"Grr..."
The dull engine roar erupted into a fierce growl as the truck accelerated to full speed and charged ahead.
Now that he had confirmed there was only one way through—and had decided to force his way through—Lu Xin no longer hesitated.
He had no time to waste, nor did he want any irrelevant emotions to affect him, so he charged straight ahead.
Whatever strangeness lurked in that forest, he would smash through it first.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
The tires flung mud as the truck picked up speed and barreled forward, like an enraged beast. With a brutal, unreasonable ferocity, it charged straight into the stiff corpses piled across the road.
Still, regardless of whether they were alive or dead, they retained some semblance of humanity. It did not seem quite right to simply run them over.
So Lu Xin showed them sufficient respect.
He honked the horn.
"Beep, beep, beep..."
The blaring horn and roaring engine shattered the quiet of the rainy night.
The headlights were like sharp swords, sweeping straight across the road ahead.
Honking meant: I'm coming through. Anyone who should move, move now.
But the forest remained utterly still. Only the few withered, emaciated humanoid creatures at the very front seemed to have been pierced by the headlights. Slowly, they turned toward the truck, their movements stiff and clumsy, as if the cracking of their bones could be heard.
Their mouths also began to open slowly, as though they wanted to release some kind of roar.
They refused to move, so Lu Xin stopped being polite.
As the monsters slowly opened their mouths, before they could make a sound, the truck slammed straight into them.
"Boom..."
These creatures seemed extremely fragile, possessing no more strength than ordinary people.
Under the truck's momentum, several of those at