Apocalypse: Last Traveler-Chapter 391 - 370: Abnormal Parade

They had just passed Pingchuan and hadn’t reached Shanyang County yet when they ran into Luo Ping.

Luo Ping was driving an off-road vehicle with Chai Xin and Blade on board. As for the others, none of them had come along.

Upon seeing Luo Ping’s car, Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei immediately stopped. Seeing two people appear suddenly in front of him, Luo Ping, as if he had seen a ghost, was startled and quickly slammed on the brakes.

The car came to a stop, and after seeing who was outside, Luo Ping let out a long sigh of relief and complained to Blade in the passenger seat, "Why didn’t you warn me?!"

Chai Xin said, "Yeah, I got a fright too. Blade, you’re supposed to be a Type A Neo-Human. Didn’t you see them?"

She was sitting in the back, leaning between the two front seats as she spoke. This girl claimed she used to sit like this in her big brother and sister’s car and liked it that way.

Blade innocently replied, "I really didn’t see! Mr. Lu and Mr. Yao are too fast. I’m still just a kid! Even as a Type A Neo-Human, I can’t keep up with Mr. Lu and Mr. Yao!"

Luo Ping scratched his head, turned off the car, and said, "Sorry, I forgot you’re still just a kid." Having said that, he got out of the car.

Chai Xin and Blade hurriedly followed, opening their doors to get out.

"Big brother, big sister."

Getting out, Luo Ping called out, then said, "We were planning to find you to provide support. Where are Liu Hua, Tang Er, and Chou Nu?"

Lu Xi’an said, "They’re in Jiangnan. We’ve already killed all the enemies, and we rescued Lu Shou, Tang, and Yao.

"That group left a lot of cars and supplies. It’d be a shame to abandon them.

"But there’s been heavy snow over in Jiangnan, blocking the roads. So we left Tang Er and them to watch the supplies and came to find you to help them out."

"I see."

Luo Ping nodded, marveling, "Big brother, big sister, you’re really fast."

"..."

Lu Xi’an was momentarily silent, feeling the words sounded more like sarcasm than praise.

He glanced at those next to Luo Ping and said, "Why did you only bring these two this time?"

Luo Ping replied, "There’s just Bottle and Shu left at home now, not many people. I could only bring these two kids out, no choice."

Chai Xin protested, "Big brother, you’re underestimating us. We’re quite capable now, okay? Why shouldn’t we come out?"

Blade nodded repeatedly on the side, not saying anything but clearly agreeing.

This kid had been living at the 923 Base for quite some time now, much more lively than before. It was clear he was happy there.

Lu Xi’an had no choice but to say, "Alright, alright, I was wrong. You’re indeed very capable, able to hold your own now."

After saying this, he almost instinctively wanted to add, "Satisfied?" but swallowed the words back down.

Seeing the look on these two kids’ faces, Lu Xi’an was sure that if he said those three words, it would immediately trigger their dissatisfaction, and the next thing would probably be a retort asking what he meant by "satisfied."

He quickly changed the subject back to business: "Since you’re already out, we won’t head back. Let’s go over to Jiangnan first.

"When the snow melts down south, we’ll head north, and you guys go south. We’ll meet up then."

The three of them had no objections and nodded, saying, "Okay."

So Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei turned around and headed south.

Luo Ping and the others watched as Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei suddenly disappeared from sight, not even having time to blink, and couldn’t help but exclaim, "Incredible!"

Chai Xin said proudly, "Yes, yes, yes, indeed! No wonder they’re my big brother and big sister!"

Luo Ping was greatly inspired and also nodded, grinning proudly, "Right, right, right, indeed, no wonder they’re my big brother and big sister."

Blade looked up at Luo Ping’s stubbly face, unable to help but think to himself, truly remarkable, Luo Ping, shameless to an astonishing degree.

Four years ago, Blade had been brought from Jiangdong City back to Pingchuan City, and later to the 923 Base, where he had seen many things that made him feel life was worth living, like the crops, the friendly and peaceful Neo-Humans, and the harmonious relationship between Neo-Humans and ordinary people there.

But he always felt the most extraordinary thing was their ever unsteady leader.

Strangely despised, yet unavoidably making one feel warmth and respect.

...

Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei quickly returned to Jiangnan City, arriving at the edge of the previous battlefield to find Liu Hua and others bored inside their cars.

Seeing Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei return, they eagerly got out of their vehicles and waved at them.

Stopping in front of the car, Liu Hua said, "Big brother, big sister, why don’t we stop waiting here? We have so many Type A Neo-Humans, how about we just lift the cars out?

"If we carry them to where there’s no snow, we can drive straight off."

Lu Xi’an looked at the line of cars, a total of nine, already exceeding their number of people.

Now, they were only eight in total. And among the Type A Neo-Humans who could lift the cars, they had to exclude Liu Hua, Lu Shou, Yao, and Tang.

So they only had four people available to lift the cars.

But that wasn’t a problem for them. Lu Xi’an immediately nodded and said, "Alright, let’s pick out the four best cars, transfer the supplies from the rest into these four, and then dismantle the other five for parts and stuff them into the cars."

"Okay."

Everyone agreed with one voice.

Liu Hua suddenly said, "I can get another one. If the ants lift a car and carry it for a bit, it shouldn’t be a problem."

Lu Xi’an nodded and said, "Alright, then five cars."

So everyone immediately got to work, checking a few cars, confirming the five to be transported, and then dismantling the other four, packing the parts into those five cars.

The car bodies and chassis were quite large, but this didn’t trouble the four Type A Neo-Humans, and Liu Hua, a Type C Neo-Human.

Lu Xi’an, Yao Wei, Tang Er, and Chou Nu all used brute force to break apart the car bodies and chassis into small pieces that could fit into other cars, and that was that. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Liu Hua, seeing how the four Type A Neo-Humans handled things, was a bit dissatisfied and said, "Let me," then commanded the Flying Ants to take action.

The Flying Ants, with their formidable gnawing ability, were like precise, sharp blades that easily cut the car bodies and chassis into neat small pieces, much better than what Lu Xi’an and others had managed.

So Lu Xi’an and the others couldn’t help but give a thumbs up in admiration, "Impressive! Impressive!"

Liu Hua smiled modestly and said, "Not at all, not at all."

With the preparations complete, the four Type A Neo-Humans divided the work, each lifting a car, leaving the smallest one for Liu Hua.

Liu Hua then commanded the Flying Ants to lift the remaining car, climbed back onto Tang Er’s back, as before, wrapped by the armor formed by the Flying Ants.

Tang Er easily lifted a car, so the additional weight of Liu Hua was naturally no issue for him.

Thus, when Liu Hua got on his back and asked if he could carry her, he naturally shook his head and said, "Don’t worry, you’re much lighter than a car. I can lift a car, so carrying you shouldn’t be a problem, right?"

Liu Hua’s face instantly darkened, "Are you comparing me to a car?"

Tang Er: "..."

Lu Xi’an quietly watched this play unfold from the side and mentally noted that he learned something; such mistakes should not be made, and comparisons should not be made lightly, even if he had no peculiar comparisons at heart.

Fortunately, Liu Hua was merely saying it and didn’t throw a tantrum afterward.

When everyone was ready, they set off together. Lu Shou, Yao, and Tang boarded the vehicle, gathering on the big car that Lu Xi’an carried, avoiding them falling behind.

Originally, Chou Nu wanted to scatter the three to other cars, but Lu Xi’an refused.

Lu Xi’an insisted on handling it himself, claiming his strength could easily accommodate it.

Moreover, this big car had complete supplies, clothes stripped from the dead, and bedding from several cars, all concentrated in this car. Lu Shou and the others could safely ride here, using clothes and bedding to cushion the impact of the Type A Neo-Humans’ rapid pace, with no need to transfer to other cars.

Hearing Lu Xi’an’s words, Chou Nu, Tang Er, and Yao Wei had no more to say.

The three set off immediately, carrying the cars northward.

In the heavy snow, such a sight of people carrying cars instantly became a bright scenic line.

On the way, those trying to survive in the wild suddenly saw this group and were startled, quickly hiding away.

Heaven help us, the world is bizarre, and people have seen quite a bit, but no one has ever seen such peculiar beings!

Where did these people come from, and how could they be so strange?!

...

They had originally planned to set the cars down and drive once past the snow.

But as they left the snow-covered area, none showed any intention of stopping.

Lu Xi’an turned to the others and asked, "Are you tired?"

Everyone shook their heads, each saying:

"Not tired."

"Just warmed up."

"I haven’t even broken a sweat."

"Far from it."

Seeing this, Lu Xi’an said, "Shall we continue?"

From inside the car came Lu Shou and others’ voices, "We can hold on too." Though their voices sounded weak, suggesting that staying in the car wasn’t comfortable.

Lu Xi’an said, "Shall we continue?"

Everyone agreed, "Yes, continue."

So, the group of "peculiar beings" kept moving forward, creating a unique sight across Jiangbei City’s lands, shocking passersby into hiding, and some fleeing in panic without a care.

After passing through Jiangbei City and entering Pingchuan City’s area, they finally met Luo Ping, Chai Xin, and Blade.

To accommodate Chou Nu and Tang Er and the few "passengers" in the car, Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei slowed down a lot, so this time Blade finally spotted them in advance and informed Luo Ping.

Luo Ping had time to brake, stopping the car without being frightened.

As Blade got off the car with Luo Ping, glancing at Luo Ping, then at Lu Xi’an, Yao Wei, and the others, he couldn’t help but mutter internally:

These guys are getting stranger by the moment!

But... pretty good...