They took the branch road from the M City exit straight to the Yunyi Mountains. There was no paved road all the way, and some stretches were still passable with the dirt roads laid by the villages. However, they spent most of the time traveling on gravel and dried grass. The bumpy ride made the passengers uncomfortable, and the driver even more exhausted. After about two hours of driving, Yin Chengyang replaced Mo Yan.
Mo Yan was the one who had been driving the longest and had the best driving skills among them. He would have to drive the last part of the journey, so they replaced him and let him relax and take a short break.
Without passing through any towns or villages on this express route, there were not many zombies blocking the way. Xiao Wen and Han Ya swapped positions with the people in the back row, including Wen Le. They discussed the things they needed to prepare for once they reached the mountains while Wen Le habitually took out pen and paper to doodle while listening to their conversation.
In the middle row, Uncle Mo and Huang Tao were both from farming families. As they prepared to enter the mountains, they occasionally offered some good suggestions to Wen Le and the others.
“The clouds are getting closer!” Zhou Quan suddenly turned around and said, who had been staring out the window.
The others looked outside involuntarily.
The black clouds, which had only been as thick as a hand on the horizon, had now covered almost half of the sky.
Wen Le glanced at his watch. They had been driving for five hours already.
“I’ll take over,” Mo Yan patted Yin Chengyang’s shoulder.
Yin Chengyang looked ahead and saw the mountain top. Without a word, he stopped the car and swapped positions with Mo Yan.
“Our speed is still faster than the speed of the clouds. Once we get into the mountains, let’s hurry and find a safe cave. We should reserve some time to prepare,” Wen Le said, patting Huang Yao. “Your ability to create earth walls should be able to dig caves as well. Have you ever tried to dig a big one?”
Huang Yao shook her head. “I haven’t tried it.”
Wen Le was not disappointed either. Huang Yao was locked up by the villagers as soon as she showed her ability, so it’s normal that she hasn’t had the chance to try it out. Based on experience, Huang Yao’s ability was already quite strong at the beginning of the apocalypse. She could probably dig a space of over ten cubic meters.
“After we enter the mountain, carry me on your back and run faster. I will release my mental power and try to find a ready-made cave. If that’s not possible, we’ll choose a suitable spot and let Huang Yao dig one.” Whispered Wen Le to Xiao Wen’s ear.
Xiao Wen nodded. He was much faster than driving a car, and besides, cars may not be able to travel in the mountains.
“After more than a month of blizzards, there isn’t much supplies we can take out with the car as cover. Keep an eye on that brother and sister, and if necessary, leave them something and find another place to hide.” Wen Le and Xiao Wen nodded in agreement as they read what Han Ya had written on the paper.
They had already saved the two people, whether they could be trusted or not would depend on their behavior.
A cold light flickered in Xiao Wen’s eyes.
He had only saved them because it was the first time he had met other ability users. According to Wen Le, Huang Yao’s ability was quite strong and could be useful. Besides, the villagers did not want Huang Yao to exist, so taking her away or killing her would not make much difference to them. But if they had bad intentions, he didn’t mind taking care of them himself. As for Huang Tao and the child, he would not leave any potential danger behind.
Wen Le was half-leaning in Xiao Wen’s arms and could not see the coldness in his eyes, but Han Ya could see it clearly.
The words on the paper were only written for Wen Le to see, but the boss definitely understood his meaning.
Although Wen Le was no longer as soft-hearted as before and even saved the people this time because of the boss’s orders, he was still too naive. After saving someone, it was not as simple as thinking that they were not good people and could be left aside. Sometimes, after being saved, people would feel that you should take care of them. If you left them alone, they would hate you and even try to harm you if given the chance. This was human nature.
Wen Le may not have thought of this, but they knew it, so they had to nip all threats in the bud.
“We’re here.” Mo Yan’s voice broke Xiao Wen and Han Ya’s thoughts.
They had already reached the foot of the mountain.
There was no road that could take the car up the mountain in front of them. Maybe there was one in another direction, but they didn’t have time to look for it.
“You guys stay in the car and keep an eye on the GPS locator. As soon as we know the right place, we’ll signal you. Get ready and take as much as you can from the car and head towards our location. The rest of the stuff, Wen Le and I will come back for it.” Xiao Wen gave instructions and quickly carried Wen Le on his back, running up the mountain at the fastest speed.
The clouds were not far from here, and they were estimated to arrive in about an hour.
Wen Le gritted his teeth and released all his mental power.
Wen Le’s mental power could detect everything within a radius of 20 meters around him. If he ignored the rear and only locked onto the left, right, and front, his mental power could extend even further.
With Xiao Wen’s speed, in less than ten minutes, the two of them had reached the mountaintop.
“Should we continue forward or go back?”
Standing on the mountaintop, Wen Le looked at the continuous mountain range ahead and hesitated for a moment before saying, “Let’s continue forward. If we haven’t found it at the top of that mountain ahead, we’ll turn back.”
Xiao Wen picked up Wen Le again and started to accelerate.
“Wait!” Just as they had started running, Wen Le shouted to stop.
Xiao Wen quickly braked and turned to walk towards the direction pointed out by Wen Le.
About 100 meters below the mountaintop they had just reached, Wen Le climbed down from Xiao Wen’s back and cautiously approached a small hole that only allowed one person to pass through.
“This hole is big, but I can’t detect everything.”
Xiao Wen took out his gun and walked in front of Wen Le, entering the hole first.
Wen Le also tightly held his gun and followed behind Xiao Wen.
The entrance to the cave was small, and there was no light inside. Wen Le took out a high-wattage rechargeable light bulb and turned it on.
Under the illumination of the light bulb, the situation in the cave was clear at a glance.
As soon as they entered, they saw a space that was approximately oval in shape, about 30 meters wide and 60 meters long. Xiao Wen and Wen Le walked to the farthest end of the space where there was a small hole about half a meter high.
“This should be the den of some large animal.” Xiao Wen pointed to the small hole.
Wen Le shrugged, unable to deny it. He released a huge rock from his space and blocked the small hole, making the cave temporarily safe.
“How come there are still stones in your space? And such a big one?! Are you going to smash zombies with it?” Xiao Wen chuckled and pointed at the stone.
Wen Le looked embarrassed. It was a stone from his space on the mountain, and he had casually brought it out.
Seeing Wen Le’s embarrassed look, Xiao Wen found it adorable and lowered his head to kiss Wen Le’s cheek.
Wen Le blushed and pressed the locator to send a signal to Han Ya and the others.
“Let’s go back now. We need to put away the car and everything else, or we won’t find them after the blizzard,” Wen Le said.
Xiao Wen stopped teasing Wen Le, found a protruding wall in the cave, put the locator on it, and then took Wen Le’s hand and walked out.
When they returned to the car, there was no one there. Wen Le climbed on Xiao Wen’s back and put the car away, directing Xiao Wen to go back.
Xiao Wen looked at Wen Le’s proud face and couldn’t help but smile.
Let him be proud. He will ride back in the future!
Wen Le couldn’t see Xiao Wen’s rare lewd expression and was secretly happy about the free mount.
Enjoy it while it lasts, there will be times when you cry!
Ride back?!🙀😽
Thanks for the update!! 🤭🤭
Thanks for the chapter!