Doomsday Sequence Convoy: I can upgrade supplies

Chapter 118 Preparing to Enter the City
Chu Sheng sat in the passenger seat of the Netherworld Bone Cart. Looking through the rearview mirror at the survivors behind him, who were sweltering and shirtless, he silently set the air conditioning temperature to 16 degrees Celsius.

Under the scorching sun, this temperature is the same as normal temperature.

Because it was a bit hot outside, Chu Sheng didn't have any intention of opening the window to practice archery. Instead, he idly played with the two bones that An Xi had given him.

The convoy drove from nine in the morning until four in the afternoon before Hui's team finally stopped.

Chu Sheng didn't get out of the car. After a while, Cheng Xue came over and said, "Brother Chu, the captain said he has something to discuss with you."

"Huh?" Chu Sheng was taken aback, sat up straight, and then asked, "Just me or everyone?"

Cheng Xue naturally knew that he meant all the sequence transcendents when he said "everyone", and immediately replied, "Yes, everyone. I still need to find Brother Zhu and the others, so I'll leave first."

"Hmm." Chu Sheng didn't press her further, but instead stroked his chin. "What is it now?"

When Hui consults with everyone, it's usually because he's facing danger or something he can't decide on his own that requires discussion.

Or perhaps they've found a new supply point and are letting everyone know.

Chu Sheng didn't think there could be any supply points in this godforsaken place, so was he in danger again?
Chu Sheng's expression was rather unpleasant.

We've only had a few days of peace!

How did we encounter danger again?

Thinking it over, he opened the car door and headed towards the vehicle where Hui was.

Because he was distracted by thinking for a few minutes, Chu Sheng was the first to be informed by Cheng Xue, but the last to arrive.

When Chu Sheng arrived, everyone else was already there, and a group of people gathered around the SUV.

Upon seeing the crowd, Chu Sheng's gaze instinctively fell upon An Xi.

Anxi had already returned to normal by this time.

On the surface, there is no difference, but there is a change in temperament.

They've matured.

Feeling Chu Sheng's gaze, An Xi looked away uncomfortably.

Chu Sheng smiled upon seeing this.

When Hui saw that Chu Sheng had arrived, he didn't keep him in suspense and said directly, "There is a city fifty kilometers away, but I didn't expect it to be dangerous."

As he spoke, he looked at everyone, especially Lu Guan.

He then continued, "You all know the situation in the city; there are bound to be many strange things inside."

"But strangely enough, I didn't anticipate any danger, so I wanted to see what you all thought."

"Should we take a detour to leave, or go to this city?"

"Which city is this?" Chu Sheng asked.

Upon hearing this, Hui replied, "Fragrance City."

"It's actually just a county-level city. The prefecture-level city is 100 kilometers to the southeast of Fangxiang City."

“I know that place!” Lu Guan raised his hand and said, “I passed through this place when I was hiking before, and I also know that prefecture-level city, Sanyang City!”

"Fangxiang City is a fifth-tier prefecture-level city and an industrial resource-based county-level city. It used to be quite lively, but as the resources were depleted, there are not many people left in Fangxiang City."

"There are actually quite a few strange things inside. I took a walk around inside before. Although many of the strange things have left, there are still some things that are like earthbound spirits inside. Moreover, some strange things are very persistent and are searching for humans inside. The supplies and such have not been touched."

"It doesn't look like there's no danger at all."

After Lu Guan finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to Team Leader Hui.

Hui nodded. "Yes."

"It's about the same as what I calculated, but I didn't calculate how many strange things there were, I only calculated that there wouldn't be any danger."

"I don't know the specifics, so I don't dare to make a decision lightly."

"That's why I asked you to come here."

"Whether to go to this place or not is up to you."

“Taking a detour won’t be dangerous; I’ve calculated that.”

"So, it means there's no danger in going to that city, and there's no danger in taking a detour?" Chu Sheng asked.

“Yes.” Team Leader Hui nodded.

"Let's take a detour," Chu Sheng shook his head.

"Although I don't know why you calculated that there is no danger, we still don't need to gamble."

"If anything goes wrong, we're finished."

"That's a city, after all."

As he spoke, Chu Sheng seemed to remember something and said with some lingering fear, "You should also know how many strange things happened in the city at the very beginning of the apocalypse."

"There's something strange about almost every building!"

"Strange things can be seen everywhere on the streets!"

"Even if the apocalypse lasts so long, the eerie things in the city will follow the life force of the convoy away, but many eerie things will remain in the city."

"If anything goes wrong, we'll all be dead!"

Chu Sheng's words made everyone nod in agreement.

Indeed, at the beginning of the apocalypse, the strange occurrences in the city gave them a huge shock, which is why no one dared to go into the city.

It was simply too terrifying. At the very beginning of the apocalypse, the mortality rate in the city was as high as 99.99%!

Only those living in the suburbs or sparsely populated areas escaped the disaster.

After all, compared to the densely populated main urban area and various residential communities, the number of people living in the suburbs and other less populated areas is also much larger than that of the motorcade.

But at the time, this population was nothing compared to the hundreds of millions or even millions of people in cities.

And from such a large population, one can sense the eerie number of them.

It can only be said to be terrifying.

Even if some of the eerie things have left, there are still even more sinister things inside.

Chu Sheng called it a persistent weirdness, a stubbornness to stay in the city, even if the city has lost its vitality, these weird creatures in the gutter still want to stay there.

This is even more sinister than Sister Rain with Sweaty Feet.

“I also think it’s better to take a detour.” An Xi nodded in agreement with Chu Sheng’s words.

She didn't want to lose her life right after experiencing pleasure.

Anxi nodded in agreement, and Ah Xin naturally echoed her sentiment.

Seeing that Chu Sheng, An Xi, and Ah Xin had chosen to take a detour, Hui's gaze turned to Zhu Qing, Lu Guan, and Old Man Li.

Old Li thought for a moment, then looked at Lu Guan and asked, "Do you know where the seed shop is inside?"

"A seed shop?" Lu Guan was taken aback, then shook his head. "It seems there isn't one."

"Even if I did, I wouldn't really care."

Upon hearing Lu Guan's words, Old Man Li immediately said, "Then I'll also choose to take a detour!"

"Since we have to take a detour, I'll take the detour too," Zhu Qing said, following the others.

Then Hui turned his attention to Lu Guan.

Lu Guan tapped his skull with his finger bone and said casually, "I'm easygoing, anyway, I won't be attacked by strange things."

"Although it's dangerous there, there are also many good things inside."

As he spoke, he pulled a palm-sized transparent screen out of his pants.

"This is an original mobile phone screen that I found in a mobile phone store; it's an extraordinary material."

As he spoke, he looked at Chu Sheng.

Having spoken with Zhu Qing, he had a basic understanding of the extraordinary abilities within the team, especially Chu Sheng's abilities, which surprised and delighted him.

“Someone in my previous team could also create sacrificial offerings, but he could create them out of thin air. It would take him several days to rest after making just one sacrificial offering. Using extraordinary materials to create sacrificial offerings would save him a lot of effort.”

"So even after I left the caravan, I still collected a few pieces of extraordinary materials when I came across them."

As he spoke, he looked at the Hui team members and said, "If you want extraordinary materials, you can go inside and take a look."

"There are actually quite a lot of extraordinary materials in Fragrant City."

"I collected four extraordinary materials in one day, but I couldn't take any more with me, so I left."

Upon hearing his words, Chu Sheng went from being a staunch advocate of taking detours to a staunch advocate of exploration.

"I think we should still go and take a look."

"Don't you believe the captain's calculations?!"

"The captain is a Sequence Ability User of the Eight Trigrams Sequence!"

"He said there was no danger for us to enter that place, so there must be no danger!"

"So I think we should still go and take a look."

Everyone: "."

Just now they were telling us to think about how terrifying the eerie things in the city can be, and now they're telling us to firmly believe in the captain.

Arrogant at first and respectful later, it’s really laughable to think about it!

Seeing everyone staring at him expressionlessly, Chu Sheng sighed, "Alright, although I want those extraordinary materials, I do have a way to get them."

"I think the captain meant my method when he said there was no danger."

"What method?" Hui asked, somewhat curious.

"You all know that the Netherworld Bone Chariot can block life force."

"If you want to go to Fragrant City, take my car. I'll block out all the life energy along the way, and when we get there, I'll have Ah Xin block out all the life energy in the vicinity."

"Even if there are any strange occurrences, they will only be a few scattered ones."

“We can handle this, as long as we leave before Ah Xin’s ability takes effect.”

“But the monsters these days have some intelligence. Even if they can’t sense any life force, they still know we’re human when they see us,” Ah Xin reminded her.

"I know," Chu Sheng said, looking at Lu Guan.

"But isn't there a skeleton here?"

"Lu Guan can drive, and the rest of you can hide in the cargo box, right?"

"After all, even the supernatural can possess simple intelligence, so it's normal for a skeleton to drive a car."

(End of this chapter)