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Apocalypse: Last Traveler

Chapter 294 - 275: In the Van

Author: Use electricity to generate love
updatedAt: 2025-11-09

[In a daze, I tried to organize the plot, realizing there were six red dots before, which has been corrected. I'll write more, and this section won't count towards the charged words.]

"Damn, go! Why aren't we moving?!"

"We can't go anymore; I've almost floored the gas pedal, alright!"

"Is it broken? Out of fuel? Are you all idiots? Didn't anyone keep an eye on it?"

"I couldn't help it; the fuel gauge was broken!"

"It's not our fault. How could we know their vehicle could drive so fiercely? We had no choice but to chase desperately! I've floored the pedal so hard it's almost smoking! Damn, what kind of car is this? It's killing us!"

"Stop talking so much! Go check it out!"

"I'll go, I'll go then. Don't argue, don't argue. Hiss—"

Following the sound of "swoosh," the chaotic arguing finally ceased temporarily.

This is a van, and time's erosion has made the body quite worn out, with seats full of cracked marks, barely covered with torn cloth or animal hide; who knows if sitting on it would provide any comfort.

In the van, as Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei had confirmed, there were a total of five people.

One in the driver's seat and one in the passenger seat. The one in the passenger seat was the Type A Neo-Human who was previously carrying the Type C Neo-Human.

The reason for sitting in the passenger seat was for convenience in getting in and out of the vehicle.

The car had previously chased down its target, speeding madly all the way. He had to constantly get down to stabilize the road. Seeing the car stall, he had just returned to his seat now.

At this moment, the quilt on his back had been taken off, his expression worried, pondering something unknown.

The rear compartment had two rows; in the first row, a short man sat on a two-person seat, baring his teeth, and it was unclear where he felt pain. But wasn't he the Type C Neo-Human "Duan?"

The quilt that wrapped around him and the rope used to tie him were still tossed on the passenger seat.

The quilt was riddled with large and small holes, stained with blood, and had absorbed a lot of sweat, making it heavy, wet, and smelly, yet these people couldn't bear to throw it away.

Other than Duan, no one seemed to mind the quilt's stench.

In the last row's three-person seat, two individuals sat, a man and a woman, both relatively petite. Yet, no one here dared to underestimate them.

The woman sat at the outer position, shoes off, legs crossed, hunched over, her eyes fixated on the front.

Outside the two-person seat at the front, a Resonant Gene Scanner lay on the ground, open but turned off.

A wire extended from the scanner, leading toward the front, connected to an interface on the van's central console.

This was undoubtedly to power the Resonant Gene Scanner, but as the van had stalled, the map on the scanner's screen had gone dark.

The one who got off was Duan from the front row.

Not wanting people to argue, he wrapped the smelly quilt around himself with a "swoosh," pulling open the car door and disembarking.

The weather was cold, and the quilt, once wet and frozen, was already cold and hard. As he wrapped it around himself, he shivered from head to toe.

"Hiss—"

Unable to help himself, he took a sharp breath from the cold.

But regardless, adapting to the cold inside the quilt was always better than the bone-chilling wind.

Once off the car, he hurriedly went to the rear where the fuel tank was, opened the cap, and peeked inside.

It was pitch black inside the tank, not easy to see through. However, they had some tricks; he carried a slender stick when he got off and used it to probe inside.

Sure enough, the gasoline was already at the bottom.

"Out of fuel."

After checking, he covered the tank and re-entered the car, informing everyone.

Of course, he mainly said it to the woman at the back.

This woman was naturally their leader, Xuan Xiaocao.

Her name was Xuan Xiaocao, yet she didn't look anything like a weak "Xiaocao." Her body appeared thin, but her face was stern and masculine, with a hint of fierceness, making it clear she wasn't to be trifled with.

"Useless, leaving without filling up the tank!"

Xuan Xiaocao cursed relentlessly, saying as she turned to the man beside her, "Give me the power box."

The man beside her immediately handed over an item, which looked identical to the "power bank" Yao Wei had used before.

The man in the driver's seat retorted, "You didn't fill the tank; how do you know it's not full? We refueled once we got over here, but who could've guessed the car in front could run so far! Damn, their tank must be huge!"

Xuan Xiaocao said, "Stop the nonsense, pull the wire over."

Only then did the man in the driver's seat stop talking, pulling the wire out from the central console and handing it to Xuan Xiaocao.

Xuan Xiaocao took the wire and connected it to the "power bank," finally allowing the Resonant Gene Scanner to reboot.

The map reappeared on the scanner's small screen, prompting the back-row man to lean over the seats to watch, and Duan stretched his neck to look alongside.

Together with Xuan Xiaocao, they saw the four red dots they were so obsessed with moving eastward.

"Still moving?! How much oil can their car carry?!"

This time, even Xuan Xiaocao couldn't help but exclaim.

The exclamation was filled with envy and greed, and as she spoke, Xuan Xiaocao unconsciously licked her lips, saying, "With Fungus Stone and a large gas tank, they must have a Resonant Gene Scanner too, to slip past us so easily.

"These people, they've got quite a stash of good stuff! These things will all be ours!"

Duan flattered, "Boss, you're absolutely right! But our car's stalled, how do we proceed? They're not weak; Sister Hua fell into their hands."

That Sister Hua must be the woman who went with them before. They turned too early and weren't on the roadside, so they couldn't see the two arms and two legs lying side by side on the ground.

But even without looking, he could be sure that Sister Hua's life was certainly gone.

The Type A Neo-Human in the front passenger seat said, "Don't speak nonsense, what if that group still wants to have some fun with Sister Hua? If that's the case, Sister Hua might still stand a chance."

Duan said, "You must be kidding! You saw it yourself. That woman inside is so gorgeous! With such a beautiful woman, do you think they would even look at Sister Hua?"

"That's true..."

The person in the front passenger seat couldn't help but nod.

Listening to these two subordinates praise the woman from the opposing camp, Xuan Xiaocao seemed displeased, slapped the car seat back, and said irritably, "You two, cut the crap?!

"Listen to my instructions. Once we capture those guys, you can play as you wish."

Duan and the man in the front passenger seat were tempted but hesitated, "Isn't it hard? That woman is pretty tough, I can't handle her."

The man in the front passenger seat said, "Cut off her arms and legs then. If you're still not sure, I'll take the live one, you take the dead one."

The man in the driver's seat said, "Count me in for the live one."

Duan clapped and shouted, "Great great! Let's do it! How do we do it, boss? I'm eager to get started!"

The man sitting beside Xuan Xiaocao in the backseat showed an envious expression for a fleeting moment, but he didn't dare be as reckless as the three of them. He could only suppress his envy and put on a disdainful face.

—He was the lover of Xuan Xiaocao, the boss.

"All of you, shut up!"

Xuan Xiaocao shouted angrily.

Once she got angry, the others finally didn't dare say more, even the one in the front driver's seat who sparred with her fell silent obediently.

Seeing everyone like this, Xuan Xiaocao finally felt somewhat satisfied and said, "I've got a plan on how to do it, just follow my instructions.

"Liang, Cai Tou, you two are Type A, run faster, take Duan with you for a trip."

The man in the front passenger seat and Duan both showed fear. Duan said, "This won't work, boss. Those guys are pretty fierce, it's not like we haven't tried before."

Xuan Xiaocao said, "I'm not asking you to fight them head-on again; just stall them. Once you stall them, Ding and I will come.

"Duan, hold onto this ant. I'll use this ant to find you all later so that when you catch up to them, and a fight breaks out, we won't lose track when the location changes."

Saying this, she stretched out her hand, a sturdy black ant already crawling on her index finger.

Duan's eyes lit up, immediately used his pheromones to control the ant, letting it crawl inside the collar of his shirt at the back of his neck.

After doing all this, he said, "Boss, be careful when you take action, make sure not to let the ant devour that woman entirely."

Xuan Xiaocao waved her hand dismissively, saying, "Don't worry, I'll only let it chew up her arms and legs. Let's do it."

"Okay!"

Duan said this while opening the car door, couldn't help but mumble, "Why didn't the boss suggest this idea earlier?"

Xuan Xiaocao replied, "Nonsense, who imagined they'd also have a Resonant Gene Scanner, and the car could keep running! With more people and confusion we wouldn't be as effective as splitting up, can't you figure that out with your brain filled with grass?"

Duan was scolded by Xuan Xiaocao, could only keep his head down in silence.

"Splash—"

The car's back door opened again, Duan jumped down, wrapped himself in a blanket, quickly activated his pheromones, let his blood pump, finally warming up a bit.

Liang and Cai Tou in the front also got out of the car, Duan jumped onto Cai Tou's back, let Cai Tou secure the board, and tied him up with rope.

Cai Tou was the long-legged man sitting in the front passenger seat. He and Duan were already old partners, did all this smoothly. But still, he couldn't help but complain, "You stink like hell!"

Duan said, "You don't come too close to me then!"

Liang from the driver's seat said, "Alright, cut the crap, let's go!" He pointed southeast, asked, "That direction, right?"

"Right."

Duan and Xuan Xiaocao in the car both said.

"Good."

The two Type A Neo-Humans, boosted by Duan's pheromones, suddenly increased in physical strength, sprinting towards the southeast, making Duan on their backs let out a habitual "ugh".

In the car, only Xuan Xiaocao and her lover remained.

Xuan Xiaocao turned and glanced at the man beside her, said, "Come closer, why aren't you using the Fungus Stone for warmth?"

The man hurriedly leaned towards Xuan Xiaocao.

...

In Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei's RV, the two of them, through the Resonant Gene Scanner, could clearly see the six red dots split into two groups, three huddled together, suddenly speeding up, heading towards them, while three almost overlapped together, staying where they were, doing who knows what.

"They're coming."

Lu Xi'an said.

"Yeah."

Yao Wei nodded.

Lu Xi'an pointed at the screen at the three overlapping in the back, asked, "What do you think those three are doing? Preparing ants?"

Yao Wei was driving, heard Lu Xi'an's question, turned to look briefly, then said, "Don't know."

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