The bigger the city, the fewer people there are, even though big cities used to be very prosperous.
When disaster strikes, big cities become small and without land or food, and gradually no one lives there.
The safest place now is actually nearby, at the foot of the mountain. After a year of processing, the organization has gathered all the people together and sent them there in several bases.
There were some stragglers who had not entered the base, but so far, Liu Qiaoer and the others had not encountered them.
Continue walking eastward along the navigation route, and then head south after leaving the province.
Who would have thought that the further east you go, the lower the terrain becomes, and some cities have directly turned into oceans.
Liu Qiaoer took every detour she could.
The two of them walked and stopped along the way. When they passed a gas station, they looked to see if they could find some oil. When they came across a supermarket, they looked to see if they could find some supplies.
If they encountered an organizational inspection, Liu Qiaoer would tell them that they had gone out to rescue people and had lost contact with the main force.
The organization asked them to go back quickly.
Everything went smoothly in the first four or five days. In the evening of that day, Liu Qiaoer and her friends arrived at a roadside service area.
Cui Boyao got off and took a look. The service area was also empty. There used to be a supermarket and food stalls inside, but now they are all gone.
Liu Qiaoer's car was out of gas, so she got out of the car to refuel. Suddenly, she had an intuition that someone was watching her.
But she looked around to see if she saw anyone.
Seeing that there was still enough gas left in the car to run, she decided to wait until tomorrow to fill it up.
She went to the bathroom, solved the problem, washed up, and ate. Everything was the same as usual. She and Cui Boyiao got in the car and were just about to lie down.
Liu Qiaoer suddenly sat up from the car.
"Cui Boxiao, did you hear the dog barking?"
Cui Boxiao pricked up his ears and listened for a moment, then shook his head: "There are no people here at this time, so where can there be a dog?"
Liu Qiaoer thought of her time when she lived outside with dogs, cats and other animals.
"Yes, there are dogs, cats, and even tigers and lions that escaped from the zoo. They also live on this land, but they are not as scary as humans."
Cui Boyao smiled: "Go to sleep. If it's a human, I'll stand guard. If it's an animal, don't worry, I'll protect you."
Liu Qiaoer thought there were stray dogs, but she didn't expect there were so many of them.
She counted them and there were about fourteen or fifteen of them. They were led by a big black wolfhound and surrounded her car.
One or two would be fine, but so many of them appeared at once, very organized, baring their teeth, staring at the two of them, it was really scary.
Cui Boxiao held a dagger in one hand and a glove on his waist, ready to get off the car at any time.
"Don't get out of the car. I'll take care of it."
Liu Qiao'er was not to be outdone: "Fortunately the car window is open low, otherwise they would stick their heads in and bite us. Let's go together. I hate these stray dogs too."
"I hate dogs, but you still have a few of them." Cui Boxiao teased.
The dog raised by Liu Qiaoer has amazing fighting ability, but it is left at home to guard the house because there are so many supplies at home.
"The dogs you keep yourself are obedient, but the dogs outside are not."
Liu Qiaoer had a crossbow tied to one hand and a sharp long knife in the other. She didn't have an AK, but had a small handgun on her waist.
To get out of the car, you need to get the dog lying on the door off.
Liu Qiaoer slowly rolled down the car window. The dog was clinging to the window glass. Just as it was about to stick its head out, Liu Qiaoer grabbed its neck.
The long knife passed under the neck with a swish, and blood splattered.
"One, two, three, get off."
Cui Boyao also killed a dog over there.
Two people got out of the car one after the other, with their backs to the door. There were already four or five dogs surrounding them in front, and there were two more on the roof.
Liu Qiaoer pressed the crossbow and shot down the two on the roof.
Then she swept the area almost straightly. Liu Qiaoer stabbed each dog that jumped towards her with her sword and threw them out.
Soon, four or five dogs were covered in blood and wounds, and three or four were dead.
Logically speaking, in this situation, they should quit while they are ahead and run away.
But they did not leave, and continued to attack even though they were injured.
Liu Qiao'er soon ran into Cui Boxiao, who pointed at a large wolfhound not far away and said, "See? That one is the Dog-Headed Military Advisor."
Liu Qiaoer pressed the button and with a few "whoosh" sounds, the crossbow shot out and aimed at the dog not far away.
One of the dogs was shot blind, and then the remaining five or six dogs began to counterattack frantically.
It seems that we can't do without bullets.
Liu Qiaoer stood next to the car and said, "You go up on the roof so you can aim better. I'll take care of the things below."
Cui Boxiao held Liu Qiaoer's hand, flipped up, and rolled over onto the roof of the car. He kicked the dog on the roof to the ground, and then fired another shot with a "bang".
Any dog that approached Liu Qiaoer was stabbed, and some even had their necks slit.
The dog below was getting more and more crazy, and Cui Boxiao reached out to Liu Qiaoer.
"Come up, there are three more, let's take care of them together."
Liu Qiaoer grabbed Cui Boxiao's hand, jumped onto the roof of the car, took out a dagger, and killed them one by one.
In ten minutes, they worked together to end the battle.
The entire service area was filled with a bloody smell.
Liu Qiaoer knew that there must be stray dogs around, but they probably wouldn't dare to come up for the time being.
Liu Qiaoer said to Cui Boxiao, "Skin all the dogs, take the skins away, and leave some of the meat. Let's continue on our way."
The dog skins are peeled off and nailed to the car because when there is a smell of blood, other stray animals and people will think twice before attacking them.
Dog meat is their food on the road. If you find a place to cook it, it will be very delicious.
Leaving some for them will allow the remaining dogs and cats to eat meat. Next time they meet Liu Qiaoer, they will remember them and stay away from them.
The survival rules of animals are very simple: the winner is the king and the strong prey on the weak.
You can still drive on the highway, but there is no guarantee that there will be broken bridges in some places. However, there is a way to get off the highway, so the two of them continued along the highway to the southeast.
Seeing that they had arrived at the place where Liu Qiaoer used to live, she asked Cui Boyao to be alert because this place was a plain area.
This is a place that the organization did not have time to save.
When the disaster struck, the coastal areas in the south were submerged by the sea. After the sea receded, the survivors began to move inland.
The people that the organization rescued were those that were rescued first, and the plains were flooded when it rained, and the losses were severe, so some people left their homes to look for the organization.
But some people stayed.
It’s not that they don’t want to leave, but they have families to support them and can’t leave. Some of them don’t want to leave their hometown because they have money or important things at home.
These people organized themselves together and robbed everywhere.
Liu Qiaoer used to live in this area. Liu Qiaoer's grandmother, mother and others also lived in these cities.
These cities have underground air-raid shelters, which can also be used for living.
When they arrived at the familiar place, Liu Qiaoer drove much slower. She looked at the devastated city and felt a lot of emotion in her heart.
“This is where I grew up…”