Things were becoming more and more intolerable.
When the five of them, including the two zombies behind them, walked into the city, just like in the zombie movies, the people on the road, in the cars, and behind the windows all turned their heads to look at them.
Some of them opened their car doors and slowly got out of their cars. Some of them walked slowly down the stairs and onto the street. Beside Lin Sanjiu's feet, an underground manhole cover suddenly moved to the side with a clatter. A human head emerged from the darkness. He was still wearing an orange work uniform. He raised his head and looked at the five of them. Then, he began to climb out of the well. Lin Sanjiu already knew what he was thinking.
All the silent, slow, neatly dressed, and expressionless people had only one goal in mind. The rustling of footsteps and the sound of clothes rubbing against each other quickly became clearer. With her previous experience, Lin Sanjiu couldn't help feeling that they were like waves of ants attracted by the three pieces of candy. In the blink of an eye, they formed a dense black mass.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the group was submerged, surrounded by layers and layers of human walls. No matter where they looked, they could only see one human face after another. Each of them had different facial features, but they shared the same expression. They were all numb and expressionless.
The "people" who surrounded them were only half an arm's length away from them. With every step Lin Sanjiu and her group took, the "people" who were staring at them would take a step back. It was like standing in a crowded subway during the morning rush hour. However, everyone in this "carriage" was staring at the same target.
"Don't touch them," Bohemia repeated the word as if she was subconsciously warning herself, "Don't touch them …"
Perhaps it was because she saw that Lin Sanjiu and her group were able to hold themselves back, so a woman who looked like a housewife suddenly took a step forward. The housewife's nose was almost touching Lin Sanjiu's cheek. Even without turning her head, Lin Sanjiu could see that the two snow-white eyeballs with two small black pupils were protruding out of their sockets. They were glued to the side of Lin Sanjiu's head, staring at her without blinking.
From the housewife's nostrils came puffs of hot air, and fluttered over her skin.
Lin Sanjiu was stunned. She couldn't help taking half a step back toward Bohemia. After putting some distance between them, she turned to look at the housewife. It was hard to tell whether her bosom was rising and falling through her blouse and loose sweater, but she was sure of one thing — the heat from their breaths had warmed the air ever since they were firmly surrounded by the silent crowd.
These duoluozhongs can breathe, she thought to herself.
"What should we do?" Bohemia asked in a low voice, "Shall we go? The cat doctor can't be here. "
"What if it has already come to this city and attacked these things?" Mrs. Manas suddenly asked in Lin Sanjiu's mind.
Lin Sanjiu shuddered slightly. She lowered her gaze and scanned the countless pairs of human legs and shoes. However, it was just her subconscious reaction. It was impossible for her to coincidentally find a cat among the human legs.
"Let's go deeper into the city and observe the situation," Lin Sanjiu hesitated for a few seconds, "It seems like they won't attack us if we don't attack them. It's a little uncomfortable, but it's safe for the time being … Ah, Puppeteer, are you okay with that? "
As she asked the question, she turned her head and saw a pair of lifeless, cloudy eyes. Startled, she immediately raised her arm. Fortunately, before the punch landed, she managed to stop her movement in time.
Behind the old man was a swarm of human heads. As for Puppeteer and his silver circle, they had already disappeared without anyone noticing.
"Huh? Where's the lord? "Bohemia also reacted at the same time," Where did he go? I didn't hear anything. "
As a matter of fact, the sound of so many feet walking on the ground was enough to drown out most of the subtle noises. However, Puppeteer was the one who had disappeared. Perhaps, anyone could have been dragged away unknowingly, except for Puppeteer.
"He might have left on his own," Lin Sanjiu thought for a moment and frowned, "Otherwise, who would have the ability to make him disappear so suddenly? It's not like he entered a pocket dimension … He fell behind us just now and used us to scout the way. Even if there is a pocket dimension, we should be the first ones to enter it. "
"But … Gong Daoyi …" Bohemia didn't finish her sentence, but her meaning was clear.
"These duoluozhongs are so annoying," Lin Sanjiu was a little impatient, "They are blocking the way and my sight. I wish I could —"
Lin Sanjiu wanted to say that she wished she could send all of them flying. However, before she could finish her words, the crowd around them suddenly loosened. The housewife took two steps back, and the old man turned his head in another direction. Just like how they had gathered, the crowd dispersed in just a few minutes.
Some of them went back to their cars, some opened their doors, and some stood behind the counters in the shops. There was even a worker who climbed up the ladder again as if he was going to continue checking the wires. If it weren't for the fact that everyone had the same expression and didn't make a single sound, this place would look like a normal modern city that had yet to usher in the apocalypse.
"Hurry up and find Puppeteer!"
Lin Sanjiu shouted at Bohemia in a low voice, but it was not the time to find the reason. Fearing that Bohemia would disappear when she turned around, Lin Sanjiu grabbed Bohemia's arm and ran back to where they came from. When she looked back, she was stunned.
Even though Puppeteer was nowhere to be seen, the silver circle had fallen to the ground. After the crowd dispersed, the silver circle became even more conspicuous. It lay alone on the road, right in the middle of the two traffic lanes.
Bohemia and Bohemia looked at each other and realized that both of them had a grim expression on their faces.
"Even he … Even he …"
When the two of them reached the silver circle, Bohemia wiped her face with her hand as if she was trying to calm herself down. "What the hell is going on? There was nothing wrong. I mean, other than those duoluozhongs — "
Lin Sanjiu knew nothing more than Bohemia. She let go of Bohemia's arm and squatted down to take a closer look at the circle. It was no different from the first time she saw it. The diameter of the circle was long enough for her to walk into it with her head lowered. The circle itself was about the width of a palm, and it seemed to be made of some kind of heavy and solid material. She examined it carefully and found that there were no blood stains or scratches on it. She couldn't find any trace of Puppeteer's whereabouts.
She hesitated for a moment before she placed her finger on the circle and pressed it.
"What are you doing?" Bohemia craned her neck.
Lin Sanjiu remained silent for a while. She only raised her head when Bohemia asked again.
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