Luo Wen’an smirked when he heard Xu Song’s words. “We were in a hurry and didn’t bring much with us. Besides, it’s been cold these days, right? We were wearing these clothes in the car, and when we managed to escape from those animals, we just grabbed some wild food and made our way to S City. We ran into this group of people halfway through.”
Su Daji raised an eyebrow and reached into his pocket, as if searching for something. But he couldn’t find it, and his face turned dark. He continued where Luo Wen’an left off, “Don’t we bring these things?” He said, pointing to the dried fish hanging on his chest.
“They also encountered mutated animals and plants while fleeing, and most of their supplies were lost. We can’t just give them to the people who want to rob us. When it came to fighting, there were too many of them. Even if both of us have abilities, we couldn’t hold them off. Fortunately, Shishi suddenly revealed her power, and we found out that she’s the most powerful one among us.”
Liu Shishi blushed with pride and anger, then kicked Su Daji in the lower back. He dodged the attack and taunted her, “Go to hell, you fox!”
“Ability?” Yue Zheng asked in confusion. “It suddenly manifested? You didn’t know before leaving Y City?”
If all three of them had abilities, even without military personnel accompanying them, they would have been given a modified military vehicle instead of just driving their private jeep.
Luo Wen’an shrugged. “We didn’t know either. Her ability is quite unique. She didn’t show any signs of it until we arrived in the city.”
Xu Song looked curious. He had heard of various abilities, so hearing about a special one piqued his interest. “What kind of ability?”
Su Daji suddenly clenched his fists in front of his mouth and made a sound like “Ya~” that sent shivers down Xu Song and Yue Zheng’s spines. “Just making that sound can make people faint in agony.”
“Get lost!” Liu Shishi exploded with anger, chasing after Su Daji to silence him.
Luo Wen’an didn’t pay attention to the two fighting, and he raised his hands in front of Yue Zheng and Xu Song. “We don’t know if it’s a sound attack or a mental attack, and it seems to be an area-of-effect attack that doesn’t discriminate between friend and foe. We didn’t dare to study it further after she made us dizzy and gave us tinnitus for half a day… Oops!” At the end, Liu Shishi, who couldn’t catch up to Su Daji, slapped her boyfriend on the forehead.
“You young people have so much energy…” Xu Song sighed, watching the three of them chasing and fighting, laughing all the way. Then, he got tapped on the back of his head by Yue Zheng.
“You’re not much older,” clearly, he was around the same age as those three.
After the three of them got tired of fighting, the five of them continued walking. Yue Zheng and Xu Song briefly explained what happened after they split up. Since Luo Wen’an and the others didn’t see their vehicle’s condition before, the explanation was simple, stating that they didn’t make it to the bridge and had to take a detour. They mentioned the incident with the pack of dogs without going into detail, warning the others about the aggressive mutant dogs.
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Luo Wen’an shrugged. “They’re from L County in F Province. I heard there was a big earthquake there, and most of the houses in the city collapsed. Many mutated animals entered the city and hunted people, along with numerous plant mutations that grabbed and consumed people. That’s why they fled for their lives.”
“That’s not far from Y City, right?” Xu Song was concerned since it was the place where he grew up.
Luo Wen’an’s expression darkened, and Su Daji spoke up in a solemn tone, “There are also people who escaped from Y City in the group. It seems… Y City has fallen.”
“What?!” Xu Song and Yue Zheng exchanged shocked glances, their eyes filled with disbelief.
Unlike the small L County, Y City had military troops stationed there for defense. Before everyone left, although many people had left the shelters, the troops, police, and their equipment were still there!
Luo Wen’an sighed. “It seems like it really fell. There were reports that on the day we left, maybe it was the 13th, a lot of mutated animals, especially mutated rats, attacked the city along with zombies. Many people who had taken refuge in their homes couldn’t defend against the broken doors and windows caused by the hail and the invading plants. When they tried to escape in the daylight, those plants that had just grown larger suddenly became aggressive. There were also many mutated cats and dogs preying everywhere… and they were feeding on human flesh.”
Su Daji nodded. “Those who were lucky enough to escape the city did so. It’s said that they could still hear gunfire from the city at night. I don’t know what the situation is now. I heard that people in areas close to the city can still receive radio signals, but there’s no news about the Y City shelter…”
No news about the shelter? Y City must have encountered a major disaster…
The mention of this incident weighed heavily on everyone’s hearts, and they continued walking in silence.
The group consisted of people of all ages, and except for the front where there were still vehicles, the rest were mostly on foot.
Not far ahead of Xu Song and the others, they could see a group of people walking alongside a large cat measuring four to five meters in length. Further away, they could spot the shadows of mutated large dogs. These animals seemed to have mutated but retained their memories as pets, staying close to their owners.
The team moved at a slow pace until evening, when the sky gradually darkened and they slowly came to a stop.
The five of them gathered together. None of them had brought tents or sleeping bags this time, so having a thick piece of clothing to get through the night was enough to make the people around them envious.
“We walked about five miles this afternoon, right?” Xu Song helped Yue Zheng stack firewood, feeling that they hadn’t covered as much distance as they did in the morning.
“At most five miles,” Yue Zheng took out some matches and started a fire.
“Ah! A lifesaver! We ran out of lighters long ago,” Luo Wen’an’s eyes lit up when he saw Yue Zheng starting the fire.
“You guys survived on what for the past two days?” Xu Song casually asked, but then he noticed the three of them wearing a resentful expression as they complained.
“Raw meat with blood.”
“Dried raw meat.”
“Fresh raw fish slices.”
“Dried raw fish slices…”
Seems like they had it tough?
“Here,” Yue Zheng casually threw the matchbox that had just been used to Luo Wen’an. He had collected around thirty to forty of them before leaving the city, emptying out the outdoor supplies store.
“Thank you, thank you,” Luo Wen’an carefully put away the matchbox, visibly touched.
“Ah, my parents used to scold and urge me to quit smoking, but now, under the pressure of survival, I’ve quit smoking without even intending to…”
Their food situation didn’t seem too great.
The fire was now burning brightly, and Xu Song stared at the three of them. “Is there someone in the convoy with a drug addiction?”
The three of them turned to him with a look of surprise. “Too bad the convoy has disbanded now, and we don’t know if their car made it here. Otherwise, you could have observed a drug addict firsthand.”
“Let’s see if we encounter one,” Xu Song nodded repeatedly.
Even though he attended university in City B, his university was one of the top-ranked ones in China, with a good academic atmosphere. His social circle was relatively pure, and he had never heard of anyone around him, be it classmates or friends, being involved with drugs.
Drug addiction wasn’t something that could be easily discerned just by looking at someone’s face, so upon hearing that there were people like that, he naturally became curious and wanted to see it for himself… and learn from it as a cautionary tale.
“Alright, we’ll add these gradually throughout the night. It should be enough to sustain us,” Yue Zheng hadn’t participated in the conversation among the “youngsters” the entire time. Now that the fire was going strong, he pulled out his backpack, “What are you guys planning to eat?”
“Oh, oh!” Luo Wen’an quickly took out the meat he had been carrying around his neck during the day. “This, is it still good? Shall we roast it?”
The three of them didn’t have any convenient food supplies. They had been relying on hunting for their meals these past few days, but fortunately, all three of them had abilities. With Luo Wen’an’s speed ability in particular, as long as they didn’t encounter a situation where the prey turned the tables, they would usually have a successful hunt.
Xu Song took out a small pot he had brought along, and Yue Zheng pondered over the food situation. He also remembered that Xu Song was still in a weakened state from blood loss, so it would be best to provide him with some nutrition…
“Woof, woof, woof!” A string of barking startled everyone. In an instant, their hands reached for their waist, pulling out their knives halfway.
A yellow and white mixed-color mutant dog happily carried something and ran towards the middle of the group. Two people stood up and approached the big dog.
“That dog goes out to hunt for food on its own every day,” Su Daji sighed with envy. “I had one at home too, a Siberian Husky, but it exploded and died on the day of the mutation…”
Even if it didn’t explode and die, after the mutation, it could turn its back on its owner and become a killer specifically hunting humans.
But after all, it was a dog he had raised himself, and the sight of it bursting into pieces and dying couldn’t be erased from his mind…
Poor pets 😳 Poor owners 😳 At least Xu Song has a cute tree pet 🌳 that didn’t explode or try to eat the duo… Thanks for the update ❤️❤️❤️
I’m a cat person, but I do like dogs.. so I’d be scarred for life watching puppy explosions.
Idk if I can take it if my pet turned in front of me.😭😭😭
… Poor dog…