"Brother Luo, it's coming!" Wang Shishi screamed, her face pale.
"Hold on to my hand!" Luo Yuan said seriously. He was anxious as the mutated beast got closer and closer. Even if he was a few times stronger, he would not be able to use his full strength in such a crowded environment.
There were people all around, screaming and screaming. A human's heart was especially fragile in the midst of fear.
Suddenly, gunshots came from the front. They paused for a moment, then became more intense.
The crowd seemed to be stopped by a strong force. Luo Yuan saw a few people spit out blood as the force from the front and back collided with each other. He could vaguely hear people cursing in despair.
The worst had finally happened.
"They're shooting! How could they shoot?" Huang Jiahui's face was pale. She was terrified and in disbelief.
"What should we do?" Wang Shishi asked.
Luo Yuan's face darkened. He said through gritted teeth, "We can't go anymore. Let's go back and throw our luggage away. We'll go to the building next door."
"No! I have money here. What if we throw it away? "Huang Jiahui said, heartbroken.
"I have clothes here!" Wang Shishi said reluctantly.
"You can look for clothes later. Money! I'm afraid you won't be able to find a place to spend money in the future, "Luo Yuan said.
Huang Jiahui's heart sank. She let go of the luggage in her hands.
The few of them squeezed to the side of the street with all their might. They had only taken a few steps when a mutated beast came running towards them. Its huge body was like a moving hill, and the surrounding people were hit by its huge force like wheat straw, their bodies twisting and turning.
Before Luo Yuan could say anything, Huang Jiahui had already pulled out her gun and pulled the trigger without hesitation.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! "
A few white bullets spun out of the muzzle. This was a light blue level mutated beast, so it was completely unable to resist the attack of the synthetic bullets. The bullets did not even deplete its kinetic energy as they pierced through its body, leaving a few holes the size of a longan.
One of the bullets just happened to drill into its eye socket, giving it a fatal blow.
Under the influence of inertia, it continued to walk a few steps. In the next moment, its body trembled and it crashed to the ground.
A look of shock flashed across Huang Jiahui's face. She couldn't help but touch the bullets in her pocket.
"Let's go!" Luo Yuan whispered to Huang Jiahui, who was still in a daze. He grabbed her hand and squeezed to the side of the street.
A few minutes later, Luo Yuan squeezed his way into a nearby building. It was supposed to be a supermarket as it was filled with neatly arranged shelves. However, the shelves were empty, and judging from the dust on the ground, the supermarket had been closed for a long time.
There were already a large number of people inside, and there were still people coming in from the entrance.
Although it wasn't safe here, it was at least better than the outside world.
Luo Yuan walked to the innermost corner and pulled Wang Shishi to sit down. He searched his pocket and took out a pack of cigarettes that had been squashed. He then took out a dried up cigarette.
"Can I have a cigarette?" a fair-skinned middle-aged man asked in a low voice when he saw Luo Yuan smoking.
Luo Yuan nodded and threw him a cigarette.
"Sorry, I don't have a lighter either," he said awkwardly.
Luo Yuan threw the lighter to the man after he finished lighting the cigarette.
The middle-aged man lit the cigarette with trembling hands and took a deep puff. Obviously, he didn't know how to smoke, and the stimulation from the smoke made him cough violently. He coughed until tears came out of his eyes, but he didn't stop. He looked like a smoker who had quit smoking for a long time. Suddenly, he burst into tears.
The middle-aged man cried for a while before he stopped. He wiped his face and said with a gloomy face, "Thank you for the cigarette."
"You're welcome," Luo Yuan said calmly.
"I'm sorry to have embarrassed myself, but I don't care anymore. My son is dead. He was trampled to death just now. I saw his sternum crushed, and blood kept spurting out of his mouth. He kept shouting, 'Dad, it hurts! Help me!'
But I can only watch helplessly. I can't do anything, I can't do anything! " He started to cry again. His lips trembled as he said, "I … I couldn't even get the body back. I was pushed to the side … He was only six years old. He was a very, very good child. Even when he was hungry, he never cried or made a fuss." He rambled on and on, but he couldn't finish his words.
Luo Yuan sighed and remained silent.
"This time, I heard the news that a large air-raid shelter had been built here, so I rushed over. I didn't expect that in the end, I would … I would kill him. It's good that he's dead. He won't have to suffer anymore. And with me accompanying him, he won't be lonely down there!" He smiled bitterly. "I should also go, or my child won't be able to find me later."
Luo Yuan turned around in surprise. "You?"
"Thank you for listening to me, but don't try to persuade me. I'm not crazy, but the world is. I can't live like this without any strength. Death is a relief for me. Rather than starving to death or becoming food for mutated beasts, I'd rather die now. "He shook his head, his face full of despair.
As he spoke, he took out a dagger and stabbed it into his heart. He frowned and his face twisted. Finally, he clenched his teeth and pulled the dagger out. A stream of blood spurted out from the wound.
Seeing this, Wang Shishi hurriedly covered her mouth, her eyes filled with terror.
Luo Yuan sighed and looked sad. In fact, he could have stopped him from committing suicide, but he did not do so. Just like what he had said, death was also a form of relief in such a world.
"I feel like I'm flying. My whole body feels light. Tao Tao, wait for me." He could no longer support his body. He closed his eyes and slowly leaned against the wall. There was a serene smile on his face, as if he had seen something.
"I hope this day won't come!" Huang Jiahui said hoarsely. The middle-aged man's suicide had shaken her greatly.
Luo Yuan hugged Huang Jiahui tightly in his arms. After a while, he said softly, "This day won't come."
Suddenly, the wall of the supermarket shook violently and burst open. A giant beast walked in through the smoke and dust. The crowd backed away in fear.
Luo Yuan stood up and said, "Let's leave this place. We'll go somewhere else."
As he spoke, he took out his Zhanmadao and stabbed it into the wall. He drew a big circle and then kicked it hard. With a crash, a one-meter-wide hole appeared in the wall. He crouched down and went in. Wang Shishi and Huang Jiahui quickly followed.
When the others saw this, they hurriedly followed behind.
Behind the supermarket was a large road. The density of the crowd here had been greatly reduced, at least it was not crowded anymore. A few dozen meters ahead, a black python as thick as a bucket was slithering forward, scaring the people on the street into running for their lives.
Although a large number of people could hinder their escape, it also meant that the mutated beasts would not pay special attention to them. While the python swallowed a pedestrian, Luo Yuan and the others quickly crossed the street and entered an office building that was more than ten stories high. He did not stop for long. He cut another hole with his Zhanmadao and ran all the way through.
Perhaps people noticed that Luo Yuan and the others were acting alone, so they kept joining them. However, they fell behind due to their lack of stamina. After half an hour, there were already more than ten people behind them. Perhaps the large number of people gathered at the underground base had attracted the attention of the mutated beasts. As they got further away from the base, the number of mutated beasts decreased rapidly.
Seeing that the surroundings were much safer, Luo Yuan ran into the underground parking lot of a hotel and finally stopped, panting.
"Friends, where are you going?" a tall, skinny middle-aged man asked after catching his breath.
Luo Yuan thought for a while and realized that he had nowhere else to go other than back to the villa. However, the villa was on the way to the underground base, which was now full of mutated beasts. It was obviously not the right time to go back. He asked, "We'll go wherever is safe. Do you have any good suggestions?"
The tall, skinny middle-aged man looked disappointed. "I'm not from here and I haven't been here for long. I don't know where the safest place is, but there must be an air-raid shelter in Hedong City. As long as we can find one nearby, we'll be safe."
"I know where it is," a woman with a bloody face suddenly said.
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