Chapter 609: Lake Baikal
At the southernmost tip of Lake Baikal, a magnificent city has been buried by ice and snow.
This city is called Irkutsk, and it is the largest city in Siberia.
However, with the arrival of the Age of Ending Law, this city has already become covered with ice and snow, and the wind is biting.
The goose-feather heavy snow falls at any time without stopping at all. In just a few months, Irkutsk turned into a city of ice sculptures.
The power was out, the water system was out, and even the roads were covered in snow.
The snow even reached more than two meters deep at one point, so that residents living on the ground floor had to move to higher floors.
In fact, there aren't many people left in the city.
Long before the end of the Dharma Age, the climate here was getting colder day by day.
Later, the road was covered with heavy snow and traffic was completely paralyzed.
Since then, vegetables, grains, fruits, and all daily necessities and military supplies from the outside world have been blocked.
At first, people thought that the local government would form a rescue team to save this group of poor people trapped in Irkutsk.
But later, when some people risked their lives and crossed hundreds of kilometers of wilderness areas and arrived in this city to find their relatives, everyone realized that it was not just Irkutsk that was isolated by the snowstorm.
Almost all settlements in the Siberian wilderness have turned into endless snowfields.
The local authorities were so busy that the soles of their feet were covered in smoke, but traffic was cut off, communications failed, and even planes were unable to take off and land effectively.
The little rescue force on hand is no different than a drop of water in the desert.
So the people of Irkutsk had no choice but to save themselves.
They collected food, gasoline, medicine, and anything else they could use.
He also cut down trees to make sleds.
Or simply snatch the few civilian helicopters.
Anyway, as long as it is possible to leave this frozen city, everyone will give 200% effort.
Because the only result of staying here is to wait for death.
As time goes by, basically everyone who can leave has left.
If you can’t leave, you probably won’t be able to leave forever.
The only thing that makes people feel relieved is that during the great escape, hundreds of thousands of people fought together to compete for resources. Countless people were not frozen to death by the cold, but died at the hands of similar people.
But now, the group of people who were brave and fierce were either dead or had seized the resources and left. There were not many evil people left.
Among them, old man Andre is one of the survivors.
Old Man Andre was a cheetah man when he was young and made a living by hunting the famous local seals.
At that time, there was no so-called animal protection law. As long as people could survive, there was basically nothing to kill.
Later, the tourism industry on Lake Baikal became more and more developed, and there were countless travelers from all over the country and Central China.
Coupled with the local government's legislation to protect seals, sharks and other large creatures, old man Andre simply gave up his identity as a hunter and started to work as a tour guide.
He can make money from everything, including Slavs, Central Turks, and Western Europeans who come here to visit. As long as someone is willing to pay for a guide, Old Man Andre can basically earn a lot of money.
Old man Andre originally thought that he could enjoy his old age comfortably by relying on the tourism industry, but who would have thought that the end of the Dharma era would come quietly like this.
The mass exodus from Irkutsk caused a 90% decline in the population.
Most of them died in the city, while a small number left with sleds and looted food and gasoline.
Fortunately, although old man Andre was over sixty, he was still strong and strong. With the shotgun he left behind many years ago, he managed to survive the most chaotic period.
But he knew that staying in Irkutsk was really waiting for death.
This place has been abandoned by human civilization.
Because too many people died, there were many souls wandering in the city.
Every night, ghosts wander the streets of Irkutsk, looking for someone unlucky enough to possess them.
Fortunately, this is a place of faith in the temple, and many people have crosses and Bibles in their homes.
As long as the Bible is recited and the cross is used to guard the house, these low-level ghosts are nothing.
Even if zombies are born occasionally, the survivors will find ways to deal with them.
But tonight, Irkutsk seems very uneasy.
The streets are full of cries of evil spirits, and zombies are everywhere escaping randomly.
Looking up, there are strange lights in the sky, and the lights of various colors reflect the red clouds, making it look even more mysterious and weird.
Old man Andre knew that at this time, he would be more stable.
If you go out rashly, you will die.
Suddenly there was a hurried knock on the door. Old man Andre, holding an old-fashioned double-barreled shotgun, threw himself behind the door and asked in a low voice: "Who is it!"
A young man's urgent voice came from outside the door: " Uncle Andre! It's me!"
Andre pulled the door latch, and as soon as he opened the door, a young man in a tattered coat ducked in.
Along with the crack in the door, there was a lot of cold air coming in.
The temperature in the room was very low. The young man kept waving his hands and said quickly: "A monster fell from the sky! It is more than a hundred meters long, and its whole body is wrapped with lavender flames!" "
That guy looks so good. Like a huge lizard! The smell of barbecue spreads throughout the city! Brother Ivan said that if the meat on that big guy can be eaten, everyone will have enough food to leave Irkutsk." "
We will never leave Irkutsk again . No need to work so hard to cut ice on Lake Baikal to catch fish!"
"Uncle Andrei! Let's hurry up!"
Andrei said in surprise: "Is Ivan crazy? It's night now! Those evil ghosts and zombies will Kill and eat all the survivors!"
The young man's eyes were full of determination: "Brother Ivan said, if we can't find enough food, we will die sooner or later!"
"Death early, death later, isn't it all death? ? Might as well fight!"
"Uncle Andrei! Pack your things quickly, this may be our only chance to escape from Irkutsk!"
Andrei hesitated for a moment, then said: " Okay! Wait for me!"
He was holding a double-barreled shotgun in his left hand, and took out a bulging backpack from behind the door with his right hand.
After putting it on his back, he put on a furry bearskin coat. The whole person was wrapped so thickly that he was no different from a big bear.
After he packed up, he quickly said: "Let's go!" The two of them walked quickly down the street, one after the other.
The vision in the sky gradually weakened, and darkness once again shrouded the frozen city.
But at some point, a burning smell filled the air.
This made Andre's heart pound.
The burnt smell does seem like the meat is being cooked.
Although I didn't see the big guy falling from the sky, I guess what this kid said was right.
Perhaps attracted by the burning smell, many survivors packed up and walked out of the city.
Even those souls who like to kill people alive at night seem to have forgotten their instincts and drift forward.
Suddenly a dozen people walked over quickly.
They all wore heavy fur coats and carried heavy packages. They either carried various types of large-caliber shotguns on their shoulders, or carried cross rapiers that had the effect of exorcizing evil spirits.
The leader was stout, and despite the extremely cold temperature of more than 30 degrees below zero, he was still wearing a thin jacket.
This also makes his image extremely capable.
This is Ivan.
It was he who united a dozen people to collect supplies, fight against thugs and undead zombies, and survive in this cold, frozen city.
Andre is also part of this small team.
Ivan greeted Andre and said, "Uncle Andre, I'm glad you can help me."
"No further nonsense, we have to speed up!"
More than a dozen people moved forward together, carrying The men with cross rapiers were at the front and back of the line.
In the middle are three strong men covered with wine bottles.
The wine bottle is filled with gasoline, and the mouth of the bottle is plugged with a cotton wick. It is the simplest incendiary bomb.
This thing is actually much easier to use than a shotgun when dealing with evil spirits.
It can be seen that Ivan's small team is much more united than the other survivors. They followed Ivan's command and trotted all the way on the snow.
It only took more than ten minutes for Andre to see a purple light in front of him.
It was a purple fire.
Andre muttered a little in his heart.
He had seen many flames, but this was the first time he saw purple ones.
In particular, he was keenly aware that under the illumination of the purple flame, the surrounding temperature was rising rapidly.
If it was more than 30 degrees below zero before, it is estimated to be only more than ten degrees below zero now!
And as everyone continued to get closer, the temperature continued to rise. Looking forward, the snow in front seemed to begin to melt.
Ivan said: "Flashlight!"
A young man quickly turned on the flashlight and shined it forward.
After the brightness increased, everyone found a huge black thing lying on the ground.
This thing was burning with lavender flames, and bursts of barbecue aroma came from this guy.
Some people couldn't help it and said: "Brother Ivan, such a big guy! If you drag him back to Irkutsk, it will be enough for us to eat for several years!"
Ivan said in a deep voice: "What's the hurry!"
"This guy is It fell from the sky, have you forgotten?"
Everyone was in awe.
Everyone was busy watching the barbecue and had long forgotten that this thing fell from the sky.
Such a big thing probably weighs several thousand tons at least.
This tonnage can fly into the sky, how can it be a simple thing?
But even so, Ivan did not flinch.
The main reason is that there is really no way to survive. As long as there is something to eat, who will come up with the idea of this thing?
Someone asked in a low voice: "What is this? A giant dragon?"
Judging from the outline, this thing on the ground does look like a fallen dragon.
It has a body like a big lizard, with a pointed head, a long tail, and an extremely fat body.
But because the lavender flames were burning all over his body, he couldn't even see his wings.
These words caused a commotion among everyone, and many people subconsciously assumed that the huge thing that fell to the ground became a giant dragon.
But so what?
When a person is extremely hungry, he can eat even his own species, let alone a giant dragon.
Ivan gritted his teeth and said, "Vasily! Bring a few people with me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Andrei grabbed Ivan's wrist. He shook his head seriously and said, "Let those people go and explore first." !"
"They can't finish such a big dragon!"
Ivan turned around to look, and sure enough he found someone who couldn't stand hunger, and ran towards the giant dragon in a hurry regardless of the unknown situation.
They carefully bypassed the surrounding purple flames and actually touched the body of the giant dragon.
After getting closer, I found that the armor on the giant dragon had been burned to pieces by the flames, but the purple flames were getting darker and darker, and they would only shine slightly occasionally.
Someone couldn't help but take out a dagger and wanted to cut a piece of dragon meat and try it.
But as soon as the dagger was inserted, the dragon suddenly struggled, its huge body pressed over, and those unlucky ones instantly became meat patties.
Immediately afterwards, an extremely angry voice echoed in everyone's mind: "Despicable mortals! I am the great Samanus! I am an ancient and powerful existence in the universe! I am a great thing that is above the law!"
" You actually want to eat a ruler!"
"blasphemer! You all deserve to die!"
The huge "dragon"-like creature suddenly became violent, but just as its soul ascended, the purple flame that was gradually extinguished surged again. , constantly devouring the soul of Samanus.
In an instant, this guy's momentum weakened again.
(End of chapter)