Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 284 Awaiting Your Arrival

The period of clarity eventually passed, and Lu Xi'an soon stopped worrying about these issues. After washing her body with a little water, she lay down to rest peacefully.

Of course, the water in the vehicle should be replenished before taking a break.

With so much snow falling outside, this task became very easy. Just pour all the water from the buckets into the RV's water tank, then use the buckets to scoop up the snow, take it back to the vehicle, and let it melt.

After the snow melted, the bucket wasn't full, so I used a pot to scoop some more snow and poured it into the bucket.

Some of the water in the bucket had already been used, and after all this trouble, the water in the tank had all turned into pool water from Caiyang Mountain, while the water in the bucket had turned into snowmelt.

"We'll have to use the water from the tank tomorrow."

After Lu Xi'an finished preparing the water, he said with a smile.

Yao Wei nodded and said, "Yes."

She naturally prefers to drink sweet and delicious water. With the water from Caiyang Mountain Pool, who would prefer to drink snow water?
They're not like Miaoyu from the Green Bamboo Hermitage; they're not that picky. For them, being able to drink is the most important thing, and liking to drink is the second; everything else is secondary.

Silent all night.

When Lu Xi'an woke up the next day, he felt refreshed. He saw that Yao Wei had also opened her eyes, and he couldn't help but smile. He gently pecked Yao Wei's lips and said, "Good morning."

Yao Wei blinked and returned the kiss, giving it a light peck before saying, "Good morning. Is that so?"

Lu Xi'an replied, "Yes."

And so, a beautiful and warm morning begins with this slightly enchanting morning ritual.

—If Yao Wei hadn't sensed anything.

Yao Wei, however, sensed it, looked down at him, and then looked at Lu Xi'an seriously, asking, "Do you need me to help you again?"

Lu Xi'an looked slightly embarrassed and quickly said, "No need, this is normal. I do this every morning, don't I?"

Yao Wei indicated that she understood, but her expression also held a hint of doubt: "Oh...I see..."

"That's it, that's right."

Lu Xi'an quickly sat up in bed and said, "Alright, it's already so bright, the sun's high in the sky, let's get up and exercise."

Yao Wei got up, opened the window shade of the RV, glanced outside, and muttered, "There's clearly no sun... and even if there were, it wouldn't be there..."

The snow outside had accumulated so much that it was almost burying the tires.

After getting dressed and putting on their coats, the two got out of the car and shoveled away all the ice and snow that had frozen around the wheels.

This is something that needs to be done every time there is heavy snow. The icicles and snow that accumulate near the wheels can even cause friction and affect driving.

If things go wrong and we need to brave the snow, these things will become obstacles.

However, this was a trivial matter that required very little effort from them. Protected by the fungal stone, they didn't even need any tools; they could easily pry it off with their bare hands.

But after cleaning, the two of them need to put the fungal stones down.

The body needs to adapt to various environments, so you shouldn't hold mushroom stones while exercising.

Having experienced the battles of yesterday and the day before, they were convinced that the methods described in the booklet were extremely useful. They trained very diligently, putting all their strength into every punch and kick, and were fully engaged in sparring.

The training was so intense that snow and ice swirled around them, and amidst the raging winds, many irregular deep pits were left on the white ground.

Fortunately, they are now quite far from the anthill. Otherwise, if they were so engrossed in their work and disturbed the anthill, who knows whether the flying ants would come and fight them to the death or move to another place.

—On such a cold day, those flying ants will probably choose to avoid fighting, right?
Even if they move to avoid the war, many of them will probably still die.

"Hu Chi... Hu Chi..."

After exercising, the two returned to their car, panting, and sat down on the sofa to pick up the fungal stones to recover.

The most demanding part of training is combat. Lu Xi'an felt that his fight with Yao Wei was much more strenuous than his fight with the second-class and first-class opponents yesterday. His physical strength had reached a point where his stamina was almost completely depleted.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that they fought with all their might, without holding back, and that they trained for a long time.

In yesterday's battle, at the beginning, when it lasted a long time, the opponent only had one person attacking. Although there were Type C new humans behind him, the strength was not high for Lu Xi'an.

Later, when Cai Tou joined, the intensity increased, but the battle ended quickly.

"The heavy snow has blocked the roads, so they'll probably be late again."

After catching his breath, Lu Xi'an spoke.

Yao Wei said, "Well, let's wait and see what happens."

Lu Xi'an glanced at Yao Wei and said with a smile, "You're starting to care about more and more people."

Yao Wei thought for a moment and said, "I'm just a little concerned. I care more about you."

That was a straight shot...

Lu Xi'an felt a warm glow in her heart and said with a smile, "Me too."

Yao Wei's lips unconsciously curled up; she inexplicably liked hearing those words.

……

The snow stopped falling and then stopped again, but the weather didn't warm up, so the snow wouldn't melt and the car couldn't travel smoothly.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei didn't know if Luo Ping and the others had set off yet, but now when they tried to contact Institute 923, they couldn't get a signal no matter what they tried.

The two of them stayed there, practicing diligently every day. Eating, drinking, relieving themselves, and observing the anthill became their entire daily routine.

Yao Wei's period came and went, and she never indulged in the same way with Lu Xi'an as she had that day. It seemed that the passion of that day was just fulfilling a promise made before the battle.

On one occasion, Lu Xi'an tried to extend an invitation, wanting to take things further during their intimate interaction, but Yao Wei stopped him, explaining, "I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself and will have a child."

Lu Xi'an asked, "Why weren't you afraid before?" Yao Wei replied, "I didn't watch the video before."

Lu Xian: "..."

Okay, whatever Yao Wei says goes, we'll listen to Yao Wei.

The weather had cleared up, and Luo Ping and the others must be on their way. Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei waited patiently, observing the ant hill.

The mountain, composed of ant corpses, seemed to have truly formed a single entity, impervious to snowmelt.

When the snow melted, Lu Xi'an saw the meltwater flowing down and forming streams outside the "mountain," but not a single drop flowed into the water.

The surface of the "mountain" is wet, but that is just water on the outer layer and cannot affect the inside.

"We'll keep this; it should be able to be used as a waterproof cover."

Lu Xi'an looked at the black mountain and commented.

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded in agreement.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei observe the resonance gene scanner every day and also patrol the surrounding area to prevent any danger.

However, few people ever came to this area, and the two patrolled daily without finding anything.

On the sixth day after the weather cleared, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei suddenly discovered three red dots on the edge of the map.

These three red dots appeared in the same direction as the previous six red dots, but after reaching a certain fork in the road, they did not turn southwest onto the diagonal fork, but instead went straight south.

"These must be Luo Ping and the others, right?"

Lu Xian asked.

Previously, Luo Ping said in the broadcast that four people were coming, but among the four, Tang Er was half a new human, which the resonance gene scanner could not detect. Therefore, the scanner's map would only show three red dots.

Luo Ping had mentioned that they would be coming from Jiangbei, and this trip would inevitably require them to drive.

Both the number of people and the direction and route match up.

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded and said.

It seems that she shares the same thoughts as Lu Xi'an.

Lu Xi'an said, "I'll go take a look. You watch the car."

Yao Wei said, "I'll go. I can see them from afar with my sniper rifle and I can also shoot at them."

“If we encounter someone other than Luo Pingchai Xin, and they are like before, with Type A carrying Type C, I can snipe Type C. If you hear the gunshot, you can come and help immediately.”

She was convinced that she would be more effective than Lu Xi'an if she went there with a sniper rifle, so she refused to give in.

This time, Lu Xi'an couldn't argue with her and could only say, "Be careful."

"I will."

Yao Wei got out of the car carrying the sniper, turned back and smiled sweetly at Lu Xi'an, then strode away.

This time, she wasn't as nervous as before. The world was vast and boundless, and Yao Wei went alone, her steps quick and steady.

Lu Xi'an stood quietly by the car, watching Yao Wei's retreating figure until she disappeared from sight.

He remained motionless, patiently waiting for the gunshots, ready to charge forward at the first sign of trouble.

Fortunately, no gunshots were fired. After a long while, Yao Wei returned alone, stopped by the car, and said, "It's them. They're behind us. I came back first."

"Ah That's good."

Lu Xi'an breathed a long sigh of relief.

After a while, he saw an SUV coming from the east.

The car was swaying on the bumpy road, with a tire tied to the roof and the air conditioner unit attached to the body. It looked so familiar. What else could it be but their old car?
Before the car even arrived, Chai Xin's upper body popped out of the passenger window, waving his arms and shouting happily, "Big Brother! Big Brother!"

The voice was excited and warm. Lu Xi'an saw that the face, which had grown up, was full of smiles, which made people smile along with it.

Lu Xi'an then waved his hand.

In this desolate world, it is truly delightful to have a friend come from afar!

Seeing Lu Xi'an's actions, Chai Xin waved his arms even more enthusiastically.

As the car drew closer, Lu Xi'an could finally see what was happening inside—

Luo Ping swayed in the driver's seat, and Chai Xin swayed in the passenger seat, half of his body leaning out and waving his arms. Because of the large range of motion, his body swayed even more violently.

Inside the car, through the windshield, you could see Liu Hua and Tang Er clinging to the driver's and passenger's seats, their heads bobbing up and down.

"I think we removed the back seats from your car, right?"

Lu Xian asked.

"Ah."

Yao Wei responded.

Lu Xi'an said, "No wonder they were half-squatting like that. They must have had a tough journey."

(End of this chapter)