Chapter 1421: Chapter 590: Gale Convoy

Wang Tao has returned, and people like Zhao Yaru finally have a pillar of strength; they are no longer in a panic. They hurriedly sent people to move the remaining food back to the base.

Then, Wang Tao looked over the statistics that Zhao Yaru had compiled, and though they had lost a significant amount of food to robbery this time, in total, only one person had died and over thirty were injured. This was considered quite fortunate; if it hadn’t been for the sudden appearance of mutant beasts, the losses would have been even greater.

Wang Tao gave out some medical packs to them, which were somewhat effective for the wounded.

After some time, Zizhu Base calmed down once again.

Once Wang Tao was sure there were no issues, he addressed Zhao Yaru:

“Stay at home. I’m going to look for that group.”

Although it had been a few hours, Wang Tao was not in a rush. Given the current harsh conditions, they could not have gone too far. Even if they had, they likely wouldn’t have had time to erase their tracks.

As long as they were alive, it was only a matter of time before he found them. Wang Tao just hoped they hadn’t been eaten by that mutant beast.

“…Yes! My Lord, please be careful!”

Zhao Yaru originally wanted to say there was no need to chase after those robbers, to avoid troubling Wang Tao too much. But since those robbers took a large amount of food, which was crucial for the survival of the survivors at Zizhu Base, she couldn’t refuse.

“Mhm.”

Wang Tao nodded, then left Zizhu Base.

This time, he did not ride the Golden Eagle, but let Lightning grow larger, then rode on Lightning’s back. Since the group of robbers moved on the ground and possibly through intricate hiding spots, they might not be clearly visible from the sky.

Riding Lightning might be simpler. Moreover, Lightning had a very sensitive nose and could follow the trail left by the scent of the robbers.

Woof!

Lightning immediately started to run at full speed.

The traces the robbers left behind when they departed were too obvious, especially the distinct tire tracks, which Wang Tao could easily distinguish with the naked eye without Lightning’s sense of smell. As for the traces left by the mutant beast, they were equally visible.

However, as he moved further from Zizhu Base, the robbers’ traces grew less and less, and the trail of the mutant beast became almost undetectable.

Clearly, they had started to consciously hide their tracks.

“Looking at it this way, they should have shaken off that mutant beast; otherwise, they wouldn’t have had the time to cover their tracks…”

Wang Tao raised an eyebrow. Although this was what he hoped to see, he had to admit these people knew a trick or two.

After all, that was a fifth-order Lord Mutant Beast. Mutant beasts are generally much faster than zombies, and to be able to get rid of a mutant beast was not something an ordinary person could achieve.

A moment later, Wang Tao arrived at a crossroad.

The robbers’ convoy had taken the left road, and their lingering scent also went left, while the mutant beast had taken the right road.

It was unknown how those people misled the mutant beast, but they must have some special method.

Wang Tao pondered for a moment, then decided to pursue the people first.

The mutant beast was active in this area and wouldn’t go too far without encountering a powerful enemy. Besides, Wang Tao couldn’t get Loot Packs from killing fifth-order creatures anymore; he could only get things like Crystal Cores, which weren’t very valuable…

Woof–

At that moment, Lightning suddenly barked.

“Hm? The scent has completely vanished?”

Wang Tao frowned.

This group of robbers really had some skill, being able to completely mask their own scent.

Wang Tao figured it must be through an Ability or Awakening Ability that they covered their scent, otherwise, with Lightning’s nose, it should be impossible to smell nothing.

But it wasn’t a big problem. Wang Tao beckoned, and the Golden Eagle, which had been hovering directly above him, immediately flew down.

Wang Tao and Lightning jumped onto the back of the Golden Eagle.

“Fly low around this area and let Lightning continue to sniff.”

Chirp–

The Golden Eagle started flying close to the ground.

Its body was large, and its feathers were as indestructible as steel. As it flew low, a large amount of debris from ruined buildings was destroyed in its wake; the sound of buildings being damaged could be heard everywhere.

And in the process of the Golden Eagle flying in ever-widening circles, Lightning suddenly barked again.

Woof~

It had caught the scent again.

“Good!”

Wang Tao patted Lightning’s head and then let the Golden Eagle ascend into the sky. He mounted Lightning again and headed towards the source of the scent.

After some time, Wang Tao arrived at the edge of a forest stretching as far as the eye could see.

“There’s such a large forest here?”

Seeing the large amount of green trees that couldn’t even be pressed down by the snow, Wang Tao was somewhat astonished.

These trees were not of the same species but were all evergreens, retaining their green leaves all year around. However, they obviously underwent some mutations, and some trees had grown very large. Of course, they were still incomparable in size to the Silver Snake Tree.

Woof woof woof–

Lightning barked again, indicating to Wang Tao that the scent of the robbers was inside the forest.

“Hiding inside, huh…”

Wang Tao didn’t feel a dangerous aura from these trees; he only pondered for a moment before heading straight into the forest.

After entering the forest, whether it was an illusion or not, Wang Tao felt that the air quality had improved significantly. As for danger, he didn’t sense anything.

Woof woof–

Lightning indicated that the scent in the forest was strong; the group of robbers apparently stopped covering their tracks. Wang Tao also spotted some tire tracks.

Moments later, just outside a grove of bizarrely shaped ancient trees, Wang Tao finally found the group of robbers, but their situation didn’t seem to be so good.