Apocalypse: Last Traveler

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei didn't find much.

The three people who died in the station house had nothing on them besides their clothes. It seems that Fa really only used them as messengers and hostages, making sure they didn't have any valuable items with them.

In addition, there was a lighter on Fa, a pile of firewood in the corner, a wild dog carcass with its blood drained and no further processing done, and a metal barrel filled with over half a barrel of gasoline.

When Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei first entered Tongzhou County, they heard the sounds of a hunt; the prey was a dog.

For safety's sake, they avoided the hunters then, but now it seems the hunters were from this gas station.

One of them should have been Liang Si, but the other is unknown.

No matter who it was, Lu Xi'an thought it was certainly not Liang San.

Before betraying each other, Liang San and Liang Si were the basis of Fa's force, and Lu Xi'an didn't think Fa would send both out to hunt.

That kid would at least keep one person around.

Hmm...

It seemed like there was a somewhat old voice at the time, was it that guy in the station house?

Lu Xi'an glanced at the person who had died but came out earlier to carry Fa back, and made a judgment in his mind.

As for the metal barrel, it should be the one Liang Si mentioned, left behind after being ambushed by a Neo-Human who was getting gasoline.

This indicates that the Neo-Human filled up at the gas station, so there should be something else here.

"Gou."

Lu Xi'an called the mechanical dog over to help search. But the mechanical dog circled around and still found nothing.

Only when Lu Xi'an was about to give up, and left the station house with Yao Wei, the dog's eyes suddenly lit up and shone towards a corner.

There was the station house's toilet, an outdoor latrine with a terrible stench. Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei held their breath as they passed by the toilet door; inside, the pit had long since overflowed with cracked filth, making people reluctant to step in.

Outside the pit, a scattered skeleton lay about, arms not in their places, legs not where they should be. Lu Xi'an could even see human teeth marks on it.

He could imagine what had happened here but didn't want to dwell on it.

Next to the skeleton, Lu Xi'an finally found what he was looking for—

It was an electronic device that had long since shattered, with pieces of plastic casing and scattered wires everywhere. Despite this, Lu Xi'an could tell it was similar to the "power bank" in Yao Wei's hand.

It seems that the group didn't manage to get this treasure from the Neo-Human who died; did that Neo-Human decide to smash the power bank rather than let it fall into their hands?

But if they were going to smash the power bank, why not smash the oil barrel too? And why was this thing in the toilet like the skeleton?

It was incomprehensible, as past events couldn't be replayed like a video, remaining a mystery.

Since the power bank was already broken, and his idea of scavenge was gone, Lu Xi'an didn't bother to investigate this past event that was meaningless to him. He said, "Let's go," and left with Yao Wei.

"How do we leave?"

After loading the dog meat into the car and getting in, Yao Wei asked Lu Xi'an.

Lu Xi'an replied, "When I was questioning Liang Si — the one who still had a bit of life in him earlier — he said Fa had three groups of partners, one at the South Street supermarket, one at the North Street Tongzhou Hotel, and one at the Plaza District.

"It's best for us to avoid these three places and avoid encountering them. Let's find a way to leave Tongzhou County.

"Can you check if these three places are marked on the map?"

Yao Wei obediently took out World Map One to have a look.

After opening the page for Tongzhou County and looking it over, Yao Wei said, "The supermarket isn't marked, but the Plaza District and Tongzhou Hotel are.

"The Plaza District is to the east. If we turn around here, cross an intersection, and turn north, we'll get there.

"The Tongzhou Hotel is further north along the road we were on before."

After hearing Yao Wei, Lu Xi'an immediately started the car, stepped on the gas, and drove west along the current road.

He said, "In that case, if we head west along this road, we're most likely to only run into the people from Tongzhou Hotel.

"Alternatively, if this place is far from Tongzhou Hotel, they won't hear gunshots, and we won't encounter anyone, which would be ideal.

"To be on the safe side, let's take the original route back to the other gas station and then exit the city. This way, we can avoid the risk of ambushes with roadblocks."

Actually, he didn't think the risk in Tongzhou County was significant.

The people here were far inferior compared to Yubei City.

No cars, no guns, just a brat with a fighting spirit and ruthless cunning ruling the area. The feats Luo Ping accomplished in Fengcheng County, Lu Xi'an believed that he and Yao Wei could replicate here.

But it was unnecessary.

They had ample resources and had just refueled the car, so it was better to continue on. It wasn't worth taking even the smallest risk with these people.

Moreover, if there were any problems, engaging with these people would consume bullets, which would be a waste.

From Yao Wei's expression, she might be heartbroken if they hadn't found some new bullets on Fa.

"Hmm."

Yao Wei responded with a sound, but her eyes remained outside the window, still vigilant.

What they say about putting all one's effort into a simple task, like hunting a rabbit, was exemplified in someone like Yao Wei.

Previously, she had only slightly relaxed when questioning Fa, and when Fa turned on her, she unhesitatingly broke his arm and snapped his leg.

Given the current state of force in the city, she probably had a grasp of it, but that didn't mean she'd relax.

Lu Xi'an felt that he might have been influenced by Yao Wei, given his current cautiousness.

As they reached the intersection they had turned at earlier, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei immediately heard some commotion.

Just as the map indicated, it came from the direction of Tongzhou Hotel.

Yao Wei pointed her gun toward the source of the noise, and sure enough, shadows quickly darted to the side, hiding away.

Then in a flash, Lu Xi'an steered the car south, leaving the figures with just the car's tail.

Once the car had driven far away, seven people finally emerged from the north side of the intersection.

They had all hidden behind the shelter of roadside houses; each was disheveled and emaciated, clearly no match for Liang San and Liang Si.

"I told you! That was definitely gunfire, fired by the people in the car!"

"Okay, okay, your hearing is great, all right? None of us heard it, only you did."

"Do you think Fa might have been shot dead by that person?"

"I don't know."

"Hope he was shot dead; that bastard kid is the worst in all of Tongzhou!"

"Enough talking, hurry up and go! If Fa, that bastard, really is dead, then it's a great chance for us!"

"Hope the people in the car left us something, right? They figured their own food today, so we don't have to pay tribute, right? Liang San has a bow and arrows; he'll surely bring back good stuff."

"It doesn't matter if they didn't leave anything. They already have a car and guns, so they won't be craving human flesh. They can leave Fa and his people to us."

"Quick, quick, don't let the supermarket and district people get there first!"

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