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Oh never mind, I can go on... the hardest part is over.

You know that too, right?Considering that you have survived until now just like me.

call……

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No, I don't know, I've always been a bit confused, considering the special situation I was in...

I don't remember how long it was, how about you?

Heh, right, in that situation where there is no reference, no one can accurately judge the time.Even now, if you ask me how long this maddening end of the world has been going on, I still can't answer you.

Maybe a year or two?or longer?

Those honking sounds are now my only time reference, but I seem to have given up recording a long time ago.

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Oh, sorry, it's still an old problem, I always start rambling without knowing it.

Let's talk about the end of the world.

All stories will eventually come to an end at the end of the world. Although we never saw such an ending in the movies and novels we watched back then, what did that sentence say?Art comes from life but is higher than life.

Reality is always a little worse than human fantasy.

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Yes, it looks like you've been paying close attention to what's going on around you.That's right, all the eggs hatched, and they became bigger and bigger just like the original him. The only difference is that he is semi-physical, and they are real and exist in this world.

It's bad, everyone knows it's bad, but no one has the power to stop it.

I can't remember how long, I said, it's been a long time since I gave up recording time, but I think... it's been a while anyway.

At that time, there was no one in the institute who could be called a normal human being.Everyone, from test subjects to scientific researchers, and even some commanders who were previously hidden in the internal facility... They were either eaten or turned into that kind of ghost.

I think you were scared by them too?

That kind of soft thing with countless festering sarcomas wriggling on the ground.

Just the smell of them makes me cringe.

They are not interested in those horrible things, like, they don't even have the possibility of being food?

They are very hungry.

I have been hearing them wandering, wriggling, and devouring each other in the corridor, and the noise they make makes me not have a moment of peace.

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Yes, yes, just like you said.They eventually left the institute.

The weird thing that wrapped the research institute broke a big hole, and they squeezed out from there.One after another, one after another.

he he he he he……

Human beings, sad human beings.

The civilized world that human beings depend on for survival is so fragile in front of those wriggling lumps of flesh and those monsters that can only devour and scream that people can't help crying.

do you think so?

I gotta get some more tissues, man, it just makes me so sad to think about the past.

Is this ending a bit bland?If it is a qualified novel, a hero should appear at this time to save the world, right?What kind of tools are used to open a black hole in the sky and throw them into it, and instantly attach a nuclear bomb...

Oh, speaking of this, I remembered that people seem to have used nuclear bombs, but it didn't work for them.I heard a noise, very loud.It's been quiet outside since that bang though, thank goodness.

Did I forget to mention that it was so loud outside before the nukes went off that it was nerve-wracking.

It was nice to be quiet outside.The quiet environment helps ease my trance.

It's the end of the world, and it's not easy to get mental tranquilizers.

However, the little monsters adapted well to the outside environment. They ate well outside and grew very big.

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Yeah, that's the end.

Humanity is extinct, and the world is ending.

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What?you said I?

I……

Oh, my story becomes very boring here.

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Yes, I managed to find a suitable room to settle myself in after the kids grew up.I was in a daze for a long time.

When I woke up, I was already here.

As you can see, I have a lot of supplies in stock, I've boarded up the windows, and I'm using the sirens outside as some sort of... timing reminder?

I guess it was Chris who did everything for me during the time I was totally messed up?

I do not know.

Anyway, he left a note telling me to take care of myself--who would have thought that he would look a little tender on such a ghostly day.

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No, I never saw him again.

Maybe he's dead?Or is it crazy?

It might be a little cold-blooded to say that, but I'm really relieved that he's gone.

I've really had enough of him spying on me, and I don't understand why he hasn't given up on his experiments at this point.

Every day, every day, every day, he was screaming and raving.And I've seen enough of his disgusting looks.

Ah, I forgot to mention this.

Chris also changed later, but his changes were more frightening than those guys in the corridor.

His whole lower body turned into that kind of...

Um, sorry, I don't want to go on.

He looked scarier than a monster anyway, and I don't know how he managed not to kill himself in that situation.I can see his stomach wriggling every day, as if it is going to explode in the next second.

They kept refusing to let him go, that's why he kept screaming, poor guy.

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Does it matter what he said?

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Well, probably... ask my name?

Pfft, my name is...

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my name……

Sorry, probably because of drinking, I seem to... really don't remember my name.

However, this doesn't seem to be an important thing?

After all, no one calls me by my name anymore.

It wasn't a big deal either, and I don't understand why he kept screaming this at the last minute.I thought he would care more about them and the end of the world.

call……

Chris was already very crazy, and I think either ending is a good choice for him.

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Well, my story is over, how about telling yours?

To be honest, I'm really curious how you survived...

Come on, tell me, I'd love to know.

It's been too long since I've heard from anyone else.Living alone in this world is really bad.

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If you don't mind, can you move in with me?

I'll be a good roommate, you can rest assured.

What's more, I have a lot of reserves here.If you move over, at least you don't have to worry about food...  

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Oh, never mind this.

I was also worried at the very beginning, they kept moving, which gave me a lot of mental pressure.

But, you know... if you don't have a way to dispose of the newborn eggs, once they grow up, uh, it's just going to be a bigger nightmare.

As long as you eat those eggs before they fully hatch.

It will be fine, I can assure you.

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You are such a kind person.

You're welcome, this is what I should do.

Would you like some more?

I still have a lot...

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Oh really?This can make people a little envious.

Families with lots of siblings are uncommon in this day and age, I mean, the time before the world was destroyed.

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