Chapter 12 Chapter 10 Human Flesh Jungle (Part 2)

Human thinking ability is always so strange, the more critical the moment, the easier it is to think wildly.For example, Li Quanzhi now looks out of the window and it becomes darker and darker, but it is not because of the coming of night, but because of Xie Qianwen who was hidden in the shadow of the tree. thoughtful face. Lu Xiaoxiao teased me again, "What is this sister talking about, the language of the earth is really hard to understand." "Kids, don't listen to nonsense." I touched her head and said, "It seems that maybe I have found the reason why we are not infected."

"The reason?" Xie Qianwen repeated. "Well, it's time." I explained: "Dr. Li and her colleagues, as well as me, are all recent visitors. I have a guess that the factors that promote human vegetativeization began a long time ago, and only erupted together today, and I With Dr. Li and others, due to the short time in Pigeon City, they do not have the conditions for vegetative transformation." "Lu Xiaoxiao and I have not been infected, that is to say, the time condition for vegetative transformation is at least half a year?" Excluding the possibility of infection, Xie Qianwen immediately smiled with open eyebrows.

"On this point, could you please go to a remote place and talk to me alone." I pondered for a moment, and decided to show my attitude. Xie Qianwen suspiciously followed me out of the ward and came to the unoccupied place in the corridor. I stared into her eyes without blinking for a full minute before asking, "Who are you?" "Me? A first-year student at Pigeon City University, an ordinary human girl." Her long eyelashes fluttered, still playing silly. "Forget it, let me make it clear, I don't have time to go around in circles with you. What is your relationship with Lu Xiaoxiao?" I put my hand into my pocket, and secretly grabbed the small pistol for self-defense that the detective agency allocated to me. , it is dangerous to have an unstable factor by your side, as far as the current situation is concerned.

"What do you mean?" Xie Qianwen showed a confused expression. "That's enough, do you want me to speak more clearly?" I snorted coldly, "First, if the vegetative time really lasts for half a year, then so many first-year freshmen at Dove City University should all be with you and the deer." Like Xiao Xiao, they were not infected. And now some of them are lying on the ground sprouting branches and leaves, and some have a flower growing on their heads that is about to cover their faces." "Second, you are obviously protecting Lu Xiaoxiao. Why are you protecting her? Why is she worthy of your protection?" "Third, the moment you are shot by an arrow, you must avoid the vital point! Otherwise, the arrow will definitely hit you." Shoot your heart, not an arm that is insignificant. Even I can't do it with such agility, I can only do it after training. These three points are enough to prove that you are by no means an ordinary female college student."

Xie Qianwen's face slowly turned from a smile to dark clouds, and finally looked around cautiously, and whispered: "Okay, you are amazing, I admit that I am ordered by others, that's fine." "That's right, it's in everyone's interest to be open and honest." I nodded in satisfaction. "In short, I've been exposed, so I can only admit it." Xie Qianwen smiled wryly, "I come from Lu Xiaoxiao's family. As for what family it is, I have no right to say. Xiaoxiao is a young lady, but her thoughts have been a little strange since she was a child. My mission from birth to adulthood was to protect her secretly. But this My child, for some reason, I always have a bad impression on me."

"So, you're not the enemy?" I asked. "If you threaten her, you become an enemy." Xie Qianwen's expression became extremely serious. "okay, I get it." I rubbed my nose, "Go back." After talking about the two of us returning to the ward, Lu Xiaoxiao was squatting on the ground to fiddle with the flowers on the head of the female patient, and tore off a few leaves from the male patient, very busy.When she saw me, she greeted me immediately like a conditioned reflex, and grabbed the hem of my clothes.This little girl, when did you form a conditioned reflex?I straightened out my messy clothes, looked at Dr. Li who was absent-minded in the ward, coughed to attract everyone's attention, and said, "I don't know when the rescue team will come. Most importantly, we don't know if there will be any more people in Pigeon City." Something happened. Therefore, I personally think that the most important thing now is to escape first."

"I agree." Xie Qianwen nodded, "If you keep the green hills, you won't be afraid of running out of firewood." "So, we need to plan the fastest route out of the city, ideally with a car." The car I rented is still in the community. Considering that it takes at least ten minutes to walk, and there have been too many accidents during the period, I don't want to take such a risk. "There is an ambulance in the hospital, and the key is in the management room. I can easily get it." After Dr. Li regained his senses, he also felt that it would be better to escape.

The surrounding human plants have begun to grow to the extent that they block the space, and the ward cannot stay for long.I made a quick decision: "Very well, everyone took the keys together and left the hospital immediately in an ambulance." Outside the window, the plants on the road sprouted faster as the sunlight shifted. I took out my phone and looked at it. At two o'clock in the afternoon, the most important thing was that there was a signal.I immediately knocked my head vigorously, and made a fuss for a long time, and even forgot the most important and convenient modern communication tool.Also, how can the accident of plants paralyze the advanced technology of human beings! "Wait a minute, everyone, take out your phone and call the police."

I stopped in my tracks and said in surprise. Everyone was stunned, but Dr. Li couldn't help laughing, "I'm so stupid, I was so flustered that I forgot my phone. Wow, the signal is full, call my mother first." We made calls one after another, but the strange thing was that everyone's phone was busy. "What's going on?" I frowned. "I don't know. It seems that I can't make a call, but it's obviously full of words." Xie Qianwen was also puzzled. "Forget it, don't waste any more time, just proceed with the original plan."

I pushed back the plan of calling for help. Since the mobile phone system has some failures due to unknown reasons, escape is the highest priority right now. A group of four took the keys of the ambulance, and as soon as they left the hospital, everyone was shocked. Looking out through the window in the ward, I can't see clearly, and I can't see clearly what happened until I am outside.The hospital square, which was originally empty, was covered with green shade, covering the sky and the sun. The line of sight can't be far away and is blocked by the woods. Pigeon City, which was originally green, has now turned into a primeval forest.The concrete pavement has long since disappeared, and the trees are entrenched, and there is no way to count the number.However, at the foot of each tree lay a male body, although the fallen leaves had already covered the human body.

From entering the hospital to leaving the house, it took only three hours. It seemed that the whole world had undergone strange changes. The original plan also disappeared like a joke, just kidding, there are no roads, how do you drive in the forest? "Look!" Doctor Li screamed. In the woods, amidst the piles of leaves, huge purple flowers bloomed coquettishly in the shade of the trees. No need to guess, there must be a female body under each flower.These flowers are trembling slightly without wind, every purple petal is trembling, trembling non-stop, as if suffering from epilepsy. Flowers, of course, are immune to madness in animals.While we were puzzled, the answer was soon revealed. Countless white particles float into the air from the flower buds, and because there is no wind, the particles just hang in the air, motionless.A large number of particles covered the sky, almost filling the space in front of them, seriously blocking the line of sight. "The particles in the flowers are similar to those that spread out after we dug through the cave that night!" Xie Qianwen said blankly. "It's not very similar, it's obviously the same thing." I tried my best to swallow my saliva, and said with difficulty. "What should we do, rush in?" Doctor Li asked. "Of course it's impossible. With so many particles, even if we don't have pollen allergies, our bronchial tubes will be clogged, and we will eventually be unable to breathe and suffocate." I vetoed the proposal and asked instead, "Are there gas masks in the hospital?" "Yes, in the warehouse." Doctor Li nodded. "Go and get a few." The doctor quickly went back and forth, holding the bag in his hand, "There are only ten in the whole hospital, and I took them all out. If I meet other survivors on the road, I can save a few lives." I ordered everyone to wear it, and then walked carefully to the front to explore the way.And Lu Xiaoxiao still relentlessly grabbed the hem of my clothes, as if I would disappear without a trace if I let go, I felt quite helpless about it. Human emotions are indeed very strange, and when I am troubled, there is a kind of secret joy in my heart.Sure enough, being dependent can create heroism, especially if the object of your dependence is beautiful. A group of four slowly walked into the human flesh jungle. Dr. Li was terrified but also very curious. The forest that grew within three hours was not much different from other forest-covered places. Of course, if you don’t care about Occasional human bodies that trip over and white particles that hang in the air like a thick fog. Human buildings are covered in green like ancient relics, and there is only one tree in the forest—the elm.Monotony accompanies the road ahead, and there is only a sense of emptiness and a touch of urgency that even the sound of footsteps is absorbed by the leaves on the ground. But fortunately, after walking for a kilometer, I have not encountered any danger so far. Suddenly, a ray of light shot over and shone directly on my eyes. I stretched out my hand to cover it, and looked suspiciously in the direction of the light.The light was reflected by a mirror, from the third floor of a towering elevator apartment building on the side of the street. "Look, there seems to be a figure moving inside." Doctor Li said in surprise. "It should be a tourist." I judged.On the third floor of that apartment building there was a sign of "Yang's Family Hotel", not to mention that the locals had become the roots of elm trees, so there was no time to greet us with mirrors reflecting the sunlight. "Are you going to save them?" Xie Qianwen frowned. "That building should be the tallest in Pigeon City." I looked up for a moment and asked thoughtfully.The elevator apartment is a full 30 floors high. "Go over and have a look. If it's not troublesome, save people and leave. Besides, I'm a little concerned. I want to go to a higher place to see what the situation has become." Standing high and looking far away, the 30-story building is at least 90 meters high, and Pigeon City is not big, so you should be able to see clearly what the city has become, and which direction is easier to escape from. Everyone was meaningless. We walked in the direction of Yang's Family Hotel. The road was not long, but it took a long time due to our caution.The apartment hall is full of human plants that grow into trees and flowers, and the green plants that were originally potted are still placed in their former positions in a mockery. "It's really ironic. Humans have always transplanted, pruned, and cut off their flowers to decorate gardens and houses arbitrarily. I didn't expect that one day, I would become a flower pot for plants." Doctor Li murmured in a low voice. I didn't say anything, just patted her on the shoulder.Everyone went up the stairs. Reflecting the sunlight signal towards us were three young men, a man and two women, all young, not more than twenty years old.As soon as they saw us, they rushed over excitedly: "Thank God, there are finally some people alive. We just thought that everyone died, and the earth became the end of the world like in the movie." "I've let you down, maybe Pigeon City is the only one with problems." I escaped from their warm embrace. The boy was very sunny, and he stretched out his hand to me, "My name is Li Yan. The two beauties in the back have just met, and I haven't had time to ask their names, but we are looking for our girlfriend and boyfriend who went to college. I didn't expect to meet him." Such a horrible thing." "Hey, what's going on outside? Why do so many trees and flowers suddenly grow, and they sprout from the top of people's heads?" The two girls were a little shy, and introduced themselves: "My name is Sun Xiaoyu." "My name is Wu Li." Don't let a girl poke her head out from behind Sun Xiaoyu. "My name is Ye Silent." I nodded at them, and then told Xie Qianwen: "You explain to them, I'll go upstairs to have a look." "How to explain?" Xie Qianwen was a little embarrassed. "Explain it however you want." I dropped this sentence and left, followed by a little tail as usual.Lu Xiaoxiao stepped on my footsteps step by step, she has never been used to being with strangers. The elevator can still be used, eliminating the trouble of climbing stairs. "Scared?" I asked. Lu Xiaoxiao nodded and shook her head, her eyes wandering. I didn't ask any more questions.To be honest, my mind has been in a mess so far, and I haven't cleared it up. Taking advantage of the time to take the elevator, I sorted out my thoughts a little bit.After going out today, everything has changed. What is the reason?Perhaps, the reason has been buried long ago. Last night, a beautiful flower grew on Xiaogu's head, causing all the males around her to secrete hormones. She, who was not pretty at first, suddenly became the proudest swan in the whole school.When she was most proud, I pulled the purple flower on her head, and she fainted. The boys who are attracted by the flowers are hysterical and want to kill me, every student and teacher is crazy.Could it be that it is actually the instinct of plants to compete for sunlight, nutrients and pollination rights?I can't figure it out, but I have a feeling that everything that happens on the ground is related to the huge cave underground?The elevator finally stopped at the 30th floor slowly. We followed the stairs to the top of the building, and our sight suddenly became wider because of the height. I came to the edge and looked into the distance.Immediately shocked by the astonishing scene in front of him, the whole person was stunned, and it took a long time to recover. Lu Xiaoxiao was also watching, but I couldn't see any emotional changes on her expressionless face.Looking down from a height of 90 meters, you can really take in all the scenes of Pigeon City.I saw that the dense jungle covered a huge area, and the black tornado had no trace of dissipating at all, and the location was exactly in the middle of the jungle. From the twisted root of the tornado, a huge hole can be easily seen exposed on the ground, so dark that it is impossible to detect the depth.Like a black hole, huge roots radiate outwards. Those roots criss-cross and crawl out from the depths of the ground, spreading for at least two kilometers. With trembling hands, I took out the city map and gestured to the location of the cave, which happened to be the central square of the new urban area of ​​Pigeon City.The forest was not seen at all in the old town, and it was even clear that the people in the old town had drawn a black line around the edge of the forest that had suddenly appeared. Some were terrified, some were curious, and some screamed. Police cars, fire trucks, and ambulances surrounded the human flesh jungle, but the road was blocked by plants, and no cars could drive in. Among the dense elm forests, white particles are like a layer of hovering fog, covering the green trees indistinctly, seriously restricting the viewing area, but I can still occasionally find living things moving in the woods.Taking out the small binoculars in the tool bag, I can barely see that the living creatures are human beings. They are looking for a way out in the woods like headless flies, but there are obvious signs of getting lost. The scene below really looks like a scene that would only appear in a science fiction movie. Could it be said that the coming end of the world in 2012 will end with plants killing all humans?Nonsense, at least the vegetativeization of human beings has not spread excessively, it has been kept within a certain range, and the boundary line is very clear. With messy thoughts, Lu Xiaoxiao and I went downstairs together.Before leaving, the radio girl pointed to the location of the tornado and said loudly: "The smell of the mother planet." "Well, what then?" I perfunctory her absent-mindedly. "I have, the most important thing, once dropped there." It was rare for the girl to speak normally, and her face showed complicated emotions, "I didn't find it, it's very sad." I patted her head, "If there is a chance to escape, I will help you find it." "Ok." She nodded her head happily, her black hair emitting beautiful particles in the sunlight. Back on the third floor, the people in the room who were silent for some reason were sitting on the sofa in a daze in the oppressive atmosphere. When they heard footsteps, they looked up.The eyes of the six people were focused on the two of us, and the meanings contained in each person's eyes were different. At least the three new acquaintances looked at me with estrangement and hope. "How is it? Did you find anything?" Xie Qianwen asked urgently. I didn't know how to describe it for a while, so I took out the map and spread it on the table, and asked Li Yan and the other three casually, "Have you checked on the top floor?" Tree, we don’t have too many new ideas.” The boy immediately shook his head. "The situation is a bit complicated." I sighed, and drew a range on the map with a pen, "What I've seen so far, people who have turned into plants are basically within the range of this circle. The residents outside have no problems, and the police are also there." Find a way to rush in and save people." "Great!" Everyone cheered. But I didn't show any happy expression, and the premonition of psychological uneasiness was gradually increasing.Behind this series of strange events, I have no idea what is causing the trouble. It is this sense of unknown that disturbs me, and I always feel that maybe the development of the situation is not that simple. Wu Li stared blankly at the map I drew with a ballpoint pen, and suddenly said in surprise: "All the victims are in the new urban area of ​​Pigeon City, and nothing happened in the old urban area. It's too weird." Due to the rapid development of cities in our country in the past ten years, almost every city has been divided into new cities and old cities.If there is no information map from the Ministry of Construction or if you are not a permanent resident of the city, it is generally difficult to distinguish the difference between the two by using a tourist map.This Wu Li, however, can speak clearly and with certainty. I squinted my eyes and asked, "Are you a local?" "Yeah." She nodded shyly: "I was born and raised here, but a year ago my family moved to another place because of my father's job change. This time I came back to visit my old friends." "I see." I am overjoyed. After several hours of human vegetative phenomenon, people familiar with Pigeon City have turned into potted plants, cultivating strange purple flowers and huge elm trees. people ask.Now that Wu Li appeared, it was a blessing from the heavens, and it was like sending charcoal in the snow. "Do you know Pigeon City well?" I asked quickly. "That's right." Under my direct gaze, she blushed slightly and lowered her head gently, "After all, I have lived here for eighteen years. More or less, I know everything about it." Our conversation caught the attention of the others, and everyone leaned over and listened carefully. "Can you tell me the general situation of Pigeon City?" I ordered. "Even if you tell me that, I don't know how to introduce it. The general introduction is clearly written in every tourist brochure, and there is such a brochure in this hotel." Wu Li is a little embarrassed. If a person is too familiar with a certain place or other people, he will not know how to describe it. Is this an inherent psychological barrier and aesthetic fatigue? "I don't think any tourism bureau will provide the information I need." I paused, and enlightened: "Recall carefully, have there been any large-scale accidents or strange anomalies in New Pigeon City before." Thinking about it now, it seems that almost all strange things happened around Xinge City. A large number of mysterious disappearances of human beings, commotion of termites, strange behavior of creatures, and even vegetative phenomena of human body only happened in Xinge City.Well, the reason must also be in New Pigeon City. "Nothing special." Wu Li tried her best to dig out the information in her mind, "The construction of the new Pigeon City started eleven years ago. At that time, the focus of planning was on tourism. After all, there are no unique resources in the vicinity of Pigeon City except for the good climate and environment. Speaking of which, this small city is very quiet, absolutely no major incidents have happened, let alone nothing worth noting." I frowned, "Think about it carefully." Until now, her words are mostly wordy language, without any reference value. Wu Li glanced out of the window, and suddenly felt a little emotional, "If you put aside the terrible emotions, the current Xinge City is exactly the same as before when there were no artificial buildings." My heart moved: "The same as ten years ago?" "Yes." She nodded, "The old city used to have a small population, let alone the new city. It is a very big forest. There is only one kind of tree in the forest, which is the elm." "I heard from my grandfather that there is a sacred tree in the center of the forest that has lived for an unknown number of years. It survived before human civilization, and has been silently guarding Pigeon City from natural disasters such as floods and wind disasters." "Every year, many believers go into the forest, tie a red silk ribbon on the sacred tree, burn incense and pray; and whenever someone gets married, they will also tie a red ribbon on the branch of the sacred tree, in order to be happy and loving forever .” She had an expression full of reminiscences: "I've seen that sacred tree too. It's so big that it occupies a small half of the forest. Its branches are intertwined and cover the sky and the sun. Even if hundreds of people embrace the trunk, it won't be able to surround it. Someone said The sacred tree has grown for ten to twenty thousand years, no matter whether others believe it or not, the moment I saw it, I believed it anyway."