Chapter 75 Mysterious Footprints
"Wow, this car is really spacious, it's much more comfortable to ride in!"
The fat man sat in the passenger seat, adjusting the seat and the backrest every now and then.
"Yeah, Brother Han changed seats halfway through. With more people, it's more comfortable to sit here."
As Xiao Zhao drove, he turned around with a smile and replied.
"Why aren't you resting? It's your turn to drive this afternoon."
Han Shuo sat in the boss's seat, leaned forward, and poked the fat man's shoulder with his finger.
"Okay, okay."
After the initial excitement of riding in the new car wore off, the fat man actually started to feel sleepy.
He was on night watch in the latter half of last night, so he hadn't closed his eyes yet, and soon he fell asleep snoring.
The fat guy's sleep speed and sleep quality are unparalleled.
...
Han Shuo quietly looked out the window, hoping that the four of them would be safe and sound on the road ahead.
Once Qingyu and the others are successfully gathered, they can go to the underground research institute with them.
Han Shuo was filled with anticipation for this mysterious place.
There is a way to become stronger, and the comfort that some people have longed for.
As for Li Shurou, she sat in the back seat of the car, holding a glass bottle that Han Shuo had given her, which contained the turbid liquid left by the alien species.
Li Shurou was studying it carefully, sometimes opening the bottle to smell it, sometimes shaking it.
It was even placed by the window, facing the sunlight, as if it were extremely interested in the turbid liquid.
...
At noon, the fat man woke up. The car had already driven out of the suburbs and continued along the national highway.
The four stopped the car, ate something simple, and then Fatty took over driving from Xiao Zhao.
Fatty's driving skills are similar to Xiao Zhao's; both of them drive very well, and Fatty drives much more steadily than Han Shuo.
However, the fat man had only been on the job for a short time when he suddenly stopped by the roadside.
The three were puzzled, wondering what the fat man wanted to do.
"Why did you suddenly stop?" Han Shuo asked.
"Wait!" the fat man replied, opened the car door, picked up the axe, and got out of the car.
"What's Fatty up to?" Xiao Zhao asked with a hint of doubt.
The three of them quickly understood.
All I could see was...
The fat man walked toward a tobacco and liquor store by the roadside. There was a zombie at the entrance. The fat man cleaved the zombie's head in two with an axe.
Then, he smashed the glass and went inside.
Not long after, the three saw the fat man walk out of the tobacco and liquor store carrying a large pile of cigarettes.
Once in the car, the fat man tossed all the cigarettes in his arms to Han Shuo, then stepped on the gas and continued driving.
"Haha, how can a long journey be complete without cigarettes?" the fat man laughed heartily.
"You little rascal, you really know how to enjoy life."
Han Shuo looked at the car full of cigarettes scattered at his feet and smiled. The fat man had brought back more than 10 cartons.
For smokers, days without cigarettes are indeed hard to endure, especially since Han Shuo and Fatty have been without them for several days.
"Excellent, excellent!"
Han Shuo praised him, quickly opened a box, lit two cigarettes, and handed one to the fat man.
"Whew!"
Han Shuo exhaled a cloud of smoke, secretly feeling a sense of satisfaction.
"By the way, does Xiao Zhao smoke?" Han Shuo asked.
"Brother Han, I won't smoke, you guys smoke."
"Hey? Good boy, I remember you said you don't drink, right? No smoking, no drinking, no chasing girls. There aren't many good men like you these days!" the fat man joked.
"Uh... no, it's mainly because things were very strict inside before, so I didn't have a chance to pick up girls..."
"Hahaha!"
As soon as Xiao Zhao finished speaking, Han Shuo and the fat man burst into laughter!
Even Li Shurou covered her mouth and chuckled softly.
...
To avoid any accidents, the group returned very quickly this time. Apart from refueling and stopping briefly for a meal, the four of them took turns resting and driving, and Li Shurou was no exception.
Soon, the car arrived back at the highway service area at night.
After a round of driving, it was Fatty's turn to drive again when Han Shuo heard Fatty's shouts.
"Wow, Han Shuo, wake up! Look!"
"What?"
Han Shuo had just fallen asleep when he peeked out the window with drowsy eyes.
"This is the same service area that Xiao Zhao and I encountered before. Why are you making such a fuss?"
The fat man gradually slowed down and continued speaking.
"No, look closely, those cars, those cars!"
The fat man's voice was so loud that it woke up all three people in the car.
"How annoying! Why make such a fuss?"
Being woken up from their sleep, the three of them were a little annoyed, but they still squinted and looked in the direction of the service area.
By this time, the fire at the gas station had long been extinguished, and the entire service area was a mess, with the ground covered with countless black dots—the ashes left behind by the infected crows after they had burned to ashes.
"Look at the car!" the fat man shouted again.
The three of them looked in that direction, and upon seeing it, Han Shuo suddenly came to his senses.
Under the moonlight, Han Shuo saw that many of the abandoned vehicles downstairs were flat and resembled large pieces of iron, laid out on the ground.
"What's going on!" Han Shuo's heart pounded.
“Yes, it wasn’t like this when Brother Han and I came last time.” Xiao Zhao was somewhat shocked.
"That's a bit scary." Li Shurou was also taken aback.
"Was this flattened by something?" the fat man said, while slowing the car down a bit more.
"No, the building didn't collapse, and there were no large rocks nearby."
In a short moment, Han Shuo considered many possibilities, and then continued to speak.
"It looks more like it was stepped on and flattened by something!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the other three people all stared at Han Shuo.
Han Shuo's words made the three of them afraid to think any further; the thought was terrifying!
"What enormous creature must it be to trample all these cars like this in one go!"
Xiao Zhao sighed.
"An elephant? Could it be an infected elephant?"
Suddenly, the fat man blurted out this conjecture.
When it comes to the largest land animal, the elephant is undoubtedly the answer, and perhaps only an elephant's weight could stomp a car like that.
"It's very likely, and it's getting more and more terrifying. If that's the case, then the wild animals in the zoo have indeed already escaped."
Han Shuo also agreed with the fat man's guess. He was very glad that the two of them had evacuated in time that night.
The fire at the gas station explosion was so massive that, unsurprisingly, it attracted an even more terrifying entity!
"Look! There's a huge footprint on the ground over there!"
Li Shurou, with her sharp eyes, noticed another anomaly.
Sure enough, Han Shuo saw a deep footprint in the spot Li Shurou pointed to!
The footprint was deeply embedded in the soil, measuring one meter in width and over two meters in length.
Upon seeing this, all four of them widened their eyes and fell into deep thought...
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