Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 294 We Want to Be Good People

After the big truck drove around and left, the children behind had breathed a sigh of relief and slumped to the ground, feeling utterly dejected. But when they saw the truck suddenly stop, they tensed up again and sprang up from the ground.

However, he was seriously ill, and when he jumped, he couldn't catch his breath, felt dizzy, and collapsed with a thud.

The kid quickly braced himself with both hands and sprang up, swaying precariously in front of the RV as if he might fall over at any moment.

The woman, now limp and lifeless, collapsed onto the dead man and hurriedly urged the child, "You...you run away, don't worry about us..." Her voice was weak and feeble; if one were not a new human, they probably wouldn't have been able to hear her.

Neither Lu Xi'an nor Yao Wei looked back from inside the parked RV.

Both of them stared intently at the dog on the control panel inside the RV, which seemed to have become one with the vehicle. Lu Xi'an asked, "Can this fungal stone cure the new humans infected by this infectious virus?"

The dog's voice answered again through the RV's speakers: "Okay."

Lu Xi'an then asked, "What about ordinary people?"

The dog already understood what Lu Xi'an meant by "ordinary people" and replied, "Type D-1 new humans do not normally have resistance to fungal stones, and this Type D-1 new human has already suffered multiple organ failure due to viral infection, so clearing the virus cannot play a therapeutic role."

"That's it."

Lu Xi'an sighed inwardly and turned to Yao Wei, saying, "Whether to save her or not is your decision."

Yao Wei hesitated for a moment and asked Lu Xi'an, "Is there a problem?"

Lu Xi'an laughed: "What problem could there be? He's no threat to us, and like I just said, it's just a small favor."

He could tell that Yao Wei was somewhat moved. This new human child who was doing everything he could to protect ordinary people had really touched Yao Wei, reminding her of her past self.

If we don't lend a helping hand to the new human children now, this matter will probably linger in Yao Wei's mind and become a knot in her heart.

So Lu Xi'an said, "There's a saying that if you're going to help someone, help them to the end. We've already given them a helping hand, so helping them to the end shouldn't be a problem."

"Moreover, this child is willing to risk his life to protect ordinary people, so he doesn't seem to be beyond redemption."

"Besides, his strength poses no threat to us, so lending a hand is no problem."

"Ah."

Yao Wei felt relieved after hearing Lu Xi'an's words.

She got out of the car, and Lu Xi'an said, "Hold your breath. Even if Gouzi said that the fungal stone is effective against the virus, let's try to avoid getting infected if we can."

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded and held her breath.

The child tensed up and held his breath.

He held his breath, not to avoid getting infected with the virus, but to conserve his strength so that he could exert more power when the woman got out of the car and approached.

The woman lying on the man's corpse quickly struggled to sit up and weakly said, "That... Lord, please don't... call... me over."

"We... panting... we have a disease, it's contagious. Getting close to us... will also cause... panting... like this."

She was clearly trying to scare Yao Wei away with the idea of ​​an infectious disease.

However, what she said was indeed true.

Lu Xi'an picked up the microphone in the car and spoke to the woman and child through the loudspeaker: "Don't worry, we mean no harm. We have the means to deal with the virus and can treat the child."

The child remained vigilant, holding his breath, his whole body tense and extremely nervous.

The woman paused for a moment, her eyes widening slightly, and she seemed somewhat tempted.

Lu Xi'an didn't get out of the car because he wanted to appease the two men from a distance. Seeing that it had some effect, he continued, "You are penniless and worthless to us. We don't need to rob you. We..."

He paused slightly, considered his words, and said, "We just want to be good people."

He felt strange saying those words.

Before this, it was always others who gave him and Yao Wei the "good person" label, saying they were good people. Unexpectedly, now they have to label themselves and say they want to be good people.

But the child clearly didn't believe it and remained extremely vigilant, clenching his fists as if he had already gathered his strength, waiting for Yao Wei to approach before throwing a punch.

Just kidding, who would believe there are good people in this world!
Yao Wei also knew that communication before treatment was very important, so she stood still while listening to Lu Xi'an speak.

She didn't want to put Lu Xi'an in a difficult position, so she glanced back at Lu Xi'an, who was standing next to the passenger seat with a microphone in his hand, and thought that since Lu Xi'an hadn't been able to persuade her, she would just give up.

There was no need for Lu Xi'an to worry about her because of her inexplicable obsession. What she had done was incredibly immature… But just as she was about to turn back, Lu Xi'an said again, “Fine, let’s put aside whether we’re good people or not. Let’s talk about you guys.”

"Since you're all so sick, you're all going to die anyway. If you don't believe we'll die, and if you do believe we might live, why not give it a try?"

The child, whether he understood or not, showed no change in his movements or expression. He seemed like a desperate little beast, using the last of his courage and strength to protect his mother, letting out muffled whimpers that were oppressive to hear.

But how could that ordinary woman be his mother?
Having lived in this world for so long, Lu Xi'an already knew that the new humans were not naturally generated, and that their genetic information was hereditary.

Ordinary people cannot give birth to new humans; only new humans can propagate and perpetuate their own type power.

This is also the main reason for the barriers and divisions between the new generation and ordinary people in the world today.

The woman, however, seemed to understand immediately, as if she had suddenly come to a realization. She tugged at the hem of the child's clothes, who was standing in front of her, and said, "He... huff... he's right. Let's listen to him. We... huff... huff... are going to die anyway. Let him... huff... try..."

The child paused, turned to look at the woman, and suddenly his breath deflated. He slumped down, coughing heavily and uncontrollably.

The woman, as if infected, also began coughing violently.

Upon seeing this, Yao Wei quickly stepped forward and placed the fungal stone in her hand on the child's forehead.

Lu Xi'an followed closely behind, standing behind Yao Wei to provide support. He held a pebble in his hand, ready to act immediately if things went wrong.

The effects of the fungal stone were very quick; the child's cough stopped soon afterward, and his breathing became smooth and stable.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei both saw that his complexion was improving at a visible speed, gradually regaining its color, and the bloodshot in his eyes was also beginning to fade.

This thing is a real treasure! Not only can it enhance a person's strength, but it can also disinfect and kill viruses. With this, new humans won't need medicine anymore.

—There really aren't many medicines in this world, so this stuff has become the perfect substitute.

After seeing that the child had fully recovered, Yao Wei stood up and put away the fungus stone.

But the child suddenly knelt down with a "plop," kneeling so decisively and quickly that he displayed the imposing manner of a Type A new human, indicating that he had indeed been cured by the fungal stone.

He glanced at Yao Wei, then at Lu Xi'an, and kowtowed heavily, saying, "Save her!"

His voice wasn't loud, but it was the first time he had spoken.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei were slightly surprised; they realized it could talk.

The child hadn't spoken before, so everyone thought he was mute.

Lu Xi'an sighed and said, "I'm sorry, we can't help you with this. This stuff is highly poisonous to ordinary people. It won't save her; it will only hasten her death. Don't you know that?"

The child stared wide-eyed, opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word for a moment. His body swayed, as if he had lost all his energy and was about to collapse.

The woman had already forced herself to sit up. She had been waiting with great concern for the child while Yao Wei was treating him.

Compared to the child, she seemed much more composed. She smiled weakly, glanced gently at the child, and said to Lu Xi'an, "This..."

“We…huff…we didn’t have…this kind of life-saving thing in the place before. If we had, we wouldn’t have dragged him down and made him…come here with us.”

"It's alright, he's already alive enough. Before... we were the ones who dragged him down, but now... huff... seeing that he's finally better, I... huff... can finally relax."

Lu Xi'an asked, "Can you tell me what's going on with you guys? I've never seen anything like this before, where new humans and ordinary people get along like this..."

Of course, this excludes Luo Ping's group, but apart from Luo Ping's group, he has never seen anyone like this.

The woman gave a bitter laugh and replied, "We...huff...huff...we are his...servants. His...parents...are dead, and we...huff...we were assigned...to take care of him."

"I... panting... fed him milk from a baby and took care of him until he grew up. But I never expected... panting... to get sick."

"He had already been... huffed... taken away, and we... were just supposed to wait to die, but he... ran back on his own, and... huffed... contracted the disease too..."

"We...huff...we were all driven away together. We heard about a...sick village, so we thought...huff...we'd go there, at least...huff...we'd have somewhere to go."

"It's a pity... we got to this point... and then..."

She seemed unable to continue, and her last breath lingered in her throat, making her realize something.

She didn't continue her story. With her last breath, she said, "Thank you...thank you..." before leaning back and falling onto the dead man, closing her eyes.

"Woo..."

A sob rang out, and the child collapsed onto the woman, weeping uncontrollably.

(End of this chapter)