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An Yu has only been away for three days, and Area 53 has completely changed.
The once crowded and noisy Baicheng was now empty, with power lines down and all the lights out.
There was an indescribable smell in the air, like a mixture of blood, mold, and the smell of sewerage.
Like a dead city.
"Sir, what is the energy core?"
Qin Zhilu stepped on the stagnant water, "Encapsulated excess energy. One energy core can support the operation of the main city dome for three years. Once the world worsens and the energy supply is cut off, it will be three years that humans can seal for themselves in advance. Of course. , assuming the dome system is still functional at that time.”
An Yu suddenly thought of the soldiers on the shuttle bus - Area 53 had never been paid attention to by the main city, but recently some officers suddenly appeared. Everyone could guess, but no one could have imagined that Shangshang would hide human backup energy in this humble bait city.
Suddenly, it started to rain in drizzle, and it made a sticky sound when it fell on the ground.
Qin Zhilu raised his hand to catch the rain, dipped his leather glove in his palm, and picked up a small gelatinous substance.
Billy muttered from the side: "There's something wrong with the rain."
A drop of cold rain hit An Yu's collarbone, making him dizzy for a moment.
It felt familiar, but he couldn't remember when he'd felt it before.
Billy asked Qin Zhilu in a low voice: "Are you really not afraid that he will be infected?"
"Not afraid." Qin Zhilu didn't even raise his eyes.
Billy immediately cast a sympathetic look at An Yu.
Ling Qiu seemed to have the same look when he looked at toys discarded by children.
An Yu wiped away the remaining rainwater on his collarbone, "Is there something in the rain?"
"You have been stung by it." Billy sighed: "Lawful people are usually not infected by low-level abnormal species for a second time, but you are just a weak human being. Once you come into contact with abnormal species, you will definitely be infected."
An Yu was a little confused, "What stung me?"
Billy raised his chin far away, "Probably the larvae of that thing."
The other end of the long alley flickered twice faintly, like a filament that had just been extinguished.
With the fading light, An Yu discovered a figure lying in the stagnant water. The limbs stretched out on the ground repeatedly stretched and curled up. After a while, the boneless upper body was slowly lifted up from the ground, and then thigh……
The wind carried blood and rain all over the long alley.
The guy's feet dragged softly through the stagnant water. When he turned the corner, the back of his head slowly lit up, and then slowly went out after a few seconds, like a breathing light.
When it lights up, the entire skull becomes transparent, and a wrinkled brain twitches inside, filled with clusters of pink smoke.
Billy whispered: "The rain is full of jellyfish with the ability to genetically fuse. After stinging people, they acquire human genes and quickly transform into humanoid jellyfish hybrids. They are probably able to switch forms freely."
He used the terminal to detect the jellyfish larvae in the rain. "The genetic entropy is only over 300? Damn it, such a low-level abnormality should have a long period of consciousness formation. It shouldn't attack humans so quickly."
An Yu raised his head and looked around at the dead tall buildings around him - Area 53 is one of the bait cities with the highest proportion of poor people. Except for the necessary sleep time, no one would want to stay in a cramped home.
If it's been raining jellyfish for the past three days, things could be serious.
A transparent jellyfish suddenly fell from the telephone pole.
The jellyfish was already the size of a fist, and its flexible tentacles grabbed An Yu and Billy's arms at the same time, piercing their skin before they could shake them off.
The dizziness struck again, more violently than before. When An Yu was unconscious, he suddenly heard a weak "pop" - the jellyfish disappeared under their gaze, leaving only a pool of viscous liquid flowing down the road. Arms dripping.
"Holy crap! It exploded?!" Billy's eyes widened. "Did I read that right? I'm finally going to awaken the attack attribute? Am I going to switch from the mediocre intelligence system to the output system?"
He took a deep breath, turned to look at Qin Zhilu, and was so excited that he almost cried.
Qin Zhilu's eyes passed over him and looked at An Yu.
Billy picked up two more jellyfish larvae from the rain, opened and closed their mouths, and seemed to emit some kind of sound that could not be detected by human ears.
But the two little jellyfish simply stung him and swam away from his fingers in the blink of an eye.
Billy muttered in confusion, "Is this ability still unstable? Do I need to practice more?"
Seeing that Qin Zhilu still ignored him, he looked at An Yu again without giving up.
An Yu hesitated for a moment at the excited eyes, "Well... you're right."
He lowered his arms, letting his sleeves cover the jellyfish larvae that fell on him and turned into liquid instantly, and whispered: "It must be, I wish you success."
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【Snowflakes】Wish Grapes (1/5) Grapes in Dreams
I grew up in grape fields and love all plants and seeds.
At a time when infections were rampant, my friends advised me to sell my grape fields, but I couldn’t let go of the beautiful purple.
The night before the transformation, I dreamed that the grapevines in the manor were so high that they looked at me like eyeballs swaying in the wind.
I knew then that I was going to be deformed.
In fact, I have already made up my mind.
If humans can't escape this disaster, it would be a blessing to be able to turn into a grape, and then I can take care of myself, and maybe I will be happier than being a human.
But, please heaven and earth, I hope I don’t turn into a grape that can hurt people.
Chapter 5 Lost Area 53·05
It wasn't the street lights that were broken, it was the power supply - all the electrical appliances in the city were out of action.
They searched half the street and finally found a clockwork desk calendar in a grocery store.
December 29th.
It was supposed to be December 24th.
Qin Zhilu explained: "Super abnormal bodies will interfere with the order of time and space, so we will lose the signal."
But not only was it impossible to communicate with the outside world, even the team's internal channel was paralyzed.
Billy closed his eyes and looked around for a while, then opened his eyes and sighed: "The bands here are in a mess and have been damaged by the super abnormality. I have to go to a few more places. The energy core is at the power station, right?"
An Yu hesitated for a moment.
Qin Zhilu turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"
"I just recognized where this is, sir." An Yu pointed to a low building in the front right, "That's the subsistence supply station in District 53. We are now in the outermost city of District 53. There is a tall tower at the power station. , it should be within sight, but it disappeared."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a long creaking sound from the low room, and the door slid open from the inside.
A figure wrapped tightly in a raincoat and boots appeared in the door, sticking out half of his head and staring at them.
I don’t know how many days I haven’t washed my hair, and it looks like knotted willow branches.
It took An Yu a long time to recognize the person, "Chief of Resources?"
This person is the resource director in charge of the subsistence allowance supplies in Area 53. Area 53 was gradually expanded from the slums. The low-income households were crowded in the inner city and had to come to him for food on the 1st of every month.
An Yu suffers from sleeping sickness and has been led by Ling Qiu on his behalf these years. He himself only came once a long time ago, but he always remembered the appearance of the resource.
The resource manager looked at them warily, "Were you not stung?"
Billy spread his hands and said, "No."
The resource manager didn't move, as if he was waiting to see if they would become deformed. After a while, he nodded, "Come in and hide, the rain is not clean."
The resource center was in a mess, with wires hanging on the ground and strings of light bulbs hanging on them. As soon as An Yu entered the door, the resource manager pulled out a roll of plastic film, blocked the crack in the door tightly, and cursed: "Jellyfish follow the rain without getting through, damn low-level stuff!"
Qin Zhilu asked, "How long has the power been out?"
"How long will the power outage last?" The resource manager suddenly became alert, "Aren't you from Area 53?"
An Yu replied: "I am An Yu who lives in House 1414, Building 5, T District. They are my friends in the main city. We just came back from the main city."
"An Yu... seems to have some impression that he actually knows so many people from the main city." The resource manager stared at Qin Zhilu for a long time and complained: "Something unclean has come in in Area 53. Damn jellyfish are causing trouble. As soon as they arrive, The power was cut off at night, and today is already the 8th day.”
He sighed, "Four days ago, soldiers from the main city came to investigate. I asked them to hide for a while, but they insisted on going out and never came back."
Billy frowned and asked, "No one came back?"
"A few came back halfway, but they didn't look right." The resource manager smiled bitterly, "I hid in the room and didn't dare to go out. After a while, they left on their own. One of them even left protective clothing. He probably knew who he was. It must have been infected..."
The resource manager guided them inside as he said, "There are two storage rooms upstairs where you can stay. Let's deal with tonight first."
The four of them went upstairs in the dark. The wooden stairs made scattered creaking sounds. An Yu followed behind the chief resource officer and looked at his hanging fingers. The gap between his index finger and middle finger was wide, caused by years of cigarette smoke.
The only time An Yu came to the resource station was when he was 8 years old. He had just been released from the orphanage and was assigned to Area 53 by lottery. He didn't understand the rules for receiving supplies. In the first month, his neighbor Ling Qiu gave him the surplus food he had saved. Unexpectedly, he missed the second month again because he was lethargic, so Ling Qiu had to take him to ask the resource manager.
On the day of the resource chief, the ash bounced on the ground, so that Ling Qiu kneeling kneels and twisted into his mouth, and then Ling Qiu's hair forced him to beat Anyu fiercely, and he couldn't get up until Anyu was lying on the ground. Finally, An Yu was given two pieces of shriveled bread.
While An Yu was recalling the past, Qin Zhilu suddenly reached out from behind, reached over him and patted the source.
The resource manager suddenly turned his head and said, "What are you doing?"
An Yu looked confused, "Huh?"
He was so dazed that the resource director stared at him for a while, frowned and urged: "Go faster."
"oh."
Qin Zhilu's terminal displayed the resource chief's gene entropy - 5.2, which was in line with the records of the offline gene database and was not infected.
The two storage rooms are next to each other, and the small space is almost filled with discarded cardboard boxes, exuding a disgusting musty smell.
After the resource director left, Qin Zhilu ordered: "Let's rest first and wait until the power is supplied tomorrow."
An Yu nodded immediately. He was very sleepy. He hadn't gotten enough sleep since the torture.
Qin Zhilu suddenly asked, "What do you think of the resources?"
An Yu thought for a moment, "It feels... rotten."
Billy was surprised: "Have you not been tested? Do you still suspect that he is infected?"
"That's not what I meant." An Yu shook his head, "When I first met him ten years ago, he already felt this way."
There is a stronger sense of decay than the slums, like the smelly canal in Area 53.
