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It rained again at ten o'clock in the morning. When I wake up once. I heard the sound of the siren mixed with the sound of rain.

I fell asleep again.

I just woke up at noon the next day. That's because I received a call from Pingping.

She told me that now she can't go out anywhere at home. There are many corpses lying outside now.

I also told her the situation here.

After hanging up the phone. I received a short message.

Notify me of moving it. I already owe a few cents. Tell me to recharge quickly.

So damn thoughtful. Who else is being kicked out now?

Less than a moment. Sent another message. I have never seen this news before.

"You can choose to activate online recharge service. It is convenient and fast..."

I'm really speechless. If you don't have this phone number. There is always something embarrassing in my heart. Unable to communicate with friends outside.

So I turned on the Internet. Maybe it's because too many people are hiding at home and surfing the Internet now. The page cannot be opened.

After washing up, I made a cup of milk with milk powder and took out the 3-day expired bread.

Although it is three days expired. But it's a pity to lose it. Smell it. No sour taste. Think about it. In this winter, the shelf life should be longer. Then he drank the milk. That's it for lunch.

Turned on the TV. The news is still playing. The mayor of Hemen City came out to speak. He told all the citizens. Please try to avoid going out as much as possible.

New news is broadcast repeatedly.

I learned several things from it.

1: The police force in Hemen City is seriously insufficient. The number of violent crimes and robberies continues to increase.

2: A large number of people are infected with "corpse bacteria". The virus has become uncontrollable.

3: There is a serious shortage of medical staff on the front line. Infections among medical staff continue to occur.

4: The government is doing its best to solve this incident.

5: International organizations have paid attention to Hemen City. Prepare to dispatch advanced professional medical teams to the market.

6: The infection route of the virus "corpse bacteria" is confirmed to be that spores enter the human body through airborne transmission.

7: There is no drug that can treat and control "corpse bacteria"

I watched TV all afternoon. I have noticed and written down these important contents. Now reading the news every day is my essential homework. Maybe when disaster strikes. News can give you more knowledge about how you survive.

Of course, except for TV news. There are other programs. Used to kill time.

I walked to the floor-to-ceiling glass window of the balcony.

Someone was standing and chatting on the balcony directly opposite. It seems they are a couple. They took advantage of the sunny weather today. So I hung my clothes to dry.

I hesitated. The floor-to-ceiling glass was also opened. I smoked a cigarette by the way.

I don't smoke often. Only when extremely bored and nervous. Only then will I smoke one.

The air outside is really fresh, but it also seems extremely cold. Maybe it's because I sealed the room.

I stood on the edge of the balcony. Look downstairs where what happened yesterday.

In the aisles and grass downstairs of the district. Six corpses lay there. This is as far as I can see.

  "Hey!"

Someone is calling me.

I was looking down nervously. I heard a voice on my left hand side.

I looked from the railing on the left. There was also a person standing on the balcony more than one meter away from me. He is greeting me.

"Hey. Can you give me a cigarette?" That person.

He is a young man. I guess they are about the same age. The body is tall and well-proportioned. Wearing a red windbreaker and jeans. Keep your hair flat. He spoke to me in a Northeastern accent: "I have no more cigarettes..."

I am surprised this year. I can even talk to my neighbors.

I have lived here for a while. Except for the neighbor who owns a grocery store next to me, I know each other because of shopping. Otherwise, it is estimated that we will never interact with each other until death.

"I can give you a pack." Me. If someone can share a boring time with you. What a happy thing that is.

  "how to give you?"

"Throw it over." He said.

I took out a bag from the room and threw it away heartily. Try not to throw the welded anti-theft net on the balcony.

He quickly pulled it out and got on. Close your eyes and enjoy the feeling of the cigarette.

"Thank you. I have finished smoking my cigarettes a long time ago. I have always wanted to buy them. But the stores are not open." He.

"You're welcome, I smoke less." Me.

"Thank you then." He seemed very happy.

"What's your name?" he asked.

"Hu Chuan." I answered.

"Just call me A Dong." He.

"It's a pity that we can't shake hands now." I. He smiled happily.

"Want a beer?" he asked.

"It's only afternoon?" I replied.

"What does it matter? I still have two bottles. I'll get them." He entered the room, and I looked down.

The body closest to me is directly under my balcony. His face was blurred and his surroundings were spattered with black and red blood marks, but they were scattered by the rain yesterday. His stomach was split and his intestines were hanging out. There seems to be something else in the belly.

I feel sick.

"What are you looking at?" he asked.

"Look at the body below."

"Did you hear it?" A Dong:"This thing's belly is full of viruses. It's like cotton. When it's ripe, it splits and flies everywhere. Fortunately, the sun came out today. This thing can't survive in the sun on TV. In a few minutes. So, now let's bask in the sun and dry up all the mildew. By the way, come on."

Then A Dong threw the can of beer over. There was a "dong" sound, hitting my anti-theft railing. Fortunately, I have poor eyesight and quick hands. He snatched it away. So as not to fall to the first floor. It fell next to the corpse. Isn't this a pity?

We stood on the balcony and chatted. Although A Dong is a neighbor. But he is not in the same building as me. so. To be a guest at his place, you still have to go down to the first floor. Going upstairs to his house.

During the chat, I learned that A Dong works in a foreign trade company. single. Northeastern people. I have no relatives in Hemen City. Same as me. I just moved here not long ago.

I also told him where I work. Then they exchanged the information they knew about the virus.

"You, how long will it take for this virus to normalize?"

"I don't know. Judging from the situation, it will probably take a long time," I answered.

A Dong fell into deep thought.

"Do you feel those big bellies of yours?" he asked.

"Big belly?" Only then did I understand the meaning of this new term coming from A Dong's mouth. It turns out that he called those who were infected with "corpse bacteria" and whose stomachs were full of spores "cat belly".

I replied:"Maybe. Listen, they were still alive when their stomachs exploded. I have heard from experts. It seems that the "corpse bacteria" can control the human brain."

While we drank beer, we looked at the hideous-looking corpses below.

"If I get infected, I might as well just die." A Dong.

I feel this way too. His whole body suffered from ulcers and pus. He was wandering around unconsciously with his big belly. Eventually he met a violent death. It's better to just die.

"However." I still have my thoughts. "We should be careful and live well."

A Dong turned to look at me. His single-lidded eyes seemed to be somewhat approving.

"Just for this, live well - cheers." He knocked on the railing of the balcony. I also raised my beer and knocked it. Then drink it all in one gulp.

"I'm so happy that I can still make friends at this time." A Dong.

  "Me too."

A Dong threw the empty jar towards the corpse. Fell aside. Then he said: "I should go in. It's quite cold outside."

"Go in." I watched him enter the door. Then the floor-to-ceiling glass was also closed.

I am still looking at the scenery outside. It seems that the whole district is much more harmonious.

  Maybe. In times of disaster, this society will be temporarily harmonious. It's only temporary.

No one came to clean up the bodies in the hallway downstairs. They were just lying there.

I turned around and was about to enter the house. Suddenly, I heard a woman's miserable cry coming from the area.

But I couldn't find the sound and identify his location.

I came to the balcony. There were also several people standing on the balcony opposite who heard the sound.

I turned my head and saw A Dong just opening the door and coming out.

"What happened?" he asked me.

"I don't know. I just heard someone shouting. It seemed to be a woman." I shook my head and answered.

Everyone is looking for the direction from which the sound came.

"Is it in our area?" A Dong asked.

"It should be. It's probably not our building AB." I made my guess.

There was another cry, which should have come from the same person. Then, the sound of footsteps rushing upstairs was heard again.

"Over there!" A Dong pointed to Building D diagonally opposite. A woman wearing a black nightgown was running upstairs.

"I saw it."

Because Buildings B and D opposite are on the same level. The people on the other side were anxious and curious to know what happened.

"What happened to the other side?" someone asked us.

A Dong shouted loudly:"I don't know. It seemed like a woman was shouting. She ran towards the rooftop."

The person on the other side tried hard to look around after hearing this. But nothing can be seen.

Ah*ran took out a telescope.

Good guy.

"What's wrong? What did you see?" I asked. My vision is blurry through my angle.

"She seems to have run to the rooftop." A Dong.

I also saw something like a shadow running up to the rooftop.

"Maybe she couldn't stand the stimulation and wanted to commit suicide." I.

"Wait...I can't see her anymore." A Dong. Because I went to the rooftop. It's out of sight.

The people on the opposite side also shouted anxiously.

  "what's going on."

Someone explained to us that the sound was from downstairs.

A Dong kept staring at the building with his telescope.

Suddenly a figure appeared on the house. Standing on the edge of the room.

"Wow...!" Someone screamed downstairs.

"It seems like she is going to commit suicide." Someone. The person opposite was worried.

The figure stood there motionless. Holding a strange posture. Her hands were bent and drooping. 

"This..." A Dong raised his telescope and made a horrified sound.

"What's wrong? Adong. What did you see?"

"She... seems to be infected with corpse bacteria. Her head... is swollen as big as... a watermelon." A Dong described.

I don't understand what she is doing.

"Being infected with corpse bacteria isn't just about having a big belly. You must have read that right." Me. I was worried about the woman upstairs.

"That's right... Her belly is not big. But her head is swollen weirdly. You wouldn't imagine what her facial features have become."

I thought about A Dong's method. But I can't understand it.

People infected with corpse bacteria have an obvious characteristic, that is, their belly is enlarged. Because it is full of spores. It must spread it into the air. And these potbellies move slowly. Meet the talented people and move a little bit. If there is no one. Wait until the ascus in the belly matures. It will be like the corpse lying downstairs. Go to an open place to spread.

"Take a closer look."

The person opposite is also anxiously waiting for the answer.

"It seems like I'm going to jump off the building." Someone said.

  "What?"

Because everyone was discussing, some of them couldn't hear clearly.

A Dong still carefully watched every move of the woman upstairs. And I see it with my naked eyes. I only saw this figure standing on the edge of the building. like a statue.

"I'm sure he's infected with corpse bacteria." A Dong put down his observation glasses. Maybe my hands are sore from lifting for too long.

"Are you sure?" I asked.

He nodded, and then continued to raise the pair of telescopes.

The woman upstairs suddenly moved. Just like the dancers on TV doing space dance. All the postures are weird.

She slowly squatted down and knelt on the ground. He stuck his head out from the edge of the building.

Someone was screaming:"Don't jump!"

"That woman seems to be about to jump off the building."

A scream came from my building. The people on the other side. All you can do is worry.

The area was suddenly abuzz. All the sounds are intertwined.

After the woman stuck her head out, she remained motionless. Her head. It seems really different from normal people.

"She doesn't seem to be jumping off the building." A Dong then backed away.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"Things seem to be bad. I have a premonition." A Dong.

Then when everyone was unprepared. The motionless woman suddenly made a crisp sound. Her head exploded. Smoke blows downward from high places with the wind.

No one could see carefully what happened. No one heard the crisp sound carefully.

The woman still maintained the same posture. But his head exploded and hung on his neck.

"Hu Chuan. Come in quickly and close the door." Adong hurriedly returned to the balcony. "It's spores!" he shouted.

I was stunned for a few seconds. Then I saw the red smoke in the distance drifting here.

I hurriedly retreated into the house. Then he closed the floor-to-ceiling glass door.

I no longer understand what happened.

The people opposite, who were anxiously waiting for the outcome of the matter, were still standing on the balcony and looking here.

The spores were scattered over the area with the wind. fell on people. It is said that no one can feel pain. Just for a moment. The hyphae are already deeply embedded in the muscles. Growing at the craziest speed.