Chapter 18 - 16 : Escaping
The next morning
The seven o'clock biological clock in his head woke Brian up from his deep sleep. He slowly opened his eyes and was about to stretch, but found that he could no longer feel the presence of his left arm. He turned his head and saw that Sarah was still resting on his arm, hugging his body like an octopus.
Sighing helplessly, he pulled out his left arm with his right hand. Feeling the numbness and pain, his expression suddenly turned into a grin.
After a few minutes, the pleasure gradually subsided, and then Brian gradually pulled his body away from Sarah's embrace. It wasn't until he finally got rid of the other party's shackles that he grew a tone.
He stood up and looked down at Sarah, still sleeping soundly. He squatted down and took out a map of Texas from the mezzanine of his backpack on the ground. This was what he had especially found when he passed a bookstore yesterday.
After looking around and seeing that there was nothing serious, he gently opened a not-too-wide gap at the door of the factory building and slipped out of the gap sideways.
As soon as he left the factory, the dazzling sunlight shone on Brian's face. He squinted his eyes slightly. It took him a moment to gradually adapt. Then he stood on the back of an abandoned car and spread out the map in his hand.
He found the location of Austin on the map and kept moving his finger upwards, passing through and finally stopping at Dallas.
Looking at the journey, Brian scratched his head and said to himself, "I don't know what kind of trouble I will encounter along the way."
Boom!
Just as Brian was carefully planning the route, a loud rumble suddenly sounded from not far away, followed immediately by the sound of "ta-ta-ta-ta" rifle shooting and the unbelievable screams of humans. The sound made him startle. He suddenly raised his head and looked in the direction of the sound.