Multiple life forms?!

Lu Xi'an frowned and then heard an extremely familiar sound.

"Hehehe—"

"Hehehehe—"

Hyenas!

Those creatures that once appeared in the villa in Yubei City, pushing him and Yao Wei together in one place, have shown up here too!

And among these "hehe" sounds, Lu Xi'an also heard a sound resembling a young beast's roar.

Moreover, there was a woman saying, "Go quickly! Go quickly! Don't worry about us!"

But the woman's voice was met with even more intense young beast roars, along with the "whoosh" of air being sliced.

It sounded like someone was throwing punches...

And the speed of those punches was stronger than that of an ordinary person, yet not reaching the level of a Type A Neo-Human.

Is it similar to Shu and Tang Er, who are between Neo-Humans and ordinary humans?

Lu Xi'an felt a slight movement in his heart, opened the car door, stepped on the edge of the driver's seat, and stood up to take a look ahead.

—He naturally confirmed that looking like this at the moment posed no problem before he did so.

If there were any danger, Yao Wei would have fired already, instead of aiming continuously without pulling the trigger.

Then he saw clearly the scene in the distance—

There were a man and a woman, a child, and six hyenas.

The man and woman seemed to be ordinary people, the child was about the same height as the previous young Gou, but with smooth skin, and although the hair was disheveled, it wasn't as dry and yellow as that of the man and woman, looking like a Neo-Human.

Whether it was the man, woman, or the child, they all had pale faces, bloodless lips, and appeared extremely haggard, looking seriously ill.

The man even closed his eyes, lying on the ground motionless, appearing dead, while the woman half-lay against the man in severe anxiety and daze, speaking weakly, a look of impending death.

The one throwing punches was the child.

The child's eyes were filled with bloodshot veins, the nose seemed blocked, only breathing through the mouth, with heavy, rough exhalations and inhalations.

In any case, appearing to be seriously ill and untreated.

But that small fist, when swung, was extremely sharp, decisive and fierce, scaring the hyenas circling the three into stalling, afraid to advance.

There were already two hyenas lying beside the three, one with a head torn apart, another with a body almost folded, evidently dead beyond dead, both killed by heavy blows.

There were no other people or creatures here.

Lu Xi'an could basically confirm that those two hyenas were killed by the child.

The child should be a Neo-Human, and moreover, a Type A Neo-Human; the red dot on the resonant gene scanner map undoubtedly referred to him.

The reason the punching sounds seemed less potent than those of Neo-Humans was because this child was too young, the body hadn't fully developed, with the Type A Neo-Human potential hidden within yet to manifest, and secondly, seemingly gravely ill, unable to exert full power, which was understandable.

And these hyenas were evidently not of the same species as those encountered in northern Yubei City.

Or to put it, these haven't mutated or strengthened; they won't fight fearlessly to the death, with lesser strength, agility, and biting force.

Otherwise, given the fragile and sickly state of the young Type A Neo-Human, it would surely be difficult to fend off the encirclement of hyenas.

The remaining four living hyenas did not blindly charge like their counterparts in Yubei City once did. They merely circled the three, continuously probing.

In probing, they kept making "hehehe" noises, seemingly communicating.

Their target didn't seem to be the two living people, the woman and the child, but looking for a chance to target the already dead man.

Apparently, in their view, compared to the two living ones, this dead body would be easier to deal with.

Among them, one hyena behind the child constantly peeked at him, as if driven by instinct, wanting to attack.

But the child's body was too strong and too tense and alert, preventing the hyena from making a move.

The hyenas lingered restlessly, calling "hehehe" anxiously.

So, is this a Type A Neo-Human child protecting two ordinary people? The child tries so hard, even risking his life for it, while the woman cares deeply, only wanting the child to abandon them and run away.

Such a scene is really rare in this world.

This increasingly changing scene is a bit far away, not very clear to see. But for Lu Xi'an, understanding it wasn't the problem.

Lu Xi'an sighed inwardly, turned his head to glance at Yao Wei, but saw Yao Wei had already moved her eyes from the sniper rifle's scope.

The woman's expression was somewhat complex, seemingly a bit unwilling, yet with some inexplicable restraint and impulse.

"Do you want to help them?"

Lu Xi'an asked.

Yao Wei was pulled back from her thoughts by Lu Xi'an's voice; she pursed her lips and said, "Hmm. This child reminds me of my past..."

Lu Xi'an then understood in his heart; the scene before them certainly reminded Yao Wei of the situation when her mother died.

The scene back then might not be completely the same as now, but how helpless would a lonely child feel staying beside the lifeless body of a loved one that wouldn't respond?

"If you want to help, then help."

Lu Xi'an empathized with Yao Wei, but after confirming the current situation, he said to Yao Wei, "We don't need to waste sniper rifle bullets against these hyenas.

"I'll drive the car closer, and you take action."

"Alright, okay."

Yao Wei nodded in agreement.

The two of them got back into the car at the same time. Yao Wei put down the sniper rifle and picked up some stones. Lu Xi'an drove forward.

The hyenas and the child's ears were all very sharp. After driving forward for over five hundred meters, Lu Xi'an noticed that they had detected the movement. They stopped confronting each other and all looked towards them warily.

Yao Wei had already opened the car door, stood up in the passenger seat, and threw four stones with a wave of her hand.

The four hyenas didn't have time to react to Yao Wei's hidden weapons. They couldn't even let out a cry before being pierced through the head by the stones, falling dead to the ground.

Even though the hyenas fell, the child remained vigilant, standing guard in front of the dead man and the nearly dying woman, staring at the RV in the distance, with two thick and short eyebrows raised as if trying to project his fierceness as much as possible.

It seemed the child had made up his mind to risk his life to protect the two ordinary people, a man and a woman.

Lu Xi'an sat in the car while Yao Wei, standing in the passenger seat, leaned out without retracting. Both of them could see the child panting heavily with his mouth open, his eyelids drooping, as if they might fall completely at any moment.

The child, too, was left with only the last breath, barely holding on with sheer willpower, and seemed likely to collapse at any moment.

Seeing this, Lu Xi'an couldn't help but feel a bit moved.

He drove the car a bit closer until he could clearly see the expressions on the faces of the three, then picked up the microphone from the car's loudspeaker, preparing to communicate with the child to let him know they meant no harm.

But just as he was about to speak, the electronic synthesized voice of Gou came through the RV's speakers:

"A contagious and deadly virus found on the Neo-Human, please be aware.

"A contagious and deadly virus found on the Neo-Human, please be aware.

"A contagious and deadly virus found on the Neo-Human, please be aware."

The same words were repeated three times, indicating that this matter was indeed very important and needed special attention.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei looked at the child and were momentarily stunned. They could see the boy was ill, but they didn't expect it to be an infectious, let alone deadly, disease.

This meant they had to be even more cautious.

Lu Xi'an sighed and asked Gou, "Can you confirm the virus transmission route?"

Gou replied, "Unable to determine, airborne transmission cannot be ruled out."

Lu Xi'an: "..."

This sounded a bit scary.

He lifted the microphone to his mouth and said, "Don't worry, we won't harm you. If we wanted to, you'd already be dead by now."

"Tha... thank you..."

The woman lying on the ground struggled to speak.

The child, hearing the woman's words, turned to look at her and seemed to relax his vigilance a bit.

Having slightly lowered his guard, his tension instantly eased, followed by an extremely violent cough.

It seemed he was indeed seriously ill.

Lu Xi'an said, "You're welcome, it's just a small effort. Stay where you are, and we'll go around. Don't be afraid."

There was no vegetation on either side of the ravine, with the ground made up of stones and soil with some weeds growing, but fortunately no gullies. The car would shake violently on it but wouldn't fall into a ditch.

Lu Xi'an confirmed it was okay to drive the RV off the road.

After explaining to the people in front of him, Lu Xi'an turned the steering wheel and drove off the road.

He initially thought of asking the child to move the people and bodies off the road—the child, being a Type A Neo-Human, would have the strength for that.

But seeing they were already so pitifully ill, he couldn't bring himself to ask.

Oh well, driving around is just a bit bumpy, it doesn't really matter.

He drove off the road and said to Yao Wei, "Hold your breath, be careful not to catch the virus."

"Okay."

Yao Wei obediently held her breath.

Lu Xi'an naturally did the same and said to Gou, "Gou, keep a close watch."

Gou replied, "Mechanical dog 02, understood."

The two drove the RV around the road. The child on the road kept following the RV, regardless of the coughing, panting, and weakness, determined to shield the man and woman behind him from the RV.

He kept watching the RV, and Yao Wei's gaze remained on him, though she said nothing.

Until the RV passed and returned onto the road, with Lu Xi'an driving away.

Lu Xi'an sighed, "Sorry, this is the best we can do."

"Okay."

Yao Wei nodded and unexpectedly said, "Thank you."

She inexplicably thanked him, was she thanking him for accommodating her?

Lu Xi'an shook his head with a laugh, "Why are you thanking me?" After speaking, just to be safe, he asked again, "Gou, are we free of the virus?"

Gou answered, "Rest assured, no trace of the virus has been found on you."

Lu Xi'an exhaled deeply, "Phew... that's good. Otherwise, if infected with a contagious disease, who knows if Fungus Stone would even work."

He finished his words, but Gou suddenly responded, "Analysis confirms the Fungus Stone has a positive effect on this virus."

"Hiss—"

Lu Xi'an instantly slammed on the brakes.

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