Lin Sanjiu felt a dull pain in the back of her head. It had been a long time since she woke up. She was very sleepy and did not want to move. She turned around in a daze. Just then, she heard the voice of "You are my Lil 'Apple". It pierced through the quiet night and sounded especially piercing.
"Who would have such a loud ringtone? Isn't it too disturbing for me to hear it even though I live on the 38th floor? "
Lin Sanjiu opened her eyes and saw a row of orange-yellow round handles. "Oh right, I'm not on the 38th floor. This is a new world..."
She sat up and looked at the rows of cartons piled up on the bus seats. On the bus wall beside Lin Sanjiu, there was a green slogan: "Reserved for the elderly, the sick, the disabled, and pregnant." The starlight outside the bus window illuminated the outline of the slogan.
Above the passenger door, there was something that looked like a route map, but she could only see the number "3".
Suddenly, someone knocked on the bus door urgently. The song of "Little Apple" grew louder and was accompanied by Vole's voice, "Hey, it's already ten o'clock. Wake up! It's time for us to go! "
Lin Sanjiu rubbed her eyes. The memories of the real world flooded into her brain like a tidal wave.
Yes, they had agreed to bring Vole with them this afternoon. After that, they sat on the bus and chatted for a long time while eating and drinking … Even though Vole looked timid and unreliable, Lin Sanjiu realized that he was actually a very meticulous person after interacting with him. In order to conserve their energy for the night, everyone quickly went to bed. Vole, the only one with a mobile phone, volunteered to set an alarm clock. They planned to leave at ten o'clock sharp. Lin Sanjiu jumped up and pressed a button on the driver's seat. The bus door opened, revealing Vole, who was still wearing his inappropriate suit.
Lin Sanjiu glared at him, "Why aren't you turning off the alarm? What if we attract the duoluozhong? Besides, the noise is too loud! "
"Oh, oh," Vole replied and quickly turned off his phone. Once Little Apple disappeared, Lin Sanjiu felt that the world had become a lot quieter. Vole asked with a smile, "Where's Miss Marcie? And Lil 'Lu, are they up? "
"They are behind us …" Lin Sanjiu replied.
As they were talking, Marcie yawned and walked over. She rinsed her mouth with mineral water and sat in the driver's seat with sleepy eyes. Luther nodded at Field Mouse and rubbed his eyes as he walked toward the truck. His back looked listless.
"Everyone looks very tired," Lin Sanjiu thought as she yawned again.
Vole, on the other hand, was in high spirits. He checked the engine again and again. Seeing that there were no problems, he waved his hand energetically. "Great, let's go!"
After washing up, Lin Sanjiu sat in the truck for some time. Her drowsiness gradually subsided and she was finally wide awake.
She looked at the map in her hand and found the road to the factory area in the western suburbs. She started the car first.
The western suburbs was a very famous industrial district in the city, where many factories and processing plants from different industries gathered. In the factory, whether it was backup power, supplies, or shelter, it would not be a problem.
The three cars following behind the truck also started to move along with her.
It had to be said that it was the right decision to let Vole join in. In addition to his expertise in car maintenance, the most surprising thing was that he actually took out a few sets of walkie-talkies from the car. Although the distance between the cars couldn't be too far, now the cars could finally communicate with each other when they were driving.
Luther's cheerful voice came from the walkie-talkie on the seat next to Lin Sanjiu, "Lil 'Jiu, how far are we from the factory area?"
"It depends on the road conditions. If we are not stuck in a traffic jam, we can reach the factory area in about an hour if we take the nearest road. After we climb this slope, we will see the sign … "As Lin Sanjiu spoke, she suddenly felt a strange growl in her stomach. She immediately cursed under her breath.
Sure enough, Luther caught the sound, "Haha, what's that sound? Do you want us to stop and give you some time to digest it? "
A snicker came from the walkie-talkie. It was obviously Marcie.
"Shut up! I'm just hungry! " Lin Sanjiu scolded fiercely, "You little rascal, you really don't know how to save face for a lady!"
As she said that, she reached for a packet of cookies, opened it, and ate a piece while the others laughed happily through the walkie-talkie.
Fortunately, all the cars along the way were parked on the side of the road. Sometimes, when they encountered a road that was blocked by abandoned cars, they could squeeze past them. Due to the severe desertification of the road, the boundary between the road and the sidewalk was no longer clear. Hence, even after driving for about ten minutes, the four-car convoy was still on the shortcut to the factory area.
"I think I heard a bang just now. Did you guys hear it?" Marcie suddenly asked as they drove.
Vole immediately answered worriedly, "Miss Marcie, is there something wrong with your engine? Where did the sound come from? "
"It's too blurry, I'm not sure. But there's no sound now. "
"If you heard it again, I will check your engine again!"
When Lin Sanjiu heard that, she couldn't help looking back through the rearview mirror. The bus behind the second truck was driving smoothly. Lin Sanjiu could vaguely see Marcie in the driver's seat. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Lin Sanjiu casually opened the window. The hot night wind blew in, and her long hair fluttered in the wind.
Everything that happened next was like a movie replaying itself. It was very clear and unreal.
Almost suddenly, she heard a high-pitched scream from the walkie-talkie. It was Luther, but Lin Sanjiu couldn't understand what he was saying. Lin Sanjiu's heart skipped a beat. Before she could ask, "What's wrong with you?", she heard a sharp screech of brakes behind her, followed by a loud crash.
Lin Sanjiu's heart skipped a beat. She craned her neck to look through the strong wind, and her heart almost stopped beating.
In her field of vision, which was cut into pieces by the black hair, Luther's truck turned around and blocked the middle of the road. In its haste, the bus behind him rammed into the front of the truck, and thick smoke rose from it. Luther's body flew out of the driver's seat, and countless glass shards flew everywhere. Luther's body froze in mid-air.
There was a long mouthpiece that looked like a spike piercing through his stomach, and the other end of the mouthpiece was hidden in the truck.
All of this happened in a split second. Lin Sanjiu didn't even have time to blink.
Lin Sanjiu's eyes turned red. She screamed and stopped the bus. She pushed the door open and ran toward Luther.
However, before she could get close, the front of the bus suddenly exploded. Along with the thick smoke and fire, a large number of glass shards shot out from the site of the explosion and scattered in the air. Lin Sanjiu's exposed skin was instantly cut by the rain of glass shards, and she was covered in blood.
She was thrown to the ground by the shockwave of the explosion, and her body was covered in wounds. However, Lin Sanjiu didn't seem to feel anything. She continued sitting on the ground in a daze. She saw very clearly that along with the glass shards, there were pieces of flesh and some very familiar red hair.
"Are you kidding me?"
The Citroën, which was driving at the back, almost crashed into the bus. When Vole opened the door, his face was pale with fright. He asked loudly, "What happened? How did this happen?!"
Lin Sanjiu was in a daze for a long time before she got up from the ground. Without saying a word, she ran toward the truck with bloodshot eyes. Gasping for breath, the field mouse hurriedly pulled her back and shouted, "Calm down —"
Before he could finish his sentence, Vole suddenly felt a shadow looming over his head. He raised his head and was stunned.
The bus that Lin Sanjiu had stopped with her foot had already slid in front of them, probably because it wasn't in gear. Vole let go of Lin Sanjiu's hand and turned to run. However, the truck was too close. Just as he raised his foot, the huge shadow of the truck had already swallowed both of them …
This was the first time they were completely wiped out.
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