Juzi Island.
Early morning.
Gao Ru led a dozen people, driving towards the Western Alliance.
Before they set off, Gan Shang watched them leave from the rooftop.
Hai Chao watched Gao Ru leave with their group, raised an eyebrow at Baozi beside him, but Baozi seed puzzled.
Hai Chao then slowly walked over, lowered his voice, and said to Baozi: "Couldn’t you tell? Before, you were always invited along, but this ti, no one was taken, only Gao Ru’s people."
Upon hearing this, Baozi fell silent.
Thinking carefully, what Hai Chao said made sense; previously, when heading to the headquarters, he would always go along, but not this ti.
Moreover, they only found out Gao Ru and the others were leaving Juzi Island for the Western Alliance when they saw them driving out this morning.
Otherwise, they still wouldn’t know Gao Ru was leaving today.
In the base, there were only a few people like them left, and yet, even those who followed Gan Shang for so long didn’t know about this.
All this could only an one thing: Gan Shang no longer trusted people like them.
Baozi watched the departing vehicles with a complicated expression and then looked towards the central building.
Hai Chao patted Baozi on the shoulder, saying no more.
......
Li Yu and others from the Big Camphor Tree Base drove nurous vehicles towards Juzi Island.
The weather had recently returned to normal.
It’s already October, and the temperature wasn’t high.
Hovering around zero degrees.
The sun slowly rose, and the highway was covered with thick volcanic ash. In recent days, the scorching sun had dried and compacted the ash, making it as hard as the ground.
The roadside plants wilted.
Only small grasses erged from the fertile volcanic ash, appearing sowhat delightfully green.
The recent natural disaster greatly transford the appearance of the entire natural environnt, killing many plants.
Driving to the nearest town from Big Camphor Tree Base.
As the vehicles approached the town, their speed slowed down.
The people opened their windows and checked the situation on both sides of the street.
Every building they saw looked dilapidated.
Even after being washed by acid rain, the corrosive rain had caused the building walls to crumble, leaving the surface putty gone, exposing damaged red bricks.
The brick walls and concrete structures were shattered, with exposed steel bars showing the skeletal remains of once-standing buildings.
In the ruins, so buildings still had remnants of acid rain, spreading a strong foul sll.
On the ground, chaotic scenes were everywhere, with garbage and rubble piled high, trees lying on the ground, and parked vehicles either corroded or overturned on the road.
The buildings left in Doomsday, without maintenance and repair, gradually decayed and deteriorated.
The sunlight and wind blew over the deserted streets, rendering the town’s ruins even more desolate.
Amidst the natural disaster’s aftermath, the sight of buildings filled one with regret, overflowing with decay, rubble, and endless ruins.
Silence is the norm.
In this quiet atmosphere, the roar of vehicles broke the silence.
"Big brother, I rember this was a billiard club here. How did it beco like this?" Li Tie, in the car, remarked, looking at a roadside building.
Li Yu turned his head, looked in the direction Li Tie was gazing at.
Slightly sighed, shook his head, and said nothing.
This building no longer resembled its forr self; originally painted blue walls stood out, but now they had turned red and black.
Among the black bricks, the revealed red hints at the original red bricks.
The exposed steel bars appeared fragile as if about to break at any mont.
The group didn’t stop their vehicles; though moving slowly, they left the town within a few minutes.
Seeing the town abandoned like this weighed heavily on everyone’s hearts, feeling uneasy.
During the previous period, the intense heat lted many things, and many people perished.
The subsequent acid rain further corroded much of the buildings’ surfaces.
After enduring weather beatings, these buildings took on an ancient look.
Though Doomsday was less than two years ago, it felt like twenty years had passed.
Ti during Doomsday flies yet drags on.
.....
Li Yu gazed at Tianhua Mountain in the distance, the Daoist Temple on its peak still standing.
But most of the once bustling crowds had perished in Doomsday.
Such lant.
The group continued on this road for three kiloters.
Ahead appeared a three-way junction.
Dapao turned the steering wheel, heading to the right road.
The left road led to Xin City, and the right road led towards Juzi Island.
"Third Uncle, you guys go ahead. You’re more familiar with this route," Li Yu said through the intercom to Third Uncle.
Last ti, Third Uncle and Old Qin had gone to Juzi Island, so they were likely more familiar with the roads.
"Alright," Third Uncle replied.
Then told Lao Zhou, driving the vehicle, to speed up to the front.
Lao Zhou turned the steering wheel, directing the vehicle to the right, then pressed the accelerator.
Vroom——
The vehicle sped forward at lightning speed.
Li Yu saw in the rearview mirror that Third Uncle and his armored car were charging from behind.
So he had Dapao veer left slightly, leaving enough space for Third Uncle’s car.
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