Tribulation of Mysteries - Chapter 18

[Chapter 18 Catastrophe (please recommend)]

“Come on!”

Aaron followed behind the two children. Because he could not interfere in the world, he could only silently cheer for them.

The passage was not long, and soon the two children came out with the bread.

This should be the back of the bakery, but because of their excitement, they moved a little louder and kicked a small piece of wood, making a slight sound.

In an instant, the little boy and the little girl looked pale.

The little boy let out a howl, which probably meant running fast, and pushed the girl.

Behind them, the terrifying monster was already chasing madly, its tentacle-like arms growing wildly, directly piercing the wooden board.

Terror is breaking through the wall!

Aaron wanted to do something, but there was nothing he could do.

Just these two children have no way of surviving at the hands of such a terrifying monster!

At this moment, a loud noise suddenly came from the side!

Phew!

With a loud noise, several flying rocks hit the monster, attracting its attention.

And a female scavenger, who was as strong and strong as a female cheetah, had quickly approached, picked up two children, and quickly retreated.

Obviously, the loud noise next to it was just bait.

“Very good…it seems that not all people in this world are crazy, and there doesn’t seem to be much difference in race…”

Aaron followed the woman and looked at her carefully.

This woman was very young, probably in her twenties, and wore sturdy and durable clothes, but she looked a little dirty on the outside, almost like a scavenger.

She has Germanic-style blond hair and blue eyes, a tall figure, and a strong body. Her bronze facial contour is full of a determined expression, and she is running without saying a word.

During her jumps, her steps were very light and she made almost no sound, as if she had undergone special training.

Although she was holding two children, one big and one small, she didn’t show any sign of difficulty. She quickly ran out of the city and came to a human camp.

This is a mill built by the river. It has been completely militarized at this time. It has an iron fence full of thorns, and there are dark pieces of flesh and blood on the railings.

Inside the building, several people came out with weapons in their hands and wary faces. They didn’t smile until they saw this woman.

“Very good, a gathering point.”

Aaron followed and entered the building. He found that the place was not big, with only about twenty people, but the material reserves were quite abundant. He immediately decided to stay and slowly learn their language and culture. Word.

Anyway, to them, having an invisible ghost is nothing.

Soon, Aaron saw the woman quarreling with her companions over their two children.

After all, adding two burdens is not an easy thing in these last days.

Fortunately, the result was good and the two children were finally accepted.

The woman who was the first scavenger took a can of something that should be canned meat, handed it to the two children, and said something softly.

After the two children finished eating, she even took out a book, started pointing to the content on it, and started reading slowly.

Something happened that surprised Aaron. This woman actually didn’t forget to teach under such circumstances. She might be teaching the two children how to read!

…

how fast can you learn a language?

Aaron knows that some geniuses who are beyond common sense may just take a plane and learn the local lingua franca by themselves before landing.

And he is equivalent to a genius who has controllable hyperamnesia, and the time it takes is-ten days!

This is not because he lacks academic ability, but because he can only obtain knowledge passively, which slows down his progress.

Relying on the ability of photographic memory, the conversations of everyone in the settlement, and most importantly, the learning of the two children, Aaron at this time was finally able to understand the language of the other world and generally understand their Word.

At the same time, I also learned the name of the scavenger woman—Xiu!

As for the two children, the older one is called Ike and the younger one is Lin.

The technology of this world is obviously more advanced than that of the Green Forest. At least Aaron saw the flintlock used for defense.

During this period of time, the word Aaron heard the most was – ‘catastrophe’!

This is the collective name given by humans from other worlds to that solar catastrophe and the series of consequences it brought about.

This day.

Outside the mill, the sound of trap bells ringing could be heard.

The group of people quickly took fire guns and pointed them in the direction where the trap was triggered.

Even Ike was holding a knife in his hand, firmly protecting his sister behind him.

From the direction of the bell, a figure quickly emerged.

“Aunt Xiu!”

Lin cheered, and Ike also put down the weapon in his hand, but his expression changed the next moment, because there was a wound on Xiu’s arm that was oozing blood.

“She is injured and needs treatment!”

shouted a woman in her forties among the survivors.

“No… Xiu! You can’t get any closer.”

A man raised his gun: “God knows if your wound will be infected or if you will turn into that kind of monster? Normal hunters will not touch their own traps! But you let it happen Those bells are ringing… You can’t control yourself anymore?”

Xiu stopped outside the mill, with a helpless smile on his face: “I’m still conscious, so I won’t go crazy immediately. To be on the safe side, I will stay. Outside the mill!”

After she finished speaking, she stopped and sat down against the wall of the mill to rest: “I’m sorry… I encountered a very dangerous monster and didn’t get the food back.”

Ike was silent and suddenly stepped forward. Take out the bandage and wrap it up.

Xiu pinched Lin’s cheek with a smile on his face.

“How could they do this?” Ike felt sorry for Xiu, knowing that most of the food in the shelter was obtained by Xiu.

“Don’t blame them. Since the catastrophe, everyone has gone crazy!”

Xiu lit an unfiltered cigarette, slowly puffed out, and said in a heavy tone: “Yes… in fact, we are also crazy, but we are just potential lunatics. Everyone has different degrees of madness. The craziest ones turn into monsters from the beginning, and the less crazy ones will also become cruel, bloodthirsty, cold, indifferent, and crazy… A small number of survivors are better, but it only increases There is a little anxiety, compulsion, tension, and delusions of being persecuted… However, we may still fall into the abyss and transform into monsters-when we are injured, infected, or emotionally excited. Therefore, caution and caution are the key to your future survival. Principles… Also, don’t trust others easily!”

Her voice became lower and lower as she imparted her experience of surviving in the apocalypse.

Ike’s eyes were filled with tears, but he just tried not to shed them.

In the next few days, Xiu’s condition was pretty good, at least he didn’t turn into a monster or his wounds became infected.

But at the same time, there is also bad news. The monsters in the nearby Salo Port have become stronger and more agile.

After the repair, several waves of scavengers suffered bad luck, and one team even failed to come back!

Thick clouds weighed on every survivor’s head.

(End of chapter)