As soon as they entered the city, a biting cold wind surged in from the window.
Xu Qian, who was sleeping soundly, was directly awakened by the cold wind.
She rubbed her cheeks, stiffened by the cold, and got up to retrieve a black cotton coat from her space and put it on.
Of course, she also put one on Xiang Jintian.
After putting them on, the chill in their bodies decreased significantly, but it was still cold!
Xu Qian exhaled, rubbing her hands.
"Jintian, is it this cold here?"
Xiang Jintian smiled, "The wind carries ice, making it even colder."
Xu Qian suddenly regretted not going to the southern city first.
She opened the paper map and pointed to a location on it.
"The laboratory in J City seems to be on an island too."
"Yes, but Jiachi Island is different. The island is mainly composed of temples. The Buddha is regarded as a god by the locals, so they probably wouldn't tolerate a laboratory being incorporated."
Xu Qian frowned, a Buddhist island?
Two hours later, they reached the edge of Jiachi Island.
Jiachi Island was connected by a bridge, and cars could drive directly onto it.
There were many abandoned car wrecks on the bridge, their iron rust color gradually showing as they were exposed to wind and rain.
Xiang Jintian could have smashed them to pieces with a single press of the accelerator.
Xiang Jintian, diligently acting as the driver, suddenly his eyes narrowed.
He slammed on the brakes.
The car stopped abruptly.
Xu Qian opened her eyes sleepily and asked, "What's wrong?"
Xiang Jintian's expression changed slightly as he stared ahead.
"The bridge is broken."
Xu Qian's eyebrows furrowed, and she instantly woke up.
Would they have to swim again?
The two got out of the car, and a gust of wind mixed with ice hit them.
Xu Qian shivered uncontrollably from the cold and quickly took out a mask and scarf to put on.
The two calmly observed the斷層 (break) in the middle of the bridge.
A section of the bridge in the middle had been blown away.
It was hollow, with a gap of about 5 meters, but it hadn't collapsed.
Xu Qian frowned. It looked like it had been intentionally blown up, almost exactly like the situation in Q City before.
Xiang Jintian cautiously approached the gap. He sniffed the gunpowder smell in the air and analyzed the residue on the ground.
It was military-grade explosives.
Xu Qian's brow furrowed slightly, "If it's military-grade, the people inside should still be alive."
If they had been cut off like before, there shouldn't be too many zombies inside.
Xiang Jintian clapped the dust off his hands and said in a deep voice, "Let's go, we're going in."
He put his arm around the girl's waist and easily leaped over the gap.
After crossing, he took a jeep from his space and drove onto the island.
Xu Qian closed her eyes and activated her mental power.
The island was vast, and her mental power couldn't cover it completely, only the front part was clearly visible.
A live map gradually appeared, a sea of green.
So many living people?
A cold glint flashed in Xu Qian's eyes. "Jintian, let's get out and walk."
Xiang Jintian was stunned and obediently pulled over.
"Did you sense something?"
Although he hadn't had much contact with mental ability users, he had heard that their senses were much more acute than ordinary ability users.
"Yes, there are many living people on the island, suspected to be from the laboratory."
The two got out and carefully approached the island.
This island was called Jiachi Island, and a great Buddha was enshrined there.
From the bridge, they could see the Buddha's head hidden in the forest, its eyes gazing at everyone who set foot on the island.
There were no high-rise buildings on the island, only temples and wooden houses.
The houses were clustered around the Buddha's feet in several layers, each no more than 5 meters high. Each was exquisite and housed many Buddhas.
The outer area was for transient visitors, and the inner area was for permanent residents.
This was not a tourist attraction, yet many faithful people came here by reputation.
Xu Qian pulled Xiang Jintian, avoiding the scattered green dots, and moved towards the area with a large concentration of green dots.