Ordinary Guy In Apocalypse

"Yellow City Sunshine Shelter, Lin Fan."

Li Long spoke word by word, holding back his trembling body and suppressing his fear.

Indeed, I have never seen it with my own eyes.

But the content in "Zombie Atlas" is very clear. Anyone who is not blind can understand the photos and text.

"Hello, I'm sorry, they shot at me. When my persuasion is ineffective, I can only fight back automatically, so their death has nothing to do with me."

Lin Fan explained so as not to be regarded as a murderous maniac.

Driver: ...

Man in black:……

It's not necessary, just kill if you want, why bother to find these meaningless reasons.

Could anyone else blame you?

Li Long looked directly at Lin Fan, "What do you want?"

When Lin Fan appeared outside the base, his heart was already chilled.

Lin Fan shook his head and said, "You shouldn't ask me what I want, but you should ask yourself what you have done in the last days."

Staring into the other person's eyes, peeping into the other person's heart, one can see tyranny, cruelty, and viciousness.

The opponent in the last days has done many bad things.

Survivors who were at a loss thought that they would usher in a safe life when they came to the base, but in fact they just jumped from another fire pit to a more dangerous fire pit.

Still being killed by trusted compatriots.

"What did I do? I didn't do anything. I just wanted to stay alive at the base. On the contrary, you came here and killed us surviving people. I still want to ask, what do you want to do?"

Li Long glared at Lin Fan, as if venting the grievance in his heart, and shifted all responsibility to Lin Fan.

Lin Fan was a little dumbfounded.

He thought about all kinds of possibilities, but he never thought that the other party would say such a thing.

Even the two members of the Qinling organization looked at Li Long dumbfounded, what kind of brains did it take to say such a thing.

"Are you taking me for a fool?"

Lin Fan felt that this was very possible. Thinking about what he had been doing all along, he was very gentle towards everyone. Maybe this kind of behavior caused some people to think that he was a fool.

Li Long argued: "No, I'm telling the truth. You look back at those people in the passage. They just want to live in the last days. What can they do wrong? The last days are cruel. Who knows who is reliable? Do you think everyone is trustworthy?"

"So you deceived some survivors and sold them to the Qinling organization for their research?" Lin Fan asked.

Many living people died not in the mouths of zombies, but in the hands of their own people.

It shouldn't be like this.

The end times are indeed terrifying, but if the living can unite together, then the hope that will always exist will never be exhausted.

Unfortunately, very few people can do this.

Li Long said with a smile: "What are you talking about? It's not research. We just send them to a safer place. You can't talk nonsense. If other people are unreliable, how can we be unreliable?"

"Sigh." Lin Fan shook his head and pointed to his own eyes, "I trust my eyes, and I also trust the information your eyes convey to me. Come with me. I think your destination has been determined."

After finishing speaking, he walked towards Lin Fan with strides.

"Stop for me." Li Long roared angrily, the potion in his hand was already on his arm, "Made, I know you are amazing, but I, Li Long, am not someone who would just give in. It is my bad luck to be found here by you." , I have always heard that you are very powerful, but I want to see how powerful you can be."

"Professor Jin, I believe you can give me strength."

"what……"

With a low growl, he stabbed the medicine hard on his arm.

The liquid in the spiral tube is injected into it.

Lin Fan frowned, knowing the situation of some medicines. Since Professor Xia extracted some things from the bodies of awakened people and zombies, the situation has quietly changed.

Some human beings are unwilling to take the path of awakened people, but want to take shortcuts to obtain stronger power, but this path is very dangerous. For example, the few guys who came to the Sunshine Sanctuary to make trouble eventually lost their human form. They all gave up and turned into monsters completely.

"Who knows the result of injecting the potion, are you going to discard your human identity in the end?"

It was difficult for Lin Fan to understand what the other party was thinking. Looking at Li Long who was resting his hands on the ground with a pained expression on his face, he really didn't know what he was thinking.

"Hehe." Li Long held his head high, the color of his black and white pupils changed, and red threads gradually appeared in his eye sockets, and he looked straight at Lin Fan fiercely, "You will give me a chance, when you find this place, I already know the result What, but it doesn't matter, maybe I'll survive."

The voice just fell.

Li Long's body began to swell.

"Power, I want power, the surging power is boiling in my body..."

Wu Dongliang on the side was startled by the change of Li Long's body and shrank back. This is not a change of a normal person.

Pooh!

Li Long's arm changed. The skin of the palm was broken, exposing the original flesh and blood tissue. It was twice as thick as before, and the nails became sharp claws.

Gradually.

Not only the epidermis of the arms fell off, but also the epidermis of the body gradually fell off.

A strange low growl roared from Li Long's throat, "Power, I want more power, it's not enough, it's far from enough."

As far as Li Long is concerned, whether he is an awakened person or promoted to the third stage, he can indeed maintain a human appearance, but he can clearly feel that there seems to be a door in his body. There seems to be an unimaginable power behind it.

Just push open that door and get it.

Therefore, Li Long didn't think so much anymore, he just wanted to open that door and get that power that could change everything.

If Cui Xiaofei sees this situation, he will definitely say that he is really a crazy guy who takes the initiative to make the gene undergo irreversible mutations, although doing so can indeed gain terrifying power.

But it will never return, completely becoming a different species.

creak!

creak!

Sharp nails slid across the ground, leaving finger marks.

"Why bother? Strength is not the only thing. Only when your heart is full of positive energy can you be truly powerful. Even if you are so powerful, I have to respect you very much."

Lin Fan shook his head, he was really not clear about the extent of his own strength, only those cold numbers could show it.

The real way to defeat him is to fill your heart with positive energy.

Just like Police Officer Huang, even if he doesn't want to talk to him sometimes, he respects each other very much, and even thinks about Officer Huang everywhere.

It's a pity...too many people choose the wrong way.

Always trying to crush him with strength.

This is very unwise behavior.

After a while.

Li Long stood up, at least twice as tall as before. The exposed flesh and blood tissue was full of a ferocious explosive force. Anyone who saw it would tremble in fear.

"What a powerful force."

He clenched his fists, creaked, stomped his feet, and with a bang, the metal ground cracked and sank into a deep pit, and then he swung his arms again, and the air also exploded.

"Feel it or not, this is power."

An eye grew out of Li Long's shoulder, like a tumor, but this eye was alive, rolling around, looking at Lin Fan as if looking at a prey.

Lin Fan observed the other party, he picked up the camera helplessly, and took pictures of the other party's appearance.

It may be that human beings have a habit of taking pictures. Li Long cooperated with him and made a yes gesture.

Then he stretched out his hand and aimed his sharp nails at Lin Fan.

"I feel it, then enjoy the happiness I bring you."

The voice just fell.

Li Long disappeared in place in an instant, and suddenly appeared in front of Lin Fan. The explosive fist fell towards Lin Fan's head. The fist hadn't reached yet, but the shock wave from the fist could already be felt.

"Die, die in my hands, what can you do in the face of such a blood-boiling power."

boom!

In an instant.

The scene is very quiet.

Li Long stood in front of Lin Fan, maintaining the same movement as before, without moving, and with a puff, his back was hit by a pressure, and it exploded instantly, sticky blood spattered all over the ground.

Lin Fan punched the opponent's abdomen.

There was no picture of the abdomen exploding as imagined, but the force penetrated the abdomen and burst out from the back.

The injury was serious, and it could even be said that it was not a serious problem, but had already cost Li Long's life.

"hehe……"

Li Long laughed, it sounded like he was laughing at himself, as if he was laughing at his own behavior.

"Sure enough, I think too much. Even if it becomes like this, I'm still just a clown in front of you, right?"

He was talking to himself.

Talking, talking, his arms hang down weakly, and then he leans back.

boom!

He fell to the ground without any movement.

Lin Fan looked at the other party and didn't say much, even if he died, as the person in charge of the base, he didn't know how many people he killed during the time he was looking for.

If police officer Huang saw the other party, he would definitely take the other party's life in the most severe way.

"Do you want to shoot me too?" Lin Fan looked at Wu Dongliang, a strange man with a trembling hand holding a pistol, aiming at Lin Fan.

He didn't have the guts to shoot.

Not even an idea.

"You...you." Wu Dongliang took a deep breath and said, "Are Mo Lan and Zhang Hao okay?"

After hearing these words, Lin Fan looked at the other party in surprise, as if thinking of something, "You are Wu Dongliang..."

"You know me?" Wu Dongliang didn't expect Lin Fan, who had never masked his face, to say his name outright, which made him feel very puzzled.

After learning that the other party was Wu Dongliang, Lin Fan's expression quietly changed.

"You know Mo Lan and Zhang Hao, that must be Wu Dongliang whom Mo Lan often mentioned to me. They often mention you in front of me, saying that you are a good, good, trustworthy teammate. In their hearts, you are a trustworthy big brother. , in order to protect other survivors, willing to sacrifice their own lives..."

What Lin Fan said was true, that's what Mo Lan told him back then.

Listening to what Lin Fan said, Wu Dongliang stood there blankly, his expression changed a bit. He who was once trusted by them has changed now. The kind of him shrouded by the end of the world has become different up.

"hehe……"

"It turns out that my best side is always in the hearts of some people."

Wu Dongliang smiled, his face softened a lot.

He knew that Mo Lan and Zhang Hao were living a good life, so everything would be fine, and some things could not be turned back.

"Can you promise me one thing?" Wu Dongliang asked.

"you say."

"Can you not tell them that you met me?"

"what?"

Wu Dongliang smiled and said nothing, the gun in his hand quickly reached his temple, with a bang, the bullet pierced his head, but he kept smiling, and fell to the ground with a bang. Repentance before death is repentance, but everything is It's too late.

Lin Fan walked in front of the other party, "Okay, I promise you, although you are an accomplice and have gone the wrong way, your beautiful side will always be preserved in their hearts and will not change."

It may be that Wu Dongliang's eyes slowly closed after hearing what Lin Fan said.

"The wrong choice, when you want to turn back, it's too late."

Lin Fan was talking to himself.

...

Outside.

The innocent survivors waited in bewilderment.

When they saw Lin Fan, they surrounded Lin Fan one by one.

"Brother, thank you for saving us."

"Brother, good people do their best to the end, take us away, we were tricked here and almost died."

"The end times are really scary. If I didn't have a strong heart, I might not be able to persevere."

They looked at Lin Fan with begging expressions, hoping to hear good news and return to normal life.

The trust between people really completely collapsed.

I don't know who to trust.

Lin Fan comforted their restless hearts, "It's okay, it's okay, everything will be fine, my name is Lin Fan, I come from Huangshi Sunshine Shelter, I will take you to a safe place, don't worry, wait there , life will go on as usual, there will be no danger."

He could understand the panic in their hearts.

Verbal reassurance is more effective.

Can soothe their restless hearts.

With Lin Fan's comfort, their emotions gradually stabilized, instead of the previous panic, they became stable.

They felt a gentle emotion from Lin Fan, which infected their restless hearts.

Two people from the Qinling organization took off the collars around the survivors' necks.

They trembled very much, with an indescribable panic.

"Can you tell me where your organization is?" Lin Fan asked.

The pilot said: "Brother, we really don't know, even we have never been to the organization, the navigation has always led us to the sub-organization, and then the sub-organization will send the survivors there, and there are bombs on the plane , as long as the situation is not right, it will detonate, so we really don’t know.”

Lin Fan knew that what they said should be true.

Just like before.

The same is self-destruct.

"Do you want to go back?" Lin Fan asked.

Plop!

The driver and the man in black knelt directly in front of Lin Fan.

"Brother, we are all ordinary people, and we were ordinary people in the past, that is, after the end of the world, we were manipulated by others in order to survive. Although we have done a lot of wrong things, I swear to God that we have never killed anyone. It is all them." Do it."

"If you can have a safe life, who is willing to wander outside and violate your conscience?"

They said it swearing.

Lin Fan patted their shoulders with a smile on his face, "It's okay, don't be nervous, everything will be fine, just wait a moment, I'll be back when I go."

After speaking, he looked into the distance, there were people there.

It should be the one he thought of.

When Sun Neng saw that Lin Fan came out with someone, he knew it had been resolved.

"Xiaoxiao, let's go." Sun Neng waved his hand, stood up, and took Xiaoxiao away.

And at this moment.

A voice came from behind.

"Sun Neng, hello."

Sun Neng, who heard the voice, looked back at Lin Fan's figure, shook his head, and said helplessly, "Can you discover this?"

Lin Fan smiled and said: "I can sense it. Counting this time, it can be said that we have met for the second time. I remember the first time you told me that your name is Sun Xuan. I didn't expect your real name to be Sun Xuan." can."

"Yes, I'm sorry, I said a fake name when we first met." Sun Neng responded with a smile.

Lin Fan said: "Thank you for providing my existence to the survivors all the time, I really appreciate you."

Sun Nengdao: "When we met for the first time, you told me a word, let me be a survivor, don't hurt ordinary people, if you meet other survivors, tell them the existence of Sunshine Sanctuary, You will thank me well. I will always keep that in mind."

Hearing these words, Lin Fan was slightly startled, and then smiled, "Yeah, I didn't expect you to remember it, so thank you so much for your help, because of your help, more survivors can come here. Sunshine Shelter, they should really thank you."

"It's okay, it's all normal. What you have done is worthy of admiration. If it weren't for you, I don't think the Sunshine Shelter would be able to stand firm in the apocalypse." Sun Neng was telling the truth. It's obvious to all to see how terrifying the zombies are, and it's not a joke.

Even if it is him, some zombies are not something he can deal with.

There is even the possibility of being instantly killed when they meet.

Lin Fan said: "I can only be regarded as a pillar at most, but they are pillars one by one, united together, propping up this area, and creating a prosperous sanctuary. Only when everyone works hard can we have a better future."

He will not attribute all the credit to himself, but hopes that everyone will work together to create a better home.

Sun Neng knew he would say this.

Although he didn't meet many times, he can still be seen from the "Zombie Atlas".

If it was that kind of dictatorship, it would really be a disaster for the survivors who arrived at the Sunshine Sanctuary, and they would only be slaves to others if they lived.

Fortunately he is not.

"Who is this child?" Lin Fan looked at Han Xiaoxiao who was staying beside Sun Neng. A little girl was following him, traveling in the end of the world. It's not like there was no such combination, but this was the first time he saw it.

Sun Neng said: "I met a child on the way, and stayed with me as a lonely child."

"She wants to go to the shelter, where she can receive good teaching and study with a group of children." Lin Fan asked.

If Feifei knew that this young lady was there, she would definitely warn her.

Sister, we want to be free, not to study, study is really scary.

"I'm not going, I want to follow my brother." Han Xiaoxiao leaned against Sun Neng's back, looking at Lin Fan cautiously.

Sun Neng spread his hands helplessly and said, "There's no other way. This kid just wants to follow me. I've said it many times to no avail."

"It's okay. Although it may be a wise choice to go to the Sunshine Shelter, I think this child is closer to you. With your ability, you can definitely protect it well, so it doesn't matter whether you go or not." Lin Fan said with a smile .

Sun Neng thought about his trip to the end of the world.

Originally, he thought that killing zombies to improve his own abilities might be boring, but who would have thought that he would meet a dog and Han Xiaoxiao on the road.

The journey doesn't look boring anymore.

From time to time, it was filled with laughter and laughter.

This made Sun Neng feel that the trip to the end of the world is not so boring.

"Can I ask you something?" Sun Neng asked.

"Okay, tell me."

Lin Fan knew that Sun Neng in front of him had his own ideas. If he was willing to go to the Sunshine Shelter, maybe he didn't need to wait for him to say anything. The other party had already proposed it on his own initiative.

And if you don't want to go, it's useless to say anything.

Just like Ji Qiuyue, they all have their own thoughts, wanting to look around in the end times, looking for everything they want to know.

"Is He Mingxuan okay?"

He Mingxuan...

That was his former client, but the changes in the last days are a bit bigger than before. "He didn't live in the shelter, but lived in Huangshi by himself. I haven't seen him for a while. I invited him to the shelter. , but he didn't agree, I heard from them that it was He Mingxuan who protected them when they were in prison..."

When he said this, Lin Fan thought that the person in charge of the prison was Sun Neng.

Sun Neng smiled, "Sure enough, it's just as I thought. I don't have much ability, but my temper is not small. It still hasn't changed."

Do not know why.

When Lin Fan found out that Sun Neng mentioned He Mingxuan, the smile in his eyes was even bigger.

A strange idea popped up in my heart.

Think about it, it should be impossible.

But no one can tell, the world is unpredictable.

Lin Fan said: "If you want to see him, you can follow me back to the Yellow Market."

"No, it's too far away."

"It's not far away. I'll take you back and send you here. With my speed, it won't take long."

"It's true, your speed is really beyond ordinary people's perception."

Sun Neng did not refuse.

It means he wants to go back and have a look.

...

yellow city.

"Is this the end?"

Lin Fan asked curiously, did Sun Neng send him to the shelter? In Sun Neng's words, it would easily cause unnecessary misunderstandings. Some survivors living in the shelter used to live in prisons.

"Yes, it's here." Sun Neng nodded, then touched Han Xiaoxiao's head, and said, "Xiaoxiao, you go to the shelter with this brother for a while, and I will follow you when you leave Let's leave together."

"Really?" Han Xiaoxiao looked at Sun Neng, worried that Sun Neng would deceive her.

"Of course, you won't lie. Liars are puppies."

woof woof...

Xiao He on the side wagged his tail and yelled a few times.

Han Xiaoxiao was a sensible child, she nodded, stayed by Lin Fan's side, and waved to Sun Neng.

Sun Neng walked towards this familiar city.

He was very familiar with He Mingxuan's smell. Although he didn't know where he lived, he could find He Mingxuan's location by smelling his smell.

"I really look forward to what he will look like when he sees my expression."

at this time.

In a residential building.

He Mingxuan was cooking instant noodles in the kitchen, and lived a leisurely life. He did not choose to go to the sun shelter, but he still felt that life was very fun.

"Put a ham sausage."

"Put a little more seaweed."

These things are in the supermarket downstairs.

The shelf life of these foods is relatively long, and they will not be damaged even if they are stored for a year. Although it is difficult to eat big fish and meat, he is still quite satisfied with the things he eats now.

If it was He Mingxuan in peacetime, he would definitely complain about the injustice of life, and he could only eat these.

But now, he has no idea.

Boom!

There was a knock on the door.

"Here, here, who is it..." He Mingxuan wiped his hands and walked towards the door, but when he reached the door, He Mingxuan was slightly taken aback.

Now is the end of the world, who will come to find me?

suddenly.

He Mingxuan thought of sister and brother Miao Yan, and was quite helpless. Did he finally find himself?

But...he really doesn't want to get in touch with other people now, nor does he want to go to the Sunshine Shelter.

Everything is over.

When he sees familiar people, he always thinks of his bad experiences, like nightmares, lingering in his mind all the time, which has a great impact on his spirit.

Ugh.

What should be said should be made clear after all.

He opened the door, just about to speak, when he saw the person standing at the door, his expression suddenly changed, the whole person stared, staring at the eyes stupidly, as if he had seen a ghost, he raised his hand and pointed at the person in front of him. people.

"You...how did you appear here."

He Mingxuan thought about who would come, but he never thought that it would be Sun Neng who would appear in front of him.

He slapped his mouth hard, and the pain came, knowing that this was not a dream, but real.

Sun Neng didn't speak, but looked softly at He Mingxuan who was in panic and disbelief, with all kinds of disbelieving expressions on his face. After a long time separation, when they met, the other party showed the most real emotion.

"What? I scare you, don't I?"

He Mingxuan gradually became short of breath, and the picture of being controlled and suppressed appeared in his mind.

Has retreated back to the wall.

There is no going back.

"He Mingxuan, see me..."

woof!

Xiao He, the dog who followed Sun Neng, yelled happily when he heard his master call his name.

In front of He Mingxuan, Sun Neng knelt down and patted Xiao He on the head, "Good boy, it's not you, he is also called He Mingxuan, and your name is the same as his."

He Mingxuan stared at this dog, good guy, all the dogs around him are called He Mingxuan.

The dog Xiao He raised his head, and looked at the human He Mingxuan suspiciously, his eyes rolled as if to say...a good human being, why did he use my dog's name?

Really strange.

He Mingxuan sensed a kind of contempt from the dog's eyes.

It's just that now is not the time to care about these things. When facing Sun Neng, he didn't dare to take a breath. The feeling of oppression was very real.

Sun Neng ignored He Mingxuan, but came to the kitchen, saw the instant noodles boiled in the pot, and said slowly, "When you're not by my side, do you just eat these every day?"

He Mingxuan shrank there obediently, not daring to say a word.

Sun Neng turned off the heat for cooking the noodles, then poured the instant noodles into a bowl, put them on the ground in the corner, let the dog Xiao He eat them, and then went back to the kitchen.

"I came back with Lin Fan to take a look. I didn't expect you to be quite ambitious. You didn't live in the shelter, but went home alone."

"When you were in prison, didn't you taste my craft, but it doesn't matter. When I just came here, I passed a supermarket with some dried vegetables and wrapped food in it. Let me prepare a lunch for you."

While busy in the kitchen, Sun Neng was talking to He Mingxuan who was standing outside.

It's just that this conversation is more like a monologue.

He Mingxuan was so frightened by Sun Neng that he didn't dare to say a word.

He looked at the figure busy in the kitchen, and at the open door, and had the urge to run, but just when he had this thought, a voice slowly reached his ears.

"Dare to run, break your leg."

He Mingxuan, who was about to stretch out half of his leg, suddenly stood obediently, wanting to cry in his heart, but he was threatening me again, threatening me again, just like before, trying to bully me all the time.

Sun Neng was cooking and talking again.

"I used to think that you might be able to stand alone, but now it seems that fortunately, you were not up to date, otherwise you might not have such a life."

Sun Neng brought out the first dish.

It is pasta.

Then a few more dishes were brought out.

It is a bit difficult to make rich food with the current food, but for survivors living in the last days, it is really a kind of enjoyment to be able to eat these foods.

soon.

Sun Neng came out of the kitchen, came to the dining table, sat there, looked at He Mingxuan who was standing in the corner, and hooked his fingers.

"Come on, sit down."

He Mingxuan swallowed his saliva, he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Sun Neng's gourd, anyway, he was already frightened.

Sun Neng said: "I don't want what I said, I need to say it a second time."

bang!

He Mingxuan didn't even think about it, he quickly pulled away the chair, and sat obediently opposite Sun Neng, his movements were very cautious, and he didn't dare to be a little presumptuous.

Sun Neng brought vegetables to He Mingxuan, and then ate with his head down.

The vibe is peaceful.

Except for the sound of chopsticks, there was no movement at all.

He Mingxuan didn't dare to move his chopsticks, and stared at the food on the plate.

"Give it to me."

Sun Neng spoke softly, seemingly lightly, but the energy of these three words was enormous, and He Mingxuan was so frightened that he immediately moved his chopsticks without even the slightest hesitation.

To He Mingxuan, Sun Neng is like a terrifying demon king.

If you don't listen to what the other person says.

Might actually get punched.

At least in prison, Sun Neng's unpredictable personality already made him very anxious.

This meal was hearty for He Mingxuan.

But it is also more tormented.

Not long after.

This meal is over.

Sun Neng got up to clean up the bowls and chopsticks, He Mingxuan wanted to get up and take the initiative to help, he had to do more things, there was absolutely no harm, but Sun Neng scolded and stopped him and sat down obediently.

In the kitchen, Sun Neng was washing the dishes, as if he was speaking to himself, or to He Mingxuan.

"I used to yearn for this kind of life, with a family atmosphere and a breath of life, but unfortunately...God seems to have always been dissatisfied with me, and never let me really experience it."

As he spoke, Sun Neng himself smiled wryly. He seemed indifferent and heartless, but his heart was relatively soft, but the world didn't need someone who could show his softness.

He Mingxuan sat at the table with his head down all the time, trying to muster up the courage to say something, but in the end he was discouraged.

"You are really stubborn. Sunshine Shelter is the best place for you, but you want to live outside. Do you think you are cheap?"

really……

He Mingxuan knew that Sun Neng was going to scold him again.

In the kitchen, Sun Neng looked through the glass and sat there with his head bowed, like a child who made a mistake being scolded, sighing in his heart, washed all the dishes and wiped off the water stains on his hands.

Leaving the kitchen, standing behind He Mingxuan, with his hands on his shoulders.

As the palm fell, He Mingxuan's body couldn't help shaking.

This is the fear imprinted in my heart.

Sun Neng can naturally feel this feeling.

"Okay, don't worry, I won't beat you, and I won't scold you. You can live the rest of your life on your own. Let's go."

"He Mingxuan, let's go..."

Sun Neng walked outside.

He Mingxuan who was sitting there stood up abruptly, thinking he was being told to leave, until a dog passed by him, with its head held high, barking, tail flicking, followed Sun Neng away.

At this moment, he realized... It was the dog that barked, not him.

He sat down weakly.

He wanted to say something... In the end, he still didn't say it. He always thought that he had got rid of this fear, but now he realized that the fear has always been there and never disappeared.