C16 Into the City

The city was completely deserted, with cars of all sizes crammed into all the roads. In the end, we couldn't even squeeze in the wheelbarrows, so we had to leave it at the side of the road. The cars and the cars that had no idea where they were going were too close to open the doors. Some of the windows were shattered, it was unknown whether the passengers themselves broke them and escaped, or were attacked by the Zombie, in short, many of them were directly tied to their safety belts, causing them to turn into Zombie. Now that they felt our approach, they started to howl from their seats, and started to wave their hands in a futile attempt to open their mouths wide.

Most of the cars were intact, they were filled with bodies that were tanned and covered in skin and bones. These people were trapped in their own evacuations with traffic and Zombie s not daring to break their own windows and break out, causing them to starve to death, some people committed suicide out of despair, but of course most of them were still starved to death. After all, in our country, most people don't have guns, so it's not easy for one person to commit suicide in the car.

There were times when we had to climb over the crowded roofs of cars, which made our journey a perilous one, because the seemingly solid roofs were so fragile, so many of the skylights had been smashed, leaving huge holes in them, and if we sank our feet, we would be treated by the living dead inside as a delicacy that fell from the sky.

Me, San Mao, Lv, Dazhi, Xu Yang, and Lin Hao are all members of the expedition team inside the city. Last night we had a thorough discussion and chose a route that we believed to be the safest one. So far, everything was still going well, and other than those who were tied to the carriage seats, we only encountered a few Zombie that were difficult to move.

I flipped over the front of a Land Rover and felt my lungs tighten to the point of bursting. Every breath felt like a puff of flame. I looked at my watch. It was not yet eleven o'clock, but the air was like a steamer on fire, hot and sticky, the sun poison hanging over every car's reflector, chrome-plated decorations, broken glass, everywhere bright, everywhere hot...

But we had to walk in such a harsh sunlight, because the Zombie didn't like the sun. Lv said that the Zombie was controlled by a virus or bacteria that parasitized on their brain, and as long as it was a bug or bug, it would easily be killed by the ultraviolet light from the sunlight, hence they were naturally afraid of the sunlight. However, San Mao retorted that as long as it was a living animal, they would not like to be exposed to the scorching sun. Humans were the same as well, at a temperature of 389 degrees Celsius, who would be able to run away and die even after being exposed to the sun for a few hours? After Lv heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then nodded his head and said yes, maybe there was no difference between humans and germs.

It's not just the twists and turns of the road that are blocked by cars. In fact, even the occasional flat road is not easy to walk on. Ever since the city sewer system had stopped working, the rain could not be drained and the sewage had been poured onto the road. The water kept accumulating in the lowlands, forming a pool of stagnant water. The water was dirty and unable to see the depth of the water. So we have to take a detour in this kind of pool.

The city without any living people was not completely lifeless. The rain was evaporated by the sun on the ground and the sand and dust continued to precipitate. They formed a thin layer of soil and the grass quickly took root on the layer. In the space of a few months, the roads that had been so neat and shiny had become as overgrown as a field, and I even saw patches of alfalfa fields, green and carpeted, covered with pink flowers.

If the soil was thick enough, shrubs and trees would grow on it. At that time, no one would be able to recognize that this was a road. And with mice and birds, snakes would quickly reproduce. Without people, all kinds of animals on the mountain, such as wild boars, hares, pheasants, yellow chamois, and so on, would come down …

"Then we'll have meat to eat!" Lin Hao and Xu Yang said happily after hearing what Big Force said.

"I'm just afraid that we won't be around when the time comes …" Lv said faintly.

Everyone fell silent …

…

"It's right in front of us …" San Mao gasped for breath as he pointed to a tall building.

This was an old city district, and the buildings were generally low. Although the building wasn't tall, it still felt like a crane among a flock of chickens. It was a slightly old building, obviously with the style of the 1990s. It was flashy, like some fashionable women in the rural and urban areas who were trying their best to paint it a little, but it was becoming increasingly vulgar. Outside the building, a curving green glass curtain wall with a corpulent, tawny stainless steel frame ran up to the roof. Some of the glass had been broken, revealing dark holes, and the words "Peacock Building" outside the curtain wall were rusted and stained. Most of the words "Big" had fallen off, leaving only a corner stuck to it.

"So it's here …" Lin Hao muttered as he looked at the four words that were on the verge of collapse.

"You know this place?" I asked.

"Mm …" Lin Hao swallowed his saliva, and said with a face full of fear: "This place is the most famous place in the Qianchao City for making a ghost …"

"What?" Haunted? " Xu Yang shrunk his head and looked around, but it was clear that the desolate street area made him even more afraid, and he couldn't help but lean towards San Mao and me.

"That's right. A few years ago, there was a very popular post online called 'The top ten places of the Qianchao City'. This was the place that was ranked first …" Lin Hao whispered in a low voice: "According to what the residents around here said, this building was built in half and then collapsed, and a few people even died. As for some workers, they died even more inexplicably, others could clearly see them working well up there, but who would have known that after a while, they suddenly fell down the unfinished wall … This kind of accident happened one after another, no one knew how it happened. Later on, the construction team invited Master Feng Shui to take a look. Master said that it was because the moving earth had offended the gods. Originally, there used to be a temple of the Black Dragon. The local government, in order to pursue economic benefits, planned a huge building here. Finally, a Black Dragon Mansion was built by the side of the building. The tablet was used to worship the incense, so the Peacock Building was successfully built. Look at the bus stop here, it's called Dark Dragon Temple Station! " Lin Hao pointed to the bus stop in front of the building.

When we all turned to look, we saw that the iron stop sign was bent and rusted, and the words had fallen off and were mottled, but the three words "Dark Dragon Temple" above it were still legible.