manynovel Chapter 151 People are more precious than cars
Chapter 151 People are more precious than cars
The wax, like a hungry creature, completely enveloped the ice sculpture, then emitted a teeth-grinding "sizzling" sound.
The rain demon, frozen inside the ice crystal, trembled violently but could not break free from these double shackles.
The dark red body of the Conqueror hummed slightly, like a satisfied growl after a meal.
On the dial, the energy reserve indicator began to rise at a visible rate, and the luster of the wax armor seemed to be deeper and more restrained, with a subtle, moist sheen.
Xu Si stood on the roof of the car, vigilantly surveying his surroundings. Rain fell on him, but was automatically blocked by a layer of faint starlight.
At the same time, he was also thinking of countermeasures to deal with this strange situation. It seemed that apart from him, no one else in the convoy had any good solutions.
The process of being devoured lasted about three minutes.
As the last wisp of wax receded from the sculpture, which had completely dried and crumbled into ordinary ice shards, "The Conqueror" let out a satisfied hum.
The wax coating on the car body seemed thicker, and in the dim rain, it even gave the illusion that it could absorb light.
The rain continued to fall, but the omnipresent, watchful feeling of malice dissipated temporarily with the demise of the rain demon.
The warnings from "One by One" subsided, leaving only an instinctive vigilance towards the surrounding environment.
Xu Si drove the car a short distance in the direction of the tour guide flag, then rejoined the convoy. He then turned on the walkie-talkie and said, "Turn on the lights. The strange occurrence has been resolved."
Xu Si also noticed that [Conqueror]'s ranking rose from 1750 to 1657. Although its characteristics and other attributes remained unchanged, there must have been some internal improvements.
The long-awaited convoy finally awoke from its silence, and various lights shone again in the rain. Although they were still dim and yellow, they dispelled the unsettling absolute darkness.
"Li Miao, Xiao Luo, report the situation!" Fu Xiaojian's voice came immediately.
"We're fine! The car can still move, but the windshield is cracked and the wipers seem to be broken."
"If the car is severely damaged, you can consider abandoning it!" Fu Xiaojian advised.
People are more precious than cars.
"The car is okay, and Xiao Luo is fine too. We're trying to get back to the team..." Li Miao's voice was still tinged with fear, but it remained relatively steady.
During the attack, the heavy body of the vehicle shielded them from most of the damage; the car only rolled twice in the mud, and the overall damage was not too great.
The two of them had just painstakingly cut the airbag into pieces and threw it away, and then used tape to seal the crack in the car window.
Fortunately, the car was of decent quality; the windows didn't completely collapse, but rather cracked in several places.
Otherwise, even if the car could still move, it wouldn't be able to be driven in this heavy rain.
"I'll help you," Tashan said casually.
"Other teams in the team, please report the situation!"
"Pickup trucks are safe!"
"Public safety!"
"The bus is safe!"
"Ambulance safety"
"Xu Si Safety"
"Old Xu, what was that weird thing that happened just now?"
This was the first strange thing they encountered after entering this rainy world, and it has great reference value.
"It's a strange creature called a 'rain demon,' existing between reality and illusion, capable of freely transforming, manipulating rain, and assimilating with its environment. It's extremely difficult to distinguish and deal with," Xu Si said briefly.
"Perhaps only Xiao Luo's psionic surge can have an effect on the team!" Xu Si frowned.
"Ah, me?" With Tashan's help, Xiao Luo finally returned to the convoy and heard Xu Si's words on the walkie-talkie.
He glanced at the rearview mirror but couldn't see Dao Ge's car at all. However, his psionic surge did seem to have a certain limiting effect on non-physical anomalies.
"Captain Fu, could we change positions? The pickup truck only has one taillight working, and it's difficult for us to keep up!" Li Miao said with some difficulty.
When the car windows were intact, he could barely keep up; now that the windows are cracked in several places, it's not easy for him to stay close.
"Okay, you guys follow my car now. Also, Xiao Luo, if you encounter anything strange again, try to coordinate with Su Su!"
"be safe!"
In fact, Fu Xiaojian would have preferred them to follow behind Shao Bing's ambulance!
Of all the people in the team, his biggest worry was these two little guys.
However, Xu Si just said that apart from himself, only Xiao Luo's "Psionic Agitation" is effective against the strange phenomena here.
If this place is full of these kinds of weird things, or if there are groups of these weird things.
With limited military force at his disposal, he could not combine his only two means of dealing with the enemy.
If Ronaldinho and Suarez can work well together, the team's safety margin and tolerance for error will be higher.
"Got it!" Xiao Luo said.
"Okay!" said Su Su.
Su Su's biggest weakness after advancing to Sequence 3 is actually her perception ability.
Both "Fist Force" and "Disintegration" are offensive techniques that charge forward without hesitation; "Overlord Body" is a defensive technique of the same type as Xu Si's "Star Radiance".
Perception is her only weakness right now.
The convoy regrouped in the cold rain, the low growl of the engines swallowed by the dense sound of the rain.
Xu Si's windshield wipers swung at maximum frequency, but still couldn't keep up with the speed of the pouring rain.
The blue lights of the ambulance ahead blurred into indistinct spots in the rain, like the last cry for help from a drowning victim.
"Maintain speed and keep your distance." Fu Xiaojian's voice came through the walkie-talkie, signaling that they were ready to depart.
The new formation eased the pressure on Li Miao and Xiao Luo slightly, but the broken windshield wipers further reduced their visibility.
Therefore, they could only follow closely behind Fu Xiaojian's warriors, keeping a distance of no more than ten meters, a distance at which they could collide if they braked.
Fortunately, the two intact taillights are much clearer than the one.
The convoy started moving again.
This time, the atmosphere in the team was much more somber than before.
Because the team had previously encountered very large non-physical and bizarre losses.
For example, the malevolent spirit and the rotten moon-eating swamp cause them several times more damage than ordinary strange creatures.
Everyone became more vigilant. These creatures, hiding in the rain, were already difficult to spot, and now this was the situation.
The team can only take it one step at a time.
Xu Si followed steadily in his Conqueror. The interior of the car remained dry and warm, isolated from the cold and damp world outside.
"Yi Yi" hasn't woken up yet, and Xu Si is starting to wonder if she's asleep or unconscious.
The convoy crawled through the rain at a slower pace than before.
Li Miao and Xiao Luo, driving a Big Dog SUV with a cracked windshield, followed closely behind Fu Xiaojian's Mengshi, the two vehicles almost touching.
Looking out through the shattered, net-like cracks, the whole world appears distorted and broken, with only the two taillights ahead serving as clear beacons.
Time passed by, second by second, in agonizing agony.
The rain showed no signs of letting up, and the low-hanging leaden clouds seemed poised to crush the earth.
Fu Xiaojian's report continued over the walkie-talkie, the channel remaining perfectly clear.
In this atmosphere, no one had the slightest interest in speaking.