Erosion

A thin figure stood in front of a huge pit, staring blankly at the bottom of the deep, bottomless pit.

There seemed to be something at the bottom of the pit that attracted her, making her unable to take her eyes away.

"Who?! Turn around!" No one has ever dared to get close to this place, let alone stand directly on the edge of the pit. The guard who got up in the morning was shocked. He immediately held his gun and stared at the figure warily.

But the figure seemed to be inaudible and remained motionless. Only then did the guard slowly see clearly that it was a young girl.

Moreover, her feet were bare and covered with dirt and leaves. It looked like she had walked all the way with these feet.

"They're calling me," she muttered, staring at the gaping hole.

Unfortunately, the guards were too far away to hear him, but the gentle and harmless appearance of the other party still made the guards relax their guard a little. Could it be that some civilian with an irritated brain came here to seek death?

But having the courage to come here to seek death is truly unique.

You know, many people fear erosion more than they fear death.

Wei Yuan's eyes moved to the dust traces and bits of debris on the ground, and he came to an unbelievable but shocking conclusion: "She went out on her own."

If someone comes in from the outside, the direction of the dust should be inward. But now there is only a slight visible outward mark on the ground.

As soon as the words fell, Zhao Ying and Zhang Zheng became weak.

"What are you talking about, Old Wei? That girl is dead..." How can a dead person leave on his own? Zhang Zheng suddenly stopped talking and froze.

Zhao Ying felt hot and cold. She covered her mouth, but tears fell. Isn't Ashan dead?

Zhao Ying burst into tears just thinking about this.

Zhang Zheng also rubbed his face fiercely, as if he didn't dare to admit that he believed in this slight possibility. Jiang Shan was in the car coming back, and everyone saw that she was indeed, in any sense, her heartbeat stopped, her breathing stopped, and she really left.

But, what if, she is a miracle.

Zhang Zheng immediately turned around and walked out, "I want to find her."

Although there is no surveillance now, someone can always see a person walking out. Wei Yuan and Zhao Ying also walked out immediately.

In addition to the little hope in her heart, Zhao Ying was also afraid that Zhang Zheng would do something impulsively, so she quickly followed Zhang Zheng. As for Wei Yuan's inconvenience in a wheelchair, he watched the two of them rush out the door like headless chickens.

The base is so big. Where are they going to find it? Wei Yuan could only shout behind him: "You two go in two directions and ask the security personnel at each node to see if they have seen anyone going out at night!"

Fortunately, Zhao Ying and Zhang Zheng were not completely irrational. They looked at each other and ran away in tacit agreement.

Wei Yuan held the wheelchair and stopped at the door for a while, then suddenly turned to a place. They had been away for six days. There seemed to be fewer people in the base, and the expressions on their faces became more numb. There were only a few people walking on the road, like emotionless zombies, holding basins in their hands and lining up to receive supplies.

Bai Jin's behavior still cast an indelible shadow on the base. To a certain extent, he had destroyed this living base.

The alienation of humans in the apocalypse has begun to gradually penetrate. In the final analysis, humans are always social animals. Human nature changes with the environment. What kind of monster they will become in the end depends on whether it arrives sooner or later.

The figure standing next to the pit never understood it, ignored all warnings and shouts, and didn't even know how long she had been standing there.

No matter how patient the guards were, they couldn't hold back. Besides, anyone who had gotten so close to the pit was already in danger even if he retreated. The two guards looked at each other and prepared to pull the trigger.

"Stop! Don't shoot!"

Wei Yuan arrived here almost in time and saw the guard holding a gun and the figure beside the pit. The two guards paused and recognized the person coming as Dr. Wei.

Wei Yuan saw that the figure standing upright by the pit was indeed Jiang Shan. He motioned to the guard, "Don't make any noise, I'll take her away."

The two guards looked at each other and slowly lowered their guns.

Wei Yuan asked the two guards to step back. He slowly approached Jiang Shan in his wheelchair, "Jiang Shan." He shouted.

Jiang Shan didn't respond, just as motionless as when the guard called her just now.

Wei Yuan almost came to Jiang Shan at this time, and he saw the look on Jiang Shan's face at this moment. It is dull and blank.

Her eyes were fixed on the depths of the pit: "They are calling me."

Wei Yuan heard this and looked at Jiang Shan in surprise. "Jiang Shan, can you hear me?" He continued to ask with his eyes darkened.

But he saw that his words had almost no impact on Jiang Shan. Jiang Shan still repeated the words: "They are calling me."

"Who?" Wei Yuan looked at the bottomless pit with awe in his heart, "Who is calling you?"

Of course Jiang Shan didn't answer. Apart from repeating this sentence, there was no movement in her movements or expressions.

This Jiang Shan seems to be just a body, without a soul and empty inside.

But even if it's just a shell, it's still Jiang Shan.

Half an hour later, Jiang Shan was brought back to the church by Zhang Zheng and Zhao Ying, who came after receiving the news. When he hugged her and took her away, she didn't resist at all and was just taken away obediently.

But her eyes were still looking in the direction of the big pit, and she was muttering: "They are calling me."

Needless to say, Zhao Ying and Zhang Zheng were very excited. They expressed their excitement to Jiang Shan: "Ashan! Ashan!"

Although Jiang Shan ignored them at all, it didn't matter at all. Jiang Shan actually sat there with his eyes open, which was enough to make the two of them jump with joy.

Miracles are good! It is indeed a miracle!

Zhao Ying helped Jiang Shan wipe all the dirt and leaves from her feet, and then helped her put on socks and slippers. Throughout the whole process, Jiang Shan was manipulated like a rag doll, quiet and obedient.

Wei Yuan stretched out his finger and waved it in front of her eyes.

It was found that Jiang Shan's eyes had no focus and could not respond to the shaking of his fingers.

Wei Yuan didn't know how to describe this situation.

But Zhao Ying and Zhang Zheng are obviously satisfied. As long as you live, it doesn't matter. As for saying or not speaking, it doesn't matter. When we finally understand that in a civilized society, many people would rather watch their loved ones lying in a vegetative state in the hospital for decades than let them go, because as long as they are there, , it will be thoughts.

"It's a pity that almost all the instruments that can examine the body are now scrapped. Otherwise, we might be able to know what happened to her." For example, what kind of substances in the body have changed.

There are billions of atoms in the human body, and the elements that make up the human body may be more complex than the planet beneath our feet. This is why humans have invented countless scientific methods to crack their own genetic code. Unfortunately, humans are still too arrogant in this regard.

After returning to the church, Jiang Shan didn't even say "They are calling me." He remained as motionless as a puppet or a wax figure.