American homeless people, surviving in the city

Upon seeing the three reward options provided by the system, Lin Qi did not rush to choose one. Instead, he first summoned the system panel and checked his personal stats.

Currently, Lynch's values ​​for consciousness-related attributes are as follows:

[Willpower: 6/8]

SAN value: 92/100

Among them, Lynch's willpower value limit is far beyond the normal 5 points, which shows that his willpower is far stronger than that of ordinary people.

However, after this period of shock and fear, Lynch's willpower level has now dropped to 6 points.

But in any case, his willpower was sufficient for normal situations. After all, he felt his mind had become much stronger after experiencing these past few days.

His current sanity level of 92 points shows that he is in excellent mental condition.

Therefore, after considering his personal attributes, Lin Qi also made his own judgment on how to choose the rewards of the system tasks.

First of all, since my Willpower attribute is already at 8 points, there's no need to increase the Willpower attribute cap by one point for now. Option A is not worth considering.

So, Lynch's next task is to choose between option B and option C.

Option B, which offers a medical sedative as a reward, is easy to understand, but option C, "Wilderness Chef," seems a bit puzzling at first glance.

A cooking-related skill might not seem particularly practical at first glance.

But after careful observation, Lynch discovered that the rewards offered by options B and C were actually quite similar in essence.

Option B offers a top-tier tranquilizer. Lynch isn't very familiar with this type of drug in real life, but in games, especially in various FPS games, he's quite familiar with it.

In the game, these calming and pain-relieving drugs are key to keeping players in good condition during combat.

However, he was in reality, not a game. In reality, such drugs may not have the same good effects as in the game, and they are often addictive.

Option C, an ability to calm Lynch's cooking... seems much milder than strong medical sedatives.

Although it's unknown how strong the calming effect provided by option C is, it's already a passive ability that takes effect permanently, which is sufficient for its use in any case.

If you prepare easily preserved and portable foods like smoked meat in advance and carry them with you, you might be able to achieve a calming effect with these ordinary meals.

Therefore, after a brief moment of thought, Lynch made his choice without hesitation.

Choose option C!

As Lin Qi made his decision in his mind, the mission reward interface that appeared in his vision shattered like glass, and option C turned into a stream of light and entered Lin Qi's body.

Lin Qi already had considerable experience with obtaining mission rewards. Although he didn't feel any new abilities after the stream of light entered his body, he was still satisfied and relieved.

...With this skill, if I really can't make a living in downtown Seattle, can I just hide in the wilderness and cosplay as a savage?

Lost in thought, Lin Qi stepped on the gas. The beat-up car started with a violent shudder and headed towards downtown Seattle.

On the way back to the city, looking at the hazy night outside the car window, Lin Qi felt a long-lost sense of relaxation.

It seemed like a light rain had just fallen on the road back to the city; the road surface was wet, reflecting the dim yellow light of the car's headlights.

Because Lynch spent some time choosing system mission rewards after the game ended, there were almost no cars in sight when he drove onto the road back to the city.

Lynch drove for a while longer before seeing a black sedan coming from a side road ahead, heading towards downtown Seattle along the same road. It was probably also someone planning to return to the city.

Considering this is a highway in the suburbs of America, it's normal that the area is so quiet.

Lin Qi didn't think much of it and just followed behind the black sedan, driving at a leisurely pace.

On the way back to Seattle, we passed through a small valley. This valley, called Maple Valley, is the name of the town where the abandoned factory that hosted the underground boxing match is located.

On the way there, Lin Qi was so nervous that he focused solely on following the navigation and driving along the road, paying no attention to the scenery outside the window.

It wasn't until he set off on his journey home in the darkness that he suddenly realized that on one side of the road he was driving was a low hill, and on the other side was a steep cliff.

Below the cliff should be the bottom of Maple Valley. According to Lin Qi's previous impression, this small valley should not be very deep, but now, under the cover of night, it is pitch black below the cliff. There is not a single light in sight. Only a few trees and a few jagged and strange rocks can be seen from time to time by the roadside, which is a bit scary at first glance.

However, these simple sights did not frighten Lin Qi at all; he did not take them seriously and just focused on driving.

Suddenly, a loud engine roar came from behind.

Upon hearing the sound, Lin Qi instinctively looked in the rearview mirror. Generally speaking, such a sound means that a car is speeding up from behind, perhaps intending to overtake.

Sure enough, in the rearview mirror, a dark green SUV was speeding towards him, its front end constantly adjusting, clearly looking for an opportunity to overtake.

...Speeding overtake on a cliffside mountain road late at night? Is the car behind crazy?

Could it be that we've encountered an American version of the will-o'-the-wild mountain runner?

Lin Qi cursed inwardly, but he didn't want to get entangled with this madman any longer. So he gently turned the steering wheel and steered his beat-up car to the side of the road to avoid him.

Sure enough, just as Lin Qi moved aside, another engine roared from behind the dilapidated car, and the dark green SUV sped past Lin Qi's car like a gust of wind.

...Letting him go should be fine, right?

Thinking this to himself, Lin Qi prepared to continue leisurely enjoying the easy driving experience.

However, the next second, right before his eyes, the SUV he had let go accelerated and crashed straight into the black sedan that had been driving in front of Lynch!

What's going on?!

Lynch was shocked and hurriedly honked his horn as a warning, but it was too late. The black sedan was rear-ended by the dark green SUV, leaving a large dent in the rear side.

After the violent collision, the black sedan lost control of its direction and veered straight off the road, crashing over the roadside railing and plunging down the cliff!

On the contrary, the dark green SUV managed to regain control of the vehicle after the accident, then stepped on the gas and sped away into the distance.

"Grass!"

Lin Qi couldn't help but utter a curse, and the ease he had felt vanished completely.

He had no idea why such a horrific car accident had suddenly occurred before his eyes, nor did he know why the dark green SUV had crashed straight into the rear of the black sedan.

Was the driver drunk? Did he use meth? And then he fled the scene?

Looking at the dark cliff beside the road, Lin Qi felt a wave of fear.

Luckily, that guy didn't crash into the back of my beat-up car!

However, Lin Qi's sense of relief didn't last even a second.

Then came another burst of intense engine roar from behind.

Lin Qi was suddenly startled and quickly looked in the rearview mirror—this time, his fears had come true.

Another SUV was speeding towards him, heading straight for the rear of his car!

Lin Qi was startled and instinctively jerked the steering wheel.

The tires screeched on the wet road surface, and the old car was no match for such intense driving, causing it to shake violently.

He tried to steer, but the car was going too fast and crashed into him without mercy.

"Bang!"

The enormous impact caused Lynch's car to instantly lose control, just like the black sedan he had seen earlier, and the wrecked car crashed violently into the roadside guardrail!

The guardrail was twisted, deformed, and shattered upon impact.

In the dazed state caused by the violent impact, Lin Qi only had time to see the rapidly spinning night outside the window.

The next second, with a strong feeling of weightlessness, the car was lifted into the air and then plummeted heavily down the cliff!