"There are more red dots."

Yao Wei's words startled Lu Xi'an, who quickly turned to look. On the small map, there were indeed more red dots, all at the very edge of the map displayed by the Resonant Gene Scanner.

And not just one.

The red dots gathered in one place, a total of six.

The stick woman said they still had six Neo-Humans left there, and now six have come. Does this include the Fungus Stone? If it does, then there should be one left at the base.

If not... well, that's impossible. This group, with six Neo-Humans all out, there's no way they'd leave just the Fungus Stone behind.

So, there must be one staying behind at the base, and five are out.

Among these six, could there be the previous two, and the one holding the Horror Ants, the "boss"?

"It seems they are determined to get this Fungus Stone."

Lu Xi'an exhaled gently and said.

"Yeah."

Yao Wei nodded, jumped from the front passenger seat to the back, and carefully examined the Resonant Gene Scanner on the table before speaking again, "They're moving slower than last time."

"Really?"

Lu Xi'an couldn't help but turn his head to look again. On the map of the Resonant Gene Scanner, just as Yao Wei said, the six red dots were still at the edge of the map. Although they were moving inward little by little, they were indeed slower than last time.

Remember last time, those three red dots quickly approached Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei.

What does this prove?

The answer is obvious—

The rapid approach of those three red dots last time was all thanks to the two Type A Neo-Humans.

And they were Type A Neo-Humans powered up by Type C Neo-Human pheromones.

When they appeared in front of Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei, their eyes were blood-red, veins bulging, clear symptoms of being powered up by Type C Neo-Human pheromones.

If not for that, they wouldn't have caught up with Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei so quickly.

But now, the slow speed, only slightly faster than their RV, clearly shows that they've abandoned the high-speed mobility of the Type A Neo-Humans.

So, in what scenario would one abandon the speed advantage of Type A Neo-Humans?

Lu Xi'an thought quickly and asked Gou, "Gou, how far ahead is the next turn?"

The mechanical dog replied, "According to the Resonant Gene Scanner map data, a crossroads is visible 1,236.73 meters ahead."

It's accurate to two decimal places; this Gou is unbeatable.

But how can the dog be so precise when the RV is constantly moving?

Is it based on the time it takes to answer?

Forget it, as long as there's a rough answer, it's enough.

"Yao Wei, keep an eye on the car, I'm going to speed up."

Lu Xi'an said.

"Okay."

Yao Wei agreed.

Then Lu Xi'an stepped on the gas pedal, and the RV roared forward in the biting cold wind. The bumpy, uneven road made the ride even more jarring, and the icy patches on the ground posed a constant risk of the RV sliding off the road.

Yao Wei stood by the back of the car, ready to jump out at any moment to steer the skidding RV back onto the road.

Thankfully, she was a Type A Neo-Human. By grabbing onto something and using the strength of her waist, abdomen, and legs, she could stabilize herself in the swaying vehicle; otherwise, this high-speed ride would have been tough for her.

Despite the RV shaking, jumping, and sliding, it never veered off the road.

Lu Xi'an thought to himself that his driving skills weren't too bad. He glanced back, and those six red dots had returned to the very edge of the map, seemingly just a bit more effort away from being shaken off completely.

However, he knew this vehicle was already at its limit; any faster, given the conditions, and it would truly be uncontrollable.

Moreover, with the persistence of those people, even if temporarily shaken off, they wouldn't give up and would keep pursuing.

Lu Xi'an soon saw the crossroads. He slowed down in advance and took a right at the intersection, heading west.

He hadn't yet checked the map to see where this direction would lead. His original route was to continue heading south.

To confirm his suspicions, Lu Xi'an could only try changing directions.

Since it was a choice between east and west, he obviously couldn't choose east.

Heading that way would lead toward the coast, who knows when they'd hit a dead end?

"How's it looking?"

Lu Xi'an asked Yao Wei behind him.

Yao Wei replied, "Closer."

Of course, it was closer.

While they and the six red dots had originally been heading south, now he turned east instead, no longer heading south. Meanwhile, the others kept going south, so there must be a sudden change in the map's position distance.

"You take the wheel, follow my directions, and I'll watch from the back."

Lu Xi'an thought asking Yao Wei continuously wasn't a good idea, so he said.

Yao Wei agreed, "Alright."

The two immediately swapped places. Lu Xi'an leaped out of the driver's seat, temporarily passing control of the RV to the mechanical dog.

Once Yao Wei was in the front passenger seat, the mechanical dog promptly returned control to her.

——The mechanical dog was, of course, trustworthy. So far, Gou hadn't failed yet. But unless necessary, both Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei felt it was better to keep control of the vehicle in their own hands.

Yao Wei had driven enough cars in this world, so her driving was much more skillful than Lu Xi'an, and her speed was slightly better than his.

But the car kept heading west, while the six red dots behind them stayed on their original path, so the straight-line distance slightly decreased.

Lu Xi'an went to the back of the vehicle and looked at the map on the Resonant Gene Scanner, showing four red dots representing themselves and six red dots representing the pursuers, forming a right angle with the route.

Following this trajectory, their distance hadn't closed, remaining the same.

Lu Xi'an observed the map, confirming the pursuers were also in a vehicle.

Their route stayed on the road, maintaining a high speed, just like them, desperately racing, without fear of veering off course.

As they were driving, the six red dots suddenly changed direction, heading straight towards them.

—Or rather, not directly towards them, but in the direction ahead of them, further west.

Just as expected...

Lu Xi'an confirmed.

"They have a Resonant Gene Scanner in their car as well."

Lu Xi'an said.

"Mm."

Yao Wei responded while driving, asking, "Did they turn?"

Sometimes this woman seemed clumsy, merely lacking some common sense, but in critical moments, she was quite smart.

What Lu Xi'an thought of, she also realized.

Lu Xi'an replied, "Yeah, they turned."

Always staying on the road and confirming their route, picking other routes to take shortcuts, isn't that driving a vehicle equipped with a Resonant Gene Scanner?

Was this action merely to carry the Resonant Gene Scanner, or was it because another Type A Neo-Human didn't come, leaving them unable to carry people in high-speed pursuits like before, and could only do this?

Lu Xi'an couldn't determine.

He scrutinized the map closely, confirming the road the six red dots were on had no intersections, only a crossing point towards their western direction, requiring a long distance to collide.

So he said to Yao Wei, "We can slow down a bit and lead them further onto this road."

"Mm."

Yao Wei agreed, slightly eased off the gas, slowing down and reducing the bumpiness.

Such control was much easier, and the car no longer slipped as before.

On the map of the Resonant Gene Scanner, the six red dots appeared more excited, speeding up their movement southwest.

Did they notice our speed slow down, thinking we couldn't run anymore, thus excitedly anxious?

Lu Xi'an thought, observing the car, waiting until they were about halfway down the road before speaking to Yao Wei, "Let's turn around."

"Mm."

Yao Wei agreed.

Now, on such a road, a manual turnaround was naturally the easiest.

The two were very in tune, immediately getting out to lift the car and turn its direction, then got back in and headed east.

Lu Xi'an checked the Resonant Gene Scanner again; the map showed the six red dots had stopped moving, and after a moment, they turned around, heading northeast.

Lu Xi'an continued observing, noticing the six red dots seemed hurried, moving quickly.

The more hurried they were, the less hurried Lu Xi'an was, saying to Yao Wei, "Let's drive slowly."

"Mm."

Yao Wei agreed once again, continuing to drive lazily, as if she hadn't seen the six red dots, serenely advancing.

After going a bit further, Lu Xi'an said, "Let's turn around again."

"Mm."

Yao Wei said, getting out of the car.

Lu Xi'an also opened the door and got out. The outside was still ravaged by the fierce wind, bone-chillingly cold. Lu Xi'an shivered, heading to the car's rear. Yao Wei went to the front.

—The two naturally chose the nearest direction from one end to the other.

Then they lifted the front of the car again, turning it west.

After getting back in the car, both took Fungus Stones to replenish themselves and warm up. Lu Xi'an said, "Let's go."

"Mm."

Yao Wei's answer was the same single word, and the car started running west again.

The Resonant Gene Scanner showed the six red dots had stopped again, only after a while, they gurgled forth, turning and moving southwest again.

"Seems like they have plenty of fuel."

Lu Xi'an said, chuckling, "But they probably didn't expect us not to need fuel."

"Mm."

Yao Wei laughed along, "We have Gou!" she said pridefully.

Nice... Proud of Gou...

"Mechanic Dog 02 at your service."

Gou replied, providing emotional value to Yao Wei.

Then west, east, east, and west again, on another road, the six red dots followed them southwest, northeast, southwest again, and northeast again.

Until after countless rounds, the six red dots seemed unable to endure this torment anymore, or perhaps ran out of fuel, stopping on the road.