The old man sighed and shook his head: "Yes, we originally wanted to go to Anming, my eldest son lives there. But yesterday they went to scout the way and found that the highway entrance to Anming was blocked, so we couldn't go."

He pointed to the few young people walking at the front.

They naturally noticed Shi Jinwei as well.

The NPCs who survived and knew to go to the refuge point weren't stupid.

Although Shi Jinwei looked just as disheveled as they did, the fact that she owned a small motorcycle meant she was definitely not an ordinary person.

There are many robberies in the city now, so any usable means of transportation naturally attracts covetous eyes.

Without some skill, how could one possibly hold on?

So they just smiled at her amicably and continued leading the way.

A few children, however, cast curious glances at her, their eyes clear and innocent.

Shi Jinwei's attention was focused on the old man, listening to him recount their experiences.

They were from the same neighborhood; the survivors of the earthquake had gathered together.

Two days ago, someone was looking for supplies when they came across a broadcast announcing three refuge locations.

The NPCs had differing opinions on this news.

One side felt that the authorities had not sent any rescue teams, and that the authorities had even announced refugee sites, leaving them to find them on their own.

One side believes that the authorities will definitely send rescue teams sooner or later.

They'll have to travel hundreds of miles to find it themselves, and who knows what might happen. We've already waited several days; perhaps we should wait a few more.

Anyway, they could still find some food and water in the dilapidated building, enough to keep them going.

Ultimately, those residents who didn't want to leave stayed.

Those who are willing to leave, let's go together.

Their neighborhood has a convenient highway exit to Anming City, so yesterday they went to the highway exit to Anming City first.

Before they could even get on the highway, another earthquake struck.

The highway entrance is completely impassable.

Left with no other option, they changed course and tried their luck at the highway entrance leading to Anyou City.

After listening to the old man's story, Shi Jinwei couldn't help but feel glad that she hadn't chosen Anming City.

Otherwise, it would take another day.

After chatting with the old man for a few more minutes, she sped up and overtook the group.

As the sun rose, we finally arrived at the highway entrance.

The highway entrance was indeed completely blocked.

Many people are climbing up.

Seeing that she could climb over, Shi Jinwei immediately put away her motorcycle and took out her grappling hook.

They walked directly to the collapsed structure and examined it.

They are all huge rocks that rolled down from the mountain, and climbing them is almost like rock climbing.

People around them used all their skills to climb up.

It's rare that a fight didn't break out.

A man next to her glanced at her and then climbed up with his bare hands.

She didn't waste any time, hooked the automatic grappling hook up, and quickly got up there.

The people below, who were incapable of rock climbing and whose skills were useless at the moment, were in a state of panic.

Upon spotting Shi Jinwei's hook, their eyes lit up, and they shouted from below, "Little girl, can we borrow your rope?"

His voice was so loud that it attracted the attention of those around him.

Shi Jinwei frowned, turned her head without looking back, and continued to climb down using the grappling hook.

When no one paid attention to him, the person who shouted became a little angry and started cursing.

People around her sneered and looked down on her, but Shi Jinwei had already gotten on her little motorcycle.

A wheel is always faster than two legs.

Other players wanted it, but dared not make a move.

By the time they had figured it out, the girl had already disappeared.

Although motorcycles are fast, they can't compare to cars.

In addition, some sections of the road were severely damaged, so she had to get off and walk.

That evening, based on the road signs, I confirmed that I had only walked one-third of the way.

I found a reasonably good SUV and laid the front and rear seats flat to make a bed.

This is where she'll be spending the night.

However, in race mode, some players walk right past the car.

He glanced at it briefly and continued on his way.

Shi Jinwei covered the windows with her clothes, took out a hot fast food meal, and started eating.

After eating, I went to sleep.

By giving up on winning first place this time, she won't need to work too hard.

However, things didn't go as planned.

Sometimes, relaxing can bring unexpected rewards.

On the afternoon of the seventh day of the game, we were halfway through the journey.

She encountered more and more people who were stopped on the highway and dared not move forward.

Seeing her walk forward, these people even made way for her.

Shi Jinwei was certain that these hundreds of people were all players.

Why are people stopping on the highway even though they're not in a hurry? What happened up ahead?

Soon, she reached the front of the crowd.

Upon seeing the scene before her, she gasped.

The highway ahead looked as if it had been cleaved open with an axe.

The ground cracked open, revealing a bottomless abyss below.

Wisps of black mist were constantly rising from inside, drifting into the air and quickly disappearing.

There were many people standing by the roadside, their faces grim.

Hou Li and four others were among them.

They looked surprised when they saw Shi Jinwei and walked over together.

"Miss, what a coincidence, we meet again." Xu Feier greeted cheerfully.

Hou Li, with his keen observation skills, noticed Shi Jinwei staring at the abyss and explained, "This appeared after the first major earthquake."

Seeing Shi Jinwei looking over, the five of them shared the information they had gathered with her all at once.

Hou Li's flight skill has a cooldown, so activating it won't be a waste.

So they arrived here yesterday.

Then they discovered that all the players were there, including the first player to arrive after the earthquake.

Visually, the distance between the two sides is approximately 800 meters.

The horizontal expanse is boundless, with no end in sight.

He hadn't figured out how to get through it.

Later, other players arrived and proposed cooperation.

A dozen or so people tried various methods.

They couldn't get through, and one person even lost their life.

"I heard that one of these players has the skill of throwing things very far, so they wanted to fix a rope on both sides," Hou Li said.

As a result, the item was only halfway thrown away when it was enveloped and disappeared by the black mist.

These people didn't believe in superstitions and threw things down, but the things fell into the black mist and disappeared completely.

There was no sound at all.

It's a bit eerie that even a powerful flashlight can't penetrate this fog.

"Later, some players who could fly came over and tried to fly over, but they fell down halfway through and their fate is unknown," Xu Feier added.

So they didn't dare try again, wanting to see what other methods others might have.

There are at least six or seven hundred players gathered here right now.

They held the same idea.

A fast player circled halfway along the edge and found that he was completely isolated from the other side.

There's no way to get around it.

If all else fails, I'll have to go back and figure out a way to get to Anming City.

Some players gave up early and left yesterday.

Shi Jinwei frowned after hearing this. No wonder she saw some people heading back yesterday.

After thanking the others, he walked back to the edge of the cliff.

He crouched down, picked up a stone, threw it downwards, and disappeared without a trace.

He threw another stone into the air.

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