130 A brush with death (1/2)

”The town is right in front of us.” Yan Liuyuan's eyes were shimmering as he leaned forward from the back of the truck and peeked through the transparent window between the cab and cargo bed.

Upon hearing that, all of the people who were nodding off in the back of the truck were jolted awake.

Everyone did not have it easy their entire journey here. There wasn't even a place for them to lie down for one day, and everyone was always in a state of anxiety and constant worry. What if the wolves or the terrifying Experimentals caught up to them again?

Even if there was a supernatural being like Chen Wudi around, he probably couldn't hold off so many Experimentals, right?

Although Ren Xiaosu told them they would be fine, everyone was still uneasy until the moment they finally saw ”human civilization” again. An emotion welled up inside them. It was a kind of happiness that came after a brush with death.

Naturally, some people were puzzled too. For example, Luo Lan and Jiang Wu wondered why Ren Xiaosu would make the judgment call that the wolves would not be attacking them again when they didn't even see him doing anything about it. Furthermore, the wolves really did not come to attack them!

Jiang Wu had already experienced it so many times along the way. The young refugee made many decisions correctly as though he had prior knowledge.

If she didn't have her students catch up with Ren Xiaosu in advance on the evening the Experimentals attacked, they would have probably died there.

During their escape, Yan Liuyuan, Xiaoyu, and the others in their group did not suffer much. The other escapees had not brought anything with them on their escape. Of all the escapees, only the five of them were carrying a full set of luggage, and it was clear they were well-prepared. This made Jiang Wu envy Yan Liuyuan and the others. If Ren Xiaosu had led her and her students as well, they would probably have suffered a lot less.

Of course, she knew that Ren Xiaosu did not have such an obligation to them. Furthermore, he had already helped her with many things, such as searching for food and letting them get into the truck. Jiang Wu knew full well it was due to Ren Xiaosu's credit that she and her students got to Stronghold 109 alive. She turned to the students and said, ”Everyone, come and thank Ren Xiaosu. You should all know you're only alive because of what he did.”

The students looked at Ren Xiaosu. This refugee, the same age as them, had truly earned their genuine admiration.

”Thank you!”

”Thank you so much!”

”Gratitude received from Xie Guangkun, +1!”

”Gratitude received from Chenghe, +1!”

”Gratitude received from…”

Ren Xiaosu was on cloud nine. ”You're all too polite, too polite!”

Within a minute, Ren Xiaosu suddenly said as he counted the number of people, ”There are still two people who haven't thanked me yet. Hurry up and…”

Jiang Wu did not know whether to laugh or cry. Although she was very grateful to Ren Xiaosu, she sometimes felt that his brain might really be wired differently from others.

The military transport truck drove on the road that cut through the center of town towards the stronghold's gate. Yan Liuyuan leaned out of the back of the truck and looked outside. ”Bro, this place is just like our town.”

What he meant by ”just like” probably referred to the shacks and living conditions in town.

Ren Xiaosu used to think the sights in town were awful, but the same sights here felt warm and fuzzy to him now.

He was a little different from the others. After venturing out to the Jing Mountains, he didn't even get to rest before he came back and encountered the disaster at the stronghold. It'd been half a month since he had gotten any proper rest.