On the highway, countless cars converged into a river of steel, squeezing and bustling under the blue road signs as they surged forward, trying to open up a path of survival. The frantic honking, the cars driving left and right, the screams and curses, the mangled bodies of the vehicles that collided with each other … All of these turned into a huge wave of panic that quickly spread.
Suddenly, the stop button was pressed.
Step by step, Lin Sanjiu walked through the traffic jam. Everything was silent. Only the sound of her footsteps and the continuous honking of a car horn in the distance reverberated between heaven and earth.
The highway became even more silent as the car horn pierced through the air.
At that moment, the sharp honking suddenly stopped. Hu Changzai straightened his back in front of another car, which had lost its color. He grumbled, "Of all the places to die, why did he have to die on a horn?"
When Lin Sanjiu heard his words, she suddenly recalled the time when Luther was walking on the back of a dead body. At that time, she was very angry when she saw that. However, now, a dead person had changed from an unimaginable horror to something that they were so numb to. They didn't even bother to raise their eyebrows.
She looked up at the road sign of Blue World.
After being eroded by the sandstorm and high temperature for half a year, the words on the road sign were so blurred that they were almost unreadable. Lin Sanjiu squinted her eyes and stood there for a few minutes before she could make out the meaning of the words. She raised her head and shouted at her companions, "We are still 60 kilometers away from Salt Flat Port!"
"That far?" The nearest rabbit, who was dressed in Goth attire, sighed on the roof of a Volvo that had been dented down. "We have won so many Special Items, but why isn't there any that can allow us to fly?"
Because of the Wu Su poison, the four of them were separated by a distance in the long line of carriages, each going their own way. It had been more than a month since the end of that strange pocket dimension in the game. The past month had been surprisingly peaceful — except for the fact that they couldn't keep up with their meals and were hungry and thirsty.
The last time the four of them ate was two days ago.
Although the high temperature could no longer pose a fatal threat to the evolved humans, it also caused another situation that caught them off guard. After running out of food and water reserves, they naturally thought of supermarkets, food factories, convenience stores … and other places that might have food. In a big city, supermarkets were everywhere. It shouldn't be difficult to find one that hadn't been robbed, right?
But the reality was not so ideal.
Almost all the vacuum-packed, dry food had been plundered. Many supermarkets were left without even a bottle of water — and this was the situation of the supermarkets that survived. Even more supermarkets, along with the buildings, collapsed in the high temperature, piling up into ruins as high as a mountain.
No — there was no food anywhere, not even clean water. Even the city's reservoir had dried up, leaving only mud.
Just as everyone was getting more and more anxious and disappointed, Lin Sanjiu suddenly thought of a place. If she wasn't mistaken, this place should have a huge amount of food and water that far exceeded the amount in the supermarket. However, not many people would be able to realize this.
The customs port.
As a developed port city, Sheng Hai City had an astonishing amount of imports and exports every year. As one of the special goods, imported food had to be inspected at the customs warehouse for a month before they entered the customs.
The minimum amount of food that came from the sea was one container. Due to the harsh conditions of sea transportation, the food had to be airtight and resistant to rot. Furthermore, there were fewer people near the cargo port, so it was relatively safer.
Was there a better place to stay than the customs warehouse?
Therefore, even though Salt Port was far away, the four of them were willing to go there.
Being stuck in the traffic, Lin Sanjiu couldn't walk fast. However, since she didn't have a map or a GPS, she could only rely on the signs on the highway to move forward. After walking silently for a while, Lin Sanjiu stopped.
In the car in front of her, a dark brown hand opened the door of the driver's seat and blocked her way.
Lin Sanjiu looked expressionlessly at the withered duoluozhong that walked down. With a wave of her hand, a mouthpart that was even longer than the duoluozhong appeared. Before the duoluozhong could react, its head and its tiny mouthpart were already sent flying far away.
"I haven't seen such a withered duoluozhong in a long time," Lin Sanjiu muttered to herself, "It's not doing well."
After that, she stepped over the carcass and kicked the car door shut. Then, she set off again.
Hu Changzai, who was not far away, looked at Lin Sanjiu's back. Suddenly, he approached Hai Tianqing, "Hey, Officer Hai …"
Hai Tianqing consciously distanced himself from him and asked, "What?"
"Don't you think Xiao Jiu looks more handsome after she cut her hair short?"
Hai Tianqing looked at him and answered, "I don't know. I'm a straight man."
"Hmm, you're right …" Hu Changzai nodded. He suddenly realized something was wrong, "Huh? I'm also a straight man? Officer Hai, what do you mean — "
Lin Sanjiu, who was walking at the front, pretended not to hear him.
They walked for about two hours. It was almost afternoon, and the sun was getting hotter. It was so bright that they couldn't even open their eyes. Even though everyone had the ability to adapt to high temperatures and had enhanced stamina, they could still feel the scorching heat in the air. It was mixed with sand and dust, causing the air to churn in their lungs.
After passing a few crossroads, there were fewer and fewer cars on the road. The sun was getting brighter, and it was time to stop walking. Just when the few of them couldn't help but want to find a car to sleep in, the road turned and revealed a dark tunnel entrance.
"Let's rest in the tunnel. It's cooler inside."
The few of them entered the tunnel in a single file. The tunnel was very long. Without the streetlights, it was as if they were walking into the belly of a mountain. It was pitch-black. They could only see the light at the end of the tunnel when they turned their heads.
Ever since they entered the tunnel, the traffic became much more sparse. From here onwards, the only way was to go to the seaside. When the Hyperthermal Hell first arrived, almost no one thought of going to the seaside to seek refuge.
Since B.Rabbit was the smallest among them, he had to use twice the effort to walk the same distance. He was already exhausted. After taking two steps, he was the first to jump onto the roof of the car. He shouted as if he was the king of the mountain, "I will sleep in this car!"
Due to the Ursus poison, everyone had been sleeping in their own car. If they accidentally bumped into someone while they were sleeping, they would die a horrible death.
Hai Tianqing chose the largest SUV while Hu Changzai chose a jeep. Lin Sanjiu was the only one who continued to walk back and forth. From time to time, she would bend down and wipe the dust off the car window with her sleeve.
Even though most of the cars weren't locked, not all of them were suitable. Many of the owners' corpses were still in their cars. The smell of rotting corpses and dried blood filled the air. Once they opened the car door, they would fall to the ground. Only those whose owners had abandoned their cars and escaped could get some sleep in the cars.
Lin Sanjiu looked at a few cars, but none of them were suitable. Just when she was feeling a little helpless, she suddenly saw a Land Cruiser with its door ajar not far from her. The door was open, which meant that the owner of the Land Cruiser had probably left. The car was big enough for her to sleep comfortably. She walked to the driver's seat and opened the door. Then, she turned her head and looked inside.
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