Chapter 69
In the afternoon, the rain had lessened and stopped for a while. As soon as it got dark, it started to rain again.
Wei Yunlang was hiding in a Longda Meat Shop, behind the window, looking at the old cinema in front.
Because it was quite old, it was not large, with only two floors. In fact, this place used to be a stage for opera performances, and was later converted into a cinema, but Wei Yunlang was not from A City and did not know this.
He only knew that Sang Lu was inside.
And this cinema had something.
Without going in, Wei Yunlang knew that there was a mutated plant growing here, because the tree-like mutated plant was growing straight up, piercing through the top floor of the cinema and into the sky.
It was naturally impossible to plant a tree in a cinema, but there were potted plants inside, so the mutated plant probably came from that.
But this mutated plant was already dead. Its branches and leaves were obviously withered and lifeless, and the leaves had fallen all over the floor, a very miserable sight.
Wei Yunlang guessed that Sang Lu had taken over its territory and then killed it. What a cruel, domineering, and unreasonable woman… no, no, she should be called a female monster, a female demon, a female disaster star!
As for how he was sure that Sang Lu was inside, well… because occasionally a zombie would pass by the entrance of the cinema, and a tentacle would shoot out from inside and kill the innocent passing zombie.
Who else could it be but Sang Lu?
What should I do? I’m all alone. I should think of a way, but time waits for no one. Wei Yunlang could only take the risk.
He came out of the meat shop with a deboning knife he had found in the shop. He ducked and ran in the rain, not directly entering through the entrance of the cinema, but choosing to climb up the water pipe on the side, preparing to sneak in first and then find someone.
He had been very careful, but this time, luck was not on his side.
He came to the ventilation window on the second floor, carefully pried open the latch with a knife, and pushed it open to climb in. But because the window was narrow, he got stuck at the waist halfway through.
Damn it! Wei Yunlang secretly hated himself for having too good a figure and too perky a butt, so much so that he was stuck in a window!
He climbed with all his might, climbed with all his might, but it was too difficult to climb in without making a sound.
But suddenly, two thin tentacles wrapped around his shoulders and pulled him out with a jerk. The soaking wet Wei Yunlang slid on the ground and was dragged down by the tentacles. He was startled and subconsciously used the deboning knife to chop at the tentacles.
But he couldn’t cut it. The tentacles looked soft, but their skin was very tough and could not be easily injured.
That’s right, I almost forgot that I still have an ability!
Wei Yunlang used a purifying light. The tentacles paused, and a red patch appeared, as if they had been injured.
Just as Wei Yunlang was about to take the opportunity to break free, the tentacles suddenly wriggled and became thicker, and an extra one was added to bind his wrist. With a whoosh, he was tied up tightly.
Wei Yunlang was like a small suckling pig that had been tied up and was just waiting to be put on the grill. He was helplessly dragged to the lobby on the first floor. With a series of clangs and bangs, his forehead and back were red from the impact before he slid to a stop.
It’s over! I’m going to die!
Wei Yunlang had a flash of inspiration. Just as he raised his head and was about to shout “Xia Weishuang” to fight for a chance to live, he was stunned by what he saw.
He saw that there was indeed a huge mutated landscape tree in the lobby on the first floor. The roots had long since shattered the flower pot and pierced through the tiles and into the ground. The trunk was even more soaring, breaking through the high-rise ceiling. The branches were overgrown and stretched out in all directions, but they had lost their vitality and had become dry.
This was nothing. What had stunned Wei Yunlang was actually Sang Lu, who was hanging on the tree.
Yes, that’s right, hanging.
The trunk of the mutated tree was very thick. It would probably take two people to wrap their arms around it. The trunk in the middle had been destroyed and cut open, so that the bark was peeled to the sides, and the tender green heartwood inside could be seen, in a shallow concave shape.
Now, Sang Lu had hung herself in this shallow concave pit.
The huge tumor that was hanging below her was supported by the bottom of this concave pit, and the small tentacles on it were deeply embedded in the trunk to fix it. And her upper body was also leaning against the heartwood. Her arms had already turned into several thick and long tentacles that spread out in all directions, controlling the entire cinema.
If you looked closely, you could see that there were also several small tentacles on her back that were deeply embedded in the trunk.
She was really like a demon transformed from a queen ant, looking down at the miserable Wei Yunlang from above, her face expressionless, her purple eyes slightly lowered, like the incarnation of an evil god who was pure to the extreme and had no distracting thoughts.
Drip, drip, drip.
Wei Yunlang saw that the blue-purple blood vessels on the huge tumor below Sang Lu’s body were constantly oozing black-red liquid, which dripped to the ground and formed a small puddle.
Wei Yunlang was first puzzled that she had not killed him immediately, then he was puzzled why she had turned into such a strange and terrifying appearance, and finally he was puzzled where Xia Weishuang was trapped in the cinema.
He took a deep breath and did not dare to act rashly. Since Sang Lu had not killed him directly, it meant that the situation was not at its worst. This version of Sang Lu… his intuition told him that it was best not to provoke her. She looked like she was injured, and everyone knew that an injured beast was the most dangerous.
As the saying goes, if the enemy does not move, I will not move. To respond to all changes with no change, Wei Yunlang lay on the ground and stared at her.
As he stared, his eyes became sore. Wei Yunlang blinked and thought, no, if we keep staring at each other like this, the situation will only get worse. So he gently and tentatively pulled his hand out of Sang Lu’s tentacles.
As soon as he moved, Sang Lu also moved.
It scared Wei Yunlang so much that he quickly stopped and continued to pretend to be a wooden man. But Sang Lu did not hurt him, but just tilted her head, and her eyes suddenly flashed. “I remember you.”
Wei Yunlang: “…Huh?”
“The person Shuangshuang knows. Very annoying.”
Wei Yunlang: “…” So you were silent just now, was it because you were trying to remember who I was? Thank you so much for having me in your eyes!
In fact, Wei Yunlang did not know Sang Lu very well. After all, he had only seen her for a while on the mountain before, and then this guy had revealed her cruel true colors. He had seen her pathological possessiveness towards Xia Weishuang. Now, she was saying that he was so annoying. Wei Yunlang had to wonder if he was going to follow Ke Xiaoxiao’s old path.
But unexpectedly, Sang Lu’s face suddenly changed. Just as Wei Yunlang thought she was about to act, she threw him out of the main entrance of the cinema.
He fell to the ground and rolled. Wei Yunlang was drenched in the rain. He raised his hand and wiped his wet bangs, and nervously swallowed his saliva. Logically speaking, he should have cowered and played dead.
But he, who was naturally adventurous, did not want to miss this opportunity. It was the other party who had first mentioned Xia Weishuang. It was just right for him to ask now!
So he stood up, pulled his clothes, and walked back boldly, showing his teeth in a smile. “Hehe, I also know you. You’re the one Xia Weishuang likes!”
As soon as he said it, Sang Lu’s tentacles, which had shot out at high speed to send Wei Yunlang flying again, stopped in front of him.
Wei Yunlang thought to himself, oh my god, I’ve hit the right note with this flattery!
He squeezed his hair, and a string of water droplets came out. He tried his best to make himself look harmless and ordinary. “Where is Xia Weishuang? I have something to ask her.”
Sang Lu did not tell him directly. Her eyes rolled gently. “What is it?”
What is it… with Sang Lu’s possessiveness, would she let Xia Weishuang go and save Mi Lele? He was afraid that before the little girl could be bullied by that group of cultists, Sang Lu would have killed her with a single blow.
After all, Sang Lu had a dark history of trying to act against Xia Qingxue. During their few days together, Lele had also told him that Sang Lu had tried to eat her.
Although he had a thousand worries in his mind, Wei Yunlang’s face did not show it. In any case, he had to see the person first.
“It’s her relatives who asked me to pass on a message.”
“What message?”
“They’ve reached the base. They’re asking her to go back and visit her relatives when she has time.” He made it up, but judging by the time, it should be about time if there were no accidents.
Sang Lu sent him flying. Boring. She didn’t kill Wei Yunlang entirely because a strange intuition was stopping her, but that didn’t mean she wanted to listen to Wei Yunlang’s nonsense.
Sang Lu tried to close the main door.
“Wait, wait, I still have something to say!” Wei Yunlang persistently got up, blocked the door, and said loudly, “And Little Radish—I mean Lele, she actually came too. She wants to see you, Xia Weishuang!! Don’t you want to see her!!!”
Wei Yunlang keenly sensed that Sang Lu’s attitude had changed subtly from the last time they had met, which made him make a bold move. But to his disappointment, he had shouted so loudly, but Xia Weishuang had not shown her face or made a sound at all.
Xia Weishuang’s condition might be worse than he had imagined.
But before he could think more, Sang Lu suddenly extended a tentacle, hooked his body, and with a whoosh, she lifted him up.
In almost an instant, the wind whistled past his ears. Wei Yunlang’s vision blurred, and he was in front of Sang Lu.
What is she going to do! Wei Yunlang subconsciously held his breath and almost threw out a purifying light.
Sang Lu’s face and her expression combined were a great weapon, which made him feel a little cowardly. He looked to the side and noticed a strange phenomenon.
The heartwood of the tree that Sang Lu was hooked on behind her was tender green just now, but now it was a little yellow and dim, as if… as if Sang Lu was sucking the life force of this tree.
“Little Radish, where is she?”
Wei Yunlang’s heart sank. “She’s in a hidden place. If Xia Weishuang doesn’t come out, she won’t show her face.”
Sang Lu had no extra expression. She looked at Wei Yunlang, and brought him a little closer. Her nose twitched slightly as if she were sniffing his scent.
The continuous rain had washed away much of his scent, so much so that Sang Lu had to sniff carefully several times before she could catch Mi Lele’s scent.
Then she threw Wei Yunlang out of the cinema. The tentacles on her body wriggled to help her get down from the mutated plant. The small tentacles that were deeply embedded in the tree were also pulled back.
Wei Yunlang held his butt and got up, grimacing. He quickly calculated in his mind what she meant.
When he saw Sang Lu dragging the black-red blood on the ground and coming out, a flash of inspiration came to him. He realized what was going on with Sang Lu! She was tracking Mi Lele’s scent and was about to rush over and kill her!
Crap! When Wei Yunlang thought of this, he subconsciously glanced in the direction of the Zhenhua Grand Hotel out of worry.
Sang Lu indeed went in that direction, but she moved very fast and was different from ordinary people. She was completely unaffected by the rain and nimbly climbed over the small buildings and other obstacles in front of her, and disappeared from Wei Yunlang’s sight.
Wei Yunlang ran after her, cursing in his heart, what kind of dog nose is this? Can she track her even in such a heavy rain and from so far away?
It’s not reasonable at all!
After running two steps, he slapped his head and turned back to find his car. He couldn’t catch up to her with just two legs.
And he didn’t have to look for Xia Weishuang anymore. The fact that Sang Lu could leave so decisively meant that Xia Weishuang was not in the cinema. Even if she was, an ordinary person would not be able to find her.
The most important thing now was to find Mi Lele. This was really a disaster. Not only had he failed to save Xia Weishuang, but he had also attracted a disaster star.
No matter how regretful Wei Yunlang was, the matter was already a foregone conclusion. He could only pant and rush back.
At night, the car and the lights once again attracted many zombies, but he didn’t know if it was because the ground was slippery or what, but there were not many zombies chasing behind him. Wei Yunlang didn’t have time to think much. He kept driving forward and never saw Sang Lu.
He was so worried that he didn’t know what to do. Was Sang Lu’s speed too fast? Or had she gone to the wrong place?
Damn it! If Sang Lu didn’t chase after her at all, he would just save Lele by himself. Anyway, he couldn’t find Xia Weishuang.
He didn’t believe that so few of them could guard all the corners.
Swish—swish—
Wei Yunlang had no smile on his face. He frowned and finally returned to the vicinity of the Zhenhua Grand Hotel.
He didn’t dare to get too close, for fear of being discovered by the guards.
He didn’t see Sang Lu’s back either, so he could rule out one threat for the time being.
Wei Yunlang was wearing a black hoodie, with a deboning knife tucked into his waist. He found a rope from the trunk of the car and began to think about how to invade the Zhenhua Grand Hotel.
The number of believers in the Church of Light was not large, and there were several blind spots on the outside that could be infiltrated. He could climb up the wall and enter through a window. But the difficult part was that there were also people guarding the corridor, especially the stairs.
He didn’t know where Mi Lele had been taken. He had to go inside and search. Sneaking in was not the most difficult part. This was the most difficult part.
But for Lele, he had to give it a try.
Soon, Wei Yunlang chose a place, and with a few turns, he ran to the corner of the hotel. He had a rope on his back and was about to climb up. The windows on the first and second floors were tightly blocked to prevent zombies from attacking when no one was paying attention. Further up, the defense was not so strict. He could go up by using the windowsill for leverage.
“So you’re here,” a faint voice came from behind.
Wei Yunlang: “?”
A beautiful and strange demon came forward. She had a cumbersome, huge tumor and climbed up with a more flexible posture and a more agile speed than him.
Wei Yunlang: “??”
A whip with a sound of breaking wind seemed to have eyes. When Wei Yunlang quietly raised his hand, it whipped him down with a crack.
Wei Yunlang: “???”
Although he had just climbed a little, he was not injured when he fell, but the damage was not high, but the insult was extremely strong!
What’s wrong with Sang Lu? When did she come? Since she found her so quickly, why didn’t she appear earlier… Fuck!
Wei Yunlang understood. Sang Lu actually couldn’t track Mi Lele’s scent in such a heavy rain. She had just confirmed that he knew Mi Lele’s location, and then she had tricked him, and then she had been following him…
Wei Yunlang realized that he had underestimated this monster, which looked like it didn’t like to use its brain and was mentally paranoid.
However, it was too late. He could only continue to climb up with tears in his eyes.
But he also found that in close proximity, Sang Lu’s ability to find people was much stronger than his. She didn’t consider other floors at all, but just went up, and kept going up. Wei Yunlang gritted his teeth and followed.
Sang Lu’s speed was much faster. She smashed the glass window of a certain floor and rushed in. The broken glass fell down. Wei Yunlang quickly jumped to the windowsill next to it. It was raining and everything was slippery. He almost fell.
When he had stabilized himself and dodged the broken glass, he panted and climbed up. Then, when he broke in through the broken window, he was stunned to see a large indoor swimming pool.
Three people in white robes were lying in a mess by the side of a somewhat cloudy swimming pool. All of them had their necks broken and had died a violent death, including Xu Kangjian.
And Sang Lu was lying on the edge of the swimming pool, holding the small, thin neck of Mi Lele, who was soaked in the cloudy and cold pool water, and shaking it.
“Wake up, wake up!”
It scared Wei Yunlang into thinking that she was going to break Mi Lele’s little neck as well. He quickly pounced on her. “Don’t! Think twice! Lele is very useful!”
Sang Lu didn’t even glance at him and directly slapped him to the side.
Wei Yunlang rolled on the ground and said, “I’ll help you wake her up!”
It was not that he had betrayed her too quickly, but that when he saw the death of Xu Kangjian and the others, Wei Yunlang realized that Sang Lu was still that cruel monster. But she had not killed him, and she just wanted to wake Mi Lele up.
That meant that there must be some factor that had stopped her killing intent. Wei Yunlang and Mi Lele were safe now, at least their lives were safe!
And this factor was undoubtedly Xia Weishuang.
Sure enough, this time Sang Lu did not dislike him getting close, but let Wei Yunlang carry Mi Lele out of the swimming pool.
Sang Lu retreated a little, leaned back, and lay down on a beach lounge chair.
The huge, oval-shaped tumor that was attached to her lower body couldn’t fit in. So she directly removed the armrests on both sides of the rocking chair. The black-red blood was still dripping.
Wei Yunlang checked Mi Lele’s pulse, then took off the dry clothes from the dead people and changed them for Mi Lele, so that she wouldn’t continue to lose body temperature while she was soaking wet.
As for whether it was auspicious or not… don’t engage in that kind of feudal superstition!
Wei Yunlang muttered in a low voice, “Amitabha, Lele, if you really can’t, you should sleep a little longer. I’m afraid you won’t be safe when you wake up.”
There were no wounds on Lele’s body. It was just that her skin was a little wrinkled from being soaked for a long time. She hadn’t drowned. He didn’t know if she had just been soaked or if there was another reason.
Unfortunately, Mi Lele was in a coma and did not receive Wei Yunlang’s signal. As he was wiping her hair, she opened her eyes.
“Big brother…”
Before the two of them could figure out the situation, Wei Yunlang was whipped to the side again, and Mi Lele was also picked up by a tentacle and brought in front of Sang Lu.
Sang Lu’s face was pale, she was soaking wet, her long hair was messy, and her lips were crimson. She looked like a life-claiming ghost.
Not to mention her terrifying body, which was frightening and disgusting to look at.
Lele was still in a daze, as if she hadn’t woken up properly.
And Sang Lu had already lifted her skirt. Her waist down was completely the part of a monster, a huge tumor that was even bigger than her upper body. It began to wriggle and change.
The small tentacles on the tumor stuck to the ground for support. A deep crack opened in the center of the tumor, and a faint smell of sea salt came from it.
Then the crack became bigger and bigger, deeper and deeper. It seemed that there were rib-like bone structures supporting the flesh and blood, so that it opened to both sides from the part that had cracked from the beginning, with the fresh red flesh and mucous membranes inside, and a transparent mucus.
A woman who was curled up and could be seen at a glance appeared in front of Lele. She was sleeping quietly with her eyes closed, like a fetus growing quietly in its mother’s womb.
It was just that her mouth and nose were all covered by a tube made of flesh, as if that were the umbilical cord that the fetus used to get nutrients. At the same time, there were countless thinner “umbilical cords” that were deeply embedded in her hands, feet, back, and every corner of her body.
It was strange and wonderful, disgusting and warm. Mi Lele thought that this was not a scene that a normal person could see, so her eyes rolled back, and she fainted again.
