Another day passed.
Shushu is not dead, nor is he awake. Little Johnny's blood didn't drain out, and the results still haven't come out.
Since the time could not last too long, Xiang En suppressed the trembling in his heart and stabbed a few more holes in little Johnny's neck, cut his abdomen open, and the knife rose and fell. The scene was unbearable to watch...
When Andrea came out of the utility room, Andrea's legs were shaking like Parkinson's. She couldn't walk without Xiang En's support. Her eyes were dull and she murmured: "I, I'm going to have a nightmare... "
Xiang En, who was supporting her, also looked pale, and the hand holding Andrea was trembling, and his face was quite pale.
He might also have nightmares...
This is the third day after being attacked by living zombies. The clouds that linger in the sky have become much higher, making it seem a little less depressing.
The end of the world is like a joke. Only a black rain and meteorites appeared that day. Everything after that was calm. The monsters in the forest were not affected much. The current situation cannot be called the end of the world.
Even the water in the stream became a little clearer, and both of them began to doubt the reality of the end.
Instead of going hunting today, the two of them planned to collect wood to expand the basement.
Prey in the wild have gradually reduced their activities due to the cooler weather. They have been storing food since autumn, and they are more prepared than Xiang En and Andrea.
Moreover, Xiang En did not plan to store too much food before he was sure that the animal's meat was edible. The food collected in the previous two days had to be dried.
Either pickled or smoked.
With his good cooking skills, he had long wanted to start a big undertaking, but he had never had the chance before. Time did not allow him to leisurely prepare exquisite dishes.
Xiang En stayed in the village to handle food, while Andrea picked up a sharp ax and ran to the forest outside the village to chop down trees. The two clearly divided their labors and worked enthusiastically.
There was a lot of coarse salt in the village, enough for Xiang En to use, but there were no spices. Except for the alien pepper that reacted with alcohol, he only found white tree fruits that had similar effects to garlic.
After curing the meat, it was followed by air-drying. These processes did not require supervision. Xiang En then went to move cabinets in the underground alchemy room to prepare for the expansion of the basement.
The medicine cabinets were dismantled and it took a lot of effort to dismantle and move all the cabinets.
Xiang En planned the empty basement and planned to dig a new room on the other side. He had to be careful not to be crushed by the wooden house above him.
The basement here is all painted smooth and flat with dried yellow mud. The top, bottom, left and right look like lime walls. The materials are probably ant nests and water.
During the busy work, Andrea had already carried several tree trunks back and was sweating from exhaustion.
An unpretentious day passed...
In the afternoon, Xiang En took Andrea, who was dripping with sweat, to the backyard of the village chief's house. He endured the smell and opened the wooden door of the utility room.
The oil lamp illuminated the scene inside. Although she didn't want to see it, Andrea still took a look.
Little Johnny's head was drooping on the barrel. When he heard the sound of the wooden door, he only moved slightly. He no longer had the strength to scream because his lungs were not in their original position...
A squeaking sound clearly reached the ears of the two of them. The originally dying rat became more alive and energetic. When he saw the two of them, he banged against the wooden cage crazily.
Xiang En's heart froze, and he lowered his head to carefully examine the mouse in the cage. The appearance of the field mouse at this time had changed a lot from before.
A lot of hair fell out, revealing spots like the dark spots on little Johnny's skin.
These characteristic changes were not noticeable in the dim utility room, but when Xiang En looked closer, they were obvious.
Wound infection…
What a fuss!
Isn't it still airborne? !
Xiang En stood up, feeling a chill running down his back to the top of his head. He shivered and stepped back. After a few steps, he was hugged by Andrea who didn't know why.
Andrea turned her head and stuck her head out from Xiang En's shoulder. After seeing Xiang En's expression at this time, she was stunned and said with some stuttering: "Yes, did you find anything bad? Your expression… "
The soft whisper in his ear woke up Xiang En. He stretched out his hand to touch his face. Only then did he realize the richness of his expression. He shook his head blankly. After pulling Andrea out of the utility room, Xiang En also Withdrew from that uneasy mood.
If there was no airborne infection, Xiang En wouldn't be too scared of a simple wound infection. As long as he exchanged the purification technique, it wouldn't be difficult to disinfect the wound.
But he knew one thing very well: when a person smells the smell of his own poop, the stuff he pooped out has already been sucked into the body.
After smelling the smell of blood, it is possible that the contents of Little Johnny's blood are already in his body, and it may not be noticeable due to the intake.
The first time he thought of this, Xiang En took off the water bottle from his waist and handed it to Andrea, letting her taste the sweet finger juice.
Gulu!
Andrea didn't ask what the reason was, she just happened to be thirsty and drank up all the accumulated dew in one breath. It was sweet and delicious, clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, a good medicine!
"What did you find?"
After drinking the water, Andrea returned her attention to Xiang En's absence.
Xiang En didn't know how to explain to Andrea so that she could realize the seriousness of the problem without destroying her enthusiasm for survival. After thinking for a long time, he said, "You have also seen the situation of little Johnny. The vole that was bitten by it now looks like little Johnny..."
"Um?"
Andrea was used to not thinking, so she couldn't figure out the seriousness of this problem yet, she just pretended to listen carefully.
Seeing this, Xiang En sighed slightly.
"If a vole is bitten, it will become like that. If we are bitten, will it also become like that? Dozens of villagers also ran to the forest. If the animals in the forest are bitten, we may be surrounded by crazy animals! "
"ah?"
Only then did Andrea realize the seriousness of the matter. Her eyes widened and she looked as if she was so surprised that she said, "Really... will it turn into that?"
Just when Xiang En was about to comfort her, she was suddenly startled again and her expression returned to normal.
Andrea grabbed Xiang En's hand and looked at each other affectionately with a sincere look: "It doesn't matter, I will always be by your side! Uh..."
As soon as she said this, Andrea couldn't speak any more. Xiang En was so surprised that she was stunned, which made her feel extremely shy.
When she was in the utility room, she saw Xiang Ennayin with a complex and negative expression of panic, fear, and confusion, and a natural thought came to her mind.
'Xiang En is also a human being, and he will show such a helpless expression. He should also hope that someone can understand and comfort him, right? '
Although Andrea doesn't talk much, her mind is extremely active, she is thinking about things all the time, and her heart is sensitive.
After facing life and death tests again and again, her mentality is better than Xiang En's, but her ability to withstand stress is not as good as that of modern time travellers, who receive negative information all day long.
Seeing Xiang En, who had always comforted her with a "strong" attitude, showing such a "weak" expression, Andrea softened her heart and couldn't help but want to be a mother for once.
Holding hands is to show determination, and making eye contact is to show sincerity. In summary, "Mom" loves you.
But Xiang En looked dumbfounded instead of moved, which was beyond Andrea's expectation.
(End of chapter)