Translator: Superbulat

Proofreader: Jae

In the afternoon, Zhao Sihui turned on the ignition, and the engine made a muffled noise as it started. They slowly drove out of the city.

They deliberately avoided the crowd. That’s why when they left the city, the streets looked empty and deserted with no cars or people in sight.

Zhao Qiyang was told to sit in the front passenger seat so his sister could look after him, and he would stop pestering Jin Yang and Yin Yiliu.

The boy stopped fooling around and looked out the window. This was his hometown, where he was born and raised. The familiar and unfamiliar scenes were all fading away from his field of vision.

It was the same for Zhao Sihui. After all, she had been living here for 20 years. From today on, she and her only brother would be carving a path of their own in the world. Their future was uncertain. The thought made her feel a little melancholic.

Everyone was engrossed in their thoughts. 

Yin Yiliu was just a person who had transmigrated here. In the beginning, she had just regarded this place as a virtual world from the novel, and did not have much feelings for anything here.

She sat on Jin Yang’s lap, leaned against the window and looked outside as their car passed by the depressing sights on the streets. Even if she did not have strong feelings for this city, she still felt very rueful.

After everything that had happened in the last few days, she had come to the realisation that this was a real world that existed, and the people here were actual people living their lives in this unfamiliar world.

In her heart, Jin Yang went from being an NPC who was crucial in clearing a level in a game to a person she genuinely wanted to help and wished to live a good life.

Finding a way to put an end to the apocalypse was a huge burden. Such a heroic task should be left to the main leads. Yin Yiliu’s greatest wish was for both her and her Big Golden Thigh to eat, drink and live well.

As they drove out of the city, the road became much emptier, and the grass outside grew taller than the ones in the city.

After driving for nearly an hour without seeing a single living person in sight, the atmosphere in the car became a little heavy.

They did, however, see a big cat the size of a leopard which sprang out of the grass by the roadside. It roared and chased after their car.

Zhao Sihui sped up the car, and they were able to outpace the cat. But they were going too fast, causing both Zhao Qiyang and Yin Yiliu to tremble in fear.

Zhao Qiyang grabbed the handle above his head and grumbled, “Sis, I know you’re a skilful driver. But please don’t drift, your brother here wants to live for a few more years!”

After he spoke, he turned on the car radio to brighten the mood.

The radio antenna was not able to receive any signal and made buzzing noises. He searched around and eventually discovered a few really old and cheesy love songs in the car’s hard drive.

After a while, the sound of a tacky love song echoed in the car.

“Wifey, aha! You will not get hurt……”

“I really want to sing a love song, and watch the most beautiful fireworks…”

Zhao Qiyang scratched his head and cursed in a low voice, “What the hell?”

He glanced at Zhao Sihui, who was in the driver’s seat. The corner of her mouth twitched slightly, obviously grossed out by the cheesy lyrics as well.

Yin Yiliu was rolling around on Jin Yang’s lap laughing. The man behind held her head with his warm hands to keep her from rolling off his lap.

Why was Zhao Qiyang so funny?

At this time, Yin Yiliu felt that bringing along the Zhao siblings was the best decision!

She raised her head and looked at Jin Yang, who was struggling to remain cool and expressionless. He couldn’t figure it out either; why were there such songs in his car??

The atmosphere in the car lightened a lot.

Following their most conservative plan, they would take the highway, which was the fastest and easiest route.

Initially, Zhao Sihui was worried they would not have enough food on the road and suggested they drive through the city. Although the journey would be longer, at least they could hunt for food. Jin Yang rejected the idea.

Evolved people had big appetites. As their bodily functions improved, they needed to consume more energy. The average person’s three days worth of food was equivalent to one-and-a-half days worth for an evolved person.

After deciding to travel with Jin Yang, Zhao Sihui had offered to share their food. The food they had was only enough for a day or two anyway. If they were to hunt for food together, Jin Yang could use his gun, and the siblings could use their abilities. Their livelihoods would be tied together. 

She did not expect Jin Yang to have more food than the two of them combined. This gave Zhao Sihui the feeling that they were taking advantage of him.

Seeing her silly brother smiling foolishly beside her, she decided to believe in Jin Yang’s words and stop worrying about food.

According to the map, this highway did not lead directly to City Z. To continue moving forward, they had to go through City M and use another highway.

By driving all day from morning to night, the distance of nearly 700 kilometres had been reduced by more than a half. If they had a smooth journey for the remaining 200 kilometres, they could reach City Z by tomorrow evening.

By the time the car drove into City M, it was already late.

Driving along the roads in City M felt like they were driving through a forest.

The trees on both sides of the road grew very luxuriantly, with dense branches and leaves spreading outwards. The heavy branches could even touch the roof of their car.

The gleams of the moonlight shone through the gaps in the branches and leaves, illuminating the scene. Jin Yang and the rest were all evolved people who could see in the dark. Which was why they were all very surprised when they saw City M’s state.

The trees and plants here were much denser than in other places. The most common roadside trees grew to a height of a few tens of metres, just like the trees in tropical rainforests.

The buildings were covered by green plants, and many walls were even covered with moss and creepers. Except for the chirping sound of insects, the whole city was dead quiet.

What had happened here…

T/N: For those who wanted to listen to the masterpiece of a song in Jin Yang’s car…… https://youtu.be/It7I4-oBQDw

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