"You are a newbie. You don't know —" Marcie said anxiously. She spoke much faster than before. "In order to adapt to the new world, humans have developed two types of evolution —"
"Ahhh...?" A voice that sounded like it was squeezed out of her throat came from the guardhouse.
"You, me, and Luther belong to the first type of evolution. There is another type that we call 'duoluozhong' —"
Lin Sanjiu raised her head blankly. For a moment, she didn't know what was going on.
As Marcie's tone became more and more hurried, the doorknob slowly turned under the beam of Lin Sanjiu's flashlight. With a creak, the door opened.
Marcie took a deep breath and rattled off her words like popcorn, "As long as we can survive, duoluozhong will do anything. Now that I don't have any combat ability, I will have to rely on you to defeat this duoluozhong. Otherwise, none of us will survive!" Just as she finished her sentence, before Lin Sanjiu could react, Marcie had already leaped onto a nearby tree.
Lin Sanjiu stared dumbfoundedly at the spot where Marcie disappeared. Then, she looked at Luther, who was lying on the ground.
Luther smiled helplessly, revealing his sharp rabbit teeth. "Sis, I can't move either … Stop looking at me. That duoluozhong is out!"
The flashlight flashed back to the guardhouse. The moment she saw the door, Lin Sanjiu swallowed her words, "Don't call me big sister anymore."
She had never seen such a disgusting thing before.
It was a dark brown, wrinkled, viscous skin that was tightly attached to a skeleton. Stacks upon stacks of skin were formed at the joints. Its original human body had shrunk to half its original size. Other than the skin and bones, there was not a single trace of flesh left on its body. It was as if it had been sucked dry. However, the thing that gave them the most goosebumps was the fact that the nose and mouth of the thing that barely resembled a human head had disappeared. In its place was a long, sharp spike that looked like the mouthpiece of a mosquito. As the duoluozhong moved forward, saliva dripped down from the spike.
This thing did not look like a human at all. It was still wearing a security uniform. But the uniform was too big for him at the moment. After taking two steps, it swayed and fell to the ground. The duoluozhong rolled its eyes and fixed its gaze on Lin Sanjiu.
"Coo … You guys are so beautiful …"
From that mosquito's mouthpiece, a buzzing sound came out of the human language. "The skin is so elastic … It must be very moisturized, right?"
Lin Sanjiu froze. Suddenly, a low voice came from the ground beside her, "Big sister, it's all up to you!"
The voice did not belong to Luther. When Lin Sanjiu turned her head, she saw that the person under the metal door was no longer the delicate-looking teenager. Instead, it was a simple teenage girl with a rosy cheeks. She looked like a country bumpkin.
It seemed that one of Luther's abilities was shapeshifting, and the image he created would probably change according to the target …
As this thought flashed through Lin Sanjiu's mind, she cursed indignantly, "I'm also a patient!" Then, she quickly took two steps back. Luther, who was behind her, was exposed. Under the dim light from the flashlight, Lin Sanjiu could see that he was about to burst into tears.
When the mummified duoluozhong saw Luther, it paused for a moment.
Lin Sanjiu quietly moved away from it.
"Sis?" The mummified duoluozhong took two steps forward. Lin Sanjiu was so frightened that she quickly retreated another meter. She was on high alert. However, the mummified duoluozhong did not even look at her. Its eyes were fixed on Luther. "Sis, what are you doing here?"
The mummified duoluozhong was too close to Luther. Before he could finish his sentence, the saliva on his mouth had already dripped onto Luther's face.
Luther shuddered in disgust, but he maintained a perfect expression on his face. "Brother, I'm here to look for you … Save … Save me … The metal door is pressing down on me … It hurts …"
Tears started to form in the clear eyes of the 'little girl'. "Brother, can you help me move the metal door away … I remember now."
"Sis, you shouldn't have come. You shouldn't have come …" After a pause, the mummified duoluozhong turned a deaf ear to Luther's pleading and sighed softly. Lin Sanjiu noticed that the mummified duoluozhong's attention had been attracted by the mummified duoluozhong.
When Lin Sanjiu saw that the mummy in front of her had its full attention, she quickly waved her hand at the tree where Marcie was. She gestured to Marcie as she quietly retreated.
Marcie silently jumped onto a nearby tree and slid down the tree trunk. Then, she quickly ran behind Lin Sanjiu.
"Fortunately, this monster still retains its sanity and humanity. Otherwise, it would be troublesome …" Just as this thought surfaced in Lin Sanjiu's mind, the mummified duoluozhong suddenly raised its head and let out a series of intense buzzing sounds. Its sharp mouthpart moved agilely in the air a few times, spraying saliva everywhere.
"But, sis, I'm so happy!" The mummified duoluozhong's voice was deafening. There was a hint of a smile in its tone. "My family's bodily fluids are great nourishment for me … I'm so happy. You don't have to go back to your hometown. You can do it yourself!"
Marcie's words shocked the three of them. None of them expected that Luther would suddenly become a defenseless piece of meat. Seeing that the mummified duoluozhong was so excited that it raised its mouthpart, Luther couldn't help screaming, "Marcie, save me!"
"No!" Lin Sanjiu couldn't stop it in time. Marcie had already rushed toward her from behind. She stomped her feet angrily and immediately turned around to run in the opposite direction.
However, Marcie's reaction was correct. Just as the sharp mouthpart was about to pierce through Luther's chest, Marcie's long, metallic arm slammed into Luther's chest.
Marcie's mouthpart was thrown into the air. Even though Marcie had a pair of powerful nails, they could only be used to draw blood. Her nails shattered into pieces and fell to the ground.
The mummified duoluozhong looked at Marcie's body with its naked eyeball. Obviously, it wasn't interested in her at all. It buzzed, "Get lost! Fake blood, fake flesh … Sis, I'm coming … "It lowered its head again and paused." Huh? Which one are you? Where's my sis? "
In the blink of an eye, Luther, who was lying on the ground, had turned into a shriveled, dark brown mummified duoluozhong.
The two mummified duoluozhong stared at each other for a few seconds.
"Are you the one who absorbed my sis?" The mummified duoluozhong didn't have a very high IQ. Seeing that the flesh and blood of its loved one had suddenly disappeared, the mummified duoluozhong's mouthpart vibrated furiously, "Goo … Ah … Goo … Ah … I'm going to kill you …"
This time, the speed at which it raised its mouthpart was extremely fast. Just as Marcie was about to raise her hand to block it, the mummified duoluozhong swung her arm and sent her flying. She landed not far away.
Seeing that the spikes were about to fall on him again, Luther closed his eyes and waited for his death.
With a loud "clang", the expected spike disappeared. Luther immediately opened his eyes and saw that Lin Sanjiu had slammed on the brakes and stopped the car next to the iron gate. The mummified duoluozhong was knocked two to three meters away by the force of the Audi.
Lin Sanjiu pushed open the car door and jumped out. She placed her hand on the iron gate and shouted at Marcie, "Marcie! Come and drive the car! "
The mummified duoluozhong stood up angrily and strode back to the car. The collision did not seem to leave any damage on the mummified duoluozhong. Instead, its angry buzzing became louder and louder. However, Marcie was one step ahead of the mummified duoluozhong. The moment Lin Sanjiu got out of the car, Marcie quickly ran over.
Lin Sanjiu felt as if she was standing under a shower head as her whole body was dripping water. Her arms trembled more and more violently, but the iron gate did not seem to be disappearing.
Marcie jumped into the car and opened the back door with one hand. She shouted anxiously, "Quick! Quick! It's coming! "
"I'm trying —" Lin Sanjiu said with difficulty. Finally, there was a flash of white light, and the iron gate disappeared for two seconds. Then, the heavy iron gate fell heavily on the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust. "I can't take it anymore!" Lin Sanjiu gasped and almost fell to the ground.
"Quick, get in the car!" Luther's voice suddenly came from behind her.
It turned out that Luther had taken advantage of the moment the iron gate disappeared to roll out of the car. He quickly climbed into the back seat. Just as he turned around, he saw the mummified duoluozhong extending its mouth and shooting it at Lin Sanjiu. "Dodge!"
It was too late for Lin Sanjiu to turn around. She could only throw herself to the ground. At the same time, Marcie kicked the car door open and blocked the mummified duoluozhong's second attack. The mummified duoluozhong hit the car window and shattered into countless pieces. In that split second, Luther had already pulled Lin Sanjiu into the car. He didn't even bother to close the door as he said anxiously, "Go, go, go!"
Seeing that the mummified duoluozhong was about to pounce on them again, Marcie turned the steering wheel and the car narrowly missed the mummified duoluozhong. The car squeezed past the mummified duoluozhong, creating a goosebump-inducing screech.
Marcie stepped hard on the accelerator, and the Audi quickly left the mummified duoluozhong behind.
After closing the door, the few people in the car finally calmed down and breathed a sigh of relief. Lin Sanjiu had already dropped her phone at the entrance of the neighborhood. Luther and Lin Sanjiu looked behind them from the back seat and saw the mummified duoluozhong chasing after them with the blurry light from the flashlight. When it saw that the mummified duoluozhong was getting further and further away, it finally gave up. The mummified duoluozhong seemed to have stopped to think. Then, it turned around and walked into the neighborhood.
It seemed like there were no survivors in Rong Jun Neighborhood.
"It seems like the main weakness of the duoluozhong here is that they are too slow," Marcie said as she looked at the rearview mirror and wiped the sweat off her forehead.
Lin Sanjiu distributed the bottles of water that she had placed in the car to both of them. Then, she gulped down half a bottle of water. She was so stunned that she didn't know what to say. Everything that had happened in just a few hours today was like a dream …
"Thank you." Luther, who was beside her, drank two mouthfuls of water. He suddenly said bashfully as he flashed a rabbit tooth at Lin Sanjiu. "You could have run away by yourself just now. Thank you for taking the risk to come back and save me …"
"Also, it seems like we have a pretty good rapport!" Marcie raised one of her eyebrows in the rearview mirror and said with a smile.
Lin Sanjiu looked at the two people who had never met each other before but had fought side by side once. For the first time today, Lin Sanjiu chuckled, "Yeah … Let's talk about this wretched world, shall we?"
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