Lost Narrative Poetry

Busujima Yako, Komuro Takashi and the others did not leave in the end, but after some discussion, they also found reasons for themselves and decided to stay.

Although they didn't go with that group of people to deal with the corpses inside the department store and clean it up.

However, he cleaned up all the dead zombies that had just been attracted by the sound, and then spent a lot of time trying to find a way to drive or push some of the still moving vehicles on the road outside——

Thus, these cars that had lost their owners were used as roadblocks, blocking the main roads in the four directions of the surrounding intersections.

Since zombies cannot see or think, so they cannot turn, and naturally they cannot climb consciously.

Even if a ladder appeared in front of them, they would not be able to perform the simple action of alternating hands and feet to climb the ladder, because the hand-eye coordination of zombies is not low, but nonexistent.

Low-functioning brains and necrotic muscle tissue determine that their agility is extremely poor. Whether they are jumping from one place to another, simply going up and down, or standing still and maintaining balance, it is difficult for them to do so. These are extremely difficult challenges for the walking dead.

If there is a huge and overwhelming tide of corpses, then a few cars will definitely not be able to block them. The method of stacking people and ladders one after another can solve all difficulties. But when it comes to simply hindering the movement of a small number of zombies, it's completely enough.

The group felt that this was not safe, and by the way, they also blocked the first-floor exits, including doors and windows, of some buildings adjacent to department stores in the circle.

Because there are obviously some sounds of dead zombies moving around inside. If you don't do this, you don't know when they might break out of the door or window.

Just pushing a car to block the door or window can greatly reduce this risk. Even if the strength of a dead zombie is more than twice that of an ordinary person, it is impossible to overturn and push a vehicle weighing several tons.

No matter how many dead zombies there are inside the building, they are all the same. They do not know the combination skills, and it is impossible to superimpose their power on one individual. The number of zombies that can appear at the door or window at the same time and exert power is always limited——

Even if they do have a certain degree of intelligence and can do such a thing, space and terrain limit their output.

As for the dead zombies that fell from the windows on the second floor, it cannot be said that there are no such cases, but the number must be extremely rare, and it must be excluded that they die suddenly when they hit the ground headfirst, or have broken limbs and limited movement, etc. A very high possibility.

As a result, the area near the department store is no longer able to form a threatening zombie tide and has become quite safe...

After doing all this, everyone felt exhausted, and the time unconsciously passed from morning to two or three in the afternoon.

They returned to the department store and chose to take a temporary rest to replenish their physical strength and adjust their condition. However, compared to fatigue and fatigue, psychological security and peace of mind are more valuable.

It is precisely because of my own fatigue that I know that I have not missed any place and have personally built the prototype of a safe initial base for human settlements in the end of the world. At least when I sit down to rest, eat, or find a place to sleep, You can feel much more at ease now.

It wouldn't be like last night, when I woke up countless times throughout the night, always suspecting that a dead zombie walked into my room and approached my bed while I was sleeping.

And either they suspect that the door is open, or they nervously prick up their ears and listen carefully to the voice of their companions next door. If they hear it, they are worried that the other party's voice is so loud that it will attract zombies. If they don't hear it, they can't help themselves. Suspicious...

Anyway, I didn’t get a good rest at all.

Of course, this cannot eliminate the most fundamental problem, especially after you have some free time, some people will naturally have random thoughts and questions, thinking that this approach is not feasible——

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"Speaking of which, is this really good?"

The speaker was Rei Miyamoto. This girl had a tired look on her face, and there was a very obvious restlessness deep in her eyes that she couldn't hide and didn't intend to hide at all.

Holding a can of heated coffee in both hands, she sat with her companions on the stairs leading from the first floor lobby to the second floor.

"Do we really...do we want to stay here? Is it going to be like this next? Didn't we agree that we would go to everyone's home to check if their family members are safe first, and then..."

"Yeah, we agreed...but that's because we thought things were too simple before."

Komuro Takashi, who was sitting on the bottom step, smiled bitterly and looked frustrated.

"If everything goes well, why are we here now? Instead of going back to our respective homes, is this what we want?"

"But..." Miyamoto Rei opened her mouth.

"There is nothing but, we must admit that we were really wishful thinking before. This is the case all over the world, and no place is immune."

Saya Takagi said indifferently, stretching out a slender white index finger to push up his glasses, "Just like last night, we thought the other side was safe, and the people on the other side also thought our side was safe..."

Everyone suddenly changed their color slightly, and their expressions were quite ugly.

But that was the way it was at the time. One of the reasons for the big traffic jam was because people on the opposite side also wanted to escape and thought this was a safe zone.

As a result, people on both sides were eager to escape to the opposite side, away from danger. The large armies of the two sides met in the middle of the bridge, blocking the road and no one could get out of the way.

In the end, I don’t know how many people had managed to survive the first wave of shocks without warning, but because they made wrong judgments, they ruined themselves again worthlessly.

Even this group of people almost met the same fate. It can only be said that they survived because of luck. Now that I think about it, it's really ridiculously naive. It's obvious that...that person has already made it clear that their behavior is simply to die.

However, no one was willing to admit it at the time and refused to believe it.

They just clung to a sense of luck, thinking that they would be able to ignore all risks, successfully cross the other side of the river, and return to the civilized world of normal humans.

——Then, he was slapped hard by reality.

"...The world is like this now. Not only are we precarious, but our families are as well. You may think it is cold to say this, but denying the reality will not do us or our families any real help. "

Gao Cheng Saya hugged her knees and said this with a trace of deep helplessness in her calmness.

"Bury your head in the hay, thinking that you are safe if you can't see your eyes... We have tried that bitter pill before, haven't we?" Busujima Yako said softly, but she was also echoing Takagi Saya's statement.

"Now network communications have been paralyzed, just like traffic and order. We have no way to contact our families for the time being..."

Saya Takagi seemed to be mumbling to herself, and seemed to be sorting out her thoughts——

"Not to mention anything else, let's think in a positive direction. Assuming that your family members are all safe now, then they will definitely stay motionless at home? Waiting for us to find them in a fixed place? "

Miyamoto Rei pursed her lips tightly.

"Thinking about it, I know that this is impossible. You are taking a huge risk to go there. Even if you don't die on the way, there is a high chance that you won't be able to find them..." Gao Cheng Saya glanced at her and continued calmly. Said, "Maybe they are even looking for you."

"Then... what should we do? Are we just going to give up?" Miyamoto Rei was a little excited.

"It's not like we just give up, but we need a safer plan. It's better than dying on the road, right? In that case, there is really no hope at all. The only way is to survive well first." Possibly later.”

Takagi Saya sighed.

"This is the safest place we can find right now. Although there is something wrong with that...that person, at least he has no malicious intentions and will not hurt humans for no reason. From our experience yesterday and what those people said, it should be ...It is certain..."

At the end of the sentence, the girl's voice became smaller and smaller, and she seemed to be seriously lacking in confidence.

After all, it is not difficult to find reasons to explain, to try to rationalize something and turn it into a "truth" that you are willing to accept and believe. However, if you are looking for reasons, you should still be afraid.

The weird, terrifying, bloody and cruel scene in the morning is still vivid in their minds, and is deeply engraved in their souls.

"..."

"..."

For a moment, everyone was strangely silent, with complicated eyes and no words.

They had all seen the weird and terrifying aspects of that person, and even suspected that the other person was not a human at all, and it matched many of the previous clues... Logically speaking, they should have been frightened and fled away immediately. It's not even close to death.

However, this is the zombie apocalypse, and they have nowhere to escape, and in such a terrible world, a monster who has no ill intentions towards them, can speak and communicate well, and can understand humans——

The power represented is no longer a pure threat, but may also be transformed into a sense of security and security.

Anyway, no matter how bad it is, it can't be worse than those zombies who have no humanity and can only eat people instinctively, right? It can be said that in their desperation, they have a somewhat desperate mentality.

It was probably because of this that other people chose to stay instead of escaping to face the apocalyptic world outside and the endless walking dead, because the latter really gave no way for people to survive.

"Tell me, that...that classmate Xia Ran, is he a human?" Hirano Toda hesitated, but finally couldn't help but say this, but he was not not afraid at all, so he was a little cautious. turned his head and looked upstairs.

After all, I don’t know who stipulated it. As long as you discuss other people’s affairs behind your back, that person will always appear behind the discussant inexplicably.

Several other people did the same. They looked at each other and subconsciously turned their heads to look at the second floor on the stairs behind them, worried that the person would come down unknowingly and stand on the steps behind them.

"Hmph, there's no need to think about this kind of thing. I've already said it before -"

After confirming that nothing so terrible happened, Saya Gaocheng gritted her teeth.

"He can use ordinary bows and arrows to produce the power of a sniper rifle, and the speed of his skills is not normal at all. Plus, didn't you also see it? It is impossible for a normal person's arm to split into that kind of biological weapon. Come on! How could he be a human being? Even his name might be fake..."

"Hey, how can you accuse someone of being innocent out of thin air?"

At this time, Xia Ran's dissatisfied voice came.

Everyone froze immediately and turned around subconsciously, only to see that the person they were discussing had appeared at the bottom of the stairs and was standing there.