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 crazy honking sounds, the cars dashing left and right, the screams and curses, and the wreckage of the bodies after the cars collided … all turned into a huge panic that quickly spread.
Suddenly, the stop button was pressed.
Lin Sanjiu walked step by step through the motionless traffic. 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 deathly silent as the piercing sound of the car horn echoed.
At that moment, the sharp honking suddenly stopped. Far away, Hu Changzai straightened his back in front of a car whose color could no longer be discerned. 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, the dead 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 Sky.
After being eroded by the sandstorm and high temperature for half a year, the words on the road sign were so blurred that they could barely be read. Lin Sanjiu squinted her eyes and stood there for a few minutes. She could barely make out the words on the sign. She raised her head and shouted at her companions, "We are still 80 kilometers away from Salt Flat Port!"
"That far?" Rabbit, who was dressed in a Goth outfit, sighed from the roof of a Volvo. "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 lack of food, hunger, and thirst. 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 are everywhere. It shouldn't be hard to find one that hasn't been robbed, right?
But the reality was not so ideal.
Almost all the vacuum-packed, dry food had been plundered. As the primary target that everyone could think of, many supermarkets didn't even have a bottle of water left — and this was the situation in 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 or water anywhere.
Just when everyone was getting more and more anxious and disappointed … Lin Sanjiu suddenly thought of a place. If she wasn't mistaken, there should be a lot more food and water stored in this place than in the supermarket. However, there were probably only a handful of people who could realize this.
That was 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 kept in the customs warehouse for inspection for a month before they entered the customs.
The minimum amount of food that came from the sea was a container. Due to the harsh conditions of sea transportation, the food had to be airtight and resistant to rot. Furthermore, there were very few people around the port. It was also 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.
Naturally, they couldn't walk fast when they were stuck in the traffic. However, without a map and GPS, they could only rely on the highway signs to move forward. After walking silently for a while, Lin Sanjiu stopped.
In a car in front of her, a dark brown hand opened the door of the driver's seat and blocked her way.
Lin Sanjiu looked at the withered duoluozhong walking out of the car expressionlessly. With a wave of her hand, a mouthpart that was even longer than the duoluozhong in front of her appeared. Before the duoluozhong could react, its head and its small mouthpart flew far away.
"I haven't seen such a withered duoluozhong in a long time," Lin Sanjiu muttered to herself. "This one is really 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 her back. Suddenly, he approached Hai Tianqing, "Hey, Cadre Hai …"
Hai Tianqing consciously moved away 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 straight."
"Hmm. You're right … "Hu Changzai nodded. Looking at Hai Tianqing's back, he suddenly realized something was wrong," Huh? I'm also straight?! Cadre Hai, what do you mean — "
Lin Sanjiu, who was walking at the front, rolled her eyes and pretended that she didn't hear him.
They walked for about two hours. It was almost afternoon, and the sun was getting hotter and 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 mixed with the sand and dust in their lungs.
After passing a few crossroads, the number of cars on the road became fewer and fewer. The sun was getting brighter, so they decided not to continue walking. Just when they couldn't resist the urge to find a car to sleep in, the road turned and revealed a dark tunnel entrance.
"Let's take a rest in the tunnel. It's cooler inside."
They 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 a ball of light at the end of the tunnel when they looked back.
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.
Rabbit was the smallest among them. To him, he had to use twice the effort to walk the same distance. He was already exhausted. After walking two steps, he was the first to jump onto the roof of a Swift. He shouted as if he was the king of the mountain, "I will sleep in this car!"
Due to the presence of urusu 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 quietly found the largest SUV while Hu Changzai chose the Volvo next to him. Only Lin Sanjiu continued to walk back and forth. From time to time, she would bend down to wipe the dust off the car window with her sleeve and peek inside.
Even though most of the cars were unlocked, not all of them were suitable for use. Many of the owners of the cars were still lying dead in their cars. The smell of rotten flesh mixed with dried blood was so pungent that anyone who opened the car door would fall over. Only those whose owners had abandoned their cars and escaped could get some sleep in the cars.
Lin Sanjiu looked at a few cars and felt a little helpless. Suddenly, she saw a Land Cruiser with its door ajar not far from her. She was elated. 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 pulled the door open. Then, she turned her head and looked inside.
She saw a face that she never dreamed she would see again. (To be continued.)
PS:
The longer he spent on inspiration, the more pressure he felt … On one hand, he felt sorry for everyone. On the other hand, he silently blamed himself for stopping for such a long time. Let's see what you can come up with next chapter. This kept echoing in his mind …
That's why I came here today. I saw everyone's warm messages of support and gifts. I was so touched.
Thank you to Hai Weiliang for your safety amulet and peach blossom fan. Thank you to Qing Qing for her safety amulet.
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