Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 2 The woman downstairs

Lightning struck, and in the instant of flashing light, Lu Xian saw the appearance of the woman downstairs clearly.

The woman's hair was not longer than her shoulders, and it was short and messy, as if it had been cut randomly.

He wore wide-legged, durable trousers and a black vest, with a brown leather jacket tied at the waist with the sleeves. His boots were also brown, but they were very old and worn to a rough texture.

His skin was a little rough, his lips chapped, but even so, it couldn't hide his three-dimensional and delicate features. Combined with his cold eyes and thin but muscular arms, he gave off a wild and beautiful look.

She was carrying a backpack that was bigger than her entire upper body and was stuffed full of things. It seemed that she was as strong as Lu Xian.

She was very alert, holding a large green square iron bucket in one hand and a pistol in the other. After coming in, she crouched down and moved quickly to another window, gently put down the iron bucket, then held the gun horizontally, followed the line of sight, and observed the room carefully.

Lu Xian remained motionless upstairs.

Shooting a gun is a difficult thing. If you are not very skilled, it is not easy to hit the target accurately even if it is only five meters away from you.

A target that moves and fights back is even harder to hit.

Lu Xian, who had enjoyed ample firepower in the police station, knew this very well.

He still hadn't mastered his marksmanship, and bullets weren't as plentiful as they were in the abandoned police station. He didn't want to waste them unless necessary.

The woman was searching the room downstairs, and Lu Xian was watching her upstairs. After confirming that the woman was the only one there, Lu Xian felt a little relieved.

After the woman finished searching downstairs, she prepared to go upstairs to check.

When they reached the stairs, Lu Xian finally spoke: "If you don't come up, I can give you the downstairs for a while."

Lu Xian was already guarding the stairs with the mechanical dog. This was the only passage connecting the upstairs and downstairs.

The woman paused, then immediately moved away from Lu Xian's sight.

Lu Xian knew that the woman had slipped out of the blind spot on the stairs. He stood still, guarding the stairs.

The ceilings of this villa were extremely high. Having fought with other people in this world before and knowing very well the limits of his own strength, Lu Xian had also checked the villa inside and out. He was sure that the woman could not climb up from anywhere else.

So, just hold on here.

After a long time, a woman's voice finally came from an invisible corner downstairs. It was just a short word: "Okay."

The voice is nice, but a little hoarse. I wonder if it’s due to lack of water.

It's so rare to finally have a normal person to communicate with. It's really not easy in this world.

Lu Xian was in a slightly better mood, but he still didn't let his guard down.

He continued to squat at the stair door and watched for a long time. The woman downstairs must have known that he was here and was still hiding where he couldn't see her.

"There's water in the tap. I've checked. It's drinkable. You can get a bucket."

Lu Xian said so.

He can't take the water from the faucet away, so he might as well be generous to others.

There's no harm anyway.

Lu Xian had noticed before that the bucket the woman was carrying was empty. She had been carrying it specifically to hold liquid, either water or something else.

While Lu Xian was showing his insignificant goodwill, he also wanted to use this opportunity to test what the woman was going to do with the bucket.

"it is good."

The woman downstairs agreed but did not take any action.

Perhaps because she was wary, she did not trust Lu Xian.

But the woman carrying an empty bucket must have her needs. If she urgently needed water, she would definitely not give up a possible water source just because of a small risk.

Although it was raining outside, it had started suddenly. If the woman had come out looking for water before the rain started and then been driven here, it would make sense.

In this world, water is a resource that is definitely worth the risk.

And if it’s not water, what else could you put in such a big empty bucket?
Gasoline? Or diesel?
This was the only possibility that came to Lu Xian's mind, and he started drooling instantly.

He had been wandering for so long that he had seen gas stations, so he was sure that there were cars and gas in this world.

Unfortunately, he only saw completely scrapped cars that couldn't start, and no intact ones. When would gasoline or diesel be needed?
Could it be that this woman has a car?

Then she is really enviable.

Lu Xian is now looking for a base, and his biggest worry is getting there.

After traveling for such a long time and visiting so many places, he could only walk with a mechanical dog, which was very strenuous.

He couldn't even imagine how happy he would be if he could have a car!
If this is true, then the woman’s current situation is that her car is out of gas, so she needs to carry a bucket to find gas nearby?

I just don't know if this is true. Also, is there a gas station nearby?
If she was the same as those guys before, Lu Xian wouldn't mind wasting his bullets and accepting a means of transportation.

If it's different, I don't know if she would be easy to talk to, and if she could drive with me alone?
Having seen those crazy people in this world, Lu Xian didn't want to become like that. So as long as he could ensure his own safety, he was happy to stick to the bottom line.

——But all this is based on the premise that the woman is holding the iron bucket just to get gasoline.

The woman still didn't move.

Lu Xian didn't ask directly. He knew very well that cars must be a very valuable resource for people in this world.

If a woman has a car and is leaving with a bucket, her car must be out of gas. If I casually ask, will she think I'm coveting her car and start an unnecessary fight?
Just observe patiently.

Fortunately, Lu Xian's patience had been honed in this shitty world, so he waited quietly.

"Boom!"

Thunder follows lightning.

It was raining heavily outside, hitting the outer wall of the villa.

When the white light of lightning shone over, Lu Xian could see slanting rain lines pouring in through the broken window with the howling wind.

But no one cares.

Both of them stayed quietly in this rainy night, at peace with each other, as if they were just strangers who came to this abandoned villa to take shelter from the rain, and would leave and go their separate ways after the rain stopped.

But the rain continued all night long.

The woman did not take the iron bucket to find water.

As the night faded, the sky finally cleared. The woman finally spoke: "I'm leaving."

Lu Xian was stunned for a moment and said, "Okay." This time it was his turn to say "Okay".

Fortunately, the weather has not changed today.

Lu Xian saw the woman reappear in his sight, holding the gun high in her hand, pointing it at him, and walking and retreating.

It turned out that he had just taken the initiative to speak to me in order to confirm my location.

Lu Xian thought he had learned it, then pointed the gun at the woman.

The submachine gun in his hand looked much more powerful than the woman's.

As long as he doesn't shoot, his deterrent power is definitely stronger than that of a woman.

The woman was merely holding her gun in a state of alert, with no intention of pulling the trigger. She retreated all the way to where she had left the barrel, picked it up, then opened the door of the villa and retreated.

Didn't she get any water? Does this woman really have a car?

Lu Xian prepared to send a mechanical dog to follow up and see what was going on.

Although this dog moves stiffly and clumsily, it is not slow and seems to have some unique sensing system that allows it to follow from a distance without being discovered. It is very useful as a reconnaissance tool.

However, before he could give any instructions to the dog, he heard a gunshot outside, and then the woman suddenly retreated.

Outside the villa, a series of "jiejiejie" sounds suddenly rang out. There were definitely quite a few things making the sounds.

Lu Xian glanced out the window and saw a group of creatures outside that looked like wolves but not dogs. They looked familiar.

His heart skipped a beat.

——I’ve seen this thing in a video in my previous life. It’s a hyena!

(End of this chapter)