75 Jingling City

*Crunch* *Crunch*

Xixi was leisurely munching on some chips when Long Yu re-entered the store.

"Remember to drink more water after eating that," he ruffled her hair.

"Nn," the little girl nodded with a mouthful of chips.

As for the others, they still seemed a little restless about the mutated insects.

"It's fine now, those insects are gone. Let's get back onto the road," Long Yu said to them.

"Mm.. I can also feel the danger fading…" Li Xue Lan spoke with closed eyes.

Hearing this, manager Zhang and Wei Ying looked at each other and rushed out the store. They wanted to load up the remaining supplies quickly. Who knows when some other troublesome creatures might appear.

Long Yu just shook his head and boarded the Black Shark with the two girls. He had no intention of vying for those supplies since he did not want to waste the storage space in his vehicle.

…..

After they left the gas station, there were no further encounters.

While he was driving, Li Xue Lan who was in the back seat suddenly asked, "Mister Long, just exactly how many insects were there?"

"Oh, you noticed?" Long Yu was slightly surprised. After all, he was the only one who witnessed the ridiculous size of the swarm.

"Yes, although I didn't see it for myself, I could more or less sense it. I felt that the situation was almost as dangerous as the vampire tree…" she replied with an uneasy expression.

Even though it seemed that Long Yu had dealt with the situation easily, Li Xue Lan knew that the matter was not that simple. With her special ability to sense danger, she was sure that it not just a matter of ten or twenty mutated insects. It was definitely much bigger than that.

"Well, I don't know the exact number… but I can tell you that it was at least more than a couple hundred," Long Yu said as he continued to drive.

"A couple hundred...." Li Xue Lan repeated with widened eyes. Cold sweat broke out on her forehead at the thought of being attacked by such a large number of man-eating insects.

"Come to think of it, how does your special ability work anyway?" Long Yu purposely distracted her with a question after noticing that she was caught up in fear.

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"...I'm not sure exactly...But every time I sense danger, my heart would beat rapidly. In my mind, I can tell the general direction of where the danger is coming from…" Li Xue Lan explained unconfidently.

"Hmm, I see…"

Hearing this, Long Yu felt that her explanation was somewhat vague. Perhaps only the owner of the ability would know how it truly works.

However, it was no doubt a very useful special ability. It could detect danger from afar, giving them time to retreat if needed. At the same time, Long Yu was curious whether Li Xue Lan's ability could detect stealth or invisible enemies. There was no telling what kind of powers other mutated creatures might have.

Their conversation was cut short when Xixi suddenly exclaimed, "Wow, there are a lot of horses running!"

Looking past the little girl who was sticking her face to the window, Long Yu caught a glimpse of a herd of horses galloping in the fields far away.

Calmly holding the steering wheel straight, he zoomed his sight towards the horses. He noticed that they were actually running away from something. Upon a closer look, the pursuers seemed to be flock of ravens, except they were twice as big as their original counterparts.

Since it was happening so far away from them, Long Yu was not alarmed. Li Xue Lan had not detected any danger either, so he decided not to pay any further attention.

They were now heading to Jingling city which was captured by the military recently. The military seemed to have given up on capturing larger cities since it posed too much risks.

For example, Wuhan city on the east of Jingling had a population of more than 11 million. Imagine seventy to eighty percent of that population turning into zombies. Even if they burned through their entire ammunition supply, they might not necessarily be able to capture it, not to mention the possibility of other strong mutated monsters roaming inside the city.

Anyway, Long Yu intended to travel through Jingling city in order to save time. With the city captured, the surrounding areas would have been purged of monsters as well. This way, he could avoid taking a detour and coming across troublesome creatures that might delay them further.

Besides, he agreed to drop off Li Xue Lan and the two liabilities behind at a military camp. Speaking of Li Xue Lan, Long Yu actually wanted to recruit her, considering the advantages of her special ability.

However, their journey ahead may turn out to be increasingly perilous, so it would be selfish of him to force her to come along with Xixi and him. If she really was to join them, he wanted it to be of her own will instead of feeling pressured by him.

A few hours later, the sight of Jingling city finally appeared in the distance in front of them. They could see that some of the city skyscrapers had been badly damaged, likely due to battles between the military and mutant beasts.

The road in front had been barricaded with sand bags and barb wires. Temporary posts had also been erected with machine gun turrets aiming outwards.

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Author's note:

As some of you might have noticed, I have been gone for a while. I have been dealing with IRL issues and health problems recently and thus have not been able to upload. I did not issue a hiatus since I honestly didn't even know myself when or if I could get back to writing. Anyway, on the bright side, you get to read 8 chapters in one go. Thank you to those who have been voting and sticking to this novel.