Apocalypse: Last Traveler

This time, the land-air coordination was slightly different from before—a Chai Xin was added to the car roof.

Yao Wei certainly wouldn't trust Chai Xin's skills, even though Chai Xin was progressing towards becoming a Neo-Human.

So when Lu Xi'an was launching the drone, Yao Wei wanted to take Gou onto the car roof.

But Lu Xi'an stopped her, saying, "Wait, let me use Gou first."

Yao Wei had already exited the passenger seat and paused upon hearing this. Chai Xin on the roof looked at the Gou in Yao Wei's hand, feeling quite curious for a moment.

What do these two plan to do with Gou?

This Gou looks so useful!

They have so many treasures!

Lu Xi'an also got out of the car. Yao Wei handed the mechanical dog to Lu Xi'an and asked, "What are you going to do?"

Lu Xi'an first placed the mechanical dog on the car's hood, then walked to the back door, opened it, bent down to retrieve something, and said:

"I'll try using the Resonant Gene Scanner first, I forgot to check it in the city before."

As he spoke, he took out the Resonant Gene Scanner and placed it on the hood.

Chai Xin on the roof blinked; yet another unfamiliar treasure, these two are really impressive!

How did they get so many good things?!

Yao Wei asked, "Then why did you let the drone fly up?"

Oh right, there's this thing in the sky, is it called a drone chicken? Doesn't look like a chicken...

Chai Xin raised her head and looked at the machine with spinning propellers in the sky, pondering.

Lu Xi'an patted his forehead and said, "I forgot." He let Gou control the drone to come down first, then had Gou connect the Resonant Gene Scanner to the power.

After the Resonant Gene Scanner was powered on, the screen lit up, showing a map with four red dots. Chai Xin clicked her tongue in wonder and asked, "What is this?"

"The three of us, and that stone of yours."

Lu Xi'an replied briefly, then shut down the scanner, unplugged it, and packed it away.

In the county ahead, it was unclear if there were people, but there were certainly no Neo-Humans. With this knowledge, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei felt relieved.

When Chai Xin heard the words "the three of us" from Lu Xi'an, she froze for a moment, feeling somewhat lost, and thus didn't even ask why there was a stone involved.

Lu Xi'an returned to the car, while Yao Wei took Gou and jumped onto the car roof.

She still maintained her posture, placing Gou by her feet, drawing the bowstring, facing forward, with one foot on the car roof and the other on the tire, looking incredibly cool.

Originally sitting against the tire, Chai Xin suddenly had her eyes light up, looking at Yao Wei's back, full of admiration and envy, praising:

"Sister, you're amazing! I wish I could be like you!"

When she said amazing, she was naturally referring to the strength Yao Wei exhibited.

Yet, at this moment, what astonished her even more was Yao Wei's silhouetted figure, embodying a feeling of natural, graceful, strong, and powerful, a sight that easily conveyed strength and beauty.

—It's something her own figure lacked.

Yao Wei did not turn around; she just faced away from Chai Xin and calmly said, "You will be. You can help keep an eye on the rear."

She thought this young girl was evolving, and someday would be strong, without considering what the young girl actually wanted.

Could the hunched body and uneven teeth during evolution eventually be realigned?

Chai Xin naturally didn't know she was gradually evolving, nor would she consider such questions.

Comparing herself with Yao Wei, although somewhat self-conscious, upon hearing Yao Wei's reply "You will be," she shrugged a little, feeling a bit hopeless, but hearing Yao Wei's follow-up words, she was immediately delighted.

"Can I have the bow?"

Her eyes lit up as she asked.

When rescued from the flat houses in Mengxin City, those people returned her bow and arrows too.

Some arrows were missing; she couldn't help it, as she had been desperate when she went in, not saving them, feeling somewhat regretful in hindsight.

But fortunately, the remaining few were still enough.

Still, after boarding the car, she obediently handed over her bow and arrows for trust. Lu Xi'an took them and casually tossed the bow and quiver onto the car's back seat.

Upon hearing the conversation on the roof, Lu Xi'an didn't say much, just directly fetched the bow and arrows from the back and tossed them onto the roof.

Chai Xin was stunned for a moment, suddenly feeling a nasal congestion, her speech choking a bit as she said, "Thank… thank you."

She reached out to take the bow and arrows, slung the quiver over her back, then stood up, facing away from Yao Wei, drawing an arrow and nocking it onto the bowstring, facing backward.

So nice…

Seems like she's blending in with the two of them a bit.

Gaining their trust is really not easy!

Even though she would eventually leave the car, she felt happy about being a bit of their companion while on it.

Chai Xin felt a bit delighted, sensing the car shaking below her, moving over the bumpy broken road, watching the scenery recede on both sides, and suddenly feeling that the previously despicable monotonous endless grassland in the distance had become more endearing.

She subconsciously straightened her chest, wanting to stretch her spine, though finding it somewhat difficult.

Her bones seemed set, not allowing her to expand.

But it's okay, she was born like this, how could she become the person behind her?

To stand together with those behind her, guarding each other, even for just a short while, was already satisfying for her.

Grassland County seemed no different from Tongzhou County or Mengxin City's urban area, with wide roads, scattered houses, and stubborn weeds sprouting from the peeled-off walls, showing no unique characteristics.

Even the grassland outside the county, in this city full of grasslands, looked so ordinary, with no visible hints of causing diarrhea.

Lu Xi'an kept driving along the main road and finally found a gas station at the southern suburbs of the county to refill their not-yet-depleted fuel tank.

They remained safe and sound, with the drone flying in the sky, Yao Wei and Chai Xin on the car roof, and Lu Xi'an inside the car, none of them detected any disturbances.

This county was indeed as Chai Xin said, already a dead town.

Such dead towns were actually beneficial for Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei as they weren't eager to leave; they stayed for three days, scanning the area.

With Gou around, they always had the potential to discover things that others might miss.

When previously exploring areas frequently visited by others, having Gou gave them gains.

Radio, rice in the car, dehydrated vegetables and sausages, weren't these derived like this?

So even though Chai Xin said she had been here and there was nothing inside, they still carefully looked around.

Although indeed they found nothing significant over those three days, they felt reassured only after thoroughly investigating.

Otherwise, they would always feel like they missed something.

Even though Chai Xin had been following them earnestly, each time during the search, she also got off the roof to help.

Even though she had long been here and confirmed there was really nothing.

She didn't think there was anything wrong with Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei, instead pondering, no wonder these two could acquire so many treasures, it must be this indomitable spirit and perseverance that earned them such rewards, right?

These two are really impressive! I want to be as amazing as them!