Chapter 1384 The Call of the Stars (10)

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"Where am I?"

Xu Shangqi stood up, holding his head, which was a little dizzy. Just as he regained his senses, he smelled a foul odor. A dark shadow rushed past the window where the light came from. Xu Shangqi shook instinctively and looked towards the window.

The window closest to him was very large. It should be the window of a corner store. The delicate colored window frame did not provide any solid sense of security. Xu Shangqi just turned his head and "crashed". The glass shattered all over the floor, and several thick tentacles came from above.

Xu Shangqi, who had just stood up and had not yet stood firmly, exerted force on his left foot, and dodged to the side in a clumsy and stiff manner, but was still hit on the shoulder by the tentacle that came in at the end.

"Ah!

!"

Xu Shangqi screamed, but he had no time to think about it. With the faint light coming through the window, he rolled and crawled towards the half-broken counter, grabbed the chair that fell to the ground, and threw it at the tentacle.

The chair hit the end of the tentacle, but it did not cause any damage at all. With the sound of mucus flowing, a round mouth appeared outside the window. It grew in the middle of the tentacle, wrapped around the window frame with the tentacles, and was crawling into the store.

What frightened Xu Shangqi the most was that after the tentacles and the big mouth completely crawled into the store, their back half was not a bloated worm with a bunch of legs, but the upper body of a human.

The tentacles stretched out from the abdominal cavity of a middle-aged woman. The intestines that had completely shriveled and rotted could be clearly seen around the big mouth, and the terrible stench was emanating from it.

As the monster moved forward, the remaining corpse was dragged on the ground like that. The skin on the chest, neck and entire face had completely fallen off due to decay and friction, leaving only yellow bones stained with blood, like a sled for plowing the land, plowing one gully after another in the mucus and dust.

Xu Shangqi stared at the monster in amazement. After being stunned for less than a second, he let out a scream that was not human, and then he rolled and crawled towards the side door.

His mind was blank, there was no room for rational thinking, and he couldn't even express his emotions. At this moment, he had only one thought, that is - run quickly!

In his previous life, Xu Shangqi was a movie lover. He liked to watch both Hollywood movies and art films. Like many movie lovers, he was particularly obsessed with horror and bloody movies at a certain time.

Whether it was a zombie movie with blood all over the screen, or a ghost movie that created psychological horror through suspenseful shots, Xu Shangqi could always get some excitement from all kinds of scares and disgust.

It was this kind of excitement that made him crazy about this kind of movie during that time, looking for resources on the Internet to find the uncut version to feast on.

Xu Shangqi didn't remember where he had seen a certain theory, which seemed to say that humans are interested in horror movies because fear triggers their self-preservation instinct.

Witnessing bloody and horrific scenes will make the human brain think that it is in danger, and then adrenaline will surge, which can speed up the human heartbeat and make the nerves excited.

On the other hand, human reason will tell them that the scene they are in is safe, so these nerve stimulants that should be used for self-protection will turn into an enhancement of sensory experience, thus bringing a certain sense of pleasure.

Therefore, many horror movie fans are not actually brave, or in other words, if they are too brave, they will not feel this kind of excitement.

Xu Shangqi is one of them. He is not a very brave person at all, and he is even very cowardly in some aspects, but when facing horror movies, he is afraid and wants to watch, and he is both inexperienced and playful.

But watching horror movies and being in horror scenes are two completely different things. Without the assistance of drugs, the horror scenes and irritating smells that have never been seen before will only stop the brain from working temporarily, because it cannot be understood, so it cannot be analyzed.

So in real life, when faced with a sudden disaster, many people's first reaction is not to run, but to stand there and watch. This is not because they like to watch the excitement, but because the brain needs time to process and digest scenes that have never been seen before.

Xu Shangqi was exactly like this. He had already rushed out of the side door of the store. He still didn't react to what happened. He didn't even remember how he got here.

He stood at the door, panting in confusion, and even looked back at the monster in the store. He staggered forward two steps, and was at a loss on the street at night.

He stood by the street lamp pole next to the street, looking through the broken window at the tentacle monster that was crawling over the counter. When the brain finally processed this information, Xu Shangqi's first reaction was to half-kneel down, cover his neck, and start vomiting desperately.

But he didn't actually eat much, and he had almost digested it a long time ago. He vomited out only acid water, which made his throat hurt like a fire.

After convulsing and vomiting for a long time, Xu Shangqi barely stood up with the help of a street lamp. After regaining some of his sanity, he knew he had to leave here quickly, otherwise he might be the next one to be dragged to the ground.

Xu Shangqi looked around, but could not see anything. At this time, he finally remembered the method he had learned in the Shenmao Bureau before. He transferred his Qi to his eyes and could barely see the surrounding situation clearly.

The street was empty, with only the remains of vehicles and building fragments scattered on the ground. Judging from the rotten smell wafting in the air, these fragments may also be mixed with human corpses.

In addition to the monster that just got into the store, there was also movement in the two houses at the end of the street. Xu Shangqi suspected that it might be a similar monster, but after discovering this, the first thing he did was turn around. head away.

Relying on his night vision ability, Xu Shangqi walked towards a more open area, but unfortunately, fierce fighting sounds came from the two buildings at the end of the street.

A flash of red light followed by a scream. Xu Shangqi turned around and looked there. His eyes widened and he saw a figure coming out of the broken window. That was Ben Laili. He looked like he had been hit by something. Things were thrown out.

Xu Shangqi gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, took a few deep breaths, tried to dispel the panic in his heart, and ran over there.

Putting his luck on his legs, he walked quickly and quickly crossed the dilapidated streets, ran to Lai Li's side, and helped him up. As soon as his hand came into contact with Lai Li's skin, he found a piece of glass shard embedded in him. on the back.

But Laili couldn't care less about the pain. He pointed at the window and said, "Quick, go save Wanda."

Xu Shangqi supported Laili and looked into the building. The red light in the window became brighter and brighter. Then Wanda seemed to be hit by something. She fell to the corner and lay on the ground, following closely. Then came Jarvis's roar.

Xu Shangqi stood on tiptoe, looked at Laili and said, "Don't run around, just wait here, I'll be right back!"

After saying that, he ran towards the window that had just been broken by Laili. He didn't care to avoid the glass shards scattered on the floor. He put his head in his hands, bent down and raised his legs, and jumped directly in from the narrow window frame.

After entering, he didn't even turn around to see what was across from Wanda, but grabbed Miss Witch's wrist. Pull her towards the window.

Wanda was dragged by Xu Shangqi and staggered before she could react. She screamed, and then heard Xu Shangqi's roar.

"What are you doing standing still! Run!"

"But I..."

Xu Shangqi grabbed Wanda from behind without any explanation. After transferring his energy to his arms, he grabbed Wanda's waist and threw the slender witch girl out of the window. Then he and Jarvis jumped out one after the other. He opened the window and ran back to the street.

Wanda was thrown to the ground and rolled around a few times. Laili rushed over to help her up. She was a little dazed by the fall. She turned to look at Xu Shangqi and wanted to say something, but Xu Shangqi ran away. He was in front, then turned around and yelled filial piety to everyone:

"Any human being with a brain and sane mind would only choose to do one thing at this time, and that is to fucking run!

! "

People have a herd mentality, especially when they are alone, they will instinctively follow the loudest of the same kind. Xu Shangqi shouted and ran away, and several other people who didn't react also followed him.

This move probably saved their lives, because the monster that rushed out of the window was different from the one Xu Shangqi saw in the store window.

In the dim light, a monster with upright legs rushed out of the broken window, but what supported it in walking was not its legs at all, but anemone-like tentacles bursting out from half of its head.

It may be that the human brain has given this monster higher intelligence. Its desire to attack is much stronger than the monster that Xu Shangqi saw growing out of its lower body, and it also has many more attack methods.

The sarcoma and tentacles wrapped around half of the human corpse work together. Half of the tentacles are stuck to the wall and alternately move forward quickly, while the other half of the tentacles keep whipping forward, interfering with the movement of the prey.

"Wanda, put away your magic!" Xu Shangqi turned around and shouted: "Don't let out the light!

"

Wanda gritted her teeth as she ran, and she said helplessly: "I...I can't control it!"

"Then run quickly!"

Fortunately, several of them are considered agile heroes. Although they are not exactly known for their speed, they are not slow either.

Xu Shangqi can use footwork, and it goes without saying that Spider-Man can sprint at full speed. Wanda can use magic, and Jarvis himself is a masterpiece of mechanics. The few of them ran all the way, and soon they Leaving the monster behind.

After rushing out of the street, they came to an intersection. Several people stopped and gasped for breath. Wanda held her chest and gasped while saying, "Why should we run? I think I can..."

"You can do that!" Xu Shangqi also gasped and said, "If you could beat it, you wouldn't be thrown against the wall!"

"Me." Wanda choked for a moment, and then explained in a low voice: "I was attacked by a sneak attack..."

"What the hell, what's going on?" Lai Li pressed his temples with his hands, slowly knelt down on the ground and said, "My spider sense keeps ringing, and the ringing is very violent. It's so noisy that I can't hear it." Please tell me."

Laili's expression was very painful. He tried his best to open his eyes wide and look at the dilapidated scene of the city around him. Xu Shangqi put his hands on his hips and kept calming his breath, and said: "There is no doubt that we have traveled through time and come to a damn place." A potentially apocalyptic universe."

"Time traveled?" Laili groaned in pain, but still gritted his teeth and said, "You mean we traveled through the universe?"

"Almost."

"But why is this happening here?"

"How do I know?"

Xu Shangqi answered absentmindedly. He looked around, glanced at the others, and said, "Let's go."

"Where to?" Wanda frowned and looked at him and asked.

"Hide somewhere without monsters."

Wanda opened her eyes wide, looked at Xu Shangqi in disbelief and said, "The world is about to be destroyed, and you still want to hide?!"

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"I'm hiding because the world is going to be destroyed! You don't really think that we can save the world with just a few of us, do you?"

"But, but we have to save..."

"We have to save ourselves first!"

Wanda opened her mouth to say something, but Xu Shangqi stretched out a hand to interrupt her, and then said: "I know what you want to do. You want to rush into the city center where there are the most monsters, defeat all the monsters there, and then find a group of culprits in the center, eliminate them all, and then successfully save the world."

"But from my experience, in During this process, the entire team will die one after another, and they will die miserably, including but not limited to being drowned by insects, swallowed by monsters, being clamped by gates, and being shot into sieves due to infighting among survivors..."

Wanda's face became paler and paler, and the look she gave Xu Shangqi had completely changed. She opened her mouth and said, "Oh my God, what have you been through..."

"Anyway, listen to me now, find a place to hide quickly, and we'll talk about it tomorrow morning if there's anything!"

Wanda was a little shaken, and Lai Li's painful voice became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

"Wanda, please, you came here because of me, I have to take you all back safely!"