I sell Coke in the doomsday

"Old Su..."

"Did I... die a worthy death?"

When I heard this question, my eyes suddenly became moist. Recalling everything that had happened in the past, I gently placed one hand on Ajie's palm and spoke word by word.

“You’ve done your best.”

"Without you, I wouldn't be able to make it this far."

Hearing this, Ajie smiled with relief, lay back down, and muttered softly.

"I died a worthy death."

Just at this moment, a gust of wind suddenly blew outside the house, hitting the door, and I subconsciously looked back.

At this moment, the wind blew, and the candle in my hand went out, leaving only a wisp of smoke floating slowly.

My pupils shrank and I turned around in surprise, only to see Ajie lying quietly on the bed in the darkness, without a sign of life.

When a person dies, the candle goes out.

I looked at Ajie who seemed to be asleep, and was silent for a long time. I grabbed my hair tightly with both hands and bit my lips hard to prevent myself from making any sound.

Sixteen years after the apocalypse, my best friend died.

After a moment, I stood up staggeringly, placed the candle beside the bed, bowed, saluted, and said to Ajie the words I often said, but this time, it was different from any other time before.

"Good night."

"my friend."

Chapter 213 Hell (Part 3)

Funerals in the end times are now simple.

A dirt pit, a fire, a handful of earth, and in the cold wind, the only sound was Wang Zixuan's wailing.

Ajie's body burned in the fire. The flames that shot up into the sky covered the body. When the flames dissipated, only ashes were left on the ground.

As if it was a race against time, we cremated Ajie's body on the night he died, without any big fuss or disturbing other people.

From the beginning to the end, there were only three of us, Zisu, and Wang Zixuan.

I stared at the burning flame, lost in thought, with mixed feelings in my heart, not knowing what to think. I took out a damp cigarette from my pocket, handed the cigarette to the burning flame, and spoke to myself.

"Good brother, can you lend me a light?"

The temperature near the flame was very high, burning my palms. I took back the lit cigarette, put it to my mouth, took a deep breath, paused for a second, and slowly exhaled the smoke.

The drifting smoke slowly rose and disappeared into the darkness. I held the cigarette butt and stared at the burning flame, lost in thought.

You buried the bones in the mud, I sent the world to the world full of snow.

Damn, I suddenly feel a little envious of this guy Ajie. He left so cleanly and left this mess to me.

Zi Su walked slowly to my side with red eyes and asked in a nasal voice.

"elder brother……"

“Will we succeed?”

I came back to my senses, looked at the cigarette between my fingers, and spoke softly.

"Most definitely."

"We will save everyone, including those who are already dead."

After saying that, I took another puff of the cigarette at hand. The piercing smoke rushed into my throat, like countless needles picking my throat. Then the smoke rushed into my lungs, but I didn't exhale in time.

The dense smoke made my lungs messy and I started coughing violently. I covered my mouth and bent over to cough.

Damn, the smoke is making me cry.

After a long time, the flames died out and only ashes remained.

Wang Zixuan's eyes turned red from crying. She collected Ajie's ashes and solemnly placed them in the room where Ajie lived for the last time.

It was late at night, but I didn't dare to stay here any longer. After this simple ceremony, Zi Su and I drove away from the shield stronghold. Now, the Epiphyllum could attack at any time, so I couldn't leave the greenhouse stronghold for too long.

It’s like the accelerator button has been pressed. We don’t have time to grieve before we have to rush into the war that may come at any time.

On the way back, Zi Su fulfilled her promise and drove the car while I lay in the back seat to catch up on my sleep.

The cars rolled over the snow, making a rustling sound. I squinted my eyes, but could not fall asleep. I could only listen to the rustling sound and empty my mind.

The faint sounds lingered in my ears, and in the darkness, there seemed to be smoke floating in front of my eyes.

In the bumpy ride, I seemed to be in a state of half-sleep and half-wakefulness. I could hear the sound of snow breaking and knew clearly that I was sleeping, but my body was out of my control and I couldn't make any reaction.

I was like a stone, unable to do anything.

It was not until I returned to the base that I woke up from this sleep-paralyzed state.

As the car body suddenly stopped, I also sat up from the seat. It was already late at night, but the entire greenhouse was still brightly lit.

The man in charge of patrolling, holding a gun, stared into the darkness with a dead look in his eyes, like a piece of wood.

After getting off the car, Zi Su still stood behind me competently, waiting for my instructions. I rubbed my palms to warm them up, and whispered to Zi Su.

"Zi Su, go to bed first."

"Let me turn around for a while."

Hearing this, Zi Su was stunned for a moment, frowned slightly, took a step forward with some concern, and asked softly.

"Brother...are you okay?"

I looked at Zi Su with a helpless look, reached out my hand, put it on Zi Su's head, rubbed it gently, and spoke in a relaxed tone.

"What can happen to me? I just have some insomnia."

"Go to sleep now, don't compete with a monster like me."

Zi Su hesitated for a moment, but finally said nothing and turned away. I strode towards the patrolling guard.

Seeing me approaching, the guard on patrol finally changed his expression. He became a little nervous, tightened the gun in his hand, and shouted to me with full strength.

"leader!"

I looked relaxed, waved my hand gently at the young man and said with a smile.

"Don't be nervous, I just couldn't sleep, so I just wandered around."

"Just do your thing."

Hearing this, the young man's expression relaxed, and when he was about to continue patrolling, he was stopped by me.

"Wait a moment."

"Give me your telescope."

I took the telescope from the young man, then continued walking forward, found a stone pillar, reached out to wipe off the snow on it, and sat down.

In preparation for the upcoming war, we dug trenches and prepared many stone pillars as cover. Although we don't know how much effect these things can have against the inhuman Epiphyllum, this is all we can do.

I sat on the cold stone pier, picked up the telescope out of boredom and looked forward.

The sky was covered with dark clouds, and the whole plain was in darkness, so that all I could see was darkness, which was useless.

I put down the binoculars and took out another cigarette from my pocket. Just as I was about to light it, I saw the young man looking at me eagerly. I was stunned for a moment, then handed the cigarette to the young man and asked.

"Have one?"

The young man swallowed and hesitated for a long time before he stretched out his red, frozen hand and took the cigarette.

Whether here or in the shield stronghold, almost everyone knows that I like to smoke. Even if I don't specifically ask for anything, the people below will put all the collected cigarettes in my room.

This is undoubtedly a special treatment, but I think... I can still enjoy this only special treatment.

The young man picked up the cigarette with his fingers. His movements were awkward and clumsy. He didn't look like an old smoker. After I lit the cigarette for him, the young man took a deep breath and then started coughing violently. Blue smoke came out of his mouth and nose.

I burst out laughing and asked the young man while lighting a cigarette for myself.

"If you don't know how to smoke, why do you want to smoke?"

The young man still held the cigarette, and in his slightly immature eyes there was an inexplicable persistence. He patted his chest and spoke softly.

"It's precisely because I've never smoked before that I want to smoke."

I was startled when I heard that, turned around and asked in confusion?

"why?"

The young man licked his lips and scratched his head with the hand holding the cigarette, as if he didn't know how to answer the question.

After a moment, he explained to me somewhat awkwardly.

"Because...I'm young."

“But there are many things that I can’t do in time.”

This answer is quite interesting. The young man is a little tongue-tied, but I can understand what he means.

The sky, the earth, the sun, the moon, the mountains, the rivers, and the blue sky. Not everyone of us has the opportunity to stand on the green mountains and overlook the world. Some people may never have the chance to see the sea in their entire life.

That's why we crave.

I tapped my fingers, shook off the ash from the cigarette, turned my gaze back to the distance, and spoke softly.

"Many things in this world are like this, like an expired can."

“When we want it most, it looks very tempting on the shelf where we can’t keep up.”

"When we grow up and can touch the shelves, we will find that those cans have expired long ago."

“When cans are at their tastiest, that’s when we can’t touch the shelves.”

"The happiness we can have is something that has expired after all."

The young man seemed confused and his expression became strange. I reacted and laughed at myself.

"Why am I telling you all this nonsense?"

"Okay, go get busy."

Hearing this, the young man breathed a sigh of relief, picked up his gun and continued patrolling, but at the same time, he stubbornly held the cigarette in his mouth, and even though it choked him and made his mouth crooked and his eyes squinted, he refused to let go.

I shook my head and smiled bitterly, stuffed the cigarette that was about to burn out between my fingers into the snow under my feet, and continued to look ahead in this long dark night.

The nights nowadays are too long, especially as time goes by, the night air is getting colder and colder. I am shivering with cold, but still don't want to go back to my room.

I can't sleep, I really can't sleep.

I haven't been able to get a good night's sleep since three months ago. Every time I lie down in bed, my brain will remind me on its own.

Epiphyllum may come at any time, maybe tomorrow, maybe now.

As a result, my sleep quality deteriorated, and when I fell asleep, I felt even more tired when I woke up.

Time passed by little by little, and gradually, the dark clouds in the sky dissipated, revealing a sky full of stars.

After an unknown amount of time, the stars gradually dimmed, and a hint of red appeared in the eastern sky.

It's almost dawn.

I blinked my dry and sore eyes, picked up the telescope and looked into the distance again.

This was just a boring move on my part, I didn't expect to see anything interesting.

However, when I really looked at it, my heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

I saw that in the distant sky and earth, countless human figures, like a torrent, were approaching the greenhouse stronghold.

The figures had wooden expressions and stiff movements. In the sockets of their right eyes, there was a pink night-blooming cereus, deeply rooted.

Bang! The telescope in my hand suddenly slipped and fell on the snow. The next moment, I stood up suddenly and clenched my fists.

It’s here, the Epiphyllum is really here.

Chapter 214: Fall (I)

The sun rises, and under the early glow of the sunset, the troops of Epiphyllum march forward step by step, so dense that there is no end in sight.

Without any hesitation, I took out my pistol, pointed it into the sky, and fired three shots.