Just as Lao Yao had said, the road from Eagle Head Yard to Old County Town was relatively flat. Though the earlier downpour had turned it into a muddy mess, with occasional cave-in sections of varying age, quite a few vehicles had already passed through ahead of them. All of them had been experienced veterans, and they had effectively cleared a path for the group.
The two lightly modified off-road vehicles also performed quite well. Even when they encountered minor difficulties, a few people could get out, pull the vehicles along by hand, and force their way through.
It seemed the exoskeleton armor had been made for precisely this.
Compared with the smooth road ahead, the people in the vehicles were far less at ease.
After the earlier "tool upgrade," Lao Yao's body and mind had both suffered a considerable shock. Not long after getting into the vehicle, he had fallen into a groggy sleep and had yet to wake up. He even seemed to have a slight fever.
Liu Fengming, who knew a little medicine, checked his pulse. He said it was strong and steady, and his breathing was stable. He then used the Deep Blue Walker's emergency medical module to scan him and found no issues such as infection.
Long Qi cautiously touched Lao Yao's "right hand" beneath the wrapping of the Shadow Blade Water Boa's shed skin.
The wrapped area extended all the way to Lao Yao's shoulder, enclosing the entire arm. The scale-like patterns were visibly different from his natural skin, resembling a thin, long glove—or perhaps some special kind of bandaging. They protected his far-from-intact upper arm and the prosthetic forearm that the Shadow Blade Water Boa had nearly chewed to pieces.
The structure beneath the wrapping had to be shattered, yet when Long Qi