Old Wu was thirty-four, two years older than Xiao Mo, but he looked much older than Xiao Mo and looked quite haggard.
He was holding a child in his arms. The child was not old, maybe five or six years old. It was Wu Xiaoyuan, Lao Wu's child. Xiao Mo had seen him before and the child had come to the store to play with him many times.
There were many people behind Lao Wu, one of whom was his wife, whom Xiao Mo also recognized. None of the others knew each other, but they looked like they all knew each other.
Lao Wu's eyes were red with joy when he saw Xiao Mo. He trembled his lips and wanted to say something, but at this time no one dared to speak, and there was no time for them to reminisce.
Xiao Mo gestured to him, follow him! Let’s wait until it’s safe to say anything else.
Old Wu also knew this and waved to his family desperately, asking them to run with him. This was their last chance!
There was no need for Lao Wu to greet them. When these people saw so many people, their faces were filled with excitement. Everyone ran fast for fear of being left behind.
After running a few steps, Lao Wu suddenly handed the child to his wife, turned around and ran back again.
Xiao Mo saw it and was anxious!
What is this old Wu doing
Xue Lihong saw Xiao Mo slow down and turned around to see what happened to him.
The two girls they were protecting stared at them anxiously. Xue Lihong ignored them and gestured to them to wait where they were before turning around to find Xiao Mo.
Old Wu ran back to the building he had just come out from, and carried an old woman out of it.
Lao Wu apologized and mouthed to Xiao Mo: My mother.
Xiao Mo was helpless, you can't just leave your mother alone, right
The old lady probably didn't want to drag her son down, so she wanted to stay in the building and wait for death, but her son turned back.
The old lady shed tears.
Old Wu's wife Yuan Yuan let her son climb on her back. She glanced coldly at the group of people who ran out of the building at the same time as her family but now ran away without looking back. She bit her lip. There was an old lady among them. His eldest son and Lao Wu’s eldest brother’s family!
Xue Lihong slapped Xiao Mo and glared at him: What are you doing? quick! Don't dawdle!
Xiao Mo responded with an apologetic smile and quickly speeded up.
16:10 minutes.
They had crossed the entire city and were about to reach the eastern edge of the city. They could now see half of the ancient city wall that had been left over from ancient times and was now a tourist attraction.
Their destination was just outside the city wall, but they still had to run another five kilometers!
Most people can run ten kilometers in an hour, but half of them have been running for more than two hours. Although there is a short rest in the middle, many people are so tired that they can't even lift their feet.
Lao Wu was panting heavily. When he couldn't run anymore, he took something out of his pocket and stuffed it into his mouth without anyone paying attention. He chewed it and swallowed it. After a while, he regained the strength to carry his mother on his back and continue running.
The same goes for his wife. Every time she gets too tired from running, she secretly takes something out of her small bag and stuffs it into her mouth to eat. That thing seems to replenish physical strength and works quickly.
Xiao Mo deliberately wanted to take care of his acquaintances, and looked back from time to time to see if the family of four had fallen behind. Fortunately, they had all caught up. This made him surprised at the physical strength of the couple. They were both carrying people on their backs!
Xiao Mo originally wanted to help carry the child or the old lady, but seeing that they could hold on, he didn't say anything. He already had a mission target to protect. Carrying another person would cause a lot of inconvenience. Of course he would rather relax if he could. .
I wonder if there are too many people in their team, which attracts more people to join along the way, and Wu Wufan's family is no longer the only one with old people and children.
Without exception, the children who ran out had cloth strips tied around their mouths or stuffed with cloth balls.
Xiao Mo saw a young woman holding a baby!
The baby was tied to his mother's chest with a sling, and a pacifier was stuffed in his mouth. There were strips of cloth on both sides of the pacifier, which were stuck on his head to prevent him from spitting out the pacifier.
Seeing the baby, many people hurried past the mother and child, and some even looked almost desperate.
The young mother ran quite fast, and the look of despair on her face became more intense, but she did not give up. No matter how much others disliked her and how much they didn't want her to get close, she still followed everyone with her child on her back.
"Squeak!" A mouse jumped in front of Xiao Mo's feet.
Xiao Mo was so frightened that he almost jumped up, and reflexively slashed at the mouse with an axe.
The girl saw it too, covered her mouth and opened her eyes to the extreme.
"Squeak!" The mouse screamed and was cut in half by Xiao Mo.
The girl didn't even have time to be surprised by Xiao Mo's reaction speed and accuracy. She gasped for air and turned around in panic.
Xiao Mo came back to his senses and saw that the mouse was just an ordinary gray mouse. He immediately let out a breath and pushed the girl to signal her not to stay.
At this moment, a large number of people suddenly rushed out of the corridor of an antique three-story hotel on the roadside. Those people waved desperately to the men in military uniforms, with expressions of ecstasy on their faces.
They were all a group of people who took the opportunity to run out after the fighter jets cleaned a group of angels in the morning. However, they finally managed to get here, but because there were too many people, the angels were attracted, so they had no choice but to temporarily run into this hotel to wait for the opportunity.
They were still arguing just now, whether they should give it a try, otherwise when the bomb comes at 17 o'clock, everyone will not survive.
But many people disagreed, because a few angels seemed to know that there were many prey in this hotel, and they had been lingering nearby and refused to leave. This is why they are forced to stay until now.
And now, the opportunity has come.
But these people in the hotel found that no one who was running stopped, and very few people even looked up at them.
Those who were smart and quick to react immediately turned around and ran downstairs, trying to keep up with the group. People have a fluke mentality. Although they understand that it is easier to attract angels with more people, they can't help but think that if there are so many people, angels may not catch them.
The people on the first and second floors are the happiest. They were the least safe before, but now they can run out of the hotel first, but those with high status and power are now all blocked on the third floor.
People on the third floor who were slower to react or who only reacted when they saw others running also hurried downstairs. However, these people had no arrangements or instructions and scrambled for a staircase at the same time. They jostled each other and almost started fighting among themselves.
A man about fifty years old and well-dressed was blocked by a crowd of people at the stairs. He ran to another staircase, where the situation was just as bad.
The man turned around and saw that the two men in military uniforms at the front had run away without a trace, and those following behind could only see their tails. He immediately became anxious. He rushed to the other end of the corridor, leaned out, and waved desperately to the group of people.
No one took a second look at him, and they seemed not to have seen him.
The man was going crazy with anxiety. He turned around and looked at the two stairs, which were still blocked. Looking back, the tail of the team was almost invisible, and even the people who had just ran out of the hotel had already moved away.
In fact, he didn't have to be so anxious. With so many people attracting the angels in front, he might have a better chance of escaping if he followed behind.
But when people are in a hurry and panic, they usually have 80% of their judgment, but at this time only 20% is left. If you are not very calm and wise at ordinary times, you will be more likely to do stupid things in a panic, such as this half-percent person. man.
The man's expression changed, from despair to madness.
Why don't you wait for me? Why block the stairs? Why didn't the first person to go down warn me beforehand
I can't survive, and none of you can escape!
The man leaned forward, opened his mouth, waved his hands, and shouted with all his strength: "Wait! Wait for me! Don't leave! I know where the second granary is, and I know the password!"
"Uh-huh!"
"Swish, swish, swish!"
The man's scream was too shrill, and the place was relatively empty. Xiao Mo had already run far away and heard the man's scream.
Dodge!
Xiao Mo shouted in his heart.
He and Xue Lihong immediately grabbed a girl each and rushed to the surrounding hidden spots, and at the same time, they made offensive and defensive postures back to back.
At the same time as the sound rang out, the crowd exploded like water dripping into a pan.
But it’s still too slow!
Xiao Mo looked up and saw a transparent angel with huge wings appearing in the sky. The outline of the angel could be seen through the rain curtain. Its snow-white wings flapped in the air, one after another. It was obviously so cruel, but yet so holy and beautiful. .
The sounds angels make are not pleasant, but the things they scream are even scarier!
"Squeak-" The harsh cry penetrated the entire city at once.
"Squeak!" A large number of mice jumped out from everywhere.
These mice are different from the mice Xiao Mo chopped to death just now. Not only are their bodies fatter, their hind legs are thicker, their four claws are longer and sharper than ordinary mice. Their fangs protrude from their mouths, and their eyes are actually purple!
These are first-level mutant rats!
"Ah!" Someone screamed after being bitten by a mutant rat.
Xiao Mo waved to Lao Wu's family and asked them to follow him.
Wu Wufan and his wife followed the example of Xiao Mo and Xue Lihong, back to back, putting their mother and son behind them, waving their weapons to resist the mutant rats, and moving closer to Xiao Mo. But they were not experienced warriors after all. No matter how hard they tried, the mutant rats would still find the opportunity to bite their relatives on the back.
The child's mouth was blocked and he could only cry. The old woman had already screamed and waved her hands to fight off the mice, but she fell off her son.
Yuan Yuan shed tears. She was also afraid of those terrible mutated and fat rats, but she fought hard for her son!
Xiao Mo took the time to take out the nail gun from his backpack and threw it to Wu Wufan.
Old Wu was not far away from him, so he caught up with him.
Lao Wu, who had a nail gun, wielded a kitchen knife with one hand and fired the nail gun with the other. Although his accuracy was not very good, he could barely protect himself.
At this time, everyone no longer bothered to cover their mouths. Many people kept screaming because they could not resist the mice or because they were afraid.
"Squeak!" Angels kept shouting in the sky.
Xue Lihong kept pulling the trigger to fire the nail gun. While attacking the angel, he whispered to Xiao Mo behind him: "The angel is organizing an attack above, we can't stay here! Move with me!"
"Okay!" Xiao Mo temporarily put Lao Wu's family aside, and while waving his ax, he distractedly called the two girls, "Follow us, don't scream!"
Among the two girls, the one holding the hammer was screaming, and the other opened a semi-automatic bow~crossbow. The girl holding the bow~crossbow looked calm and her accuracy was good. Even the girl who screamed, despite being called The sound was loud, but he was not slow at all in beating the mutant rats with the hammer, trying to ensure that the mutant rats would not get close to him and the girl holding the bow next to him.
Xiao Mo had nothing more to ask for from the performance of these two girls. He was already helping them a lot by not causing trouble and being able to protect himself.
Xue Lihong grabbed a plastic ball from his pocket, grabbed the hammer-wielding girl next to him with a movement that was too fast for people to see clearly, grabbed her neck, and forced the plastic ball into her mouth.
The girl shed tears, but she did not try to get out the plastic ball, but continued to fight the mutant rats hard.
The other girl glanced at Xue Lihong and then turned her attention to the mutant rat that was rushing towards her. She didn't have many arrows left.
"Quiet!" Ni Wei, who was following Zhang Di, kept shouting. He wanted everyone to be quiet, but he didn't notice that his shout was also a kind of noise that attracts angels.
The mutant rat army rushed over, and the elderly and children were the first to be unlucky. The children kept crying in fear, and even the gags couldn't stop their cries - which parent would be willing to block the mouths of their children? , what should you do if you take someone's breath away
"Find something to block your mouth! The more you scream, the less you can get rid of them!" Zhang Di was also anxious. Seeing that the situation was out of control, he raised his wrist to check the time and immediately nodded sharply to his companions.
His companion understood what he meant, grabbed Ni Wei, who was responsible for his protection, drove away the mutant rats, and ran away with him.
Zhang Di stopped shouting to remind him. The angels had noticed him and were directing the mutant rats to attack him. This was only the first level mutant rat. When the next level two mutant rats came out, even he might not be able to escape, let alone bring them with him. Escape with others.
Thanks to the cleaning this morning, the second- and third-level mutant rats were probably badly injured. They haven't seen a second-level mutant rat or above until now.
Zhang Di waved his hand to the other two young men who still had some fighting ability, indicating that as long as the mutant rats didn't pounce on them, they would ignore them and just follow his team members.
A member of the Lantern Mercenary Team wanted to follow them, but as soon as he turned around, he was grabbed by the arm and carried up into the sky by an angel who swooped down.
The gunfire rang out, the angel released his claws, and the team member fell from a high altitude and died on the spot.
Zhang Di roared in grief when he saw it.
More people were killed by mutant rats and angels, and almost none of these corpses could leave intact corpses. Wherever the mutant rats went, these corpses and some injured people who could not run would quickly turn into white bones.
Xue Lihong kicked away the two mutant rats that rushed towards her, and made a move towards Xiao Mo.
When Xiao Mo saw it, he pulled the girl he was protecting and rushed towards the underground passage not far away! Zhang Jian had rushed in there with Ni Wei, another mission target.
He cleared the way in front, and the two girls ran in the middle, with Xue Lihong breaking behind.
The woman holding the baby also had several mutated rats flying towards them. The woman was bitten until her face was covered in blood, but she was able to cover her child's pacifier with one hand and hold the baby tightly with the other. , she didn't care about the mutant rats that bit her or chased her, and just ran away. Only when those mutant rats pounced on her children, would she wave and fight them away.
Xiao Mo admired this woman and couldn't help but take care of her more.
When the woman fell, Xiao Mo pulled her up and chopped a fat mutant rat in half with an axe.
Xue Lihong saw this in her eyes and gave Xiao Mo a knife: Those who meddle in other people's business die early, you know
Wu Wufan and his family also ran into the underground passage. The old lady was covered in blood, and everyone else despised her. Only Wu Wufan was willing to carry her and run together.
Xue Lihong now just hopes that these people will not hold them back.
Xiao Mo felt sorry for Xue Lihong in his heart, but...if he saw it, he couldn't just pretend he didn't see it, right? If one's relatives or oneself is in danger outside and is unable to withstand it, who wouldn't want a helping hand to help them, even if it's just a small help!
16:25 minutes.
Xiao Mo and others rushed into the underground passage.
The underground passage is not long, and the farthest exit from the street is only about 300 meters. It replaces the original overpass and is connected to the subway.
There were many mutant rats rushing into the underground passage, but without the angel's command, they were no longer so fearless, and their attacks were no longer organized.
A bright light broke through the darkness. Xue Lihong took out the miner's hat from his backpack at some point, put it on, and turned on the wolf-eye electric light on it. He was not doing it for himself, but for others. The light would bring joy to others. hope.
"Hoo Chi, Hoo Chi..." The violent breathing of several people echoed in the passage.
Xiao Mo and Xue Lihong were still killing the mutant rats.
They did not stay where they were, but ran in the original direction while killing. They saw Zhang Jian and the young man Ni Wei.
Many people followed and ran into the underground passage, and more people were jumped by the mutant rats, and then they could never get up again.
Xue Lihong wanted to get rid of them.
There were too many people, and the angels had already focused on their group. If they gathered together again, they would easily be rounded up again.
But the light source he lit was a problem. Humans have phototaxis and will run with them when they see light. Fortunately, they came in early and there were not many people who could follow them.
Xiao Mo was also aware of the situation. He looked at the street exit not far ahead, then turned to look at the dark and deep subway entrance.
He has a map provided by the system in his mind. Even if he is walking underground in complete darkness, he is not afraid of getting lost. but! There are more mutated rats in the subway. Although without the command of angels, their combat effectiveness will be reduced, but breaking through the rats is also something... that requires more than just courage.
Mutant rats like darkness, hate bright light, and don't like to be active during the day. It's still daytime, and they can avoid these mutant rats as much as possible by walking on it, as long as they don't alert the angels.
what to do? Going to the street or getting off the subway
"Scavenger, I suggest you again..."
Xiao Mo roared in his heart, wishing he could drag the system out of his body and smash it to pieces with a hammer, if he could find it.
The system insisted on expressing its opinion in a rigid and cold voice: "This mission should be abandoned. You should not have listened to that bastard in the first place, or you should have given up when he was about to give up. He dared to take on this temporary mission. Because he dares to give up at any time, but you don’t have his cold-blooded decision-making, so I don’t recommend that you pick up other tasks on the way to complete the task, over.”
Xiao Mo shook his head vigorously and completely lost the energy to reply.
Xue Lihong made the choice for him, and he went straight to the street exit.
Zhang Jian was originally hesitant to get off the subway. When he saw Xue Lihong, he stamped his foot and pulled the young man to change direction.
Fight! Hopefully the angel didn't notice that exit. Xiao Mo gritted his teeth, grabbed the girl he was protecting and ran towards the street exit.
At the exit, Xue Lihong turned off her headlights, put her backpack away, and stood on the stairs to refill the nail gun with "bullets."
No one crosses Xuelihong.
Xue Lihong looked at Xiao Mo. Xiao Mo understood, touched his other side, stepped on the stairs gently, one step after another, and walked up slowly against the wall.
Xue Lihong pointed the nail gun at the sky and followed closely beside him. She first looked at the top of the side of the wall where Xiao Mo was sticking, and then quickly turned to other directions.
Everyone else stayed where they were, including the two girls and Zhang Jian.
Xiao Mo had already reached the top of the stairs. He hid under the wall and breathed in and out gently.
Xue Lihong asked him with her eyes.
Xiao Mo looked up at the sky and saw no angel. He looked directly in front of the stairs and saw nothing, but just when he was about to shake his head, he suddenly raised his hand and shrank his head down.
Xiao Mo pointed in the direction of the underground passage, indicating that there was an angel there.
Xue Lihong made a pressing gesture behind her.
Everyone, please lower your body and shut your mouth tightly.
There were also mutant rats attacking them, but they could only drive them away silently.
A mutant rat jumped onto the shoulder of the girl Xiao Mo was protecting. The girl failed to fight it off, and the mutant rat actually tried to burrow into the girl's chest.
"Uh...!" The girl's scream was blocked by the plastic ball in her mouth. The girl holding a bow next to her swung her bow and the crossbow knocked the mutant rat away.
Xiao Mo pressed against the wall tightly, waited for a while, then slowly stuck his head out, and then quickly retracted it.
The angel is still there!
Time passed by minute by second, and everyone could only wait, waiting for the angel to leave on his own initiative. Xue Lihong used a nail gun to shoot the mutant rats from time to time.
Fortunately, angels are most sensitive to human voices, but are average to other sounds. Even the screams of mutant rats before they die cannot disturb it.
The young man and the two girls had a lot of sweat on their heads. They were extremely anxious. The young man also had a watch on his hand and kept looking at the time.
The girl holding the hammer gradually showed despair. She stumbled and seemed to want to rush out several times.
At 16:30, the rain that had stopped began to fall again.
A lot of sweat broke out on Xiao Mo's head. In half an hour, the east city wall was just ahead! The shelter is five kilometers away from here!
According to Zhang Di, the army will set up bunkers in the Food Bureau compound to pick up the remaining survivors who rush out and deal with mutant rats and angels.
As long as they run another five thousand meters!
The girl hadn't moved yet, but Ni Wei, who kept looking at his watch, seemed like he couldn't wait any longer. He rushed up without waiting for Xue Lihong to give instructions.
Xiao Mo's eyes widened when he saw it!
Xue Lihong sensed something was wrong and wanted to catch the young man!
This idiot!
Xue Lihong caught Ni Wei, but the girl with the hammer who had wanted to run away impulsively passed them and ran out of the passage.
Xiao Mo was helpless and was about to risk throwing an ax to fight off the angel.
"Squeak!" Other angels' calls came from a distance.
In the rain curtain, the angel standing above the passage seemed to be turning his head.
The girl's figure rushed to the top of the stairs.
"Whoa!" The angel who was staying above the passage flew up and flew towards the direction where the crowd was running.
Xiao Mo's foot went weak and he almost fell to the ground.
Xue Lihong abandoned the struggling Ni Wei and reached out to grab Xiao Mo's arm. His nail gun had been aimed at the angel long before Xiao Mo, but he was not sure that the opponent would be killed in one hit. This angel had A very annoying characteristic is that no matter how you kill it, it will scream before dying.
Seeing that the girl was fine outside, Ni Wei glared at Xue Lihong and ran up, followed closely by Zhang Jian and the girl holding a bow.
The girl holding the hammer took out the plastic ball and shouted at Xiao Mo and the other two: Hurry! quick! That's too late!
Xue Lihong didn't have time to get angry with the three children, so he made a sprint towards Xiao Mo.
Xiao Mo understood, pointed at the city wall in front of him, and ran away.