Leaving the town, Mannie followed the only major road outside the town to the west. On the way, Mannie didn't see any people or animals, as if it wasn't just that town, the whole world had become a dead place.

'Maybe this is another trick of the center curtain......,' Mannie couldn't help but think, but she thought it was unlikely, she wasn't the chosen one, and how could the center curtain open up a world for her alone.

With this thought, Mannie walked all the way forward for more than half a month.

Although I didn't see people or animals along the way, the world was still full of life, and the beautiful scenery quietly brightened Mannie's mood.

On this day, Mannie chose to set up a tent on the side of the road as usual, but not long after the tent was erected, the ground trembled slightly.

Mannie was startled, thinking it was an earthquake, but after waiting for a while, the tremor disappeared, and it came suddenly, and it disappeared a little inexplicably.

However, immediately after, anomalous phenomena appeared.

Mannie frowned and looked into the distance, where the sun set as if a white curtain had risen like a tsunami.

Tsunami?!

The thought of this made Mannie panic, and she immediately put the things around the tent into her bag, then carried it and ran back and forth.

In any case, we have to find a place that can withstand this "tsunami".

Mannie remembers that there was a small hill not far away, which was not high, but it was also the best option.

Running all the way to the vicinity of the hill, when I turned back, the tsunami-white of the mountain had swallowed half the world, the road was gradually disappearing, and the tent was long gone.

Mannie looked at the scene in front of her, her heart was like ashes, she gritted her teeth, and finally reluctantly let go of her hand, closed her eyes and waited for the moment when death came.

However, it was only when the white color collided with Mannie's body that Mannie realized...... It's not a tsunami at all, and the apocalyptic disaster like in "2012" hasn't come.

When I opened my eyes, everything was hazy.

This is fog!? Super dense fog with visibility of less than two meters!

But...... How can a dense fog appear in the evening?

Mannie didn't have an answer, but she didn't bother to think about it, after all, the world was full of weirdness and mystery, and if she was entangled in every question, she was afraid that sooner or later she would be embarrassed to die.

Since it was fog, Mannie was relieved, but she was at a loss where to go next, after all, the visibility was so low that Mannie couldn't even see the road near the hill.

Fortunately, her memory is not bad, and she is back on the road by groping.

With her excellent sense of direction, Mannie didn't turn back even in the foggy world, but the fog still caused a lot of trouble for her to move forward, one of which was that Mannie couldn't be sure that it was just a simple fog, and maybe something else was coming along with the fog.

As soon as she thought of this, Mannie couldn't help but recall an old movie she had watched, "The Mist...... Not to mention the ending, those monsters alone made Mannie uncomfortable.

Now in the fog, this discomfort is even stronger.

Fortunately, fate did not intend to torment Mannie, and the fog was just a simple fog, not even the slightest strange sound.

The only difference is that Mannie can no longer enjoy those beautiful views, and the journey has become much more tedious.

At nightfall, Mannie found her tent on the side of the road.

When the fog hit, only some newspapers were blown away from the outside of the tent to start a fire, and the rest was exactly the same as when Mannie fled.

Mannie thought about it and decided to move on during the day and stay on the side of the road tonight.

But unlike usual, this night Mannie took out her precious battery and set up a camera outside the tent.

When everything was done, Mannie sat at the entrance of the tent and stared at the camera for a long time, not sure what she was worried about, but she always had a bad premonition...... The fog was by no means as pure as it seemed.

……

Day 27

At midnight, Mannie suddenly frowned in her sleep, and her expression became much more painful.

Outside the tent, the camera had stopped working, and there were still a few scattered fires flickering in the thick fog.

……

"What age is it! Also make a wish to a shooting star?! The sloppy uncle looked at the little boy beside him speechlessly.

But the boy ignored him, closed his eyes tightly, and said softly, "Please, grant my wish!" Let me find my mother soon! ”

The voice was small, but the sloppy uncle heard it, and he held the beer can, and his eyes fell into the distance.

After a while, the boy's wish was over, he sat up, rubbed his hands, and carefully picked up the grilled fish on the side, but as soon as he took a bite, he showed a disgusted expression and said, "Huh! Lin Tsai, your skills are getting worse and worse! ”

When the sloppy uncle heard this, he immediately slapped the boy on the back of the head, and said at the same time: "Stinky boy, how many times have I told you, I want to see my father, or father!" Who allowed you to call me Lin Tsai! ”

The boy didn't feel any pain, and giggled and laughed: "But Lin Tsai screamed smoothly!" ”

The sloppy uncle gave him a blank look, and then made a gesture to snatch the grilled fish: "Don't eat it, pull it down, bring it!" ”

The boy dodged away, flashed to the side with a grin, and said, "If you don't give it, it's not very delicious, but in order to fill your stomach, I'll barely destroy it!" ”

The sloppy uncle snorted, his eyes full of pampering.

The father and son fell asleep in the pile of rocks after they had eaten and drunk, but the uncle did not fall asleep, he kept his eyes open and looked at the sky.

Perhaps sensing his father's strangeness, the little boy said, "Lin Zai...... Why aren't you sleeping yet...... Aren't you going to have to hurry tomorrow? ”

The uncle patted his son and said, "It's okay, you can sleep first." ”

The boy rubbed his face in his father's arms and said, "But I can't sleep if you don't snore!" ”

The uncle was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Really? I'll just say it, my snoring is poisonous, and when I get used to it, I can't do without it! ”

The boy also laughed, but with a smile he suddenly asked, "Then why did the old mother leave, she ...... Can you still sleep? ”

The uncle stopped laughing, and his other hand clenched violently, trying to suppress his emotions.

Seeing that the uncle didn't speak, the boy hugged his father tightly and said, "It's okay Lin Zai, we can definitely get her back!" Don't be upset! ”

The uncle really couldn't cry or laugh when he heard this, but his hand slowly relaxed.

Close your eyes and breathe deeply.

"Well, then you won't have to eat my grilled fish anymore!"

The boy laughed, and after a while, his breathing was even.

……

Mannie looked at the father and son in silence, then turned to look around.

The mountain is really strange, bare, with no life at all, but there is a path, a very wide, very flat road that surrounds it, and it stands in the center of the sea of fog, which seems so abrupt......

……

Day 28

In the early morning, when Mannie woke up, the sun was shining, the fog had cleared somehow, and there was a rare wind, a breeze, with the chill of early spring.

Mannie came out of the tent with her teeth chattering and her clothes tightened, only to find the camera on the ground again, still facing the sky.

Looking around, there is no difference between the two sides of the road and when she came, the scenery is beautiful, comfortable and pleasant.

But......

Mannie pulled her hair back, then picked up the camera and sat down.

When you open it, you can see that it only uses one-fifth of the battery, which means that it doesn't record the whole night.

Far from making Mannie happy, it made her feel creepy.

Is it coming along? Mannie felt her scalp tingle, and she looked around warily before turning on the replay.

Sure enough, the replay was usually only one hour and thirty-seven minutes, and the recording time began at 9:11 last night.

This......

Did the machine break?

Mannie thought, and then picked up the machine and simply checked it, there was not much damage, and Mannie was not very good at the details of maintenance, so in the end she could only accept the facts in front of her, and watch the playback first.

It's still 1.5 times faster, but at the beginning, Mannie finds something she didn't notice.

That is, at some point, a piece of her face fell off again, and now only half of her face is intact, and the rest of her face is not protected by skin, and the exposed muscle tissue looks very terrible.

Mannie tentatively touched the wounds that had fallen off.

Hiss......

It hurts, but it doesn't bleed.

After a sigh, Mannie took out the scarf in her bag and wrapped her face in it, leaving only a pair of eyes.

Continue to watch the replay, there is no gain for the remaining dozens of minutes, the only thing that is certain is that the machine fell to the ground after it stopped working, not because it fell to the ground.

After determining this, Mannie was even more skeptical that "it" had followed.

But Mannie also felt that she had hysteria, and she was scaring herself, after all, it was like the Fermi paradox.

"If it really exists, then ...... Where is it? ”

Mannie thought for a moment, put away the camera, and then decided to continue on her way.

But this time she felt like she had found her way, the mountain she had seen in her dream last night, the father and son were climbing.

It seemed to be right in the land, but far away, Mannie hadn't been able to spot it, at least from here.

But Mannie was sure that if she kept going, she would find the mountain, and at the top of the mountain, perhaps the place where the truth was.

……

Day 39

After resting for a while, Mannie wrapped her face in a scarf again and continued walking.

After throwing away the backpack, the progress became much more brisk, but Mannie's mood continued to grow, because halfway through the road she found the traces of the campfire left by the father and son, and the half-baked fish that the boy had secretly hidden.

What's even weirder is that it seems like a long time has passed, but the fish hasn't rotted.

This made Mannie wonder if the little boy was really a fish.

Although there is the sound of water next to him...... But at this height, where do the fish come from?

Confusion accumulates in her heart, and Mannie's pace quietly accelerates, she is desperate to solve all these mysteries, and even more hope to find someone to talk to her after thirty-nine days of lonely travel.