Chapter 8

Turning a corner and walking further in, a more gruesome scene came into view.

This place was originally a very bustling pedestrian street, where one could find everything from clothes, snacks, and toys. But now...

Bodies were scattered everywhere!

Most of the bodies clearly died from being trampled.

From the chaotic scene, one could imagine that three days ago, when darkness descended, people in panic and confusion pushed and shoved each other. Those who were weaker or lost their balance and fell to the ground were trampled by countless others...

Chen Mu's gaze swept over these bodies, and he walked into the pedestrian street, which now resembled a scene from hell, with a calm expression.

Walking halfway down the street, he stopped and looked up at a nearby shop.

"Kutou Outdoor."

This was a specialty store for outdoor military gear, selling various military items to military enthusiasts. The key was that everything inside was genuine and of very high quality.

In his previous life, Chen Mu stumbled here, and although the place had already been looted, he still found many useful items that greatly helped him.

This time, with experience, he naturally wouldn't miss this place.

The shop had a roller shutter door that was pulled down halfway. Through the shutter, one could see the mess inside.

Chen Mu took off his backpack, entered the shop, and looked around.

The shop owner was either dead or had fled; in any case, there was no one in the shop, but the items were all still there.

With a faint smile, he began to carefully select items...

Half an hour later, Chen Mu walked out of the military gear store, carrying a large, fully packed 80cm military backpack. This backpack was not like the ordinary travel bags bought from supermarkets; it had various compartments of different sizes, maximizing the use of every bit of space, and had a huge capacity. It was filled with all sorts of items scavenged from the military gear store.

Compressed biscuits, waterproof lighters, moisture-proof matches, foldable aluminum lunch boxes for both cooking and eating, solar-powered tactical flashlights, genuine Swiss Army knives, military pants, socks, gloves, belts, and ropes...

He changed his canvas shoes to high-top military boots, wore a multifunctional outdoor watch on his wrist, and put on camouflage military clothing. At first glance, this change made Chen Mu look less naive and more like a soldier.

With the large backpack on his back, Chen Mu left the pedestrian street and headed to his next destination.

The food he had bought from the supermarket was enough to last one person a month. Combined with the outdoor survival skills he had developed in his previous life, the items in the backpack would definitely help him reach BJ.

However, the key issue was the Descenders he would encounter along the way.

In his previous life, Chen Mu only learned after joining the young lady's organization that the first three months of the chaos period were the most疯狂的时期。在这三个月里，无论出现的Descenders性格如何，都会变成疯狂的杀戮者和破坏者。

而三个月后，Descenders似乎不再这样。甚至在上一世，他还听说过不少Descenders保护人类甚至与人类相爱的故事！

就好像在这三个月中，有什么东西蒙蔽了这些Descenders的心智，让他们只知道杀戮一样！

想到上一世因为Descenders的出现而盘亘在心中的大量疑惑，陈沐轻轻叹了口气。

这些疑点，就连各大势力的智者共同推演，都没有得出一个答案。

比如，为什么星空的启动会导致地球剧变的产生？黑暗期那三天的遮天蔽日又是什么力量在作祟？Descenders究竟从何而来？所谓的“落宝”到底是一种什么形式的能量？

这些都是不解之谜。

也许上一世再过十年，人们能慢慢从中总结出一些规律。但毫无疑问的是，上一世的时候，这些疑惑都没有得到解答。

撇去这些不切实际的东西不谈，陈沐想要上路，还需要最关键的东西。

那就是力量，可以自保的力量！

仅凭一把手弩，并不足以在这漫长而艰辛的路途之中自保。

好在陈沐的时间还算充裕，所以他打算再获得自己当初赖以生存也是赖以成名的能力——不死之身！

上一世的陈沐，在公寓附近徘徊了近一个月，才试探着去周围探索。结果看到的就是各种腐烂的尸体和不堪入目的惨状，于是被吓得跑回公寓，又是一个月不敢乱跑。

等到陈沐下定决心，去BJ寻找妹妹的时候，已经是进入混乱期的两个多月之后了。就是那个时候，他才遇到了克莱尔，在死亡的恐惧之下，侥幸杀死了克莱尔，得到了一枚能力型落宝，获得了“自我痊愈”的能力。

上一世是被动的，而这一次，他要主动出击！

陈沐来到临近铁路边上的地方，这里是一个荒废的工厂，与铁路只隔着一道低矮的院墙。他当初不怎么认路，只想着沿着铁路向前走，总能走到BJ。却没想到在这里遇到了克莱尔。

根据上一世的经验，克莱尔就是在两个月左右的时候，降临到这个工厂的，而当时陈沐刚好也来到了这里，遭遇到之后，将其杀死。

而现在，工厂里面空空荡荡，如果要等到克莱尔降临，还要两个月的时间。

如果能再次获得“不死之身”，耽误两个月是绝对值的。但是这两个月却也不能白白浪费，这些时间，完全可以做一些其他更有意义的事情。

陈沐深深地看了这个废弃的工厂一眼，然后扭头离开。

......

翌日。

陈沐睁开双眼，从床上一跃而起。

掀开窗帘，向外看了看，一切正常。

洗漱完毕，穿戴整齐。陈沐在腰间放上匕首，拿着手弩离开了公寓。

公寓离那个废弃的工厂，差不多半个小时路程。因此每天去看一次就可以了。晚上也可以回来睡觉。

至于白天，在外面寻找Descenders是个不错的选择。

在上一世，直到混乱期近一年之后，才有人有意识地为了获得更强的力量，开始主动寻找Descenders。

而现在，在黑暗期过后的第二天，陈沐就已经开始寻找“猎物”了。

最开始的时候，降临的Descenders实力都不算太强，只是攻击性特别强烈。一把手弩加上丰富的经验，应该足以应付。

而如果能杀死几名Descenders，获得落宝的话，无疑会大大增强他的生存能力。

陈沐手持手弩，行走在街道上，四下看去，繁华的城市现在却是一片惨淡模样。偶尔远远地可以发现一些行人，但看到陈沐这副模样，也都早早避开。

“现在只是第二天，Descenders还没有大面积降临，等到一个星期之后，各种怪物和Descenders才算是正式登上新大陆舞台，那个时候......”

陈沐回想到上一世，那些经历过的幸存者们在回忆诉说时露出的恐惧表情，眼中也露出一丝严肃之色。

而就在他心有戚戚的时候，突然听到耳后传来一道风声，立刻面色一变，二话不说就势向前方地面滚去。