There was a heavy rain outside, and thunder sounded from time to time. The strong wind was wrapped in the heavy rain, whining, and the humidity made people feel itchy all over.
People in the small building gathered tightly around the bonfire, clinging to each other and falling asleep. On this stormy night, only the light of the fire could keep people warm.
Uncle Yan always pays attention to adding firewood and keeping the bonfire strong. It is said that strange people are extremely afraid of fire, light, sound and other phenomena.
Time passed little by little with the crackling sound of firewood burning. Just when I was about to fall asleep, I suddenly heard a faint sound of footsteps mixed in the rain, sometimes from the left, sometimes from the right, as if in the dark. Stroll around the building.
Quickly cheering up, he walked quietly to the door and looked out through a gap. I don't know when there was a figure standing outside, only less than half a meter tall. His whole body was covered with a layer of long hair, and he had a white face. The human face slowly emerged from the hair, without facial features, like a piece of white paper.
Uncle Yan took a big step back in horror. He wouldn't be afraid of anyone with real swords and guns, but this kind of weird thing was too penetrating!
At this moment, a pair of warm hands held his shoulders, and gentle words came to his ears: "Don't be afraid."
The door was opened, and a shrill wailing sound like that of an old woman was faintly heard. Then the door was closed again, as if nothing had happened.
Uncle Yan was stunned for a moment, then turned his head. The man with a somewhat gray complexion returned to his original position. He had been working with the business group since he was a child. He was fairly well-informed and understood that he had met a master. He breathed a sigh of relief and said gratefully. : "Thank you, what was that just now?"
The man pondered for a moment and replied: "An evil life form similar to a nightmare beast."
Uncle Yan was shocked: "Is it a ferocious beast?"
"So be it."
Uncle Yan returned to the campfire and sat down worriedly. The world is getting weirder and weirder now. The ferocious beasts that evolved from animals are still within the scope of human understanding, but where did these things come from?
"Old man, when did your disease appear?" It was the man who asked him.
Uncle Yan looked at the bark-like wrinkles that grew on his arms, and sighed: "About ten days ago, many old people and children developed this kind of thing. After this kind of thing grows, it will become smaller and smaller. Loss of touch, so people call it lignification."
The man continued to ask: "Is it related to the heavy rain?"
Uncle Yan nodded and said: "Yes, the more humid and hot it is, the faster it grows. If it spreads to the internal organs, the person will die, and the final body will turn into rotten wood."
The man frowned, his face a little cold, and the temperature of the small building immediately dropped a lot. Uncle Yan couldn't help but leaned towards the bonfire, and asked cautiously: "Brother, where are you going?"
The man's expression softened and he said softly: "Just like you, I have nowhere to go, just wandering around."
Uncle Yan's heart moved. Although he didn't have much contact with this person, he could see that he was not a bad person. He was already extremely old, and his aging would be accelerated after he got linosis. I'm afraid he didn't have much time left to live. He and Xiao The old guy in the building doesn't matter, but those children no longer have anyone to take care of them.
He was about to speak while thinking, but the man asked again: "Where is the largest gathering place of humans here?"
He hurriedly said: "Of course it's Wuchuan City. Nowadays, Wuchuan is the only city in Yunling that still accepts refugees and can also treat lumber disease."
"If you don't mind, I'll take you to Wuchuan in the next two days?"
Uncle Yan was stunned: "Are you sending us off?"
"Um."
Uncle Yan shook his head: "No, there is a flood now, there are swamps everywhere, and there is no way to go."
The man smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have a solution."
"Thank you so much." Uncle Yan stood up excitedly. He had long wanted to go to Wuchuan, but the heavy rain made the lignification disease worse and worse. Now half of his body has no sense of touch. He has a premonition that he won't live long and has to give up. made this plan.
"You are welcome."
The man was Luo Kai. He had consumed too much mental power and was seriously injured. He had lived in the forest for more than a month. He had no intention of coming out, but recently he suddenly discovered that a strange evil was spreading in the jungle. The disease is what Uncle Yan calls lumber disease.
All animals have a certain chance of suffering from this disease, including insects, birds, animals, and even individual ferocious beasts. After suffering from this disease, their bodies will gradually undergo a woody reaction, and the mysterious unknown energy will eat up their vitality bit by bit. Not only will they not be able to evolve, their bodies will become weaker and weaker, and some will even turn into a weird combination of animals and plants.
After leaving the mountains and forests, he discovered that human society had undergone tremendous changes in just over a month. There was almost no place to live, and the bustling cities in the past had become isolated islands separated by dense forests.
What I had vaguely felt before has come true. In this era of great evolution, plants are the biggest winners. Earlier, star energy passed by the earth. Although it was only a few tens of seconds, the earth was like a sponge, absorbing a large amount of energy. The energy was released little by little in the following years, and the plants benefited the most.
If plants were still at the bottom of the food chain as before, they would definitely contribute the greatest benefit to the explosion of life, but no life would be willing to be at the bottom. Now plants have evolved ways to deal with other life forms. The mysterious lignification disease is caused by As a result, when the peaceful plant life turns to plunder and cruelty, it is the greatest disaster for the entire world.
In addition, many strange life forms have appeared in human society, which are similar to nightmare beasts, but slightly different. They are more like a combination of dark creatures and nightmare beasts. They evolved from humans and lurk in the darkness during the day. In the shadows, it comes out at night. It has the powerful hypnotic ability of the nightmare beast. It is good at arousing negative emotions in the heart of life. It also has the bloodthirsty instinct and fighting power of dark creatures. It is called "abnormal", an evil created by humans. The forbidden technique finally harmed him.
Along the way, a few gathering points have almost returned from industrial society to primitive society. Fierce beasts are looming, unknown diseases are lurking, and aliens are lurking around. The scene of the end of mankind is looming.
Luo Kai sighed secretly in his heart, closed his eyes, and his spiritual power came out of his body, and he carefully studied the unknown energy filled in the air. This thing that causes lignification seems to be a kind of chaotic energy, and they have wisdom. , will choose the host by itself.
Strong life is not their choice, but if you are sick or injured, you will be easily infected. In other words, the main route of transmission is blood, while the elderly and children with weak constitution will be directly infected, and their vitality will continue to increase, but their consciousness will continue to increase. But it is constantly declining, as if it is overdrafting the host's vitality.
With a gentle wave of his hand, the unknown energy in Suorao's small building continued to gather in his hand, and finally condensed into a faint materialized gray mist. His powerful mental power was like the most advanced microscope, trying to see through The true face of this mass of energy.
At this moment, the energy in his hand seemed to feel something, and it began to decay and dissipate rapidly, and soon turned into nothingness.
Frowning, this thing possesses a terrifying collective intelligence. It is not just unconscious energy. It will be found that there are other beings studying them.
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