[It's almost time. Recently, I have regained my habit of staying up late.]
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, shining all the way to the human world, revealing 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 and lakes 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 cargo truck of the same model. Following closely behind was a long bus. However, that was not Lin Sanjiu's focus. She squinted her eyes and looked at the black smoke rising from the distant 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 accidentally discovered the warehouse of the supermarket, the three of them were overjoyed. They didn't even need to count. They could tell with their eyes that the food and water stored 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. The three of them discussed for a while and 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 did not have to worry about food and water, and there were no more enemies, the three of them lived a comfortable life for the first time 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 on patrol. Firstly, it was to check the situation nearby, and 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?"
Luther was stunned and couldn't say a word. 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 spines.
The darkness that shrouded the elevator seemed to have sensed something and moved a little. Once it moved, a ray of sunlight immediately shone in, 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 down the iron door.
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 for a few more rounds, the iron door wouldn't be able to hold up anymore.
When they returned to the supermarket, the three of them had a terrible expression on their faces. None of them expected that they would go from a place that they had once taken the initiative to avoid to a place where they couldn't leave even if they wanted to.
"We can't stay here anymore …" 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 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 lit up, "Oh yeah! 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. There was a narrow slope behind the door. After they walked out of the slope, they found themselves standing with a row of huge trash cans at the back of the shopping center. This seemed to be the place where the supermarket employees cleaned up their tools and disposed of their trash. After they walked 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. This was the first time they thought that the cracked and blackened road was 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 supermarket 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.
They replaced the batteries from the auto repair shop and filled up a few boxes of gas from the gas station. Finally, the cars could move. In one breath, they drove all three big cars to the small road and finally stopped side by side with great difficulty.
The food and water in the supermarket filled the three trucks 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 trucks. 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, "Okay, let's start throwing!"
Following Luther's excited shout, bricks, stones, chairs, and all kinds of things flew like a meteor shower toward the glass doors and windows of the shopping center that were covered by green plants.
A series of crisp sounds echoed through half the street. Glass shards fell from the sky like rain, sparkling in the dark night sky.
The branches and vines on the glass doors were startled and swayed in the air. For a moment, they didn't know who to attack. However, before they could find the culprit by following the human scent, bottles after bottles of alcohol and barrels of gas flew in through the broken glass doors. 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 five lighted matches in her hand. With a flick of her hand, a few sparks fell into the green plants.
The flames sizzled and spread. They weren't fast, but they were determined. Soon, the first floor was filled with the red glow of the fire. In less than five minutes, a sharp scream came from the lobby of the shopping center. It was 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 to the other 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 trucks and buses were parked far away from the shopping center. The three of them each drove a car. Under 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 the previous 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 down. She stood in the middle of the road with a police baton in her hand.
"Someone is following us," Lin Sanjiu frowned as she endured the yellow sand in the air.
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