"Destiny" has always been implied in this movie.
At the beginning, a mother who was worried about her children at home rushed into the fog recklessly, but eventually survived with her children.
The protagonist David and his crew carefully considered every decision, but ended up with a tragic ending.
Fate will not give you a corresponding outcome based on whether you are good or bad, smart or stupid.
Judging from the first option, if You Huan chooses the destiny route, he should follow the plot of the movie.
The path of rebellion is obviously contrary to the path of destiny.
The knowledge-seeking route seems to focus on exploration rather than making an either-or choice.
He didn't think long before choosing option three.
As the thought came to mind, the other two options on the panel disappeared, and only option three gradually enlarged and occupied the panel.
[Option 3: Go outside and walk around. [Corresponding route: Seek knowledge]]
But he did not leave the house immediately, instead he took out -
wheelchair.
Since his temporary identity is a person who has just recovered from a serious illness, he might as well turn himself back into a disabled person.
This attitude is more harmless and makes it easier for him to integrate into the subsequent plot characters.
It can also have an unexpected effect when necessary.
Who would have known that a man who looked disabled could actually kill a monster in the fog with one punch?
Plus his already deceptive appearance.
He should be able to blend in smoothly and become an observer whose presence isn't noticeable...right?
"Gululu——"
The sound of wheels rolling over the floor that was slightly warped due to disrepair.
He opened the door and went outside.
In front of him was an extremely wide river, and on the other side of the river were the rolling green mountains of "Shemore".
He could clearly see the fog that was spreading out from the mountains.
If you are an ordinary person, you might think that this is a common natural phenomenon in the mountains.
Putting aside the various plot factors that will appear later, this town has beautiful mountains and rivers and the scenery is still very nice.
After walking for a while in his wheelchair along the river bank, his expression moved slightly.
The subtle sound of the engine starting came from a higher place. Even though it was some distance away, it was extremely clear to him...
On a country road, a slightly old car with two adult men and a boy sitting in it was driving towards the town center.
The three people in the car were David Drayton, a movie poster painter, his son Billy, and their lawyer neighbor.
In last night's storm, the lawyer's car was damaged by a broken tree, David's windows were broken, and the food reserves were running low.
So early this morning, the lawyer took a ride with David, and the three of them went to the big supermarket in the town center to buy some groceries.
The windows of the house were damaged by last night's storm, and David's mood at the moment could only be described as calm.
However, the fresh natural scenery along the way gradually made him feel relaxed.
——Until he seemed to see something on the side of the road.
"squeak--"
He slammed on the brakes and the vehicle came to a stop after a sudden jolt.
The lawyer neighbor frowned slightly and asked, "What are you doing? Why did you brake suddenly on the road?"
However, David just pointed to the direction of the car window near him and said, "Look over there, there seems to be someone."
The black lawyer sitting in the passenger seat turned his head to look out the window, and was slightly startled: "Holy - wait, oh! Is that a person in a wheelchair?"
"It should be the doctor who just moved in yesterday, right?"
David rolled down the window and shouted outside: "Hey! Do you need help?"
His words echoed among the fir trees that lined the country road, causing the figure who was walking slowly along the river bank to turn his head sideways.
"…"
It was difficult for David to express his feelings. The moment he saw the man clearly, he suddenly felt a slight creepy feeling.
I couldn't help but get goose bumps on my arms.
Soon, the man on the shore heard the sound and came over.
After he approached, David's uneasy feeling completely disappeared. He looked at the man carefully and thought that he was just an ordinary Asian young man.
He was sitting in a wheelchair, looking quite pitiful.
When the man approached, David asked in a friendly tone, "Where are you going? We're going into town, maybe we can give you a ride?"
He saw the man nodded slightly and said, "I'll go to town too, thank you very much."
After You Huan got in the car, he saw Billy, the son of the movie's male protagonist David, also sitting in the back seat.
The little boy who was looking at himself with curiosity didn't know that what was waiting for him next would be hell.
He briefly introduced himself to the three people in the car.
When David heard that he had moved here from a big city for recuperation, he casually said while driving,
"Bridgetown is a very suitable town to live in. I hope you can enjoy your stay here. My home is not far from you. If you encounter any trouble, you can come to us. Billy, my wife and I will be happy to help you."
Upon hearing this, You Huan thought of "David" from the previous world. One was a bionic man, and the other was the brave and resourceful protagonist in the movie. They indeed had completely different temperaments.
At this moment, the vehicle also drove off the country road and onto the main highway.
"Boom boom boom…"
As several people watched, several military trucks drove towards them and passed by them.
David glanced in the rearview mirror and said, "Is this heading towards the mountains?"
"…"
The lawyer neighbor did not answer him.
It was strange for David that since Mr. You from the back seat got on the car, he found that his neighbor next to him became noticeably nervous.
Apart from feeling a little creepy at first, he thought the gentleman in the back seat was quite normal, and he didn't know why his neighbor was so nervous.
You Huan did not respond to David's words. He was concentrating on controlling the king cobra.
Unlike the main body which is ready to enter the supermarket with the protagonist to experience the plot, the King Cobra is dragging its huge and heavy body and wandering in the woods of Bridgerton.
The thick white fog rolling in from the mountains instantly engulfed him.
"rustle..."
When he touched the mist, not only did he not feel any danger or discomfort, but he felt very comfortable.
The first layer of snake scales on the body involuntarily opened slightly, allowing the mist to pass through the gaps between the scales.
The energy in the body seems to become more abundant.
It's like... this kind of fog is very suitable for the survival of large beasts.
A hair poked out from a gap in the scales and captured some mist molecules for inspection.
After a moment, Xiao Pu said: "Among the substances I can identify in the mist, there are a lot of substances that can replace oxygen and participate in physiological activities more efficiently, and there are also substances that can promote the growth and development of organisms."
"As long as your body stays in an area with high fog concentration, you can grow faster without doing anything."
"In the end, I detected no harmful substances."
"I didn't expect such a good thing to happen right from the start."
You Huan stuck out his snake tongue, went against the direction of the fog, entered the area with higher fog concentration, and slightly curled up his body.
He could indeed see that the tip of his tail was lengthening—fueled by the thick fog, he was growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"——"
At this moment, another faint voice came from a distant place. He could not help but raise his front half of his body and look towards the direction of the Shemore Mountains.
It was a sound that could not be described in any words. It was as if it was not a sound at all, but just a call echoing in the heart.
According to the setting of the movie, there is a military base in the Shemer Mountains where the military conducts cross-world experiments.
This experiment is called "Project Arrow" and its main purpose is to open a channel to another world and study things in another world.
Then last night, it seemed that the base was struck by lightning, causing malfunctions, and fog from another world spread along the passage.
Also brought the monsters of that world - or rather, they were monsters to humans but were just normal residents to the other world.
The calling voice he heard might have come from another world, so it was so vague.
He did not immediately go to the military base in the Shemer Mountains to find out.
Something as big as overturning the table should always be saved for last.
While the king cobra was absorbing the beneficial ingredients in the mist and growing slowly, David drove to the town center of Bridgetown.
After parking his car in the parking lot in front of the supermarket, David went to the landline phone booth to make a call, but found that he couldn't get through no matter what.
He pressed a few buttons with a puzzled look on his face, then hung up the phone helplessly and took his son into the mall.
He pushed open the glass door of the mall and closed it behind him.
(End of this chapter)