It's getting dark.
In this silent ghost town, two figures were struggling to move forward, leaving behind a series of firm and clear footprints.
Those are two boys!
The older one looked to be about fourteen or fifteen, while the younger one was only about ten years old.
Their eye sockets are sunken and their pupils are grey. Long-term malnutrition has caused their appearance to change somewhat, as if they had taken drugs and looked unrecognizable.
It is hard to imagine that there are such young children in such a harsh environment. They are tired and weak, but they do not stop at all and continue to look for something in this ghost town.
The two children stopped and dug in the soft ground with simple tools. They were digging for a kind of food called mud snails. It didn't taste very good, it was astringent and bitter, but it was a food unique to doomsday.
Once the rainy season arrives, these mud snails will appear in the soft soil.
"Brother, the food is getting less and less, will we starve to death?"
Beside the teenager, the ten-year-old boy was already exhausted. His thin, pointed face was covered in dust, and his eyelids were swollen with dark bags under his eyes. It was obvious that he had not slept well recently. His little hands were also scratched and bleeding, but he did not cry out in pain or complain about the hardship. He just trembled his thin shoulders and asked the ten-year-old boy softly.
"Don't talk nonsense. I can feel that we will find food soon. Just hold on a little longer and we will find it soon!"
Although the young man was also haggard, his eyes were unusually bright and his tone was full of determination. He believed in miracles and believed that what his mother had said was in the hands of human beings.
Zhang Ye, an ordinary fourteen-year-old boy, or to be more precise, he is already a teenager. Having lived alone in this doomsday for so long, he has long since bid farewell to his identity as a boy.
The miserable life did not make him despair. On the contrary, his obsession with protecting his brother filled him with fighting spirit. He believed that he could create miracles and make the impossible possible!
Zhang Yi nodded. He firmly believed everything his brother said.
In this environment dominated by death and grayness, the dependence of the two brothers is the only motivation that allows each other to survive.
Although some food was distributed in the city every day, it was not enough to fill the stomachs of the two.
The two brothers have an amazing appetite. Originally, when each of them had a piece of insect meat jelly, the two of them needed several hours to find food. But after Chen Feng took over, the supply of insect meat jelly had obviously increased, but the strange thing was that after the increase in food, the two of them not only did not feel full, but after eating it for a few days, their appetite increased again!
Zhang Ye seldom communicates or interacts with strangers. Living in such an environment, he has long witnessed the cruelty of life.
When extremely hungry, humans will become crazy.
When food is scarce, people will turn their evil hands toward their own kind.
Even if Chen Feng came to power and changed these bad habits, once discovered, the criminals would be executed as zombies.
However, Zhang Ye had already developed a cautious character during his long journey of survival. Even though the crime in the city had been reduced countless times due to the promulgation of laws, he still deliberately stayed away from the crowd.
The reason why he stayed away from the crowd was that he was afraid that those people would attack him when they were extremely hungry. Now was not the right time. At the very least, he needed to have the strength to resist and kill before he would choose to contact strangers.
Life is cruel.
It will take them a long time to carry out excavations like the one they are currently carrying out.
In peacetime, mud snails are only the size of an adult's thumb. They are a delicacy on human tables and have no lethality at all.
But in this doomsday, these creatures have also mutated. The smaller ones are as big as a fist, and they can spit venom from their mouths. Although the toxin is not strong and will not be lethal, it will corrode the skin and form ugly scars.
At this time, the skin on Zhang Ye's arms was horrific, with scars from burns. It can be seen that a considerable price was paid in the process of capturing the mutant mud snails.
But there is no other way. The brothers have an astonishing appetite, and insect jelly cannot meet their daily intake at all. They must use this method to stabilize their body functions.
But just as the two brothers were digging for food, a flash of lightning suddenly flashed across the sky, followed by a loud thunder. The starlight that had been hanging in the sky was suddenly blocked out. The dim weather and the sudden downpour frightened the two men a little, and they had no idea what was happening around them!
Living in this cruel world, Zhang Ye has a strong premonition of danger. It is precisely because of this special perception that he has been able to turn danger into safety many times.
And this is also Zhang Ye’s most important trump card in this doomsday!
Although he does not possess various abilities like other professionals, Zhang Ye has relied on this perception to avoid several crises.
For example, when he was catching mud snails, his chest tightened and he quickly took his brother and fled the place. Not long after, he found out that there was a more than three-meter-long blood centipede lurking there. If they were a step late, they would be swallowed by the opponent immediately, and by then even their bodies would not be found.
However, now, when the thunderstorm accompanied by lightning appeared, Zhang Ye's heart began to pound, and it felt like his heart would jump out soon!
Zhang Ye was horrified. This feeling far exceeded his previous premonition of danger. There was simply no comparison.
“Patta, patta…”
Suddenly, there was a sound of digging in the ground not far away, accompanied by a slight rise of dust. It turned out to be a tumor insect covered with pustules.
"Ah! Brother... it's a bug!"
Insects cannot be killed completely, just like sparrows and grasshoppers in peacetime. These insects are everywhere in the city. The giant insects in residential areas have been eradicated and not many have been killed, but in this ghost town, it is inevitable that some will slip through the net.
In the past, people rarely went to beaches or other remote places because they were afraid that insects would suddenly emerge from the ground, kill people and take away the bodies.
The major forces act independently. Even though they know that the bugs are a scourge, they will not waste their energy on clearing them out. The consequence of doing so is nothing but weakening themselves.
But not long ago, when Chen Feng came to power, he promulgated dozens of rules at once. Not only that, those dangerous houses and buildings were also renovated. The most popular thing was the purification operation. All the insects and monsters of any size in the camp and its surroundings were caught and killed!
For a time, the entire gorge was shrouded in the smell of blood. Hundreds of thousands of insects were caught, their blood was drawn, their skin was peeled, and even their flesh was canned and provided to the people.
This time, the survivors had no objection at all, because the professionals and management took the lead in eating these cans, and some professionals with healing abilities came forward to prove that the cans were non-toxic and harmless, and even the worm meat had been refined and the meat quality had mutated, and long-term consumption would strengthen the body!
These good policies are simply earth-shaking changes for the survivors.
As ordinary people, they had no rights at all. Not to mention insect meat, even if it was poison, when the superiors asked them to eat it, they could not resist.
And now, Chen Feng has come to power and corrected the absolute ruling power of professionals. In order to deepen the balance, he even promoted ordinary people to management. Ordinary people have gained power and have once again transformed from ants into decision-makers.
Professionals are dissatisfied
There's nothing to be afraid of.
In front of Chen Feng, any reactionary force will have only one end, and that is death!
For ordinary people, Chen Feng's achievements are no less than those of gods, because because of his existence, ordinary people can experience freedom and respect.
Zhang Ye has always admired Chen Feng. Even though he seems cold-blooded and ruthless, everything he does has a method.
In fact, Zhang Ye wanted to surrender to the other party more than once, but what did he have? Just an ability to predict danger, which was not important at all. Zhang Ye knew himself well, so he did not go to pledge allegiance. He only thought that if his body could change, he would surrender, and then he would attract Chen Feng's attention!
Bloody storm!
These four words are enough to describe the situation that the bug has been in during this period of time. However, even with such iron-blooded means, the bug still survived. This... is simply impossible!
Moreover, Zhang Ye had lived in the doomsday for a long time and had already learned some knowledge of insects, but this kind of insect was something he had never seen before.
It looks like a flea, but it is three meters long. What's more terrifying is that its body is covered with tumors and some pus is dripping on the ground. It is indescribably disgusting!
This kind of insect is only at the bronze level, which is considered the bottom of the insect world. But for the two children, it is an insurmountable chasm!
After Zhang Yi saw the tumor worm, he was so frightened that his face turned pale and his body trembled. The worm in front of him was so scary, especially the pair of jaws, which were as sharp as blades!
"Brother, run!"
Zhang Yi was not even ten years old yet. At this time, he was already scared silly by the sight of such an ugly insect, and he couldn't help but tremble as he spoke.
"No, we can't run away. This is a flat road. We can't escape its pursuit. Keep our heads down. It won't stay here for long. As long as it leaves, we will be safe."
Years of wandering have taught Zhang Ye to stay calm. At this moment, a calm light flashed in his eyes. He slowly lowered his head, hoping that the tumor worms would leave as soon as possible.
After wandering for a year, Zhang Ye encountered countless crises, but he got through them all safely. This time, he was also full of confidence.
But contrary to their wishes, God did not favor them this time.
"Squeak..."
Suddenly, the sound of an insect chirping was heard not far away, accompanied by a slight rise of dust. The tumor insect's red eyes, which were full of resentment and greed, radiated excitement and locked onto the two children!
It came from the insect world and possessed some remarkable wisdom. Looking at Zhang Ye's panicked expression, it couldn't help but reveal a hint of sarcasm!
Tumor worms are terrible worms. Venom will condense on their bodies, and their bodies contain extremely terrible compound venom. Once infected, the patient may suffer from vomiting and diarrhea at the very least, or die on the spot at the worst.
There is no comparison between the two sides!
"elder brother… "
Zhang Yi's lips trembled and he pulled hard at the corner of his brother's clothes. At this moment, he was like a sad baby bird and looked extremely terrified.
Zhang Ye did not say anything. He clenched his fists and stared straight ahead. Due to excessive nervousness, there was a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth. Especially the mental pressure, which had already reached its extreme!
He originally had the ability to sense danger, and now, the danger has increased countless times, as if a sentence was repeating in his ears: You will die today!
But even so, he still did not choose to escape, but went straight to meet the enemy without taking a single step back.
It’s not that Zhang Ye didn’t want to escape, but he simply couldn’t. His younger brother was less than ten years old, and at such a young age, there was no way he could escape the pursuit of the insects!
"Squeak..."
The tumor worm first observed its "prey", then let out a hissing sound full of excitement. After discovering that the prey in front of it posed no threat, it rushed forward at an extremely fast speed, looking ferocious and terrifying.
"No, you disgusting bug... don't hurt my brother!"
In fact, Zhang Ye's body had already been severely damaged due to the mental pressure, and it was even difficult for him to walk. Others would definitely not be able to endure such severe pain like a raging wolf, but Zhang Ye not only endured it, but also stood up. He gritted his teeth as if he wanted to break them, and ran forward desperately.
His younger brother is his only relative, and he must protect him even if it means death!
Endless courage grew in his heart. As he ran as fast as he could, Zhang Ye's body became hotter and hotter. It seemed as if something inside his body was broken.
"Cila!"
A sound of flesh tearing was heard, and Zhang Ye's skin was seen to break bit by bit. After a while, it turned blood red, as if someone had peeled off his skin alive. It was indescribably terrifying!
Zhang Ye opened his eyes wide and his heartbeat suddenly doubled in speed. He didn't care about being afraid or thinking. There was still only one thought in his mind, which was to rush to the other person faster and faster.
"die!"
At the moment when the tumor worm was obsessed with the "delicious food" and relaxed, Zhang Ye, who it determined to be no threat, actually endured the severe pain and appeared in front of it!
In a flash, Zhang Ye directly penetrated the opponent's body. With a "click" sound, a white bloody mark was cut diagonally on the tumor worm's head, and it was deader than dead!
The insect world is coming!
It was a disaster for Xiamen, but where there is oppression there is resistance, and when faced with life and death, humans would unleash extremely terrifying potential!
Today, countless people have died, and countless people have broken out of despair and gained new opportunities!