Doomsday Sequence Caravan: I Have a Mechanical Heart

"This is just my personal opinion." Cheng Jun smiled slightly and sighed, "The captain is alright, although I don't think those ordinary people are of any use."

"But I also said that if a critical moment comes, ordinary people can also lend a hand."

"However, since we don't charge them protection fees, we don't deliberately protect them."

"The captain won't take action unless it threatens the safety of the entire team."

"As for Yuyao, she doesn't care about the lives of ordinary people."

He paused for a moment, then said, "I used to be a soldier guarding the frontier, so my thoughts are different from theirs."

"Understood." Upon hearing this, Su Mu was immediately filled with respect. Those were the most lovable people, and the faith they held in their hearts was something that ordinary people could not understand at all.

"As for An Xin, she might be different from what you see." Cheng Jun paused for a moment, then continued, "She is kind, but her kindness comes with conditions."

"Not that kind of saintly figure."

"That's fine then." Su Mu nodded slightly. "I guess Yu Yao's lecturing also played a part in that."

"Hmm." Cheng Jun nodded, looking at Su Mu seriously. "And you, what are your thoughts?"

"Me?" Su Mu turned his gaze to the window and said slowly, "Before I become strong, I will only take care of myself first."

"If we have the strength in the future, and can protect ourselves, we might establish a safe zone to take care of ordinary people."

"As you said, they are the hope for the continuation of our human civilization."

"Although they did not awaken their sequences and become extraordinary, each of them carries the memories of their previous lives."

"Those are invaluable treasures of civilization!"

"Yes!" Cheng Jun smiled. "We've thought about the same thing."

As the two were talking, the car radio suddenly crackled to life, and Ling Hao's grave voice came through: "Cheng Jun, Yu Yao, a crisis is approaching."

"Be prepared for battle at any time."

He paused, then added, "This time, it could be extremely brutal."

"How much of the eeriness can you sense?" Yu Yao's voice came through the walkie-talkie.

"No, but my sense of crisis tells me," Ling Hao's voice came through, "this time it's extremely dangerous, more than ten times more dangerous than the two strange creatures we encountered last night."

"Ten times!!" Su Mu and Cheng Jun were both shocked. "If that's the case, the number of strange creatures coming soon will probably be more than twenty."

Su Mu looked outside; the sandstorm was still quite strong, making it impossible to drive away. He had no choice but to stay and fight.

But the four of them had a hard time holding off those two monsters yesterday. If more than twenty monsters came, they would probably all perish here.

Su Mu and Cheng Jun exchanged a glance, both realizing the problem. Cheng Jun's voice was low, "Do you have a better idea?"

"No." Su Mu shook his head and said solemnly, "The only thing I can do now is to produce as many arrows and bullets as possible."

"Your pistol can do that too?" Cheng Jun knew Su Mu had a pistol, but he didn't know that pistol could also kill the strange creature.

"Okay," Su Mu nodded, "but I don't know how powerful it will be yet."

"Could you lend it to An Xin temporarily?" Cheng Jun thought of something, "That way we'll have five combatants."

"The more people there are, the greater our chances of survival."

"Does An Xin know how to use a gun?" Although Su Mu was somewhat reluctant, it was indeed better to lend the gun to An Xin under the current circumstances. Moreover, after killing those strange beings, the essence of those strange beings would also be his.

"I don't know," Cheng Jun said, standing up and walking towards the driver's seat. "I'll go ask her."

He picked up the walkie-talkie and shouted, "An Xin, do you know how to use a handgun?"

"I...I haven't used it." A few seconds later, An Xin's voice came through the walkie-talkie, "What's wrong?"

"Su Mu has another pistol here," Cheng Jun said directly. "If you know how to use it, you can borrow it for now. You can come with us to rush over and kill the monsters."

"Okay." An Xin didn't hesitate for long, and soon her firm voice came through the walkie-talkie, "I'm coming over there now."

A moment later, An Xin and Yu Yao arrived. Su Mu didn't hesitate for long, took out a pistol and handed it to An Xin, "Try it out first, fire a few shots."

Now that he had made up his mind, he naturally wouldn't dwell on it anymore.

"How many bullets do you have?" An Xin asked, seemingly reluctant to part with them.

"Three magazines, forty-five rounds in total," Su Mu said.

"Okay." An Xin breathed a sigh of relief, went to the passenger side window, lowered it, held the Desert Eagle with both hands, and fired a shot at the open space in the distance. Because it was equipped with a silencer, the sound was very small.

puff---

A blue tongue of fire shot out, almost instantly striking the mountaintop a hundred meters above the ground. Boom! Another ball of blue flame ignited, but it only burned for a moment before going out.

This is even more powerful than that crossbow with arm guards.

Su Mu was slightly startled, then remembered that a considerable amount of energy had been consumed in making this pistol. He had a rough guess in his mind: the more energy a weapon consumes, the greater its power will be.

"That's enough." An Xin stopped shooting, turned back to Su Mu with a slight smile, and said, "Thank you for your trust!"

"It's nothing." Su Mu waved his hand and smiled faintly. "If I get injured, I hope you can treat me in time."

"Don't worry, I definitely will." An Xin nodded in agreement.

Su Mu took out two more magazines of bullets and handed them to An Xin, saying, "If you have any more steel pipes, I can make you two more magazines of bullets."

"If you can lend this pistol to An Xin indefinitely," Yu Yao said before An Xin could speak, "I can find you a few more steel pipes."

"Yao Yao." An Xin frowned. "Why are you still saying these things at a time like this?"

"The overall situation is the priority."

"But we can't let him get all the benefits," Yu Yao said with some dissatisfaction. "We've already given him several steel pipes, and all we got in return was a verbal promise."

"Now that he has a pistol, why don't we..."

Before she could finish speaking, An Xin interrupted her, "I believe him. Since Su Mu has already promised me, he will definitely keep his word."

"Yao Yao, if you're not going, I'll go get it myself."

"Fine, fine, I'll go right now." Yu Yao pouted and glared at Su Mu. "I don't know what kind of bewitching potion you gave my Xin Xin."

"I always side with you."

Su Mu's expression froze, somewhat speechless. An Xin blushed even more, and scolded, "Yao Yao, stop talking nonsense."

"Hmph." Yu Yao snorted and left in a hurry.

She quickly returned with three steel pipes and handed them to Su Mu, saying, "These are the only weapons my Xin Xin has left for self-defense. They're all yours."

"Thank you." Su Mu didn't stand on ceremony. After taking it, he sat on the sofa, raised his hand and placed it on the three steel pipes. A flash of blue light appeared, and the three steel pipes began to change one by one.

With a series of clicking sounds, two magazines of bullets and two quiver boxes appeared on the table in no time.

Cheng Jun had already seen it once, so he wasn't shocked again. But An Xin and Yu Yao were different; their almond-shaped eyes widened in disbelief. "This, this is a bit too monstrous!"

"That's the charm of Su Mu's mechanics," Cheng Jun chuckled, saying smugly. It was as if he himself had transformed.

"Look at you so smug, it's not like you turned into it." Yu Yao snorted.

"That was my brother who transformed," Cheng Jun added.

At that moment, Ling Hao's serious voice suddenly came through the walkie-talkie, "Get ready, the gray fog is coming."

Upon hearing this, Su Mu and the others immediately looked out the window. They saw that a gray fog was churning and rapidly approaching them from the highway about a mile away. Countless eerie figures were faintly visible within the gray fog.

"There must be at least a hundred of them!" Cheng Jun exclaimed in surprise.