(This chapter has more human-centric storylines)
The chill of the night was quickly dispelled by the first light of dawn, and the survivors of Linhai City resumed their activities as soon as the sky began to lighten.
As the people who had been sitting together in circles stood up one after another, many people remained squatting in place, and quite a few even fell to the ground with a "thud" as the people next to them stood up.
The survivors were used to this. They silently reached out to check the pulse and then skillfully tore off clothes and bundles from the frozen bodies. The dead no longer needed these supplies.
As the fire rose, the naked figures were moved again, and this time, people moved with even more urgency than when they were pulling at their clothes and bundles.
Those who fell were freed, but those who survived must continue on.
As the procession moved, people continued on their way, and the place where they had rested for the night was instantly left with only half-naked, stiff people lying silently on the ground.
The people lying on the ground gradually increased in density from the center outwards, creating a pattern that conveyed an eerie silence.
Lin Qian watched the crowd move quietly from a small hill in the distance, then got up, stretched, and followed.
Shanfeng turned back and took a deep look at the irregular circles formed by people, then stepped forward and followed closely behind.
The rice ball, held in the mountain breeze's arms, curiously raised its little head, looked at the boy's tightly pursed lips, and patted him with its little chubby paw.
"Meow~~" The cat's meow had no meaning, but carried a hint of comfort.
Shanfeng paused for a moment, looked down at the soft, pink and white kitten in his arms, the fear in his eyes slightly dissipated, and he tightened his grip on the rice ball.
The survivors of Linhai City were strangers to him, but seeing such a chilling scene, he couldn't help but react. Even a young man with many experiences felt a fear of death and a silent sorrow at that moment.
Lin Qian was also moved, but he had completely detached himself from the realm of humanity. Although his thinking still retained the inertia of human thought, he was subconsciously a real tiger, so he could not 'empathize' like Shan Feng.
Lin Qian and the others quickly ran ahead of the survivor group. To join the human group, they needed an inconspicuous opportunity.
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The capital city.
"Hey, this is the center of your Great Xia? Not bad." He Ming looked at the city gate with its high walls, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
He Qing pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly.
It seems that the development on the human side is not bad. Although the evolution and awakening speed of superhumans has slowed down a lot, the survival ability of ordinary people is much higher than in the previous times.
As the Liangcheng team advanced for more than a month, He Qing and Ming had long since gained an understanding of modern human weapons. Firearms were naturally considered weak by them, but they were still quite good weapons compared to ordinary people, especially compared to previous times.
Human weapons used to be terrible. Ordinary people had almost no ability to survive, and those who could not awaken basically became cannon fodder. They would be killed or injured very quickly when faced with the slightest danger, making them extremely vulnerable.
Although Liangcheng and the capital were not far apart to begin with, the earthquake still increased the distance between the two cities by about three times.
Logically speaking, Liangcheng's troops shouldn't have been able to reach the capital so quickly, but that's because He Qing and He Ming were there.
Although these two concealed their identities, they did not stand idly by. When the team rested at night, the two brothers would go ahead to drive away dangerous spirit beasts and migrating animal herds. Dangerous magical beasts, mutated beasts, and mutant plants were also cleared away.
If it weren't for the agreement of the secret realm, they would have captured all the spirit beasts, since in the past, human cultivators loved to capture and tame spirit beasts for their own use.
Wang Shaocheng's eyes reddened as he looked at the city gate before him. He had led everyone to the capital!
Wang Shaocheng, the highest-ranking person in charge of Shenwei, has been working tirelessly and under immense pressure from all sides.
The loss of lives caused by the scorching heat and bitter cold was nothing compared to the terrifying dangers encountered along the way, with everyone fearing they might run into large herds of wild animals.
Especially since they lost contact shortly after leaving Liangcheng, they could only rely on scouts and people with knowledge of geography to find their way. It was extremely lucky that they didn't go astray.
The two brothers, He Qing and He Ming, who helped the team correct its direction countless times, kept their merits hidden.
Amo gazed silently at the city before him, offering no reply.
A-Xu stood aside, watching the officer running towards the city gate, and a relieved smile appeared on his face. They had successfully reached the capital, and they should be safe from now on.
Yao Yao lay on Afu's back, tugging at the dog's ears nervously. The capital city seemed so strict. Would they not welcome Afu?
Yao Yao didn't have these concerns before, but along the way she has encountered many magical beasts, mutated beasts, and spirit beasts. Humans have become more and more wary of beasts, especially the attacks by mutated beast groups, which always result in the loss of many ordinary people.
This resulted in ordinary people being afraid of and rejecting spirit beasts like Afu along the way, even though they knew that Afu belonged to their team and had been protecting them. Ordinary people still found it hard to accept.
Yao Yao was naturally thoughtful. Although she didn't say anything, she stayed close to Afu the whole way, afraid that Afu would be bullied.
Although Afu is already a very powerful level four spirit beast, in Yao Yao's heart, Afu is just her family. Faced with a huge number of humans, Afu is definitely not at an advantage.
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