Two days later, they finally arrived at another city. Similarly, it was also in ruins.
This time, they were lucky. They found an old map of the local city in the ruins that looked like a train station. Most of the map was damaged, but some key information was still there, such as the specific location, the name of the city, and the information of the provincial highway.
This important information was undoubtedly a timely help, as they did not have to wander around like headless flies.
However, the city had already been turned into ruins and had become unrecognizable. They almost walked around the city once before they found the location of the provincial highway. It had almost completely merged with the surrounding greenery and was covered by a thick layer of vines. If it was not for the map, they would have missed it long ago.
The vines were very strange. They did not have leaves, only rough and flat branches intertwined with each other, forming a thick carpet. The heavy feet of the giant lizard and King Kong broke the vines on the ground, making a cracking sound. Countless small mutated beasts fled in panic.
As the team walked out of the city, cactus-like plants gradually appeared in front of them. However, compared to ordinary cacti, these plants were shockingly huge. They were almost two hundred meters tall, taller than most of the trees. They stood out like cranes in a flock of chickens. From afar, they looked like green skyscrapers.
"This is a super cactus. It is edible and one of the main vegetables in the reconstruction area. We are not far from the desert," Commander Xia said excitedly when he saw these plants.
...
After walking for less than two hours and passing through a few intersections, the surrounding environment began to change significantly. The plants became sparse and short, and the soil was revealed for the first time. It was a type of yellowish-white sand.
It was already a desert, or rather, it was a desert before the apocalypse. Now, it was covered with plants, just slightly sparse.
The windbreaks on both sides of the road seemed to have been cut down several times. The newly grown plants were much shorter than the plants in the distance. As they moved forward, there were more and more abandoned vehicles on the road. In the end, almost the entire road was blocked. It was like a long dragon, extending endlessly into the distance.
There were basically no cars here. Most of them were modified buses and trucks. There were also some armored vehicles and tanks.
There were white bones everywhere on the ground. Some belonged to mutated beasts, and some belonged to humans. The entire road was covered with bones. If one looked closely, they would see a faint brown color on the surface of the road. This was dried blood.
Some jewelry, gold bars, and antique fragments were scattered on the road as if they were worthless, mixed with the bones. As for the banknotes, they had long decayed.
It was not hard to imagine that when humans first migrated here, blood flowed along the way, and corpses covered the roads.
The scene before them made everyone's hearts heavy, and they couldn't help but think of the bad things that happened in the past.
However, the appearance of these indicated that the Reconstruction Area was not far away!
Suddenly, Luo Yuan heard someone talking. He looked in the direction of the voice and was stunned. "Hey, there's someone here!"
"What? Where?" Huang Jiahui asked in surprise.
They were in the wilderness, and apart from themselves, there was no one else. If they did not know that there was a Reconstruction Area, they would have thought that humans had gone extinct.
Luo Yuan pointed in a direction, and they quickly looked in that direction. In the forest far away, a group of people were squatting on the ground, looking in that direction with vigilance.
There were a total of six people in that group. Their hair was unkempt, and their clothes were tattered. However, they did not seem to be in a bad state. They looked arrogant, and they did not look like ordinary refugees. However, when they saw Luo Yuan and his group, especially the two huge mutated beasts, they were obviously a little cautious.
"It's a group of wanderers!" Commander Xia suddenly said.
"Wanderers?" Luo Yuan asked doubtfully.
"It's a group of deserters, criminals, and some unruly evolved people!" Commander Xia said with a hint of contempt and disdain. "Most of them are deserters. The battlefield is too stressful, and people die every day. Many of them are not used to it, so they become deserters. They can no longer go to the Reconstruction Area, so they can only wander around nearby."
"If we let them do this, won't the Reconstruction Area encircle them?" Huang Jiahui, who used to be a policeman, looked at them with disgust and asked.
"There are too many wanderers, at least hundreds of thousands of them, and they are very scattered. Ironically, the cowards who were afraid of death on the battlefield became ferocious after they became wanderers. Some of them are strong evolved people, which are very difficult to deal with. We have tried to encircle them on a large scale a few times, but the results were not great. In the end, we just let it go.
Moreover, their existence to a certain extent reduces the pressure on the defense line. Therefore, as long as there are no dangerous groups or malicious incidents, we can only let them exist. "
Luo Yuan nodded in his heart. The biggest enemy of mankind was still the mutated beasts. Indeed, they did not have much energy to waste on internal conflicts.
"You guys stay here, I'll go and ask about the situation," Luo Yuan said after thinking for a while.
"Be careful, they might have guns," Huang Jiahui said.
Guns were not much of a threat to him now, unless he was hit by a concentrated bullet. Otherwise, with his agility, they would not be able to hit him. Luo Yuan nodded and jumped off the giant lizard. Although he was walking step by step, his speed was amazing.
When the group saw this, their faces changed and they subconsciously took a few steps back. Two of them took out a rifle and seemed to be ready to shoot, but they were quickly stopped by the middle-aged leader, "Don't act rashly. Put your guns away. Let's see what he's going to do."
After a few breaths, a shadow suddenly appeared in front of them. Everyone's breath quickened, and suddenly, an oppressive aura filled the air. Even the air seemed to be trembling.
Everyone's face was a little pale, and they felt that it was difficult to breathe. The middle-aged leader forced himself to calm down and said, "Friend, why are you looking for us?"
Luo Yuan was a little surprised. He did not expect this group of people to be so strong-willed. Even Huo Dong and the others would not be better than them when facing 30% of his aura. This was because they were familiar with each other.
Since he had already established his authority, Luo Yuan did not want to be arrogant anymore. He restrained his aura and said, "Nothing else. I just want to know how far is the reconstruction area from here. It would be better if you have a map."
The middle-aged leader suddenly felt relieved. It seemed that the strong person they had met this time was a person who was easy to talk to. When he reacted, he was a little surprised, "You guys want to go to the reconstruction area? Are you from outside? "
"Why? Are there no survivors coming here recently?" Luo Yuan was quick-witted, and he quickly read the message from his expression.
"I don't know about other places, but there have been no survivors in this area for three months. Maybe there are no survivors in other places." The middle-aged leader quickly said.
"No one else?" Luo Yuan sighed in his heart and did not speak for a long time.
The middle-aged leader carefully observed his expression and said, "Are you going to sneak in or go directly to the military station?"
"Sneak in?" Luo Yuan reacted, "Other than sneaking in, can't I go directly to the reconstruction area?"
"No, there's a huge defense line there, and there are soldiers everywhere. If you want to enter the reconstruction area, you have to go through the defense line, unless you sneak in. I happen to know the location of a tunnel!" The middle-aged leader said, "Maybe you don't know about the strict rules of the reconstruction area. One of them is compulsory military service, which is almost a death sentence. Sneaking in is not part of the system, so you can avoid this perfectly."
Luo Yuan looked at him and understood his plan. He was planning to use their strength to sneak back to the Reconstruction Area. He was afraid that the tunnel would not be easy to pass through, but he was destined to be disappointed.
"Go directly to the military station. Do you have a map?" Luo Yuan said.
The middle-aged leader was stunned. A trace of disappointment and admiration flashed in his heart, but he didn't dare to neglect and quickly said, "There is no map now. Just follow this road and walk for two or three hours, and we will soon reach the defense line area."
Luo Yuan left very soon.
Looking at the group of people riding on the huge beast and leaving quickly, the middle-aged leader was relieved, but at the same time, he felt a little regret and envy. His facial expression kept changing, and his heart was filled with mixed feelings.
Maybe it would have been better if he had not been a deserter.
"Captain, let's go back!"
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