Highway Survival for All: My RV's Infinite Evolution

Ding ding ding ding ding...

Seven o'clock in the morning.

The dull, long chimes echoed through the empty, desolate streets, striking seven times.

In the bedroom on the second floor, the fire in the fireplace had long since died down, leaving only a few wisps of warmth.

Lin Hui stood behind the velvet curtains by the window, his expression still as cold and stern as iron.

In the middle of the night, there were two more knocks on the door downstairs.

One time it was an imitation of Chen Ye's voice. The other time it was a sharp sound like fingernails scratching a wooden board, accompanied by heavy breathing.

But he remained unmoved, simply sitting quietly in the darkness, toying with the [axe gun] in his hand, the muzzle always intentionally or unintentionally pointing towards the door.

As the clock tower chimed, it was as if some rule had been triggered.

The thick, milky white fog outside the window receded rapidly, like the tide going out, back to the edge of the town.

Although the sky was still gray and oppressive, making it hard to breathe, the outline of the streets finally became clear again.

"Good morning, boss."

Su Qingqian's languid voice came from behind.

Lin Hui looked back.

All four girls were already up. Although they had squeezed into one bed last night, fortunately they were all girls, and the European-style king-size bed was spacious enough, so they all slept quite well.

At this moment, Su Qingqian was washing up with water taken from the alternate dimension, Jiang Qingyan was tidying her somewhat messy long hair, Liu Xi was wiping her sniper rifle, and Bai Ling was fiddling with the box of bottles and jars of medicine.

This highlights the advantage of having the "alternate dimension" bug.

While other players are probably still struggling to find a sip of water, they can not only wash their faces and brush their teeth, but also enjoy a hot, self-heating breakfast.

"Boss, have something to eat."

After a while, Su Qingqian came over with a tray on it, on which were a few slices of toasted bread and a cup of hot milk, which had been simply heated up by the fireplace.

"Um."

Lin Hui took the milk and drank a sip. The warm liquid slid down his esophagus into his stomach, dispelling the chill of a night's watch.

He ate his bread while looking out the window again.

His gaze passed over the staggered pointed-roofed round houses and landed directly on the central square in the distance.

That's where the screams were heard last night.

Judging from the number of Raymond's team and the heart-wrenching commotion last night, the area should be a scene of carnage right now, with severed limbs, blood, and internal organs covering the entire square.

However, the scene before him made Lin Hui pause slightly as he took a bite of bread.

It's too clean.

There wasn't a trace of blood on the bluish-gray flagstone path. The fountain pool was empty; there were no corpses, no pieces of flesh, and even the traces of a fight had been completely erased.

It was as if everything from last night was just a collective auditory hallucination.

"That's strange..." Lin Hui narrowed his eyes, pondering to himself, "Could it be that those monsters in the mist not only eat people, but are also germaphobes? And after they're done eating, they even wash the ground?"

Just as he was wondering, the deathly silent street suddenly came to life.

"Squeak—"

Along the street, the doors that had been closed all night were gradually opened.

People gradually came out of the house.

They greeted each other by removing their hats, their faces bearing polite but stiff smiles, exchanging pleasantries about the weather, as if the horrific screams of the previous night had never happened.

They passed by Lin Hui's window, some even glancing up at him with empty, numb eyes, before converging on the central square.

"These people..."

Lin Hui put down his cup, his brow furrowed. "Is it an NPC? Or... a player?"

If, as the quest prompts suggest, players who are unable to leave the town will become "residents" here, then perhaps these people were once players just like them.

Just then.

"Thump, thump, thump."

The heavy oak door downstairs was knocked on again.

The sound seemed particularly abrupt in the early morning.

The atmosphere in the room instantly tensed.

As Liu Xi was organizing her equipment, she almost instinctively picked up her sniper rifle and aimed the muzzle at the stairwell.

"The fog has cleared, so why is there still a knocking sound?" Jiang Qingyan muttered, a red light flashing in her eyes as she activated [Eye of Detection].

Without the fog obstructing her view, her vision instantly penetrated the second-floor floor and the first-floor door.

Jiang Qingyan reported quickly, "They look like police officers."

"Police officer?" Lin Hui raised an eyebrow.

There's actually this class in this nightmare-level dungeon?

"He was a foreign man in his thirties," Jiang Qingyan described. "He was wearing a black double-breasted uniform, a black soft cap, and a revolver tucked into his waistband. His attire was exactly like the Victorian-era police officers I've seen in movies."

Lin Hui pondered for a moment.

"Let's go and meet this officer."

Lin Hui straightened his collar and took the lead downstairs. The four women exchanged glances and quickly followed.

Upon arriving at the lobby on the first floor, Lin Hui did not rush to open the door. Instead, he stood behind it and said in a deep voice:

"Who?"

A slightly stiff, but still polite voice came from outside the door:

"I'm Carl, a police officer in Misty Town."

"Please don't panic, the fog has lifted, it's safe now."

Lin Hui gave Jiang Qingyan a look, and after confirming that there were no ambushes outside, he reached out and pulled open the door latch.

"Squeak—"

The heavy oak door slowly opened.

Just as Jiang Qingyan had said, a white man in a retro black police uniform stood there. He had a neatly trimmed mustache and a silver police badge pinned to his chest.

Upon seeing Lin Hui open the door and the four beautiful women standing behind him, the police officer did not show any surprise. Instead, he took a step back and adjusted his hat brim in an extremely gentlemanly manner.

Good morning, sir, and beautiful ladies.

The officer gave a standard, professional smile. "You're the 'new residents' who just arrived yesterday, right?"

New residents?

Lin Hui keenly grasped this word.

Instead of calling them "players," the other party used the word "residents," as if tacitly acknowledging that they already belonged there.

"I suppose so," Lin Hui replied calmly.

Officer Carl maintained his polite smile.

"Here's the thing, Sheriff Lyon learned that new residents have arrived and specifically asked me to invite you all to the town center square. The sheriff would like to discuss your residency registration in town and some other matters with you in person."

"Chief Lyon?" Lin Hui raised an eyebrow.

He looked over Karl's shoulder and gazed at the central square in the distance.

A considerable number of people had already gathered there, and Song Shan and Chen Ye could be vaguely seen among them. Since their teammates were all present, it meant that no conflict had broken out yet.

"Okay." Lin Hui nodded calmly. "We'll pack up and head over right away."

That's wonderful.

Karl removed his soft hat, revealing a slightly high hairline and somewhat greasy hair. He gave Lin Hui a slight bow and said, "Then, I will be waiting for you all in the square."

After saying that, he turned and left, his steps unhurried, his leather shoes making a "clack-clack" sound on the stone pavement.

Watching Officer Carl's departing figure, Su Qingqian couldn't help but rub her arms and whisper:

"Boss, this place is too eerie. This town even has police officers and public security... For a moment just now, I almost thought I had traveled back to my original world."

"If this were the original world, so many people wouldn't have died last night."

Lin Hui paused, his gaze becoming deep:

"The fact that they were able to pinpoint our location the moment the fog lifted indicates that they weren't entirely unaware of what happened last night. In fact... they might have been watching from the shadows."

Lin Hui took out the [Evil Spirit Monocle] and put it on his left eye. The monocle emitted a cold, eerie light.

"Let's go. Since they've come to invite us, let's go see this Inspector Lyon."

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P.S.: This is a relatively important dungeon, and some of its settings are related to the final main story dungeon of the Misty Lands; the author has already conceived them all. Furthermore, in this dungeon, the protagonist will gain a specialization. Readers, can you guess what that specialization is?

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