Apocalypse: Last Traveler-Chapter 86: Some Are Like Wolves, Some Are Like Hyenas
Neo-Humans, have a car, have bows and arrows, have guns, and something flying above their heads.
And most importantly, when Fa died earlier, this vehicle had appeared in the county town. ๐๐โฏ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐.๐โด๐
So when someone screamed: "This is the car! Theyโre the ones who killed Fa!" the people in the county town reacted as if they had seen a ghost, each scrambling to flee, afraid of being left behind.
Even the previously arrogant leader of the Tongzhou restaurant couldnโt bother yelling anymore and turned to squeeze into the station, attempting to escape through the back door.
But luck was not on his side, he couldnโt escape.
Lu Xiโan, seeing these people scatter like birds and beasts, shouted, "Leave one behind."
Yao Wei and Gou on top of the vehicle understood and took action.
Gouโs dog eyes fixed on a person, precisely the leader of the Tongzhou restaurant, so Yao Weiโs arrow soon followed, piercing the leaderโs ankle.
"Ahโ"
The leader screamed miserably, staggered, and fell to the ground. Someone nearby hurriedly attempted to support him, but seeing the woman leaping from the top of the car and rushing over, quickly dropped the leader and fled.
Yao Wei swiftly approached the leader, just about to capture him, when the leader suddenly rolled over, ignoring the severe pain in his ankle, and kowtowed towards Yao Wei with loud knocks.
"Donโt kill me! Donโt kill me! Donโt kill me!"
The leader pleaded in panic, kowtowing.
Yao Wei was silent for a moment; she had never witnessed such a scene before.
After all, she had always acted decisively, rarely leaving anyone alive.
The only time she spared someone was when dealing with Fa earlier. That Fa was much tougher than this person before her.
"Donโt kill me! Iโll give you all this food, I donโt want any of it! Not even a finger!"
The leader kowtowed repeatedly.
Yao Wei glanced at the pile of corpses in the corner and frowned.
She didnโt want to listen to this person anymore, so she grabbed him like a dead dog and dragged him to the roadside.
Lu Xiโan parked the car outside the gas station to ensure an escape route, without driving into the station.
He remained in the car and waited as Yao Wei dragged the leader over, then leaned toward the driverโs window and asked, "Are these all the people you have left?"
The drone was still hovering in the sky, and Gou had confirmed that everyone else had fled, leaving only the three of them at the gas station.
They were so weak and so terrified of cars and Neo-Humans that it seemed foolish for Lu Xiโan and Yao Wei to have hurried to leave initially.
However, neither Lu Xiโan nor Yao Wei felt they had been foolish earlier.
To be cautious of every danger and avoid unnecessary risks is not foolish, right?
Even a lion uses its full strength to catch a rabbit, otherwise, why would they coordinate both on the ground and in the air just now?
Now, having such an effective deterrent on the people in this county town, the ground-air cooperation must have played a significant role...
Itโs good like this; it saves a lot of trouble.
"Yes! Yes! Just them! Everyone else is dead, thereโs no one else!"
The leader hurriedly replied, his face twisting in pain because of his ankle, taking several sharp breaths of cold air.
Lu Xiโan furrowed his brows slightly, thought for a moment, and then asked directly, "Chai Xin, do you know Chai Xin?"
The leader was startled, hurriedly answering, "Yes! Of course, I know! She is our former leader Chai Leiโs daughter, how could I not know?
This cunning guy immediately started to act friendly, "After our leader died, I even intended to support Chai Xin to come up and let her become the leader.
"But unfortunately, my voice alone was not enough, and that Fa guy caused too much trouble, usurped the position, and drove Chai Xin away..."
The man spoke with half-truths, twisting the conversation in his favor. Lu Xiโan was unwilling to watch a Rashomon scene play out and interrupted him, asking, "Did you see Chai Xin? I mean todayโdid you see her today?"
The leader did not answer, instead asking, "I... Should I have seen her... or maybe I havenโt?"
"Alright, you havenโt seen her. Then thereโs no use asking you."
Lu Xiโan was instantly disappointed, sighed.
Upon hearing Lu Xiโanโs words, Yao Wei promptly pulled out her blade and slashed the manโs neck.
After confirming he had no breath left, Yao Wei crouched down, using a small knife to carefully carve out the flesh on the manโs ankle, extracting the arrow intact, and wiped it clean on his body.
"You seem to really dislike this person."
Lu Xiโan watched Yao Weiโs actions and said.
Yao Wei remained crouched on the ground, responding while working, "He eats people."
Lu Xiโan was silent for a bit, saying, "Actually, itโs quite normal; resources are hard to come by in these times. For most people to survive, they have to push their moral boundaries down a bit.
"In Jiang Yuโs mansion at Yu Bei, didnโt we encounter those hyenas who had to eat their kind to survive too?"
Yao Wei nodded, "Mm."
Actually, she didnโt feel there was anything particularly wrong, just simply felt uncomfortable.
Wolves donโt eat their kind, but hyenas do, to sustain life. Itโs a difficult world, some are like wolves, some like hyenas, itโs just survival methods, all quite normal.
In the moral concepts of the apocalypse, they couldnโt align with the old world.
However, this didnโt stop her from feeling uncomfortable seeing people who eat others.
Putting the arrow back into the quiver, Yao Wei stood up and asked Lu Xiโan, "Do we need to catch someone else to question?"
Lu Xiโan shook his head, "No need, we wait here for a day, then leave. One day should be more than enough for Chai Xin to make it to Tongzhou County.
"The county town is small, and weโve made quite a commotion. If Chai Xin was here or is on her way, sheโd know we were here and come find us. If she doesnโt, it means sheโs not here and didnโt head this way."
"Mm."
Yao Wei nodded, agreeing with Lu Xiโan, she leaped back onto the car roof, took her position behind the tire again, drew an arrow, set it on the bow, vigilantly watching the surroundings.
"What if Chai Xin isnโt here, what do we do?"
Standing on the roof, she asked.
Lu Xiโan chuckled, "What else can we do, we leave. It means that we and Chai Xin have no fate together, thereโs nothing we can do.
"Weโve sort of cleared the local powers in Tongzhou County for her, so if she comes later, itโll be easier to handle. Given her ability to deal with wolf packs, surviving here shouldnโt be a problem."
At this point, Lu Xiโan picked up the stone wrapped in wolf skin on the center console, feeling it out, and said, "As for the origin and mystery of this stone, weโll just have to study it ourselves."
He felt a bit regretful and guilty, having falsely suspected Chai Xin but being unable to make amends.
But what can be done if they couldnโt find Chai Xin?
After waiting for a day, if Chai Xin doesnโt come, where would she head next?
Or... is it Mengxin City?!
