They had been on the road for almost two weeks ever since they left the hotel and set off for Tenth Checkpoint.
For the past two weeks, they had been living in the open and had not had a good night's sleep. Even their grand prize, who had a penchant for cleanliness, had become a dusty and dusty mud man. The only person who could be considered clean was Magus, who did not have to walk on her own.
However, even after they had gone to a few places, they still could not find any traces of the consular officer. As hunger began to rise in their stomachs, the journey, which they did not know when they would reach the end of, became even longer.
"It's getting late," Lin Sanjiu stopped and looked up. On the highway that stretched into the distance, a blood-red sunset was slowly sinking into the dilapidated road. "We have been walking for more than ten hours, haven't we?"
Immediately, a weary yet hopeful voice came from behind her. It was Qing Jiuliu, who could no longer stand the walking, "Yeah, it's too much. Why don't we take a break today? "
Lin Sanjiu had heard this request so many times that she was starting to get calluses from it. Although Qing Jiuliu was lazy, the only thing he was willing to do was to ask for a break. Furthermore, his excuses were always different. "Anyway, I can't walk anymore," he added. His body was slanted as if he was going to fall apart and all his body parts were going to fall to the ground.
"According to the road signs, we should walk a little further," Lin Sanjiu thought for a moment and agreed, "Isn't there a small national park? It's called Bear Ridge or something. We can rest when we get there. There should be campsites in the national park. We can also find some water to drink. "
Lin Sanjiu actually had quite a lot of water in her card, but she never used it when she had the resources from the outside world.
Qing Jiuliu opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something. However, when he saw that Lin Sanjiu had already pushed the wheelchair in her hand and started walking, he followed her reluctantly.
Following the signs on the highway, the group walked north for nearly an hour. When the sky was completely dark, they finally found the mountain road to Bear Ridge National Park.
Lin Sanjiu took out her [Ability Polishing Agent] and placed it in the palm of Magus, who was still asleep on the wheelchair. Instantly, the light from the [Ability Polishing Agent] lit up the flat road in front of them. The silvery glow of the Ability Polishing Agent shone into the darkness of the night, drawing out the entrance sign of the forest park.
The city that was enveloped by the apocalypse wasn't completely dead yet. Walking in the city, one could hear faint cries and screams coming from the horizon from time to time. Every day after the collapse of society, humans were still struggling, surviving, fighting, and dying in every corner of the world. Even if he couldn't help but shiver, at least he wasn't lonely.
But after nearly a day's journey, these voices had long been left far behind.
Walking in the vast forest park under the night sky, Lin Sanjiu finally understood what the books often said: "It feels like you are the last person alive in this world."
The faint sound of the wheelchair hitting the road echoed clearly in the night sky, as if it was amplified by the darkness and the shade of the trees. Every breath and every word that came out of their mouths were quickly swept away by the chilly night wind and scattered into the boundless dark forest like a drop of water falling into the ocean.
The campsite wasn't too far away. Amidst the crisscrossing shadows, Lin Sanjiu could vaguely make out the roofs of a row of wooden houses. Lin Sanjiu couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief when she thought that she would have a roof over her head, a bed, and a water supply for the night.
Before they could even heave a sigh of relief, two blinding beams of white light tore through the night sky, startling them. Before they could open their eyes, a deafening roar of an engine shook the forest in front of them. Following that, a roaring black shadow charged straight at them. It seemed to be a very heavy truck.
The truck had reached its maximum speed and was about to hit them in the blink of an eye. Just as the grand prize and Qing Jiuliu cried out in alarm and turned around to dodge, Lin Sanjiu pushed the wheelchair in front of her away and raised her hand. Her Higher Consciousness surged forward like a tidal wave and instantly collided with the truck.
Accompanied by a loud thud, the truck was forcefully stopped by Lin Sanjiu's Higher Consciousness just as it was about to reach Lin Sanjiu. The front of the truck was instantly squashed by an invisible barrier. The engine roared as it struggled on the spot, startling countless birds in the night sky. The tires spun desperately on the ground, stirring up a lot of dust and dirt, but it couldn't move even an inch forward.
Two weeks ago, Lin Sanjiu's Higher Consciousness could only be used to control the orbs.
The engine was still roaring in the dead silence of the night. The bright headlights were so blinding that Lin Sanjiu couldn't see anything clearly. Lin Sanjiu narrowed her eyes and snapped her fingers. A pair of headlights exploded with a loud "Pop." The headlights were instantly extinguished.
The darkness shrouded the truck again, leaving only the faint silver glow of the [Ability Polishing Agent], painting the front of the truck in a blurry light.
"Come out," Lin Sanjiu said coldly.
Lin Sanjiu looked through the windshield. The black shadow in the driver's seat didn't move an inch. Both of his hands were gripping the steering wheel tightly.
"I said, come out," Lin Sanjiu repeated word by word.
Behind her, the grand prize gripped the wheelchair tightly. Qing Jiuliu walked over with a cigarette dangling from his mouth. He looked a little cautious.
Perhaps the black shadow realized that there were more of them than he had imagined, he suddenly opened the door of the truck and dashed out. Like some kind of animal that specialized in underground activities, the black shadow dashed into the darkness swiftly and agilely. If his opponent wasn't Lin Sanjiu, he might have escaped.
Whoosh! Lin Sanjiu leaped over his head and landed in front of the black shadow. Before he could react, Lin Sanjiu took a step forward and elbowed him in the face. The black shadow didn't even have the chance to scream before he fell to the ground.
Lin Sanjiu stepped on the black shadow and stared at him. Then, she yelled at the grand prize, "Throw it over!"
Ji Shanqing swung his arm, and a silver light streaked across the night sky like a meteor. It landed in Lin Sanjiu's hand. Then, the light turned and illuminated the uninvited guest on the ground.
When Lin Sanjiu saw the face of the man, she was stunned.
The man looked to be in his thirties. Beneath his dirty, tangled hair was a pair of eyes that were far apart from each other. His gaze was blank and unfocused. When the light hit his face, he twisted his body and screamed in the direction of the campsite behind him, "They're here! They're here! Hurry up and find their airship! "
It was as if he was willing to tear his vocal cords in order to convey his message. His shrill scream was so loud that it hurt Lin Sanjiu's ears. As he screamed, there was a commotion from the direction of the campsite.
Lin Sanjiu frowned. Just when she was about to stop him from screaming, she heard a few footsteps approaching from behind. Lin Sanjiu punched the man, who was still struggling and screaming, and knocked him out. Then, the group of people stared at the darkness in front of them vigilantly.
"Who is it? Where?"
The footsteps stopped not far from them. The person seemed to have deliberately walked down the road and hid in the shade of the trees. Then, he asked Lin Sanjiu and the others softly, "Who are you people?"
"Who are you people?" Lin Sanjiu raised her voice.
"We … we are a group of homeless people who have lived here for a long time," the old voice replied in a low voice. "That's my son. He's a psychopath. He always says that one day aliens will find us and kill us … He's sick. I'm sorry. Please don't argue with him. Can you let him go?"
Lin Sanjiu narrowed her eyes. Her grand prize and Qing Jiuliu looked at each other.
"I can let him go … But why didn't you go crazy like him?" Lin Sanjiu asked as she lifted the man under her feet.
The old man's voice paused for a moment, as if he had asked a question that he couldn't answer.
"Sigh, it's fate." His voice was so weak that it sounded like it could be blown away by the wind at any time. It seemed like he didn't have much breath left in him. "After my wife and my son died, I found out that I can't eat. After I survived with the injection, I stayed here to take care of my son and a few other psychopaths … I didn't dare to go to the city. It's too chaotic. People die all the time. "
As he spoke, a skinny old man with a hunched back poked half of his face out of the forest. The light from the [Ability Polishing Agent] wasn't bright, but the wrinkles on his face and his messy hair could be seen clearly in the dim light.
"What injection?"
"I used to be a cleaner in a hospital." The old man sighed and said in a tired tone, "Now that the world is in chaos, no one cares about the hospital anymore. I seized the opportunity to take away the glucose, nutrient solution, and syringes in the hospital … I'll take care of him as long as I can live."
Lin Sanjiu looked at the two people beside her and carried the man on her shoulder.
"How long have you guys been living here? How many people are there? "
"At least half a year. Other than me and my son, there are four other psychopaths … I can't take care of all of them." The skinny old man let out a sigh of relief when he saw Lin Sanjiu's action. He walked out of the forest and said, "Miss, just give him to me —"
The old man's height only reached Lin Sanjiu's shoulder, so she couldn't just throw her crazy son on him. Shaking her head, Lin Sanjiu gestured for her grand prize to push the wheelchair. She turned around and said, "Let me send him in."
The old man probably hadn't been helped by a sane person for a long time. His lips trembled, and he could only squeeze out a word of thanks.
The campsite with a row of wooden huts seemed to be very restless. Perhaps they were awoken by the voice of the crazy son, the other four mental patients also opened the windows. Four white faces stared at the newcomers in the dark. The door was locked by the old man, supposedly to prevent them from running into the woods when they became agitated.
As the least desirable resource, the old man had brought back quite a lot of food. There were boxes of food strewn all over the campsite. Perhaps it was due to his lack of energy, he only fed the patients once every two days so that they wouldn't starve to death or drown everywhere.
"It's not easy to walk out from here," the old man placed his son back in his wooden hut. Then, he groped his way out of the campsite. With the help of the silver light from the [Ability Polishing Agent], he pointed behind Lin Sanjiu and her group. "When you go out, be careful not to take a wrong turn. Just follow the sign that says' Management Office '…"
"Actually," Lin Sanjiu looked at the other two people and interrupted him softly, "I saw a few empty wooden huts here just now. We're tired, so we want to rest here for the night. Is that convenient? "
The old man was taken aback. He coughed as if he didn't know how to react to Lin Sanjiu's words. After a while, he regained his breath and nodded, pointing to the wooden huts not far away, "Just one night … Sure."
He might have agreed because he was helpless against the young people. Nevertheless, 15 minutes later, the four of them had settled down in the largest wooden hut.
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