readsfreenovel Chapter 243 Apocalypse 8
Chapter 243 Apocalypse 8
Qin Baobao looked out the window, but of course she didn't see anything.
In contrast to the soft light inside the car, it was pitch black outside. Accompanied by knocking sounds from all directions, the atmosphere was both frightening and eerie.
It was as if some terrifying thing was baring its fangs and claws outside, trying to drag the people in the car into the unknown darkness. If it were any other young girl, she would have been so frightened that she would have been hiding under the covers, trembling with fear.
But who is Qin Baobao? She's someone who has traveled through many worlds and seen the darkness. Having seen so much, she's come to understand that the most terrifying thing in this world isn't the unknown in the darkness, but the human heart.
She also wanted to know what the things outside were.
Qin Baobao slipped on her slippers and opened the window without hesitation. Outside, swarms of creatures, drawn by the smell of blood and flesh, rushed in. Qin Baobao could only open a crack, using her wind-based powers to envelop the entire car. Then, like inflating a balloon, she slowly expanded the barrier.
The various hoarse bird calls, accompanied by the sound of flapping wings, sounded particularly noisy in the quiet night.
The screams of people in the distance, the sound of shattering glass, and the occasional flash of fire suddenly brought the city to life from its silence.
The pairs of red eyes outside the barrier, and the reckless charge, all revealed the madness of the flock of birds.
The once docile, timid, and aloof flocks of birds are now attacking humans like madmen, as if humans are their irreconcilable enemies that must be eliminated as soon as possible.
Qin Baobao widened the barrier a bit more, then tossed something outside, turned around, and went back to the car. Of all things to do, sleeping is the most important; she'd deal with anything else after she woke up.
"bang"
Jinghong, who had been feeling stifled in the system space for a long time, was suddenly thrown to the ground. It was obvious who threw her.
Jinghong flew up from the ground, shaking its body vigorously. What to do? It felt unclean. It was a divine sword that its master had admired; how could it be so dusty?
Looking around, all I saw were ugly things with red eyes, as if they were possessed and had lost their minds.
Clearly, this is a new task assigned to me by my master.
Jinghong, roused from her reverie, excitedly rushed out.
It's time for me to unleash my full power! Charge! (A sudden burst of energy)
Jinghong first twirled gracefully in the air, then watched as unidentified birds, like fallen angels, plummeted to the ground in a shower of colorful meteors. Seeing this, Jinghong suddenly felt a surge of excitement, though he didn't understand why he felt this way.
Birds were falling from the sky in even greater numbers.
On the rooftop where Qin Baobao was, a group of bird carcasses quickly piled up. Fine downy feathers were stained with colors that did not belong to them. When they floated lightly onto the carcasses, it was as if they were trying to cover something up, or like fallen leaves returning to their roots. A bloody romance arose in the sea of corpses.
The pungent smell of blood carried by the wind spread far and wide. More flocks of birds swarmed frantically, attempting to devour the enormous cake. But for Jinghong, no matter how many birds there were, they were nothing more than moths to a flame, adding to the cake's weight.
Bird carcasses, large and small, fell like snowflakes onto the rooftop, some plummeting directly from the sky, others brushing past the rooftop railing and plunging into the deeper darkness.
Because of the barrier separating them, Qin Baobao slept very well.
When I woke up, there were several meters of corpses piled up on the rooftop.
The barrier set up last night only allowed a sliver of sunlight to filter through the uncovered area overhead, like the only hope that could be grasped amidst a sea of corpses and blood.
Such a prolonged period is uncomfortable.
Qin Baobao couldn't survive in such a suffocating environment for even a second longer. She stored the car in her spatial storage. With a thought, she flew out of the oppressive space.
He didn't go back to the hotel, nor did he want the test subject. He found a place without cameras, and carrying the "Stunning Beauty" (a type of jewel), he walked out of the alley step by step.
The streets were still bustling with activity. Students and office workers were busy at work, while elderly men and women strolled along with their pets. The surprise of last night seemed to have never happened, or perhaps they simply had no time to think about it.
When I saw Jinghong, I only glanced at her a couple of times out of curiosity, marveling at Baojian's good looks. I muttered a couple of things about how quirky modern kids are, but that was it.
"Have you heard? Last night, Old Zhang's family was attacked by a flock of birds. All four of them died a horrible death. They were all eaten, leaving only skeletons."
"I've heard about this too, it's too unbelievable."
“I not only heard about it, I also saw it with my own eyes. It was so horrible that I didn’t want to see it again after just one glance.”
"Do you think these birds are edible? Why are you all staring at me like that? Haven't you thought about it? They're still meat, after all."
"There are birds all over Xincheng Road, I heard it's impassable. If you want to eat some, you can go and pick some up." Although he said this, he kept his distance from the person. The others also subconsciously moved away from the person who mentioned eating birds, after all, that person had eaten human flesh.
"What exactly is going on here?"
"This is all retribution. Humans have destroyed the environment, and now it's time for them to reap what they sow." An old woman suddenly approached them, nervously looking at everyone around her. Her rambling, incoherent manner was as if she were possessed by a ghost, ready to devour anyone who might harm her.
"Soon, the volcano will erupt, the earth will crack, mountains will shake, and the land will split open, swallowing everyone up." The old woman's eyes glowed with a faint green light, startling the group of old men, and the old woman's heart skipped a beat.
Have they encountered a madman? Their old bones can't withstand his antics; they'd better stay away.
The group of elderly people immediately shut up and left in twos and threes, pulling the person along.
An old man turned around for some reason and his eyes met those of an old woman. The way those cloudy eyes looked at someone inevitably made one feel uneasy.
The old man quickly looked away, patting his chest in relief.
"Looking at such a frail old woman, how could her eyes be so frightening? She doesn't seem like a human being when she looks at people..."
"Stop talking, stop talking, or you'll get entangled by something unclean." His wife pinched him hard.
“The neighboring cities are so close, and I haven’t heard of anything bad happening to them. Why do we always seem to run into such trouble? Come on, let’s buy some groceries and go home.” The old man was truly terrified by that look in his eyes.
"Don't forget to buy two grilled sausages for your little grandson; he loves them the most." The old lady had a bad memory and could only repeat herself over and over.
"Besides, there's no use thinking about it too much. Just live your own life well. If the sky falls, there's someone taller to hold it up."
"Is Old Li going to try and catch birds to eat?" Everyone gossiped and went their separate ways.