Chapter 37: Ambushed and Assessing the Enemy's Situation
He took out a Tang sword from his spatial storage, ready to sharpen it and prepare to strike the mutated wild pheasant.
Although there are many modern weapons, I still find this Tang sword the most convenient to use, so it's usually my first choice.
With a swift stroke, he cleared a path through the overgrown bushes, only to find not the rooster's stern glare, but a group of rooster corpses lying haphazardly on the ice...
Yuanzi squatted down beside it and knocked the last mutated wild pheasant, which was trembling slightly, unconscious with a single swipe of its paw.
You raise a cat for a thousand days, and eventually you'll find a use for it.
Yu Miaomiao felt like she was receiving a gift from her child who had just started working and received their first paycheck.
Given the size of these two kittens, she couldn't help but worry whether the cat food she had stored in her space would be enough.
"You little ones are really great! But you don't need to do all this. I can support you. You don't need to hunt for yourselves. Also, don't run away on your own next time! One more time and I'll revoke your cat passes!"
Despite saying that, he cheerfully waved his hand and put all the mutated wild pheasants on the ground into his spatial storage.
Although these mutated wild pheasants were all dead, they had just died, and they wouldn't break even after being placed in the space where time stopped.
The kittens are so big now, cat food probably isn't enough to satisfy their needs. They caught these chickens themselves, so they should definitely get a share too.
When Yu Miaomiao dragged the two cats back by their ears, one on each side, He Liang's worldview was once again shattered.
It took a lot of effort to fit the two giant cats into the RV. Lu An was responsible for holding their front paws in the vehicle, while Yu Miaomiao pushed the cats' butts from behind.
Who would believe that someone could get stuck in a door because of their enormous size?
It took a lot of effort to finally fit both of them into the RV, making the once empty RV feel cramped.
"I'm not saying it's bad now, but I still prefer how you were when you were little..."
Before starting the vehicle, Yu Miaomiao put the two kittens into her spatial storage, and the interior of the vehicle returned to spaciousness and tranquility.
The kittens have mutated to such a large size that the warm vests we dressed them in beforehand have burst. Lu An looked at Ma Jiang, who was lying on her back in his arms, begging for pats. He was a little curious as to why the mutation of the dog didn't seem to make any difference in appearance. It seemed that apart from being more clingy than before, there was no difference at all.
However, things are fine as they are now.
The journey was smooth, and it was nearly 9 p.m. when we arrived near the provincial capital's shelter. Perhaps because it was so late, we could hardly see any pedestrians or vehicles along the way.
The once modern skyscrapers now resemble a giant submerged by the sea. Half of the staircases, with their shattered glass, are buried under ice. The roadsides are lined with endless, dark buildings, devoid of any light. The only light in the entire area is the headlights of their cars, illuminating the way ahead.
The atmosphere was perfectly set, so Yu Miaomiao wouldn't be surprised if something suddenly happened at this moment.
Returning to this place again feels both familiar and strange. In my previous life, I arrived at the provincial capital's refuge at noon, accompanied by a constant stream of vehicles and pedestrians, as well as many armored units roaring past.
At this moment, it seemed as if there was no life at all here.
Just like a once-thriving shopping mall that suddenly turned into a ghost town.
The provincial capital shelter is located in the central square of a huge commercial area. It is one of the few high and flat areas in this mountain city. The ground is covered with only a thin layer of ice caused by the extreme cold and snow. Therefore, the provincial capital shelter is built on the ground and is an arched hemispherical structure.
Because of its geographical location, it was spared from flooding, and the number of survivors here was the largest among the nearby shelters. A huge steel refuge building was built in the flat central square in just a few months.
After traveling in the dark for a while, they finally saw some light ahead. Was it a small gathering of people or a private base? But no matter which option it was, they did not intend to stay there.
Yu Miaomiao frowned and looked in that direction. It seemed that someone was waving to them. It was a man in military uniform.
"Have we arrived at the provincial capital base?"
Unaware of the truth, He Liang looked at the crowded gathering place with some confusion, as it seemed that the infrastructure was not as good as that of the Ningcheng base.
Yu Miaomiao frowned even more deeply. She told Lu An to find a way to turn around and not drive over there.
There was clearly something wrong. It wasn't a military base in the provincial capital, yet they had someone in military uniform giving directions outside. If she hadn't spent more than a year in the provincial capital in her previous life, she might have been fooled.
Lu An pretended to drive in the direction the man indicated, but when he got close, he suddenly turned the car around and accelerated to drive around the area to his left front.
"Damn it, stop the car."
The car didn't stop as the man expected; instead, it sped up and drove around him. He couldn't escape.
The man only cursed a few times and did not forcefully chase after them; a ruthless and cunning glint flashed in his dark eyes.
"Phew, thank goodness it didn't stop. That guy looked fierce, not like a good person."
"That's right. I suspect this is a robbery gang disguised as a provincial capital base to steal supplies from passing survivors, but... it seems too easy for them to get away with it. Something feels off."
Such gangs usually possess firearms and weapons, so they would certainly send people to pursue them; it's impossible for them to let such "fat sheep" go so easily.
"An'an, stop the car. We can't drive any further. He Liang, how about we discuss a collaboration?"
"What kind of cooperation?"
"Use your Shadow Walk ability to scout ahead and see if there's an ambush."
"That's it? What kind of cooperation is that? Cooperation should be mutually beneficial."
He Liang was still brooding over the incident that morning when a cage had trapped four chickens—what a heartless, unscrupulous merchant! Now that trouble had arisen, he remembered him. Although he would definitely help later, he wanted to take this opportunity to give Yu Miaomiao a warning.
"We're all in the same boat now. If something goes wrong, even if you can use your superpowers to escape, there won't be any rides available. So, we can be sure when you'll arrive in the capital."
Actually, Yu Miaomiao and the others won't encounter any accidents. Even if there are thousands of troops ahead, they can simply hide in their spatial dimension. But knowing yourself and your enemy makes things easier.
"You just need to find out how many enemies there are and what weapons they have. You don't need to lift a finger; we'll do the work, how about that?"
"OK".
Regardless of whether it was for cooperation or not, He Liang was not going to stand idly by. After all, he was the only superhuman here. Although he was a bit useless, he could still run away with a carload of people.
Although Yu Miaomiao and the others seemed distant from him on the surface, they had actually taken care of him all along, and he could tell the difference.
A dark figure silently disappeared into the night.
He returned to the roof of the vehicle shortly after and said softly, "More than twenty of them, all armed, are lying in ambush about ten meters ahead. They've even laid out tire deflation devices on the ground. It seems they're working with that previous base; one side is responsible for deceiving, and the other for robbing. What are your plans for the future?"