absolutely hot

The wick crackled, the flame flickered a few times, became weaker and weaker, and finally went out.Darkness descended upon the collapsing ruins, seemingly to last forever.

All around was as silent as a tomb.

Then there was a sound of "cha", and the flames lit up again.Su Ze lit a candle again and took it to a higher place.

He can't give up, it's not time to give up yet, maybe Lan Shangwu and the others have escaped, maybe they are trying to rescue them, maybe they found a vaccine somewhere outside, as long as it's less than 24 hours, he Just can't give up.

The sniper in black wrapped the candle in his sleeve and raised his head high, searching for any lifeline in the ruins.

"Clang", the collapsed ceiling suddenly slid down under his feet, the fire was shaken by a gust of wind, he tried the solid rubble under his feet, continued to explore above, and then stopped suddenly - the candlelight kept shaking, But the wind that was blown when the ceiling collapsed just now subsided by tomorrow.

He immediately raised the candle up, the shaking of the candlelight became more obvious, and there was indeed a trace of cold wind leaking in from above.Su Ze was so excited that he climbed up to a high place along the piled rubble, digging hard on the wall with a cold steel knife, and then raised his foot and kicked it. After doing this a few times, the broken wall was finally wrapped in stones. It fell down, revealing a gap, he lay down and looked out of the cave, there was obviously a lot of space outside.

There is always a way out.

Su Ze returned to the room, took off his shirt, carried Lan Aowen on his back, and tied it with clothes. When he put Lan Aowen's arms over his shoulders, he found that several blue spots had appeared on Lan Aowen's wrists.

Climbing out of the gap with Lan Aowen on his back, the corridor outside was pitch black and messy. He and Lan Aowen seemed to have returned to the underground ruins many years ago. At that time, Lan Aowen must have carried him on his back like this. Crawling hard in the dark.

The promenade seemed to be broken and ravaged by a pair of invisible hands, twisted into a narrow pipe, and they were like two geckos, two reptiles, looking for the exit in the net of heaven and earth laid by God.

Sweat drenched his cheeks, soaked his eyes, and his chest was constricted, whether it was because the ribs pierced the internal organs, or because the lungs were filled with dust.But these pains are nothing compared to what Lan Aowen has experienced.How many times did Lan Aowen pull him back from the gate of hell, how many times he raced against the god of death, and let him win again and again. When he was wandering before the gate of hell, it was Lan Aowen who was carrying him alone One person went to hunt bears, one person drove a locomotive through the sea of ​​flames, one person searched for Xiao Mo in the tide of zombies, and one person climbed down the tiankeng that was daunting to everyone in the Lantern Race...

"Lan Aowen, your love is really amazing, no wonder you are always so proud, you always feel that I'm not doing well..." Su Ze lowered his head and gasped, his eyes fell on Lan Aowen's wrist, the horrifying blue spot It had spread to the back of his hand, and he held that hand nostalgicly, "But this time I will never lose to you again."

Crawling among the ruins where you can't see your fingers, it's like a life in an underground river that never sees the sun. It has no eyes and can only extend its tentacles to touch in the dark.But his persistence and patience were rewarded, and they finally returned to the platform connected to the steel ladder, but what awaited them was the steel ladder that had completely collapsed.

With Lan Aowen on his back, Su Ze desperately looked up at the boundless darkness above his head.

He grabbed Lan Aowen's hand hanging in front of him, clasped his fingers, and then sat down against a collapsed steel ladder, gently untied the bundled clothes, put down the people behind him, and let Lan Aowen sleep on his bed on his lap, and then calmly closed his eyes.

He could only accept this ending. Su Ze lowered his head and stared at Lan Aowen who was sleeping on his lap, hoping that Lan Aowen would wake up suddenly, even if he had to say the last word to him, but the miracle did not happen, Lan Aowen was just like this sleep.

But although he was desperate, he was not in pain, probably because the last two people could die together, which seemed to be the best ending he could get.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound in the darkness, and the disheartened sniper turned his head in a jerk. Accompanied by the sound, a flashlight beam shot towards this side.

"Take the leader and follow me."

The girl's voice came calmly, as if she had been waiting for them in the dark for a long time.That voice was no stranger to Su Ze, and he had already guessed it, but her appearance here still made him unbelievable: "Ning Fei?!"

Ning Fei's face was hidden behind the light. She didn't approach, but bent down and put a backpack by her feet, and waited patiently for Su Ze to come over.

When the distance was more than ten meters away, Ning Fei turned around and walked forward. Su Ze noticed that her walking posture was staggering, her calf seemed to be broken, and she was dragging on the ground in embarrassment. This woman is very strong, I don’t know Is this why she deliberately keeps a distance from herself.

Su Ze followed Ning Fei's back with Lan Aowen on his back, suddenly lowered his head, and found the backpack blocking his heels.Ning Fei in the front turned her head at this moment and said, "There are vaccines in the bag, give it to the leader quickly."

Su Ze couldn't believe it, and immediately squatted down to open the backpack, and he saw the tube of vaccine. He held the vaccine like a treasure, as if he held Lan Aowen's life in his hands.

The vaccine worked quickly, and the high fever stabilized in less than 10 minutes.

Ning Fei stood in the distance the whole time, watching the black-clothed sniper keep putting his hands on Lan Aowen's forehead to make sure the fever was gone, and kept rolling up Lan Aowen's sleeves to check the disappearance of the blue spot. She was a little jealous, but completely relieved.

Lan Aowen's breathing gradually became more even, and the ecstasy of regaining it made Su Ze's eyes burn. He didn't know how to thank Ning Fei: "Thank you! You—"

The voice was cut off abruptly, and he saw Ning Fei's face clearly. There were already large areas of bruises on the girl's face.

"I was infected by Lou Zhan's subordinates. It has been more than 24 hours. It is impossible to be saved." Ning Fei shone the flashlight behind her, and the light outlined the blurred outline of the stairs. "There is a maintenance ladder over there, it should be able to When you get to Area E, take the leader and go, as long as you can get to a place close to the ground, you will have a little more hope." He said and threw the flashlight over.

Su Ze caught the flashlight, which still carried Ning Fei's body temperature, which was hot. He was grateful and moved, but he also knew that everything was irreversible, and Ning Fei's mind had been made up.Silently, he carried Lan Aowen on his back, walked towards the maintenance ladder, stopped again, turned around and said, "That golden eagle...was it you who let it go?"

Ning Fei has never betrayed Lan Aowen. It is not accidental that he saw the golden eagle several times. Lan Aowen's coded radio communication was a cover from the beginning. It was always Ning Fei and the golden eagle that they thought was only used to catch hares who passed the important news about Lou Zhan to Lan Aowen.That's why when they were captured by Lou Zhan, Lan Aowen was able to react quickly and arrived. That's why at that time they were in the territory of the Lantern Clan, Lan Aowen knew that only eight people would be enough to deal with Lou Zhan.

Ning Fei looked at Lan Aowen on Su Ze's back. With the cover of darkness, Lan Aowen was unconscious, so she could watch this person like this, and no longer had to hide the love and longing in her eyes.

"That betrayal was planned by me and the leader long ago, because you came, I just moved it ahead of schedule." Ning Fei said, "The leader has never been a heartless person."

Lan Aowen needs to act a play, draw out the spies in the team, and at the same time arrange people to sneak into Lou Zhan's side smoothly, and she is the best candidate.Late that night, in the black Chevrolet used as a cover, Lan Aowen confirmed the key and details of the plan with her. Before leaving, Lan Aowen suddenly called her:

"Where's your tattoo?"

She didn't understand why Lan Aowen asked this, but she still replied: "On the back."

Lan Aowen nodded: "In order for everyone to believe that you have indeed betrayed me, I must burn your tattoo off."

She froze for a moment, and finally said, "I see."

She wondered if Lan Aowen heard the hesitation in these four words, so when Leon asked her where the tattoo was, she suddenly changed her words and lied that the tattoo was on the back of her neck, but Lan Aowen knew that the real tattoo was not there , but at the risk of being discovered by Lou Zhan, he did not expose her.

What I said to you in front of everyone at that time was not my truth. You understand my truth, right?Why do we need too many words between us?

Noticing that the sniper in black was still dumbfounded, Ning Fei suddenly turned her head and said in a cold voice, "Hurry up and leave!"

Su Ze looked at the side of the girl's face, and finally said "thank you" in a low voice, then turned around and went up the maintenance ladder.

Ning Fei heard the sound of footsteps fading away, raised her head, and the light of the flashlight rose like a firefly, drifting away, she knew that Lan Aowen would survive, this made her extremely calm even in the dark, Lan Aowen Wen Hui survived and told Ning Yin the fact that he never betrayed, that's enough.

In that backpack she also kept a knife for herself, her time was running out.While sitting in the dark with the knife in hand, she remembered the time when she dressed the girl named Irene piece by piece. From then on, she knew that death must also be her own end.

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For three days, Lan Shangwu and others have been digging outside the Seed Bank day and night for three days, but they just dug the collapsed tunnel more than ten meters deep, and they couldn't even find anyone.Meng Anru drove to the town of Beipo Oilfield to find some tools. He knew that Lan Shangwu would not give up. Lan Shangwu also rescued Lan Aowen from the underground ruins in the same way. He must think that he could still save Lan Aowen. the second time.

The snow fell again, and a golden eagle was circling and screaming in the sky. When Lan Shangwu and Lee led people trying to dig a passage to the seed bank, Tunan and Shaar went hunting in the nearby forest. They were all ready for a long-term battle To prepare for life, to see people, to die to see corpses.

One day, they found wolf footprints in the woods at dusk, and looked along the paw prints in the snow. Behind the dancing rime, a white wolf stood on the snow slope, staring at them fiercely.

It was Lou Zhan's white wolf, for some reason Tu Nan recognized it at a glance.

Xia looked at the people around him: "Do you want me to kill it?"

Tunan shook his head: "I don't think it's easy to hunt, and I'm afraid it's not tasty either." Then he turned and returned to the seed bank with two hares.

Everyone worked hard to dig the tunnel during the day, and slept in the car at night. On the fourth morning, Tunan was the first to wake up. The weather cleared up that day. He opened the car door and got out of the car. He heard something in the distance. Looking in the direction, on the originally deserted national road on the other side, the snow was rising all the way, and the light-haired boy immediately ran back to the car when he saw this.

"What's the matter?" Meng Anru, who was sleeping in the passenger seat, woke up and looked at Tunan who was excitedly looking for the telescope in wonder.

Tunan: "I think I saw the convoy!"

Meng Anru woke up completely, and so did Lan Shangwu and Lee. A group of people got out of the car after getting dressed. Across the frozen bay, they could indeed see a mighty convoy heading in this direction.

Meng Anru was a little uneasy: "People from Lou Zhan?"

Shaking his head: "It's Leon."

Meng Anru had never thought that the pronunciation of leon was so beautiful in his life. He was pleasantly surprised and amazed: "Fuck, Lan Aowen entrusted Leon with a dream?!" Then he smiled and patted Lan Shangwu on the shoulder, " If you have a dream, it means that you will not die!"

Meng Anru's energetic chatter was heard next to his ears, and Lan Shangwu lifted his head with relief. In the clear sky, golden eagles circled and spread their wings and flew high, and there was a long wolf howling from the snow-covered mountains and forests.

For some reason, he felt that Lan Aowen would definitely come back, even without Meng Anru's promise, Lan Aowen would come back with pride.

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--end--

Two years later.

A black Land Rover was parked on the national highway with its hood wide open. A few young men dressed in punk bands stood by the side of the road, looking up at the array of white windmills erected on the opposite side of the river with a look of awe. The snow-white windmills And the emerald green hillside, the picture in this collapsed apocalypse is as fascinating as a dove of peace flying.

"It's so beautiful!" one of the young men with a cockscomb head exclaimed, "Where is that place?"

"It's the town of River Valley, right?" said the bald-headed and dark-glassed youth who was suspected to be the leader of the band.

"River Valley Town?! Lan Aowen's territory?!" Several young people showed dumbfounded expressions in unison.

The bald sunglasses cast a sideways glance at them: "What a fuss, didn't we pass through Huaigang Genglin before that was Lan Aowen's territory?"

"That's different! Hegu Town is Lan Aowen's backyard, and he's here!" Ji Guantou exclaimed.

"But although it is said that Lan Aowen is a big devil, it doesn't look that bad. This small town in the river valley looks very beautiful. I want to settle here."

"Forget it, thinking about Lan Aowen makes me shudder..." Another person rubbed his arms.

"He's not that bad."

Several young people turned around in surprise.

The young man in black-framed glasses got out from under the hood of the Land Rover, wiped off his sweat, and said with a smile, "It's all rumors." Then he closed the hood with a bang, "It's fixed!"

"Thank you so much!" The captain of the punk band stepped forward and helped the young man with black-framed glasses pack his toolbox, and asked, "How long will it take us to reach the satellite city?"

"Are you really going to pass through the satellite city?" Ah Xue looked up, "It's very dangerous there, I advise you to take a detour."

Several young people glanced at each other, as if they didn't take it seriously.

Ah Xue had no choice but to say: "Go straight and go through a tunnel. It's only 10 minutes away."

The punk youths thanked them and set off on the road. Ah Xue returned to his mobile maintenance vehicle and took off the radio.

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The satellite city has long been a lifeless zombie city, but there are always people who insist on passing through here in order to take a shortcut or rely on their own armor.

The sniper in black closed his eyes, sitting on the edge of the roof with his m16 in his arms, and the walkie-talkie beside him rustled.

Su Ze opened his eyes, and heard Ah Xue's helpless voice on the radio: "Another group of desperate people have gone to the satellite city, and I can't persuade them no matter what."

"What car?" The sniper in black stood up with a gun.

"Black Land Rover, from the direction of the river valley town."

Su Ze turned to Barrett on the aiming rack, leaned over to look for a while, and saw a cluster of smoke and dust coming out of the tunnel in the south. He nodded: "I saw it."

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The black Land Rover entered the urban area of ​​the satellite city, and it seemed that no zombies or mutants were found during the journey. The young people couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief. When they were about to leave the urban area, Cockscomb couldn't hold back anymore, and patted the front seat: "Stop, I'll make it easier~~"

Having said that, several other people also felt the urge to urinate welling up in their hearts.The car pulled over and stopped, and Ji Guantou rushed out of the car first.

There doesn't seem to be any danger here, and besides, it has already passed the most dangerous part of the satellite city. When peeing, the cockscomb looked around and thought, and then the moment he looked up, he saw a man with his back bent like a beast in the shadow of the alley. shadow.

Before he could scream, there was a "bang" sound from the direction of the Land Rover behind him, as if something heavy had fallen on the roof, and the brothers in the car shouted in horror.

Of the two mutants, one was lying on the roof of the Land Rover, with one paw tightly gripping the door. Even with the joint efforts of several people, the door could not be closed, and the other had rushed towards the direction of the cockscomb head.

Cockscomb was so frightened that his legs gave way and he fell back to the ground. At this moment, there was a "bang" gunshot in the air!

The gunshot sounded like thunder on the ground. He had never heard such an arrogant bullet sound. The mutant who had already jumped on top of his head was pushed out by that terrifying force, rolled and fell to the ground. It was long and powerful. His tail was still twitching and flapping on the ground.

Immediately after another gunshot, the mutant lying on the roof twitched twice and stopped moving. Several young people took the opportunity to close the door, only to find a huge dent in the roof.

Cockscomb was in a state of lingering fear for a long time before he was sure that he was still alive and hadn't even suffered any injuries. He clutched his throbbing chest and looked in all directions, but he didn't see the shooter anywhere.The first thing that flew over was a crow that quacked happily. The big black bird flapped its wings and landed on the corpse of the mutant, impatiently eating.

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In the evening, the sniper on the rooftop began to pack his things, and he turned on the radio: "Those people are fine, they should have passed through the satellite city by now."

A Xue's relieved voice came from the other end of the radio: "Thank you for your hard work, Brother Su Ze! Ah, I'm going to the town soon, so that's it, you come back early!"

There was a rustle on the other end of the radio, followed by Dr. Situ's voice: "Su Ze, can you come to my place when you come back? Recently, the antibodies in the bodies of the subjects are not very stable, and I may need to A little of your serum."

"Okay, I'll be back as soon as possible."

After the call ended, the channel fell silent again. The sniper in black was still staring at the walkie-talkie, as if waiting for something, and the rooftop remained silent for a long time.

"...Are you still there, the number one sniper on the mainland?"

The long-awaited voice finally sounded, and Su Ze quickly picked up the walkie-talkie: "I am here."

"I let Situ figure out a way for himself, and you will be back within half an hour."

The young man in black even forgot to say "yes", he quickly bent over and picked up the backpack with the gun on his shoulders. Just when he was about to open the door and leave the rooftop, Lord Crow flapped his wings and flew back, landed at his feet, looking up expectantly. Looking at him, Su Ze threw a few seeds to it and smiled: "I won't come tomorrow."

"Quack! Quack!" The big black bird yelled unhappily as it ate the seeds, raised its head and saw that the person was gone, fluttering its wings.

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A black Toyota SUV parked by the river.

Tu Nan stood up, staring at the flowers drifting away along the water, dazzled for a while.It's been two years, and he still misses Lei Zhe sometimes.

Lan Shangwu also got up from the river and asked, "Where's Xiaya?"

"He will be on duty all day today." Tunan smiled helplessly.

The two were about to return to the car when Meng Anru ran over from the Toyota. Lan Shangwu saw what was in Meng Anru's hand: "What is this?"

Meng Anru tied a fluffy ruffle shirt outside a bouquet of lilies, which made a very concave shape. No wonder he spent so much time in the car just now.

Lan Shangwu watched Meng Anru crouching by the river and put this special bouquet into the water. He was about to say "it will sink", but unexpectedly, the bouquet wrapped in a ruffled shirt went all the way down the river and ran away. It is more jubilant than those fallen flowers.

This is not the brook in the territory of the Lantern Clan, this is a big river, it has been rushing endlessly, just like the famous madman who once wandered wantonly on the mainland.

Meng Anru smiled at Lan Shangwu, with a proud expression of "I'm better at physics than you, so don't worship me".

When the three of them drove back, the sky had already darkened, and the lights in the small town of River Valley were lit.Getting the wind turbines back to work is a big undertaking, but they are now getting power for two hours a day.The two hours from when the lights are turned on to when they are turned off are the most precious moments of the day for the people in the small town.

The light outlined the tall and slender figure on the watchtower. Although he couldn't see it before, Tunan knew that Shaar's eyes had been watching them since they came back from the river.Just like in the coral colony many years ago, Su Ze's protection for a radius of one kilometer makes people feel at ease.

Meng Anru in the passenger seat sighed comfortably and leaned back on the seat, looking at the lights outside the window: "I just like this kind of picture~~"

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Su Ze didn't return to Hegu Town until early in the morning. It was late at night, and the town was completely silent. He walked up the hillside behind the town with a heavy gun on his back, breathing the air of the town, and felt relaxed all over his body. The fatigue of the journey has dissipated.

A string of colorful lights hung on both sides of the road leading to the hillside to illuminate the way for him, just like a scene in a Korean drama.Su Ze saw a cluster of burning bonfires from a distance, behind the bonfire was a white trailer, and beside the bonfire was Lan Aowen who had already fallen asleep on a recliner.He walked over and covered Lan Aowen back with the blanket that had slipped on the grass. At this moment, Lan Aowen woke up, his head tilted on the recliner, and he raised his hand comfortably behind his head, looking at him in a leisurely way:

"what time is it?"

"Twenty-seven at three."

"You were late for nine hours, and I wasted nine hours with nothing to do but wait for you."

"sorry."

"Why so late?"

"The car broke down in the tunnel and there was no radio signal."

"Then why did you come back?" Lan Aowen frowned.

"Walking back."

Lan Aowen looked at the black-clothed young man who had said everything truthfully. Su Ze's boots and trousers were covered with dust all the way. He sat up and said, "Are you going to atone for me again? You are so busy."

Su Ze looked down at Lan Aowen's eyes, no matter how inhumane the owner of these eyes said, the ardor and affection in his eyes would always betray him.

"When Situ's serum is finished, you can take me on a trip." Lan Aowen said, "It doesn't matter if you go to the White Cliffs of Dover, Uluwatu Cliffs, Venezuela's Mesa, or Ayers Rock. People don't pick."

"Yes," the young man in black nodded, "I promise you."

Lan Aowen smiled and lay back on the recliner, spreading his arms: "Come to sleep in my arms?"

"The chair will break." The sniper smiled and shook his head.

"how come?"

"The last one was broken."

"That's a bad thing, not a bad sleep." Lan Aowen corrected earnestly.

"It can't bear the weight of the two of us, whether it's sleeping or sleeping."

"It's solid."

"That's what you said last time."

"Then I'll stay below, so I won't be able to fall you~~"

"You just said you were just sleeping together."

"I say now that we will do it together~~"

In the middle of the night, there is a cool breeze in the back mountain, the lanterns and bonfires complement each other, and the distant river reflects the starlight. Su Ze doesn’t know how long he will have to quarrel with Lan Aowen. Anyway, he will compromise in the end, and the chair will break in the end anyway. drop, anyway...

I don't know when they didn't talk anymore, only the night chirping of insects, and the sound of kissing as light as a breeze.

Anyway, this is our future.

--End--