The mountain forest was pitch black at night, and thick clouds in the sky obscured the moon. Only two beams of light came from afar, illuminating the path ahead.

Lin Ruo sat in the truck, the air conditioner blowing blasts, her eyes fixed on the front, her mental energy spreading out in small areas in all directions.

Outside the car, a strong wind suddenly picked up, rustling the surrounding trees and whipping up dust and leaves that blocked the view ahead. Because the air conditioning was set low, the car windows quickly fogged up, showing how much moisture was in the air outside.

"It's going to rain." Lin Ruo frowned; of all times, it had to rain.

The road the vehicle was currently traveling on was not a specially constructed highway, but a dirt road overgrown with grass. It would definitely become muddy and impassable after rain. She floored the accelerator, hoping to reach the Xuanfeng Base as quickly as possible.

But there are always some clueless creatures blocking her way. A giant tortoise, over 15 meters long, quickly appeared within her mental range, a kilometer away from her.

Originally, this distance would have been enough for Lin Ruo to drive a long way, but after the apocalypse, the tortoise's speed had greatly evolved. Not only was it not slow, but it was actually faster than many mutated animals!

So even though Lin Ruo was driving very fast, the tortoise still blocked his way. With a thought, Lin Ruo activated his spatial ability, and the tortoise's head exploded instantly, sending blood and brain matter flying into the air. Even the level 2 crystal core in its brain flew out. A white light flashed in Lin Ruo's eyes as he put the giant tortoise into his spatial storage.

Lin Ruo's car sped past, and blood and brain matter fell from the air. At the same time, her car quickly disappeared from the spot. When it reappeared, it was already 500 meters away, still speeding along. Lin Ruo withdrew her spatial ability.

"Crack!" "Boom!"

A deafening thunderclap resounded in the sky, and several streaks of lightning flashed across the dark night, briefly illuminating the earth.

The next moment, rain began to fall from the sky, pattering against Lin Ruo's car. She sighed slightly; despite her haste, it was still raining. She stopped the car, put a waterproof liner over herself, and got out.

The rain intensified, but Lin Ruo remained completely dry despite being submerged in the water. She stored the car in her spatial storage, added snow chains to all four tires, and then took the car out of her storage space.

She got back into the car and started it. As she did so, the 3-meter-wide road ahead was already covered with ice.

Where her truck drove, the ice behind it melted rapidly, and the road cleared by the ice stretched to within ten meters in front of the truck.

Lin Ruo accelerated again, the headlights flashing across the night sky.

The rain poured down, as if the sky was trying to unleash all the moisture that had accumulated over the past few months onto the earth.

Because this rainwater is fresh water, Xuanfeng Base is organizing people to collect rainwater to facilitate future water use.

Many people were busy in the heavy rain, but they were happy because it was finally raining and could finally relieve the extremely hot weather.

Fang Ling, who was in the iron cage, huddled in a corner. Large raindrops hit her face, making it impossible for her to open her eyes. Her clothes were already soaked, and she looked pitiful and helpless, like a drowned rat.

It seemed that everyone around her had forgotten about her. Just now, when it was raining, she was still clinging to the bars of the iron cage, shouting for them to let her out, but no one paid any attention to her.

She was locked up here for several days without food or water, and had to endure the contempt and gloating in the eyes of those around her, as well as the lewd gazes of some men.

Why are they treating her like this! What did she do wrong! Having not eaten for several days, Fang Ling was already very weak. With the rain in this downpour, she might only have a breath left after the rain stops.

Just then, two bright lights rapidly approached from a distance. The light was so bright that those who were used to the darkness covered their eyes with their hands.

It's a car! With such heavy rain and muddy ground everywhere, how did this car manage to get here?

Everyone looked toward the car, which quickly stopped a few hundred meters away. Then, a person got out of the car and walked out into the light. Even though she wasn't wearing a raincoat or holding an umbrella, the rain strangely avoided her and didn't get her wet. It was very eerie.

For a moment, none of the survivors around dared to approach her.

After Lin Ruo got out of the car, she saw a large iron cage at the entrance of the base. Inside the cage was Fang Ling, whom she had been looking for for a long time. A smile spread across her face. She had finally found another one.

She let the raindrops pelt her skin, slowly walked to the iron cage, looked at Fang Ling who was barely alive inside, leaned closer and laughed even more happily, "You're really pathetic."

Fang Ling suddenly rushed over, her eyes flashing with a fierce light. "It's you! You're the one who wanted to find me! It's all because of you! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have suffered like this!"

Lin Ruo looked at the crazed Fang Ling. When Fang Ling rushed over, she smelled a very faint smell of blood. It was... the smell of cannibals.

Her smile deepened. "Didn't you hate cannibals the most? How come you've become one yourself?"

Fang Ling was stunned, then her eyes darted away. She did feel disgusted, but she had to live! She had to live! What could she do without food?

Looking at her like this, Lin Ruo laughed out loud, "So all your likes and dislikes are based on your environment, and your principles are all bullshit when it comes to life and death! I'm really curious... what would happen if you met your Qinghua now?"

Fang Ling stared at Lin Ruo, who was laughing loudly in front of her, completely bewildered. What were her likes and dislikes, her principles, and Qinghua?! Had this woman gone mad?!

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