NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 1
Chapter 1: 001: Darkness strikes
Author: Chengxia MACHINE TRANSLATION
December 20th, 2016.
“Do you believe that if one day I suddenly and seriously tell you that tomorrow is the end of the world, when zombies run rampant and humanity is wiped out? ” Xia Junhuang asked her good friend beside her as she drove.
Dong Yun shook her head in amusement, “it seems that you have really been harmed by the novel. I told you to read less of those unnutritious things every day, but you didn’t listen. ”
“I had no choice. ” Xia Junhuang curled her lips unconcernedly.
This was not the first time such a situation had happened. Every time she mentioned these sensitive words in front of Dong Yun, she would give her a lecture.
“recently, I wanted to write a post-apocalyptic novel. I thought that if it were you, my best sister, warning you so seriously, would you believe me? This is very important for the opening of my book. You have to consider it carefully. ”
Junhuang ordered her forcefully, not giving her a chance to change the topic. What a joke Recently, she had already drafted the outline and was just waiting to start writing the apocalypse essay. Her thoughts had indirectly affected the opening of her new essay.
Dong Yun saw that Jun Huang really wanted to know, so she no longer discouraged her. She seriously thought for a while before sincerely saying, “No, I will think that you have been stimulated. ”
“Is that so… ” Jun Huang still did not give up and continued to ask, “then what if I tell you the entire process in detail? ”
Dong Yun was silent for a while before saying, “I will feel a sense of crisis in the bottom of my heart, but I will not take any action. ”
Hearing this, Junhuang had no choice but to give up. It seemed that she could change the plot of the novel.
After returning home, Xia Junhuang slept until she woke up naturally. Because it was Saturday, she didn’t have to go to work during her weekend. However, what surprised and shocked her was that it was pitch black outside.
Xia Junhuang thought that she had seen the wrong time. She picked up her phone in confusion and looked. 2016. 12. 21. 12.30.
That’s right, it was noon. Why was it pitch black outside?
Xia Junhuang was a little afraid. She shouted loudly, “mom… did you realize that it won’t be dawn outside? ” As she said that, she hurriedly put on her clothes and ran to her parents’ bedroom …
Duan Yunyun laughed and said, “are you sleepwalking? ” Who knew that when she turned around, it was pitch black outside the window. She still picked up her phone in disbelief. When she looked, it was almost one o’clock in the afternoon.
Xia Junhuang pursed her lips. “See, I’m not lying to you. Your daughter is not that ‘humorous’ . ”
Duan Yunyun rolled her eyes at her speechlessly and got up. “Hurry up and call the others to ask what’s going on. ”
Xia Junhuang responded and picked up the phone to make a call. Colleagues, friends, family, all of them called. The result was the same. No one knew what was going on. Anyway, the sky would not be bright.
A few colleagues who often went online even joked that tens of thousands of comments had been posted online in the morning, all saying that the 2012 end of the world did not happen. Could it be that it was going to happen in 2016? 2012. December 22nd was going to be dark for three days and there were no signs at all. Could it be that there was a mistake in the calculation of time and it was actually 2016?
After hearing this, Xia Junhuang did not know why, but she suddenly had a bad premonition in her heart. She tried hard to suppress the sudden panic in her heart. She walked to the living room and turned on the television. Sure enough, there was news explaining what was going on today.
“after investigation, it has been discovered that an unknown persistence has blocked the orbit of the solar system, causing the day to be unable to break. This situation is expected to last for about three days. ”
After hearing this, the panic in Xia Junhuang’s heart grew bigger and bigger. After all, when she had nothing to do, she had read many online novels, not to mention those about the end of the world.
Just like that, she spent the day uneasily. Nothing strange happened, but she did not completely relax. A sense of unease lingered in her heart.
At noon the next day, just as Xia Junhuang was still feeling uneasy, Duan Yunyun had already washed up, changed her clothes, and was ready to leave.
“Mom, it’s so dark outside and you still want to go out? ” Xia Junhuang called out to her mother in time. Whenever she felt uneasy, she did not want her parents to leave her sight Even if she was at work, she would immediately call to greet them.
It did not matter if she said that she was being paranoid or that she was too nervous. Her parents were her weakness. She could lose everything but she could not lose her parents. This was also why she was destined to not fly far.
Duan Yunyun seemed to have noticed that Xia Junhuang’s expression was not too good. There was even a hint of unease and nervousness She comforted her in a funny manner, “you child, it’s just nighttime. What’s there to be afraid of? It’s not like your mother has never gone out at night. You’ve already locked her up at home for the whole day yesterday. I’m just going out to see if there’s anyone playing Mahjong at night without any obstruction. I’ll come back after a while to join in the fun. ”
In the end, Xia Junhuang could only watch as her mother left the house. She knew that she was too nervous. However, this time, the unease in her heart did not dissipate but instead grew stronger.
She was born into an ordinary family with a little capital. Although they were not rich, they had enough to eat, wear, and play. Her mother’s health was not good, so she retired early to manage the family business. Her father was a staff member of a state-owned enterprise, so he did not have any ambitions He only liked a peaceful and quiet life.
As for herself, she had just celebrated her 25th birthday. She was doing a tour in another city, Mingli City, which was closer to her. The treatment was good, and the salary was also decent. Because Mingli City was very close to her home in city a, it only took an hour to drive there by herself So every time she took a break, she would go home.
She was very glad that she was born into such a warm and harmonious family. Her parents were very open-minded but also conservative. She lived with them in an equal mode, like mother and daughter, like friends.
This also led to her being optimistic and easy-going since she was young, mature and sensible. After all, for her, she never envied the lives of those rich people. Compared to those people, she preferred to live a free life, and did whatever she wanted without restrictions.
Because of this, her parents became the most important thing in her heart. That was why when she saw the car accident, the first thing she thought of was her parents She had to call them in time to hear their loud voices before she could rest assured and remind them to pay attention to their safety when crossing the road.
Her mother loved to play Mahjong. Every time her father worked the night shift, she would always turn on her cell phone or call her to ask her mother not to go out. After all, their family were all night owls. It was normal for them to stay up late. She was also used to it. If she went to bed early, she would not be able to sleep.
Therefore, after Duan Yunyun left, Xia Junhuang had been restless. She was absent-minded in everything she did. She had no choice but to turn on her computer and play a new comedy movie to watch.
Time slowly passed. Just as Xia Junhuang was about to call her mother to come back as soon as possible, her phone rang. The caller ID was mommy.
Xia Junhuang pressed the answer button and hurriedly asked, “when… ”
Before she could say the word ‘come back’ , she was interrupted by the frightened, trembling, and even chaotic voice on the other end of the phone.
“close the door and don’t come out… here… there… will eat people… ah… ”
A painful scream made Xia Junhuang jump up from her chair. Her face was Pale as she shouted, “mom? Mom! ”
Endless fear filled her heart. She listened to the terrible roar and strange chewing sound on the phone in a daze. Her mind was blank. The only feeling she felt was coldness, endless, bone-chilling coldness, and a piercing pain in her heart A scene flashed through her mind, making it extremely difficult for her to even breathe. Her whole body trembled.
People who can eat people, screams, strange and horrifying screams, and… … The chewing sound that she did not want to think about or recall. She was very familiar with the scene in her mind. She did not expect that the entertainment that she used to have would one day become a reality that made her feel pain, fear, and shock …
At this moment, her mind was in a mess. She wanted to rush out to save her mother, but she could not forget the exhortations that echoed in her ears. She wanted to rush out to see that everything was normal on the street. She was overthinking everything However, the faint screams outside were demonstrating to her that it was not a dream It was not overthinking The world outside was changing, sinking, and being destroyed… …
Trembling, she reached for her phone on the table and dialed a number with blurred vision.
“Hello, the number you have dialed is temporarily unavailable. ”
The professional female voice had never given her such a bone-chilling and despondent feeling. Her father’s call could not be connected. She did not dare to imagine it anymore. She knew that her father was about to get off work at this time… …
When she thought of this, Xia Junhuang almost collapsed to the ground. That kind of desperate struggle in the darkness, that kind of silent cry of unwillingness in despair, that kind of cold and piercing pain in fear. Today, at this moment.. She finally completely and truly experienced it.
The original fantasy was so powerless and laughable, saying that if the end of the world came, she would definitely spend the last time with her family and then slowly end her life, because she was not a strong person.. She was just a civilian. She only had the courage to commit suicide and did not have the ability to rise up.
Now that she thought about it, a family How laughable HOW IGNORANT In the sudden disaster, everything was insignificant, all the thoughts were like bubbles.
Suicide Ending her own life Could she do it at this moment?
No. From the moment she received her mother’s call, she had lost the chance to commit suicide and give up her life. She knew that if it were her mother and father, they would not force her to live, because they knew that miracles only existed in movies For an ordinary girl like her, who had no strength at all, there were only two options for her. She could stay at home and starve to death, or she could go out and be eaten alive by zombies. The last option was definitely not what they wanted to see.
However, despite her easy-going appearance and good temper, deep down, she was stubborn and stubborn. She was also extremely tenacious.
Her mother had sent her a letter in the end. How could she be willing to die trapped here? She wanted to go out, and if she died, she wanted to see the corpse She wanted to see the person alive As long as she did not see it with her own eyes, she would not give up any trace of hope!
However, the ideal was full, but the reality was cruel. Looking at the zombies outside the window who were chasing after the violent and cruel living people and snatching the corpses, she knew that she was still too naive Even if she saw zombies running on the ground and rotting all over her body, she didn’t feel weak from fear, nor did she have the ability to kill zombies that even ordinary men couldn’t escape from, let alone zombies running on the ground in groups.
There was still a day and night tomorrow, so she could only wait until the day arrived. Although she desperately wanted to rush out, she knew that she would definitely become the food of zombies if she couldn’t leave the neighborhood. How could she find her mother and father again Therefore, she could only wait, hoping that a miracle would happen during the day… …