mtlumby2d Chapter 348: Harbin City is deserted
Chapter 348: Harbin City is deserted
Xu Qingfeng and Fang Hanyang were dumbfounded when they saw the scene before them.
A buffalo actually knocked down a grizzly bear that was more than two meters tall.
"Oh my God, is that a buffalo?" Xu Qingfeng lay on the edge of the rock, his voice trembling.
Fang Hanyang swallowed and nodded, "Based on the more than ten years of education I have received, it is indeed a buffalo."
“Are all northern buffaloes so strong?”
"Hiss..., why do I feel like there's something wrong with that cow?"
"Then it's not right?"
“Are buffaloes’ eyes red?”
"Could it be that the cow is also infected with the virus?" The two men opened their eyes wide and said in unison.
"Oh no, this virus can actually be transmitted between humans and animals.
If this person is infected, it is easy to control and prevent it, but if this animal is infected, I am afraid the whole world will be doomed."
Xu Qingfeng said anxiously.
Fang Hanyang thought about it, shook his head and said:
"I don't think this virus can be transmitted between humans and animals.
The virus is not necessarily contagious between animals.
If the virus can be transmitted between animals, wouldn't the animals on the mountain where we encountered the monster have been infected long ago?
So, I guess, only certain animals would be infected.
Otherwise, the virus has mutated.”
Fang Hanyang put his hands behind his back and looked at the buffalo from a distance and analyzed.
"Go, go, go, check if your clothes are dry. It's getting dark soon."
Xu Qingfeng pulled Fang Hanyang back to the fire.
After seeing the scene of the buffalo fighting the brown bear, he felt a chill all over his body.
It seemed as if I didn't dare to step on the ground, for fear that even ants would be infected with the virus.
After two hours of drying, the clothes were finally dry and it was already dark.
The two men put on their clothes and walked along the edge of the river towards the forest farm in the north.
The car was gone and the two hadn't eaten for the whole day. They were cold and hungry, and they didn't dare to look for food outside, not even to drink water.
The wind was blowing so cold that the leaves in the riverside forest hadn't even sprouted yet, let alone any wild fruits for them to eat.
At this time, they missed Zuo Zixuan badly.
If I were with Zuo Zixuan, apart from anything else, I would definitely have no problem with food and clothing.
But they didn't know that although Zuo Zixuan and the others were not starving, their lives were not easy.
He Yi stood on the roof, explored the way out of the village, and prepared to take Zuo Zixuan and Nuandong to go out of the village around the zombies in the threshing ground.
But the only way to get around the threshing floor is to go over the mountain.
I don’t know if there are any unknown dangers on this mountain.
The journey that the few of them took to the foot of the mountain was very smooth. As long as they could pass the mountain smoothly, they would reach the village entrance.
Just as we climbed halfway up the mountain, it was already completely dark and we could hardly see the road below.
Zuo Zixuan thought that since they hadn't encountered any danger along the way, there should be no problem on the mountain.
She pulled a flashlight from her bag and shone it down.
But after walking for just a quarter of an hour, I heard a roar coming from far away.
The couple looked at each other, wondering how this zombie had followed them here.
After so many days of testing, it was found that this zombie had no sense of smell and was simply unable to follow the smell.
They originally planned to run towards the village entrance, but they found that a group of zombies rushed up from the foot of the mountain in the direction of the village entrance.
I had to change direction and run towards the small river at the foot of the mountain.
The zombies behind them chased them relentlessly, forcing them directly to the river bank.
He Yi looked at the river water under the moonlight. He could clearly see the stones in the river and guessed that the river should not be deep.
He handed Nuandong on his back to Zuo Zixuan and jumped into the river.
"Wife, the water is not deep, come down."
Zuo Zixuan turned around to look at the densely packed zombies chasing down the mountain, and quickly jumped into the river.
He Yi took Nuandong in his arms and took Zuo Zixuan across the river.
The river was not deep, only reaching Zuo Zixuan's knees, but it was quite wide, estimated to be about a hundred meters.
The two had only walked one-third of the way when the zombies rushed down.
But the strange thing is that these zombies just stood on the river bank, roaring and threatening, but did not go into the river.
Zuo Zixuan looked back and grabbed He Yi who was walking in front to explore the way.
"He Yi, they seem to be afraid of water."
He Yi also stopped, but he just took a look and turned around to continue walking with Zuo Zixuan.
"Maybe there will be an exception. Let's leave quickly."
He Yi's guess was correct, there were indeed exceptions.
The two men left for about a quarter of an hour, and the natives who had escaped at night came over.
They jumped into the river one by one to chase Zuo Zixuan and the others.
After running for about five minutes, Zuo Zixuan and his friends came across a fork in the road.
The couple decisively jumped into the river again and ran to the opposite bank.
When the natives chased to the fork in the river, they took a path in the opposite direction of Zuo Zixuan and his group and continued chasing.
Zuo Zixuan and his wife were exhausted. After getting ashore, they lay on the ground gasping for breath.
Before I could catch my breath, I heard a rustling sound coming from the reed field behind me.
The couple immediately rolled over and stood up, each holding an iron rod in their hands, and stood guard outside the reed field vigilantly.
As soon as the two heads emerged from the reed field, He Yi and Zuo Zixuan stopped the iron rod that was halfway down.
"professor?"
"Qingfeng?"
"Why are you here?" Zuo Zixuan and Xu Qingfeng asked in unison.
He Yi glanced behind him and saw that there were indeed zombies that could swim chasing him.
He quickly pulled everyone into the reed field.
"Leave quickly, this is not the place to talk."
A few people sneaked into the reed forest that was two people tall.
"Qingfeng, why are you here?" Zuo Zixuan and others asked while squatting in the reed forest.
"We came here to pick you up, but we were chased all the way..."
Xu Qingfeng told Zuo Zixuan what had happened with a look of grievance on his face.
"So according to what you said, Harbin has probably fallen completely?" Zuo Zixuan asked with a frown.
Xu Qingfeng and Fang Hanyang nodded.
"How are Dad and the family?"
"We left at 2 a.m., when Uncle He and the brothers hadn't come back yet and were still holding an emergency meeting in the city.
I don’t know what their situation is now.”
He Yi frowned, "There's no rush to leave tonight, just rest in this reed field and leave tomorrow morning."
They haven't had a good rest for several days and nights, so it's time to have a good sleep.
Zuo Zixuan carried Nuandong on his back and took out the cabin, ready to hide in the reed field for the night.
Everyone was very tired. After eating, they washed up quickly and slept on the floor.
Although there was a place to shelter from the wind and rain, no one, except Warm Winter, could sleep well that night.
The next morning, after everyone got up and had breakfast, they began to discuss the route back home.
"Ah? You drove the jeep into the field?" He Yi asked with raised eyebrows.
Xu Qingfeng nodded. "In that situation, we had no choice but to rush into the field, otherwise we would have collided."
"At that moment, you led us back the way you came.
I have to find a way to get the car out, otherwise if I walk back, I might have to walk until tomorrow."
The few of them returned along the same route that Xu Qingfeng and his companions took.
After walking for several hours, they finally arrived at the foot of the mountain where they jumped into the river yesterday.
"Master, the car is over there." Xu Qingfeng stretched out his index finger and pointed upwards.
"But I don't know if the zombies that chased us yesterday are still there."
"You all wait here. I'll go up and take a look. If everything is OK, I'll come back and call you." He Yi instructed.
Zuo Zixuan grabbed He Yi's arm and said, "Be careful."
He Yi nodded, turned and left.
A quarter of an hour later, He Yi ran down.
"Let's go up quickly. There are no zombies up there now. We have to find a way to pull the car up quickly."
After going up, the surroundings were indeed clean and there was not a single zombie.
He Yi stepped into the field, walked to the trunk of the car, and took out some tools.
I tried to start the car several times but it wouldn't start.
Not only did it fail to start, but the noise was also extremely loud.
Zuo Zixuan and Xu Qingfeng's hearts almost jumped out of their chests when they heard this, fearing that such a loud noise would attract zombies.
But what you fear will come true. After a short while, waves of roars came from far away and got closer.
He Yi was so anxious that sweat was all over his forehead.
"He Yi, if it really doesn't work, just give up and walk back. It will just take a little more time." Zuo Zixuan suggested.
He Yi didn't say anything and continued to concentrate on starting the car.
Xu Qingfeng and the others didn't dare to say anything and could only stand by and worry.
The car started just as the first zombie appeared.
The car rushed directly onto the road, and Zuo Zixuan and the others got in immediately.
Next, the familiar taste and familiar plot began again.
Zuo Zixuan and his companions were chased for fifty miles and only shook off the zombies when they were about to enter the city.
He Yi and Zuo Zixuan looked at the empty streets and almost dropped their jaws in shock.
They had only been away for about three days, and the city had already turned into a ghost town?
"Wife, are you going to the research institute or back to the base?"
He Yi asked inquiringly.
"Let's go directly to the research institute. The city is in this state. I guess there's no one left at the station."
He Yi stepped on the accelerator and went straight to the research institute.
When they arrived at the research institute, they were stunned when they saw the scene in front of them.
The heavy iron gate of the research institute was wide open, and the duty room at the entrance was empty.
As evening approached, not a single office in the research institute had its lights on.
He Yi drove the car to the three-story building where Zuo Zixuan used to do experiments.
As soon as they got off the car, they saw that the door handle was locked with a thick chain.
"It seems that they were in a hurry when they left, and they didn't have time to move the valuables inside, so they had to lock the door to prevent it from being damaged by outsiders."
Zuo Zixuan held the padlock, frowned, and said with a worried look on his face.
"Professor, what should we do now?
We don’t know where they went.”
Xu Qingfeng asked anxiously, feeling like he was abandoned.