So, why did I write the grand prize? When can I finish writing this part? I'm stuck.]
Under the bed, there was only a torn bedsheet.
Marcie grabbed the sheet and realized that she hadn't hit him hard enough. 12 must have woken up somehow. After the 120-second cleansing effect wore off, he recovered his enhanced stamina. Once he recovered his stamina, the sheet couldn't hold him anymore. Regret, helplessness, and a little panic quickly overwhelmed Marcie.
If she hadn't delayed him for more than 40 minutes, he might not have been able to escape.
However, the biggest problem right now was pressing on both of their hearts like a huge rock. If 12 ran away on purpose, wouldn't Marcie disappear again?
Lin Sanjiu couldn't sit still when she thought about this. "Marcie, he shouldn't be far away. Should we go look for him now? After all, the entrance is guarded — "
Marcie sighed, "He hasn't left the oasis. I can feel it."
She looked at her companions and explained anxiously, "For example, I can move within a radius of 100 meters with Luther as the center … But when the distance between us reaches 70 meters, I will feel a sense of danger. However, I don't feel any sense of danger now, which means that he's not far away from me. I'm sure of that. "
Lin Sanjiu frowned. She didn't know if this was good news. Even though Marcie wouldn't disappear for the time being, it also meant that 12 was watching them from a close distance.
The question was, where was he?
After thinking for a while, she clapped her hands and made up her mind.
"Marcie, let's go," Lin Sanjiu said seriously. "I have an idea. Listen to it."
Now that they had found the consular officer, the oasis was a complicated place, and Chen Jinfeng wanted to harm them. If they weren't held back a few days ago, only a fool would stay. Now that 12 had disappeared, if the two of them could leave the oasis earlier and wait for him outside, they would be able to catch him.
"Even though the oasis was rebuilt from a factory area, for safety reasons, the back door is sealed. The area where the crops are grown is also protected by high walls and iron gates. If 12 wants to leave, he can only go straight ahead. He can climb over the wall or force his way through the gate. No matter which method he chooses, the two of us will be enough to stand guard outside. "
Although it was only a rough idea, it was very feasible. Marcie's face gradually brightened up, and her worries lessened. "You don't say, this idea is indeed worth a try."
There was only one problem that needed to be solved in this plan: how to make people and cars leave quietly.
It was easy to deal with the people, but the problem was the caravan … let alone openly driving out, even if it moved, it would attract a lot of attention.
"Why don't we sneak out during the day and scout out the situation?" Lin Sanjiu furrowed her brows and thought for a long time. She could only come up with a solution that couldn't really be called a solution. "Everyone is asleep during the day, so the security should be a little lax. At the same time, you must remain vigilant. If you get too far away from 12 or get too close to him, you must inform me immediately. "
Marcie nodded and looked anxious. She could be considered as someone who had personally experienced the death of the female doctor. In the past, when she shared the same body with 12, neither of them could hurt the other. Now that the situation had occurred, all the shadows of the past had surfaced.
Lin Sanjiu saw that and sighed inwardly. After discussing the plan for the day, both of them quieted down with heavy hearts.
With a homicidal maniac spying on them, they didn't dare to separate from each other. They squeezed on Lin Sanjiu's single bed and closed their eyes to rest for a while. Lin Sanjiu didn't know how much time had passed, but she could hear the sounds of people and noises coming from the hall on the first floor. It was getting louder and louder like a rising tide. As the people moved, the smell of food gradually permeated the air. Lin Sanjiu knew that the day's work had ended and it was time for dinner.
Considering their plan during the day, both of them tried their best to eat a lot of food even though they didn't have much appetite.
They lay on the bed for another two to three hours. When the light in the basement dimmed a little, the people in the oasis quieted down. One by one, they fell asleep and let out long, drawn-out breaths.
When Lin Sanjiu felt that everyone was fast asleep, she sat up quietly and waved at Marcie. The two of them walked quietly in the corridor, their pace very slow.
In room 1628, Fang Dan put down a charred book in her hand. She stared at the two pairs of feet moving through the curtains and cocked her head.
"I'm a little worried about Luther." Marcie suddenly said softly as both of them walked through the corridor that was made up of more than two hundred cubicles.
"Why?"
"He doesn't know anything about the female doctor," Marcie smiled bitterly. "When the matter got out of hand, his other personality happened to be around. After the doctors and the 10 of us discussed it, we decided to keep it a secret from Luther. "
She sighed, "Luther isn't an adult yet. He's still a child … When he first met us, you saw it for yourself. He thought that having a split personality was very cool. He was very proud of his multiple personalities. If he knew that there was a monster hiding in his body and that the monster used his hands to kill an innocent woman … "
Marcie stopped talking.
Lin Sanjiu fell silent. Indeed, even though he had survived the apocalypse for two years, Luther still retained his gentle and straightforward personality, perhaps because he had company and did not experience too much darkness. He was just like an ordinary boy of his age. He definitely couldn't accept such a thing. If Lin Sanjiu was in his shoes, she wouldn't be able to accept it, let alone Luther.
Marcie and Luther were very close. Lin Sanjiu didn't know how to comfort Marcie, so she patted Marcie's shoulder. Both of them stopped when they reached the staircase.
Sure enough, Xiaoyu was sitting on a stool guarding the door. She leaned against the wall with a tired face. Her eyes were closed, and her head was sinking bit by bit.
"Why is she so afraid of people going out during the day?" Lin Sanjiu asked doubtfully. She studied Xiaoyu for a while. Since Xiaoyu was sitting right in the middle of the door, it might be difficult for her to go out.
Just as Lin Sanjiu was about to step forward and give it a try, she suddenly had an idea. She recalled the scene that she had just witnessed from her [School of Higher Consciousness]. Instantly, she understood everything.
She could not believe that there was so much information in that short half a second of glance. Lin Sanjiu couldn't help but feel that she had been blind all this while.
Beside Xiaoyu was a cup of water and a folded piece of paper. Lin Sanjiu could vaguely see the words written with a black pen on the back of the paper. Five days ago, Lin Sanjiu had seen such a piece of paper beside Xiaoyu.
Almost subconsciously, she pulled out the scene from that day. The words on the back of the paper were zoomed in and reversed. Lin Sanjiu quickly found the content on the paper.
It was a list of five Personal Attendants in the oasis and some things to note. After comparing the two pieces of paper, Lin Sanjiu realized that in the past few days, three Personal Attendants had been replaced. One of them was Sister Lee. The reason was the same: someone had gone out during the day from their building.
This was probably the reason why Xiaoyu was so paranoid.
"Be careful. Let's go around her." Lin Sanjiu quickly stopped before she consumed too much energy. After a few seconds, she whispered into Marcie's ear, "Don't worry, Marcie.
Marcie nodded. She tiptoed and carefully stepped over Xiaoyu's cup of water. Marcie had always been very agile. Soon, she arrived at the staircase door. She placed her hand on the doorknob and slowly pulled the door open.
She turned around and mouthed to Lin Sanjiu, gesturing for her to follow her. The two of them slipped through the gap of the door without making any noise.
Xiaoyu did not notice any of this. Her head was slumped on her shoulders. She was completely asleep.
When the door was closed quietly, a head popped out from the corridor not far away. She looked in Xiaoyu's direction with a puzzled expression. She tucked her long hair behind her ear. It was Fang Dan, who had followed Lin Sanjiu out of curiosity.
Fang Dan looked to her left and right. There was no one around and Xiaoyu was sleeping soundly. She felt like a thief. Fang Dan's cheeks were slightly flushed with excitement. Mimicking Marcie's actions, she opened the door quietly.
After exiting basement one, there was the staircase that led to the hall on the first floor. The footsteps of the two people were so light that Fang Dan could not hear them at all. Fang Dan listened carefully and went upstairs.
There was no light in the corridor, so it was very dark. Fang Dan felt her way up. Suddenly, she stumbled and almost tripped over a few broken bricks. She quickly steadied herself. However, she kicked a broken brick and it rolled down the stairs. It hit the door of basement one and immediately caused an echo. There seemed to be a commotion behind the door.
Fang Dan's heart almost jumped out of her chest. She did not dare to waste any more time. She quickly ran up the stairs, pushed the door open, and rushed into the hall on the first floor. Even though she did not know how she was going to get back, she could not let Xiaoyu catch her now!
Somehow, it was much darker outside than she had imagined.
Fang Dan could not react for a moment. She blinked her eyes in confusion. The scorching sunlight during the day had lost half of its power. Even at such a time, the hall was still a little dark.
She looked around and saw the backs of the two people. They were standing motionless at the entrance of the hall. The sunlight from outside shone into the hall, and the two figures were dyed black. Fang Dan turned around and looked behind her. Then, she quickly walked towards them.
Before the footsteps could get close, she suddenly turned around as if she had eyes on the back of her head. Fang Dan was startled. Just as she was about to say something, her eyes were captured by the scene outside the door. She stood there with her mouth agape.
Groups of duoluozhongs had grown pairs of black wings. They were flying in the sky outside the door. Even the sunlight was blocked by their wings, and they cast shadows on the ground. There were at least a dozen figures walking on the rooftops of the buildings in the oasis. They had no wings, and each of them had a long mouthpart in front of their faces.
Lin Sanjiu's face was tense. She put a finger in front of her lips, signaling Fang Dan not to make a sound. Lin Sanjiu's forehead was already drenched in cold sweat. She nodded quickly.
However, at this moment, a high-pitched shriek rang out from behind them. The shriek pierced through the air. In an instant, the women felt their blood run cold.
No one knew when Xiao Yu had caught up with them, but she was now lying limp on the ground. Her face was pale, and her face was covered in tears. Her lips trembled a few times before she finally let out a meaningless scream, "Ah, ah … ah!"
Before Lin Sanjiu could finish her sentence, a few duoluozhongs landed on the ground outside the building, stirring up a cloud of dust.
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