"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 —"
"Ah, coo …?" A voice that sounded like it was squeezed out of her throat came from the guardhouse with a hint of confusion.
"You, me, and Luther belong to the first type of evolution. There is another type that we call 'duoluozhong' —"
As Marcie's tone became more and more urgent, the doorknob slowly turned under the illumination 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 whatever they want. 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 Lin Sanjiu finished her sentence, she leaped up and jumped onto a nearby tree before Lin Sanjiu could react.
Lin Sanjiu gaped 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. The joints were stacked into piles. The human body had shrunk to half its original size. Other than the skin and bones, there was not a trace of flesh left on the body. It was as if everything had been sucked dry. However, the thing that gave Lin Sanjiu goosebumps was the fact that the nose and mouth of the thing that barely resembled a human head had disappeared. Instead, it was replaced by a long, sharp spike that looked like a mosquito's proboscis. As the "duoluozhong" moved forward, saliva dripped from the spike.
The thing that didn't look like a human was wearing a security guard's uniform. However, the uniform was too big for it. It wobbled and fell to the ground after taking two steps. The duoluozhong's eyelids turned and locked 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 the thought flashed through her mind, Lin Sanjiu cursed indignantly, "I'm also a patient!" She quickly took two steps back. As she retreated, Luther, who was behind her, was revealed. Under the dim light of the flashlight, his small face was filled with tears.
The mummified duoluozhong with mosquito mouthparts suddenly paused when it saw Luther.
Lin Sanjiu quietly moved to a spot.
"Sis?" The mummified duoluozhong took two steps forward, startling Lin Sanjiu so much that she quickly retreated another meter. She was on high alert, but the mummified duoluozhong didn't 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, saliva dripped from its mouthpiece onto Luther's face.
Lu Ze shuddered in disgust, but his expression was perfectly controlled. "Brother, I'm here to find you … Save, save me … The iron 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.
Seeing that the mummified duoluozhong was distracted, Lin Sanjiu quickly waved her hand at the tree where Marcie was. She gestured to Marcie as she retreated stealthily.
Marcie silently jumped onto a nearby tree and slid down the tree trunk. Then, she quickly ran behind Lin Sanjiu.
"Luckily, 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 mouthparts actually 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 laughter in its tone. "The bodily fluids of a family member are very nutritious 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 mouthparts, Luther couldn't help but scream, "Marcie, save me!"
"No!" Lin Sanjiu couldn't stop it in time. Marcie had already charged at 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 mouthparts were about to pierce through Luther's chest, Marcie's long steel armor had already slammed into Luther.
Marcie's mouthparts were thrown into the air. Even though Marcie had a pair of ferocious looking nails, they could only be used to draw blood. Her nails shattered into pieces and fell to the ground.
The mummified duoluozhong's eyeballs looked at Marcie's body. It was obvious that 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 mummy with a large mosquito's mouthparts.
The two mummies stared at each other for a few seconds.
"Did you absorb my sis?" Seeing that the flesh and blood of its loved one had suddenly disappeared from its grasp, the mummified duoluozhong was probably not very intelligent. Its mouthparts vibrated furiously, "Goo … Ah … Goo … Ah … I'm going to kill you …"
This time, the mummified duoluozhong raised its mouthparts very quickly. Just as Marcie was about to block it, the mummified duoluozhong swung its mouthparts and sent Marcie flying. Marcie 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 Audi.
Lin Sanjiu pushed open the car door and jumped out. She placed her hand on the iron gate and shouted at Marcie, "Marcie! Hurry up 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.
White lights flashed continuously in her palm. Lin Sanjiu felt as if she was standing under a shower head. Her whole body was dripping with water. Her arms trembled more and more violently, but the iron gate did not show any signs of disappearing.
Marcie jumped into the car and opened the back door with one hand. She shouted anxiously, "Hurry up! Hurry up! It's coming! "
"I — am — trying — ah —" Lin Sanjiu struggled to get every word out. Finally, there was a flash of white light, and the metal door disappeared for a few seconds. Then, the heavy metal door fell heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust. "I can't take it anymore!" She gasped for air and almost fell to the ground.
"Hurry up and 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's mouth suddenly extending and shooting at Lin Sanjiu. "Dodge!"
Lin Sanjiu didn't have the time to turn around. She could only throw herself to the ground. At the same time, Marcie kicked the car door open and happened to block the second attack. The mouthpart hit the car window and shattered into countless pieces. In that brief moment, 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 pedal, and the Audi quickly left the mummified duoluozhong behind.
After closing the door, the few people in the car calmed down a little and took a deep breath. Lin Sanjiu's cell phone had already been left 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 cell phone. When it saw that the mummified duoluozhong was getting 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 weren't any 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 glanced at the rearview mirror and wiped her sweat.
Lin Sanjiu distributed the bottles of water that she had left in the car to the two of them. She also 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 and suddenly said bashfully. He flashed a rabbit tooth at her. "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 our chemistry is pretty good!" Marcie raised one of her eyebrows in the rearview mirror and said with a smile.
For the first time in a few days, Lin Sanjiu smiled as she looked at the two people whom she had never met before but had fought side by side. "Yeah … Now, let's talk about this damned world, shall we?"
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