Surviving on the highway, I have a best friend who was reborn.

Chapter 5 Killing Monsters
Vehicle upgrade successful

The orange scooter disappeared, and in its place appeared an orange women's bicycle.

There was a hanging basket on the front of the car. Yuanqiao put the half-empty bottle of mineral water in it and let Tuanzai sit in the back seat.

The bike's center of gravity was unstable, making it unsuitable for Tuanzai to pull it along; it was easy to tip over. After confirming that the rabbit on the back seat wouldn't fall off, Yuanqiao happily rode off on her bicycle.

After the vehicle was upgraded, the intermediate driving intelligence system was also updated. It can drive automatically as long as it uses energy batteries, and its speed is similar to that of a two-wheeled electric vehicle.

There are quite a few players who upgraded to Tier 2 vehicles, and only a few are still using hoverboards. Upgrade materials are not difficult to gather in the early stages.

"It's almost noon, and we've only found two wooden treasure chests since we upgraded. Let's take a break, Tuanzai."

The wooden treasure chests contained few and ordinary items, which dampened Yuanqiao's enthusiasm for opening blind box treasure chests.

Park the car on the side of the road and take out a Bobo fruit.

It's about the size of a palm and looks a lot like a peach. I've never seen this kind of fruit before.

Yuanqiao couldn't bear to wash it with water, silently chanting that a little dirt won't hurt, and took a bite.

Wow, this is delicious.

The refreshing and slightly sweet taste instantly cleared away Yuanqiao's gloomy mood.

"squeak."

"Does Tuanzai want some too?" Yuanqiao took out a Bobo Fruit from the spatial button and handed it to the big gray rabbit.

"squeak."

It tilted its head and looked at its owner, indicating that it didn't want to eat the fruit.

"Aren't you going to eat? By the way, Tuanzai has finished the eggshell. Do you want to drink milk next? Or do you need to eat something?" Yuanqiao frowned slightly.

“Spiritual plant vegetables”.

"Spiritual plant vegetables? I think we just opened two carrots." They came from the two wooden boxes behind.

But Tuanzai still wouldn't eat. Yuanqiao looked at the carrot in his hand, then at the big gray rabbit, and opened the online store.

"The cheapest spiritual plants, like scallions, ginger, and garlic, cost 1 gold coin each, while a single spiritual plant, carrot, costs 3 gold coins!"

This is...so expensive...

"My dear child, it seems I can't afford to raise you! The few gold coins I have aren't even enough to buy you a month's worth of food—"

Yuanqiao was reluctant to spend money, but she still ordered 5 carrots for Tuanzai, which cost her 15 gold coins, and she felt a little bad about it.

We can't let our own child suffer, even if it means suffering for everyone else.

After eating two more milk-flavored mini breads, the owner and pet packed up and continued their journey.

Upgrading a bicycle to a level 3 electric tricycle requires [30 wood, 15 iron blocks, 5 glass, and 5 energy batteries].

We're still short on supplies, so let's try our best to upgrade our vehicles to level 3 before the dungeon starts.

Although the bicycle can drive itself, my butt gets numb after sitting on it for a long time, and Tuanzai has gotten off the bike and walked by himself several times.

Yuanqiao zipped up his down jacket. He didn't know why, but after noon he felt the temperature drop very quickly and had to take out his down jacket and put it on.

"If the temperature keeps dropping, it will definitely drop below zero tonight. Luckily, Nanxi gave me the down jacket to bring."

I wonder what her situation is now. Given Nanxi's hard-working personality, she might have already upgraded to a level 3 vehicle by now.

[Chen Yixun: I feel like I'm catching a cold, and I didn't get any medicine from the treasure chest. I'm shivering in the new cotton coat I just got.]

[Chen Wei: Dude, I'm so lucky. I'm still wearing short sleeves, but I'm not far from catching a cold. This awful weather changes every day.]

[Shen Yaozu: The stuff in the shop is fucking expensive. I was unlucky enough to spawn a monster, got badly injured, and finally managed to kill it for two gold coins. But the system is telling me to buy a purifying agent to clean my wounds or it'll be fatal. I'm working myself to the bone and ending up paying for the medicine!]

[Chen Wei: Brother upstairs, are you that unlucky? Although my luck with opening chests isn't great, I haven't gotten a monster yet.]

[Li Tongtong: Waaah, I'm a little scared. I'm even a little afraid to open the treasure chest.]

[Li Zihao: This is survival in a game, girl, you should really work on your courage.]

[Shi Kaixuan: So, do you need a purifying agent to clean the wounds after being injured by a monster?]

After cycling for two hours, Shi Kaixuan stopped by the roadside to rest, frowning as he looked at the chat messages in the lobby.

When I opened the treasure chest at noon, a rat appeared and attacked me, scratching my arm. It was just a minor cut and a little blood, so I didn't bother with any medicine. Only a few hours had passed since I was injured.

Looking at the data on the panel made me feel a little panicked.

Health Points: 89 (Contamination Level: 9%)

However, the purification agent in the store costs 2 gold coins, and I only have 10 silver coins on hand.

Taking a deep breath, without taking a break, I continued pedaling my bicycle forward in search of the treasure chest.

Yuanqiao, who didn't have to pedal his bicycle, was collecting treasure chests. He was indeed lucky, having collected three bronze treasure chests in a row.

Store the treasure chests in your inventory, collect several, and open them all at once tonight.

Thinking of the information he saw in the chat lobby, Yuanqiao was also worried about encountering monsters, but he didn't have any good weapons on hand.

It will be 8 pm in 2 hours. We'll find another hour to stop, rest, and unpack.

"May the God of Luck grant me good luck, and may I open some amazing items!"

Bicycles were parked next to a small tent by the roadside, and four boxes were in front of the big gray rabbit.

After Yuanqiao finished muttering, he pinched the rabbit's rump and reached for the first bronze treasure chest.

[Psionic Gun x1, Glass x2, Copper Coins x3]

Guns! Weapons have been fired!

Yuan Qiao picked up the psionic gun and played with it. After reading the item description, he learned that it needed to be charged with an energy battery, and one energy battery could only fire 5 psionic bullets.

The gun has a high-tech feel, and it seems to have no side effects like recoil.

Yuanqiao felt instantly safe after taking out a power battery to charge it.

Without hesitation, he opened the next bronze treasure chest.

Until the last crate, there were no supplies at all, but the crate exploded to reveal a bear that was half the height of a person.

Yuan Qiao immediately pulled out his psionic gun, extremely nervous.

This bear-like monster, emanating a strong stench and with red eyes, lunged at Yuanqiao.

Perhaps due to excessive nervousness, the first shot missed its mark. He took a few steps back and fired again.

"boom--"

The shot hit the monster bear in the abdomen, causing it to pause for a moment.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yuanqiao hit the opponent's shoulder again, almost hitting his head.

This shot enraged the monster, which roared at Yuanqiao and pounced.

Yuanqiao was so frightened that his legs went weak. He forced himself to calm down, knowing that he definitely couldn't outrun them, and it was getting dark.

He took out an empty box from the spatial button and threw it forward. He threw three boxes in a row, and the monster bear was blocked. He immediately aimed at its head and fired two shots, leaving it with only one bullet.

Hit! Two shots to the head!
The monster bear instantly collapsed to the ground.

[Congratulations to the player for killing the monster! Reward: 2 gold coins]

"This monster is so big, but it's not even worth as much as the carrots that Tuanzai eats."

After venting, I felt less nervous and scared.

Thankfully, the psionic gun arrived just in time! I don't know which chest I opened this afternoon, but luckily it was from a chest I opened together.

If you get the Monster Bear first and then the Psionic Gun, you're doomed.

The monster corpse with 79% contamination has been successfully decomposed.

After being decomposed, the monster disappeared immediately, along with the stench.

Yuanqiao looked at the words "pollution level" strangely. So this bear was polluted and that's why it turned into a monster?
According to Shen Yaozu, being injured by a monster greatly increases the chance of infection! If an infected person isn't cleaned with a purification agent and the level of contamination is high, will they also turn into a monster?
Yuanqiao dared not neglect this matter, and after tidying up, he quickly took out the energy battery and fully charged the psionic gun.

As darkness fell and the day drew to a close, Yuanqiao decided not to stay up late tonight, and closed his eyes while holding Tuanzai.

The third day of the game's dungeon is about to open.

(End of this chapter)