doomsday survival

Chapter 16 Nightmare
"right here!"

At noon, Shi Jian stood in front of the cave, looked at the ashes remaining at the entrance of the cave, and made sure that he had found the right place.

Entering the cave again, Shi Jian felt as if he had passed away.

It is here that Shi Jian travels through time and arrives at the end of the world decades later; it is here that Shi Jian escapes infection and is separated from his relatives and friends by life and death.

Shi Jian is not a great hero, and he does not want to be a savior. He came back here, just looking for the one out of ten thousand, hoping to return to the past and prevent human tragedies from happening.

Carefully searching every corner, Shi Jian wished he could beat every inch of the mountain wall.

But no, nothing happened.

Shi Jian sat in the deepest part of the cave in frustration, leaning his back against the mountain wall, letting the tears flow slowly on his face.

"It's useless." Shi Jian murmured. "It's useless. I can't go back, and humans can't change this tragic fate. There is no way."

Slowly, Shi Jian fell asleep.

……

In the early morning, Shi Jian was awakened from his dream by a burst of cheerful birdsong.

Shi Jian rubbed his sleepy eyes, looked at the cave again, and walked out helplessly.

Walking out of the cave, Shi Jian could hardly keep his eyes open due to the sunlight.He closed his eyes, and opened them again only after Shi Jian felt comfortable.Looking at everything in front of him, a wave of ecstasy welled up in his heart.

It's back, it's back.

You see, the front of the cave is bright, the original weeds and shrubs have disappeared, and there are no weeds on the path leading to the outside of the mountain, and it has finally come back!

Perhaps, everything before was a dream.

Shi Jian ran wildly out of the mountain in desperation. He wanted to tell people not to be vaccinated against all diseases!

There were people coming and going in Linshan Town at the foot of the mountain, Shi Jian didn't care to communicate with them, and went home first.

Hiring a car, Shi Jian rushed back to Harbin overnight.After getting out of the car, Shi Jian went directly to his roommate, Liu Cheng, whose father was the secretary-general of the provincial government.

"Finding Uncle Liu should be able to respond to the problem!" Thinking like this, Shi Jian knocked on the door of Liu Cheng's house.

I haven't seen Liu Cheng for a year at home, I didn't expect this guy to be bald.

"Shi Jian!" Liu Cheng was stunned, "Didn't you go to Xing'an Mountain and disappeared?"

"What? Missing?" Shi Jian immediately realized that this is not the time before he traveled, "Don't worry about that, what day is today?"

"July 7th." Liu Cheng looked at Shi Jian in surprise.

"Then... what year?"

"It's 2023." Liu Cheng said, but Shi Jian, who was stunned, asked one after another, "Where did you go missing? You haven't been vaccinated against all diseases, have you? Now it's all discontinued, but it doesn't matter, I still have it here." there is one"

Liu Cheng took out a syringe, "Come on, I'll inject it for you." After speaking, he stabbed towards Shi Jian.

"No, this vaccine can't be given, it will turn into a zombie!" Shi Jian shouted while avoiding it.

"Zombies? Is that so?"

Liu Cheng in front of him suddenly turned into a terrifying zombie, holding a syringe in his hand, "Come on, get this injection, and we'll be the same."

Liu Cheng's tone was eerie, and he grabbed Shi Jian while speaking.

Shi Jian ran away desperately, and the people around him suddenly turned into zombies, with syringes in their hands, chasing him while shouting, "Come on, get an injection!"

Shi Jian dodged from left to right, and was finally surrounded by zombies. One after another, syringes were stabbed at Shi Jian's shoulders.

Shi Jian desperately tried to break free, but couldn't, and finally shouted loudly.

"Do not--"

Shi Jian suddenly woke up from the dream, covered in cold sweat.

After waking up, Shi Jian looked around nervously, fearing that the zombies in his dream were still there.

It was pitch black all around, and I couldn't see anything.

Shi Jian stabilized his mind, which was frightened by the nightmare, and raised his hand to turn on the night light of his watch.

It's only 12:30, three hours before dawn.

After groping out of the cave, the sky was dotted with stars, and the first quarter moon shone brightly, illuminating the ground in a desolate white.

There was no change outside the cave, weeds were still overgrown and shrubs were disordered, Shi Jian heaved a sigh of relief, and sat down on the floor at the entrance of the cave.

After being awakened, Shi Jian no longer felt sleepy.He simply looked at the bright moon in the sky, hummed a song, and prepared to sit until dawn.

Is it really useful to go back?
Shi Jian thought to himself, before tonight, Shi Jian couldn't wait to go back to the past, but after experiencing that nightmare, Shi Jian lost confidence again.

Even if he really returns to the original time point, how can Shi Jian prevent the tragedy from happening?Among the people Shi Jian knew, only Liu Cheng's father could be regarded as a high-ranking and powerful person.But in front of a group of central-level leaders, how much power does he have when he is about to retire?Moreover, how could Shi Jian's words convince Father Liu?How did Father Liu convince the central government?
Did Shi Jian tell them that I traveled back and forth again?Who would believe an otaku's words?It's fine not to be sent to a mental hospital.

From the diary, Shi Jian also knows some major events that will happen in the future, to be the prophecy emperor?At best, everyone can only say that your analysis is accurate. Who will believe your analysis when faced with the temptation of not being infected with diseases?When things show signs, someone will remember his prophecy.But not everyone has the great spirit of not being afraid of sacrifice for the continuation of mankind.At that time, some people will be angry and retaliate against the society, and the plan of human continuation will go bankrupt.Shi Jian reckoned that when the central government made this determination, it would definitely eliminate some people who did not want to participate in order to prevent accidents in the plan.If the plan really went bankrupt because of Shi Jian, then Shi Jian would become the greatest sinner of mankind!

Maybe Shi Jian can go to Yu Xin's father and gain his trust by relying on his own understanding of him.But it is more likely to be pretended to be some kind of master and end up in jail.

Thinking of this, Shi Jian realized how naive his initial thinking was, and how insignificant his own power was. Facing the tragedy that he knew the ending but was powerless to change, the only thing he could do was try his best to persuade his relatives and friends not to get vaccinated for the time being.

In addition, the only way to do a good job of collecting various materials is to pass on human knowledge after arriving at the refuge island, so that human civilization will not be interrupted.After all, as stated in the diary, most of the people who have not been vaccinated are the bottom of society, the poorest class, and there are not many who are competent in cultural inheritance.

Thinking of this, Shi Jian thought about the island of refuge. Although he didn't know where it was, it was sure that it was far away from the mainland. Even if Shi Jian wanted to go, he couldn't help it.

Shi Jian, who was full of enthusiasm, only looked up to the sky and sighed, only to realize that the sky had become bright unconsciously.

The night passed like this, and Shi Jian began another day of loneliness and helplessness.

Putting aside the messy thoughts in his mind, Shi Jian packed his bags and set off again. He strode forward with steady steps and firm eyes.

He firmly believes in what the zombies said in the diary, there is hope in life, not only for himself, but also for human beings.

　Yesterday, Huyue actually got a vote of recommendation from readers for the first time.Here, Huyue expresses his gratitude to this reader.Huyue is a newcomer, and he dare not ask for a reward, but I hope that friends who read the book will collect it, and it looks convenient.Of course it is better to recommend it.Thank you all.

　　
　
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