Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 363 Crouching, Striking

Before continuing towards Qinshan, Yao Wei carried the dog in her arms.

That way, if anything seems amiss nearby, the dog can spot it in advance. Since she had to hold the sniper rifle in her other hand, it was inconvenient to carry anything else. Therefore, Lu Xi'an carried the drone, making it easy for it to take off and launch an attack under the dog's control at any time.

The reason for not letting the drone take off now is that the four propellers on the drone will make noise when they spin at high speed.

The sound made them an obvious target to the Type A Newhumans. The enemy consisted of four Type A Newhumans, and if those four discovered them via drones, their advantage of being in the dark while the enemy was in the open would be lost.

Therefore, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei could only carry everything they might need in their hands and proceed cautiously. On the one hand, they kept their steps light and their movements slow so that the enemy's Type A new humans would not notice their movements. On the other hand, they kept a close watch on their surroundings and did not miss any movement.

I witnessed Yang Shuxia's prowess four years ago, and in the past four years, I have also seen Liu Hua and Lao Tang grow, and know the extent to which Type C new humans can achieve in reconnaissance and vigilance.

Therefore, they are wary of every little sound, even the slightest noise from a fly or an ant. They must be alert and carefully avoid such sounds, lest these insects become the eyes and ears of the enemy's Type C new humans, revealing their arrival to the enemy and causing them to be marked in advance.

They proceeded cautiously, trying to avoid the enemy's possible line of sight on the mountain, until they reached the foot of Qinshan Mountain.

—This is the place where Luo Ping and Lao Shu hid when Da Chang and Yang Guan took over the 923 Institute base.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei first hid in this place, and after confirming that the surrounding situation was safe, they connected the resonance gene scanner to the dog and turned it on.

Then the two of them saw a slightly surprising scene on the map of the resonance gene scanner.

On the map of the resonance gene scanner, two red dots actually moved, no longer with the others, and were moving away at a moderate speed.

"They... they must be heading down the mountain, right?"

Lu Xi'an carefully checked the positions of the two red dots and guessed.

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded. Since they were taking the path down the mountain, they only needed to observe for a short while to determine the movement of the two red dots.

Why would they send people down the mountain at a time like this? What are they doing there?
Lu Xi'an didn't try to guess; there was no point in doing so.

Having confirmed the movements of the two enemies, he and Yao Wei immediately took their next step. They emerged from Luo Ping and Lao Shu's hiding place and stealthily made their way down the mountain. When they reached a spot some distance from the exit, they found a suitable sniping position and crouched down.

"rely on you."

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei said. He then connected the resonance gene scanner to the dog, hiding it under the cover of weeds and mounds, and monitored the enemy's location in real time through the resonance gene scanner.

"They're already halfway up the mountain, they'll be coming down soon. Judging by this speed, they must be walking."

Lu Xi'an confirmed it on the resonance gene scanner and said to Yao Wei, "I don't know what models these two are. If Type D is in use, I will immediately unplug the dog and let the dog support you."

"If the enemy doesn't have a T-type weapon, then you'll have to rely on your own observation to determine the target and fire based on the enemy's movements and actions. We've practiced this before, and hopefully it will be effective in actual combat."

During those four years on Caiyang Mountain, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei would often discuss the Battle of Guanhai River with Luo Ping and the others, reviewing it over and over again.

In retrospective analysis, it is inevitable to discuss one's own advantages, the application of weapons, and how to determine the enemy's priority targets.

I don't know which reply it was, but Luo Ping and Lu Xi'an mentioned this point during their discussion—in the absence of Type D new humans, if Type A and Type C travel together, and Yao Wei has the opportunity to snipe from a distance, how can she successfully complete the sniping and achieve the maximum effect?
The outcome of the discussion was not optimistic.

The difference in movement between Type A and Type C Newhumans is indeed significant, ranging from strength to coordination. The longer the action lasts, the more pronounced this difference becomes—in terms of physical fitness, Type A Newhumans far surpass the others.

Therefore, it is not difficult to distinguish the new human models by their movements.

But the difficulty lies in successfully launching a surprise attack.

If it were just a Type C Newtype, the difficulty of a sneak attack wouldn't be high. With Yao Wei's shooting skills, she could definitely do it easily.

But the problem is Type A new humans.

If there are Type A Newhumans among the enemies, then when Yao Wei fires her gun, the Type A Newhumans will definitely react immediately and help the Type C Newhumans block the attack.

Then, all sneak attacks will become ineffective.

The Type C Newtypes then realized what was happening and strengthened the Type A Newtypes, leaving them with no choice but to retreat or engage in a direct confrontation.

Now, the enemy is capable of going toe-to-toe with Luo Ping and his group, and can even trap them all in the 923rd base. Their strength is absolutely formidable.

If they are indeed a combination of type A and type C, then relying solely on Yao Wei's sniping and sneak attack would have an even lower success rate.

While on Caiyang Mountain, Lu Xi'an, Yao Wei, and Luo Ping discussed and came up with many ideas. They even asked Liu Hua and Chou Nu to conduct simulation experiments. They tried many times, but only one plan had the highest success rate.

This is the same solution they're using now.

The first step in the plan still requires Yao Wei's intervention.

But she can no longer fire at the maximum range of the sniper rifle; she has to let the enemy in a little closer.

Lu Xi'an, on the other hand, needed to move a little further ahead, ready to launch a second attack at any time.

Lu Xi'an did not act in advance. He looked at the resonance gene scanner next to Yao Wei and gave her a hint first.

Yao Wei crouched among the weeds on the hill, set up her sniper rifle, aimed at the distance, and listened to Lu Xi'an's words.

"I'm here," Lu Xi'an said softly in Yao Wei's ear.

Yao Wei also responded, "I saw it..."

After saying those three words, Yao Wei fell silent.

Lu Xi'an was used to this. Yao Wei was always a woman of few words, so it was normal for her to only say three words at this moment.

But Lu Xi'an sensed something was off from Yao Wei's tone.

Yao Wei's silence, especially after those three words, seemed to indicate that something was brewing within her.

Lu Xi'an's eyes twitched, and he turned to look at Yao Wei, only to see that Yao Wei's eyes were constantly looking into the distance through the scope of the sniper rifle, her gaze cold and filled with murderous intent, almost overflowing.

He had never seen Yao Wei like this before.

"what happened?"

Lu Xi'an glanced into the distance. He wasn't using a scope, so he could only see two small dots. He wasn't walking very fast, and it seemed he didn't intend to walk that fast.

"It's them."

Yao Wei gritted her teeth and uttered three words.

She spoke through gritted teeth, but Lu Xi'an discerned a hidden meaning in her words: "Those people from back then?"

Yao Wei nodded almost imperceptibly. Fortunately, she remained calm; the nod was subtle, and she didn't fire prematurely due to emotional agitation. Her eyes trembled slightly as she quietly aimed.

“That type A… I’ve met him before.”

It's them.

Those people from back then.

Those who killed Yao Wei's mother.

One of the type A cases was one that Yao Wei had seen before. That means that Yao Wei had never seen the other one.

The target they've been searching for has appeared here, indicating that they've expanded their search compared to when Yao Wei was younger.

Lu Xi'an placed his hand on Yao Wei's shoulder and said in a low voice, "Then we made the right choice."

"Ah."

Yao Wei responded, agreeing with Lu Xi'an's statement.

Neither of them spoke again.

The two enemies gradually drew closer. Among them was a powerful Type A new human. If Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei spoke at this moment, they might be overheard and their presence discovered.

Lu Xi'an had moved to a slightly forward position, then bent down and held her breath.

The breathing of the two people gradually reached my ears; one was strong and powerful, and the other was not weak either, but compared to the other, it was still lacking.

Now, without even observing their movements, Lu Xi'an can tell which of the two people is the Type A New Human.

He took a closer look and saw that one of the men was a middle-aged man with graying temples. He walked steadily, and his every move was full of rhythm. He exuded a natural and harmonious sense of coordination. Without a doubt, the person Yao Wei had mentioned earlier was him.

The other man was slightly younger and thinner, and because the middle-aged man didn't walk very fast, he could easily keep up with him.

"Use your abilities and speed up. Let's get there quickly."

The middle-aged man said.

The other said, "Don't rush, brother. I'm not like you. If you use your abilities now, you won't be able to use them again when you come back. It will drain your body. Do you think everyone is a Type A new human?"

The middle-aged man remained silent.

Another said, "I really don't know how those people can hold out so long. There must be plenty of ordinary people in their hideout to eat. I never expected that there would be such a group of people hiding here, and that they could be so patient. They made us run out of food and we had to come out to look for them."

The middle-aged man said, "It's not hard to find food. They left a lot of crops behind. It's been a long time, but we can still manage to get some to eat."

"I'll just have to bear with it if I don't enjoy it. Once I take them down, I'll teach them a lesson. Damn it, I have to eat one or two of them, otherwise I won't be able to vent my anger!"

Another said, "We must eat them alive."

The middle-aged man said, "That makes sense, eat them alive."

"Bang!" A gunshot rang out.

The two men were startled, but the middle-aged man had already reacted before the gunshot rang out, raising his hand and catching a bullet that had been fired.

Just then, a figure leaped forward and pounced in front of them.

(End of this chapter)