The End of the Extreme Dao: I Planted a Sacred Tree and Gained Immortality

Chapter 27 Mirage
"Yes, because you don't need it, and I haven't told you yet."

"You must not try to draw a map, and don't leave the town easily."

"Just like the radiation of the Yang Stone and the infection of the zombies, the world has also changed. Once someone tries to draw a map, they will fall into a mirage illusion. Their vision, touch, and even the five senses will be disturbed."

"When the city of XN was mining the Yangshi Mine, they discovered a mural. In the mural, a group of people drew various runes on the Yangshi with blood."

"Among them is the Dispelling Rune, which is also a must-have for couriers."

"The Dispelling Rune is divided into a main body and a sub-body. Carve the Dispelling Rune on a large piece of Yang Stone and keep it burning with flames. Then, knock off the small piece of stone from the main body, which is the sub-body. The courier will not encounter a mirage no matter how far he goes with the sub-body. Even if he gets lost, he can identify the direction by the temperature of the sub-body and find the burning XN City of the main body."

"However, once the flame is extinguished and the main body cools down, the sub-body will become ineffective."

"Because burning requires a lot of wood, and because of the black fog at night, the flame consumption will be intensified, so the courier only comes once a week, leaving during the day and returning at night. The courier's business can only cover the 500-kilometer range of XN City."

"Every night, XN City will count the couriers and rune sub-bodies. No matter if the couriers die or the rune sub-bodies are robbed, XN City will replace the main body. Therefore, even if the expellers rob the couriers, it will be useless. With their manpower, they can't defeat XN City at all, and the rune main body will be replaced that night, and they will still be trapped in the suburbs."

So that's how it is. Without runes, it is impossible to draw a map.

Because he wanted to draw a map, his five senses were disturbed, which allowed the corpse ghost to take advantage of the opportunity and sneak in.

Huo Ying worriedly asked, "If the exiles can't rob the city, will they rob the town? If they get the rune sub-body and don't go to the city, can't they find the town in a day?"

"There are also cases where the town was looted by the evictors. This is also the main reason why a large number of townspeople follow the investigation team every time they come." Zhang Yuqi explained: "It is precisely because most of the residents follow the investigation team that there is little point in the evictors looting the town. First, there are no resources, and second, there are no people. More importantly, the evictors may not be familiar with the town's environment. If they cannot find resources and a safe place before night falls, they will become food for black bugs and zombies."

"What about you? How did you get out?" Huo Ying found something suspicious.

"I didn't draw a map, but my infection enhanced all aspects of my body, including my memory. I remembered the way to the city."

Every courier will carry a rune body and a map with him when he moves. This is because once night falls, flying insects will cover the sky and eat everything. Road signs will be useless and will be eaten and changed.

It was okay in the town, as everyone could remember the buildings with their brains, but outside the town, there were no buildings or road signs, just like being in the Pacific Ocean, surrounded by water and no shore in sight. Only people with Zhang Yuqi's abilities or those with evolved brain organs could find their way in such a place without a map.

The potatoes in the pot are cooked and the aroma wafts out.

Zhang Yuqi started to eat voraciously, and the whole pot of potato soup was finished.

However, the knife wound on Zhang Yuqi's left arm has completely healed, the scab has fallen off, and there is not even a scar on her skin.

"How long is the life span of an infected person?" Huo Ying suddenly asked.

"If we don't use our abilities often, the virus will break out in about five years. Otherwise, it may take a year or even half a year." Zhang Yuqi thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry. XN City is researching drugs. As long as we are alive, we will be saved one day."

After helping Huo Ying clean up the pots and pans, Zhang Yuqi lay on the table to take a rest. Huo Ying also leaned against the wall and took a nap. As soon as the sun rose, Zhang Yuqi immediately got up and left. However, the package containing the inhibitor was left behind by Zhang Yuqi.

Huo Ying picked up the syringe and prepared the medicine, then looked at the Yangshi stove in his room.

With the sacred tree, Huo Ying did not need to be strengthened by infectious diseases. So, in order to avoid being infected and shortening his lifespan, Huo Ying hesitated.

Should he trust Zhang Yuqi and take the injection? After considering for a long time, Huo Ying hid the medicine in the cellar. He was not sure, and he would not do anything he was not sure of. With the sacred tree, even if he got an infectious disease, five years would be enough for him to find a solution from the sacred tree. If there was a problem with the injection, he would die now.

Glancing at the clockwork on the table, Huo Ying realized that the time had passed. As the progress of the sacred tree increased, the recovery speed of his energy column was indeed getting faster. Now, Huo Ying could recover one energy column every two and a half hours.

After putting on his equipment, Huo Ying left the house. He didn't dare to draw a map and could only search the surrounding houses based on his memory. For the sake of safety, Huo Ying wore a few more Yang Stones this time. After all, it was the Yang Stones that helped him resist the roar when he killed the phantom. It would definitely be safer to have a few more Yang Stones as a backup.

There are no more zombies near Huo Ying's house.

After a round of unwilling testing, Huo Ying could only avoid the direction of the Blue Gene Factory and continue walking away.

Slowly, Huo Ying found himself at the edge of the town, where there were fewer and fewer houses.

"It seems like we're going the wrong way. There will be more zombies if we go to the center of town."

Huo Ying was about to turn around when he suddenly squatted down.

He sensed a slight vibration from the ground.

Then, the roar of engines was heard outside the town.

Huo Ning hurriedly crawled in the corner and secretly looked at the road outside the town.

A modified pickup truck roared towards the town, with a horn erected on it.

"Don't resist, don't hide, we only seek wealth, not harm anyone. If you cooperate, we will only take half of the supplies. If you don't cooperate, you will be executed on the spot!"

The pickup truck rushed into the town and its horn began blaring.

Huo Ying saw that there were four people in the cab, and in the bed of the pickup truck, there were two people and two wolfhounds.

There were six people in total, not a large number, but these six people all had rifles in their hands!
Wang Wang Wang!
The people in the car did not notice Huo Ying, but the wolfhounds did and started barking in his direction.

"Stand up and raise your hands!" The two men in the truck immediately pointed their guns in the direction of Huo Ying.

The person is not good!
Huo Ying frowned and would not follow these people's arrangements. While the people on the truck didn't notice him, Huo Ying took a spear gun in his left and right hands and shot at the wolfhounds on the truck.

There was no point in shooting people, as he couldn't kill so many people at once. But as long as he shot the dog to death and hid in the town, he would not be easily discovered by this group of people.

After the two arrows were shot, Huo Ying had no time to see the results. He fled frantically towards the path, sticking his body to the wall.

boom!
There were gunshots and curses behind me.

"Shit, he has a bulletproof vest!"

Huo Ying controlled the weight and turned it into a wooden board, blocking himself behind him. The bullet hit Huo Ying's back but did not penetrate the board. Instead, the impact force accelerated Huo Ying's escape.

(End of this chapter)