Apocalypse: Last Traveler-Chapter 388 - 367: Warlord

Time rolls back slightly.

The piercing cold wind howls, and heavy snow blocks the road. Several vehicles have been forced to stop a few kilometers west of Northern County.

Indeed, the vehicles carry resources, collected by the Neo-Humans onboard during their years of roaming, and they have always relied on them. How could they bear to abandon them?

Each vehicle has people onboard. Many vehicle doors were opened and closed, and then they squeezed into the middle vehicle.

That was a business car, the largest in this convoy. Most of the people’s resources were piled in this car, and naturally, its leader was on it.

The other cars had resources too, but not as much as this one.

Now they packed the business car full, which made it somewhat stifling. But the benefit was that it became considerably warmer.

Yet, nobody in the car cared about the stifling air or the warmth. They were all focused on the Resonant Gene Scanner.

The scanner was placed at the front console, and the map on it showed many red dots, representing them, and three additional red dots moving rapidly toward them.

— In reality, they didn’t need to look at the Resonant Gene Scanner. The Neo-Humans represented by the red dots on the scanner were already marked. They could sense the distance and location from any direction.

But at this moment, they had no other choice. Reluctant to abandon the vehicles and resources, they could only stare at the Resonant Gene Scanner, waiting for the enemy to come.

If they gave up the vehicles and resources, they would surely split apart.

Without resources, how could so many people live together and form a team?

"Damn it, how can they be so fast?! Even the most advanced Type A Neo-Human, helped by Type C, shouldn’t be this fast!"

"Oh, the weather had to get cold now, and it’s snowing so heavily; it’s fucking fatal!"

"Snow or not, it doesn’t help. Look at the speed of these three. No one has ever been this fast. Someone betrayed us and leaked our location; we’re completely exposed. Even if it wasn’t cold and snowy, our cars wouldn’t outrun the two legs of these Type A Neo-Humans."

"Damn it! Which bastard switched sides?!"

"This is utterly insane!"

"What are they?! Are these even humans?!"

"I had said long ago! I said we shouldn’t entertain such thoughts, stay hidden like before, change locations every so often, and nothing would happen. You guys wouldn’t listen! Insisting on counterattacking. Look what happens now, failed attack, losing so many people for nothing, inviting such powerful figures to hunt us down! Serves you right! Fucking serves you right!"

"What the hell are you talking about?! Undermining our team’s confidence at a time like this? Are you insane?!"

The people squabbled loudly, making the business car chaotic. A leader-like figure finally couldn’t take it anymore and shouted: "Enough, stop arguing!"

Everyone fell silent.

The leader looked grim and said in a deep voice: "This is how it is now. What’s the use of all this talking, arguing back and forth? Since we can’t leave anymore, we might as well get ready to fight the hell out of them."

"There are only three coming. I guess one of them might be one of us, held hostage to lead the way. What are we afraid of with two people? We have so many people here. One blade each, and we’ll hack them to death!"

Everyone nodded in agreement when they heard this:

"Exactly, there’s only two — at most three of them, why should we fear them?"

"We have so many people; we can outlast them!"

"Let’s fight them!"

"We still have hostages. Let’s put them up as a shield."

"Right, damn it, these three act like they’re brainless, unwilling to be convinced, no matter what we say. In that case, let’s use them as a distraction now!"

The leader made an immediate decision: "Whose vehicle are they on? Take them out. If those three really come to us, let’s show them well."

Someone said: "They’re in my car."

He got out of the car and went to his vehicle to bring out the hostages.

There were a few other people in the car, and they all got out and brought out Lu Shou, Tang, and Yao, who had already been tied up.

Originally intending to recruit them, this group hadn’t harmed the three, who remained unscathed, merely deprived of mobility.

Earlier, Tang had attempted to use his abilities on these people to escape.

But his pheromones’ negative effects had little impact on them, ultimately proving useless.

Instead, these people mocked Tang: "Our Type C Neo-Humans are immune to you; do you think your ability can affect us? What are you thinking? Haven’t you fought us before? Can’t you think properly?"

At that time, their attitude was decent, but not anymore. They dragged the three out, smashing them onto the ground before kicking them viciously.

Not satisfied after kicking, they intended to continue, but the leader stopped them.

"Save some energy. Take care of the incoming ones first, then deal with them."

The leader said so.

Everyone nodded, saying:

"That’s true."

"If we capture those three alive later, let’s deal with them altogether!"

"Maybe one of our own is among them..."

"Whoever betrayed us deserves to be torn to pieces, eaten alive!"

"Makes sense, don’t let him die easily. Listen to him scream and gnaw on his flesh – the more he shrieks, the better!"

"And these others, treat them all the same! Damn it, we graciously entertained them, no beating or yelling, and they really took us for pushovers!"

Everyone knew a battle was imminent, and they all got off the vehicle, growing more excited as they discussed it, the more they talked, the more chaotic it became.

The boss said, "Alright, alright, quit shouting, save some energy, in a bit it’ll be good..."

No one knew what he meant by "good," and he didn’t have a chance to finish his sentence.

After the word "good," a silhouette suddenly appeared, throwing punches that dazzled everyone’s vision. Before they realized it, the boss’s head exploded, red and white spraying everywhere, sparkling like fireworks.

It wasn’t just the boss; the person next to him suffered the same fate, their head bursting unexpectedly.

There was also a Type C Neo-Human, who was struck violently by a figure with terrifying impact, rendering them immobile.

The figure was the same Type A Neo-Human previously captured by Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei. Coming here now, the two had brought him along as a weapon, eliminating an enemy with each strike.

The crowd was immediately dumbfounded; how could these newcomers be so formidable, killing three people in a single move?!

And one of them was their leader.

Previously, that group from Pingchuan City had succeeded in ambushing them, taking down a few with great difficulty. How could these newcomers appear so effortlessly?!

And there were only two of them...

Seeing their leader’s exploded head and their fellow dismantled and used as a weapon, the crowd was terrified beyond belief. They scattered or froze in place, while some threw caution to the wind, desperately rallying into formation, attempting to overwhelm this deadly duo.

The Type C Neo-Humans in the rear exerted all their might, amplifying their Type A Neo-Human compatriots maximally, sending every bird and beast they could control with them, hoping to make an impact.

But it remained only a hope.

Their desperation attack was steeped in despair.

The leading ones barely had time to react before Lu Xi’an or Yao Wei blew their heads off, snapped their necks, and twisted their waists. Those behind couldn’t even get close, instead being struck by their comrades’ corpses.

Even those Type C Neo-Humans hiding in the distance couldn’t avoid being hit by corpses as if struck by speeding cars, dying instantly.

The battlefield was one-sidedly crushing; Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei were like invincible war gods; no one was their enemy.

Some were scared beyond belief, frantically kneeling for mercy, yet Yao Wei showed no intention of stopping, continuing with fierce, relentless attacks.

With Yao Wei not stopping, Lu Xi’an naturally didn’t stop either.

"Why beg for mercy? The debt from over 20 years ago won’t be unpaid just because you beg?"

Lu Xi’an said this, plunging the group into complete despair.

Thus, when Liu Hua, Tang Er, and Chou Nu arrived, they saw nothing but bodies strewn about and blood soaking the ground.

Aside from Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei, few were left alive.

Those who were still alive fled in panic, only to be chased and slain by Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei.

"Impressive..."

"Truly terrifying!"

"Unquestionably Mr. Lu and Mr. Yao..."

Liu Hua, Tang Er, and Chou Nu were stunned, muttering.

At this moment, Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei’s strength and ferocity far exceeded the trio’s imagination; they dared not move, nor even attempt to help.

—Besides, Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei didn’t seem to need any help.

Lu Shou and the three others bound and sitting on the ground were also trembling, covered in enemy’s blood, not daring to move.

Just as Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei dispatched the last enemy, a distant commotion arose.

Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei noticed it, turning their eyes, seeing figures rushing in from the south.

Only two people, but incredibly fast, beyond imagination.

Especially one of them, whose speed almost matched theirs.

Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei, driven by killing intent, charged without hesitation towards the newcomers.

"Bang!"

In their clash, a dull sound echoed, both feeling the opponent’s power and speed scarcely encountered, unimaginable.

The four immediately disengaged, Yao Wei still willing to move when suddenly hearing the opposite ask, "Is it... Weiwei?"

Yao Wei was stunned.

And Lu Xi’an, having just fought, pulled down the opposite person’s scarf.

Their hair immediately flowed, revealing the face previously hidden beneath the headscarf.

Lu Xi’an couldn’t help but be equally stunned.

Yao Wei?!