infinite danger

Chapter 117

"Squeak..."

There was a slight movement at the stairway.

The hearts of the people curled up in the hall tightened, and they all looked at the source of the sound in unison, with wary eyes.

A slender young man appeared in sight, with a pair of narrow and long phoenix eyes under his heroic sword eyebrows, his eyes were clear, and the lower half of his face was hidden under a blue medical mask, which aroused people's imagination.

He held a black cat in one hand, dressed in a clean and elegant manner, exuding an aura that was different from ordinary people, in stark contrast to their dirty and haggard appearance.

After the boy came out, more than a dozen people came out one after another. They were all wearing clean masks, clean clothes, and holding strange-looking props in their hands.

"How could someone come down from above? We haven't seen anyone go up since we came here this morning..."

Someone in the crowd whispered something.

"Yeah, that's weird."

"And he still has a cat with him. What time is it, and there are still people who care about pets?"

"Maybe they came here earlier than us, and then went upstairs to find supplies?"

"Our people have also gone up to find supplies, why haven't they heard anything about them?"

"This building has so many floors, it's normal to stagger them."

"It makes sense, they can't just appear out of thin air."

The others also frowned and began to discuss in low voices.

"Wait! Look, someone among them is injured! Could it have been scratched or bitten, and has been infected with the virus?"

Suddenly, someone pointed at the arm of a woman holding a pointed gun inside the pedestrian.

The slender arms were wrapped in layers of gauze, with blood oozing faintly.

The woman accused was Yingying who was injured on the corridor.

"It's really injured, we have to be careful, we finally escaped to this area, I don't want to die here..."

Someone hugged his legs, recalling some terrible memories, his pupils trembling uncontrollably.

The man sitting near her comforted: "It will be fine, as long as you persevere, when the mayor contacts the people in the safe zone, we will be able to survive."

In the crowd, a woman with ponytails pulled her sleeves silently and hid her arms behind her.

She was wearing a large suit jacket, which completely covered her petite body, and no one would pay attention to her secret movements.

A drop of red-black blood flowed out from the sleeve and condensed on the fingertip.

The woman's fingertips were trembling slightly, her eyes were full of fear and despair, and a tear slowly rolled down her cheek.

The man sitting next to her sensed her panic, hugged her shoulders tightly, and said silently: "Don't be afraid."

The woman closed her eyes and leaned against him, more and more cold sweat broke out on her forehead, and her face became paler and paler.

Someone in the crowd stood up and asked Ji Siwei: "Who are you? Where did you come from? Also, how did this woman get her injuries?"

From their conversations and reactions, Ji Siwei can draw several important messages.

First, these people escaped from other places. The people in charge of the crowd are contacting the people in the safe zone, and they should want to be accepted by the safe zone. Second, there is a safe zone here. Third, there is indeed a virus in the crowd. Spread, and can be spread by scratching and biting.

Ji Siwei rolled his eyes, and said gently and politely: "You don't have to worry, we came from the building next door, her arm was just scratched."

His tone of voice was unhurried and his attitude was good, and the people in the hall let down their guard a little.

But soon someone questioned: "I saw it when I went to search for supplies. The corridor connecting the building next door is almost completely disconnected. How could you come from there?"

"We came across the gap in the corridor. My companion was injured because it was too dangerous."

Ji Siwei explained in the usual tone.

Although this statement sounds unbelievable, but he said it sincerely, and everyone believed it.

Ji Siwei touched the back of the eight-tailed cat, and looked at the dusty people in front of him, fleeing like refugees: "May I ask, I just heard you say that you have escaped here with great difficulty, where did you come from, and why do you look like this?" exhausted?"

This question seemed to hit their pain point, and many people hid their faces, looking very sad.

The man who initially questioned Ji Siwei said with some difficulty: "We came from a small town in the suburbs of city B. The epidemic prevention in city B was very bad, and it has completely fallen. The town is located in a remote place, so we survived by luck.

"Our town mayor heard that City A has done a good job in self-rescue, has established a safe zone, and many people have survived, so he brought us here to try our luck.

"The mayor said that he knew a big man in city A, and he might be able to say favors and accept us into the safe zone.

"The original team of more than 200 people escaped all the way, and we were the only ones left who died or were injured."

Knowing the danger, Ji Si nodded and said, "So you rest here temporarily and wait for news from the mayor."

The man replied: "That's right."

Cheng Baobao looked at the frustrated crowd, and said puzzledly: "Didn't your mayor go to contact the people in the safe zone? You will be safe soon. Why do I look at you with desperate expressions and seem not very optimistic?" ?”

"Because we think it is unlikely to be accepted." A tall young man said: "Have you seen those people outside? They also escaped from other places. There are many such people and us. Same, hiding inside a building."

A group of people followed his voice and looked outside.

This is the first time they have observed the world from a head-up perspective.

The glass curtain wall on the first floor has a large area, and the thick tree at the door blocks half of the line of sight, but you can still see the outside situation clearly.

Although there are not many pedestrians on the street, there are also quite a few. Most of them are fully armed and hurry.

Dirty, ragged, and looking tired.

The street trees are particularly tall and lush, and many grow from the gaps in the buildings. All the shops on the street are closed, all the glass doors are smashed, and the inside is looted.

There was no noise, no conversation.

Everyone walked with their heads down, sometimes stopping to rummage, and then continuing on their way.

Although people walked, the city seemed lifeless.

"These people, like us, came to the safe zone. Because the safe zone is limited, it cannot accommodate so many people, and they can carry the virus on their bodies. They were turned away."

The young man lowered his eyes and became more depressed as he spoke: "The safe zone is heavily guarded, and anyone who breaks in will be shot. There are more than a dozen safe houses outside the safe zone, but they are all occupied by tyrannical people, and it is a dead end to rob them." one."

Wei Qi said: "Don't you mayor know the important people in City A, maybe they will let you go because of old feelings?"

The young man shook his head: "In this situation, what do you think favors are?"

A girl said softly: "The mayor and the others have been out for a long time, and they haven't come back yet. I feel that there is no good news."

This sentence drew out the fear in people's hearts, and some people wept depressively.

"Among the people stranded outside the safe zone, as long as one person is infected with the virus, it will spread rapidly. At that time, the safe zone will definitely be sealed off, and it will be even more difficult to get in."

"Can we really hold out until the mayor returns?"

The young man smiled wryly: "After dark, if that kind of thing comes out, half of us will die."

Yingying half-understood, so she asked directly: "After talking for a long time, what kind of virus is it? What is that thing?"

She didn't think too much, but asked frankly.

Seeing that everyone was looking at her with weird eyes, Yingying spread her hands: "Why are you looking at me like that? I really don't understand what you said in general terms."

"What kind of virus can it be, of course..." The young man slowly raised his head, looked into Yingying's eyes and said, "Zombie virus."

Everyone fell silent.

Fear and anxiety spread in my heart.

Everyone knows what the four words zombie virus mean.

"Zombie virus?! Isn't this too ridiculous?"

There was a newcomer who had poor psychological endurance, and his legs softened and he almost knelt on the ground.

Doctor Xu grabbed his arm and lifted him up.

Another veteran hurriedly covered his mouth with a mask to prevent him from breaking down and saying something he shouldn't say.

At that time, NPCs will be more vigilant against them, so it will not be easy to talk.

The veterans have better psychological quality and can bear it. They reacted immediately and warned the other two newcomers not to speak.

Wei Qi wiped the sweat from his palms on his pants, and broke the silence first: "Since it's a zombie virus, what's the use of wearing a mask? Don't zombies spread the virus by biting or scratching?"

It's a very inappropriate question to ask, but they desperately need the answer.

"Why do I feel that you don't know anything about these things? Are you really from this world?" The young man's eyes became more and more puzzled: "You are wearing masks yourself, why are you asking us?"

Although the young man just said it casually, it just happened to hit the spot. Wei Qi was speechless and didn't know how to answer for a while.

It can't be said that we are really not from this world, but we put them on in a hurry when we saw you wearing masks, right?

Ji Siwei smiled, and said politely: "Sorry, our news is a little behind, and I really don't understand the reason."

Although he couldn't see his expression through the mask, the smiling eyes made the young man feel good.

Besides, the world has been in chaos recently, the media has been paralyzed, and information has not been delivered in a timely manner. His rhetoric is justified.

The young man was kind and didn’t ask any more questions. He told him, “In addition to scratching and biting, the infected person’s body fluids splashed into the mouth and nose may also be infected. Wearing a mask is an extra layer of protection. The white protective clothing they wear is made of Special, not easy to be caught, but the quantity is small, it is hard to get now."

Cheng Baobao glanced outside, and tentatively asked: "The zombie virus is not spreading very badly, I think it's safe here, and there's no such thing as zombies all over the street."

"It's close to the safe zone, and someone will come out regularly to clean up the zombies to ensure that the number of zombies nearby won't threaten the safe zone, so it's pretty calm now."

The young man propped his forehead with his hands, rubbed it hard, and said vigorously: "But as more and more people approach, sooner or later there will be problems."

Before the words were finished, a heart-piercing cry erupted from the crowd without warning.

"Wife! What's wrong with you, wife!"

A burly man hugging a woman in a blazer and ponytail, looking terrified.

The woman kept twitching in his arms, her limbs swayed uncontrollably from side to side, gradually stiffening, purple blood vessels bulged from under the skin, a strange red blood thread crawled out from under the collar, and quickly climbed up the pale body. neck.

Suddenly, she opened her eyes, the pupils disappeared without a trace, leaving only the whites of her eyes, staring lifelessly at the man who was holding her and crying.

"Run! She's infected!"

"Brother Qi! Your wife is hopeless, run away!"

People around screamed in horror and fled in all directions.

The scene was extremely chaotic, and everyone's eyes were full of panic dominated by death.

Brother Qi hugged the woman in his arms tightly, his hands and feet were trembling, and he kept repeating: "My wife must be saved, there must be rescue, where did you get caught, I will tie you up for you, nothing will happen, no Something's up..."

The woman's limbs stopped twitching, her head suddenly tilted to the left, and the bone made a clear "click" sound. She stretched out her hands, grabbed Qi Ge's neck suddenly, and pushed him to the ground with great strength.