Apocalypse: Last Traveler-Chapter 383 - 362: Lurking, Striking

Before continuing towards Qin Mountain, Yao Wei picked up Gou.

This way, if anything seems off nearby, Gou can still detect it early. Her other hand had to hold the sniper rifle, so it wasn’t convenient to carry anything else, hence the drone was carried by Lu Xi’an, ready to take off at any time under Gou’s control to launch an attack.

——The reason for not letting the drone take off now was because the four propellers of the drone make noise when spinning at high speed.

This noise is very obvious to Type A Neo-Humans. The enemy has four Type A Neo-Humans, and if they were discovered by those four Type A Neo-Humans through the drone, their advantage of knowing the enemy’s moves while keeping their own concealed would be lost.

So Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei could only hold onto everything they might need later and carefully advanced, trying to keep their own footsteps light and movements slow, so the noise made by their bodies wouldn’t be picked up by the enemy’s Type A Neo-Humans, while constantly observing their surroundings, not missing any tiny sound.

Four years ago, they had witnessed the prowess of Yang Shuxia, and in these four years, they had seen the growth of Liu Hua and Tang, knowing just how far Type C Neo-Humans could go in reconnaissance and surveillance.

Therefore, they were on guard against every bit of noise, even the slightest sound made by a fly or an ant, they would be promptly alert to, taking care to avoid these insects in case they were the eyes and ears of enemy Type C Neo-Humans, notifying the enemy of their presence, resulting in them being marked early by the enemy.

They proceeded cautiously along the way, doing their best to evade the possible sight of enemies on the mountain, until they reached the foot of Qin Mountain.

——This place was where Luo Ping and Shu once hid when 923 Base was seized by Chang and Yang Guan.

Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei first concealed themselves there, and after ensuring the surroundings were safe, they connected Gou to the powered Resonant Gene Scanner, and turned on the Resonant Gene Scanner.

Then the two of them saw a slightly surprising scene on the map of the Resonant Gene Scanner.

On the map of the Resonant Gene Scanner, two red dots were moving, not with the others, and were slowly but surely distancing themselves.

"Looks like they... are probably coming down the mountain?"

Lu Xi’an carefully confirmed the position of those two moving red dots and guessed.

"Hmm."

Yao Wei nodded. As they took this path down the mountain, only a moment of observation was needed to determine the path of those two moving red dots.

Why would they send people down the mountain at a time like this?

Lu Xi’an didn’t bother to guess as it didn’t hold much significance.

Having determined the movements of those two enemies, he and Yao Wei immediately made their next move. They emerged from the hiding place of Luo Ping and Shu and stealthily proceeded along the foot of the mountain towards a spot some distance from the mountain’s descent exit, selecting a suitable sniper position and squatting down.

"It’s on you now."

Lu Xi’an said to Yao Wei. He reconnected the Resonant Gene Scanner to Gou, concealing it well with weeds and mounds, monitoring the enemy’s positions in real-time through the Resonant Gene Scanner.

"They’re already halfway down the mountain, coming down quickly. Judging by this speed, they must be on foot."

Lu Xi’an confirmed on the Resonant Gene Scanner and said to Yao Wei, "I’m not sure what models those two are. If there’s a D-type using their abilities, I will immediately cut Gou’s power to let Gou support you.

"If the enemy doesn’t have a D-type, then you’ll have to rely on yourself to observe, determine the target from the enemy’s actions and movements, and shoot. We’ve practiced this specially before, let’s hope it proves useful in this real battle."

Over the past four years, often on Caiyang Mountain, Lu Xi’an, Yao Wei, and Luo Ping discussed the Battle of the Guanhai River, replaying it over and over again.

In these replays, discussions naturally delved into the application of their own strengths and weapons, as well as how to determine the enemy’s priority targets.

During one of these replays, Luo Ping and Lu Xi’an discussed this scenario — if there are no D-type Neo-Humans, and A-types and C-types are traveling together, with Yao Wei having a chance for a long-range shot, how could she accomplish the sniping smoothly to achieve the best effect?

The discussion’s outcome wasn’t optimistic.

The movement differences between Type A Neo-Humans and Type C Neo-Humans are indeed significant, from the sense of strength to coordination, the discrepancy is vast, and the longer the action persists, the more apparent these differences become — in terms of physical capabilities, Type A Neo-Humans surpass others by far too much.

Therefore, distinguishing Neo-Human models through movements isn’t difficult.

But the challenging part is executing a successful ambush.

If it’s just Type C Neo-Humans, the difficulty of the ambush isn’t high, and with Yao Wei’s shooting skills, it could definitely be done easily.

But the problem is the Type A Neo-Humans.

If enemies include Type A Neo-Humans, they will undoubtedly react immediately when Yao Wei opens fire, shielding the Type C Neo-Humans from the attack.

Then, all ambush attempts would become ineffective.

The Type C Neo-Humans would subsequently react, empowering the Type A Neo-Humans, leaving retreat or head-on combat as the only options.

And now, the enemy is strong enough to challenge Luo Ping and the others, even enclosing all of them within the 923 Base, undoubtedly possessing formidable strength.

If they are indeed a combination of Type A and Type C, relying solely on Yao Wei’s sniping ambush, the success rate becomes even lower.

When on Caiyang Mountain, Lu Xi’an, Yao Wei, and Luo Ping, after discussions, made many conjectures, even conducting simulated experiments with Liu Hua and Chou Nu. They tried numerous times, and only one plan had the highest success rate.

Now, they were about to implement this very plan.

The first step of the plan still relied on Yao Wei taking action.

But she couldn’t shoot at the sniper rifle’s maximum range, she had to let the enemies come in a little closer, reducing the distance just a bit.

Meanwhile, Lu Xi’an needed to move to a slightly closer position, ready for the second round of attack at any moment.

Lu Xi’an did not act prematurely; he watched the Resonant Gene Scanner beside Yao Wei, first providing her with prompts.

Yao Wei crouched among the hill’s wild grasses, setting up her sniper rifle to aim at the distance, listening to Lu Xi’an’s words.

"They’re coming."

Lu Xi’an’s low voice spoke by Yao Wei’s ear.

Yao Wei responded with a simple phrase, "I see them..."

After saying these three words, Yao Wei fell silent.

Lu Xi’an was used to this; Yao Wei was always sparing with words, so only saying three now seemed normal.

But Lu Xi’an, however, sensed a hint of something amiss in Yao Wei’s tone.

Especially the silence that followed her three words, as if something was brewing.

Lu Xi’an’s eye twitched, he turned to look at Yao Wei, only to see her eyes continuously gazing through the sniper scope into the distance. Her gaze was icy, filled with murderous intent, almost overflowing. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

He had never seen Yao Wei like this before.

"What’s wrong?"

Lu Xi’an glanced into the distance. Without a scope, he could only see two small dots, walking at a pace that was neither fast nor slow, seemingly with no intention of hurrying.

"It’s them."

Yao Wei gritted her teeth, still uttering just three words.

Lu Xi’an, hearing her grit her teeth, understood the underlying meaning in her words, "Those people from before?"

Yao Wei gave a barely perceptible nod. Luckily, she remained calm; the nod was subtle, and she didn’t fire prematurely due to her emotions. Her eyes, trembling slightly, continued to aim quietly.

"That Type A... I saw him before."

It was them.

Those people from the past.

The ones who killed Yao Wei’s mother.

One of them was a Type A Neo-Human that Yao Wei had seen before. That meant the other was someone Yao Wei hadn’t encountered before.

The targets they had always been planning to seek had appeared here; it seemed they had expanded their group compared to when Yao Wei was little.

Lu Xi’an placed a hand on Yao Wei’s shoulder and whispered, "Then we’re here for a reason."

"Mm."

Yao Wei acknowledged, agreeing with Lu Xi’an’s statement.

They both fell silent again.

The two enemies gradually drew a bit closer. Among them was a formidable Type A Neo-Human. If Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei spoke any further now, they might be overheard and their location compromised.

Lu Xi’an moved slightly ahead and crouched down, holding his breath.

The breathing sounds of the two men slowly reached his ears, one strong and powerful, the other not weak, but still lagging a bit behind in comparison.

Now, without needing to observe their movements, Lu Xi’an could distinguish which one was the Type A Neo-Human.

He took a careful look; one was a middle-aged man with graying temples, walking steadily, his every move carried a rhythmic grace. His whole presence exuded a natural and harmonious coordination, undoubtedly the person Yao Wei had mentioned.

The other appeared somewhat younger, slightly slimmer, and because the middle-aged man wasn’t moving fast, he could easily keep pace.

"Use some of your abilities on yourself, speed up. Let’s hurry on," the middle-aged man said.

The other replied, "Don’t rush, big brother. I’m not like you. Using my abilities now would mean I can’t use them on the way back. It would drain my body. Do you think everyone is a Type A Neo-Human?"

The middle-aged man said nothing.

The other remarked, "I really don’t know how that group manages such consumption. They must have a lot of ordinary people to feed on in their stronghold. I didn’t expect there’d be such a group hiding here, enduring so much. They’ve deprived us of food, and now we have to come out searching."

The middle-aged man replied, "Finding food isn’t difficult. They left quite a few crops before, though it’s been a while, but we can manage to eat it with some effort.

"If it’s not enjoyable, endure it. Once we finish them off, they’ll get what’s coming. Damn it, I’ll eat at least one or two of them just to quell my anger!"

The other said, "Make sure to eat them alive."

The middle-aged man replied, "Good point, eat them alive."

"Bang!" A gunshot rang out.

The two were instantly startled. The middle-aged man reacted immediately, raising his hand to catch a flying bullet in his grasp.

And at that moment, a shadow leapt in front of them.