The Last 299 Days of Humanity

Chapter 60 This road is blocked

Yan'er didn't participate in the discussion, but stared intently in the direction Erlang had walked past, anxiously waiting for his return.

She waited and waited but Erlang didn't appear. She stood up and blew a whistle, trying to call him back, but there was still no response.

After a while, Yu Qing sighed, "It seems that Erlang has encountered some trouble and won't be coming back!"

Yan'er said, "What should we do then? I'll go look for it."

"If it's in trouble, won't you be in trouble? This isn't a story."

Yao Dan volunteered, saying, "My lord, let me go. I have the strongest attack power and can handle anything."

Yu Qing hesitated for a moment and said, "Let Yao Dan go with you, so you can look after each other. Remember, notify us immediately if anything happens."

Half an hour after Chang'e and her entourage arrived, detailed information came back:
It turned out that Erlang's waist was tightly wrapped by a large python, and he was trapped there unable to move.

It seems that the snake thought it had struck it lucky and had caught ingredients for a delicious meal.

Since no major threats have been detected yet, Yu Qing decided that everyone should move forward a little further so that the travel speed could be increased.

So Daji carried Yuqing on her back, while Furong and Yan'er took their luggage and quickly went to meet up with Yaodan and the others.

The road was very difficult to walk on. If someone of flesh and blood like Yu Qing were to walk on it, he would have been scratched and bled by branches and thorns long ago.

When Yu Qing and the others rushed to meet them, Yao Dan had already thrown the slain python into a place where it could not be seen, so as not to frighten Yu Qing if he saw it.

Chang'e, meanwhile, led Erlang ahead to scout the route. Every two hundred meters, she sent Yaodan a signal to check if it was safe.

When Yu Qing and his group encountered Yao Dan, Chang'e had already advanced about a kilometer, and the information she sent back indicated that it was safe to pass.

So Yu Qing told everyone not to rest, but to follow the path that Chang'e had trodden.

The journey was relatively smooth. Soon they even found a road leading towards the Second Amusement Park, but due to its long neglect, the road was intermittent and could only be considered better than nothing.

Around noon, Yu Qing and his group met up with Chang'e at the edge of the cliff.

There used to be a bridge that led to the opposite mountain, and there was a path that led to the entrance of the canyon at the bottom of the mountain.

Unfortunately, the bridge deck collapsed long ago, leaving only some piers at both ends.

Yu Qing said dejectedly, "How are we supposed to play like this!"

It's at least 500 meters from here to the other side; without a flight suit, it's impossible to cross.

But the cliffs on this side offered no way out. This became an insurmountable barrier in front of them.

Yan'er paced back and forth, exclaiming, "This trip was all for nothing!"

Yu Qing asked Chang'e, "You claim to have the information of a national library in your minds, can't you find a way?"

"I don't have any tools or equipment, I really can't think of anything."

"Yao Dan, what good plan do you have?"

"It's all Furong and the others' fault. They didn't even know how to properly safeguard their flight suits."

"Alright, what's the use of complaining now? I'll think about it again."

In truth, Yu Qing was also at a loss at this moment. He was truly in a dilemma.

Time was ticking away, and it would be dark soon. I was so anxious!

He recalled how he was naughty as a child and got trapped on the roof, eventually escaping by tying a rope. Could he recreate that scene here now?
He observed that this method was not feasible in this situation.

Because this cliff has so many sharp edges, it's like a series of pre-embedded knives. A rope made of ordinary materials would probably break after just a few rubs.

Besides, this cliff is much higher than that building, and they simply don't have the materials to make a rope that long.

Just then, Yan'er, who was looking out from the cliff edge, lost her footing and almost fell. Luckily, Yao Dan reacted quickly and pulled her back to safety.

Yao Dan cursed, "Are you looking for death! Don't be fooled by your sturdiness, if you fall down, you'll be broken into seven or eight pieces just like me."

After saying that, she threw a stone down, and after a few seconds, she shouted, "Did you hear that? It took almost 10 seconds, and it reached a height of about 488 meters!"

Yu Qing casually tossed a stone down into the water, but instead of measuring the time, he suddenly had an inspiration and came up with a way to get down there.

He gestured wildly and boasted, "Do you admit that I'm resourceful and know how to get to the bottom of the cliff? By the way, what time is it?"

Daji said, "Four o'clock in the afternoon."

Yu Qing said, "It's getting late. If we keep going like this, it'll be dark soon, and we won't know what's going on down there. I think we should rest for the night and then move on early tomorrow morning!"

Yao Dan hurriedly asked, "What brilliant idea does my husband have? Tell us quickly!"

Yu Qing laughed and said, "I'll throw you down tomorrow. If you don't die from the fall, I'll tell you how."

Chang'e said, "Let him keep us in suspense. I bet he's using this night to come up with a plan, but he really has no idea what to do."

"You even know how to use reverse psychology. I won't tell you. Now, clear out the area a bit, find some dry branches, and make a fire around us. That way, it'll be safer."

Daji suddenly blurted out, "What if, like that time, a giant roc flies by..."

Yu Qing cursed, "You never say auspicious things. Tonight I'll sleep with Erlang in my arms, and you'll all be standing around. If a roc comes along, it'll snatch you away first!"

"I don't have any meat, so it's no use for me even if it takes it. How about I lie on top of you and protect you?"

"Are you trying to build a human pyramid? Why don't all five of you just pounce on me and crush me into a meat patty?"

Perhaps he was too tired, Yu Qing fell asleep sitting up after talking for a while. Soon he was snoring loudly.

Chang'e said, "It seems he really came up with a solution, otherwise he wouldn't be sleeping so soundly."

Yan'er said, "Humans are still the smartest."

Daji said, "Nonsense. Even if we are smart, we were created by even smarter people."

"However, I remember reading an article that said people are always too clever for their own good."

"Because humans are overstepping their bounds and doing many things that should be done by God, do you think Heaven will forgive them?" Chang'e said.

Yao Dan laughed and said, "Don't listen to those philosophers' nonsense. They're stupid themselves, spending all their time studying the meaning of life."

His significance is determined by God; does he have the right to define it himself? Have you ever seen a sheep decide its own fate without the help of its herdsman?

Everyone laughed.

Daji then asked, "Then are we considered sheep? My dear, are you the one who raises sheep?"

Yao Dan scoffed, "What a lousy analogy. Don't you think my husband treats us like friends?"

Furong said, "Exactly. At most, we're all just God's sheep."

"Let's talk about something practical. Don't you think there are too many mosquitoes here? Look, they might be harmful to you, sir. What should we do?" Chang'e waved her hand across Yu Qing's face.

Furong said, "I'll put the helmet on him. These things are so annoying, buzzing around in front of people, and they even tried to bite us. Do they have teeth that hard?"

Daji laughed and said, "This means you've gotten a lot of human flesh on your darling, which is why they specifically sought you out."

Before she could finish speaking, she also began waving her hand to shoo away the mosquitoes in front of her.

Yao Dan laughed and said, "Looks like you've gotten quite a bit too. When my husband wakes up, I'll make sure he lets me get some too."

(End of this chapter)