Doomsday city

There is a stray cat at the end of the old street, which is a secret that Essex has never told.

She would hide the white bread in her pocket in the afternoon of the church, and when she got home, she would sneak out to the old street to find the cat. It was a cat with snow-white fur that was not very familiar with people, and Esther called it in private. Ms. White, even though she's not sure if it's Ms. or Ms.

"Ms. Bai, I brought bread." Esses walked into the old street as usual today. It is far away from the main road and is a residential area. Unless it is after school or after get off work, there are not many people passing by.She put the bread crumbs on the small wooden box. When she first found Ms. Bai, it was sitting here gracefully, like a well-bred girl, staring at her passing by with her chin raised with a little pride.

"Meow..." A cat with snow-white fur jumped down from the window sill lightly, and gradually approached with slow steps, but it was about three feet away from Esses and stopped moving forward.Esses knew that Ms. Bai didn't like to be close to humans, so she took three steps back consciously, but Ms. Bai still didn't move, and she took another two steps before the cat agreed to compromise.She first sniffed the white bread crumbs, and then opened her mouth to taste it leisurely. At this time, Esses would squat down to look at her, and remember its appearance in her mind. There is no reason, she thinks this cat is more beautiful than humans, And it was the only beautiful creature she dared to approach, even if it didn't like her very much.

After eating, Ms. Bai usually licks the white fur on her front feet to wash her face, then lazily looks at her with half-closed golden eyes, and jumps back to the three-story balcony to bask in the sun without stopping. Ms. Bai will not Acting like a baby to Essex, even if she often brings food, to Ms. Bai, she may be just a servant. What you should do to serve the mistress is to please her, and the master does not need to give back to the servant, because giving her the opportunity to serve is a favor .

It may be strange to say this, but Esther, who is only eight years old, really thinks so.

She is Lady Bai's servant and must bring refreshments to her mistress on holiday afternoons.

Until the end of the church one day, she walked into the old street with white bread crumbs. No matter how many times she shouted, Ms. Bai did not show up. She waited until evening to leave the bread crumbs on the wooden box in disappointment. A week later Still the same, she took the bread crumbs and waited for Lady Bai, and waited week after week for Lady Bai, who leaped lightly from the balcony and proudly raised her chin, to appear.

"Esther Eli! Look at what you've done! My God! Stop throwing crumbs here!" Sarah George, who was passing by the alley, caught Esther who was about to flee, and carried her The collar of his face was flushed with anger, "You troublesome man! Do you know how annoying the mice caused by the bread crumbs are! I must tell your mother about this! She must take care of you. Bad boy tutored!"

"Let me go! I didn't do anything bad! I'm just waiting for Ms. Bai!" Esther, who is shorter than girls of the same age, is no match for Sarah at all. She can't open the thigh that is bigger than her by shaking her arms Also thick arms.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Ms. Bai!" Sarah is a newly married woman, but she has no affection for children. "Don't try to shirk responsibility, I must tell your mother about this!"

"Ms. Bai is a cat, a white cat. She lives here, on the window sill on the third floor!" Essers knew that Ms. Bai's home was here, but she didn't want to come down.

"Hmph, so you said that little bastard." Sarah let go of Esses and threw Esses two steps aside, and looked at her with a sneer, "I got rid of that thief cat! Damn it, it's too lazy not to catch mice Fat cat, breaks into people's houses all day and breaks glass bottles."

"What?" She felt that her ears were flooded, and what she said just now sounded so vague.

"I killed it," Sarah put her head into Esses viciously, her brown pupils stared straight at her, and the corners of her mouth curled up in a mocking smile, "I knocked it unconscious with a broom, tied it up and threw it into the sewer I think it can give those hungry mice a full meal, and save the mice from looking for me every day, oh yes, and you!"

Sarah laughed out loud, leaving Esses standing alone at the end of the old street in a daze.

She looked at the wooden box full of white bread crumbs and didn't know how to digest the mood at the moment.

The emotions of sadness, shock, anger, astonishment, and disbelief filled her chest, until her mother appeared angrily, slapped her across the face, took her arm and left impatiently, Esther didn't look back at the wooden box From then on, she never stepped into the old neighborhood, not even a single step.

It was all childhood memories, Essers covered her eyes in pain, she was a little surprised to have this dream, she thought it was the most insignificant thing in that tragic childhood, but now thinking of it, she still feels for the missing Ms. Bai Sad, she doesn't believe Sarah's words, even though her face full of malice and ridicule is so profound, Essus would rather believe that Ms. Bai just left, maybe it found a warmer home, a master who is willing to love it?

Maybe...probably...that's it...

"Eli, Eli? Esses, Esses." Vinoa's call made Esses stunned for a moment, she moved her hands covering her eyes, and found that everyone was looking at her, and she blushed in embarrassment face, "Why are you covering your face? Do you have an opinion on the plan we discussed? Or do you have a better plan?"

"No, I didn't... I just..." They gathered outside the car to discuss the next journey, but Esses wandered into the distance, mourning for her own childhood, "I'm sorry." She lifted her spirits to the others I apologize, but fortunately Vinoya is not really angry. If she is really angry, she will tighten her lips, like a dragon who is patient not to spew out flames.

"Help the cold? You don't know how long this winter will last, do you?" Charlotte stroked her chin, like a small movement after she fell into thought, "I think we should try to break through, such as finding areas that have not been infected, or collecting refugees Where the tide goes, that might not keep us going in circles."

"I vote half for Dr. Pan," Mabel lazily raised her right hand, but her eyes were fixed on Vinoah, "but I think Dr. York is right, those zombies devour corpses are very strange, especially their It would fall into a deep sleep, feeling ready for something, like a hibernating animal that fills itself up and spends the winter in a hollow tree."

"This is an omen, Pan," rubbing his aching temples. After a few hours of rest and the effect of the pain relief anchor, Vinoa could rethink again. A preliminary comparison of the behavior of the dead bodies showed that the trend of 're-evolution' forced her to stop her fleeing, "No one knows how the Henovirus came from, and no one knows why the damn thing is only two degrees Celsius in summer. Now I can only assume that everything is the evolution of nature, so without human drive, it is safest to believe in the intuition of wild animals, and those wild animals are considered zombies for the time being."

"So... it will snow heavily?" Benny asked suspiciously.

"Well, you're right, Vinoa," Charlotte rubbed Benny's messy short brown hair. She admitted that Vinoa York had good opinions, but she also had some scruples in her heart, "I agree to temporarily Find a place to shelter from the cold, but more importantly, clarify the information we have. You know how fast the Henovirus evolves. We can't guarantee that those zombies will freeze to death after the winter, or even more... In short, the situation is not good. Big bad, we've got to figure out a countermeasure as soon as possible, and strike before those guys get too hard to deal with."

It only took a few months for Henovirus to go from a common flu to a deadly infectious disease and then disappear without a trace.

A winter evolution?God knows if zombies will grow wings and fly, or learn how to drive.

"So we've reached a consensus?" Frieda asked, blinking her summer bay eyes.

Vinoya spread out the map of the area. They are not far from the city center. Although they are suburbs, they are not yet part of the real farming countryside. "Before we go south, we must go to Shenkel Union University," fingertips across the road Stop at the intersection not far away, the place circled by the red pen is the only university in this area, "They have attached medical schools and research institutes, we have to get some equipment for analysis, and there are also restaurants or supermarkets, leave Prepare enough food before the downtown area."

"Wow, university, I never thought I could get in!" Frieda shouted exaggeratedly, as if she received the admission letter and couldn't wait to announce the good news to the world, and said goodbye to her friends. A crazy and exciting farewell party.

"We're breaking in, not enrolling, you idiot." Ingrid twisted her tense neck, she hated standing next to Frieda in meetings, this woman who was always yelling made her nerves weak, If possible, she would like to stand beside Esses. She is always so quiet. Although she will be in a daze, isn't it cute when her eyes are empty and blushing after being awakened?God, Esses, she wished she could be by her side now, and hold her hand to relieve her high emotions.

"Ha! You mean to go in with an iron rod and a pistol and forcefully destroy the utensils of those talented students, and steal their food and property?" Frieda couldn't help licking her dry lips with the boiling blood, "My friend, I like it." This kind of game."

Pressing the bridge of her nose with cold fingers, Vinoya put away the map and let everyone get in the car. She didn't forget that everyone in this team except Benny was not normal. It was easy for them to commit crimes and kill people, just like It's as easy as eating, but to control the manic genes of those people, Vinoya sometimes wants to give them some tranquilizers to make the journey smoother.

"Eli," calling out to Esther, who was moving a little slower, Vinoa frowned and looked at her, "You've been distracted recently, is it because of lack of sleep? Or do you have something to say?" Seeing the other party cast a puzzled look , Vinoya raised his sleeves to reveal his smooth and slender wrists, and then used his index finger as a knife to draw a horizontal line on it.

"No! No! I just..." Esses shook her head in horror. She didn't commit suicide or escape from reality. She clenched her hands tightly, staring at the toes of her shoes as she would usually do in a panic, "I just made a Nightmare, it just makes me a little uneasy, I'm fine, really."

She heard Vinoa sigh, "Cheer up, the place we are going to will not be a courtyard full of warm sunshine."