jdhmnovel Chapter 248 Awakening
Chapter 248 Awakening
The "thump thump" sound repeated countless times. Zhou Zhou lay on his side, curled up in a pile of weeds, with his eyes lightly closed, and his whole body exuding a listless aura.
He tried to travel for two consecutive days in an attempt to break out of this vicious circle, but in the end he couldn't resist his sleepiness and took a nap. When he woke up, he was back in the weeds.
He tried to immerse himself in the dream and didn't want to wake up, but there seemed to be an irresistible pull from the outside world that prevented him from staying in the dream for too long.
"Is there such a mysterious place in the real world?" Zhou Zhou opened his eyelids, his eyes were dim, his thin white lips moved slightly, and his words were as thin as a mosquito.
He didn't know how long he lay there before dark clouds quietly appeared above Zhou Zhou. He turned over, spread his arms wide, and lay on his back in the weeds, shouting at the sky in desperation: "Let a thunderbolt hit me to death!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a dark purple flash of lightning exploded in the sky, followed by a loud "boom", and the lightning still fell on the top of the distant mountain.
Zhou Zhou felt weak, and there was no air in his chest anymore. He curled his lips, reached out to pull a piece of wild grass and put it in his mouth, letting the raindrops hit his body.
An hour later, he was drenched by the heavy rain, and his wet clothes stuck to his skin, but he didn't feel uncomfortable because he was used to it. After waking up, everything would be back to square one anyway.
Suddenly, a bright white light appeared faintly above the dark clouds. Zhou Zhou's pupils shrank slightly and he stood up suddenly.
This was the first time this had happened in so many days. He raised his hand to wipe away the water droplets on his eyelashes and blinked hard. The light just now seemed to be an illusion and did not appear for a long time.
"Hehe, Zhou Xiaozhou, stop dreaming about miracles that will never happen to you." Zhou Zhou lowered his eyelids slightly, his thin eyelids were wet by the rain, and his face was also wet, making it difficult to tell whether it was tears or rain.
At this time, a snow-white screaming rat jumped out of the bushes, climbed up Zhou Zhou's trouser legs, and soon nestled on his shoulder, calling softly twice.
Zhou Zhou raised his hand and touched its head. His eyelids suddenly lifted and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. In the previous looping scene, the screaming rat showed fear and vigilance once it discovered him, but now, it actually approached him actively.
This anomaly gave Zhou Zhou hope.
He raised his hand, pinched the scruff of the Screaming Rat's neck, and lifted it up to his eyes to observe it carefully.
The screaming mouse tilted its head, its narrow pupils revealing confusion and dependence. It stretched out its long tongue and licked Zhou Zhou's chin, making a soft "squeak" sound.
"Aren't you afraid of me anymore?" Zhou Zhou stretched out his fingers, which were whitened by the rain, and gently rubbed its head. Since the fur was too wet, it didn't feel very good.
The screaming mouse narrowed its eyes and made a coquettish "gurgling" sound in its throat. Its half-drooped ears suddenly twitched. It opened its eyes alertly, broke free from Zhou Zhou's restraints in a few moves, climbed to the top of Zhou Zhou's head in a flash, and screamed in the direction of the mountain.
Zhou Zhou looked in the direction of its sight, but the rain was hazy and he couldn't see the scene in the distance clearly. "Bai Bai, what's over there?"
He had met this screaming rat at least a hundred times and gave it a name. The screaming rat squeaked twice, then suddenly jumped and rolled forward with its round body, bending a bunch of weeds.
It turned around and called out to Zhou Zhou, motioning him to follow it. After Zhou Zhou understood what it meant, it quickly ran towards the distant mountains.
Zhou Zhou took off his suit jacket and threw it into the grass. The jacket, soaked with water, was too heavy and affected his movements.
Anyway, after a good sleep, the suit and all other objects related to him will return to their original state.
He followed the screaming rat closely, picking at the weeds in front of him while taking difficult steps.
After walking for about an hour, the rain stopped and the scene ahead became clear.
Zhou Zhou suddenly stopped, his pupils trembling violently, a white light suddenly appeared at the foot of the mountain, accompanied by a spiral hurricane rushing towards him.
The surrounding trees and weeds were uprooted, and soon not even their shadows could be seen.
"Baibai, don't go over there!" Zhou Zhou shouted hurriedly when he saw the screaming rat rushing towards the hurricane without hesitation.
The screaming rat hurriedly stopped, turned around and ran in front of Zhou Zhou, opened its mouth wide, bit his trouser leg and pulled it towards the hurricane.
Zhou Zhou pursed his lips, looked up at the sky which had turned blue without him noticing, took a deep breath, and said with a thick nasal voice: "Bai Bai, in front of nature, humans are as insignificant as animals. If you and I are caught in a hurricane, there is a high probability that we will not survive."
Screaming Rat continued to pull at his trouser legs, even clinging to them with his claws, making anxious "whooshing" sounds from his mouth.
Seeing that the hurricane was twenty meters away from him, Zhou Zhou raised his hand to turn on the light brain, hesitated for a moment, and finally left nothing behind.
Pei Yanlie, will you blame me for not leaving you a last word?
Zhou Zhou bent down and picked up Screaming Rat, sniffing, "Let's go, at least you're with me."
Screaming Mouse blinked, snuggled into his arms, and licked his wet paws with his tongue.
Soon, a strong wind swept in, and Zhou Zhou's wet shirt was blown up by the wind. The cold penetrated his skin and entered the bones. He gritted his teeth and shivered, with determination and relief in his eyes.
Finally, I am going to escape from this devastating nightmare.
He closed his eyes, subconsciously hugged the soft Screaming Rat in his arms, and walked slowly forward against the strong wind.
In a moment, white light engulfed his body and his consciousness disappeared instantly.
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"I just finished the tenth bottle of the clearing agent. His blood pressure and heart rate have increased a little, proving that the drug is working for him."
At the Main Star Federal Hospital, Director Yao respectfully spoke to the man standing beside the bed about the changes in the patient's condition.
Since the exposure to R protons at the Su family dinner, Zhou Zhou has fallen into a deep coma, which is medically diagnosed as a "transient vegetative state."
There are free R protons in Zhou Zhou's serum. The research institute still has not conducted a thorough study on this black hole extract and cannot predict how long the radiation it causes to Zhou Zhou will last, but one thing is certain: it will cause the infected person to fall into a "dream within a dream." This was the personal account of a patient who was mildly infected after waking up that night.
There were eight people infected with R protons that night, six of whom were only mildly infected, while Zhou Zhou and Su Wanning, who released R protons, were severely infected.
Now, the patients with mild infection have regained consciousness, and apart from some mental breakdown, there are no physical problems for the time being.
Now, only Zhou Zhou and Su Wanning are lying in the infectious disease intensive care unit receiving treatment.
Normally, non-medical personnel are prohibited from entering the infectious disease department, but General Pei insisted on coming in, so naturally no one dared to stop him.
Of course, the prerequisite for entering is to wear protective clothing to avoid cross infection.
Pei Yanlie was wearing a blue and white protective suit. His face under the mask looked haggard and he hadn't slept for an unknown period of time.
He was really afraid that Zhou Zhou would just leave without saying goodbye, just like in the world in the book.
He was in a state of panic every day, holding Zhou Zhou's hand tightly, refusing to let go even a little.
Director Yao secretly sighed and lamented that they were a couple with such an unfortunate fate.
He clicked on the detector to check the latest test data and found that Zhou Zhou's brain waves were gradually stabilizing, no longer as up and down as a roller coaster as before.
Before he could tell Pei Yanlie this joyful result, the boy lying on the bed suddenly opened his eyes. He numbly turned his head to look at Pei Yanlie in a protective suit. His eyes lit up for a moment, and in the blink of an eye, the light was covered by darkness. He said in a hoarse voice: "Pei Yanlie, I see you again. Why am I not dead yet?"
He closed his eyes, his lips trembling as he endured something. His heart was already too fragile to bear the despair any longer, and now even his right to die was taken away from him...