Without a word, Gecko started the car.
The off-road vehicle, roaring like a beast, charged ferociously onto the path on the left and sped away.
The few investigators left behind wore strange expressions. They had already conducted an extremely detailed investigation of the surrounding area and confirmed that those people had gone south. The path on the left, which wound around the abandoned city, showed no traces at all. They had no idea why the Special Action Team, which their superiors had sternly instructed them to cooperate with, was heading that way.
Unable to make any sense of it, they couldn't help but...
...feel a sense of admiration. They exchanged glances and whispered, "This might be what experts are like. You just can't understand what they do."
"We should be heading south now."
Under Gecko's control, the off-road vehicle accelerated wildly and raced along the rugged road.
Whenever they reached a crucial junction, Mom would gently point out the direction.
Lu Xin didn't give it much thought either. He simply told Gecko where to go.
This left Gecko deeply puzzled. Every so often, he drove with one hand while spreading the map out with the other and studying it.
This was the latest map Qinggang City had drawn of the surrounding terrain, traffic conditions, and general situation over the past few years. It marked all the settlements and dangerous areas within a thousand kilometers, with different colors used to indicate the road conditions. Impassable roads, broken sections, and blocked routes had all been outlined in red.
Small crosses meant vehicles couldn't pass through.
Dashed lines meant the road was extremely difficult to travel, but could be crossed with some effort.
The small map contained a great deal of extremely valuable information, but Lu Xin couldn't understand it.
Fortunately,