Chapter 147

• As they exited the forest, the jeep rolled into a desolate countryside. The road stretched ahead, mostly empty, lined with scattered houses and distant figures. Whenever someone caught sight of the vehicle, they turned away or retreated in haste.
• A middle-aged woman stepped forward to cross the road. Sherry instinctively slowed down, but the woman froze when she saw the vehicle. Clutching her child tightly, she backed away with a fearful look and vanished behind a fence.
• Sherry frowned. “Why do they look so afraid of us?”