Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 361 Blocking the Door
The sea is already far away, and the East Island above the sea must be high above the mountaintop. The people on the island have no sea to catch them and cannot leave the island.

In a past life, perhaps some people would have enjoyed leaping from a high mountain into the sea, savoring the thrill and excitement of entrusting their lives to death. But the people of Dongdao Island now probably wouldn't.

Everyone's busy making a living, who has the spare money and time to seek happiness through reckless behavior?
Meanwhile, to the west of Caiyang Mountain, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei had already driven down the mountain road and out of Yangcai County.

Lu Xi'an was driving the car. He had left the county town and glanced back in the rearview mirror. The mountains were towering, but they were already far away. He didn't know when he would be able to come back again.

He let out a soft sigh and said, "I haven't driven in so long that I've almost forgotten how. Just now on the mountain road, I was constantly afraid that the car would swerve off the road."

The upper half of the road was actually fine, but the lower half was the real challenge. The tide had just receded, and the road surface was still very slippery, making it extremely difficult to walk.

Yao Wei said, "It's alright, we can hold them off."

"..."

Lu Xi'an paused for a moment, then said, "That's true."

The dog had already connected the RV to the resonance gene scanner, and the map information from the resonance gene scanner was being transmitted to the large screen in front.

The RV turned onto the northbound road. Lu Xi'an glanced at the map and, seeing no other red dots, confidently floored the accelerator and sped off.

Next, they will head to Pingchuan at full speed to see what exactly happened there.

The car was going very fast, so it was very bumpy. Fortunately, they had prepared before setting off and secured all the items stored in the back.

As night fell, the car reached the border between Jiangbei City and Pingchuan City—they did not choose to take the route they had come from, but instead went through the area that Lao Tang had once occupied.

This place is now safe, much safer and smoother than the old road, so it's definitely the best place to travel.

After crossing the bridge between Lianghe County and Henan County, the county town was deserted. Those who followed Lao Tang back then had probably all moved to Shanyang County.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei stopped here for a while, cooked a big pot of rice and ate it to replenish their energy before continuing their journey.

This time, they didn't care about the night. They had already rested enough on Caiyang Mountain. Now that the situation was a bit uncertain, they naturally wanted to charge forward in one go.

Just as they finished eating and were about to leave, the dog's synthesized voice suddenly came on through the RV's speakers.

Dog said, "We've received a broadcast signal. Analysis indicates the source is Institute 923. Shall we connect?"

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei were both taken aback.

Unexpectedly, when they couldn't get through to Institute 923, Institute 923 called them first.

This has never happened before.

"Connect."

The two exchanged a glance, and Lu Xi'an made a decision, responding to the dog.

The dog's voice then rang out again: "Signal connected, please speak directly."

"Big brother/sister? Big brother/sister?"

Luo Ping's voice then came from the RV's stereo, which relieved Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei.

It seems Luo Ping is alright, nothing serious.

Lu Xi'an eased off the accelerator slightly, slowing the car down, and replied, "It's us. Why did you call?"

Luo Ping said, "We've tried before, but it's always very difficult to make calls from our side. We keep trying, but it's hard to get through."

"Later, because it wasn't effective, I stopped using it. This time, I had no choice but to try it again because I really had no other option."

"We've been trying to make calls for two months now. Luckily, the AI ​​here can make calls automatically and doesn't get tired, otherwise we probably would have given up long ago. Thank goodness..."

He kept saying it, and then Old Tree and the others echoed, "Yes, yes, yes..."

Lu Xi'an frowned: "It seems something really happened to you, that's why you're in such a hurry to contact me. I sent you a message before, but I haven't received a reply yet."

Luo Ping said, "We're blocked at the door, so the pigeons can't fly in. We don't dare release the pigeons either, for fear they'll chase after them and find our elder brother and sister."

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei were both taken aback: "We've been blocked at the door?! You guys?!"

This news was too incredible for both Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei. Lu Xi'an had a very deep understanding of Luo Ping's current strength.

Back when they were by the Guanhai River, they had only been training for a short time using the methods in the booklet and those of Yao Huo and Ye Wenxin, yet they already possessed such strength that they could directly confront Boss Liang and Aunt Xu. Moreover, when they joined forces, they directly defeated that entire group.

Now, a full four years have passed since then.

Over the past four years, not only Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei have been training, but everyone at Institute 923 has also been training diligently. Moreover, Tang Er and Chou Nu have also been using Yao Huo and Ye Wenxin's methods to train.

Later, Tang Er came up with another idea: while he and the smelly girl were training, he would have Liu Hua enhance his strength from behind, so that he and the smelly girl could achieve better training results.

Therefore, the growth of these two Type A Newhumans far surpasses that of others. Tang Er, this half-Type A Newhuman, now only has his indelible physical characteristics reminding people that he is not a complete Type A Newhuman; the strength he can unleash is far greater than that of an ordinary Type A Newhuman. Every time Luo Ping brings them back to Caiyang Mountain, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei can clearly see the results of their training.

It can be said that even without Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei, if Luo Ping and the others went to participate in the Battle of Guanhai River, Liang Laoda and Xu Ma's group would be no match for them.

If they were to fight again, Boss Liang and Aunt Xu would likely suffer a crushing defeat.

But how could someone block the door with such power?

Moreover, according to Luo Ping, they had been blocked at the door for a long time.

This is incredible.

A scene inexplicably flashed through Lu Xi'an's mind—the 923 base seemed to have become the Summoner's Fountain in League of Legends. Luo Ping and his team had been completely defeated, with only the crystal remaining. The enemy stood outside the fountain, lingering and not leaving, and would kill Luo Ping and his team as soon as they showed their faces.

"Yes, blocking the door."

Luo Ping's voice sounded somewhat dejected as he said, "Just over three months ago, this group of people suddenly came from the south. At that time, Lao Tang and Lu Laoshu happened to be in the northern county of Jiangnan City when they encountered this group."

"They captured Lu the Rat, released Lao Tang, and killed everyone else from the Northern County. They sent Lao Tang to tell us to come and join them."

"Later, Lao Tang came and told me about it, saying that the enemy was very powerful. I quickly made a decision to have everyone retreat back to the base, and harvest all the crops that could be harvested in the fields."

"Then we waited for them outside Shanyang County and fought with them."

Lu Xi'an naturally understood the "we" in Luo Ping's words; it should refer to everyone at the 923 base except for Lao Shu.

—Old Tree has never been regarded as a combat asset by Luo Ping. This old farmer from the old world is considered a more valuable figure by Luo Ping and most people in Institute 923. Its true role is not on the battlefield.

"And then you lost?"

Lu Xian asked.

Luo Ping's voice became somewhat ashamed as he replied, "Yes, we lost. There were seventeen of them in total, and they were all too fierce. It felt like each of them was fiercer than Boss Liang and Aunt Xu, incredibly fierce."

"I even have the feeling that they ate the fungus stones and learned our training techniques at the same time."

“We can’t beat them. Old Tang and Lao Yao have been captured. Those people did eat the mushroom stone, and they’ve marked us.”

“We didn’t know about this beforehand. Although we took precautions, Lao Yao and Lao Tang didn’t pay attention.”

"The youngest brother and the old man were standing together, and the youngest brother was invisible, but they were caught without realizing it."

"We retreated back into the base, and they couldn't get in. They also discovered the camouflage above and tried to jump down, but they were shot dead by the base's weapons and didn't dare to come down after that."

“We are now trapped in the base. Fortunately, I have been prepared for this over the years and have accumulated a lot of food in the base. Otherwise, with so many people trapped here, I am afraid we really wouldn’t be able to hold on.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the old tree added, "It's all thanks to our ability to endure hunger that we can hold out for a while longer. Brother and sister, don't worry."

Lu Xi'an asked, "No one else has died, right?"

"No."

Luo Ping replied, "Apart from the ordinary people in the northern counties of Jiangnan City at the beginning, there were no others."

"Old Tang told me all this when he came back, so I was certain that they didn't hesitate to attack ordinary people, only leaving the new humans alive. So I had the ordinary people hide back in the base beforehand, and the rest of us went out to fight them."

Lu Xi'an then asked, "Do they have a resonance gene scanner?"

This time, Liu Hua answered: "They did have some, but I ate them with flying ants. Later, they discovered that there were Tang Er and Lao Yao among us who couldn't be scanned by the resonance gene scanner, so they didn't pay much attention to the scanner anymore, and I seized the opportunity."

"I see. Are you sure?"

Lu Xian asked again.

Liu Hua replied, "I can confirm it. Every flying ant is my eye, and I can see clearly."

Lu Xi'an was amazed. In the 923 Institute, the most formidable force was indeed Liu Hua.

Even with Liu Hua around, they still can't handle that group. They were blocked at the door by them. Just how powerful must that group be?!
Furthermore, they don't kill people, they only arrest them, and they're willing to spend so much time on these people from the 923 base. Do they really just want Luo Ping and the others to submit?

Is there any other purpose behind this?

A series of thoughts flashed through Lu Xi'an's mind, and he slowed down the car even more.

Fortunately, they had received intelligence from Luo Ping before they went there.

Although they had long been prepared to be cautious since the 923 Institute had not responded, and would naturally be more careful upon returning to Shanyang County, it was still not as reassuring as having direct intelligence.

Now that we know this information, we must proceed with careful planning.

(End of this chapter)