Chen Yang did not go into the mountains. He was in a place where he could hide and observe the area below the mountain.
The only one with him was the teenager, the other three had dispersed.
From his angle, the houses were surrounded by mountains and the land was concave. He looked down and could see almost everything clearly.
Chen Yang lowered his voice and said, "This is a great place. How did you find it?"
"I found it on the first day I entered the mountain." The boy leaned against the tree, his voice nasal, tired but not embarrassed, "You watch, I'll take a nap."
Chen Yang: “…”
There are many places to hide in the mountains, so as long as they are careful, they should not be easily found.
Zhang Yan went up and down the mountain and hid behind the big wardrobe in Granny Qi's house.
The most dangerous place is the safest place.
Zhang Yan thinks so.
On the other side, Lin Yue was walking in the dense bushes holding a piece of iron. There were chaotic footsteps coming from far away. She quickly hid in the bushes and saw a fat man running towards her with a panicked face. He looked back while running and accidentally fell to the ground.
Several dull figures appeared behind the fat man like ghosts, as if they were following some smell, knocked him unconscious and dragged him away.
Lin Yue came out only after she was sure it was safe. It seemed that apart from the few of them, not everyone on the island who had not been cursed listened to the old woman and stayed at home foolishly.
Some sensed something was wrong and ran away secretly, trying to hide in the mountains and escape from the island.
The hunting game has begun.
Lin Yue walked cautiously for a while, and suddenly caught a glimpse of a small piece of gray clothes hidden behind a thick tree.
After just a few seconds of hesitation, she carefully walked under the tree.
A suppressed sob was heard.
Lin Yue saw who it was and the murderous intent in her eyes subsided: "It's you!"
Ah Wu's choking voice stopped. He took his hands away from his face and turned his head, his eyes widened in surprise: "Ms. Lin?"
Then there is the joy of the drowning man seeing the driftwood: "Ms. Lin, it's great to meet you here."
Zhao Yuan was running. He originally wanted to run with Chen Yang, but Chen Yang was waiting for the disabled boy, so his speed was too slow, so he ran by himself.
But he was unlucky. He was discovered not long after he changed direction.
Zhao Yuan regretted so much that his intestines turned green. He should have followed Chen Yang.
Chen Yang had been cursed a long time ago, and he was carrying a burden with him wherever he went, but he was always fine. Aren’t his luck and character good enough
Zhao Yuan swore that after he escaped this time, he would find a way to find Chen Yang, and once he found him, he would never run away again.
Seeing them coming, Zhao Yuan jumped into the big water tank where green and dirty things were floating in a hurry. He curled up his hands and feet, buried his head at the bottom of the tank, covered his mouth and nose, and held his breath.
Zhao Yuan is a sports student and is very good at swimming. However, because he was nervous, his calves soon cramped and he couldn't hold his breath well.
No way.
What should I do? I don’t want to die.
Someone come save me.
It seems quiet outside.
It's time to go.
Otherwise... I'll come out and take a look.
Just take a look.
Zhao Yuan covered his mouth tightly to stifle his cough. He raised his head from the water tank and was unexpectedly met with three pairs of empty eyes.
Chen Yang looked to the south with awareness, and saw that someone in their group had been arrested.
The most likely person is Zhao Yuan.
The boy coughed a few times.
Chen Yang saw that his lips were white and dry, and there was a dark blue color in his eyes: "What's wrong with you?"
The boy said hoarsely, "Fever."
Chen Yang stared at him blankly, blinking for a long time: "Is it serious?"
"I don't know." The boy closed his eyes.
Chen Yang felt inexplicably irritated. He opened his backpack and looked through it, becoming more and more uneasy.
The things in the backpack were what he bought on the day he was discharged from the hospital. He was so disgusted by the bread when he got home that he forgot to put it away.
Tissues, milk tablets, drinks, soap, notebooks, gel pens... it's a bit mixed.
No cold medicine.
Chen Yang stuffed everything back into his backpack: "Do you know anything about herbs? I'll find some for you?"
The boy opened his eyelids and glanced at him.
Chen Yang sensed something indescribable in that look. He twitched his lips and said, "Let's complete the task as soon as possible."
"I have a feeling we'll be out soon."
The boy closed his eyes again and said nothing.
Chen Yang took out the white card and looked into his own eyes. He shuddered every time he looked at it.
He moved his fingers and turned the white card over, revealing the three numbers 019.
"When you met me at the intersection that night, I had just been out of the Ninth Rehabilitation Hospital for less than a day."
Chen Yang put the white card back into his coat pocket, against his heart, and looked at the sky through the swaying shadows of the trees. "I was in a coma for two or three years in the rehabilitation center, and after waking up, I was treated for more than half a year. In fact, life is quite boring. I have to be on my toes all the time since I came here. My mind is full of things. I clear this and then there is that. I am always alert. I am really scared, but I also have other feelings. It's not boring anymore."
"I don't agree with what Zhao Yuan said. Even if I finish the mission and return to the real world, I don't know when the next mission will come. I don't think I can't live like this. I just need to live a different way."
"It's a must anyway."
“No matter how many tasks are ahead, I will keep going.”
"So this time I will definitely not give up until the last moment. We will be fine. I also want to treat you to a meal."
"Come to think of it, I still don't know your name."
This one-way heart-to-heart talk lasted two or three minutes, which was done on a whim.
The subsequent effect is dry mouth.
Chen Yang took out the bottle of drink that he had kept until now and handed it to the boy who had opened his eyes and looked into the void without knowing when: "Would you like to drink it?"
The boy didn't respond.
Just as Chen Yang was about to withdraw his hand, he heard the young man's coughing.
“I can’t finish it,” he said.
A trace of surprise appeared on Chen Yang's face, and he thought to himself, I didn't intend to give it all to you.
"It's okay, I'll drink the rest."
The boy stopped talking again.
Chen Yang had a headache. The boring recovery life had eaten away a lot of him. He had long forgotten how to make people laugh.
The ability to read people's expressions that he had learned from the hospital also hit a wall with this person.
When Chen Yang was distracted, a hand with distinct finger bones reached out and took the bottle of drink from between his fingers.
The boy silently screwed the cap on the bottle, tilted his head back and drank, his Adam's apple moving up and down.
Don't stop until half of the drink is left.
Chen Yang took the half bottle of drink handed back by the boy and drank a few sips without minding.
The boy suddenly picked up his cane: "Help me up."
Chen Yang saw that his eyes were a little red and he was burning: "It's still safe here now, don't you want to take a rest?"
The boy said, "Go to the cave."
Chen Yang saw the young man supporting himself with one foot and holding onto his cane with both hands and slowly standing up. He subconsciously went to help him and asked in confusion, "Didn't we go there this morning? We didn't find any clues. It's far away from here, and the terrain is not good. It would be hard to escape if we were discovered."
The boy only said: "Go again."
Chen Yang didn't ask any further questions. Just go, walk slowly. If you really can't, carry him on your back.
If you are caught up by a monster, you will have no choice but to kill it.
At least it’s not a ghost.
Chen Yang steadied the boy, bent down to pick up the backpack and put it on his back. A low voice sounded above his head: "Chao Jian."
"What?"
Chao Jian didn't look at him: "Name, mine."
Chen Yang: “Oh.”
After two days, he was finally willing to tell him his name. It turns out that opening one's heart paid off.
Chao Jian didn't move, and Chen Yang didn't leave either.
Thinking a monster was coming, he just touched the wire in his pocket when he saw the boy tilt his head towards him and said, "South, west, north, Chao, simple Jian."
Chen Yang was stunned for a moment, then he let go of the wire in his pocket and said with a smile, "What a nice name."
Chao Jian stared at Chen Yang with his dark eyes.
Chen Yang looked confused.
He frowned at Jian and grabbed his chestnut hair, then walked away with his crutches without saying a word. His tall figure had a cold and gloomy look that kept people at a distance.
Chen Yang was confused. Why did he look so unhappy
"Chao Jian."
Chen Yang repeated the name in a familiar voice, thinking that he must treat him to a meal when he got back. Since he didn't know how much younger he was, he would just treat him as a younger brother.
Not long after walking, Chen Yang encountered several monsters. They did not act alone, but attacked in groups.
Chao Jian knocked one of them unconscious with his cane.
Chen Yang strangled them with wire around their necks and hanged them to death.
Green liquid oozed from the slits in their necks. It looked like plant juice in color, but it had a foul odor.
Chen Yang glanced at the boy standing farther away and felt that he only wanted to knock the man unconscious without causing any wounds because he didn't want the liquid to get on his crutch, as he thought it was disgusting.
"What's going on?"
Chen Yang pulled the leaves and wiped the wire clean: "Has the curse been strengthened?"
Chao Jian pointed at a place with his crutch and said, "Go and pick its mouth."
Chen Yang looked over: "..."
He was a young man. Chen Yang had talked to him on the first day he arrived on the island. Now his torso had completely turned into thick green liquid, leaving only his head.
Chen Yang's throat was dry: "Can I not..."
Chao Jian was like a strict parent forcing his child to grow up, his breath was cold: "Hurry up."
These two words again, Chen Yang thought of the fallen corpse in the utility room that night, and a chill ran down his back. He took a few deep breaths, grabbed two big fat leaves and covered the mouth of the person's face, then pinched it open through the leaves.
Smells like fertilizer.
Chen Yang was numbed by the smell. Just as he was about to let go, he smelled blood again.
Looking closer, there was an unknown red meat residue on the teeth.
Chen Yang's feet felt cold, and he sat down heavily on the ground, unable to stand still: "What...what kind of meat did you eat?"
Chao Jian suddenly walked to a clump of trees with his crutches, raised his cane and pushed aside the dense branches and leaves.
"What's wrong?" Chen Yang's hands and feet were weak and he climbed up several times before he could get up. He walked to the young man with a pale face, followed him down the mountain with his eyes, and couldn't help but gasp.
The weather is fine in spring.
Dozens of mutated fishermen came out of the house, with lifeless eyes and their mouths stretched as wide as possible. They walked towards a small earth pit with a happy smile, walked in one by one, tilted their heads back, and faced the sun.
All of them stood still and straight.
It seems that getting more sun will make you taller.
Chen Yang felt goosebumps all over his body, and at this moment, Granny Qi suddenly looked towards him.
Even at such a long distance, Granny Qi seemed to be able to see the fear in his eyes and smiled strangely.
Then those "people" all looked over, their bodies didn't move, but their necks turned 180 degrees.