Once the heat subsided, his well-trained nerves instinctively tensed: Reason reminded him to immediately conceal himself, maintain tracking, and observe the situation; but the extreme hunger made him hesitate, very much wanting to go over and… steal some food. He had never been this hungry before. Si Nan swallowed slightly.
Chapter 41
Reality didn’t give Shen Nan many chances to hesitate. A few seconds later, the SUV slowly started and drove out of the gas station.
Cold wind swept through the desolate streets. The bus stations, supermarkets, and schools were empty. Garbage and plastic bags chased each other in the dust, then were trampled by zombies.
The SUV passed through a residential area. In the side mirror, the trees on the wall suddenly moved imperceptibly.
“Still following,” Abal spoke.
This time, the female Alpha also noticed the movement: “Could there be many people?”
She turned back to look at her superior. In the back seat, Romuel finally stopped wiping his short knife: “Only one.”
Without looking up, he said: “Slow down and set up a checkpoint ahead to see who it is.”
His heart was beating rapidly in his chest. Shen Nan was breathing heavily, feeling cold sweat flowing down his temples. Should he give up?
Or try to circle to the front of the car and take a chance by asking for help?
Shen Nan’s strong vigilance instinct made him less inclined to the latter, but he had already chased for half a day, and the massive energy expenditure made him reluctant to give up directly. Just as he was at a loss, the SUV suddenly turned into a lane full of bungalows.
There’s a chance.
Noah dashed two steps, leaped over the wall onto the treetops, then used momentum to jump onto the rooftop, quickly shuttling across the connected flat roofs like a light and agile feline, silently stopping at the edge of the eaves.
The SUV was parked in front of a residential house, with the driver getting out and opening the trunk, carrying half a box of mineral water into the house, appearing as if this was their temporary base.
