The two of them got on the train. There was already someone sitting next to Zhao Yali. Luo Yuan discussed with the person and decided to change seats.
Luo Yuan helped Zhao Yali with her luggage and sat down.
There was a man and two girls sitting opposite him. Luo Yuan noticed the two girls first. They seemed to have been crying. Their eyes were red and their faces were full of fear. The man was tall and skinny, with acne all over his face. He was comforting the two girls softly.
The three of them were very close. They obviously knew each other. Judging from their age, they were probably university students.
"What happened just now? Why is there blood everywhere outside the train?" Luo Yuan asked the man as he knocked on the small table.
The college student looked at Luo Yuan and explained, "There was a flock of birds flying over just now. I don't know how, but they suddenly crashed into the train. Luckily, the train is thick and the windows are bulletproof. Otherwise, it would have been dangerous."
"A flock of birds? That many? "Luo Yuan asked doubtfully.
A middle-aged man in a business suit, who was sitting next to Luo Yuan, interrupted, "It's not an exaggeration at all. Anyway, the sky was dark. I thought something bad had happened, but when I looked up, the sky was full of birds.
Then, the glass started to crack and the train started to shake. We had to stop for about 10 minutes to wait for the birds to fly away before we continued. Look at the glass. It's still covered in blood. I saw at least five birds hit the glass. I was so scared. Luckily, we were on a train. If we had been on a plane, we would have died. "The middle-aged man shook his head in fear.
Luo Yuan took a closer look at the glass. Besides the blood, there were six white marks on it. Apparently, they were left by the hard beaks of the birds.
"Luckily, we didn't make it in time. Even if we were fine, we would have been scared out of our wits," Luo Yuan said with a smile.
"Yeah, the world is getting worse. I don't know what will happen in the future. I heard that China is still doing the best. We've basically lost contact with Africa. Europe and South America are also in a mess. I heard that a lot of giant beasts have appeared, "the middle-aged man said with a sigh.
"China's population is dense, and the forest area is scarce. The green area per capita is not even worth mentioning. The intensity of the outbreak naturally can't be compared to other countries." The male university student comforted the two girls and joined the discussion.
"You guys should still be university students, right? Have you finished school?" Zhao Yali had already recovered from her panic and asked the male university student.
The male university student glanced at Zhao Yali and said helplessly, "A few people died mysteriously in the school, so we have no choice but to stop classes. Consider it an early winter vacation. I'm afraid we won't have to go to class in the future."
"Then what about your graduation certificates? Wouldn't he have wasted his time in university? "Zhao Yali asked.
The two college girls began to sob again.
"Who cares about graduation certificates nowadays? Even if you have one, you won't be able to find a job."
Zhao Yali opened her mouth but was speechless.
The train finally began to move, picking up speed.
The scenery outside flashed by. The mountain peaks in the distance seemed to have been burned, but new shoots quickly grew on them. Perhaps it wouldn't be long before that place became a new dense forest …
An hour and a half later, they finally arrived at Yushui City.
The train slowly stopped and the door opened. Luo Yuan and Zhao Yali followed the crowd out of the train.
Luo Yuan waited for a while at the check-in area to retrieve his wooden box. He opened the wooden box slightly and saw his Zhanmadao lying quietly in the box. He finally calmed down. He opened the attributes panel and allocated the remaining five skill points to his knife skills.
He closed his eyes.
At the same time, a sharp aura rose from his body and lingered for a few seconds before it slowly dissipated. He opened his eyes and smiled at Zhao Yali, who was still in a daze. "Let's go."
"Oh, okay." Zhao Yali answered and walked forward instinctively.
After a while, she asked hesitantly, "What happened to you just now? You looked so scary."
"Scared? Are your eyes playing tricks on you?" Luo Yuan stopped walking and asked doubtfully.
"I don't know. It felt weird just now. Maybe my eyes were playing tricks on me?" Zhao Yali said uncertainly as she looked at Luo Yuan and thought about it carefully.
"Did something really happen?" Luo Yuan thought to himself.
He immediately reflected on the difference before and after adding the point, and soon felt the difference. In addition to the improvement of his understanding of swordsmanship, he seemed to be more sensitive to the outside world, and he could easily focus his attention. Could it be that the improvement of his swordsmanship would have a certain impact on the ethereal mental level?
He suddenly turned his head and stared at her. He focused and asked, "Was it like this just now?"
Zhao Yali stared at him for a moment and then started to dodge. She felt an invisible pressure shrouding her. She quickly covered her eyes and hit him. She said angrily, "If you scare me again, I won't talk to you anymore."
"Alright." Luo Yuan smiled and quickly returned to normal. He was a little happy. This could barely be called an aura.
Although this ability was only a supplementary ability of the improvement of saber skills, it was still quite effective for people with weak willpower. With just one look, it could make people cower before the battle, subduing them without a fight. Moreover, as his saber skills improved in the future, it would definitely get stronger.
"How did you do it?" Zhao Yali asked curiously.
"I practiced martial arts for a while when I was in university. Maybe it affected my mental state. Anyway, most people would be scared if I stared at them," Luo Yuan said calmly.
"Then you must be very strong, right?" Zhao Yali asked in surprise.
"That depends on who my opponent is. Most people can't beat me, right?" Luo Yuan was not being humble. He knew that Zhao Yali had a weak willpower, so he needed to give her some confidence. Because of the mission warning, he knew that the journey would not be safe. He needed to let her get used to it first so that she could be mentally prepared, in case she suddenly broke down and distracted him during the fight.
"If you didn't tell me today, I wouldn't have known. You're really tight-lipped," Zhao Yali said. She felt relieved. It seemed like she did not have to be afraid of anything when she was with him.
The two of them chatted and followed the crowd to the bus stop next to the train station.
Luo Yuan noticed that the cars there were a little strange. The windows and windshields were welded with steel bars as thick as chopsticks, and the four sides of the car were connected to a steel plate that was almost touching the ground. The tires were completely covered, making the cars look like steel monsters.
Zhao Yali was stunned. Yushui City must have been in a terrible state if the cars had been modified like that.
"Let's go! Stop looking. This is your territory. What bus are we going to take next? "Luo Yuan pulled Zhao Yali.
"There are no direct buses here. Let's take the 203 bus to the west station first and then transfer," Zhao Yali said, pointing at the 203 bus.
The two of them got on the bus and found a place to sit. Not long after, the bus started to move.
Yushui City looked desolate. There were few pedestrians, and most of the shops were closed. Only a few were still open, but their metal doors were half closed. The road looked like it had not been cleaned for a long time, and there was a lot of garbage. There were still some dark red bloodstains on the road. Obviously, something had happened there not long ago.
In less than 10 minutes, they saw a few military jeeps driving past. They were all fully armed soldiers, and the sound of gunshots could be heard from afar. Luo Yuan felt like it was unreal.
A few passengers who had just gotten off the train station turned pale when they saw the scene. They had not expected Yushui City to be like this.
Zhao Yali looked out of the window and did not say a word. Luo Yuan patted her hand to comfort her, but she grabbed it tightly when he was about to take it back.
The atmosphere on the bus seemed to be a little depressing. Very few people were talking.
Fortunately, their luck was pretty good. Nothing happened until the bus entered the East Station.
The bus station was deserted. There were not many people there. A few plastic bags were fluttering in the hot wind, creating a bleak atmosphere.
It was not until 11 or 12 people got off the bus that the bus station became a little livelier.
"We'll take the bus to Shuimen. It'll only take half an hour to get there," Zhao Yali said. She took the lead and walked forward.
There was only one bus going to Shuimen. Both had been modified. The front of the bus was stained with blood and minced meat, and the surface was full of potholes. It was a ghastly sight.
Luo Yuan looked away and suddenly asked, "Does the bus to Shuimen pass through Yushan?"
Zhao Yali was stunned. "It passes through a mountain road, but it's only three to four kilometers."
Luo Yuan got on the bus thoughtfully. Zhao Yali put four coins in the unmanned ticket box and found a seat at the back.
There were only about seven or eight people on the bus.
The driver looked a little annoyed and looked at his phone from time to time. Then, he went out to make a call. However, he was a little far away and couldn't hear him clearly. After about a minute, he came back. His eyes were bloodshot and his face was gloomy.
Luo Yuan noticed that there was a fire axe in the corner of the driver's seat.
After waiting for another five or six minutes, two young women got on the bus, looking worried. They looked at the empty seats in the bus and sat in front of Luo Yuan. They chatted quietly for a while and then stopped talking.
After a while, there was a ring outside. The driver looked at his phone and seemed like he wanted to make another call, but he put it down helplessly. He started the bus and drove out of the bus station slowly.
Luo Yuan felt a little stuffy, so he opened the window.
Suddenly, the girl in front screamed hysterically, "Don't open the window!"
The driver suddenly braked and turned around to curse in a dialect. Although Luo Yuan did not understand what he was saying, he could guess that it was not something good.
He quickly apologized with a smile and quickly closed the window. The driver cursed a few more times in a low voice and continued to drive.
Luo Yuan was confused. He turned to Zhao Yali and asked, "What did he say?"
Zhao Yali clasped her hands together. She bit her lips and said in a trembling voice, "He said it would attract rats, so he asked us not to open the window."
Luo Yuan's heart skipped a beat. He looked through the window and saw a hazy mountain in the distance. It was covered in clouds, so he could not see it clearly. However, the mountainside was full of potholes, revealing the greyish-yellow rock layer inside. Some places were still emitting thick green smoke.
Obviously, it was not caused by fire. It looked more like it had been bombed.
He remembered the rumor of armored vehicles entering the city. Suddenly, his heart skipped a beat. Could this be the location of the bombardment?
Yu Shan, the plague of rats, and the armored vehicles — there seemed to be a thread that connected the three together. Yushan seemed to be the source of the rats.
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