Apocalypse Tree of Hope

Chapter 2 The end of the world is coming
"Of course, come on, mommy will carry you up." Lin Rantong slightly bent down to pick up his son, put him gently on the lower bunk, smoothed his long hanging hair behind his ears, raised his eyes when he sat down, and Seeing the woman on the lower berth across the street staring at him with wide eyes, he couldn't help smiling at her, a small dimple appeared on the right cheek, which made the original slightly charming and classical color due to a pair of slightly raised phoenix eyes His temperament instantly became incomparably pure.

The woman opposite opened her eyes even wider: "Are you his mother??" Pointing to the chubby doll, she asked, "This little bun is actually your son?"

"Uh~~~, he is indeed my son, what's the matter, is it strange? Come on, of course, call me auntie."

"Auntie~~~~" An Ran yelled crisply, the same pair of phoenix eyes narrowed into slits because of her smile, her small face was chubby, and a small dimple on her right cheek suddenly appeared.

The woman opposite had a sweeter smile, with long wavy hair and a small red mole on the corner of her mouth, she looked bright and compelling: "It's so cute, I'm surprised that you look so young and have such a big son , but you do look alike, you both have the same phoenix eyes." Speaking of this, the woman's eyes became brighter, "Phoenix eyes, this is the first time I've seen them in real life, not to mention there is only one small The dimples look even cuter."

For some reason, Lin Rantong actually saw a trace of intoxication in the woman's eyes. While secretly wondering, he found that he was not disgusted with the woman, but instead had the desire to communicate with her passionate words.

After chatting, I learned that the woman's name is Tang Tang, she is 28 years old, she is a leftover woman in her own words, she is three years older than Lin Rantong, she is a travel enthusiast, she just came back from Changfeng and is going to Minghan.

The two of them talked about scenery from various places to food, from news and current events to hobbies, and the more they talked, the more speculative they became. Sometimes I have to say that fate is a very wonderful thing. Lin Rantong has always been a relatively deserted character, except for relatives and one or two close friends. , has always been estranged and polite to others, but today I don’t know why I have a sense of confidant for Tang Tang, who has a personality that is very different from my own, and suddenly thinks of a word: white hair is like new, and it is as old as before.

Little Anran has always been a well-behaved and quiet baby. Although he is only over two years old, he can listen quietly when his mother is chatting with the beautiful aunt he just met. Looking at his seriousness, he seems to understand everything. That cute The appearance made Tang Tang pinch his chubby face with his hands from time to time, seeing his face wrinkled like a little bun but not crying or making trouble, it made Tang Tang's motherhood even more.

"I said Rantong, I want to be little Anran's godmother." Tang Tang said in a tone that could not be refused, and he was ready to grab if he didn't agree.

Lin Rantong was slightly at a loss for words. Although he and Tang Tang had a good conversation, they were just acquaintances after all, so it seemed a little sloppy. When he was pondering, he didn't know if the little bun had a heart-to-heart with her: "Mom, did you give me another chance?" I found a mother, do you want to discuss it with my father?" As soon as this remark came out, everyone was embarrassed, and even the people in the middle bunk laughed.

A man who looked about 60 years old smiled and said: "You are so cute, I want to recognize him as my grandson."

"I said, sir, you want to be someone else's grandfather for no reason, whether you want to or not!" A young man in his early twenties said carelessly, blowing his beard and staring at the old man angrily: "You young man, what are you talking about?" It's so disrespectful."

"Yo, it's fate that everyone sits together on this train. Don't argue over such a trivial matter. Besides, it's not worth it to frighten this little doll, right?" A middle-aged woman hurriedly smoothed things over, seeing her appearance, She seems to be very good at doing this kind of work, probably an aunt of the neighborhood committee.

"The most romantic thing I can think of is to grow old with you..." A ringtone came, which was specially set by Lin Rantong for her husband. Although the song has long been outdated, she still likes this song very much Song.

Lin Rantong's husband is Liu Yuan, who is 27 years old this year. Although he is two years older than Rantong, he is an alumnus of the same level, the same college, and a different department. Both of them are studying at a university in the capital, Shangjing. Later, they went to work together in the Ming and Han Dynasties. At that time, Lin Rantong was 21 years old. Four years later, the two had already married, and their son was over two years old. Their relationship was still strong.

Seeing the word "husband" flashing on the phone, Lin Rantong couldn't help but smile slightly, with intoxicating dimples: "Husband, I'm in the car."

A gentle voice came: "Honey, I miss you, I will pick you up at the station tomorrow."

"How is everything at home, how are mom and dad?" Hearing her husband's voice, Lin Rantong's whole body softened, and she was no longer as cold as before.

"Mom and dad are fine, my sister is here to play on vacation, where's my son?" "Dad, Dad, I'm sure, mom and I miss you, you want to buy me a lot of delicious food." Ran Ran hugged Mom's neck, heard Dad's voice grabbing the phone and talking loudly.

"Be good, baby, listen to your mother. You are a little man and you have to take good care of your mother. Dad bought you a submachine gun. Be good, give your mother the phone." Lin Rantong answered the phone, "Wife, take care of yourself and your son. Have a good trip, see you tomorrow. I miss you very much, both physically and mentally." Lin Rantong couldn't help but blushed slightly, not noticing that the carefree young man was slightly startled when he saw her blushing.

"I'm talking about Rantong, seeing how you and your husband are making good friends, why are you willing to take your son around?" Tang Tang raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked with a teasing tone.

Lin Rantong smiled lightly: "A good friend I've known since childhood got married. When I got married to Changfeng, I had to come to her wedding no matter what. My husband was too busy, so I had no choice but to take my son there by myself."

Lin Rantong and Tang Tang chatted without saying a word. The more Tang Tang chatted, the more excited she became. There is no way, this woman is a standard face control. When she sees beautiful and distinctive people, she can't help but talk to her. Use her words Says she likes to appreciate all things beautiful, including people.Lin Rantong's mind was flying farther and farther because of her husband's phone call. I don't know if he has lost weight or if he is lazy and doesn't shave again without his own supervision...

The train drove steadily, and the scenery outside the window flashed by. Although it was too late to see clearly, it was full of blue sky and green ground, which made people feel refreshed.Some of the people on the train were family members, some were close friends, and some met by chance. Everyone talked softly, or took a nap on the bed. Everything was so normal, just like the countless train rides before.

Without warning, the sky suddenly turned dark, and I couldn't see my fingers. Immediately afterwards, I heard a screeching sound of brakes, and suddenly people screamed one after another.

"Why is it so dark?", "Mom, I'm scared, wow...","Damn, what the hell is going on? "...

The crying of the child, the screaming of the woman, and the cursing of the man made the carriage even more chaotic, "Mom", Xiao Anran shouted in horror, her voice trembling slightly. "Good boy, don't be afraid, mother is here, hold on to her hand." Lin Rantong held An Ran tightly and held him in his arms, "Tang Tang, where are you?"

Lin Rantong's voice was completely drowned in all kinds of screams. She didn't know why the sky turned dark, and when it would be dark. It would be great if, if only her husband was by her side. At this time, she missed The warm and generous embrace of her husband, the little person in his arms calmed her down, yes, she can't panic, her son still needs her protection.Thinking of this, Lin Rantong relaxed. While stroking her son's back, she waited quietly. She didn't believe that the sky would keep getting dark like this. Instead of wasting energy screaming, or standing up and searching in the darkness, The way out is better to wait and see.

Sure enough, as Lin Rantong expected, the sky was bright again about 5 minutes later, and these 5 minutes seemed as long as a century to people.

The first thing Lin Rantong saw was Tang Tang. She was sitting quietly in the corner of the lower bunk, her knuckles were a little white because she clenched her hands tightly, but her face brightened when she saw them: "Ran Tong, as long as you are fine, what's going on?" He stood up and looked around while talking.

I couldn't help being surprised when I saw that middle-aged woman lying motionless on the ground, a person who was sitting on the window seat on the upper bunk had disappeared, and the old man in his 60s also fell to the ground. Hey yelled, the young man was standing there, looking like he was facing an enemy (because it was daytime, and no one in the upper and middle beds was on the bed).

"Brother, what's the matter with you, wake up!" "Grandma, grandma, why are you asleep?" It's better, especially in the car with only seats, people's various screams and screams stimulate people's nerves from time to time.

Lin Rantong and Tang Tang looked at each other, one put down An Ran to help the old man, and the other went to call the middle-aged woman. "Master, are you okay?" Lin Rantong asked softly. "Oh, it was dark just now. I was afraid and wanted to stand up to have a look. I tripped and fell to the ground. My foot twisted." The old man rubbed his foot and sighed.

"Rantong, why can't this elder sister wake up?" Tang Tang asked.

Lin Rantong frowned slightly as he saw the middle-aged woman unconscious.

"A lot of unconscious people!" The young man who went out and walked around said loudly when he came back, "It's even worse in the compartment over there, there are many injured people, and people fell down and were crushed to death at the bottom. awful."

Lin Rantong couldn't help being slightly startled, an ominous premonition welled up in her heart, always feeling that something terrible was about to happen, a voice in her heart kept telling her to get out of here quickly.She looked up out of the window and found that the trains on other lines not far away were also stopped, and there seemed to be cars colliding with each other in the distance, but it was too far away to see clearly, but these were enough to make her understand that things might not be right. wonderful.

Lin Rantong repeatedly called the police, but couldn't get through, and the voice of "Why can't I get through the phone" came from time to time.She tried to calm herself down and persuaded Tang Tang: "Tang Tang, let's get out of the car, I always feel unsafe in the car." She decided to take her son out of the car no matter what.

Tang Tang lowered his head and thought for a while, "Okay, I also feel that this is a bit uneasy, let's get out of the car."

"The doors are locked, how do I get out of the car?" the young man asked.

"Really, what can I do, do I have to be trapped in the train all the time?" Tang Tang asked anxiously.

"Let's go out through the window." Lin Rantong pointed to the window, thinking of this when looking out the window before.

"Then what should they do? Do we want to take them out too?" The young man pointed at the old man and the unconscious middle-aged woman with a reluctance on his face.

Tang Tang's complexion changed: "Why, why don't you just leave them like this, Ran Tong, let's get them out too, after all, it's also the same car." There was a look of hope on his face.

Lin Rantong nodded slightly: "Okay, let's go down first." She is not the kind of bad person, but on the premise of ensuring the safety of herself and the people she cares about, she is willing to lend a hand when she can help others .

After a lot of effort, several people finally got off the train, followed by dozens of people.In addition to the eldest sister, seven people were also unconscious.The train stopped in the wilderness, and people gathered in the nearby fields to chat about why the sky turned black.

I don’t know how long it took, maybe it was about an hour after dark, and there were a lot of exclamations on the train. Everyone looked in the direction of the train, and suddenly heard a girl who got off the train screaming "Ah", and saw She pointed in one direction, trembling constantly, her eyes full of horror.

Looking along her fingers, I saw the eight unconscious people who were put together before, their skin turned pale and oozing, and they were about to stand up clumsily. A little girl threw herself on a man and called Dad, "Go away!" Open—" Before Rantong finished yelling, the man bit the little girl's neck, the little girl didn't make a sound, and her little head drooped.The man stood up slowly, grinning to his ears, revealing his sharp fangs.

The eight people who were originally unconscious stood up and walked towards the people with stiff movements.Everyone froze there, someone shouted "Oh my god, zombies, run", everyone scattered and ran in all directions.

Lin Rantong hugged Anran tightly, called Tang Tang, and ran in one direction with all her strength, but she didn't hear Tang Tang's voice, so she couldn't help but look back, only to see Tang Tang bent down to help the girl As a result, the old man slowed down greatly. Fortunately, those zombies moved very slowly and did not catch up with them, but three zombies still persevered in chasing them in this direction.In Lin Rantong's heart, she couldn't help but have a little admiration for Tang Tang. Yes, she couldn't disregard her own safety for strangers she didn't know, but she couldn't stop her admiration for those who could do it.

In the same direction as Lin Rantong, there are Tang Tang, an old man, a young man, a screaming girl, and two men in their 30s.

Everyone was running, and a river appeared in front of them, blocking everyone's way.There was a wide river in front, and three zombies moving slowly but getting closer at the back, the girl couldn't help crying "Wow".

"What should I do?" This question could not help floating in everyone's mind.

(End of this chapter)