Even though he suspected it might be Chu Che, Chen Ye didn't recklessly step out from the mist, instead remaining vigilant as he watched the direction the sound came from.

Chen Ye suddenly felt a chill in his heart, and when the hairs on the back of his hand stood up, he realized things might not be as he imagined.

Whenever he had this kind of premonition, there was a high probability that an anomaly was nearby.

He'd previously considered that he might encounter anomalies, but he never expected it would happen this quickly!

Chen Ye gently exhaled a puff of smoke breath.

A slender figure appeared around Chen Ye.

Simulating the Death God!

Even with only two or three percent of the real Death God's power, it could still deal with ordinary anomalies.

Chen Ye gripped the machete handle, slowly retreating until he sat inside the vehicle.

If the situation turned bad, Chen Ye would immediately step on the gas pedal and leave this place.

As for that man, Chen Ye didn't even know his name and wouldn't care about his survival.

In fact, Chen Ye even planned to use this man as a gecko's tail.

No matter what anomaly he encountered, this tactic would always prove useful.

President Wang was gathering firewood, planning to return and start cooking after collecting these last pieces.

President Wang was that sole surviving man.

Before the apocalypse, President Wang had been a prominent local figure. Everyone called him President Wang, and gradually even he had somewhat forgotten his real name.

Back then, someone like Chen Ye wouldn't have had much chance to meet him!

But now, just because of Chen Ye's words, President Wang could only gather firewood and cook in the freezing snow.

Fortunately, the substances he'd consumed in the Death God Church had altered his body somewhat, increasing his resistance to extreme cold weather.

As he gathered firewood, President Wang contemplated his current situation.

Mr. Chen should still have plenty of supplies.

I wonder what ingredients Mr. Chen will provide today?

He heard from those survivors that they previously stored lots of camel jerky. Although it didn't taste great, it had a unique flavor.

It would be wonderful if he could have some jerky.

Seven or eight living people, all dead.

Now only he remained.

This man was truly ruthless.

Previously, when a survivor failed to hold on properly and fell from the vehicle, begging him to stop, this man showed no intention of stopping at all.

President Wang had witnessed with his own eyes how those who fell from the vehicle were swarmed by anomalies.

Remembering his pre-apocalypse life and comparing it to his current existence, President Wang felt overwhelming sorrow.

Suddenly, President Wang felt his entire body shiver, a trembling sensation rising from the depths of his heart.

President Wang froze completely, realizing something bad might be happening.

He looked up at the pitch-black surroundings.

Without a second thought, President Wang turned and began running back.

The firewood he'd just gathered scattered on the ground, which he didn't bother to retrieve.

"Mr. Chen! Mr. Chen!"

President Wang shouted loudly as he ran back, his face displaying extreme terror.

Chen Ye remained motionless, sitting in the vehicle, watching through the windshield and the thick white mist at the man desperately calling for help.

He looked at him as if he were a complete stranger.

President Wang felt his heartbeat accelerating, his fear amplifying, like a grassland rabbit encountering its natural predator.

He could even hear his own heartbeat.

President Wang didn't dare stop, running madly toward the mist area.

He didn't know what that mist was, but he knew that if he could reach it, he might be saved.

He continued shouting loudly: "Mr. Chen, I beg you, save me!"

What President Wang most wanted to see now was that unfamiliar figure.

If he could save him, he would definitely repay him later.

When the apocalypse ended and he made his comeback, he would properly repay him then.

"Mr. Chen, save me!"

Suddenly, President Wang stumbled, his foot stepping into empty space. Before he could struggle to get up, he saw a goat head looking at him face to face.

President Wang could even feel the cold sensation from the goat's nose tip.

His panicked face was reflected in the goat's eyes with their rectangular pupils.

It felt like dozing off on the grassland and waking up to find a goat eating grass right above your head.

It was... utterly absurd.

How could there be a goat in the middle of the night?

Why... was this goat here?

Before President Wang could react, he saw the goat open its mouth wide and engulf his entire head.

President Wang was horrified, desperately pushing against the goat's face with his hands.

He tried to pull his head out from the goat's mouth, but then felt his body lighten, his mind growing increasingly foggy, until his entire being sank into endless darkness!

Throughout the entire process, Chen Ye sat in the vehicle watching everything through the windshield and the mist.

Chen Ye witnessed the man's death from beginning to end.

The anomaly was indeed a goat.

An utterly ordinary mountain goat, its short tail constantly wagging, its black fur appearing glossy and sleek under the blood moon.

The goat's appearance was quite horrifying.

This goat walked on two legs, moving like a human, seemingly having just learned to walk and still somewhat unsteady.

When this goat emerged from the mountain forest, Chen Ye's internal alarms screamed.

In just an instant, the goat reached the fallen man's front.

Just like eating grass, it directly enveloped the man's head in its mouth and bit it off.

The goat chewed in its mouth, droplets of blood overflowing from the corners of its lips.

The goat twitched its nose, seemingly sniffing for something in the air.

The goat stood up again, staggering toward the mist direction like a human.

It seemed curious about why a mass of mist would so abruptly appear in this place.

The mist could block all signs of living beings, but it couldn't provide invisibility.

Squad Leader Chu Che had said that every anomaly was different.

Some anomalies, like the Eight-Limbed Human Face, possessed intelligence and cunning not inferior to humans.

Some anomalies could even speak like humans.

Other anomalies could only act on instinct.

Facing this goat, Chen Ye had no understanding of its capabilities. Sitting in the vehicle, he only felt cold sweat breaking out layer by layer on his back.

Even as a Sequence 2 Mist Barrier Master, even though he could gain Slaughter Points.

Chen Ye didn't want to confront this goat.

Once combat began, even if this goat anomaly was easy to deal with, he would have to face other anomalies attracted by the commotion.

Then it would become endless entanglement.

The goat anomaly staggered closer to the mist on two legs, like an elderly person nearing death.

Simultaneously, it sniffed vigorously at the edge of the mist.

Seemingly unable to detect any other scents, the goat anomaly appeared somewhat unwilling. It moved its two short legs as it walked into the mist, while continuously chewing in its mouth.

Occasionally, a drop of bright red blood would fall on its belly.

Even the "crunch crunch" chewing sounds penetrated through the mist into Chen Ye's ears.

Chen Ye didn't dare be careless, watching the goat anomaly intently throughout.

The goat anomaly stepped into the mist step by step, seemingly puzzled about what this place was. It occasionally shook its head and sniffed with its nose.

The Absolute Aura Concealment ability must have caused the goat to lose its hearing and smell, even its perception.

The goat anomaly looked around in confusion, seeing nothing but a vast expanse of mist.

But actually, Chen Ye was less than ten meters from this anomaly.

If not for the smoke breath mist's aura blocking function, the goat anomaly would definitely have detected him.

The goat anomaly walked several circles within the mist, constantly raising its head to sniff for something, its large ears constantly twitching.

It seemed to want to disperse the mist.

Several times, Chen Ye and the goat anomaly came within one meter of each other, forcing Chen Ye to carefully move the Apocalyptic Pickup Truck away.

This allowed him to avoid direct confrontation with the goat anomaly.

The goat anomaly remained completely unaware, eventually retreating from the mist.

The Absolute Aura Barrier could only block auras;it didn't have ghost wall functionality.

The goat anomaly exited the mist, returning to the man's corpse front, where it leisurely lowered its head to chew. However you looked at it, it resembled an ordinary goat grazing.

After more than an hour, the corpse was completely consumed.

Even the black robe the man wore wasn't left behind, all cleanly eaten by the goat anomaly.

Even the bloodstains on the ground were licked clean by the goat anomaly.

The snow stained with blood was also swallowed by the goat anomaly.

Only then did the goat anomaly leisurely depart.

Chen Ye finally breathed a slight sigh of relief!

Damn, this must be the real world without a pathfinder to guide the way.