Apocalypse Meltdown

Chapter 264: Nine People Stand Between Us

"Can we go straight through it?" Chu Han in Wrangler asked in annoyance.

Wangcai shook its head. "I can't even scan it all the way. It's extending very far. Don't forget that the Wrangler has only 30% of power. If we try to rush all the way, it will probably stop moving halfway. It needs to absorb energy for at least one day. Actually, to be safe, it would be better to let Wrangler it absorb energy worth of two days."

"Solar energy is troublesome!" Chu Han shouted and then closed his eyes in the back seat. Wangcai was stunned by Chu Han's time utilization.

Wangcai had been the driver all this time, so it could finally rest too. Driving was not meant for rabbits. If it kept driving, then its bone would be hurt.

'Tong! Tong!'

Just when Chu Han and Wangcai were about to fall asleep, somebody knocked at the car's window slightly.

As soon as Wangcai heard the knocking sound, it became as small as possible and jumped into Chu Han's pocket. It only stretched out a part of its head. It was so startled, but it could not stop trembling.

'How can someone be here!?'

Chu Han opened his eyes lazily, and he looked out the window. A 20-year-old young man was standing outside with a face full of curiosity.

Zhao Zilong and a group of survivors had made a simple dwelling near the road. That group consisted of people who had wanted to enter Anluo City but they couldn't as it was blocked. Zhao Zilong had only come out to see if the mud and sand blocking the road had subsided at all. Never could he have expected that he would see such a vehicle. He had seen similar vehicles in sci-fi movies. But could it be still considered a car? It was as if aliens had created it.

Zhao Zilong wasn't afraid, only curious. He knocked on the window once again without thinking about it much. In his mind, even if an alien were to come out of the vehicle, he would find it perfectly normal. After all, the apocalypse had descended upon them. Nothing was impossible. He thought that it would be beneficial to him if he could befriend an alien.

What surprised Zhan Zilong was that when he knocked for the second time, an entity which resembled a young man opened the door and got out. Zhao Zilong secretly nodded in his heart. Aliens looked like humans.

However, in the next second, Zhao Zilong widened his eyes again. He originally thought that he would not be able to communicate.

The moment Chu Han got off the vehicle, he asked, "Was there a mudslide?"

Zhao Zilong touched his chin, and he looked at Chu Han several times from top to bottom. He could speak Chinese, knew about mudslides, and his tone was normal. That man was not an alien!

'Sh*t!' Zhao Zilong was stunned by his wild imagination. After recovering, he cleared his throat and answered to Chu Han's question, "Yes, two days ago."

Chu Han a sting in his heart. The timing was terrible. The road was blocked two days before his arrival. It was too late now to find another way to get into the city, so he could only wait patiently for the Wrangler to recharge.

When thinking about it, Chu Han looked at the Zhao Zilong who kept staring at him with strange eyes, "Why are you here? Are you living on the road?"

Zhao Zilong's eyes lit with excitement. "Hey! How do you know?!"

Chu Han's mouth twitched. Was it not too obvious?

Zhao Zilong's clothes were cleaner than any other ordinary survivors. He also didn't seem to suffer from malnutrition due to hunger, so he should be an evolutionary who led a good life. He didn't have any personal belongings with him, so where else would he live other than the roadside? 

Chu Han was in no mood to keep talking with him, so he leaned on the car and lit a cigarette. He paid no attention to the lighter after lighting the cigarette and put it back to his pocket while it was still hot. Wangcai's fur almost caught fire.

'Cough.'

Zhao Zilong looked at Chu Han exhaling the smoke lazily, swallowed and then he said, "Brother, can you give me a cigarette? I haven't smoked for a long time!"

Chu Han glanced at him and threw him the pack of cigarettes.

"You gave me the whole packet!?" Zhao Zilong received it and felt incredible. He had never seen someone giving a packet of cigarettes just like that after the apocalypse. Normally, most would only let someone else take a puff or ask something in return. Zhao Zilong was not confident that Chu Han would agree to his request, but to his surprise, not only did he agree but he casually threw the packet.

"Yes." Chu Han replied casually. He had many cartons of cigarettes in his dimensional space. That guy was a bit obstinate but obviously not bad.

Zhao Zilong was surprised since one pack of cigarettes was worth ten packages of instant noodles.

'He is so generous!'

He looked at Chu Han and noticed his neat clothes and the high-quality military boots he was wearing. Although his haircut didn't look like one people would have in civilized times, it was neat and clean.

Zhao Zilong cried excitedly. He had met a rich guy!

"Brother!" Tears of gratitude poured on the cigarette that Zhao Zilong had just taken out. Then, he asked, "Can you give me a light?"

"Puff!" Wangcai laughed from Chu Han's pocket. 'Where has that funny guy come from?'

Chu Han could not help but laugh too. It was rare to meet someone with such a character. But the battle prowess of people like him was generally very strong, and they could deal with hundreds of phase-1 zombies without breaking a sweat. Otherwise, it would be impossible to remain so optimistic and have no worries about finding food. 

"What's your name and phase?" Chu Han asked casually.

He did not ask whether he was evolutionary or not, but in what phase he was. It may be sudden and rude, but Chu Han didn't care about it.

"My name is Zhao Zilong, and I am a phase-2 evolutionary." Zhao Zilong smiled, "How about you, brother? You should probably be a phase-3, right? What's your name?"

"Zhao Zilong who ranked tenth in the phase-2 ranking list?" Chu Han was startled. He had not expected to meet such a famous individual in a place like this.

"Yes, right!" Zhao Zilong laughed. "How about you? Your ranking should be better than mine. Or, maybe not. There are so many great masters in the phase-3 list, so it's hard to surpass them."

"Me?" Chu Han glanced at Zhao Zilong casually and said calmly, "I'm a still a ranker in the phase-2 list, but my position is superior to yours. Nine people are standing between you and me."

"You are also a phase-2?" Zhao Zilong was surprised, and then he started to count down with his fingers, "Superior position nine people between you and me? I am tenth and the position beyond the nine people Sh*t! What the f*ck?"

Zhao Zilong jumped so high, and he looked at Chu Han exaggeratedly, "You, you, you, you are Chu Han? That Chu Han? The S+ Chu Han!?"

Zhao Zilong rushed to the highway and screamed in excitement before Chu Han could even react. He ran so fast, and his voice was so loud that the entire world could hear, "Come out! Look at the master! Come out! Look at the powerful Brother!"

"Puff! What happened to that guy?" Wangcai was dazed.

Chu Han was bewildered for a moment. He felt that the post-apocalyptic world was strange and full of surprises. How could people with such character survive until now?

Chu Han and Wangcai didn't wait much before several shadows appeared out of the weeds. Zhao Zilong, amongst the newcomers, was overexcited.