Transmigration: Experiencing Life's End - Dying Peacefully in One's Sleep

Chapter 856 Extreme Apocalypse 20

Li Yanjing said, "It's very slippery up ahead, and the place to put your feet is very narrow. Let's go together."

Before she could speak, he added, "If someone slips and falls while going there alone, there won't be enough time to pull them up."

Since things had come to this point, Ruan Chutong didn't refuse any longer.

"Okay, then I'll help you across by the arm."

"Okay, hold on tight." Li Yanjing extended his hand to her.

Ruan Chutong took one hand to hold his arm, but felt that her fingers were not long enough to close the grip, so she had to move down to hold his wrist.

It wasn't that her fingers weren't long enough, but rather that he was wearing thick clothes and his arms were stiff; based on her experience, they were probably all muscle.

The two walked forward hand in hand, and soon they passed that section of road and joined the others on the steps.

Ruan Chutong also withdrew her hand, and everyone walked up the mountain together.

After climbing for a while, we saw a pavilion on the edge of the mountain.

"I'm so tired, everyone should take a rest." Li Xinyan rubbed her legs with her hands.

Seeing that the four elders were struggling, Ruan Chutong said, "Rest for a while, eat something and drink some water, and then continue climbing."

No one objected. After Li Dayuan wiped the water off the pavilion seats with a towel, everyone sat down using their bags as cushions.

As soon as Li Xinyan sat down, she couldn't wait to say, "Sister Tong, quickly bring out some food. What are we eating today? Something hot would be best."

Ruan Chutong took out eight disposable soup containers, all filled with mutton rice noodles, which Xu Zhenzhu and Gao's mother had made at home when they had nothing else to do.

Mr. Gao took a sip of soup and then slurped up a mouthful of noodles: "It's so refreshing! It's so convenient that it can keep the soup warm."

Mrs. Gao nodded, drank some hot water, and her complexion improved a lot: "Yes, being able to eat something hot anytime, anywhere, and being able to travel light when fleeing a disaster."

Everyone tacitly understood the meaning without explicitly saying the word "space".

Li Xinyan ate without looking up, but still managed to say, "This is the treatment the protagonist gets in novels. Sister Tong, could you be the female protagonist of our world? Then I'd be the protagonist's sister and benefit from it too."

"So, in that case, I'm the protagonist's mother, and our whole family is part of the protagonist group. We should be able to survive to the end," Xu Zhenzhu said with a smile.

Li Xinyan nodded: "Protagonists all have that protagonist halo, so we should be able to survive this dangerous situation, right?"

"What does 'protagonist halo' mean? Is the protagonist the same as the one in the TV series?" Li Dayuan doesn't read novels; he only knows about the protagonists in TV series.

Li Yanjing was also unaware, while Gao Mingcheng did know, but he was so engrossed in the delicious mutton rice noodles that he didn't have time to speak.

"The protagonist's halo is the special abilities and privileges that the protagonist possesses, which others don't have," Li Xinyan explained.

Upon hearing this, Li Dayuan's eyes widened: "So, Tongtong really seems like the main character."

Everyone was joking a bit earlier, but now, considering what Li Xinyan said, it really does feel like that.

Ruan Chutong almost laughed when she heard this, but it also seemed to make some sense. After all, wasn't it her responsibility to lead this family to survive in the apocalypse?

Li Yanjing stopped eating his noodles and looked at her, as if he was thinking about something.

Ruan Chutong naturally sensed that someone was watching her: "Brother Li, why are you looking at me like that?"

"I think that makes some sense."

What's the reasoning behind this? Does he think what everyone is saying makes sense?

Ruan Chutong didn't ask any questions; let's skip this topic.

Fortunately, no one was around. She had also observed that no one was paying attention to them, otherwise she wouldn't have let everyone talk about these things.

After eating and drinking their fill, everyone continued climbing the mountain.

The temple on the mountaintop was very large, and there were people in several halls, but they were too tired to pay much attention.

The two families found a place to stay temporarily. After climbing the mountain for half a day, everyone sat down and didn't want to move anymore.

After resting for a few hours, it started to get dark outside.

In the middle of the night, everyone was awakened by a series of chaotic noises.

The sound wasn't coming from where they lived, but from the temple next door.

Ruan Chutong didn't open her eyes, but she still saw what had happened, and a hint of annoyance flashed in her eyes.

This situation is beyond our control, and it will only get worse in the future.

Li Yanjing and Gao Mingcheng went next door to see what was going on.

A short while later, the two returned looking rather unwell.

Gao Mingcheng's expression clearly showed anger and disgust, while Li Yanjing's emotions were less obvious, but her eyes were cold.

"What happened?" Li Dayuan asked, seeing the two of them like this.

Everyone looked over, including those in the main hall.

Li Yanjing sat down directly without saying a word.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Gao Mingcheng had no choice but to speak up himself: "A family next door had their belongings robbed by a group of men. The man was beaten to the point of being unconscious, and the mother and daughter were dragged away by them."

After saying that, he lost interest in describing the details that followed.

Having said that, everyone can naturally guess what happened next.

In the end times, everyone is in danger, and most people just stand by and watch.

But seeing it with your own eyes still makes you feel uncomfortable.

"Isn't anyone going to do anything about this?" someone couldn't help but ask.

When everyone looked over, they realized it was a young girl with resentment in her eyes.

Gao Mingcheng spoke up: "There are too many people. No one dares to go over and provoke them, for fear of getting into trouble and harming themselves and their families."

"How many of them are there? How many of them are armed?" Ruan Chutong asked, noticing that everyone's mood was low.

Upon hearing this, Li Yanjing immediately opened his eyes and looked at her: "There are sixteen people, more than half of whom are armed. Are you going to interfere?"

He knew he shouldn't be soft-hearted in the apocalypse, but...

Hearing him say that, everyone looked at Ruan Chutong.

"Tongtong..." Xu Zhenzhu hesitated, afraid that Tongtong would impulsively stand up for others and get herself into trouble.

Ruan Chutong gave her a reassuring look before answering Li Yanjing's question.

"There are only so many people here, and they will never be satisfied. We will all be caught in the same trap sooner or later. It's better to strike first than to wait out the inevitable."

“You’re right. Unless we leave, we have no choice but to fight back.” Li Yanjing nodded.

"Miss, what do you want to do? I can help too. By the way, my name is Zhang Anwen," the girl who had just spoken quickly said.

She couldn't stand that kind of thing to begin with, and besides, Ruan Chutong was right.

If they don't resist, who knows if they'll be next?

Li Xinyan also wanted to vent her anger: "Yes, there are only a dozen or so of them, while we have eight of us. If more people join us, we can manage them."

Li Dayuan and Xu Zhenzhu had no objections to the Gao family couple; they would support whatever the children decided.

Zhang Anwen quickly replied, "Including me, there are nine of us. And with my parents, that makes eleven people."