Sequence Highway Survival: I Upgrade Supplies in the Apocalypse-Chapter 281: The same old routine? ? ?

"Rank 1987?"

"That much improvement?"

Chen Ye never expected that just one battle at Divine Elephant Village would boost Hatred's ranking by over ten places.

Of course, the main reason was that most of the combatants in Divine Elephant Village were wraith anomalies, which aligned perfectly with Hatred's attributes and suited its "Hidden Edge" ability.

If he wanted such rapid improvement again in the future, it would probably be quite difficult.

Moreover, as the ranking number increased, progress would become harder and harder.

Of course, it wasn't like nothing improved at all.

"Hatred's Notes" had also been updated.

"Bastard Sword! Bastard Sword! Damn it~~~ Why? Why? Why?! ~~~"

Reading this updated note from Hatred.

Chen Ye could imagine a hardworking grassroots student who finally made some progress in the final exams.

Only to look back and discover.

Their old rival was still ahead of them.

What kind of frantic emotion was that?

Chu Che had said that every Wonder was different.

Information like "Hatred's Notes"—Chen Ye hadn't encountered anything similar on other Wonders yet.

Chen Ye checked Hatred's other information.

There weren't any major changes in its other abilities.

It just felt slightly heavier in hand than before.

This upgrade was probably just a minor one, not enough to cause earth-shattering changes in Hatred.

Chen Ye re-sheathed Hatred at the small of his back.

His right hand held the steering wheel, his left arm resting on the car window.

A cigarette dangled from the corner of his mouth.

This desperate escape had truly taken its toll.

Even though there wasn't much actual combat.

But... the prolonged intense focus had left his spirit utterly exhausted.

If he weren't so tired, given his pitifully low cigarette reserves.

Chen Ye wouldn't have casually taken one out to smoke.

And this time, there was almost no Slaughter Points income.

He hadn't even seen a single anomaly throughout the entire journey.

But at least the Monster Pickup Truck was about to finish upgrading.

Less than two days left.

A Wonder ranked within the top thousand.

The entire convoy didn't possess such a Wonder.

At least not openly.

Better not speak in absolutes.

That sneaky old fox Chu Che might be hiding some incredible secret.

The Apocalyptic Fortress and that Merry Little Prince had joined the convoy.

In this apocalypse, when two convoys finally met, they should at least exchange supplies or share information.

It would be a shame to just separate like that.

Therefore, both sides agreed to conduct the trade after finding a suitable place to rest.

And just now on the radio.

The so-called Emperor and Chu Che had reached a deal.

The Apocalyptic Fortress currently housed about one hundred and fifty humans.

This number far exceeded the fortress's capacity.

Therefore, the Emperor planned to trade some of these survivors to Chu Che.

Chu Che hesitated for a moment, then agreed to the deal.

Although Chen Ye didn't know why Chu Che accepted.

Chen Ye trusted Chu Che had his own considerations, so he didn't interfere in such matters.

Actually, Chen Ye generally didn't involve himself much in convoy affairs anyway.

Major decisions were made by Chu Che, minor matters handled by Xue Nan and the others.

"Yawn~~~"

Chen Ye let out a huge yawn, the golden sunlight from the horizon shining on his face, slightly dazzling.

Chen Ye fished out sunglasses from the glove compartment and put them on.

When he looked up again, the clouds at the horizon had already turned a golden hue.

Golden clouds spread across the entire sky.

Not only that, Chen Ye even saw within those golden clouds...

There were actually multicolored auspicious clouds...

"Holy crap!~~~"

Chen Ye frantically tried to pull out his phone to capture this scene.

He had previously used his phone to record the Death God's battle footage for simulation training.

After using it, he had carelessly tossed it somewhere.

He finally found it under the passenger seat.

Fortunately, the phone still had about ten percent battery left.

He quickly powered it on, opened the camera app.

Chen Ye stretched his arm out the window, aiming the camera at the golden clouds on the horizon.

This breathtaking scenery was something he'd never even seen on those short video apps before.

Just as Chen Ye was marveling.

"Hummm—Aaaang—"

A sound very similar to the one heard before the landslide on Old Ox Mountain Ancient Path pierced through the clouds.

This sound seemed to have traveled from thousands of years ago.

Yet also echoed right beside their ears.

Foot slammed on the brake!

The Apocalyptic Pickup Truck carved two deep tire tracks into the grassland.

The other vehicles mimicked Chen Ye's braking action.

Several ugly tire marks soon appeared on the grassland.

Everyone simultaneously looked up at the golden clouds on the horizon.

An ancient word flashed in everyone's mind.

"Dragon!"

This sound was very similar to the legendary dragon's roar!

Chen Ye's hand holding the camera remained deathly still, aimed at the distant clouds.

Inside the school bus, the previously drowsy survivors all pressed against the windows, pairs of terrified yet somewhat excited eyes fixed intently on the distance.

Captain Chu Che clenched his fists tightly, lips pale, pupils trembling.

For some reason, Squad Leader Chu's expression right now was...

Hard to describe.

But Squad Leader Chu remained leaning against the car window, watching the distant clouds, anticipating the appearance of that legendary figure.

"Cousin! That just now... was a dragon, a dragon's roar!"

"My heavens, how is that possible?"

From the driver's seat of the unmanned modified off-roader came an incredulous exclamation.

"Nothing's impossible, just be quiet!"

The Pink-haired Girl gripped her Fire Dragon Sword tightly, able to feel the hilt growing slightly warm.

Ding Dong and Zhou Xiaoxiao exchanged glances, both seeing shock and disbelief in each other's eyes.

At that very moment.

Chen Ye's remaining Blood Eye widened further and further.

Because...

Within those golden clouds.

One, no, one...

Anyway, a slender figure slowly emerged from the clouds, in the sky...

This was a pitch-black...

Slender...

Deer antlers, eagle claws, scales...

Even from this distance, Chen Ye could feel his heart pounding wildly in his chest.

Chen Ye was absolutely certain now, certain he could feel the majestic pressure emanating from the divine dragon.

This was a completely different feeling from facing anomalies.

This black divine dragon flickered in and out of view within the clouds.

If things had merely been like this, that would have been one thing.

Just as Chen Ye thought his encounter with the divine dragon would end there.

The pitch-black divine dragon seemed to sense something, suddenly turning its head to look toward the convoy.

In that instant, everyone collectively held their breath.

Wait, this dragon... is it coming toward us?

No, it probably isn't targeting us, right?

That's a divine dragon, what could we possibly have that would interest it?

It must just be a coincidence.

Just as Chen Ye was thinking this.

He saw the divine dragon growing larger and larger in his pupils.

That massive dragon head was even more imposing than the Great Serpent he'd seen under Mist River Bridge.

No way...

Is this divine dragon really coming for us?

This...

Come on, we already encountered the Mist River Great Serpent once.

And now this again?

This is such an old trope.

Can't they come up with something new?