The mall is very comfortable surrounded by light music. Qin Jue sat by the fountain, smoothing her long hair out of habit. Such a pleasant weekend was very relaxing. She lowered her head and slid away her phone to see where Wang Yiyi was.
This is a high-end luxury shopping mall in H City. There are often many young people and Internet celebrities coming here to check in for afternoon tea and shopping, and they have a great time taking photos. But recently, for some unknown reason, a large number of shops have closed down, and Nuoda's shopping malls look deserted.
She made an appointment with her best friend to meet here, but the eldest lady was always half an hour late, and she was not surprised.
"Deng Deng" a message reminded, and real-time news popped up on the mobile phone screen: "Unidentified viruses were discovered in this city, causing many violent incidents, and the mysterious young man acted bravely." When he clicked on it, he saw that the photos were all mosaic-covered bloody photos. Only a long figure with a long back on the cover made Qin Jue pause for a few seconds. Unfortunately, it was just a blurry image. After watching it for a while, Qin Jue turned off the phone and couldn't bear to look at it anymore.
"The news nowadays is so direct." She couldn't help but mutter.
"Deng Deng" another message reminded, and the mobile phone flashed "Warm reminder to citizens, please return home in an orderly manner and do not go out unless necessary!"
"Dengdeng" received a text message from the city government, "H City has entered a state of emergency. Citizens, please do not panic, return to your homes in an orderly manner, and stop going out if necessary!"
Qin Jue opened WeChat and received the last voice message from Wang Yiyi: "Dear, I'm here, go to the bathroom. Let's meet at the same place!"
She wanted to call Wang Yiyi to tell her about the citizen text message reminder, but found that her mobile phone had no signal.
"What's going on? Are you in arrears?"
Suddenly a shrill scream startled Qin Jue and stood up immediately, and the people around the fountain were silent for a moment. Qin Jue quickly looked in the direction of the sound and involuntarily grasped the leather bag he was carrying.
The waiters in nearby stores heard the screams and stopped in front of the store to look around. They whispered about the recent news of violence while poking their heads to watch the excitement.
A man in a plaid shirt ran out from the walking path and rushed over, shouting wildly. As he ran, he pulled forward with his hands, his face was covered with sweat, and he didn't know whether he ran away or was frightened. The crowd moved out of the way, fearing that he might have some sharp weapon in his hand.
He turned back while running and bumped into Qin Jue unexpectedly.
With a bang, Qin Jue fell heavily to the ground, his vision turned black, and a sour smell of sweat lingered on the tip of his nose. The man in the plaid shirt hurriedly lowered his head, widened his eyes, and looked at Qin Jue on the ground in horror, as if he was the one who was hit.
He hesitated for a moment, then looked up in the direction he came from, turned around and ran away.
There was a dull pain in her shoulder. Qin Jue wanted to get up by herself, but the darkness in front of her eyes made her confused for a moment.
"What's wrong with this guy? He won't apologize."
The female clerk who was standing aside watching the excitement stepped forward and helped Qin Jue up steadily.
Qin Jue was about to say thank you when screams came one after another from the end of the road, interrupting the people who were still talking. Panic spread like a tide, and people began to run one after another.
People on this side of the road still don't know what happened.
Seeing this situation, the female clerk hurriedly let her go, turned around and ran into the store. While instructing other people in the store, she shouted, "Lock the cabinet first!"
Qin Jue saw more and more people running in her direction, and subconsciously turned around and ran with the crowd. She thought of her friends in the bathroom and turned back repeatedly, trying to see Wang Yiyi's figure in the panicked crowd.
But no.
Soon she ran to the entrance of the mall, and people dispersed as soon as they passed the gate.
There was chaos on the road.
The stacks of high-rise buildings in the distance seemed to have just experienced a war. The sealed glass windows of the high-rise buildings were shattered and thick smoke billowed out. There were sirens blaring one after another on the street, and the fire truck on the opposite side of the road rushed into a restaurant; the street was full of chaotic people, running away in panic and crying.
Qin Jue slowly walked to the middle of the sidewalk. Cries, curses, and sirens flooded into his eardrums like a tide. The sticky sweat caused by the heat wave instantly crawled onto her skin, and the air was filled with an unspeakable smell of kerosene, making her unable to breathe.
Sweat began to form on her palms, and she looked back at the much empty shopping mall. Thinking that Wang Yiyi might still be inside, she couldn't move forward.
When a man ran out of the mall, Qin Jue grabbed him and asked, "What's going on inside? What happened?"
The man's breath was a little hot, there were thick beads of sweat on his forehead, and his lips were trembling: "I've turned into a zombie, I've turned into a zombie!" Then he shook off Qin Jue's hand and ran away.
A young man half dragged and half held a gray-haired aunt and ran past Qin Jue. The aunt's howling from far to near was like an alarm bell, which pulled Qin Jue back from his sanity. She watched blankly as their figures faded away, while the sound of howling echoed throughout the street.
Swallowing his saliva, clenching his fists, Qin Jue took a deep breath, turned around and dove into the seemingly empty shopping mall.
Next to the gate were the police prongs and shields used by mall security guards to prevent riots. She raised the police prongs with both hands and weighed them. Sure enough, they were long, heavy and not very flexible. Finally, she raised the shield that was half a person's height with both hands, raised it high above her head, walked forward, and ran along the way she came to the intersection of the bathroom where the two separated.
There was no one in the brightly lit shopping mall, only light music was playing on a loop, and the cold air conditioner made Qin Jue nervously get goosebumps all the way. On the advertising screen that was taller than a person, a supermodel wore perfect makeup and faced her with a standard smile showing eight teeth.
Finally, he reached the aisle of the bathroom where Wang Yiyi went. Facing the dark aisle, Qin Jue put the shield in front of him, then stretched his head out of the shield and shouted softly: "Yiyi! Wang Yiyi!"
The bathroom door creaked open in the darkness, and then closed with a bang.
A person slowly came out of the dim corridor. He walked unsteadily, as if he was drunk, wandering step by step to the light. He was wearing a black suit, and his expression could not be seen clearly under the shadow.
Ta-ta-ta, tap-ta, the sound of tapping footsteps is not as smooth as normal people's. Qin Jue gradually smelled an unpleasant smell of blood.
The creepy feeling accumulated sharply as the opponent slowly approached, Qin Jue's hair stood up instantly, and she couldn't help but drag her shield back a few steps.
"Hello...hello?" Qin Jue said tremblingly, clenching the shield in his hand, and his entire shoulders shrank under the transparent shield. Suddenly, the person opposite him became excited for some reason and suddenly rushed towards Qin Jue.
