Doomsday Highway: I can be infinitely enhanced

The night was quiet; the cold winter seemed to have sealed away even the chirping of insects and the cries of birds, leaving only an eerily quiet night.

The convoy rested overnight in an open area beside the highway without incident.

The next morning, the sun rose in the east.

Before the convoy set off, Uncle Zhang, as usual, led his men to distribute food to everyone in the convoy.

Today's breakfast is: a soda cracker with a slightly soft crust.

Since the crab-faced man's attack, the convoy has been short of supplies, and now they can't even give out bread. Each person can only get a cookie that is about to expire.

Xie Yun curled up on the cold plastic chair, her buttocks aching from the pressure. She was wrapped in a thin blanket; she had been woken up by the cold.

As soon as I woke up, I saw Uncle Zhang hand me a cookie.

"Xiao Xie, here's your food," Uncle Zhang said with a smile.

Xie Yun took the biscuit, and whether it was just her imagination or not, she felt that Uncle Zhang was much gentler to her than usual today.

She held the cookie and compared it to those held by the other survivors, noticing that her cookie was noticeably larger.

Xie Yun immediately understood and couldn't help but smile.

"So this is privilege... It feels so good!" Xie Yun couldn't help but think.

……

Inside the jeep, Su Xing was holding a notebook and diligently taking notes.

[Sequence of Extraordinary: Guide (Support Class)]

Abilities: Can sense abnormal monsters within a certain distance, and also seems to have the ability to avoid abnormalities.

The cost: A heightened awareness of the unsettling can make the Guide Sequence overly sensitive, suspicious, and even cowardly.

[Sequence of Extraordinary: Mechanic (Balanced Class)]

Ability: To modify any mechanical object, including but not limited to firearms, automobiles, and electronic products. Modified weapons are effective against anomalous forces.

Cost: Using the improved weapons will severely deplete stamina (suspected). In daily interactions, the mechanic's personality may become obsessive and stubborn (suspected).

Su Xing stopped writing, thought for a moment, and then wrote the book title on the notebook cover:

A Record of Encounters with Unusual Creatures

Yes, in Su Xing's view, superhumans are also a type of abnormal creature.

However, compared to those abnormal monsters, the abilities wielded by superhumans are more controllable, and they possess humanity.

The Awakening currently only records two extraordinary sequences: "Pathfinder" and "Mechanic".

The abilities and costs of Hu Dong and Fang Yuan were deduced through daily communication and observation.

As for the reason for writing this notebook, it's very simple:

In the apocalypse, one must be cautious and meticulous in order to survive longer.

Although Su Xing, Hu Dong, and Fang Yuan are currently on the same team and their relationship is acceptable, the possibility of them falling out cannot be ruled out.

In the event that they become enemies in the future, the information in this notebook could give Su Xing a huge advantage.

Of course, besides recording extraordinary sequences, the notes mainly record anomalous monsters.

Two anomalies have been recorded so far:

[Humanoid Anomaly: Crab-Faced Man]

Origin: Humans ate crabs produced in the rice paddies outside Qingxi Town and quickly mutated into crab-faced people with human bodies and crab faces.

Abilities: 1. Strength dozens of times that of an ordinary person, capable of easily tearing open iron doors with bare hands. 2. Speed ​​several times that of an ordinary person, and possesses bulletproof skin. 3. Superhuman regenerative abilities, able to survive even after being hit in a vital area.

Weaknesses: 1. The back of the crab's head is a vital area. 2. It excels at lateral dashes, but is less agile in longitudinal dashes and turns.

Assessment: These creatures are incredibly powerful and difficult to kill. If two combat-ready individuals team up with ordinary people to attack, they might be able to kill one. If you encounter a group of crab-faced men, be sure to escape immediately.

Compared to the extraordinary sequence, the awakening records anomalies in much greater detail.

Firstly, he had personally witnessed the horror of the crab-faced people; secondly, the anomalies were humanity's main enemy in the apocalypse.

Above the Crab-Faced Man, Su Xing also recorded the strange rice paddies outside Qingxi Town, but in a much simpler way.

[Natural Anomalies: Mysterious Rice Fields]

Location: The vast rice paddies outside Qingxi Town.

Abilities: 1. Produces abnormal crabs. 2. People who accidentally enter the rice paddy may disappear instantly (trigger condition unknown).

Weakness: Unknown

Assessment: Threat unknown, but due to its ability to spawn strange crabs, it is tentatively considered unbeatable. Avoidance method: Do not travel to Qingxi Town.

Compared to the crab-faced man, the rice paddies outside Qingxi Town are the truly eerie and terrifying place!

After all, the crab-faced man has a physical form, can be injured, and its attack methods are predictable.

But what exactly that rice paddy was like, they didn't even know.

Su Xing closed the notebook and carefully hid it inside the car.

"In the apocalypse, intelligence is very valuable. Even if you don't need it now, you can still sell this intelligence for a good price once you get to the Firewood Shelter..."

Su Xing thought to himself silently.

At eight o'clock in the morning, the convoy set off on time.

The dew from the night before left the road very damp, and in the sub-zero temperatures, a thin layer of ice formed on it.

The convoy drove very slowly, afraid of slipping and overturning into the mud on either side of the road.

It wasn't until 4 p.m. that the convoy passed through a long tunnel.

In the distance, I could see a modern metropolitan area with towering buildings.

That's Luzhou city proper.

The convoy drove on rural roads and remote highways for over a month, growing tired of the remote towns and villages.

At this moment, reconnecting with a technologically advanced modern city should be exciting.

But at this moment, no one in the convoy was excited; on the contrary, most people became anxious and restless.

Soon, a puzzled voice came from the bus driver, Lao Liu, over the walkie-talkie:

"Captain Hu, have we taken the wrong road?"

"That's...that's Luzhou city proper, right?"

Old Liu's voice trembled, filled with fear.

Most of the people in the convoy had fled from the city.

Everyone knows how terrifying the metropolis is after the apocalypse, and how many strange things it harbors.

The more densely populated an area is, the more terrifying the anomalies that occur there will be.

This is a well-known rule in the apocalypse.

Not to mention first-tier cities like Luzhou, which had a population of tens of millions before the apocalypse.

Forget about entering, you have to take a long detour even to pass by.

At that moment, Captain Hu's voice came through the walkie-talkie:

"Don't worry, we haven't gone the wrong way."

"Our target is a gas station three kilometers away, which is relatively safe and about twenty kilometers from the city center."

"Remember, we have half an hour to refuel and gather supplies."

"After refueling, we'll take a detour and continue north from Xinchang City!"

Team leader Hu's words undoubtedly gave the team a boost of confidence, greatly easing the anxious atmosphere.

After driving for another ten minutes or so on the highway, the group saw the secluded gas station.

Some distance from the main road, the road is paved with pebbles and surrounded by shrubs and weeds, making the environment somewhat gloomy.

There were several abandoned cars parked in the gas station, covered with a layer of fallen leaves, and no one was around.

Fangyuan's car was the first to pull into the gas station.

Fang Yuan got out of the car and operated the gas pump at the gas station for a while. The pump, which had been out of service for more than a month, started working again, and pale yellow gasoline was injected into the fuel tank.

A dozen or so people got off the bus, carrying crowbars, kitchen knives, and the like. They stood outside the gas station shop, peering out but not daring to go in.

Gas stations like these often have plenty of daily necessities in their supermarkets, such as toilet paper, snacks, and if you're lucky, you might even find cigarettes and alcohol.

"Huozi, you stay outside and refuel after Captain Hu and Captain Fang have finished. Remember to fill up the two cans of gasoline in the trunk."

"I'll go check out that shopping mall..."

Su Xing gave his younger brother some instructions, then opened the car door and got out.