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Wu Ming had never felt that time passed so quickly, and he was also racing against time and making all preparations.
In the blink of an eye, seven days were about to pass. At three o'clock in the afternoon on September 10, after taking a hot bath, Wu Ming sat on the sofa and turned on the TV, but he could not calm down.
I'm afraid he is the only one in the world who knows what terrible things will happen in a few hours. He knows it but can't stop it. This feeling is quite uncomfortable, like a patient who knows he has a terminal illness but can't do anything.
He can only wait to spend the few remaining years of his life.
So much so that Wu Ming's hands kept shaking unconsciously.
Time is slowly passing by, and various news about falling meteorites and frequent bloodshed incidents in various places are constantly being shown on TV. Today, in broad daylight, many areas have been attacked by 'meteorites', and many people have been involved in the incident.
Deaths have occurred, and warnings have been broadcast on the news advising citizens everywhere to stay at home and not go out.
At noon, Wu Ming called his colleague Li Xia and asked her to come to his home. As one of Wu Ming's few friends in Yucheng, Li Xia naturally wanted to keep her safe and let her come to his home.
Avoiding this was Wu Ming's plan all along.
However, at around four o'clock in the afternoon, Li Xia, who should have arrived long ago, never came. Just at this time, Wu Ming's phone rang, and it was Li Xia who called.
Wu Ming, who thought Li Xia had arrived, hurriedly answered the phone and asked Li Xia to come here. Wu Ming had been thinking about it for a long time. The house here is strong enough, with protective nets on the windows, security doors, and many supplies. Survival here is very difficult.
The odds are obviously much higher, but Li Xia told Wu Ming unexpected news on the phone that she could not come.
"Wu Ming, I'm really sorry. The lady next door suddenly fell ill. Her children are not around, and it's too chaotic outside. I have to stay and take care of her. I can only go to your place another day." Li Xia apologized on the other end of the phone.
said.
Wu Ming was immediately a little anxious when he heard this. He knew that Li Xia was kind-hearted. To put it bluntly, she was very kind-hearted. But how could he let her stay there at this juncture? Li Xia on the other end of the phone was obviously very anxious. After saying that,
He hung up directly. When Wu Ming called back, he was told that the call could not be reached.
Next, Wu Ming called several times but was unable to get through, but he knew he was in trouble.
Looking at the time, it was almost five o'clock in the afternoon. According to Wu Ming's plan, it was best to stay at home at this time. After nine o'clock in the evening, the disaster would happen and the energy in the air would increase a lot.
At that time, you can collect vitality without going out. Maybe in half a month, maybe in a month, you can collect the awakened twenty-four units of vitality. Once you awaken, everything will be fine. At least at this stage, the awakened person has
A survivability that ordinary people cannot match.
But Li Xia's broken promise broke his plan, and at this time he fell into a situation where heaven and man were at war. On the one hand, he knew that he could ignore Li Xia, and then follow his own plan, wait for his awakening in this strong fortress, and then go
Seize various cards to improve your chances of survival. But in this way, Li Xia will still be cut off from her previous life. Maybe she will die. After all, many people died when the disaster happened.
At the same time, on the other hand, Wu Ming had a bold plan in his mind, which was to find Li Xia while there were still a few hours left and bring her here no matter what. But there is no doubt that
, leaving here, you will face many dangers. What if you can't find Li Xia? What if you encounter an unknown situation on the road? What if those cards are activated in advance? If you can't get back here in time, you will be in big trouble.
.
There is no doubt that this plan is too risky.
"Come on, Wu Ming, she is not related to you, she is just a female colleague, but she has a better relationship at ordinary times. Do you think you should risk it for her? Those cards will be activated soon. If you can't get back in time, the consequences will be disastrous, and Li Xia
The place where I live is more than twenty kilometers away from here, and there are too many unexpected situations that I may encounter on the road. Stay here and ignore her. You are just an ordinary office worker and there is no need to take risks."
In Wu Ming's heart, voices like this kept popping up. Indeed, it was already getting dark outside. It was really unwise to go out at this time.
But there was another voice in Wu Ming's heart.
"Wu Ming, you coward, you still have time. Although Li Xia is not related to you, she helps you a lot in the company. In this city, she is the only one who can be called a friend. When you are short of money,
She was the only one who lent it to you. When you were drunk, she ran a few streets to find hot water to help you sober up. It was she who helped you clean up your messy desk every day. Without Li Xia, you would be alone in Yucheng.
.And now, are you willing to just watch your friends die and turn a blind eye? If so, even if you can awaken, you are still a weak person. In the new world, the weak cannot survive. You will still die, even if it is not now
, you will still die!"
The two voices in his mind kept intertwining. At this time, Wu Ming suddenly remembered a detail. He once participated in a beach trip organized by the company and saw Li Xia wearing a bikini. Of course, Wu Ming thought of this at this time, not because of nostalgia.
Li Xia's infinitely beautiful figure, but he vaguely remembered that there was a small birthmark on the inner side of Li Xia's thigh.
Birthmarks are very common and are nothing, and Wu Ming doesn't care about them. However, if combined with three years of living experience in the new world, it becomes different.
In his memory, the shape of the birthmark on Li Xia's inner thigh was very strange, resembling a crescent moon. In the new world, Wu Ming had seen a similar pattern before, on the wrist of a strong man, and that strong man was also an awakened person.
And it was much stronger than Wu Ming. At that time, Wu Ming had not yet awakened and was mixed with a group of refugees. He watched the strong man carefully take away a man who also had the same kind of crescent birthmark on his neck as if he had encountered some treasure.
boy.
There is no doubt that this mark is very unusual.
Since coming back from rebirth, Wu Ming has been busy making preparations, and it was only now that he suddenly remembered such a thing. What that kind of mark means, no one knows, not even Wu Ming, but he knows that he has a
A very good excuse to rescue Li Xia.
Maybe this is really an excuse. After all, Wu Ming's memory of the beach is very vague. Maybe it was just a stain on the sand, but it doesn't matter anymore, because Wu Ming has already made a decision.
He decided to go find Li Xia. After all, there was still time, and after continuously absorbing nearly five units of vitality in the past few days, Wu Ming's current physique was nearly twice that of a normal adult. Even if he encountered an emergency
The situation can be dealt with one or two.
Wu Ming wanted to find out what that mysterious crescent mark meant in his last life. How could he let go of this opportunity this time?
Thinking of this, Wu Ming immediately took action. He first sent a text message to Li Xia, telling her that he would find her and asking her to stay at home and not go anywhere. Now that the phone could not be reached, he could only place his hope on the text message.
Then he found a backpack and stuffed the scale armor he bought into it, as well as a few bottles of mineral water and biscuits. Then he found a piece of cloth and wrapped the sharpened Tang Dao
Okay, I put the energy collector on my back, then opened the door and walked out.
There were several demonstrations on the streets today, and even bloody conflicts broke out. The citizens wanted to know the truth because they were scared, but they didn't know that the officials were just as scared as they were.
Because there is complete chaos outside, most citizens have chosen to stay at home since the morning, so the streets appear empty, except for the occasional police car that drives by in a hurry.
Yucheng is very big. If divided by area, it can be divided into new city and old city. Wu Ming is currently in the new city, with spacious buildings and new facilities. Li Xia lives in the old city. You can get there by taking the subway.
It also takes about an hour.
There are still more than three hours left before the card is activated. In theory, it is more than enough time to go back and forth. Wu Ming walked quickly towards the nearest subway station.
At this moment, a burst of gunfire suddenly rang out in the distance. From this distance, it sounded a bit like firecrackers, but Wu Ming, who had three years of experience in living in the new world, immediately recognized that it was a gunshot, a real gunshot.
.
Based on the size of the sound, Wu Ming judged that the gunfire came from five hundred meters away, but he didn't know what happened there. This was also the first time gunfire occurred in the city.
Wu Ming, who quickened his pace, finally entered a nearby subway station. Along the way, he saw with his own eyes a group of young people holding iron bars and bricks, smashing open the glass of a store and grabbing property. At this stage, it was not uncommon for such a thing to happen.
Strange.
But when Wu Ming arrived at the subway station, he was dumbfounded. The electronic screen at the subway station showed that all subway lines were currently out of service, and the entrance was also surrounded by iron fences, making it impossible to enter.
"Damn!" Wu Ming cursed secretly. If he can't take the subway, how can he get to the old city?
No need to ask, it's such a mess now. Since the subway has stopped, the buses must also have stopped running. I didn't see a single bus along the road just now. Let alone buses, there are very few private cars, and most of them are in the street.
Hurry.
The public transportation system is out of service, so it is a bit difficult to go to the old city. Wu Ming is poor and has no money to buy a car. Now he can only think of other ways.
Walking was obviously not a good idea. It took too much time to walk the twenty kilometers away. But soon, Wu Ming found a few bicycles locked on the roadside in front of him. Looking around, there was no one around. Wu Ming was heartbroken.
However, Heng walked over secretly.
A few minutes later, riding a stolen mountain bike, Wu Ming rushed toward the old city.
There were no dangers along the way, but it took more than an hour to get to the old city where Li Xia was. Wu Ming also made several calls along the way, but most of them were unreachable. Occasionally, no one answered the call once or twice.
When they arrived at the community where Li Xia lived, the sky had darkened. Wu Ming looked at the time on his watch. It was already 7:15 in the evening. He quickly went upstairs and outside Li Xia's house, Wu Ming knocked on the door.
The door.
Although time was a bit tight, it was still too late to find Li Xia and take her back. However, Wu Ming soon discovered that something was wrong. He knocked on the door for three minutes and even smashed it in the end, but there was no response from the room.
.
Perhaps because Wu Ming knocked on the door too loudly, the security door next door opened a crack, and then a bearded man was revealed.
"What are you knocking for? Who are you looking for?"
No need to ask, this person must be Li Xia's neighbor. When Wu Ming asked, the latter said: "Oh, you are looking for Li Xia? Aunt Wang next door has a heart attack, and Li Xia took her to the hospital."
"Go to the hospital? Which hospital?" Wu Ming asked hurriedly.
"I don't know that!" After saying that, the bearded man closed the door, leaving only a stunned Wu Ming in the corridor.
