Chapter 844

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

"Hey, little girl, you"

The middle-aged man still wanted to say more, but although the little girl arguing with him now had her family arrive, upon seeing that the family member was a woman, certain small thoughts instantly fled.

But before the middle-aged man could finish speaking, Shen Chengyi also entered from outside carrying a knife.

Compared to Shen Yao, Shen Chengyu, and Shen Chengning's cleanliness and tidiness, Shen Chengyi was even more fierce and terrifying, especially since the long blade in Shen Chengyi's hand was dripping green blood drop by drop.

Middle-aged man:...

The middle-aged man instantly stopped speaking and instead retreated several steps to distance himself from the source of danger.

After all, at this time, those who could kill were still a minority; when truly encountering such a fierce person, the big shots still understood the principle of retreating a step to make the sky wide and the sea open.

Shen Chengyu gave a light snort, rolled her eyes at the middle-aged man, and then followed with a smiling face to welcome Shen Chengyi.

Shen Chengyi's pocket held the crystals she had just dug up, enough for a small handful.

Shen Chengyu hurriedly handed over the crystals she and Shen Chengning had dug up to Shen Chengyi, and while at it, did not forget to complain about that middle-aged man.

Shen Chengyu:...

"Alright, let's head back quickly," after dark, wooden puppets would be harder to deal with; they needed time to deal with the wooden puppets, and besides, several days had already passed since the mutation. According to what the system had said before, they would soon undergo a second evolution.

Shen Chengyi had no intention of greeting the others; she called Shen Chengyu and the other two, and they quickly left this densely populated residential area, returning to the villa at the fastest speed and locking the room door.

"Phew, so tired, so tired."

Finally able to speak without restraint, Shen Chengyu took off the mask and hat on her face, then took off all the clothes on her body.

"Wash up first when we get back, eat something simple for dinner," the gas had already been cut off, only daily water and electricity were still usable, but no one knew when they would stop.

The house had stored a lot of water, and daily appliances including things in the refrigerator had been eaten almost clean. Shen Yao and the other three each returned to their rooms to wash up quickly, and after completely removing the fatigue and sleepiness from their bodies, the four came to the first-floor living room and, using the appliances still usable at home, simply made four bowls of noodles with noodles, meat, eggs, sausage, and vegetables.

Gurgle gurgle

The four ate very satisfied, especially since they had run quite a distance today and expended a lot of energy; Shen Chengyi even ate three big bowls of noodles before barely managing to fill her starving belly.

Shen Chengyu hugged her belly and lay on the sofa, closing her eyes and feeling that such days were truly fulfilling, except that the danger outside was truly too great; they were trapped in the villa and couldn't leave, and didn't know where they would go from here.

"What's the point of thinking so much? Our family lives together; no matter where we go, we can live very well."

Shen Chengning did not have Shen Chengyu's thoughts, because in her mind, as long as the family members were together, nothing else mattered.

"How can we not think about it? What if the place we go to is more dangerous than Yang City?"

"There are so many monsters, and those trees too; we previously encountered attacking plants."

Shen Chengyu waved her arm, explaining her worries nonstop; turning her head, she saw Shen Chengyi and Shen Yao walking over, so she lifted her butt to make room, and while at it, squeezed together with Shen Chengning.

The two sisters had liked to gather and play together since childhood; right now they couldn't say a few serious words before they started twisting and playing around, hitting and scuffling.

Shen Yao glanced a few times and no longer paid attention, but turned her body to tell Shen Chengyi about the situation outside; just one residential area had so many wooden puppets, let alone the situation in the city center—who knew if the number of wooden puppets was as numerous as cow hairs; no matter what, they couldn't go to the city center.

"Directly leave L Province via the National Highway from the Development Zone; among the surrounding other provinces, H Province has troops stationed there; for safety's sake, we can go to H Province first."

Shen Yao suggested living where the army was, also considering that after order collapsed, the army would still provide a greater sense of security.

Besides, H Province is very close to L Province; basically, leaving the Development Zone and driving north all the way, it would take less than a day to enter H Province's territory. If going to H Province's provincial capital, it would take longer, but the danger in the provincial capital was very great, and the places where troops were stationed were relatively remote.

Most likely, shelters or bases would also be where troops were stationed; if they set out early, they might be able to avoid the upcoming chaotic period.

Shen Chengyi also agreed very much with Shen Yao's words; however, they needed to leave soon, and they definitely needed vehicles, among which the most important was gasoline. Gas stations had now become resource points; the gasoline they currently had was definitely enough, but this non-renewable energy was basically used a little and lost a little. Before leaving, they must stockpile some more, so that encountering anything on the road wouldn't cause panic.

Mother and daughter continued to discuss using this topic; once all plans were settled, Shen Chengyu and Shen Chengning on the side were already sleepy like roly-poly toys, shaking their heads and bodies, swaying left and right.

Shen Yao hurriedly raised her hand and patted the two's shoulders, woke them up, and urged them to return to their rooms to rest. They had been busy going out all day; not only were their bodies tired, but their minds were also very tense.

Tomorrow they won't leave the house and will rest well for a day.

Shen Chengyu and Shen Chengning ran back into the room with a thumping sound; Shen Chengyi indicated she still wanted to practice, and if there was nothing else, she let Shen Yao go first.

"Don't practice too late yourself; if you injure yourself, it's not worth the loss."

Shen Yao exchanged a few words with Shen Chengyi, then went upstairs to rest in her room.

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One night passed; opening her eyes again, it was already bright.

Shen Yao lay on the bed and shook her head, then slowly got up from the bed, put on slippers placed by the bedside very simply, and the window beside was covered tightly; without pulling it open, it was hard to see the situation outside.

There were no more wooden puppets in the villa district unless these things ran in from outside themselves.

As for the survivors living in the villa district, the bold ones had already driven away early, while the timid ones kept hiding at home without going out. If the food at home wasn't enough, they would borrow a bit from acquaintances. Shen Yao's family were all girls and had been visited several times already, but with Shen Chengyi brandishing her knife sideways, these people didn't dare come again after hitting a wall.

Shen Yao raised her hand to pull open a bit of the curtain, looked at the weather and situation outside, rubbed her eyes, then turned and went out downstairs.

Shen Chengyi was already practicing alone; Shen Chengyu and Shen Chengning had not yet gotten up.

Shen Yao first went to the kitchen to see that there were not many ingredients left at home, then took out several portions of cooked food from her space, and then called Shen Chengyi back to the room to clean herself up while calling the two younger ones up.

Shen Chengyi silently nodded; when leaving, she also mentioned that she saw someone loitering in front of their door this morning, but before Shen Chengyi showed herself, that person was scared away by the wooden puppets appearing around.

The wooden puppets in the villa district had been cleaned up, but that didn't mean there were no wooden puppets here; after all, there was still human presence around the villa district. Those wooden puppets that failed to evolve would refresh in various areas irregularly.

"Mm, for now, the villa district is relatively safe. Once we finish handling things here, we'll collect more gasoline and drive away."

Shen Yao planned to leave after the second evolution ended; by then, not only would their abilities improve, but they would also have the capability to handle unexpected accidents on the road.

This was not a peaceful era; there was simply no such thing as smooth sailing all the way. Since they wanted to leave L Province, they had to prepare for the worst.

Shen Chengyi nodded; when she came down again, Shen Chengyu and Shen Chengning followed behind her.

The four sat by the dining table in the living room and finished eating; then Shen Chengyi took the two sisters to exercise, while Shen Yao went upstairs to tidy things up herself. By noon, the four gathered together, and Shen Yao took out the map she had downloaded long ago, putting their heads together to discuss their route of departure.

The possibility of them traveling alone was relatively low, because leaving Yang City from the Development Zone, they would definitely encounter crowds of people on the road.

People have a herd mentality; perhaps they wouldn't think much at first, but once there were other people around, they would be influenced.

Wood puppets are creatures sensitive to human scent; once people gather in large numbers, they attract even more wood puppets to surround and attack.

The wood puppets' lethality is not to be underestimated; they also had to consider that the others lacked sufficient ability and might draw disaster upon themselves, so in short, this road of departure was destined to be arduous and bitter.

Shen Chengyu puffed out her cheeks, "Can't we not go?"

"No," Shen Chengyi indicated that the problems of staying would only increase; even as strong as they were, they could not defeat an entire city's wood puppets, leaving together was the optimal solution.

Shen Yao pointed out the window and spoke again of the recent disturbances around them, "Entangling with these people brings no benefit."

The sooner they left, the better for them.

None of them were unreasonable people; even Shen Chengyu knew leaving was safer than staying, her words were merely to complain a couple of sentences.

They rested in the villa for a day, waited until their bodies recovered to their original condition, then the four left the villa again to hunt wood puppets.

Crystals were dug out one by one; the things they had accumulated also became more numerous.

The officials still had not announced the crystals' function, but had already clearly stated that crystals had very good effects; everyone could wait until the shelter's location was made public, then bring crystals to exchange for survival supplies.

Crystals had already been defined as transaction currency; although the shelter's location was not yet public, survivors were still willing to hunt wood puppets, just so they could have good living conditions in the shelter.

The four's hunting actions continued; they certainly encountered various problems along the way, but because of the second evolution, Shen Chengyi's martial force had improved greatly; ordinary people were not her opponents at all, let alone with Shen Chengyu and the other two helping.

As another wood puppet fell and lay still, Shen Chengning swiftly dug out the crystal from the wood puppet's head, and incidentally kicked the wood puppet's head away.

Shen Chengyu also finished her task; the crystal flashed in her palm.

Shen Yao walked over from a distance, carrying a drum full of gasoline in her hand; this was gasoline she had siphoned from the parking lot using a pipe, exactly full.

Shen Chengyi raised her hand to take it, and incidentally put the crystals into her space; the four organized the backpacks they had carried on their backs, then went downstairs and left.

Downstairs was the underground parking lot; Shen Yao had siphoned gasoline here before; because the incident happened at night, there were not many cars in the parking lot, plus these days people kept coming to collect supplies, so not much gasoline was siphoned out, but at least they did not come away empty-handed.

"Careful!"

Shen Chengyi warned Shen Chengyu; as the words fell, the long blade in her hand had already slashed out.

The wood puppet that emerged was thus split in two; no second strike was needed.

Shen Chengyu lowered her head to dig out and wash the crystal from the wood puppet's head; Shen Chengning raised her leg and kicked the wood puppet aside, letting the originally crowded route become spacious again.

On the road they also met survivors going out the same way; only the two sides were not very familiar, they merely glanced at each other then separated.

Reaching a deserted place, the gasoline drum in hand had long been put into the space; then they went to the nearest gas station.

That place had already been abandoned; fuel nozzles lay discarded to one side, and several smashed cars lay across the way, very much in the way.

The convenience store at the gas station not far away had already been looted empty; nothing remained inside.

Fortunately they lacked no supplies and did not need to get anything from the convenience store; they simply took out fuel nozzles to fill their own tank, and since there were several empty drums around, they filled them all and took them away.

After finishing the gas station matters, the time had already reached afternoon.

With nothing else to do, they simply returned home to rest; they planned to drive to Yang City early tomorrow; the shelter's address had been slowly made public; the shelter in H Province they were going to was near a military base; driving would take three days — that was without chaos; now the timeline would likely stretch to half a month.

Half a month; encountering any sudden events on the road might delay it further.

Shen Yao and the other three planned to make thorough preparations; at minimum they needed to prepare extra gasoline, so as not to have no drivable car on the road and be forced to rely on walking — that would take until the year of the monkey and the month of the horse.

Returning home to recuperate, on the way they also ran into people coming out of the villa district.

The two sides greeted each other upon meeting; Shen Yao did not mention their departure tomorrow; after all, those remaining in the villa district more or less had an ostrich-escape mentality; if they truly wanted to leave they would have prepared long ago, but judging by the other side's equipment, they clearly still wanted to stay here.

Shen Yao did not do disliked things; she called Shen Chengyi and the other three to hurry home; the four took a hot water bath, then lay comfortably on the sofa to rest.

Because it was the last night, and then they would leave Yang City and rush about outside, Shen Yao did not spoil the mood by urging them to go rest, but left enough space for them to relax.

The system hid in her mind saying the host was too lax; but leaving at this time indeed had no problem, because Yang City's wood puppets were mostly concentrated in the city center, while the development zone here had pitifully few wood puppets; leaving from the development zone they would fundamentally not encounter any trouble.

"Alright, no trouble in the development zone doesn't mean we won't encounter trouble on the road; besides, we're driving to H Province, we'll definitely run into various problems; you happen to have time, help keep watch more," so they could have an early warning and not worry about being caught off guard.

The system guaranteed this matter handed to it was completely no problem; monitoring the surroundings, small matter~