Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 229 Getting Chicken
The image of the brown bear and the big fish in Jianshan City flashed through Lu Xi'an's mind instantly.

Its enormous size far exceeded his common sense. A brown bear was even enough to arouse Yao Wei's car, and a big fish could be used as a ride. It looked quite shocking.

Tang Er is only half a Type A New Human, so it would probably be a bit difficult for him to deal with alone, unless he has Liu Hua, a Type C New Human, to accompany him.

However, the brown bear and the big fish in Jianshan City only became like that after encountering special circumstances on Jianshan Mountain. Outside of Jianshan Mountain, Lu Xi'an has not seen anything similar.

The hyenas in Yubei City are still a bit inferior to the brown bears and big fish.

Is the rooster Tang Er mentioned the same as the brown bear and the big fish?
"Besides its large size, did you see anything else different about that rooster?"

Lu Xi'an asked, "Does the rooster have any wounds or sores?"

Tang Er thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, that rooster was very smooth, its feathers were shiny, and it looked like it had eaten very well."

"Is it?"

Lu Xi'an thought to herself that it should be similar to the hyenas in Yubei City, simply affected by the strain.

We don't know if the resonance gene scanner can detect the evolution of wild animals.

He got back into the car and glanced at the resonance gene scanner, only to see six red dots on the scanner, all clustered together. They were clearly the five individuals: Lu Xi'an, Yao Wei, Luo Ping, Chai Xin, and Liu Hua, as well as the strains of Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei. There were no others.

Tang Er, like the old tree, is now only half a new human, so he will not be displayed on the resonance gene scanner.

The rooster that Tang Er mentioned also seems to have a similar reason for not being able to be displayed.

Luo Ping pondered for a moment and said, "In that case, we should go and take a look."

"On the one hand, it would be very useful to get a hen that lays eggs. On the other hand, it is not good for us to have such a dangerous animal on the mountain. We must deal with it."

He then turned to Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei and asked, "Big brother and sister, do you want to go and take a look too? If not, wait for us here. If you do go, come together. It's safer to do anything if there are more of us."

He spoke very directly, without any embarrassment. It's best to say things out loud; beating around the bush will only cause unnecessary misunderstandings.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei exchanged a glance, made up their minds, and said, "Okay, let's go take a look together. If there are any eggs, we can take some with us."

Actually, Yao Wei mainly wanted to see what Lu Xi'an wanted to do, and Lu Xi'an did indeed want to go and take a look.

He had been craving eggs for a long time, ever since he found rice in the shelter at the entrance of Tan Village, he had been wanting to try fried rice with eggs.

But nowadays there are no chickens anywhere, and eggs are nowhere to be found. I had fried rice once before, but it was just dry fried rice, and it was really not very satisfying.

Now that there's a hen in front of him, how could he miss it?

With Luo Ping and the others around, dealing with a rooster shouldn't be a problem. Even if they can't, they should be able to escape without issue.

So go for it now.

"Thank you."

Luo Ping grinned and said, "Big brother and sister, you're really kind of you. You can park your car inside then, so you can rest there tonight."

"Row."

Lu Xi'an agreed and got into the car with Yao Wei, driving into the research area.

With the highest authority, the research area gates opened as soon as they approached.

The others watched silently from outside and did not follow.

Lu Xi'an glanced in the rearview mirror and felt something was off, as if he and Yao Wei had become the only privileged people here, completely out of place with everyone else.

Oh well, so be it if we don't fit in. We'll be leaving eventually anyway, so let's not worry about the details and let Luo Ping figure it out himself.

After driving the car through the corridor and stopping at the innermost roundabout, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei packed up their weapons and concealed weapons, got out of the car, and quickly went outside to meet up with the others.

While Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei went inside to park, Luo Ping had already arranged for everyone outside and assigned them tasks for the day.

Seeing Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei come out, Luo Ping immediately stretched out his index finger, pushed the sunglasses hanging on his head up to his nose to cover his eyes, and said, "Alright, Lao Shu, you stay at home, work with everyone, and help keep an eye on the house."

"Leave the task of getting the eggs to us."

"Big brother and sister, are you ready? Liu Hua, Chai Xin, you two follow me. Tang Er will lead the way, let's go!"

With a wave of his hand, he exuded a dashing and domineering aura, leading the group of new humans into the corridor. Behind him, the door slammed open, separating the inside from the outside.

The group strode out, passed through the corridor, and began their ascent up the mountain.

"Go this way."

Tang Er remembered the road very clearly. There were hardly any trails in the mountains, but he could still tell the direction and head towards a specific mountain peak.

As they walked, Luo Ping made arrangements: "Liu Hua, Chai Xin, you two go together. Chai Xin, you've improved your skills quite a bit, so try your best to help cover up Liu Hua as well."

"Liu Hua, wait for me to distract the rooster, and then when the rooster isn't looking, distract it a little. If it works well, we can take care of the rooster without lifting a finger."

"If it doesn't work, Liu Hua, you should give Tang Er a push. Tang Er, while the rooster's attention is on me, sneak up from the side and give it a good whack."

"Remember to use your full strength, don't hold back. This is fighting wild beasts, not people, there aren't so many tricks."

"Chai Xin, you should also be careful. If our methods don't work in a while, you can go and steal a few hens. We don't necessarily have to fight the roosters head-on, as long as we get the chickens."

"Okay!" "I understand."

"I see."

Liu Hua, Chai Xin, and Tang Er responded in unison.

Lu Xi'an thought to herself that Luo Ping's team was quite well-equipped, with a tank, a rogue, a support, and a warrior—a veritable dungeon raiding team.

This guy is very clear about his role: to be a meat shield. He's really made the most of the advantages of Type B Newtypes.

But this guy loves being beaten so much, could he be a masochist?

"What about us?"

Lost in thought, Lu Xi'an didn't show it on her face, but asked a question.

Luo Ping said, "Big brother and big sister, you should act freely. You are too fierce and your teamwork is too perfect. I feel that if I give you advice, it will only restrict you. It's better to just leave you alone."

Lu Xian: "..."

Yao Wei: “…”

Is this guy flattering or telling the truth?

Lu Xi'an was a little confused.

The sun was high in the sky, its rays filtering through the trees and casting dappled shadows across the forest. The weather was lovely; even the mosquitoes were out, and Lu Xi'an could hear birdsong in the distance—a scene brimming with life.

—I've never heard this voice before.

"There are birds too, that's great."

Lu Xi'an exclaimed in admiration.

"They must have migrated from elsewhere."

Luo Ping said, "But it really is quite nice. This place used to be completely ignored. I guess it's because the environment has improved now?"

He paused for a moment, then added, "Anyway, that's what the old tree said. He said the environment is much better than before."

“Back then, the temperature was more than half as low as it is now at its coldest. The whole world was frozen solid, making many things unusable and impossible to cultivate.”

"Otherwise, with the current temperature, the world would definitely not have become like this."

"Listening to what the old tree said, I can't even imagine how cold it must have been during the coldest time."

Lu Xi'an hadn't heard Lao Shu mention this before. Lao Shu's mind wasn't very good, and his memories of what happened back then were fragmented. He must have only recently remembered these past events.

However, based on Luo Ping's retelling and other information he had gathered, Lu Xi'an had a clearer understanding of the disaster that had occurred.

No wonder they created the X-17 strain back then; it seems that people at that time had already made the worst-case scenario plan for the possible cold disaster.

And now the whole world may be rapidly heading towards the worst predictions made at the beginning.

"Oh oh oh-"

As they approached the hill Tang Er had mentioned, a rooster suddenly crowed, loud and powerful, making it sound like a very large rooster.

The group exchanged glances, immediately stopped talking, and quickly walked toward the source of the sound.

As they drew closer, Luo Ping said in a low voice, "Alright, disperse and proceed according to plan."

Chai Xin then led Liu Hua to sneak away.

Over such a long period of time, the girl's skills have indeed improved significantly. She held Liu Hua tightly in her arms, her body pressed close together, and actually affected Liu Hua. The optical camouflage completely concealed a Type C new human.

If that's the case, it would be terrifying to think that they might launch a sneak attack.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei walked together, while Luo Ping and Tang Er separated.

Luo Ping walked in the very center, in the most conspicuous place. He was determined to act as a human shield, making no attempt to conceal his presence. He strode forward with an air of authority, like a thousand troops marching by.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei followed from a distance, and even had a strange feeling—it was as if Mr. Luo was carrying a speaker on his back, playing "Dominating the World".

How stylish!

Lu Xi'an had to admire this sharp-tongued guy.

Then he saw a flock of chickens.

A flock of hens and a rooster.

The rooster was indeed enormous, about the same size as the she-wolf, standing tall and proud.

Its comb was as red as blood, its eyes were glaring, and its beak was sharp and large, clearly indicating it was good at pecking.
However, its plumage was rather strange, black on top and white on the bottom. The lower half of its body was the same color as a hen's, and its black chest and wings had two white stripes above the wings, like two straps hanging on the chicken's body.

Hmm...this looks familiar...

(End of this chapter)