Chapter 72: It turns out that someone was waiting for him here.
Affected by the sandstorms that had raged for nearly ten days, much of the vegetation on the road was crooked, and most of the guide signs were not spared.
The wind was about to die down, but these traces of destruction still remained, showing how powerful it had once been.
Lin Mian leaned over the window, looking out at the scene, and asked, "Could this sandstorm cover the entire area?"
After leaving the safety zone in City C, they had been driving on the road for almost two days. Everywhere they looked, there were traces of damage caused by wind and sand, and the scope seemed to be even wider than the previous earthquake.
Not entirely, Jiang Jie answered in his heart, but the damaged area is indeed very large. Even if some places have not suffered such a degree of damage, there have been strong winds, which will have some impact.
He turned his head to look out the window, squinting his eyes slightly. About a month after the sandstorm, the extreme cold that followed was the real comprehensive coverage.
I just don’t know when it will come this time.
After Lin Mian finished speaking, he received no response and turned his head in confusion, "Brother Jie?"
Jiang Jie put his thoughts aside upon hearing that. "Maybe."
Lin Mian sat up straight, leaning back in his chair, and continued, "Speaking of which, I've seen fewer Altered Objects on the road these past two days. Is that because of the wind and sand?"
"Sure." Jiang Jie nodded. "No matter how alienated they are, they still have biological instincts and know how to avoid danger. In the face of such a large-scale natural disaster, they have to find a place to hide."
Soon, when the alien creatures that have not "eaten" for a long time come out again, their ferocity will become even stronger.
Jiang Jie remembered that at that time, many areas where humans gathered suffered from beast tides of varying sizes, causing heavy losses.
"In the face of disaster, all beings are truly equal." Lin Mian couldn't help but sigh.
After he finished speaking, he looked carefully and said, "Brother Jie, there is a small county town ahead. Shall we stay here tonight?"
It was almost evening, and the city with buildings as shelter was always better than the wild.
Jiang Jie also saw the outlines of buildings in the distance. This place was also affected by the wind and sand. In a small town like this, there might not be underground facilities such as subway stations.
At most, there might be some underground parking lots or something like that, but those places are not deep enough and may not be able to completely shelter from the wind and sand. It is unknown how many people are still alive in the city.
"Go in and take a look at the situation first."
He drove all the way in. The situation in the county town was similar to that in City C. The damage was equally severe. The window glass of the buildings was almost shattered, and even if the frames were not completely blown off, they were almost hanging crookedly.
Fallen public facilities, road signs, and damaged vehicles can be seen everywhere on the road.
What's worse, they also saw several corpses covered with a layer of sand. Some of their limbs were twisted, and it looked like they had been blown away and then fell to their death.
Some people also have broken glass on their bodies or are crushed under some metal objects.
It seems that some of the people who survived here before were indeed exposed to the sandstorm and had their lives ruthlessly taken away.
This place is different from the safe zone in City C. There are no special official personnel to organize prevention. When the sandstorm came, no one probably expected it to be so serious.
But some disasters take lives, often in a matter of a moment.
Lin Mian looked around. The city was in ruins. He did not find any trace of living people, nor did he detect any hidden alien creatures.
He looked away and sighed, "It's like a dead city."
Along the way, they actually saw several dead cities with no living people, but every time they still felt a little sad.
These places still retain traces of their former prosperity, but now they look completely different.
Jiang Yan heard this and was about to say something to him, but his eyes suddenly darkened and he slammed on the brakes.
Lin Mian was thrown forward by the inertia of the vehicle and was pulled back by the seat belt. Before he could bounce back, a bolt of thunder exploded about one meter in front of the car.
It was just a little bit away from landing on their car.
Lin Mian's body slammed back against the chair. He rubbed his chest, which was a little painful, and asked in surprise, "Is there a superpower nearby?"
But how is that possible? It is impossible for them not to notice any movement, especially Jiang Jie. With his keen sense, how could he react only when the attack was right in front of him?
Jiang Yan's eyes swept across the cracks on the road ahead. If this level of attack landed on their car, the damage would definitely cause them serious injuries.
His expression was slightly cold as he glanced around, "There are stealth-type psychics cooperating."
Hearing his words, Lin Mian suddenly remembered that they seemed to have encountered this kind of psychic before, that was the time when he captured Shou Mucang, and they were also ambushed by the other party in the dark.
"Sure enough, these people with special abilities all like to do some sneaky things." Inspector Jiang Ya's eyes were fixed on a hidden street corner.
Before he could move, several thunders struck their car again. At the same time, a section of the road under the car cracked, and the tires got stuck in it, making it unable to move for a while.
They cooperated very well. Jiang Jie raised his lips and sneered. The curved water curtain covered the entire car body. Several bombs fell, creating ripples but did not cause any damage.
The two consecutive attacks failed, which seemed to be a bit beyond the expectations of the people over there. There was silence for two seconds, and then several exclamations were heard.
Caught them, Jiang Jie tapped his fingers on the steering wheel. As he released the barrier, the water flowed along the hidden edge of the building to their hiding place, capturing several dirty rats hiding in the dark.
The current dragged them out of their hiding place, ignoring their screams and curses. In the panic, they even forgot their special abilities for a moment and could only struggle with their hands and feet flailing wildly.
They were all pulled in front of the car before they suddenly realized that the thunder and the earth and rocks were heading towards the RV where the owner of the water flow was, but unfortunately they were all blocked by the water curtain.
"Fuck!" One of them couldn't help but curse. They had run into a tough guy this time.
If the sandstorm had not destroyed their supplies, they would not have seen such a fat sheep coming and acted rashly without further investigation. Unexpectedly, they would have hit a wall because of their carelessness.
Because they were not well behaved, the seemingly gentle water flowing nearby hit them hard a few times, making them scream.
"We were wrong, big brother. We didn't recognize a great man." They were bound by the water and pressed to the ground. The opponent's car was protected by supernatural powers and they were helpless.
The person is now in their hands, what else can you do if you don't admit defeat?
Jiang Yan waved his hand, and the barrier around the car disappeared. He opened the door and jumped out. He walked over to them and kicked the man who spoke. "Who is your brother?"
"You are my uncle, my ancestor, okay? We were just bewildered for a moment!" The kick was so hard that the man grimaced in pain and quickly changed his words.
These people with special abilities have always cooperated well with each other and haven't been defeated in a long time. Sometimes, even if a sneak attack fails, they can still knock the opponent down by going straight at them.
This time, I noticed that there were only two people in their car, and I thought it was foolproof. But who knew that they were caught as soon as they met and tied up like dumplings.
Jiang Jie squatted down and looked at him with his eyes lowered. "Are you from this county?"
"No," the man shook his head, "We just happened to pass by here before the sandstorm and got stuck for a while."
They hid in an underground garage in a residential complex and only managed to escape with the help of an earth-type mutant who sealed the entrances and exits, but the supplies in the car were almost used up.
When they came out, the place was in a mess and they couldn't find any edible food. They had planned to leave today, but who would have thought that an RV would drive in and plan to rob them.
Judging from their cooperation just now, he is also a habitual robber. He must have always been successful. Unfortunately, he fell into his hands this time. Jiang Jie sneered.
He was about to stand up, but as soon as he moved, lightning struck him in the face. At the same time, Lin Mian's scream came from behind him.
After the loud bang, Jiang Jie was still squatting there, and the RV behind him was intact.
But the few people tied up in front were not in such a good situation. They were hit by the earth and rocks they released, and they spit out blood.
"You..." The thunder-type mutant had blood in his mouth and looked up at him trembling in pain.
The lightning had just been blown away by the opponent's water flow, and the earth and rocks that his companions had released to distract him were also wrapped in the water curtain and all smashed back at them.
The other party was doing two things at once, and both he and his companions were unharmed.
The plan to escape by sneak attack failed. This man is really too strong.
Jiang Jie stood up, raised his foot, stepped on his hand, exerted downward force, and even crushed it. Seeing the man's expression twisted with pain, he bent down slightly and said, "I wanted to give you a quick death, but unfortunately, you don't know what's good for you."
"I was wrong, I really know it was wrong..." The man struggled to pull his hand away, but he couldn't.
"They forced me to do this. I couldn't resist...
As he finished speaking, another person spoke.
Jiang Jie looked over and saw that this person had been
Since he never took action, he must be the hidden psychic.
"You fucking..."
The other two glared at him angrily, "This is not the time for us to protect you as usual. With your crappy powers, you'd be dead without us!"
An internal conflict broke out. Jiang Jie raised his eyebrows. He waved his hand, and the water flow that bound the hidden superpowers loosened. "Okay, since you are being coerced, then kill them and I will let you go."
Hearing this, the man endured the pain and got up from the ground, "Really?"
Jiang Jie smiled and nodded, "I keep my word."
Lin Mian in the car behind curled his lips. It would be great if it really was. Every time he said it was the last time, he would always do it again.
But the other party now had no choice but to believe his words and seek a glimmer of hope. He pulled out a dagger from the side of his leg, squatted in front of the lightning-type mutant, raised his hand, and said, "I'm sorry."
The person pressed to the ground by the water stared at him with red eyes, looking at the other person's dagger stabbing towards him with a cruel expression.
Finally, the tip of the knife stopped at the edge of his neck, just touching his skin.
The person in front of him slowly fell down, his body twitching, his head and face covered in blood, his skin cracked, leaving large spots of electric current.
The lightning psychic spat, "Even if I'm suppressed, I'm still an attacking psychic. How can you, with your useless psychic ability, want to kill me?"
Jiang Yan, who was standing in front of him, raised his hands and applauded. He felt that he had watched a good show and his bad mood after being ambushed by them had improved a little.
When he put his hand down, a smile appeared on his face, "Good brothers should go together. It's your turn to accompany him."
Upon hearing this, the other party struggled violently, like a trapped beast's last struggle.
Jiang Jie had no desire to watch any further and turned back to the car.
Behind him, the lightning power came crashing down like crazy, with the momentum of wanting to take someone else with him before dying.
At the same time, the ground cracked, and the RV shook and sank again, and Lin Mian, who was sitting in the car, also shook.
Immediately afterwards, the strong water flow bound the RV and pulled it backwards, pulling the entire vehicle out of the cracked deep pit.
Jiang Jie never looked back, only the burning flames flew backwards. The next second, a scream was heard, but only once, and then it seemed as if it was blocked by something, until there was silence.
He walked around to the passenger seat, opened the door, and looked up at the little rabbit. "Are you scared?"
Lin Mian shook his head. He knew that with the other party there, nothing would happen to him.
Jiang Jie stepped over to the side of the car, put his hands on the back of the chair, knelt beside his legs, and looked down at him, "It's okay. If you are scared, you can seek comfort from me. There is no need to be stubborn."
He was not trying to be brave, and Lin Mian couldn't say this because his mouth was blocked by the man who was pressing down on him.
Well, it turned out to be waiting for him here.
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