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There are no strange objects.

There wasn't a single one, at least not within sight.

Those things outside the city seem to have truly been kept out by the barrier.

Su Mu breathed a sigh of relief, but his vigilance remained. He picked up the M500, walked to the window, and scanned every corner around the cable car. The fog lights were still on, their beams sweeping across the buildings and streets near the cable car, but he found nothing unusual.

But he knew it was only temporary.

At dawn, everyone will be forcibly thrown into the city. There, he will face not only monsters, but also survivors from the other thirty-one cables.

Su Mu withdrew his gaze, leaned against the wall, and closed his eyes for a while.

Length of night.

He was afraid to sleep.

The cable car's durability was only 47%. Although there were no monsters attacking now, he wasn't sure what would happen next. He had to stay alert and be ready to deal with any unexpected situations.

Time passed by, second by second.

To Su Mu's surprise, nothing happened that night.

There were no monster attacks. There were no strange knocks on the door. Nothing seemed amiss.

The strange creatures outside the city seemed to be completely isolated by an invisible wall. The cable car glided slowly above Ash City, as quiet as if it were in another world.

Su Mu's tense nerves gradually relaxed a little. But he didn't completely let his guard down... The impression that the theatrical monster had left on him was too deep, and he always felt that the thing wouldn't let him off so easily.

The system notification sounded in the early hours of the morning.

[Small Arrow Pod (Lv1 White) Upgrade complete.]

Su Mu walked to the control panel to check the new attributes of the arrow box.

Small Repeating Crossbow Ammo Box (Lv3 White)

Ammunition: 300/300

[Attack range: 300 meters]

Base firepower: 60

Reloading speed: 3 seconds/load

【Special Effects:】

【I. Burning Arrow (Can be toggled on/off): Consumes fuel to inflict fire damage on the arrow.】

[II. Scatter Shot (Active Skill): Consumes 30 arrows, dealing damage to all targets in a fan-shaped area in front. Cooldown: 30 seconds.]

Su Mu's eyes slowly lit up as he looked at this attribute.

The base firepower value jumped from 15 to 60, which is a qualitative change. The rate of fire also increased.

What surprised him even more were the "Burning Arrow" and "Scattering Arrow".

Burning Arrows... consume fuel, inflict fire damage, and have an additional advantage against the Undead. Those piercing beetles, poisonous fireflies, and even the overwhelming army of Undead outside the city, are mostly Undead. Fire counters them, meaning his quiver will be significantly more effective at night.

Scatter Shot... Active skill, fan-shaped area attack. This skill is a godsend when dealing with dense groups of monsters. Although the 30-second cooldown is not short, using it at a crucial moment can instantly clear an area.

The only thing that frustrated Su Mu was the problem with the arrows.

Ordinary wooden arrows have too low damage; they're only gray quality. Using them in a level 3 quiver will reduce their actual damage output by at least half. He needs better arrows... at least white quality, with attribute bonuses.

But blueprints are something that can only be found by chance.

Su Mu shook his head, deciding to put the problem aside for the time being. He would win by sheer quantity; with a magazine capacity of three hundred rounds and the rapid-fire effect, he could fire hundreds of arrows per minute. Ordinary wooden arrows had low damage, but their sheer number made up for it. He could wear down low-level monsters to death.

He repacked the quiver and continued to wait.

Then Su Mu remained vigilant.

And so, time slowly passed.

The sky gradually turned white.

As the first rays of sunlight pierced through the glass of the cable car in the early morning, Su Mu felt a sense of relaxation wash over him. He hadn't slept a wink all night, but the restorative effects of the blood ginseng wine had left him feeling energetic and without any fatigue.

He stood by the window, watching the outline of Ash City gradually become clear in the dawn light.

The city was much larger than he had expected. Skyscrapers stood tall, streets crisscrossed, some areas still intact, others in ruins. In the distance stood a particularly tall building, like a television tower, its top gleaming metallic in the morning light.

Just then, a system notification sounded.

The cable car upgrade is complete.

The entire cable car jolted violently.

Su Mu felt the floor beneath his feet expanding... sixteen cubic meters, twenty cubic meters, twenty-four cubic meters, thirty-two cubic meters. The space doubled in just a few seconds, changing from four meters long, two meters wide, and two meters high to four meters long, two meters wide, and four meters high. No, it wasn't a simple doubling; it was a complete reshaping.

The walls were getting thicker. The already sturdy metal enclosure now seemed to have been reinforced with a new material, its thickness visibly increasing.

The metallic luster became deeper, and the red and white paint scheme turned into a deeper dark red and silver-gray, resembling some kind of military paint scheme.

The most noticeable changes are on the exterior of the cable car.

Su Mu walked to the window and looked out... The entire cable car was covered with dense, sharp metal spikes. About the length of a finger and the thickness of a pen refill, the spikes were as sharp as needles and had a faint green luster.

Poisonous stinger.

He opened the system panel and checked the new properties.

[Vehicle: Cable car]

[Level: 4]

Armor: 180

[Weight Capacity: 32 tons]

[Space: 32 cubic meters]

[Iron rollers: Durability 100]

[Fuel: 0.5L]

【外载武器：小型连弩箭匣（Lv3）×1、小型箭匣（Lv1）×1、捕兽夹×2】

【characteristic:】

[I. Warm in winter and cool in summer...able to withstand external temperatures ranging from -15 degrees Celsius to 40 degrees Celsius.]

[II. "Venomous Shell" Trait: When attacked, the attacker has a 30% chance to suffer poison reflection damage, causing a poison effect that lasts for 10 seconds (loss of 1% of Constitution per second; the effect is reduced for creatures above the cable car level)]

Armor jumped from 100 to 180 points, nearly doubling. Space expanded from 16 cubic meters to 32 cubic meters.

But what pleased him most was that new feature... "Venomous Shell".

This damage isn't high, and it might not be very useful against high-level monsters.

However, it works on monsters level 4 and below, especially lower-level monsters; touching its cable car is tantamount to suicide. Piercing beetles and poison fireflies will be poisoned to death in seconds if they dare to run into it.

And... most importantly... after the cable car is upgraded, its durability is automatically restored to full.

[Durability: 100%]

Su Mu looked at the words and let out a long breath.

My sense of security has returned.

He leaned against the wall, his nerves, which had been tense all night, finally relaxing. But he didn't rest immediately... there was still one thing he hadn't done.

Su Mu unscrewed a bottle of mineral water, poured some into his palm, and carefully washed his hands.

Water droplets dripped from between fingers, pooling into a small puddle on the cable car floor.

sense of ceremony.

Even though I didn't get the lucky icon after washing my hands last time, what if I do? I definitely won't get it if I don't wash them, but at least I have some peace of mind.

After doing all this, he took a deep breath and opened the talent selection interface.

Three gilded cards appeared before my eyes.