Chapter 1 No Prey

It was getting darker and darker. It would not be long before night fell and completely enveloped the entire land.

Chen Fan stood in the crowd, like most people, tiptoed, and looked towards the distant horizon.

From time to time, the roar of ferocious beasts could be heard in the depths of the wilderness.

If the hunting team could not get back to the earthen fort before it was completely dark, they would face endless darkness and ferocious beasts that could attack at any time.

Suddenly, Chen Fan felt his arm tighten. He looked down and saw that it was his mother beside him. She was pale and grabbed his arm with helplessness in her eyes.

"Mom, don't worry, Dad and the others will be back soon, right now."

He comforted softly.

The woman nodded, then raised her head and looked anxiously into the distance.

Chen Fan looked around, and the faces of hundreds of people were full of anxiety and panic.

He sighed inwardly. He didn't know why. He just took a nap on the subway. When he woke up, he traveled here. Today was the second day since he traveled here.

This world is similar to the previous life. The difference is that ten years ago, the world changed. Birds and beasts, including flowers, plants and trees, have changed. Not only have they become larger, but they have also become cruel and bloodthirsty and extremely aggressive.

Among humans, there are awakened ones. Their mental power is far superior to that of ordinary people. They can control wind, rain, thunder and lightning. Some top awakened ones can even destroy a town in the previous life with a casual blow without fear of hot weapons.

Of course, the awakened ones are very few. Where they are, cities are gradually formed to attract survivors. It is said that some large cities have electricity, Internet, delicious food, and clean water like ten years ago. People still take the subway to work and work from nine to five like in the past.

Resources are limited after all. Most ordinary people are not qualified to enter the city, even in small cities. They can only build a village to protect themselves and resist the beasts.

Not to mention electricity, even the most basic life safety cannot be guaranteed. Lacking food, medicine, energy, and daily necessities, they walk on the edge of life and death all day long.

For example, the original owner of the body ran away because he couldn't stand the hunger, ate unknown fruits in the wild, had a high fever for three days, and finally died, so he took over the body.

"Could it be that something really happened?"

He couldn't help but clench his fists.

At this moment, an excited shout came from the wooden watchtower seven or eight meters high next to him, "Here they come! They are coming!"

"Really!"

"Where are they? Why can't I see them?"

"People stand high and see far, but we will see them soon."

"Great, they are finally back."

The crowd was completely boiling. Looking into the distance, they saw some small black dots slowly appearing on the horizon, getting closer and closer. Everyone was relieved, and the smiles on their faces became thicker and thicker.

However, when the team approached, the smiles on people's faces gradually solidified.

There were only a dozen people in a row, holding bows and spears, looking embarrassed. Some of them were supported to walk, and some were carried on their backs. Even those who walked normally had more or less wounds on their bodies.

It was obvious at a glance that there was no prey.

Some more perceptive people found that there were a few less people.

The team slowly approached and stopped in front of the suspension bridge. The leader had a square face and a stern expression. There were several bloody wounds on his right arm, but at this moment, his face was full of guilt.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

The man licked his cracked lips and whispered: "I'm sorry, this time, we encountered two intermediate beasts. They suddenly attacked us. Not only did we lose the original prey, but Zhuzi, Ahua, Xiaogao and others..."

Before he finished speaking, several people in the crowd felt dizzy and fainted.

The crowd suddenly became agitated, and the people around them hurriedly lifted the fainted person up and sent him home.

The other people in the hunting team also lowered their heads in shame, not daring to look into the eyes of the old, weak, women and children.

Chen Fan's body trembled slightly.

Someone died?

Three died at once.

It seemed that in the memory of the original owner, this was the largest casualty.

The square-faced man in the lead was the father of the original owner of the body, the leader who led everyone to build this earthen fortress.

There were scattered voices, some sobbing, some sighing, and some comforting them.

The hunting team slowly entered, and the suspension bridge in front of the door was also pulled up. The whole camp was wrapped by a three-meter-high wall, which seemed solid and gave people a rare sense of security.

The wives and children of the injured were heartbroken when they saw the man was seriously injured, but they secretly rejoiced when they thought of the few people who went out with them in the morning but never came back in the evening.

Those who were only slightly injured left with their families. After a while, the sky was completely dark, and the whole camp was plunged into darkness. Only with the help of the faint moonlight could they see the surroundings clearly.

"Guodong, your arm."

The woman grabbed the square-faced man's right arm, tears streaming down her face.

Chen Fan came over. He had just crossed over a few days ago, and he was still a little uncomfortable with this identity.

"I'm fine."

Chen Guodong shook his head and blamed himself: "It's all my fault. If I had found those two beasts earlier, Zhuzi and the others wouldn't have, wouldn't have..."

"Pah!"

A strong and powerful hand patted his shoulder, and a bald man comforted him: "Guodong, this is not your fault. If you want to blame someone, blame this damn world. Those of us who survived will have such a day sooner or later."

"Go back and rest early."

He patted the latter's shoulder again, then grinned at Chen Fan, who had a serious face, and went back with his family.

"Dad, go back first."

Chen Fan said: "My brother is still at home."

Chen Guodong was startled and nodded.

The whole earthen fortress fell into a dead silence. In the house next to it, the fire was jumping, and crackling sounds and weak conversations were heard from time to time.

"Mom, I'm hungry, I want to eat more."

"Go to sleep, you won't be hungry when you fall asleep."

"But am I really hungry?"

"Be obedient, if you eat those things, there will be nothing to eat."

The voice gradually weakened.

Chen Guodong's face became more and more guilty.

Chen Fan caught a glimpse of this scene and sighed inwardly. Although the father of the original body was taciturn, he was an upright and kind person.

Every time there was prey, it was divided equally among the people in the village to feed the old, weak, women and children, so that his family was stretched to the limit, which made many people complain.

Recently, luck has been bad, and there are very few prey. There is not much food in the whole village, and everyone is starving.

Winter is about to come. If it continues like this, I am afraid that there will be a tragedy of cannibalism.