Glimpse of Cambrian Evolution Chapter 8

As soon as the two walked out of the supermarket, they were attracted by the noise outside.

A group of citizens came over here shouting excitedly. Tony Cheng pulled Alex Cong and wanted to go back to the supermarket, but was stopped by an old lady, who shouted in their ears: "What are you looking for? What can we eat now? People are starving to death. The whole world is in chaos. The electricity is out and the water is almost gone. The government won't make a statement. Let's go to the city government!" Then she was about to pull Alex Cong to go with them.

Tony Cheng pulled Alex Cong back and looked at the old lady coldly.

The old lady felt guilty after seeing that look, "You really won't come with us? There is strength in numbers, at least ask the government to give us some food, otherwise we will only be able to eat grass in two days, and if the grass is gone, we will starve to death."

Tony Cheng dragged Alex Cong away without saying a word.

Alex Cong took out his cell phone and looked at it. "There's no signal on the cell phone. The network must be down. It's over. Now we have lost contact with the outside world."

Tony Cheng said: "Don't worry about it, go to the airport as soon as possible."

"The main roads are blocked by cars now, but maybe the roads will be clear once we get out of the city. We can try to get a car then."

Tony Cheng nodded and said, "Let's leave the city first."

The two men did not dare to delay any longer and kept walking towards the highway entrance. However, the journey was not peaceful. They kept seeing looting, smashing and burning. Who could have imagined that this city was still orderly, safe and clean at this time yesterday?

But within one day, the weeds growing out of the cracks in the floor tiles were taller than a person's calves, the carefully trimmed trees grew like crazy, and there were smashed windows and looted shops everywhere. When passing through a street, they even saw a group of huge rats tearing into the body of a homeless man.

There were no normal pedestrians on the streets anymore. The whole city was filled with the smell of violence and despair. It was a nightmare world.

The closer they walked to the highway entrance, the more people with luggage they met. It seemed that many people had the same idea as them and wanted to escape from this city.

It took them two hours to walk from the city center to the edge of the city. After leaving the main road, the traffic jams were much less. Tony Cheng pried open the door of a car, and like a car thief on TV, he rubbed two ignition wires to start the engine. The two got in the car and drove towards the highway.

The car didn't have much gas left, and the two gas stations they saw along the way were empty. The gas ports were blocked by dozens of cars waiting to refuel, and all of those cars had been abandoned without exception.

There were only a handful of cars still running on the road. They drove four or five kilometers on the highway to the airport when the car ran out of gas.

At this time, it was already dark. Alex Cong was exhausted after walking all day. He looked at the highway with no village in front and no shop behind, and analyzed: "I think we should not continue on the road. We should stay in the car to rest. When it gets dark, visibility is very low. There are weeds more than one meter high on both sides of the highway. God knows what is hidden in them. What's more, what if the temperature suddenly drops again? Let's stay in the car to rest."

Tony Cheng thought for half a minute, "It's still about 20 kilometers to the airport. If we continue along the highway, we'll be there before dawn. The earlier we get to the airport, the greater the chance that we can leave. We shouldn't waste time here."

"But there is no light here. Did you hear the sound coming from the bushes on both sides of the highway? I have no idea what it is." Alex Cong looked at the weeds that were taller than a person in fear. It was impossible to predict what was in them. How far could they go if they were to go out in the dark? He couldn't help but be afraid.

"If there is something wrong, will it be safe to stay in the car?" Tony Cheng got out of the car first. "Get out, we will walk and stop cars on the roadside. There are cars passing by here occasionally, and maybe they can take us to the airport."

Alex Cong had no choice but to listen to him.

Before the sun completely set, the two of them walked quickly along the straight highway. Occasionally, one or two cars passed by, but they refused to stop. Perhaps the cars were full, or perhaps people were in a panic at the time and no one cared about others. In short, they walked until the sun set, and none of the cars passing by stopped.

There was no change in Tony Cheng's expression, but Alex Cong was on the verge of collapse. Hunger, fatigue, disappointment, and the deepest fear made him apprehensive with every step he took. This road that seemed to have no end also made him see no hope.

Just when Alex Cong was almost in despair, a car finally stopped when they waved.

There was a young couple sitting in the car. They looked very friendly at first glance. They didn't have much luggage, so after the trunk was full, half of the back seat was taken up, leaving half of the seat left. Although it was crowded for two men, it was much better than having no space at all.

Alex Cong thanked him profusely, and the two of them quickly got into the car.

The space in the back seat was indeed very small, and the two of them could only sit staggered, one in front and one behind. Alex Cong's legs were pressed tightly against Tony Cheng's thighs. Through his pants, he could feel the thriving muscles on that thigh. Alex Cong was very envious of Tony Cheng's figure, and thinking of the biceps he had touched today, he felt a little itchy in his heart.

The young couple was very kind and enthusiastic, and took the initiative to ask: "Where are you going?"

"We want to go to the airport."

The young man was surprised and asked, "Why are you still going to the airport? All flights have been grounded, and transportation is basically paralyzed now. You can't fly no matter how much money you spend."

Alex Cong had no choice but to say, "I have a relative somewhere, I'm going to look for him."

"Oh, if you find it, let's go quickly. We plan to go to Chongqing, which is my wife's hometown. We can't stay here any longer. I wonder if it will be better there."

His wife sighed, "I'm afraid everything will change."

He grabbed his wife's hand and said, "It's okay. Even if the world really ends, we can go back and die with our family."

Alex Cong was very envious of the deep affection between the two.

He couldn't help but feel sad when he thought that he had lived for 26 years and had never even held a girl's hand, and was still a pathetic little virgin, and now it was his end. How could he be so unlucky?

He only knew how to study since he was a child. When boys of the same age began to be interested in girls, he was still studying hard because he had no other specialties and good grades were the only way for him to feel a sense of accomplishment. This also led to his inability to get along with girls since he was a child. Even when he was in college, he would only look at the tip of a girl's shoe when talking to her.

After he started working, he interacted with fewer people and became an even more homebody. He spent all his spare time in the virtual world. No matter how many girls others introduced to him, none of them worked out. He thought that sooner or later he would find a girlfriend with whom he could have common topics, but he didn't expect that even this wish was a luxury. Now, let alone women, he would be satisfied just to have someone by his side.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Tony Cheng. Tony Cheng's perfect profile flickered in the dim light, and Alex Cong couldn't take his eyes away.

He felt that Tony Cheng was like those extremely powerful heroes in comics, expressionless and taciturn, which was quite unique. If someone as outstanding as Tony Cheng was the one who stayed with him until the end, he would just be content.

Feeling Alex Cong's gaze, Tony Cheng slowly turned around and looked at him coldly.

Alex Cong didn't know why his cheeks suddenly felt hot. He chuckled and said, "Brother Soldier, are you still hungry? Do you want to eat something?"

Tony Cheng shook his head.

The wife turned around and said, "Don't eat even if you're hungry. Save what you can. We don't know what will happen in the days ahead."

Alex Cong asked curiously: "Have you prepared food? But have you ever considered what to do if the car runs out of gas?"

"There is enough food, just eat less and get to Chongqing. Fuel is our biggest headache. We put a barrel of oil in the trunk, but that's all we have, so we'll have to figure out a way when the time comes. By the way, we can't take you to the airport, we want to save fuel, so we can only take you to the airport exit, and you can walk the rest on your own."

"No problem, you've already helped a lot... Be careful!" Alex Cong yelled, his heart in his throat.

The four of them stared with wide eyes as a dark shadow rushed past them. Tony Cheng shouted immediately, "Don't turn the direction..."

But it was too late. The young husband had no experience in dealing with emergencies, and in order to avoid the unknown object in front of him, his body reacted before his brain gave any command. He slammed the steering wheel, and the small car, which was loaded with a lot of luggage and four people, rolled over uncontrollably like a fragile toy, and slid several meters out of control until it hit the guardrail on the other side and stopped.

The huge impact caused Alex Cong to lose consciousness instantly. Before he passed out, he only felt Tony Cheng holding him tightly.

Alex Cong opened his eyes, his whole body aching as if it had been broken apart, even lifting a finger seemed to require a great deal of willpower. His body could not move, as if it was being pressed down by something.

Alex Cong made a painful sound in his throat, and the next second, something warm covered his mouth.

"Shh."

A very low voice sounded in his ears. Alex Cong reluctantly opened his eyes and saw a pair of deep and bright eyes in the darkness. They were a pair of very unforgettable eyes, long and narrow and beautiful. He recognized this pair of eyes, they were the same as Tony Cheng.

The memory of the car accident before he fell into a coma instantly came back to his mind. Although his body was in pain, he was still able to think. It seemed that he was not dead yet. He forced himself to open his eyes and wanted to ask Tony Cheng why he covered his mouth, but he soon discovered the weirdness of the surrounding environment.

He heard a... chewing sound.

That's right, biting and chewing. Tearing the flesh, gnawing the bones, and drinking the blood. Although he had never really heard the sound of swallowing raw meat, he would not mistake the sound of animals eating.

Alex Cong was trembling all over and slowly turned her head. Under the moonlight, the deformed car door was squeezed out and several tall and strong animals on four legs were tearing the bodies of the kind young couple two or three meters away from them.

Alex Cong felt a pain in her eyes and closed them in pain.

Tony Cheng pressed his mouth tightly, fearing that he would make any sound.

The two of them huddled in the innermost part of the carriage, with the deformed seats blocking their bodies. Perhaps those huge monsters found it difficult to drag them out, so they were able to survive until now. But those monsters must have known they were in there, and animals have a very sensitive sense of smell, so how could they give up these two fresh meats?

If they cannot save themselves, they will be eaten by those beasts sooner or later until nothing is left of them.

Alex Cong looked at Tony Cheng and asked him what they should do.

The sweat from Tony Cheng's chin dripped onto his face, and he could feel how much tension was contained in that slightly cool sweat.

In the quiet night, the two were forced to listen carefully and clearly to the horrific sounds of their own kind's bodies being torn apart and devoured. Thinking that it would be their turn next, the enormous psychological pressure was something that not everyone could endure.

It was unknown how long it had been before the chewing sound stopped. Alex Cong widened his eyes and watched a monster slowly turn its head, its green eyes looking towards them faintly.

Alex Cong recognized what it was. The monster with a face full of flesh and tangled muscles was a Rottweiler. Although this kind of dog looks scary enough at normal times, when they grow to a huge body of more than two meters tall, people who see them will deeply understand what hell is.

Alex Cong had only one thought at that time, he hoped he had died in the car accident.