Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 145 Mermaid!

The car was moving very slowly. Lu Xian shifted to second gear and only stepped on the accelerator lightly.

The thick fog seemed to stick directly to the car windows, blocking all vision. The drone had lost its effect at this time. It was better to rely on one's own intuition than on that machine.

At this time, even the naked eye is of no use.

Fortunately, Lu Xian and Yao Wei still have a mechanical dog.

"Dog, watch the road. Give me fifty meters' notice if there's a turn. Turn left once, turn right twice. If you can't get through, just keep your lights on."

Lu Xian gave instructions to Gou Zi.

The mechanical dog turned its head forward on the front control panel, and its two dog eyes stared forward through the front windshield.

Its eyes are penetrating and can scan outside, so this is no problem for it.

So they continued driving forward. The car seemed to be pushing through the fog and moving forward bit by bit. The road went down and the shadowy cliffs beside the road gradually rose from the ground. It seemed that they were driving all the way to the canyon.

Yao Wei opened the map and looked at it, then said to Lu Xian, "Before the mountain, there is Liangcheng Wetland Park, which is connected to the reservoir.

"When we got to the wetland park, there was a village to the east called Xiaozhang Village. My previous route should have been west of Xiaozhang Village.

"If you go west, along the wetland park and reservoir, you'll reach Liangcheng County, but it's quite a long walk."

Lu Xian asked: "Can we take both roads?"

Yao Wei said, "Sure. Both routes go around the reservoir. The road to Xiaozhang Village is a small one, while the road to Liangcheng County is a big one. It should be easier to travel."

Lu Xian said: "It's easy to walk or difficult to walk. Now we have to see which road can get rid of the fog. We can't judge this, but based on my feeling, this fog is strange. I feel that it is related to the wetland park or reservoir you mentioned.

"But it's just a feeling, I can't be sure. Hmm... let me think about it..."

He said this after a while of hesitation.

The car was moving very slowly, giving him plenty of time to think.

Yao Wei was also very patient, just waiting quietly for Lu Xian to give his opinion.

Lu Xian thought for a while and said, "Then let's go east, what do you think?
"Going east is a little closer to the path you originally took, and we have a little more confidence. It's also farther away from the reservoir and wetland park."

"it is good!"

Yao Wei had no objection and nodded in agreement.

So the car slowly drove to the fork in the road ahead, and Lu Xian turned the steering wheel east.

After walking for a while, the fog finally dissipated. Lu Xian looked at the mountain and forest scenery in front of him, smiled, and said to Yao Wei, "It seems we made the right choice."

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded and responded.

There is another mountain road leading to Xiaozhang Village. This mountain road is a little longer, but not steep, nor is it a winding mountain road. It is just a little narrow.

For Lu Xian, who had walked all the way from the north of Jianshan City, this distance was nothing.

Lu Xian stepped on the accelerator and shifted gears, driving faster. He said to Yao Wei, "This Jianshan City must have been very difficult back then. There wasn't even a highway."

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded.

They had come from Mengxin City before, where there was no highway. However, Mengxin City did have a highway, but it was completely damaged by the wind, sand, cold and heat, and some sections were not even passable.

However, Lu Xian suspected that it was not caused by erosion by wind, sand, cold and heat. Perhaps some battle had taken place during such a long period of time.

For example, guns and cannons, and Type A new humans like himself and Yao Wei, can easily cause serious damage to the roads.

After walking east for a while, the fog gradually thinned out, but when they reached a mountain, they had to stop.

The mountain crossed the highway, blocking the way. There used to be a tunnel in the mountain, but for some unknown reason, the tunnel collapsed and was completely buried.

Lu Xian and Yao Wei got out of the car, looked at the tunnel, and felt worried for a moment.

"How did it collapse? An earthquake or something?"

Lu Xian asked.

Yao Wei shook her head: "I don't know." She didn't go through this tunnel at first, but went through the mountains and forests further east.

Lu Xian said: "Anyway, I just hope this is just an isolated case.

"If we don't take this road now, we can go back west and head towards Liangcheng County.

"But the road to Jianshan City is still quite long. What if there's a tunnel collapse after we pass Liangcheng County? What should we do then?"

You have to know that many roads in this area pass through the mountains, and there is only one. If there is another collapse, they will definitely not be able to pass unless they abandon the car.

But this car is one of their most important supplies, how could they give it up?

"No, don't talk nonsense."

Yao Wei said quickly.

"Pooh, pooh."

Lu Xian pouted twice and said, "Okay, no more nonsense. Let's go back. Now we can only go through Liangcheng County."

The two got in the car, turned the steering wheel around, and returned the same way.

The fog gradually reappeared, and it seemed that it had not spread to the east, rather than dissipated.

When they reached the fork in the road and headed west, Lu Xian said, "Look ahead, is there a place to refuel?

"If Liangcheng County is also covered by heavy fog, we should find a place to refuel and leave without stopping anywhere else.

"Or if you can hold on any further, don't stop at the gas station in Liangcheng County. This place is too weird, something's wrong." "Yeah."

Yao Wei nodded, took out the World Atlas, looked at it, and said, "No, after passing Liangcheng County, it will take a long time to get to the next gas station, and the car can't make it there.

"There are two gas stations in Liangcheng County, one in the south and one in the north, both of which require no entry into the city.

"We're just on our way, so we don't have to go into the city."

If they go through here, they will reach the East Outer Ring Road of the county town, and then they can go directly from the East Outer Ring Road to the North Outer Ring Road, passing through two gas stations, thus saving the risk of entering the city.

There was no other way at the moment, so the two had to make a decision and leave.

Gou Zi was still in front, checking the road conditions, and Lu Xian drove very slowly.

It is because of this speed that he asked the dog to give a warning fifty meters in advance. Otherwise, if the speed of the car is increased, fifty meters would not be enough time for the car to react.
As we walked, we could vaguely see railings on the roadside, but most of them had fallen down, with only a few still standing.

Lu Xian turned his head and glanced outside the railing. He could vaguely see lush weeds nearby, moving straight into the distance and then sinking into the water.

There was a vast ocean in the distance, connected to the thick fog, as if mist was rising from the water, covering the sky and the earth.

“Is this a wetland park?”

Lu Xian asked.

Yao Wei looked at the map and said, "Yes, we are walking on the wetland park road. The map says there is also a reservoir inside."

Lu Xian frowned and said, "Why do I think there's something wrong with the water in this reservoir?"

After hearing what Lu Xian said, Yao Wei also glanced into the reservoir: "Is it because it's a little green?"

Lu Xian nodded and said, "Yes. It's normal for a river to be green, but this green is a bit strange, the color seems a bit dark..."

Yao Wei said in a deep voice: "The green water of the old tree..."

Lu Xian took a deep breath: "It seems that you think so too. This water is not as thick as the green water of the old tree, but the color is really similar..."

It seems... something is really wrong here, something very wrong.

Lu Xian drove slowly, and like Yao Wei, he focused his attention on the surface of the reservoir, hoping that this strange water would not cause any danger.

But I am afraid of whatever comes next.

Suddenly, the water surged and a head suddenly popped out.

The man had lost all his hair, his eyes were red, and his head, cheeks, and chin were all covered with scales. His nose was bone-exposed, making him look hideous and terrifying, and very strange.

But when I looked closely, I saw that the scales were moving with the waves, floating in the air, and had an extremely soft texture - it turned out that they were formed by peeling and festering skin hanging on the face!

The head was rushing in the water at an extremely fast speed, and it kept following Lu Xian and Yao Wei forward.

Lu Xian's heart was shaken. He stepped on the accelerator and said to the robot dog, "Dog, look further. Give me a warning at 200 meters!"

The car speed suddenly increased, but unexpectedly, the man also caught up, causing the waves to surge and white foam to emerge in the green water.

The man followed the car and floated up. Gradually, his upper body also floated out. Like his head, his skin was hanging upside down, like scales.

It was not until his entire upper body floated out of the water that Lu Xian noticed that there was a big fish under him.

No wonder he was so fast, it turned out that there was an extraordinarily large fish carrying him!

The fish was equally strange, with red eyes and circles and dots around its eyes, just like the fish Lu Xian had caught in other rivers. However, those circles and dots were no longer granules of meat, but tumors.

It seems that the people and fish here have also been affected by the type X-17 strain and green water, and have become like this!
The water in the reservoir is indeed green!

But the impact on this person and this fish was far greater and more terrifying than that on the old tree, and they actually turned into this state.

And these two mutated monsters obviously regarded themselves and Yao Wei as prey!

"Roll down the window!"

Seeing the big fish carrying the strange man approaching the shore little by little, Yao Wei made a quick decision and said something.

Lu Xian immediately did as he was told and rolled down the window on his driver's side.

The reservoir was to the south, the car was heading west, and his side was the riverbank. After rolling down the window, Yao Wei leaned forward, leaned over, raised her gun out the window, and aimed to shoot.

Their faces were so close that they could feel each other's breath. But at this moment, neither of them dared to, nor would they, immerse themselves in the charming atmosphere, concentrating on dealing with the crisis.

"boom!"

Gunshots were fired.

The man on the fish fell into the water with a "plop", and the fish followed suit.

"Did you hit it?"

Lu Xian asked as he glanced into the reservoir. The water was not clear in the thick fog, but there seemed to be no blood.

"do not know."

Yao Wei answered as follows.

But then the water began to surge, and the human head emerged again, followed by the human body and the fish under the water.

The man and the fish swam farther from the shore, and then swam forward quickly, following Lu Xian and Yao Wei. It seemed that they had no intention of resorting to any means to attack the two people in the car immediately.

But they never gave up. When they met a strange man with festering body and skin hanging upside down, he kept staring at the car with a pair of red eyes. Those were still the eyes looking at prey, which never changed.

"I'll go on the roof."

Yao Wei said something and went up to the roof of the car with her gun. However, the robot dog was responsible for watching the road and could not go up with her.

On the roof, Yao Wei can only rely on herself.

(End of this chapter)