Xia Chong got into the jeep expressionlessly, adjusted the seat forward, then started the engine.
The jeep followed the gravel path out.
Only then did Lu Xin realize that the place where the Central City team had settled was actually an enormous, luxuriously decorated manor. He could not help sighing inwardly. Central City really was something—even its temporary lodging was this impressive.
Qinggang was different. They were still staying in a hotel...
The vehicle drove out of the manor, passed through the streets and alleys of Black Marsh City, and went straight across a steel suspension bridge leading south. Following the packed-earth road between the marshes on either side, it picked up speed, its headlights sweeping far ahead like sharp swords.
Xia Chong was not a talkative person, and neither was Lu Xin.
So as the two of them traveled together, the atmosphere grew utterly silent, far less interesting than when Gecko was driving.
After driving for about two hours, they passed an abandoned village. Xia Chong checked the map, then turned directly into it. Along the rough, uneven road, she drove slowly forward, carefully scanning both sides.
Lu Xin finally could not hold back and asked softly, "Are you looking for something?"
"I'm looking for an intact door."
Xia Chong said, "Once I find one, I can take you through the Abyss to the interception point we agreed on, and use this door as the center to travel back and forth. But with my current endurance, I can only travel from here to the interception point at most. Once we reach the interception point, traveling from there to the perimeter around Hongni Town will be much easier."
"Of course, in a short period of time, I can only make one trip at a time. Otherwise, the pressure would be