Apocalypse: Last Traveler

The place where Chai Xin was left is not far, driving there and back doesn't take much time.

However, by the time Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei drove back, a considerable amount of time had already passed.

The time was primarily wasted exploring Chai Xin's hideout.

They sent a drone for reconnaissance, followed by people to inspect the lair, search, open, and observe the things inside. They had to be responsible for themselves and ensure safety, which took more time.

Thus, Lu Xi'an didn't expect to see Chai Xin waiting at the spot when they returned.

He speculated that Chai Xin might still have expectations from them, hoping for their return after seeing the treasure, or forced by survival, had headed east according to his direction, back to Tongzhou County to vie for territory.

Hence, when they turned around and didn't see Chai Xin waiting there, Lu Xi'an wasn't surprised.

But the other scenes before them greatly surprised Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei—

The road ahead was still clean, a heavy snow had cleared everything, and even the wolf corpses were nowhere to be found.

But beyond the road, which should have been clean too, somehow had two more bodies.

Those two bodies: one had blood coming from the ear, the other had a pierced chest. Upon closer inspection, their necks were all tangled up, bloody and mangled, seemingly stabbed and stirred with a sharp object after being knocked down to prevent them from getting back up.

Thankfully, both bodies were male, not Chai Xin.

But this must be related to Chai Xin.

"Gou."

Lu Xi'an issued another command to the mechanical dog, which immediately controlled the drone to fly out.

During this day, both the mechanical dog and the drone had done a lot of work.

Luckily, Lu Xi'an had a phobia of running out of battery. Every time the drone finished flying, he would connect the machine to the mechanical dog for a charge, to ensure it could fly next time in case of urgency.

If not, the drone would indeed need to recharge before taking off this time, wasting time.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei each picked up their weapons, waiting inside the car, and only got out once the drone returned and Gou confirmed there were no people nearby.

Quickly walking to one of the bodies, Lu Xi'an squatted down to observe, while Yao Wei held a pistol for vigilance.

This body had a hole in the chest. The chaotic wounds on the neck didn't need much examination; the damage was too severe to glean anything.

But the hole in the chest was somewhat regular.

"Does this look like an arrow wound?"

Lu Xi'an asked Yao Wei.

Yao Wei lowered her head, scrutinizing the hole in the chest for a moment, and replied, "Hmm."

The chest wasn't completely pierced through, but the blood had dyed the entire chest red. Lu Xi'an noticed the clothing around the chest had been purposefully cut open, with the wound showing signs of a heavy cut along its edges, flesh turned outward, exposing blood vessels and bones.

Lu Xi'an immediately understood; someone had shot this person with an arrow, then carefully skinned the flesh to extract the arrow, wary of damaging it.

Back then, when Yao Wei extracted arrows from the wild boar, she did the same. Lu Xi'an felt that when Yao Wei shot at the boar, she also held back the force, ensuring she could down the prey while minimizing damage to the arrows.

Whoever killed the person in front also cherished their arrows, just like Yao Wei.

"Do you think it's Chai Xin?"

Lu Xi'an asked.

Recalling how Chai Xin shot at the wolf pack, and considering her ability to scare them away with a shout, Lu Xi'an was convinced the girl's archery skills were undoubtedly strong.

He went to check the other body, bent down to examine the ear, and discovered the blood hole was right in the ear canal. The edges of the ear had also been cut several times due to the awkward placement compared to the chest.

Lu Xi'an thought, if this really was Chai Xin, then she truly was confident in her archery.

Not wanting to waste arrows, she aimed for the head. Not just any part of the head but specifically targeted the ear canal.

If she accidentally hit the bone and skewed the arrow, wouldn't Chai Xin feel heartbroken?

"Probably."

Yao Wei also made a judgment.

Lu Xi'an carefully searched the bodies but found nothing useful, be it weapons, food, or items proving identity.

It stood to reason that if there were such things, they would have already been taken by Chai Xin or others.

In these times, who would kill someone without searching the body? Leaving the corpse for wolves had become a luxury.

"Phew..."

Lu Xi'an stood up, no longer bothering with the bodies on the ground. He looked around and said, "So, Chai Xin fought these two people and then left?

"Or apart from these two, there were others, and the battlefield has moved elsewhere?

"Or perhaps Chai Xin was captured?"

He voiced all directions the plot could develop toward, but when Yao Wei heard the third direction, she shook her head, saying, "Impossible."

"Why?"

Lu Xi'an asked.

Yao Wei replied, "Her skills are more formidable than ordinary people. For others, she's too dangerous. Ordinary people wouldn't think to capture her instead of kill her."

Lu Xi'an assumed Yao Wei had begun to liken Chai Xin to herself.

After all, although Chai Xin wasn't a Neo-Human, her current skills probably far exceeded those of normal people. For ordinary people, treating Chai Xin as a Neo-Human made sense.

Consider if you encountered ordinary people; in this harsh world, would ordinary people dare to devise a way to capture you, rather than trying to kill you?

Well...

If it were up to him, such a disparity in strength would make him too scared to kill, opting to flee first.

"Gou, go check if there are any signs of battle or markings of people leaving nearby."

Lu Xi'an issued another command, and then began searching the area himself.

Yao Wei did the same, vigilantly holding her gun while checking the surroundings.

But after looking for a while, they found nothing. Even Gou and the drone only found traces of blood near the two bodies, with no signs elsewhere.

The battle here seemed very brief, ended in the shortest time, ultimately resulting in Chai Xin's victory.

Lu Xi'an could only make a temporary guess from the scene that there weren't many people who came to fight Chai Xin, perhaps only two, or maybe a few more.

But upon witnessing Chai Xin's formidable combat power, the others were terrified and ran away, and Chai Xin didn't pursue them.

—Of course, these were all hypothetical.

"Who do you think these people are?"

Lu Xi'an asked.

After confirming with Yao Wei that they couldn't find anyone there, they returned to the car.

Upon sitting in the car, Yao Wei contemplated for a moment and then answered, "Mengxin City."