Doomsday Sequence Convoy: I can upgrade supplies

Chapter 246 The Methods of the White Bone Overlord!
It was like a ghost wandering outside, silent and still, without making a sound.

This eerie creature, devoid of blood, skin, and scales, lies on the water's surface, seemingly moving with the water's flow. However, upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that no matter how it floats with the current, its direction of movement is always forward, eventually stopping outside the barrier.

Inside the barrier, Chu Sheng and his companions sat at a table in the center of the hilltop, while the survivors were on the perimeter.

Although the food and supplies were washed away, thanks to the binding techniques of Wu Meng and the other four, even though a bag of flour fell off their vehicle, they still had plenty of rice and flour left.

Food soaked in water will spoil quickly if not eaten soon.

So the group divided up the soaked food.

This allowed the survivors to have a good meal.

Cheng Xue's cooking was quite good, and Chu Sheng and the others sat around the table.

Apart from Hui, who had fallen into a deep sleep due to excessive mental exertion, and An Xi, the rest of the group were all here.

Old Li took a sip of liquor, picked up a piece of cured meat with his chopsticks, and kept hissing and panting.

"Hiss~ Ha~ Xiao Fang, how long will it take us to get out of this place?" Old Li took a sip of wine and looked at Fang Hong, who was temporarily acting as the guide.

Hearing his words, Fang Hong thought for a moment and said, "Based on the current situation, we should be able to leave in about two or three months."

"However, at the speed we were just at, five or six hundred kilometers per hour, it would probably only take about twenty days."

“We stayed here for four months because we took a lot of detours, and Qingqing couldn’t move forward every moment.”

"But from my observation, the normal speed of the Netherworld Ship is 170 to 180 kilometers per hour, which is about the same as Qingqing's previous speed. And the Netherworld Ship seems to have artificial intelligence, which can run 24 hours a day."

"In that case, by taking a slightly longer route to avoid the strange occurrences, our speed will be reduced by about half, which is about two months."

"If you travel at a speed of over 500 kilometers per hour, this speed will decrease further."

At this point, Fang Hong sighed, "To be honest, I never thought I would run into you guys. I was finally about to leave, but now I have to go back and leave this place from the other side."

Anzu chimed in, "That's because we're looking for the City of Dawn and the floating islands."

"You don't know what the City of Dawn is, do you?" she said, explaining the existence and history of the City of Dawn, and also mentioning the floating islands in passing.

Upon hearing Xingzi's explanation of Dawn City, Fang Hong glanced at Chu Sheng and the others, and seeing that they had no reaction, her eyes immediately lit up.

She didn't believe that Kyoko was lying to her, nor did she believe that the City of Dawn didn't exist. If it truly didn't exist, they wouldn't have gone looking for it.

After all, possessing the ability to divine the secrets of heaven like the Eight Trigrams, the existence of the City of Dawn is quite obvious.

Old Li ignored the topic of Dawn City, clicked his tongue, and took another sip of wine. "Two months? There's no time."

Hearing what Old Man Li said, Chu Sheng frowned. He knew what Old Man Li was talking about.

With just over twenty days left until the year-end deadline, if something bad happens during this extreme rainstorm, they will be in a very passive position.

After all, there are far fewer options on water than on land.

On land, at least they can scatter.

Butchers can also serve as a major fighting force.

While the Butcher can fight on the water, his fighting ability will be greatly reduced if he enters the water.

After all, you can't expect the tentacles behind the butcher to spin and propel you forward like a propeller.

This is also why Chu Sheng didn't let the butcher deal with that strange creature before.

It's really not necessary.

If the butcher uses ranged attacks, it will even hinder Qingqing and Zhuqing in close combat.

Thinking of this, Chu Sheng frowned and looked at Ah Xin, who was pale and looked unwell. "If all else fails, we'll have to speed things up. We'll need to trouble Ah Xin."

"Huh? Me? What were you just saying?" Ah Xin looked up at Chu Sheng in confusion when she suddenly heard him talking about her.

She was so tired that it took her willpower to force herself to eat a meal.

Seeing that she hadn't heard him, Chu Sheng repeated, "I said we might need to speed up the convoy next."

"I'll need your help to shield the team from anger when the time comes."

"Oh, okay." Ah Xin understood now and nodded mechanically. "I understand."

"It's not a big problem."

As she spoke, she habitually shoveled two mouthfuls of rice into her mouth, her cheeks puffed out, and said, "But then we won't be able to attract the eerie things with the residual life force like we do now."

Upon hearing this, Chu Sheng shook his head. "It's alright. If there's nothing strange for the time being, then there's nothing strange."

"Compared to these extraordinary materials, the one-year deadline is more important."

“I will make the Netherworld move forward 24 hours a day. It won’t take two months. With Ah Xin here, the monsters won’t be able to find us.”

"So there's no need to take a detour. We can just activate the berserk mode and increase our speed. I estimate it will only take about ten days to leave this place."

"Everyone should stay in the car during this period; we'll eat, drink, and relieve ourselves in the car."

Hearing Chu Sheng's words, everyone nodded.

Although the extent of this extreme rainstorm is unknown, it will be found out later. Moreover, with information from Fang Hong and Qingqing, who have been through similar experiences, this area is at least tens of thousands of kilometers wide.

If this had happened before the apocalypse, the entire world would have been submerged.

Keep in mind that before the apocalypse, the Earth's equator was only tens of thousands of kilometers long, while getting out of this hellish place would take at least hundreds of thousands of kilometers.

An extreme rainstorm alone could cover an area larger than the Earth before the apocalypse.

As they were talking, an uninvited guest arrived outside the barrier.

When the eerie creature floating with the current approached within 500 meters of the Nether Light, the Nether Light immediately detected it.

Chu Sheng, who was talking to Fang Hong and the others, suddenly changed his expression and became serious. He said to Zhu Qing and Qingqing, "Something strange is approaching."

"Get ready to fight."

As he spoke, he stood up, and his leather armor quickly transformed into dark gold battle armor, covering his entire body.

He also took the red and white bone bow that appeared behind him.

Upon hearing Chu Sheng's words, Zhu Qing, who had been enjoying his meal, paused, his eyes flashing with anger. "Damn you, coming over while I'm eating!"

As he spoke, he forcefully threw the bowl and chopsticks in his hand onto the table, and a telescopic steel rod slid out from his sleeve, quickly growing larger, longer, and thicker.

Qingqing looked up, somewhat bewildered, with a few grains of rice still stuck to her lips. She blinked, seemingly still not quite understanding what was happening.

At this moment, under the control of the Netherworld, the Netherworld Light transformed into the Netherworld Mech, and the laser cannon became a strangely shaped gun.

This gun has two firing ports, one large and one small. The small one is only a dozen centimeters in diameter, while the large one is more than three meters in diameter.

One is used to fire bullets, and the other is used to fire lasers.

In addition, the crowbar that the rammed horn transformed into was suspended from the waist of the Ghost Mech.

Soon, a sixty-meter-tall giant, all muscle and looking furious, appeared outside the barrier.

A 20-meter-tall mecha also appeared outside the barrier.

Qingqing, standing beside Chu Sheng, poked his sturdy dark gold armor and asked curiously, "Brother Chu Sheng, what are they doing?"

Chu Sheng glanced at her. "Something's strange. We're about to fight."

"Oh, oh." Upon hearing this, Qingqing transformed into a green dragon over ten meters long and flew into the sky.

With a dragon's roar, the surrounding water began to flow backward, and the torrential rain falling from the sky seemed to slow down considerably.

A waterspout swirled around Qingqing, turning the water into heavy water and the tornado into sharp blades.

"If you can't see anything strange, then head towards the direction of the Netherworld Mech's firepower!" Chu Sheng's voice reached Zhu Qing and Qing Qing's ears.

"Da da da~"

A series of tongues of fire erupted from the muzzle of the Netherworld Mech, while the more than three-meter-long cannon below the bullet cannon was also gathering energy, emitting a white light that symbolized death.

"The laser beam can also be used four times or released in one go for four seconds."

"Make your own decision." Chu Sheng didn't make the decision for Youming, but let it do as it pleased.

He himself drew back the red and white bone bow and attacked the area where the artillery fire was being unleashed.

Lu Guan had somehow appeared outside the barrier, holding a white bone banner in his hand. "Chu Sheng, this won't work either."

"Look at me."

As he spoke, he waved the white bone banner in his hand, and a surge of spiritual energy emanated from the ghostly fire in his eye sockets.

"May your soul return!"

"May your soul return!"

As he swayed, phantom images representing souls emerged and moved toward his location.

At the same time, ten other spirits that appeared to be rather ferocious also appeared.

Perhaps it can no longer be called a soul, but should be described as a ghost.

These ten ghosts exuded an aura that only those at Sequence Nine could possess, their bodies radiating ferocity, and their eyes bloodshot.

"Go! Find that strange creature that emitted the mark!"

Lu Guanchao gave instructions to the ten ghosts.

Chu Sheng was surprised by his unexpected move and immediately gave him a thumbs up.

Although the Netherworld Mech can display the situation within a radius of 500 meters and handle the rainstorm, it cannot show it to them.

Lu Guan's move, though seemingly useless, proved exceptionally valuable in this situation.

After all, by marking it in real time, Zhu Qing, Qingqing, and Chu Sheng can accurately locate the strange creature.

Only by finding the strange thing can the attack be effective.

(End of this chapter)