Gu Hang also sighed.
"Yeah, who can believe it? We didn't believe it at first, but the facts are in front of us. He has been working hard to clean up. Gradually, there are fewer and fewer zombies in the Yellow City.
Eventually they were completely wiped out.”
It was a rather lamentable thing, but in reality it was Gu Hang giving Lin Fan a blow, in order to let the new survivors understand that you can live with complete peace of mind here.
If you have bad intentions, you'd better put away your bad intentions. These words have a double meaning.
What Gu Hang said was naturally known to the headquarters. With the help of camera observations, there was indeed no zombie around the street.
"It is difficult to evaluate Lin Fan's strength in the Yellow City. More data is needed to support it. With the existence of perfect integration of mutations, it is not yet known whether he can compete with the opponent."
The perfect fusion of the mysterious organization is very powerful. It combines the genes of human awakeners and high-level zombies to form a perfect state, breaking the boundaries of human beings.
Gu Hang didn't know yet that he and the two survivors were not the only ones in the car who had other thoughts. There was also a group of people in another place who had other thoughts.
"Brother Hang, what is the structure of Huang City Sunshine Shelter? If we want to stay here, do we need to do anything?" Song Tao asked.
Gu Hangdao: "No, there is no oppression here. Just live as before. There are no messy things. How you lived before is how you live now. Of course, if you want to talk about the only thing to do,
, that is, when we get there, some easy and simple tasks will be arranged. After all, our shelter needs development, and everyone should do their part."
The development of Sunshine Shelter to its current status is inseparable from everyone's dedicated efforts.
A perfect shelter cannot be completed by one person.
It was built brick by brick by pairs of hardworking little hands.
"Brother Hang, we are awakened ones, do we need to do something more serious?" Song Tao asked.
Gu Hangdao: "No, there are not many awakened people in our Sunshine Sanctuary, that's all. There is no need for all awakened people to do those things. Everything depends on whether you are willing."
At this time, while they were talking, a steel beast came from the front.
Gu Hang unpacked his car and stretched out his arms to wave at the steel beast, saying hello as he passed by. This was the traditional virtue of a sunny shelter.
The windows of the steel beast were all blocked. Only Zhu Cheng opened the top hood and waved to the passing vehicles with a smile.
Cars alternate and drive away separately.
Zhu Cheng, who was originally smiling, suddenly froze his smile, his eyes widened, and he suddenly shrank back into the car as if he had seen a ghost.
"Old Zhong...there's something wrong with that car." There was a sound of brakes.
"What's going on?" Lao Zhong asked hurriedly. Ye Qian, Dong Jia, and Tan Qing all looked at Zhu Cheng.
They know what Zhu Cheng's abilities are, and if he says there's a problem, there definitely is a problem.
Zhu Chengdao, "There are three people in the car, one is Brother Hang, and the other two are not people. They are actually the evolutionary system of zombies. Remember what Brother Lin said about the group of guys who fused zombie genes? Maybe they are..."
Without thinking, Lao Zhong took out his mobile phone and dialed Gu Hang's number. At the same time, he turned the steering wheel and chased Gu Hang's vehicle.
The call is connected.
Lao Zhong said, "As Zhu Cheng said, there is a problem." Then he hung up the phone. At this time.
Gu Hang, who was driving the car, put the phone away with a normal expression and said with a smile, "We are really confident about the future. The world shouldn't be like this. Everything should be developing for the better, right?"
Song Tao: "Yes." Xu Huan: "I agree."
Gu Hang smiled, and in an instant, he opened the car door, rolled out, and rolled to the ground. The speed of the moving vehicle gradually slowed down, and finally rushed into a store.
Make a slight sound.
Gu Hang, who was wearing a battle armor, had no problem. Hearing the movement behind him, he knew that Lao Zhong and the others were coming.
The steel beast stopped.
Lao Zhong and the others hurried over to meet Gu Hang. "Who are they?" Lao Zhong asked.
Gu Hangdao, "They are the survivors who just escaped. Zhu Cheng, you said they have problems."
"Well, there is a problem. They are not real people. They should be the fusion mutants that Brother Lin mentioned. I saw that they have a zombie evolution system." Zhu Cheng stared at the store. In his sight, these two
Home
The situation of the guy is a little chilling.
Dong Jia decisively took out the phone, "At this time, Brother Lin must be notified as soon as possible. No matter what the other person's situation is, he must be notified. It doesn't matter whether it is dangerous or not. You can't make fun of the survivors in the entire shelter.
.”
They agreed very much with what Dong Jia said.
Indeed.
There was a sound of the door being kicked open in the store.
"Oh, it's really annoying. You're so unfriendly. We were having a great chat just now. It would be very dangerous for you to jump out of the car."
Song Tao and Xu Huan walked out of the shop safely.
Tan Qing held a blessed steel gun and stared at the two of them warily.
Lao Zhong shook his arms, and the elbow blade appeared. At the same time, he held a shield, ready to fight at any time.
Preparation for the fight.
Song Tao looked at everyone, "Strange, how did you discover it? Or maybe you have information awakeners here, but information awakeners are very useless. You are even willing to use crystals to improve your useless abilities. This is something we don't have."
Thought of it."
All abilities within the Awakened One's abilities have their uses.
But in their opinion, the abilities of information awakeners are useless and have no destructive power.
In any organization, few would be willing to use crystals for such wasteful capabilities.
Gu Hang said angrily, "What is the purpose of coming here?" Unexpectedly, he almost fell into the trap of the other party.
Song Tao said helplessly, "What's the purpose? Of course I'm here to seek refuge with you, but you're not very friendly. What can we do?"
Gu Hang said, "Resign, right? That's good, you just wait here for Lin Fan to come. By then, it will be clear whether you have truly taken refuge or not."
Song Tao and Xu Huan looked at each other.
"Since they are exposed, let's deal with them as soon as possible."
"Okay, I just want to see what kind of strength the awakened people here are and whether they are really that powerful."
The two of them were very confident in their own strength. They communicated simply.
It was as if he had already thought about the result that would come soon.
Xu Huan said, "Look, the guy with the steel gun looks very powerful, so let me play with him."
"Okay, if you choose the guy with the steel gun, then I'll choose the guy with the shield." Song Tao said with a smile.
Dong Jia knew that if she rushed forward now, she would be beaten away by the opponent. She knew that these two guys were not something she could deal with.
"Be careful, these two guys are very strong, let's move back." Zhu Cheng, Gu Hang, and Dong Jia all moved back consciously.
Ye Qian, on the other hand, had appeared on the building in the distance at some unknown time, occupying the highest point, with her gun ready to attack at any time.
"What a bunch of cuties who don't know how to live or die." Xu Huan's expression was a little evil, and he licked his lips with his long and slender tongue. He puffed, and his fingers turned into sharp claws. He disappeared from the place in an instant, and jumped high when he reappeared.
, waving his sharp claws, grabbing at Tan Qing, "Feel the taste of blood flowing across the river."
"Hahaha..."biubiu!biu!
Just when Tan Qing was about to use his marksmanship to teach the other party a lesson, he saw the other party's head explode instantly. He knew it was Ye Qian who was shooting.
There was no sound, just invisible bullets condensed by God.
It cannot be observed with the naked eye. It can only sense the existence of the magic bullet.
Faced with this situation, Tan Qing naturally couldn't do nothing, and his cooperation had to be perfect. He waved the steel gun, and each shot contained ferocious and domineering power, stabbing the opponent's body one after another.
, each shot left a spiral wound the size of a bowl.
If anyone saw it, they would definitely exclaim.
Good guys, most of my brains have been destroyed by you, and yet you are still torturing corpses. This is simply a perversion.
The bloody corpse fell to the ground with a thud.
Ye Qian continued to shoot decisively, and the magic bullets continuously hit the corpse that had fallen to the ground. Bang bang bang... blood and flesh spattered, leaving bullet holes on the ground.
Ye Qian didn't stop shooting until she felt that she could no longer die. Lao Zhong and the others looked at the situation in front of them and gave Ye Qian a thumbs up. The meaning was very clear.
This is really awesome.
You can doubt anyone, but you can't doubt Ye Qian's ability to find shooting opportunities.
Every search often produces unimaginable results. "Awesome." Zhu Cheng shouted excitedly.
Gu Hang on the side also nodded, he was indeed very awesome. He has always been envious of the awakened ones, but it is a pity that he has never been able to become an awakened person. It has to be said that this has been in his heart for the rest of his life.
pain.
It would be great if you could become an awakened person.
Song Tao looked at Xu Huan who had been treated like this. To be honest, he was really confused. This was not what he wanted to see.
But he was neither angry nor afraid, but could not help but smile.
"Made, you are a little embarrassed."
He looked at Xu Huan, who had half of his head blown off, and couldn't help but complain.
Dong Jia, who was always observing, his expression suddenly changed, "Be careful, this guy is not dead yet."
Not dead
As Dong Jia said these words.
Everyone looked at the piece of flesh and blood in shock.
It's not that they don't believe what Dong Jia said, but in their opinion, this is simply impossible. They have been beaten like this, how could they not be dead? If they were not dead, how terrible it would be.
really.
At this moment, the flesh and blood that seemed to have turned into mud were moving. Ye Qian remained calm and continued to aim, condensing the magic bullet, and a highly destructive magic bullet quickly hit the pile of mud.
Song Tao, who had not moved at all, stood in front of Xu Huan, his arm transformed into a human shield. With the collision, the bullet exploded instantly, creating a strong impact.
"Haha, I was really scared to death. I thought I was going to die." Xu Huan's playful voice came from the dust.
Gradually, the dust dissipated.
Xu Huan looked at his badly damaged clothes and showed a helpless expression. He touched the equipment in front of the camera. Fortunately, he was not hit and could continue to live broadcast.
He raised his head and looked at Ye Qian on the rooftop not far away.
"What an amazing ability. It's silent and invisible. It's so powerful with the help of God's firearms." Xu Huan said.
Ye Qian frowned. The situation was beyond her imagination. She thought it would be easy to deal with the opponent, but she didn't expect that even if half of her head was blown off, it would be fine. The plane was too scary.
Song Tao said, "Stop playing around. Be serious. There is no need to hide since you have been exposed. Get rid of them before that guy comes back."
"Okay." Xu Huan nodded in response. After they finished speaking.
I saw the two of them roaring, veins appearing on their faces, their backs swelling, their arms and thighs swelling, bursting through their clothes, and their entwined muscles full of explosive power.
The soles of the feet pressed against the ground, and the ground was sunken and cracked. The situation in front of them made everyone solemn.
"Be careful, these two guys are very scary now." Zhu Cheng's information ability allows him to see things that ordinary people can't, and he can see the changes in the two people in front of him at a glance.
As soon as the voice fell.
Song Tao and Xu Huan were like two cheetahs, charging towards Lao Zhong and Tan Qing.
Come on, the burst of speed is much scarier than imagined.
Sonorous!
The moment the two sides collided, there was a terrifying impact, and the roar was deafening.
Ye Qian continued to shoot.
But this time, the sneak attack was not successful. Xu Huan, as if he had sharp perception, directly raised his hand, and the human shield emerged. Even if the human shield was broken and blood spattered out, the opponent still treated Tan Qing as if nothing was wrong and frantically pursued Tan Qing.
Fight together.
The scene in front of you is being broadcast live at all times.
The people at the organization looked at the situation in front of them solemnly.
"This gun-wielding survivor is definitely a power awakener. His ability level is very high. He must have reached the fifth stage. And in peacetime, he must be a Lianjiazi with very clever moves. Xu Huan wants to
He took advantage, it’s not that simple.”
"The strength of the awakened people in Huang City Sunshine Sanctuary is much more powerful than we imagined. Not only is Lin Fan our biggest threat, these awakened people are also."
As they observed and analyzed, the situation at the scene became more and more intense.
Tan Qing and Lao Zhong fought with each other back and forth, and no one was at a disadvantage.
Roof.
Lin Fan, who received the call, had already arrived at the scene early and learned that someone had malicious intentions.
When the guy came here, he rushed to the shelter in a hurry and rushed towards the shelter.
He knew that the sanctuary was guarded by a group of awakened beings, so nothing would happen, but he was also afraid that if something bad happened, he would regret it.
Fortunately, when we arrived at the scene, things were not as bad as imagined.
On the contrary, Lao Zhong and Tan Qing fought fiercely with each other.
He did not step in to stop him, or kill the opponent at will, but watched quietly.
"Not all zombies can be used to hone their own strength. Lao Zhong and Tan Qing are indeed stronger." Lin Fan also watched, acting as an onlooker, watching with interest, and looking at them from time to time.
Make a more pertinent comment on the combat situation.
Lao Zhong has made great progress. With Tan Qing's guidance, he has really made rapid progress, leaps and bounds, and is stronger than imagined.
At the same time, he looked at the two guys with bad intentions.
He had the same aura as the guy he met earlier.
"I didn't expect that the Yellow City Sunshine Shelter has really become their target." He knew that this day would definitely come, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly.
At this time, in the classroom.
Dongdong tilted his head, with viscous liquid flowing, and looked at the blackboard curiously.
Feifei next to her wiped the corners of Dongdong's mouth from time to time. As the eldest sister, she had to take good care of these younger brothers and sisters.
There's serum in her bag.
It is just in case. Although it is unlikely to happen, if you are accidentally caught by Dongdong and bitten alive, you must get the injection quickly. Not only does she need to pay attention, but she also needs to pay attention to other little sisters.
Feifei, who was sitting aside, was thinking about what kind of meal her mother would cook for her at noon.
When she came out in the morning, she told her mother that she would have fish soup for lunch.
Mom must have taken it to heart. Just when she was thinking about these things, Dongdong stood up suddenly with her head tilted. "Hoho"
Dongdong let out a low growl, climbed onto the table, and hurriedly ran out of the classroom in the sight of many brothers and sisters.
"Dongdong..." Feifei followed hurriedly.
Qiu Bing was also a little anxious and wanted to chase outside, but was stopped by Wenwen.
O
"Teacher, you have a baby in your belly. I just want to go and take a look."
Ever since Wenwen awakened her mind power, her thoughts have become more and more mature. Seeing Dongdong suddenly become like this, she knew something must have happened.
Otherwise, Dongdong would never behave like this. Outside.
"Dongdong, don't run, wait..." Feifei chased behind, shouting. Wenwen took off with telepathy, and when she came behind Feifei, she used her telepathy to wrap Feifei, "Sister Feifei, let's follow behind, let's take a look.
What are you going to do in winter?"
The survivors around looked at them in confusion, not knowing what happened. Several children ran out of the classroom without incident.
Tingting shouted, "Sister Feifei, sister Wenwen, wait for me, I run so slowly."
"Sister Tingting, you wait in the classroom for us to come back." Wenwen said. "No, I want to come with you."
Wenwen had no choice but to wrap Sister Tingting with her telekinesis.
During this period of time, Wenwen's telekinesis has increased to a very high level, and she takes crystal crystals when she has nothing to do. From the initial resistance and difficulty in swallowing, to the current habit, it shows that Wenwen's ability must be unimaginable.
promote.
"What are these kids doing?" Captain Lei was very confused.
He Qing saw Dongdong running in front and asked, "Did something happen? Dongdong is a zombie and his senses should be very strong."
Captain Lei looked at He Qing and said, "Let's go, call the master and follow them to see what happened."
——
"Strange, why haven't I, Brother Lin, come yet?"
Zhu Cheng was very confused. According to his idea, Brother Lin would come back very soon. It was impossible to give these two guys a chance to be arrogant. But
Until now, I haven't come back, which I have to say is really strange.
Could it be that Brother Lin is lost?
Don't make trouble, how could such an unreliable thing happen to my brother Lin?
He looked around and saw Brother Lin with his hands on his shoulders on the roof of a building. He was about to shout, but he immediately covered his mouth and did not make a sound.
In his mind, Lin Fan had already appeared, so why didn't he take action to deal with these two guys?
There must be a purpose. Thinking of this...
Zhu Cheng nodded in understanding, pretending not to know, and just watched quietly, waiting for Brother Lin to take the initiative.
When Lin Fan saw Zhu Cheng saw him, he nodded with a smile as a greeting, and then continued to look.
The battle at the scene was as he expected.
When Lao Zhong and Tan Qing faced these two guys, they could be said to be evenly matched at first, but gradually, they found that except for Tan Qing, Lao Zhong was falling behind, and this was despite Ye Qian's cold shots from time to time.
But this situation is harmless.
The battle cannot be ended in just a short while.
"Eh..."
At this moment, he saw Dongdong running towards this side, followed by Wenwen, Feifei and Tingting.
These three girls are flying in the sky.
I thought that Wenwen could not float perfectly at the beginning. Unexpectedly, in a short period of time, Wenwen could not only float perfectly by herself, but also bring two people with her.
It shows that Wenwen's improvement is very big. "Ho ho..."
Dongdong let out a low roar.
Lao Zhong and Song Tao landed separately during the collision. From the corner of his eye, he saw Dongdong who was about to rush towards each other. With quick eyes and quick hands, he stopped Dongdong and said, "Dongdong, what are you doing? Don't rush over."
Dongdong, who was stopped, continued to roar at the two of them. When Song Tao saw Dongdong, his expression changed slightly.
"Zombies that can live in peace with humans..." Song Tao had read "Zombie Atlas" and knew about Officer Huang. It was really unexpected that a zombie did not want to eat human flesh and blood, but lived in peace with humans.
outside.
"Xu Huan, look at this kid." He reminded Xu Huan who was fighting.
Xu Huan forced Tan Qing away, the camera on her chest was pointed at Dongdong, and the picture was immediately transmitted back.
"Child zombies, these are rational zombies, they are indeed magical." Xu Huan did not take Dongdong seriously, looking at it carefully as if looking at a magical object.
Dongdong, who was blocked by Lao Zhong, had blue veins on his face. He roared suddenly, and an invisible force poured out. The ground in front of him was cracked, and the invisible force was like a big mountain, blasting towards the two of them.
Crash away.
The moment Song Tao and Xu Huan felt this power, their expressions suddenly changed, but it was too late. The irresistible force directly knocked them away and collided with the wall. The wall cracked instantly, like
Like a spider web, densely packed.
It is enough to show how powerful this force is.
Lao Zhong and the others opened their mouths and looked at Dongdong in shock. They did not expect that Dongdong was so powerful.
The two terrifying guys who were entangled with them were blown away by Dongdong.
"Psychic power, the telepathic power Dongdong absorbed has actually developed to such an extent." Lin Fan was also shocked. He was really pleased that Dongdong could perform like this.
o
Song Tao and Xu Huan were not harmed in any way. They were still normal.
"This is the power of mind." Song Tao said.
"Yes, it is the power of telekinesis. It seems that it is impossible for us to kill them with our human bodies. If we fuse the genes of this little zombie, do you think we will have such tyrannical power?"
"Hahaha... maybe there will be." After a moment.
Song Tao and Xu Huan roared, and their bodies began to swell. Their flesh and blood exploded.
The extreme mutation of genes began to change uncontrollably.
Lin Fan knew that this situation was terrifying. Just like the guy he met there, when he transformed into this form, his strength would be greatly enhanced.
The flesh and blood of the two of them are merging, and their body shapes are different.
It continued to grow, and in the blink of an eye, the original two people had disappeared, leaving only an indescribable mass of flesh and blood.
But the device wrapped in flesh and blood can still clearly see the surrounding situation.
People in the organization shook their heads.
"A failed product. When faced with external pressure, it can't help but want to mutate its genes and turn into a monster that cannot return to its original form."
Ye Qian fired. The magic bullet had some destructive power on the flesh and blood mass, but for such a huge mass of flesh and blood, the damage was nothing.
"Die, die, die."
The fused monster waved countless tentacles of flesh and blood, crackling towards the front.
of humans descended.
Lao Zhong and Tan Qing waved their weapons and kept cutting these tentacles.
But Dongdong kept avoiding, not letting any tentacle touch it.
Zhu Cheng looked at Brother Lin's position and wanted to ask if he was going to take action at this moment, but Brother Lin still stood there motionless without any reaction.
He was just thinking... Could it be that he wanted them to solve it themselves? Maybe so.
When danger comes, you often can't rely on others. If you want to be safe, you must rely on yourself. Brother Lin allowed them to improve their strength because he probably wanted them to rely on their own efforts.
"Ah... so scary." Tingting shivered in fear.
Feifei hugged Tingting and said, "Don't be afraid. With Sister Feifei here, don't be afraid of any monsters or monsters."
Even though she said this, Feifei's little legs were still trembling. They might not be afraid of zombies anymore.
But this thing in front of me is so ugly, it’s normal for children to be scared when they see it, okay?
It may be that their vulnerability was sensed by the fused flesh and blood monster. In an instant, a large number of tentacles came towards Feifei and the others like pythons.
"Be careful..." Lao Zhong shouted, trying to rush towards Feifei and the others, but
But it was wrapped by more tentacles.
Lin Fan stood on the roof of the building, raised his toes slightly, and his palms had already touched Frostmourne on his back. He was waiting, waiting for Wenwen to give him a surprise.
Wenwen, can you show me your ability appropriately...
He thought to himself.
Just when the tentacles were about to sweep over, Wenwen's eyes gradually became sharp, and a wave of waves spread out.
The tentacles that were attacking quickly were frozen in the air as if they were being blocked.