Five Frozen Centuries

Liu Lei left the camp. The sky was already bright, and he was in a bad condition. Not only was he swaying as he walked, but he also started panting after taking a few steps. However, he persevered and continued walking.

The Tree-Man glanced at him and did not say anything. The rhinoceros opened its eyes but did not do anything. The group of savages watched him leave quietly. Surprisingly, they did not quarrel or make a fuss.

Wei Sha had just returned from hunting when she saw him. She did not say anything. She just let him leave while swaying.

The giant purple cat wailed. Upon seeing Liu Lei leave, it closed its mouth and looked at him in confusion.

Liu Lei picked up a stick. His face suddenly became bloated. His left finger and left thigh then started swelling. He took out a fruit knife. There was blood on it. He took a closer look at the fruit knife. It seemed like he wanted to end this, but he did not do it.

He continued moving forward faster as if he wanted to escape this temporary camp. However, he tripped over something and collapsed in the mud.

He lifted the wooden stick and tried his best to get up but was unsuccessful.

…

Wei Huo and Xiao Bin were the first ones to find Liu Lei. The Tree-Man said that he had seen Liu Lei running out of the camp toward the southeast. Wei Huo and Xiao Bin chased after him and found him next to a stream.

Liu Lei was already dead. He still had the fruit knife in his hand. The knife was clean, and there was no blood on it. He’d probably wanted to kill himself there, but before he could do it, his illness had acted up and caused him to collapse.

His body was covered in dirt, and he seemed to have tripped many times. There was a clay stick by his side. It seemed like he had walked there with the stick.

However, why had he run away? Why had he brought a fruit knife?

No one knew…

Wei Huo checked his body and did not find any new wounds on it. However, his back was covered in old scars. It was hard for the two of them to imagine what he had encountered in the past. It was hard to imagine what he and his sister had experienced before they had been saved.

Xiao Bin could not help but ask, “Why did he leave?”

Wei Huo had spent four hours rescuing Mo Guyun, and it had taken him five hours to find him. In other words, if Li Lei had not left the camp, he would still have had a chance to survive. One might even say that if he had not run and had lain down on the bed and let Xiao Bin take care of him, he would definitely have been able to survive until Wei Huo had treated Mo Guyun.

“Why did he leave the camp?” Xiao Bin did not understand why Liu Lei had done this. Everyone could be saved.

Wei Huo looked into the distance. At that moment, mist shrouded the mountain like a white dragon. The air was fresh after the rain.

Wei Huo stared at the mountain in the distance and said, “Humans are complicated. No one can guess what others are up to… Bury him!”

Xiao Bin asked, “What will we tell his sister when we get back? Is he dead? Missing?”

Wei Huo thought about it and said, “You don’t have to say anything… Just say that he’s missing.”

Xiao Bin felt sad. He thought it was a pity that Liu Lei had died. This wonderful young man had been strong and had loved his sister a lot. However, he had died just like that.

“He wants to leave someone else the hope of life…” Xiao Bin said.

If he left, Wei Huo would only choose to save Mo Guyun. However… that did not make sense. Not unless he wanted to die!

Wei Huo opened the Menu. He would keep an eye on the Menu at all times. He could check on people who were related to him by blood that way. At the moment, it seemed like Wei Huo’s parents and other relatives were doing well.

Wei Huo speculated that the humans living in the city might be in a better state, as the buildings were protected. After figuring out the situation, the humans in the city should unite quickly to find useful resources to survive the difficult early stage.

His parents were researchers. If someone built a camp, they would be valued. They just did not know where he was.

Wei Huo returned to the temporary camp and realized that everyone else was awake. He asked, “How is Liu Ying?”

Mo Guyun replied, “Her body should be fine. It’s just that… she seems like she doesn’t want to speak. Perhaps she is too shocked. Did you… find Liu Lei?”

Wei Huo looked at Xiao Bin and said, “Xiao Bin, tell Mo Guyun about Liu Lei’s situation. After you understand the situation, go and comfort Liu Ying. I want to go back to the room the two siblings used to stay in.”

After giving instructions, Wei Huo walked to the room where Liu Lei and his sister had been found and saved. Although he had entered the room twice, he had not paid much attention to the situation in it. However, this time, he started investigating the situation in the room.

The room was a living room. It was not big, but there was a sofa and a table. There should have been a television there as well. However, Wei Huo had thought that he might need to use parts of the television, so he had put it on the display platform.

There were two doors connected to the living room. Wei Huo guessed that they should lead to two bedrooms. One shouldn’t look down on villages. Many small villas in rural areas were prettier and larger than the houses in the city.

Wei Huo checked the two bedrooms and realized that one of them was not locked but the other one was.

Wei Huo raised his brows. He felt that the whole thing was not simple. Perhaps Liu Lei had been trying to hide something.

He kicked the locked door open and saw blood stains on the floor. Wei Huo walked over and saw half a weird bug in the middle of the blood. The bug looked like a centipede. It was slender, and it was about 20 to 30 centimeters long. It seemed like it had been cut by a sharp weapon!

Wei Huo patiently searched again. Soon, he found a safe under the bed. Wei Huo dragged the safe out and took out his hunting knife. He then cut the safe in half.

Wei Huo saw five gold bars and a bunch of brand-new RMBs in the safe. There was a notification about the RMBs.

“The human currency of China can be used to light a fire.”

In the end, paper money was just paper. It was only worth ‘100’, but when that number was worthless, paper money was just paper.

Paper was also very useful. Given the RMBs’ characteristics, the notes could at least be used as a hat, an umbrella, or a kite. However, it would be the most convenient to use them to light a fire.

Wei Huo picked up the remaining half of the bug. He had recognized it. It was a poisonous insect called a Body-Breaking Worm. The remaining half of the bug, in combination with Liu Lei’s performance and his bulky body, cleared up the whole situation.

Wei Huo left the room and returned to the camp. The first thing he asked everyone was, “Where are you guys from?”

The four of them were stunned. Xiao Bin said, “The three of us are from Southern Border’s Yun County.”

Mo Guyun was a little surprised. “What a coincidence. I’m from Southern Border’s Jianghai City.”

Wei Huo asked, “I heard that the Southern Wilderness has… Gu[1]. Is that how you read it?”

[1] A type of poisonous insect, worm, or entity