Meanwhile, on the ruined wasteland far from Longwind Territory.
Chen Siwei and Wei Xing had already left Jiangzhou and were heading toward Hezhou.
Since Lincon had issued an urgent order, they traveled quickly, barely stopping along the way.
Dressed in leather that traced her shapely curves, Chen Siwei straddled a modified snowmobile with a distinctly wasteland aesthetic. A red ribbon bound her hair tightly, revealing her delicate, sharp features.
Her outfit made her look rather like the protagonists of the console games she loved.
Wei Xing, on the other hand, was entirely different.
His mount was none other than Blackedge, the mutant mastiff Isaiah had given him and helped him form a contract with.
Blackedge possessed astonishing physical strength and ran incredibly fast. His coarse, stiff fur stood like steel needles in the biting wind. His bloodshot eyes occasionally swept their surroundings, making the dark creatures that had stirred at the sight of humans retreat again.
With Blackedge clearing the way, the two saved a great deal of time.
In this dark apocalypse, B-Rank mutant creatures might not stand at the top of the food chain, but they were already strong enough to roam the world.
Wei Xing sat on Blackedge's back, his body rising and falling with the mastiff's strides. Blackedge's four limbs struck the frozen ground covered in rubble and ash snow, each step landing precisely in a depression in the road, avoiding sharp fragments of brick and jagged broken edges.
To reach Hezhou, they first had to enter Lin Province, then cross the border of Northern Province from its northeastern side.
Facing the fierce blizzard, they saw increasingly dense ruins ahead, the shapes of the wrecked buildings growing more twisted beneath the ash snow.
"Let's take a break!"
Wei Xing pulled a Crystal Communicator from his pocket