Chapter 489 - 249 NPC
The density of zombies had significantly decreased, Titans were no longer found everywhere, and the presence of Frenzy had decreased to a rare occurrence. Highway 99, which had few zombies to begin with, was almost completely clear of obstacles. When they got close to the ramp, Lin Wu called out, "Pull over."
Maya pulled over, and Lin Wu looked towards an ordinary villa about 15 meters from the car, "There’s someone."
Seeing someone was not strange in itself, but they had not seen any players in the area that morning. What was most curious was that the villa had a faint green safety zone that was hard to notice. Normally, safety zones were a regular green color.
Maya said, "Lin Wu, you approach; Cotton and I will split up left and right, Dashuang will stay in the driver’s seat and wait. Don’t reveal the guns for now."
Not revealing the guns meant not holding them in hand, which was a convention within the player community. When approaching another base or preparing to make contact with others, if one held a weapon, it signified ill intent, and the other party was justified in attacking. It was unclear if this convention was upheld elsewhere, but in old North Town, it was, and the convention was posted on the billboards at the town’s entrance and exit.
Lin Wu walked along the roadside pine trees, ready to flee behind them at any moment. As he came within about 8 meters of the villa, a woman came out carrying a bucket. She did not notice Lin Wu and walked to the side of the house where the well was, and started drawing water by turning the windlass.
"Hello," Lin Wu called out.
The woman turned and saw Lin Wu, exclaiming with delight, "Hello, survivor."