Rumble.
Two claps of thunder shook the sky, blocking out the scorching sunlight and immediately darkening the sky.
The lingering heat and approaching moisture caused the humidity inside the metal car to rise rapidly, making the stuffy air feel like a sauna.
The sudden downpour created a flowing curtain of water on the car windows in less than a minute, and the yellowish-gray rain blurred the view outside the car, making it impossible to see any details.
"Oh my god!"
The newcomer, Xiao Su, was jolted by the sudden acceleration of the car, her body tilted to the side, and she twisted her ankle.
"Say something quickly!"
He bared his teeth, and that blow made his muscles clench. The force was so intense, it felt like his legs had been stretched several centimeters longer. It hurt so much!
Sizzle... sizzle...
"Hello, hello."
Above everyone's heads, a male voice blared from the car's radio, which was completely out of quality: "Radar has detected traces of radioactive insects within a five-kilometer radius. People in the car, get ready, or you might get eaten."
His deep voice was distorted by the electric current; he was the only native on the bus, the driver.
He stayed alone in the isolated driver's seat, driving the car at breakneck speed, its erratic course making it difficult for anyone to stand.
"I'll find a high place to park. You guys deal with those monsters, otherwise they'll chase after you like dung beetles that have a whiff of something."
Xiao Su, in pain, stood on one leg and subconsciously asked, "What's a dung beetle?"
Someone replied, "The one pushing the dung ball."
...
Dung beetles smell dung, so they are dung.
Sun Qi was speechless: "...This metaphor means that if you can't play well, you don't have to play."
Xiao Wang, also a newcomer, didn't think anything of it: "This world doesn't look like a place where you can go to school. The order has collapsed. It's not bad that a driver can even know about dung beetles."
Sun Qi sighed slightly upon hearing this.
This newcomer lacks sensitivity.
With technology stagnant for two hundred years, how could an ordinary person here be someone who can access cars, learn to drive, and know the way?
They must have some extraordinary abilities.
The bumpy car went uphill, and when it ran over a large rock, the car swayed, and Aji was thrown out of the compartment.
Seeing that everyone was outside, he walked straight to the back of the car without looking to the side.
There was a long cabinet there. He opened it and took out a simple oxygen supply system.
Aji fastened the belt holding the small oxygen cylinder and then put the transparent mask over her mouth and nose.
With her back to everyone else, Aji picked up the walkie-talkie on the wall and said to the driver, "I'm ready."
The person who was so timid just ten minutes ago is now so proactive, which caught Shi Jinzhe's attention.
"No one visits the temple without a reason." This shows that Aji actively sought out Shehe to curry favor, indicating that he is someone who dares to ignore danger when he has a clear goal and wants to achieve it.
People who do bad things don't necessarily have to be very intelligent; those who are unaware of their own stupidity and those who are clever in a petty way are often the ones who are most capable of doing the unexpected.
Sometimes their mistakes are so basic that they're impossible to avoid; you simply wouldn't even consider them.
Aji's actions were illogical. He willingly put on his equipment when the driver told him to fight monsters. His obedience indicated that the driver was special and that he needed to follow the driver's instructions to ensure his safety.
Aji must be aware of the driver's special circumstances.
Thinking of that diary, Shi Jinzhe took the initiative to speak, as if the unpleasantness from before had never existed.
"What did you discover about the driver?"
Aji was taken aback, then her face darkened with anger.
How could someone have the nerve to ask such a question?!
"I didn't find anything; I just did whatever the driver told me to do!"
The answer was as expected.
Shi Jinzhe calmly agreed, confirming that Aji knew something.
He was certain that listening to the driver and getting out of the car to fight the radiation monster would be beneficial in this dungeon.
As the humming sound drew closer, the driver urged the passengers over the loudspeaker to hurry up and get off to fight monsters.
Two other players in uniforms passed by Shi Jinzhe and Shehe. "You two, aren't you going?"
Shi Jinzhe said, "Let's wait a while."
Upon hearing this, the two walked towards the back of the car with some regret, put on their gear, and stood at the door with Aji.
The truck on the high slope had a wide field of vision, and on the horizon, a row of dark shadows approached from afar.
Its grayish-brown body bulges on its abdomen, its trembling wings emit a familiar buzzing sound, and its piercing-sucking mouthparts make one feel itchy just by looking at it.
Even strong winds and torrential rains couldn't disperse the swarms of mosquitoes flying in this direction. Their bodies had become smaller due to environmental changes, yet they moved incredibly fast. Even when large raindrops hit their bodies, their flight paths didn't deviate at all.
"My goodness..."
One of the players standing at the back of the vehicle decided he didn't want to continue and took off his oxygen mask to come back.
If you get stuck in a swarm of mosquitoes, you'll either be sucked dry or covered in welts from their bites.
"Ordinary mosquitoes are enough to give a man a hard time, and the mosquitoes here are probably carrying radiation and viruses. I'm quitting. Let whoever wants to go can go."
He quickly unbuckled his belt, and just then, the driver opened the rear door of the car.
The car doors are layered, with four silver-white tubular objects hanging between the two layers of doors.
Meter long, it looks like a cannon barrel at first glance. Unlike the dilapidated carriage, this cylindrical object is full of high-tech features and has flashing red lines on it.
This was exactly what Aji had been waiting for. He strode forward and immediately took down two cannon barrels to protect himself.
He liked to take notes because of the identity he had been given, so besides that notebook, he had another, more important note that he hadn't handed over.
The ray gun on the door is a powerful weapon used by the people here to kill the radiation monsters; one shot is extremely lethal.
Due to oxygen levels, organisms on the Earth's surface have generally shrunk in size, especially insects, which are already tiny and have shrunk even further, with some species becoming invisible to the naked eye.
The driver chose to be killed rather than escape because radioactive insects might hide in unnoticed nooks and crannies.
Besides being difficult to kill, these insects present another, even more challenging problem.
To ensure the continuation of their species, their reproductive capacity and growth rate are extremely terrifying.
If we only try to hide, the train cars will definitely be used by these mosquitoes to lay a large number of eggs. If we don't kill them now, once night falls, everyone will be eaten by these prematurely hatched mosquitoes.
This ray gun is a lethal weapon developed by the combined technological advancements of humankind.
He listened to the driver because the safety lock on the ray gun was in the driver's hands. Only those who wore the necessary outdoor gear and went to kill monsters would have their access unlocked by the driver.
Seeing the red lights on the two ray guns in his hands turn green, Aji finally showed a relieved expression.
Fortunately, I had a backup plan.
With the weapon unlocked, he can now protect himself and no longer has to suffer injustice.
With renewed confidence, Aji opened the outer door of the car, jumped out, and fired a shot at the swarm of mosquitoes.
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