Chapter 1748 A Man and a Woman Seeking Help
Li Luo's gaze sharpened instantly, and she subconsciously sat up straight.
They were a man and a woman, both looking to be in their early twenties, the most vibrant age of their lives, yet they were covered in wounds.
The boy's windbreaker was torn in several deep cuts, the edges were worn rough and white, as if it had been torn by the claws of a zombie. His exposed arm was covered with dried, scab-like dark red bloodstains mixed with grayish mud. Several fresh scratches were still red, and the tender flesh inside could be vaguely seen.
The girl's long hair was sticky and messy on her sweaty cheeks, with a few dry grasses and small pebbles tangled in the ends. There were bruises and abrasions on her forehead, with blood still dripping, which slid down her cheeks and congealed into small blood spots on her chin. There were also tear stains at the corners of her eyes. She looked so disheveled that it tugged at one's heartstrings.
Their chests heaved violently as they gasped for breath, as if they had just escaped from the brink of death; their breaths vanished in the cool air.
Their lips were cracked and peeling, and there were several small cuts of blood at the corners of their mouths. Every breath they took was accompanied by a slight stinging sensation.
What is most shocking is their eyes.
Filled with the bewilderment of surviving a disaster and an extreme urgency, they stared intently at the slowly approaching convoy, like a drowning person grasping at the last straw in a vast ocean, their undisguised yearning almost overflowing from their eyes.
"Wait! Please wait a moment!" The boy waved frantically at the convoy as he staggered forward, his backpack strap slipping from his shoulder to his arm, revealing the clearly defined contents inside, which looked like medicine or emergency supplies.
His steps were unsteady, clearly indicating that he had exhausted most of his strength; every step felt like he was draining his life force. "You're going to the Youzhou base, right? Please, please show us the way! We know a shortcut that will save you at least an hour!"
The girl followed behind, her legs sore from running, her knees buckling and she nearly fell. She staggered and grabbed onto a section of broken wall to steady herself, her voice heavy with sobs, broken and barely audible:
"We...we've gotten separated from our teammates and encountered a horde of zombies. If we can't find a car soon, we really...we really won't be able to get back! Please, please help us!"
Li Luo's brows furrowed instantly, her first reaction being resistance.
In the years she has lived in the post-apocalyptic world, she has seen many traps that use "call for help" as bait.
Some were looters disguised as refugees, luring passing groups closer before suddenly attacking them;
Some of them are infected with the zombie virus and want to drag others down with them;
Others were spies from hostile forces, using hitchhiking as a pretext to gather intelligence.
The convoy's journey to the Youzhou base was primarily to escort the zombie virus reagent, which was crucial for subsequent antiviral research, and no mistakes could be tolerated.
The more unknown person there is, the more variables there are, and the more likely it is to bring unpredictable risks to the reagents. She absolutely did not want to cause any unnecessary trouble, and she was even less willing to let her teammates and this heavy mission fall into any unknown danger.
She subconsciously looked at Lu Jingcheng in the driver's seat, wanting to say, "Don't stop, just go," but the moment the words were on her lips, she saw Lu Jingcheng's eyes narrow and he had already subconsciously stepped on the brake.
The armored vehicle's braking system emitted a slight hiss as it slowly came to a stop. The vehicles behind it followed suit, braking in turn. The roar of the engines gradually subsided, leaving only the young couple's rapid breathing and tearful pleas on the highway, which were exceptionally clear amidst the empty ruins.
