Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 166 All the way north

"In that case, should we go through Pingchuan City? Or should we return to Mengxin City and go around to the east from Mengxin City?"

Lu Xian asked.

It is safest to go through Mengxin City. They have already walked the roads there and know the situation.

It was a longer detour, but it didn't matter. They were heading back anyway, so even if they had already walked a long way, a little more detour wouldn't matter.

If you go through Pingchuan City, it will be relatively closer and you may encounter other people.

But if they take this road, they might be able to reach Shanyang County, look for Lao Shu and Chai Xin, and then take a look at the Luoping base.

Lu Xian was a little concerned about the situation of Chai Xin and Lao Shu. He wondered if the old man and the child had arrived in Shanyang County.
Are they safe and settled in the Luoping base? Has Lao Shu replanted the corn seeds he brought, and has he used them to create non-toxic products?

What does Luo Ping’s base look like? What kind of supplies are hidden inside? Besides Luo Ping, what kind of people are there?

Lu Xian was also very curious about this.

But Lu Xian felt that Yao Wei would not choose to go to Pingchuan City. This woman has always been steady and should choose a safe route.

But he never expected that after hearing his question, Yao Wei actually answered: "Pingchuan."

Lu Xian looked at Yao Wei with some surprise.

Yao Wei explained calmly, "We should go check out the base in Luoping."

Is that all?
Lu Xian smiled, without exposing Yao Wei, and said, "Okay, then let's go to Pingchuan."

There are dangers everywhere in this world, and retracing the original path may not necessarily be safe.

Just like when they were in Mengxin City, the Type C new human being they killed had only recently gone to the urban area of ​​Mengxin City and occupied it.

Who can guarantee that they will not encounter new opponents if they return the same way?

Moreover, in such a cold world, it is rare to have a little concern, so taking a little risk for it should not be a big deal.

Yao Wei would be like this, so Lu Xian would feel at ease to trust her with his back and like her.

If this woman is cold-blooded and heartless, just avoiding risks and never thinking about other people, how could Lu Xian dare to keep riding in this car?
I guess it’s the same for Yao Wei, right?
I will also care about others and leave a little warmth in this cold world, only then will she feel at ease to let me ride in her car.

We drove all the way back and refilled our gas at the gas station at the corner. Then we passed through Dongshidian Village and arrived at the Zhuoshi River where we had stopped before. The day was almost over.

As it was getting dark, the two of them rested here for the night.

Before going to bed, Lu Xian wanted to say that he hoped to go further north so that the weather would be better, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.

He just had a bad mouth once, and now he doesn't want it to happen again.

The inexplicable pressure above the sky north of Jianshan City was too strange, and Lu Xian didn't want to experience it for too long.

So from this perspective, going through Pingchuan City is actually a good option. In this way, they can go east to Dongshan County and enter Pingchuan City from Xiaogang Village, thus saving a short walk in Jianshan City.

Good.

After resting for a night by the Zhuoshi River, Lu Xian and Yao Wei got out of the car early the next morning, briefly dealt with their personal problems, and then continued on their journey.

As usual, they ate frozen meat strips as they walked, listening to the rustling sound of weeds scratching against the car door. When they reached the previous fork in the road, they turned north.

If you continue along the road, you will return to Liangcheng County.

"I don't know what happened to that man. Did he make it to Liangcheng County?"

Walking on this road, Lu Xian couldn't help but think of that person again.

He had never asked the man's name, so now he could only call him that.

Fortunately, Yao Wei could understand. After hearing Lu Xian's words, Yao Wei replied, "I don't know."

Hmm... I understand but I don't know...

Yao Wei was too lazy to guess what happened to that person or whether he reached Liangcheng County.

Soon they didn't need to guess about this matter. They headed north and soon met the man.

——It was under a tree on the side of the road in the wilderness. The trunk was very thin and the branches and leaves on the tree were very sparse, unable to block the sunlight.

The man just sat quietly on the ground leaning against the tree, his eyes closed, and he had already stopped breathing.

The sun was shining brightly, illuminating the man's festering body.

I don’t know if it’s because the weather was so cold or because he died so recently, but his body is still intact.

Under the sunlight, that terrifying and hideous image unexpectedly makes people feel peaceful.

He went off in the sunshine, which must have felt pretty good.

Lu Xian suddenly couldn't help but have such thoughts in his mind.

But this feeling is good, just because it is a tiny little satisfaction in the end of the world.

After seeing the people under the tree, Lu Xian asked Gou Zi to confirm that it was safe, then he pulled the car over, got out of the car with Yao Wei, and walked silently to the tree.

This wasn't a zombie apocalypse. The corpse before them wouldn't move anymore. All they saw was a still image. Lu Xian sighed and said, "Let's dig a hole and bury him."

Yao Wei asked, "But doesn't he want to bask in the sun?"

She actually remembered what this dead person said.

Or maybe it was the posture of this person that made her recall the words she had heard before?

Lu Xian smiled and said, "That's right, he feels good sitting like this, why should we move him?"

Let it sleep here peacefully.

As Lu Xian spoke, he bowed to the deceased under the tree to express his condolences.

Yao Wei didn't know why Lu Xian did this, but she felt something inexplicably, so she followed Lu Xian's movements and bowed towards the tree.

Afterwards, the two returned to the car and continued north, all the way to Liangcheng County, driving around the East Ring Road, filling up at a gas station, and then turning onto the road along the Liang River.

Lu Xian and Yao Wei smelled a strong odor of corruption, which was not there when they passed by the Liang River before.

But they soon found the source of the smell -

On the Liang River, a huge and rotten corpse was floating quietly.

The corpse's bones were exposed, and its flesh and skin were rotten and had been bitten off. The fat inside had fallen out and floated on the surface of the river, polluting the river beyond recognition.

“This should be the brown bear, right?”

Lu Xian asked, looking at the river. He could only make a judgment based on the approximate shape of the rotting corpse floating in the water.

"Ah."

Yao Wei was also looking at the corpse, and it seemed that she had the same guess.

Unexpectedly, the brown bear's body that sank to the bottom of the river has only floated up now.

The body has already rotted and there is no need to salvage it.

Lu Xian continued driving east. Yao Wei brought the dog from the back and placed it on the operating table in front.

Going further, we will reach the reservoir. When we drove there before, the overwhelming fog obscured our vision and made driving difficult.

Yao Wei and Lu Xian didn't know if there would still be fog ahead if they continued walking now, but it was better to be prepared. They asked the dog to squat on the operating table in front of them, so that if there was heavy fog, he could help explore the way directly.

Then, the fog didn't appear.

Lu Xian couldn't figure out whether the previous thick fog was the result of environmental changes here or the trick of the fish rider. Because the fish rider died, the fog disappeared.

But if it was the method used by the fish rider, then it would be too outrageous.

The fish riders are just new humans of type D-1 who were inoculated with type D strain and then injected with type C strain. It is impossible for them to have the ability to control the weather!

Of the four new human types, A, B, C, and D, that Lu Xian knew about, none of them could control the weather.

If they could control the weather, why would the people of the Old World even consider Type D New Humans? Wouldn't they just let the weather-controlling New Humans make the weather warmer?
Of course, being able to amplify fog doesn't mean being able to manipulate hot and cold weather. But Lu Xian still felt that this new human was a bit outrageous, and it was beyond the scope of the strains he knew.

The car continued driving and arrived at the shore of the reservoir.

Suddenly, they saw waves surging in the reservoir and a big fish emerged.

The big fish swam freely in the water, and its scales opened and closed, and white mist emerged in a rhythmic manner, as if it was greeting Lu Xian and Yao Wei with the mist.

Is this the fish?!
Lu Xian was slightly surprised.

Under the influence of the strain, this fish has also become different?!
Moreover, the same strain has completely different effects on humans and fish?
Or maybe it's not the effect of the strain, or not entirely?

The fish can open and close its scales to release white mist. Is it related to the strange thing in the sky and the green water today?

But when Lu Xian looked at it carefully, he felt that the fish scales opened and closed to release the water mist. Although it was handy and easy, it still seemed a little incredible that it could spread to such a large and far place.

Could this fish possibly do that? It released so much mist, spreading it all over the reservoir and even so far up the shore, leaving it everywhere. Could this fish possibly be that capable?
But then Lu Xian thought of the fish rider and his abilities.

If a fish rider could stimulate the fish using pheromones, and its potential would be stimulated infinitely, then it should be reasonable to be able to do it, right?
I just don't know how the fish rider sends pheromones to the big fish. You can't sweat in water, so this method should not be able to be used on fish.

Yao Wei also looked at the fish, picked up the gun in her hand, and felt a little nervous.

Lu Xian carefully looked at the big fish for a few times, and after confirming that there was no danger, he said to Yao Wei: "Don't be nervous, this fish must have seen us coming and is greeting us.

"We helped it escape the fish rider, which was a big help."

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded, but remained vigilant.

"Besides, we're almost at the intersection. If we head north, we'll be away from this big fish. It'll be fine."

As Lu Xian spoke, he honked the horn as a response to the big fish.

As if it heard the horn, the big fish opened its scales all over its body and released a large amount of white mist, which seemed to be speaking to the people driving on the shore.

(End of this chapter)