Apocalypse: Last Traveler-Chapter 386 - 365: Counterkill and Origins

Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei ignored Luo Ping’s mockery; the enemy was still present, and now was not the time for banter.

The enemy still had many left, and they hadn’t recovered from the sudden attack. This was the perfect opportunity.

Missing this opportunity would be a crime.

The two of them immediately lunged towards the nearest Neo-Human, simultaneously throwing the broken tiles in their hands at every enemy they could reach.

There was no time to discern who was Type A or Type C; kill one, and that’s one less to deal with.

Tang Er, Liu Hua, Chou Nu, and the others quickly followed, unwilling to waste this excellent opportunity.

The situation reversed instantly. Under Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei’s leadership, the counterattack from the 923 Base swept through like a force of nature. The remaining enemies couldn’t even think of escaping; in an instant, they were nearly wiped out.

However, they finally left one alive. Yao, Tang, and Lu Shou were still in the hands of this group. They needed one alive to ascertain the captives’ situation.

Moreover, Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei could confirm that, in this short moment, they were marked again, whether infected by Luo Ping and the others or by this enemy group. The marks had indeed reappeared on them.

So whether to eliminate all the enemies had become irrelevant. It was better to leave one alive.

The one left alive was a Type A Neo-Human, whom Yao Wei had seen as a child.

Yao Wei finally had him in her grasp, and with a chilling look, she dislocated and dismantled the man’s limbs, turning this Type A Neo-Human into a brand-new human stick.

Yao Wei had done this countless times; whenever they captured an enemy for interrogation, she would turn them into human sticks.

Logically, Lu Xi’an should have been accustomed to it, but seeing Yao Wei create another human stick, Lu Xi’an inexplicably felt his spine chill, with cold sweat seeping from his back.

Why was Yao Wei feeling so terrifying this time?!

Not just Lu Xi’an, the others felt the same way, perhaps even more so, feeling suppressed by the aura of a strong person.

The Type A Neo-Human was in so much pain that his eyes were rolling back, cold sweat covering his forehead. But now, with lost limbs, he couldn’t move and turned pale, trying to bite his tongue to commit suicide.

Yet Yao Wei sensed this long ago, and swiftly removed the Type A Neo-Human’s tongue before he could bite it off.

— This trick was learned from Lu Xi’an. Yao Wei had seen Lu Xi’an do this before and now executed it skillfully.

Luo Ping and the others watched from behind, subconsciously rubbing their jaws, feeling as if their own jaws were being unhinged.

Lu Xi’an sighed quietly, holding Yao Wei’s hand to comfort the woman consumed by hatred and anger, saying, "Relax, leave it to me."

Yao Wei hesitated, coming back to herself, nodding and saying, "Okay."

Lu Xi’an pulled Yao Wei behind him and briefly explained a few things to Luo Ping, who then directed the others to search through the dead bodies and check the nearby situation.

These enemies lingered outside the 923 Base for so long, who knows what they’ve left on Qin Mountain? Moreover, who knows if they have any useful "legacies" on them?

All these needed a thorough inspection, seizing what is necessary and clearing away the rest. It was essential to handle this now.

Of course, not everyone needed to do these tasks. After arranging the others, Luo Ping stayed with Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei, preparing to see if he could assist in Lu Xi’an’s upcoming interrogation of the Type A Neo-Human enemy.

Lu Xi’an first asked a question: "Where are you keeping our people?"

After asking this, the Type A Neo-Human in his hand made a weak, indistinct sound from his throat, his eyeballs darting down, seemingly indicating his incapacitated jaw, with the obvious implication of asking Lu Xi’an how he was supposed to answer like this.

Lu Xi’an raised his hand and slapped the Type A Neo-Human’s jaw back into place.

The Type A Neo-Human immediately opened his mouth, attempting to snap his tongue between his teeth.

This guy still tried to bite his tongue to commit suicide!

Without a word, Lu Xi’an once again dislocated his jaw with a "crack".

"Do you want to see if your mouth is faster or my hand?"

Lu Xi’an sneered and said, "If you want, go ahead and try. I’m very patient. If you want to play, I don’t mind playing with you a little longer."

Luo Ping glanced at Lu Xi’an beside him, pondering Lu Xi’an’s words, thinking he had learned something. His brother’s words were truly impressive, both intimidating and cool, and he should learn and remember them well.

Then Lu Xi’an once again reattached his jaw. The person still didn’t believe it and tried to bite his tongue to commit suicide again.

Before his mouth could close, Lu Xi’an had once again dislocated his jaw.

Luo Ping pulled himself together and carefully observed Lu Xi’an, wanting to hear what Lu Xi’an would say next.

Lu Xi’an spoke calmly, asking, "Do you want to try again?"

The Type A Neo-Human’s eye twitched, a hint of despair on his face.

Luo Ping scrutinized every detail of Lu Xi’an, thinking that the focus of Lu Xi’an’s words wasn’t on what he said, but on his demeanor and tone. This indifferent and calm tone indeed exerted immense psychological pressure.

Coupled with the pressure from the words Lu Xi’an had said earlier, and the sense of powerlessness and despair from the inability to commit suicide and the risk of having his jaw dislocated with any slight move, it would be surprising if this Type A Neo-Human could withstand it.

Cold sweat poured from the forehead of the Type A Neo-Human, whose eyes only fixed on Lu Xi’an, uncertain whether to compromise or not.

Lu Xi’an reattached his jaw once more; he finally stopped trying to bite his tongue and commit suicide. Yet his eyes moved away from Lu Xi’an and landed on Yao Wei. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"I’ve seen you before."

He suddenly blurted out this sentence, then returned his gaze to Lu Xi’an, saying, "Actually, I should have recognized you long ago, many of us should have recognized you, but we never dared to believe it.

"Now that I see the two of you, I can confirm it. We were too careless..."

Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei exchanged a glance.

The Type A Neo-Human’s words were baffling, yet Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei immediately thought of something. Even Luo Ping, who stood aside, appeared thoughtful.

But the three of them remained composed, with Lu Xi’an saying, "Don’t talk nonsense; you haven’t answered my question."

The Type A Neo-Human finally responded, "We’re in Jiangnan now, but we probably won’t stay there for long. You’ve been looking for us, so we don’t dare to stay in one place for too long."

Lu Xi’an’s heart trembled slightly.

You’ve been avoiding us...

It’s not hard to infer from these words that this group, strong enough to suppress Luo Ping and the others, had been hiding from others. Such a formidable group, with astonishing numbers and capabilities, was actually afraid of others!

And this person in front of them even mistook Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei for those people. Who could those people be?

Lu Xi’an quickly considered the possibilities—

This Type A Neo-Human had just mentioned that they had long suspected Luo Ping and the others’ identities. What about Luo Ping and the others made these people associate them with others?

The existence of a base? The form and scale of the organization? Or the extraordinary strength and scientifically trained combat skills surpassing typical Neo-Humans?

And when this Type A Neo-Human confirmed his thoughts, he looked at Yao Wei. Why did he look at Yao Wei?

Was Yao Wei’s image making this Type A Neo-Human recall something?

Lu Xi’an recalled the photo he had seen in the abandoned spaceship escape pod in Jiangdong City and felt he had an answer.

He turned to glance at Yao Wei, whose expression remained calm and betrayed no abnormality. But he knew that with Yao Wei’s intelligence, she had likely thought of something too, yet she remained rational without showing it.

"Continue speaking."

Lu Xi’an said again to the Type A Neo-Human in a still indifferent tone, as if every word he spoke was of no consequence.

The Type A Neo-Human continued, "Back when we were in Wanquan County, we almost got trapped. After we escaped, we were marked, drifting through many places, unable to shake you off.

"Later, when we were pushed hard, we figured out how to cover the marks, allowing us to escape from your grasp.

"But we were still uneasy. Your leader—should be your father, right?—was so formidable, he could always breach our defenses and lock onto us again.

"He could locate us, mark us with indelible signs for years, and continue hunting us.

"So we kept running, kept hiding, never daring to stay in one place for long.

"For these years, we’ve been teaching some of the ways to enhance strength to others, and constantly improving methods to conceal marks, to confuse you and avoid capture.

"But we don’t want to hide anymore. I don’t keep track of time, but it feels like twenty years, doesn’t it? We’ve been running like rats, hiding everywhere we go.

"What’s the point of living like this? We want to fight back, to have a real showdown with you. Winner survives, loser dies, risk it all, better than being hunted like rats.

"So we want to gather more people, and with enough strength, just march into East Sea City. We heard there might be a powerful group here that wiped out people from Jiangnan and Northern County and slaughtered Xuan Xiaocao’s group in Jiangbei.

"So we wanted to come here, recruit you under our command. But unexpectedly...sigh, we were one step behind. The ones who made such a big movement were you guys!"