Criminal

Pain!

It hurt so much!

Lin Yi was curled up in agony in the pickup's driver's seat, his eyes wide and glaring.

The moment the enhancement ended, a stabbing pain shot through his lower back before he could react.

He could clearly feel his left kidney being brutalized.

Anyone who had ever had kidney stones knew how painful an attack could be.

Right now, Lin Yi wanted nothing more than to swear.

His left kidney felt as though a giant hand had seized it and was kneading it into a tiny ball.

If his left kidney were a sheet of white paper, that sheet was now being crumpled into a ball-and the ball was still being compressed.

In just a short while, Lin Yi was drenched in sweat.

The pain in his left kidney did not fade.

It was accompanied by an indescribable numbness.

Only when he distinctly felt that something was missing from his body did the agony gradually subside.

At that moment, his left kidney was completely gone.

An entire kidney had been compressed into a single point, which then vanished from Lin Yi's body.

Losing a kidney left Lin Yi's face deathly pale.

At a glance, he looked weak and drained, as though he had just finished exerting himself.

His white hair had already accentuated his fair skin, but now that he had lost a kidney, his skin was even paler.

It was a sickly, deathly pallor.

Xu Xiaohan had told Lin Yi before that, apart from the Mystery-Type Sequence, which demanded no price, every other Sequence would make a person lose something.

And that was exactly what had happened to Lin Yi.

He had lost a kidney, but gained an entirely new Sequence.

[Criminal]!

It was an occupational identity-type Sequence, the same type as Liu Chuan's and Xu Xiaohan's.

The difference was that the power this Sequence granted was considerable.

An indescribable energy flooded Lin Yi's body, and he could feel the strength coursing through him.

The most obvious sign was that his body had become muscular.

Abdominal muscles he had never had before now stood out prominently, while the muscles in his arms bulged.

He could clearly sense just how staggering the changes to his body were.

If he could previously survive a single collision with the level-one anomaly Ghost Shadow, he could now take Ghost Shadow on one-on-one.

That was the most obvious change.

What truly shocked Lin Yi was the surprise his Mystery-Type Sequence, [Enhancement], had brought him.

Enhancing someone's body could turn them directly into a Sequence Transcendent.

That discovery was enough to shake the world.

If word of it got out, it was easy to imagine the situation Lin Yi would face.

There were still at least three billion people alive, weren't there?

But probably fewer than one in ten thousand had become a Sequence Transcendent.

If someone appeared who could turn others into Sequence Transcendents, the entire world would go mad over him.

Threats and bribes would certainly come one after another.

Some desperate outlaws would even stop at nothing to track Lin Yi down.

So Lin Yi needed to think his current situation through carefully.

The [Criminal] Sequence was one he could advance, and it would be the power he openly relied on in the future.

The [Enhancement] Sequence was his trump card.

His two Sequences would give him the confidence he needed to survive this apocalypse.

The [Criminal] Sequence granted two Transcendent Abilities.

The first was Fearless of Death.

It allowed Lin Yi to unleash his peak strength once more when he was on the verge of death, lasting five minutes.

The second was Crazy Adrenaline.

It doubled his strength while allowing him to rapidly recover from his injuries.

Together, these two Transcendent Abilities could give Lin Yi considerable power.

Five minutes of being a real man—that was definitely a powerful Transcendent Ability.

Combined with the second ability, it further improved Lin Yi's capacity for sustained combat.

Only now did Lin Yi truly have the means to protect himself.

"Move out!"

Liu Chuan had found a megaphone somewhere. After shouting into it, he led the convoy on its way.

Lin Yi's pickup followed close behind. His deathly pale face made him look terribly frail at a glance.

But Lin Yi knew just how frighteningly powerful his body had become.

He definitely had what it took to survive a supply run into Guangming Town.

The convoy drove on and reached Guangming Town in roughly half an hour.

The vehicles stopped one after another at the entrance to Guangming Town.

To make their departure easier later, Liu Chuan specifically had everyone park along both sides without blocking the main road in and out.

Guangming Town was deathly silent. As far as the eye could see, there was no sign of life.

Liu Chuan probed the area and detected three anomalous presences inside Guangming Town, making his expression darken immediately.

There were actually three anomalies in a single town!

That was hardly good news.

With the Soul-Devouring Saw on his back, Lin Yi jumped down and joined Liu Chuan and Xu Xiaohan.

Both were startled by his deathly pale face and lips devoid of any color.

"Lin Yi, are you sick?"

They were fleeing through an apocalypse. Falling ill now was practically a death sentence.

"It won't affect anything."

Lin Yi waved a hand. "Tell me about Guangming Town first. Did you sense any anomalies?"

"Three!"

Liu Chuan said gravely, "There are three anomalous presences inside Guangming Town. Two are on either side of town, and one is in the center."

They sucked in a breath.

Three anomalies?

Was there something special about Guangming Town?

Normally, a single anomaly was enough to kill or maim nearly everyone in a village or town.

Three had appeared here at once. It was easy to imagine the danger inside.

But they had to replenish their supplies, especially gasoline. There had to be a gas station in Guangming Town, and they needed to get enough fuel no matter what.

"We have no choice. We'll have to grit our teeth and go in."

Lin Yi said in a low voice, "I only have one can of gasoline left. I have to refuel here, and I need to find some food too."

"Then we're counting on you two!"

Liu Chuan nodded solemnly, then handed over two watches. "It's 3:07 now. We'll count from 3:10. You have to be out before 4:10!"

Xu Xiaohan fixed her only remaining eye on Liu Chuan. "Why such a rush?"

"That's already as much time as we can spare."

Liu Chuan lowered his voice. "There's an anomalous presence on our tail. I suspect it might be Rain Man."

Back at the service area, he had detected that anomalous presence five kilometers away.

As they set off, the anomaly had kept drawing closer.

Although it was farther away from them now, there was no guarantee it would not approach again.

One hour was the most time he could buy them.

Lin Yi reached back and drew the Soul-Devouring Saw into his hand. Looking at the deathly silent Guangming Town, he said in a low voice, "Then there's no choice. One hour is enough to scavenge!"