No. 433 West 6th Street is a community-style building complex left over from the previous generation. It can barely be regarded as a mid-range small high-rise apartment with a low floor area ratio and a maximum of only 18 floors. Although it has not been maintained for many years and the elevator system is completely destroyed, it is relatively
The thirty or forty-story building in Yu Dongzhe is already very friendly, and after barely providing water and electricity supply, it can be considered a good place to live.
Dongba mother and son moved here later. They can live on the seventh floor, and it is a single-door house. They do not need to share rooms with other people. There is no doubt that most of them are "metal wild".
It’s just that now that “Metal Wild” is finished, it’s hard to say whether they will still be here next.
This is why Toba is eager to find a new home.
It is best to live in the western suburbs and be able to withstand the pressure of the gang. Otherwise, no matter how good the east, south or north cities are, it is not easy to have such a home. Even in the outer suburbs, such a single-family monthly rent
At least starting from 3,000, plus the monthly payment from Qinghui Company, it is a fixed expense of 20,000 per month, which is enough to stop more than 95% of the people in the East 725th District from thinking about it.
As for Dongfan, he is still relying on a little savings from previous years.
He has entered the inside of the community, where water and power outages are inevitable, and the pollution will only become worse than outside.
But Tohaha doesn't matter.
Because under the influence of "immeasurable divine power", the snakes and insects swimming around, the mosquitoes and flies flying, the dirty water, and the environment where germs breed can be regarded as a whole. It is an environment that has no specific shape and is not truly finalized for the time being.
Large living structures...pre-structures to be exact.
Dongfan is the heart and brain of this pre-life structure. He can create a suitable living environment for himself. Moreover, as long as the "immeasurable divine power" analyzes the scope, he can also fight with those mosquitoes, flies, snakes and insects,
The perception of germs is synchronized, and secondary aggregation and analysis are performed.
This is another form of mental induction, the medium is more flexible and changeable, and the prerequisites are extremely high.
This is not just mental induction, but also a feedback of whether the surrounding environment is included in the circle of "immeasurable divine power". From blank and nothing, to stained with mottled colors, and then according to "my" will, the colors of life converge and change...
Entering this circle is equivalent to the preliminary analysis of the physical and spiritual structure of life, the penetration of internal and external barriers, and the follow-up may be out of control.
Of course, at present, "Dongfan Ronan" only uses it as a sensing and warning network to automatically collect surrounding information in preparation for response. This is common sense in the western suburbs during disasters.
Covered in sewage, Dongfan came in from the fire escape, which was actually the only window on the third floor of the corridor. He put his swimming goggles on his forehead. As soon as he stepped onto the damp stairs, mosquitoes and flies started to fly, and garbage and feces were everywhere.
, there is almost no where to go, some of them are quite fresh and the smell is pungent.
Donghaan was even more vigilant.
This proves that there are still people suffering in the building.
It has been half a month since the floods submerged the western suburbs. Basically, everyone who should leave has left, and those who cannot leave have been cut off from electricity, water and food. The situation has almost reached its limit.
The limits of life, the limits of reason, the limits of morality.
It didn't take long to go from the third floor to the seventh floor.
The original fire door of the fire escape has been missing since Dongban can remember it. To the left of the two side-by-side entrance doors is a completely abandoned elevator. The elevator door has also been removed, and a layer of support net has been added, making it a clutter.
room of things.
There was no door to the utility room. It had been turned into a mess and most of it had been dragged out, leaving almost no room to stand. As for the metal door close to the utility room, there were obvious signs of being smashed by external forces.
It can be seen that the person who smashed the double-layer iron door was incompetent and furious when faced with Dongfan's foresighted double-layered iron door. At least the lock seemed to be basically intact. After he sent his mother to the Lost Kingdom believers' camp, he rushed around to find a new home.
I haven't been back for three days, so this state is still acceptable.
Dongfan stood still at the door, sighed silently, spent a few seconds groping for the key on his body, and finally found it was still there, and wiped it with the corner of his already dirty and soaked clothes.
He moved unhurriedly and methodically, but at this moment, the guy who quietly came down from the stairs above could no longer hold his breath, and suddenly rushed down with force, rushed through the unblocked fire door, and stabbed him with a sharp knife.
Dongban didn't turn around, he just sidestepped, and the man was stabbed in the air. The blade of the knife hit the metal door and broke directly. Dongban took advantage of the situation and put more force on the back of the man's head, so the man also hit the iron door.
, there was a muffled "thunk" sound, it went soft, and the knife let go and fell.
Before the knife fell to the ground, Dongba had picked it up with his toes and accurately grasped the handle.
The man was in a daze, with bleeding from his forehead. He turned around and turned his head in confusion. Then he saw the light of the knife in Dongfan's hand and screamed: "Ouch!"
As he screamed, he started to cry, with runny nose and tears: "I haven't eaten for almost three days, so I just ran for a bite..."
Dongfan didn't say a word, he put the knife across the other side of the neck, and just pressed it, the skin was broken and blood was visible, and the crying stopped suddenly.
Looking down at the man's bloody face, Dongfan asked knowingly: "Who are you?"
"I, Ma Tuo, am from the sixth floor." After saying a few words, Ma Tuo found that the knife was no longer powerful, so he began to defend himself again, "I was really hungry and dizzy, I..."
As soon as he arrived at the door of his house, his neighbor downstairs came upstairs to stab him with a knife. His reaction was so prompt and he was very skillful.
Dongfan fell silent, and after two seconds, he removed the knife from the man's neck.
Mato felt this, so he shrank down, and while shrinking back, he emphasized "Thank you, Mr. Banner". He didn't care about the dirt on the ground, and crawled out to rush down.
However, just after he got out of the shadow of Dongba's body, he felt numbness and pain in the back of his neck, and the broken knife penetrated straight into his medulla oblongata. His eyes widened, and he slid down the stairs. He struggled and twitched a few times, and slowly stopped moving.
After taking another look at Mato lying in the pile of feces, Dongfan opened the door and walked into the house.
Before he left home last time, he closed the windows and drew the curtains. The light in the house was dim, and the air was not circulated for a few days. There was a strange smell, but it was stronger than outside.
After hesitating for a moment, Dongfan entered the house wet without changing his shoes.
The room is not tidy, because basically all the places where things can be placed are placed with water and food containers, and most of them have been consumed at this time. But if Mato succeeds in breaking down the door, breaking in, and stealing out,
Let him eat for a few days, it is still not a problem.
But he failed, and Donghaan would not give him another chance.
Mato is two years older than Donghaan. He used to have a good family background in the western suburbs and at least had a stable place to live. After his parents passed away, he had enough to eat and the whole family was not hungry. Although he did not have a stable job, he did not have the pressure of rent.
After going to the city to work part-time for a few days, I can have fun for a few days and become a happy single.
Due to the neighborhood relationship upstairs and downstairs, he would shout "Brother Banner" and "Master Banner" randomly when meeting him. He has a familiar temperament and is very good at talking. He can even chat with Wandi about the beliefs of the Lost Kingdom and so on.
However, whether it was due to hunger or any other reason, since he had evil thoughts and used the knife, this neighbor would no longer be able to continue his work.
There is no point in calling the police. Let alone a flood. Even during normal times, the public security joint defense would not be bothered to take care of such a matter. It is impossible to throw him into prison. In this way, even if Donghaan generously forgives, Mato will still be suspicious.
, worrying about subsequent retaliation, which may further inspire evil thoughts and do things.
Dongfan is not afraid, but he has an old wife and cannot bet on this.
He took off his soaked and smelly top and threw it on the ground at the door. Then he walked to the master bedroom parallel to the long and narrow living room. This place had been transformed into a workshop by him. He bought it with a high-interest loan from Qinghui Company.
The omnic repair workbench and auxiliary equipment are all here, and there are also some unfinished workpieces that fill the room.
Of course, due to the power outage and water outage, the workbench and various equipment basically cannot be started, so they can only be left like this.
Every time Dongba enters this room and looks at the workbench, especially the workbench without electricity, his chest feels like lead has fallen, and his mind feels as if the room is dark and gloomy. If he stands for a long time, he feels even more dry.
The fire just couldn't come out.
Now...it seems better.
But the fire buried deep in my heart really has the momentum to burst out. The fortress that had been sealed by fear and worry was already cracking.
Donghaan stood at the door of the workshop for a long time, until he heard the roar of the engine.
It's still far away, but it's rapidly approaching, stirring up the life circle of sewage step by step, making him wary.
Dongfan walked to the balcony, opened the curtains slightly, and looked through the thick metal fence. He saw three small boats, almost going hand in hand, coming this way. Each boat was filled with people, and the total number
I'm afraid it's not Little Twenty. Judging from their appearance and dress, they are not official figures or security guards, but ordinary citizens...but not serious people.
Are you guys on the street coming for me?
Piao Bang? So fast?
Donghaan was a little confused, but soon realized that he was expressionless and just shirtless. He went out again and came to Mato's body still lying on the pile of feces in the stairwell. After a little observation, he found it in his trouser pocket.
Got a small communicator.
Pick it up and the screen will light up automatically.
With water and power outages for so many days, and people trapped in the community, civilian communication equipment will basically run out of power. Where do the communicators that still have more than half of this power come from?
That's right, since Ma Tuo has had evil thoughts and dared to ambush, then why not not do it again and use the whereabouts of a former "Metal Wild" middle-level executive to exchange for survival supplies with the Piao Gang?
However, since he could sell Dongba's whereabouts and easily exchange money for supplies, why would he kill someone himself?
Is it more greed?
Maybe he was really hungry and dizzy.
As for humans, the physical and spiritual framework can be analyzed, but the ups and downs of thoughts are difficult to truly grasp.
Donghaan took a rough look at the interface of the communicator. There was only one contact person, a pure number, and there was a record of unconnected calls. It seemed that the call was hung up on his own initiative, probably when he entered the fire escape.
With such a quick reaction, it seems that Mato has been watching the noise here, and if he is not at his own home, he is lying in ambush upstairs in order to send out the information as soon as possible without alerting Donghaan... and
Try to get bigger gains.
Are you so persistent?
Now, Dongba believes that Mato is starving and is completely paranoid:
There may be a family of Tobata eating in the house, who are his life-and-death enemies.