#793 - Chapter 793: So Cautious?

In another location within Shintai City.

A car was slowly driving down a certain national highway.

It was Yao Lei and Team Leader Li.

Having set out in the early morning, they had arrived here.

However, after entering this area, they noticed something was amiss.

"Team Leader, this road is blocked again! There are so many obstacles here, and the highway is blocked too. We can't drive fast at all!"

Yao Lei, who was driving, couldn't help but complain to Li Bowen, who was sitting in the passenger seat.

Who could argue with that?

After entering this city, she had repeatedly encountered large obstacles blocking the road. She didn't know if these were blockages caused by the previous chaotic mutations or something someone had created later, but in any case, the journey was extremely difficult.

She couldn't remember how many times she had been forced to detour due to road obstructions.

Those large obstacles were simply impossible for two people to move.

Although the team leader was a power-type evolver, his injuries had not yet healed, and it wouldn't be good to have him get out of the car to move those large objects all the time.

Today, his body had recovered even more. He could walk normally without any problems, and as long as he didn't use too much force that would cause his wounds to rupture, he was just like a normal person.

So they could only try to detour as much as possible.

In addition, Yao Lei was unfamiliar with the roads here, resulting in her still wandering around Shintai City even after a whole morning.

"Be careful, I feel like something's not right!"

Sitting in the passenger seat, Team Leader Li looked at the surrounding scenery with a stern gaze, as if guarding against any danger that might appear at any moment.

As the Green Source Captain who often went out to perform missions, and as a human who had evolved, his sixth sense was more acute than ordinary people.

After hearing this, Yao Lei naturally drove even more carefully, not daring to run over any obstacles, big or small, to avoid any unexpected situations.

And so it went.

The time was approaching noon, and they finally seemed to be reaching the other side of Shintai City.

After passing through a few more small towns, they would be almost out of Shintai City's territory.

Just then, Team Leader Li, who had been sitting in the passenger seat, suddenly focused his gaze and looked at a "person" sitting by the roadside ahead!

"Team Leader! There seems to be someone there!"

Yao Lei, who was focused on driving, also saw it!

Not far ahead of them, there was a suspicious person sitting!

As for why they were suspicious, it was naturally because they weren't sure if it was a living person.

It was a thin figure, kneeling on the side of the road with their hands hanging down and their head lowered, unable to see their expression.

This situation didn't look normal at all!

Zombies were less likely to stay outdoors in the sunlight during the day, but it wasn't completely impossible.

But if it was really a zombie, it would have run over long ago after hearing the sound of the car.

So the figure in front was either alive or dead.

"Be careful! We'll drive past and ignore them!"

Team Leader Li made the following decision after thinking for less than two seconds.

In this situation, it was best not to be nosy, regardless of whether it was a living person or an ambush.

Yao Lei nodded solemnly.

The car continued to move forward, and soon came to a point not far from the figure.

At this time, Team Leader Li could see clearly.

Kneeling by the roadside was a boy of about fourteen or fifteen years old!

He seemed to hear the sound of the car and looked up, revealing a pair of listless, desperate eyes.

Coupled with his tattered clothes and a face full of dirt but still showing delicate features, he actually gave people a pitiful feeling.

Of course, Yao Lei only felt a moment of pity in her heart. As someone who often went out to perform missions and had seen all kinds of tragic situations, she wouldn't really stop to offer help.

Any survivors who were not related to them should fend for themselves. They had no obligation to lend a helping hand.

The car quickly approached the boy. There were several houses on both sides of this section of the road, as well as some miscellaneous debris.

The exterior didn't look dangerous.

There were also no nails or tire-puncturing devices on the ground that could damage the car.

This was also the reason why the two decided not to detour again because of the appearance of this figure.

"Save me!"

Just as Yao Lei was planning to drive past like this, the expected cry for help appeared!

But she merely narrowed her eyes, and her right foot on the accelerator did not release, continuing to drive forward at the set speed.

Having decided not to save him, she would not change her mind because of a single sentence.

"Don't drive any further! There's an ambush by the Fire Knife Gang over there! If you go any further, you'll die!"

Seemingly seeing that the car in front didn't intend to stop, the boy shouted out words that made Yao Lei and Li Bowen narrow their eyes!

An ambush ahead!?

What's the situation?

The script isn't right!?

Why was it this boy who was warning them of danger ahead? Shouldn't he himself be the danger?

Squeak——

After driving a little further, Yao Lei still exchanged glances with the team leader and stopped the car.

The situation was a bit strange.

This figure who suddenly appeared on the road out of Shintai City was actually warning them of danger ahead.

Should they continue driving forward or believe the boy's words?

For a moment, it seemed like a difficult problem was placed before the two of them.

"Team Leader, should we go ask the boy? Or just drive past?"

Yao Lei couldn't make up her mind and thought it best to ask the team leader's opinion.

Li thought for a moment and then said:

"Let's ask this person what's going on first. Don't get the car too close. Let's maintain a certain distance and ask directly like this."

This was the relatively safe method he had come up with.

Yao Lei nodded, turned around, and poked her head out to ask the boy in the left rear corner:

"Who are you? Why are you telling us we can't go ahead!? What's your purpose!?"

These were the three soul-searching questions.

The boy, who had stood up, was stunned. His listless gaze slightly focused as he looked at the woman who was poking her head out and asking him questions.

He had been keeping his head down, thinking that after hearing his words, the people in this car would either drive over or continue driving forward.

And it was another woman.

Another?

The boy didn't think too much and continued to speak.

"That's the headquarters of the Fire Knife Gang. If you go any further, you'll be caught by them. They're a very bad survivor group around here!"

He just kept saying these inexplicable words, making Yao Lei not know how to continue questioning him.

What was his purpose?

Why was he kneeling by the roadside, and why did he say those words of warning?

All of this seemed full of strangeness.

Yao Lei and Li exchanged glances, and finally, the two discussed and prepared to leave this place first.

Regardless of whether they believed the boy or not, continuing to drive forward didn't seem like a good choice.

But they could choose to avoid this road and continue to detour.

The car started again, turned around, and began to drive in the opposite direction.

".......?"

Seemingly realizing that the car had listened to his words and didn't continue to drive forward, but instead ignored him and turned around to run away....

Were they that cautious...?

(End of this chapter)