The first and second days, his operations were fine; he encountered several groups of people midway, but he managed to avoid them early.
On the third day, something happened because he ran into a nest of blue-eyed snow rabbits.
Snow rabbits are actually very ordinary and weak beasts, with not much meat, so there's basically no need to hunt them.
But the blue-eyed snow rabbits are mutated; though not yet at C-level, they are still mutant beasts and crucially, they're edible.
Qu Jianlei, of course, wiped out this nest of snow rabbits, killing two with a knife and three with a laser pistol.
It wasn't that he couldn't outrun the snow rabbits, it's just that... chasing while running was too difficult; often the chased rabbit would die from exhaustion.
So it's better to shoot the snow rabbits with a laser gun, the energy consumption isn't that huge either.
Having taken down the snow rabbits, it was time to eat, right? He found a safe depression and set up a grill.
The fire was a dim flame; he had brought charcoal, and after an hour of grilling, just when it was almost done, a snowmobile approached.
There were two people on the snowmobile, and running beside the snowmobile was a snow mastiff, half a meter longer than Xue'Er.
Qu Jianlei was quite startled when he discovered the snowmobile—he had some trauma regarding them.
When he realized it wasn't those two people, he still didn't let down his guard much.
Using a snowmobile meant they were locals; hopefully, they wouldn't be blind to the situation...
However, how could it be possible to hope the other party harbors no ill intentions?
In the wild in the dead of winter, someone roasting meat and drinking alone, in the wasteland, it's abnormal not to have some ideas.
The rider was wide-eyed, "Where the hell... did this badass come from?"
The person on the back seat took out night vision goggles to confirm, "It really is just one person, should we do something?"
"Anyone daring to show off like this is usually a badass," the rider hesitated a bit, "Are you sure the two of us can take him down?"
The one on the back seat was a bit indifferent, "Maybe he's just a wanderer, us two with a snow mastiff can't take him down?"
The rider started to slow down, but was still a bit cautious.
The one behind was unhappy, "It's just one person, we can't possibly head back to the camp to rally troops... I can't afford that embarrassment."
In the end, he was determined to take down the other: a lone traveler is a gift from the heavens!
The rider was finally tempted, slowing down again, "Let's test him first, asking for a bite shouldn't be a big issue."
If things get troublesome, they can still head back to camp to get more people—amid the ice and snow, the other has no means of transportation and can't travel far.
The one behind snorted softly, "Fine, do as you wish... look at how timid you are."
The rider finally started to brake; a snowmobile requires a process to start and brake on the ice and snow.
However, just as the snowmobile came to a halt, a flash of white light shot through, piercing the snow mastiff's neck directly.
Qu Jianlei had long thought it through: if the other party didn't stop, so be it; if they dared to stop, he would immediately take action.
As for those tedious exchanges, there's no need—in the snow at night stopping in the wilderness, that is the greatest malice.
Because he was prepared, as soon as their vehicle stopped, he picked up the laser gun and fired, directly targeting the snow mastiff.
He believed the snow mastiff was the most likely to escape, so he took it out first.
The one on the back seat was shocked, "He... how dare he shoot first?"
Without a word, he raised his hand and fired, how domineering!
However, the rider had been wary, so he noticed, "Damn... that's a fast gun!"
Aiming accurately within half a kilometer isn't hard but requires some time.
To draw and fire so quickly and accurately, that's truly not something an average person can do.
The rider knew it was too late to restart the engine, so he swayed, intending to hide behind the car.
However, Qu Jianlei had already decided to kill, and another flash of white light passed, striking the rider in the chest.
In winter, everyone wore quite a lot, but the laser gun's penetration was too strong, and the rider was directly knocked back.
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