[I'm finally done with the game. Let's move on to the plot …]
If one were to look at it with the naked eye, the scorching sun hanging high in the sky didn't seem any different from the summer days in the past. The dazzling sunlight shone down from the blue sky until it reached the human world. Only then did it reveal its shocking viciousness.
Every street was littered with scorched, shriveled, and curled up human corpses. The buildings cracked under the high temperature. Some of the houses that weren't of good quality had already collapsed into a small mountain of debris. The ground was cracked. Occasionally, a relatively healthy duoluozhong could be seen wandering among the rubble.
In the past two months, the temperature continued to rise every day. Today, all traces of humanity had been melted by the high temperature. It was hard to believe that this was once a highly developed human civilization.
The air was hot and dry. Lin Sanjiu wondered where the evaporated rivers, lakes, and seas had gone. Looking around, there was no longer any greenery in sight. Wherever the truck rumbled past, a thick cloud of yellow smoke that was half a person's height would rise. It was almost impossible to see anything.
Sitting in the driver's seat, Lin Sanjiu couldn't help looking at the rearview mirror.
Behind her was another large truck of the same model. Following closely behind was a long bus. However, that wasn't the focus of Lin Sanjiu's attention. She narrowed her eyes and looked at the black smoke rising in the sky.
The black smoke was coming from the shopping mall where they had been staying for a month.
"After staying here for so long, I finally have to leave …" Lin Sanjiu couldn't help thinking back to a month ago.
When Lin Sanjiu unintentionally discovered the warehouse of the supermarket, the three of them were overjoyed. They didn't even need to count the food and water in the warehouse. Just by looking at it, they could tell that the food and water in the warehouse were enough to last them for 14 months. Living in an underground supermarket and not having to worry about direct sunlight, it couldn't be more ideal!
The only problem was the small tropical forest in the hall outside.
After all, humans were greedy for a comfortable life. After some discussion, the three of them felt that as long as they stayed in the underground supermarket, the tropical forest outside wouldn't be able to do anything to them. It just so happened that the last few days had been thrilling, and they had consumed a lot of energy. In the name of recuperation, the three of them simply settled down in the supermarket.
This recuperation lasted for two to three weeks. Since they didn't have to worry about food and water, and there were no more enemies, the three of them lived a relatively comfortable life in the new world. One month later, when Lin Sanjiu pinched her waist, she realized that she had gained some weight.
To tell the truth, it was not much fat, but it immediately reminded her of domestic animals. During this period of time, not only did she not develop any of her abilities, her movements were also sluggish. As she had lost her sense of danger, there were a few days where she even fell asleep in the dark underground.
If this went on, it would definitely be harmful to him. The three of them discussed for a while and decided to go out to patrol. Firstly, it was to check the situation nearby. Secondly, it was also to train themselves.
It was a good idea, but they didn't expect that when they opened the iron door, the three of them were dumbfounded.
When the door opened, it was four o 'clock in the afternoon. However, the elevator that led to the first floor was still shrouded in darkness.
Lin Sanjiu looked ahead in a daze and asked in a low voice, "Does the sun set so early now?"
Luther was stunned and couldn't speak. Suddenly, Marcie pointed and shouted, "Look!" Lin Sanjiu and Luther looked in the direction she was pointing. Immediately, they felt a chill run down their spine.
The darkness that shrouded the elevator seemed to have sensed something. It moved a little, and the moment it moved, a ray of sunlight shone into the elevator, revealing half of the green vines and leaves. It was only then that the three of them realized that the darkness outside the iron door was blocked by the plants.
Then, more and more shadows began to move. Dozens of green vines, big and small, seemed to have smelled the scent of humans. One by one, they came to life and slowly stretched their heads in the direction of the iron gate. Nobody knew who shouted first, but the three of them didn't dare to waste any more time. They turned around and rushed back into the supermarket. With a loud bang, they pulled the iron door down.
The green vines hit the iron door with crackling sounds, and the thick and heavy iron door actually caved in with several bumps.
It seemed that if they went out a few more times, the iron door wouldn't be able to hold up any longer.
When they returned to the supermarket, the three of them had an awful look on their faces. None of them expected that they would go from being a recluse to a situation where they couldn't leave even if they wanted to.
"We can't stay here any longer …" Lin Sanjiu smiled bitterly. "What do you guys think we should do now?"
"Even if we want to leave, we have to bring the stuff from the warehouse with us," Marcie said through gritted teeth.
"It's not difficult to bring the stuff with us. We can find a few trucks outside and move as many as we can. The problem is … how do we get out now? The only way out is blocked by those ghost vines, "Lin Sanjiu asked with a worried look on her face.
The three of them were silent for a while. Then, Luther suddenly let out an "Ah!" and jumped up like a carp. He turned around and ran toward the back of the supermarket. As he ran, he shouted, "The elevator isn't the only way out! Jiu, take the key! There's another door at the back! "
Luther's words reminded Marcie. She clapped her hands and her face immediately lit up. "Oh, right! How could I forget about that! "Marcie pulled Lin Sanjiu along and they hurriedly followed after Luther.
In just a few seconds, the three of them stood at the back door of the supermarket. Ever since Lin Sanjiu appeared in the staff room, Luther and Marcie had completely forgotten about the back door. This was the first time Lin Sanjiu found out that there was a back door that led to an unknown place.
She prayed silently as she used the key to open the door.
God was kind to them. Behind the door was a narrow slope. When they walked out of the slope, they found themselves standing with a row of huge rubbish bins at the back of the shopping center. This seemed to be the place where the supermarket workers cleaned up their tools and disposed of their rubbish. After walking out of the shopping center, they soon saw a small road.
Through the glass window, they looked at the shopping center that was covered with green shoots. For the first time, they felt that the cracked and blackened road was actually so cute.
What they had to do next was very clear.
First, they had to find three cars. It wasn't difficult to find cars. Almost 80% of the people in the city were dead. The whole city was filled with cars that had run out of fuel and had been abandoned by people. Without much effort, the three of them found two large cargo trucks and a bus.
After changing the batteries from the auto repair shop and filling up a few full tanks of gas from the gas station, the cars could finally move. They drove the three big cars to the small road and finally parked them side by side.
The food and water in the supermarket filled the three cars to the brim, but there was still a lot left in the warehouse. However, they weren't greedy. They already had enough food in the cars. The rest of the food and water were stacked on both sides of the street for other survivors.
Before they left, Lin Sanjiu carried a few barrels of gas while Luther and Marcie prepared a whole box of alcohol.
"Are you ready?" Lin Sanjiu smiled at her companions as she carried a heavy brick. Seeing that the two of them nodded, she shouted, "Alright, let's start throwing!"
Following Luther's excited shout, bricks, stones, chairs, and all kinds of things were thrown at the glass doors and windows of the shopping center like a meteor shower.
A series of crisp sounds resounded through half the street. Glass shards fell from the sky like rain, flashing countless sparkling lights in the dark night sky.
The branches and vines on the glass doors were startled and swayed in the air. They didn't know who to attack. However, before they could find the culprit by following the human scent, bottles of alcohol and barrels of gasoline flew into the shopping center through the broken glass. They landed on the plants and splashed everywhere.
The last step, arson, required some skill. Marcie, who was the fastest and the lightest among the three of them, rushed to the entrance of the shopping center with four to five lighted matches in her hand. With a flick of her hand, a few sparks fell into the green area.
The flames hissed and spread. They were not fast, but they were determined. Soon, the first floor was filled with a bright red light. In less than five minutes, a sharp scream came from the lobby of the shopping center, as if something was in pain. All the leaves were waving wildly.
Lin Sanjiu didn't know why, but she felt a sense of joy that she hadn't felt for a long time. She laughed out loud and waved at the two people beside her. "Let's go!" Then, she led the way and ran out of the shopping center.
The few of them had just run a street when they heard a loud bang. The top floor of the shopping center had been burned and collapsed. With an unstoppable momentum, half of the building had disappeared in the flames.
The truck and the bus were parked far away from the shopping center. The three of them each drove a car. With the last bit of starlight before sunrise, they embarked on an unknown journey...
Lin Sanjiu shook her head to clear her mind of the scene from last night.
She looked at the rearview mirror with a grave expression. Then, she turned on the taillights. The truck slowed down and stopped by the roadside.
Behind them, Luther's truck and Marcie's bus slowed down and came to a stop.
"What's wrong? Why aren't we moving? "Luther wound down the window and shouted at Lin Sanjiu.
Lin Sanjiu pushed the door open and jumped out. She stood in the middle of the road with a police baton in her hand.
"Someone is following us." She frowned as she endured the yellow sand in the air.
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