The first one was the earliest, posted at 00:15 today.
"An unprecedented catastrophe threatening the survival of all mankind broke out in the early morning today. The incident was sudden, and the specific cause is temporarily unknown. For now, we urge the general public to stay at home and not wander around. Governments across the country are stepping up efforts to organize rescue operations. Please wait patiently." The news was short but greatly soothed people's hearts.
Most Chinese people have a habit of stockpiling food. And at this time, it was on the eve of the traditional Chinese New Year. Besides young people who have to go out to work every day, families who usually cook at home have already started preparing various kinds of food to welcome the New Year.
Moreover, since the doomsday broke out in the early morning, most people were still asleep at that time. So far, with personal safety guaranteed and sufficient food, the external order has not completely collapsed. Everyone can stay at home obediently, eat the stored food, and wait for rescue.
The doomsday coming at this time can be considered a blessing in disguise for most Chinese people. If it were some countries on the other side of the earth that were at noon at that moment, there might be a scene of a full - scale battle for survival among the people.
The second one was popular science knowledge released by the official. It roughly described some characteristics and habits of zombies.
"Zombies, also known as action mutants who have lost human rationality, have degraded vision, but evolved hearing and sense of smell. Their movements are stiff and slow. They like to eat fresh flesh and blood. Normal humans will be infected with the zombie virus if their skin is scratched or bitten, and the infected will turn into new zombies."
"The time from infection to onset varies among the infected. There are those who mutate instantly, and there are also those who take more than 8 hours to mutate. It is estimated that it has a great deal to do with an individual's physical condition and the degree of infection."
"The weakness of zombies is the head. Only by destroying their heads can zombies truly die. Therefore, experts call on citizens to stay away from zombies, try not to go out, and keep quiet as much as possible."
There's not much to say about this. With these warnings, presumably not many people would be eager to go out and fight zombies.The third piece consisted of topics of an encouraging and consoling nature. Generally speaking, it meant that this incident was a sudden disaster, and the government and scientists were stepping up efforts to study countermeasures. It hoped that the general public would work together to tide over the difficulties and so on.
After that, Lin Qingqing browsed through various other websites and forums one after another. The content was basically the same. Besides the official information, most of it was netizens venting their fear, mixed with all kinds of speculations about the end of the world.
Some people had sorted out a self - assumed doomsday theory based on movies and novels. Others had wild imaginations, claiming that they suddenly felt different after the doomsday, awakening so - called superpowers, being able to perform magic, tear zombies apart with their bare hands, flying into the sky and diving into the earth, and so on.
"Aren't superpowers just settings in movies and novels? Can they exist in reality?"
Lin Qingqing didn't believe it. Anyway, she didn't feel anything unusual about herself. Her five senses were normal, her strength hadn't increased, and there was no such thing as magic.
"However... there does seem to be one thing that's different."
She looked at her hands. "Does being skin - and - bones and turning into a glutton count as a superpower?"
"If not, then does coming back to life after death count as a superpower?"
She wasn't sure, and finally decided to reserve her opinion on superpowers.For the rest of the time, Lin Qingqing lay quietly. It was both to avoid making noise and to conserve physical strength.
"I wonder when the rescue team will arrive?" She stared blankly at the ceiling, her mind filled with all sorts of random thoughts.
According to the internet, it was estimated that two - thirds of the population in China had turned into zombies overnight, and so far, the pattern of how people turned into zombies was unknown.
There were men, women, the old, the young, the strong, and the weak. It was as if there was an invisible hand in the sky randomly pointing, and all mankind, regardless of status or wealth, each had only a one - in - three chance of survival.
"If that's really the case, what if all the leaders in Jincheng are unlucky enough to turn into zombies? Who will come to save us?"
Lin Qingqing suddenly sat up. Although this speculation was extreme, it's better to be safe than sorry. She couldn't pin all her hopes on rescue.
"I was wrong. Just waiting obediently doesn't guarantee being saved. Even if I'm rescued in time, it doesn't ensure long - term safety."
One couldn't rely on others' conscience for a sense of security. One could only depend on oneself, and self - rescue was the only right way.
Thinking of this, Lin Qingqing could no longer sit still. She quickly turned on her phone and, while the internet was still available, started searching for various self - rescue and self - improvement methods.Wilderness survival? Useful, very useful. Save it first. Women's self - defense techniques? She had learned some, but still needed more practice. There were also close - combat skills, basic usage of various weapons, first - aid bandaging knowledge, and the making of simple tools and weapons, etc...
While thinking about all the possible crises she might encounter in the future, Lin Qingqing quickly tapped the screen with her fingers, searching for all kinds of useful knowledge.
It was not until the sky gradually darkened that she had downloaded a large number of documents, videos, and tutorials. Then, rubbing her slightly sore eyes, she began to sort and summarize them.
All the knowledge she had desperately learned before was now useless. As a novice in survival, who only knew a bit of simple women's self - defense techniques, Lin Qingqing felt extremely frightened.
"One always regrets not having learned enough when the need arises. What's the difference between a woman who grew up in a peaceful era and a woman seeking survival in the apocalypse?" Looking at the full memory card of her phone, Lin Qingqing smiled bitterly and smacked her lips.
This was almost as much as the coursework in a few years of college. Moreover, the time left for her was really limited. She only had enough food for five days, and danger could come at any time. Time was pressing, and she even felt that lying down for a moment longer was a waste of time.
"Surviving in the doomsday is really cruel," Lin Qingqing patted her face to calm herself down, and then began to make a study plan for herself.
She had always been a good student. Being good at learning and thinking were among her few advantages.
"Besides basic physical training, the most important thing is to have a handy weapon."After listing the study and exercise plan, she rummaged through the house carefully again, picking out all the things that could be used as weapons. There were kitchen knives, wrenches, a clothes - drying pole, a mop pole. Finally, in the corner of the toolbox, she found a folding shovel, which she had bought a long time ago for a tree - planting activity on Arbor Day.
First, she assembled the shovel and placed it in a convenient position. Then, she tied and fixed a sharp fruit knife to the clothes - drying pole to make it a long - range weapon. Finally, after thinking for a while, she picked out two handy meat - cutting knives and kept them by her side.
She had always been a meticulous person. She prepared everything she could think of. Living alone for a long time had made her accustomed to making advance plans for everything and making full use of all the available resources around her.
She never believed that one could live well just by luck. Her smooth journey in life was just because she thought a lot and was well - prepared.
At night, Lin Qingqing lay on the bed without turning on the light. She just turned her face to look at the pitch - black sky outside the window.
Today was a special night. Different from the usual hustle and bustle, it was so quiet outside at the moment that it seemed as if someone had accidentally turned off the sound. The whole world seemed to have deviated from the real space, and everything looked illusory and unreal. Even time seemed to slow down.
She tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. The experiences of the whole day kept replaying in her mind, constantly reminding her that the doomsday had arrived. The peaceful and ordinary days were gone forever, leaving her no chance to escape.
As her thoughts wandered, she thought of many things: relatives, friends, the country, and then her own future. She didn't know where she would be. For a moment, feelings of hesitation, fear, and dread welled up in her heart again.
She forced herself not to think wildly. After taking two deep breaths, she closed her eyes and repeatedly recited what she had to do tomorrow.
At this time, her originally weak body had reached its limit. Gradually, sleepiness came over her, and her consciousness began to blur.