Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 159 Raise your hands
After leaving Gu County and heading south, there was another uphill road that led into a mountain.

But fortunately, the mountain is not too high, and there is no need to walk around the mountain. You just need to go through a few tunnels.

Yao Wei looked at the map. The mountain was called Jianwei Mountain. There were eleven tunnels of varying lengths, named the Jianwei Mountain Tunnel Group.

After exiting the Jianweishan Tunnel Group, you still have to walk a distance and pass two villages before you can leave Jianshan City and reach the next city.

However, Lu Xian and Yao Wei had to stop before they reached the first tunnel in the tunnel complex.

Halfway up the mountain, they encountered a landslide. Rocks that had been rising on both sides of the road had suddenly rolled down in large pieces, covering the highway.

It looks like the landslide is quite large and has occurred for quite some time. The soil and rocks that have submerged the road have become solidified, and it seems difficult to move them.

“Why is this road so difficult to follow?”

Lu Xian sighed and said, "I wonder if this has anything to do with the earthquake in Gu County?"

Yao Wei’s answer was still “I don’t know”.

The two had no choice but to return the same way they came.

After getting in the car and turning around, Yao Wei opened the "World Atlas 1" and looked at it with Lu Xian.

She pointed to the east of Gu County above and said, "There is a rural road in this village that can go behind the fourth tunnel.

"In the past, I walked up the mountain east of this village."

Lu Xian took a look and saw that the village was called Dongshidian Village, and the mountain to the east was Xiaoxianweng Mountain. To the east of Xiaoxianweng Mountain was Jiangbei City.

Jiangbei City borders Pingchuan City to the north. If Lu Xian and Yao Wei cross Xiaoxianweng Mountain and reach Jiangbei City, they can reach Pingchuan City by walking north for a while.

Lu Xian said: "Then we might as well go to Jiangbei City and go from Jiangbei City. Then go up Jianwei Mountain from Dongshidian Village. I really don't know if we can get through. What if the tunnel collapses?"

Yao Wei shook her head and said, "If you encounter a collapse, you must retreat. Even if you go around the east side of Pingchuan City, you can't go to Jiangbei City. Jiangbei City is very chaotic and there are very powerful new humans.

"My mother told me that I must not go to Jiangbei City no matter what. It's too dangerous there."

Lu Xian looked at the map again. To the east of Pingchuan City is Chuandong City. If you go down from Chuandong City and don’t cross Jiangbei, you can only reach Linhai City.

The distance looks very far. I don’t know how long it will take to drive there.

Lu Xian sighed and couldn't help but complain: "This road..."

Yao Wei said, "We really can't leave Jiangbei City."

"Well, it's up to you."

Lu Xian didn't make any random comments.

He knew nothing about the world, so wouldn't it be foolish to offer suggestions? On matters like this, it's better to listen to Yao Wei's advice; it's relatively safer.

So Lu Xian stepped on the accelerator and drove back.

The road leading to Dongshidian Village is on the north side of Gu County. There is a fork in the road, which leads to a small road that is almost occupied by weeds.

At that time, Lu Xian took a look and wondered if this road was still passable, but he didn't expect that he would have to go back and take that road now.

He suggested another matter to Yao Wei: "There's that weirdo in the east, so we can't go any further. The road to the west is blocked, so why don't we go through the city?
"I don't think the ditch has an end. Let's go into the city and make a few turns. We'll eventually get to the north."

On this matter, he still has some qualifications to express his opinions.

Yao Wei nodded and said, "Okay."

The two drove back, and when they were about to enter the city, Yao Wei climbed onto the roof of the car again, carrying the dog and flying the drone.

Lu Xian drove into the city and soon arrived at the place where tall buildings blocked the road.

There was a crack on the road, which was wide on the west and narrow on the east. After the building collapsed, it was embedded in the ditch, blocking the way for cars.

Yao Wei looked from the roof of the car. The collapsed buildings all over the city actually gave her a much wider view. She could see the situation to the east at a glance and said, "Go east. There's an intersection. You can go north."

When Lu Xian heard Yao Wei's voice in the car, he immediately turned the steering wheel and took a narrow road to the east. When he reached the intersection, he was about to turn north again.

But just as he turned the corner, light suddenly shone from the dog's eyes on the roof of the car, shining towards the roadside ahead.

That place seemed to be a street-side shop in the old world. Now the shop has collapsed, but there is still a section of low wall standing. The collapsed houses surrounding the low wall have formed ruins, which has become the best cover.

Lu Xian's heart skipped a beat when he saw a figure suddenly jump out from behind the ruins. Who else could it be but the man who came out of the coffin on East Ring Road before?

"call out--"

Yao Wei on the roof shot an arrow without saying a word, and the arrow directly pierced the man's shoulder.

That person was indeed not an ordinary person, just like the old tree and the man riding the fish. He was strange at first glance.

Yao Wei shot an arrow, which was definitely aimed at the vital point, but the man actually dodged it.

This speed is not as fast as that of the new humans, but it is a bit faster than the hyenas that Yu encountered in Taipei City.

However, after being shot, the man did not fight back, and he had no intention of attacking from the beginning. He ran directly to the middle of the road with the arrow wound on his shoulder, knelt down in front of the car, raised his hands and said, "Good stuff! There is good stuff!"

The good habits developed in his previous life made Lu Xian subconsciously step on the brakes.

The car stopped a little distance away from the man.

Lu Xian reacted and immediately wanted to release the brake and step on the accelerator, just to run over the weirdo.

But when the strange man knelt down and raised his hands and shouted "There is something good", the thing he was holding in his hand fell beside him and fell flat on the ground, which immediately attracted the attention of Lu Xian and Yao Wei.

That thing was a plastic jug. Judging from its shape, the label on it, and the dull, heavy sound it made when it fell, the contents pressed against the plastic bucket. It made Lu Xian think it was like motor oil.

Lu Xian couldn't step on the accelerator anymore. This thing was really a good thing for Lu Xian and Yao Wei.

Yao Wei's car is unusual and can still run in today's world, but it does have quite a few problems, such as the engine making a loud noise while driving and high fuel consumption.

Lu Xian guessed that it was because the car was specially prepared for the end of the world, so the quality of each part on it was far superior to ordinary ones. But no matter how extraordinary the parts were, they would still wear out.

When Lu Xian was driving, he would listen to the groaning sound of the engine and would always worry from time to time whether the car would break down and stop, and would never be able to move forward.

If there was a bucket of motor oil to lubricate the car, the situation would probably be much better.

So when he saw that the car would run over the oil barrel if it went any further, Lu Xian quickly stepped on the brakes again.

Yao Wei on the roof of the car did not shoot the second arrow. I wonder if she had the same idea as me?

It should be...

This person's steps were unsteady and he looked very old. Although the speed he just burst out was far beyond that of an ordinary person, it was still far behind that of the new humans.

Moreover, he did not sweat, launch a sneak attack, or hide, so it should have nothing to do with Type C or Type D. As for Type B, with the strength he showed, Lu Xian and Yao Wei do not need to be afraid.

So... maybe we don't need to be too anxious to escape from here, and try to get that barrel of engine oil first... right?

But why does the dog think this person is dangerous?
Lu Xian thought seriously, and stared at the person in front of him for several times. Seeing that he was skinny and festering all over, he made some judgments in his heart -

Maybe Gou Zi noticed something abnormal about this person. After the Liangcheng County reservoir incident, he increased his judgment of the danger level of people like Lao Shu and the fish rider.

Therefore, after discovering that this person was hiding in the coffin under the rubble, they warned Lu Xian and Yao Wei.

Or perhaps, had the dog mistaken the coffin for the secret compartment he'd discovered earlier? And when Yao Wei asked if there was any danger, the dog's eyes lit up because of the strange person inside?
Lu Xian was sure of his judgment that this person's physical fitness was far inferior to that of ordinary new humans, and even inferior to that of the fish-riding man outside the Liangcheng County Reservoir.

——Looking back now, the fish-riding man relied entirely on the big fish and the brown bear. Lu Xian felt that he was only slightly better than the man in front of him.

Perhaps it is really because of his long stay in the Liang River, the taming of big fish and brown bears, that makes him look stronger than the new humans in Mengxin City.

The reason the newcomer from Mengxin City was shot in the vitals by Yao Wei was because his posture was wrong, lying on the ground, making it difficult for him to move smoothly. Furthermore, Yao Wei's attack was so sudden that he had no time to react.

If he ran like the man in front of him, or if he kept an eye on Lu Xian and Yao Wei like the fisherman on the reservoir, he would probably be able to avoid the vital points.

But the dog's warning is real.

Before, when we were on the East Outer Ring Road, the dog's eyes lit up for a moment and it even saw this strange man from inside the coffin.

Now this person is hiding behind the ruins, his vision is blocked, and the dog still specifically scanned it, which is enough to prove that it is still dangerous.

So Lu Xian felt that no matter what, he should remain vigilant.

"You stand back."

Yao Wei said on the roof.

It seems that she has the same idea as Lu Xian. She wants to threaten the man to move away and then go down to get the barrel of gasoline.

Lu Xian had originally planned to do so, but now seeing Yao Wei's instructions, he stopped and took care of the car, leaving the outside matters to Yao Wei.

The man was obedient. After hearing Yao Wei's words, he stood up and slowly backed away. As he backed away, his arms remained raised high above his head, as if to reassure the two people on the roof of the car.

"You're driving here, coming from the north, right? There's only one road from the north of Jianshan that leads to Gu County. You must be coming from Liangcheng County, right?"

The man backed away, staring at the car and speaking very quickly.

He seemed to be afraid that if he spoke too slowly, he would not have the chance to speak. He stared at the people on the roof of the car with extremely focused eyes, "Have you ever passed by the reservoir east of Liangcheng? Have you seen anyone there?

"That guy is about the same age as me, and a lot of his skin has fallen off. Is that skin still hanging on his body?
“I don’t have any other intentions, I just want to use this thing to exchange for an answer to this question.

"This is motor oil, new stuff from the Old World, so it's safe to keep it for now. You guys drive cars, so you must really need this stuff."

Having said so much, he had already retreated a long way.

Yao Wei felt that it was about time, so she jumped off the roof of the car.

She also learned Lu Xian's garbage picking process. Before picking up the plastic bucket, she let the dog take a look at it first. After confirming that there was no problem, she bent down to pick it up.

While doing these things, she never took her eyes off the strange man.

In the car, Lu Xian's eyes were always on that man.

Lu Xian had rolled down the driver's seat window, holding a wheel spoke in his left hand, with his arm resting on the window. If the situation went wrong, he could easily swing his hand and shoot out the spoke.

Now that he has become a Type A new human, both hands seem to have become dominant, and he is very skillful and accurate when throwing things.

"Do you know that person?"

Lu Xian asked.

"Yes, of course I know him. Just by looking at me, you should know that we definitely know each other. We look similar."

The man suddenly became excited and answered hurriedly.

When he heard Lu Xian say this, he immediately confirmed that the two people in the car had seen the person he was talking about. After he finished answering, he hurriedly asked, "You have seen him, right? How is he?"

"he died."

Lu Xian said.

While speaking, Lu Xian looked at Yao Wei out of the corner of his eye.

Yao Wei had already picked up the barrel of oil and walked back.

"Click——"

The passenger door opened, and Yao Wei placed the bucket of oil on the car. Then she saw the man slumped down, mumbling, "Dead...dead..."

While muttering to himself, the man's hands dropped unconsciously, then he suddenly reacted and raised them again.

(End of this chapter)