Every tree in this forest is tall and straight, each one appearing to be at least two or three people's arm span thick, yet they stand clearly distinct from the grassland, as if artificially separated the grassland from the forest.

Wang Lan and Sun Muchen looked to both sides of the forest and saw that the forest covered an exceptionally wide area, stretching as far as the eye could see.

Wang Lan couldn't help but exclaim, "What a huge forest!"

Sun Muchen looked around again and said, "I've heard that the area outside the safe zone is full of mutated monsters, but we haven't seen anything along the way."

“That’s quite strange,” Wang Lan said thoughtfully, then added, “Could it be that there aren’t many mutated animals, and only those that have been lurking inside the border wall? So it’s creating the illusion that there are many mutated animals?”

“Hmm, that makes sense,” Sun Muchen nodded. “The book says that what you hear is never enough; you must experience it yourself to truly understand. Indeed, if you want to know what’s going on outside, you have to see for yourself.”

"Why does what you said sound a bit strange?"

“What’s strange about it?” Sun Muchen said, “That’s exactly what the book says!”

Wang Lan seemed thoughtful, but couldn't figure out what was strange, so she shook her head and said, "I don't want to think about it anymore. Anyway, you said it was just something you heard from someone else, so it's not reliable. We should explore it ourselves."

Sun Muchen nodded repeatedly and said, "Brother, do you think we might be the only people left in this world?"

“Impossible,” Wang Lan said. “I’ve heard that the world is huge, much bigger than we can imagine. There must be other survivor cities!”

"Isn't this just something you heard from someone else?"

“But my situation is different from yours!” Wang Lan rolled her eyes at her and said.

“I didn’t notice anything different,” Sun Muchen shrugged. “But we’ve driven this far and haven’t found anything. It’s really making me wonder.”

"Don't overthink it," Wang Lan patted Sun Muchen's head and said, "There will definitely be other people, but before that, let's see if there's anything we can use in this car."

Sun Muchen nodded.

The two walked towards the car.

But the car was empty. Sun Muchen searched every corner of the car and finally found only a lighter and a pack of tissues, nothing else.

This is a bit too clean.

Wang Lan, not believing in superstition, used the Vajra Umbrella to pry open the trunk, only to find that the straight Vajra Umbrella had actually curved. Wang Lan couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "What? Why is my Vajra Umbrella bent?"

He pressed the button, but found that the Vajra Umbrella was unresponsive and could not be opened at all.

Sun Muchen was also puzzled, "Was it bent during the battle with the giant infected?"

Sun Muchen's words enlightened him.

Wang Lan recalled that when Lao Zhang was injured, he had used the Vajra Umbrella to launch a powerful attack on the giant infected, and it was probably that attack that damaged the Vajra Umbrella.

"well…"

Wang Lan sighed, looked at the Vajra Umbrella that had been with him day and night, and then looked around at the desolate landscape.

A sense of sorrow welled up in my heart.

Sun Muchen was also caught up in the strange atmosphere. He patted Wang Lan on the shoulder and said, "Brother, we will definitely find the others."

Wang Lan nodded.

He didn't know how to respond to Sun Muchen.

The trunk was pried open.

There was only one dirty piece of clothing inside.

The grief intensified...

“It’s not like we’ve come away empty-handed,” Sun Muchen said, picking up the clothes. “At least we still have one piece of clothing.”

Wang Lan looked at her dirty clothes, then at her own dirty appearance.

"Our most important thing right now... is to find a river and wash ourselves," Wang Lan said as she put on her clothes.

After all, the consecutive battles had left the two of them looking disheveled and exhausted.

“Walk along the boundary of the woods and meadows and see how far you can go,” Wang Lan said, slinging the Vajra Umbrella over her shoulder while stuffing a lighter and some paper into her pocket.

Sun Muchen asked in confusion, "What's the use of this packet of paper?"

"Uh... I need to poop..."

Sun Muchen: "..."

He then sighed, "We don't even know how to get food."

“Let’s go,” Wang Lan pointed ahead, “Let’s see what’s ahead. We have to find a way to survive.”

After saying this, both brother and sister felt somewhat confused.

Especially Wang Lan.

He had planned to spend the eternal night in the safe zone before sending Sun Muchen to live in the final fortress, but the appearance of the infected disrupted his plans.

After entering the final fortress, he learned about its "future plans." Before he could even feel relieved that he hadn't sent Sun Muchen in, a new crisis arose once again.

After experiencing countless crises.

Of the entire safe zone, only the two of them survived.

What should we do next?

Wang Lan actually wanted to feel melancholy for a while.

But he knew that now was not the time to be melancholy.

Although he didn't encounter any danger along the way, he always felt that this was not a good thing.

Just like before a storm, everything is calm, and even the wind blowing on you feels warm, but when the storm comes, it seems to devour everyone.

No matter what dangers we may encounter in the future.

They have to survive.

Even though living is tiring.

“Let’s go,” Wang Lan said, taking Sun Muchen’s hand.

So the two of them walked along the edge of the forest.

Seeing Wang Lan's light steps, Sun Muchen couldn't help but ask, "Brother, you seem to have gotten a lot stronger again."

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