Luoshu's Adventures of the Past

Chapter 9: The Mountain of Corpses and the Sea of ​​Fire ([-])

"Oh my god... they actually..."

incredible.

What is happening before Luo Shu's eyes is violently impacting his soul: after the zombies dragged out the flames of their own burned incapacitated kind, they began to devour them in front of him and "Dasha", and were roasted to death. Under the gnawing of the perpetrators, the charred torso was chewed into fine powder and residue by those huge yellow teeth, covering their greedy faces, while the internal organs and brain, which were relatively unburned, were Accompanied by the hot air being dug out by them and stuffed wolfishly into their own stomachs, no matter who sees the horrible scene of cannibalism, they will feel that they are already in hell...

"vomit……"

Luo Shu couldn't bear it any longer, took off his gas mask and lay down on the ground retching.What happened below made him completely unwilling to look at it.Ten minutes later, the charred bodies on the ground have been cleaned up by them in this very environmentally friendly way.Luo Shu seemed to be able to understand why he and Bai Ji killed so many zombies during the day, but didn't see those corpses at night - the reason for this creepy conclusion has now appeared before his eyes: zombies eat After eating the scorched bodies of the same kind, some changes occurred in their bodies. A layer of black carapace grew on their tattered bodies, their eyes became redder, and they became stronger. Some zombies stepped on the ground after eating enough of the same kind. After entering the sea of ​​fire and continuing to pick up corpses, it has been able to resist the high temperature generated by diesel combustion!Although the pile of corpses has been burnt and lost their threat, it has become their nourishment and an opportunity for evolution at this time. Hundreds of zombies that have eaten cooked meat have evolved into a more elite variety. Exhaling, the eyes also changed from a simple predator to a more advanced killing intent.

They no longer acted out of hunger, but really wanted to kill the two of Luo Shu!

"These scourges... maybe I'm really going to be planted here today!"

Bai Ji curled up, still unable to get up in pain.The building has been set on fire, crackling and burning.Even if the zombies stopped invading, they had to leave this place quickly. Luo Shu looked around, and there were still a few houses not far away. He could think of a way to escape, but I'm afraid those guys below would not agree.

"Even if I die, I have to die with dignity. It's definitely not within the scope of options to be chopped up and eaten by things that are inferior to you beasts!"

Luo Shu flipped through the card store, and found what he wanted in it in a short while: a harpoon launcher!This thing is powerful enough to shoot the harpoon far away. In the current situation, the nearest building is on his right at three o'clock, and there is a straight-line distance of about 100 meters from him. If you tie a rope to the fork and shoot it into the outer wall of that building...

"Even if you can't escape the attack of those zombies, it's better than staying here and being burned to death."

Luo Shu looked back at the room where he had lived for two days. He couldn't say he was nostalgic, but he was somewhat reluctant. This is where the two of them found the Fool's Card and started their real adventure. Unable to bear to look any further, he quickly prepared the things he needed and started his escape plan.

The zombies downstairs seemed to be still preparing to climb, but the fire was relatively large, and "Dasha" was just watching the excitement of Luo Shu, knowing that he didn't need to do it again, and the fate of Luo Shu and the two would not be easy.However, after Luo Shu returned to the house, there was no more movement, and "Dasha" became a little impatient. He signaled two fire-resistant elite zombies to climb up the wall to investigate the situation. As soon as the zombie reached the corner, before it had time to climb, it ate two shots from Luo Shu's Mauser rifle, blowing its head off.

"Grandpa won't play with you anymore, goodbye!"

Luo Shu shook the things in his hand, four small gray jars were caught in his hand, he pulled them open one by one, emitting thick white smoke, and then he threw them evenly on the ground, The streets on the ground are covered with white fog that makes it difficult to see.

"Does the smoke bomb smell good? Take your time and enjoy it. I'll ask you what it smells like next time we meet... No, it's best that we never see each other again!"

Aim the harpoon launcher at the outer wall of the target, press the trigger, and with the rope purchased in advance, the harpoon stably plunged into the wall.Luo Shu bought two sets of safety clothing with pulleys and ropes to put on himself and Bai Ji, then picked her up and put her in a safety gondola, hooked on the pulleys for escape and put her in front of him, while I controlled the two sets of pulleys with my hands, and began to pull hard on the rope to test whether it could hold the weight of two people.The whole process of escaping must be slow, and the speed must be controlled in hand. In case the rope is not parallel to the ground, and the two of them are like downhill bicycles without brakes, they will definitely be pills. .Anyway, the zombies don't know what they are doing now, and they are as stable as old dogs with their hands.Both of them fastened their safety equipment, Luo Shu supported Bai Ji's hanging basket with his feet, and began to push it slowly with his hands, and the escape began smoothly.

"It's really tm high... this kind of height is only 30 meters?"

Looking down from a balcony feels different from hanging in the air.Luo Shu and Bai Ji left the balcony, which meant that they could never go back, they could only go forward, not back.And slowly shaking the rocker arm of the pulley block, the two of them moved forward slowly like stepping on a bicycle in the air, which might be a happy thing for Bai Ji, who was already unconscious.Luo Shu was sweating coldly, his arms were vigorously controlling the ropes and pulleys, his feet were hooked into the safety basket that Bai Ji was in, his eyes looked ahead at times, at the back at times, and observed the situation below from time to time. It is not enough to do the work of a few people, and he has to use the short time without threats to think about how to act next. The complex and heavy workload and the thrill of his life hanging in front of him made his brain a little hypoxic. Throwing off the gas mask to the ground, he began to gasp for air unhindered.

"It's really terrible. After living a comfortable life for a few days, I met this evil star..."

Luo Shu complained, but his hands didn't stop. The rope was carrying the weight of the two people, up and down, so he didn't dare to push forward quickly.The situation on the ground cannot be seen clearly due to the interference of the smoke bombs, but this is more beneficial to Luo Shu. The two are now mice avoiding big cats. The more chaotic the environment, the greater the chance of escape.But Luo Shu knew very well that the big zombie "Dasha" would never let them go. This short safe time allowed him to follow the ins and outs of the past two days - he had killed all the way up from the downstairs Yes, I saw that there were many zombies here, and that night he and Bai Ji made a lot of noise in the room, and there were also many zombies who heard their movements, but the whole day, "Dasha" didn't show up until he and Bai Ji Bai Ji bought weapons and started killing zombies wantonly. Only at night did she see a completely different situation from the previous few days.The number of zombies in the unit area decreased at an unreasonable speed in a short period of time, so "Dasha" came to check the situation... There is no direct evidence to support such an inference, but Luo Shu has a plan in mind, and in the future he will either fight Changing the gun to another place, playing guerrilla warfare with "Dasha", or he has to control the number of his hunting, so as not to arouse their vigilance. He doesn't like the two options, but now he is stronger than others after all, thinking of dealing with large-scale zombies , even in front of large-scale elite zombies, he can only grope cautiously...

However, in Luo Shu's deduction, there is a problem that must be clarified, that is, how does "Dasha" know where the zombies are killed more?Do they have some kind of network that can monitor the situation of the whole city?The more he thought about it, the more frightened Luo Shu became. He felt that what he was facing was not something as simple as surviving by cheating in the apocalypse. The mastermind behind the zombies might be a more advanced existence, watching his every move in front of him. ...

Chapter 10: Flame Demon Sword ([-])

Luo Shu is now hanging at a height of 30 meters. There is an unconscious woman beside him who needs to be taken care of, and his physical strength is exhausted. Every time he moves his body, he feels the muscles of his limbs aching from fatigue.In the surrounding unobstructed space, the sounds that filled my ears were either the chaotic cries of the zombies below, or the crackling of building materials burning. He accelerated his actions, and his head was swollen due to the troubles of many mysteries. If it weren't for the firm will and the secretion of adrenaline in the past few days of escaping from death, Luo Shu might have been sitting still and giving up survival. up.However, even with the strong desire to survive with the omnipotent Tarot cards, Luo Shu can only grit his teeth now, trying hard to climb the rope, while praying that the situation in front of him will not get worse.

But, can the reality really fulfill his wish?

"This... this is... what kind of sound?"

Accompanied by the tremors that made his flesh jump, there were bursts of dull and extremely rhythmic sounds from the ground, which sounded a bit like two thick objects collided, and part of each other shattered, scattered on the ground. on the ground.What was conveyed by that dull impact sound was a thick and powerful force—not so much that the sound was heard by Luo Shu, it would be better to say that he directly felt the aura coming from the battlefield below due to the collision of sound sources. Waves, he was wandering in mid-air, with the slight sway of the safety rope, even the most inconspicuous vibration was particularly obvious.

"Please... don't do anything new for me, I'm really... shit!"

Luo Shu and Bai Ji hung there, moving forward with difficulty under the loud noise below, but the more Luo Shu shook the handle of the pulley, the more resistance he encountered became greater!In the beginning, one hand was able to push the two people forward, but later they had to use both hands, and now, even if both hands use the greatest strength at the same time, it can only ensure that the two people will not retreat...

He can no longer advance half a step forward in this life channel that the two of them have worked so hard to build!

"I really... underestimated them!"

Luo Shu looked behind him. The residential building he was in had been tilted slightly. The ropes on the heads of the two had changed from a horizontal line to a backward slope. The escape route had become an insurmountable uphill slope. It was getting louder and louder, and the loud muffled sound came from downstairs, accompanied by the gradual tilting and tremor of the building, the reason was ready to be revealed: although the zombies couldn't see what Luo Shu was doing, it was obvious that they only needed to put If the building is demolished, no matter whether the two of them are steel or iron, they will be a dead end in the collapsed high-rise.If it was before, it would take a lot of time to demolish a house with a good earthquake-resistant structure, even with all the tools and equipment, enough for Luo Shu and the others to escape.But now that the building has been burned for a long time, the underlying structure can be easily destroyed like an egg whose shell has been peeled off after the arson coating has been peeled off.The smog filled the air, and Luo Shu could not see the ground, but just by imagining, he could roughly restore the following scene: the steel bars in the load-bearing wall were burnt red, and the cement protecting it had long since turned into There was a lot of scum, and "Dasha" led a group of zombies who had acquired the flame resistance, digging in it like digging a grave, and pulled out the fillings in the steel frame, just like they usually eat As proficient as human internal organs...

"crunch...crunch..."

The pulley block is struggling to bite the rope, and the tight hemp rope may break at any time under the huge tension. At this time, Luo Shu must make a decision—rather than waiting for the rope to be pulled and not knowing where to fly Falling to death, it is better to make a quick decision and survive in danger, maybe there is still a chance!

"Now... it's time to gamble with your life."

After Luo Shu confirmed that the two of them had been fixed on the rope, he pulled out Bai Ji's Sin'dorei one-handed sword from the back of Bai Ji's skirt armor, gritted his teeth, and finally swung the rope that kept the two of them alive. The rope was cut from behind!

"Fight!!"

At the same time, the building where the two were hiding before collapsed towards the open space next to it. Fortunately, Luo Shu broke free and swung a 20-degree swing on the rope that was still more than 90 meters away, like the ground slipping away. !Amid the whistling wind, the ground was getting closer and closer. Luo Shu instinctively wanted to close his eyes, but he couldn't do it. He couldn't accept that he simply died in this world full of killing and death. During these few seconds, many things flooded into his brain: unworthy memories, the depravity of the first half of his life, and the infinite possibilities in the future... He must live!Not for anyone, just because I don't want this life to end like this!

"Ohhhhhhhh!!"

What kind of power is driving my body?Luo Shu didn't know, but the moment he approached the ground, Luo Shu suddenly climbed up half a meter like a rope, and thrust the one-handed sword in his hand to the ground. Amidst sparks and violent friction, Luo Shu felt that his whole body was about to be torn apart by this powerful stress. The pain felt by his muscles was not of the same order of magnitude as when he was tired before, as if he had become a sausage thrown into a meat grinder , there is no exception in the whole body, in this struggle that is difficult for ordinary people, they are crushed by the storm of gravity and inertia!

"Ahhhhh!!"

The two kept rolling on the ground, stirring up a lot of smoke and dust. Under the violent impact, Luo Shu felt dizzy like never before. He could hardly feel his body anymore. However, at this moment, no one would Give him more time, if he wants to survive, no matter how painful it is, he must continue to move, keep moving, use any means to create a chance of survival for the next zombie chase!

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Luo Shu shook his head, trying to dispel the dizziness caused by the concussion. He crawled on the ground with difficulty, and came to Bai Ji's side. The woman who had been in a coma couldn't tell if she had suffered any damage from the impact. , can only make the best plan.And judging from the shaking of the ground from the palm of his hand, there is no doubt that it is coming—the leader of the zombies, a monster strong enough to destroy buildings with his body, stepped on the beat of a drum, and said to him without hesitation. Come slowly!

"I want...I want to live..."

Luo Shu's eyes still couldn't see clearly, the dark night, the fires burning everywhere, red and black, blurred his retina piece by piece, but even so, he was still groping around. The bloody ground left by the impact was sticky, and it was clear to him that his time was running out.Finally, after finding what he wanted, Luo Shu showed a desperate but relieved smile:

"Even if it is death... I will drag you to hell with me!"

"Snapped!"

The sound of gunfire at night was as crisp as the chant of dragons.After a shot was fired, Luo Shu couldn't move anymore. He held the Mauser rifle in his arms, his fingers hanging down weakly. Although he really wanted to hold Bai Ji in his arms at this moment, this small wish was powerless to come true.After a few days of struggling, it was still the same ending. I didn't want to accept it, but there was nothing I could do.

What kind of life would I live if I had the chance?

I want to live freely, not to be bound by anything, not to compromise for any worthless things, I want to run freely on the beach, hunt happily in the mountains and forests, and carry a backpack in every city I haven’t traveled Travel, drink beer every night, stare at the stars in the sky, and be the freest person under this sky.

Yes, just like what is depicted in the card of The Fool—even if one foot has stepped on the cliff, still firmly implement my choice, this is the meaning of my life!

"This is... this is... what I want..."

"I have no idea what you want..."

Luo Shu was drowsy, and seemed to hear a voice, a thick, middle-aged man's voice soaked in tobacco and alcohol, hoarse with lack of sleep, but at this moment, it made him feel very relieved.

"I only have one car... If you don't mind, just sit in it with that woman! How about I take you to a place where there are wine and meat, but there are no such disgusting monsters?"

Luo Shu felt as if he was being held onto his shoulders by a strong man, and he kept moving. In the blur, he was blinded by a burst of bright light. After adapting, he finally saw the situation in front of him clearly. He was wearing a camouflage uniform. The man threw him on the passenger seat of a Humvee armored vehicle, fastened his seat belt, and also put Bai Ji on the back seat to lay flat before returning to the car.Luo Shu looked at his face full of scars, and his single eye covered by an eyepatch, and blurted out:

"Who are you……"

"A passing mercenary with a decent sense of justice, your 'Lady Luck'."

The man's one-eyed stared at the huge monster that gradually became clear in the distance. He took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it without haste. With a calm attitude, he actually regarded the danger in front of him as nothing.

"Mejias, Megas Wodan Ymir, but people who know me generally call me...the Flaming Demon Sword!"

The man pressed the red button on the steering wheel, and as the sound of mechanical transmission came, Luo Shu was startled by the situation in front of him. Eight Gatling machine guns protruded from the surroundings of the car, aiming at the front and gradually speeding up. In the next second, the fire snake of the machine gun erupted, and the gunshots poured towards "Dasha" like a storm, hitting countless golden sparks on him. "Dasha" was almost powerless to fight back, just like The paddy fields swept by the locusts roared as they watched the flesh and blood on their bodies being torn apart bit by bit by the metal storm, turning into a bone of bones hanging powerlessly on the ground.

Seeing the biggest threat struggling to stop before his eyes, Luo Shu seemed to have seen hallucinations: In a hellish sea of ​​flames, magical weapons made by human technology slowly rose from the cracks in the ground... enough The magic sword that would destroy human beings was unsheathed amidst the screams of the devil.

Chapter 11: Flame Demon Sword ([-])

"Dasha" died, and was beaten into rotten meat by the rotary machine gun and spread a layer on the ground.Without the ruler, the remaining zombies all rushed towards the off-road vehicle that the three of Luo Shu were riding on. Their rotting bodies were scattered by the galloping giant beast, and the dirty flesh and blood smeared on the dark green vehicle body, which was particularly eye-catching. .

"Oh...Damn it, I just washed the car yesterday..."

Megas took a deep puff of the cigarette, the flame burned violently, and burned half of the cigarette before he spit out the smoke in his stomach, polluting the air in the car like a power plant.The cab where the window was not rolled for a while was filled with clouds and fog, and even Luo Shu, an old smoker who had been smoking since he was a teenager, choked tears from the thick fog.

"Cough cough cough..."

"Don't move, I can see that you have at least three fractures and a lot of muscle strain..."

Megas looked directly at the road ahead, while driving the car and having fun with the zombies, he opened Luo Shu's drowsy eyelids with his hands, and observed from the rearview mirror.His fingers were thick, and he was wearing a pair of not-so-thin leather gloves. The huge force he had to exert in order to accurately open Luo Shu's eyelids made the man who was already covered in injuries grin his teeth again in pain.

"Fuck! Take it easy!"

"There is no mydriasis...sight should be restored? Look at my hand, how much is it?"

Megas waggled his fingers in front of Luo Shu, mobilizing his eyeballs to move constantly.

"6, 3, 4..."

"How much does it add up?"

"13..."

"Great, didn't fall like a fool..."

The Humvee ran over a neighborhood where zombies were active at a speed of 60 mph and turned to a sparsely populated highway.Megas drove very smoothly, no matter whether he was rampaging in the urban area or speeding along the deserted national road, Luo Shu could hardly feel the bumps and vibrations of the road.Although the car seat under his body is very hard and has no soft cushion, it still feels very comfortable to sit on it with his body covered in injuries.I'm afraid that apart from the precise modification of this Hummer, the driving skills of this man named Megas are also top-notch, which can actually make the passengers in the vehicle feel as if they are walking on flat ground.Luo Shu's tense muscles gradually relaxed, sleepiness and exhaustion hit him, he swallowed hard, and thanked the man who saved him and Bai Ji with a voice that was dried up by the thick smoke. road:

"Thank you... for saving us..."

"Hey! Don't sleep! Stay awake!"

Megas freed up one hand to shake Luo Shu, who was about to faint due to blood loss and exhaustion, and kept talking to him.

"Hold on! We've only got 10 minutes to go... By the way, what's your name?"

"Luoshu..."

"Who's the woman behind? Your wife?"

"That's right..."

"Where did you come from? There should be no living people in this city except me..."

"From the east... 40... kilometers..."

"Hey! Don't sleep! Damn..."

Luo Shu's consciousness was getting weaker and weaker, Megas gritted his teeth and accelerated when he saw this, the giant steel beast swept across the mountain road at a speed of nearly 150 mph, and the maple leaves around it were rustled by the airflow generated by the high-speed driving. ring.Finally, the three of them came to the villa area halfway up the mountain. Megas took out a walkie-talkie and shouted inside:

"Tihua, I'm back. Pull the door up and prepare alcohol and gauze. There are wounded in the car. Please reply OVER."

"Received, the defensive gate is open, allowing entry, welcome back, Dad."

Luo Shu, who was in a daze, listened to the reassuring sound of the mechanical transmission of the gate, and finally fell asleep completely. Although Megasi had no expression on his face, he still quickened his movements, parked the car and turned off the engine. In one go, he opened the car door with Luo Shu and Bai Ji on their shoulders and walked towards the living room above the underground garage. At the door of the stairs, a black-haired Asian girl who looked about ten years old was holding a The rabbit doll greeted him with a happy face.

"Thanks for your hard work, Dad... how is today going?"

"Well, it went very well. Not only did I catch a big fish, but I also caught two crabs."

The girl didn't have any unexpected reaction to Megas bringing back the two comatose people, and Megas didn't explain anything to the girl, but just showed her a kind smile, took off the gloves with her mouth, and the rough fingers were smooth on the little girl. Gently pinched his face, and his eyes were full of love for his children.

"Now it's time for the good boys to go to bed... Sorry, Daddy has a guest today and can't tell you a story."

"It's okay, Dad goes to bed early too... There are fried fish and pizza in the refrigerator... Do you need me to warm it up for you?"