County roads are mostly between the countryside.
The roads in the countryside are fairly good, but once you leave the highway, the situation changes.
Yao Wei's car smoothly turned off the highway, but moving forward, a ravine appeared, and if the car went further, the tires would definitely get stuck.
Behind the highway, there was a long slope, and past the slope was a stream coming from the east.
Yao Wei had no choice but to give up moving forward and turned around.
Lu Xi'an held the door handle to steady himself, looked back, and saw that the car blocking the highway had stopped for a moment, seemingly a bit hesitant.
It was a white pickup truck, with half the paint peeling off, looking rusty, and the front bumper was dented in multiple spots, who knows how many times it had collided.
The bed of the truck was heightened, but only on the sides.
The bed frame seemed mismatched with the vehicle model, with sawed-off marks at the back, rough and jagged, likely cutting skin if touched.
There were two people with guns, both hiding in the truck bed, aiming their pistols from the low back railing.
Those two guys, like themselves, didn't show their heads at all, only reached out to shoot, relying purely on their sixth sense to aim.
Lu Xi'an breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed not everyone was like Yao Wei, everyone was using the 'random chance' shooting technique, evenly matched, so he didn't have to worry too much about his own shooting skills being inferior.
Moreover, those two looked old, with yellowed irregular teeth when they spoke, seemingly not Neo-Humans, should be easier to deal with.
After a short pause, that car still chased after them, apparently unwilling to give up on Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei as their new targets.
——Even though they knew Lu Xi'an had a submachine gun.
"How about we switch, I'll drive, and you shoot?"
Lu Xi'an asked.
His shooting was inaccurate, and confronting the counterpart would only be a luck competition, better to leave the work to someone skilled.
As for driving, since coming to this world, he hadn't touched this thing, but his memories from the previous life still remained.
And he had also observed that cars in this world operated the same way as in the previous life, certainly not a problem.
Yao Wei glanced at Lu Xi'an, seemingly wanting to ask "Are you sure?", but recalling Lu Xi'an's skills shown in the past two days, she didn't open her mouth in the end.
She directly trusted Lu Xi'an, shifted the gear to neutral, released the accelerator, letting the car coast in neutral, bent both legs, squatting on the seat.
Lu Xi'an, with a tacit understanding, thrust his feet, exerting force from his waist, moving swiftly toward the main driver seat.
The physique of Neo-Humans, whether in core strength or flexibility and balance, far surpassed his previous life. He leapt like a monkey climbing a tree, effortlessly reaching the driver's seat.
Yao Wei simultaneously released her grip on the steering wheel, passing Lu Xi'an and crossing to the back.
When Lu Xi'an grasped the wheel and sat properly, she too was seated in the front passenger seat.
The tacit cooperation between the two was as if they had practiced countless times, with unmatched mutual trust.
"Here."
Lu Xi'an tossed the submachine gun to Yao Wei, while stepping on the clutch, holding the gear stick, estimating the speed and shifting into fifth gear, then slammed the accelerator.
The car, which had slightly slowed, once again accelerated fiercely.
However, Yao Wei put the submachine gun down, saying, "Not used to it." Then she pulled out her own pistol and reached out of the window.
"Bang!"
The gunshot rang out, and the tire of the pickup truck behind burst with a sound and went flat.
The truck shook, spun around, and quickly braked to a stop.
One of the shooters in the bed was thrown out, his head hitting a rock, immediately going still. The other shooter couldn't withstand the inertia and was almost flung out.
"We're pretty awesome together."
Lu Xi'an said cheerfully.
"Mm."
Yao Wei nodded, acknowledging.
She felt that Lu Xi'an's driving skills were quite good, as impressive as his cooking skills.
Lu Xi'an asked, "Go back or leave?"
The gun was in Yao Wei's hands, and she was better at fighting, so he left the choice to her.
"Go back. They're down to two people."
Yao Wei said decisively.
This woman seemed incredibly calm, but her words were murderous.
Lu Xi'an nodded, saying, "Okay."
This was undoubtedly the best choice.
The people in that vehicle might have reinforcements nearby, if they left now, they might call for help, which could lead to getting surrounded by enemies, definitely not a good situation.
Hyenas with claws and fangs were already challenging enough, now with cars and guns, how could one not be cautious?
Furthermore, the people in the car had already fired at them, retaliation was deserved.
Lu Xi'an turned the wheel, reversing direction, while listening to Yao Wei say, "Drive onto the road." Without hesitation, he adjusted the direction slightly, downshifting to climb the slope, returning to the highway.
This allowed him to face the enemies who had rushed off the road.
Yao Wei moved swiftly to the back seat, right behind Lu Xi'an, lowering the window and holding her gun out.
"Bang!"
The gunshot rang out.
The person in the pickup's bed had just stabilized their posture but was precisely shot by Yao Wei, a bullet bursting through their head, knocking them from the truck.
"Brake."
Yao Wei said, speaking simultaneously while holding the rear seat backrest with her unarmed hand, extending her leg to brace against the dehydrated vegetable box on the seat to keep it steady against the emergency brake.
Lu Xi'an didn't hesitate, releasing the accelerator and stomping on the brake.
The car speed decreased sharply, positioning the rear window perfectly towards the front seat outside the road.
Without hesitation, Yao Wei pulled the trigger.
"Bang!"
Only one shot was needed.
The pickup was so old, the front seats didn't even have windows, the bullet went through the passenger seat window, directly hitting the driver's forehead, creating a bloody hole.
Lu Xi'an had already halted the car, while Yao Wei opened the door and jogged towards the pickup with her gun raised.
Lu Xi'an didn't follow, picking up the submachine gun from the passenger seat, setting it up at the window to cover Yao Wei.
The two people in the pickup, previously shot in the head, were confirmed dead. Yao Wei ignored them, instead checking the person thrown from the vehicle.
She jogged to the person's side, finding them unconscious, ultimately not wasting a bullet, pulling out a knife from her waist and slicing the person's throat, carefully avoiding the splattered blood.
"Done."
She said to Lu Xi'an as she stood up.
So Lu Xi'an got out as well, the robotic dog followed.
With those people killed, it was time to loot the bodies.
This place wasn't suitable to linger, both shared the thought, quickly looting the bodies and leaving.
Yao Wei collected both handguns from the two people, additionally finding fourteen bullets, in the same caliber as her handgun, quite a significant find.
Meanwhile, Lu Xi'an set his sights on the vehicle's tires, asking Yao Wei, "Do you think these tires match our car's model? Should we take one as a spare?"
They were indeed lucky, Lu Xi'an took a look, noticing the pickup's tires were the same size, specifications, and patterns, likely a kind of universal tire.
This made the tire a suitable spare.
It's essential to know that tire specifications and patterns are crucial; if the four tires differ even slightly, it can affect grip and may cause issues while driving, braking, or turning.
Yao Wei glancing at the pickup's tires, then their car by the roadside, nodded in agreement, "Mm."