Chapter 319

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

Leaning sideways, sitting crosswise in the front passenger seat, Shen Yao was still dazed.

But compared to when she first got in the car, Shen Yao was clearly stronger now.

Wei's father's driving style was very similar to Wei Mingyu's, always steady and moderate, just like him; at first glance there seemed nothing different, but his expression secretly held many thoughts.

Behind them, Wei's mother held Wei Chengning, the child already lying asleep on the seat, a coat covering his head, wrapping him up.

Wei's mother placed her hand on Wei Chengning, patting him haphazardly now and then.

Rumble—

The vehicle moved forward, only a few meters from the leading off-road vehicle, but the shadowy atmosphere around them added a touch of terror.

Wei's mother turned her body, gazing out the window; what should have been darkness was made bright as day by the surrounding light over the whole mountain road.

Whoosh—

A dazzling white streak flashed by, making Wei's mother's uneasy heart jump. Her hand shaking as she patted Wei Chengning, Wei's mother called out to Wei's father who was driving, "That thing, it seems to be coming."

Uncertain yet afraid to confirm, Wei's mother shrank back, turning her head away.

But the instant she turned and looked away, a monkey face covered in white fur pressed tightly against the window, baring a pair of greasy yellow teeth; looking closely, one could even see blood and bits of flesh between its teeth.

Wei's father:...

Wei's father subconsciously stepped on the accelerator, shaking off the Swift Wind Monkey clinging to the rearview mirror, then backhandedly dialed Wei Mingyu's satellite phone, not caring whether his movements would wake Shen Yao in the passenger seat.

Shen Yao's head ached, as if a blunt weapon kept striking her head, as if trampled by millions of feet, hurting so much she trembled and curled up uncontrollably.

Her tightly closed eyes slowly opened, her scattered vision focusing back.

Shen Yao looked up and saw a monkey, its movements slightly sluggish, appear on the road that should have been empty; monkeys leapt out from both sides of the mountain range, then silently merged into the darkness not far away.

Wei's father drove; unlike Shen Yao's reckless charging, after hanging up he returned to his original speed, choosing to crush the Swift Wind Monkeys ahead regardless of whether they dodged, his expression blank.

The smell of blood seemed to drift in from outside the window; Shen Yao smelled that nauseating stench, especially the specks sprayed out, impossible to ignore.

Tonight's Swift Wind Monkeys were a few more than last night's.

When dawn broke in the distance and sunlight penetrated the cloud layer onto the earth, the car fleet at the front stopped as scheduled.

Shen Yao got out of the car; after resting one night, her mental state was much better.

Wei Minzhi, Wei's mother, and the three children all vomited to varying degrees after getting out; Wei's father and Wei Mingyu took out water buckets and water to clean the vehicle.

Shen Yao left the vehicle a few steps, came to an open place and looked forward, then turned and pulled Wei Mingyu over.

"Look quickly, that's the Swift Wind Monkey group," following the direction Shen Yao pointed, there was a group of monkeys sitting or lying down, obediently occupying their spots, blocking these outsiders.

"We've reached their tribe; today we'll rest in the car," so that if an accident happened they wouldn't have time to dodge, causing unnecessary damage.

"The officials are setting up gun turrets," all portable weapons, at most a few arm-spans wide; compared to the immovable rocket launchers outside Rimu City, these now seemed mini and cute.

"I don't know if they can withstand the Swift Wind Monkeys' attack; let's go back."

Wei Mingyu didn't look again, but pulled Shen Yao and turned to leave; they couldn't offer any help anyway, and protecting themselves without adding trouble to the officials was already their limit.

When they returned, Wei's father was still washing the car; the clean water bucket had changed color and carried a nauseating smell.

Wei's mother and Wei Minzhi didn't prepare breakfast; perhaps they both knew that at a time like this, no one could eat anything.

"There's bread and biscuits in the car; get in the car in a while, and if you're hungry, make do yourself."

Wei's mother covered her mouth and nose; the mask no longer worked, no matter how thick, it couldn't block the smell drifting in.

Wei Minzhi's eyes were brimming with tears; she turned and ran under a tree, retched twice, then took water from the bottle to rinse her mouth, thinking to herself that such days were truly hard to endure.

Even though from the start she had made preparations in her heart, still today it made Wei Minzhi worried; perhaps this was why many people in Rimu City didn't want to leave.

Outside was too dangerous; no matter how strong human combat power was, they couldn't withstand the endless dangers; they were no match at all.

Not far away, Shen Yao reached out to call Wei Minzhi; the others had already gotten in the car, the washed car surface showed no trace of bloodstains, only the lingering smell that wouldn't dissipate.

"Sister-in-law"

Wei Minzhi ran back, the half-finished water bottle in her hand shriveled and ugly.

"Get in the car; it's best to stay in the car today," Wei's father and Wei Mingyu had driven all night and needed to sleep during the day.

Wei Minzhi, even though not very brave, still had to take on some responsibility; just like now, she had to go to Wei Mingyu's side, just in case.

Wei Minzhi swallowed, made an "en" sound, and slowly got into the empty driver's seat.

Wei Mingyu sat in the passenger seat; at this moment he was closing his eyes to rest his mind; after driving all night, his mind was highly tense, and no one could bear it.

Wei Minzhi had taken care of two nephews yesterday; although she herself hadn't slept well all night, compared to Wei Mingyu who had to watch all directions and listen to all sides every moment, she could be considered truly relaxed.

Now sitting in the driver's seat, Wei Minzhi backhandedly locked the car door, staring without blinking.

Wei Mingyu found it funny, "Don't be afraid; if we don't leave during the day, I'll drive at night."

Wei Minzhi looked eagerly, "But what if we leave?" Really her coming? Can she do it?

"Keep driving forward, follow the fleet ahead; we won't have any trouble."

Wei Mingyu reached out and knocked on the car window, then turned his body to find a comfortable position.

Exhale

Relaxing his mind, letting himself rest as soon as possible, Wei Mingyu no longer spoke to Wei Minzhi, but tilted his head and fell asleep.

Wei Minzhi:...

Wei Minzhi touched her chin, thinking to herself that her own older brother trusted her too much; he said sleep and slept; she had to perk up her spirits and not fail her brother's regard for her.

Ahead in one car, Shen Yao also replaced Wei's father in the driver's seat.

Wei's father lay in the back seat; Wei's mother held Wei Chengning in the passenger seat. The little one blinked his eyes, his mouth never idle, eating delicious snacks.

Wei's mother no longer stopped her these days; basically, Wei Chengning could eat whatever she wanted, unless it was something truly lacking in nutrition and harmful to the body.

"Mommy, you eat it."

Wei Chengning called out softly, then pushed the delicious jelly she had clutched for a long time right in front of Shen Yao, her eyes filled with eager anticipation and longing.

The jelly was no longer than a finger, pink and tender in color, cherry-flavored.

Shen Yao took it, and under Wei Chengning's hopeful gaze, opened it and swallowed it in one gulp.

Wei Chengning:...

Wei Chengning pursed her lips, holding back the urge to cry, wuwuwu, it was her, she was willing to give it, she couldn't blame Mommy for eating this jelly.

Though reluctant to part with it in her heart, Wei Chengning still saved her own face, only her expression became listless afterward, lacking the previous liveliness and spirit.

Wei's mother helplessly glanced at Shen Yao, how could she love teasing the child so much, the child was still so young.

"Here, this is jelly, keep it for yourself," Shen Yao took a small bag of jelly from her backpack (actually a space) and handed it out, curing Wei Chengning's little emo.

Wei Chengning's eyes brightened, "Mommy" was truly good, she had misunderstood.

"Keep it, no need to give it," reluctant yet pretending to be generous, pitiful indeed.

Wei Chengning didn't know her birth mother had already seen through her; she was happily tearing open the jelly bag in her hand, eating the delicious jelly bite by bite.

Although Wei's mother didn't interfere with her, she would limit the quantity of snacks Wei Chengning ate each day. The bag Shen Yao gave counted as extra, something Wei Chengning normally didn't have this treatment.

Bite after bite after bite, Wei Chengning ate with relish; after eating and drinking her fill, she felt sleepy, good grief, after all the fuss she fell fast asleep, and within the entire vehicle only Wei's mother and Shen Yao remained awake.

Wei's mother finally had time to find something to eat to fill her belly, a bite of bread and a sip of water, and in no time she had swallowed the food.

Shen Yao didn't go without eating either; she even ate an extra box of canned fruit, in Wei's mother's words, to supplement nutrition and restore physical strength.

Shen Yao:... No need to put it that way.

The empty boxes she had finished eating had already been tidied up; Shen Yao wiped her mouth with a tissue, then heard an unusual sound.

The system gave feedback at the same time: something had happened up ahead.

The next second, the satellite phone was connected; Shen Yao started the vehicle and ignited it, the roaring accelerator made Wei's father, still fast asleep, furrow his brow.

"Sit tight, we're leaving."

She looked up at the sky; sure enough, they couldn't wait until nightfall before hitting the road.

Boom boom boom—

The launched cannon tubes sounded, blasting out patches of white Swift Wind Monkeys.

Sometimes, accidents appeared just so suddenly, even leaving people unable to react.

Shen Yao had system reminders, and Wei Mingyu had Shen Yao's phone notification; they were among the fastest to react besides the officials.

Indeed, not long after their own vehicle started, the car fleet ahead began to move slowly.

Shen Yao hurriedly stepped on the accelerator to keep up, the two vehicles front and back like a streak of flowing light.

Boom boom—boom boom boom——

The Swift Wind Monkeys rushed forward recklessly like madmen; now where was there any road ahead, only patches of snow-white monkey groups gathering, then throwing themselves forward without regard for life or death.

Wei Mingyu and the others behind could no longer see any traces, and even the officials ahead were gone; only occasional cannon fire echoing through the surrounding sky could prove the distance between them wasn't far.

The vehicle began swerving left and right, even sustaining damage and cracks.

Shen Yao still acted as if she saw nothing; she gripped the steering wheel, floored the accelerator, and thus kept this vehicle that hadn't stalled running.

Wei's mother had already curled up into a ball, and Wei's father woke up to soothe Wei Chengning.

The scene in daylight was ultimately different from night; bright light illuminated everything around, and even though those Swift Wind Monkeys weren't particularly ugly, seeing them swarm forward in groups still made one's heart race.

Shen Yao remained motionless like a mountain, driving her car, proceeding steadily and smoothly, with nothing changed except for being a bit bumpier than before.

Wei's mother and Wei's father gradually grew bolder; they even dared to look at the situation outside.

Of course, Wei Chengning was still wrapped up tightly; Wei's father was even more careful than Wei's mother, afraid of scaring the granddaughter in his arms.

The vehicle moved forward, coming to a bend; the Swift Wind Monkeys on the road had unknowingly decreased in number.

"Should we stop?"

Wei's father asked, his eyes looking outside through the front windshield.

"No stopping, there's still gunfire," the exchange of fire between both sides hadn't ended, and the Swift Wind Monkeys were still there; stopping would give this group of monkeys a chance to besiege them.

Shen Yao not only didn't plan to stop, she should increase her speed and accelerate.

One must know the vehicle's humming wasn't small; as her actions took effect, the surrounding scenery was passed by faster and faster.

As the surrounding scenery was passed by, there were also Swift Wind Monkeys flying back and forth; this group of monkeys was also fearless, as if they had an endless number, and even after driving for several hours, they still hadn't completely shaken them off.

As the sky gradually darkened, this group of Swift Wind Monkeys wasn't nervous at all.

"System, check and see, how long until we can escape the current environment."

Shen Yao didn't want to drag this out with them anymore; this vehicle, after being rammed by the Swift Wind Monkeys, had already sustained some damage; if she continued to endure, she didn't know if it would still be usable.

It couldn't be that the people hadn't reached the destination, but they'd have to lose a vehicle first.

These two vehicles were important assets of the family, existences that would still be needed after reaching the destination; how could they just be abandoned.

"Host, the fastest would still take one night, hah, you've stirred up a monkey's nest," the system said somewhat gloatingly.

Looking as far as the eye could see, ahead was densely packed with monkey bodies; those who didn't know would think there was some secret here.

Uh, there was indeed a secret, but it had nothing to do with Shen Yao.

"It's not that we stirred up a monkey's nest, it's that the place we're going passes through here," she didn't want to get entangled with this group of monkeys, but there was no choice; this didn't shift according to her wishes, all Shen Yao could do was protect herself.

"Host, be careful ahead, there's an ambush," the system reminded while chatting, afraid the host would accidentally kick the bucket and affect the completion of their mission in this world.

Shen Yao cautiously avoided the traps the system reminded her of, and even had the mood to speed up the vehicle, "No fear, my life is very tough," she wouldn't be easily taken by others, even by this group of strange monkeys.

Before the system could say anything else, Shen Yao had already changed the topic to ask about the others.

Including the officials clearing the way ahead, and Wei Mingyu who had fallen behind.

Good news: although the officials suffered heavy losses, they had blocked the strongest wave of attacks, securing a chance for Shen Yao and the others to survive.

Although Wei Mingyu's side lagged far behind, Wei Mingyu had experience and could rival them; the people on the cart, along with the cart itself, existed intact and unharmed.

Of course, where there is good there is bad; apart from these two sides Shen Yao cared about, the other people could be said to have nine deaths and one life, crackling like dumplings being dropped in, and those who finally survived were blessed with great fortune and long life.