The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse
Chapter 218 - 214 Chatting Later

Chapter 218: Chapter 214 Chatting Later

Gao Yuan felt an unprecedented sense of relief and happiness.

Since the apocalypse, Gao Yuan had barely enjoyed the convenience of transportation, and if he did, it was within the underground base of the Supreme Command.

Commuting by subway all day and the feeling of driving your own car for a road trip were not the same.

Now Gao Yuan was sitting in a military SUV, and although the interior wasn’t anything special and the seats were hard, it was still a private car, and a military one at that.

There were five people in the car, Xinghe was in the co-driver’s seat, Gao Yuan and Yu Shunzhou, as well as Nie Erlong were in the back seat, and Song Qian was driving.

There were definitely no cars running on the highway, and even if there were abandoned, broken-down cars, they wouldn’t block the road.

Following behind them was a Liberation MV3 military truck; the others were all in the truck behind.

Not only did the truck carry people, but it also transported diesel and provisions. The two vehicles, one in front of the other and separated by several hundred meters, headed west.

"Song Qian, let’s take turns driving. I’ll drive for a bit later, I have a driver’s license."

Driver Song Qian chuckled, "Oh, haven’t driven much, have you?"

Gao Yuan asked curiously, "How do you know that?"

"People who drive often don’t mention their driver’s license. Someone who says that definitely has a license but hasn’t driven much. Ah, it feels so great to get behind the wheel again."

"But you were always driving electric cars at the base."

"How can an electric car compare to this? No way, it’s not even close."

Yu Shunzhou, however, said from the side, "Can you actually drive? We have a whole car of people here; don’t go dropping us into a ditch."

"What do you mean I can’t? My driver’s license was earned through proper training, and I passed every test on the first try. Now there’s nobody on the road, no cars, how could I not be able to drive?"

Now, Gao Yuan and Yu Shunzhou didn’t really have a superior-subordinate relationship in name, so they were simply friends.

So, the five people in this car were all very familiar and very good friends with Gao Yuan.

Since the disaster occurred, the most relaxed and comfortable moments were while he was in this car.

Although he ate well and slept well at the base, receiving the highest level of hospitality, Gao Yuan still felt very oppressed at the base.

Why? Because first and foremost, the base was a big tunnel, staying inside without seeing daylight, and it was hardly possible to feel at ease. Then, there were too many people of high rank in the base, dealing with the likes of Li Wen every day, Gao Yuan hardly dared to speak loudly.

Now with convenient transportation and familiar people, everyone could laugh when they wanted to laugh, curse when they wanted to curse. This is how it should be when friends are together, right?

"How long will it take us to get to Star Gorge?"

Song Qian glanced at his watch and said, "One thousand six hundred kilometers. If the people rest but the car doesn’t, we should be able to get there in about twenty hours."

Hearing twenty hours, Yu Shunzhou immediately said, "Our main force initially planned that it would be good to reach Star Gorge in two months. Now look, we can get there in twenty hours, how cool is that? If you ask me, they should’ve just sent us several directly."

Song Qian had been a bit uptight before, but now that it was just the few of them with Gao Yuan, things felt much more relaxed. After hearing Yu Shunzhou’s words, he immediately said, "What’s not right about it? We were a large force before, ready to fight as soon as we arrived, no matter how numerous the enemy was, we could flatten them. Now, it’s just a few of us. Didn’t you hear the Supreme Command? We’re meant to play a supporting role, one main attack and one assist, the significance isn’t the same."

Nie Er Long had been quiet, looking somewhat tense, and finally couldn’t help but say, "Wasn’t it said that driving is dangerous? Could there be danger if we drive away?"

Gao Yuan knew what Nie Er Long was worried about, and he laughed, "Don’t worry, the Supreme Command has already led the team eastward, and more than a dozen vehicles have departed from the Guisui Shelter. If the Serpent People really want to attack, they would attack the main force first, not us. Besides, it’s just that planes can’t fly now, not that cars can’t hit the road. Our two vehicles are not such big targets. Plus, the risks we face riding bicycles on the road are less than taking a gamble by driving."

Yu Shunzhou knocked Nie Er Long with his arm and said, "Nervous Nellie, haven’t you heard? Whatever we do now is meaningful and experimental. How can you know if you can drive if you don’t try?"

Even the most serious discussions were now light-hearted, but just then, Song Qian suddenly hit the brake pedal to slow down the car, and he loudly said, "Someone!"

Gao Yuan immediately leaned forward to look and indeed saw someone on the highway. Only now that the car was very close could they see it was a person riding a bicycle.

"Is it a zombie? Just run it over."

"It’s a person! Damn! It’s a Taoist!"

Song Qian was extremely astonished, and Gao Yuan was equally surprised. They had left the Guisui Shelter miles behind and yet, they had encountered Lizhizi on the road again.

Lizhizi was leisurely riding his bicycle along the side of the highway. Song Qian drove past him and stopped the car, and the truck behind them stopped behind Lizhizi.

Lizhizi didn’t dismount from his bicycle but steadied it with one leg while looking forward and backward.

Gao Yuan got out of the car, and Zhao Qiang also jumped out from the truck. Together, they approached Lizhizi.

"Greetings, Elder Brother."

Lizhizi let go of the handlebars, and as he gave a cupped-fist salute to Zhao Qiang, the large 28-inch bicycle slipped from between his legs and crashed to the ground.

"Are you haunting us or something?"

Zhao Qiang was inherently suspicious, and by now, regardless of how Lizhizi appeared, he had already determined Lizhizi was a big problem.

Gao Yuan, however, had a good impression of Lizhizi, and he said with a smile, "Taoist Priest, we meet again. How did you get here? I’m really curious."

Lizhizi managed a forced smile and said, "I ran out last night."

"The road out of the mountains was full of zombies..."

Gao Yuan looked at the bloodstained wheels and continued, "We used bulldozers and cranes, and it took us four or five hours to clear the road. How did you get out?"

Lizhizi replied with an even tone, "Crossing the mountains."

Gao Yuan didn’t believe him at all. He completely couldn’t believe that Lizhizi could have crossed ten kilometers of mountain terrain on his own in the middle of the night. Although those mountains weren’t very high, he also didn’t believe Lizhizi could have made it through the mountains at night.

Zhao Qiang’s expression was calm as he said indifferently, "Where did you get the bicycle from, and how come you’re here waiting for us?"

"I wasn’t waiting for you. I rode here on this bike. Wasn’t I caught by... your people yesterday? My bike was left on the roadside outside the mountain gully. This morning I set out and luckily got on it, then I thought about heading west, rode forward not too far, and then it was the highway. I thought I might as well take the highway, and here I am."

Gao Yuan and Zhao Qiang exchanged glances, then Zhao Qiang nodded slightly, cracked a small smile towards Lizhizi, and said, "Come on, Taoist Priest, let’s go talk in the back."