Wasteland Border Inspector - Chapter 979

Chapter 979: Chapter 311: Death Word Leech, World Beyond the Walls!

The malignant source of infection that has already ravaged can only be passively awaited until its next appearance before eradication and containment efforts can be initiated.

It must be said, humanity’s methods of confrontation with the source of infection have always been unequal.

Such a malignant source of infection, capable of easily destroying several settlements without leaving any trace, if it reappears, will inevitably stir up another disaster.

Completing the understanding and containment of it often requires countless people to issue warnings with their lives to pave this arduous road.

But this is the truth of the Wasteland, the bleakest reality outside the Shelter City’s walls.

Even achieving the extraordinary on this wasteland, humanity can still only self-preserve, unable to shake off a passive and weak position.

After the armored vehicle got back on the road, the atmosphere inside the vehicle gradually grew heavy.

From the moment Yin Ruofeng and the four others drove away from Dongping Town and into the wilderness, their nerves had been tightly strung.

Earlier, there was some idle chatter between Cheng Ye and Niu Fu, barely dissipating the oppressive feeling.

Now Cheng Ye stopped talking, leaning back in the front seat, quietly contemplating, and the silent tension spread like a tide, making the four people’s breathing particularly gentle.

Fortunately, the next stretch of the journey was unexpectedly smooth.

The armored vehicle carved a clear path through the vast wilderness and traveled another seventy kilometers, still without encountering any unexpected situations.

But it was from this position onward that it completely drove out of the Happiness City’s outer alert zone.

As the most recent traces of human activity date back to five years ago, calling it a true no-man’s land would not be an exaggeration.

“Stop at the road sign ahead, observe the route before proceeding.”

Liu Bi opened the map and glanced at it, speaking in a deep voice, “Ahead there’s a Zhangbai River, with a stone bridge across it. But our armored vehicle might not be able to cross; we need to check the situation first.”

The vehicle continued forward, and about two kilometers later, a temporary courtyard appeared in the desolate wilderness.

The courtyard resembled a farmhouse, with three separate rooms inside.

The courtyard did not seem particularly dilapidated, as the concrete brick walls were still solid, and the main entrance was fitted with a partially open stainless steel railing-style gate.

Judging by the blurred dusty footprints on the ground, after the last rainfall, someone must have stopped here.

And in front of the gate stood a brownish-yellow sign unique to Happiness City.

Cheng Ye raised his eyes to see only two lines clearly marked on the sign:

[This location is 250 kilometers from Happiness City, equipped with a temporary safety shelter, where travelers can rest.]

[Happiness City, the hope for humanity’s next era!]

Could it be a midway shelter set up by Happiness City for passing travelers?

Niu Fu lightly tapped the brakes, and the armored vehicle slowly came to a stop in front of the courtyard gate, honking twice to signal.

After more than ten seconds, a sudden commotion arose inside the courtyard, followed by two staggering figures leisurely emerging from the house.

“Oh, there is indeed something.” Niu Fu glanced at those two and was about to drive away to maintain some distance, but Liu Bi suddenly spoke up to stop:

“Stop the vehicle, Cheng Ye, get out and deal with those two Infected Bodies.”

“Yes!”

Early on when those figures appeared, Cheng Ye’s gaze had already locked onto them.

The two wore tattered clothes barely hanging in threads, resembling both wandering scavengers and destitute travelers.

However, their faces were an unsettling waxy yellow, with visible black wounds on their necks.

Upon closer inspection, it was confirmed as a common infection source in the wilderness: Death Word Leech.

Similar to Death Language Tentacles, they belong to the same series of infection sources, possessing the eerie ability to revive the dead.

The difference is that while Death Language Tentacles drive the infected to fulfill uncompleted pre-mortem obsessions, Death Word Leeches only confine the deceased to linger at their place of death, with memories perpetually frozen on the day before dying, becoming a replaying corpse.

Cheng Ye held the Red Blade and pushed open the vehicle door, lightly shrugged his shoulders, and briskly walked toward the courtyard.

If one ignored the wounds on their necks, these two looked no different from normal people, their eyes even carried a hint of clarity and intelligence.

“Friends, there are still two empty rooms inside, are you also here to rest?”

“You have a vehicle, can you give us a ride? We want to go to Happiness City.”

Seeing Cheng Ye approach with a blade but showing no intent to kill, rather looking relaxed, the two “travelers” called out expectantly.

“When did you arrive here?” Cheng Ye asked calmly.

“Yesterday! We arrived here just yesterday.” The man on the left hurriedly replied, his tone urgent yet slightly panicked.

“The specific date?”

“The date… I believe yesterday was July 4th, and it rained heavily in the evening.” The man recalled firmly.

“New Era 35?” Cheng Ye pursued.

“Of course it’s 35, wait, why are you asking us this?” The man on the right instinctively replied, then his expression slightly changed, cautiously retreating two steps.

But as he half-turned, not yet steady, his face quickly turned pale at Cheng Ye’s next words.

“Today is October 15th, New Era 35.”

“What?” The two exchanged a sharp glance, shaking their heads repeatedly, their voices filled with disbelief and terror, “Impossible, we were just…”

“Haven’t you noticed? The grass outside has turned yellow. Summer is long over; autumn has arrived.”

Cheng Ye abruptly interrupted.

Following Cheng Ye’s gaze, the two turned their heads to look at the wilderness beyond the courtyard.