After a long period of mental preparation, the two of them hesitated for a long time before they finally decided to eat it.
The pain was indescribable. Other than Luo Yuan, who was trying his best to hold it in, the two of them had vomited over and over again. They had vomited again and again after eating, vomiting again and again. In the end, they had even vomited bile and tears of pain.
Unfortunately, none of them had evolved in the end. Perhaps it was because of their physique, or because the evolution rate of blue rank creatures was too low. Luo Yuan was slightly better. He had experienced failure before, so he was not too disappointed. He just felt a little regretful. However, it was a huge blow to Huang Jiahui and Wang Shishi.
Even Wang Shishi, who had suffered so much in exchange for such an outcome, secretly gave him a hard time, let alone Huang Jiahui.
It was a quiet night.
The next morning, Luo Yuan was suddenly woken up by the vibration of a text message.
Luo Yuan picked up his phone and turned up the brightness of the screen. In order to save power, Luo Yuan had kept his phone in a dark state. Even so, there was only half of the battery left. The rest of the battery had already been used up.
Luo Yuan was surprised. It was a text from his former colleague, Wang Xiaguang. Ever since he had resigned from the company, the two of them had rarely contacted each other. Recently, they had completely cut off contact. He had not expected to receive a text from her today.
"Luo Yuan, we will be leaving with the 5th Division soon. We will depart from the east of the city at 6: 30 am. I just got the news. If you want to leave, come over immediately. Please reply as soon as you receive it! "
Luo Yuan stared at the screen for a long time.
Then, he quickly got up and put on his clothes.
It was already 5: 30 am. If they were to depart at 6: 30, that meant there was only one hour left. Time was tight.
He was also preparing to leave Donghu City that day. No one knew what kind of danger they would face on the road. If he could depart with the army, at least his safety would be guaranteed.
He walked out of his room and knocked on Huang Jiahui's bedroom door. "Get up quickly. The army will leave Donghu City at 6: 30 am. We'd better go with them. We're running out of time. Hurry up."
There was a cracking sound in the bedroom. It sounded like something had fallen on the floor.
"Okay, okay, I'll be out soon." If it was in the past, Huang Jiahui would still laze around in bed for a while. However, she had been living in fear for the past few days, and her nerves had been honed to be extremely sensitive. Even when she was sleeping, she seemed to have one eye open. Once she heard a sound, she would immediately jump up.
Needless to say, Wang Shishi was already hurriedly putting on her clothes.
When the two of them came out, Luo Yuan had already washed up.
"Luckily, the supplies were loaded back into the car last night. Otherwise, it would have been too late," Luo Yuan said.
"How do you know that the army is leaving?" Huang Jiahui took a bottle of mineral water from the living room and seemed to be preparing to brush her teeth.
"Don't brush your teeth, brush on the way. It's five forty. We only have fifty minutes left. It was my former colleague who contacted me. It's quite reliable. But your husband works in a government department, right? Didn't he inform you? "
"Don't mention him to me. We've been separated for a long time, and my phone is out of battery. Even if I wanted to contact him, I wouldn't be able to." Huang Jiahui said unhappily. She turned around and walked to the bathroom to pack her personal belongings in a nylon bag.
When they were done, the three of them hurriedly went down the stairs and got into the Santana 2000, which did not have a door.
It was already January, which was considered winter. Even though the temperature was abnormal, the long nights and short days of winter had not changed. It was around six o 'clock, and the sky was still dark.
Luo Yuan wanted to turn on the headlights, but he realized that the old car's headlights were broken. "F * ck, what kind of car is this?"
"It's good enough to have a car!" Huang Jiahui said unhappily. After all, she was the one who had chosen the car.
Luo Yuan was wise not to argue with her. He started the car in the dark, stepped on the accelerator, and drove towards the highway under the dim light of dawn.
The road had been bombarded for two days, and there were pebbles everywhere. Some sections of the road even had cracks. When they had arrived yesterday, they had been driving slowly, so they had not felt anything. Now that they were speeding up, the old car started to bounce.
Huang Jiahui's face was pale. She felt like she was on a roller coaster. Her body was spinning and her heart was beating fast. In addition, she was in the front passenger seat, and the door next to her had already been chopped off by her knife when she stole the car. Perhaps it was to save trouble or to vent her anger. She also had to take care of Wang Shishi, so she was almost thrown out of the car a few times.
After a few times, she finally could not take it anymore. She shouted, "Wait, I can't take it anymore. Let me drive!"
"Can you see the road clearly?" Luo Yuan stopped the car and asked. His eyesight had always been good, and after his physical fitness had improved, his eyesight had become even better. Although he could not see at night, it was already dawn, and the sky was already dim. He could roughly see the road, or else the old car would have been even more bumpy.
Huang Jiahui rubbed her butt, which was almost broken from the fall, and hopped to the driver's seat. She looked at Luo Yuan and said unhappily, "How could I have gotten third place in the shooting competition without good eyesight? Open the door, and I'll let you enjoy it later! "
Luo Yuan was not satisfied. He had not driven much since he had gotten his driver's license. Now that he was on the steering wheel, he did not want to get off. He looked at Wang Shishi and asked, "Where is Wang Shishi sitting? She's a little girl. She can't sit on my lap, can she? "
Huang Jiahui was stunned. She had not thought about that. She looked at Wang Shishi's shy face and thought of the claw mark that had been left on Wang Shishi's chest the day before. She said angrily, "Now you're pretending to be a gentleman? Don't think I don't know. Get off the car!"
Luo Yuan had no choice but to get off the car.
They switched seats, and Wang Shishi sat on Luo Yuan's lap, her face blushing.
The car started moving again.
Huang Jiahui's driving was even crazier than Luo Yuan's. She drove the Santana 2000 like an off-road vehicle.
Huang Jiahui sneaked a peek at Luo Yuan, but her hopes were dashed. Luo Yuan's body seemed to be fixed to the seat, moving up and down along with the bumps of the car. She was surprised and disappointed at the same time. He did not notice that Wang Shishi's face was flushed and her eyes were sparkling.
There was a lot of traffic on the road, and most of them were heading in the same direction as Luo Yuan. The closer they got to the highway, the more cars there were. The last part of the road was crowded, and the cars had to stop for a few minutes every time.
Not long after, the old car finally stopped about a kilometer away from the highway. It could not go any further.
At a glance, there were densely packed cars everywhere, tightly blocking the entire six-lane road. There were all kinds of luxury cars everywhere, and Luo Yuan's old Santana 2000 stood out like a sore thumb among all these cars.
A fat man popped his head out of the Mercedes-Benz 600's window and said, "Hey, bro, your car is so artistic!"
Luo Yuan smiled and said, "As long as it can still be driven. Who told you about it?"
"The people from the municipal office. Didn't you?" the fat man asked in surprise.
"If my friend didn't tell me, I wouldn't have known!" Luo Yuan had expected this outcome, so he was not angry or disappointed. Everyone had their own status, and he had gotten used to it when he was in society.
"You guys are lucky. I heard that even the city government is evacuating. Donghu City has been completely abandoned. The government doesn't have the resources to rebuild a city, so they can only move us to another place. Our group is considered lucky, as we have the protection of the military. The rest of the people will have to evacuate in batches, and then there won't be as many troops to protect us. "
Huang Jiahui could not stand it anymore. She said with disdain, "It's good to be rich. We're taking advantage of you."
The fat man did not care at all. His expression did not change, but his smile became slightly bitter. "Sigh, I'm so poor that all I have is money. My company is gone, my house is gone, my wife is gone, and my kids are gone. I only have one passbook left, and it has depreciated by more than 10 times. I'd have killed myself if I hadn't had a good attitude. "
It was not easy for anyone in this world. Luo Yuan sighed and changed the topic. "I see a lot of luxurious buses in front. Who are they?"
The fat man pouted and said, "University professors, senior technicians, researchers from research institutes, and of course, civil servants. Those people are worth much more than us. They're heavily protected by the military. In Donghu City, only the light industry and service industry are relatively developed, and the heavy industry is pitifully small. You might not feel it, but some inland provinces with heavy industries have started to implement the wartime economy. A senior technician is more important than a thousand university students. "
It was obvious that the fat man was well-informed. Luo Yuan wanted to know more about the current situation. Suddenly, Luo Yuan's phone vibrated. He picked it up and saw that it was Huang Xiaguang.
Luo Yuan picked up the phone.
"Luo Yuan, are you here?" Wang Xiaguang asked anxiously.
"Yes, I'm behind you."
"Hurry up. We're leaving soon."
Luo Yuan hesitated. "I'm not coming. I'm coming with a friend, and I'm driving."
There was a long silence on the phone. After a long time, Luo Yuan thought he heard Wang Xiaguang take a deep breath. "… Have a safe journey. See you then. I'm hanging up now. "
Before Luo Yuan could say anything, Wang Xiaguang had already hung up.
Luo Yuan looked at the phone and saw that there were a few unread messages and two missed calls. He opened them one by one.
"Are you leaving?"
"It'll be too late if you don't come now. Where are you? I'll ask my dad to pick you up."
Only then did he remember that he had not replied to the messages he had received. When he had called, his phone had been set to vibrate, so he had not felt it.
He picked up the phone and wanted to explain, but after some hesitation, he put it down. He would explain when they met.
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