Gao Wu: After transforming into a soft girl, I became a calamity?

Qin Wu turned the car around and sped off towards the convoy, his speed continuing to increase.

He pushed his abilities to the limit; the car's surface, besides the faint golden light brought by Gu An's abilities, also had a peculiar metallic luster.

This is the basic ability of the Knight: Iron Cavalry.

The effect is a dual enhancement of both the awakened individual's physical body and vehicle, including speed, defense, and the individual's senses.

However, the performance of this off-road vehicle itself is only average. Even after being enhanced by Qin Wu, a third-tier awakened individual, its strength is still limited.

But for lower-level calamities, it's an absolute crushing defeat.

The calamity within the mist was already close to the mist passage, and at the forefront were still a group of frantic runners.

As one of the last few calamities in the sequence, it can be said to be very common.

Jiang Mian peeked out from the roof of the car and fired a few shots as a gesture, while Li Huan took charge of the other side.

Behind them... lay a bloody path plowed out by Qin Wu.

The Knight's second-tier skill is Charge, which provides additional damage against collisions and has a small amount of penetration.

These weak, first-tier calamities were merely speed bumps for him.

However, after passing the group of runners, Ahua's figure suddenly appeared in the mist before him.

Qin Wu reacted quickly, stepping the accelerator to the floor.

The SUV roared to life, its engine revving at an incredible speed, taking it to another level.

If this hits hard, even a third-tier calamity wouldn't be able to escape unscathed.

However, as a Calamity and a Nightmare, Ahua's perception in the mist was naturally sharp, and she noticed Qin Wu's intentions.

It grinned, and a strange wind suddenly swept around it.

Before it infiltrated the city defenses, it had eaten some good food.

To compensate for its physical shortcomings, it first chose to enhance its defense and speed, and then ranged attack methods.

Although these abilities can only be used a limited number of times, they are certainly enough for just one hunt.

For example, there's "Steel Bone" from earlier, and now there's "Wind Chaser".

Ahua slightly bent his knees, intending to take this opportunity to climb onto the car door and grab the small cake from inside.

However, the wind suddenly became uncontrollable. Instead of speeding it up, it even restrained it.

"What's going on?! Did I run out of uses? Or...?"

It lifted its leg, but found it incredibly difficult.

It had retained this ability ever since it devoured that awakened one, but had never used it.

Logically, it should have been usable at least three more times, and... it even had the opposite effect?

How could this be?!

It was too late. As the SUV rapidly approached, Ahua quickly activated [Steel Bones] again, and a faint metallic luster appeared on his body.

"Bang!"

Qin Wu drove his off-road vehicle and crashed into it.

Its body made a dull thud as it flew backward.

Ahua felt a sudden dizziness, his body was in turmoil, and even his core was shaken.

Even without the [Steel Bones] defense, its internal strength remains the same, but because it follows the [Nightmare] path, it is weaker than a typical calamity of the same rank.

While such penetrating damage may not be fatal, it is still very painful.

"Did it... stiffen for a moment just now?"

In the passenger seat, Li Huan frowned slightly, glanced at Qin Wu next to him, and then looked at the people in the back seat through the mirror.

Gu An's senses were relatively sharp, and he also noticed the abnormality just now:

"Indeed, it feels like a backlash from a failed ability activation. What kind of calamity is this...?"

It's no wonder he didn't recognize it; imitators are extremely rare. Even though the group had been working in the city's defenses for so many years, this was the first time they had encountered one.

Jiang Mian would definitely not admit that she had secretly tampered with things.

She had suspected it before, but after learning that the other party used a variety of abilities that were completely inconsistent with the [Nightmare] path, she was certain that it was an imitator.

A high-level sequence, huh? Or one that excels at disguise... Its core might have other uses for me?

Should we just eat it...?

Never mind, we'll see when the time comes.

Jiang Mian felt that he needed to stall for time until the situation truly became chaotic before making a move in secret.

Her teammates are still in the car, so if she were to make a move, the restrictions would be quite significant.

Qin Wu remained silent, his eyes fixed intently on what lay ahead.

Although they had left that calamity behind, there seemed to be more trouble ahead.

All that could be seen before them was a thick fog and a patch of darkness spreading across the ground.

No, not just on the ground!

The entire space seemed shrouded in an invisible shadow, the light extremely dim.

The black patch on the ground spread to under the car almost instantly!

Everyone in the car could feel the speed decreasing, as if they were driving into a black swamp.

Qin Wu felt a tightness in his chest, as if he had been locked onto by something.

The anomaly in the misty passage had already given him some suspicion, and now he was 100% certain that someone had deliberately tampered with it.

Why?

Is it because of this batch of supplies... or is it targeting a specific person?

Just then, Gu An seemed to sense something and felt a chill run down his spine.

Without thinking, he immediately shouted:

"Oh no! Everyone get off the bus!"

Just now, as he was trying to extend his senses to investigate the danger in this shadow, he suddenly discovered an extremely deep blackness.

That black expanse was like a bottomless pit, emanating an aura that was clearly at the third level, or even close to the fourth level!

Out of trust in their teammates, including Qin Wu, the group pushed open the car door without hesitation, stepped on the strange black mud under their feet, and dodged to the side.

The next second, a pitch-black ray silently descended and engulfed the entire car body.

At the same time, the surrounding darkness seemed to be fully activated, completely engulfing the area.

……

On the other side, Number Eight, holding binoculars, felt a little relieved when he saw the group run headlong into his carefully laid trap.

This trap alone contained three three-star alien remains, and was powered by several equally powerful Calamity Cores.

That last shot consumed a precious Tier 3 core, its purpose being merely to scatter them and force them into the area shrouded in darkness.

After all, a knight running at full speed is quite troublesome, and neither of the two present could keep up with him.

If the other side doesn't want to fight and insists on breaking through with their objective, then things will get complicated.

With a third-tier calamity of considerable rank watching from the side, the likelihood of the opponent choosing to retreat immediately is extremely high!

So that attack was aimed at their vehicle, and it was quite effective, at least scattering Squad Five.

There's also a Tier 2 [Trapped Formation] next to the target, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

"Number Four, I'll go first. You keep an eye on that [Knight] outside! If he doesn't come out in five minutes, come in and find me!"

After saying that, he tossed the binoculars to Number Four, then plunged into the shadows beneath his feet and sped toward the dark area.

"Eh, that third-tier calamity..."

Number Four was about to ask about the location of that third-tier calamity when the other party seemed to have also set their sights on the target.

But by then, number eight had already disappeared, and he could only walk dejectedly to the other side.