At noon, scorching heat baked the earth. The roadside vegetation had withered, and prolonged exposure to the sun had left cracks in the ground. As a convoy drove past, those cracks widened.
Inside the Netherbone Car, the Butcher sat in the driver's seat, making soft, strange cries as it closely followed the vehicle ahead.
The cracked ground formed little bumps here and there, making the vehicle shudder.
Tricolor tarps covered the windows on both sides.
The intermittent jolts woke Chu Sheng, and he slowly opened his eyes.
As a Sequence level 8 ability user, he had undergone two enhancements, just like An Xi.
Although they could not compare to the specialized offensive enhancements of the Combat Sequence, they still put him far beyond an ordinary person.
Even so, he had been exhausted.
The moment he opened his eyes, Chu Sheng saw An Xi, and a wave of belated fear surged through him.
He had been so tired yesterday that he had fallen asleep as soon as they called a truce, never even considering that An Xi might pose a threat to him.
I can't do that again. No matter how tired I am, I need to make sure nobody can get close while I'm sleeping, Chu Sheng thought, then shifted slightly.
At his movement, An Xi slowly opened her eyes as well.
The instant she sensed something unusual in her body, her eyes flew wide, and the events of last night came flooding back.
Then Chu Sheng's voice reached her ears. "All right, we're done. You can leave now."
An Xi: "???"
"Hmph! Your service wasn't bad, though. I'll come to you again next time."
As she spoke, An Xi fumbled behind her for a moment, then opened the door to the cargo compartment and darted inside before he could