Chapter 16: New Survivors

This panicked scream was like a drop of cold water falling into boiling oil.

The originally silent night erupted into chaos.

Women's screams, children's cries, and men's angry shouts soon filled the air.

Some people frantically packed their belongings, preparing to flee.

In just a moment of distraction, Chen Ye saw a sword light shooting straight out.

A man of exceptionally tall stature also rushed toward the direction of the scream.

This was Iron Lion and Nana.

The Sequence Superpowers had already been deployed.

The camp descended into complete disorder.

Zhou Lan and Zhou Xiaoxiao, the two sisters, looked nervously toward the nearby direction, their faces filled with alarm.

Chen Ye picked up his hand crossbow, loading a black dog blood bolt arrow as he remained on guard.

Under the blood moon, shadowy figures flickered among the trees not far away, like deep ghosts lurking in the darkness.

Looking more closely, there were actually dozens of ghostly figures densely packed within the forest.

Chen Ye felt a chill run down his spine - if all of these were Anomalies, none of the survivors in the camp would survive today.

Wasn't Chu Che supposed to be able to sense the presence of Anomalies?

How could he have let Anomalies get so close to the camp?

Just at that moment, a dark figure emerged from the shadows of the forest.

"Please save... save us!"

A deep, weak voice sounded.

A powerful flashlight beam illuminated the first figure.

Seemingly because the strong light was too stimulating, the figure raised a hand to block the beam.

The person standing in the flashlight beam wore tattered clothes, with many parts of their garments torn and ragged, and only one shoe remained on their feet.

This... was a person!

Not an Anomaly.

Everyone at the scene quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

No wonder Chu Che hadn't detected them earlier.

As a Pathfinder Sequence 1 Danger Sensor, Chu Che could perceive the presence of most Anomalies, but his perception of humans wasn't as distinct.

It was good that they were humans.

Then a second person appeared.

A third person.

Dozens of figures appeared before everyone.

These people wore ragged clothes and looked haggard.

These were... all survivors.

"Who are you people?"

Chu Che had somehow appeared in front of the crowd, his eyes wary as he looked at these people...

"Sir... we escaped from Deer City."

"Deer City... is gone!"

"Wah..."

As these words were spoken, dozens of dark figures burst into sobbing cries.

Chen Ye was momentarily stunned, then his heart sank.

Although Deer City couldn't compare to international first-tier cities like Shanghai.

It was still quite famous nationwide as a second-tier city, most developed in tourism resources and also renowned for its cuisine.

Chen Ye had once thought about taking his girlfriend to Deer City for a few days.

He never expected it was already gone.

Although he had anticipated this.

When even cities like Shanghai had become some of the world's top human forbidden zones, Deer City naturally couldn't avoid the same fate.

But hearing someone tell you this directly still delivered a profound shock.

"Deer City is gone too?"

"It's over, it's over, humanity has completely lost hope!"

"Are we really helpless against the Anomalies?"

"Wah... my, my parents are in Deer City, wah..."

The camp, which had just calmed down, descended into chaos once again.

"We escaped from Deer City."

"Deer City... is now full of Anom..."

The situation quickly became clear.

These people before them had escaped from Deer City.

According to these survivors, Deer City was now completely filled with Anomalies and had become a new human forbidden zone.

These people had all been hiding in an underground parking garage before.

Later, when they couldn't endure it any longer, they hastily escaped.

Originally, there had been over two hundred people.

Now only a few dozen remained.

Chen Ye quietly approached Chu Che: "Old Chu, these people won't attract Anomalies, will they?"

Chu Che glanced at Chen Ye, wondering when he had acquired the nickname "Old Chu."

Ignoring Chen Ye, Chu Che crouched down, grabbed a handful of soil from the ground and threw it into his mouth, as if tasting some exquisite delicacy.

After about ten seconds, Chu Che finally opened his eyes and nodded to Nana.

Chen Ye understood that this was probably Chu Che using his ability to detect that these people weren't being followed.

It had to be said, the abilities of Sequence Superpower users were truly miraculous.

Chu Che could detect the presence of Anomalies just by eating soil, not to mention.

That Iron Lion could regrow his severed arm.

He remembered the system saying that once he accumulated three thousand Slaughter Points, it would tell him the method to awaken his sequence.

Three thousand Slaughter Points!

He didn't know when he'd be able to save up that much.

"Letting you join is no problem, but you have to follow the rules!"

As the team leader, Chu Che had no choice but to step forward and speak.

"As long as we can survive, we'll follow any rules!"

The leader of the dark figures quickly responded.

They were called dark figures because these people were so filthy that you could only tell their gender, not their appearance.

Among the dark figures, several women with decent figures tucked their hair behind their ears.

"To survive in the convoy, there's only one rule - fairness!"

"Since you're newly joined, I can provide you with food for one day for free. After that, you'll need to find ways to support yourselves!"

The group of dark figures looked at each other, no one saying another word.

After speaking, Chu Che turned and left without looking back.

Originally, the convoy had about two hundred people, but when they passed through Xinghua Town, half of them remained there forever, unable to leave.

Now with these new additions, the entire convoy's numbers once again exceeded one hundred.

Chen Ye took a deep look at this group of "dark people," then turned and returned to his vehicle.

The camp soon became lively.

Chu Che selected several middle-aged women to help cook.

As team leader, he at least had this much authority.

The meal was simple - just the most basic rice porridge and some pickled vegetables.

Soon the fragrance of porridge wafted through the camp.

Chen Ye lay in the truck bed, wrapping himself tightly in his clothes as he began to doze off.

They would soon reach Longevity Village.

Most former human settlements had now become human forbidden zones.

The more prosperous large cities of the past were now the most dangerous.

Instead, these remote small towns and villages were relatively less dangerous.

But they still couldn't let their guard down.

What Chen Ye needed to do now was conserve his energy, waiting to collect more Slaughter Points when gathering supplies.

Ideally, he could collect enough Slaughter Points to reach three thousand in one go.

Directly obtaining the sequence awakening method provided by the system.

Just as Chen Ye was drowsily thinking about his own affairs, he suddenly heard an unfamiliar female voice loudly say:

"It's not fair! Why are all the workers women? Why aren't those men doing anything? You're discriminating against women!"