Chapter 89: The stench turns to filth (I)
The tires rolled over the cracked asphalt.
Xie Mian and Lin Heng headed west, killing insect monsters and obtaining insect stones.
The tires rubbed against the dry road, making a teeth-grinding sound. Xie Mian gripped the steering wheel with one hand, leaning out the window with the other, slashing through the air with his silver-white long sword.
The blade cut through the air, slicing through nothing.
In the rearview mirror, the slug wrapped in its own snot bubble had steadily risen to a height of 30 meters and was heading straight for a small city in the southwest corner with the wind direction.
This was a Level 3 slug. They'd hunted many insect monsters along the way, but they weren't high-level. The energy from the insect stone was like a snack to Goose Shifang. This Level 3 insect stone would allow Goose Shifang to get some more sleep and achieve a breakthrough.
"Southwest, wind speed level 4."
Lin Heng, sitting in the passenger seat, tucked his black hair behind his ears, his red sleeves rustling in the wind blowing through the car window. The long rose whip he swung missed, sending rose petals scattering.
He had been feeling uneasy since the day before yesterday, but he hid his emotions well so Xie Mian wouldn't notice.
In the small nest in the back seat, E Shifang was rolling around with the bumps of the car.
Ever since they knew that his eggshell was as hard as iron and could not be easily broken, they no longer treated it as an egg.
"If I absorb a few more high-level insect stones, I should be able to break out of my shell."
"almost."
Please slow down and drive more steadily.
Lin Heng laughed, wrapped the goose egg with a long whip, and put it into Xie Mian's arms.
"Mianmian still drives so wildly."
The car follows the slug into the abandoned city.
Desolate weeds covered the tall buildings, and there was no sign of human beings.
"Two hundred meters ahead, turn right and there's an abandoned gas station. Force it into that dead end." Lin Heng said.
The slug floating high in the sky sensed the danger and suddenly accelerated.
Xie Mian stepped on the accelerator and followed closely behind.
At the same time, the sunroof opens automatically.
Lin Hengru leaped out, his black hair dancing in the wind. He spun in mid-air, his long whip transforming into a stream of light and lashing out at the insect monster's slime bubble.
"Now!" Lin Heng's voice came from high above.
Xie Mian was already standing on the roof, his long sword drawn. The white blade flashed with a cold light, and Xie Mian grasped the sword with both hands and slashed at the air.
"Bang--"
The mucus bubble burst instantly.
While the slug was falling, Xie Mian leaped up, with green light wrapped around his right hand, and went straight for the insect stone part of the slug.
A thick yellow liquid spurted out, and Xie Mian dodged it with the insect stone in his hand.
"This one is of good quality." Lin Heng said as he looked at the insect stone.
Xie Mian shook the insect blood off his hands, suddenly frowned, and turned around. A faint noise came from behind the gas station.
"Someone." He lowered his voice.
The two looked in the direction of the sound and saw a thin figure huddled behind the gas pump. With only one arm, he was clutching the food he had stolen from the trunk, his face filled with fear.
Lin Heng retracted his whip, and Xie Mian did not move forward.
Neither of them moved an inch until a few minutes later, when the child ran away with the food.
As night fell, Xie Mian and Lin Heng spent the night in a convenience store next to the gas station.
Lin Heng activated the emergency light, a warm yellow glow tinting the side of his face. He was counting supplies. "Three packs of compressed biscuits and two bottles of water are missing. The child must be starving."
Xie Mian remained silent, concentrating on wiping Goose Shifang's eggshell with a wet wipe. The gray streaks on the eggshell seemed more pronounced than they had been this morning, and he could faintly sense a faint heartbeat.
"Speaking of which," Lin Heng suddenly leaned closer, "when Goose Shifang hatches, will it be a goose or a human? If it's a human, it won't be a baby, right?"
Xie Mian had never thought about this problem, but if it was a baby, it would be really worrying.
Lin Heng laughed at Xie Mian's frown. Xie Mian looked at his smiling face and suddenly felt guilty.
"Brother, I'm sorry for making you follow me everywhere."
"What nonsense!"
Lin Heng ruffled Xie Mian's green hair. "Doomsday travel is awesome! Free attractions, no lines, and you can even fight monsters and level up." He blinked. "Besides, Shifang is my future sister-in-law, so as her older brother, of course I have to help out."
Xie Mian was about to retort when he suddenly stiffened. There were faint footsteps coming from the rear window, and there was more than one person.
Lin Heng also noticed it, and the two of them tacitly moved to the window and looked out in the moonlight.
——Several thin figures were sneaking towards their supplies.
Did they let one go and a whole bunch of them came? Xie Mian felt a little annoyed that he shouldn't have let the child go during the day.
Now they only had the room in the trunk. Ever since Goose Shifang turned into an egg, his space was unusable and the supplies could not be taken out.
He knocked out the window and climbed over to the car.
These children were very skilled in stealing supplies, like veterans; and they all had injuries of varying degrees on their bodies.
He was about to speak out to stop these children when he suddenly saw that one of the children's wrist was covered with dense red dots.
Xie Mian narrowed his eyes slightly and said nothing. He gestured for Lin Heng to stay here while he followed.
The children ran lightly and quickly, through the deserted streets, under the collapsed walls, and finally stopped in front of a building covered with vines.
In the moonlight, the words "Sunshine Welfare Home" are faintly visible on the rusty iron gate.
Xie Mian's pupils contracted violently.
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