Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 275 We Have a Dog

"There are more red dots."

Yao Wei's words startled Lu Xi'an, who quickly turned to look. Sure enough, there were more red dots on the small map, all located at the very edge of the map displayed by the resonance gene scanner.

And there's more than one.

There were six red dots clustered together in one place.

The woman with the human stick said that there were still six new humans left in their territory, and now six have arrived. She wondered if this included Fungus Stone. If so, then there should still be one left in the old lair.

If not... well, that's impossible. All six of these New Humans went out, how could they have left only the Fungus Stone behind?

So they must have left one person in their hideout and sent out five.

Of these six, I wonder if the previous two, as well as the "boss" who wields the terrifying ants, are among them?
"It seems they are determined to get this fungal stone."

Lu Xi'an let out a soft breath and said.

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded, jumped from the passenger seat to the back, examined the resonance gene scanner on the table carefully, and said, "They are moving slower than last time."

"Is it?"

Lu Xi'an couldn't help but turn his head and look back again. On the map of the resonance gene scanner, just as Yao Wei had said, the six red dots were still at the edge of the map. Although they were moving inward little by little, they were indeed not as fast as last time.

You should know that last time, those three red dots quickly approached Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei.

What does this prove?
The answer is obvious—

The reason those three red dots approached so quickly last time was entirely due to the two Type A Newtypes.

Moreover, it is a Type A new human enhanced by the pheromones of a Type C new human.

When they appeared before Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei, their eyes were bloodshot and veins were bulging, clearly showing symptoms of being influenced by Type C new human pheromones.

If it weren't for that, they wouldn't have been able to catch up with Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei so quickly.

Now, the speed is so slow, only slightly faster than their RV, which clearly indicates that the high-speed mobility of the Type A New Humans has been sacrificed.

So, under what circumstances would one abandon the speed advantage of Type A New Humans?

Lu Xi'an's mind raced, and she asked Gouzi, "Gouzi, how far ahead is there a fork in the road?"

The robotic dog replied, "According to the data from the resonance gene scanner map, an intersection can be seen 1,236.73 meters ahead."

This dog is incredibly accurate to two decimal places; it's amazing how accurate it is.

The problem is, the RV is always moving, so how does the dog keep track of it precisely?
Is it calculated based on the time it takes to respond?

Never mind, having a similar answer is enough.

"Yao Wei, keep an eye on the car, I'm going to speed up."

Lu Xian said.

"Ah."

Yao Wei agreed.

Then Lu Xi'an stepped on the gas, and the RV sped off in the biting cold wind. The bumpy, uneven road made the RV ride even more bumpy in an instant, and the icy grease on the ground made it dangerous for the RV to slide off the road at any moment.

Yao Wei stood by the door of the RV at the back, ready to go out at any moment and correct the skidding RV back onto the road.

Luckily, she was a Type A new human. She could grab onto anything and use her waist, abdomen, and legs to stand still in the garage. Otherwise, she would have had a hard time during this high-speed journey.

However, the car wobbled, bounced, and slid around, but it remained on the road and did not fly off.

Lu Xi'an thought to himself that his driving skills seemed pretty good. He glanced back and saw that the six red dots had returned to the very edge of the map. It seemed that if he put in a little more effort, he could shake them off the map.

However, he knew very well that the car had reached its limit; due to environmental constraints, it would be truly out of control if it went any faster.

Moreover, given their tenacity, even if we temporarily leave them off the map, they won't give up and will eventually catch up.

Lu Xi'an soon saw the intersection. He slowed down in advance, and when he reached the fork in the road, he turned the steering wheel and headed west.

He hadn't yet checked the map to see where this direction would lead. His original route was to continue south.

To confirm his suspicions, Lu Xi'an had no choice but to try a different route.

Then, with one in the east and one in the west, he naturally couldn't choose the east.

We should head towards the coast, but who knows where we might end up in a dead end?

"how's it going?"

Lu Xi'an asked Yao Wei, who was standing behind him.

Yao Wei replied, "It's closer now."

It's definitely closer.

They and the six red dots were originally heading south, but now they have turned east instead of south, while those behind them are still heading south. Their positions and distances on the map will definitely change suddenly.

"You drive, follow my instructions, I'll go watch from the back."

Lu Xi'an thought that it wasn't right to keep asking Yao Wei like this, so he said something.

Yao Wei agreed, "Okay."

The two immediately switched places, with Lu Xi'an leaping out of the driver's seat and briefly handing over control of the RV to the mechanical dog.

After Yao Wei sat in the passenger seat, the mechanical dog immediately handed over control to her.

—The mechanical dog is certainly trustworthy; so far, it hasn't let us down. But unless absolutely necessary, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei both felt it was better to keep control of the vehicle themselves.

Yao Wei had driven enough cars in this world; she was far more skilled than Lu Xi'an, and thus her speed was slightly faster. However, the car was always heading west, and the six red dots behind it remained on the original route, so the straight-line distance was slightly closer.

When Lu Xi'an arrived at the garage, he looked at the map on the resonance gene scanner and saw that the four red dots representing himself and Yao Wei, along with the other party's six red dots and their travel routes, formed a right angle.

Judging from this route, their distance has not decreased; it remains unchanged.

Looking at the map, Lu Xi'an could confirm that the pursuers behind him were also driving a certain vehicle.

They traveled on the road the whole time, maintaining a high speed, just like me, driving as fast as they could, not afraid of swerving off the road.

As they walked, the six red dots suddenly changed direction and came straight towards them again.

—Or rather, it wasn't coming straight at them, but rather in the direction they were heading, further west.

really……

Lu Xi'an confirmed it.

“Their vehicles also have resonance gene scanners.”

Lu Xian said.

"Ah."

Yao Wei, who was driving ahead, responded and asked, "Did they turn?"

This woman sometimes seems clumsy, simply because she lacks common sense in certain areas, but she is still very clever when it matters.

What Lu Xi'an thought of, she also thought of.

Lu Xi'an replied, "Yes, it turned a corner."

They kept driving along the road, and even checked their route, choosing other routes to take shortcuts. If this wasn't driving a car with a resonance gene scanner on board, what else could it be?
Is this action simply to carry the resonance gene scanner, or is it because another type A new human hasn't arrived, and the other side can no longer carry people at high speed like before, so this is the only way they can do it?
Lu Xi'an couldn't be sure.

He stared at the map carefully and confirmed that the straight road led by the six red dots had no forks in the road. The only intersection was in the westward direction, and it would take a long time to reach it.

So he said to Yao Wei, "We can slow down a bit and lead them further down this path."

"Ah."

Yao Wei responded from the front, and slightly eased off the accelerator, which slowed the car down and reduced the bumps considerably.

This makes it much easier to control, and the car no longer slips as much as before.

The map from the resonance gene scanner showed that the six red dots seemed even more excited, moving faster in a southwest direction.

Did they notice we were slowing down and think we couldn't keep up, and that's why they got excited and anxious?
Lu Xi'an kept an eye on the car and waited until they were almost in the middle of the road before saying to Yao Wei, "Let's turn around."

"Ah."

Yao Wei agreed.

Nowadays, on roads like this, turning around manually is still the most convenient way.

The two worked in perfect unison, immediately getting out of the car, lifting it and turning it around, then getting back in and heading east.

Lu Xi'an looked at the resonance gene scanner again. The map showed that the six red dots had stopped moving. After a short while, they turned around and headed northeast.

Lu Xi'an continued watching; the six red dots seemed to be moving rather hastily.

The more anxious they were, the less anxious Lu Xi'an became. He said to Yao Wei, "Let's drive slower."

"Ah."

Yao Wei agreed again and continued driving slowly, as if she hadn't seen the six red dots before, and continued on her way leisurely.

After walking for a while, Lu Xi'an said, "Let's turn around again."

"Ah."

As Yao Wei spoke, she opened the door and got out of the car.

Lu Xi'an opened the door and got out of the car. Outside, the wind was still howling, and the cold was biting. Lu Xi'an shivered and went to the back of the car. Yao Wei went to the front.

Since the two people were one in front of the other, they naturally chose the direction that was closest to them.

So they lifted the front of the car again and turned it westward.

After returning to the car, the two used the fungal stones to recover and warm themselves up. Lu Xi'an then said, "Let's go."

"Ah."

Yao Wei's answer was still the same one word, and then the car headed west again.

The resonance gene scanner showed that the six red dots stopped again, and after a long while, they gurgled and then changed direction, heading southwest again.

"Looks like they have a lot of oil."

Lu Xi'an laughed as he spoke, "But they probably don't expect that we don't need oil."

"Ah."

Yao Wei laughed along, "We have a dog!" she said, sounding quite proud.

Hmm... I'm so proud of my dog...

"Mechanical Dog 02 is at your service."

The dog agreed, giving Yao Wei plenty of emotional support.

Then they went west, east, east, and then west again. On another road, the six red dots followed them southwest, northeast, southwest, and northeast again.

After countless rounds, the six red dots seemed to finally give up the torment, or perhaps they ran out of gas, and stopped on the road.

(End of this chapter)