1 Month To Doomsday But I Awakened Before That - Chapter 17

Chapter 17: Meeting an Unconscious Woman on the Road, Locking on to the Abandoned Nuclear Power Plant

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Help! Save me!”

The dazed figure was barely any distance away from the taxi.

This caused the driver to slam on the brakes.

It made Su Chen stagger forward.

“Hey, are you trying to kill yourself?!”

The driver stuck his head out of the car’s window and shouted.

However, the person on the ground acted as if she did not hear him.

She remained on the ground and did not move.

The driver got out of the car angrily while swearing.

When he got a closer look at the person, he saw that she was lying on the ground while panting heavily.

There were obvious scratches on her back.

It was a young woman.

“Wolf! There’s a wolf!”

The woman mumbled in fear as she looked at the driver.

It appeared that she wanted to elaborate but before she could, she fainted.

Su Chen heard what the woman had said.

It reminded him of the wolves at the chemical plant.

‘Are there more wolves other than those at the chemical plant?

‘Was the chemical not the cause of their mutation? Were there other reasons?’

As Su Chen was thinking, the driver turned around and ran towards him.

“Sir, it’s a woman. Her injuries are very serious. Do you mind if I take her to the hospital?”

Since Su Chen wanted to know more about the wolves, he nodded in agreement. 

“Thank you,” said the driver. Then, he went to help the woman up.

The woman was quite young. She seemed to be in her twenties. Her hair was a mess.

There were obvious claw marks on her back, arms, legs, and chest.

The marks did not look deep, but blood was oozing out.

There were also a few large tears on her clothes. It was dyed red with blood.

Shortly after, they reached the nearest hospital.

It was a small hospital. There were only two floors.

Since it was at night, the place was not very active. In fact, the first floor was rather empty.

There was only one doctor on duty. He was laying down while resting.

The doctor woke up when Su Chen and his group entered.

He pushed open the door and walked out in a daze.

“What’s the matter?”

“Doctor, please check what’s wrong with her. I think she got scratched by something. She’s completely unconscious!”

The driver said anxiously to the doctor.

As he spoke, he placed the woman on a medical bed nearby.

Thanks to the hospital’s bright lights, Su Chen was finally able to see the woman’s appearance clearly.

The woman was indeed about twenty years old. She had a slender figure and a pretty face.

There were more than ten scratches on her body. They really contrasted her delicate appearance.

The doctor roughly checked the woman’s injuries.

He did not appear to be surprised at all.

“It’s nothing. I’ll get the nurse on duty to clean her wounds and apply some medicine. She’ll be fine. She fainted because she was scared. After a while, she’ll wake up. Everything is fine!”

Just then, a young female nurse came down the stairs from the second floor.

“Doctor Wang, did another patient get scratched?” asked the nurse.

“She’s alright. Her injuries are light.”

The nurse walked over and looked at the woman who was lying on the medical bed.

Then, she calmly pushed her into a room and began treating her wounds.

“She’s the tenth person this week,”

The doctor said to himself.

“She was scratched by a wolf. Her wounds are considered light. This girl is blessed! A man we treated before had his entire arm torn off. It was such a tragic scene. Ugh, I don’t want to relive that moment,” continued the doctor as he shook his head.

“These wolves came at the start of winter. I don’t know where they’re originally from. Anyway, they are abnormally ferocious. Their bodies are as big as a cow! They haunt and harass the civilians in this vicinity all day long. Other poultry and livestock were also entirely eaten up by them. Since there are no animals left, they begin eating people. The wolves often attack people who travel alone at night.”

Upon hearing what the doctor said, Su Chen was more sure than ever that these wolves were the mutated wolves that he had encountered at the chemical plant. 

Not only were they causing trouble at the chemical plant, but they also tormented the civilians.

“These wolves are running rampant. Does the government not care?” asked the driver. 

“Care? How? Once, an officer and the fire department were sent to deal with the wolves. However, they ran into the forest and disappeared without a trace. When the officer and fire department left, the wolves appeared again. These wolves are big and strong. They can’t be killed with a single shot.”

Doctor Wang’s eyes were filled with fear.

“To be honest, everyone is afraid. We try to ignore it if possible! The civilians can only pray for themselves.” said the doctor as he shook his head again.

“Water! I need some water!”

It seemed like the woman had woken up and was asking for water.

“She’s awake. You may enter to see her!” informed the nurse. 

She had come out from the treatment room to pour a glass of water for the woman. 

“You’re awake. Do your wounds still hurt? It was these two gentlemen who brought you here. Call your family and have them pick you up,” said the doctor as soon as he entered the treatment room.

The woman hurriedly tried to get up when she saw them, but she was unable to due to the pain.

“Can you tell me what happened to you?”

Su Chen asked.

He wanted to know more about the wolves and to see if it was worth going there as the next check-in point.

“Yes, it was getting late and I was on my way to my uncle’s house. It’s only five minutes away. I did not expect to be ambushed by the wolves the moment I stepped out of my house! They were as big as cows and had blue eyes. They stopped and stared at me.”

Even though some time had passed, the woman still felt fear just by mentioning the wolves.

“I was so scared. At first, I couldn’t move. As they walked toward me, I picked up a stick from nearby and ran as fast as I could. The wolves gave chase and their claws scratched me. However, at that time, I did not feel any pain. One of the wolves got close to me and I stabbed its eye with the stick. It staggered and that’s how I managed to escape. Then, I saw a moving car and tried to get help. The next thing I know, I’m here.”

After the woman finished speaking, she let out a long sigh of relief.

“According to the doctor, only recently has this pack of wolves become rampant. Did anything odd happen around here lately?”

Su Chen asked.

“I don’t think so, but…”

“But what?”

“There is an abandoned nuclear power plant nearby. Ever since it was shut down, strange things had been happening in our town,” said the woman with fear in her eyes.

“Nuclear power plant? What strange things?”

Su Chen asked again.

“People began to catch strange diseases and animals were born deformed. Fruits like apples had also grown into the size of basketballs! Everyone thinks this is all because of the nuclear power plant. However, when the government sends a relevant squad to investigate, they say there’s no excessive nuclear radiation detected.”

An abandoned nuclear power plant!

A nuclear leak had most likely occurred!

Su Chen had locked on to the next check-in location.

He said to the woman, “Send me the location of the nuclear power plant.”

After receiving the location, Su Chen left the hospital.

Once he returned to his hotel, he went online and checked for more information. 

Tomorrow morning, he will be heading to the nuclear power plant..