The air outside was a bit chilly, and even though it was surrounded by black mist, there was no strange smell. Instead, it lost a lot of the dirty smell it once had, as if the city had become clearer after all the industrial shutdowns and the crowds left.
Xu Zhi sniffed the mist gently. It had no smell, but she wanted to smell more. When she restrained her thoughts slightly and slowed down her breathing, Xu Zhi could feel her throat tightening slightly.
It was as if her addiction had not been relieved, and she was a little unbearable. It was not until she took a few deep breaths that this feeling was relieved, as if something scarce in her body had been replenished and she no longer wanted to rebel.
This was so strange, even a little weird. Xu Zhi thought a lot in her mind, such as whether she would become a madman faster if she breathed too much fog, but there was no way, she had already walked into the fog, and it was inevitable to smoke the fog, and
Compared with those, her throat was so hungry that she couldn't breathe just now. If she didn't take a big breath, she suspected that she would even suffocate.
Now that things have come to this, Xu Zhi can only pay more attention to whether there are any changes in himself, instead of worrying about why he didn't restrain himself.
The street was very quiet. You could only hear the faint sounds of Xiao Yi crawling on the ground and spitting out cores. It was clearly early in the morning and the street lights in the city were not lit, but Xu Zhi could faintly see the nearby people.
If it weren't for the darkness, she even felt she could see it more clearly.
Is it the moonlight shining through the fog?
But the daylight can't completely penetrate the thick black fog, so why should the moonlight?
Xu Zhi did not dwell on this problem for too long. From years of self-study, she realized the principle of putting it aside temporarily when encountering a problem that she did not understand.
The streets in the early morning were a little too quiet. Xu Zhi walked for more than ten minutes without encountering any danger. This was somewhat unexpected and smooth. It seemed that there were no monsters in this area that could stay awake in the middle of the night.
It takes about 30 minutes to walk from her original home to the old residential area behind the Bell and Drum Towers. She had already controlled the puppy to observe where to live in the residential area yesterday. There was a house that was probably occupied by a single woman.
The owner of the house left without closing the door in a hurry when evacuating. She planned to "borrow" the house temporarily.
It didn't matter that she didn't have a key, she wasn't going out anyway.
People who leave the city cannot come back. Later, they can also ask the dependents to find a more suitable place in the old community and live there temporarily for now.
Xu Zhi was thinking as she moved forward. When she passed a certain corner, she clearly didn't hear or feel anything, but she saw Xiao Yi suddenly raised his head to the left like black lightning and opened his mouth and bit into the bloody mouth.
A wild dog hiding in the dark, preparing for a sneak attack.
The whole process was silent. Neither Xiao Yi nor the dog that was bitten to death in an instant made much noise. Xu Zhi could only vaguely see that the wild dog's claws seemed to be thicker than ordinary dogs, and then the dog
Then the little one swallowed it whole.
One section of Xiao Yi's huge body bulged slightly, and it was clear that he had just swallowed a whole prey alive, but in the next second he returned to his previous appearance and continued to watch the surroundings, as if it was just a normal and insignificant episode.
Seeing this scene, Xu Zhi realized that the big snake that behaved like a pet in front of him was actually an excellent hunter.
The heart that had been held high since she walked out of the apartment was a little relieved, and she had to admit that this scene gave her a sense of security.
Her fighting power is not higher than that wild dog. If Xiao Yi doesn't listen to her, it won't take much effort to eat her, and she will relax her vigilance because of the obedience and closeness shown by the other party to her from the beginning.
, but now, this closeness finally has some real feelings in it.
There were no other accidents along the way. She was led by Xiao Yi and arrived at this old residential area smoothly.
Xu Zhi could not guarantee that this residential area was safe. To be honest, there should be no absolutely safe place in this city. The reason why he chose this place was purely because the puppy was here, so he made his decision.
When she first walked into the corridor of the residential building where the room was located, Xu Zhi stopped first. After all, there was no elevator in this old-fashioned community, so she had to let Xiao Yiyi carry her wheelchair up.
However, as soon as she stopped, she heard a subtle sound coming from the corridor, a bit like... the deliberately lowered footsteps of someone going downstairs.
She was already prepared to encounter monsters here, and even planned to move into that room and start asking the family members to "clean up" the area first. However, she did not expect that on the first day of her stay, she would see a person who looked normal.
A normal woman.
The other party had just come down from upstairs and when he walked around the corner, he met Xu Zhi who had just entered the corridor and had not yet had time to get up from the wheelchair.
Since we were already in the corridor at this time, the fog was not as thick as outside. The dim light from nowhere allowed Xu Zhi to slightly see the person standing on the stairs. He was very tall, estimated to be about 1.75 meters, with a high ponytail.
, wearing sportswear and looking like a college student. The moment he saw her, he stopped and looked at her warily. His body also reacted and he directly raised the knife in his hand.
The eyes are not black, but look like a normal person, and the expression is also normal. It is the vigilance and suspicion that one should have when meeting a stranger in a place like this, especially the fear and nervousness shown at the moment he saw Xiao Yi.
body language.
Even so, Xu Zhi did not relax his vigilance.
Xu Zhi could guess that the other party was probably in a complicated mood at the moment. After all, the combination of a girl in a wheelchair and a python was indeed a bit strange.
For a moment, the corridor became quiet. Xu Zhi did not move. Xiao Yi just stared at the woman upstairs with his heart out. When he was not facing Xu Zhi, Xiao Yi was a cold-blooded beast full of oppression. This was also
The woman standing on the stairs did not dare to act rashly. The two sides were in a subtle stalemate, and no one took the initiative to speak.
Until Xu Zhi took the initiative to control the wheelchair and retreated slightly, giving up his position, and then spoke to Xiao Yiyi: "Come here, don't scare people."
The air around him finally started to flow.
After hearing this, Xiao Yi obediently "carried" the suitcase and swam to Xu Zhi's side, blocking her with his body, like a loyal and responsible guard.
Xu Zhi opened his mouth for no other reason than to test the woman's reaction.
The woman's eyes shifted to her when she spoke. When she saw Xiao Yi being so obedient, she couldn't help showing surprise and curiosity.
After hesitating, he finally made up his mind for some reason, nodded slightly towards Xu Zhi to express his thanks, and then started walking towards this side with a nervous aura all over his body.
She was going out.
Xu Zhi's eyes fell on the knife in her hand. It was not a common knife. It looked a bit simple and handsome. Xu Zhi had seen it on TV. It was called Tang Dao. Since the opponent held it in his hand, it was natural to use it as a weapon.
It's impossible that it's not sharpened, but where did she get such a controlled knife?
Xu Zhi found that her mentality was not particularly nervous. She was quite comfortable watching the woman walk past her with a nervous and restrained expression.
She could even feel the fear of herself and Xiao Yi revealed in the other person. There was no doubt that he was a normal human being.
Xu Zhi's interest suddenly rose. Therefore, besides her, there are some humans who can restrain the erosion of the spirit by the fog. So what do these people have in common?
Why does the other party stay here? What are you going to do now?
Does she know any other normal humans?
Thinking like this, Xu Zhi said, "Hey." The moment the other party was about to step out of the corridor.
The girl's hoarse and gentle voice suddenly sounded in the not-so-empty corridor. The woman's back froze. Xu Zhi even felt a bit of chilling aura from her stiff back, as if if Xu Zhi wanted to do something, she would immediately
Fight back.
Xu Zhi smiled: "Sister, don't be nervous, I just want to ask, do you live here?"
Hearing this, the other party turned to look at her, but did not answer her question.
For some reason, Xu Zhi thought that two days ago she was still the "poor little girl" who didn't dare to say anything when someone knocked on her door and asked questions, which was somewhat similar to the current scene.
Thinking of this, Xu Zhi felt a little funny, so he laughed as he pleased.
She did not ignore the doubts in the woman's eyes, so she continued with a smile in her voice: "I just moved here and don't know much about it. If we are neighbors, maybe we can exchange information?"
"You know, it's not very safe now. It's not a bad thing to know more."
After Xu Zhi finished speaking, he was a little surprised that his social skills were actually pretty good?
After hearing this, the woman was silent for two or three seconds, then nodded and asked in a tentative tone: "Okay, where do you live? I will be back in two hours and I will look for you when I get back?"
He's so vigilant that he doesn't even tell me where he lives.
Xu Zhi still looked good-tempered, but the words he spoke made the woman's expression change.
"Sister, why don't you tell me where you live? After all, you have seen what I am like. It is very dangerous to tell others where I live."
What she said was pitiful, but with Xiao Yi lying obediently at her feet, the scene became a bit weird.
The woman didn't dare to refuse anymore, so she could only tell her that she lived in the room on the left on the third floor.
After getting the answer, Xu Zhi looked at her with a smile: "See you later."
The woman nodded stiffly, returned her greeting, and left without looking back.
After she left, Xu Zhi sat there in silence for a while. She was still thinking about what she had just done. This was the first time that she had completely followed her own will and said whatever she wanted. It felt unexpected.
Yes, although it was because of Xiao Yi's prestige and not how powerful she was that she could be called a bully, Xu Zhi kind of liked this feeling. She began to reflect and felt that it was the mist that affected her that made her change.
I became arrogant, and for a while I felt that I might be a born bad person.
However, no matter which one it is, today's level is not enough. If you can threaten this woman today, you may not be able to threaten others to bow to her tomorrow. She also needs more and more powerful family members, and her own strength must also be improved.
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As for whether the woman would run away directly, Xu Zhi didn't care much. Without her, there would be other normal humans who would eventually meet him.