I became a member of the ancient gods

Chapter 31 Quarantine

It was almost evening, Lin Zhi held the steering wheel and yawned loudly.

The rearview mirror reflected the setting sun, and weeds grew thickly on both sides of the desolate road.

The roads, which had been poorly maintained for decades, were in poor condition, full of cracks and shallow potholes, but they were better than the wilderness.Due to the condition of this modified car, Lin Zhong really didn't dare to drive too hard. However, he drove for more than four hours for about [-] kilometers, and the scenery along the road was almost the same. He soon began to feel sleepy. .

But he didn't have to worry about car accidents. He got on this road two hours ago and he hadn't encountered a single car yet.

Moreover, the town was already in sight.

The town looked dilapidated and desolate. They had seen many such scenes on the road. After the Cataclysm Era, most human cities were abandoned, and only a few were redeveloped into sanctuaries or became gathering places for wilderness travelers. The deserted city.

This town is actually inhabited, but the population is not large, and in order to ensure safety and live in a relatively concentrated area, most of the area is still in a state of neglect.

Before entering the city, Lin finally glanced at Fran.

"What?" Fran was keenly aware of his gaze, seeing that he had something to say.

"Don't forget what we agreed before." Lin Zhong said seriously.

"Okay, you've repeated enough." Fran showed a somewhat impatient look.

This was Fran's first time entering a human settlement, so Lin Zhong had to give her instructions in advance and tell her all the things that needed attention.First of all, you must disguise yourself as an ordinary human at all times, and your tentacles and other tissues that humans cannot grow must not be exposed.

Secondly, you must not take the initiative to provoke conflicts with others, and you must not take the initiative to hurt others, especially you must not commit murder. If you must do it, you must do it without being aware of it.

Finally and most importantly, he asked Fran to act with him at all times. If anything happened, she must discuss it with him first.

Even if Fran agreed, Lin Zhong would still feel unsure.

Rows of low urban and rural bungalows began to appear on both sides of the road. About ten minutes later, Lin finally saw the first living person.

The man was wearing protective clothing and a gas mask. He had obviously been squatting on the side of the road with nothing to do for a long time. When he saw a car coming, he immediately jumped up and waved wildly in this direction.

Lin Zhong originally had no intention of stopping for the other person, but seeing that the person was about to get in the middle of the road and block his way, he stepped on the brakes temporarily.

After the car stopped, Lin Zhong used the speaker on the roof of the car to say to the man: "Brother, you will be beaten to death if you do this."

"Hey friends, I haven't seen your car before. Is it the first time? The front is the 'quarantine zone'. If you just want to get some supplies, gasoline, water and food, I have them here. Support and contribute Payment in currency also supports barter for goods." The man danced and promoted.

"No, we have to go into the town." Lin Zhi waved to him.

"Okay, you must go in. I recommend you wear this!" The man suddenly picked up several more gas masks.

Lin Zhi quickly realized what was going on and couldn't help laughing: "What do you want this for? Doomsday disease is not contagious, right?"

"Really not? You can't say anything too absolute. When it comes to life-threatening matters, you'd rather believe in something than something that doesn't exist. Buy two to be prepared!" The man tried his best to persuade, the eyes behind the gas mask Squint together.

Lin Zhong was silent for a moment and said slowly: "No need, we are the infected."

The man suddenly froze on the spot. Lin Zhong's words were like a curse, and the enthusiasm for sales suddenly disappeared from him.

"So that's it, you should have told me earlier!" He scratched his head, stepped aside and said, "Is this your first time here?"

"Yes." Lin Zhong replied.

"Then welcome home, two patients. This is your first time here. I suggest you go to the town government to register. Just drive along this avenue and follow the street signs." The man laughed again and pointed to the avenue. The direction of extension said.

"Thank you." Lin Zhong nodded to the man with a smile and asked again, "Then do you know how to get to the 'Hunter Base'?"

"Where are you going to apply for a job? Also drive along the avenue, turn right at the fourth intersection, and you will see a sign for the base." The other party continued to give directions.

"Thank you." Lin Zhi waved his hand and continued to drive forward.

"What did that person do just now?" Fran, who had remained silent, asked.

"Seeking business from those who are not sick." Lin Zhi answered briefly.

"Sick?" Fran didn't understand.

"It's the Doomsday Disease. This is Chuxia Town, nicknamed the Quarantine Zone. It's a place where infected people gather. Most people don't want to get close. But this is a rare and reliable supply point on the road and on the edge of the contaminated area. Sometimes Some people don't want to come in, but they have to come here to find supplies. The people in these towns are guarding the roads outside the town to make money from these people. I guess their goods should have a price increase, but there must be some people who would rather pay more. Spend some money and don't go into the quarantine area." Lin Zhong explained.

As the car drove into the town's neighborhoods, open shops and pedestrians began to appear on the road.Driving here from the abandoned area, there is always a feeling that the town has come to life. The scenery is somewhat similar to that of the sanctuary area.

However, if you look closely, you will find that the people in this town seem to have a different style of painting.

Everyone here shows varying degrees of morbid characteristics that are different from ordinary people: some people have purple-black patches on their faces, and in severe cases, both eyeballs have completely turned purple-black; some people's skin They appear unnaturally gray, and in more severe cases, they may cough non-stop, coughing up streams of gray mist from their mouths; some people’s eyes are severely congested and red, and they lower their heads in a daze and keep mumbling something. From time to time a weird laugh...

Although these three apocalyptic diseases, namely ghoul disease, gray mist erosion, and moon madness, are not directly contagious, there are still rumors that they may be contagious.

The coalition government also prohibits infected people from entering shelter areas on the grounds that infected people may pose a threat to ordinary people when they become ill - this is true, so infected people are always ostracized by all parties.

Most of the time, infected people can only stay away from the shelter area, wandering in deserted cities and wilderness, or they can gather themselves into a settlement and make a living in the cracks before their life comes to an end.

But there is such a town near No. 18 Sanctuary.

It is completely open to the infected, and it will provide some basic guarantees, employment opportunities for the active infected, and "hospice care" for the infected who have developed to the end of the disease.

There are municipal departments operating in the town, as well as troops to maintain law and order and defend against external threats. Although the overall conditions are not as good as those in the asylum area, they are far better than those in deserted cities or even the slums outside the walls of the asylum area.

And it is not the asylum area that provides all this, but someone.

Lin Zhong came here just to find this person.

The car quickly approached the front of a tall building. It seemed that this was the town's public security bureau before the Cataclysm Era, but now, it had been converted into a base, with heavily armed guards standing guard at the entrance of the base.

Lin Zhi motioned to Fran to follow him out of the car and strode towards the door.The guard noticed him immediately and strode forward, ready to ask questions.

As the distance got closer, the guard suddenly looked a little confused towards Lin Zhong, and then his eyes suddenly opened wide: "Hey, you're not——"

"Hello, can you give me an announcement? I want to meet Axia." Lin Zhong calmly stated his purpose.

(End of this chapter)