The whole weird world is waiting for me to go to heaven

Chapter 1184 Running Around
It flew for a full hour.

The high-speed flight was finally shut down when the energy conversion rate of the Skynet could no longer keep up with the consumption rate.

The patterns on the outer layer of the car body gradually darkened, and residual heat emanated from the car body, turning into white mist when blown by the cold wind.

At this moment, the boundary of the cold night, which contained terrifying energy, could no longer be seen behind them.

Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But Liu Sheng's expression did not relax.

“It’s certain,” she said first. “We are not in the safe zone.”

The tension that everyone had just felt was raised again.

Liu Sheng raised his hand and unfolded the source particle phase diagram.

A line formed by particles emerges against a gray-black background.

Two "Sky Swords" have already been lost in the process of observing this boundary.

"Based on the boundary data brought back by the Heavenly Sword—"

"The speed of the advance to the border reached 230.38 kilometers per hour."

"So fast!" Taibai Sword Immortal raised an eyebrow.

"Not bad, this speed is close to our sustained flight speed. We can stop and catch our breath now only because we just created a slight gap by flying at high speed."

“We need to rest and recharge,” Li Ming frowned. “If we keep flying like this, SkyNet won’t be able to handle it.”

Liu Sheng shook his head and said, "Unfortunately, judging from the fact that the border is still being advanced, we should not have entered the safe zone yet."

The crowd erupted in uproar.

"This is really bad."

"It's targeting us!"

"What can we do? Are we just supposed to let them force us to run like this?"

"This is probably the only option for now."

Liu Sheng sighed.

Her original plan was to find a suitable place to stop and properly establish a base.

Both she and Li Ming have abilities suitable for establishing themselves in a localized and developing business.

Given time, Li Ming can expand the Mountain and River Map; and she herself has now learned to modify cards and has even begun to touch upon card making.

As long as she has enough materials, she can be completely self-sufficient.

When the time comes, all the New World group needs to do is find a place to hide, strengthen their defenses, and develop stealthily... no, discreetly.

In this way, other teams won't be able to find them, and even if they do, it won't be so easy for them to come and attack.

Unfortunately, the plan was too good to be true.

The production team clearly couldn't stand seeing them so comfortable.

With the 2.0 mechanism activated, all teams were forced to run.

They eventually collided in a small circle, leading to a do-or-die battle.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the New World was not within the first round of safe zones.

I don't know how far I have to go before I reach the safe zone.

What's more troublesome is that the first round of safe zones covers the entire planet, with extremely small boundary curvature.

The arc is too small; when it falls in front of you, it's almost a straight line.

In addition, the cold night makes it difficult to avoid going in the wrong direction and potentially ending up outside the safe zone.

Fortunately, the Heavenly Sword is watching over the New World.

The phase diagram of the source particle can provide direction.

"In short, we're heading in this direction."

Liu Sheng shrunk the phase diagram of the source particles, making the previously nearly straight boundary lines more curved. She drew an auxiliary line pointing towards the center.

"Based on the curvature of the boundary, the direction of the center of the safe zone can be roughly calculated."

"Based on the charging speed, we can continue moving now. I also drew a speed boost card, which was originally for increasing individual speed, but now it increases vehicle speed instead."

"Let's keep going!"

So the convoy set off again.

What followed was more like an intermittent escape.

As soon as the SkyNet energy recovered slightly, Liu Sheng used the Swift Travel Card to forcefully propel the train forward at high speed.

If the energy is overloaded, immediately reduce speed and glide.

Zhang Lan's vines twined around the cracks in the car body, helping to relieve the strain on the vehicle.

Griman transformed into a thick fleshy membrane, covering the surface of the shell and absorbing superheated energy.

The small tentacles then burrowed into the gaps in the array patterns, temporarily diverting the energy circuit to prevent the array plate from burning through directly.

The Taibai Sword Immortal was in charge of the front, cleaving the path ahead with a single sword strike to ensure that there were no obstacles in front of the high-speed train.

Everything is done to maximize the train's speed.

And so, another twenty-two hours were spent rushing.

With less than an hour remaining before the next safe zone assessment, the group finally saw the true boundary of the first safe zone.

It was a golden membrane of light.

Yet it shone incredibly brightly in the darkness and snow.

The moment the New World Train plunged into it, the abyss of hell behind it, interwoven with avalanches, thunder, eerie tides, and temporal collapses, was completely blocked by the boundary of the safe zone.

Everyone who witnessed this scene broke out in a cold sweat.

"I almost missed it..."

"Unfortunately, there's still an hour before the next safe zone is designated..."

The thought of having to run around all day again almost made everyone's breath catch in their throats.

"What should we do?" Zhang Lan's petals had all turned white.

Ariel asked uncertainly, "Take a short rest?"

"It should be necessary, and the train also needs repairs because it overheated."

Liu Hongshan looked down at the carriage floor, where cracks were faint and the array patterns showed signs of collapse.

"Now let's move on."

However, Liu Sheng spoke decisively.

Zhang Lan was taken aback.

"But the train can't take it anymore..."

"I know."

Liu Sheng said.

"But if you stop to fix the car now, and it's only halfway done, the second round of safety zone determination will be made."

"If the production team continues to target us and pushes the safe zone far away in the next round, we will have to start escaping from the edge again."

"At that point, it won't be a question of whether the train can hold up."

"We will keep running around until all resources are exhausted."

Liu Sheng pointed to the phase diagram of the source particles, "Based on the boundary curvature, and combined with the boundary propulsion speed and time, the radius of the first round of safe zone is about 9,850 kilometers."

"If the next round continues to shrink the safe zone by retaining 60% of its original area, the radius of the safe zone in the second round will be around 7,600 kilometers."

"So, we might have to travel more than 2,000 kilometers a day?" Ariel's face turned completely pale.

Liu Hongshan crunched on a toffee, saying, "It might be more than that. That's assuming concentric contraction. In reality, it could be more or less."

Liu Sheng nodded and continued:
"So stopping to repair the car now is equivalent to handing over the initiative to the production team."

"We must continue deeper into the first round of safe zones before the second round appears. Once the boundaries of the second round are announced, we will use the new curvature and center offset to correct our route."

"It's best to enter the third safe zone early to increase the chance of your location being refreshed."

Li Ming asked, "Can you be sure where the next drop will be?"

"No."

Liu Sheng answered quickly.

"But we can observe further. I guess that in order to ensure the show's entertainment value, the safe zone will definitely be affected by the distribution of teams, treasure chests, and strange objects, as well as the terrain."

The group exchanged glances and finally nodded.

So the convoy set off again.

This time, it felt more like squeezing the last bit of life out of these carriages, pushing the acceleration to its limit.

Another thirteen hours passed.

The three trains finally gave way.

The first carriage emitted a piercing cracking sound, and then the entire array core suddenly went out.

Immediately afterwards, the two carriages behind also lost their balance.

They both plummeted heavily from mid-air.

Liu Sheng was prepared and immediately unleashed a Falling Feather Technique.

A translucent, feathery light spread out under the car, effectively reducing its descent speed by more than half.

Even so, the impact still caused the earth to rumble.

The train car slid through long gullies in the snow before finally crashing into the edge of an abandoned square.

With a final, metallic groan, the train finally disintegrated. The people inside, protected by tiny tentacles, were barely spared serious injury, though they were all dazed and disoriented, barely able to speak.

Fortunately, there are still twelve hours until the next safe zone is designated. If we are lucky—just as Liu Sheng guessed—the next round of movement will not be too far, or we may not even have to move at all.

Finally, I can take a short break.

……

But Liu Sheng did not rest.

He led Taibai Sword Immortal and Liu Hongshan to the former center of the city.

All around were the ruins of tall buildings, corroded beyond recognition by the cold night.

The curtain wall was shattered, the steel frame was exposed, and the building looked like a gnawed bone, leaning precariously in the gray and white snow and fog.

Among so many tall buildings, Liu Sheng immediately took a liking to one of them.

In the ruins of the city, it stands like a silent black nail, driven straight into the snow.

"Which one do you want to choose?" Taibai Sword Immortal asked curiously.

"correct."

"But that makes sense. This one looks the best preserved, which means the materials used at the time must have been the best."

“That’s not all.” Liu Sheng narrowed his eyes. “It’s almost too perfect.”

"Sheng Sheng, are you saying—there's a very powerful monster in here?" Liu Hongshan asked, his eyes lighting up as he sucked on a toffee.

Liu Sheng nodded.

"And it is very likely a strange creature connected to this building."

"If we can contain this strange creature, this building will be ours!"

Liu Hongshan thought about the future.

She clenched her fists, pushed off with her feet, and shot towards the tall building like a cannonball.

Taibai Sword Immortal was taken aback.

"Hey, wait a minute!"

"Why is this general so impatient?"

Liu Sheng shook her head, a slight smile playing on her lips, and followed after them.

……

On the other side, Li Ming, Zhang Lan, Ariel, Greerman, and Liu Changsheng remained where they were.

There are also hundreds of other strange creatures.

Li Ming is setting up a safe house.

To be precise, this can no longer be considered a safe house, but rather a "safe wall" that Liu Sheng has modified.

The original safe house will generate a fixed, enclosed space that can isolate monsters from attacking and prevent other teams from rushing in.

However, the situation of the New World team is special.

They are not just people.

There are also strange creatures.

Under Liu Sheng's halo of "equality for all beings," these strange creatures that have been incorporated into the "New World" system are also recognized as friendly units, will not be rejected by the safe house, and can still freely enter and exit.

The problem is that the team is too big.

If set up like a regular safe house, it would take countless cards.

So Liu Sheng simply laid out the area of ​​the safe house, forming a large safety wall around it.

For a large group like the New World, this is the most economical and practical approach.

Even so, a fixed location is still needed, since a security wall can only enclose land, not create habitable buildings out of thin air.

So they chose a relatively intact small building as their lodging for the night, and the walk around it didn't need to be too long.

Secondly, the safety wall is not absolutely sealed.

It can block strange creatures and enemies that force their way in from the ground, but it can't block them from all directions.

For example, the sky above, and the windows.

However, now, the Heavenly Sword hovers on the rooftop for patrol, enabling it to monitor for abnormalities in nearby source particles and issue early warnings.

Outside the building, three damaged trains were laid horizontally like a fortress, blocking several main entrances around the building.

Li Ming arranged for some of the strange creatures to guard inside the carriage, while others hid upstairs to look down.

Tonight, at least I can get some rest with a little peace of mind.

Once Liu Sheng returns and resolves the travel issues, we'll probably have to continue our journey.

Ariel rode the little plastic horse and patrolled the neighborhood.

Although he had a serious expression as if he were performing official duties, the horse was too small, so he could only spread his legs wide apart and lift them up.

A soft chuckle suddenly came from the side.

"You look ridiculous."

Ariel turned around and saw Liu Changsheng standing by the roadside.

She has now grown into a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl with rounded features, bright eyes, and a touch of childlike innocence still remaining in her eyes.

Strictly speaking, she is now Ariel's real "older sister".

"What's so funny about it!"

Ariel's face flushed.

“This horse looks smaller than your shoes,” Liu Changsheng said seriously, “yet it’s carrying such a big person. Isn’t that ridiculous?”

Although she has grown up a lot, she still has the mentality of a child, speaking directly and without any pretense.

Ariel was somewhat embarrassed.

He stepped off the horse, straightened his body, and said, "This is not funny at all; this is how this thing is supposed to be..."

Liu Changsheng bent down to examine it carefully.

Then he reached out and tapped the little horse's head.

The next moment, the pony gradually grew bigger.

In no time, it grew to the size of a regular horse, still made of plastic with a pearly white paint finish.

"It can actually... grow bigger?"

Ariel was surprised.

Thinking about my posture just now, I felt embarrassed and ashamed.

Liu Changsheng nodded.

"Yes, I could tell at a glance."

Ariel suddenly asked curiously, "You've awakened?"

"Is this what awakening is?"

"Yes, what is your ability?"

Liu Changsheng thought for a moment, "I seem to be able to see things in their true state." He even smiled proudly, "And I can restore them!"

Ariel glanced at the plastic horse, which was no longer a pony, and nodded: "Pretty impressive."

"However, it didn't last very long."

Soon, as if she had remembered something, her eyes lit up.

"Oh, right! I saw something fun over there, do you want to come check it out?"

Ariel looked in the direction she was pointing.

It was pitch black, and there was nothing fun to be seen at all.

But Liu Changsheng's abilities have just been proven.

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Wait a minute, I'll go tell my master."

After he finished speaking, he turned and ran towards the camp.

Liu Changsheng stayed where he was and waited.

She didn't feel bored; she had been waiting all these years and had gotten used to it.

But my heart still feels warm.

Although it had only been a few days, she felt as if she had truly found a place of belonging, found her family...

But do others really treat you like family?
A faint voice suddenly rose from the depths of my heart.

The sound was faint and hoarse, yet it was like a fine needle, precisely piercing the most secret thought in Liu Changsheng's heart.

Of course!
She immediately retorted in her heart, almost to the point of being embarrassed and angry.

My "mother" raised me, Lord Liu gave me my name, Lord Zhang taught me to speak and read, Lord Li taught me cultivation, Grandpa Taibai always teased me, and Ariel... is my good friend.

Of course, it's my family!
But you know, you are different.

You are a ghost, and they... are people.

One day, you will separate.

They're just here to accomplish their own goals.

Once their goal is achieved, they will leave without hesitation.

You are just one link in their chain of operations to achieve their goal.

Don't you understand?