Chapter 557

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

Everything seemed to have been hit with an accelerator key.

It clearly shouldn't have happened this fast, but the bloody scene before her eyes was not fake.

Shen Yao stared at Xu Ningchen beside her with her mouth agape, only to see him step on the accelerator, accelerating to knock down the mutated corpses that had already run out ahead and then roll over them.

Clack—

The car body shook up and down, but corpses were ultimately just flesh and blood, unable to withstand being crushed by a car.

"We can't get out of the car; wait until the road ahead is cleared." If it really didn't work, they could only continue switching to electric scooters more convenient for rushing along.

Xu Ningchen raised his hand and tapped the car window, only to see the car lane that had been relatively congested earlier slowly start moving, except the neatly arranged vehicles were swaying unsteadily, causing the orderly lane to become congested, and the road that could originally fit several cars instantly left only a single-vehicle passage.

Seizing the time to find an opportunity, Xu Ningchen stepped on the accelerator and moved forward, not only successfully catching up from behind but also ramming the obstructing vehicles aside.

However, after this battle, the car body suffered varying degrees of damage.

Fortunately, the vehicle was bound; no matter how serious the problem caused, as long as they left the instance, it could be restored to its original state, otherwise they wouldn't dare do this.

"The road ahead is still a congested section; let's take the small path and try to bypass the city center," Shen Yao stared at the navigation software, where the lines that were originally covered in green had turned red and even dark red, with even the farthest end being yellow, showing that this mutation had directly plunged the entire Dongshan City into trouble.

Xu Ningchen turned the steering wheel and turned straight into an intersection with not much pedestrian traffic beside them, the car speed did not drop, but instead had an increasing trend.

Shen Yao browsed the navigation system on her phone while paying attention to the scenery outside.

The bloody scenes from before played in turn, screams accompanied by roars, causing the originally prosperous and bustling Dongshan City to vanish in an instant.

Shen Yao subconsciously pursed her lips, a premonition already arising in her heart; they wouldn't leave as smoothly as last time, and they might have to stay in Dongshan City for several days.

The car speed dropped again, even coming to a complete stop, even though Xu Ningchen had no way to deal with it.

"Get out of the car."

Going forward from here was the road out of Dongshan City; originally there wasn't much pedestrian traffic, but just now, the entire Dongshan City had fallen into chaos, and clever people all knew to run away as soon as possible, so these routes were once again overcrowded.

"How should we go?"

There were still many food and supplies in the car; they had to leave Dongshan City and enter the Safety Zone within seven days (if they failed, they would have to hide for fifteen days), so they couldn't possibly go into battle lightly equipped without bringing anything.

"Don't leave yet; find a hotel to rest, and we'll talk again at night."

Xu Ningchen pointed to the Express Hotel not far away; this area was relatively prosperous, with a considerable number of service industries such as catering.

The car was temporarily left on the road; Xu Ningchen told Shen Yao to wait where she was, and he secretly found a trolley from somewhere, took out some of the supplies from the back of the car compartment and placed them properly, then the two walked toward the Express Hotel, renting a Family Room for two days at a price several times more expensive than usual.

The room was located on the Fifth Floor of the hotel; after entering, they directly locked the room door behind them with a reverse lock.

Shen Yao ran to the Window Side, looking downstairs through the Window; describing it as a complete mess was not an exaggeration at all.

"Eat something to fill your belly; this hotel cannot be stayed in permanently; at the latest, we must leave tomorrow morning."

Xu Ningchen took out two boxes of Self-heating Rice, simply prepared them, and brought them to Shen Yao.

Shen Yao buried her head and ate a few mouthfuls of rice; it couldn't compare to the taste of fresh ingredients, but now was not the time to be picky.

Soon, the bottom of the boxed meal was visible; Shen Yao put down her Chopsticks, took out a tissue, and wiped her Mouth corner.

"There aren't many people in this hotel; although the front desk is afraid, they still have normal thinking, but it's indeed not suitable to stay too long." Dongshan City would sooner or later perish because of this mutation, and the people here couldn't maintain a good mindset forever; even for safety considerations, they had to leave Dongshan City as soon as possible and head to the Safety Zone established by the Official.

"In a while, we'll go downstairs and find a few electric scooters for transportation." Although cars were useful, they were not easy to drive out in the city center, so small electric scooters were more convenient; it's just that electric scooters could carry limited supplies, and after they bypassed the congested section, they would still need to find a car for transportation to leave.

The two simply tidied up their clothes using the hotel bathroom, then went out one after the other.

There was no one at the front desk downstairs, but there was movement from the rooms on the First Floor corridor.

"You're going out? Go quickly and come back quickly; the door will be locked after five o'clock."

The little girl was so scared she was trembling, but she still remained very strong at her post; this might be the self-awareness of the contemporary ox and horse.

"We're going out to check the situation; we'll be right back," Shen Yao smiled and comforted her with a few words, then said that the police station and Hospital must be very busy at this time; if injured Personnel came in, it would be best to arrange them on lower floors (locked up to prevent them from escaping).

"The hotel does not receive injured people," the little girl stared with round eyes, warning Shen Yao and the other with a careful face not to get injured; otherwise, not only would they not be able to enter the hotel, but the previous Room Fee would not be refunded either.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao was helplessly pulled away by Xu Ningchen; the two were simply convinced by this.

But this was also good; at least they didn't have to worry about more mutations in the hotel while resting (premise being that the hotel could hold out).

Not thinking about so much, the two came out of the hotel, looked left and right, and finally entered a Small Alley, where several electric scooters were parked sparsely inside.

Dongshan City was prosperous, with many Personnel relying on electric scooters to deliver goods; this incident happened suddenly, and many people were at a loss, only able to follow and run.

When the two came over, besides bloodstains and fallen electric scooters, they didn't see anyone in the Alley.

Searching around the electric scooters for a while, they both found pretty good tools, including keys on the electric scooters, so they didn't have to worry about not being able to drive away.

They didn't take them back to the hotel, but temporarily found a spot to hide the electric scooters.

Not only that, they also returned to the place where the car was originally parked, took out another one-third of the remaining things inside, and placed them together with the electric scooters as backup.

As the proverb says, a cunning rabbit has three burrows; they were going to escape disaster, not go on an outing; some preparations could only be more, not less, otherwise, having to find things again halfway would waste time.

Busy and bustling, by the time the two returned to the Express Hotel with sweat pouring down their heads, the sky had already turned dark.

There was no light at all inside the hotel; even the front desk little girl who originally hid in the First Floor room was nowhere to be seen.

Perhaps she reacted belatedly; at this time, staying in the hotel, safety was the most important; as for the original thought of making money? Presumably, the various tragic situations happening on the internet had already taught them a lot.

After closing the Hotel Gate well, because there was no key, the two could only adopt the most primitive method to lock it, then silently climbed the Stair back to the Fifth Floor room.

Click—

The Room door opened; the furnishings inside were still as they were when they left.

Very good; during the time they were away, no one had come in.

After walking to the bathroom to simply clean the sweat stains on her body, Shen Yao took out her phone, which was still connected to the internet but was about to be disconnected, to browse.

Ding ding ding—

The push notifications were all about news concerning Dongshan City, with bloody violence and wailing cries for help visible everywhere.

Pity this place was an Instance; Dongshan City's final outcome would certainly not be good.

Bang bang bang

Heavy footsteps sounded outside the door; Shen Yao turned her head toward the locked room door and couldn't help but walk over to listen closely.

The footsteps were noisy, like iron blocks forced to smash onto the Ground, and at the same time a bloody smell drifted in.

Shen Yao:...

Before Shen Yao could speak, the system in her mind jumped out directly to remind her, 'There are several mutated corpses outside, Host, you'd better run away early.'

'Run? Where to run?'

It was dark, which would hinder humans on their Journey, but they could fight; once enough mutated corpses attracted by the light gathered, they could only retreat.

'The system says escape Dongshan City within seven days, which means the danger level in the first seven days is limited,' similar to the previous Mist Instance routine; Shen Yao touched her chin, indicating they would rest here tonight and depart early tomorrow morning.

Xu Ningchen shook the water droplets off his hand, water still hanging on his face that had not quite fallen; the gold-rimmed glasses he had always worn on his eyes were taken off, making his gaze not as sharp and oppressive as before.

'It's getting chaotic outside the door.'

Xu Ningchen glanced behind him; what he said was not a question but a statement.

Shen Yao nodded, explaining that mutated corpses existed outside, perhaps they had mutated from the beginning, or perhaps they mutated slowly after being torn and bitten.

Xu Ningchen raised his eyebrows, took out the food he had brought in earlier and handed it to Shen Yao.

Shen Yao tacitly opened the packaging bag outside, then ate it bite by bite into her Belly.

Mm

Time spent outside always passed quickly; one didn't feel it when not eating, but now after eating a few bites, her shriveled Belly felt much better.

Lying on Chuang Shang and falling asleep fully clothed, when she opened her eyes again it was already the next day.

Outside was still dimly bright; Shen Yao rubbed her Eyebrows, stood up and walked to the room doorway, only sighing in relief after confirming there was no movement outside.

She hadn't slept well last night; the hotel room's soundproofing was average, especially the mutated corpses in the latter half of the night, which made the entire floor uneasy.

Shen Yao didn't remember if anyone had opened the room door to seek death, but the bloody smell at the tip of her nose had not dissipated, showing the danger of the Novice Mission.

Xu Ningchen opened his eyes and, as usual, prepared the food to be eaten in the morning.

The two washed up cleanly, ate and drank their fill, then put on backpacks full of Supplies, opened the room door, and carefully moved their legs and feet to leave.

Black stains appeared on the originally clean Ground, and there was condensed Solid matter in the distant Corner.

Shen Yao wore a Mask; the smell at the tip of her nose was stronger than when staying in the room.

Xu Ningchen grabbed Shen Yao's arm; the two slowly went down the Stair until they faced a mutated corpse with protruding facial features and a shattered body.

Bang!

The axe held in his hand chopped down, sinking into the mutated corpse's Neck, causing the other's scarce black blood to flow out.

Two against one

No matter how unwilling the mutated corpse was, it could only bow to them in the end; pity the commotion caused here was somewhat large, and mutated corpses wandering on other floors swarmed over, so the two could only fight their way All the way.

Bang bang bang!

Roar!

The mutated corpses' Capability couldn't compare to zombies in film and television, but facing humans who had already been scared out of their wits, the mutated corpses still held the Advantage.

Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen killed their way All the way; besides mutated corpses, they also saw many broken bones and severed limbs, the bodies of some unlucky bastards.

The Gate behind the Express Hotel had already been opened; the originally sturdy Glass revealed a hole large enough for a person to pass through.

The two did not Stopover, but walked step by step to the place where they had hidden the Electric Scooter in Advance yesterday.

After just one night, the Electric Scooter had not been Exposed, only some Supplies placed to One Side had suffered Damage.

Pushing out two Electric Scooters, moving the backpacks and Supplies and the things in the car trunk out and placing them properly, they turned the keys on the Electric Scooters and used the high mobility of the electric motors to leave here.

The scene on the Road was still congested; mutated corpses were visible everywhere; the noise of the Electric Scooter was not as loud as a car, but could still attract quite a few mutated corpses.

The two followed the Route confirmed in Advance, running while shaking off the mutated corpses behind them; at the same time, they had to Refusal the survivors on the Road, after all, humans at this time had not given up their fantasies; some lucky ones hid at Home Presence with food and drink, and still had the strength to order others around.

"Don't leave, you all don't leave!"

"Quick, quick save me, I have children here, you can't stand by and watch someone die without saving them..."

"How is the Hospital situation? Take me to the Hospital, I'll give you money."

"..."

With too many humans, all sorts of Qizhi Species would appear inside.

Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen journeyed All the way without interference until they found a place to rest again; only then did they stop the Electric Scooter intending to rest.

The battery in the Electric Scooter was about to run out; if nothing Unexpectedly happened, they would need to find another Electric Scooter tonight as transportation for tomorrow.

"Eat first; not far ahead is a Drone Shop."

Xu Ningchen had played with drones in University, and given the situation in Dongshan City, they also needed to use drones to Explore.

Shen Yao stuffed the Bread in her hand into her Mouth; "Walking forward there are several Malls; there are many people inside, and definitely quite a few mutated corpses; we need to detour."

In a direct Conflict they did not hold much Advantage; besides, their main purpose was to leave Dongshan City, so there was no need to fight these mutated corpses to the death.

"If we encounter Electric Scooters on the Road, we can remove the batteries from them;" the two Electric Scooters they chose for transportation were takeout models, with a wide Crate placed on the back seat, usually used for delivering Takeout, but now used by them to carry Supplies.

This type of takeout model was visible everywhere on the Road, and replacing the battery was more convenient than ordinary Electric Scooters.

Shen Yao made an 'en' sound and put the Mask she had taken off back on.

The space they were currently in was a small Store; items inside were scattered all over the Ground; they walked to the position closest to the Wall Corner before sitting down.

After resting for Half Hour, the two stood up and left. Not long after they left, this small Store was patronized by people hiding nearby; after all, not every family had food, and many people didn't like to store Supplies; searching and Exploring like this wouldn't happen only once, but would happen Countless times.

However, this had nothing to do with Shen Yao and the other; they had already found a new Electric Scooter for transportation and were leaving toward the East Side in an orderly manner.