Apocalypse: Last Traveler-Chapter 397 - 376: Clown

"How could it be?! What are you thinking?! Your sister is a good girl, she definitely wouldn't do something like that!"

Yao Huo immediately refuted upon hearing Yao Sisi's words. However, he had now sensed his second daughter's emotions, so after saying this, he immediately glanced at Yao Sisi. Seeing that her emotions seemed off, he quickly added, "Like you, she's a good girl too."

"I'm no good girl!"

Yao Sisi stared straight ahead, not looking at Yao Huo.

Yao Huo observed Yao Sisi's side profile. Seeing his daughter's usual calm expression, he felt relieved inside. He knew his daughter well enough to recognize that Yao Sisi seemed obviously uninterested in holding a grudge.

"Let's head this way, stay away from your sister and brother-in-law."

Yao Huo suddenly pulled Yao Sisi and whispered in a low voice.

Yao Sisi cooperated obediently, and after being led on a detour by Yao Huo, she asked, "Why dodge them?! Aren't you always saying she's my sister and he's my brother-in-law? Why do we have to go around?"

Yao Huo's eyes flickered, watching the direction in which Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei's camper was heading, "I suspect your sister and brother-in-law are planning a surprise for us by heading to the East Sea.

"Why else would she turn down my invitation before, only to head to the East Sea now?

"Your sister's shy. If we suddenly reveal ourselves now, she might decide not to go. Let's avoid them and quickly return to the base. It'll be so much better to welcome your sister when she comes to us.

"Hurry up, we can run faster than your sister's car."

Yao Sisi pursed her lips and said, "Dad, I think you're overthinking it."

Yao Huo replied incredulously, "How could that be?"

Yao Sisi added, "Dad, I'm really afraid you'll end up looking like a fool."

Yao Huo confidently asserted, "No, no!"

The two of them started sprinting and quickly left. Their speed indeed surpassed that of Yao Wei and Lu Xi'an's camper.

The camper traveled slowly, taking almost a day to reach the outskirts of Mengze City. The chilly weather caused further delays.

Since there was nothing urgent, and with plenty of supplies on board, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei weren't in a rush, leisurely continuing their journey.

Possibly due to Yao Huo's influence on this place, Mengze City was rather desolate. On their journey, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei only encountered one human settlement, unlike in Jiangbei, where there were many large and small human gathering points.

— Although people in those places were intimidated by the aura emitted by Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei, keeping their distance.

Now driving southeast, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei earnestly attempted to learn how to restrain their aura. However, they found little success, so when encountering others, they still inadvertently frightened them away.

Lu Xi'an thought that this wasn't sustainable. They needed to master this ability, otherwise, they'd be too conspicuous wherever they went.

Once they could completely control their aura, releasing or reining it in at will, like the spiritual pressure of Death God—subtle when needed, ferocious when required—then their aura would be most effective.

When meeting people, suddenly enhancing one's aura could immediately intimidate and surprise them, making it easier to catch opponents off guard. The outcome would be significantly improved.

The two pondered their aura as they journeyed. After the cold spell passed, they traveled for another day and reached East Sea City.

To elaborate, having this aura was actually quite advantageous. They had traveled smoothly along their route, without anyone obstructing or pulling any tricks on them, making their journey much faster than before.

However, both were so focused on studying their aura that they somewhat neglected their surroundings. It was uncertain if they had missed any secret bases.

Nevertheless, considering their current abundance of resources and formidable strength, their enthusiasm for exploration and treasure hunting had waned. So, even if they missed something, they didn't care much.

Before they realized it, they drove into East Sea City, with Lu Xi'an still behind the wheel.

Ever since Yao Wei became pregnant, Lu Xi'an hadn't let Yao Wei drive, even though she insisted she was fine, Lu Xi'an wouldn't relent.

Given their current physical state, driving long hours wasn't a problem, so Yao Wei didn't argue stubbornly with Lu Xi'an.

This place wasn't like the coastal East Coast cities; it resembled the southern seaside cities Lu Xi'an had seen in his past life, where towering needle-leaf trees stood erratically amidst dilapidated buildings, sturdier than the former steel jungles.

Lu Xi'an guessed this was also due to the Type D-1 X-17 strain's effects. With such effective cold resistance, he wondered if the trees had other benefits?

He mused to himself and then asked Yao Wei, "Wasn't the nationwide emergency disaster command center located here? We once intended to visit, but never expected it to be your father's territory."

Yao Wei replied, "Yes."

Lu Xi'an glanced at Yao Wei again and asked, "We're driving, and your dad and sister are on foot, so they should return before us. Should we check out the command center? First, to see the place we planned to visit, and second, to greet your dad and sister."

Yao Wei seemed tempted but hesitated for a long time and eventually said, "Forget it. What's meant to be said has already been said; there's no point going now. Besides, I kind of don't want to see him...

"Perhaps it just takes time... Once enough time passes and the baby is born, I probably won't feel this way. We can visit then."

Lu Xi'an nodded, saying, "Alright, whatever you say."

"Hmm."

Yao Wei nodded, seeming relieved. She suddenly remembered something and added, "We can tell Luo Ping and the others.

"After all, Luo Ping and the others are already exposed to him, so there's no need to hide.

"If they can collaborate, then Luo Ping and their development would certainly improve and accelerate, right?

"The base intentionally avoided contacting East Sea before, but they should attempt to call each other."

Lu Xi'an immediately nodded, "You're right." He then told Gou, "Gou, call Luo Ping and the others."

Gou tried but couldn't reach them.

Lu Xi'an instructed Gou to keep trying, then continued driving east.

They compared the map and confirmed that it took two days, passing the national emergency disaster command center without hesitating and driving away.

Yao Huo waited at the command center base for a long time, finally hearing the sound of wheels one day.

He immediately confirmed it was Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei's camper, as its sound was distinctly different from other cars, not having the usual engine noises.

He hurriedly climbed to get a better view, hoping to see when the camper would arrive, so he could quickly greet them at the entrance.

Upon reaching the top, he saw the camper driving afar, not intending to turn here, heading straight east, showing him nothing but the back of the camper.

Yao Sisi soon joined him.

Yao Huo, somewhat uncertain, turned to Yao Sisi, "Do you think they might have taken a wrong turn?"

Yao Sisi glanced at Yao Huo and said, "Dad, you really do look like a clown."