Chapter 54 Girl, Dark Night, Dead Man

"Phew! The noodles are so delicious!"

The girl picked out the last half of the noodle at the bottom of the bowl and swallowed it, sighing.

After hesitating for a moment, she blushed and picked up the bowl. In order to make herself look less special, she tried to swallow one mouthful at a time instead of sucking away the soup base in the bowl.

It's just that her frugal behavior is destined to be so unique in this city that doesn't care much about food and clothing. Although the diners around him didn't say it clearly, Hua Neng could feel that they were quietly looking at her with their peripheral vision, and the traces of food and clothing were still on their faces. ...Uh, surprised? It doesn’t seem quite accurate – strange!

Yes, that's the word.

It's like watching monkeys in the zoo learn to eat with utensils like humans.

Such an expression is indeed not hostile, but it is undoubtedly very uncomfortable, especially for a girl who is somewhat sensitive and closed-minded due to her poor family background.

But... her family situation is actually not bad, but since her father was attacked and injured by a zombie-like creature, her savings have been spent like water on the treatment of the injury.

The elderly store manager walked up to her and asked her with a smile if she wanted another bowl.

Would you like another bowl...

Hua touched her flat belly. To be honest, the noodles in this store were quite sufficient, but for her who had practiced martial arts since she was a child and could eat four bowls of white rice in one meal, it was indeed not enough.

Hua pursed her lips and instinctively wanted to nod.

It wasn't until she saw the sign on the table that she suddenly woke up - this was Canghai City! One of the most expensive cities in the world!

The cheapest bowl of Yangchun noodles here is nearly double the price of the small town where her hometown is!

It is already the end of the month, and living expenses are already a bit tight. It will cost some money to take the subway back to school - if I had known better, I would have stayed in school...

So, she could only rub her belly, forcefully smile and reject the store manager's kindness, and silently left alone, walking in the city that never sleeps, full of neon glow and bustling people.

"Hey... it's less than ten kilometers from here to school, why not run back... and you can save some money."

Hua had a sudden idea.

"Uh... that's not possible either. After exercising, you will get hungry quickly, and then you will be in trouble..."

Suddenly, a poster on a tall building in front of her caught her eye.

"The opera "Crown of Thorns" written, directed and performed by the great star Eden will be performed on time at the Canghai Grand Theater tonight!"

Hua listened carefully, and although it was still some distance away from the Grand Theater, he could already hear a hint of misty and plaintive singing.

"Is it a tragedy? Forget it...I can't listen to it anyway."

She was on the busiest street in Canghai City. To use the words in the textbook, it was no exaggeration to say that the traffic was like flowing water and horses were like dragons.

There is also something that is not in the textbook - the neon that renders the entire silent night sky into dark purple.

Although this was not his first time in the city, Hua still felt at a loss as he looked at such a lively scene.

She remembered that her philosophy teacher said that this was a lack of sense of belonging, because there were no people who cared about or were cared about, and because she had too little, the whole person was like a grass without roots. Wandering from place to place, calling home all over the world, in the end I still don’t know where or who I belong to.

Hua shook her head. She felt that she was a little too sad and too emotional.

I looked at my watch and saw that it was getting late. It would be better to go back to school early. If I was locked out by the dormitory aunt, that would be too...

She hurriedly walked towards the subway station.

Fang took two steps, she pursed her lips, and finally started running towards the other way.

Save some money...

"I heard someone in school some time ago that zombie-like creatures also appeared in Canghai City? Uh... there is a block with few people ahead, so you should be careful." Hua reminded himself secretly in his heart while running.

Compared with others who just regard that kind of creature as an "urban ghost story" and even want to "seek excitement", Hua dare not take it lightly because her father is a real victim. He verified the creature with his own wounds. The existence of this kind of creature - although Hua still doesn't understand why the coalition government has been reluctant to announce the facts to people.

"Ah! Help!"

The cry for help was drowned in the bustling crowd and was almost inaudible. But Hua's hearing was sharper, and she quickly determined that the source of the sound was the neighborhood she was about to pass in front of her!

Moreover, that cry for help seems a bit familiar?

Hua stopped at the entrance of the block and greeted her twice. Since arriving in Canghai City, she had abandoned her morning exercises every morning, and her physical fitness had declined somewhat. After running two kilometers, her body felt a little tired.

"There is indeed a problem."

She had only heard that this neighborhood was sparsely populated - this alone was considered a miracle in Canghai City, where every inch of land was at a premium.

But what I see now is that there are only a few people around, and it is simply deathly silent!

Compared with the bright day outside, there is an extremely rare real night here. Only a few people's lights were on. They should have heard the cry for help, but for some reason they chose to ignore it.

More rooms seemed to have been abandoned. The windows of many people's balconies were open. Through the light outside, you could see clothes hanging on hangers, swinging from side to side with the gentle wind - at first glance, they looked like they were hanging. He thought someone had hanged himself, which startled Hua.

The evening breeze of early summer penetrated the entire street, as if someone was whimpering in the dead night.

"It's my life! Help me!"

This time, Hua heard it clearly. She remembered that in school, two girls were discussing zombie-like creatures. Wasn't this one of them?

She really came here to explore!

Hua instinctively took a half step back, a little scared. But she quickly resisted the urge to run away.

Although she didn't know where she got the courage, she just clenched her fists, and she could still feel the calluses left by years of boxing practice on her fingers - these were a pair of hands that were completely different from those of other girls.

Just touching these calluses seemed to give her courage, so her body reacted before her brain - rushing straight towards the direction of the cry for help!

She rushed through the dead streets, and a girl wearing a white shirt and a denim top tied around her waist to make a skirt ran towards her, crying and shouting.

When she saw a figure appearing in front of her, she obviously ran faster... But when she discovered that the figure was a girl about her age, she instantly fell into despair.

But Hua didn't notice all this, her eyes were all focused on the darkness behind the girl.

"It's just like what my father described. His skin color makes him look like a dead person, but his movements are extremely sensitive and violent!"

The dead man waved a kitchen knife and was about to catch up with the fleeing girl. Hua ran two steps and suddenly jumped up, rolled forward and passed over the girl's head, and then hit the dead man's head hard with his heel.

"Click!"

The dead man's face collapsed in an instant, and Hua felt a sharp pain in his heels. However, after landing, she just adjusted her body shape slightly, and then rushed into the dead man's arms. First, she hit the opponent's wrist with her left elbow, knocking her down. The kitchen knife in his hand flew away, and then he punched his chest and abdomen with his right hand.

"Cun Jin!"

The dead man was suddenly hit, and he instinctively wanted to give up his strength and retreat, but Hua did not retract the fist he just punched. Instead, he turned his fist into a claw, grabbed the dead man's broken collar, pulled it back, and then It was a top knee that hit the opponent's lower abdomen, causing it to retreat continuously. Then Hua took a step forward, and his left hand's immortal fist did not look like a palm. Instead, he used the heel of his palm to hit the dead man in a way similar to an uppercut. on the chin.

"Crossing the river in white clothes!"

This is the name of the move.

She looked at her opponent with a hint of expectation...

"Uh...how can you still stand up?"

Compared with before, Hua's strength has increased a lot, because he knew that the opponent was a monster and did not deliberately hold back.

"The skull and jaw are shattered, and the forearm of the right hand should also be broken. How can it still stand up! Doesn't it feel pain?"

What's even more frightening is that as a growl and teeth grinding sounds came from the darkness, more and more black shadows came out.

"Is this the kind of monster my father is facing!"

Hua's fists were not loosened, but they were already shaking a little.

Then her wrists tightened, and a pair of small hands that shook even harder grabbed her.

This made her wake up instantly - she did not necessarily and could not defeat these monsters, what she had to do was to escape!

"Run!" she shouted, holding the girl's hand and running wildly.

"The place where we just entered the neighborhood is not far from here, just..."

Hua pulled the girl and ran back along the original road, and unexpectedly encountered another group of dead soldiers at the corner.

"!"

Before the dead men could react, she kicked the leader over, but this also revealed more dead men in the streets and alleys...

Hua gritted her teeth. It was no longer possible to return the same way. She felt vaguely that she was afraid she didn't want to stay here.

But it was too late to regret. She could only drag the girl and run around in the dark. More and more dead soldiers were gathering from all directions, and there were fewer and fewer routes for them to escape...

"I...I can't...I can't run anymore..." The girl she rescued gasped for air, her footsteps getting heavier and heavier.

"Leave me and run away alone. I really can't run anymore!"

Hua did not respond, but suddenly stopped.

The moment she stopped, she staggered and her body leaned directly on the girl.

"Hey! Why don't you run away!"

Hua took a breath of air, bent down and touched her heel. It seemed that the bone was cracked. She could run here as far as she could.

Besides...

Hua pointed in front of him.

There was a high wall in front of them.

"Uuuuuuuuah! It's over, it's over! I'm sorry, God, I shouldn't pursue excitement! Ahhhhh!"

Hua bit her lip, calmly and desperately pulling her back until her back was against the cold wall.

The dead warriors surrounded the two of them, picking their teeth directly with their sharp teeth, as if they were already preparing to enjoy the feast that was about to follow.

"If you step on my shoulders, maybe you can turn over." Hua originally wanted to say this, but a strong sense of despair came over and drowned out all her words.

Fear? Maybe there is. But it's more of an indescribable emotion.

Different from the crying and fussing of the girls around him, Hua slowly closed his eyes and prepared to face what was coming next.

"They are all low-level dead soldiers, Ai Li, leave them to you."

Suddenly, a cold male voice came from above.

The voice sounded a little relieved, as if something that was both sure and uncertain finally happened - relief after the dust fell to the ground.

Hua Moran looked back and saw a figure standing on the high wall at some point. His silvery white hair was fluttering in the evening wind, and the moonlight was hidden behind him, turning into a lonely figure.

And when she turned her gaze back to the front, she was dressed in white and had a touch of pink hair in front of her.

What's weirder is...she is holding a...bow?

Does anyone still use this kind of weapon these days?

"You are really good at summoning people...Mikael...I also want to go back and listen to the drama..."

The pink girl complained nonchalantly, ignoring the dozens of dead soldiers surrounding them.

"Then resolve it quickly. The play has only reached the second act. It's perfectly late to rush back before the ending."

Men have the same attitude.

"Okay~" The girl called Aili smiled and turned her head to look at the two shivering girls behind her. "You guys did a great job! Leave the rest to me!"

Then, the girl lightly twisted the bow string. Her movements were elegant but not slow. Like gorgeous flying flowers, she shot countless pink arrows in an instant.

Pieces of crystal burst out from the bodies of the dead soldiers who were hit, like blooming crystal flowers.

That was the first time Hua saw such a bright and flawless crystal.