Yet Sun Hang still clung to one last shred of hope—he hoped that during the time he had lost consciousness, he had merely driven aimlessly around Shu Province and had not entered a fallen zone...
After all, the uninhabited wilderness within Shu Province looked much the same as this place. As long as Sun Hang could find a highway, all his problems would be solved.
Just as he was thinking this, a figure suddenly stumbled out of the darkness and into his field of vision, swaying as it walked toward the SUV.
Sun Hang immediately hit the brakes.
His right hand instantly settled on the rifle lying on the passenger seat.
"Whoever that is, they don't mean well..." Sun Hang muttered to himself.
As the figure gradually drew closer, Sun Hang unconsciously held his breath.
Yet to his surprise, the newcomer was not some demon, ghost, or monster, but a slightly hunched old woman. She carried a wicker basket on one arm, supported herself with a cane in her other hand, and walked with a faltering gait.
Only then did Sun Hang notice a dirt path beneath her feet, almost completely buried under dust.
A human?
So this really wasn't a fallen zone?
No... what kind of person, much less an elderly woman over seventy, would come alone into the wilderness in an environment so dark she couldn't see her hand in front of her face...? Especially without any lighting equipment.
Click.
Sun Hang disengaged the assault rifle's safety.
The old woman showed no unusual reaction to the SUV parked before her. Like an ordinary passerby, she went around it and slowly walked past along one side.
But as she passed the window, she still turned her head to glance at Sun Hang inside.
Their gazes met, and Sun Hang