The villa had been cleaned again. The bloody scene from two days ago was no longer there, but Luo Yuan could still smell the faint smell of blood.
Dinner was on the table, waiting for Luo Yuan to take a seat. Luo Yuan put down his Zhanmadao and sat down.
Someone had already served him dinner. He was hungry, so he took a pair of chopsticks and ate a piece of the internal organs of a mutated beast.
After a few days of intense training, his appetite had increased tremendously. His Strength, which had been stagnant for a long time, had started to increase. Normally, 13 points of Strength was the limit of a human, but most people could not achieve that even if they trained until they died.
It was not because of talent or training methods, but because of his body size.
There was a huge difference in Strength between a 75kg person and a 150kg person. That was why many competitions were divided by weight. For someone of Luo Yuan's size, 12 points of Strength was the limit. There was no point in training anymore.
The only reason he could still grow was because he was an evolved human.
Not long after they started eating, a few pieces of paper floated in through the door.
"The wind blew the paper into the room." Wang Shishi had sharp eyes and said nonsensically.
Luo Yuan took a look and realized that the paper was very new. It looked like it had just been printed. It was impossible for such a piece of paper to have been worn by the wind and rain. He put down the bowl doubtfully and walked over to pick one up. His facial expression suddenly changed. "Flyer!"
"What leaflet?" Huang Jiahui could not react.
"Look at it yourself." Luo Yuan passed it to her.
"A letter to the people of China!"
"My fellow countrymen, the situation of mankind is getting worse. The central government has to announce that they will temporarily abandon the central and eastern regions, including the capital. They will be entering a nationwide strategic retreat. This is to preserve the last of mankind's vitality, to avoid greater losses, and for the future of mankind's counterattack. The government is unable to allocate more manpower to search and rescue the fallen areas.
"If any survivors see this leaflet, please pass it on and consider it carefully."
"National Emergency Committee!"
Huang Jiahui read it word by word, her face pale.
Luo Yuan picked up another one and looked at it carefully. There was a map of the whole country printed on the back. There were various colors on it. Most of the areas had been replaced by a scary black color, followed by a bloody red color. Only a few sparsely populated areas in the west that were not suitable for human habitation were marked yellow.
Meanwhile, the entire Jiangnan Province was black, a fallen area.
Huo Dong seemed to have thought of something. He suddenly ran to the door excitedly and shouted, "The plane! The leaflets must have been dropped from the plane!"
Luo Yuan was shocked and quickly ran out.
A silvery-white dot was circling in the sky, and a large number of leaflets were falling down from the sky.
"Here! We are here! There are still survivors here! "Huo Dong shouted and waved his hands like a madman.
Everyone shouted in unison, shouting themselves hoarse.
"Shout, I can't hear you at all. Use thick smoke. Chen Xianfeng, go to the basement and get the oil," Luo Yuan shouted.
"It's useless. Is this a drone?" Huang Jiahui couldn't help but ask.
No one seemed to have heard him. Chen Xianfeng quickly ran to the storage room and took out a bucket of diesel. Luo Yuan took it from him, unscrewed the cap and poured a large amount of diesel on the ground. When he lit it up, he realized that there was not much smoke. Luo Yuan shouted, "Get some wet firewood."
After soaking the wood with water and putting it on, thick smoke finally came out.
Watching the thick smoke billowing into the sky, the few of them stood in silence for a long time.
…
At night, Luo Yuan tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. The darkness of death on the leaflets kept flashing in his mind. The huge psychological pressure made him completely insomnia that night.
The city had gradually been covered with greenery these past few days. As long as there was a little bit of soil, plants were growing crazily. Many places had already formed a dense forest. The vigorous vitality of the plants had even caused some of the cracks on the cement floor to show signs of green.
Luo Yuan had read an excellent essay in high school about the weeds on the cliff, praising the tenacity of the weeds and their ability to thrive even in extreme conditions. At that time, he had thought it was boring, but now it was completely different. He only felt fear and respect.
Once the whole city was covered in greenery, the roots of the plants would erode the traces of humans and the whole city would become a ruin in the forest.
"Why don't we go to the west?" Huang Jiahui suddenly said.
"Did I wake you up?" Luo Yuan asked.
"I didn't fall asleep either," Huang Jiahui said. She suddenly turned around and hugged Luo Yuan, burying his head in her chest. "We can't live like this anymore. Let's leave this place, shall we?"
This was the second time Huang Jiahui had brought up this topic. Luo Yuan had rejected her the first time, but this time he remained silent.
After a while, Luo Yuan said in a low voice, "It's very dangerous out there. Many people will die. Maybe there won't be anyone left halfway."
"Maybe we'll all die, but we can't spend the rest of our lives here. I don't want our children to live here. Even if there's a glimmer of hope, we shouldn't give up," Huang Jiahui said softly as she hugged Luo Yuan tightly.
Luo Yuan was shocked and almost jumped out of bed. "You're pregnant?"
He had never thought about having a child. It was like when one's girlfriend suddenly told him that she was pregnant in high school. His first reaction was not surprise, but fear. It was too sudden.
Huang Jiahui sensed Luo Yuan's reaction and sighed.
She had always been very clear that the union between the two of them was only because of desire, not love. She had been married and had a child. Even if she was pretty, it did not matter. With Luo Yuan's ability, he could easily get any beautiful woman. In fact, as long as Luo Yuan wanted to, he could go to any woman's bed without being rejected.
Now that she could be with him, what else could she ask for? However, she still felt sad despite her thoughts. She forced a smile and said, "Look at how scared you are. I was talking about our future children."
Luo Yuan also felt that he had overreacted. He comforted her, "I didn't mean that. It's just that it's not the right time to be pregnant. It's too cruel to children. They'll have to face this cruel world the moment they're born."
He was touched. After all, they could not spend the rest of their lives here. They would have to leave sooner or later. Besides, Hedong City was getting more and more dangerous. Stronger mutated beasts could evolve at any time. It might not be safe to stay here.
He closed his eyes and struggled for a while. Then he took a deep breath and said, "Let's go to the west. We'll leave in a few days."
… …
On an empty street, a shadow was running at high speed.
Luo Yuan quickly jumped over a half-collapsed building on the street and continued to run forward. His 16-point Stamina allowed him to sprint for an hour without feeling tired. His body was always in peak condition.
Luo Yuan stopped and looked around with an old map in his hand. He compared his surroundings carefully. Various landmarks had collapsed and the streets were blocked. Even with a map, it was difficult to pinpoint his location. Luo Yuan took a long time to confirm that he was at Huayuan Street in Dongguang District. However, he was still some distance away from Anxie Gaoshang District.
Luo Yuan had been so stressed out for the past few days that he had almost forgotten something. He had only remembered Wang Xiaguang's text message when he was about to leave.
Maybe the person you ignore the most is the person who cares about you the most. Luo Yuan had always felt guilty about this girl. Before he left Hedong City, he finally decided to visit her.
To avoid attracting the attention of powerful mutated beasts, he did not even bring his giant lizard with him.
It was only then that he realized the situation was very bad. It used to be a wealthy district with a beautiful environment. There were parks and green spaces everywhere. Although the plants had been eradicated before Hedong City had fallen, the plants had grown again and were even more luxuriant now. There was even a big canal that ran through the area, making it very dangerous.
Luo Yuan had seen a few huge blue level mutated birds flying out of the forest and into the sky. Not only that, but he had also felt a few strong breaths in the area. One of them even made his scalp tingle.
His heart sank. Compared to Dongguang District, the area Luo Yuan was in was a safe area.
He could not tell what level the mutated beast was, but it was definitely much stronger than the Thousand-Tentacle Crypt Worm he had encountered before. It was the first time he had encountered such a terrifying breath.
Mutated beasts had finally evolved. He wondered how many of such creatures there were in Hedong City.
Luo Yuan was affected by the breath. He felt depressed and became even more careful. He avoided the area and kept referring to the map. After an hour, he finally arrived at Anxie District.
The electronic sliding door at the entrance had been hit by something. It had been sent flying more than ten meters away, twisted into a ball of fried dough twist.
Perhaps this place used to be a high-end residential area, but it was no longer distinguishable now. It was full of plants, almost forming an impenetrable forest. The roars of mutated beasts echoed here and there. Groups of mutated insects that looked like prehistoric creatures flew up from the forest from time to time and landed.
The path on the ground had been completely buried by the grass. Even the cement floor was nowhere to be seen. Other than a few half-collapsed high-rise apartment buildings covered in vines that could barely be seen in the forest, the other low-rise villas had been completely covered by the forest.
It looked more like a primeval forest than a district park.
His heart was heavy. He hoped that Wang Xiaguang was still alive.
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