Sangze had heard people say during his missions that some people, when starving to a certain degree, would have the urge to eat human flesh.

Once a person eats human flesh, it ceases to be human and becomes less than an animal.

Despite the discomfort in her stomach, Jiang Yao raised her gun without hesitation and aimed at the person blocking the car door. Bang—the gunshot stopped.

Sang Ze quickly stepped forward and closed the car door, then turned to look at Jiang Yao, "Are you alright?"

Jiang Yao suppressed her nausea and waved her hand, saying, "It's okay."

Sang Ze looked out at the thick fog and was worried about the safety of Xiao Mu and Shen Zhijie.

The screams stopped quickly.

Xiao Mu and Shen Zhijie did not return home all night, so Jiang Yao and Sang Ze decided to go out and look for them.

The bodies of the homeless people on the ground were also gone; it seemed they had been taken away by their own people, and their fate was likely to be eaten.

Jiang Yao and Sang Ze searched the vicinity of the convoy without success, and had no choice but to consult with Zhu Hezheng about their next move.

Zhu Hezheng's mission this time was to safely bring the data in the laboratory and Sang You back to the military base.

With no other option, Sang Ze and Sang You could only return to the military base with Zhu Hezheng, while they stayed behind to wait for Shen Zhijie and Xiao Mu.

Having made all the decisions, Zhu and Zheng led the remaining refugees on their way.

As the RV behind them passed by Jiang Yao, the man in the lead, Shen Yu, gave her a mysterious smile.

Jiang Yao frowned, watching the direction the group had left in. The moment she put the fat cat into the cat carrier and slung it over her shoulder, she felt that the fat cat had become heavier.

He sighed and said, "I don't know what Shen Zhijie fed you, it makes you so heavy."

Armed with weapons, the RV was stored away in the storage space, and the group headed into the ruins.

Shen Zhijie and Xiao Mu seemed to have been suddenly carried away by a thick fog, disappearing without a trace.

Jiang Yao hadn't spotted a single homeless person along the way. She looked around and a voice inside her told her that Xiao Mu and Shen Zhijie were probably still nearby.

The fat cat behind me seemed to know that its owner wasn't around, and it stayed quietly in the cat carrier the whole way.

Jiang Yao carefully arrived at the place where she had met the homeless man yesterday, but there was no one there. It seemed that no one had returned last night either.

Suddenly, a faint squeaking sound came from the ruins behind the homeless man. The fat cat behind him perked up and pricked up its ears to listen carefully.

Jiang Yao observed the fat cat's actions and the two of them carefully headed towards the source of the sound.

But when the stones on the ground made a clattering sound, the sound seemed to be startled and fell silent.

Jiang Yao carefully used Hou Dao to dig open the quilt from which the sound was coming from.

It was a group of giant rats, which intrigued the fat cat. However, the mission was to find Shen Zhijie and Xiao Mu, so the cat continued on its way without stopping.

Perhaps there was nothing to eat nearby, because a few ravens began to circle overhead.

When Jiang Yao passed by the jade shop again, she noticed that one of the shops was closed. She remembered that when the three of them robbed the jade shop last time, they had left the doors of every shop open.

It's to differentiate between those who have been inside and those who haven't.

Jiang Yao put away Hou Dao and carefully walked to the jade shop, looking inside through the window.

The place was empty. Jiang Yao took the fat cat out of the carrier and muttered, "Go in and take a look. If anything is wrong, shout for help."

"I'm good at running away, and I believe you can catch up with me."

Go!

The fat cat's eyes held a hint of disdain. "You're making me the vanguard, meow."

Jiang Yao observed the fat cat's actions through the window after it went inside, checking for any danger.

The fat cat was meowing at a dark spot, and since it didn't seem to be in any danger, Jiang Yao carefully went inside.

Perhaps because he was too focused on the fat cat's movements, he didn't notice a dark shadow slowly approaching from behind.