Chapter 155 Illusion (2-in-1)
This storage room cost them too much effort, and they thought they could use it for at least another year or two, and then expand outwards after everyone's abilities have made a qualitative leap.
If such a shelter is lost at this time, the foundation that Qiming has finally built will be lost in one fell swoop.
Moreover, without cover, short-term safety cannot be guaranteed, and food and water will become a problem again. Everyone has to be busy with basic survival and has no time to research and exercise abilities, creating a vicious cycle.
therefore.
Chen Mu was anxious to get out, even though he didn't know whether the other party had other ambush.
Qian Fei remained on the observation deck.
The other three people took the lift down.
Tang Jing was already waiting at the door.
"We must find a way to put out the fire."
"Unfortunately, the drainage outlet of the water storage tank is too far away."
"Can it be diverted?"
"Yes, but there may not be enough time."
"If it doesn't work, I will find a way to tie up the stone balls, Old Wei Come and pull it away."
As long as no one interrupts, it is not a problem to deal with the burning stone ball, but I don't know if there is enough time. Once the door is burned, it will be difficult to put out the fire with their current size.
But at this moment.
Zhao Xiaoyan pointed outside: "The fire is out!"
"Huh?"
Sure enough, the flickering fire suddenly disappeared.
Chen Mu had already planned to go out in the high temperature, but the fireball actually went out on its own?
"Is it finished burning?"
"How did the stone ball burn?"
"Maybe it was coated with gasoline?"
"But it was still burning very hot just now. It won't go out suddenly."
Everyone was talking about it. Until Chen Mu said, "Let's go out and take a look."
Sun Yuan walked up and said, "I'll come with you."
"Me too." Zhao Xiaoyan followed.
With these two people following, most dangers can be detected in advance. It is not easy for Yizhong to hide in the dark and make a sneak attack.
Gu Yinglong and others were left at home, while Dong Junwei, Chen Mu and others went outside together.
The light ball left on the ground looked particularly bright at this time, like a large square in the past with bright lights.
The lights dispersed the darkness and made everyone feel safer.
To be honest, this battle was fought in a blur. I didn't know how the other party found me, nor their specific methods. I didn't even see the appearance of the enemy clearly.
Chen Mu immediately walked towards the huge stone ball.
The height of the stone ball is about the same as a person. Now it is leaning against the crack of the door, and it is not as spectacular as when it burned just now.
"Don't you think it's strange?"
"Huh?"
"We are so close, but there is no heat at all?" Chen Mu said suddenly.
"This is true."
Everyone was only a few centimeters away from the stone ball at this time, but under the night wind, it was even a little cool.
Logically speaking, such a big fire cannot have no heat at all.
Zhao Xiaoyan also said: "I have been smelling the smell nearby from the beginning. Now that I think about it, I have never smelled the smell of burning, but I didn't pay attention just now..." The door is as bright as
day, and basically everything can be seen clearly.
Wait until you get closer.
Chen Mu found that the stone ball was quietly leaning against the crack of the door. There was no trace of burning on it. When he touched it with his hand, it was still cold.
"What the hell?"
"Maybe it's some kind of supernatural power?"
Tang Jing pointed upward: "There are no signs of burning on the door."
"What kind of power is this?" Chen Mu frowned.
"It looks like some kind of illusion."
"But, the flames were indeed able to illuminate the surroundings just now. Can illusions do this?"
Chen Mu thought that when he looked down from the observation deck, the flames were exactly the same as real ones, but Thinking about it now, it does seem a bit strange that I didn't feel any heat at that time.
Tang Jing said: "It's hard to say. Maybe the illusion created by this person can inherit all the visual effects, but has no other attributes. Moreover, if the illusion itself is simulated with light, it is reasonable that it can illuminate the surroundings."
"So, this thing is just for scaring people?"
"Absolutely, but it's very effective, isn't it?"
"Indeed, it scared us so much just now."
Chen Mu thought about how the people in Qingbei were also scared and ran away. There is a feeling of sympathy for each other.
"But, since it's an illusion, why add a real stone ball? It's not easy for them to roll this thing, why not just create an illusion of a stone ball together?" Tang Jing said with a smile: "I guess the
superpower My mental power is not strong enough and I can only simulate something with no fixed form such as flame, but it is more difficult for such a big stone ball. Maybe I am afraid of revealing my secret." "But what's the point of them doing this
? What's the use?" He Ying asked curiously: "When we were fighting Qingbei, we could use this method to scare them and disrupt the opponent's formation, but we were all in the room just now, what could we do to us?" Tang Jing said:
" Obviously, they want to force us out."
"That's right."
Chen Mu also continued: "I was above just now and saw a lot of people ambushing around below, and there were also many reptiles that I couldn't see what they were. "
When he said this, he asked Sun Yuandao: "Can you hear anything else now?"
"There are footsteps, but they are all going far away. I guess I can't catch up." Sun Yuandao said.
"Don't chase after poor criminals, and it will be no fun if you are ambushed again."
Chen Mu was sure that there was no fire. The boulder in Chen Mu's heart finally fell, but he quickly frowned and said: "I remember there were a lot of reptiles at that time. , was blown up a lot by grenades, but why are there no bodies on the ground, not even a trace of blood?" "
There." Tang Jing pointed to the distance.
I saw a few human-like figures crawling on the ground, but their movements were very slow, as if they had been seriously injured.
Everyone approached together.
Obviously, these were the people who were hit by grenades and abandoned by Yizhong.
There was nothing the other party could do. Twenty-one people came. From what Chen Mu saw, most of them were casualties. The remaining people helped their nearby companions away, but there were always a few that they couldn't take care of. .
Chen Mu found a man lying motionless, stepped forward and stretched out a long stick, turning him over.
A young face appeared under the light, but it was already covered in blood. After being turned over by Chen Mu, he let out a miserable groan.
They are all of the same age.
If there is no apocalypse, everyone should probably hold activities together on the playground. If you meet someone you can chat with, maybe you can make more friends.
But now.
Obviously we have never met each other, why do we have to do this?
Chen Mu thought he was relatively hard-hearted, but at this time, he still felt sad. There is even an inexplicable anger, but this anger is not towards the person in front of him, not even towards Yizhong, but towards the mysterious force that makes them all smaller.
He has obviously relied on his own efforts to get into the city's key universities like Ziwei. If nothing happens, his future university, work, and life will be bright.
For an orphan, this is not easy.
But this apocalypse has ruined all of this.
This is also a big reason why Chen Mu often shows negativity while fighting hard since the disaster - he is not afraid of struggle, but you can't suddenly restart after I have achieved some results in my struggle.
Although life is slowly getting better now and his abilities are getting stronger and stronger, who knows if one day he will suddenly restart again?
The man on the ground soon stopped moving.
Chen Mu knelt down and saw that his half-open eyes were lifeless, and blood was constantly leaking from the corners of his mouth. Even if he wasn't a doctor, he could tell that most of the man was dead.
Dong Junwei and others also saw it clearly.
I don’t know why, but the joy of victory suddenly disappeared a lot.
What is this fight for?
This time I won.
But what about next time? Could it be that he was lying on the ground?
This question is on almost everyone's mind.
"Look for anyone alive."
Those who are still at the scene are those who no longer have the ability to leave on their own.
Wei Dalei and others turned around and found that there were seven people in total.
Three were completely dead.
The two were still breathing, but they were obviously affected by the grenade at close range. They were completely changed beyond recognition and basically couldn't survive.
The last two had their legs broken by steel balls. Although they could not move around, their lives were not in danger.
"Take these two people back, and throw the rest... into the grass."
Chen Mu was afraid that they had any special abilities, so he tied the injured two people into mummies and planned to take them back for Tang Jing to interrogate.
After all, No. 1 Middle School had already lost a lot of people just from the conflict with them.
After stealing the car last time, Wei Dalei fired a grenade, and there should have been many casualties. But this time, seven of them have been scrapped, plus the two captured before. After a rough calculation, at least a dozen have been damaged. personal.
Thinking about it this way, Qiming's combat effectiveness seems to be pretty good.
Even Qingbei had no choice but to fall into their hands several times.
The record is brilliant.
Wei Dalei and a group of boys were responsible for cleaning the battlefield, at least throwing the corpses away, otherwise they would attract ants, but there was too much blood on the ground, and there was nothing they could do for the time being.
Human adaptability is truly terrifying.
Having only dealt with a corpse once last time, even Zhu Hao and others have become more accustomed to it today, and there is no discomfort at all.
After everything is dealt with.
"What to do with these lights?" Wei Dalei asked.
"Just leave it here. If the other party comes again, it won't be easy to hide. We can't relax on duty tonight. It's best to add one more person."
Chen Mu said and looked at Dong Junwei.
Although Zhao Xiaoyan is currently scheduling the shift, Dong Junwei still needs to confirm it in the end.
Dong Junwei nodded: "Well, it will be me and He Ying in the middle of the night. Let Qian Fei go and rest first. We will readjust our duties tomorrow." As for
the stone ball, there is no need to move it away for the time being. It's put there.
After experiencing this attack, everyone including Chen Mu felt that Qiming's current defense and early warning system still had a lot to improve.
Just when everyone was about to go back, they heard a "meow" sound in the distance.
Then, a huge shadow enveloped him.
Everyone was scared out of their wits.
This was much more terrifying than the attack on No. 1 Middle School just now.
Du Jiajia rushed out in a hurry and blocked everyone in front.
Qiming's biggest trump card - Comrade Xiao Huang, was belatedly arriving at this time.
At the speed of the cat, Sun Yuan and Zhao Xiaoyan had no time to react, but whether it was because of the telepathy with Du Jiajia or because humans were too insignificant, the cat didn't care at all about people other than Du Jiajia.
Of course, it was careful with Du Jiajia, but not necessarily with other people. Even if it didn't mean any harm, it might still be possible if it accidentally stepped on her.
Chen Mu and others quickly retreated into the room.
As for Du Jiajia, at this time, she is probably the safest human being in the world. Even if No. 1 Middle School and Qingbei come together, it is probably not enough for Xiao Huang.
……
A few minutes later.
Du Jiajia came back with a frown on her face.
"Du Jiajia, what's the matter with your cat? He didn't come when we needed him. He scared us when it was over."
Chang Junyan was still frightened by what happened just now. Such a big monster suddenly rushed to his side. He was not frightened. Peeing your pants is considered brave.
"Hehe."
Du Jiajia clasped her hands together and said with a smile, "Sorry, I just asked. Xiao Huang went to play outside the school before. The distance was quite far, so he came late." "You can ask this?
" Zhu Hao was surprised.
"Now when we are in physical contact, I can occasionally see Xiao Huang's perspective." Du Jiajia said.
"When did it happen?" Tang Jing asked.
"It was just the day before yesterday, but this kind of picture is very blurry and intermittent, and sometimes it doesn't work. I thought I would tell you after I understand it better." Du Jiajia replied.
"It seems that your abilities are also improving." Tang Jing nodded.
"But, I haven't even exercised. No, to be precise, I don't know how to exercise." Du Jiajia's biggest problem now is that she doesn't know where her ability can grow.
Is it attracting more animals? Or is communication with animals smoother?
And she has no idea how to train her abilities.
"From the current point of view, communicating with Xiao Huang is at least beneficial to your abilities, so let's continue."
Tang Jing didn't seem to have any good suggestions for Du Jiajia's abilities. She basically let her go. groping.
"Xiao Huang has gone back?" Zhao Xiaoyan asked.
"Well, she's been out playing wild all day, and it seems like the mother cat is angry."
Du Jiajia suddenly put her hands on her hips and imitated the old cat's words in an old-fashioned tone: "Among the brothers and sisters, you are the most careless. You disappear after eating and you always sneak food into the house." Outside..."
"Is this your own imagination, or did Xiao Huang tell you?" Chen Mu said with a smile.
"Well...I sensed it. Oh, spiritual communication is very complicated. I can't explain it to you. Anyway, we can communicate a lot of things even if we don't use words..." Seeing Du Jiajia's superior and proud face, everyone couldn't help but wonder
. I find it funny.
But for now, Du Jiajia's ability has a very high upper limit. If nothing else, as long as she recruits a few cats, she can run around the school.
When the time comes, no matter whether it is No. 1 Middle School or Qingbei, they will all be scum.
(End of chapter)