Doomsday Sequence Caravan: I Have a Mechanical Heart

Su Mu glanced at his watch; it was already past five in the afternoon, with an hour until dark. His expression grew increasingly serious.

Just then, Ling Hao's voice suddenly came from inside his RV.

"There is an east-west highway about 30 miles ahead. Everyone, keep up."

"Don't fall behind."

Upon hearing this, Su Mu secretly breathed a sigh of relief; at least this meant they still had a chance to escape.

Then, glancing in the rearview mirror, they saw that the earth beast behind them had fully healed and was chasing them again. This time, it seemed to be moving even faster, as if it were in a berserk state.

They are only a few miles away from the earth beast, but at its current speed, it will probably catch up with the last two buses in no time.

Once they are caught, the people in the car will surely die.

More than forty people died when they encountered the strange sea monsters while crossing the Qingluo Sea. Adding the thirty or so people on the minibus and the tanker truck, their convoy now has only a little over one hundred and twenty people left.

Once those two buses are devoured by the earth beast, their convoy will be reduced to just over twenty people.

Even so, their burden will be much lighter, and the supplies on the vehicle will allow them to live longer. However, these ordinary people are not entirely useless.

Although they are ordinary people, the vast majority of them possess a skill or expertise. For example, they might be skilled in car repair, leatherworking, clothing manufacturing, farming, or house building.

Moreover, once they reach the underground caves in Falling Moon Valley, they will need these ordinary people to handle their daily affairs.

Not only Su Mu thought of this, but Ling Hao and Cheng Jun also thought of it.

Inside Cheng Jun's van, the walkie-talkie crackled to life. "Cheng Jun, could you use your Gatling gun to occasionally slow down that earth beast?"

"Do everything you can to ensure the safety of the two buses behind us."

"Okay," Cheng Jun replied. "I'll try my best to delay it."

After putting down the walkie-talkie, he looked at Yao Zhe and another middle-aged man, "You two drive well, I'll go upstairs to deal with that earth beast."

"Cheng-ge, be careful," Yao Zhe cautioned.

Cheng Jun responded, then, carrying the Gatling gun and the bullets in one hand, opened the sunroof of the driver's cab with the other and climbed out.

He quickly reached the roof of the cargo compartment, loaded his ammunition, spread his legs, and unleashed a barrage of fire at the approaching earth monsters with his Gatling gun, cursing as he fired.

"You dared to eat my gas truck, I'll kill you!!!"

Blue flames continuously spewed out, and each bullet gleamed with blue light, like a torrential downpour.

The next moment, it landed on the earth beast that had chased it for over a mile.

Boom--, boom boom boom-

A series of explosions rang out on the earth beast's carapace, but those powerful bullets did not cause any damage to the carapace at all, not even a crack appeared.

Upon seeing this, Cheng Jun couldn't help but curse, "Damn, the defense is that strong."

Looks like I'll have to slap myself in the face.

He then adjusted his posture, looking for an opportunity to attack the earth beast again. This time, dozens of bullets were fired almost instantly, landing directly in the earth beast's mouth.

Immediately following was a series of explosions, and blue flames quickly ignited.

But in just a moment, the blue flames were suppressed and extinguished by the aura of the earth beast, and the bullets only knocked out a few of its teeth.

Although the damage was minor, it caused the earth beast to pause, let out a sharp screech, and its serrated teeth spun even faster.

"What are you yelling about?" Cheng Jun laughed. "I'll smash all your teeth in."

"I'll make sure you never have to eat dirt again!"

As he spoke, he pulled the trigger, and the gun fired violently once again.

The earth beast seemed to understand Cheng Jun's words. It let out a furious roar, and the next moment its body suddenly shrank. Then it leaped up and flew straight towards Cheng Jun.

"Holy crap!!" Cheng Jun's expression changed instantly, and he instinctively cursed, "Can anyone tell me that this thing can actually fly?!"

He said this, but he raised the barrel of his Gatling gun and fired even more fiercely.

However, his firepower was completely ineffective against the earth beast's carapace and could not stop its forward speed at all.

He jumped twice in a row and landed dozens of meters behind the two buses.

The people in the two buses were immediately terrified, screaming in panic. Their faces were filled with despair, and they awaited death with fear in their eyes.

However, the next moment, the earth beast actually bypassed the two buses and bit directly at Cheng Jun.

"I'll shoot!!!" Cheng Jun's pupils suddenly contracted, but there was no fear in his eyes. He pulled the trigger and unleashed a fierce barrage of fire at the earth beast's gaping maw.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Blue sparks flew as bullets exploded repeatedly inside the earth beast's mouth. Despite this, it only slowed the beast's movements and broke a few teeth.

That's it.

Seeing that he hadn't been able to inflict much damage on the earth beast, Cheng Jun immediately threw away the Gatling gun and prepared to transform into a giant and wield his golden warhammer. However, since he was currently on the roof of the van, he would need to jump down first.

Otherwise, one stomp and the whole car would be totaled.

Just then, Su Mu suddenly appeared beside him, raised his hand and picked up the Flowing Light, which had now transformed into a rocket launcher, and fired it into the earth beast's mouth.

Instantly, the rocket blazing with blue flames struck the earth beast's mouth.

The next moment, a deafening explosion rang out, and a ball of scorching blue flame rapidly spread inside the earth beast's mouth. Half of its mouth was instantly gone.

Aww---

The earth beast let out a deafening roar, its body twisting violently. Fortunately, the two buses managed to avoid it; otherwise, even a slight touch would have sent them flying.

"This thing is so powerful." Cheng Jun glanced at the earth beast, then looked at the rocket launcher on Su Mu's shoulder. His eyes showed no sense of urgency for battle, only a fanatical interest in the rocket launcher.

He reached out and said, "Let me play with it."

"No." Su Mu shook his head speechlessly. "This thing is my sequence artifact; you can't use it."

"Then make one for me later." Cheng Jun was a little disappointed when he heard this, but then he added, "I'll give you ten chicken legs."

"Fine," Su Mu rolled his eyes at him, but still agreed.

"By the way, how many rockets can this strange thing of yours fire?" Cheng Jun asked, remembering something.