Chapter 611: Are There Really Living People Here?
If this were any other convoy, in a place like this, everyone might have split up for various reasons.
After all, they were all superhumans, naturally possessing their own pride.
As for anomalies, any superhuman who had survived this long would have dealt with them before—that was just a given.
Moreover, according to Elder Hou Junji, the outskirts of Xi City didn’t have many powerful anomalies; most were relatively low-level creatures.
Therefore, even if someone wanted to act together, they would eventually split up for one reason or another.
Of course, this separation was only within a certain range, at least allowing them to respond quickly if other team members were in danger.
After all, superhumans were arrogant, and their ghost-seeing eyes were far sharper than ordinary people’s, but they weren’t brain-dead.
However, when it came to the Fair Convoy, they somehow seemed a little brain-dead.
Because from the moment this convoy entered Sunset Avenue, these superhumans had been huddled together, almost inseparable.
Every member of this convoy practically had the word “scared” written all over their faces.
Of course, Sun Xixi, being the expert she was, was an exception.
She wanted to act alone—with her Sequence 4 Sword Immortal rank, there was almost no anomaly in the outskirts of Xi City that could instantly kill her.
Of course, the powerful anomalies in the center of Xi City were another story.
But right now, Chen Ye was the captain, and since he had made the request, no one had much to say about it.
It wasn’t that everyone was annoyed by Chen Ye’s arrangements.
At least Gong Yong felt that Chen Ye’s decision was absolutely brilliant.
This guy was hiding among the crowd, barely showing any signs of tension, looking like he was on a picnic.
Xu Lina was the same; as a mere Sequence 1, she had the lowest combat power in the Fair Convoy.
If she were alone, even an anomaly on the outskirts of Xi City could put her in danger.
The entire Sunset Avenue looked perfectly fitting for an apocalyptic scene.
On both sides of the street were dilapidated shops, and on the road sat cars long covered in rust.
Several of them were even convertibles that could only be seen on TV before.
These were clearly cars from Xi City’s rental shops, meant to be rented out to tourists from elsewhere.
In the past, these cars would have appeared in people’s social circles, but now they just sat on the roadside, gathering dust.
Many places on the road surface had cracked open.
Weeds grew out of these cracks, adding a hint of rare vitality to this decaying city.
The sea breeze from behind blew past, lifting scraps of paper from the ground.
This was the famous internet celebrity street from before the apocalypse.
And now, everyone’s eyes were fixed on the banner hanging high from the hotel.
The banner fluttered in the sea breeze, swaying at the top of the building.
“There are living people here!” Those few words sent a chill down everyone’s spine.
It was as if someone was standing there, waving at them, signaling for them to hurry over.
This was no longer the beginning of the apocalypse.
The apocalypse had now entered its second year; after the New Year, it would step into its third.
In everyone’s subconscious, the people in the city should have all died out long ago.
So how could there still be living people here?
How was that possible?
Faced with Dantai Bie’s question.
Chen Ye shook his head: “I don’t believe there are still living people here. This must be some anomaly’s trick!”
“From what I know, many anomalies have intelligence no less than that of normal humans.”
“This could very well be a trap.”
“To lure other survivors in this city over there!”
“Maybe this place was once a living-person trap.”
The moment Chen Ye said this, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.
A living-person trap?
Those who saw that banner, full of hope, would run over there.
Only to find out, much to their surprise, that it was a dead end.
The pink-haired girl gripped the Fire Dragon Sword in her hand, her eyes alert: “Yezi’s right. It’s been so long—how could there still be living people here?”
Iron Lion scratched his head: “I… I’ll listen to you guys. Whatever you say, that’s what we’ll do!”
Dantai Bie nodded, summarizing: “I didn’t expect Yezi to be so responsible as captain. Hmm… it seems like you’re doing a pretty good job as captain, young man—keep it up!”
Chen Ye rolled his eyes, not bothering to respond.
“So… what do we do?”
“Do we just skip this place?”
“According to the Return to the City Plan rules, we can’t leave a single anomaly unchecked in all of Xi City.”
“This place will be lived in later!”
“There’s no way we can just leave this place alone.”
Gong Yong felt he had some ideas too; this captain role, actually he could handle it, but he didn’t dare say so. He could only offer suggestions that he thought had some insight.
Chen Ye thought for a moment, then said: “We’ll go check out this hotel later. If it’s too much trouble, we’ll just leave it alone!”
“Forget whatever damn plan—our survival is what matters most!”
“Anyway, we’re not the only team here!”
In Chen Ye’s view, this plan was naturally organized by the Silent Council. They definitely had preparations and backup plans.
And from the looks of it, they seemed well-armed too.
He figured they were mentally prepared for this—if other convoys encountered trouble they couldn’t handle, the council would step in if asked.
Such good fighters were a waste not to use.
As for face or anything like that, nothing was more important than survival.
Although Gong Yong felt that Chen Ye’s approach was somewhat inappropriate, he didn’t feel like arguing.
He wasn’t the type to insist that everyone accept his ideas.
Since the decision was made, everyone planned to first see what was going on with this hotel.
The Howard Johnson Hotel was considered top-tier in Xi City.
Before the apocalypse, during the off-season, the cheapest room for one night cost seven or eight hundred, while the pricier ones were over two thousand, almost three thousand.
During peak season, the most expensive room even approached five figures.
The reason this hotel was so expensive was its excellent location.
In the past, there were many pictures of this hotel circulating online.
“Does anyone else feel like we’re being watched by something?”
Just as they reached the bottom of the Howard Johnson Hotel, Dantai Bie rubbed his arms, looking very uneasy.
He glanced left and right, but found nothing.
All that met his eyes was a desolate apocalyptic scene.
The pink-haired girl snorted coldly: “Look up!”
Hearing this, everyone looked up at the Howard Johnson Hotel.
At about the fifth floor of the hotel.
Beside the large floor-to-ceiling window, right next to the banner.
A woman with a pale face and unnaturally large eyes, dressed in a white outfit that made the bloodstains on her clothes stand out starkly.
That woman just stood there, staring down at all the superhumans.
A very strange smile was plastered on her face.
The kind of strange smile that seemed welcoming of everyone’s arrival, yet hid some ulterior motive.
Two streams of clear tears flowed from the woman’s eyes.
As if she were blaming everyone, asking why they had taken so long to come.
This woman had arms, legs, and a head, looking no different from a normal person.
This…
Everyone’s hearts jolted in unison.
Chen Ye suddenly felt like he was in a horror movie.
He knew this hotel was definitely problematic, but he still had to go in.
Wasn’t that the cliché trope from all those horror films?