Chapter 653: Blood Writings on the Wall
Under the beam of the flashlight, the entire wall was covered with dense blood-red writings, packed tightly together.
These blood-red characters varied in size, spreading along the wall into the darkness.
The entire wall...
The entire wall was nothing but various writings, all blood-red.
This shade of red was undoubtedly the most familiar to those surviving the apocalypse.
It was the color of blood.
What... exactly happened here?
Even for a Superhuman's state of mind, seeing such densely packed blood writings was nothing short of shocking.
Chen Ye turned to look at the others, and their expressions weren't much better.
Chen Ye gazed at the words on the wall.
Each character seemed to be trying to tell him something.
"I don't want to die, I don't want to die here!"
"What is this place, someone save me!"
"Crazy, they're all crazy! Every last damn one of them is crazy!"
"Madman, hahaha... we're all going to die here, no one can escape!"
"Hahaha... interesting, so interesting, hahaha..."
"They... no, *they* aren't human anymore, not human!"
"Someone save me, someone save me..."
"Just save me, and I'll give you money, I have lots of money, a million, ten million, no, a hundred million, just get me out!"
"Hahaha... awesome, this is fucking awesome, this is paradise on earth..."
"I am Li Hao, my dad is..."
"..."
The writings on the wall were all similar in nature.
And most of the handwriting was different.
Clearly, many people had left their marks on this wall with their own blood.
Every character exuded a maddening will.
It was as if everyone here... had lost their sanity!
Their own madness made the words they wrote carry an unnatural quality.
"*They*... what does that refer to?"
Wu Zehui carefully studied the writings on the wall, his pupils flickering wildly.
This sunny, cheerful young man now wore an extremely serious expression on his face.
Remember, even when Chen Ye had tricked him before, his expression had never been this grim.
Even the perpetually silent Number One remained quiet, not speaking, her demeanor colder than ever.
The question was clearly directed at Chen Ye.
Chen Ye looked at the sentence on the wall: "*They... no, *they* aren't human anymore, not human!*"
"If my guess is right, these *they* must have been humans!"
"Just like those things in the other rooms of the hotel, they were all humans before!"
"It's just that something happened here, stripping them of their basic humanity..."
Chen Ye's voice carried a hint of coldness.
Even as a Superhuman, Chen Ye still considered himself human!
Though many people were gradually losing their human characteristics, Chen Ye still believed he was human, not some other creature.
"*They*... are humans!"
Ding Dong suddenly spoke up, breaking her usual silence.
This armless woman had lost her remaining left arm, and when they'd last seen her, there was still blood on her head and left arm.
But now...
The severed end of Ding Dong's left arm had stopped bleeding, and her complexion had improved significantly.
That was the physical resilience of the Fist Master Sequence!
"How do you know?"
Wu Zehui asked curiously.
"Intuition, a Superhuman's intuition!"
Ding Dong stated it with absolute certainty.
No one mocked her claim.
A Superhuman's intuition was often very reliable.
"Yezi... there's something over here..."
Iron Lion's simple, honest voice suddenly came from beside them.
Everyone hurried over.
Chen Ye raised the flashlight slightly, illuminating the spot Iron Lion was pointing at.
There were still words, but the content had changed.
Chen Ye looked at the first line Iron Lion was pointing to.
"My name is Zhang Zhi, from Pengcheng. If anyone sees this writing, I am already dead. If you have the chance, please tell my beloved Qian Beibei that I love her! Perhaps this life is over, but if there's a next life, I'll repay what I owe her!"
Seeing this line, everyone's expressions remained unchanged.
It was easy to imagine that this was a dying man's final words.
A picture formed in everyone's minds: a man on the verge of death, using his own blood to leave this message on the wall!
However, this line had no effect on Chen Ye.
In the apocalypse, similar messages could be found in many places.
Superhumans, accustomed to life and death, had hearts that were much harder than most.
"Take a look around. See if there's any other content! But remember, don't wander too far!"
"If you notice anything wrong, sound the alarm!"
Chen Ye instructed everyone to start moving.
Dantai Bie and Sun Xixi went to explore the area; the others couldn't just stand around idle.
After assigning everyone to search for other clues, Chen Ye glanced at his digital watch.
It was already eight o'clock in the evening.
By now, Xi City should be fully in the grip of night.
Nighttime was when Anomalies were most active.
He wondered if that woman Xu Lina was still alive.
Knowing her cleverness, she should probably still be alive.
As for the other survivors, that was up to their own luck.
...
Outside the Haosheng Hotel.
No, all of Xi City—the other convoys had already left.
The last convoy had departed at six o'clock.
When they left and saw Xu Lina's group still holding their ground, their eyes were filled with pity.
Even the Shepherd Convoy had left.
When they left, they even came over to ask Xu Lina if she and her people were going.
They got a refusal from Xu Lina.
Although the Anomalies on the outskirts of Xi City weren't strong, no one was eager to fight them head-on at night.
As the sky grew darker, the survivors who had come with the Fair Convoy grew increasingly panicked.
Fortunately, there weren't many survivors brought along this time, and the troublemakers from before had been swiftly dealt with by Xu Lina.
So Xu Lina ordered everyone to get back into their vehicles.
As the aura of Anomalies grew denser around them.
Xu Lina commanded everyone to wait inside the vehicles.
Of course, this time they weren't entirely unprepared.
Xu Lina grabbed a few Concealment Talismans.
She had all the survivors gather in the cargo compartment of Ding Dong's panel van, then affixed the Concealment Talismans to the compartment.
Concealment Talismans had the effect of masking the aura of the living, completely sealing it off for a short time.
But Concealment Talismans weren't omnipotent; otherwise, everyone wouldn't be struggling so hard in this apocalypse.
They also had a limited duration. Typically, one Concealment Talisman could maintain its shielding effect for a day.
High-quality Concealment Talismans could last for three days or even longer.
The better the effect and the longer the duration, the more expensive the talisman.
Of course, talismans with longer durations like that were certainly not something Chu Che would be willing to sell.
So, the Concealment Talismans he had prepared for Xu Lina could only maintain their shielding effect for three hours.
These types of Concealment Talismans were actually the best-selling in the base.
Mainly because they were cheap, and most convoys could afford them.
The survivors all knew what these Concealment Talismans were for, and no one raised any objections.
As for Xu Lina herself, she planned to return to Chen Ye's Monster Pickup Truck.
Unfortunately, without Chen Ye's tacit approval, Xu Lina couldn't even get close to the Monster Pickup Truck.
The little rapport they had before had long since been worn away by time.
If Chen Ye were here now, maybe without his permission, Xu Lina could have a limited interaction with the Monster Pickup Truck.
But in this situation, the Monster Pickup Truck wouldn't let anyone near it.
With no other choice, Xu Lina finally opened the off-road vehicle belonging to Sun Xixi, climbed into the driver's seat, and directly affixed a Concealment Talisman to herself.