Some people were hoping that the face bugs would not chase after them. But Ren Xiaosu knew that the real danger in this disaster might not necessarily be the face bugs.
After all, whether it was the Experimentals or the terrifying monster in the volcano, they were all existences that Ren Xiaosu had to run away from the moment he saw them.
There were about 400 people who continued to flee towards Stronghold 109, and they were all refugees from town. Ren Xiaosu, his Sister Xiaoyu, and the others were mixed in with the crowd, but they did not interact with anyone else.
Many of them recognized Ren Xiaosu, Yan Liuyuan, and the others. But as everyone was focused on escaping, no one thought too much about it.
"Isn't there another factory on the way to Stronghold 109?" Someone suddenly thought of this.
"Yeah, there's a sand field there. I used to work there," a young man said.
"How many people are in the factory?"
"About 200 or so. The sand field is usually excavated by machines, so there's not a need for too many people. But they've planted some vegetable gardens over there. Can we find something to eat there at night?" someone asked. Everyone was a little hungry after escaping for a while.
"Now that the stronghold is gone, can we turn back to the pig farm and slaughter some pigs to eat?" A man said, "No one's going to care about it anyway."
"I wonder if all the women in the stronghold are so good-looking." Someone echoed, "I've seen that Luo Xinyu before. She's really good-looking. Now that the people in the stronghold are in trouble …."
Ren Xiaosu glanced at them. These people probably felt that they were no longer in danger, so they relaxed a little.
As for the people who had died, they actually did not feel too heavy about it.
Most of the refugees in town were fickle people. Everyone was usually wary of each other, and it was already good enough that they did not set others up. So when other people died, they really did not feel sad.
And when the important people in the stronghold died, they would not feel sad at all. In fact, they would even gloat a little.
Only a few of those who had just lost a loved one would feel very down at this time.
Less than half of the 400 people were women. They looked at the men around them warily. Some of the women had just lost their men, so they knew very well what kind of danger a woman would face at this time.
"Xiaosu, are we going to take a rest in the sandstone field?" Sister Xiaoyu asked worriedly.
"No." Ren Xiaosu shook his head. "When we rest at night, we must stay away from them. First of all, when danger comes, it will definitely target the largest group of people. Secondly, these people may also become a new danger."
Sister Xiaoyu was a little relieved. "Yes, we brought food. Don't worry too much about food. I know the people in town too well. There's nothing they won't do. "
"Yes. Of course, you don't have to worry too much. They're just a motley crew." Ren Xiaosu nodded and looked at Yan Liuyuan. "Hide your gun well."
Ren Xiaosu had fired a gun when he killed the stalkers in town. Even though the town was very chaotic at that time, a lot of people would have definitely noticed it.
He was not worried that this motley crew would target the few of them in front of them, but he still had to be careful of any tricks they might pull behind their backs.
"The people at the sandstone field probably don't know what happened in town yet. They probably only felt a strong earthquake, but they don't know that the stronghold is already gone," Ren Xiaosu said.
The epicenter of the earthquake this time was within the Jing Mountains. With the Jing Mountains as the center point, it radiated outward for several hundred kilometers. Ren Xiaosu was wondering if Stronghold 112 had also collapsed since Stronghold 113 had been shaken to such a state.
After all, Stronghold 113 and 112 were about the same distance away from the Jing Mountains.
The fleeing group arrived at the sandstone field in the afternoon. However, the factory buildings and workers' dormitories here had also collapsed. A large group of workers at the sandstone field were driving excavators to dig up the ruins of the factory buildings.
When the workers at the sandstone field saw such a large group of people arriving, they were a little puzzled. But when they heard the bad news that the stronghold had been destroyed, they did not know what to do.
If the stronghold was gone, how were they supposed to rebuild the sandstone field?
Most of the people were sitting on the ground. They really could not walk anymore and planned to rest for the night at the sandstone field. It just so happened that there was food here as well.
Some people wanted to leave with Ren Xiaosu, but when they saw that most of the people had stayed behind, they did not follow them. After all, it was safer to stay with the rest of the group.
Including the workers at the sandstone field, this group of people numbered more than 600.
Ren Xiaosu did not care about this. Instead, he took a look at the sky and continued moving forward with Yan Liuyuan and the others. There were still about two to three hours before it got dark, which was more than enough for them to travel further.
Wang Dalong grumbled along the way, "Can't we rest for a while?"
But before Ren Xiaosu could say anything, Wang Fugui slapped Wang Dalong on the back of the head. "I told you to go, so just go. What's with all the nonsense!"
Wang Fugui smiled at Ren Xiaosu. "He's just a child who doesn't know any better. Don't mind him."
"It's fine." Ren Xiaosu shook his head. He had to remember Wang Fugui's friendship with him and Yan Liuyuan. Therefore, he did not take Wang Dalong's complaints to heart.
No matter how rude Wang Dalong was, Ren Xiaosu would still bring Wang Fugui back to Stronghold 109.
Ren Xiaosu thought for a moment and added, "We'll find a place to rest after we walk for a while. But all of you have to seriously massage and relax your muscles before you can rest. Otherwise, none of you will be able to continue on with your journey tomorrow. You won't be able to escape even if you encounter danger."
This was Ren Xiaosu's experience of surviving in the wilderness after so many years.
At this moment, the people who were traveling with Ren Xiaosu were sitting on the ground and watching Ren Xiaosu and the others continue to walk away. Someone said with a laugh, "Isn't that Ren Xiaosu afraid that he'll tire the people around him to death?"
"Wang Fugui looks quite smart and usually enjoys a high status in town. But now he's just following behind a few brats." Someone said disdainfully, "At first, I saw him leaving in such a hurry, so I thought there would be some danger behind us. But now, there's nothing behind us at all!"
"Wang Fugui must have brought a lot of money with him …." A man with a gloomy expression said in a low voice, "He's been running a grocery store in town for so many years, so he must have brought all his money with him after he escaped."
"And that Li Xiaoyu …."
"Don't even think about it." Someone sneered. "Ren Xiaosu and Yan Liuyuan both have guns with them. How could you not know that?"
"What's there to be afraid of? There's so many of us." Someone was unconvinced. "Why would we be afraid of a gun when there are so many of us? How many bullets does he have? "
"Oh, then why don't you go first?"
The moment that was said, no one said anything else. Although Ren Xiaosu had a limited number of bullets, they only had one life. Whoever rushed forward first would die.
Ren Xiaosu's evaluation of them was not wrong at all. They were just a motley crew.
Someone waved and said, "Don't say anything useless. Let's rest here for the night and set off again tomorrow."
But when night fell, they suddenly heard a wolf howl in the distance. Everyone who was resting on the ground immediately stood up and looked in the direction of the howl in horror.
They knew how terrifying the wolves were, but they did not expect them to be here as well!
Judging from the sound, the wolves were at most three to five kilometers away from them!
"Run, run! I didn't expect there to really be danger!"
"If I had known this would happen, I would have followed Ren Xiaosu. Fuck!"
This group of people suddenly felt a little regretful. But just as they stood up and prepared to run for their lives, they realized their legs were as heavy as lead! Their entire bodies ached!
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