"ah?"
A big question mark appeared on the heads of the three people behind Lu Yu.
"What manpower?"
Xiaoran asked first.
"It's a human hand...a human arm. Is that octopus monster humanoid? Because I saw a human hand emerging from the rubble..."
Lu Yu pointed at the scene outside the window and looked at Xu Xiaoxiao, who was grinning from ear to ear in surprise, with a confused look on his face.
"That octopus monster has no hands, only tentacles, right?"
The girl touched her chin and checked with Ma Long lying on the ground before speaking.
"Yes, although the octopus monster is humanoid, its limbs are thick tentacles with blue ring patterns, and it does not have human arms. Could it be..."
When Ma Long thought of this, he seemed to realize something, raised his head vigorously and said.
"Is it Zhang Ning? He's not dead yet!"
Due to the excitement, a strange flush appeared on Ma Long's face. He looked like a person who had been ill for a long time. Suddenly he heard that his illness was curable, and he was extremely excited.
Seeing what Ma Long said, Lu Yu also realized that the person under the pile of rubble was probably not the monster, but Zhang Ning who went to stop the monster!
The situation suddenly took a 180-degree turn, from a desperate situation full of crises to the good news that his teammates were still alive, making the originally desperate atmosphere suddenly filled with hope.
"How about we save the one below first?"
Lu Yu observed carefully for a while, and after confirming that there were no other abnormalities in the suspended corridor on the 11th floor, he asked the people behind him.
After all, although Ma Long's situation is serious, his life is not in danger in a short time.
"His injury means that the spider leg cannot be easily pulled out. My suggestion is to remove a section of the spider leg and wait until you return to treat the wound. This way, even if there is excessive bleeding, zombies will not be attracted on the way back. .”
Xiaoran looked carefully at the wound on Ma Long's leg and said calmly.
At this time, Ma Long on the ground seemed to have reacted, and looked at the little Loli squatting next to his injured leg in surprise.
"Why did you come out with me too? Lu Yu! How could you bring a 9-year-old girl out with you?"
As he spoke, the worry on Ma Long's face became more and more obvious, and he struggled to get everyone to leave quickly.
But the two people around him were unmoved. Even Xiao Ran, who was squatting next to him, just glanced at him lightly, without any unnecessary expression on his delicate little face.
While looking at Xiaoran, a strange feeling appeared in Ma Long's head.
It was as if the little loli squatting next to his legs was not a 9-year-old child, but an elder in his sixties. His eyes were full of wisdom and calmness that had gone through many vicissitudes of life, which gave him an inexplicable sense of peace of mind. Emotions.
"Brother Xiaoma, don't worry. Xiaoran is also the type of strengthener you call infected and immune to the virus. Even this girl with a hole in her head is..."
As he spoke, Lu Yu pointed at Xu Xiaoxiao beside him, completely ignoring the girl's little face that was red with anger.
"They...are all enhanced persons who were infected by the virus and became immune?"
The expression on Ma Long's face at this time could no longer be described as surprised, it was simply dumbfounded. If he hadn't been restricted by his leg injury, he might have jumped up in surprise immediately.
"Why didn't you tell me in the first place?"
Surprised, Ma Long quickly realized that when he was at Lu Yu's home, Lu Yu never mentioned that the two girls were immune to viral infections.
"Is it possible that this kid is so thoughtful?" Ma Long thought with some uncertainty.
But Lu Yu's answer surprised Ma Long.
"You didn't even ask in the first place..."
"Forehead……"
Disturbed by Lu Yu's answer, Ma Long had no intention of continuing to ask questions, so he closed his mouth and lay on the ground to conserve his strength.
"The suspended corridor on the 12th floor has been broken, and the fire door on the 11th floor on this side is also blocked by rubble. If you want to get to the suspended corridor on the 11th floor, you have to go from the suspended corridor on the 10th floor or the suspended corridor on the 13th floor. Bypassed."
Lu Yu analyzed and turned his gaze to Xiao Ran beside him.
Little Loli thought for a moment and asked Ma Long on the ground.
"The fire escape opposite should be safe, right?"
"It should be safe below the 12th floor. After all, that's where Lao Zhang and Zhang Ning went upstairs. If there was any danger on the way, they should have cleared it up."
Lu Yu nodded when he heard this and pulled Xiao Ran downstairs.
Xu Xiaoxiao was about to follow the two of them when Lu Yu suddenly turned around and said.
"You are still injured and in poor condition, so just wait for us here."
With that said, he handed the walkie-talkie in Xiaoran's hand to Xu Xiaoxiao and walked towards the stairs.
The girl nodded blankly, took the walkie-talkie, and sat down on the steps.
Only then did Xu Xiaoxiao, who had relaxed, feel a stinging pain coming from the place where his head had been knocked. After touching it with his hand, he almost cried again because of the blood on his hand...
When passing by the stair landing on the 12th floor, Lu Yu picked up the baseball bat in the corner. He had noticed it before when he went upstairs, but the situation was tense and he could not be distracted from picking it up.
Lu and Ran quickly went around from the suspended corridor on the 10th floor to the fire escape on the other side of the residential building, and started to climb up the stairs to the 11th floor.
The reason why they did not choose to take a detour from the closer suspended corridor on the 13th floor was because the 13th floor had not been explored by Ma Long and others. Blindly taking a shortcut would most likely make their situation worse.
Lu Yu and Xiao Ran's thoughts were surprisingly consistent at this time, that is, be sure to do it safely, and try not to waste as much as possible!
The suspended corridor on the 11th floor was filled with concrete rubble, and the railings on both sides were smashed and tilted, making it look dilapidated.
But Lu Yu was not worried that the suspended corridor on the 11th floor would collapse because he had already carefully observed the corridor above his head when he detoured from the suspended corridor on the 10th floor.
Although it looks shaky on the surface, there are no cracks between the walls, so walking on it shouldn't be a problem.
"Old rules, I'll leave first, you wait for me behind, if you encounter danger..."
"If you are in danger, I will leave you alone and leave immediately, right?"
Xiaoran made a face and showed a smile like a little devil.
"It's good to know..."
Lu Yu muttered but didn't say anything else. He focused his attention on his feet and walked forward slowly.
Not far from the suspended corridor, a human arm was still dancing back and forth, indicating its owner's urgent desire to get out of trouble.
"Zhang Ning? Boss? Is that you?"
Lu Yu, who was swaying on the rubble, finally got close to his target and shouted at the rubble with his arms waving.
"Hmm? Hmm! No, that's right, it's me! Brother Yu, save me!"
There was a blur of words coming from under the rubble, but Lu Yu still heard most of it clearly and confirmed Zhang Ning's identity.
The tense muscles all over his body suddenly relaxed, and he spoke in a relaxed tone.
"Boss, are you a fucking cockroach? You can't die like this, you're awesome!"
"Damn it, dig me out quickly and crush me to death..."
Zhang Ning, who was under the rubble, heard that Lu Yu had come to save him. He waved his exposed arms even more happily.
Lu Yu did not hesitate, and after roughly determining Zhang Ning's position, he began to move the rubble away bit by bit.
Seeing that Lu Yu had already started to clear the stones, Xiao Ran, who was standing still, stepped forward and quickly came to his side while walking and jumping.
As Lu Yu continued to move the rubble, Zhang Ning's head gradually emerged from the rubble.
Zhang Ning, who finally got a breath of fresh air, naturally opened his chatter box immediately and started chattering endlessly.
"Oh, Brother Yu, you don't know, my heroic rescue operation this time almost got me involved..."
"I originally wanted to go up and stab the octopus monster on the head, but before I could do it, the corridor collapsed..."
"Fortunately, I have thick skin and thick flesh, so I can withstand the gravel, but that monster was in trouble. I remember that there seemed to be a very large concrete block with steel bars exposed on the outside, and it was crushed all of a sudden. It’s down there…”
"Sister Xiao Ran is here too. Did she telepathically sense that something was wrong with my brother and come here to save me?"
"Oh no, Miss Xiao Xiao must have gone back to report to you. This girl can do it. She can make things happen. She will not let up at critical moments. Without her report, you would not know that something happened to us..."
Zhang Ning's words were like clockwork. He kept talking. Lu Yu and Xiao Ran didn't say anything. They just listened quietly while cleaning the rocks that were pressing on Zhang Ning's body. .
But when the two of them heard Xu Xiaoxiao's report, they both stopped what they were doing, exchanged glances with each other, and interrupted Zhang Ning's endless narration.
"Wait a minute, the reason why we are here is not because Xu Xiaoxiao came back to report. Xu Xiaoxiao fell down when he was going downstairs, hit his head on the wall and fainted. We just woke him up..."
Zhang Ning was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a while, he whispered.
"Then how did you know we were in danger? And you came so promptly? Could it be Xiaoran's telepathy?"
Xiao Ran rolled his eyes at Zhang Ning angrily, and said while cleaning the gravel at hand.
"It's the radio. Grandpa Ni's radio told us that you were in danger, so Uncle Lu Yu could arrive in time."
"radio?"
Zhang Ning blinked his scarlet peach blossom eyes, becoming more and more confused.
"Never mind that for now."
Lu Yu pushed a larger stone away with force and asked breathlessly.
"Why did the suspended corridor on the 12th floor collapse suddenly? Was it the octopus monster that did it?"
When asked by Lu Yu, Zhang Ning seemed to have remembered something, and a look of recollection appeared on his face.
"When I ran out of the fire escape, the octopus monster was crawling on the ground, looking like it wanted to get close to me. Then I wanted to go up and hit me, but the corridor collapsed. It probably wasn't the monster that did it..."
"Isn't it done by the octopus monster? What's going on? How can a good corridor collapse suddenly?"
Lu Yu and Xiao Ran both became curious and asked quickly.
You must know that although the corridor of this residential building is suspended, it is still made of reinforced concrete. How can it collapse so easily?
Moreover, the construction quality of the residential buildings in Lu Yu's community is notoriously high, and there is no possibility of cutting corners.
"I do not know either……"
Zhang Ning frowned, seeming to notice something was wrong, and began to carefully recall the situation at that time.
"By the way, before the corridor collapsed, I seemed to see a flash of blue-white light around me, accompanied by an abnormal sound. The light source... seemed to come from the suspended corridor on the 11th floor..."
