Chapter 53: 53, Have a clear conscience

These human-faced insects—Ren Xiaosu had been in the wilderness all these years, and not only had he never seen them, he hadn't even heard of them.

When facing ants and termites, Ren Xiaosu remained quite calm, because if you don't smell of blood, the giant ants nowadays aren't particularly interested in you.

But these human-faced insects were terrifying—they were clearly there to eat people!

This canyon was usually so windy; who knew where these human-faced insects usually hid? Now that they'd spotted their prey, they were pouring out in a swarm.

Were those wolf packs afraid of these things? If Ren Xiaosu had known there were so many human-faced insects in this canyon, he wouldn't have come in even if he died. This time, he didn't even care about the rats.

He had wanted to climb the cliff face before, but now he was actually glad his movements were a bit slow—otherwise, if he'd encountered one of these things mid-climb, he really would have died!

"Get in the car!" Xu Xiancheng shouted to everyone.

Ren Xiaosu slashed down two of the human-faced insects that lunged at him. Those insects opened their maws in midair—their claws weren't particularly sharp, but their maws were like hooks of the underworld, capable of snatching away a person's life.

This time, Ren Xiaosu didn't run—because the car was the safest place. While everyone else panicked, he had already climbed aboard. He not only got in himself but also dragged the driver with him.

Ren Xiaosu didn't know how to drive—if he didn't bring a driver, he couldn't go anywhere.

He threw the driver into the driver's seat and shouted, "Drive! Hurry up and drive!"

The innocent driver turned around and said, "This isn't my car—I don't have the keys to this one..."

What the hell... Ren Xiaosu felt he had really eaten the loss of not knowing how to drive. He didn't even know the common sense of a car and a key!

But he didn't hesitate. Grabbing the driver, he climbed back out and roared, "Which one is yours?!"

The driver, dazed from being dragged around by Ren Xiaosu, pointed at a car in the chaos: "That one!"

Ren Xiaosu dragged the driver toward that car. At this moment, everyone else was frantically fleeing for their lives—some made it to cars, others ran toward the front of the canyon without getting in, and some even ran toward the wolf pack.

At the brink of life and death, some untrained band personnel had never seen such a scene before—they had already lost their ability to think normally.

Just then, a voice echoed in Ren Xiaosu's mind: "Mission: Save at least 10 people out of the canyon!"

"I'll save your sister!" Ren Xiaosu continued dragging the driver toward the vehicle. After all, there was no punishment for not completing the mission—his life was more important!

Until this point, he suddenly realized someone was following him from behind.

He turned around, and the person following him was none other than Yang Xiaojin, the perfect-class firearms master. The other party seemed to be carrying something, but Ren Xiaosu didn't have time to look closely.

This girl had made up her mind to follow Ren Xiaosu to escape—apparently, in her eyes, only by following him could she survive!

Ren Xiaosu couldn't care less. He reached the vehicle, pulled open the door, and found a private army soldier trembling in the driver's seat. Ren Xiaosu dragged him out irritably—why were you hiding here if you didn't have the car keys? Waiting to die?

In that gap, two human-faced insects tried to crawl up Ren Xiaosu's pant legs, but as they approached, Yang Xiaojin shot them to pieces with two shots.

Ren Xiaosu climbed into the back of the SUV, and Yang Xiaojin followed. He shouted at the dazed driver, "Drive! What are you standing there for?!"

The driver had fallen into a numb, mechanical state. Only when Ren Xiaosu shouted did he frantically insert the key and start the engine. He stepped on the gas, but the car didn't move much. Then he realized the handbrake was still engaged and hastily released it, driving forward.

Only then did Ren Xiaosu let out a sigh of relief. The car couldn't outrun wolves, but it could outrun the human-faced insects. Ahead, two cars had already driven some distance, while several people behind were submerged by the insects. The black tide of insects covered each fallen person, their bodies twisting in struggle—but it was all in vain.

From within the black tide came the sound of chewing, and blood and flesh were ground into pulp by the sharp maws.

Ren Xiaosu fell silent. So this was the true wilderness.

This was the world humanity would face in the future!

Those eerie human-faced insects were drawn to the blood and flesh, no longer chasing the vehicles. Ren Xiaosu slumped weakly in his seat, panting. He had exerted quite a bit of effort just now and was now somewhat drained.

Even he couldn't easily carry an adult around like this.

Ren Xiaosu glanced at Yang Xiaojin, who sat calmly in the car and said, "Not bad strength."

Ren Xiaosu ignored her and looked at the driver: "There aren't any insects chasing us, are there?"

"No," the driver, still shaken from his brush with death, gradually regained his senses. His mind was no longer numb; he had some awareness. He kept muttering in the driver's seat, "Thank you—I might not have made it without you."

"A thank-you from Sun Junzheng, +1!"

Ren Xiaosu thought to himself that his thank-you coins had finally reached 74. It wasn't all for nothing, dragging someone around like this. He thought for a moment and said, "Don't thank me too much—I just wanted you to drive."

"No problem. Whether it's because of that or not, I have to thank you. Sorry about the past—you can rest assured I'll repay you," Sun Junzheng said.

"A thank-you from Sun Junzheng, +1!"

Ren Xiaosu was stunned—could you really get multiple thanks for the same thing? Probably because of the life-saving grace, and Sun Junzheng was still in a state of shock, so each thank-you was sincere.

Ren Xiaosu probed, "Say thanks again and see how it sounds."

"..." Sun Junzheng choked for half a moment, and his emotions suddenly became incoherent!

Yang Xiaojin's gaze toward Ren Xiaosu grew strange—this wasn't out of danger yet, and this young man's heart was too bold.

Ren Xiaosu waited for half a day but didn't get the 76th thank-you. He felt he might have been too impatient...

If he could hold back a bit and be more reserved, maybe he could have harvested several more. But one shouldn't be too greedy—enough is enough...

Suddenly, Ren Xiaosu caught sight of Yang Xiaojin's abnormal expression in his peripheral vision. He cleared his throat: "Cough, cough—I was just joking. Let's hurry and escape the canyon and catch up with the cars ahead."

At this moment, Ren Xiaosu suddenly remembered the mission issued by the palace. He didn't feel ashamed—under those circumstances, there was no way he could have sacrificed himself to save others.

Just as he had told Yan Liuyuan: If there's guilt, convince yourself not to have any!

Moreover, he had no qualms about this.

But suddenly, Ren Xiaosu heard the palace in his mind say: "Mission completed. Reward: 1.0 strength."

What the hell? Could it be that as long as he had saved people and the team survived with more than ten people, the mission was considered complete?

This palace was really casual...