Chapter 36: Critical Point(1/2)
Option one is 30%, option two is 40%, and option three is 30%.
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[Option 2]
[Go to the west where there is flashlight light]
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Is Xue Ying still human?
Zheng Zhuo couldn't give an answer to this question.
If Xue Ying can be rescued, Xue Ying's [Radio Technology] skills will play an increasingly important role in the future. But another possibility is to risk going to the gathering, only to see the other party show off their newly grown fangs.
——Not a good meeting experience.
But walking towards the coast is a long way, and there may be variables along the way.
"(...Someone is using a flashlight to the west.)"
Zheng Zhuo looked at the voting results and thought.
"(That must be a human being. Although I don't know why they chose to enter before dawn or whether they came to rescue us, but at least they must be human beings.)"
Judging from the current information, Zheng Zhuo does not think that fish-like monsters, giant pythons or the mysterious power that makes people crazy are using flashlights.
After a brief conversation with Chu Huairen, the two headed towards the location where the flashlight light had just been.
"(It's best not to show me a fish-like man holding a bright flashlight later.)"
That will definitely be the funniest hell joke of the century.
Zheng Zhuo was thinking wildly and pushing away the grass.
The two of them walked forward as quietly as possible for more than ten minutes, and the light of the flashlight became more and more obvious. The other party obviously noticed their flashlight and moved closer.
Soon, accompanied by the rustling of the grass, two panicked faces appeared in the trees.
It’s Professor Lin Wen and Student Wang!
"Zheng...Zheng Zhuo! Huairen!"
Both of them were covered in blood and their faces were pale. Professor Lin Wen's left foot was lame, and Student Wang was bent over, covering his abdomen where dark liquid was oozing out with his hands.
Seeing that there were only two people coming and looking like this, Zheng Zhuo's heart suddenly sank.
He knew there would be no rescue.
"What's wrong with Shitai? Where's Xiao He?" Chu Huairen asked. He tried his best to stay calm, but his trembling tone still showed he was shaken.
"In the middle of the night...in the middle of the night, we heard Xue Ying calling your names..." Classmate Wang couldn't stop trembling and said, "We thought the three of you were back, but, in the end...a monster appeared...
Xiao He walked in the front, and he was killed by the monster... Only I took the professor and fled into the jungle... Xiao He... he... I didn't see him..."
"..." Zheng Zhuo and Chu Huairen were silent. They already knew the answer: Classmate He is hopeless.
"The monster...the monster is gone...we can only keep running...Where is Xue Ying? She..."
"It's better not to ask." Zheng Zhuo said, "Just treat it as if we are the only ones left."
"We just heard the sound of the monster." Chu Huairen gritted his teeth and said, "It is faster than you and has gone to the east. We have to leave here now."
Zheng Zhuo nodded. He used [Appraisal] to look at the two of them.
The professor's and classmate Wang's information are all flickering after [name], but they have not turned into monsters like [■■■■■■].
Zheng Zhuo would like to think that the two of them can maintain their relationship in a short time.
As for the other people... If it is said that Classmate Shen's transformation was induced by physical damage, and Xue Ying's transformation was caused by mental damage, then... is it possible for the sailors on the ship to transform in these 24 hours?
time……
"go to the beach."
Zheng Zhuo said seriously.
"Go back to the research ship. We must leave immediately."
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They met in pairs. Before they met each other, they all had some expectations. However, after meeting each other, there was only fear and deep despair in their hearts.
They kept moving forward, always moving forward. The morning sun rose from the sea and hid behind the cloudy sky.
But there was still light all around. This light allowed them to clearly see the beautiful signal tower of the Beautiful Future in the distance.
The four of them held on to the last strength. They moved forward desperately, getting closer and closer to the ship. They stumbled and pushed aside the last clump of miscanthus——
Then.
Hope was ruthlessly crushed.
What appeared in front of me was a hellish scene.
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In the ears, hoarse and sharp screams were intertwined with human wails. The beach near the docking point of the scientific research ship was dyed deep red by the foul-smelling vomit.
The crew members who had not disembarked from the ship had arrived on the ground at some point. The iconic crew uniforms were still on their bodies, but underneath the uniforms, they were replaced with completely different limbs. Those limbs were thin, long, and covered with scales.
With thorns and thorns, mucus seeped out from the cracked parts of their bodies, reflecting dirty light under the dark sky.
The creatures that had once been the crew screamed and prowled the shore.
"Everyone...how could..."
Zheng Zhuo, Chu Huairen, Professor Lin Wen and classmate Wang were all stunned by the sight before them.
"no no--"
Classmate Wang shook his head and stepped back...
Then.
A large scaly hand stretched out from the jungle and grabbed him.
"Professor? Zheng Zhuo? Huairen? Xiao Wang——"
"That thing" behind her made Xue Ying's voice.
It hugged Classmate Wang's hands and shoulders tightly and pulled him back. Its tone was gentle and weak, covered by Classmate Wang's hysterical screams. However, it was more disturbing than any other sound in the world.
Zheng Zhuo's hair stood on end.
quick--
Zheng Zhuo heard a buzzing echo coming from his head.
quick!
Zheng Zhuo and Chu Huairen ran towards the beach, with Professor Lin Wen limping behind.
Zheng Zhuo looked back and saw an even more terrifying sight.
In the distance, there is a familiar figure approaching along the coast. It is wearing classmate He's clothes.
And the jungle on the other side shook.
At first, the monster that Mr. Shen transformed into appeared behind the layers of vines. At some point, he had pulled out the stake in his stomach, and the disgusting contents flowed out of the big hole. However, he could still move.
Zheng Zhuo felt dizzy. Something seemed to be screaming inside his head. He began to feel his body getting hot and cold...
"(Oops!)"
He bit his tongue hard to regain his senses——
The worst thing happened.
Zheng Zhuo lowered his head. He saw clusters of irregular scales growing out of the wounds on his left arm and right hand.
Go quickly! Go quickly!
He couldn't stop anymore! He moved his feet again, followed by Chu Huairen and Professor Lin Wen who passed by him, and ran towards the fire ramp of the scientific research ship.
Gotta get to the boat! Get out of here!
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As the three of them got closer to the gangway, they saw some crew members gathering at the bottom of the rope ladder.
Those people looked horrified, but they seemed to be conscious! Their fish-like state was far less obvious than that of the lost fish-like crew members wandering on the coast.
At the bottom of the rope ladder, the conscious crew members gathered there, and everyone did not dare to make any sound. Behind them, there were some people who had not yet completely transformed, but their minds had completely collapsed. They either stood still or cried, kneeling on the beach. superior.
Among these people, Zheng Zhuo saw the captain.
Fortunately, the captain is on the more conscious side!
"captain!"
Zheng Zhuo, Chu Huairen and Professor Lin Wen ran under the rope ladder at this time.
"It's you!" The captain's face turned pale and he whispered, "When I woke up in the morning, for some reason, everyone was standing on the beach! Sleepwalking - some people became -"
To be continued...