After losing their memory, they all said she was my girlfriend

Chapter 17 The Mystery of Human Disappearance
  "It seems that the outside world is evolving so fast because of the shining of the red moon."

"Also, this power of death is a divine seed... If I get it, I will have the qualifications to become a god..."

But what are gods?

The system did not give an answer to this question, and Chen Li had no idea.

In addition, there is another thing that the system has not answered, and he is also quite concerned about it.

That is, the last few words in the system task.

"Liberate the creatures here..."

Chen Li thought about it and had some guesses in his heart.

……

The next morning.

As soon as it dawned, Chen Li got up and started preparing breakfast.

Today is the eighth day of Chen Li's doomsday survival.

Su Ziying was awakened by Chen Li's movements and did not continue to sleep. She got up to wash up.

After washing, she came to the living room, sat down, and poured herself a glass of milk.

Suddenly, the tip of her nose moved, and she felt an unprecedented fragrance coming to her nostrils.

She stood up, came to Chen Li's side, looked at the slightly burnt things on Chen Li's pan, and asked, "What is this?"

Chen Li said: "Fried bread."

Fry bread?
  "Did you bring the dry bread and fry it?!"

Su Ziying was a little shocked. Can dry bread be fried?
  "No." Chen Li shook his head, "How can you fry that dry thing?"

"It's the bread I just kneaded and baked myself."

With that said, Chen Li motioned Su Ziying to look at the kitchen counter to his left.

"Here, I left some unfried ones there. You can try them."

Su Ziying was not polite, took one and started eating directly.

The sweet, soft and slightly moist warm taste instantly conquered her weak taste buds.

She was not stingy with her praise, saying: "It tastes better than dry bread."

"That's why I got up early to do it."

Chen Li said proudly.

Cooking is one of the few hobbies he has in this apocalyptic world. When others say it tastes delicious, it is the greatest compliment to him.

Soon, the fried bread came out of the pan.

Slightly burnt on the surface, soft on the inside.

Su Ziying couldn't resist.

Fried bread is no longer on the same level as other foods.

When the delicious food entered her mouth, she felt filled with happiness.

"good to eat."

……

After breakfast, the two began to discuss today's actions.

Su Ziying said: "I'm going to the library to find books on space research."

Chen Li said: "I am going to try to see if the network in this world can still be used normally."

Since accepting the hidden mission last night, his current goal, in addition to survival, is to explore the mangroves and the red moon.

If you can access the Internet, you might be able to find some clues there.

"Then let's go to the library first."

Chen Li said: "For safety reasons, we should not lose touch with each other at any time. It is better to act together."

Su Ziying nodded and said, "I think so too."

"Then let's go, you lead the way."

"Ah."

……

Soon, under the leadership of Su Ziying, the two arrived in front of the largest library here.

"Tianji City Library."

Chen Li looked at the logo above and thought silently.

So this city is called Tianji City?

Su Ziying looked at the library in front of her.

In front of you, the door is open and vines are entangled.

In front of the library is a desolate yard overgrown with weeds, with no road in sight.

Then, Chen Li held a dagger in one hand and a long stick in the other to push aside the weeds to prevent any snakes hiding here from ambushing him on the road.

Su Ziying was the same, walking beside Chen Li with a dagger in one hand and a long stick in the other.

Fortunately, although the weeds are thick, there are no animals living in them.

The two of them carefully came downstairs and then walked into the library. Su Ziying then gave herself the ability to "interpret" and found the books she wanted by following the structure diagram of the library.

There are three books in total, which are considered to be the most cutting-edge space theories published in the world.

On the other side, Chen Li was wandering around while Su Ziying was looking for a book.

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, a drawing book spread out on the study table caught his attention.

There is a box of colored crayons next to the drawing book. The crayons inside have oxidized and turned black.

There is also a red crayon pressed on top of this drawing book.

After Chen Li approached, he swept away the dust on it and picked it up.

Above is a child's drawing of a family of three walking down the road holding hands.

The painting style and lines look childish, and you can tell it was drawn by a child.

However, as Chen Li's eyes moved downward, he was suddenly stunned.

Underneath the painting, there is a line of extremely scrawled words.

"Being informed and turned into Shu..."

This person doesn't seem to be able to write the word "tree".

The last word "tree" is still written using the phonetic symbols of this world.

Chen Li looked shocked.

This line of words was obviously written continuously.

But the style of calligraphy changes with the increase of strokes.

The closer you get to the back, the less strength the person writing seems to have, and the traces left by the crayon are almost undetectable.

It's like... when that person finished writing this line...

It seems like it has lost its vitality...

[It is detected that the host triggers a specific scene, and a hidden prompt will be given during the novice period. 】

At this time, the system appeared without warning.

A picture immediately emerged in Chen Li's mind.

One day, the world suddenly fell into darkness.

Then, the red moon came.

Red light illuminates the world.

Any object is penetrated by red light, and the light cannot be blocked.

Human beings exposed to the light instantly age and wither.

Then the body expanded rapidly, mutating into white branches that penetrated deeply into the ground.

The old man was the first to complete the mutation, and they turned into tree trunks one after another.

Those behind who were illuminated by the red light were pulled and attracted by the invisible force emitted by those branches, turning into leaves as bright as blood and clinging to them.

The person drawing in this picture book is a little girl who looks to be only about five years old.

And when she finished writing those words, she was like a long-dead centenarian who was attracted by the branches and turned into leaves.

Less than a minute.

Human beings disappear all over the world.

In their place are mangroves found throughout the world.

However, the strange thing is that except for humans, other creatures seem to be unaffected by red light.

In other words, it has an impact, but it is far from aging as fast as humans.

Chen Li frowned after reading all this.

He didn't expect that the mangrove tree was actually transformed by humans.

Every leaf, every branch represents the passing of a human being.

When the hidden mission came up and said "Rescue the creatures here", he thought of a silhouette he saw that night and the strange negative emotions.

Combining the two, he guessed that human beings may not have really disappeared, but turned into something to stay here.

Originally he had many guesses.

The mangrove seals humanity.

Humans disappeared because they were absorbed by the mangroves.

Although human beings disappeared, their souls were imprisoned by the mangroves.

There are all kinds of speculations.

But I just didn't expect that mangrove trees are actually human beings.

"call……"

Chen Li took a long breath and put down the drawing book in his hand.

Unexpectedly, on the second day after accepting the hidden task, he completed one-third of the task.

The origin of mangroves and their whereabouts are known.

What's left is to explore the truth behind the appearance of the red moon and liberate the living beings here, that is, humans.

(End of this chapter)