The moment this vehicle appeared, it instantly drew everyone's attention.
There was no helping it—this car looked way too flashy.
The smooth lines, the exaggerated design, and the spotless body.
It stood in stark contrast to every other vehicle in the entire base.
The man stepping out of it was like something straight out of a romantic drama.
His polished leather shoes reflected the firelight and lamplight of the base.
His clean, crisp suit made him look incredibly tall and upright.
He just seemed completely different from everyone else.
The person arriving was none other than Dantai Bie, who hadn't been seen in a long time.
This guy stood in front of the car, took off his sunglasses, and grinned at the people of the Fair Convoy.
"Hey, everyone, what's up? Long time no see—don't you recognize me?"
"Or could it be that you're too ashamed of yourselves to acknowledge me?"
"It's been a few months since we last met, but... you don't have to stare at me like that!"
"Even if I have gotten a lot more handsome... don't worship me too much!"
That familiar chatterbox mode.
It instantly confirmed to everyone that this guy was the real deal.
No one else could impersonate Dantai Bie.
Little Fish pointed at Dantai Bie: "You... you..."
Dantai Bie walked over with confident strides, arms outstretched, as if waiting for everyone to embrace him.
A faint smile played on his face.
Seeing Little Fish looking like she'd seen a ghost.
Dantai Bie ruffled Little Fish's head, messing up the little girl's hair.
Before the girl could freak out, Dantai Bie pulled a piece of chocolate from his pocket and stuffed it into Little Fish's hand.
"Little Fish, be good—did you miss your big brother?"
"You..."
Little Fish was about to say, "Why are you here again, you annoying guy?"
But with the chocolate in her hand, she decided to let it slide.
Her number one enemy was still around, and now her number two enemy was back.
That gave Little Fish a real sense of crisis.
If only Le Le were here—then she could team up with Le Le and deal with both these big villains together.
Chu Che was in the middle of a trade with Wu Zehui. Seeing Dantai Bie back, he was obviously happy too.
But the transaction at hand was still important.
The other side was very dissatisfied with the price of fifteen catties per Revitalization Talisman and was haggling.
Chu Che turned to greet Dantai Bie with a quick word, then continued bargaining.
Ding Dong stood there, a faint smile on her face.
"Welcome back!"
The two hugged each other.
Chen Ye was also a little happy to see Dantai Bie return.
This guy might talk a lot, but he was still loyal!
Iron Lion was standing nearby, grinning like an idiot, and walked over to hug Dantai Bie.
The size difference between the two was so huge that it looked like Iron Lion was hugging a child.
Xu Lina stood quietly behind Chen Ye.
"Sister Lina, long time no see—you've gotten even more beautiful!"
"Long time no see, and you've gotten even smoother with your words!"
Xu Lina and Dantai Bie high-fived from a distance.
Gong Yong had been grinning like an idiot the whole time.
Seeing Gong Yong, Dantai Bie gave him an extra look. "Tsk tsk... Da Yong, you seem different!"
Gong Yong was stunned for a moment, then asked happily, "How am I different?"
Dantai Bie thought for a moment and said, "Hmm... you've become a lot sleazier!"
"Ah... you little..."
Gong Yong's excitement instantly turned cold.
At the same time, he grumbled inwardly: Spending every day with these two guys, Chen Ye and Chu Che—how could I not become sleazy?
No, I've become more outgoing, not sleazy!
What the hell are you saying, kid?
Anyway, no matter what, everyone was really happy that Dantai Bie was back.
In a way, Dantai Bie was like an unofficial member of the Fair Convoy, the contractor type.
If it weren't for the fact that this guy was born to love freedom.
No one would have objected if he'd joined the convoy as a permanent member.
Even though he was a chatterbox and talked a lot of nonsense, he was genuinely sincere, and when it came to fighting, he never acted like an outsider.
Simply put, this guy was solid.
Around the bonfire, everyone made room for Dantai Bie.
He sat down without any hesitation.
Then he started blabbering on about his experiences during this time.
Little Fish ran over eagerly and sat down too.
This little girl seemed to hate Dantai Bie, but not really.
She seemed disgusted, but she was also visibly happy because he was back.
Even Xue Nan, with nothing else to do, sat down by the fire.
"The thing under the Mist River Bridge was terrifying!"
"That snake is huge!"
"Holy shit, I think that snake could swallow ten of me in one bite without any problem!"
"You saw the Great Serpent of the Mist River too?"
Chen Ye asked.
"No kidding. That thing has surpassed the limits of human cognition. Oh my god!"
"Good thing I was lucky. I realized something was wrong and didn't dare get close."
"I only took a look from far away. That snake was as big as a mountain!"
"..."
Dantai Bie recounted his experience seeing the Great Serpent of the Mist River.
He was still clearly shaken by it.
"There's also a place called Xinghua Town. There was a woman in a white dress holding a pair of scissors..."
That was obviously the Scissor Woman of Xinghua Town.
"That Anomaly was truly terrifying, roaming around Xinghua Town..."
"Hold on, you said the White Dress Scissor Woman was roaming around Xinghua Town? Wasn't she in that supermarket?"
"You guys encountered her too?"
"Of course, we..."
Chen Ye and the others started telling him about their own encounter with the Scissor Woman.
Clearly, the Scissor Woman Chen Ye and the others had met was the same one Dantai Bie had encountered.
Only, when Chen Ye and the others had first met the Scissor Woman, that Anomaly was only active in the supermarket.
But according to Dantai Bie, that woman was now roaming all over Xinghua Town.
"If I hadn't been quick-witted, you probably wouldn't be seeing me now!"
"You have no idea..."
Dantai Bie began to vividly describe his encounter with the Scissor Woman.
The Scissor Woman Dantai Bie described was clearly more powerful and chilling than the one Chen Ye and the others had encountered.
This Scissor Woman had obviously become more terrifying.
Earlier, everyone had guessed that as the apocalypse deepened, the Anomalies' strength was also increasing.
Clearly, the Scissor Woman's power was good proof of that guess.
"And I went to see the Oasis too!"
"You really can run!"
Hearing that this guy had even gone to the Oasis, Chen Ye couldn't help but complain.
Xinghua Town and Fog City were clearly on this side of the old world.
But the Oasis was on the other side of the new world.
And this guy had actually gone to the Oasis.
"Heh, being alone, I'm naturally much freer than your convoy."
"Just treat it as a road trip!"
In this apocalypse, Dantai Bie was probably the only one who could travel.
"There were a lot of unbelievable things on the other side of the new world. I didn't dare go too deep."
"The deeper I went, the more terrifying it got, and the more unbelievable it became!"
"I even saw a lot of Giant Anomalies!"
"What do you mean by Giant Anomalies?"
Hearing this new term, even Ding Dong couldn't help but ask.
"Giant Anomalies are those Anomalies with especially huge bodies."
"They have a body size that's distinctly different from other Anomalies. I heard that term from another convoy!"
"Those Matchstick Man-like giants we encountered in the Eternal Night's Sea of Trees are Giant Anomalies!"
Giant Anomalies—thinking about it that way, it seemed quite fitting.
The Bloated Deformed Giant they had encountered in the Oasis earlier, the Matchstick Man Giant in the Sea of Trees, and the Giant Infants they had encountered at the Rainbow Bridge.
They all counted as Giant Anomalies.
As everyone's understanding of Anomalies grew, they had also begun to study them to some extent.
But the progress of this research was really too slow.
If they could capture Xi City, their understanding of Anomalies would surely take a big step forward.
Dantai Bie talked endlessly, never running out of topics.
It seemed that during this time, he had seen a lot of interesting, bizarre, and dangerous things.
When he got excited, he even pulled out a phone to show everyone the photos he had taken.
Clearly, this guy had specifically gotten a phone for taking pictures.
Chu Che finished the trade with the Post-Apocalyptic Opera Troupe, looking absolutely delighted.
With Dantai Bie's return, Chu Che was even happier.
Just as Dantai Bie was showing everyone the photos he had taken.
Chu Che plopped down beside Dantai Bie: "Kid, you've been to a lot of places! Seeing you're doing well, I'm relieved!"
Dantai Bie threw an arm around Chu Che's shoulder, obviously just as happy.
Seeing the Revitalization Talisman in Chu Che's hand, he asked in surprise, "Squad Leader Chu, what's that?"
Chu Che's eyes rolled, and he put on the same smile as before: "You don't know? It's a Revitalization Talisman, a must-have for the apocalypse. Let me tell you, this thing can..."
Blah blah blah, he launched into a whole spiel.
Dantai Bie's eyes grew brighter and brighter as he listened.
He also had a lot of expired food.
Throwing it away was a waste, but eating it would upset his stomach.
Even though with his current strength, eating a bit of spoiled food definitely wouldn't kill him.
It would definitely make him uncomfortable for a while.
But with a Revitalization Talisman...
You see, Dantai Bie had charged straight into the base from the entrance, so he had no idea about the basic situation of this base.
He didn't even know what was here.
"Dantai Bie, we're good brothers. I'll give you a discount—thirteen catties each, how about that? I don't have many left!"
"If I didn't see you as a brother, I definitely wouldn't sell these to you. I just charged that other convoy fourteen catties each."
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