I walked a long distance, and a coffee shop with an open door came into view. It was a classic but beautiful coffee shop, with light brown tones, carefully designed patterns, and a well-lit layout. It was an ideal place to stay.
The important thing is that from the map, it is not too far from the ecological research center, and it is also very close to the next destination. It may be used as a long-term residence.
"Is anyone here?"
I said and walked into the coffee shop. Even if there is no light, you can see clearly in the room due to the good lighting environment during the day.
No one is normal.
Abandoned city, deserted cafe.
I sat at one of the tables and took a short rest. The curtains were warm yellow, which reminded me of mango pudding. I took out the can and put it on the table. It suddenly occurred to me that if I could have a cup of hot coffee at this time, I would have some.
Pastries or side dishes would be fine. Although the canned food doesn't taste bad, I still wish I could eat something hot in this cold weather.
Then I thought that there should be food in the kitchen of this cafe, and maybe I could use the kitchen to heat canned food.
I came to the counter. The kitchen should be on the left side of the counter. I saw a photo frame. In the photo frame was a photo that seemed to have been taken for a long time. It was a photo of a couple and their daughter. The couple
She is not very young, and her daughter should still be in elementary school. Maybe they run this cafe.
They have left here now, which is natural. I use their kitchen and refrigerator without permission. Should I pay? Even if they are not here, it shouldn't matter...
I stopped thinking about it and walked into the kitchen and started searching for supplies. There were still a lot of things in the refrigerator. I probably didn’t take them with me because I left in a panic. I found some cakes, some cold noodles, and some drinks. Even if
It's been a while since the power was cut off, but the contents inside haven't gone rancid, and the heating stove can still be used because it's not electric.
It took me a while to drink a cup of hot coffee, pour out the canned food and stir-fry it with the cold noodles, and then a hot meal was completed.
I returned to the cafe, sat at the table, and had hot food for the first time since I came to this deserted city. The dessert after the meal was strawberry cake, which made me very satisfied, and the fragrant hot coffee dispelled it.
Fatigue and chill, the body becomes warmer.
After spending about half a quarter of an hour leisurely like this, I got enough rest. I was supposed to leave like this, but before I left, I saw the photo in the frame again. I took the photo with the frame.
I put it in my backpack. At the time, I didn’t know why I was doing this.
It wasn't until later that I met that family, but that was already a long time later.
I strolled on the road leading to the chemical plant, which was my next destination. The distance was not very far, but it was not short either. It would take some time to walk.
Passing by the empty buildings and shops, feeling the cold air, I remembered the first time. At that time, just like now, I walked alone, avoiding danger. I suddenly missed them, Huang Ren, Xiao
Alpha, and my former immediate boss, Kamasuan Muyue.
How are they doing now? Are they doing well? Have they encountered any trouble? I want to see them.
Although they had only been apart for a short time, I still felt an indescribable feeling of loneliness in my heart. I really don't like being alone. Even if I am not good at communication and speaking, I still want to have friends by my side.
In this environment, even the face of Red Wolf, who had always felt troublesome, became a little familiar. Speaking of where the guy went, I always felt that she had not left the city.
Ah, no matter how much it is, just finish the work quickly, so that you can go home, that nice new home that you rented temporarily for a month, a warm nest.
With this thought in mind, I quickened my pace.
There is nothing to say on the way, just the same buildings, maybe there are people, or not people, or maybe nothing at all, but these are not the point.
The point is that I arrived at my second destination. This place couldn't be worse. It's a chemical factory, a huge chemical factory. I don't know if there was any chemical leakage, but I know that I am now
The place we were going to was a pool, in which a large pool of dark green turbid liquid was boiling. I wanted to try to tell myself that this was the raw material for making bubble gum, but obviously this pool of liquid was not that cute.
Ninety-nine percent may be severely toxic and corrosive, and the remaining one percent is not considered.
No one would want to gamble with their own life, not now.
Obviously I can't get too close to that thing, or I don't dare to do it. Who knows if there might be volatile poisonous gas or the like, but the scope of analysis has not yet been reached. If this continues, the work will not be completed.
I thought about it, opened the PAD and sent a message to Dr. Isali for help, and then waited patiently. It didn't take long for the doctor to reply. The message said that the detector's analysis core had been remotely converted to a low frequency, which expanded the detection and
The scope of collecting and analyzing data is relatively long, and a conservative estimate should be more than 4 hours.
Well, safety first, life-saving is the most important, and there is nothing I can do if it takes longer. But the problem was solved unexpectedly and easily. The detector's analysis program has been started, which means I don't need to continue moving forward. The rest
Just wait.
I didn’t want to stay in this cold weather for several hours, so I put the detector here first. I ran to the nearby guard room and found a comfortable seat to sit down. This room was quite spacious because there was nothing clutter.
There are only one chair, a work table, a hammock, an iron trash can, and a locker.
Time was passing by, and it was getting dark before I knew it while I was in a daze. This was strange because it happened too fast. I looked at the time and saw that it was only around four o'clock in the afternoon, and it was already almost completely dark, that is to say
There are only a few hours during the day.
It's so unusual, the daytime hours are much shorter than before.
There is always an ominous premonition about what is going on in this world, which makes people uneasy.
At night, the temperature dropped a lot again. In order to prevent hypothermia, I made a simple heater using the iron trash can in the room. Although it was called a heater, it actually just cleared out all the things that could not be burned in the trash can, and then put
It is best to move all the things that can burn nearby and that can burn for a long time. Use flammable things as fire starters to light the fire and then put in all the things that can burn for a long time such as wood.
The simple heater is completed!
The flame gradually grew stronger, and the firelight and warmth filled the room. While I was looking for fuel, I looked at the detector. The result was that it was still being analyzed. I thought it probably wouldn't be completed within today. After all, I didn't want to do anything except at night.
, unless it is necessary.
I took out bottled water and canned potato stew from my backpack and put them on the table, and started a not-so-rich dinner by the warm light of the fire.
"I've finished eating."
I always say this after a meal, whether there is anyone around or not, this is my habit. It has been a habit I have developed since I was a child.
Maybe I should rest early, but I'm not tired or sleepy now, because there is no particularly big consumption today, except that I sweated a lot at the first work point and had a fight with a bandit on the way here.
Outside I was just walking.
There was a magazine in the drawer of the table. I thought it could be used to kill some time. I took the magazine and lay on the hammock to read. Most of the magazine contained photos of models on the catwalk and news reports on the most popular new energy development and use.
, it’s not that I don’t care about these, but I’m not very interested.
Gradually, my eyelids became a little heavy, and I fell asleep at some point. It was 4:30 in the morning when I was woken up by some noises. I casually took away the magazine covering my face and threw it into the almost burning furnace.
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Some very noisy but not unfamiliar sounds, the barking of dogs, but in this fallen city, even wild dogs are probably hungry and want to eat people. The worst case scenario is mutated wild dogs. Who knows the mutation?
How powerful can a dog's attack be?
Quietly, I got down from the hammock and looked out through the gap in the window. I saw a group of objects moving around near the chemical plant. They must be wild dogs. I squinted my eyes and raised my vision to the limit to observe. It was very good. It was
The mutated wild dogs, their eyes glowing red in the dark, have lost all their fur, leaving only bare skin and bones, but they can see strong limbs with explosive muscles. There are more than three in number.
I don't want to provoke them at all, so let's hide for a while and wait for them to leave before coming out. It's not daylight yet anyway.
Huh? Wait, what are they holding? Why does it look so familiar...
detector!!!
Fuck!
In desperation, I opened the window and jumped out, shouting angrily:
"Speak up!!"
After calling, I suddenly remembered that they didn’t understand me either.
But it was obvious that I had successfully attracted their attention, and they were barking and rushing towards me.
Can feeding avoid war?
In this crisis situation, I still maintain such optimistic thoughts, which makes me complain about myself.
The crisis is imminent, and it seems that peace talks are impossible!
I drew my bayonet and prepared to fight, but this number of mutant wild dogs seemed a bit too much to handle!!
You can smell the stench hitting your face, and you will still feel scared when faced with the bloody mouth that bites your vital parts.
However, even if I am afraid, I can't back down here, I can't take a step back. After so much, and so many times on the edge of death, I can stand here like this today. If I back down now, what does it mean to become stronger, what is a promise, everything
Everything will disappear, nothing can be protected, and there is no way to return to the present.
I didn’t come to this city just to cry. I still have a job!
"It's too much of a bother, you wild dogs."
The knife is lifted and dropped in the hand. It does not feel as smooth as expected, but a tough and strong feeling comes from the blade. The toughness of the skin is too exaggerated!
The arm exerted force again, and the bayonet sank into the mutant wild dog's chest in an instant, and then it was pulled out instantly, with a scarlet blood flower blooming.
After a successful attack, he immediately retreated to avoid the attacks of the remaining mutant wild dogs.
The leading mutant wild dog screamed and fell to the ground. Even a mutant wild dog cannot survive as long as its heart is destroyed.
He pulled out his pistol with his backhand and pulled the trigger on the two nearest mutant wild dogs. With the sparks from the muzzle, the bullet came out and hit the mutant wild dogs.
The two mutant wild dogs were completely unable to withstand the close-range shooting of firearms, and they howled and were knocked down to the ground.
There are three mutant wild dogs left. Come on, I will defeat you all!
However, the result was unexpected. The remaining three mutant wild dogs howled and ran away. There was fear in their voices. Even if they were mutated, the feeling of fear still remained.
It is not very difficult to win this battle, and it is much easier than the previous battles with monsters and mutant wild dogs.
I looked at the detector. What was left there was almost the ruins of the detector. I looked at the detector with its wiring and various parts protruding. I felt very depressed. How should I deal with it now?
Could it be that the previously saved data is gone? This would be a waste of work, and without the detector, the next work cannot be completed.
With no choice, I sent an email to Dr. Isali explaining the current situation, then returned to the room and waited, and received a reply soon.
The reply said that the previously analyzed data was backed up on the laboratory terminal, so even if the data in the detector was lost, it would not be a big deal. The data in this place has been collected, but if the detector is damaged, only one can be replaced.
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In this case, there is no choice but to go back to the Ecological Research Center first. Anyway, the work here has been completed, and there is no reason to stay here anymore.
I looked up at the sky and saw that it was still dark. Then I looked at the time. It was around five o'clock in the morning, which was not much different from the time I usually wake up naturally.
Okay, it's time to go.
Back to the research center... um... before that... should I bring something back, such as samples of mutant wild dogs or something...
With this thought in mind, I looked at the corpse of the mutated wild dog on the ground.