Chapter 159: Departure: Moonlight City
This reminded Qu Ember of the information he had seen on the dark web, that if he didn't use the root of the mutation and continued to feed this biological parasite, this thing would devour him if it was hungry.
Now it seems that he has been hungry very quickly lately, and it may have something to do with this biological parasite.
And now that he is only eating more, he will not feed the biological parasites in his body with the root of the mutation in the future, and something more unexpected may happen.
It's like a parasite, or a vampire, but it needs something not from Ember Qu, but the root of the mutation.
This made Qu Yan's expression solemn.
When he returned, he was going to feed the parasitic strain with the root of the mutation of that mouth.
Of course, if he can encounter a change before going back, he will not hesitate to have the right opportunity.
After eating, Qu Ember returned to the upstairs room.
At this time, the room had been cleaned and looked new, and even the quilt was folded.
Qu Ember stayed in the hotel and logged on to the dark web to check all kinds of information.
He searched it to see if there was a way to sell the root of the mutation.
There were quite a few channels to discover, so it was still easy for him to obtain the root of the mutation and use it to feed the biological parasite in his body.
Nothing happened for the whole day.
In the evening, Qu Ember wanted to send a message to Miss Yan, as long as it was to confirm whether the other party had changed a person.
But after thinking about it, he gave up for the time being.
Early the next morning, Qu Shen had just gotten up when there was a knock on the door of his room.
After opening the door, he saw Zhang Dongdong and Captain Qin standing outside, and the two told him that everything was ready and that he was going to set off to rush back to Moonlight City today.
Qu Ember didn't have anything to prepare, and after packing up his things, he could go straight away.
After a hearty breakfast downstairs at the hotel, two cars were already waiting for them outside.
Qu Shen and the three got into a car, the young man surnamed Ji, and the big guy got into another car.
These two people seem to be clearly distinguishable from them, and in Qu Yan's opinion, it may be because of their strength and status.
Two cars drove them towards an area of Venus City.
Half an hour later, the car stopped.
On the side of the wide road ahead, three large transport trucks were already parked.
On these three large transport trucks, heavy and heavy motors, transformers and other equipment are loaded. It is pulled with a steel rope and covered with a layer of tarpaulin.
On top of that, there was some steel, and thick wires wrapped around it, and they were exposed.
In front of the three heavy trucks, there is a highly maneuverable military off-road vehicle, and a pickup truck loaded with machine guns.
In the rear, there is also a military off-road vehicle, and a troop carrier.
After Qu Ember and the others got out of the car, under the leadership of the man in the shirt in Venus City, they entered the off-road vehicle in front.
The young man surnamed Ji and the big man got into the SUV in the back.
On the pickup, loaded with machine guns, there were four men from the City Guard.
In the personnel carrier behind, there were more than a dozen city guard guards with loaded guns.
They're the ones who escorted this batch of equipment to Moonlight City this time.
Although it takes half a day by helicopter to get from Moonlight City to Venus City. However, it is impossible to travel quickly with three large trucks to transport heavy electrical equipment. Especially by road.
Although it is called a highway, there are some places where the road conditions are not good, and even the road is broken, and a detour is required.
When passing through some barbarian tribes, you also need to make a detour, so it is conservatively estimated that it will take three days to reach them if they are fast.
During these three days, they had to stop and set up their tents at night, and they had to travel during the day.
Because in addition to the climate, there are some other factors at night, which cannot be determined and guaranteed.
Especially at night is the time of animal mutations, these mutations are extremely powerful, and if you can, you won't provoke them.
"Which highway to take this time?"
After getting into the car, Qu Shen asked Zhang Dongdong beside him.
Zhang Dongdong was also a little unclear, but at this time, on the off-road vehicle, the driver who was wearing camouflage uniform and looked relatively white looked at him took the initiative to answer him with a smile.
"We're going to take several routes this time, G52...... G41…… G79…… G70……”
"The G41, also known as the Sunset Highway, passes through lakes and a 50-kilometre-long tunnel."
"Sunset high-speed ......," Qu Ember muttered, wasn't that exactly where the man on his dark web told him that he could get the Devil Fruit.
Because of a certain section of the Sunset Highway, it is only a dozen kilometers away from the No. 9 Barbarian Tribe.
"Hello seniors, my name is Zhang Yuan, one yuan yuan, and I am the driver of several seniors this time."
At this time, the young man who was driving made another self-introduction.
He looked to be in his early twenties, which was extremely young.
"My surname is Zhang, and we are still our family. This is Captain Qin, and this is Mr. Qu from our Moonlight City Special Service Force. ”
Seeing that the other party was so polite, Zhang Dongdong also made a brief introduction.
This young man named Zhang Yuan is obviously extremely good at talking, and through Zhang Dongdong's words, he opened the conversation.
However, he did not talk about the route, as well as the rest time of the day, where to park at night, and what dangers they might encounter along the way.
According to Zhang Yuan, for every four hours they marched, they would stop and rest for an hour.
Because there is plenty of time, there is no need to rush to the road.
And the entire fleet is extremely well equipped, in addition to daily necessities, gasoline, and even some simple car repair tools
People like Zhang Yuan, who seem to be drivers, actually know a lot, cooking, medical care, auto repair, etc., these are all essential survival skills to survive in the wild.
In addition, although it was only three days away, the entire convoy carried supplies for a week.
It is also necessary to prepare, to have extra food to keep them safe. In case of any special circumstances, you can also stick to it for a few more days.
Of course, in addition to the convoy, Venus City and Moonlight City can send helicopters to support at any time, and it will not take more than three hours to arrive at the latest.
Along the way, in addition to some extreme and extremely bad weather, there are also surrounding barbarian tribes and mutations.
Extreme bad weather is fine, as long as it is not an earthquake or landslide, the team can cope with it.
As for the barbarian tribes, in general they did not dare to provoke the people of the city guard. But just in case, they'll also bypass some large, and clearly have special abilities of barbarian tribes, so there won't be a problem either.
The only thing that needs serious precautions is mutation.
Some animals not only have powerful special abilities after they have mutations, but they will also attack whenever they encounter people.
Over the years, it can be said that the mutation of sneak attacks on convoys walking on highways is not uncommon, and almost every convoy that has been transported for a long time will be encountered.
There have even been zoomorphic mutations that sneak up on helicopters.
The convoy has been adjusted, and after Qu Ember and the others get on the bus, they set off.
The lead car where Qu Ember and the others were walking first, and then said that the pickup truck with a loaded machine gun was followed by three or two heavy trucks.
Further back was the troop carrier, and at the back was the young man surnamed Ji and the off-road vehicle in which the big man was riding.
Because if there is really a mutation incident, the probability of the rear car being attacked first is much higher than that of the front car.
The surname Ji and the big guy can be regarded as having a style, walking at the back.
Because it is the first car, Qu Ember can see the road conditions and scenery ahead at a glance.
After passing through the open checkpoints a hundred meters away, the convoy left Venus City.
The road out of town is also extremely wide, with four lanes in both directions, and even planted with greenery.
But that's just the way out, and it won't be like that when you get into the highway.
Qu Ember noticed that a large truck in the back was covered with a tarp, which turned out to be a small excavator.
The role of this excavator is to urgently repair the road in the event of a broken circuit.
In addition, a group of people set up tents, and sometimes the small excavator can be used to modify the terrain.
The speed of the convoy reached 80 kilometers per hour, which is considered very fast.
After driving at this speed for half an hour, they completely moved away from Venus City, and then entered the highway from a section of the road that had been left behind before the anomaly appeared.
There are many directions on the highway, each leading to a different city, and they get on a two-lane highway and head towards Moonlight City.
Today they have to walk 300 kilometers and "set up camp" in a service area on the highway.
Although there is a service area, the place is deserted for many years.
However, there are places for them to park safely, and there is even a lounge within the service, which you can pitch a tent in with a clean up.
At a speed of eighty yards, Qu Ember felt that it would not take him more than a day to reach the service area.
But soon he realized that he was thinking too much.
After only a short stretch of the highway, the convoy drove away and onto a nearby gravel road that looked like it had just been built.
They had to take a detour because of the large landslides ahead, and several tunnels and bridges had been blown up by the barbarian tribes.
Even if it is a road of tens of kilometers, he will have to detour more than 100 kilometers, and his speed will drop significantly.
Because of the strong maneuverability of the off-road vehicle, Zhang Yuan will accelerate directly when there is a turn in front of him, and go over to find out the road conditions first.
Make sure that the three or two large trucks in the rear can drive at a constant speed.
The journey of more than 100 kilometers twists and turns, and they also passed through many villages along the way.
It's just that all these villages that have been left in the past have been emptied, and the buildings in many places have collapsed.
Qu Shen, who was sitting in the back, was still interested at first, observing the surrounding two- or three-story self-built buildings, but after looking at it for a while, he was bored, and then took out his mobile phone.
He opened the text message again and found Miss Hiko's window.
After thinking about it, he still didn't send a message to Miss Yan, but sent a text message to Sun Wanqing, "Is there any situation?" ”
After a while, he received a reply from Sun Wanqing: "Not yet." ”
Qu Yan put down his phone, and then leaned against the window in boredom.
The rest of the journey should be a little boring, but fortunately he can endure it.
The roof leak happened to rain overnight, and in the process of detouring, there was a heavy rainstorm in the middle.
The torrential rain trapped them in a winding mountain road, and it wasn't until two hours after the rain had stopped that they started driving.
However, during these two hours, everyone replenished some of the dry food they had brought with them.
It wasn't until about four o'clock in the afternoon that they had completed the more than 100 kilometers and re-embarked on the highway.
There are more than 100 kilometers to go, but because of the good road conditions, it only takes two hours to complete.
Just after six o'clock in the afternoon, the convoy finally arrived at the service area.
After parking the car, everyone got out of the car, Zhang Dongdong stretched a big lazy waist, feeling extremely tired.
And he asked that he would change positions with Qu Ember tomorrow and let Qu Ember sit in the co-pilot. He was too fat for the co-pilot to use.
Qu Ember suggested that he could actually go and sit in the personnel carrier in the back to make room for him to lie down.
This made Captain Qin, who was usually not smiling, show a light smile.
After Qu Ember got out of the car, he walked around the entire service area.
The service area is not small, and there is a good lounge, but it has been abandoned for a long time, and there is a lot of dust in it.
But you can see that there are some traces left by man, such as some household garbage, which were left by people who used to stop and rest here.
After the convoy stopped, all the men of the City Guard in the troop carrier got out of the car and began to work in the lounge.
Some people set up tents, others came down with gas canisters and iron pots, and they had to start preparing dinner.
Before that, someone else took out the lighting.
It was barely seven o'clock, but it was already dark.
After walking around, Qu Ember returned to the service area.
He saw that there were people from the city guard, and there was a bonfire burning outside, and there was actually a roasted whole sheep on it.
This made Qu Ember sigh a little, as if he had come to travel.
The campfire is actually for warmth, because it is cold at night, and roasting whole sheep is by the way. As long as there is a sheep, after brushing the ingredients, this dish is still very simple.
After a while, it was completely dark.
In the open space outside Qu Ember Station, he looked up and saw the stars in the sky.
"Flutter Flutter Flutter ......"
Just then, in the dim sky, he heard a distinct flapping of wings, and a flock of birds flew low above his head.
"Huh?"
This made Qu Ember curious.
He recalled it and suddenly remembered that on the road today, it seemed that he had not encountered a single bird.
And in the evening, there was a group of them.
In addition, the sound of the flock of birds flapping their wings just now made him feel a little familiar, like pigeons.
"Pigeons?"
As soon as he thought of this, Qu Ember remembered the old man he met in White Dove Square yesterday.
But the flock of birds that flew at low altitude, suspected of being pigeons, were gone, and I don't know where they went.
After thinking about it, Qu Shen took out his mobile phone, and finally sent a message to Miss Yan: "We have arrived at the service area to rest." ”
He wanted to see if Miss Yan's attitude had really changed.
After sending the message, Qu Ember saw several members of the City Guard, holding some strange-looking infrared devices, installed in the four corners of the lounge where they were staying, as well as around the large truck.
In addition, someone released a thermal imaging drone to check if there were any people or abnormalities around.
After almost an hour of busyness, that Zhang Yuan walked towards Qu Yan, "Senior can eat." ”
This kind of title of senior can show your humility and respect.
"Okay." Qu Ember nodded.
Then he followed the other party into the lounge.
At this time, he smelled the rich aroma of rice, not only the roasted whole lamb that had been divided, but also stir-fried vegetables and soup.
Not only is the food good, but there are also portable tables and chairs, and the twenty or so people are divided into several tables.
During the meal, there were also people from the city guard who were outside to reconnoiter and patrol, and the security work was still very good.
Qu Ember was actually hungry for a long time, but fortunately, the amount of food was very sufficient, and he had a huge amount of food, so he didn't have to worry about not having enough to eat.
Qu Ember and several other special personnel were alone at the same table, and they were silent when they ate.
However, the other city guards were talking and laughing, and the atmosphere seemed very relaxed.
"Flutter Flutter Flutter ......"
After a while, Qu Ember heard a distinct sound of flapping wings from outside the house.
He immediately put down the bowl and walked out.
After seeing his actions, Zhang Dongdong and Captain Qin glanced at each other and also followed his footsteps.
Qu Ember looked up at the starry sky, and then asked a city guard officer who was operating a thermal imaging drone beside him, "What was that sound just now?" ”
"It must have been a flock of birds flying over."
"Can you see what they look like?"
As he spoke, Qu Ember also looked at the screen of the monitor in his hand.
The other party shook his head, "No, you can only detect body temperature." ”
"It's just a flock of birds, don't be so nervous, right?"
Zhang Dongdong's hanging heart was put down, he just watched Qu Shen come out, and thought he had found something.
"Huh?"
At this moment, Captain Qin's expression suddenly became a little surprised.
Not only him, but Qu Shen and Zhang Dongdong also discovered that on the highway not far away, a pillar of light appeared.
Looks like a car is coming.
The attention of the three of them was all attracted by the pillar of light.
Then they noticed that the pillar of light was approaching the service area, and they heard a car humming.
It can be judged that there is only one car, and it should be a small car.
"There's a car coming."
The city guard personnel who operate the drone at the door report to everyone in the house.
Everyone who was eating a moment ago all picked up the guns around them at this moment.
And quickly rushed to several windows, vigilantly looking outside.
However, the young man surnamed Ji and the big man always sat at the table, and the former was still eating in an orderly manner, looking very high.
In everyone's eyes, the car finally drove into the service area.
Qu Shen saw that this was a modified pickup truck, and at this time, the co-pilot's window was rolled down, and a young woman wearing a black vest and chewing gum could be seen on a cold day.
As for the cab, there is a middle-aged man with long hair.
Almost as soon as the two of them stopped the car, a member of the city guard holding the anomaly detector noticed that a yellow light flashed on the instrument.
This indicates that there are abnormal fluctuations.
When the three of them looked at the man and woman in the pickup truck, their expressions became strange.
If these two people are mutations, swaggering in front of a group of them, it seems to be looking for death.
Of course, if these two mutations are very powerful, then that's another story.
Just as they were thinking this, the man with the long flowing hair in the cab spoke to them.
"Dude, can you let us stay overnight?"
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