I brought bad luck after awakening as a koi

The pool was calm, the vines did not spread, and the mermaid did not come out again. Only the irrigation system was constantly splashing water.

Shen Li stood on the spot and looked at the continuously sprayed water, as if in a daze.

Kong Xiangming didn't know what Shen Li was looking at and thinking. He was now wary of Cao Yutian next to him. As a person who came out of the fog, he didn't trust Cao Yutian. Although his thinking was proved to be correct now, his means It's really against humanity.

Not daring to do anything. This is not the reason for his human experimentation.

At this moment, Shen Li suddenly spoke.

"No, the water is wrong."

"What?" Kong Xiangming was stunned for a moment, he looked at Shen Li, "What's wrong?"

"The irrigation system is wrong. The system has been sprinkling water since we turned on the electricity. Now the water has completely exceeded the tolerance of the plants. The irrigation system has always been fixed and quantitative. Why doesn't it stop?" Shen Li went to the power generation room. Run, "Don't be what I think!"

Kong Xiangming looked blankly at Shen Li running out, he looked at Cao Yutian who was not abnormal, and finally chose to follow Shen Li.

He didn't look back until he ran to the corner of the corridor. Cao Yutian was still standing there, but he had a smile on his face. This kind of smile could not be said to be playful or gratifying. Kong Xiangming could only frown and follow Shen Li closely, deciding that he must not Let Shen Li and Cao Yutian share a room alone.

When he came to the control room, Shen Li began to check the programs around him, while Kong Xiangming watched him from behind.

"Shen Li, what happened?"

"There is no problem with the irrigation system, it should have stopped irrigation half an hour ago." Shen Li said: "Then there is only one possibility..."

"what?"

"The groundwater level is too high, and the strong water pressure can't be controlled, directly destroying the irrigation system." Shen Li looked at Kong Xiangming, "That is to say: it's not that the irrigation system continues to release water, but that the groundwater level has skyrocketed to overflowing, and there is no It's under control."

Kong Xiangming's complexion gradually became ugly.

He knew what Shen Li meant.

They are now in the suburbs, in a botanical garden on the mountainside, and there is a basin B27 area under this area, but even so, their terrain should be very high, and even so, the groundwater has soared to the point of overflowing, which is enough It proves how big the flood was initiated at the foot of the mountain.

Now the only thing that can prove this conjecture is to go to the side of the irrigation system, and the pool that runs through the running water.

Kong Xiangming quickly turned on the radio, "Team leader! Is any of you near the pool? Quickly check to see if the water level has risen?"

"Water level?" The leader's voice was weaker than before. "I don't know where I am now. It's very dark and small here. Where are the others? Is there anyone near the pool?"

Everyone present knew how dangerous it was near the pool, and most of them were not around the pool. At the same time, they also knew that Kong Xiangming asked them to determine the water level of the pool even though he knew the pool was dangerous. There must have been an accident. Those who were nearer volunteered to have a look.

Fortunately, none of them encountered the hunting mermaid, and successfully observed the water level.

"Report: The water in the pool is almost overflowing!" one of them shouted, "I saw a fish jumping beside the pool!"

"Report!" The voice of another person also sounded, "The terrain here is low, the water has already flowed in and can wet my feet, and the temperature is also dropping, leader! What should I do?"

"Everyone go up!" The team leader immediately made a judgment, "You can't stay on the first floor, go to the second floor first, and if you can't, go to the third floor and the roof. Come on, don't waste any time!"

Those who were still alive immediately came out of their hiding places, regardless of whether they would encounter a mermaid, they quickly retreated upstairs, and a few minutes later, only a bang was heard, and one of the irrigation systems collapsed , A large amount of earthy yellow muddy water spewed out directly.

Soon there will be the second and third ones. Water columns burst out from the pipes, and soon there will be more and more water in the first layer.

"Why did this happen?" Kong Xiangming stood on the second floor and looked at the water on the first floor in horror. "It stands to reason that we are halfway up the mountain, and the water should flow down the river instead of accumulating here."

"Because the water falling from the sky is faster than the water flowing down, and the botanical garden is also flat, a lot of water will accumulate if it doesn't flow out, and I suspect that the mudslides will block the waterway." Shen Li said: "In any case, the water overflows It’s true, let’s figure out how not to be washed away by the water.”

"That mermaid..."

"It's hard for them to save themselves. It's not just the flood, there's also sediment in the flood. It's hard for two fish to escape in such fierce water." Shen Li looked at the speed of the water, "No, the second floor is also very fast. will be submerged, we continue to go up."

Kong Xiangming looked at the flood, and after a while he nodded and followed Shen Li up.

On the third floor, the survivors finally meet.

The team leader clutched his waist, his face was pale, and the clothes on his abdomen were stained red with blood, but he was bandaged urgently. According to him, he would not die, and the doctor was also killed. The team leader conducted the last roll call, and only dozens of people left Next 8.

"We are the only ones left." The team leader said, "From now on, we will never lose a single person. Is it possible?"

No one answered, because no one was sure whether he would survive.

They were trapped in this botanical garden. Outside was the torrential flood and extremely cold temperature. Inside was the spreading muddy water and the mermaids in the water. Shen Li could see the worry in each of their eyes, but he couldn't say anything.

No matter what words of encouragement are given now, they can only adapt to the situation and try to find a way to survive.

"Go up." Kong Xiangming finally said, "There is an air-raid shelter leading to the outside above. If the water swells too much, we can only go out."

They walked up in silence, up to the third floor, stepped over the corpses, got into the air-raid shelter, and then got out one by one. They came to the top of the building. Because of the botanical garden, the top of the building has a layer of strong transparent glass. This layer of glass It can provide enough sunlight for plants, but it can also provide shelter from wind and rain.

It was here that they finally saw the scene outside.

The heavy rain whizzed like it was pouring down, and a tornado could be seen raging not far away, almost making it difficult to breathe just by looking at it.

Then, they saw the fish.

This may be the most shocking and saddest scene Shen Li has ever seen in his life.

Countless fish are floating in the flood, some with human limbs, they are churning in the flood, as if yearning for the sea, swaying and swimming forward with the flood, some go against the current, and then are washed out by the water , constantly reciprocating, he thought: Is this scene happening in other regions?

Unlike the drought, this rainstorm came so abruptly that there was no time for people to prepare for it. It just poured down in one breath. The whole world was full of water, and there were people everywhere because the flood stimulated genetic riots. This is nature. Give humanity a slap in the face.

Look at how weak human beings are, just a rainstorm can kill you.

"Ah!" On the roof, Shen Li heard the mermaid's voice.

The red mermaid was pulling the mother's vine on the window on the second floor, but the genetic mutant didn't have the slightest desire to stay. It acted instinctively, yearning for the ocean in front of it. The vines that were pulled were swallowed by the flood in an instant.

The mermaid pulled the broken vine blankly, anxiously looking for her mother in the flood.

"Ah, ah!" the mermaid yelled, but nothing answered her.

The team leader was sitting on the ground, and everyone present could hardly stand still. Even after ten years of heavy fog, this is an unbearable scene. The sense of despair is indescribable.

"What to do." Someone murmured, "How do we get out of here?"

"Maybe we can wait for rescue..."

"How did you come to the rescue? The water is so heavy that the plane can't fly. Could it be that they will drive a ship to pick us up?!" The man's fingers were trembling, "Even here, the people below may be more dangerous than here, no one will Leave us alone, we can only die here."

"Without food, I was washed away by the flood and drowned." The man's voice became more and more frightened, "We are all going to die, we are all going to die!"

"Shut up!" The team leader yelled loudly, "It's not the last moment, don't say such things."

The man started to cry, "But what else can I do?"

"The rain stops..." Shen Li looked at the sky, "As long as the rain stops, this place will not be submerged. The water flows downward, and the water here will flow down little by little until it is exposed to the ground. Get out of here and go into the crowd."

"You said the rain will stop when it stops?! How is that possible!" the man yelled, "What if it keeps falling?!"

"Then let's guess." Shen Li didn't look at him, but still stared at the sky, "Guess nature will not wipe out all human beings, this rainstorm will stop, just like every disaster will have a little bit of preparation Measures to give a little hope."

"...Although this hope sounds a bit ironic."

It is nature that makes the rules, it is nature that makes all things grow, it is nature that wants to drive humans to extinction, and it is still nature that leaves a glimmer of hope in the end. Sometimes it is difficult for Shen Li to understand the idea of ​​nature. Everything in the world has its own laws. It thinks that humans interfere too much and restricts humans, even with other species.

Isn't it a bit of a rascal?

"Ah!" The miserable cry of the mermaid still resounded outside, she cried and cried, trying to find the familiar figure, "Mom...Mom."

By the way, Xiao Nuomi is also the one who was deprived of everything.

Shen Li started to walk down, Kong Xiangming grabbed him, "Where are you going?"

"It's okay, I'll be back as soon as I go." Shen Li took his hand off, "Soon."

Kong Xiangming stared at Shen Li, and after a while he glanced at the mermaid in the flood outside, obviously he had realized something, but in the end he frowned and let go, he said: "Be careful, try to be safe within 10 minutes Come back within."

Shen Li smiled. After nodding, he went down from the air-raid shelter and stepped into the half-submerged botanical garden again.

"It's not like something you would do." The leader's voice was weaker than before, but with a joke, "You let him go."

"I just think that people of our generation have almost adapted to this world, because the times are too cruel, and we have become cruel." Kong Xiangming sat beside him, "Being cruel to our own people, to the world, to those Patients with genetic diseases are ruthless, and it's all about protecting the rest."

"But, in fact, pity is not a bad thing." Kong Xiangming smiled, "Perhaps this is the person who has not experienced those ten years, and he still has that kind of innocent compassion, pity everyone in this world , every tragedy."

Kong Xiangming murmured, "The reason why people are human is that apart from being complicated, we must not lose such compassion."

Shen Li didn't hear such words, maybe he didn't have any idea after hearing it.

It is difficult for him to understand maternal love. He lost his parents since he was a child. He knows that his father loves him, but it is difficult to generate dependence. His mother abandoned him since he was a child and never had any favor with him. personal love.

The third floor was flooded with water, Shen Li walked to the window with water dripping, he pushed open the window, the next moment the torrential rain came in with the wind, soaking his clothes directly, he believed that he was even more embarrassed than Cao Yutian now.

"Little Nuomi!" Shen Li called the mermaid's name.

The mermaid has long forgotten her name as a human, and her humanity has been degrading, but no one else here, even other responsive animals, can be attracted by Shen Li's voice.

She turned her head, her long dark red hair was sticking wetly to her face, her red eyes looked at Shen Li unblinkingly, she didn't know if she was crying, even if she was crying, she couldn't see it, after all she Surrounded by floods, she was bathed in this torrential rain.

"Come here." Shen Li waved to her.

The mermaid stared blankly at Shen Li. She didn't know what this man meant, but she still felt kind to him when she saw Shen Li's appearance.

Facts have proved that the same appearance will produce a sense of intimacy. Shen Li's long blue hair and golden eyes are different from other humans. In the photo, the mermaid carefully floated over, she looked up at Shen Li, as if asking him what's the matter.

Shen Li took out the photo from his pocket, stretched out his hand out the window, and handed the photo to her.

The distance was very dangerous, as if Shen Li could be knocked out by a wave, and Shen Li could be pulled out of the window by a mermaid. The people on the roof watched this scene nervously, including Kong Xiangming.

In the end, the mermaid didn't stretch out her claws, her nails were well hidden, and she caught the photo Shen Li handed over.

The eyes of the mermaid reflected the people in the photo, and she was fascinated by the figure above, her parents and her young self.

A wave hit, Shen Li's whole body was wet, but he didn't dodge, just looked up at the flood outside, his golden eyes seemed to reflect the whole world into it.

"When the flood disappears, this will still be your botanical garden."

Holding the photo, the mermaid looked at the flood and rainstorm in front of her, and at the botanical garden that was about to be submerged. She finally uttered a cry, as if she was crying. If the rain continued, she would lose her home again. botanical garden.

Xiao Nuomi doesn't remember many things for a long time. She doesn't remember that she used to be a human being, and she doesn't live in water, but she still has human feelings.

Up to now, Shen Li still thinks that Xiao Nuomi is an unhealthy creature. She has a ferocious nature and the humanity of her relatives, and she cannot communicate fully. She cannot integrate into the normal life of human beings, just like those mentally handicapped children The same will always need protection, and it just so happens that she has no parents who can protect her.

She cannot live in the human world, let alone be used.

Just like what Cao Yutian said: Sometimes, it is the saddest thing to be like a human being but not a human being.

"The rainstorm will stop." At this time, a person spoke behind him, Shen Li didn't turn his head, he was very familiar with this voice, and knew it must be Cao Yutian who didn't go to the top floor.

Cao Yutian stood beside Shen Li, "She is the emergency measure in this rainstorm."

"Really?" Shen Li said, "How to deal with the emergency?"

"So far, the emergency measures that nature has prepared are creatures, completely unscientific creatures, or the incarnation of nature." Cao Yutian said: "It's useless to talk about science now, let's talk about it according to metaphysics."

"The fluorescent grass represents light, which can dispel darkness; the eternal tree represents the source of water, which can relieve drought; the mermaid is the messenger of the ocean, and she dominates the rain."

"You can think of these as manipulations left unintentionally by nature."

Shen Li looked at Cao Yutian with subtlety in his eyes, "Is this your understanding?"

"Think whatever you want."

Shen Li turned his head away, he continued to stare at the sky, and then he spoke after a while, "Then what am I? You want to kill me, and you say that I am better alive than dead. I always feel that according to what you said, I seem to be Not ordinary people."

"You are human." Cao Yutian smiled, and he said: "A, unpolluted person."

Shen Li looked at Cao Yutian in surprise, but Cao Yutian smiled as always, and couldn't tell whether he was joking or serious, but Shen Li could still hear Cao Yutian's voice, he knew Cao Yutian well enough to know that he saw people say People talk nonsense, but they never bother to deceive themselves.

people?

So far, Shen Li has been sleeping for ten years, and it has been almost half a year since he woke up. When he woke up, he detected the awakening direction was koi, and strange luck still haunted him. Surrounded by bad luck, you will encounter extreme weather when you go out.

Because of Cao Yutian's relationship, he has two extra genes, one is the fluorescent grass, which can emit sunlight, and the other is the eternal tree, which can store water and rain. These two genes are not corrosive and have no effect on his own genes. Nothing will change.

Shen Li had a wonderful idea.

He wouldn't... he wasn't a koi at all, was he?

With a plop, a boulder rolled down, Shen Li was taken aback, he was not in the mood to ask Cao Yutian what he meant just now, and was going to return to the roof right now, but at this moment, he saw the mermaid holding the photo Looking at the sky.

Her eyes reflected the dark clouds in the sky, and with sadness in her eyes, she let out a cry.

Shen Li glanced at the time, it was already nine o'clock the next day, according to the normal sun rise and moon set, the sun was behind the dark clouds.

He suddenly thought: Why did Cao Yutian say that mermaids rule over Yuluo?Then he remembered: the world's oceans cover more than 70% of the world, and rainwater is more of a water cycle, and the evaporation of seawater is definitely greater than that of other places. That is to say: the formation of rainwater is inseparable from the ocean.

Cao Yutian said again that the mermaid is the messenger of the sea.

The mermaid screamed again, but this time her voice became more high-pitched and sharp. She opened her hand, and the water floated around her. Shen Li unexpectedly found that the rain had become smaller.

The water was surging, but she kept calling, as if she was waking up something. The people on the roof were attracted by these sounds. They walked over and looked at the mermaid who made the sound. Everyone's eyes were full of doubts, maybe no one People will associate this rain with this mermaid.

The call continued for about 5 minutes, when the rain really stopped, Cao Yutian smiled, turned and left, not seeming to care about the result.

After the rain stopped, the mermaid also calmed down, she turned around and swam towards Shen Li, her red eyes met Shen Li's, she stretched out her hand to Shen Li.

"Shen Li!" Kong Xiangming on the top of the building was startled, and hurried down.

Shen Li was also taken aback when she stretched out her hand, but he finally stretched out his hand. The mermaid's hand was very cold. She closed Shen Li's hand, and Shen Li felt something alive on his hand. When looking over, Shen Li saw a small red fish in his palm.

The little fish was swimming in the palm of his hand, as if he felt that the space was too small, so he bit Shen Li's finger with his teeth, it didn't hurt, but a little itchy.

In front of Shen Li, the fins of the mermaid slowly stretched, and the color of the hair faded slowly. The little glutinous rice sank and floated in the water, and its body began to become more and more like a fish, but at that moment, Shen Li thought that she had recovered to her original state. The original appearance of small glutinous rice.

"Brother, thank you." Xiao Nuomi said, "I'm going to find my mother, can Xiaoyu take care of you, please?"

"It's my best friend and protects me."

"Goodbye, little fish."

At that moment, Shen Li finally understood that it was not Xiao Nuomi who had the genetic disease because she swallowed the fish, but she herself had the genetic disease. When she completely became a genetic mutant, the fish and her Melted together, it retains part of her humanity, making her a mermaid.

The fish was saving her from the start.

"Hey, little glutinous rice."

Xiao Nuomi smiled at Shen Li, a wave hit her, she sank into the water and never showed her head again, the little fish was beating in his palm, as if she wanted to jump out to see her friend again.

When Kong Xiangming came down from upstairs, what he saw was Shen Li lying on the windowsill alone, holding a red fish in his hand.

The rain stopped falling, and the water level was slowly dropping. Kong Xiangming walked to Shen Li's side, and he patted Shen Li's shoulder, without saying anything.

In the flood flowing down, Shen Li only saw the soaked photo floating with the water.

Kong Xiangming found a jar from his backpack and handed it to Shen Li. Shen Li poured the red fish into the jar, and he and the small fish in the jar looked at each other. Butt towards him, red fish tail swaying with the water.

"The red koi of the blue koi?" Kong Xiangming sighed, "After you go back, your popularity will rise a lot, believe it?"

"why?"

"Because the koi x2 has boundless magic power." Kong Xiangming joked, "You may not believe the ten-year-old black koi, but the black koi also has a red koi, which is enough for people to give it a try."

Shen Li looked at Little Red Fish who was pointing his butt at him, "According to science, this is a very unreasonable speculation."

They sat on the third floor below the water level and chatted normally. After a while, Kong Xiangming said: "I have discussed with the team leader. The matter of this botanical garden will be sealed and directly entered into the special file. The matter of the mermaid is also top secret. No one will come in here."

"Let's just say that there are ferocious and terrifying biological mutants in this botanical garden. After all, we have indeed lost many, many people." Kong Xiangming sighed, "I'm really not reconciled. If it hadn't been for the heavy rain, we might have completed the task and went back. I'm starving and freezing here, and I want to go home and sleep."

Shen Li nodded, "I miss my dormitory too."

He thought: Maybe at some point, Xiao Nuomi will find her mother, bring that photo back to the underground of this botanical garden, and continue to live in her lair.