Doomsday Sequence Convoy: I can upgrade supplies

Chapter 241 The Other Teams' Hidden Thoughts

"This..." Wei Haoran seemed hesitant to speak, "...it shouldn't be that bad, right?"

"You know, the Eternal Flame requires inner resolve. If this can reduce the cost, then this is just too abnormal."

"And didn't Elder Wang say that?"

As he spoke, he repeated what Wang Jianguo had told them.

"Sacrifices are also classified in different ways. Some are used for combat, and some are for functional purposes. These are the two most common types of sacrifices. But in addition to these two types, there is a special type of sacrifice. They require a price to be paid when they are used, but they can grant other people some extraordinary qualities."

"Haoran, stop talking." Zhou Qi patted his shoulder and said, "What Feifei means is that we can't tell whether Chu Sheng obtained the Eternal Flame at a reduced cost, but we can always be vigilant."

"Whether they have the eternal fire or not, vigilance is never wrong."

Zhou Qi's words made Li Feifei, who was in the front passenger seat, nod. "That's exactly what I meant."

"Don't lower your guard just because others have something; staying vigilant is the most basic thing."

Upon hearing this, Wei Haoran seemed to realize something and smiled at Li Feifei, "Sister Feifei, I didn't quite understand."

Then he continued, "Should we still follow their convoy?"

"Mm." Li Feifei nodded.

"Although I feel that Chu Sheng is not a good person, their caravan is not simple."

As she spoke, a slight smile appeared on her lips, as if she had just thought of something. "Besides, didn't Old Wang and the others say that..."

“There are eight sequence ability users in their caravan, while we only had six when we encountered them before.”

“They are stronger than us, and they also have a sequence that can predict the type of intelligence. It is much safer to follow them than to wander around on our own.”

"Do you really think our weekly communication is just for simple contact?"

Seeing that Wei Haoran still seemed a little confused, Qi Yu, who was driving, explained, "Sister Feifei means that we can ask them about their situation through our communications, so that we can predict what the next extreme weather event will be."

"Where you walk, there are traces. But these traces are not left on the ground; they are left by the wind."

"The movement of air creates wind, and the same is true where the convoy passes."

"The wind along their path will tell me where they are headed."

"This way we can follow their route, which may seem like copying others, but it will ensure our safety."

Hearing his words, Wei Haoran suddenly realized again, and his face lit up with surprise. "With Sister Feifei around, the wind around us will tell us what's going on, allowing us to avoid anything strange. And with their convoy there, we can know what's ahead in advance and prepare accordingly, right?!"

"Yes." Li Feifei nodded. "That's true."

"Why didn't you say so earlier? I thought I just happened to be following behind them!" Wei Haoran said, lying on the back seat with his arms crossed.

Upon hearing his words, Li Feifei made no move, while Zhou Qi and Qi Yu, who was driving in front, gave him a surprised look.

"You do not know?"

Feeling their surprised gazes, Wei Haoran pointed to himself and asked doubtfully, "Should I know?"

"Yes, I should know." Zhou Qi sighed. "You know Fei Fei's abilities. Although she didn't say it explicitly, she followed their convoy the whole way and would ask about Qi Yu's convoy from time to time."

"It's pretty obvious, isn't it?"

Wei Haoran: "."

"My ability has been upgraded to Sequence Eight, but I haven't used it yet. Sister Feifei, is there anything strange ahead?" He awkwardly changed the subject.

Li Feifei didn't embarrass him, and nodded, "There's a strange creature with a Sequence Nine up ahead."

The ranking system based on bizarre strength was something Hui told them.

Li Feifei found the classification of eerie levels very useful and immediately put it into practice.

Hearing her words, Wei Haoran visibly became excited, "The strangeness of Sequence Nine is just right!"

"Let me tell you, my abilities have improved a lot. The barriers I create can now take shape!"

"When I encounter that weirdo, I'll just grab it, trap it with a barrier covered in spikes, and then kill it from a distance!"

Zhou Qi frowned, "Don't be careless, something strange is still strange."

As the two were talking, Li Feifei's voice came from the front passenger seat to their ears.

"We've arrived. There's a strange creature about 700 meters ahead."

"Watch me!" Wei Haoran skillfully opened the car window, climbed onto the roof, and lay down. There were two recesses on the roof, one on the left and one on the right, with a raised handrail at the front and back of each recess.

This place was created by Wei Haoran and Zhou Qi to make it easier to repel the strange creatures when they were being chased by them.

It was also the place where the two of them stayed during their battles.

After all, their team lacked melee combat skills; Zhou Qi was a mechanic, and Wei Haoran was a barrier user.

Their convoy had some combat capabilities, but they weren't particularly strong. That's why they followed Chu Sheng's convoy.

Wei Haoran skillfully lay down on the roof of the car, while Li Feifei inside the car sighed, turned to look at Zhou Qi, and said, "Uncle Zhou, I'll have to trouble you to go up and keep watch again."

"It's nothing." Zhou Qi shook his head and chuckled, "That's just Wei's personality, and I really want to see what he'll be like after his abilities improve."

As he spoke, he skillfully climbed from the car window onto the roof and lay down next to Wei Haoran.

After he lay down, he braced his feet against the handrail behind him and held onto the handrail in front of him to steady himself.

The other hand transformed into a forty-centimeter-caliber cannon muzzle pointing forward.

Wei Haoran's voice came to his ear, "Uncle Zhou, why is it that even though we're both mechanical, others can create things like a mechanical city, but you can only turn yourself into a gun?"

Hearing his words, Zhou Qi glanced at him and chuckled, "How do you know I haven't created something like the Mechanical City? They're much better than you."

"And stop making fun of me, kid. Even though they're all called mechanical sequences, there are differences between machines."

"Mechanics aren't some kind of conceptual sequence or mythological sequence. It's not unusual for two such sequences to have their own tendencies."

"She prefers large machinery, I prefer small machinery, and we're in different fields, so what's the point of comparing us?"

"Besides, why don't you look at the price they paid? Our price is not even in the same league."

Upon hearing this, Wei Haoran muttered to himself, "Aren't the costs all random?"

Zhou Qi heard his mutterings, but pretended not to hear them. The hand that had been the muzzle of a cannon turned back into a palm and slapped him on the back of the head. "Get ready, stop muttering here."

"If you can't control that weirdo, I'll have to fire the cannon."

"Hold on tight, or you'll get thrown out by the shockwave."

As he spoke, his right hand once again transformed into the muzzle of a massive cannon.

Wei Haoran looked on with envy, "Bigger means stronger, a larger caliber means more powerful."

As the two were talking, the strange creature ahead revealed itself.

This is a bizarre structure made of bricks, enormous in size, and from a distance it looks like a house.

A layer of light emanated from Wei Haoran's body, and then with a thought, a square barrier appeared around the strange creature in front of him, trapping it inside.

The convoy stopped at that moment, about 100 meters away from the strange creature.

A red light emanated from the cannon muzzle that Zhou Dun's right hand had transformed into.

He was already gathering his strength. If Wei Haoran couldn't control this strange creature, his single shot wouldn't be enough to cause it any trouble.

After all, it wasn't just Wei Haoran whose rank was promoted; his rank was also promoted.

The car at the front stopped, and the survivors in the back all stuck their heads out of the windows to look ahead curiously.

Upon seeing the bizarrely large bricks, each one tensed up.

After all, the concept that bigger equals stronger is not something Wei Haoran alone possesses.

In their view, a monster with such a large size must be very strong!
At this moment, under Wei Haoran's control, a constantly rotating grinding wheel appeared inside the strange barrier, and the barrier was also shrinking continuously.

"Bang! Bang!"

The bricks kept striking the barrier that enveloped it, but to no avail. Instead, they were cut by the rotating grinding wheel on the barrier, which then emitted black energy outwards.

After about five or six seconds, under Wei Haoran's control, the barrier had shrunk to its smallest size, and the surrounding grinding wheels were constantly cutting the strange creature.

"That's it?" Zhou Qi frowned as he watched from the side.

"It's not over yet!" Wei Haoran waved his hand upon hearing this, and then, under his control, the grinding wheel, which had been stationary, began to move inside the barrier.

The speed increased, and from the outside, one could only see streaks of light moving inside, leaving a wound on the strange brick wherever they moved.

About two minutes later, with the continuous cutting, the strange creature turned into wisps of black mist and dissipated within the barrier.

How much does it consume?

"About one-fifth," Wei Haoran said truthfully.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qi remained silent for a moment, then climbed up from the top of the bus, his hand transforming the cannon barrel back into a palm. He patted Zhou Qi's shoulder and said, "You're very capable. Don't use it next time."

Wei Haoran also stood up, and sighed upon hearing what he said.

Although he killed the monster, the effect did not meet his expectations.

Moreover, given how strange a Sequence Nine being is, it's really unnecessary for him to use such an ability again, as it requires such trouble and a great deal of effort to kill it.

It's fine for emergencies, but not for combat.

After removing the barrier, Wei Haoran, dejected, jumped off the bus with Zhou Qi.

(End of this chapter)