The two walked on the rocky hill, golden sunlight shining on them. Su Xi was wearing a light yellow down jacket, her belly slightly protruding, but not as noticeably as one might expect.

Looking at the woman beside him, Lu Wuyai felt inexplicably lost, unsure of what the future held for him.

"If my parents knew about this, they would probably be very happy." Lu Wuyai lowered his head, thinking of the two elderly people he couldn't contact, his heart heavy.

In fact, they haven't had any contact with the outside world for a long time.

“Su Xi is always on the phone, but unfortunately,” Su Xi shook her head. She still wanted to tell her parents that she was going to be a mother.

"I will always be with you." Lu Wuyai kissed Su Xi's forehead to stop her from getting emotional.

“Not Los Angeles.” Su Xi took Lu Wuyai’s hand, stepped on the stones with her toes, and spun around. Even though she was wrapped in a down jacket, her tall figure still looked graceful.

Lu Wuyai picked up the startled You Li, patted his chest, and told him not to squeeze the baby.

Apart from this stone mountain, the outside world was covered in ice and snow. Fearing that You Li would freeze, Lu Wuyai returned to the cave after a while.

Such days seem very pleasant and leisurely.

"You take a nap first, I'll go check on the rice paddies." Lu Wuyai led Su Xi into the small cubicle and told her to get some rest.

“I know, go ahead and say it,” Su Xi urged.

Nowadays, most women are busy picking rice in the paddy fields, and the aroma of ripe rice even wafts into the outside world.

After changing his clothes, Lu Wuyai entered the rice paddy and felt a slight warmth emanating from the air.

"It smells so good."

He heard Su Xi's voice, but he didn't see her, because the rice stalks had grown to the top, each one extremely plump and golden in color.

Soon, Lu Wuyai joined the rice harvesting army. The sickle in his hand made a loud sound, giving people a sense of harvest.

As dusk fell, people gradually emerged from the rice paddies, gazing at the picturesque deserted island bathed in the setting sun.

She's a real beauty.

The sky was golden, the clouds drifted like veils, and the air was filled with a faint floral fragrance, making people feel relaxed and happy.

"Actually, the deserted island is quite beautiful." Su Xi sighed.

If it weren't for those bad experiences, if the outside world hadn't fallen, if there hadn't been a nuclear explosion, life would have been wonderful.

With a bang.

Suddenly, Song Xiaoyou fired a shot. The bullet pierced the air and landed in the forest opposite. A patient with red eyes died instantly.

"The weather has just improved, and patients are starting to appear. It's really strange." Gu Yuxin also drew her gun and cautiously looked around.

Lu Wuyai was also scanning the area; everyone was constantly moving. They still needed to transport a large quantity of rice back to the cave before dark.

The temperature has only recently warmed up, but the nearby forests are already in danger.

“Since the weather is getting better, we should hurry up and build more forests nearby,” Lu Wuyai said, sharing his thoughts back in the cave.

It seems there are still too few trees near the rocky hill. They have a large number of tree species and magical black stones. With these, they can create a dense forest before next winter.

That night, everyone began preparations. There were many black stone mines there, and the number of seeds on the large trees was astonishing. Everyone selected some evergreen species and combined them with different plants, which would surely form a complete ecological chain.

In that time, the lost forest will reappear, and the safety of the rocky mountain will be guaranteed. Of course, there will also be accompanying dangers, and the view will not be as wide as it is now.

"Leave this to me tomorrow." Lu Wuyai took the initiative to take on the task.

No one objected to this at all. After finishing their meal, everyone began preparing to rest.

Lu Wuyai went to Su Xi's cubicle. Recently, to make it easier to take care of her, the two of them had been sleeping together.

Smelling the faint fragrance of the woman beside him, Lu Wuyai quickly fell into a deep sleep.

......

Early the next morning, Lu Wuyai packed the things he had prepared the night before into his luggage bag, grabbed a shovel, and walked out of the forest.

Lu Wuyai kept repeating the same monotonous actions of shoveling soil, digging holes, placing stones, scattering seeds, and burying them again, and he gradually became numb to it.

"What a waste of money." Lu Wuyai stood up on a hilltop, straightened up, and sighed.

A pile of black stone mines lay at my feet, and my duffel bag was half full of tree seeds. Before I knew it, it was noon.

There were actually many ice crystals on the ground outside the rocky mountain. Lu Wuyai kept swinging his shovel, and many more crystals floated in the air.

In the afternoon, Lu Wuyai arrived at the residential area near the Deadwood Forest, intending to scatter some tree seeds there.

As a result, he saw many black cloths covering the intersections of the dead trees. Out of curiosity, Lu Wuyai stuck a shovel in and moved the cloths away.

There were no materials in the room, only a few corpses. The skin exposed to the air had turned purple. As the temperature rose, Lu Wuyai could even smell a stench.

It looks like these people have all frozen to death.

Lu Wuyai cut down the nearby dead branches, dragged out the corpses, piled them up, and prepared to dispose of them after leaving.

But an hour later, when he returned from a distance, he found more than a dozen vultures on the ground, gnawing on the carcass.

"Let's go." Lu Wuyai chased away the vultures, but he never expected that these animals would stand still, completely unafraid of humans, and even staring intently at Lu Wuyai, giving him a creepy feeling.

Now he looked closely at the vultures and noticed that their eyes were all red. Lu Wuyai swallowed hard, suddenly having a bad feeling.

The view is wide open here. If the other side attacks you together, you can't guarantee you won't get hurt relying solely on a pistol; you might even get killed.

Coo coo coo.

Suddenly, the vulture emitted a peculiar sound. Lu Wuyai's heart skipped a beat. Without a moment to think, he turned and ran into the nearby grove of dead trees.

Coo coo coo.

Lu Wuyai looked back and ran even faster. The vulture, infected with conjunctivitis, chased after him on its legs like an ostrich.

"Even the vultures have mutated."

"This speed is even faster than flying."

A bead of cold sweat appeared on Lu Wuyai's forehead. He would occasionally turn around and strike, trying to hit his opponent.

Soon, Lu Wuyai found himself in the mine where he had previously mined black stones, and jumped down.

The moment he landed, Lu Wuyai gasped. He had stepped on a lump, and his right leg was immediately paralyzed.

Before he could even think, Lu Wuyai felt the vulture right behind him, getting closer and closer.

He picked up the shovel from the ground. It should have been placed here when he was digging.

He swung the shovel behind him, knocking a vulture to the ground, but more animals followed.

Lu Wuyai drew his gun again and ran while searching for a way out.

However, these vultures are relatively small, so they can hide wherever Lu Wuyai can.

Soon, Lu Wuyai changed his mind and decided to use his speed to get rid of the vultures completely.

He discovered that not all vultures could keep up with him, and a large portion of them were newcomers to the mine.

With that in mind, Lu Wuyai unleashed his full speed and ran forward relentlessly.

Behind him, the cuckoo's call was still there, but it had clearly diminished. Occasionally, when he looked back, only one or two vultures were still chasing him.

Finally, Lu Wuyai stopped, waved his hand, and fired. The bullet shot out in the extremely confined space, hitting the vulture that had no time to dodge.

After several times, the vultures chasing Lu Wuyai disappeared from sight completely.

But soon, Lu Wuyai discovered another problem: he got lost again.

"Ashi"

Lu Wuyai cursed. At this moment, he was truly completely lost. Gazing at the almost identical withered forest, all sorts of paths flashed before his eyes.

Lu Wuyai sighed. It seemed highly likely he wouldn't be able to return today. He could only wander around, hoping for the best.

"Luckily, my duffel bag wasn't lost." Lu Wuyai touched the bag strapped to his back. It contained food and fresh water. At least he wouldn't be hungry tonight.

Go for a walk. If you can't get out before dark, find a place to spend the night.

Lu Wuyai began pacing back and forth. In fact, he had been to this withered forest several times before, but each time something seemed strange.

And just like that, evening arrived quickly.

Here, Yang Guo couldn't find a way out. Finally, he could only find a relatively clean spot, spread his luggage bag on the ground, pour out the food and drinks inside, and prepare to make plans for the next morning.

But around 7 p.m., Lu Wuyai suddenly stood up, quickly gathered his belongings from the ground, grabbed his bag, and hid in a nearby pile of dead wood.

A series of hurried footsteps echoed through the dark forest.

Lu Wuyai had heard the noise long ago, so he cleaned up the traces and hid.

The night was very quiet, and no disturbance could escape Lu Wuyai's ears, so he quickly turned his gaze to a grove of dead trees not far away.

"There really is someone." Lu Wuyai asked curiously. Although it wasn't too cold outside, the night was still dark. The other person was moving so fast in this place. Clearly, compared to him, he was like a headless fly.

But soon, Lu Wuyai discovered that in the forest not far from the other side, there were some people moving at the same speed, their flashlights constantly shining nearby.

"So they were following me." Lu Wuyai mused, "Looks like there's going to be a good show."

He hid deep within the lifeless forest, intending to do nothing. After all, it's better to have something more than nothing, and he didn't know if any of his followers possessed firearms.

But in fact, trouble came knocking.

Just when Lu Wuyai thought he had completely hidden himself, the fleeing people discovered him and got closer and closer to him.

"What's going on?" Lu Wuyai was speechless for a moment and continued to hide deep in the dead wood forest.

Throughout the process, the fleeing figure kept changing direction, but no matter what, Lu Wuyai always felt that the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer.

Finally, Lu Wuyai got a clear look at her and was surprised to find that she was a tall and slender beauty wearing a thin cotton-padded jacket and tight jeans, which accentuated her figure.

However, Lu Wuyai felt that the other party was a big problem, as the person pursuing her had never given up.

Lu Wuyai can see at night, so he can definitely avoid this trouble because the woman didn't notice him.

Continuing his escape through the forest, Lu Wuyai became increasingly cautious, finally managing to avoid any further contact with the strange woman and appearing in an even more unfamiliar, withered forest.

Lu Wuyai, panting, found a clean spot, put down his luggage bag, and prepared to rest.

"A strange night."

Lu Wuyai shook his head, closed his eyes, and forced himself to fall asleep early.

The next day, Lu Wuyai woke up in the same spot and continued searching for direction in the deadwood forest.

But not far away, Lu Wuyai's pupils shrank as he saw the woman he had met the night before lying under the big tree in front of him.

"Dead."

Lu Wuyai looked around to make sure no one was around before stepping forward. He found that the other person seemed to have a fever and was covered in sweat, but he was very alert and was holding a dagger with an exaggerated blood groove in his hand.

"I was so dizzy, I couldn't even use the knife." Lu Wuyai shook his head, took off the dagger, and threw it directly into his luggage bag.

"Are you going to die if you don't save me?"

Lu Wuyai thought for a while, then finally put the other person on the luggage bag, dragged the bag around aimlessly, trying to find a way out.

But the forest was too big, and it was a cloudy day, so we couldn't tell which way was which at all.

After walking all morning, Lu Wuyai still didn't know where he had ended up, nor did he see anything familiar. Instead, he marked the places along the way to avoid going in circles.

It was almost noon, and Lu Wuyai was drinking water. Hearing a noise, he turned around and found that the woman lying on the duffel bag had opened her eyes and was looking at him, her rosy face carrying a captivating charm.

However, Lu Wuyai still took two steps back. With his sharp eyes, he noticed an arrow in the woman's arm. He secretly thought to himself that he had been careless and forgot to search her.

"Don't move, I mean no harm." Lu Wuyai explained, "Can you understand what I'm saying?"

The woman said nothing, just stared at Lu Wuyai, making his scalp tingle.

He didn't leave because all the food and drinks were under the woman's buttocks. There was still plenty of food in the duffel bag, and more importantly, three bottles of fresh water.

"Give me the bag and I'll leave now," Lu Wuyai said again.

The man stirred, swayed, and opened his bag. When he saw the fresh water, he unscrewed the bottle and drank.

Seeing this, Lu Wuyai grew anxious. Heaven knows how long it would take him to escape this withered forest. The water the other person was drinking was practically his blood.

Lu Wuyai did not hesitate. Seeing that the woman was in bad shape, he took the initiative and rushed towards her at an extremely fast speed.

Before the woman could react, Lu Wuyai had already pinned her to the ground, gripping her arm tightly with one hand. A series of mechanical sounds suddenly pierced his sleeves, and seven or eight arrows struck Lu Wuyai directly in the back, startling him. He was covered in cold sweat.

Looking back at the woman, I found that she had fainted again, and the bottle of water she hadn't finished drinking had fallen to the ground, wasting water.

Lu Wuyai felt a pang of regret, but thankfully he had gotten his luggage bag and was ready to leave, no longer caring about the woman.

As for the woman's life or death, Lu Wuyai couldn't be bothered to care. He was currently extremely excited, thinking about how to leave this withered forest.

“It’s best to keep going until the very end. No matter which direction you come from, you can find your way back along the edge of the deadwood forest.” Lu Wuyai made up his mind and walked straight to the dark side without any further trouble.

Looking back at the woman on the ground, Lu Wuyai walked over, rolled up her sleeve, and took the arrow from her arm, discovering that it was a very exquisite set of hidden weapons.

He touched the woman's body again and thought to himself, "This woman's figure is indeed first-class."

Fortunately, Lu Wuyai had developed a certain immunity to beautiful women. After putting away his hidden weapons, he set off alone again.

"How could one person hide so many weapons?" Lu Wuyai sighed. He had collected five hidden weapons from his opponent. Besides the arrows and daggers in his sleeves, there were steel nails stuck in his belt, spring-loaded knives in the soles of his shoes, and a silver hairpin in his hair. It could launch a small projectile.

"This is terrible." Lu Wuyai felt he had to quicken his pace, while also thinking about the people chasing after that woman.

To his utter surprise, not long after Lu Wuyai left that woman, he encountered a group of men in black who chased after him and beat him severely.

What's going on?

Lu Wuyai quickly dodged. Although his opponents' punches and kicks weren't particularly dangerous, they couldn't withstand so many people.

Finally, Lu Wuyai used seven or eight crossbow bolts hidden in his sleeve to shoot the two men through. They likely had no chance of survival.

As a result, the group was completely enraged, and they chased after Lu Wuyai. Fortunately, the group seemed to be unarmed. At most, they only had longswords, which were extremely sharp, even sharper than ordinary axes.

Those withered branches, as thick as an arm, could be broken with a single blow, without any hindrance whatsoever.

Upon seeing this, Lu Wuyai was so frightened that he turned and ran. He had already used up all his guns in the fight with the vulture.

Pfft.

There was a faint sound, the sound of a knife chopping dry branches.

Lu Wuyai fled all the way, only to find himself back in front of the unconscious woman.

Just as he was about to continue his escape, the woman who had been lying flat on the ground suddenly opened her eyes, jumped up, and hugged Lu Wuyai from the front.

"I am a good girl."

"What are you going to do? Let go."

Lu Wuyai felt like he was suffocating. His cheek was pressed tightly against the other person's chest, like a weapon, and his breathing became rapid.

"Don't move." A woman's voice came, slightly panting, but it sounded particularly pleasant.

At this moment, the other person's body fell slightly, and Lu Wuyai could see the "sunlight" again. He took a deep breath of fresh air, and the other person's body fragrance lingered in his nose.

However, Lu Wuyai quickly calmed down and tried to get her away, but before she could faint again, her body clung tightly to him like an octopus. Lu Wuyai even felt like his waist was about to break under her weight.