"I'm about to die," Xiaodong said.

As for Lu Wuyai, he did indeed hear the other person's heartbeat. The faint fluctuation made him think he was hallucinating.

“Give him an IV drip,” Lu Wuyai said.

Xiao Dong nodded and took out a syringe from his backpack. Inside was 10 milliliters of nutrient solution, which was enough for Lu Wuyai.

Regardless of the dosage, it can keep an average person full for a day.

So, Xiaodong carefully poured the nutrient solution into a bowl, mixed it with water, and fed it to the child drop by drop.

After taking a small spoonful, Lu Wuyai injected him with a cold medicine, or more precisely, a cold medicine.

"43 degrees Celsius." Xiaodong was taken aback. This child looked quite ordinary at first glance. He wouldn't have been burned at 43 degrees Celsius.

Time passed slowly, and the child didn't wake up until dusk.

As dusk fell, the light in the forest had already dimmed.

Without this boy, Lu Wuyai and Xiao Dong wouldn't have been able to make a fire in the forest.

Black hair and yellow skin—this was one of the reasons why Lu Wuyai extended a helping hand to the other party.

"Child, are you awake?" Lu Wuyai asked, but quickly frowned.

"They were burned to death."

“You’re probably still asleep. I’ll go get a basin of water.” Xiao Dong ran to the side and used his knee pads as a container to fetch water.

After cleaning her face, the child's absent-minded gaze gradually became focused.

“I’m hungry,” said Jiansheng, the child.

Lu Wuyai and Xiao Dong exchanged a glance. The latter took out a nutrient solution from his backpack. This time, 5 mL of liquid was squeezed out directly.

It looked a little small, but as the child swallowed it, the shrunken belly gradually felt better.

"Where are you from?" Lu Wuyai was very curious as to why the other person would appear here alone.

The yellow-skinned child rubbed his eyes, his voice surprisingly carrying a hint of weariness.

"I was abandoned."

Hearing this, Lu Wuyai and Xiao Dong exchanged glances. These words truly frightened them, but also filled them with a touch of pity.

A five- or six-year-old child was found lying alone in the forest, claiming that he had been abandoned.

“Parents?” Lu Wuyai asked, gesturing for the child to sit beside him.

After a moment's hesitation, the other person approached. There wasn't a trace of panic on his dark face. It was clear this child possessed great courage.

"Have some water." Lu Wuyai raised his cup.

"Can"

Do you need to change your clothes?

"Thank you."

Lu Wuyai took off his coat and put it on the child who was about the same age as Rou Rou.

Meanwhile, Xiao Dong entered the forest, preparing to find a new path before nightfall.

"May I know your name?" Lu Wuyai was prepared to learn more about the other party.

"Li Mu, the herdsman of cattle and sheep."

“I know.” Lu Wuyai thought for a moment, then asked, “Why were you abandoned here?”

“Because there is no food,” the child said earnestly, but Lu Wuyai noticed that the child’s fingers were constantly rubbing together, clearly hiding something.

But at this point, Lu Wuyai had no intention of pressing the matter further. If he continued, it would feel like a deliberate attempt to wound him.

Soon it was completely dark.

Lu Wuyai led Li Mu out of the jungle, and following the marks Xiao Dong had made in the forest, they finally arrived at a narrow gap by the lake.

"It's best not to rest here tonight," Li Mu said, a little worried. He had seen a lot of wolf droppings along the way. Clearly, this was a place where wild wolves roamed.

But Lu Wuyai and Xiaodong exchanged a smile, clearly not taking Li Mu's words to heart.

Wild wolves? They don't exist.

With the two of them here, the wolves in the meditation world pose no threat at all.

But in Li Mu's eyes, he mistakenly thought that the other party didn't believe him at all because he was too young and his words lacked credibility.

“I…I want to leave.” Li Mu took a step back. In his view, if too much time passed, wolves would appear.

Then, Lu Wuyai's voice came through.

"You can leave if you want."

Li Mu paused for a moment, then ran frantically towards the edge of the lake.

However, less than three minutes later, Li Mu returned with a pale face, trembling all over. His already weak body now looked even weaker.

"What's wrong?" Xiaodong looked at Li Mu, who had left and then returned, and couldn't help but find it a little funny.

Li Mu then looked up at Xiao Dong, who was joking, and Lu Wuyai, who was indifferent.

He pointed in the direction he had just left, took a deep breath, and said, "There are many wolf carcasses."

"And then?" Lu Wuyai had just started a fire when he saw Li Mu and continued to ask.

Then what.

Li Mu was stunned. He was still young and had no idea what Lu Wuyai was referring to. He just felt that this matter was terrifying.

You know, it was a pack of wolves, at least thirty of them.

This pack of wolves was suddenly wiped out, not a single one was left, and they all died in a corner.

"Rest when you get back, don't think too much," Xiao Dong said, glancing behind him. He was too careless, allowing the fish to slip through the net.

At that moment, Li Mu tensed up, sensing danger even without turning his head.

"They're here."

"Squat down."

The next second, Li Mu charged towards the ground in front of him. At the same time, Xiao Dong passed by Li Mu like a strong gust of wind, shouting and yelling, "Kill him!"

Realizing that he seemed to be out of danger, Li Mu quickly stood up and ran forward.

He only breathed a sigh of relief when he was by Lu Wuyai's side.

"Why did you run back?" Lu Wuyai glanced at Li Mu, then looked up and found that the battle on Xiao Dong's side was almost over.

Only then did Li Mu remember Xiao Dong.

Turning around, he suddenly realized that the thing that had made him feel extremely dangerous was actually a black wolf.

To his even greater surprise, Xiaodong had actually killed the wolf.

That's right, his head was smashed by a single punch, and blood was splattered everywhere.

"Too fierce," Li Mu thought to himself, and at the same time, for the first time, he felt a glimmer of hope for his life.

"If I were that strong, I wouldn't have been abandoned."

In a narrow crevice beside the tranquil lake, Li Mu watched the two people opposite him cleaning up the carcass of the black wolf.

“Be gentler next time,” Lu Wuyai complained. Cleaning up the wolf carcass was too much trouble, especially after Xiaodong smashed it to pieces. The bones and fragments were still in the flesh, making it particularly irritating to the teeth.

Xiaodong stuck out his tongue, then carefully wiped the blood and flesh off his hands.

Li Mu, standing to the side, seemed even more silent than before. Besides not speaking, another emotion permeated his entire being.

Lu Wuyai glanced at him and found that Li Mu was in a special state.

"What's wrong? Just say something." Lu Wuyai broke the silence.

Upon hearing this, Li Mu raised his head, glanced at Xiao Dong, and said to Lu Wuyai, "You are the new humans."

Lu Wuyai did not deny it, but continued to ask, "What kind of new humans do you know?"

Li Mu was slightly bewildered, but he quickly said, "It's unethical, but extremely powerful."

"How strong?" Lu Wuyai pointed at Xiao Dong and asked, "Is he as strong as him?"

Li Mu pursed his lips, about to speak, when he suddenly noticed Xiao Dong stand up, walk to the side, lift his leg, and step on it.

The next second, a crack as thick as an arm split open from the crack in the ground where the campfire was burning, and instantly spread to the vicinity of the lake.

This scene caused Li Mu's pupils to shrink.

“He’s very strong.” Li Mu was certain that, at least among the new humans he knew, no one could compare to Xiao Dong.

“He’s not strong.” Lu Wuyai suddenly laughed.

In fact, among everyone in the valley, Xiao Dong was not the strongest. At least in terms of the number of times he had undergone marrow cleansing and bone cutting, he was almost one of the last few.

Not the strongest.

Li Mu blinked, wondering why Lu Wuyai had said that.

However, this did not diminish his admiration for Xiao Dong in the slightest. After all, this young man was truly strong, almost invincible in his mind.

Of course, he also knew that there were strong and weak among the new humans.

“Alright, let’s eat meat,” Lu Wuyai said. Xiao Dong had already cleaned the wolf carcass, skewered it, and roasted it over the campfire.

Li Mu took the grilled meat, but couldn't eat more than two bites. After all, he had just consumed nutrient solution a few hours earlier.

"Can you take me away?" Li Mu finally asked, but Xiao Dong and Lu Wuyai ignored him, which made Li Mu feel a little frustrated and sad.

But that night, Li Mu slept very well and didn't wake up at all.

The next day, when Li Mu opened his eyes, he sat up as if on springs, looking very flustered.

When Li Mu saw Xiao Dong by the lake, he breathed a sigh of relief, but a hint of loneliness appeared on his tense face.

He knew that all good things must come to an end, especially when it came to two new humans who were completely unrelated to him.

Li Mu always felt that the other party was a new type of human, and that new types of humans never cared about the life or death of ordinary people or refugees.

At this moment, Lu Wuyai emerged from the woods. Upon seeing Li Mu, he took a wild pear out of his pocket.

"Eat something to cleanse your stomach and intestines, then you can eat meat later."

When Li Mu saw the pear flying towards him, he hurriedly caught it.

"How thoughtful." Li Mu thought to himself, and his depressed mood brightened.

Around 7 a.m., Xiao Dong and Lu Wuyai were about to leave, but when they saw Li Mu, they hesitated.

Xiaodong asked, "Do you want to take him with you?"

Li Mu is only six years old. Although he looks relatively mature, his combat ability is almost zero. If he hadn't encountered them yesterday, they would definitely have died in the woods.

Lu Wuyai sighed; he ultimately couldn't harden his heart.

As the two passed by Li Mu, they both saw the desolation in each other's eyes, but Lu Wuyai became agitated when he spoke.

"Follow up the investigation."

"If you fall behind, you won't be able to find us."

Just then, Li Mu suddenly raised his head, his small face full of surprise.

"Then, can you teach me how to become stronger?"

"All right."

I'm begging you.

And so, Li Mu followed Lu Wuyai, hoping he could become stronger.

However, neither Lu Wuyai nor Xiao Dong agreed to anything. Li Mu gradually calmed down, gritted his teeth, and followed closely behind the two adults.

Even though he slowed down, Li Mu still seemed to be struggling.

"Big brother, this is a bit slow, do you want me to carry him?" Xiaodong said. At this rate, they probably won't be able to find any new humans.

Lu Wuyai glanced behind him and then shook his head.

"You go scout ahead, Li Mu, I'll handle things."

“That’s true.” After saying that, Xiaodong turned around and walked away, increasing her speed, and disappeared into the forest in the blink of an eye.

Seeing Xiaodong leave, Li Mu knew that it was Xiaodong who caused the team to move slowly, so he continued to push his potential to the limit in the later stages of the game.

As time passed, Lu Wuyai frowned slightly, and a faint smell of blood lingered in the air.

Looking back, I saw Li Mu walking with his head drooping, relying solely on willpower. Behind him, I could vaguely see blurry bloodstains.

After walking for so long, his shoes were worn out and old, so the constant friction between his feet and the ground caused his delicate skin to crack and become numb.

“Let’s rest here for a while,” Lu Wuyai said.

At this moment, Li Mu raised his head again, but everything went black before his eyes, and he fainted.

When he woke up again, it was already noon.

Not far away, Lu Wuyai was baking lunch, next to a three-meter-tall giant ape corpse.

Seeing this, Li Mu swallowed hard. The smell of roasted meat in the air was incredibly enticing, but this giant ape looked too much like a human, so it would definitely be a bit unpalatable to eat.

“Come and eat,” Lu Wuyai said. He guessed that the giant ape had come here because it had followed the smell of blood on Li Mu’s feet.

Li Mu picked up a piece of monkey meat from the wooden shelf, put it in his mouth, and chewed it repeatedly, his mouth full of its chewy and fragrant flavor.

"It's delicious."

"Then eat more, you won't be resting tonight."

"All right."

"Rest for a bit after you finish eating; two hours should be enough," Lu Wuyai said.

Half an hour later, Li Mu, having eaten and drunk his fill, lay down to rest. Now, he was completely unguarded in front of Lu Wuyai.

Seeing that the little brat had fallen asleep, Lu Wuyai patted him, stood up, jumped to the top of a tree, and looked at the scenery nearby.

It must be said that the air in the meditation world is truly wonderful. Even if there is radiation, it is not very harmful to the human body. Moreover, the more vegetation there is, the lower the radiation intensity.

The forest is situated on high ground. From here, Lu Wuyai's field of vision can encompass a wide area. Coupled with the power of his pupils, which is no less than that of an eagle's eye, the creatures in the forest have virtually nowhere to hide.

And so it wasn't until dusk that Li Mu woke up from his sleep, glanced at the sky, and took a deep breath.

It's getting dark.

"I slept for at least four hours."

Lu Wuyai was nowhere to be found, and Li Mu thought he had been abandoned again.

As a result, just as he was feeling sad in his heart, Lu Wuyai jumped down from the treetop, startling Li Mu.

“Ready,” Lu Wuyai said.

Li Mu quickly put on his shoes, only to discover that his worn-out shoes were actually lined with animal hide. This way, he couldn't feel any pain or friction when he stepped on the ground.

"Thanks," Li Mu called out to Lu Wuyai's retreating figure.

As darkness fell, two figures, one large and one small, were still moving along the lakeshore. After two days of progress, they could now see the other side of the lake.

Continuing upstream, many rivers appear in the lake, some large, some small, some rapid, some gentle.

"Where should we go next?" Li Mu asked. He seemed to be in good spirits. He also had a leather satchel on his waist, filled with roasted monkey meat from the day before.

Lu Wuyai ignored him and walked to the side to observe.

Soon, he saw a thin rope on a riverbank; it was a mark that Xiao Dong had made.

"Keep a close eye on it," Lu Wuyai said to Li Mu.

Li Mu nodded, sensing a murderous aura emanating from Lu Wuyai.

If Li Mu were to observe carefully at this moment, he could see two strings on the riverbank, but even if he could see the numbers clearly, he wouldn't know what they meant.

When Xiao Dong left, Lu Wuyai made a promise with him. The two strings not only signified direction, but also danger.

Clearly, Xiao Dong has already found his goal.

In the direction the rope was tied, there was a riverbed with a rapid current.

Lu Wuyai took the oil bottle and gradually increased his speed, making it difficult for Li Mu to keep up.

Half an hour later, Li Mu stood in a forest. Lu Wuyai had long since disappeared from his side, but the footprints along the way were very deep, left intentionally by Lu Wuyai.

Lu Wuyai was worried that something might happen to Xiao Dong. After all, they knew very little about the so-called new humans and were completely unaware of the current situation.

As for Li Mu, Lu Wuyai also discovered that the battles along the way had been fierce, and the animals in the forest had long since disappeared.

Here, Li Mu was holding a stun gun. This thing was originally taken by Lu Wuyai from other survivors.

Soon, Li Mu followed the footprints and continued to chase the disappearing figure.

In the forest, Lu Wuyai moved quickly, and the ground trembled slightly with each landing.

After a while, he appeared in a mountain forest.

There are obvious signs of a fight in the forest. There are dozens of broken trees, ranging in diameter from half a meter to one meter.

Even Lu Wuyai rarely encountered a battle like this. It's clear that Xiao Dong is likely in danger himself.

What exactly is the "new human"?

As Lu Wuyai pondered, he quickly approached the area ahead, and many marks gradually appeared on the ground.

With a bang.

A faint gunshot rang out in the air, and Lu Wuyai suddenly stopped.

The sound of the gunshot was not clear; with Lu Wuyai's hearing, he could only vaguely make out the sound.

For the next few minutes, gunfire continued, sounding like a fierce battle.

At some point, Lu Wuyai noticed a point of light in the dark forest, moving slowly. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was a series of electron beams.

Lu Wuyai was not surprised. Black flames could be seen everywhere in the woods along the road, caused by electric lights.

Even in the crisp autumn air, sparks ignited in many places, turning this dark forest into a sinister and unpredictable place.

Ten minutes later, Lu Wuyai stood atop a tree. On the open ground opposite, a group of people were running, or more accurately, chasing someone.

“These humans are even stronger than the ones we’ve encountered before,” Lu Wuyai thought to himself. Most importantly, their mechs were incredibly well-rounded. No longer supported by a few skeletons, they now covered all directions, giving them the true concept of a mech-human hybrid.