Chapter 846

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

The car passed through the wire fence, heading straight for their base camp where they ate, drank, and enjoyed themselves.

It was a relatively remote village; taking the road intercepted by the wire fence, it took nearly half an hour to get there.

No wonder

there weren't many people on the other side of the wire fence, basically rotating every few days, but since this was only a civilian organization, they acted as they pleased, and those assigned to this side of the wire fence were all idiots who couldn't flatter others or had offended people; no one cared whether these people lived or died.

When Shen Yao and the others drove over, they happened to see this group eating lunch.

They occupied a three-story rural villa courtyard, with young men coming and going inside, occasionally a few women appeared, trembling, hunched over, not daring to hold their chests high or raise their heads while walking.

Shen Chengyi and Shen Yao exchanged a glance, leaving Shen Chengyu and Shen Chengning in the car, while the two of them got out to deal with this group of scum.

When the chaotic world occurred, some people of poor character would take advantage of the situation.

Shen Yao and Shen Chengyi's previous interrogation of the people on the other side of the wire fence was not in vain; not only did they find out the personnel configuration and weapon types here, but also confirmed that these people deserved to die long ago and there was no need to feel guilty.

The long blade was sharp; Shen Chengyi took down one person with one strike, these people were just flesh and blood, easier to kill than wooden puppets.

Shen Chengyi muttered a sentence in her heart, then turned around and horizontally chopped down a sneak attacker, walking into the house with a knife in one hand.

Inside the house, it was already in chaos.

After all, acting tyrannically was also oppressing the common people around; treating the villagers as fish and meat might not apply, but it could be said they had done all sorts of bad things.

Who would have thought that suddenly someone would come to settle accounts.

Eldest Brother was naturally displeased; the first thing he thought of was to teach these people a good lesson, letting them know who could be provoked and who could not.

But who would have known? The two women who came over looked soft and weak, but in reality, every single one of them was a tough nut; he himself was afraid when they got ruthless.

How should he put it about such people?

"Run! You take people to hold them off for me," Eldest Brother pushed the military advisor beside him out, letting this person block the two who came in, while he ran in circles around the room, finally choosing to jump out of the upstairs window.

Others definitely didn't want Eldest Brother to leave like that; after all, no one wanted to die in a daze, even if Eldest Brother ran, he had to take them along.

"What nonsense are you talking? They're so powerful, if I stay behind, is there still a way to live?"

Eldest Brother saw clearly; basically all the bad things he did would be counted on his head, the other underlings still had a chance to survive, but only him, it was a dead end.

"Get out of the way!"

Glaring fiercely at the underling blocking the way, Eldest Brother's round body climbed onto the window; just as he was about to slide down the pipe, he saw a flash of cold light behind him—it was the woman with the knife walking over.

Eldest Brother:?...!!!

Eldest Brother was so scared his legs and feet were clumsy; even the window he had flipped over seemed to turn against him, not to mention he was trembling with fear, and the underlings around him betrayed him quickly.

Shen Chengyi:...

Shen Chengyi herself felt speechless; she had never seen such a cowardly villain, lacking ability but greedy; even if she hadn't come to do justice for heaven, these people wouldn't dare stay long.

Previously they could take advantage because those who came before were ordinary people; the big shots followed the principle of less trouble is better, basically not entangling with these people, resulting in these people's appetites being fed bigger and bigger; now encountering a tough nut like Shen Chengyi, they just gave in directly.

Without saying nonsense to the other party, nor talking about messy content; as long as their hands were stained with human lives or they had done outrageous things, Shen Chengyi would give them a quick death with one knife.

After all, she wasn't a good person in her previous life; if it weren't for the modern order being too stable, with rules binding her, Shen Chengyi couldn't have stayed honest for eighteen years.

Now the world was chaotic, Shen Chengyi could be considered liberating her nature.

"Alright, the culprit is dead; you few, don't do such things in the future, let's go!"

Not everyone deserved to die, and Shen Chengyi didn't kill so indiscriminately; looking at those kneeling on the ground kowtowing and begging for mercy in various ways, Shen Chengyi waved her hand, then stood up and met with Shen Yao.

This courtyard was the place they used as their base camp; there were quite a lot of supplies, some were scavenged from passersby, some were brought by themselves, and some were scavenged from the village.

The common people in the village had already left in groups at the beginning of the chaos; those who remained and didn't leave were all captured by these people and forced to join.

They were timid, only responsible for some daily routines, and didn't dare do much more.

Now that Shen Chengyi had solved the root of the trouble, they could be considered liberated; however, suddenly losing the villain pressing down on their heads, they would be a bit lost, not knowing what to do.

Shen Chengyi had no intention of taking responsibility on herself; she only told them the news of several official shelters nearby; as for whether these people were willing to leave or not, it depended on their own thoughts.

In short, taking some supplies from this rural villa, Shen Yao and Shen Chengyi left smoothly, driving toward the direction they came from.

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Without the wire fence blocking the road, their journey this time went smoothly all the way.

Coming to a road obviously different from before, Shen Yao understood that they had already left L Province and were now officially entering H Province territory.

H Province's shelter was in the city next to the city center; driving there would take several days, and because there was only one shelter around H Province, there would definitely not be few people going there.

Indeed

Vehicles appeared on the road along the way; everyone's destination was likely the same, all to go to the official shelter.

Shen Yao stopped the car several times to fill up the nearly empty gas tank; during this time, other vehicles also stopped to trade with them.

Because they themselves didn't lack gasoline, giving some to these people now was not a problem; however, the supplies used for exchange were limited to crystals and daily food; as for some people who didn't have them and wanted to force a sale, that depended on whether Shen Chengyi's knife agreed.

In this way, although the gasoline on their car decreased a bit, they also gained many quick food items and wooden puppet crystals.

Didi di

The road ahead was blocked again; it was a problem gathered from the surroundings.

There was no way; from here to the shelter there was only this one road; even if they wanted to take a detour, it was very difficult; and there were more and more cars here; not only was the front blocked into a long dragon, but the back was also endless.

Shen Chengyu and Shen Chengning couldn't help but get out of the car to move around; many people did the same as them; several car lanes were blocked tightly; if nothing unexpected happened, they probably would have to rest on the road tonight.

"What on earth is going on?"

"Heard there was a car accident ahead, preparing to move the cars."

"Tsk! Just crash and run away; where is there a place to fix cars now?"

"……"

Those well-informed about the situation front and back had already explained the cause of the traffic jam; it was not surprising — with so many vehicles on the road, a careless collision would block the lanes dead.

Shen Yao and Shen Chengyi observed for a long while, and finally decided to walk to the front to take a look.

On the road, the two of them would also inquire about news from people around them; everyone was survivors who had fled from different provinces and cities, and the information they knew was abundant and mixed.

Before leaving Yang City, Shen Yao and Shen Chengyi did not know; only after they left Yang City and arrived in H Province did they learn just how great the harm caused by this evolution affecting the whole world truly was.

Not to mention those who died inside, the number of cities destroyed was simply countless.

Among them, quite a few survivors lost their lives because of Wood Puppets; in the end they all turned into inhuman puppets, becoming tools for providing crystals.

Those who managed to escape, more or less, all had some crystals stored in their hands; although the officials had not announced the crystals' effects until now, the officials explicitly treated crystals as transaction currency — if they wanted to live in official shelters, they definitely had to save up enough crystals to survive without worry.

"Hmph, there are no Wood Puppets around; otherwise, no matter what, we'd have to team up and kill a batch.

With this many people, if we miss this chance, there won't be such a good opportunity again."

Besides, with many people it's easy to strike; unlike hunting on our own initiative, bracing against so many Wood Puppets, afraid of getting injured, and with bad luck easily turning into a Wood Puppet to deliver crystals to others.

Shen Yao and Shen Chengyi walked and asked all the way; only when they reached the very front did they discover the blocked section's problem was not small — completely breaking through would require a massive amount of time.

But right now what they lacked most was time.

Shen Yao and Shen Chengyi could only return; when they got back beside the vehicle, Shen Chengyu and Shen Chengning had already become one with the surrounding people.

At this time, those able to drive out were all capable people, or people with relatively keen noses; and they also knew the city was dangerous — the longer they stayed, the harder it would be to escape.

Moreover, at a time like this, it's better to resolve enmity than to create it; being able to talk properly, no one likes to act high-profile just for the sake of a moment's pride.

"Mom, Big Sister"

Seeing Shen Yao and the other return, Shen Chengyu hurriedly came over and told them these people were all from other cities in L Province who had fled; although not Yang City, some city districts were very close to Yang City.

This also counts as a rare fellow-townsman encounter; it's just that the timing of their meeting this time was truly wrong — everyone was busy fleeing for their lives.

"Get in the car"

Shen Yao had no nonsense; she called Shen Chengyu and Shen Chengning to hurry into the car, and for the following time, they completely spent it inside the vehicle.

Surrounding vehicles grew more and more; the congested section ahead showed no sign of easing; some people could hold back at first, but as time grew longer, unavoidably certain thoughts arose in their hearts.

"Let's go"

"Go?"

"Otherwise? Can't get moving for a good while; once Wood Puppets come, what do we do?"

Right now they are in a state of being wrapped like dumplings; not leaving makes it easy to be wiped out in one net.

Those who couldn't bear it chose to leave; although walking wastes time and is unsafe, walking out this stretch of road, then running into other cars also works — as long as there's gasoline and car keys.

Some people left; Shen Yao's group of four still stayed in the car; their thinking was to wait a bit more — the space only had a few bicycles as backup, no car; if they abandoned the car they would waste even more time; once the weather turned cold, movement would be inconvenient; unless it was the last resort, they truly could not abandon the vehicle and go.

Luck ultimately favored them; when time reached evening, the congested vehicles ahead began to slowly move, although not very fast.

Shen Yao hurriedly stepped on the brake to follow, and by the way didn't forget to wake the two children behind her.

Shen Chengyi had not rested all along; she needed to alternate driving with Shen Yao, and by the way also protect this vehicle from outside attacks.

After the vehicle started, it moved in stops and starts; compared to daytime, a whole night passed and they hadn't gone very far.

"Host, can't delay any longer; the Wood Puppets gathering are right behind you; if you don't leave now, once surrounded, you won't be able to escape even if you want to run."

Front, back, left, right — all vehicles blocked dead; and because of the numerous vehicles, their activity range shrank in a straight line; the system doesn't want the host to give up halfway.

"How much longer until the front can move?"

"Another half-ke can't move; blocked dead again."

Shen Yao: ……

Really could not delay any longer; Shen Yao's group of four had to use the vehicles as cover, take out bicycles from the space, then collect the things inside the car into the space, and rely on manpower to leave this congested route.

Because they left just as dawn broke, not many people around noticed; moreover, even if they truly saw Shen Yao's group of four leave like this, they were reluctant to part with cars that were who knows how many times faster than bicycles.

Already entered H Province territory; H Province is sparsely populated with ample grain reserves; the crowd harbored no small amount of lucky hope — they hoped the army stationed in H Province would come to receive them, so they could both keep their vehicles and have their sense of security greatly increased.

Pity the army is busy with affairs; where would they have time to rescue so many survivors who came from afar? Even H Province itself has many people waiting for rescue.

Shen Yao's group of four followed the car lane forward all the way; encountering Wood Puppets they stopped to kill; encountering abandoned vehicles by the road they tried to start them; pity the vehicles that could be discarded here were mostly useless items; none of the four knew how to repair cars; in the end they could only rely on the bicycles beneath them — although slow, it was better than nothing, not ending up like others relying on their own two legs to journey.

Huff puff

The four had already ridden bicycles for roughly a day and a night.

During this period, tired they rested, hungry they ate cooked food; although no time to groom themselves, they successfully shook off all the trouble behind them.

In this period, they encountered a small group of Wood Puppets running over; because no one competed with them for the loot, in the end all the crystals became their spoils.

Shen Chengyu happily patted her own backpack; the things inside were merely existences to deceive others' eyes and ears; the real good things were all placed by her into the space.

Although not comparable to birth mother and big sister, Shen Chengyu relying on her overly agile movements and decent capability still accumulated many crystals.

This time again smoothly harvested a few; Shen Chengyu took out a mineral water bottle, cleaned it clean, then put the emerald-green crystals into the space for safekeeping.

Shen Chengning was already pushing her bicycle away; the fallen Wood Puppets beside her were all thrown to the cliff outside the road; they conjectured the Wood Puppets ran out from the mountain forest not far away; on both sides of the road there were many small villages hidden inside; these places were originally hard for vehicles to traverse; once encountering chaotic times, the people inside were also not easy to escape.