On the desolate provincial road, a row of wooden fences blocked the middle of the road, leaving only gaps wide enough for people to pass.
Several figures squatted by the roadside, smoking, chatting and laughing.
Not far from them, on the dirt by the roadside, several human corpses were clearly visible.
These corpses were men and women, with normal skin tones, clearly having died not long ago.
"Haha, the book says one cannot get rich without ill-gotten gains, and it's true! We've only been doing this for two days, and now we not only have food, but we also don't lack women!"
A middle-aged man with a mole on his chin chuckled heartily.
Then, looking at one of the corpses by the roadside, he said with slight regret, "Actually, that woman was quite good-looking. If you guys hadn't killed her husband, she might not have been so desperate to die."
For the past two days, the middle-aged man's group had been lying in wait here to rob survivors heading to Haiyuan Town. All food was confiscated, and women mostly were too.
Unless they were really unattractive or over fifty years old.
Otherwise, even a forty-nine-year-old woman with some charm and still possessing her allure would be unhesitatingly taken.
A thin, sallow-faced young man sneered and said to the middle-aged man, "Old Li, it's not that I'm trying to lecture you, but you've lived ten more years than me, how can you be like a man who's never seen a beautiful woman?"
"That woman, quite good-looking? Heh, to be honest, if it were before the apocalypse, you just had to walk around the streets of Haixin City a few more times, especially in the evening or at night, and you'd find at least three or four out of ten women like that."
The middle-aged man with a mole on his chin wasn't angered by the younger man's lecture.
He just scratched his head and said sheepishly, "Alas, can't help it. Although it's not far, I haven't been to the city much in my life... Especially after getting married, the work in the village and at home always felt endless."
The thin young man smiled and said, "Then Old Li, you should thank this apocalypse, thank those damned zombies."
"If it weren't for them, you'd still be guarding your old lady at home, guarding your small plot of land in the village. How could you be like this now, having food and drink every day without working, and different women to play with?"
"Hahahaha..."
The young man's teasing made the others around him laugh and chime in.
"Exactly, exactly! Compared to now, those miserable days before were truly inhumane! If I had a choice, I'd rather rob and kill like this forever than go back to before the apocalypse!"
"Heh heh, I also want to thank the apocalypse, otherwise, I'd still be a virgin now!"
...
In a moment, the cheerful atmosphere grew even stronger.
Most of the people chatting and laughing came from different places: some from nearby villages, some from the town, and some from the urban districts of Haixin City.
Although they were from different social strata, they shared a common point.
That was, before the apocalypse, they were all bottom-tier citizens, only knowing hardship and toil, living honest lives.
If not for the outbreak of the apocalypse, their destinies would not have changed, nor would they have embarked on this path.
They would not find robbing others so thrilling, toying with women so satisfying, and killing, well, it wasn't much.
Except for the first time they killed, they had now completely adapted to hands stained with the blood of their own kind.
Some even took pleasure in killing, especially those who killed the formerly high-and-mighty elites of society, which brought them an indescribable sense of satisfaction and pleasure.
"Vroom vroom..."
The roar of an engine approached. The squatting figures looked towards the source of the sound, slowly stood up, not panicking at all.
"Heh heh, brothers, business is coming!"
The lean young man sneered, a nearly extinguished cigarette still dangling from his lips, taking the last few drags greedily and with satisfaction.
The reason they weren't flustered was entirely because they had seen this situation too many times in the past two days.
Most of those escaping to Haiyuan Town were riding motorcycles or electric bikes, very few drove cars, because Haixin City was too congested, and cars could barely get out.
And for motorcycles or electric bikes to charge through their sturdy fences, it was completely impossible.
Wang Yu's eyesight had been enhanced when he reached Level Two, so he had discovered the fences and figures on the road much earlier.
The corners of his mouth curved into an arc: "Heh, trying to stop me?"
Saying this, he twisted the motorcycle's throttle to the maximum and charged directly towards the gap in the fence.
"Holy crap? Isn't he afraid of death?"
The few guarding the fence were stunned. Who would accelerate when they saw a fence?
Shouldn't they slow down and stop?
These fences were made of thick solid wood, each very heavy. If a motorcycle crashed into one, it would definitely flip!
With such a high-speed impact, the best outcome would be to fly off the bike, tumble a few times on the ground at low altitude.
The worst outcome... would be to hit the ground, tumble dozens of times, becoming a bloody mess, or even dying on the spot.
And even if they didn't die on the spot, with such serious injuries, there was no way to treat them in the current post-apocalyptic conditions, so it would have been better to die back then.
Although they were all puzzled, since they had finally encountered a "fool," they stood by the roadside expectantly, calmly preparing to watch a good show.
Not a single person spoke to remind Wang Yu to stop.
"Boom!"
However, the scene of the anticipated crash did not occur.
When the motorcycle was still more than ten meters away from them.
They suddenly felt a strong gust of wind blow towards them, making it difficult to open their eyes.
"Bang bang..."
Two of the fences in the middle of the road inexplicably collapsed, and they fell to the sides.
It was as if... the space between the two fences had been hit by something invisible, and now a large area was cleared in the middle of the road.
"Whoosh—"
Wang Yu sped past on his motorcycle, leaving only a few falling leaves.
And the stunned crowd at the scene.
After a long while, they finally came back to their senses, looking at each other.
The atmosphere was a bit strange. The middle-aged man with the mole on his chin opened his mouth, but for a moment, he didn't know what to say.
"Why... did the fences fall?"
Finally, he asked the crucial question.
Although a strong wind inexplicably appeared, from their perception, the wind wasn't that strong!
How could it blow down thick wooden fences directly?
It wasn't scientific!
Of course, the reason they didn't feel it strongly was because Wang Yu's wind ability was aimed at the fences; they only felt a bit of the wind that brushed past.
The group discussed the matter noisily for a long time, but couldn't come up with any explanation, so they eventually dropped it.
After Wang Yu used his wind power to blow down the fences and charge through, he drove for a few more minutes, then suddenly turned around and headed back.
...
The thin young man, after Wang Yu charged past, felt that the matter was strange and decided to report it to his boss.
He walked through the re-arranged fences and went to a small gas station diagonally opposite.
He found his boss in the convenience store. His boss was also a young man, appearing to be in his late twenties or early thirties, with a somewhat handsome face.
"Boss!"
Jiao Feiyang was lying in the arms of a voluptuous woman, enjoying the snacks she fed him, with two other attractive women massaging him on either side.
Upon hearing his subordinate's report, he had no choice but to open his eyes and ask with squinted eyes, "What is it."
The lean young man was a bit nervous. He didn't want to disturb his boss's enjoyment, but what had happened was too strange. If he didn't say anything, he was afraid of being held accountable if something went wrong.
So he had to brace himself and say, "Boss, something very strange happened just now. A person was riding a motorcycle and directly charged through our fences. And just as he was about to reach the fences, they suddenly fell to the sides on their own..."
Jiao Feiyang frowned slightly, "Tell me in detail."
"Yes, we were just smoking by the roadside..."
As Jiao Feiyang listened to his subordinate's detailed account of the entire incident, a commotion suddenly erupted outside.
Faintly, there were also a few screams.
"What's going on?" Jiao Feiyang ordered his subordinate, "Go and see."
"Yes!"
Jiao Feiyang watched as his subordinate turned and left, all the way to the door, where he pushed it open.
Just as he was about to close his eyes and continue enjoying himself.
"Bang!"
Before Jiao Feiyang could even close his eyes, he saw his subordinate "return."
And he flew back, hitting the ground with a dull thud.
"Ah..."
The lean young man clutched his stomach, groaning on the ground, "Who the hell ambushed me!"