Human Restart [Whistle]

Time flies, and three days have passed since the quarrel with the mayor and the burning of the first batch of corpses in the town hospital.It was the "[-]th" that Xiao Jian was thinking about, the day when the higher-ups should distribute supplies to the disaster-stricken areas.

As expected, there were no visits from any living people or tanks, planes, alien vehicles.

There is no army, no supplies... There are only zombified rats and strange zombies that have never been seen before.

Now the "Guards" in the ecological town seem to be divided into two groups, one group is dedicated to hunting zombies, and the other group is responsible for dealing with the zombie rats in the town and the townspeople who have symptoms of "super flu" infection Battle of wits and courage.

But the trickiest ones are the zombie rats.They are elusive and bloodthirsty.And the conventional means of dealing with ordinary rats are useless against them!Only fresh living things can lure those zombie rats.

And as time went by, the appearance of the zombie mice became more and more terrifying.Their bodies are either swollen or rotten, their bodies are stiff, and their sharp teeth are covered with bloodshot eyes. They look extremely terrifying!

In short, the townspeople in the current ecological town can't go out unless they go out, and the streets are becoming more and more deserted.

Little Jane went out unwillingly. Accompanied by Ambrose, she came to the intersection of the highway in the ecological town, expecting the rescue team to come from the sky or the road.

But in the end, she was still disappointed.

The sky was cloudless, not a single bird flew by, the road was deserted, and there were still a few rotten small animal corpses crouching.From time to time, gunfire and the roar of zombies can be heard in the distance.

They waited until noon, but they only found two corpses with rotten chests, exposing bones—zombies in camouflage uniforms!The faint hope in Xiao Jian's heart was extinguished into ashes, because those two zombies were soldiers who once guarded the border!

"Let's go." After the hope was shattered, Jane's mood was surprisingly stable. She seemed to have returned to her previous heartless appearance, and chatted with Ambrose in a relaxed tone: "As expected, see The severity of the zombie outbreak in the future is much more terrifying than we imagined."

The Quantum Beast Dauri Jackdaw rested on Little Jane's shoulder, looking sluggish.And Ambrose's Quantum Beast Mantul was circling under Jane's feet, foolishly trying to grab her shoulders and play with Dauri Jackdaw.

Ambrose was very distressed. The sentry was born with a desire to protect the guide.They chatted as they walked, and Ambrose said awkwardly, "If you're sad, just cry."

Xiao Jian was taken aback for a moment, and then she said softly, "Crying? What's the use of crying? Crying can't change anything."

Sentinel guides who haven't developed any kind of mental connection are unable to share their feelings.And Xiao Jane's pain can't be conveyed in words, and of course, she doesn't want to convey this pain.

The strength and fragility of human beings are beyond our imagination. (*1 "Life" Maupassant)

Obviously, a month ago, they would still feel fear and panic because of the "super flu", but a month later, facing zombies and facing the super flu, they seemed extraordinarily strong, and they were still afraid, but They did fight.

But at this time, Jane's fear also changed from "fear of contracting 'super flu'" to "fear of her relatives in Huangtao City".

Huangtao City is a small city in the Steakhouse State next door, just on the border with the Chicken Chop State.Although the city was not affected by Hurricane Skoura, many citizens of Crispy Berry City drove into Huangtao City for "refuge" when the "super flu" first appeared.And Xiao Jane herself had smuggled several citizens of Crispy Berry City who were suffering from a mild "super flu" into Huangtao City during the initial period of the border blockade.

"Super flu" is extremely contagious, and people who die from "super flu" will also turn into zombies.

Xiao Jane couldn't forgive herself at the time, and it was because of her own self-interest that she brought the disaster to Huangtao City, her home.I don't know what is going on with her family now...

It's a pity that now, because the communication server is cut off, everyone's mobile phone has been reduced to a "mobile clock", which has no other use except to check the time.

Little Jane thought about finding an opportunity to leave Chicken Pai State, because she had to see her family with her own eyes, and she needed to know whether they had turned into zombies or not.

After a moment of silence, Ambrose said again: "I will protect you."

Xiao Jian showed a surprised expression. She subconsciously took this sentence as a "confession" and wanted to refuse.But the sentinel with the scary tattoo on his face didn't give her a chance to refuse immediately. Instead, he spoke like a machine gun, crackling: "As Dorothy said, here, we have enough food, and there are 'guards' Patrol, it's very safe here, we just need to wait until the disaster is gone..."

Ambrose's pale skin was stained with a dazzling blush, and his fluent words suddenly stammered again, "Will you, will you give me a chance to protect you?"

Although Yufei had a little unpleasant friction with the mayor three days ago, it did not affect the "deal" between them.However, Yufei was arranged to form a team with Bearded Green to patrol the forest.

One is a sentinel, and the other is an outsider who is suspected of having a "super flu".

It stands to reason that the bearded Green should be quarantined.But in the end, Beard Green's illness was unexpectedly cured three days ago!Xiao Li and the old doctor couldn't help guessing that what he contracted from the very beginning was not a "super flu", but an ordinary, real seasonal flu virus!

And Xiao Li became the old doctor's temporary assistant.Responsible for the deployment of hanging bottles of liquid medicine for infusion to patients, and at the same time, the deployment of disinfectant liquid spray to kill every corner of the hospital, as well as the removal of dead bodies and the replacement of bed sheets.

Because the reason for the spread of the "super flu" has not been determined for the time being (accurately, whether the virus can be transmitted through the air), everyone who works in the ward must wear a thin paper surgical Clothes, gloves and paper shoe covers for the simplest isolation.Every hospital staff wears protective goggles and tight masks like diving goggles on their faces.

The doctors, nurses and nurses here are all covered up so that only one pair of eyes and a pair of glasses hidden behind the protective goggles can be seen.

Patients who enter the late stage of "super flu" will have constant fever, vomiting, and vomiting of yellow-green mucus.The virus tormented their bodies and brains, making the patients unconscious and bouncing uncontrollably on the bed, and the mucus overflowing from their noses, mouths and ears would splash around.

This greatly increases the workload of disinfection.

And since the old doctor announced the news of the "super flu" to the town three days ago, the townspeople have felt a deep fear of the hospital.Except for a few kind-hearted and courageous old nurses and old nurses who are willing to help.No one wants to be here, let alone take care of the poor people suffering from "super flu" in the hospital.

Compared with the visible zombies, the townspeople are more afraid of contracting the "super flu".Zombies can still be sanctioned by the "Guards", but "Super Flu" is unstoppable-at least so far, unstoppable.

Many townspeople had faint signs of infection, but they tried their best to hide it, and kept them out of their homes when the old doctor and Xiao Li visited.

Firstly, they were worried that the old doctor and Xiao Li might be carrying some kind of virus.The second is that I worry that my "little secret" will be discovered.

But fortunately, the townspeople are willing to provide food for the patients in the hospital, passing through the "guards", so that the poor patients in the hospital do not have to suffer from hunger.

But for some reason, those patients suffering from the "super flu" have amazing appetites!The food provided by the townspeople may not always satisfy their appetites.

Over time, although there was no sign of scarcity of food, gradually, the townspeople began to complain in private.

Xiao Li and the old doctor were unaware of all this.They are all focused on "saving people", but sometimes, no matter how hard they try, the patients in the hospital still cannot escape the clutches of the "super flu".

In just three days, the number of patients in the hospital dropped sharply again. Those poor people died after experiencing continuous high fever and continuous torment because yellow-green mucus flowed out from the seven orifices and blocked the air holes.

There is absolutely no way to stop this from happening.They always watched the patients suffocate painfully in bed.

Now there are less than [-] patients left in the hospital.

The days become monotonous and repetitive, and death becomes a habit, as "normal" as eating and drinking.

Xiao Li's daily routine is to make disinfectant, spray each room, and check the condition of each patient.When they found the dead, they dragged them out to the first floor of the hall, waiting for the "guards" to drag them and burn them with the hunted zombies.Repeat these steps until night, before night falls, Yuffie picks him up at the hospital and returns to Dorothy's house together to enjoy a moment of rest.

And because of the continuous burning of corpses, continuous black smoke enveloped the entire ecological town.Because of this, Yufei had to stay close to the mask.Even when he was sleeping, he had to wear a mask to fall asleep, so as not to be woken up by the stench of thick smoke.

"Aren't you afraid of the 'super flu'?" On this day, Xiao Li couldn't help asking the old doctor. After getting along with him, he gradually got to know the old doctor better.At the same time, Xiao Li vaguely saw the shadow of Rose No. 1 in the old doctor - a born "saint".They can't bear to see others suffer, and would rather suffer themselves than have others suffer.

"Of course I'm afraid." The old doctor replied, and he understood the meaning of Xiao Li's words. "No one is not afraid of death, even a doctor. But 'death is just a product of exhaustion and defeat'. (*1 death's face), and under normal circumstances, most of the results of death are due to disease."

"No matter how amazing breakthroughs in medicine and pathology, it is only a short reprieve for inevitable death." (*2 "The Face of Death")

"Then why do you still..."

"Probably because I believe that miracles will happen." The old doctor replied, "As a doctor, I can't just ignore patients. But sometimes, seeing them struggling is like a tug of war." The rope in the competition was pulled in different directions by the healer and the god of death from both ends, and I would also feel pain and doubt my purpose..."

"The mayor is right. Sometimes prolonging their lives may also make them suffer. Just like dealing with terminal cancer, in order to prolong the life of patients, we have to make them suffer some pain and torture..." The old doctor laughed at himself Said, "Maybe all the efforts I have made for some terminally ill patients are not really to prolong their lives, but to compete with the god of death and try to prove that I can defeat the god of death."

At this time, Xiao Li thought of Yu Fei, his sentinel once said that even if he turned into a zombie, he would not "handle" himself or let others "handle" him.Listening to it as a love story is indeed touching.But in fact, after thinking about this sentence after calming down, I tasted "selfishness".

If he turned into a zombie, then the self in this body must not be the original self.And Yufei's reason for stubbornly leaving him as a zombie is not all true "not giving up any chance to save his lover", but because he cannot accept the death of his lover.

However, if one of him and Yufei turns into a zombie...then according to the role of the high-level spiritual link between the two, the other party will definitely follow and leave together.

Shaw Li put aside the idea of ​​getting further and further away, and comforted the old doctor: "Doctor, don't think so. 'Super flu' may not kill people, as long as you don't give up hope. You see, just like Green, he is sick , but it was actually a seasonal flu."

The early and mid-term symptoms of "super flu" are similar to those of "ordinary flu", and it is difficult to distinguish them.But when the condition deteriorates to an advanced stage, it can be discerned.However, the patient was already terminally ill, with yellow-green mucus flowing continuously on the face, and when the high fever recurred and persisted,

All the patients in the hospital are in the late stage of this "super flu".

The old doctor sighed and said, "I hope so."

While chatting, they prepared disinfectant and were preparing to clean the hospital.No longer hoping for a miracle, but praying that the virus will not spread again.But unexpectedly, after a while, a townsman stumbled into the hospital, and in her arms was a child with a high fever and yellow-green mucus from his nose and mouth.

The woman swept away her previous panic about the hospital and cried out of breath, "Doctor! Doctor! Help! Help my child!"

That was one of the few young children in the town. He was once a lively and cute child, but now he was lying quietly in his mother's arms, his face covered with yellow-green mucus.

The old doctor immediately arranged a ward for the child urgently, and put on antipyretic medicine—then, there was a desperate and long wait.

According to the experience of Xiao Li and the old doctor, the child's condition has developed to the middle and late stages.In a short time, maybe tomorrow, maybe tonight, it will be advanced to the terminal stage - hopeless - the child will die of the airway being blocked with yellow-green mucus, and then after death, it is very likely that it will melt. Be a zombie.

But now, Xiao Li and the old doctor have not yet discovered what kind of patients can not mutate into zombies after death.The information they currently have is that the dead who have been dead for more than three hours will never mutate into zombies, but the rate of decay is accelerated.

"Why didn't you send it earlier?" The old doctor reproached subconsciously.According to Xiao Jian, if the "super flu" is well controlled in the early stage, there is a great chance that the condition will not be exacerbated.

The woman pursed her lips and said, "I thought it was just a common flu..."

About two hours later, the infusion had been replaced with a second bottle, but the child who was sent still had a high fever, and the yellow-green mucus gushing from the nose and mouth continued unabated. The old doctor told the woman Here's the worst possible outcome.In exchange for a piercing cry.

The woman grabbed the old doctor by the collar and said, "You are a doctor! How can you do nothing!?" Then she said, "We have to get out of here! We are going to the city, the big hospital in Crispberry City for diagnosis and treatment !"

The old doctor pursed his lips and wanted to apologize, but after the woman finished yelling, she collapsed, picked up the child on the hospital bed and rushed out.

In fact, Crispberry City has long been captured by the "super flu".But Xiao Li failed to say this.

The old doctor looked at the back of the woman leaving with a complicated expression.At this time, Xiao Li was worrying about how to persuade Dorothy to leave the ecological town with him, after all, the town gradually became dangerous.And Xiao Li didn't want to sit still and wait for death...