Apocalypse: Last Traveler

This might be the answer—

In the former old world, the X-17 Strain studied in the manual was sent to Mengxin City and many other places with launch towers, and was released through these towers, knowing the extreme cold was inevitable.

Then, people began to change, or rather, to evolve, becoming resilient to cold, hunger, and able to adapt to such extreme cold, surviving even without heating protection in this terrifying chill.

And it wasn't just humans that underwent these changes. The hyenas, wild boars, packs of wolves, fish, and shrimp once encountered also passed through winter after winter in this cycle of day and night.

But what exactly happened in the world back then? People had long been aware of the coming winter, was it pure foresight? Or were there some preconditions for this event?

And these Neo-Humans today, according to the manual, were originally kept as a backup, but have now become the so-called Type A, B, and C Neo-Humans, preserved in this world.

What happened later that led people to activate the backup strain?

And the D-type—

Was this original type, also listed as a backup, ever present in this world?

Lu Xi'an suddenly thought of Chai Xin and the Fungus Stone.

The manual stated that the D-type original strain has serious instability, but once evolved successfully, the effects improve significantly, making it adaptable to extremely harsh environments.

Also, the compressed concentration extract of the "Type D-1" strain is the original D-type.

Could the Fungus Stone be the strain of the original D-type?

Thinking of what that woman said, most people would ulcerate and die in agony upon touching the Fungus Stone, but only Chai Xin was fine and became more formidable.

Does this show the severe instability of the original D-type? And that Chai Xin's condition was a successful evolution?

Or that continuous exposure would lead to eventual successful evolution...

The more Lu Xi'an thought about it, the more likely he felt this speculation was.

He cleared his mind, took a deep breath, and explained all the ideas he saw in the manual and inferred afterward to Yao Wei.

By this time, Yao Wei had already started the car and was driving south.

But to accommodate Lu Xi'an reading, she kept the vehicle steady, only shifting into third gear, so the driving speed wasn't fast.

Hearing Lu Xi'an's words, she suddenly stepped on the brake and said, "It could be... should we go to Mengxin City?"

Lu Xi'an asked, "Why, are you thinking of rescuing Chai Xin?"

He felt this wasn't like Yao Wei's usual style; she has always been cautious, why would she take a risk for an unrelated person?

However, Yao Wei shook her head and said, "No. I want to find that Resonant Scanner."

"Resonant Gene Scanner."

Lu Xi'an corrected Yao Wei's words.

"Yes, that's it."

Yao Wei nodded and said. She didn't understand what genes meant, but from what Lu Xi'an just said, it seemed important and related to Neo-Humans.

She continued, "According to you, that thing can not only detect Fungus Stones but is also likely to locate us.

"If we can get that thing, we can detect Neo-Humans in advance, can't we?

"That way, in the future, we can avoid Neo-Humans beforehand and won't have to worry about encountering situations like today."

Lu Xi'an's eyes lit up, unable to deny that Yao Wei made a lot of sense.

That Neo-Human wanted the Fungus Stone, maybe not necessarily to discover other Neo-Humans.

After all, holding the Fungus Stone seemed beneficial to their kind of Neo-Humans.

Putting that aside, the Resonant Gene Scanner was what mattered now.

For Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei, the biggest benefit of the Resonant Gene Scanner was indeed avoiding the risk of encountering Neo-Humans.

With such a device, it would indeed reduce a lot of trouble, greatly enhancing their safety.

"We killed that woman too early..."

He sighed and said, "We should have waited longer, asked about the situation in Mengxin City, and asked how big the Resonant Gene Scanner was and whether it could be loaded onto the car.

"That Neo-Human we killed didn't bring the Resonant Scanner, which indicates that its size is at least inconvenient to carry while walking.

"Or it might be fixed on the launch tower, unsuitable to be taken away. For us to take the Resonant Gene Scanner, all premises rely on it being car-friendly.

"If it's suitable, and there's not much danger in the city right now, we can make the trip.

"But if it's not suitable, it would be a wasted trip."

Yao Wei remained silent for a short while and then said, "It wouldn't be a wasted trip; at least we could rescue Chai Xin."

Lu Xi'an abruptly turned his head and gave Yao Wei a deep look.

For the second time, such words came from Yao Wei's mouth. Lu Xi'an could hardly believe it.

"You really want to rescue Chai Xin?!"

He asked.

Thankfully, Yao Wei shook her head again: "I think we should go, at least check it out.

"If we can discover Neo-Humans, then the scanner's function is too significant. Besides, didn't we already kill the Neo-Human in that city?"

"True..."

Lu Xi'an nodded, carefully deliberating and judging. "Previously, that woman said a Neo-Human went to Mengxin City urban area, and the one we encountered had the same ability type as she described.

"When she spoke to us and was killed by us, that Neo-Human chose to turn a blind eye, so they shouldn't be colluding to deceive us.

"And from the state where we were controlled by that Neo-Human, and the description in the manual, his control only targeted hormonal emotions, not to the extent of subtle words and actions.

"However, we can't rule out that what the woman said might be false, she might hold a grudge against us for killing her and her companion, concealing some facts, and trying to pit us against each other.

"Do you think she'd hide anything?"

Yao Wei said, "That Neo-Human might have other Neo-Human partners, like us."

Only this way could lead to their misjudgment, heading to Mengxin City, and then encountering the other side, taking a heavy hit.

Lu Xi'an nodded but then shook his head: "No. If there were other Neo-Human partners, why would that Neo-Human risk dealing with us alone?

"He's a Type C Neo-Human, with no chance in a direct confrontation, and even attacking us secretly involves considerable risk.

"In the end, he didn't even leave victory to himself, but handed it over to the pack of wolves he suspected would come."

So altogether, it's more likely the Neo-Human in Mengxin City urban area has been killed by them and that there are no other Neo-Humans, only Chai Xin and that woman's companion.

For the future, it's necessary to take a trip to Mengxin City urban area.